Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
NOTICE OF ELECTION
For Issuance Of Bonds I'm Browns

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Notice Is hereby given that an
\ election will be held on the 10Th
day Of May, 1880, in Brownsville
Navigation District of Cameron
/, County, Texas, for the purpose Of
determining whether or not the
legally qualified property FAX pay
ing voters OF said District desire
TO authorize the issuance Of bonds
on the faith and credit Of said dis
\ trict in the amount Of one million
five hundred thousand dollars (Sl,-
500.000.00) and levy Of tax sufficient
to pay the interest thereon and
provide a sinking fund sufficient
to redeem said bonds at maturity:
said bonds to bear interest at the
rate OF five and one-half 5h%)
per centum per annum, the inter-
est payable Semi-annually, said
bonds to be of the date, denomina-
ton and each maturing at the
times specified in the order au-
thorizing and calling this election
and said election TO be held in ac-
cordance with said order of the
Board Of Navigation and Canal
Commissioners Of said District.
which order Is made a part OF this
notice and Is as follows:
BE IL remembered that on this
18th day Of April A. d. 1880, the
Board OF Navigation and Canal
Commissioners of Brownsville Navt-
cation District Of Cameron Coun-
ty, Texas, met in regular session
at the offices Of the District in
the city Of Brownsville. Cameron
county, Texas. present as follows:
John Gregg, Navigation and
Canal Commissioner, President.
j. q. Fernandez, Navigation and
fz2nal Commissioner. Secretary.
z. a. Rosenthal. Navigation and
4 Canal Commissioner.
r.. d. Rentro, Attorney.
II. l.. Yates, Attorney.
Whereupon the following pro-
ceedings were had and done. TO-
wit:
In the Matter OF the Bond Elec-
ton for Additional Improvements
Terminal Facilities Etc.
WHEREAS, or the 22nd day Of
December, 1923. the qualified voters
OF the District voted two million
dollars of bonds TO pay the esti-
mated cost OF improvement or i'm
provementS Of the District, and for
navigation purposes, which bond
issue has been validated by act Of
the legislature OF the state Of Tex
as; and
WHEREAS. the Board Of Navi-
cation and Canal Commissioners Of
the District finds. after due con-
sideration, that II is necessary TO
construct additional Improvements
Of the District. to deepen the Dis
trict's proposed channel from six
teen feet to twenty-five feet, from
Brazos Santiago Pass through the
bay to the mainland. and from the
mainland to a point at or near
Brownsville, following the most
direct practical route from said
Pass, and wholly within the boun-
daries Of the District, and to &C
quire, purchase, take over, con-
struct, maintain. operate. develop
and regulate wharves, docks. ware
houses, grain elevators. bunkering
facilities, belt railroads, floating
plants. ~lighterage, towing facilities,
lands and all other facilities or
aids incident to or necessary 20
the operation or development of
ports or waterways within the
District, and extending TO the Gulf
OF Mexico. Is being intended 10
develop and improve within the
boundaries OF said Navigation Dis
trict for navigation purposes Brazos
Santiago Pass, an inlet connecting
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
acroS said Laguna Madre Bay to
q point o. turning basin at or near
the city limits of the CITY OF
Brownsville. Texas, which improve
ments are proposed to be made in
cooperation with the government
Of the United States, or any officer
or department thereof in any anc
all matters pertaining to or relat-
ing TO the construction and main
tenance Of said works and the inn
provement OF navigation OF all such
n~av1gable bays, inlets, canals and
waterways, whether by survey, work
: expenditure of money made or
Abe made. either BY said Nav:ga-
District, or by said government
me United States, or any proper
Ger or department thereof. or
oy both; and
Whereas, the District Engineer has
made an estimate of all such addi-
tional costs and has found same to
be the sum Of six hundred thousand
dollars CS600,000.00), and the Board
upon such estimate, finds such adj
ditional costs to be said sum and
the Board also now here on its own
motion SO finds such costs to be
said sum Of six hundred thousand
dollars CS609. 100000; and the Board
having heretofore found that il is
for the best interest Of the District
10 avail itself Of the rights, powers,
snd authority. which it has. to ac-
quire, purchase, take over, construct.
maintain, o1erate. develop and reg
ulate wharves, docks. warehouses,
grain elevators, bunkering facilities,
belt railroads, floating plants. light
erage. towing facilities. lands and
all other facilities or aids incident
TO or necessary to the operation or
development Of ports or waterways
within the District and extending to
the Gulf Of Mexico; and the Engi-
'neer Of the District. having hereto
fore been ordered and directed to
make an estimate showing the char
acter and the engineer having
presented his written estimate
showing the character of such
improvements and that the cost
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