Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-25

B" 1907. OPT so: and Series "C"
VOL, 424.45. The valuation per
eentages upon which these funds
were prorated 10 the four commis
%sioners precincts were:
No. Point isabel ......... .V9-de
No. 2-Brownsville .......... .3Isna
No. 3-San Benito .........-~ .2asuO
40. 4-Harlingen ........... .S2U59
The basis for apportionment 81
funds from the Series ID bonds
will be:
No. Point Isabel -....... .09llO5
No. 2-Brownsville $1,000 .3l5lll
No. 3-San Benito ......... --hlhI-
No. 4-Harlingen .-....... .329t0o
Precinct Programs
Programs in the four commission
er precincts. including highways AT
ready paved. under contract or on
which bids will be received Decem-
Der q, all Of which have been fi-
nanced from the bond issue voted IN
January. 1927. includes 41.9 miles m
the Brownsville precinct; 43.5 mules
In the HarIingen precinct; 34.6 miles
in the San Benito and Is miles m the
Point Tsabel-Los Fresnos precinct.
The latter precinct includes approNi-
mstely 7 1-2 miles Of 9-foot pave
ment on the Alice and Paroles Line
roads in Los Fresnos.
In the Brownsville precinct the
projects completed or under con
tract comprise the Paroles Line,
1916 miles: FL Jardin boulevard, %
miles; Military highway. % miles;
Southwest highway. AZ miles. High
wavy designated for paving from INC
Series "D' bonds are: Fourteenth
street. Sc. old Point Isabel rosd'
46.
In the Harlingen district projects
completed or under contract are;
Harlinren-Rio Hondo. 81 miles. Tn
Feria-Santa Rosa. rs; BrigCs-'ole
man. 2.5: Wilson Tract. %: tombee-
Santa Rosa to Hidalgo county line,
8 Highways designated for imme-
date pavement are: Talmetal road,
&c miles: Grimes road. 3N. ptH-
worth crossing road. %; Alta Palma
road. IL. .
San Benito district projects. ATT OF
which have been completed. COM
mise: San Benito-Rio liondo, I6
miles: San Benito river road. 81;
la Feria- Bluetown-Santa Maria. w.
Designated highways are Bangcrvllle
road, SIS miles; Rio ord east
road. 20; East Browne tract houle-
ward. 8: Military highway, IL fa-
donna to Los indios. 81.
III the Point lsabei-Los fresno0
rrecinct. highways paved include
Highway No. 100 from Barreda g a
noint east Of the Los Fresnos town
80 z miles: Old Alice road
miles. Paroles Line. ! miles. M
navinp designations have been made
from the Series I'D" bonds for TINS
precinct. the money to be expended
on extension Of the grading and
.tructures OF dirt highways.
County Aids On No. 100
All precincts in the county aided
I, the construction Of. the seven
niles 81 paving on Highway No. 100
sror Barreda to Los Fresnos. Road
horAs in the amount OF 100000
f~om the 1922 issue were sold and
snplied to this project. and $4,000
was applied from q surplus IN the
,oad and bridge general fund. To
thix S57.s71 Of the precincts appor-
,;onment was added 20 finance the
,roiect. The Brownsville precinct
80 expended Approximately $4,000
/. ,he Point Isabel-Los Fresnos pre-
.;rct In constructing nearly two
liz ~ the Paroles Line 70 con-
n.rt with Highway No. 90 az los
Tresnos.
+, addition to grades and struc-
.,ras and paving 1875 miles from the
first four million dollars. the county
ill have completed approximately
rto miles or grades and structures.
aa~t ~ which will be paved This
LII include 1874 miles. already COM
riesed. IN the Brownsville precinct;
60 niles in the San Benito pre-
rinct: 1871 miles IN the Harrington
r-ecinct. ard approximately ~ miles
= he Point Isabel-Los Fresnos pre-
einct.
across the north floodway
80 Sebastian. onc-half the cost OF
-,h;rh was paid by the state. ic
--.S;nv and structure projects also
s-sIudes the Boca Chica road from
End Of FL Jardin boulevard to
AZ. coast. a distance Of 1914 miles;
: lang causeway connecting with the
.vrovo bridge south Of La Ferla. and
living Of the old Arroyo bridge
-s.r Harlingen to Rio Hondo-
The county has practically com
grading and structures on
H;chway No. 96 from Combes to the
county line. the state hay
granted aid on this proaeet ~
i understood the paving Viii he TT
n.rrea from the Series e bonds
= he issued next year.
Dirt Road Program
Tn the Point Isahcl-Los fresnos
which will be c mpietan
from the Series ID bonds I'll
- large territories which hereto
- ~. have been al lost inaccessible.
vsxr,al north and sosth roads have
Ieer completed. under construction
are proposed for immediate con
',yurtion, These include the olmito :