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To the lionorahlo Commissioners’,
Court of the County of Camer
on, State of Texas.
PWe, the undersigned holders of
title and evidences of title to lands
within the proposed Irrigation dis
trict, hereinafter described. desiring
to provide for the irrigation of said
lands, hereby petition fa.* the organ
i*i'tion of an irrigation district of
the area and with the boundaries
hereinafter described, do most res
pectfully represent and show;
I.
That it is the purpose of the under
signed petitioners to organise an Ir
rigation di*»f4*icl under I be provisions
of ati Act of the Legislature of the
State of Texas, enacted in IStftK, en
titled: "An'Act to provide for the
organisation and government of irri
f Ration districts, and to provide for
the acquisition or construction there
by of works for the irrigation of the
lands embraced within such districts
and to issue bonds in payment there-I
for as authorized under the *'oust|.
tut ion; and also to provide for the
distribution of water for Irrigation
purposes and to furnish water for
mechanical purposes granting *o
such irrigation district the right of
eminent domain.” (Page 309 Supple
ment to Sayles’ Texas Civil Statues.
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II.
That the general script ion and
iMMindari#** of said proposed irriga
tion district herein petitioned to be
organized. i» as fallout! to-w#t;
03,300 acres of Ismil‘O'Vi* or less,
situated in the Count Cameron
in the State of Texas, fc^ig nil the
land contained within fur following
limits and bound*: J
Beginning at a point low water
mark of the Rio Brandt* River, be
ing the southeast comer of Share
No. 1 in the partition ofthe Kspirltu
Santo Grant, J. 8. do la Garza ori
ginal grantee, a* effected by the De
cree of Partition entered by the Dis
trict Court of Cameron County. Tex
as. on May 27, 1880. In cause No.
134«, entitled. **M. Kenedy, R. King,
et al„ vs. Thomas Carson, adminis
trator of Maria Jose fa Cavazos, et
al and being the point where the
dividing line between the first and
second sixths of the said Kspirltu
Santo Grant Intersects the said riv
er: thence north 8 degrees and 4f»
minutes east with the said dividing
line, being also the dividing line
between Share No. 1 and Sbare No.
17 of said partition, to the N. W. cor
ner of a tract of 1200 acres conveyed
by Felipe H Tijerina to George
Champion , out of said Shars 17;
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»*»enc> south 8! degrees. cast «Ir, 1-2 j
vara* to the dividing line between
Share* 17 end 14; thence m*rih 8 de
gree*s, 57 minittf* east, with said
dividing line, between Shares 17
and II, to the center of the
Resaea de los Fresno*; thence down
said resaca wRh t he eenter line there- :
«f end following it* meander* in a
general northeasterly direction to;
the interseilion of said center line
by the dividing line between Shares
Now. 29 and 30 of said partition,
thence east crossing Share* Nos, 30,
31 and 32 of said partition, to week
line* of tin* iieua Vista Grant; thence
in a southerly direction in the divid
ing line bei ween Bald ftuciia Vista
Grant and said partition share So.
32, t > the northwest corner of the
Sim a I! ;vt> | Grant; thenre in an
easurn dir.tiou with diridin gline
lH>t*(H*n Ituena Vista and Santa Isa
bei tinnts I'l tile laguna Mad re;
thence down the shore of
Laguna Mad re. following the
alioro of laiguua Madrc, follow ing the
bend*, inlets and projection* of said
shore lino in a general southerly
direction to the southeast corner of
the I .a gun a Vista Tract, same being
a divided portion of t he Santa Yaabcl
Grant; thence in a general wester
ly direction with the sooth boundary
line of the said I-aguna Vista Tract
to the southwest corner of said
tract on the* east line of said Es
pirltu Santo Grant; tlwmef* in a
southern d‘reel ion with the east line
of the Espirltu Santo Greet to R*
intersection by drainage dKch No.
