Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26

be a. follows J.
Said lands are entitled tn receive
water for the irrigation thereof from
said river and the district prnnoaed
10 be formed would deliver thn nniI
water from the said river 10 nnid
lands in either "a W the ~f0lluwlnw
methods:
First. by the construction cf AL
pumping plant on said river Nv N
point 10 he selected nv the Engineer
OF said district and the construction
Of q main canal from said pumping
plant across intervening lands to mma
onto the lands included IN this dis
trict- or. second. hy contracting Nth
Cameron County Water C0rtrol ara
Improvement District Number alx.
which has u canal system in the ira
mediate vicinity 81 these lands and
derives It's water from said river, tn
deliver said water BIZ means 81 It's
pumping plant and through IT, canals
10 and orto the lands ~ TIE PRO-
posed district: III IA proposed to dis
tribute said water 40 delivered ~
either one OF the proposed methods.
b. mean VI canals ard lAtarala di-
rectly 10 the lands included ia this
proposed district where Aaid lands
can be irrigated By gravity and,
wherever ON account 0f che elevmtium
or said lands Il Il impossible % -
rigate same Nv gravity. said water
viii be stored III the lakes nnI
resacas situated In this district and
from thence delivered t0 snId lanA
By means Of re-lift pumps; and your
petitioners further propose IN ryHfmm
OF drainage adequate 10 drain al
lands IN said district.
Your petitioners would further
show that they have ~haratnfnrm
caused a careful and ~Rccurate survey
of the lands within the proposed dis
trict 20 be made NJ "A competent
Engineer, who advises that IL IA both
feasible and practical IN locate AnA
successfully operate an irrigation
system up0r and over the lands rni-
braced within the boundaries hsreto-
fore given, securing the watar Tor
such Irrigation from either w th@
sources h~ereinbefore set forth. and
such Engineers advise your Prtitlnm-
ers and your petitioners 50 estimate
that the cost "a securing Rn adequate
supply 81 water for the ivrientFan
"a said lands. i'm either cf the meth
DDS hereinbcfore described, ana rbn
construction Of an adequate irFina-
ton " drainage system FOR thr ir-
rigation and drainage ~ said land
will ~ approximately the sum af
$3.50. 10000
That none az the lands embraced
within the proposed Water Contrcl
2 Improvement District ars with-
in the boundaries ar ANY other Water
Improvement District. or Water Gen.
troll and Improvement District. 1870.
ated under the laws ef the State ~
Texas.
Opposite the name ~ each person
signing this Petition IN SCI Gut ara
number OF acres of land. within anIA
proposed Water Control and fm-
p%rovement District to which sErnar
holds title.
Premises considered. Petitioners
pray that this application ~ SO
down Tor A hearing nj "A regular n~
special session of your HoncrnAla
Court; that notice be given mn mrn-
vlded Nv law OF the time ard pInre
o. such hearing; that your Honn~-
ahle Body find me such hearing nmh
enter its order that the orransratInn
of such district la feasible anna urmr-
tIcahle. and would w w benefit w
thc lands M BE- included therein. Ara
y pubic benefit and utility. and thnt
ms fetltion h. Ar All things grant
edf that TOUR Honorable Court 49,
make IN rs order granting this Pc
tltion the appointment of five dlrpr-
tors OF such district, as provided hv
law; and that YOU make ana entnr
any and All other orders ara darraea
uhoer the Law proper and naeennary
m the premises.
Respectfully submitted.