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

Ia said district, and said Court
further found and caused said find
ings 10 be entered OF record. that
II Is practicable and feasible for
said proposed water Improvement
district TO carry out the purposes
Of its creation in any one or the
methods proposed and submitted
10 said Court BY petitioners In gen.
eral terms as fellows:
First: BY contracting with Ca
meron County Water Improvement
District Number One. which has y
canal system in the immediate VIC
unity or these lands and derives
is water from said river. 70 deliver
said water by means OF its pump
ing plant and through its canals
TO and onto the lands OF the pro
posed district.
Second: BY entering into a con-
tract with said Cameron County
Water improvement District Mum
Der One for the joint ownership.
construction and operation of irri-
cation works and reservoirs, 10 de-
liver said water 10 and onto the
lands OF the proposed district.
Said water so delivered. in either
one OF the proposed methods to by
distributed by means of canals and
laterals, directly to the lands in
cluded IN this proposed district.
where said lands can be irrigated by
gravity and. wherever on account
OF the elevation OF said lands IL IS
impossible 10 irrigate same BY gray
ity, said water TO be pumped and
stored n reservoirs to be construct
ed IN this district and from thence
delivered TO said land by gravity:
and the Court further finds that the
construction Of said system Or the
making OF said contracts and the
improvements thereto would be a
public benefit to said district and
TO the lands included therein, which
said Order Is shown in the COPY of
the proceedings filed herewith, and
the same IS here referred u and
made a part hereof.
That at the conclusion of said
hearing said Court on February q,
1929, duly made and entered IT'S or
der. judgment and decree, creating
and establishing a Water Improve
ment District in Cameron County,
Texas, 10 be known as Cameron co.
Water Improvement District Num-
er Fifteen, with the boundaries
hereinbefOre our. and said
Court further ordered that n cleo
ton be held within said district
on the 25th day Or March A. ID.
1872. at which election there should
be submitted the following pro-
positions: For the Water Improve
ment District Against the Water
improvement District" For the
Issuance Of as said District.
Against the Issuance OF Notes Of
said District (said note being for
the purpose OF paying the st or
organizing. surveying. maps. and
plats. and all other indebtedness
prior to the issuance OF bonds.
and the election OF five directors
for said district. That i'm said order
directing that an election be held in
said district. there was designat-
ed a polling place for such election.
and said Court, By the terms OF
said Order, selected and appointed
the judges Y said polling place.
and designated one Of such Judges
70 be Presidin Judge. a also
selected two clerks for said polling
place; and said court further ord
cred that notice OF said election
be given and .)sted ~ the man
me- and form. for the length Of
time required by law: all which
Is shown IN the copy or the pro
ceedings above referred to and
Herewith ii and made part
hereof.
That notice or said election was
given and said election was held
and due return thereof made as
provided by the orders Of said
Court. and the Laws OF the State
Of Texas, as will more fully ap-
pear from the transcript or the
proceedings haa in the nation
Of said district filed herein and
made a part hereof: that on the
End day OF April. 1929. at a Special
Session OF the Commissioners Court
OF Cameron County. Texas. the
said Court canvassed the returns
Of the election held on the 25th dav
OF March, 1929. in the proposed
Cameron County Water Improve
ment District Number Fifteen. in
Cameron County, Texas. at which
election there we're submitted the
following propositions: For the
Water Improvement Dist rfct III
Against the Water Improvement
District For the issuance NJ notes
Of said District. Against the is
suance Of Totes Of said District.
Csaid notes being for the purpose
OF paying the cost az organizing
surveying. maps. and piats. and
all other indebtedness prior " the
issuance OF bonds). and the election
Of five directors for said district:
and at said hearing IL was made
to appear to the court that said
election was in all respects lawfully
held. and said returns duly
and legally made. and that there
were cast at said election s votes.
Of which number Svotes were cast
For the Water Improvement Dis
trict." and no vote was cast Against
the Water Improvement District" 8
votes were cast For the Issuance
OF Notes OF said District" and no
vote was cast Against the Issuance
Of Notes Of said District" and said
Court duly made and entered its
findings that q majority of the votes
Of the resident property taxpayers
voting thereat were cast III said
election in favor Of the creation Of
said Water Improvement District
and Of the Issuance or Notes or said
District: and after canvassing the
votes cast for Directors of said dis
trict the court found and decreed
that S. Finley Ewing. IL. w. Weber.
w. l.. McElwain. j. r.. Roberts and
Annie Orr Houghton had received
the highest number Of votes cast at
said election for Directors OF said
District. and said parties were de-
clared to be duly elected as such
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