2 as surveyed and located fur Camer
on County Drainage District No. t;
4trance up the said drainage diteh
No. 2 with It* bends and meadcr*;
In a general north western direction
and erousing the Tule l^tke to a
point where said drainage ditch a
interseUed by the dividing line be
tween Share No*. 13 and 12 of flhc
Partition of said Espiritn Santo
Grant; thence in a southerly direc
tion with the dividing line between
said Shares Noe. 15 and 12 to the
Jitferaeetkwi .of said dividing line
by the Resaea Rancho Viejo; thence
up the Re*aca Rancho Viejo wlto
its meander* following the center
line iher«x>f. to the Intersection of
said center line by the dividing line
between Share* Nos. .14 ard i5 of
the partition of said Espirltu Santo
Grant: thence in a southerl) direc
tion with the dividing line of said
Sham Nos. 14 and 15 to drainage
diteh No. 1 of raid Cameron County
Drainage District >f.v l:
thence In a western direction with
Tim raid drainage diteh No. 1 to
th« dividing line between Shares Nos.
17 ,and 14 of said partition of the
Santo Gr.mt; iher.ee in a
direction P..m! *ving the
**i«l *1 hilling liu« between i'artUVm
*♦■*» N.m. 17 am! If of the ft*-i
j>ir«tu Sanu» Grant mid the projec
tion or extension thereof to the in
tcrwctlon of raid extended or pro
jected Him* by the Rio Grande River;
ttwice with the low water mark of
the Rio Grande River up said river
with its meanders to the place of
h -ginning.
All the lands situated within the
general boundaries of the propotid
Irrigation district as her-in before
defined, are to be Included in and to
bo .subject to the gown meat and
control of the said irrigation dis
trict.
Excepting, however, from out of
the lands embraced In said boundar
ies, a parrel of 2*»72 acres in and out
of Partition Share No. 12 of the Ks
jdrftu Santo Grant, and extending
from the Fresno* Resacs south for
quantity, and embracing the full
width of said Share 12. and being a
parr of the lands owned by the Kan
I tea ito laid and Water ('ompnii.v out
of mid share. The said parcel of 2.-'
•t*2 acres Is wholly excluded from
this district.
III.
All the lauds situated within the
boundaries of the proponed irriga
tion district as above set out, art?
situated In the County of Caiuorou
in tin* State of Texas.
IV.
All the lands included within the
ooundurtes of the propost il irriga
tion district as a lime se* out arts
within those portions <»f the State
of Texas in which, by reason of in-'
sufficient rainfall ami also by rea
son of the Irrcgulartty of the rain
fall. irrigation is beneficial for agri
cultural purposes.
AH of the said lands are suscep
tible of irrigation from a common ;
source, namely, tine source herelnaf-1
after eat out. and by the same t»ys- I
!■* m of works, us hereinafter dee
scribed, and all of them will be bene
fited and greaitly increased In vahie
and productiveness by the construc
tion. maintenance and operation of
the same system of irrigation works
Intended to be adopted, applied and
used for the Irrigation of the lands
within the proposed district.
V.
The aggregate number of owners
and holders of ule or videlicet ot
title to the lands situated and in
cluded within the boundaries of the
proposed irrigation district as herein
before vet out. la approximately 121.
and the aggregate value of the lands
included within the boundaries of
said propoaed district, according to
the county amassment rolls for the
year Immediately preceding the filing
eg this petition ia approximate!*
1132,911,46. ( {
tillotH:
The undersigned petitioners con
stitute and represent a majority of
all such lioldera of title or evidence*
of title to Uie lend* Included with In
the boundaries of the propot:d lrrt-1
| gallon District, and In 11m* aggro-]
I gate, a majority in value of the lands
within the boundaries of said die-1
trlct, actordng to the fount/ asse?*-!
meat roll* for the year iminodtorely
preceding the filing of this petition; j
and the signers hereof, your petition
ers, hold title and evidence* of title
to laud* included within tlhe bound
aries of the proposed irrigation dis
trict. of the value, according to the
avid County assessment roll* lor the
year immediately preceding the fit
ing of this petition, as hereinafter
opposite their r iqpo ?i*e signa
tures.
