Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-06
THE A OF X
COUNTY OF CAMERON

INGS BY BROWNSVILLE NAVI-
CATION DISTRICT OF CAM
ERON COUNTY. TEXAS. FOR
THE CONDENSATION OF GER
TAIN LANDS OF MARGARET
G. HERWIG. EFT AL.
To Brownsville Navigation District
O. Cameron County. Texas. petition
er, and 10 Margaret c. Herwig. A.
w Herwig. Clara A. O'SLllivan. John
Joseph O'Sullivan. Ellen O. Hally,
Clara Gerhard Hansen. Hans Ham
sen. Lawrence Gerhard. Jr., RATHER
ire Nj. Gerhard, Irene Dalton. Ra-
nieau w. Dalton, Fernando Gerhard,
Emile Gerhard, Bernard Gerhard.
Mary ". Wilson. individually. and rs
guardian Of the estate ot Lawrence
Gerhard. Jr.. John w. Wilson. Ear
T.. Moss. Charles II. Escott. Robert
Pantel. EXiquio Villareal and DC
tavio Patricio de Leon. owners.
You are hereby notified that on
the lst day Of December. 1880. at
ten o'clock A. NJ. and at the County
Court Room. In the Court House of
Cameron County. Texas. IN Browns
vile. County OF Cameron. State OF
Texas. the undersigned, Special
Commissioners appointed by the
Judge Of the County Court OF Cam
eron County. at Law. 70 assess the
damages OccaSioncd by the condem-
nation Of the following described
property. to-wit:
"499.O6 acres Of land In Partition
Share Number Five or the San Mar
tin Grant in Cameron County, Tex
as. Ygnacio Trevino Original Grant
&c. said Grant confirmed TO the said
Ygnacio Trevino. his heirs and as
signs. as Confirmation No. 80. under
Confirmation Act Of the Legislature
OF the State of Texas. approved Feb
ruary 10. A. d. 1852. said Partition
Share No. ; being Survey No. CO.,
III Cameron County. Texas, made
By Martin Hanson. Jr., County Sur
veyor OF Cameron County, Texas,
for Mrs. f. Gerhard. as assignee of
Ygnacio TrevinO. and ~ record in
Vol. a.. az pages 252-253 Surveyors
Records Of Cameron County. Texas.
and the land sought TO be condemn
ed in these proceedings is meted
and bounded as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the Northeast corner
OF Share Number Five Of the San
Martin Grant. in Cameron County.
Texas; thence with the East line OF
said Share Number Five South II
deg. o. IL min. East 20I49.7 feet to
tire North ~Tight-of-way lire Of the
proposed channel OF the Brownsville
Navigation District, the Northeast
corner Of the tract herein described
and the place Of beginning: thence
continuing with the said East line
Of the said Share Number Five
South II deg. OF - min. East 13548
feet TO the center line Of the said
proposed channel nj Engineers Sta
ton Number $40 plus sill: thence
continuing with the said East line
o. the said Share Number Five.
South II deg. o. l-2 min. East l3549
feet to the South right of-way line
Of the said proposed channel and
the southeast cOrne q. the tract
herein described. thence with said
South r~ight-of-way line of said pro-
posed channel. South 50 deg. IA min.
West 5465 feet 10 a point; thence
South So deg 40 min. West still fol-
Loving the South right-of-way lire
of said proposed channel 25589 feet
~ a point on the West line Of SUD-
Share humber Nine Of said Shs-r
Number Five OF said San Martin
Grant, the West line OF said Share
Number Five thereof and the South
west corner Of the tract herein des-
Cribed. thence with the said West
line Of the said Share Number Five
ard OF said Sub-Share Number Nine,
North u deg. 55 min. West 1899
feet to the said center line of the
said proposed channel al Engineers
Station Number 66l plus $50: thence
continuing with the sad West line
of the said Share Number Five and
Of said Sub-Share Number Nine
thereof. North IL deg. 3D. min. West
1889 feet 10 the North rIght-of-Way
line OF said proposed channel and
the Northwest corner OF the tract
! herein described; thence with the
said North right-of-Way lire Of the
said proposed channel, North 68 deg
40 min. East 2230.g feet TO a point
thence still following said North
I~ight-of-wav line of said proposed
channel. North SO deg. Ia min. East
59l+2 feet 10 the place Of begin
ming. containing 499.N6 acres"
which property Is desired to be 0 m
demned by Petitioner. Brownsville
Navigation District OF Cameron
County. Texas. In connection with
and for the purpose of constructing
improvements OF said district for
navigation purposes. and for the
purpose Of developing for naviga-
ton purposes BrazOs Santiago Pass.
All inlet connecting with the Gulf
of Mexico and Laguna Madre. both
Davigable. coastal and inland waters,
and from that point 70 improve and
develop for navigation purposes "A
channel across LaEuna Madre Bay
70 a point or turning basin at or
rear the city limits Of the CITY Of
Brownsville. Texas. all OF whiTl
Improvements are proposed 10 be
made in cooperation with tic Gov
eminent OF the United States. or any
officer or department thereof in any
and all matters pertaining or re-
lating 10 the construction and main
tenancc or said works. and the i'm
provcment Of NAVIGATION az all such
navigable bays. inlets. canals and
waterways. whether BY survey, work
az expenditure Of money made or I'd
To made. either by said navigation
district or by the Government or
the United States, or any proper
officer or department thereof. or
both. and for said purposes and in
connection Herewith. for construct
inE. maintaining. operating. devel-
Cping and regulating Wharyes. docks,
warehouses, grain elevators, bunker
ing facilities. belt railroads, floating
plants. llEhteraEe. towing facilities,
and all other nurrngng frrfdnrt ~ ~
necessary to the operation or devel-
opment Of ports or waterways within
said district; all Of which more fully