Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-18
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Cameron county, Texas, there was
presented to this court and came on
10 be considered. the petition OF
Earl c. Sans, and others, praying
for the establishment Of a Water
Improvement District, lying wholly
within Cameron county, Texas. To
be known as Cameron County
Water Improvement District Num-
Der Seventeen, same containing
l.S8S.93 acres Of land, more or less,
in and out Of tine eastern hall OF
the lower or eastern league OF the
San Pedro de Carricitos grant in
Cameron county, Texas, same 10 be
created and to operate under Sec
ton 50 of Article Is of the Consti-
tuition Of Texas, for the purpose OF
irrigating the land therein incluo-
ed. and of furnishing water Tor
domestic, power and commercial
purposes, in which petition Is en-
braced an application for authority
for the issuance Of the notes OF
such district when organized, to the
maximum amount permitted by law,
based upon the sum Of S225,OoO.OO,
estimated and proposed cost OF the
improvements to be made in said
district. namely: an irrigation sys-
TEN therein.
And. the court. after examining
said petition and finding that same
is in due and legal form and Is
signed bv a majority in number OF
the holders Of title to the lanos
situated within the proposed district
and representing a majority IN
value of the lands therein, as inol-
Gated by the county tax rolls, n
that said petition sets forth a neces-
sity. public utility, feasibility and a
benefit to the lands included IN
said district, and the proposed
boundaries Of said district and des-
ienates a name for such district, To-
Wit: Cameron County Water I'M
provement District Number Seven
teen. which includes the name OF
Cameron county. is Of the opinion
that same should be set down Tor
hearing.
II is. therefore. now here by the
Court ordered that said petition be,
and the same IS. set for hearing be-
fore this court at a regular session
OF this court to be held at the
County Court house In the city OF
Brownsville. IN Cameron County,
Texas. on the l4th day Of July. a..
ID. 1890. at 10 o'clock a. m. at which
time and place any person whose
lands are included in and would be
affected by the creation OF said dis
trict may appear before this court
and contest the creation Of said
district. or contend for the creation
OF said district. and may offer tes-
timony TO show that said district IS
or Il not necessary and would or
would not be Of any public uti lity
and that the creation Of such dis
trict would or would not be feasible
or practicable. and al which time
and place this court will adjudge
and determine all contests and OBJ
jections to the creation Of said dis
trict, and all matters pertaining to
the same.
And. ii Is further ordered that the
clerk Of this court forthwith issue
due notice Of said hearing. and that
same be posted and published BY
the Sheriff Of Cameron county,
Texas. as required by law
You are further commanded
70 cause 10 be published said
notice in a newspaper Of general
circulation #, in Cameron County
Texas. one time and at least five
DAYS prior to the date Of such hear
ing. viz. July 14th. 1890.
Herein fail not, but make due re-
turn Of a true copy Of this notice
to the clerk Of the County Commits
sioners' Court Of Cameron county.
Texas. on or before the said l4th
day Of July, A. D 1880. showing the
time and the places where such
notice was posted and published.
Witness my hand and seal Of said
court at office in Brownsville. Tex
as. this 18th day Of June. a. ID. 1880.
CSEALl Fl. ID. SEAGO
Clerk OF the County Court and
Ex-Officio Clerk Of the County
Commissioners Court Of Cameron
County. Texas.
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