Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-02
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

Onare NO. ~, Norrn s degrees 81 MIN
utes East 34,297 feet to the center
line of an old graded road from San
Benito to the Buena Vista Tract.
Thence with the Center line of said
graded road. North 50 degrees %
minutes West 1928 feet to a point
in the West Line of said Share
No. 81, Thence with said West
Line of Share No. q South
1 minutes IS degrees West 25,42S
feet. Thence South 4 degrees 80
minutes, West 33,775 feet. Thence
South II degrees 5 minutes, West
1879 feet to a point in the West
Line of Tract IS of Share No. 10, of
said Espiritu Santo Grant. Thence
with said West Line South 4 degrees
80 minutes, West 1000 feet to the
Center Line Of the old San Benito-
Point Isabel Road. Thence with said
Road North II degrees 5 minutes,
East 1879 feet to a point in the
West line of Share No. q. Thence
with said West line of Share No. 81
South 4 degrees 80 minutes West
6S15 feet. Thence with a line paral-
lei TO and 1920 feet distant, measured
Southwardly from the center line of
Tie hCn o9EACGG4 0Ah A91OGA $4,000
South IS degrees 10 minutes, East
2.9l0 feet to a point in the East Line
Of said Share No. q. Thence with
the East Line of Share No. q, North
3 degrees 80 minutes East $500 feet
to the place of beginning, containing
5,298 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 to said district, for the
irrigation of the lands in said dis
trict and other lands needing irriga-
ton, for domestic and all other USE
full purposes connected Herewith,
and for the drainage of lands in said
district needing drainage.
That the creation Of said district
and the carrying out Of the purposes
for which same is being created are
necessary and will be a public utility
for the following easons, to-wit:
The lands incldued within the
boundaries Of said proposed district
are fertile and susceptible OF lnten-
sive cultivation and are capable OF
producing many kinds of agricultural
and horticultural products and OF
supporting q large population, but
such lands are located in a semi-arid
region where the annual rainfall IS
insufficient TO supply the soil with
moisture sufficient to mature grow
ing crops, and without irrigation are
Of little value, and at present can be
used only occasionally for grazing
purposes and are not suitable for
farming. but said lands are located
in the vicinity of and are capable OF
being successfully irrigated with
water from the Rio Grande River, a
large flowing stream, capable Of sup
pIying abundant water for irrigation
and other purposes to this land; that
thu creation of this district and the
construction. operation and mainten-
ance of the works Necessary to carry
out the purpose for which said dis
trict is being created will make pro-
dutive 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 petitioners would further
show that the general nature OF
the work proposed to be done to car
nv out their purpose aforesaid will
be as follows:
Said lands are entitled to receive
water for the irrigation thereof from
said river and the district proposed
to be formed would deliver the sale
water from the said river TO said
lands in either one Of the following
methods:
First, by the construction OF a
pumping plant on said river at n
point to be selected by the Engineer
Of said district and the construction
Of q main canal from said pumping