Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
VOTE TO
BOND DISTRICT.
FOR S,50O,OOO
Construction Cost Is
Estimated at $50
AnAcre; Bond Elec-
ito. Set for Jan. Ia

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RAYNNDVILLE, Dec. 29.-Irri.
vter for 10000 acres in cen.
trail Wacy and eastern Hidalgc
countic will be provided within
three ars, according to the pro-
gram , the Willacy County Water
Contro and Improvement District
No. (which will present its plans
70 the ate board Of water engineers
AT Arin, Friday, January 8, and
vote a $7,5O0,O00 bond issue on
Janua IL.
Theroposed district, believed the
largesn the United States, Will in
cludepproximately 10000 acres in
the .stenes tract in eastern Hi
dalgo county and approximately
10000 acres extending from east
10 ". through the central part of
Willt county. The new district
inclui part of the lands Of the old
UnioIrrigation District, organized
durinhe early days of Valley de-
velornt.
THAN of the district is to divert
floodaters from the Rio Grande
and wide storage in natural re-
serve in various parts Of eastern
Hida and Willacy counties. Ac-
cordi to the preliminary surveys,
appruately so per cent of the
landathin the district a be ir-
rigat by gravity from the reser
voirse reservoirs TO be filled by
gravfrom the river.
ThOst of entire project, in
| cludicement canals, control works
at thoint of diversion, reservoirs
and fights Of way, is estimated at
$50 lacre, which engineers state
will e it one OF the outstanding
distr Of the United States in
point low cost. Several small
pump plants will be necessary 70
handFater for the westerly sec
ton he district and high points.
but tost of this installation will
be ntas.
Ike in Cameron County
Th,strict will in reality be a
tri-cc project. According to
plans be submitted the state
watenrd. the point Of diversion
will in Cameron county in the
vicinif Santa Maria or the Gal
vestonch. where the bed OF the
Rio ,de has an elevation Of 81
feet u sea level as compared
with elevation of approximately
30 fec the reservoir sites. Con-
troll v are proposed at the point
Of dipn 10 assure that none but
flood RS will be permitted TO en-
ter thai and also TO control the
volum ring flood periods.
| Thee for the main canal from
the in to the reservoirs, approx
, mattel miles. has not been def
, !, nitelyded. Three routes are con-
: tempt one following the north
! floodpecond following the Cam
: eron 10 county line and a third
: along west line Of the Adams
: tract stern Cameron. The coun-
e " lirpears The more feasible,
engin,tate, and will probably be
: adopt,
/ LUCE Reservoirs
Ten surveys have disclosed
p numercservoir sites available,
IT and ninite site is specified in
a the y submitted TO the state
boardnumber Of large depres-
e sions stern Willacy and eastern
N Hidale be utilized. and the en-
rineer, established the min
% imum 1000 acre feet. sufficient
10 assmple supply for the en-
tire at for a period Of s TO Il
20 months storage capacity can
be inc 70 $4,000 acre feet ~
n romini. the surveys disclosing
I. that asr Of natural depressions
~ can beformed into reservoirs
by conon of low levees.
~ The canal will have a a
racity lproximately 5000 acre
feet ~. the flow being suffi-
II Gent me reservoirs in 40 days.
The mail will have a width or
i4O feea depth of IL feet. The
water ,carried over the Arroyo
Coloraeugh fumes and under
the noDdway through a series
Of siphese being the only OBJ
stacleslg engineering difficult
MI ties. it ated.
III The system. with the excep-
tion ofnai from the intake 20
" the res will be concreted, and
ali disti made through meters.
Harding Lands
al Apprtly so per cent OF the
acreaceled in the project IS
owned rolled by w. A. Hard
ing andsociates. including the
$4,000 n the Stillman tract
tract e.the Missourdi Pacific
Lines rford. n large acreage
TO- IN the Eville section and sew
ted eral thucres in the Mestenes
his tract. large land owners IN
by ,ho disclude George Lochrie
the and A. lahl Of Raymondvil.e,
pie each I approximately $500
d. acres. handler Of the district
as Il in snoldings ranging from
10 to LIS. N
-;o- In ors the district all land
owners ~ TO inclusion were
nermitte-ithdraw. The with
cal QrtNdlS i NUt AAAAtA AAeN1 ~
L. eastern /, and the Sebastian
". and Lyf,ts in southern Will
n c vail ch were included in
the origion irrigation district.
In the " tract the J. @. Eng
cen Gilman h,of 5000 acres in The
extreme n part were not i'm
pie cluded. nuan de la Vino lands
'inE southwesreill. Practically all
son. other La the Hargill section
'ess were inc Other large tracts
withdrawre the San Perlita
ON section, Is east Of Raymond
any vile; anss large acreages in
est the nortlrt Of Willacy de-
a voted to NJ. A number of
be small pr owners in various
and parts Of riot were permitted
ave to withdr proponents OF the
i'm project ahg they would force
ops no land oto the district. AS
nee a result policy the boun-
who daries OF trict were recently
md confirmedg.e Of 70 20 8.
+, Permanent
ths Inc app Of the district.
YEA when wieard By the state
49, board Of engineers Fridav.
~ provides fEation Of 10000
- acres, and cunt is now includ-
sage ed in the { Fffor,s H. -