• VI.
The common source from wb' h
the lands within the boundaries of
the proposed irrigation district me I
proposed to be irrigated are the v i- j
ter* of the Rio Grande River, in
chidiiig both the ordinary flow of
said stream, the under flow and the
over flow, flood and storm waters!
of waM a riam, together with the
ordinary flow* and under flow, flood[
w ait eft, overflow and storm water* I
of the Fresno* Remit a, the Cuatea j
Rob**, the Resaca Rancho Viejo and
the Guerra Renaca. and other re- i
sacas, depressions, swales and lakes
within the boundaries of said din
trict, and the rain waters and seep
age waters accumulating in r.aid re-:
naeaa, depression*, swales and lakes,
In the waters aforesaid, constituting
the common source for the irrigation !
of the lands in this district. there are
Included both the waters to the use
of which the owners of the land*
in said district are entitled by rea
son of the riparian rights as this
district tnav lawfully acquire and
use by appropriation under the Irri
gation laws of Texas, or by purchase,
contract or condemnation under and
by virtue of the provision* of law
governing irrigation districts.
VII.
The character of the works propoi I
cc! to t»e acqurcd or constructed by)
and for the proposed irrigation dis
trict. for the purpose of Irrigating
the lands included within tta bound
arii*. an hereinbefore defined, or a*
the same may be hereafter estab
lished, is as follows:
1st One or more intakes on the
banks of the Rio Grande River for
the purpose of taking from said j
stream such water as can be carried
out by gravity flow for the Irrigation
of the land* within the proposed dis
trict, or any of them, and in con
nection twin w*oh intakes, one or
more pumping plants to pump water
from said Rio Granite River at times
of Vow Wiuer orwtotu pumping Is ac
re® sary to raise ft# water in tbs j
canal system to a sufficient height toj
irrigate the lands inthe proved j
district.
2nd. A main canal from such Ip
take* and pumping plants to the
Rancho Viejo, thence to the Resie a
ile los Cuates, anil thence down said
Cuates Resaca to the lands in said
district out of the Buena Vista and
Srnta Ysabel Grants, with dams In
each of the resacas mentioned to
confine and *hold the waters belong
ing to this district and to enable the
portions of said ream as so dammed
to he used as parts of such canal.
;trd Sm-h oilier main canals,
branch canal* and laterals as may
be deemed necessary or itdvlablw for
said district to construct or acquire
in order to irrigate all tin* lands In
cluded within Its boundaries.
4th. Su<h dams and reservoirs
with all appliances necessary or ad
v tea hie to be used in connection
ther with as may be required by the
proposed district in order to utilise
the waters accumulating or flowing
in the aforesaid resacas and the
other rejMeas, depressions, swales
and lakes within the boundaries of
the proposed district.
Mb. All other works appliances,
devices and equipment of every char
*« ter that may be necessary or ad
visable for said district to acquire
or construct for the taking, im
pounding. conveying measuring and
delivering of its aforesaid waters to
and upon an> or all of the land* in
said district, as such district may be
finally established, and to lands that
may. subsequently to the establish
ed. and to lands that may, subse
quently to the establishment of said
district be Included therein.
VIII.
The name proposed for said irri
gation district, when formed, is,
•’Tfic (Central Irrigation District.”
IX.
Your petitioners therefor# pray
that upon presentation of this peti
tion to your Honorable Body, you
forthwith hear the same and on fln
nal hearing, determine, define and
establish the boundaries of the pro
posed irrigation district and enter
an order so defining and establishing
said boundaries and dividing the
said district into three divisions as
nearly equal in stae as may be prac
ticable. numbered first < lat l, second
(2nd! aid third Urd), as author
lied by Jaw, and directing that one
director for each of said three dis
trict# shall be-elected by the elector*
thereof, the said thre# directors to
constitute the board of directors of
said district, and consolidating the
offices of assessor and las collector
for said district, as permitted by
law, and submitting the question of
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