Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-12
INCREASE TAX
FOR FINANCING
NEW HIGHWAYS
GOVERNOR Gil Assures
otate Aid on Tam
plco-V Vic Gloria Sec
tion; Work Starts

INC state Of Tamaulinas will H.
sase state taxes 3 per cent to fl
~nse construction ef state highways.
the information received in
Fao"nSville Monday from the Amer
asn Chamber Of Commerce Of Tam
n~ which IS sponsoring construc-
ksa 81 q highway from Tampico to
l.~SeoIia n northeast 70 Matamoros.
l-ohstructlon of the Tampico-Vic-
- section started last week, the
sntfact having been awarded BY
Eoeernor Portes Gil of the state OF
k@mauilpas to Martin q Company of
The state will appropriate
ION 10000 TO $4,000 pesos each
|n.ontn 10 this highway work, Govern
In I'll announced. The grading is
underway, and surfacing will be APP
Esiea IN the autumn. The entire
nlgnway from Tampico to Victoria
rli be surfaced with gravel or
crushed rock. The road TO Altamira
60 PC completed within two or three
Information from Tampico indi-
yates that no funds for the paving Of
|tne proposed highway from Victoria
70 Aatamoros will be available i'm
|nedistely. but the state and federal
governments expect to start grading
Elthin a few months. The route
rom Victoria will be via Guemez,
|fadilla and San Fernando, passing
Through the Encinal and Tres Palos
|ranchos. This follows the foothills
&nd will present no serious engineer
NJ difficulties.
y Gulverts and dips are to be con-
ftructed rs the road is graded, the
Iampico report states. but the state
government has indicated that call
for bids on the three principal
will not be issued immediate
w, and the travelling public will prob
Nbly be forced 10 utilize ferries IN
pressing the Conchos, Arroyo del
|Tigre and other large water courses.
At a recent meeting of representa-
tiyes Of the National Chamber Of
commerce, and the American Cham
Der or Commerce, the necessity Of Sc
from the Tuxpam Cham
Der Of Commerce. the necessity of Sc
Iuring connections with Matamoros
Ind Brownsville was discussed, and
khe matter placed before Governor
Gill. The governor could give no as
.turance that the Victoria Matamoros
section could be paved in the imme-
diate future, and suggested that the
Matamoros and Brownsville interests
make a reconnaissance of the proposed
route from Victoria north. In the
event this road is paved the northern
part Of the state will be called upon
10 aid in financing.
Governor Gil informed the repre-
that he also had in mind
the construction of a highway paral-
the border and extending from
Matamoros 20 ri Paso. The states Of
Leon and chihuahua have indi-
considerable interest in this
propect, il was stated, and engineers
have asserted the border road could
be constructed at small cost, as road
materials are abundant in close prox-
unity TO the route.
/. Tampico and Tuxpam are greatly
Interested in the road program. The
%eTTcan national highway. now under
Construction. extends from Nuevo
Laredo. through Victoria and Pa
rhuca TO Mexico City and thence due
south TO the Pacific port Of Acapulco.
Both Tampico and Tuxpam will be on
connecting roads. m extending
from Tampico 70 Victoria
and the other due west. connecting
with the Mexican national highway
near Quintero.
If a highway can be promoted from
Victoria to Matamoros. it will pro-
vide an excellent tourist loop as well
KS handling an immense amount Of
commercial traffic, the American
Chamber Of Commerce az Tampico
out. and would be a very valu-
hble highway connection for T%ampico,
matamoros and the Lower Rio GraHde