Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26

these metes and bounds 53039
acres

saio tract Of 5306-97 acres so admit
tel into your petitioner district or
July 10, 1880, at a meeting OF the
Board Of Directors Of your petition
e. district. held on July l6, 1880, Il
was determined tn IL would bs
Necessary to enter into a contract
with the Cameron County Water
Control and Improvement Distric'
Number Six similar TO the contracI
provided for il said bond issue
dated March !, 1929, and that i
would be necessary to construct ad.
ditional canals, laterals and ditche:
ard to install pumps. reservoirs
checks, fumes and other conStruc-
ton work necessary for the proper
irrigation and DRAMA. Of SAID
lands, and the engineer Of the dis
t-.ct was instructed TO make an in
vestigation Of these matters and tc
make a report to the Board, togeth-
er with his recommendation and es-
innate as TO the cost of securing
such a contract and of making such
improvements; all Of which will
more fully appear from the said
transcript filed herein and referred
to for greater certainty.
That at a meeting of the Board
of Directors Of your petitioner dis
tlict held on July %. 1880, the en-
gineer Of your petitioner district
appeared before the Board and pre-
sented his report showing the esti-
mated cost OF securing q contract
with Cameron County Water Control
ard Improvement District Number
Sir whereby said district will pump
and deliver through its pumping
plant and irrigation system water
from the Rio Grande River TO some
point. at or near the boundary OF
this district for the irrigation OF
the said lands added to this district
since March I, 1929. and Of con-
structing an adequate irrigation and
drainage system within this dis
trict, for the irrigation and drainage
of said lands. together with the
plans for the improvements and
extensions to be constructed. to-
gether with maps. profiles and data
fully showing and explaining same
ana a detailed estimate Of the cost
OF such Improvements, said report
showing that said contract with
Cameron County Water Control and
Improvement District Number Six.
would cost the sum of S108, 10000.
and the further sum of $481 $4,000
would be required TO build and COM
plete an irrigation and drainage
system necessary properly and
adequately TO distribute to said
lands the water supplied to your
petitioner district undlr said con-
tract. for the irrigation and drain
age of said lands. or a total Of
$500, 10000 which amount would in
clude all incidental expenses au-
thorized by law.
That at said meeting Of the board
OF directors Of your petitioner dis
trict held on July %. 1880. the
secretary Of the Board was directed
to make application to the State
Board Of Water Engineers for the
investigation by said Board OF the
proposed bond issue for the pur-
poses aforesaid. as required by law.
That AT the time and In the man
ner provided by law. a board OF
erualiza' ion was appointed BY the
board OF directors or your petitioner
district for the year 1880, which
beard after performing it, duties,
as REQUIRED by law. filed Its report
and thereafter On July 2a. 1880. the
nrsr s-0r a-f collector III the district
He'd with the hoard Of directors
one c5pv or the duplicate assess
ment rolls or all taxable prorertv
in the district including the Lands
admitted into the district on Jul
10. 1880. duly approved by sai1
board CT equalization. which asses
msrt rolls show the sum OF $685.
o34 as the assessed value ton ~
the year 1890 OF said property; Il
appointment az said board OF equai.
ization and is report being show
in the transcript filed in this eau
10 which reference Is made 70
1reater certainty.
That at a meeting OF the boau.
CT directors OF your petitioner d
tri-t held on August. II, 1890. y
secretary of tie board Of directcr
re~orted that he had made an a.
q -7'icn to the stat board c We
FER e~rrineers for an investigate
- a%D~-7~al of the proposed bon
ss,a Of $500. 10000 and that sam
-'1 been investigated and dull
7-0roved by said state board @
water engineers. a copy Of the ap
rroval Of the state board Of wate.
Engineers being included in sal
%-anscript. filed herewith and he
referred TO for greater c~ertaint
and at said meeting the board c
directors Of your petitioner dlstric
Of its own motion found that il
order TO carry out the purposes f0'
which said district was organize
and to best serve the interest q
this district. 1) IL would be reces
sarv to enter into contract witt
Cameron County Water Contr0
and Improvement District N.mbe'
six. for said Water Control anr
Improvement District Number 81,
to pump and supply a water s-pnl'
to the lands admitted into thil
district since its original organiza-
ton; C2) it would be necessary tr
construct the necessary pumpinr
plants. canals. reservoirs and 9th
er improvements, shown In sale
engineers report. necessary | re-
ceive and distribute such waite,
supply 20 said lands In this distric'
for the purposes for which thi:
district was organized. and TO pro-
vide adequate drainage for suct
land, and that in order to accom-
plish the purposes aforesaid a tr
pay the incidental expenses ir
connection Herewith. II would bt
necessary for your petitioner dis
trict to issue its bonds in the sun
Of $500. 900. 90.
That at said meeting of Augus'
IA. 1880. it was ordered by the
board Of directors of your petitioner
district that an election be held
within said district for the purpose
OF determining whether or not the