Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-15
Dancy's Rights Way Plan

With the highway paving program OF cameron
county practically at a standStill, County Judge o. q
0ancy suggests that there is no reason to stop work
ng on a connected road program.
No more money will be available for paving con-
tracts until county valuations are increased Suifl-
eiently to permit issuing additional bonds from ths
k6, O00,0 900 fund voted a little over two years ago
with the county Indebtedness near its bonding ca
pacity, $4,000 900 tot the issue has been sold. Pres
Int appearances are that 1t will be some Time Deiore
The remainder will be available.
While waiting for the necessary development to
AXE place. and the consequent increase in valuations
nudge Dancy believes certain rights-of-way should
be secured. He has made a study OF the present
bounty system of roads and considered the routes
most likely to be needed in the future
AS a result of this study. he has, in a communlca-
hon addressed to chambers Of commerce and the
Dress. suggested certain routes for which rights-oi-
Way should be secured now.
Anyone must agree that his proposal is logical
he explains that the necessary land can be secured
much more easily now than after a more complete
STAGE of development has been reached.
Many OF the routes he suggests In MS program
now penetrate undeveloped tracts for a great portion
Nof their distance. At present these roads could oe
.Iaid out with few curves, resulting IN a large saving
i'm engineering and construction cost and elmlnauhg
much mileage between points.
After the tracts have been developed, 1t is pointed
|out by Judge Dancy, it will be necessary to follow a
f~round about course to avoid biSecting farms and
|~cutting through orchards. Canals to be constructed
Eiater would not interfere as they would II they al
READY were in operation.
Another plausible argument for the securing OF
|rights-of-way now is that the cost would be nucn
smaller. Roads can be run through undeveloped ter
|ritory much more cheaply than through a highly de-
|veloped section.
It is Judge Dancy's idea that. where property
|owners cooperate fully in donating the necessary
Hand. the county should bear the cost Of moving
fences and doing necessary g~rubbing. He also is OF
the opinion that many Of The roads could be put into
use as dirt roads by using the county grading crews
Then when the time arrived for paving the expense
|again would be considerably less.
There may be disagreement with the routes sug-
|gested by Judge Dancy IN the various precincts. II
is entirely likely that such is the case. He merely
offers his program as a suggestion to get the idea
before the citizens Of the county.
He says 1t is likely there are other roads that viii
be needed.
Those things are details. that can be adjusted by
agreement.
The main idea is to do the things that can be
done now and be in the best possible shape when
more money is available for paving.
BY following the suggestions of Judge Dancy the
remaining 100000 Of the bond issue can be made
to go a great deal further in providing an adequate
highway system for Cameron county and the time
necessary to provide this system will be greatly re-
duced.