Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-02
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Explanation of RangervilIe
Project Is Offered
BY Logan
Especial to The Herald)

Especial TO The HERALD
HARLINGEN. Feb. solution
d. the R~angerville road problem lies
strictly with Commissioner A. v.
Logan Of the San Benito precinct
IN which Rangerville is located and
County Judge o. c. Dancy, accord
Ing to Commissioner j. F. Baughn
d the Harlingen precinct.
Were 1t to be settled satisfac-
tcrily the paving Of that road could
not come out Of the fifth million
Of the 100000 million issue voted
sometime ago. because that has al
ready been sold and disposition OF
the funds planned. 1t will have to
come out OF the sixth and last
million whenever that may be avail
able Commissioner Baughn said
"Wednesday.
Commissioner Logan when asked
the status Of the situation replied
that he was awaiting the result OF
an effort TO change the Harrington
Water improvement District into a
Conservation and Reclamation Dis
trict. concerning which a notice had
been published BY Judge Dancy
that a special legislative act would
lie sought to bring about the change.
IN the event this fails, then the
only way the district cal be
changed is by vote OF the people
OF the Harrington Water District,
Judge Logan asserted.
The San Benito Commissioner
verified Commissioner Baughn's
statement that the Rangerville sec
ton has no hopes OF getting much
of anything out OF the fifth million
of bonds just sold, and that the
only way they Will get their full
hopes realized Is cut Of the sixth
million and then only IN the event
a change in the form OF districts
is made.
August Sale Expected
IF the change IS brought about
by special legislative act the sixth
and last million q bonds could be
sold along about August this year
bat If that means fails. then the
date OF sale would have 10 % de-
terred until alter the iIrst Of next
year. when natural increased VAL
Lstions would make IL possible,
Judge Logan pointed out.
REGARDLESS OF when the last mil
lion Is sold. the San Benito Com
! missioner made it plain that he Will
use only as much funds IN the
R~angerville community as their
taxable valuations will Justify. Al
ter that 1t will be up 10 the Ear
lingen precinct TO carry on the
project to completion ii II sees 1T.
\ Standard grade and structures from
Highway No. II TO the town q
Rangerville and grading from mat
point to the Military road were
put In place out OF San Benlto
precinct funds. Judge Logan said,
and he has no regrets for doing 50.
1t was further pointed u by
Commissioner Logan that the Har-
/ lingen Resolution which was adopt
ed at a general county wide road
meeting prior to the voting OF the
$4,000 900 issue that the funds
would be used in each precinct ac-
cordinE to the taxable valuations
OF each precinct. but M commits
sioner might use q portion OF his
funds in another district p-oYid-
ing consent was had from the COM
missioners court.
An instance OF this was brought
70 mind BY Judge Logan wnen nc
mentione! that Commissioner Bell
of Brownsville had diverted some
of his funds to construct a paved
highway outside his precinct lines
and into the Los Fresnos territory.
Road long Delayed
The San Benlto commissioner
contends that after he hard sur
faces the Rangeryille road from
Highway No. IL rs far rs the tax
nhle valuations Of that district NAV
be. and he il willing that they be
determined by the county auditnr,
out Of his precinct funds. whenever
that NAV be. H. viii be IN 70 the
| Harlingen precinct 70 carry on the
| balance Of the project. and cites
The action Of Commissioner Bell
Is A basis for his assertion.
The Rangervi!le district road
situation has been a stormy petrol
with the county commissioners for
a lon- period. Situated south OF
the Arroyo Colorado. IL Is in n
Harlinren Water Improvement Dis
N trict. and its citizens transact much
OF their business III Harrington. but
The property lies IN the San Ben
10 commissioners precinct.
Efforts have been made By RAN
rerville property owners 10 divorce
themselves from the San Benito
precinct and become attached 70
the Harlfngen precinct, but this
move has failed TO be accomplish
cd.
Commissioner Baughn q the
Harrington precinct made the as
ssrtion some months ago that II
he were TO divert Harrington pre-
c.nct funds for the completion OF
the Rangerville road from the point
where Judge Logan left off 70 its
terminal. he would be enjoined from
doing 50.
There the matter rests. unless
the legislature now in special ses-
sion NAV by special act change the
form of the Harrington district. or
the people or that district decide
IA DO So nv vote.
Ranrerville citizens IN the mean
time would like - know where they
core in under the circumstances
n according 70 leaders or that COM
runity
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