Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-02
MEXICO ALLOTS
HIGHWAY FUNDS
S., 900 Will Be Spent
On Federal Roads
In 1880

tSDeClal 10 Inc k1SEdiub
MEXICO CITY, Jan 2-Mexico
plans 10 spend 1l,5OO.OOo pesos. or
about SIS, T50,0O0 on its federal high
ways In 1890.
The bulk Of this sum. according
TO the Ministry Of Communications
and Public Works. is 70 be apportion-
ed as follows: Mexico City to Aca-
pulco highway. 760,075 pesos; Mex
leo City to Laredo highway, 4,762,-
375 pesos; Mexico City to Vera Cruz
highway, 955.195 pesos; Mexico City
to Guadalajara highway, 7S8,495
pesos; Huajapan to Tamazulapan
highway. 184.70O pesos.
Among other items listed in the
1880 budget Of the Ministry OF Com
m~unications and Public Works, the
total Of which is A, $50 pesos, as
compared to 37.1G6. 1883 pesos in
1929, are the following:
Postal system, l~1.827.230 pesos;
national telegraph system. 7,06i.-
607.50 pesos; Central Airport in Mex
leo City, 100000 pesos; construction
Of new quarters Tor the Supreme
Court, 100000 pesos; engineering
works in the Valley OF Mexico, $780,
900 pesos; improvements at Gulf
and Pacific ports. 10000 pesos;
dragging CT C-oatzacoalcos river,
10000 pesos: construction of towers
and beacon lights, 100000 pesos; and
conservation OF national properties,
5,145 ,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-
ianpan and Tamazulapan. both III
Oaxaca, IS ultimately destined TO be
extended TO connect the cities Of
Puebla 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-
jara. second city in size, which Is
ultimately destined 10 be prolonged
along the western coast 10 the Ariz-
IONA border; and with Vera Cruz.
important Gulf port. by way Of
Orizaba. The states OF Jalisco. OF
which Guadalaiara 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 1863 .904 pc
SOS over that Of 1929, and the tele-
graph system budget represents al
increase Of #ll3,777!0T pesos.
The amount appropriated for the
construction OF engineering works in
the Valley Of Mexico, IN which Mex
leo City If located. Is TO be expended
mainly for the San Joaquin anu
Tecamachalco dams. destined to free
the capital from flood dangers.
improvements of Mexico's princi-
pal harbors has long been planned.
and dredging Of the CoatzacOalcos
river Is for the purpose that the
danger that 1t may some time i'm
pede embarcations. The appropri-
alton for the Central Airport, Mex
icois best, is TO improve the grounds.
to institute flying schools in con-
nection with IL. TO illuminate the
port. and for its uphssp. The sum
for conservation Of public proper
ties includes work on the Bosque q
Chapultepec. a Mexico City park:
and the upkeep Of maritime signal
towers and beacon lights and public
buildings.