Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-20
LEuA ADVERTISEMENT
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
COUNTY OF CAMERON

IN THE MATTER OF PROCEED
INGS BY BROWNSVILLE NAVI-
CATION DISTRICT OF CAM
ERON COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR
THE CONDEMNATION OF GER
TAIN LANDS OF MARGARET
G. HERWIG, ct AL.
To Brownsville Navigation District
Of Cameron County. Texas. petition
er, and TO Margaret G. Herwig. A.
W. Herwig, Clara A. O'Sullivan, John
Joseph O'Sullivan, Ellen c. 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 +. Wilson. individually, and as
guardian Of the estate Of Lawrence
Gerhard. Jr, John w. Wilson, Earl
e. Moss, Charles Fl. Escott, Robert
Pentel. Exiquio Villareal and Oc-
tavio Patricio de Leon. wners.
You r 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, 20 assess the
damages o~ccasioned by the condem-
nation Of the following described
property. to-wit;
"499.06 acres Of land In Partition
Share Number Five Of the San Mar
tin Grant in Cameron County. Tex
as, Ygnacio Trevino Original Grant
ee. said Grant confirmed to the said
Ygnacio Trevino, his heirs and as
signs. as Confirmation No. IS, 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
In Cameron County. Texas. made
by Martin Hanson. Jr., County Sur
veyor OF Cameron County, Texas.
for Mrs. z. 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. o. IL min. East 20I49.7 feet to
the North right-of-way 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 13648
feet TO the center line of the said
proposed channel at Engineers Sta
ton Number 579 plus Sill: thence
continuing with the said East line
OF the said Share Number Five.
South II deg. OF l-2 min. East 1868
feet to the South right-of-way line
of the said proposed channel and
the southeast corner Of the tract
herein described: thence with said
South right-of-way line Of said pro-
posed channel, South SO deg. IA min.
West 54e5 feet to a point; thence
South Ga deg. 40 min. West still fol-
Lowing the South right-of-way line
OF said proposed channel 2853.9 feet
TO a point on the West line Of Sub
Share Number Nine of said SHIRE
Number Five or said san Martin
Grant. the West lire 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 o. said Sub-Share Number Nine.
North II deg. IS min. West 1889
feet to the said center line Of the
said proposed channel at Engineers
Station Number 66l plus 856; thence
continuing with the sad West line
OF the said Share Number Five and
of said Sub-Share Number Nine
thereof. North IL deg. 50 min. West
1889 feet to 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 line Of the
said proposed channel. North 60 deg.
40 min. East 2230-9 feet to a point:
thence still following said North
right-of-way line OF said proposed
channel. North IS deg. Ia min. East
5914.2 feet to the place of begin
ming. containing 4o9.06 acres"
which property is desired TO be con-
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,
an inlet connecting with the Gulf
of Mexico and Laguna Madre, both
n~avigable. coastal and Inland waters.
and from that point to improve and
develop for navigation purposes a
channel across LaFuna Madre Bay
to q point or turning basin al or
rear the city limits or the CITY Of
Brownsville. Texas. all Of whidl
Improvements are proposed u be
made in cooperation with the Gov
eminent Of the United States, or any
officer or department thereof in any
and all matters pertaining or re-
lating to the construction and main
tenance Of said works. and the I'M
pro-ement of navigation Of all such
navigable bays, inletS. canals and
waterways. whether by survey, work
of expenditure Of money made or to
be made. either by said navigation
district or bv the Government Of
the United States. or any proper
officer or department thereof. or
both, and for said purposes and in
connection Herewith. for construct
ing, maintaining. operating, devel-
oping and regulating wharves. docks
warehouses. grain elevators. bunker
fnc facilities. belt railroads. floating
plants. lighterage, towing facilities,
and all other purposes incident TO or
necessary to the operation or devel-