Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-26
NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION

The state OF Texas
County OF Cameron
In the matter OF the proceedings
Of Brownsville Navigation District
Of Cameron County, Texas, for the
condemnation Of certain property
OF James Murphy, and the unknown
heirs Of James Murphy.
To Brownsville Navigation Dis
trict OF Cameron County, Texas. ana
to James Murphy and 10 the I'M
known heirs of James Murphy:
You are hereby notified that or
on the 2ist day OF May, A. y. 1880.
at ten O'Clock, a. m. and az the
county court o in the court
house IN Brownsville. county OF
Cameron. and State of Texas. the
undersigned special commissioners,
appointed by the Honorable John
i. Kleiber. judge OF the county court
or Cameron county, at Law. 10 as
sess the damages occasioned By
the condemnation Of the following
described property. to-wit.
"Al of lot number thirteen l3),
in block number n hundred thir-
ty-nine Q39), and being out Of and
a part OF that larger tract Of land
known as Padre Island. originally
granted BY the Mexican government
TO Nicolas and Juan Jose Bali. and
being q part Of a subdivision Of the
South end OF said Padre Island
known and designated as the Tar
pom Beach Subdivision thereof. As
per map and plat Of <. 3. Gore,
Surveyor. duly Of record in Book ]
page ]. Of the Map records OF Cam
eron county. Texas. to which map
and plat reference is hereby made
for greater certainty OF deScrip-
ton: which property Is desired b.
plaintiff to condemn in connection
with and for the purpose or con-
structing Improvements Of said dis
trict for navigation purposes, and
for the purpose Of developing for
navigation purposes ~BrazOs-San-
tiago Pass. in 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 across Laguna
Madre Bay to a point or turning
basin Mt or near the city limits OF
the City OF Brownsville. Texas, all
OF which improvements are pro
posed to be made in cooperation
with the Government OF the United
States. OF any officer or department.
thereof in any and all matters
pertaining or relating 10 the con-
struction and maintenance or said
works. and the improvement or
navigation OF all such ~navigable
bays, inlets, canals and waterways,
whether by survey, work or eXpen-
diture OF money made or to be made
either by said navigation district
or by the Government of the United
States. or any proper officer o.
department thereof, or both. and
for said purposes and in connec-
ton Herewith. for construction,
maintaining. operating. developing
and regulating wharves. docks,
warehouses. grain elevators. bunk
cring facilities. belt railroads, float
ing plants. lighterage. towing fac
ilities and all other purposes incid-
ent to o necessary to the operation
or development Of ports or water
ways within said district: all OF
which more fully appears in a GER
tain written statement and petition
filed by the said Brownsville Ma
vigation District or Cameron Coun-
". Texas. with the Judge OF the
County Court Of Cameron county,
al Law. ON the 18th day of April.
A. D. 1880, to which reference is
here made, and we. having hereto
fore duly selected such time and
place for hearing as required py
law. will proceed TO hear both
parties named and said written
statement. and to act thereon in
the manner required and directed
by law.
Witness our hands this 18th day
OF April, A. d. 1880.
J. S. Ford
H.. NJ. Shelton
w. e. Clinton
Special Commissioners.
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