Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-21
LEGAL AnYERTlsENENT

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Of the Box Tract, 2T80 feet TO the
Southwest corner Of said Box tract
and the Southeast corner OF the
tract herein described; thence South
80 degrees 81 minutes West 4165.9
the Southwest corner OF the tract
herein described; thence following
the west line OF said Share No. 80,
North o degrees O2 minutes East
| 1887 feet: East 16.3 feet to a post;
North O degrees Oh minutes West
1888 feet 70 q post being the North
west corner of said Boory 1900 acre
tract, and the Southwest corner
OF said Boory 600 acre tract.
North o degrees OF minutes
West 47l6.2 feet; North 0 degrees
04 minutes East 1724.0 feet to q point
for the Northwest corner OF the
tract herein described. and being
also the Southwest corner Of a tract
In said Share No. So in the nam Of
the Brownsville Realty Company;
thence with the dividing line be-
! tween the said Bocry 800 acre tract
and the said Brownsville Realty
Company tract, North 50 degrees is
minutes East 4019.9 feet to a point
In the East boundary Of the said
Share 80, and West boundary or the
above mentioned Buena Vista grant
for the northeast corner OF the
tract herein described: thence
with the above mentioned East
boundary of Share 80 and West
boundary OF Buena Vista Grant
South 0 degrees "a minutes East
6427.S feet to place of beginning,
containing by the above metes and
bounds s64.61 acres, more or less"
That the purposes for which said
district is being created are the con-
troll, storing, preservation and distri-
button Of the waters and flood
waters Of the Rio Grande River and
Of the Resacas or streams within,
crossing or adjacent 10 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
for which same il being created are
necessary and will be u public utili-
~ for the following reasons, to-wit:
The lands included within the
boundaries cf said proposed district
are fertile and susceptible OF in
tensiye cultivation and are capable
Of producing many kinds Of agricul-
tural and horticultural products and
Of supporting a large population,
out such lands are located in a semi
arid region where the annual rain
tail Is insufficient TO supply the soil
with moisture sufficient to mature
growing crops, and without irriEa-
tion ARE or little value, and nc pres
ent a 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, a large flowing stream,
capable Of supplying abundant water
Tor irrigation and other purposes to
this land, that the creation ot
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 Ct 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 10 carry
ont their purposes aforesaid will be
as follows:
Said lands are entitled to receive
water for the irrigation thereof from
said river and the district poposed
TO 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 d
pcint 70 be selected bv the engineer
of said district and the construction
Of a main canal from said pumping
plant across intervening lands 70 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 a canal system in the i'm.
mediate vicinity of these lands and
derives its water from said river, ID
deliver said water by means or its
pumping plant and through it's canals
10 and onto the lands 81 the proposed
district; IL IL proposed 70 distribute
said water so delivered, in either one
OF the proposed methods, by means
OF canals and laterals directly
10 the lands included in this pro,
posed district where said lands car
be irrigated by gravity and, wherever
on account OF the elevation Of sait
lands il is impossible TO irrigats
same By gravity. said water will bs
stored in the lakes and resacas stu
ated in this district and from theme,
delivered 70 said land by means O.
re-lift pumps; and your petitioner
further propose a system cf drainage
adequate to all lands in said district
Your petitioners would furthe
show that they have heretoforl
caused a careful and accurate survc,
Of the lands within the proposed dis
trict TO be made by a competent en-
gineer, who advises that il II bot
feasible and practicable to locate an
successfully operate an irrigation
system upon and over the lands EN-
braced within the boundaries hereto
fore given, securing the water TO
such irrigation from either Of tn
sources hereinbefore set forth. an
such engineers advise your pc
titioners and your petitioners ~
estimate that the cost of se
curing an adequate supply Of waite
for the irrigation Of said lands, Il
either OF the methods he~reinbefor
described, and the construction OF al
adequate irrigation and drainag
system for the irrigation and drain
age or said lands win be approx
mately the sum of sixty-five dollar
per acre for each acre 10 be irriRatel
and drained by the proposed system
That none Of the lands embraces
within the proposed Water Contro
and Improvement District ARE within
the boundaries OF any ether waite