Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-19
THE STATE OF \

TO THE SHERIFF OR ANY CON-
STABLE OF CAMERON COUNTY
GREETING.
summon Gano Lightfoot by making
publication OF this Citation in each
week for four successive weeks pre-
vous to the return day hereof, in
some newspaper published in your
County, II there be a newspaper
published therein. but If not. then
in any newspaper published in the
l03rd Judicial District. but if there
be no newspaper published in said
Judicial District. then in a news
paper published in the nearest
District to said lo3rd Judicial Dis
trict, to appear at the next regular
term OF the Judicial Court OF Cam
eron County. to be holden at the
Court House thereof in Brownsville
Texas. on the third Monday III
April. A. D. 1890. the same being
the 2lst day Of April. A. d. 1880
then and there TO answer a petit
ton filed In said Court on the 23rd
day Of November A. ID. 1929 in a
suit. numbered OF the docket Of said
Court No. 1914. wherein Realty
Trust Company Is Plaintiff. and
Irene Spengel. r. D. Lightfoot. and
Harrington Development Company
are Defendants.
Plaintiffs Cause Of Action is as
follows:
A suit for debt upon two special
assessment certificates. issued BY
the CITY OF Harrington. Texas. TO r
p. McElwrath. and his assigns. for
the aggregate PRINCIPAL sum OF
S263.64. dated October Z. 1926. given
for part Of costs Of improving that
part Of East Taylor Street. in said
City OF HarlinRen. AUDITING Lots &c
and II. Block 100. Original Town
site TO said City: for interest there
on. reasonable attorneys fees. for
costs. and foreclosure of the assess
ment liens levied against said prop
erty by the City Of Harrington: and
upon and TO foreclose two certain
voluntary contracts. mortgages and
Mechanics Liens on said property
executed bv r. d. Lightfoot. In IA
vor OF said r. p. McElwrath and
his assigns. for the said aggregate
sum Of 1858. "a. dated February IS.
1926. and recorded in the Mechan-
les Lien Records of Cameron
County, and for interest and "a
sonable attorneys fees accrued
thereon. in accordance with the
terms thereof: said contracts and
Mechanics liens having been exe-
cuted as collateral TO and TO fur
Their evidence ard secure the in
debtedness represented by said GER
tificates.
Plaintiff alleges in its petition
that by due assignment it now owns
the said certificates. contracts and
liens: alleges that the said City OF
Harrington is a Municipal corpora
ton organized under the laws OF
the State OF Texas. operating I'M
der a Charter adopted by the quail
flied voters Of said City: recites va
rious things having been done in
accordance with and as provided
by law, empowering said City &c
improve its streets. and to assess a
part Of the costs thereof against
adjoining property owners: recites
that by virtue Of an Ordinance OF
said City Of Harrington, passed on
March 81. 1926. there was levied
and assessed AGAINST said Defend
ant r. ID. Lightfoot. as the then
owner of said property. as a per-
sonal liability. and against and fix
ing a lien upon said property. spe-
cial assessments amounting to the
aggregate sum Of s263.84. as shown
by said certificates. said amount
being PAYABLE In installments with
interest thereon. from date OF the