Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-26

and other matters Leading up 70 n
including the adoption OF the final
project for the irrigation of lands
within the district, and the issuance
of bonds to pay therefor, each sep
arately certified by the president
and secretary Of said Board Of Di-
rectors. with the districts seal az
fixed. is filed herewith and is here
referred TO and made O part here
of.
IL.
That each OF the said directors
and each of the persons elected as
officers Of said district was at the
time of his election. and so remain
ed at all times while serving as
such officer and director, a resi-
dent of the State of Texas and the
owner Of lands within. and subject
TO taxation by. said district, and was
at the time of such election over
Fl years Of age and a qualified voter;
and they. and each Of them. are,
and while acting as such officers
and directors were, at all times
duly qualified in all respects to act
as such officers and directors.
That Immediately after the cleo
ton and qualification OF the ORR
ginal Board OF Directors, 1t pro-
ceeded TO the election of a presi-
denA and secretary and engineer,
and elected C.. p. Barreda president
Of the Board Of Directors. Margaret
Seabury secretary thereof. and ".
L. Conrad engineer of the district,
and that they. and each Of them.
the said named officers. have ever
since been, by reelection or other
wise, and they still are, the duly
elected, qualified and acting pres
ident, secretary and engineer, re-
spectiyely, OF said district.
Is.
That the said district engineer
.thereupon proceeded TO discharge
the duties required Of him by law
and by the orders of the Board Of
Directors Of said district, and on
January II, 1929 made and filed
with said Board OF Directors hts re-
port in writing. setting forth there
l. the final project as planned by
him under the orders Of said Board.
and with the approval Of the Board
Of Water Engineers for the State
OF Texas. for the construction of an
system designed to wat
all irrigable lands in the dis
trtct. and in connection Herewith
& furnish incidental drainage, to-
gether with his estimates Of the
probable cost of the proposed works.
including the expenses OF crgani5a-
ton and other incidental expenses,
amounting in the aggregate to ST.
00O, 10000. accompanying his said
report with map and field notes Of
the territorial limits of the district
and all other maps. profiles. speci-
fications, etc. necessary to show the
character. extent and location of
the proposed pumping plants. re-
Servoirs. IRRIGATION canals, laterals.
DRAINAGE bitches and other works
constituting the irrigation project
as submitted by him-which said
report was. at the meeting Of said
board held on the same Day. duly
approved and was then and there
after adopted a. the project Of said
district.-ell as more fully shown by
the transcript last herein mention
ed which Is nov here referred to
and made part hereof.
No. II.
That J. w. Allen Is the duly ap-
pointed. qualified and acting tax
assessor and collector OF said dis
trict. and that Donald OralSon.
Feliciano Tapia and Gabriel Chapa
are the duly appointed. qualified
and acting commissioners, consti-
tutinE the Board Of Equalization Of
said district. and that they were
such tax assessor and collector and
BOard Of Equalization. respective
", at the times or their action here
matter mentioned.
That the said tax assessor and COL
lector duly prepared and present
ed the assessment lists Of all tax
able properties IN the district for
the year 1929 to. the said Board Of
EQUALIZATION. and that said board
has. from time TO time. after its
first meeting in the current year.
examined, equalized. appraised and
passed upon said assessment lists
and has approved the assessments
lists aforesaid. returned them 70 the
Assessor. and finally approved the
tax rolls of said district based
thereon, which said tax rolls have
also been approved by the Board
of Directors OF said district. all as
required by law. and that the tax
rolls Of said district for the year
1929 show that the property. real.
personal and mixed. within said
district and subject to taxation
thereby for the year 1929. amounted
TO the sum Of $4.052. 1890. all rs
more full shown by the transcript
last herein mentioned. which Is re-
fer-ed TO and made part hereof.
Is.
That the said Board Of Directors
has applied for and procured TO be
issued by the Board Of Water En-
gineers OF the State Of Texas, a
permit Tor the appropriation by said
district OF sufficient water from the
unappropriated waters Of the State
of Texas from the Rio Grande Riv-
er in Cameron County, Texas, for
the irrigation Of 10,5O0 acres of
land Within said district. said per-
NIT being granted as the result OF
a hearing had before said Board
OF Water Engineers OF the State OF
Texas. on Februa-g 25. 1929; and
that the Board of Directors Of said
district has also applied for and
procured from said Board OF Water
Engineers or the State Of Texas the
report or that board finally APP
proving the project for said irriga-
ton works hereinbefore mentioned
and the issuance Of bonds therefor
in the sum of $1,000, 10000, after
having made a full investigation
upon the organization of said dis
trict and the feasibility, etc, Of its
said project, and after all sugges-
tons for changes and Improvements
made by ,lid Board of Water En-
gineers had been duly complied