Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-01-21
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ALLEY


hshed table Of assessed valua-
tions Of the various cities Of the
valley, including their tax rates for
1926.
The table was prepared ~ the
Mercedes Chamber Of Commerce.
which announced that the infor-
nation was secured through coop
Grafton BY chambers % commerce.
ahd tax collectors.
Since the publication. the atten-
ton Of The Herald has been called
to errors in the figures for Browns-
vile.
y gave the Brownsville tax rate
Tor 1926 rs s2.ll. when the figure
should bc $2 'evcn-StepheE-"
Also. the assessable valuations
for Brownsville were given as Sl..-
100000. when Il shoald have been q
quarter million more This latter.
however. was small. matter. The
rate was important.
LESS THAN 2300 POLL tax re-
cepits had been issued in Cameron
county. Tax Collector j. J. Fox re-
ports. up 10 yesterday.
Cameron county shorld issue no
less than 1000 poll tax receipts this
year.
II that figure i approached. there
tween now and the last dav of Janu-
AIRY.
The receipt will cost exactly
sIS5.
Those desiring 20 participate IN
government during The coming year
should delay no longer.
Last year Herald reporter wrote
daily articles urging the payment
of poll taxes.
The tax collector staff almost
tainted in Il body when he appeared
before the window at one minute
before midnight Of the last dey for
payment-and applied for a receipt
for himself
Moral--dcn't do j. the reporter
did. DO rs he urged others TO do.
DON'T KNOW whether the build
ing in of the Southern Pacific hnt
ANYTHING Ia do with Il or not. but
do know that up north of Edinburg.
beyond the irrigated district. q larre
amount Of lard that has been in the
brush. has been cleared aud re-
Gently cultivated in preparation for
erops.
This land is along the Southern
Pacific right ~ way.
IN addition 10 which there n D
large increase 0f cultivated acre
are along the Fdiabnrg- Raymond
Vile branch Of the Missouri Pa
eific.
There NAV be times when ad-
verse weather conditions or adverse
markets may retard the develop
mens of the Lower Rio Grandc Val
lev--but u cannot stop a. Folks
aver the country will continue a.
want fresh vegetables. and the Val
ey II ready and willing 20 meet
the need
THE CITY OF Brownsville plans
tomorrow 10 award contract for
sowing the alleys N the business
a;strict. between Tenth and Thir-
! teenth streets.
! The alleys carry sresi deal of
traffic.
/ Probably their pavement Will re-
I s:.~a the main streets ~ c0nEid-
n.ahla amount of traffic.
~ Rut most az all the work will re-
PA ..oxe a constant eNrsnrc.
The alleys really look terrible.
rvervone admits Il. Some of them
N arc filthy. particularly n bad
h weather.
4 rInaer the improvement nlan. the
, ~,sv will pay third>of the cost
4 ~ ahut,ine property owners two
.As.ae ~ thc cost. No orc viii hc
.snecially hurt by the small amount
involved .,,
The appearance ~ the city WIZ
81 wonderfully imrrovrd.
A PROMINENT Brownsviie 81
.. has offered suggestion ics
a., class highway following the
,:.s az the Southern Pacific from
rs,ahurr 20 Harlingen
ue noints out thai i would re-
80. tremendously the pressure ~
- HIGHWAY from Edinbnrr aronna
Nv nn.,r ard down A. nIarlingcn' 'rF
t,affir a. II bound from rat
-;as "a Cameron county.
!. addition 40 which Il wen n
ah.hlr cut the running time uS
,hirty minutes 20 an hour
IT, !, ! true that sometime w
= have 70 he done 20 relieve 'he
fe'@ ss.re on highway No. Il Ihere
..,a he a twin road. n addition
sh's,J s,a;eh No. IL should BE- widoned.
y rhere's still a tremendous amount m
"a work 10 he done In the low
" p;o Grandc VALLEY.
II ~ ne peraliv We PAY for hN'nE
eenntv having the greatest poF'
n ,,..,.~ ~ nrv similar area any
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