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

NO. 1I4, south 81 degrees O Minis,
east 14,768.9 feet to q point on the
west bank or the Arroyo Colorado
for corner ;thence following the
meanders OF the west bank OF the
Arroyo Colorado. south 3 degrees 30
Minis, east 2o19.44 feet; south 4 de-
grees A. Minis, west lD44.44 feet;
south ] degree As Minis, east 20l.94
feet, the northeast corner OF Came
ron County Survey No. 275, patent
ed by the State OF Texas to James
q. Browne, as assignee OF the II. E.
a. w. 4. Ry. Co. by virtue Of Land
Scrip No. 929: thence south 2l40B
feet TO a point and post for corner:
thence west 1885 feet to q point on
the west line OF said Survey 275
for corner: thence north 3005.55 feet
TO a point and post for corner;
thence west 1O,555.5 feet TO a point
and post for corner: thence in the
west line Of Cameron County Sur
vey No. 2T3, patented BY the State
OF Texas to James q. Browne, as
assignee OF Sam Parr by virtue OF
Veteran Donation Land Scrip No.
$751; thence north 5618.58 feet to
the place of beginning, containing
1828.0l acres"
That said district was created UNI
der Section SO (59a) of Article l6,
Of the Constitution OF the State OF
Texas. and the Statutes enacted in
pursuance thereto and Is O a
Conservation and Reclamation Dis
trict organized and operating under
said Section SO C59a) Of Article is,
or the Constitution OF Texas.
That at the first election for di-
rectorS Of your petitioner, S. Finley,
Ewing, II. wv. Weber, W.. IL. NOEL
vain, j. r.. Roberts and Annie Orr
Houghton were duly elected, and
thereafter all Of said directors quail
fled as such directors and organiz-
ed by electing -. Finley Ewing as
president, Annie Orr Houghton as
secretary, L. W. Weber, as preSi-
dent pro tenn, and w. Il. McElwain.
as secretary pro tenn, and all of
said directors and officers are at
this time acting as such directors
and officers.
That on to-wit, the 18th day Of
February, A. d. 1929, there was
presented to the County Commits
si0ners' Court of Cameron County,
Texas, then In regular session, a
petition in writing signed by $. Fin
ley Ewing, and others. being a
majority in number or the holders
OF title to the lond situated within
the proposed district, and repre-
senting a majority In value OF the
lands therein, as indicted by the
County Tax rolls or all said lands
within said boundaries, praying for
the establishment Of a Water I'm
provement District, setting forth
in said petitions the necessity, pu-
bic utility and feasibility and the
boundaries OF said proposed dis
trict, which are the boundaries
above set out, and designating
Cameron County Water Improve
ment District Number Fifteen, as
the name for such proposed dis
trict, which name includes the
name OF the County IN which such
proposed district is situated. copy
Of said petition being included in
the transcript OF the proceedings
had In the formation of said dis
trict 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 ne City Of 1rowns-
vile. IN Cameron County Texas.
on the 9th day of February, AID.
1929. at which time and place any
person whose lands are included
in and would De affected by the
creation OF sail district might ap-
pear before SalL court and contest
the creation of said district, or
contend for the creation Of said
district, and further ordered that
any person at such time and place
might offer testimony to show that
said district is, or Is not necessary,
and would o. would not be OF any
public utility. and that the creation
Of said district would Of would not
be feasible or practicable, and mt
such time and place said Court
would adjudge and deter. ne all
contests and objections to the
creation Of such district, and all
matters pertaining to the same,
and said Court ther orde4 ID the
Clerk Of said on to give notice
or the time and place OF said hear
ing, in the manner and foi the
length OF time required by law,
anu to make ue return as provided
by law, which said order is shown
In the copy Of the proceedings
above referred to, and, the same
Is here REFER I ., and Is made q
part hereof.
That notice OF said public hear
ing was given by the Clerk OF said
Court for the length of time and
in the manner and form as re-
quired by law. and in accordance
with said order, and due return
thereof made, itch said fTOtice
and return r shown in the copy
Of the proceedings filed herewith.
and the same Is here referred TO
and made a part hereof.
That on the 9th day OF February
"A. ID. 1929, as provided by its order
Of date February IL. 1929, the Com
misSiorers' Court met at a Special
Session at the Court House I'm the
City OF Brownsville, Cameron
County, Texas. and or said date
said Court duly heard and consid-
er ed said petition. and at said
hearing IL was shown and made
to appear and so found by the
Court tina. the petition of the said
s. Finley Ewing. and others. pray
ing for the IRE lion and establish
ment Of said Water Improvement
District had been duly presented at
a regular session OF said Court.
held on the 18th day of February
A. u. 1929. and tfat said petition
was i'm due and legal form. and
1ntained the -squisite number Of
Signers thereto. and ct said Pc
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