Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-03
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Notice Of Hearing ON Petition For
Formation. Creation and Organ
ikation of Cameron County Wa
ter Control and Improve
ment District Number Is.
The State of Texas
County Of Cameron
To All Persons Concerned.
Notice is hereby given that a
hearing will be held By the Honor
able County Commissioners Court
OF Cameron County. Texas. at the
court house 0. said County in the
city Of Brownsville. Texas, Oh the
24Sh day Of July, 1880, al nine
O'clock a. m. at a special session
Of said court, upon a petition pray
ing for the formation. creation and
organization Of a water control and
improvement district 70 be known
and designated as Cameron Coun-
ty Water Control and Improvement
District Number l8" for the pur-
poses therein stated. which said
petition IS as follows.
The State OF Texas
County of Cameron
To The Honorable County Commits
sioners Court Of Cameron Coun-
tv, Texas.
We. the undersigned. being mold
ers OF title TO lands included with
in the boundaries Of the proposed
district, hereinafter described. re-
srectfully represent.
FIRST: That the proposed dis
trict hereinafter described. en-
braces lands owned BY less than
fifty different persons who hold
title TO lands therein:
SECOND. That We are a major
lty Of the holders OF title TO lands
w.lnin the boundaries o. said pro-
pos-d district as shown BY the
co.rty tax rolls OF Cameron Coun-
b.. Texas.
THIRD. That ne respectfully
petition your Honorable Court TO
consider ard make and enter an
order Of your Honorable Court form
ing. creating and organizing a wa
~ control and improvement dis
ef-ct under and by virtue OF and
in accordance with the provisions
of Sec.iol 50 o. Article XVI Of the
constitution OF the state of Texas
AID In conformity with the laws
OF the state OF Texas enacted pur-
suant thereto. for the purpose Of
.he control, storing. preservation
and distribution Of the waters and
flood waters within said proposed
district, the waters of its rivers
Bnd streams, for irrigation, power
anc all other useful purposes. the
reclamation. and irrigation OF its
arid, semi-arid and other lands
needing irrigation, the reclamation
ano drainage OF It's o~ver-rowed
lands. and other lands needing
drainage, the conservation and de-
vesopment Of its forest. water and
h~ydro-electric power, the said pro-
pc.sed water control and improve
nlent district to be known and de-
signated as Cameron County Wa
ter Control and Improvement Dis
tr.cr Number 18." situated wholly
within Cameron County. Texas. and
raving the area and boundaries
and beinf described by metes and
bounds as fellows. to-wit:
Begi ming al the northeast cor
ner Of Share II in the Espiritu
6arlo Grant, said corner being the
oa:eina, corner post marked T"
AMI located on the south bank OF
the ArrOso Colorado as shown in
the records of the County clerk Of
n County. Texas.
Thence s. 8 deg. 90 min 80 sec
onds w, 3l9 feet to a point in the
south right-of-way line OF Cameron
county flood levee for a place OF
seginning;
Thence s. 3 deg. 90 min. 80 sec
oad- w. 1892 feet 10 an old post.
besns the southwest corner OF Share
s. EspiritU Santo Grant;
Thence s 81 deg. SO min. with
thl south line OF said Share 9.