Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-16
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Notice IS hereby given that an
election will be held on the 9th day
Of August. A. ID. 1880, within the
boundaries Of the proposed Cameron
County Water Improvement District
Number Seventeen, in Cameron
County, Texas, for the purposes of
determining if a Water Improve
ment District shall be created
and established in Cameron Coun-
ty. Texas, to be named Cam
eron County Water improvement
District Number Seventeen" and OF
determining If bonds of said dis
trict shall be issued for the pur-
pose Of paying the cost Of organ
izing, surveying maps and plats, and
all other Indebtedness prior to the
issuance Of bonds, and for the pur-
pose of the election of five directors
for said district.
Said election shall be held at the
residence Of susanna Reyna On the
South side of main line Of 81. l..
B. a. M. Ry., near west line Of dis
trict, within the proposed district,
and the following named persons
r designated as Judges and clerks
Of election to conduct said election,
at said polling place.
Juan Hernandez, presiding Judge.
Agustin Cara. assistant judge.
susanna Reyna, clerk.
RoSendo Plata, clerk.
The boundaries Of said proposed
district being as follows:
"All that certain tract. piece or
parcel Of land in Cameron County.
Texas. out Of and a part Of the
east half Of the lower or eastern
league Of that certain larger tract
of land. situated in Cameron COun-
", Texas, known generally as San
Pedro de Carricitos Grant" origi-
nally granted by the state Of Tam
aulipas. Republic OF Mexico, 70 Pc
dro Villareal. and subsequently con-
firmed by the State OF Texas, 10
the said Pedro Villareal. his heirs
and assigns. by Confirmation Num-
Der Eight for Cameron County. Tex
as, under an act Of the Legislature
Of the State Of Texas. approved
February 10th. a. d. 1882. and en-
titled An Act to relinquish the
right Of the state 70 certain lands
therein named" said lower or east
ern league or said Grant was set
ASIDE in severalty to Sabas Cavazos
and Damasio Cantu, both deceased.
by a decree OF the District Court
OF Cameron County, in the case or
Pedro Esparza, ct ais, VS.. Sabas
Cavazcs. ct al. being No. 92l on tho
the docket OF said court which de-
cree Is recorded in Book c.. pages
390-395. OF the Supplemental Deed
Records OF Cameron County. Tex
as. and which said lower or eastern
league was divided between said
Sabas Cavazos and Damasio Cantu
as Of record IS manifest in that
certain suit in the District Court
Of Cameron County. styled Sabas
Cavazos rs. Damasio Cantu. being
number 423. by which said Sabas
Cavazos became the owner in sew
crafty OF the east one-half OF said
lower or eastern league. which de-
cree OF court is recorded IN book
C.. pages S02-303 OF the Supple
mental Deed Records Of Cameron
County. Texas. TO which said jude-
ments and their respective records
special reference Is here made for
a better description OF said Sar
Pedro de Carricitos Grant. and OF
said lower or eastern league there
Of.
The specific portion out OF said
Grant to be embraced within said
district is more particularly descrsb-
ed, meted and bounded as follows
to-wit:
Beginning az the intersection OF
the boundary line between the Es-
piritu Santo Grant and the San
Pedro de Carricitos Grant and the
Iowa Gardens Road IN Cameron
County. Texas. for the northeast
corner Of the tract herein described
thence with the east line of the
San Pedro de Carricitos Grant
south 5 deg. OF min. west 3O.4iI.4
feet TO a point in the center OF the
Rancho Vieio Resaca, thence with
the center l'ne OF said Rancho Vieio
Resaca north 25 deg. 06 min. west
5f86 feet, thence north 43 deg. OF
min. west 280.9 feet. thence north
50 deg. 55 min. west 1918 feat 10
the juncture OF the Rancho Vie %
ReSaca with La Leona Resaca.
thence Under the north bank Of the
said Leona Resaca with its neand-
ers south 81 deg. 81 min. west 277.3
feet, thence south rs deg. 54 10
min. west $500 feet, thence south
81 deg. IS IL min. west 1000 feet
thence north &c deg. 80 IL min.
west 1000 feet 70 the southwest
corner Of the tract herein described
the same being a point on the west
line OF the tract herein described
and the east line Of the Hood tract.
thence with the said west line
north 3 deg. ~ l-2 min. east 2 .938.8
feet 10 the center line of the Iowa
Gardens Road and the northwest
corner OF the tract herein described
thence with the center line of the
Iowa Gardens Road. the same be-
ing the north line OF the tract here
IN described, south so deg. 46 l-2 min
east 25325 feet TO the place Of begin
ming, containing approximately
1898 acres"
AT which election there shall be
submitted the following PROPOSE
tons.
For the Water improvement
District" Against the Water I'm
pr0vement District For the Is
suance OF Notes OF Said District"
Against the Issuance OF Notes of
Said District" and the election Of
i've directors for said district.
The manner OF conducting said
election shall be governed by the
General Election Laws Of the State
OF Texas, except as otherwise pro-
vtded in Chapter 2. Title 128. Of
the Revised Civil Statutes Of Tex
as, Revision Of 1925, and in Acts