Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
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tablished under the name Of "Cam-
eron County Water Improvement
District Number Fifteen" (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 at the Court
House Door Of said County, or on the
bulletin board used for 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 r 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 .
Water Improvement District in Cam
eron County. Texas, to be known as
Cameron County Water Improve
ment District Number Fifteen" un-
der the metes and bounds set out In
said petition, land 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 office
of the Clerk Of said Court, and that
said Commissioners Court has, nc a
Regular Session, set said petition Tor
hearing at n Special Session Of said
Court on the 9th day Of February,
A. ID. 1929, No the Court House in the
City Of Brownsville. Cameron Coun-
ty, Texas. at 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 such
district, or contend for the creation
thereof, and may offer testimony "a
show that such district Is OF Is not
necessary. and would or would not
be Of public utility, and that the Gre
alton Of such district would or would
not be feasible or practicable.
This notice is issued in compliance
with en- order Of said Commission
ers' Court of date February 18th
A. ID. 1929, setting said petition for
hearing, and the following Is a true
copy Of said Order, vizi
an the Matter OF The Establishment
Of Cameron Count Water Improve
ment District Number Fifteen.
On this the 18th day Of February
"A. ID. 1929, at a Regular Session OF
the Honorable Commissioners Court
OF Cameron County, Texas, there was
presented TO tais Court and came on
10 be considered the petition Of ;.
Finley Ewing, and others, praying for
the establishment of N Water I'm
provement District, lying wholly
within Cameron County, Texas, TO be
known as Cameron County Water
Improvement District Number Fiji
teen,r and setting forth therein the
boundaries of said District, same con-
tanning ls2s.0l acres in Cameron
County Surveys Nos. 273, 2T4, and
275, same 10 be created and 20 oper-
ate under Section SO Of Article 10, OF
the Constitution Of Texas, for the
purpose Of irrigating the land therein
included, and Of furnishing water for
domestic, power and commercial pur-
poses, 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 s13O.000.00 estimated and
proposed cost Of the improvements 10
be made in said district, namely: an
irrigation system therein.
And, the court, after examining
said petition and finding that same
is in due and legal form and is signed
by a majority In number Of the hold
ers Of title to the lands situated
within the proposed district and rep
resenting a majority In value Of the
lands therein. ms indicated by the
County tax rolls, and that said petit
ton sets forth n necessity, public
utility, feasibility and a 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, II or the
opinion that same should be set down
for hearing.
IL In. therefore, now here BY the
Court ordered that said petition be,
and the same is, set for hearing be-
fore this Court at n Special Session
Of this Court 10 be held at the Coun-
~ Court House i'm the City OF
Brownsville. in Cameron County
Texas, on the 2Tth day OF February,
A. ID. 1929, AZ which time and place
any person whose lands are included
in and would be affected by the ere
alton of said district may appear be-
fore this Court and contest the cre-
alton of said District. or contend for
the creation of said district and may
offer testimony 20 show that said
district is or IN not necessary and
would or would not be Of any public
utility. and that the creation OF such
district would or would not Be feN
ible or practicable. and NJ which TIE
ard plaee this Court viii sdiudge
and determine all contests and OBJ
sections 70 the crestion OF said Dis
triet- and all matters pertsininz 70
the same
And. it IS further ordered that the
Clerk Of ns Court forthwith issue
due rotieessf said hearing. and that
ssre be posted and published hy the
Sheriff Of Cameron County. Texas,
as required By law
You are further commanded tc
cause 10 be published said notice In q
newspaper of general circulation in
Cameron County, Texas. one time and
Ut least five days prior 90 the date
Of sueh hearing viz. February y,
1929.
Herein fail net, but make due r..
turn of true copy OF this notice 10
the Clerk OF the County Commission.
ers' Court Of Cameron County, Texas
on or before che said 9th day u
February. A. r. 1879. showing ths