Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-05
CANAL ADVANCE
seen FOR 1880
Miller Reports Activity On
All Sections OF
Waterway
Especial to The Herald

Especial TO The Herald
HOUSTON, Jan, 4-Substantial
progress toward completion Of the
IntraccaStal Canal during the COM
ing year is predicted in a report just
submitted to the members OF the
intracoastal Canal during the COM
Roy Miller. active vice president OF
the organization. The report details
the present status OF the project
and declares that additional con-
tracts for construction work will be
let in the near future on sections
OF the Canal both in Louisiana and
Texas.
The report in part:
ON the section from Port Arthur
10 Galveston Bay. the letting Of a
contract beginning at the Port Ar
thur end is anticipated IN the i'm
mediate future.
In Galveston county along Bell
var Peninsula gratifying progress
IN respect 70 rights Of way is being
made. Two OF the largest land owa-
ers on the peninsula recently ag-
rced 70 accept the county's offer TO
purchase the right Of way through
their holdings, and the members OF
the commissioners court advise that
they anticipate little difficulty III
getting the remaining -conveyances
within the next few weeks. When
this has been done, a contract for
construction work will also be let,
starting at the Galveston county
end OF this important section Of the
canal.
Rapid progress is also being
made in completing rights of way
work on the Harvey route between
New Orleans and Morgan City.
plans for the lock on the Canal
at New Orleans have been finally
approved and authority for the COM
mencement OF construction work up
on it is anticipated as soon as ell
right Of way for the section are
assured.
Committees representing the as
ISOLATION are now engaged in an ef-
fort TO obtain the right of way or
that portion Of the section from
Galveston to Corpus Christi reach
ing from Galveston to Palaces
Point on Matagorda Bay in Matagor-
da county, a distance Of lot miles.
The three counties concerned arr
Galveston. Brazeria and Matagorda.
Final approval of the remainder
Of the route on this section. namely,
from Palacios Point to Corpus Chris
Ii, a distance Of 90 miles. is expect
ed shortly. Little difficulty in the
necessary easements for this section
Of the Canal is anticipated.
1T seems reasonable to predict
substantial progress in construction
work during the coming year. III
pursuance OF the pronouncement Of
the Presiden. in respect TO the earl
lest possible completion Of all autho-
rized waterway projects, our AsSocl-
alton has been assured OF adequate
allotments BY The Chief Of Engin-
GERS to take care OF contracts as
rapidly as they may be made. The
Division Engineer az New Orleans
recently was requested by the sec
rotary Of War TO advise whether or
not additional funds could be used
on the I-ntracoastal Canal project at
this time. In addition, in his esti-
mates for the next fiscal year. be-
ginning July lst, the Chief Of Engiu-
GERS reported that in addition TO
funds already allotted, 100000
would be required for the Canal pro-
iect during the period. Thus. / think
we may feel assured that adequate
funds will be made available as rap
idly as they can be expended adj
vantageously on construction work.
While the efforts Of u Associ-
alton to meet the requirement Of
furnishing the necessary rights Of
way free of cost to the Government
have been fraught with far greater
difficulties than we anticipated. i
feel We have cause for satisfaction
IN the progress recently made. Al
any rate. what la been accomplish
Cd is convincing testimony to the
value Of the fine cooperation which
our organization has received from
the public spirited business concerns
and citizens Of Louisiana and Texas.
who have SO generously supported
its activities in the past.
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