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

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. EFT AL.
To Brownsville Navigation District
OF Cameron County. Texas. petition
er, and to Margaret c. Herwig. A.
w Herwig. Clara "A. O'Sullivan. John
JOGeph O'Sullivan. Ellen G. Hally.
Clara Gerhard Hansen. Hans Ham
sen, Lawrence Gerhard. Jr.. Kather-
ire M. Gerhard. Irene Dalton. RAJ
meau w. Dalton, Fernando Gerhard.
Emile Gerhard, Bernard Gerhard,
Mary r. Wilson. individually. and an
guardian of the estate Of Lawrence
Gerhard, Jr.. John w. Wilson, Earl
T.. Moss. Charles H. Escott. Robert
Pantel. EXicuio vsllareal and Oc-
taviO Fatricio de Leon. owners.
You are hereby notified that on
the lst day Of December. 1880. at
ten o'clock "A. NJ and nc 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 or the County Court OF Cam
eron County. ut Law. 20 assess the
damages occasioncd by the cOnden-
nation OF the following described
property. tO-Wit.
"i99.06 acres Of land In Partition
Share Number Five Of the San Mar
tin Grant VI Cameron County. Tex
as. YgnaciO Trevino Original Grant
&C, said Grant confirmed TO the said
YgnaciO TrCy.no. his ncirs 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
BIZ Cameron County. Texas. made
b. Martin Hanson. Jr.. County Sur
vgyOr OF Cameron County. Texas,
for Mrs. III. Gerhard. as assignee OF
NGnacio Trevino. and Of record in
Vol. a, n PAGES 252-253 Surveyors
Records of Cameron County. Texas.
and the land sought ~ bc condemn
Cd In these proceedings IS meted
Cud bounded a. follows, tu-wit:
Beginning at the Northeast orner
OF Share Number Five Of the San
Martin Grant, IN Cameron County,
Texas; thence with the East line Of
said Share Number Five South IL
deg. o. ID min. East 2A49.7 feet 70
tie North right-Cf-WaN line az 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. o. l-2 min. East i3648
feet to the center line of the said
proposed channel al Engineers Sta
ton Number SO plus 5l1; thence
continuing with the said East line
OF the said Share Number Five.
South II deg. o. IL min. East l3649
feet 70 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-Ct-way line OF said pro-
posed channel. South So deg. IA min.
West 5465 feet 10 a point: thence
South 90 deg. 40 min. West still fol-
Loving the South right-of-way line
of said proposed channel 28539 feet
- a point on the West line Of Sub
Share Number Nine OF said Shsrr
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 IL deg. 55 min. West 1899
feet 10 the said center line Of the
said proposed channel az Engineers
Station Number 661 plus 95.6: thence
continuing with the said West line
OF the said Share Number Five and
thereof. North IL deg. 55 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 ri~ght-of-way line Of the
said proposed channel. North So deg.
- min East 223O.9 feet 20 a point:
thence still following said North
right-of-Eay line or said proposed
channel. North % deg. IA min. East
59l42 feet 10 the place Of begin
ming. containing 1906 acres"
which property Is desired Z o be on
demned by Petitioner. Brownsville
Navigation District OF Cameron
County. Texas. ii 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.
am inlet connecting with the Gulf
or Mexico and Laguna Madre. both
n~aviVablc. coastal and inland waters.
and from that point 10 improve and
develop for navigation purposes a
channel across Laguna Madre Bay
10 a point or turning basin at or
rea the city limits Of the City Of
Brownsville. Texas, all or whitl
Improvements are proposed 10 be
made IN cooperation with the Gov
eminent OF the United States. or u
officer Or department thereof III any
and all matters pertaining or re-
lating to tho construction and main
.enancc % said works. and the i'm
provemcnt OF navigation Of all such
navigable bays. inletS. canals and
waterways. whether By survey. work
OF expenditure of money made or 70
be- 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 in
connection herewith, for construct
ing. maintaining. operating. devel-
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warehouses, grain elevators, bunker
ing facilities. belt railroads. floating
plants. iightcrage. towing facilities.
and all other purposes incident TO or
necessary 10 the operation or devel-