Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-09
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT


ing whether or not said commission
shall have authority to issue three
hundred thousand dollars 100000
OO) or bonds for the following city
purposes, to-wit:
F1rst-Construction OF a sanitary
sewerage system and disposal plant
forty-eight thousand five hundred
| dollars (s48, 10000:
Second-Construction or purchase
| OF city hall building, jail and equip
ment therefor, six thousand, live
hundred dollars (s6.500.00):
Third-Purchase OF the present
! city water system owned by p
Port Isabel Company, together with
the construction Of necessary ex-
tensions and engagements, includ-
ing concrete reservoirs, n hundred
and thirty mine thousand. two hum
dred and fifty dollars USl39,25O!OO);
Fourth-General street improve
ments. sixty-five thousand dollars
1866. 100000;
Fifth-Sidewalks and curbs. TWEEN
ty-five thousand " hundred and
fifty dollars CS25, 10000;
Slxth-Parks, fifteen thousand
dollars (sl5, 100000.
Whereas, the city commission o.
the city OF Port Isabel, Texas.
deems 1t advisable and necessary 70
issue bonds OF said city for the city
purposes above mentioned. and In
The amounts therein set forth
Wherefore. be It ordered by the
city commission OF the city Of Port
Isabel, Texas. that an election be
held or the 4th day Of October. a.
d. 1880. at which the following pro-
positions shall be submitted:
Shall the city commission OF the
city of Port Isabel. Texas, be au-
thorized to issue bonds Of the city
Of Port Isabel, Texas. in the sum
OF three hundred thousand dollars
$500. 100000. payable ~serially and
not to exceed forty (40) years from
date thereof. bearing interest at
the rate Of not to exceed six per
cent (6G) per annum. payable
semi-annually. and to levy a tax
sufficient to pay the interest on
said bonds and create a sinking
fund sufficient TO redeem them at
maturity. for the purpose Of con-
structing a sanitary sewerage SyS-
tenn and disposal plant. s48.500.O0;
second. for the purpose OF the pur-
chase or construction of a city hall
building. jail and equipment. S.
10000: third. for the purpose OF the
purchase by the city OF the present
water iystem of the Port Isabel
Company. together with the nee
essary extension and engagements
thereof. including concrete reserv-
oirs in the sum Of sl39.250.O0; fourth
for the purpose OF general street
improvements. the sum of SIS. 10000.
fifth. for the purpose OF
constructing sidewalks and curbs.
SIS. 10000: sixth. for the purpose
or purchasing and improving parks
SIS 10000; making a total Of $780,
10000 as authorized by the Constitu-
ton and laws Of the state Of Texas.
The said election shall be held al
the following place in the city o.
Port Isabel. to-wit:
- School House
and the following named person
are hereby appointed managers o.
said election. to-wit:
Judges: Gregorio Tamayo.
Dale De Meyer.
Clerks: I. S. STEINER,
Russell Eaton.
The said election shall be held
under the provisions Of the Con-
stitution and laws or the state OF
Texas and only qualified voters
who are property tax payers or said
city shall be allowed to vote.
All voters who favor the PROPOSE
ton to issue the bonds shall have
written or printed on their ballots:
For The Issuance Of Bonds"
and those opposed shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots:
Against The Issuance OF Bonds"
The manner OF holding said cleo
ton shall be governed by the gen.
eral election laws OF the state OF
Texas.
A copy OF this order. signed by
the Mayor Of the city OF Port Isabel
and attested by the city secretary OF
said city. shall serve as a proper
notice or said election.
The mayor Of said city Of Port
Isabel Is authorized and directed
to cause said notice Of the election
to be posted at the place hereinbe-
fore mentioned. which is the voting
place of said election, for az least
three CD consecutive weeks prior
to the date Of said election.
The mayor is further authorized
and directed to have said notice Of
said election published in the Port
Isabel Pilot and in the Brownsville
Herald, newspapers Of general cir
culation. the former published In
the city OF Port Isabel, and the lat
ter in the city of Brownsville, Tex
as, which notice shall be published
once each week for three 90 con-
secutive weeks. the date of the first
publication being not less than
twenty-one CID full days prior to
the date OF the election.
GEO N. SCANLAN, Mayor
City OF Port ISABEL, Texas.
Attest:
PAUL COTTRELL, Secretary
City OF Port Isabel, Texas.
The motion for the adoption OF
the above order. as made by Com
missioner w. Fl. Pattee. was duly
seconded by Commissioner S. G.