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and,
Whereas, said written statement of
said engineer has been examined by
his city council; Now, Therefore. II
S hereby resolved by said city cou
ell:
FIRST: That said written state
nent Of said engineer shall be and
he same is hereby in all things ap-
proved and adopted.
SECOND: That a hearing shall be
given before this city council to own
ers of property abutting on said
streets in said Paving District Mum
Der ] or any portion thereof and tc
the owners of any and all such rail
roads or street railroads, their agent
or attorneys, which hearing shall b
held in the chambers Of said cit1
council in the City Hall in the Cit
OF Brownsville, Texas, beginning a
10 O'Clock A. NJ. on fourteenth GA
day Of December, "A. ID. 1912. which
hearing shall be continued from day
to day and from time to time until
all persons interested in said pro
"Ao ma! appear ueLOIe Sdll
city council shall have been fully
heard, at which time the OF
said property, their agents or attor-
neys or any person or persons inter,
'sted therein shall be entitled to and
shall receive a hearing as to any pro
test Or objection to said assessments
or any of them and as TO the special
benefits by reason of Such DrODOSe6
improvements as TO any error or in
validity or irregularity with refer
ence to said proceedings or TO said
improvement OIL paving or any mat
.er or things connected with said pro-
ceedings, and at which hearing said
1wners of said property or any OF
them or their agents or attorneys
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'chise to occupy or use shall be as
may occupy or use or Lave a fran
sessed against the owners Of railroads
tons Of streets to be paved &c they
or street railroads occupying or US
ing or having a franchise 10 use or
occupy such streets or any portion
thereof: and
Whereas, since tn passage and
taking effect of said franchisetaoin
taking effect OF said ordinance the
City Engineer of said City Of Browns
Vile has filed with this city council
his written statement relative 10 said
paving and Improvement in said Paw
ing District No. Two all in manner
and form as provided and required
by Section /, subdivisions %. CD,
go, ca, and (5) Of the general pay
ing ordinance Of said City OF Browns
vile, which was adopted by the city
council Of said City on October %,
1911, and is now of record in Book 4
pages 514 ct seq. of the minutes Of
said city council, which engineers
statement is in words and figures as
follows, viz:
Brownsville. Tex. Nov. It'll, 1912.
To the Honorable City Council Of
the City Of Brownsville, Texas.
Gentlemen:
/, j. w. Davis, your City Engineer,
hereby beg TO leave to report that in
compliance with the Paving Ordin-
ance, l herewith submit the follow
ing report assessing the cost of paw
IN ~ u, Dov;-r ns-+;o3 N.-,A1- IT,
C2), on the AUDITING property in
said District and owners thereof.
Said assessment is based on a basis
Of one-third of a total cost per front
foot as required by said Paving Or
dinance.
Said lis. contains a list Of persons,
firms, estates or corporations, own
ing property abutting on the streets
or portions thereof to be paved, with
a description OF the property by lots
and block numbers, and by number
of front feet AUDITING on the streets,
or portions thereof to be paved be-
longing to each Of the wners, an es-
Innate Of the cost Of improvements
lying between the rails of Railroads,
and Street Railroads and two CD
feet on the outside thereof, and to-
tai cost Of the Improvements, and an
estimate of the benefit that will be
received by abutting property or by
the owners thereof resulting from the
proposed Improvement, separately es-
timated for each abutting lot or part
of a lot and set against each lot in
the aforesaid lots or lots and their
owners.
Respectfully Submitted,
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syILLE Daily HERALD. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, Il

