Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-22
LEGAL ADV EnrIsEMEN1

herewith and is here referred to and
made a part hereof.
That said commissioners court on
the same day and at the same meet
ing ut which said petition was pre-
scented. duly made and entered an
order setting said petition down for
"A hearing at a special session Of said
court TO be held at the court house
in the city of Brownsville. in Cam
eron county, Texas, on the 2lst day
of May, A. d.. 1928, AZ which time and
place any person whose lands are in
cluded in and would be affected by
the creation of said district might
appear before said court and con-
test the creation of said district. or
contend for the creation Of said dis
trict, and further ordered that any
person at such time and place ight
offer testimony TO show that said
district is, or is not necessary, and
would or would not be Of any public
utility, and that the creation of said
district would or would not be feasi-
bic or practicable. and at such time
and place said court would adjudge
and determine all contests and OBJ
jections TO the creation Of such dis
trict, and all matters pertaining 20
the same, and said court further Or
dered the clerk Of said court to give
notice Of the time and place Of said
hearing, in the manner and for the
length Of time required by law, and
TO make due return as provided by
law. which said order is shown in
the copy Of the proceedings above
referred TO, and, the same is here
referred 70, and is made n part
hereof.
That notice OF said public hearing
was given by the clerk Of said court
for the length OF time and in the
manner and form as required by
law, and In accordance with said or-
der. and due return thereof made.
which said notice and retur are
shown in the copy of the proceed 1gs
filed herewith, and the same is ..ere
referred 10 and made a part hereof.
That on the 2lst day of May, j..
ID. 1928, as provided by its order OF
date May 8, 1928. the commissioner
court met at a special session at the
court house in the city Of Browns
Vile, Cameron county, Texas. and on
said date said court duly heard and
considered said petition. and ut said
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appear I'D 50 found by the court
that the petition Of the said IL. G..
Harding, trustee, and others. pray
ing for the creation and establish
ment OF said water improvement DIS
trict had been Gully presented at a
special session OF said court, held o1
the 3rd day Of May, A. ID. 1928. and
that said petition was in due and e.
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number of signers thereto, and that
said petition had been set down by
the court for z public hearing at a
special session or term OF said court,
to be held al the court house, in the
city OF Brownsville, May 81, 1928,
and said court found that due
and legal notice OF the date
and place Of said hearing had
been given in the manner
and form and for the length Of
time. and due return thereof n zee
and filed, as required by law, and
at said public hearing an opportuni-
IL was offered b. said court TO each
and all persons whose lands are in
cluded in and would be affected by
the creation Of said district TO con-
test the creation of said district, or
contend for the creation thereof, and
10 offer testimony TO show that such
district is or is not necessary and
would or would not be of public
utility, and that the creation OF saId
district would or would not be feas-
iblc or practicable; and said court,
after hearing all the evidence offer
cd at said hearing and all matters
pertaining TO the i1me, on May Il,
1928. made and entered its findings
of record that the creation and or
ganization Of said water improve
ment district is practicable and feas-
ible, that il Is needed and would be
a public benefit and a benefit TO all
OF the lands included in said district.
and said court further found and
caused said findings TO be entered
Of record, hat il is practicable and
feasible for said proposed water I'M
pruyement district to carry out the
purposes Of its creation IN any one
Of the methods proposed and sub
mitted to said court by petitioners
in general terms as follows:
First; By the construction of 4
pumping plant on the Rio Grande
river at a point to be selected by the
engineer Of said district and the
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said pumping plant across lnteryen-
ing lands TO and onto the lands IN
cluded in this district.
Second: BY contracting with Cam
eron County Water Control and I'M
provement District Number Six,
which has a canal system IN the i'm
mediate vicinity Of said lands and
derives its water from said river, TO
deliver said water by mean Of its
pumping plant and through its "a
mails 10 and onto the lands Of the
proposed district.
Third: BY entering into a con-
tract with said Cameron County Wa
ter Control and Improvement Dis
trict Number Six for the joint own
ership. construction and operation CT
irrigation works and reservoirs, 20
deliver said water 10 and onto the
ands Of the proposed district.
Said water SO delivered. in either
one OF the proposed methods TO be
distributed, by means Of canals and
laterals, directly TO the lands includ-
cd in sal proposed district where
said lands can be irrigated by gravity
and. wherever on account of the ele-
walton OF said lands II rs Impossible
to irrigate same by gravity. said wa
ter u be stored in the lakes and re-
sacas situated in this district and
from thence delivered to said land by
means of re-lift pumps; and me
court further found that the con
~strucion Of said system or the max
iur Of said contracts and the m
provcments thereto would be a pub
lie benefit TO said district and 10
the lands included therein; which
aid order is shown in the copy II
the proceedings filed herewith, md
the same is here referred TO and
made a part thereof.
That at the conclusion Of sad
hearing said our on May 81, ls-S,
duly made and entered its order
Judgment and decree, creating and
establishing a water improvement
district IN Cameron county. Texas, 70
be known as Cameron County Va
ter Improvement District Number