Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-20
G. ADVERTISEMENT
THE A OF X
COUNTY OF CAMERON

THE CONDENSATION OF GER
TAIN LANDS OF MARGARET
G. HERWIG. EFT 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 G. Hally,
Clara Gerhard Hansen, Hans Han
sen, Lawrence Gerhard, jr., RATHER
Inc M Gerhard, Irene Dalton. Ra-
meau w. Dalton, Fernando Gerhard,
Emile Gerhard, Bernard Gerhard,
Mary F. Wilson, individually, and as
guardian of the estate OF Lawrence
Gerhard. Jr., John w. Wilson, Earl
e. Moss, Charles II. Escott, Robert
Pantel, Exiquio Villareal and Oc-
tavio Patricio de Leon. owners.
You are hereby notified that on
the 1st day of December, 1880, at
ten O'Clock A. NJ. and az 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 occaSioned 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 TTevino. 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. S being Survey No. COZ
in Cameron County. Texas. made
by Martin Hanson, Jr. Cornty Sur
veyor o: 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 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. OF l-2 min. East 20l49.7 feet 10
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 l-2 min. East l364.8
feet to the center line of the said
proposed channel at Engineers Sta
ton Number $40 plus Sill: thence
continuing with the said East line
OF the said Share Number Five,
South II deg. OF l-2 min. East 13649
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. "A min.
West 5465 feet 10 q point, thence
South 63 deg. 40 min. West still fol-
Lowing the South right-of-way line
OF said proposed channel 2858.9 feet
to 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. S. min. West 1889
feet TO the said center line Of the
said proposed channel at Engineers
Station Number Col plus 856: thence
continuing with the said West line
Of the said Share Number Five and
OF said Sub-Share Number Nine
thereof. North - deg. SIS min West
1880 feet TO the North r~Ight-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 10 a point:
thence still following said North
right-of-way line OF said proposed
channel. North So deg. IA min. East
59l4.2 feet TO the place of begin
ming, containing 499.06 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.
ar inlet connecting with the Gulf
OF Mexico and Laguna Madre, both
navigable. coastal and inland waters.
and from that point TO improve and
develop for navigation purposes a
channel across Laguna Madre Bay
10 q point or turning basin at or
near the city limits Of the City Of
Brownsville, Texas. all Of whidl
Improvements are proposed 70 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
provement Of navigation or 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 BIZ the Government Of
the United States. or any proper
officer or department thereof. OF
both. and for said purposes and in
connection Herewith. for construct
ing, maintaining. operating, devel-
oping 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 to the operation or devel-
opment 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
County, Texas. with the Judge o.
the County Court of Cameron Coun-
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