upon said railroad or street railroad
and its roadbed, ties, rails, fixtures,
rights and franchises superior to
other liens and claims except State,
county and municipal taxes; and
that said lien and liability shall be
enforced either by suit in court hav-
ing jurisdiction or by sale of the pro-
perty assessed, in the same manner
as may be provided by law for the
sale Of property for ad yalorem city
taxes.
SEVENTH: That when ever any
such improvement shall have been
made in said Paving District No.
One there shall be first deducted
from the entire cost of such improve
ments the cost of improving all in
tersections of other streets with the
street proposed 10 be improved, no
part of which shall be chargeable
against the owners of property abut-
ting on the street. And there shall
also be deducted cost of such part of
the improvement as shall be payable
by railroads and street railroads or
the owners thereof, and the remain
der Of the entire cost of the improve
ment, after making the deductions
aforesaid, shall be apportioned be-
tween the city and the owners Of
AUDITING property in such manner
that the abutting owners shall not
be required to pay than three
fourths Of the net cost after max
ing deductions.
EIGHTH: That said city council
may at the time of passing such as
Sessment ordinance or ordinances or
ut any time thereafter cause to be
issued, in the name of the city, as
signable certificates, declaring the IL
ability Of such owners and their pro-
perty for the payment Of such as
sessment, and fixing the terms and
conditions of such certificates.
If any such certificate shall recite
that the proceedings with reference
to the making of such improvements
have been regularly had in compli-
ance with law, and that all prerequi-
sites to the fixing of the assessment
lien against the property described
in said certificate and the person
al liability of the owner therefor
have been performed and complied
with, such certificate shall be prima
faci" evidence of the facts so recited,
and no further proof thereof shall be
required in any court.
And the said property owners,
their agents and attorneys and any
and all other persons who may be
interested in the premises are there
fore hereby notified to be and appear
before the city council of said City
of Brownsville, Texas, in the cham
bers of said city council in the City
Hall Of said city in Brownsville, Tex,
on the fourteenth (14th) day Of De-
cember, A. d., 1912, at ten o'clock
A. NJ, and to then and there pre-
sent to said city council their OBJ
iectiOns, if any they have to any Of
said proceedings orf'to said assess
mehts or any other. objections, if
any, which they may desire to make
in the premises.
And the City Secretary is hereby
instructed to publish ana mail due
notices of such hearing in manner
and forms and for the length of time
required by law and by said general
paving ordinaRce.i .r fffr 1ft;
Approved this eleventh (11) day Of
November, A. d. 1912. '
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(sea1)
Resolution Concerning a Hearing Be
fore the City Council of the City
Of Brownsville. Texas. Relative
To Paving etc In pa wing Dic

fore the City Council of the City
Of Brownsville, Texas, Relative
to Paving, etc, in Paving Dis
trict No. Two of Said City.
Whereas, the City Council of the
City Of Brownsville has heretofore
by ordinance duly restricted the lin
its and boundaries Of and has estab-
lished and created Paving District
No. Two (2) within the following
limits and embracing the streets and
portions OF streets hereinafter desig-
mated, viz:
Eleventh Street from Washington
Street TO Adams Street; Twelfth
street from Washington Street 10
Adams Street; Market Square on
both sides Of the City Hall and ex-
tending from Eleventh Street to
Twelfth, and
Whereas. said City Council has or
dered the paving of said District No.
Two (2) with creosoted wood blocks
and has contracted with the Creosot-
ed Wood Block Paving Company for
paving same and has by said ordin-
ance declared that one-third G-3)
Of the cost Of said paving OF said
District shall be paid by the owners
of property abutting upon said por-
tons Of said streets, respectively, and
by the owners of railroads and street
railroads occupying or using or have
a franchise to use or occupy such
streets or any portion thereof and
that one-third (1-3) of the cost of
said paving shall be assessed against
all abutting property and the owners
thereof, and that the total cost OF
said paving of a strip nine co. feet
in width through such streets or por.
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Total Paving District No.

