Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-19
G ADVERTISEMENT
trict Of Cameron County. Texas, and
to James Murphy and TO the IN

trlCt OF COukltys 4cAdSi oAo
to James Murphy and TO the I'M
known heirs OF James Murphy:
You are hereby notified that or
on the 21st day Of May, A. d. 1880,
at ten o'clock, a. m. and at the
county court room in the court
house in Brownsville. county Of
Cameron, and State OF Texas, lhe
undersigned special commissioners,
appointed by the Honorable John
I. Kleiber, Judge Of the county court
Of Cameron county, at Law. TO as
e S the damages occaSioned by
the condemnation Of the following
described property, to-wit:
"All Of lot number thirteen u5)i
In block number one hundred thir-
ty-nine Q39), and being out OF and
a part Of that larger tract OF land
known as Padre Island, originally
granted by the Mexican government
to Nicolas and Juan Jose Bali. and
being a part OF a subdivision OF the
South end OF said Padre Island
known and designated as the Tar
pom Beach Subdivision thereof. as
per map and plat Of K. B. Gore,
Surveyor. duly Of record in Book 1,
page /. Of the Map records OF Cam
eron county. Texas. to which map
and plat reference is hereby mace
for greater certainty OF descrip-
ton; which property is desired oy
plaintiff to condemn In connection
with and for the purpose OF con-
structing improvements OF said dis
trict for navigation purposes. and
for the purpose Of developing for
navigation purposes Brazos-San-
tiago Pass, in inlet connecting the
Gulf Of Mexico and Laguna Madre,
both navigable. coastal and inland
waters, and from that point to
improve and develop for navigation
purposes a channel across Laguna
Madre Bay to a point or turning
basin at or near the city limits Of
the City Of Brownsville, Texas, all
OF which improvements are pro-
posed 10 be made in corporation
with the Government of the United
States. or any officer or department
thereof in any and all matters
pertaining or relating TO the con-
struction and maintenance OF said
works, and the improvement OF
navigation OF ell such navigable
BAYS. inlets, canals and waterways,
whether BY survey. work or expen-
diture Of money made or to be made
either by said navigation district
or by the Government Of the United
States, or any proper officer o.
department thereof. or both. and
for said purposes and in connec-
ton Herewith. Tor construction,
maintaining. operating. developing
and regulating wharves. docks,
warehouses. grain elevators. bunk
ering facilities. belt railroads. float
ing plants. l~ighterage. towing fac
ilities and all other purposes 1ncid-
ent to or necessary TO the operation
or development Of ports or water
ways within said district; all OF
which more fully appears in a GER
tain written statement and petition
filed by the said Brownsville Ma
vigation District Of Cameron Coun-
ty. Texas. with the Judge Of the
County Court Of Cameron county,
al Law. on the 18th day OF April.
A. d. 1880, to which reference is
here made, and We. having hereto
fore duly selected such time and
place for hearing as required Dy
law. will proceed TO hear both
parties named and said written
statement. and to act thereon In
the manner required and directed
by law.
Witness our hands this 18th day
or April, A. ID. 1880.
j. 5. Ford
II. M. Shelton
w. 3. Clinton
Special Commissioners.
Observation-Disclosures.