Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-19

west po0.U 1eGLp THENCE SCUM 81
deg 05h min. West 3TO-6 feet:
thence South 81 deg. o3 min. West
1859 feet: thence South SO deg. 29
min. West HAS. feet; thence South
80 deg. 20 min. West $500 feet:
thence South Ga deg. 81 min. West
5000 feet: thence South ~ deg,
l9 min. West 1900 feet: thence
North IS deg. 05 min. West 1856
feet: to the West line OF Share No
- Of the Espiritu Santo Grant In
Cameron County. Texas. and the
Northwest corner OF the tract herein
described: thence with the said West
line Of the said Share No 70 South
2 deg. 26 min. West 27,139O feet TO
the Southwest corner of the tract
herein described; thence South IS
deg. o. min. East 64698 feet to the
place OF beginning. containing by
these metes and bounds 5308.97
acres;r
That In order to furnish water to
ssio tract Of 5308.97 acres so admit
ted into your petitioner district on
July 10. 1880. at a meeting OF the
Board of Directors of your petition
er district. held on July 10, 1880, ID
was determined th-S It would be
Necessary to enter into a contract
with the Cameron County Water
Control and improvement District
Number Six similar TO the contract
provided for In said bond issue,
dated March /, 1929, and that IL
would be necessary to construct ad-
ditional canals, laterals and bitches
and TO install pumps. reservoirs,
checks, fumes and other construc-
ton work necessary for the proper
irrigation and DRAMA. Of said
lands. and the engineer OF the dis
t-.ct was instructed TO make an in
vestigation Of these matters and TO
make a report 10 the Board, togeth-
er with his recommendation and es-
innate as 10 the cost OF securing
such a contract and OF making such
improvements: ell OF which will
more fully appear from the said
transcript filed herein and referred
TO for greater certainty.
That at a meeting OF the Board
of Directors of your petitioner dis
tlict held on July %. 1880, the en-
gineer Of your petitioner district
appeared before the Board and pre-
sented his report showing the esti-
mated cost Of securing a contract
with Cameron County Water Control
and Improvement District Number
SlS whereby said district viii pump
and deliver through its pumping
plant and irrigation system water
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point, az or near the boundary Of
this district for the irrigation or
the said lands added to this district
since March /. 1929, and OF con-
structing an adequate irrigation and
drainage system within this dis
tr:ct, for the irrigation and drainage
OF said lands, together with the
plans for the improvements and
extensions TO be constructed, to-
getner with maps. profiles and data
fully showing and explaining same
and a detailed estimate OF the cost
OF such improvements, said report
showing that said contract with
Cameron County Water Control and
Improvement District Number Six.
would cost the sum Of Sl08, 750O0.
and the further sum OF S481, $4,000
would be required TO build and COM
plete an irrigation and drainage
system necessary properly and
adequately 10 distribute to said
lands the water supplied to your
petitioner district undLr said con-
tract, for the irrigation and drain
age Of said lands. or a total OF
$500, 100000 which amount would in
clude all incidental expenses au-
thorized BY law.
That at said meeting Of the board
of directors OF your petitioner dis
trict held on July 29, 1890, the
secretary OF the Board was directed
TO make application TO the State
Board OF Water Engineers for the
investigation by said Board OF the
proposed bond issue for the pur-
poses aforesaid. as REQUIRED by law.
That at the time and In the man.
ner provided BY law. a board OF
equalization was appointed BY the
board Of directors OF your petitioner
district for the year 1880, which
board after performing It's duties.
as required by law. filed its report
and thereafter on July 20, 1880. the
assessor and collector OF the district
filed with the board of directors
one copy OF the duplicate assess
ment rolls Of all taxable property
In the district including the lands
admitted into the district on July
10. 1880. duly approved by said
board OF equalization. which assess
ment rolls show the sum or s6.602.-
034 as the assessed valuation for
the year 1880 OF said property: the
appointment Of said board OF equal
ization and its report being shown
In the transcript filed In this u
10 which reference is made for
greater certainty.
That at a meeting Of the board
OF directors Of your petitioner dis
trict held on August IA. 1880. the
secretary OF the board OF directors
reported that he had made an ap-
plication TO the state board C. wa
ter engineers for an investigation
and approval Of the proposed bond
issue Of 100000 and that same
had been investigated and duly
approved by said state board or
engineers. a copy OF the ap-
proval OF the state board OF water
engineers being included In said
transcript. flied herewith and here
referred to for greater certainty.
and at said meeting the board OF
directors OF your petitioner district
Of its W motion found that in
order to carry out the purposes for
said district was organized
and to best serve the interest Of
this district. On II would be neces-
sary to enter into contract with
Cameron County Water Control
and improvement District Number
Six, for said Water Control and
Improvement District Number Six
TO pump and supply a water supply
the lands admitted into this