z -t,....~t.-r.-.{t ". .~s11952.54
,.iu Paving District No. ..
Block No. 81, Lot No. $50
feet Besteiro Bros, 50 fl,
on 18th St.. ....... 1922
Block No. ST, Lot No.r2, 50irlot "a
feet. Besteiroi Bros ~. ..... 1929
Block No. 81. Lot No. g. 5O-.t
feet MissiC Yiutonnet ". 1922
Block No. 81, 10 Of Lot No.
4, % feet, B. Garcia. s711
Block No. 81, 1-2 of Lot No. NH
4, V. Gavito ...L... .u. .97.11
Block No. 81. Lot No. ., so
feet, est. V. Fernandez. 1922
Block No. 81, Lot No. 6, 80
feet, est. v. Fernandez, so
#. on 18th t.......... 337.32
Block No. 81, Lot No. z, so
feet. est. NJ. Fernandez,
% #. on 18th st....... 337.32
Block No. 81, Lot No. 8, so
feet Miss G. vuittonnet. 1922
Block No. 81, Lot No. 9. so
feet Juana Champion de
Fernandez --.......... 1922
Block No. 81, Lot No. 10, so
feet, Jose Celaya 1922
Block No. 81. Lot No. IL, so
feet, est , ". Junco... 1922
Block No. 81, Lot No. IL, so
feet est J. w. Junco, so It.
on 18th st. .-........ 1912
Block No. SO, Lot No. IL, NJ.
J. Arms rong, 100 fit. on
18th st. .............. 343.43
Block No. Sc, 70 Of Lot No.
|, Mrs. G.. B. San Roman,
f on 18th st. ......-. 171.71
Block No. So, IL Of Lot No.
1. Mrs. Julia Besteiro, 20
feet on 18th st, 171.71
Block No. IS. Lot No. 8,
Miss G. V~uittonnct, 12O
#. on 18th st. ........ 343.43
Block No. IS. Lot No. Z, j.
Fl. Fernandez, 100 TT. on
18th st. .343.43
Total District No. ...s4276.65
and
Whereas, said written statement
Of said engineer has been examined
by this city council; Now, Therefore,
it is hereby resolved by said city
council:
FIRST: That said written state
ment Of said engineer shall be and
the same Is hereby in all things ap-
proved and adopted.
SECOND: That a hearing shall be
given before this city council to own
ers Of property abutting on said
streets in said Paving District Num-
Der 2 or any portion thereof and 10
the owners of any and all such rail-
roads or street railroads. their agents
or attorneys, which hearing shall be
held in the chambers OF said city
council in the City Hall in the City
Of Brownsville, Texas, beginning at
O'Clock A. NJ, on fourteenth
f14th) day of December, A. D.. 1912,
which hearing shall be continued
day to day and from time to
time until all persons interested in
said property who may appear before
said city council shall have been full
ly heard. at which time the owners
Of said property, their agents or at.
torneys or any person or persons in
terested therein shall be entitled 10
and shall receive a hearing as to any
protest O. objection TO said assess
ments or any OF them and az 10 the
benefits by reason OF such
proposed improvements as to any err
ror or i~nvalidity or irreguIarity with
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Mayor.
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ATTEST: -f.s.tI
CRISAN'T0 VILLARREAL.#
...-. r. City .Seeretary.f tu. "
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h# LM.. |.m NNAR& 49, a 81 N".H.
Filed November IL. 1919
CRISANTO NILtARREAL,
City Secretdry.
], Crisanto Vfllarreal, OHty Secre-
tary, of the City Of BrewnsviIle.
Texas, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a true and
correct copy Of a resolution which
was duly adopted by the City Council
of said City heretofore on the elev-
enth day Of November, A. D., 1912.
And the said property owners there
agents and attorneys and any and all
other persons referred to in said re-
solution who may be interested in
the premises are hereby notified to
be and appear before said City Coun-
Gil Of said City Of Brownsville. Texas.
in the chambers of said City Council
in the City Hall of said city. in
Brownsville, Texas, on the fourteen
(14th) day Of December. "A. d.. 1912.
at ten O'Clock A. NJ, and to then and
there present to said city council
their objections. if any they have. to
any Of said proceedings or to said
assessments or any other objections.
if any, which they may desire to make
in the premises.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said City at Brownsville, Texas on
this the Eleventh day Of November,
AID, 1912.
CRlSANTO VILLARREAL,
City Secretary.
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PAVING DISTRICT NO. /.
On basis az l-3 cost ner front foot.
Block No. r, Lot No. Il. so
feet. J. McAllen & SON. 20446
Block No. r. Lot 10. 2. so
feet. J. McAllen 4 SON. 20446
Block No. n, Lot no. q. 80
feet. J. J. Young....... 2O446
Block No. T, Lot No. 4, so
feet, y Y. Young. ...... 2O446
BLOCK No. It. Lot No. *. so
feet. J. McAllen & SON. 2O446
Block No. T. Lot No. c, so
feet ]. McAllen & Son. 20446
opp. 57 on Levee. y. y. &
r. Imp.
OPP. 4. 5 & 6. $50 feet. n.
Y. 4 b. Imp. Co........ 613.SS
Opp. 1. , & 3. $50 feet, st.
L. r. & NJ. Ry. Co... 613.3S
opp. IS on Letee. $50 feet
y. y. 4 b. Imp. CO.. 1922
block No. 50. Lot No. 1, so
feet A. r. Hicks estate. 343.43
Block No. S.. Lot. No. 10,
so feet. P. ]. Viyier.... 343.43
Block No. sc. Lot No. l.. 80
feet First National Bank 547,S9
Bank 1898 10
Block Sc. Lot No. Sd of .,
81 - feet First National
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Respectfully Submitted,
j. w. DAVIS,
PAVING DISTRICT NO 3

Total area 4341.5 Square Yards.
Property owners pro
portion .$4276.65
CityS proportion. ....... 6177.21
st. L. B. & M. Ry. Co 270
square yards ........ ~. 1920
Brownsville Street and %, u
l%nterurban Railroad Co. .Tt
w ,273 square yards. ...... 753.4S
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~ IH1IIItCI
PAVING DISTRICT. NO. /

Estimated Bene-
fits and Casts
Property owners propor
ton. S"37,737.1O
Wy proportion ~S21,476.24
Brownsville Street and In
terurban Railroad Com
pany, 2I06 so. yds..... 5.S1256
81. L. r.. & N. Railway
Company, 200 50 yds.. $4,000
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PAVING DISTRICT NO. /.

