Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
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~-'"VV,uJu BOND issue for develop
ment Of Brazos Santiago harbor and
construction of a channel direct
irom Brazos Santiago pass to a
point near Brownsville.
Commissioners have been appoint
ca u guide the destinies Of Browns
VILE Navigation District.
The county commissioners have
passed an order declaring the funds
OF the Brownsville district shall not
fe expended anywhere except in the
confines of the Brownsville Naviga-
tion district.
Which means that no portion Of
the s2,Oo0,000 shall be used for gov
eminent aid unless in conjunction
with channel direct from the pass
to point near Brownsville.
The navigation district commits
sioners have announced n policy in
line with the commissioners court
order.
SAN BENITO Navigation District
voted Saturday to approve the for
nation of that district.
Also to vote an issue of s5o0,00O
In bonds TO be used in aid Of harbor
development at Point Isabel.
Presumably the San Benito district
will obtain legislative validation Of
the district so as to permit it to
build wharves, docks and other port
facilities IL il wishes to d. so. The
San Benito district does not provide
for government aid except in CO.
operation with Brownsville.
Likewise, the Brownsville district
will have to seek valuation by the
legislature.
SURVEYORS out Of the United
States district engineers office at
Galveston have completed their sur
vey OF the route Of the proposed
Brownsville -Brazos Santiago pass
channel.
This survey will 20 before the
district engineer at Galveston, Major
Milo p. Fox.
II will be the purpose Of the dis
trict engineer to recommend as TO
the proposed notifications of the
Brazos harbor bill as contained in
the pending rivers and harbors bill.
He may recommend the Browns
ville-Santiago pass project as asked
by Brownsville; that is, straight
as the crow flies" channel to Browns
Vile.
Or he may recommend that the
channel be carried across Laguna
Madre at a point Immediately south
of Point Isabel, and from there to
Brownsville.
That would form a sort Of elbow.
And would make the channel some
1000 feet longer than the proposed
direct channel from Brazos Santiago
pass to Brownsville.
IN THE MEANTIME the public
mind has become somewhat confused
az to the policies to be followed by
the Brownsville district, as outlined
by various leaders.
r. B. Creager, presumably in his
capacity as advisory counsel for the
Port Isabel Townsite company. ad-
adressed a meeting at San Benito the
other day.
At which time ne voiced his be-
lief that the Brownsville district
vs,uld cooperate in the development
~ grazos Island harbor, in the mat
Ter OF government aid, etc. from its
hond funds, whether by way of Point
Isabel or direct to Brownsville.
There follows statement by q.
A. Rosenthal, chairman of the
brownsville Navigation District
b,ard. that indicates a policy differ
,tnr from that outlined by Mr..
Creager.
Saws Mr.. Rosenthal in an interview
in The Herald, and speaking for HIM
self and his associate commissioners
Messrs. John Gregg and John q.
Fernandez:
aWe have discussed the matter
and are in full accord on
tbe Brownsville port proposition.
Moneys Of the district shall be ex-
pended f5r the purposes for when
thsv were yoted-construction Of
.ort some five miles from the city
i;u;ts of Brownsville, connecting on
, direct line by channel to Brazos
pass"
ROLLED DOWN, the two pslicies
NAV be outlined as follows:
Tbe Brownsville Navigation Dis
tr;rt wants to give the government
ssoo COO in cash and certain lands on
Rrazos and Padre islands in return
t,r a government dredged and main
.ired channel from Brazos Santiago
mass across Laguna Madre direct 10
| ;unction with the Brownsville ship
rhannel. to be constructed and paid
f,r and maintained by the Browns
ville Navigation District as a Valley
barbor mt Brownsville.
while Mr.. Creager believes the
runds Of the Brownsville Naviga-
tion District should be used to o.
,perate with the government IL the
;ivision and district engineers
and the government
adopts, the channel across Laguna
xadre up 10 Point Isabel instead OF
,rross Laguna Madre down to a
meeting point with the Brownsville
.hannel.
THE BROWNSVILLE position.
.ken after every Valley community
With the exception of San Benito'
ndicated through representatives
bev were unwilling to share in the
,xpense Of government aid and hsr-
,or development on the coast, is that
is willing to build and
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