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

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trict, proceeded 70 discharge the
duties required OF him by the Board
OF Directors OF the district. and i'm
due time made and filed with the
Board OF Directors or the district
maps, profiles, specifications and
estimates rs required by law, tOget-
her with n written report showing
the estimated amount necessary to
secure a contract from Cameron
County Water Control and Improve
ment District Number Six. whereby
said district win pump and deliver
through its pumping plant and
irrigation system water from the
Rio Grande River to some point at
or near the boundary OF this dis
trict. Is the sum OF $123. $4,000. and
the amount necessary to make the
necessary connections thereto and
to construct the necessary pumping
plants. canals. reservoirs and other
improvements proposed 70 be made
In Cameron County Water I'M
Drovements District Number Thir-
teen Is the sum Of s3i6.c50.00. or a
total of $50000o.O0-
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
~S500.00OOO for the purposes afore-
said: and 1t 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 rs such, and
and the Assessor and Collector Of
said district had Heretofore made
an assessment OF all taxable proper
ty within said district, which had
been duly passed upon and approx
ed by the Board Of Equalization Of
said district and that assessment
rolls had been duly made and re-
turned by the Assessor and Collector
of said district. which had been in all
things approved as required by
law, and that said assessment rolls
show the taxable value OF all the
real estate within said district to
be $2.6O5. $50. 100. and that the
eineer Of said district. who had
therefore been appointed had per-
formed the duties required BY
law, and had made and filed
maps. profiles. specifications and
estimates as required by law
showing that the amount nee
be supplied with water from the
Rio Grande River through the ir-
rigation system now belonging 20
Cameron County Water Control and
Improvement District Number Six
is the sum OF ~Sf23.75O.O0, and TO
make the necessary connections
thereto and TO construct the necess-
ary pumping plants. canals. reser-
voirs and other proposed improve
ments to be made in Cameron
County Water improvement District
Number Thirteen IS the sum OF
s376.250.0O. making a total OF $780,
O00.c0: and that in order for said
district to secure said contract.
make the necessary connections. and
do the construction work afore-
said within your petitioner district.
all as hereinbefcre set out, ~ would
be necessary for said district to is
sue its bonds in the sum Of $500. 000,-
90: and II further appearing 10 the
satisfaction or said Board OF d.
rectors. that as required by and IN
full compliance with law. this pro-
iect and said proposed issuance Of
bonds had heretofore been duly in
veStigated and finally approved by
the State Board OF Water Engin-
eers.-it was thereupon ordered by
the Board Of Directors of Cameron
County Water improvement Dis
trict Number Thirteen. that an
election be held within said district.
and at the polling place named In
said order. on the 10th day Of Oc-
tober. 1929. at which election there
should he submitted to the quail
fled voters Of said district the fol-
loving propositions and non other.
to-wit: For the Issuance OF Bonds
and levy OF tax and payment there
for" Against the issuance Of bonds
and levy tax and payment therefor;
and said Board in said order named
a polling place for such election In
said district. and also selected ana
appointed two judges. designating
one presiding judge. and two clerks
for said polling place, DESIGNATED
in said order: and II was further
ordered BY said Board OF Directors
that a notice CT said election be
given by the Secretary i'm the man
ner and form. and for the length
of time required by law; and said
order further provided that the
manner OF conducting said election
should be governed by the election
laws OF the State of Texas. ex-
cept as provided in Chapter Z,
Title 128. Of the Revised Civil
Statutes Of the State OF Texas. Re-
vision or 1925, and In acts
amendatory thereof and supplement
tary thereto; and in said order
said Board further provided who
should be entitled to vote az said
election. the form Of the ballot TO
Be used. the oath 70 be taken by
every person who offered TO vote at
said election was to be held. ano
the manner and form in which the
returns Of said election --9ould DC
made: all OF which will more fully
appear by reference TO said order
shown i'm the transcript Of the Min
utes of the Board Of Directors filed
herewith. and made a part hereof.
That notice OF said election wa:
given as required by law and Sale
election was duly and lawfully held
in said district at the polling place
named in said order, on the l6tf
day Of October. "A. -. 1929, and re.
turns thereof we're made In th'
manner and form and within TN:
time prescribd by law. as shown y
the copy Of the proceedings flee
herewith and made a part hereof.