Total Paving District No. /
one SEC OF 90 -
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A corset that makes strong
claims as being a most sensible ar
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such light weight-but, by virtue
IF its excellent making it is sturdy
and long-wearing corset. Those
who attended last weeks sales
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"a inch to % inch
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For corsets that were originally
$50 to $500, and all sizes in the
lot. Brands that every woman
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HAIGIIIl.

we are pleased to know that Car
roll county, after lapse Of several
years, will hold an annual fair, and
Smallwood is an ideal place for the
purpose. 4 hope the citizens Of the
county will help to make it such a
success that 1T will be made per-
manent organization.
Several thefts are reported in this
vicinity lately of various things. One
man residing at Oakland Mills re
ports the loss of 500 a few days ago.
So far only one thief has been cap
tured, red mouthed instead of red
handed, and that one happened to be
"Brer possum" by your correspondent
ia one of his breeders killing chick
ems last Wednesday night
What sort Of stunt is this the
school board is getting off about the
children having to furnish their own
states and stationary. 4 thought we
had free book bill, but this doesn't
look much like 1t. While those arti-
cles do not cost very much yet when
all the pupils in the state who attend
the pubic school have to buy them
ii amounts to right good sum. Tit
looks rather bad for the appointing
power of these boards this edict, as
no such thing occurred under the
Democratic administration.
KOrnAF Bros. OF North Branch are
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MANCHE STER.

Mrs. Amelia q. Weaver, wife of MIR,
Greenbury w. Weaver, died at her
home in Gettysburg, Pa, on Septem-
Der 14th and was buried at Manches-
ter on Tuesday morning. She il sur
Yived by her husband and one son,
HOratiO Weaver, of Gettysburg. The
pa1lbearers were P. G. Bergheimer,
S. D. Rhine, Lester Bowers, William
Myers, all employees Of the depart
& Son. Services were held in the
German Reformed Church, here,
Revs. Thomas J. Barclay and Thomas
Land were the officiating ministers.
W.. r.. y. Bergman funeral director.
DR. Jacob III. Sherman, wife and
daughter left here on September IA
on trip through the West as far as
the State Of Washington where the
Doctor expects to invest in real e.
tate and start the raising Of fruit.
Tilden H. Zepp sold his 2-story
brick dwelling here at pubic sale on
September 14th, to Mr.. Jacob Ware
helm, for the sum OF 1875. Possess
ion to be given April LIST, 1913. lie
also sold acres of farming land to
Clinton V. Lippy at $116 per acre.
Mrs. Julia M Motter had been very
i'll, but since Sunday afternoon last
she has been slowly recovering.
Mr.. Lewis, Loats is on the sick list.
Mrs. John c. Denner had an attack
of acute indigestion on Sunday night
last and was very sick for some time,
but now she f. able to b. out and
about again.
Klondike Bill passed through here
on Monday last en- route to the Han
over Fair He had a team of dogs
hitched to a wagon that was loaded
with more dogs and other trained
animals, wagon and load combined
weighed 1900 pounds which made
hard pulling for the dogs. He says
he left Klondike Az years ago with
the same dogs attached to q sleigh
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If we would see as we would be
seen all who are members of the ?,
O. of a., Washington Camp "a, will
come and bring a friend on Septem-
Der 27, and help to eat the refresh
ments and enjoy the good lectures
which Mrs Wellstood Weidner and
Rev. NJ Baucher will deliver, along
with solos, duets and readings from
others.
Our school has opened with fifteen
scholars Mr. George Caple is teach
er.
Hauling sweet corn seems to b.
about over, but fertilizer now seems
to have taken its place for fall crops.
Mr.. John Conway, of this place,
has painted his outbuildings and il
makes quite an improvement.
The visitors who were putting up
at Mrs. Wick's summer home have
all left for their homes in the city.
Miss Evelyn Jones has returned
home after an extended visit to her
uncle, MIR. Harvey Reese.
As we pass the home of MIR. Rosen-
berger no more bright little faces
greet us so that is sure sign that
school calls them away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berna Cross and
daughter are still at her parents but
talk of soon returning to the city.
Mrs. Williams and daughter, Ger
tie, have returned to their Western
home. Many good wishes and hopes
OF return follows them.
Mrs. Margaret Ann Conaway, who
had been visiting her son, is now
spending the month Of September
with her sister, Miss Susie Boone, of
Louisville.