Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-27
G ADVERTISEMENT

plants, lighterage, towing facilities.
lands and all other facilities or
aids incident to or necessary 70
the operation or development Of
ports or waterways within the
District. and extending to the Gulf
Of Mexico, is being intended TO
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. ana, from that
point. 10 improve and develop for
navigation purposes a channel
across said Lagura Madre Bay to
a point CT 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 and
all matters pertaining to or relat-
ing to the construction and MAIN
tenance of said works and the i'm
provement OF navigation Of all such
navigable bays. inlets. canals and
waterways, whether by survey, work
or expenditure Of money made or
to be made. either by said NaV.ga-
ton District. or BY said government
Of the United States, or any proper
officer or department thereof, or
by both: and
Whereas, the District Engineer has
made an estimate OF all such addi-
tional costs and has found same TO
be the sun Of six hundred thousand
dollars $500. 100000. 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 $500, 100000: and the Board
having heretofore found that 1t IS
for the best interest Of the District
to avail itself of the rights, powers,
and authority, which II has, to ac-
quire. purchase, take over. construct,
maintain. operate. develop and reg
ulate wharves. docks. warehouses,
grain elevators, bunkering facilities,
belt railroads. floating plants. light
erage. towing facilities. lands and
all other facilities OF aids incident
10 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
of same would be the sum Of
nine hundred thousand dollars
1900, 10000 after a careful examin-
alton Of said report. the same was
in all respects found to be correct,
and it was therefore duly approved.
and upon such report the Board
now finds the cost Of such improve
ments to be said sum OF nine hun
dred thousand dollars 1890, 100000
and the Board also now here, on its
own motion. SO finds such cost OF
said improvements TO be the sum
Of nine hundred thousand dollars
1900. 100000: and
Whereas. the Board further finds
that all OF said proposed improve
ment or improvements and facilities
are feasible and practical. and will
be a public benefit and a public
utility;
Now. therefore, II IS hereby order
ed by the Board of Navigation and
Canal Commissioners Of Brownsville
Navigation District Of Cameron
County, Texas. that an election be
held within the meteS and bounds
of said District on the 29th day Of
May. 1880. for the purpose of deter
mining whether or not the qualified
property tax-paying voters OF said
district desire to authorize the is
suance of bonds on the faith and
credit OF said district in the amount
OF one million five hundred thou
sand dollars Isl SOC, 100000, in the
denomination or one thousand dol
lars Isl. 100000 each. bearing inter-
est al the rate Of five and one-half
per centum $3.50 per annum,
payable semi-annually. and matur-
ing as follows
Amount