Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-09

~CCsS eASC A4O41k1cdoJ COKucT OF came
rcn County Survey No. 275, patent
ed by the State Of Texas TO James
g. Browne, as assignee Of the II. <.
a. w. II. Ry. co. by virtue of Land
Scrip No. 929: thence south 2l40.g
feet TO q point and post for corner:
thence west 1855 feet 70 q point on
the west line OF said SURVEY 275
Tor corner; thence north 3005.55 feet
70 q point and post for corner:
thence west l0.555.5 feet 10 a MONT
and post for corner; thence in the
west line or Cameron County Sur
vey No. 273, patented by the state
Of Texas 20 James G.. Browne as
assignee Of Sam Parr By virtue OF
Veteran Donation Land Scrin NO.
631; thence north 5618.58 feet TO
the place Of beginning, containing
l628.0l acres"
That said district was created un-
der Section 50 (59a) OF Article 10.
OF the Constitution Of the State OF
Texas, and the Statutes enacted In
pursuance thereto and is now a
Conservation and Reclamation Dis
trict organized and operating unC ar
said Section SO (59a) Of Article IS
Of the Constitution OF Texas.
That at the first election for ii
rectors Of your petitioner, s. Finley,
Ewing, L. w. Weber. w. L. M: II
vain. j.. r. Roberts ana Annie Jr-
Houghton were duly elected. nd
thereafter al Of said directors q Ill
fled as such directors and ore liz
ed by electing 5. Finley Ewii as
president, Annie Orr Hourht as
secretary, l.. w. Weber. As EST
dent pro tenn, and w. IL. McE ain.
as secretary pro TEN, and Of
said directors and officers = no
this time acting as such di tors
and officers.
That on to-wit, the 18th v OF
February, "A. ID. 1929. the1 was
presented to the County c mis-
sionerS' Court Of Cameron unity,
Texas, then in regular 81 IN, a
petition in writing signed BY Fin
ley Ewing, and others, Lelng a
majority IN number OF 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 Of all said lands
within said boundaries, praying tor
the establishment or a water I'm
provement District. setting forth
IN said petition 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 al the same
meeting al 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 le City OF Browns
vile. in Cameron County Texas.
on the 9th day OF February. AID. /
1929, az which time and place any
person whose lands are included
IN and would Je affected by the
creation Of sail district might ap~
pear before saI4 court and contest
the creation OF said district, or
contend for the creation Of said
district, and further ordered that
any person az such time and place
might offer testimony to show that
said district Is, OF 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 feasible or practicable, and all
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 Their orde. "a the
Clerk of said on to give notice
Of the time and place OF said hear
ing, IN the manner and 70. the
length of time required by law.
an 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 referr l .. 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
in the manner and form as re-
CURED BIZ law, snd in accordance
with said order, and due return
thereof made, lich said fTotice
and return are 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. d. 1929. as provided by its order
Of date February III, 1929, the Com
m~issioners' Court met at a Special
Session at the Court House in the
City Of Brownsville. Cameron
County, Texas. and on said date
said Court duly heard and consid-
er ed said petition, and at said
hearing it was shown and made
to appear and so found BY the
Court tina the petition OF the seid
s. Finley Ewing, and others. pray
ing for the cre ton 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. d. 1929, and trat said petition
was in due and legal form. and
7ntained the .equisite number OF
signers thereto, and mat said pc
tition had been set down BIZ the
Court for a public hearing at a
Special Session Of term Of said
Court, to be held at the Court
House, In the City Of Brownsville,
February q, 1929. and said Court
found that due and legal notice
Of the date and place Of sad hear
ing had been given in the manner