Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-09
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Get Right-of-Way
But our troubles are now behind
Us and II IS with extreme gratifica-
tion that | am able to report to this
convention that all rights Of way
conveyances via the P~laauemine
route and Morgan City TO the Texas
line have been obtained and that. to-
gether with abstracts of title, they
are now in the hands Of the United
States district attorneys for APPROX
al. As soon as they are approved,
contracts for construction work will
be let.
"in Texas between the Sabine and
Galveston Bay. all rights Of way
have been secured with the exception
OF those IN Galveston county. where
excellent pro~roer is being made and
where condemnation proceedings. IL
nanced by a $4,000 bond issue, will
shortly be instituted 10 close the
matter up.
Money Available
lin Louisiana approximately ST.
O0U. 600 IS available for construction
| work. while 81, 500 600 has been allot-
ted in Texas. Every indication points
TO the commencement Of construction
work ia both states within the next
sixty or ninety days and We have the
assurance az the department "a Wash
ington that additional allotments or
funds will b. made from time to time
as may be needed 10 complete the
waterway in the shortest possible
time.
THE location survey on the Harvey
route from New Orleans TO Morgan
City was completed months ago and
the work of securing rights of way
is being pursued vigorously. Plans
for the new lock ~ New Orleans
where the canal will leave the Mis-.
s~issippi have been prepared and for
warded to Washington for final APP
proval. This necessary facility will
involve an expenditure considerably
in excess Of s 1000. 900. IL is conf
IDENTIFY believed that all things neces-
sary 70 be done preliminary 70 actual
construction upon this important link
Of the canal will be completed within
the next few weeks"
The project plans for two routes
leaving the Mississippi river. one at
~Plaquemine and one AZ New Or
leans. these two joining az Morgan
City. from where the canal will con
tinue into Texas. a
BATON ROUGE. La. NV. 9.-lP,
DELEGATES 70 the twenty-fourth
annual meeting Of the ~lntracoastal
Canal Association Of Louisiana and
Texas were assembled here today to
learn of the progress Of the body
and Law plans for the immediate fu-
ture Of canal transportation from
the Mississippi river to the Flo
Grande Valley.
With the assurance or early COM
meneement OF construction work on
the canal both in Louisiana and
Texas. the association also plans to
take sters toward obtaining congress
sional approval Of the proposed ev-
tension ~ the canal from Corrus
Christi. Tex. 70 the Rio Grande
VALLEY.
Congressman. L. 6. army engi-
neers and waterways experts, all in
terested in the developmnt OF wa
ter transportation and the progress
OF the two states. will address the
sessions Of the two-day meeting.
speaking on various phases of the
program. The committees on rights
of-wav are expected to report viz
tuallv All the land needed has been
acnuird.
The delegates from the Texas
Gulf ecsSt. headed by c. :. F.. Hol-
land. president Of the association.
arrived here early today coming
from Houston. Galveston. MataTorda
County. the Rio Grande Valley and
Beaumont. Texas.