Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-16

AltT C1 ODhIG 1NU- IL Ol the ESp1r1Tu
Santo Grant in Cameron County,
Texas, said point being on the
South bank of the Arroyo Colorado:
thence with the said South Bank
OF said Arroyo, North "a degrees 81
minutes East 1173 feet: South IS
degrees 26 minutes East 1885 feet:
South 50 degrees ~ minutes East
1882 feet to the Northeast corner
Of said Share No. II; thence leav-
ing the Arroyo Colorado and fol-
lowing along the East line or said
Share No. II, South 6 degrees q
minutes West 13,241.5 feet; thence
South 6 degrees "a minutes West
25.458.5 feet TO the Northwest cor
ner Of the Alfredo Cara Estate
tract. being Private Survey No. $40
Of Cameron County, Texas. thence
with the North line Of said Cara
tract, South "a degrees 36 minutes
East 775.1 feet to the Northeast
corner Of Share No. 6 OF said tract,
allotted to Mrs. j.. M. Saner in the
partition Of said tract among the
heirs OF Alfredo Cara, in Cause
No. 1861, in the District Court Of
Cameron County. Texas; thence
with the East line Of said Saner
tract, South 8 degrees 81 minutes
West 1878 feet, thence with the
North line Of the Anastacio r. Gar
"a. Share No. /. out of said Alfredo
Cara tract. South 80 degrees Is
minutes East 1875 feet; thence
with the East line of the said Al
fredo Cara tract. South S degrees
81 minutes West 3215.2 feet; thence
with the South line of the said Al
fredo Cara tract, North so degrees
10 minutes West 3215.5 feet to a
point on the East line of said Share
No IL; thence with said East line
South 6, degrees "a minutes West
1922 feet; thence South 6 degrees
30 minutes West 2,2l5.2 feet to the
Southeast corner of the tract here
in described, being also the North
east corner OF a certain 3O85 acre
tract conveyed to Lon G. Hill BY the
San Benito Land 81 Water Com
pany by deed dated August 25th,
1912: thence along the North line
of said 3035 acre tract, North SO
degrees 80 minutes West 4618.6 feet
to the Southwest corner of the tract
herein described and the Northwest
corner Of said 3085 acre tract: thence
North z degrees 0 minutes East 6l,-
734 feet TO the place Of beginning,
containing 6358.62 acres, more or
less"
That said district was created
under Section So t59a) Of Ar
ticle is. OF the Constitution Of the
State OF Texas, and the Statutes
enacted In pursuance thereto and
is now o Conservation and Recla-
nation District organized and oper-
ating under said Section 50 (59a)
OF Article IS, OF the Constitution
OF Texas.
That at the first election for d.
rectors Of your petitioner p. w.
Samuel, Harry Num-, y. NJ. Saner,
Lee 3. James, and w. Z. Ross.
were duly elected. and thereafter
all of said directors qualified as
such directos and organized by
electing p. w. Samuel, as President.
Harry Num-, as Secretary. j. M.
Saner, President Pro TEN, and
Lee B. James. Sec .ary Pro TEN:
and sl OF the said Directors and
Officers are at this time acting as
such directors and organized by
That on to-wit, the 4th dav OF
September a. y. 1928. there was
presented to the County Commits
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Texas, then In special session. a petit
ton in writing signed by the Arroyo
Gardens Development Combany. and
others, being a majority in number
OF the holders of title TO the lands
situated within the proposed district.
and representing a majority in value
OF the lands therein, as indicated
by the County Tax rolls of all Of
said lands within said boundaries.
praying for the establishment Of a
Water Improvement District. set
ting forth in said petition the nee
essity. public utility and feasibility
and the boundaries OF said proposed
district. which are the boundaries
above set out. and designating Cam
eron County Water Improvement
District Number Thirteen rs the
name for such proposed district
which name includes the name of
the County in which such proposed
district is situated. copy of said
petition being included in the trans
cript Of the proceedings had in the
formation of said district which is
filed herewith and is here referred
to and made a part hereof.
That said Commissioners Court
on the same day and at the same
meeting at which said petition was
presented. duly made and entered
an order setting said petition down
for a hearing at a Special Session
Of said Court to be held at the
Court House in the City Of Browns
vile in Cameron County, Texas, on
the 22nd day OF September, "A. ID
1928, at which time and place any
person whose lands are included III
and would be affected by the crea-
ton of said district might appear
before said court and contest the
creation Of said district or contend
for the creation OF said district
and further ordered that any per
son at such time and place might
offer testimony to show that sale
district is or is not necessary. and
would or would not be Of any public
utility and that the creation OF said
district would or would not be feas-
lble or practicable and at such time
and place said Court would adj
judge and determine all contests
and objections to the creation of
such district and all matters per-
tanning 10 the same. and said Court
further ordered the Clerk of said
Court to give notice Of the time and
place of said hearing. in the manner
and for the length of time required
by law and to make due return as
provided by law, which said order
is shown in the copy Of the proceed
ings above referred TO. and. the
same is here referred to. and Is
made a part hereof.
That notice Of said public hear
ing was given BY the Clerk Of said
Court for the length Of time and
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