Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-25
NOTICE

TO ALL INHABITANTS. PER-
SONS OWNING PROPERTY III
OR IN ANY WAY INTERESTED
IN THE HEREINAFTER DESCRI-
BED TERRITORY CONTIGUOUS
TO THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE.
AND TO THE CITIZENS AND TAX
PAYERS OF THE CITY OF
BROWNSVILLE:
Whereas, the City of Brownsville
through it's City Commission, Is
contemplating extending its city
limits, and to this end and for this
purpose the city commission has
called a public hearing TO be held in
conformity with the provisions Of
the city charter; therefore all per-
sons interested in this matter DO
HEREBY TAKE NOTICE that q
public hearing will be held in the
City Of Brownsville, on February 3rd,
1890, beginning at 10 o'clock a. NJ.
at which hearing the inhabitants
of such territory, and the owners Of
property within the same, and any
citizen or tax payer Of the city Of
Brownsville, and any and al per-
sons interested in said matter may,
il person or by counsel, offer Cvi-
dence and present their views IT.
favor Of or against the inclusion Of
the territory. hereinafter described;
and may offer evidence that the in
clusion OF such territory. or the
several areas or some portion there
of, is or Is not urban or suburban III
character and adjacent to the City
limits: and may also offer evidence
that the inclusion Of such territory
within said city limits would or
would not be q benefit TO the in
habitants thereof. and TO the own
ers of property therein, equal to or
greater than the tax burden and
other obligations that would fall
upon them as a result of such in
clusion; and may also offer evil
dence TO show that the inclusion Of
such territory, or portions thereof,
would or would not be a benefit 10
the existing city OF Brownsville.
The territory which Is contemp-
ated to be included within the city
limits Of the city of Brownsville Is
described as follows:
PROPOSED NEW BOUNDARIES
OF THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE
Beginning at a point on the north
bank Of the Rio Grandc River III
Cameron County, Texas, where said
land Is interSccted by the dividing
line between a tract Of land OF 65.3
acres IN the name Of +. j. Combe
known as and being tract No. Q
in the partition Of the larger tract
known as the Parades tract which
larger tract is Share Number 10 in
the partition of the Espiritu Santo
Grant and the northwest line Of a
Tract of 4S.5 acres in the name OF
the heirs Of Jesus Villareal, ct ais
and being part of Share Number ~.
Thence, in a northeasterly direc-
ton a distance Of about 200 feet TO
the Northwest corner OF Share q.
thence easterly along the north line
Of said Share a distance Of about
800 feet TO where the intersection OF
the west boundary line OF Shares 3
and Il would, If continued, inter-
sect the North boundary line Of the
ABS acre tract in the name Of the
heirs OF Jesus Villareal.
Thence. north following the west
boundary Of Shares 8 and Il in the
name or Antonio Barreda to the
northwest corner Of Share 8. being
1913 acres IN the name OF Antonio
Barreda.
Thence, continued in the same
direction crossing the PubIic High
way to the southeast corner Of Lot
j, Block l, OF the Bella Vista Adj
dition. as shown Oh plan Of Third
Addition, dated February II. 1928.
Thence, east following the north
boundary Of Highway 10 the inter-
section Of same with the dividing
line between Share 4 in the name
of Agnes "A. Browne, and Share 5
in the name of 4. p. Combe, as
shown on the official map OF the
City Of Brownsville.
Thence. northerly following the
dividing line between said Shares 4
and 5 to the intersection OF same
with the north ~right-of-way line Of
the st. Louis, Brownsville g. Mex
leo Railway Co. Piper Plantation
Spur.