Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-30
q ADVERTISEMENT
THE STATE OF TEXAS.
COUNTY OF

ERON COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR
THE CONDEMNATION OF GER
TAIN LANDS OF MARGARET
c. HERWIG. EFT AL.
To Brownsville Navigation District
o. Cameron County, Texas, petition
er, and TO Margaret c. Herwig. A
W. Herwig. Clara A. O'Sullivan. John
Joseph O'Sullivan, Ellen G. Hally.
Clara Gerhard Hansen, Hans Han
sen, Lawrence Gerhard, Jr., Rather
Inc NJ. Gerhard, Irene Dalton. Ra-
meau w. Dalton. Fernando Gerhard.
Emile Gerhard, Bernard Gerhard.
Mary r. Wilson, individually, and as
guardian Of the estate CT Lawrence
Gerhard, Jr-, John w. Wilson. Earl
e. Moss, Charles III. Escott, Robert
Pantel. Exiquio Villareal and Oc-
tavio Patricio de Leon, owners.
You are hereby notified that on
the LIST day Of December, 1880, at
ten O'Clock A. M. 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, 20 assess the
damages o~ccasioned by the condem-
nation Of the following described
property, tO-wit;
1906 acres OF land in Partition
Share Number Five of the San Mar
tin Grant in Cameron County. Tex
as, Yenacio 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. 5 being Survey No. 602
IL Cameron County. Texas. made
by Martin Hanson. Jr., County Sur
veyor Of Cameron County. Texas,
for Mrs. r. Gerhard, as assignee OF
ygnacio Trevino, and OF record in
Vol. A., at pages 252-253, Surveyors
Records OF Cameron County. Texas,
and the land sought TO be condemn
ed in these proceedings is melted
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. OF 1-2 min. East 20l49.7 feet to
tie North right-of-wRy line 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 1-2 min. East 1364.8
feet to the center line Of the said
proposed channel at Engineers Sta
ton Number SIG plus sri; thence
continuing with the said East line
OF the said Share Number Five.
South IL deg. OF Ia min. East l364-9
feet TO the South right -of-way line
OF the said proposed channel and
the southeast corner o. the tract
herein described: thence with said
South right-of-way line Of said pro-
posed channel. South So deg. IL min.
West 5465 feet TO a point; thence
South SO deg. 40 min. West still fol-
Lowing the South right-of-way line
OF said proposed channel 2858-9 feet
10 a point on the West line Of Sub
Share Number Nine OF said Share
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 II deg. SIS min. West 1889
feet TO the said center line of the
said proposed channel at Engineers
Station Number 661 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. SIS min. West
1899 feet to the North Tight-of-way
line OF said proposed channel and
the Northwest corner Of the tract
herein described; thence with the
said North right-of-way line Of the
said proposed channel. North 68 deg.
40 min. East 2230.9 feet to a point:
thence still following said North
l~ight-of-way line Of said proposed
channel. North So deg IA min. East
59l42 feet 70 the place Of begin
ming. containing 1890 acres"
which property Is desired 10 be con-
demned hv Petitioner. Brownsville
Navigation District Of Cameron
County, Texas. III connection with
and for the purpose Of constructing
improvements Of said district for
navigation purposes. and for tho
purpose Of developing for naviga-
ton purposes Brazos Santiago Pass.
an inlet connecting with the Gulf
Of Mexico and Laguna Madre. both
navlgable. coastal and inland waters.
and from that point 10 improve and
develop Tor navigation purposes a
channel across Laguna Madre Bay
TO a point or turning basin at or
rear the city limits or the City OF
Brownsville. Texas, all Of whidl
improvements are proposed to be
made IN cooperation with the Gov
eminent or the United States, or any
officer or department thereof In any
and al matters pertaining or re-
lating 10 th1 construction and MAIN
tcnance Of said works. and the inn
prcvcment Of navigation OF all such
uav.gable bays. inlcts. canals and
waterways. whether by survey. work
az expenditure Of money made or to
~ made, either by said navigation
district or by the Government OF
the United States. or any proper
officer or department thereof. or
both. and for said purposes and III
connection Herewith. for construct
srg. maintaining, operating. deyel-
oring and regulating wharveS. docks.
warehouses. grain elevators, bunker
ing facilities. belt railroads, floating
plants. ~lighterage. towing facilities.
and all other purposes incident TO or
necessary 10 the operation or devel-
cpment Of ports or waterways within
said district all Of which more fully
appears in a certain written state
ment filed by the said Brownsville
Navigation District of Cameron