Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-09

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petition had been set down BY the
Court for a public hearing at y
Special Session or term Of said
Crfrt, 10 be held at the Court House
II he City Of Brownsville. Sentem-
" ~, 1928, and said Court found
u . que and legal notice or the
d. ? n place OF said hearing had
b gwen N the manner and form
ar Tor the length Of time, and due
rel "a tnereof made and filed as
REL ired by law, and at said public
hel ing az opportunity was offered
by ald Court TO each and all per
sons whose lands are included Ia
and WOULD be affected by the .
tion * said district to contest the
Great N OF said district. or contend
for the creation thereof and tc
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 Cr would not be feas-
iblF practicable: and said Court
aftc' n arlng all the evidence offer
ed sid hearing and all matters
per \ ~ q to the same, Oh Septem-
Der 1928. made and entered its
find N Of record that the creation
and IA imitation " said water I'm
proveni at District IS practicanle
and feasible, that IL Is needed and
would .n a public benefit and q
benefit 20 all Of the lands mclud-
ed In said district, and said Court
further found and caused said find
ings 10 re entered of record that II
is practicable and feasible for said
proposed water improvement dis
trict 70 carry out the PURPOSES "
its creation In any one Of the me-
thods proposed and submitted IL
said Court by petitioners IN general
terms IS follows:
First: By the construction of Z
pumping plant on the Rio Crande
River at a point 10 be selected BY
the Engineer Of said district and
the construction Of d main canal
from said purnping plant across in
terventng lands 10 and onto the
lands included in this district.
Second. BY contracting with
Cameron County Water Control and
Improvement District Number Six
or Cameron County Water Improve
ment District Number Two, each or
which has a canal system in the
immediate vicinity Of these lands
and derives it's water from said river
to deliver said water By means or
its pumping plant and through its
canals 10 and onto the lands 81 the
proposed district.
Third: BY entering into a con-
tract with said Cameron County
Water Cont.1l and improvement
District Number Six or Cameron
County Water Improvement District
Number Two for the joint owner-
ship, construction and operation OF
irrigation works and reservoirs,
to deliver said water to and onto
the lands of the proposed district.
Said water % delivered. ar either
one OF the proposed methods to be
distributed by means OF canals and
laterals directly TO the lands in
Guided in this proposed district
where said lands can be irrigated
by gravity and wherever on account
OF the elevation OF said lands il
Is impossible 10 irrigate same BIZ
gravity, said water to be stored in
the lakes and TeSacas situated in
this district and from thence de-
livered TO said land by means Of
re-ilft pumps; and the Court fur
Their finds that the construction Of
said system or the making OF said
contracts and the improvements
thereto would be a public benefit 10
SAID district and To the lands in
cluded therein, which said order IS
shown IN the copy Of the proceed
lnEs filed herewith. and the same
Is here referred TO and made a
part thereof.
That at the conclusion Of said
hearing said Court on September
p, 1923. duly made and entered It's
order, Judgment and decree, Great
ing and establishing a Water I'M
provement District in Cameron
County, Texas, to be known as
Cameron County Water Improve
ment District Number Thirteen
with the boundaries hereinbefore
set out, and said Court further or
cered that an election De held with
in said district on the 10Th day Of
October. "A. d.. 1928. at which cleo
ton there should be submitted the
following propositions: For the
Water Improvement District. "
Against the Water improvement
District" For the issuance of
Notes Of said District" Against
the issuance Of Notes or said Dis
trict." tsaid notes being for the pur-
pose of paying the cost OF organic
ing, surveying. maps. and plats, and
all other indebtedness prior to the
issuance Of bonds, and the election
Of five directors for said district.
That in said order directing that
an election be held in said district
there was designated a polling place
for such election, and said Court.
BY the terms Of said order. selected
and appointed the Judges for said
polling place. and designated one
OF such Judges 10 be Presiding
Judge, and also selected two clerks
Tor said polling place; and said
court tu7<her ordered that notice OF
said election be given and posted
In the manner and form, and for the
length Of time required BY law: all
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proceedings above referred To and
herewith filed and made a part
hereof.
That notice OF said election was
given and said election was held
and due return thereof made as
provided by the orders Of said
Court, and the laws Of the State OF
Texas, as will more fully appear
from the transcripts Of the proceed
ings had in the formation OF said
district filed herein and made a part
hereof; that on the 30th Gay of
October, 1923, at a Special Session
Of the Commissioners Court D.
Cameron County, Texas. the said
Court canvaSsed the returns Of the
election held on the Goth Gay OF
October. 1928, in the proposed Came
ron County Water Improvement
District Number Thirteen, in Came
ron County, Texas. at which election
there were submitted the following