Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-03

ing to tie on to q port at Point Isa-
bel. and furnish the money or major
part of the money 10 develop the
Point Isabel port, and let our chan
mel connect with the Point Isabel
turning basin. Except in the Fres-
nos community the response was al
most unanimous that the property
tax paying voters were willing 10
vote 4 S2,000,0 900 bond issue for a
Brownsville port, but that they did
not desire B~rownsville's money to be
diverted for aid in constructing the
FONT Isabel port, but desired that il
lie expended on the direct channel
from the pass to Brownsville, ard
such government aid as was. re
CURED.
Previous to filing our petition
with the commissioners court ask
ing for a hearing on. the proposed
navigation district, we called IN
representatives Of the Point Isabel
townsite interests and adjacent lands
Who were interested in Point Isabel.
and discussed the matter with them,
and arrived al an understanding sub
~stantislly as follows:
That the people of Brownsville
and adjacent territory would organ
ize a navigation district for the pur-
pose of meeting the government re-
quirements. ard constructing a chan
mel directly 70 Brownsville from
Brszos-Santiago pass; that these
Dali Y-mL-f 80
ests would assist US in procuring the
direct channel across the bay to con-
meet with Brownsville's inland chan
mel: that thew would organize Point
Isabel and adjacent territory into q
navigation district for the purpose
Of connecting with our channel or
with the pass, and 70 this end, they
requested US to modify our original
petition 10 the commissioners
court for our navigation district. so
as 10 leave them a connecting link
with San Benito territory. in order
that the combined Point Isabel and
San Benito territory might be or
gained into one district for the
purpose of constructing the proposed
Point Isabel channel. and such other
purposes as they might see fit TO
carry out. Accordingly we redraft-
ed our petition modifying il to suit
their request. Our direct channel
project was emphasized at the first
meeting held with those representa-
tives and your port committee at
the chamber of building
on Monday, October 8. At this meet
ing we stressed the fact thPt we
would not compromise hy connecting
with the Point Isabel channel, but
would hold to our own. ! we felt
that we knew the sentiment Of the
people OF Brownsville and the ada
cent communities, and did not want
to place ourselves or she people Of
district in a compromising situa-
ton. The same matters were dis
cussed at the second meeting held
on October 18th at the chamber Of
commerce building.
The final result Of the election
was a vote Of 1911 for and g6 against
the organization Of the navigation
district and the issuance Of bonds.
Eighty of the IS negative votes were
cast in Voting Precinct No. 5, the
Fresnos, where local sentiment ia
vors the Point Isabel project. The
rest cf the district X without doubt
oyerv helminEly for the Brownsville
port. II ~ u fixed opinion that
whatever may BE- the immediate OBJ
s~tacles. the people Of Brownsville
and adjacent territory can and will,
with persistent effort. secure a
Brownsville port as we have planned
by mea Of a direct channel con
Meeting with BrGzcs-Santiago pass.
On December Goth. L.essrs. j.. G..
Fernandez. z. A. Rosenthal and
John Gregg were appointed nayira-
tion and canal commissioners hy due
order Of the commissioners court Of
Cameron county. and On the follow
ing day they subscribed the oath
and executed bond rs required b.
law, and since the 9th Of Deem
Der have been the duly qualified
and acting navigation and canal
commissioners Of Brownsville Navi-
cation district Of Cameron county.
Since there is now a legal nifty
functioning to carry On in z legal
way the purposes for which we were
appointed, IL seems TO Us that there
is no longer any reason why this
committee should continue TO func-
ton. and we respectfully submit
herein our final report.