Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-02

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"A. Yates, each being q qualified
voter and resident property owner
in said district. who were styled
the Board OF Equalization for the
year 1929; and said Board OF Di-
rectors duly entered an order de-
signaling the oath day OF August
1929. as the time for the meeting
OF said Board. for the year 1929;
all of which Is shown in the trans
cript of the Minutes OF said Board
filed herewith and made a part
hereof.
That at the time fixed for its
first meeting said Board OF Equali-
zation met. and thereafter from
time to time examined. equalized,
passed upon and approved the said
assessment. and thereafter the as
sed rolls were duly made and re-
turned BY the Assessor. and ap-
proved by the Board of Directors
OF said district. all as required by
law.
That after the establishment of
said Water Improvement District,
&C the time and in the manner pre-
scribed by law. the Board of Direc-
tors OF said district appointed,
one A. Tamm. who was duly quail
fled as engineer for said district.
whose duty ID was to make a COM
pIete survey OF the lands contained
I'm said district and 70 perform such
other duties as Is required OF said
engineer by law, which Is shown In
the copy Of the proceedings filed
and made n part hereof.
That said "A. Tamm. appointed as
engineer of the district, proceeded
TO discharge the duties required Of
him by the Board or Directors Of
the district. and in due time made
and filed with the Board or Direc-
tors or the district maps, profiles,
specifications and estimates as
required by law. together with "a
written report showing the es-
timated amount necessary to Sc
cure "a contract from Cameron
County Water improvement Dis
trict Number One. whereby said
district will pump and deliver
through its pumping plant and ir-
igaticn system water from the Rio
Grande River TO some point mt or
near the boundry on this district.
is the sum OF ~S44.750.O0. and the
necessary pumping plants. canals,
reservoirs and other Improvements
proposed 70 be made In Cameron
County Water improvement District
Number Fifteen Is the sum OF s154,-
250.O0. or a total Of Sl99, 100000.
That on the 18th day OF Septem-
Der. 1929. at a meeting OF the Board
Of Directors Of your petitioner came
on TO be considered by said Board
the matter OF the issuance OF bonds
for said district in the sum Of
S199. 10000 for the purposes afore-
said: and It appearing to the salts
faction Of the Board that said dis
trict had heretofore been duly and
regularly laid out. defined and es-
tablished. and that the directors
and officers thereof had thereto
fore duly qualified as such. and the
Assessor and Collector of said dis
trict had heretofore made an as
sessment of all taxable pro-
perty within said district. which
had been duly passed upon and
approved by the Board OF Equaliza-
ton Of said district, and that as
sesSmant rolls had been duly made
and returned by the Assessor and
Collector OF said district, which had
been In all things approved as re-
CURED by Law, and that said as
SeSSment rolls show the taxable
value Oh all the real estate within
said district to he $873. l20.00. ana
that the engineer OF said district,
who had heretofore been appoint
eel had performed the duties re-
CURED by law and filed maps, pro-
llles. specifications and estimates as
required BY law showing that the
amount necessary TO secure a con-
tract 10 be supplied with water from
the Rio Grande River through the
irrigation system o belonging 10
Cameron County Water Improve
ment District Number One Is the
sum Of S44.75O.00, and to construct
the necessary pumping plants, ca
mails, reservoirs and other pro-
posed improvements TO be made In
CamerSon County Water Improve
ment district Number Fifteen ~
the sum Of S~154.250.O0. making o.
total OF Si99, 10000; and that IN
order for said district 10 secure said
contract, and do the construction
work aforesaid within your petit
toner district, all as hereinbefcre
set out. ID would be necessary Tor
said district TO issue its bonds in
the sum Of Sl99. 10000; and ~
further appearing to the satisfac-
ton Of said Board Of Directors, tina,
IA required by ard In ful COM
pliance with law, this project and
said proposed issuance Of bonds had
Heretofore been duly investigated
and finally approved by the state
Board Of Water Engineers,-it was
therefore ordered by the Board OF
Directors OF Cameron County Water
Improvement District Number FIJI
teen. that an election be held with
IN said district. and at the polling
place named in said order, on the
10th day of October. 1923, at which
election there should be submitted
to the qualified voters OF said dis
trict the following propositions ana
none other, to-wit. For the issu-
ance OF Bonds and levy OF tax and
payment therefor: and said Board
in said order named a polling place
for such election In said district
and also selected and appointed two
Judges. designating one presiding
Judge. and two clerks, for said poll
ing place, designated in said order:
and II was further ordered 10y SAID
Board OF Directors that a notice OF
said election be given by the Sec
rotary In the manner and form, ana
for the length OF time required Dy
law: and said order further pro-
vided that the manner or conduct
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