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Urges County Get
Rights of Way for
Highways of Future
Securing of highway rights of
way in all commissoner precincts
to provide for future road programs
is advocated by County Judge O. C.
Dancy in a letter submitted to '.he
commissioners court.
The county judge expressed the
view that it would be a good policy
for the county to secure such rights
o^ray immediately while they are
B^^irable without exorbitant cost,
pointing out that in a few years
development of the county would
render certain rights of way very
expensive. Also, he expressed the
view that producing rights of way,
which would carry them the vir
tual assurance that highways even
tually would be constructed would j
prove an important factor in de
velopment of many areas.
In his letter to the court, the
county judge offers the following
suggestions for the location of fu
ture highways, urging that they be
considered, and if deemed satis
factory, the rights of way be se
cured:
. Commissioners* Precinct No. 1
<a) There should be an east and
west road between what is known as
the Fernando east road and the
Arroyo. This road would need to
be only three or four miles long.
It should extend from the west
line of Precinct No. 1 as far east
as there is foiAid agricultural
lands; said road to be some dis
tance south of the levee which has
been recently constructed.
<b) Fernando east road. This
road extends from what is known
as the Anaquitas Ranch to the fill
that has been made by A1 Parker
at the Buena Vista ranch. This
road should be located with a view
for a permanent road so as to con
nect with v.hat is known as the
Camino de Buena Vista.
fc) Rio Hondo-Las Yescas road.
Right of way for this road should
be obtained east to the Camina
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de Buena Vista and perhaps on to
the Laguna Madre.
(d) El Fresnal east. Judge Lo
gan is putting in the grading and
structures to be afterwards paved
from El Fresnal to the boulevard
on the Browne Tract. This should
be extended in an approximate
straight line on to the Camina de
Buena Vista, and doubtless to the
Boyd ranch and the coast.
In this connection there is a
question as to whether there should
be a road paralleling the South
ern Pacific, connecting what is
known as the Olmito north road
and the El Fresnal east road with
the Old Alice road or the Paredes
Line road.
(e) The two roads east of the
Paredes Line road, which extend
north and south, should have
rights of way obtained as far
south of Highway No. 100 as
arable land is found.
(f> It is likely there should be
another road north and south be
tween the Laguna Madre and the
Camina de Buena Vista.
Commissioners’ Precinct No. 2
(a) We should obtain rights of
way for widening all roads men
tioned in the resolution of the
Commissitners’ Court of January
24th, 1927, particularly < .1 the road
extending east and west splitting
the territory between' El Jardin
boulevard and the Southpoint road.
This right of way should be ob
tained with Oklahoma avenue con
necting the Southpoint road with El
Jardin boulevard and extending
north as far as arable land is
found. There should be a road
connecting Southmost with 14th
street, extended by way of the El
Jardin public school building, such
road to extend on to the old Point
Isabel road, w'ith connection along
the Rancho Viejo resaca to the
Paredes Line road.
<b) We should have loop roads
around the city of Brownsville
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from El Jardin boulevard west to
{he Military road and along the
Resaca de Guerra and the Resaca
Viejo. The latter becomes very im
portant, in view of the fact that
the northern portion of El Jardin
tract is in the Olmito independent
school district.
(c) Olmito east. This road is
partly in Commissioners’ Precinct
No. 1, but right of way should be
obtained connecting Olmito with
at least the Paredes Line road, if
not on to the old Point Isabel road.
(d) The most important new
road, however, in the Brownsville
precinct is a road to split the tri
angle between Highway No. 12 and
the old Military road. This terri
tory comprises an undeveloped
portion of the county, being one of
the most fertile sections of the
Valley and with the organization of
water district No. 8, becomes of
ultra importance.
Right of way for this road should
be located at the earliest possible
moment in order that the develop
ment of that section may tie in to
such road, otherwise we may have
jogs in the road and have tre
mendous difficulty in getting rights
of way. This should be located so
as to touch the Barreda state park
and oh to the Precinct Line, and
should lyive a 100 foot right of way,
as in the near future it may be
the main highway between Browns
ville and San Benito, as a distance
of from one-half to a mile can be
cut off by the location of said road.
(e) There also should be a road
from Olmito to the Military road
intersecting the next preceding
road. The location of a canning
plant and cotton gin at Olmito
makes it imperative that the river
country be connected with Olmito.
The greatest obstacle to the con
struction of such road Iras been
building a bridge across the resaca.
A1 F. Parker, at his own expense,
has constructed such a bridge.
