Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-23
ROAD PAVING
PLANS GIVEN
Dancy Tells Commissioners
Of Various Highway
Projects

AAeh"o5' O dAotaiiSC VI ABOUT III
miles. extending the Barreda-P Point
Isabel road to Point Isabel, e dis
lance Of about - miles, completion
Of the Harrington to Rangerville
road and construction OF about
two and one-fourth miles OF adj
ditional paving on FL Jardin bouIe-
ward toward Boca Chica are pro-
posed by Judge Dancy in a letter
to members OF the commissioners
court.
The letter was released for pub
LEGATION today.
Judge Dancy suggests that a
rants be issued to finance the pro-
JectS which 1t Is estimated would
cost about $500, 600. and that these
warrants eventually be refinanced
out OF a county wide bond issue 70
be voted under the Is cent tax
statute or by special act Of the
legislature.
Under the plan proposed by Judge
Dancy the warrants would be held
off the open market and thus would
not act TO depreSs the price of Cam
eron county securities. He explains
his desire TO issue bonds by stating
that a five cent bond will bring a
better price on the market than a
six per cent warrant.
Judge Dancy proposes that the
gaps in the Military highway be
closed on the countrywide basis
and that the Rangerville TO Har-
lingen and the Point Isabel projects
be financed out OF the same war
rant issue. He estimates that a few
thousand dollars would be left out
OF the issue and that this be pro-
rated on a valuation basis.
The Brownsville precinct portion
OF this money could be used, along
with some money still due to this
precinct out Of the portion Of the
S6,OOO,OO0 issue, to finance addi-
tional construction on the road "a
Boca Chica. and he proposes that
this be done.
Construction Of the Harrington to
R~angerville road would give the
Harrington water district a road to
the pumping plant and this is the
only plant in the county at this
time without this facility. he says.
This road would comply with the
request Of that district and would
result III the conversion Of the dis
trlct IN such a way that additional
bonds could be issued from the un-
issued portion Of the Sc, 900, 900 is
sue. he points out.
BY doing this money would be
available to Brownsville precinct for
paving OF the Boca Chica road.
When all the money from the re-
naming 81. 1000 900 Of bonds unsold
out Of the big issue is available all
roads outlined in the original plan
of this precinct al be handled, he
says.
In the opinion Of Judge Dancy
the Harrington Water district is not
asking more than IL is entitled to
In insisting that the Rangerville
road to its pumping plant be i'm
proved.
Frankly, I think they are en-
titled TO everything they are ask
ing, and If they get their proper
ton out OF the valuations Of the
City OF Harrington, Just as their
valuations r being allotted by the
San Benito precinct. this request
will be complied with" he said.
The water district Is not attempt
g in any manner TO dictate where
re money for these roads comes
-om; they are satisfied just to get
ne roads,"
Judge Dancy's letter to the COM
iOners follows in part:
With $4,000 more bonding capa-
out Of the 81, 200, 900 authoriz-
but not issued, we are coming
the end OF our road program and.
7 am sorry to say, We are coming
% the end with some Of the most
important roads Of Cameron coun-
~ not paved. I would say that one
OF these is the most important road
Of all and that is the Military road.
Every one OF our pumping plants
that supplies the IS water districts
in the county Is on the Military
load and We need the road paved
in order that the levees can be
maintained efficiently and the
pumping plants protected. This
road when COMPLETED also will re-
lieve quite a little Of the conges
ton on state highway No. II: and
since the completion Of the levees
opens up n Of the most fertile
sections Of land-not only OF the
VALLEY. but OF the entire world
BY all the rules this road should
be paved at the earliest possible
moment.
Has County Wide Attributes
While as a feed-r road ID has
local bearings, this road also has
countrywide attributes, and ! would
say that, considering the import
ance of protecting the pumping
plants and the leveeS, a fair and
equitable adjustment would be to
pave this road approximately so
per cent countrywide and so per
cent by the Brownsville and San
Benito precincts on an equitable
basis TO be worked out by said
Brownsville and San Benito pre-
clnctg.
This road should be improved at
the earliest possible moment. The
most vulnerable spots in our entire
levec system r bet, sen the