Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
G ADVERTISEMENT
these metes and bounds 5sos.s7


acres"
That in order to furnish water to
said tract Of 530897 acres Sc admit
ted into your petitioner district on
July 10, 1890. at q meeting Of the
Board Of Directors Of your petition
er district, held On July is, 1890, 1t
was determined tn II 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 1t
would be necessary to- construct adj
ditional canals, laterais 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 10 make an in
vestigation OF these matters and TO
make a report to the Board, togeth-
er with his recommendation and es-
innate as to the cost Of securing
such a contract and Of making such
improvements; all 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
trict held or July 20. 1880. the en-
gineer OF your petitioner district
appeared before the Board and pre-
scented his report showing the esti-
mated cost Of securing a contract
with Cameron County Water Control
and Improvement District Number
Sir whereby said district will pump
and deliver through its pumping
plant and irrigation system water
from the Rio Grande River to some
point, at or near the boundary Of
this district for the irrigation Of
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-
gether 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 S108, 10000,
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 TO distribute to said
lands the water supplied TO your
petitioner district und.r said con-
tract, for the irrigation and drain
age Of said lands. OF a total Of
S590.000.00 which amount would in
clude all incidental expenses III
thorized by law.
That at said meeting OF the board
OF directors OF your petitioner dis
trict held on July 20, 1890. the
secretary Of the Board was directed
70 make application to the State
Board or Water Engineers for the
investigation by said Board OF the
proposed bond issue for the pur-
poses aforesaid, al 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
beard after performing its duties.
rs REQUIRED BY law. filed its report
and thereafter on July %. 1890. the
assessor and collector OF the district
filed with the beard OF directors
one copy Of the duplicate assess
ment rolls OF al 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 OF S6,602
034 as the assessed valuation n
the year 1880 OF said property: tr
appointment Of said board OF equal
ization and its report being show
in the transcript filed in this cause
TO which reference Is made fos
greater certainty.
That at a meeting OF the boarf
Of directors Of your petitioner dis
trict held on August Ia, 1880, tn
secretary Of the board or director
reported that he had made an ap
plication TO the state board C. wa
ter engineers for an investigation
and approval OF the proposed bono
issue Of $500, 10000 and that same
had keen investigated and duly
approved by said state board o.
water engineers. a copy OF the ap-
prevail Of the state board OF water
engineers being included in saic
transcript. filed herewith and here
referred TO for greater certainty
and at said meeting the board Of
directors OF your petitioner district
Of its own motion found that II
order to carry out the purposes fo-
which said district was organized
and to best serve the interest O.
this district. % it would be neces-
sary TO enter into contract with
Cameron County Water Control
and improvement District N.mbe-
Six. for said Water Control and
improvement District Number Sly
TO pump and supply a water s-ipDlv
TO the lands admitted into this
district since its original organize
ton: (2) it would be necessary tc
construct the necessary pumping
plants. canals. reservoirs and 9TH
er improvements, shown in said
engineers report. necessary | re-
ceive and distribute such water
supply to said lands in this district
for the purposes for which this
district a. organized. and to pro-
vide adequate drainage for such
land. and that In order to accom-
plish the purposes aforesaid az to
pay the incidental expenses in
connection Herewith. 1t would be
necessary for your petitioner dis
trict to issue its bonds in the sum
of s590.000.O0.
That at said meeting Of August