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.. c
Dancy suggests that there is no reason to stop WORK
ing on a connected road program.
No more money will be available for paving con-
tracts until county valuations are increased suffl-
Eiently to permit issuing additional bonds from the
$4,000, 900 fund voted a little over two years ago
With the county Indebtedness near its bondlng ca
pacity, $4,000 900 tof the issue has been sold. Pres
ent appearances are that it will be some Tune pelofe
the remainder viii be available.
While waiting for the necessary development TO
lake place, and the consequent increase in Valuations
Judge Dancy believes certain rights-of-way snouio
be secured. He has made a study OF the present
county 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 conmunlca-
hon addressed to chambers of commerce ana The
|press, suggested certain routes for which Tights-of-
iway should be secured now.
Anyone must agree that his proposal is logical
be explains that the necessary land can be secured
much more easily now than after q more complete
ktape of development has been reached.
Many of the routes he suggests in his program
now penetrate undeveloped tracts for a great portion
|of their distance. AT present these roads could DC
[aid out with few curves. resulting in a large saving
bin engineering and construction cost and eliminating
much mileage between points
After the tracts nave DeeIl QSN6HOpOu, ~ POAANS
|oct by Judge Dancy, it will be necessary to follow a
E~round about course to avoid bsecting farms and
cutting through orchards. Canals to be constructed
&Iater would net 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 mucn
smaller. Roads can be run through undeveloped ter
|ritory much more cheaply than through a highly de-
[veloped section.
1t 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 ~grubbing. 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-
Lgested by Judge Dancy In the various precincts. 1t
lis 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 it is likely there are other reads that will
he 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.