Commissioners’ Precinct No. 3
ta) Military road. Rights of
way are being obtained on this
road. This is perhaps now our
most important road in the county
in view of the protection of the
pumping plants and levees, and
when it comes to paving, part of
the expense should be borne by
Brownsville. This should be ob
tained as a 100-foot right of way,
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with the hope that it ultimately
will become a state highway.
(b) There should be a right of
way from the Brownsville Precinct
line connecting either Pennsylvania
avenue or a road near to San Be
nito so as to lay the predicate for
a future first class highway and
perhaps state highway, between
San Benito and Brownsville. Most
of this proposed road is in the
Brownsville precinct, but a portion
is in the San Benito precinct.
(c) There should be a highway
connecting the boulevard with the
Harlingen-Raymondville road out
by Landrum park or somewhere in
that vicinity. I am not sufficiently
familiar with the territory to say
just where such road should be
located.
(d) There should be a highway
laid off on an almost absolutely
straight line from San Benito
across to a point between Blue
Town and the La Feria bridge and
that such right of way should be
at least 80 feet wide. *
San Benito and Harlingen
(a) I understand that right of
way has been practically obtained
on the east line of the Missouri
Pacific for a future highway be
tween San Benito and Harlingen.
I This will be one of the most im
portant highways in the county.
(b) Another right of way that
should be obtained is north of Rio
Hondo.
(c) Last, but by no means least
important, is the location of a
highway connecting Fernando with
the Anaquitas ranch and with the
road mention! 1 as road “b” in
Commissioners- Precinct No. 1.
There is a vast territory northeast
of Rio Hondo at present without
good dirt road connections, and
there should be a north and south
road from the Rio Hondo east
road extending to the Arroyo.
Precinct No. 4
1 (a) In my opinion there should
be a road connecting the road be
tween the Arroyo bridge on high
way 12 and Harlingen west to a
point south of La Feria. I think
the triangle should be bisected
with at least an 80-foot right of
way connecting these points. This
would be of tremendous benefit to
the citizens of that territory, also
to the business men of both Har
lingen and La Feria. There should
be more north and south roads in
this territory.
(b) The road extending along
the south line of the Wilson tract
should be extended to the road
connecting across the La Feria
Santa Rosa road to the Cantu
tract.
(c) There also is the necessity
of at least one good north and
south road between La Feria and
the Hidalgo line and also between
La Geria and the Adams tract.
These roads are on 40 foot rights
of way, and we should obtain at
least 60 feet in order that first
class roads could be built. Such
roads should be extended from
Highway No. 12 to the north line
of the water district.
<d) Primera west. There should
be a 60 foot right of way obtained
from Primera west through the
Adams tract to the La Feria-Santa
Rosa road and on to the west
Cantu road.
(e) The next most important
road to get right of way is from
Combes to Rio Hondo. A 60 or an
HARDY’S STORY
DUE FOR AIRING
Court Will Attempt To
Prove He Intimidated
Reporter
SACRAMENTO. Calif.. April 9.—
UP)—Judge Carlos S. Hardy’s efforts
to clear Aimee Semole McPherson
of conspiracy charges which grew
out of her famous kidnaping story
were due for an airing today be
fore the senate court of impeach
ment. where the jurist is on trial
for alleged misdemeanors in office.
Wallace Moore and Marshall
Selover, newspapermen summoned
to testify, were expected to detail
the manner in which Judge Hardy
warned Moore he would be subject
to a libel action if he falsely iden
tified anyone in the kidnaping in
vestigation.
It was moore who. as a reporter
for a newspaper, tentatively iden
tified a woman seen with Kenneth
Ormiston, radio operator, and Mrs.
McPherson during the period she
was missing from her Angelus
Temple.
Moore declared he was not so
certain of the woman's identity
after Judge Hardy conferred with
him in Santa Barbara. Hardy’s
prosecutors contend the jurist at
tempted to intimidate the re
porter.
EDINBURG DECLARES
WAR ON STRAY DOGS
r (Special to TheH erald.-)
EDINBURG, April 9.—Following
close oh the heels of several other
campaigns over the Valley, Edin
burg has declared war on stray
dogs.
Due to the prevalence of rabies,
all stray dogs running the streets
without tags are to be killed, City
Marshal L. E. West said Monday.
Edinburg citizens who have val
uable dogs have been requested to
keep them confined to their yards.
80-foot right of way should be ob
tained. If we had the remaining
$2,000,000 available, we could not
hope to pave all of this road, but
the right of way should be ob
tained and 16-foot paving extend
ed from the north end of the pres
ent pavement in the Briggs-Cole
man tract to the east line of the
Harlingen water district.
