Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-02
MEXICO ALLOTS
HIGHWAY FUNDS
S., 600 Will Be Spent
On Federal Roads
In 1880
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MEXICO CITY. Jan 2-Mexico
plans to spend 1880, 600 pesos, or
about s5.75G.o0o on its federal high
ways in 1890.
The bulk Of this sum. according
to the Ministry Of Communications
and Public Works, is 10 be apportion-
ed as follows: Mexico City to Aca-
pulco highway. 760,075 pesos; Mex
leo City to Laredo highway. 4,782,-
375 pesos; Mexico City TO Vera Cruz
highway, 955, 195 pesos; Mexico City
to Guadalajara highway. 788,495
pesos; Huajapan 10 Tamazulapan
highway. 1874. 700 pesos.
Among other items listed in the
1880 budget Of the Ministry Of Com
~munications and Public Works, the
total Of which Is 44.253.3 $50 pesos, as
compared TO 37.106. 1853 pesos in
1929. are the following:
Postal system. 11.827.230 pesos:
national telegraph system. 7.08l,-
GOT so pesos: Central Airport in Mex
leo City, 100000 pesos; construction
Of new quarters for tie Supreme
Court, 5000. 900 pesos; engineering
works in the Valley OF Mexico. $780,
300 pesos; Improvements at Gulf
and Pacific port. 100000 pesos;
dragging Of Coatzacoalcos river
10000 pesos; construction OF towers
and beacon lights. 100000 pesos; and
conservation Of national properties,
5,I45,372.65 pesos.
All Of the highway systems men
toned in the report Of the Ministry
O. Communications is considered
important since the points TO be
connected are at present in need
Of roads. The highway between Hua-
janpan and Tamazulapan. both in
Oaxaca. is ultimately destined to be
extended 10 connect the cities Of
Putlla and OaXaca. The other Sys-
TENS will connect Mexico City with
Acapulco. an important Pacific port
in tropical Mexico; with Laredo,
which highway will provide a bor-
der-to-capital link for which a need
has long been felt; with Guadala-
lara, second city IN size, which Is
ultimately destined TO be prolonged
along the western coast TO the Ariz-
zcna border: and with Vera Cruz,
important Gulf port. by way OF
Orizaba. The states Of Jalisco. OF
which Guadalajara is the capital.
and Michoacan and Mexico, through
which the Guadalajara TO Mexico
City highway will pass, will appro-
pirate funds TO add to the federal
appropriation for this route.
The 1880 postal system budget re-
presents an increase OF 1853 .904 pc
SOS over that Of 1929, and the tele-
graph system budget represents an
increase OF ll3,777.07 pesos.
The amount appropriated for the
construction Of engineering works in
the Valley OF Mexico, in which Mex
leo City If located. Is 10 be expended
mainly for the San joaquin and
Tecamachalco dams. destined TO free
the capital from flood dangers.
Improvements Of Mexico's princi-
pal harb0rs has long been planned.
and dredging Of the Coatzacoalcos
river Is for the purpose that the
danger that it may some time i'm
pede embarcations. The appropri-
alton lor the Central Airport, Mex
ico's best, is TO improve the grounds,
70 institute flying schools in con-
nection with ID. to illuminate the
port, and for its upksep. The sum
for conservation Of public proper
ties includes work on the Bosque CT
Chapultepec. a Mexico City park:
and the upkeep of maritime signal
towers and beacon lights and public
buildings.