Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-09
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

ing whether or not said commission
shall have authority to issue three
hundred thousand dollars CsS0o.000.-
o0) OF bonds for the following city
purposes, to-wit:
First-Construction OF q sanitary
| sewerage system and disposal plant
forty-eight thousand five hundred
dollars (s48. 10000:
Second-Construction or purchase
Of city hall building. Jail and equip
ment therefor, six thousand, five
hundred dollars (s6.500.00l:
Thsrd-Purchase Of the present
city water system owned by the
Port Isabel Company, together with
the construction Of necessary ex-
tensions and engagements, incluo-
ing concrete reservoirs, one hundred
and thirty-nine thousand, two hum
dred ard fifty dollars ($l39 .25O.O0);
Fourth-General street improve
ments. sixty-five thousand dollars
| (s65. 100000:
Fifth-Sidewalks and curbs, TWEEN
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fifty dollars Cs25, 10000;
Sixth-Parks. fifteen thousand
dollars ISIS. 100000.
Whereas, the city commission o.
the city OF Port Isabel, Texas,
Seems It advisable and necessary 70
Issue bonds OF said city for the city
purposes above mentioned. and In
The amounts therein set forth.
Wherefore. be It ordered by the
city commission Of the city OF Port
Isabel, Texas. that an election De
held ON the 4th day OF October. "A.
ID. 1880. at which the following pro-
positions shall be submitted:
Shall the city commission OF the
city OF Port Isabel, Texas, be au-
thorized to issue bonds Of the city
Of Port Isabel. Texas. in the sum
of three hundred thousand dollars
$500. 100000, payable serially and
not to exceed forty (40) years from
date thereof. bearing interest at
the rate Of not to exceed six per-
cent 6c) per annum. payable
semi-annually. and to levy q tax
sufficient to pay the interest on
said bonds and create a sinking
fund sufficient TO redeem them at
maturity. for the purpose Of con-
structing a sanitary sewerage sys-
tenn and disposal plant, S48. 10000;
second. for the purpose OF the pur-
chase or construction Of a city hall
building. Jail and equipment. So
$4,000: third. for the purpose OF the
purchase by the city OF the present
water Fystem Of the Port Isabel
Company. together with the nee
essary extension and engagements
thereof. including concrete reserv-
oirs in the sun Of Sl39.250.00; fourth
for the purpose OF general street
improvements. the sum or S65 10000;
fifth. for the purpose OF
constructing sidewalks and curbS.
SIS. $4,000: sixth. for the purpose
OF purchasing and improving parks
SIS. 200. 90; making a total or $780,
10000 as authorized by the Constitu-
ton and laws OF the state OF Texas
The said election shall be held az
the following place in the city Of
Port Isabel. to-wit.
- School House
and the following named persons
are hereby appointed managers o!
said election. to-wit:
Judges. Gregorio Tamayo.
Dale De Meyer.
Clerks. I. 8. STEINER.
Russell Eaton.
The said election shall be held
under the provisions OF the Con-
stitution and laws OF the state Of
Texas and only qualified voters
who are property tax payers OF said
city shall be allowed TO vote.
All voters who favor the PROPOSE
ton 10 issue the bonds shall have
written or printed on their ballots:
For The Issuance OF Bonds"
and those opposed shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots:
Against The Issuance OF Bonds"
The manner OF holding said cleo
ton shall be governed by the gen.
eral election laws Of the state OF
Texas.
A copy Of this order. signed BY
the Mayor Of the city of Port Isabel
and attested bv the city secretary OF
said city. shall serve as a proper
notice OF said election.
The mayor of said city of Port
Isabel is authorized and directed
TO cause said notice of the election
TO be posted at the place hereinbe-
fore mentioned. which is the voting
place of said election, for at least
three 90 consecutive weeks prior
to the date of said election.
The mayor is further authorized
and directed TO have said notice OF
said election published in the Port
Isabel Pilot and in the Brownsville
Herald, newspapers of general cir
culation, the former published in
the city of Port Isabel, and the lat
ter in the city of Brownsville, Tex
as. which notice shall be published
once each week for three CD con-
secutive weeks, the date OF the first
publication being not less than
twenty-one CID full days prior to
the date Of the election.
GEO N. SCANLAN, Mayor
City Of Port Isabel, Texas.
Attest:
PAUL COTTRELL, Secretary
City OF Port Isabel, Texas.
The motion for the adoption of
the above order. as made by Com
missioner w. II. Pattee. was duly
seconded by Commissioner S. G.
Glass. ThereuDOn. the question be-