Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-02

Their statement follows:
ON the ~ day of December, lH78,
the Brownsville Navigation DISTRICT
Of Cameron County, Texas, was or
ganized by On overwhelming ma
jroity vote OF approximately rs 20
/. At the same election. N bond
issue OF two million dollars was an-
thorized. The purposS or orgRniz-
ing the district and voting the
bonds was to establish On deep WA
ter port with q turning basis nc or
near Brownsville, with n connecting
channel following the most direct
practicable route from BrRzoe-
Santiago Pass TO said turning basin.
It was the purpose To accomplish
this In cooperation with the United
States government and its various
departments having To do with riy=
ers and harbors. \
History Of Activities
"On the 40 day cf December, lD1s.
z. A. Rosenthal, John Gregg and j.
q. Fernandez were appointed nmvi-
cation and canal commissioners cox
said district by the commissioners
court OF Cameron county. EuhEa-
quently your board procured an net
OF the legislature validating the or
ganization of tho Rssznsville Navi-
cation District and the said two
million dollar bond issue, and lin
iting the expenditure OF moneys TO
be derived from said bond issue t0
the area within the district, and to
q channel connecting the Browns
Vile turning basin with BrazoH-
Santiago Pass by the most direct
practicable route.
after a hearing OF proposed
project before Major Milo =. FOX,
district United States army engi-
neer, on November IA, 1928, held in
Brownsville, the report on said
hearing not being entirely favor
able. We appealed therefrum said
appeal being heard before the board
Of army engineers &C washington.
on June 20, 1923. The board Of army
engineers affirmed the findings and
recommendations by Major FOX Yor
q sixteen-foot channel and turning
basin TO be located NC Point Isabel.
1t was necessary that we pursue our
efforts further in which we had the
hearty cooperation or our represent
tative and senator's, oil successful.
1t was necessary that the engineers
adopt q project OF not less than
twenty-five foot depth.
Districts Join Forces
ON January II OF this year, We
were informed by Congressman
Garner that In order 10 obtain our
objective, IL would be necessary for
the Vslley interests to concentrate
on q twenty-five foot project. AZ
ter several joint conferences and
meetings Of members Of the
Brownsville Navigation DMtricEs
with those or the San Benitg- Point
Isabel Navigation District, there was
entered into an agreement, reduced
to writing, and Immediately COM
municated TO MI. Garner BY wire
concentrating upon our original
project OF a 25-foot channel 10
Brownsville by the most direct prac-
ticable route. and providing for N
connecting channel 20 "a point near
Point Isabel"
"On January II, Immediately fol-
lowing the final conference and
agreement mentioned above, a dele
cation composed Of commissioners
and attorneys OF both districts
arrived In Washington and found
that Mr.. Garner had procured the
passage OF q resolution by the
rivers and harbors committee or
the house, requesting the board OF
army engineers TO review the pro-
ject. and, as a result, OF such re-
view, the board Of army engineers
recommended the following:
Recommendation Made
The board recommends modificar
ton OF the existing project ff
Brazos Island Harbor, Texas, sufs
ficient TO provide for m channel rs
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