Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-19
q ADVERTISEMENT

Of bonds to pay therefor. each SEP
arately certified by the president
and secretary Of said Board Of Df-
rectors, with the districts seal af-
fixed. is filed herewith and is here
referred TO and made a part here
Of.
II.
That each OF the said directors
and each of the persons elected as
officers of said district was at the
time OF his election. and so remain
ed at all times while serving as
such officer and director. a resi-
dent Of the State Of Texas and the
owner Of lands within. and subject
TO taxation by. said district. and was
at the time Of such election over
Il years Of age and a qualified voter:
and they. and each of them. are.
and while acting as such officers
and directors were. at all times
duly qualified in all respects TO act
as such officers and directors.
That Immediately after the cleo
ton and qualification OF the ORR
ginal Board Of Directors. II pro-
ceeded to the election of a presi-
dent and secretary and engineer,
and elected G. p. Barreda president
Of the Board Of Directors. Margaret
Seabury secretary thereof. and v.
L. Conrad engineer Of the district,
and that they. and each OF them,
the said named officers. have ever
since been. by reelection or other
wise. and they still are. the duly
elected. qualified end acting pres
i6ent. secretary and engineer, re-
spectively, Of said district.
10.
That the said district engineer
thereupon proceeded 10 discharge
the duties required of him by Law
and by the orders OF the Board Of
Directors OF said district. and on
January II. 1929 made and filed
with said Board Of Directors his re-
port in writing. setting forth there
il the final project ss planned by
him under the orders Of said Board.
and with the approval Of the Board
Of Water Engineers for the State
of Texas. for the construction OF an
irrigation system designed 70 wat
er all irrigable lands in the dis
trict. and in connection Herewith
T. furnish incidental drainage. to-
gether with his estimates Of the
probable cost Of the proposed works
including the expenses OF organiza-
ton and other incidental expenses.
amounting in the aggregate 70 ST.
OOC 10000. accompanying his said
report with man and field notes OF
the territorial limits Of the district.
and all other maps. proftles. spccl-
f~icstions. etc. necessary to show the
character. extent and location OF
the proposed pumping plants. re-
se-voirs. irrigation canals, laterals'
DRAINAGE bitches and other works
constituting the irrigation project
as submitted by him-which said
report was. at the meeting Of said
board held on the same Gay. duly
approved and was then and there
after adopted as the project Of said
district.-all cs more fully shown by
the transcript last herein mention
ed which is now here referred 70
and made part hereof.
No. IA.
That j. w. Allen is the duly ap-
pointed. qualified and acting tax
assessor ard collector Of said dis
trict. and that Donald Oralson
F~eliciano Tapia and Gabriel Chapa
are the duly appointed. qualified
and acting commissioners. ccnstl-
tuting the Board CT Equalization o.
said district. and that they were
such tax assessor and collector and
Board OF EQUALIZATION. respective
y. at the times OF their action here
inaft-r mentioned.
That the said tax assessor and COL
lecto- duly prepared and present
"a the assessment lists Of ell tax
able properties in the district for
the wear 1929 to tho said Board al
Equalization. and that said board
has. from time % time. after its
first meeting IN the current year,
examined. eqUali-od. appraised and
passed upon said assessment lists
end has approved the assessments
lists aforesaid. returned them 10 the
Assessor. and finally approved the
tax rolls Of said district based
thereon. which said tax rolls have
also been approved bv the Board
Of Directors of said district. all as
required by law. and that the tax
rolls Of said district for the year
1929 show that the property. real,
personal and mixed. within said
district ard subject % taxation
thereby for the year 1929. amounted
70 the sum Of s4052.892.00. all as
more full shown by the transcript
last herein mentioned, which Is re-
isrred 70 and made part hereof.
Is.
That the said Board Of Directors
has applied for anc procured TO Be
issued by the Board of Water En-
gineers of the State Of Texas, a
permit for the appropriation by said
district Of sufficient water from the
unappropriated waters Of the State
OF Texas from the Rio Grande Riv-
or in Cameron County, Texas. for
the irrigation Of 10000 acres OF
land within said district. said per-
NIT being granted as the result OF
a hearing had before said Board
Of Water Engineers of the State OF
Texas. on Februa-- IS. 1929: and
that the Board Of Directors Of said
district has also applied for and
procured from said Board Of Water
Engineers of the State Of Texas the
report of that board finally ap-
proving the project for said irriga-
ton works h~ereinbefore mentioned
and the issuance of bonds therefor
in the sum OF $1,000, 10000. after
having made a full investigation
upon the organization Of said dis
trict and the feasibility, etc. OF its
said project. and after all sugges.
tions for changes and improvements
made by caid Board OF Water En-
gineers had been duly complied
with by the Board Of Directors ol
said district and the engineer OF
said district. All Of which more full.
lv appears in the transcript las
mentioned. now here referred K
end made part hereof.