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

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 at 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. ID. 1928. at which time and
place any person whose lands are in
GUIDED 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 light
offer testimony 70 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 FEAST
bic or practicable. n at such time
and place said court would adjudge
and determine all contests and OBJ
jections 10 the creation of such Cis-
NtANNt anu VI MaNAlAS HNA tanning ~
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, ami
to make due return as provided oy
law. which said order is shown in
the copy Of the proceedings above
referred 10, and, the same is here
referred 10, and is made a 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 "
law, and in accordance with said or-
der. and due return thereof made.
which said notice md return are
shown in the copy Of the proceedings
filed herewith, and the same IS ere
referred 10 and made a part hereof.
That on the 2lst day Of May, A.
ID 1928, as provided by its order OF
date May ), 1928. the commissioners
court met at d 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
hearing IL was shown and mad to
appear nd SO found by the our
that the petition Of the said Ill. g..
Harding. trustee, and others, pray
ing for the creation and establish
mcnt Of said water improvement dis
trict had been tuly presented at a
special session Of said court, held OF
the 3rd day Of May. A. ID. 1928, and
that said petition was IN due and le-
gal form, and contained the REQUESTS
number Of signers thereto, and that
said petition had been set Town by
the court for a public hearing at a
special session or term Of said court,
90 be held az the court house, in the
city Of Brownsville. May 2l, 1928,
and said court found that due
and legal notice of the date
and place Of said hearing had
been given in the tanner
and form and for the length of
time, and due return thereof n ice
and filed, as required by law. and
at said public hearing an opportuni-
t. was offered bv 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 fens-
ible or practicable: and said court,
after hearing all the evidence offer
Cd at said hearing and all matters
pertaining TO the same, on May Il,
1928. made and entered its findings
OF record that the creation and or
Eanization Of said water improve
ment district is practicable and feas-
bile, that il is needed and would be
"A public benefit and a benefit TO ali
OF the lands included in said district.
and said court further found and
caused said findings TO be entered
IL record, hat II is practicable and
feasible for said proposed water inn
proyement district to carry out the
pos Of it's creation ~ any n
Of the methods proposed and sub
mitted to said court by petitioners
il general terms as follows:
First: BY the construction of a
pumping plant on the Rio Grande
river nj q point to be selected by the
engineer OF said district and the
construction Of a main canal from
said pumping plant across interven-
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 ~ the i'm
mediate vicinity Of said lands and
derives its water from said river, 70
deliver said water by means 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
trirt Number Six for the joint own
ership. construction and operation ci
irrigation works and reservoirs, 30
deliver said water TO and onto tho
lands az the proposed district.
Said water so delivered. in either
one Of the proposed methods 10 be
distributed, by means Of canals and
laterals. directly 10 the lands lnclud-
ed in sal proposed district where
said lands can be irrigated by gravity
and. wherever on account OF the ele-
walton Of said lands II - impossible
10 irrigate same by gravity, said wa
ter 10 he stored in the lakes re-
sucas situated in this district and
from thence delivered to said land by
means of re-lift pumps; and She
court further found that the con
strucion Of said system or the max
ing Of said contracts and the m
movements thereto would be a pub
lic benefit to said district and 10
the lands included therein; when
said order j. shown in the copy ~
the proceedings filed herewith, nd
the same Is here referred 10 and
made q part thereof.
That at the conclusion OF sad
hearing said court on May p, 1928,
duly made and entered its order
Judgment ana decree, creating and
establishing a water Improvement
district IN Cameron county, Texas, 70
be known as Cameron County Va