Question
The county commissioners’ court of all counties, and the municipal authorities of all cities, bordering on the coast of the gulf of Mexico, shall have the power and are authorized from time to time to establish, locate, erect, construct, extend, protect, strengthen, maintain, and keep in repair and otherwise improve any sea wall or breakwater, and to improve, maintain, and beautify any boulevard erected in connection with such sea wall or breakwater, and to incur indebtedness therefor, the payment of which may be provided for either with or without the issuance of bond.
—Acts of the Texas Legislature, 1901
Galveston, 1903
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Source: Courtesy of the Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas.
What was the purpose of the 1903 construction project?
A
To create a cheaper supply of power
B
To provide new recreational facilities
C
To connect the island with the mainland
D
To protect from flooding by hurricanes
—Acts of the Texas Legislature, 1901
Galveston, 1903
.
.
Source: Courtesy of the Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas.
What was the purpose of the 1903 construction project?
A
To create a cheaper supply of power
B
To provide new recreational facilities
C
To connect the island with the mainland
D
To protect from flooding by hurricanes
Answers
GPT 3.5
D. To protect from flooding by hurricanes