Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
I'M OUR
VALLEY

sioners' precinct, a few days be-
fore the election in which $5.000.0Oo
worth OF bonds for roads were voted,
in January.
Among these designated roads
was that highway to Boca Chica,, at
the mouth Of the Rio Grande. A con-
tract for six miles Of that road, on
which grade and permanent strue-
lures are mostly built, was awarded
by the court recently. II will pro-
vide a concrete road through Fl
Jardin to the drainage ditch.
Some question now has arisen
over the matter Of interpreting the
intent Of the designation order.
OF the $6.0OO.000 issue, the
Brownsville precinct will receive
about $4,000. 900, more or less.
OF the first $2.000.000. the pre-
cinct gets slightly less than sG75.000.
COMMISSIONER BELL believes
that the citizens os the precinct
want as many roads started rs pos
sible. rather than TO build the one
road 10 the coast.
He favors spreading il 20 include
road north. approximately along
the Paredes line. near the Southern
Pacific right-of-way, and TO connect
with the Barreda- Point Isabel road,
which would give a new route to the
Los Fresnos section.
In addition to which he wants to
build along the old military road, up
the river.
He is of the opinion that the Boca
Chica road would take so much of
the Brownsville precinct share that
some of the other roads could not be
built at this time. It's cost has been
estimated at nearly a million dol
lars. not including the proposed
road up the coast from the "big
bend" to Point Isabel.
THERE ARE OTHERS who look at
the matter differently. They believe
the court should adhere to the des-
ignations. as outlined some three
days before the election.
Among these are r. b. Rentfro.
who was chairman of the road COM
mittee Of the Brownsville Chamber
OF Commerce, that outlined the des-
ignations and presented them to
the court. Also A. ID. Dickinson, Jr.,
OF the James Dickinson Company.
These men believe the Boca Chica
road should be the first built. On
the principle that il will open the
coast to tourists quickly. and that
tourists will help to make the city.
They think the county should pro-
ceed to grade the road and build
permanent structures. pointing out
that, anyway, il would be n year or
1possibly two years before il would
,c possible to begin paving on the
oads.
CERTAINLY THERE should be n
road east Also there should be a
road north and a road west.
These are, generally speaking. the
only directions that Brownsville can
take in building roads. the southerly
iireetions being cut off by the Rio
Grande.
The precinct should build what
ever roads are necessary to assist
in the development Of the precinct;
in the development of trade for the
city: in the development of tourist
traffic.
IN THE MEANTIME, County Judge
Oscar c. Dancy continues hammer
ing on the proposed Barreda-Point
Isabel road.
~ This Is known as highway No. 100.
and state and federal aid have been
given il on one or two occasions.
y and withdrawn.
Judge Dancy is suggesting n coun-
tywide bond issue of sl50.000 to
\help build this road. That would be
added to the federal aid. and TO
Whatever may be available from the
tPoint Isabel-Los Fresnos precinct s
] share of the $6,000.000 issue.
He believes such a proposal would
carry.
JUDGE DANCY has been "riding'
the commissioners court because so
/ far they have awarded only about a
million dollars worth of road work,
then two million will be available.
Precinct No. (Los Fresnos-Point
kel) has let about SCI 900 of its
900; No. 9 (Brownsville). about
900 of its $666. 600: No. 3 (Snn
ykito), ss3O,000 of its s569.000: No
.1arlingen-La Feria), $500,0O0 of its
6N7 900.
Writing the court, Judge Dancy
II hope no commissioner will think
4 an butting in, but ] feel i: my
ioty to call your attention to the
Importance of getting the grading
nnd structures contracts let just rs
carly as possible. = ! feel it Of
she utmost importance that we ad-
rtise for approximately three
,6uarters of a million dollars worth
more work.
at Is very important to get grad
ing and structures in an settled
! n year before you put down the con-
crete. but a greater reason is equity
in equalization between the differ
ent precincts and between the diff
fcrent communities in each respect
i've precinct.
sANY PRECINCT or any COM
muuity in any particular precinct
having a selfish motive. could find
4 overwhelmingly to its advantage
a ouadruple its values for q year or
90 until this money is spent and
~ roads out Of proportion to its