(f) There should be right of way
for one, if not two, north and
south roads extending north from
the Harlingen-Rio Hondo road,
also splitting the triangle between
state highway 96 and the present
Briggs-Coleman road.
(g) Ojo de Agua grant. This
territory should, before develop
ment starts, have both east and
west and north and south roads
located throughout the entire area.
It is of great importance to ex
tend the road from the end of
the present pavement into the
Briggs-Coleman tract north to the
Willacy county line at or near the
Chatones ranch.
Delegates Elected
By Future Farmers
Club of Edinburg
(Special to The Herald)
EDINBURG, April 9.—The local
chapter of the Future Fanners of
Texas has elected Robert Smith and
Edward Buscher delegates to the
state convention. The session will
be held April 21 and 22 at College
Station.
Among other things, the conven
tion will set a number of state-wide
objectives. The Edinburg delegates
have been instructed to work for
the following objectives:
1. Each member have savings ac
count.
2. Each chapter have father and
son banquet.
3. Each chapter send a team to
the state contest at A. & M.
4. Sponsor an exhibit of demon
stration in community fair or near
by town.
5. Enlarge the F. F. T. News and
let it reach more schools.
6. Each member assist owners in
the community to take proper care
of their orchards and livestock.
7. To set up standards whereby
the state organization can issue cer
tificates of merit.
8. Conduct an agricultural pro
gram in chapel.
9. Each F. F. T. chapter have a
report sent in once each year to be
published in the F. F. T. News.
10. That there be an F. F. T.
day at the Dallas fair.
Rep. Montgomery’s
Work on Citrus Law
Praised By Officer
Appreciation of Rep. W. R. Mont
gomery’s introduction of the amend
ment to the citrus maturity law, re
cently passed, has been received by
the solon in the form of a letter
from J. M. Del Curto, chief of the
entomological division of the de
partment of agriculture.
The bill provides for rigid inspec
tion of all citrus coming into this
state from other secitons. Hereto
fore this section has been handi
capped, as its fruits were inspected
under the new law whereas citrus
from other states was not scrutin
ized, agricultural heads say.
Del Curto’s letter follows:
Hon. V/. R. Montgomery,
Dear sir:
We have just been informed that
the governor has signed the bill, in
troduced by you, amending the cit
rus friut maturity law. The amend
ments included in this bill were se
riously needed for the accomplish
ment of the purpose of the original
law, and I want to take this means
of expressing my appreciation for
your interest and efforts in secur
ing the passage of this measure.
Yours truly,
J. M. DEL CURTO.”
SPECIAL RATE
HARLINGEN, Tex-., April 9.—A
special round trip rate of $7 from
here to San Antonio for April 9 and
11 is announced to enable Valley
residents to attend the Freiburg
Passion Play playing at the Mu
nicipal Auditorium in San Antonio
this week. The ticket is good for
two days and a number of Valley
citizens are planning to take advan
tage of the low rates to witness the
famous play.
SINCLAIR FACES
3-MONTH TERM
Wealthy Oil Man To Spend
Entire Summer In Jail
At Capital
WASHINGTON, April 9.—0P)—
Unless unusual delays are obtain
ed, Harry F. Sinclair will spend
most of the summer in one cf the
capital’s oldest public buildings, the
Washington asylum and jail, be
cause of his refusal to answer all
questions asked him duri-,«T the
senate Teapot Dome investigation.
Although it was built 70 —:ars ago
and lacks some of the Improve
ments which more modern struc
tures contain, it is regarded as one
of the best, as jails go. In com
mon with other public—and private
—buildings in Washington, how
ever. it is not regarded as a sum
mer resort, and jail officials are
emphatic in their declaration the
wealthy oil man will be granted no
special privileges. j
Under the rules of the supreme
court, Sinclair has only 25 days in
which to appeal for a rehearing
from its decision yesterday uphold
ing his conviction for contempt of
the senate, which carried with it
the three months jail sentence and
a fine of $500. Rehearings are sel
dom granted, however, and the su
preme court's mandates usually are
sent to the court of appeals of the
District of Columbia within ten
days. Whenever the mandate in
Sinclair’s case is received, United
States Attorney Rover has explain
ed. he will be notified promptly to
appear to begin his sentence.
Howard Ehmke w*as called away
from the Philadelphia Athletics last
week to go to his home in Detroit,
where his wife was reported seri
ously ill.
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