Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
III. ID. SFAGO,
THE A OF TEXAS

Of February, A. ID. 1929, in three
public places WITHIN the bounds of
the defined district in Cameron
County, Texas, proposed TO be es-
tablished under the name cf Cam
eron County Water Improvement
District Number Fifteen" 1.-THE boun-
daries OF which are shown in the pc
tition for the establishment thereof
on file with the Clerk Of the County
Commissioners Court of Cameron
County, Texas), and nc the Court
House Door of said County, or on the
bulletin board used Tor public notices
at the said County Court House, true
copies Of the following notice:
THE STATE OF TEXAS
To all persons interested In and
whose lands are included in and
would be affected by the creation OF
Cameron County Water Improve
ment District Number Fifteen:
Notice is hereby given that there
has been presented TO the Commits
sioners' Court Of Cameron County,
Texas, a petition in due form and
| properly and sufficiently signed,
asking that said Court establish q
Water Improvement District in Cam
eron County, Texas, 70 be known a.
cameron County Water Improve
ment District Number Fifteen" IN
der the metes and bounds set out in
said petition, (and all persons inter
ested shall take notice OF the boun-
daries Of said district as set out in
said petition, and may inspect same
by examining the same IN the oftiee
Of the Clerk Of said Court), and that
m--..~-~ C1rxwA has NJ a
Regular Session. set said petition for
hearing at a Special Session OF said
Court on the 9th day Of February,
"A. ID. 1929, at the Court House IN the
City of Brownsville, Cameron Coun-
~, Texas, nc which hearing any per-
son whose lands are included In and
would be affected by the creation OF
such district may appear before SAID
court and contest the creation OF sucn
district, or contend for the creation
thereof, and may offer testimony 70
show that such district is OF IS not
necessary, and would or would NOT
be Of public utility, and that the ere
alton OF such district would or would
not be feasible or practicable.
This notice Is issued in compliance
with an order Of said Commission
ers' Court OF date February llth-
A. D. 1929, setting said petition for
| hearing. and the following is n true
copy Of said Order, viz:
"In the Matter Of The Establishment
OF Cameron County Water Improve
ment District Number Fifteen.
on this the 18th day OF February
A. ID. 1929, Mt n Regular Session Of
the Honorable Commissioners Court
of Cameron County, Texas, there was
presented TO this Court and came on
TO be considered the petition Of ;.
Finley Ewing, and others, praying for
the establishment Of q Water In
provement District, lying wholly
within Cameron County, Texas, 70 be
known rs Cameron County Water
Improvement District Number Eff
teen" and setting forth therein the
boundaries OF said District, same con-
tanning 1S2S.0I acres in Cameron
County Surveys Nos. 2T3, ga, and
275, same 10 be created and 70 oper-
ate under Section 80 Of Article 10, OF
the Constitution of Texas, for the
purpose or irrigating the land therein
included, and of furnishing water for
domestic. powcr and commercial pur-
noses, in which petition is embraced
an application for authority for the
issuance Of the notes Of such district
when organized, to the maximum
amount permitted BY law, based upon
the sum Of $1S0,O00.00 estimated and
| proposed cost OF the improvements 70
be made in said district. namely: an
| irrigation system therein.
And, the court, after examining
said petition and finding that same
il in due and legal form and Is signed
bv a majority in number of the hold
ers of title to the lands situated
within the proposed district and rep
r~esenting a majority in value Of the
lands therein. rs indicated by the
| County tax rolls, and that said petit
ton sets forth a necessity. public
| utility. feasibility and q benefit 70
| the lands included in said district,
and the proposed boundaries Of said
district and ~designates "a name for
such district, to-wit: Cameron
! County Water Improvement District
Number Fifteen" which includes the
name of Cameron County, Is Of the
opinion that same should be set down
for hearing.
IL II, therefore, now here by the
| Court ordered that said petition Re,
and the same II, set for hearing be-
fore this Court at a Special Session
~ this Court 70 be held M the Coun-
IN Court House in the City o.
Brownsville. In Cameron County
Texas, on the 9th day Of February,
A. ID. 1929, at which time and place
any person whose lands are ineiuded
IN and would be affected by the ere
alton Of said district may appear be-
fore this Court and contest the ere
alton Of said District. or contend Tor
the creation Of said district, and nay
offer testimony 70 show that said
district is or is not necessary and
would or would not be Of any pubic
utility. and that the creation Of sueh
district would or would not be Yeas
ibie or practicable, and a. which time
and place this Court will anJucge
and determine al contests and ob-
sections TO the creation az said Dis
trict. and all matters pertaining u
the
And. Il Is further ordered that the
Clerk Of this Court forthwith issue
due notice Of said hearing, and that
same be posted and published BY ths
Sheriff 81 Cameron County, Texas
as required by law
You are further commanded %
cause 10 be published said notice In .
Newspaper or general circulation ~
Cameron County, Texas, enc time ans
at least five days prior to the datI
Of such hearing viz: February III
1929.
Herein fail not, but make due re
turn or u true copy on this notice u
the Clerk Of the County Commission
srsf Court az Cameron County, Texas
or or before tie said 27th day 81
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