Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-13
DISTRICT Will
CONCRETE ALL
Main CANALS
West Brownsville Sys-
tenn To Be Made One
Of Most Efficient,
Officials State

VI LAG AAknGEb Eo11A0AN /
efficiency in pumping and delivering
irrigation water to the 1900 acres
u serves Is being sought by Cam
sron County Water Control and I'm
pfovement District No. THE West
brownsville district-which has en-
parked on an extensive Improvement
program.
The program, which was financed
by q SITS, 900 bond issue, voted last
fall, includes extension Of the sys-
TEN to all parts of the district,
which has included n large acreage
Of new lands, concreting OF all
main canals and installation Of an
electrically operated pumping plant
which will be one of the most mod
ern and efficient in the Valley.
Contracts for the construction OF
additional canals were awarded sew
erai weeks ago, and work is well
under way. Contract for the con-
creting of all old main canals was
awarded Crom and Limberg of Nc
Allen two weeks ago, and crews are
now at work preparing the canals
for the concrete, which will be APP
piled by the Gunninte process. The
new mains will not be ready for
concreting for several months, as
the earthwork must be settled be-
fore concrete 10 applied.
The West Brownsville district Is
n Of the most compact districts IN
the Valley, and according to engi-
neers can be made one of the most
efficient. The entire acreage lies
adjacent to Brownsville, and between
80 and 90 per cent will be under cul-
tivation next year. OF the 5000
acres approximately 1900 are now
cultivated. The district was extend
ed to include the Los Ebanos tract,
the Roy Sethman tract, George
Putegnat lands. and other large acre
ages north and west of Brownsville,
practically all of which is being
developed upon an intensive scale.
A large part of the acreage will
eventually be set to citrus fruit,
according to plans of owners.
Install Electric Pumps
Two 24-inch, electrically operated
pumps, capable Of delivering 1880
gallons per minute will serve the dis
trict, the pumping plant being To-
Gated just west OF the city power
and water plant. From the pumping
plant the main canal runs north
approximately 1000 feet, crossing
the military highway, and then east
to the Stilwell place. located on a
continuation of the city resaca. The
water Is carried across the resaca,
at which point the main canal di-
vides. one canal running east to the
Point Isabel road, serving the Los
Ebanos section and the large acre
age in the center of the district. The
ncther canal runs northwest 10 serve
THE lands in the western part OF
the district and along the Country
club resaca.
The Country club resaca, better
known as the Resasa de la Guerra,
Twill be utilized to supply the lands
' north Of the resaca, including part
OF the Media Luna, Putegnat and
Roy Sethman lands, which will use
Individual pumps. No dredging is
necessary in the resaca above the
putegnat lands. but below that point
the resaca bed is being sdredged,
contract for dredging approximately
IS miles having been awarded and
the work is we'll under way. All
waste water from the main canals
will spill into the resaca, the spfil-
way for the west main being located
below the Country club bridge Of
Highway No. -. and the spillway
for the east main is on the Los
Ebanos lands. Gates will be placed
IN the dams erected along the
resaea by property owners in order
TO control the flow.
Plan Concrete Laterals
Permanent gates are included
among the improvements proposed
hy the district, and all water users
will be placed upon meters. Many
of the property owners propose to
install pipe or concrete field lat
erals, and the district plans the eon-
ereting of all main leterals, this
work to be Zone when the present
program is completed.
Practically the entire area is now
drained by the drainage bitches of
district No. ., but the district will
expend approximately $4,000 in ad-
ditional drainage, assuring adequate
draining of practically every acre.
The outlet Is through the drainage
system Of FL Jardin district.
The West Brownsville system Is
one Of the oldest in the Valley and
was formerly owned by the West
Brownsville Canal company. The
district was formed three years ago,
3 and last year, after voting bonds.
concluded the purchase Of the dis
trict, paying 100000 for the prop
critics. II. II. Banker is president
Of the district and in active charge:
II. +. Stephenson is secretary, and
ether directors are j. G. George,
Richard Sethman and 7. ]. Yoe. J..
C. Douglas is engineer in charge Of
construction.
Efficiency Ia Objective
fThe objective Of the hoard IA N
make the district the most efficient
| In the Valley. according 10 Mr.. Bank
l or. who is devoting most az his
time to development OF the pro-
5ect. There is practically no waste
land, the entire acreage has a very
uniform soil well adopted 70 fruit
enlture or vegetable production, and
pfficials OF the district are conf
lent that within two or three years
the entire area will be under inten-
sive cultivation. They point ant
that the proximity Of all lands 70
Brownsville and the fact that al
major part OF the acreage will be
developed as small homesites 81 one
70 five or ten acres should make the
eistrict one OF the most highly de-
veloped Of the Valleys agricultural
sections.
W. have already let ere contract
for concreting the old main canals"
Mr.. Banker said. "and eventually IRE
entire district will be concreted. Ey-
cry effort 10 being made to deyelop
irrigation system with = view Of
giving the maximum efficiency at
the minimum cost and to assure that
the present fertile acreage viii sus-
tain no deterioration through canal
seepage or lack Of proper drainage
DUST AND SPRAY SCHOOL
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