Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-20
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
AN ORDINANCE

providing for separate election TO
be held within the present city
limits and In the territory sought
TO be annexed. giving the meets
and bounds OF. the territory sought
70 be annexed, providing for the
form OF ballots q be used at said
election, designating the boundaries
OF the voting precincts. the poll
Ing places In said precincts and APP
pointing election officers to hold
said election.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
OF BROWNSVILLE,
Section /. That the boundaries
and limits Of the city OF Browns
Vile be and the same are hereby
extended so Is to include within
the corporate limits Of said city
the following additional territory.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED
ADDED AREA TO THE CITY OF
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
Beginning at a point on the bank
Of the Rio Grande River intersect-
ed by the division line between a
tract Of land in the name Of the
Brownsville Ferry Co. and Acre
Block IL in the name OF II. L.
Fitch containing 23.4 acres.
Thence, in a n~ortheasterly direc-
ton along a projected line of the
division line between a tract in the
name CT the Brownsville Ferry
Company and acre block IL in the
name OF H. L. Fitch TO a point on
the United States Boundary Com
mission Survey OF Matamoros Banco
Number 12l.
Thence, westerly along the u. S.
Boundary Commission Survey X
tended TO intersect the Internation-
al Boundary IN the center OF the
present river.
Thence. down the river following
the international Boundary line to
n point of intersection with the
division line between Shares 8 and
~. II said division line were pro-
jected.
Thence, -northeasterly along said
projected line to a point on the
north bank OF the Rio Grande
River, said point being on The
division line between a tract OF
land pf 65.3 acres IN the name OF
r. J. dSembe, known as and being tracs
number 8 In the partition OF
larger tract known as the Paredes
- tract, which larger tract is Share
4 Number 10. In the partition OF the
Esuiritu Santo Grant, n n
northwest line of q tract OF 400
acres IN the name OF the heirs OF
Jesus Villarreal, ct ais, y belng
5sr. OF Share Number "a.
Thence, in a northeasterly direc-
ton a distance OF about 200 feet
a. the northwest corner Of Share
n.
Thence. easterly along the north
line Of said Share TO its intersection
with the east boundary line OF SIlafe
Q. containing 65.3 acres.
Thence. north following the eass
boundary OF Share 8 TO the north-
east corner OF SharL ..
Thence. crossing the Public High
vav 10 the southeast corner OF
Tot i. Block /, of the Bella vista
Addition. as shown on plan !
Third Addition, dated February H.
1928.
Thence. in q northeasterly direc-
tion following the east boundary
line OF Block I. Lot !. Of the BelIa
Vista 3rd Addition to the center
~ the Estero surrounding Los To-
mates Banco Number w.
Thence. IN a northweSterly and
easterly direction following the CEN
a. ~ the said Estero as estaolsn-
"a nv United States Boundary Com
Y,isSion survey, TO its intersection
NTH the east boundary OF snare
IN in the name of Pauline Wens,
II projected to the center OF saiu
EsterQ H..
ton following the said pro!ectiIn1
of the east boundary OF snare -
to a point 100 feet tine o. 'he
present City Limits:
Thence, In a northeasterly a[ec.
+,on a distance of about 2lOO ieet
20 q point on the south line .
wfIson street OF East Brownsville
Addition. where said point would
"a intersected by the west boundary
line OF East 22nd Street. II pro-
Thence. IN an easterly direction
following the south line OF wilson
street. II projected. to a point on
the division line between Snares :
Tnsnce. northerly following the
d,vision line between Shares : 2
- a point 100 feet north OF n
.,o-th rirht-of-way line OF the -.
Louis, brownsville and Mexico Kali
road. ,. .,orv a
,,rs i00 feet north OF and parallel
- the north right-of-way line o.
40 ST. Louis, Brownsville ana
~Sexico railroad to a point 100 ieet
- ~ the division line between
shares 20 and q. an
Thence. north along q line lOO
sset east Of and parallel TO me al,
Vision lire between Shares ~ ano
n TO a point Of intersection Win
rroiected line along the center
~ ar alley between Hidalgo street
ana palm Boulevard in Guadalupe
Addition. ..,o,
.Icnr said projected line Of center
~ ailev between Hidalgo street and
balm boulevard and along n same
1,ne continued to its intersection
Nth the east boundary line OF Lot
IS. Block 9 Of the Los EoanoS Al
dition.
Thence, north along the east line
of Lot Is. Block Q. OF the Los Edo
ms Addition TO the northeasS cor
ner of said lot.
rrhence. westerly along the nortn
BOUNDARY OF Block 9 and part o.
riock a to its intersection with the
-ast line Of Alice Road. said point
~ intersection being the north
sast corner Of Lot II. Block q. Los
Fbanos Addition.
rLn.ne In q southerlv direction