Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-06
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ROADPROCRAM
San Benito and Har-
lingen Districts Must
Convert Before More
Bonds Sold

The Cameron county highway pro-
gram will either come TO an abrupt
conclusion with the completion Of
present contracts or be suspended
indefinitely unless the Harlingen and
San Benito irrigation districts
change their form Of organization,
as all other irrigation and drainage
districts in the county have done, ac-
cording to a statement issued by
County Judge 0. c. Dancy.
Bills have been prepared and will
be submitted to the legislature to
validate such conversion, in the
event the boards Of directors will
act, the county judge said. Valida-
ton Of the act Of the boards Of d.
rectors, together with the recent de-
cIsion of the supreme court in the
San Saba case, assures the districts
every possible protection in the
event they conform with the request
of the commissioner court, he stat
ed.
Issuance Of additional bonds from
$4,000 0 voted in 1927 Is impossible
so long as these districts retain
their present form unless the COM
missioners' court authprizes a per-
pendicular increase in county valu-
atoms which would result in an in
crease in the amount Of state taxes.
Change of Both Necessary
Conversion of the Harlingen dis
trict would permit the county to
issue at least sl.00O,0O0 additional
without a perpendicular increase in
valuations, ii was stated. However, il
would be necessary to CONVEX both
districts before the last million Of
the 100000 bond issue could be
placed on the market.
ut is understood the Harlingen
district will not convert without the
leadership Of the San Benito dis
trict," Judge Dancy said. with
that situation there is no use Of
beating about the bush, passing the
buck, or mincing words-the fate of
the road program of Cameron county
IS absolutely at the mercy Of the
management Of the San Benito water
district"
Concerning the valuation bills for
the San Benito and Harlingen dis
tricts, now being advertised in &C
cordance with law, Judge Dancy
said: II do not intend to try to- get
legislation converting these districts
without permission OF the
ment. ] am. however, publishing
notice of such intention as we'll as
notice of converting and validating
conversion, heretofore made, in sew
Az ANEA- AaMN.m -. y
intend to hand them to our repre-
sentative and senator for passage.
IL approved by the district manage
ment, otherwise not.
Blowing Up" Program
Then ! will have performed my
duty and the responsibility for
blowing up the road program, sp-
proved by IL out of the Is communi-
ties in this county and then ratified
at the peak OF tax paying time by a
vote of nearly 4 to /, will be right
square on the shoulders of the man
agement of the San Benito and Har-
lingen water districts"
Announcement was made by the
county judge that the situation in
respect to the water districts would
not interfere with the contracts
awarded after the sale of the Series
ID bonds, the fourth million. These
contracts will proceed as rapidly as
possible. and upon their completion
all paving work will close down in
definitely. Whether the commission
ers' court would be in favor Of a per-
pendicular increase Of valuations 10
increase the bonding capacity of the
county and overcome the obstacle
OF the bonds Of the two water dis
tricts, has not been disclosed.