Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-16
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COulLY 10 DC Ac1Q nj tlE COuIL HOUSE.
in the City Of Brownsville. Septem-
Der %, 1923, and said Court found
that due and legal notice or the
date and place OF said hearing had
been given in the manner and form
and for the length or time, and due
return thereof made and filed as
required by law, and at said public
hearing an opportunity was offered
by said Court to each and all per-
sons whose lands are included In
and would be affected by the crea-
ton OF said district to contest the
creation OF said district, or contend
for the creation thereof and to
offer testimony TO show that such
district Is or Is not necessary and
would or would not be of public
utility, and that the creation of said
district would CT would not be feas-
lble or practicable: and said Court
after hearing all the evidence offer
ed at said hearing and all matters
pertaining TO the same. on Septem-
DER %. 1928. made and entered its
findings of record that the creation
and organization Of said water I'm
provement District is practicable
and feasible. that it is needed and
would be q public benefit and q
benefit to all Of the lands includ-
ed in said district, and said Court
further found and caused said find
ingS to be entered of record that ii
Is practicable and feasible for said
proposed water improvement dis
trict to carry out the purposes Of
its creation in any one cf the me-
thOds proposed and submitted Il
said Court by petitioners in general
terms as follows:
First: BY the construction OF e
pumping plant on the Rio Grande
River at a point to be selected by
the Engineer of said district and
the construction of a main canal
from said pumping plant across in
tervening lands to and onto the
lands included in this district.
Second. BY contracting with
Cameron County Water Control and
improvement District Number Six
or Cameron County Water Improve
ment District Number Two. each of
which has a canal system in the
immediate vicinity of these lands
and derives its water from said river.
to deliver said water by means Of
its pumping plant and through its
canals to and onto the lands Of the
proposed district.
Third: BY entering into a con-
tract with said Cameron County
Water Control and improvement
District Number Six or Cameron
County Water improvement District
Number Two for the Joint owner
ship, construction and operation Of
irrigation works and reservoirs,
TO deliver said water 10 and onto
the lands OF the proposed district.
Said water SO delivered, in either
one Of the proposed methods to be
distributed bv means of canals and
lateralS directly to the lands in
Guided 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 TO irrigate same by
gravity, said water to be stored III
the lakes and reSacaS situated in
this district and from thence de-
livered TO said land by means of
re-llft pumps; and the Court fur
Their 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 in
cluded therein, which said order is
shown in the copy Of the proceed
ings filed herewith, and the same
is here referred to and made a
part thereof.
That at the conclusion Of said
hearing said Court on September
p, 1928. duly made and entered its
order, judgment and decree, Great
ing and establishing q Water I'M
provement District in Cameron
County, Texas, TO be known as
Cameron County Water Improve
ment District Number Thirteen,
with the boundaries hereinbefOre
set out. and said Court further or
dered that an election be held with
in said district on the 2Gth dav OF
October. A. D.. 1923, at which cleo
ton there should be submitted the
IohoWhB propositions: For the
Water Improvement District"
Against the Water improvement
District" For the issuance Of
Notes Of said District Against
the issuance Of Notes OF said Dis
tricti' (said notes being for the pur-
pose of paying the cost Of organic
ing, surveying. maps, and plats. and
all other Indebtedness prior to the
issuance Of bonds, and the election
of five directors for said district.
That in said order directing that
an election be held in said district
there was designated a polling place
for such election. and said Court,
by the terms of said order, selected
and appointed the Judges for said
polling place, and designated one
OF such Judges to be Presiding
Judge. and also selected two clerks
for said polling place; and said
court further ordered that notice of
said election be given and posted
IN the manner and form, and for the
length OF time required by law; all
Of which is shown in the copy Of the
proceedings above referred to and
herewith filed and made a part
hereof.
That notice Of 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 ppear
from the transcripts Of the proceed
ings had in the formation Of said
district filed herein and made a part
hereof; that on the Both day Of
October, 1923, at a Special Session
of the Commissioners Court OF
Cameron County, Texas, the said
Court canvaSsed the returns Of the
election held on the Goth day Of
October. 1928, in the proposed Came
ron County Water Improvement
District Number Thirteen, in Came
ron County, Texas. at which election
there were submitted the following
propositions: For the Water I'm
provement District" Against the
Water Improvement District" FOR
the Issuance OF Notes Of said Dis