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

within the district. and the issuance
of bonds to pay therefor. each sep
arately certified by the president
and secretary Of said Board Of Di-
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, q 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
81 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, IL pro-
ceeded 70 the election Of a presi-
dent and secretary and engineer,
and elected c. 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
ident. secretary and engineer, re-
spectively, OF said district.
10.
That the said district engineer
thereupon proceeded to discharge
the duties required OF him by Law
and by the orders of the Board Of
Directors OF said district. and on
January ~. 1929 made and filed
with said Board Of Directors his re-
port in writing. setting forth there
~ the final project as planned by
MIN 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 TO wat
or I'll 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.
nOG 100000. accompanying his said
| report with man and field notes OF
the territorial limits of the district.
and all other maps. protlles. spccl-
ficationS. etc. necessary 10 snow the
character. extent and location Of
the proposed pumping plants. re-
servoirs. irrigation canals. lateralS'
DRAINAGE bitches and other works
constituting the irrigation project
as submitted BY him-which said
report was. az the meeting Of SAID
board held on the same day. duly
approved and va then and there
after adopted as the project OF said
district.-all rs more fully shown by
the transcript last herein mention
"a which Il now here referred 10
and made part hereof.
No. "A.
That J. W. Allen is the duly ap-
pointed. qualified and acting tax
assessor and collector Of said dis
trlct. and that Donald Oralson
Feliciano Tapia and Gabriel Chapa
are the duly appointed. qualified
and acting commissioners. constl-
tuting the Board Of Equalization Of
said district. and that they we're
such tax assessor and collector and
Board or EQUALIZATION. respective
In. at the times Of their action here
mater mentioned.
That the said tax assessor and col
( lector duly prepared and present
ed the assessment lists Of al tax
| able properties in the district foI
/ the wear 1929 10 the said Board OF
Tnuaiizetion. ard that said board
has. from time n time. after II;
first meeting I'm the current year
! examined. equaliz7d. appraised ano
nassed upon said assessment lists
and has approved the assessment;
| lists aforesaid. returned them u thc
Assessor. and finally approved thC
tax rolls OF said district based
thereon. which said tax rolls have
also been approved by the Board
Of Directors Of said district. all a:
REQUIRED b. law. and that the taZ
rolls or said district for the year
1920 show that the property. real
personal and mixed. within said
district ard subject to taxatior
thereby for the year 1929. amounted
10 the sum Of s4052 1920. all as
more fun shown BY the transcript
last herein mentioned. which Is re-
ferred TO and made part hereof.
Is.
That the said Board Of Director.
has applied for and procured to bC
issued BY the Board Of Water En-
rineers Of the State CT Texas. q
permit for the appropriation by Saic
district Of sufficient water from tn;
unappropriated waters Of the State
4 Of Texas from the Rio Grande Riv.
er in Cameron County. Texas. fol
the irrigation Of 10.500 acres O
land within said district. said per.
NIT being granted as the result %
a hearing had before said BoarC
Of Water Engineers Of the State O
Texas. on FebrUa-- Is. 1929: anC
LnHb the BOarC OF directors OF SAX
district has also applied for anC
procured from said Board Of Wate,
Engineers Of the State Of Texas TIT
report Of that board finally ap.
proving the project for said irriga.
ton works hereinbefore mentioned
and the issuance Of bonds therefor
in the sum Of 81. 0 10000. afte'
having made a full investigation
upon the organization OF said dis.
trict and the feasibility. etc, Of il
said project. and after all sugges
tons for changes and improvement!
made by caid Board of Water En-
cineerS had been duly complies
with by the Board Of Directors o
said district and the engineer o
said district. All ar which more full
Nv appears in the transcript las