Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-16
NOTICE OF

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election will be held on the 9th day
Of August. A. d. 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 plIr-
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 st. l..
B. g. NJ. Ry., near west line Of dis
trict, within the proposed district,
and the following named persons
are 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 CT 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 Carr,citos 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, to
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 IAN Act to relinquish the
right OF the state TO certain lands
therein named" said lower or east
ern league OF said Grant was set
aside in s~everalty 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
Cavazos. et al. being No. 921 on the
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 Damasi0 Cantu
as OF record Is manifest in that
certain suit in the District Court
Of Cameron County. styled Sabas
Cavazos VS.. Damasio Cantu. being
number 423. by which said Sahas
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 302-303 OF the Supple
mental Deed Records or Cameron
County. Texas. 70 which said iudp-
mentS and their respective records
special reference IS here made for
a better description OF said Sar
Pedro de Carricitos Grant, and a.
said lower or eastern league there
OF.
The specific portion out Of said
Grant 10 be embraced within said
district is more particularly describ-
ed, melted and bounded as follows
to-wit:
Beginning at the intersection of
the boundary line between the Es-
piritu Santo Grant and the Sar
Pedro de C~arricitos Grant and the
Iowa Gardens Road N 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 8 deg. OF min. west 30.4Ii.4
feet to a point IN the center Of the
Rancho Viejo Resaca. thence with
the center Inc Of said Rancho Vieio
Resaca north 25 deg. 06 min. west
548.8 feet, thence north AZ deg. 0S
min. west 1903 feet. thence north
80 deg. IS min. west 1918 feat Ia
the jUncture Of the Rancho Vieio
Resaca with La Leona Pesaca.
thence under the north bank OF the
said Leona Resaca with It's meand-
ers south 81 deg. 81 min. west 277.3
feet, thence south rs deg. 81 IL
min. west $500 feet. thence south
81 deg. IS 1-2 min. west 5000 feet.
thence north SIS deg. Sc IL min
west 70o.0 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 8 deg. 40 l-2 min. east % $685.
feet TO 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 1-2 min
east 23325 feet to the place Of begin
ning, containing approximately
1888 acres
At which election there shall be
submitted the following PROPOSE
tons:
For the Water Improvement
District" Against the Water I'm
provement 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-
yided IN Chapter 2, Title l2s. Or
the Revised Civil Statutes Of Tex
as, Revision Of 1925. and IN Ar+e