Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-14

bounds s64.6i acres, more or less"
That the purposes for which said
district IN being created are the con-
troll. storing, preservation and distri-
button or the waters and flood
waters of the Rio Grande River and
or the Resacas. or streams within,
crossing or adjacent to said district,
for the irrigation OF the lands IN
said district and other lands need
ing irrigation, for domestic use and
all other useful purposes connected
Herewith, and for the drainage OF
lands in said district needing drain
age.
That the creation of said district
and the carrying out Of the purposes
for which same in being created are
necessary and will be u public utili-
~ for the following reasons, to-wit:
The lands included within the
boundaries Of said proposed district
are fertile and susceptible Of in
tensive cultivation and are capable
Of producing many kinds Of agricul-
tural and horticultural products and
of supporting a large population,
but such lands are located in "A semi
arid region where the annual rain
fall il insufficient 10 supply the soil
with moisture sufficient to mature
growing crops, and without irriga-
tion are of little value, and at pres
ent can be used only occasionally for
grazing purposes and are not suit
able for farming, but said lands are
located in the vicinity of and are
capable OF being successfully irri-
gated with water from the Rio
Grande river, q large flowing stream,
capable Of supplying abundant water
for irrigation and other purposes to
this land, that the creation OF
this district and the construction,
operation and maintenance Of the
works necessary to carry out the
purposes for which said district Is
being created will make productive
an area now practically waste land;
will greatly enhance the value, not
only OF the lands In the proposed
district but Of all adjoining land;
will increase greatly the taxable
values thereof, and increase the
population Of the locality in which
this district is located.
Your petitioner would further
show that the general nature of the
work proposed to be done to carry
out their purposes aforesaid will be
as follows:
Said lands arc entitled to receive
water for the irrigation thereof from
said river and the district poposed
10 be formed would deliver the said
water from the said river to said
lands In either one Of the two follow
ing methods:
First, BY the construction Of q
pumping plant on said river nc a
point TO be selected BY the engineer
of said district and the construction
Of a main canal from said pumping
plant across intervening lands 20 and
onto the lands included in this dis
trict, or, second, by contracting with
Cameron County Water Control and
Improvement District Number Six,
which has 4 canal system in the i'm
mediate vicinity Of these lands and
derives its water from said river, TO
deliver said water by means OF its
pumping plant and through its canals
to and onto the lands of the proposed
district; it is proposed to distribute
said water 50 delivered, in either one
Of the proposed methods, by means
Of canals and laterals directly
TO the lands included in this pro-
posed district where said lands can
be irrigated by gravity and, wherever
on account Of the elevation OF said
lands it liz impossible TO irrigate
same by gravity, said water will be
stored in the lakes and resacas stu
ated IN this district and from thence
delivered 70 said land by means OF
rc-iift pumps; and your petitioners
81 awAIMw IN mw~m Jwmtmnmm
adequate to all lands in said district.
Your petitioners would further
show that they have heretofore
Of the lands within the proposed dis
trict 10 be made by q competent en-
gineer, who advises that 1t is both
feasible and practicable to locate and
successfully operate an irrigation
system upon and over the lands en-
braced within the boundaries hereto
fore given. securing the water for
such irrigation from either Of the
sources hereinbefore set forth, and
such engineers advise your pc
~titioners and your petitioners SO
estimate that the cost of Sc
curing an adequate supply Of water
for the irrigation of said lands. in
either OF the methods hereinbefore
described, and the construction OF an
adequate irrigation and drainage
system for the irrigation and drain
age Of said lands will be approxi-
mately the sum OF sixty-five dollars
per acre for each acre to be irrigated
and drained BY the proposed system.
That none Of the lands embraced
within the proposed Water Control