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TH» Ol \\ IRRIGATION DIS.
i liirr \\ ithin r\ni:i:o\
— 4 0IXTV. TKUS.
To the Honorable CorirmiKsionors'
Court of the County of Camer
ron, State of Texas.
We, the undersigned holders of
title and evidences of title to lands
within the proposed irrigation dis
trie!, hereinafter described, desiring
to provide for the irrigation of mid
lands, hereby petition for the organ*
txrtion 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 organize an ir
rigation district under th*> provisions
of an Art of the Legislature of the
State of Texas, enacted in IP*:., en
titled: “An Act to provide for the
organization and government of irri
gation districts, and to provide for
the acquisition or construelion there-.
by of works for the Irrigation of the
lands embraced within such districts
and to issue bonds in payment there
for a* authorised under the Consti
tution; and atom to provide for the
distribution of water for irrigation
pur|M>ses and to furnish water lor
mechanical purposes granting to
such irrigation district the right of
eminent domain.” t Cage 269 Supple
ment to Saylcs' Texas Civil Statues.
1906.)
II.
That the general ueseriptlon and
boundaries of said proposed irriga
tion district hereby petitioned to be
organized, is as follows, to-wit:
63.300 aor-*» of land, more or |e> .
situated in the County of Cameron
ill The Slate of Texas, being all the
lahd contained within the following
limits and bounds:
Beginning at a point at low water
mark of the Kio Grande Iliver. be
ing the southeast corner of Share
No. 1 in the partition otthe Kspiritu
Santo Grant, J. 8. de la Garza ori
ginal grantee, as effected by the De
eree of Partition entered by the Dis
triet Court of Cameron County. Tex
as. on May 27, 19H9, in cause No.
1346, entitled. ”M. Kenedy. R King,
et al., vs. Thomas Carson, adminis
trator of Maria Jose I » Cavazos, ft
ni.”, and being the point where the
dividing line between the first and
second sixths of the said Kspiritu
Santo Grant Intersects the said riv
er; thence north k degrees and 45
minutes east with the said dividing
line, being also the dividing line
between Share No. 1 and Share No
17 of said partition, to the N. W. cor
ner of a tract of 1260 acres conveyed
hy Felipe II, Tijerina to George
Champion , otu of said Share 17;
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thence south SI degree*, east 1-2
varat* to the dividing line between
Shares l i and It: t hence nor- h s de
gr<-e»s, 57 minutes east, with said
dividing line, between Shares 17
and It, to the renter of the
Hesara de Ion r realms; thence down
said resaca with tin* center line there
of and following iu meanders in a
general northeasterly direction to
the interaeetion of said center line
i*.v the dividing line between Shares
Non. 39 anti :*»« of said partition,
theme east crossing Share* Noh.
Ml and M2 of said partition, to went
line of the uena Vista Grant: thence
in a southerly dlregion in the divid
ing line between said It uena Vista
Grant and said partition share No.
M2, i > the north west corner of the
Santa l*ab | Grant; thenee in an
eastern direr*ion with dividin gline
between Buena Vista and Santa Ina
hel Grants to the latguna Mad re;
theme down the shore ofj
Laguna Mad re, following the.
shore of laiguua Mad re, following the
bends, inlets and projections of said
shore line in a general southerly
direction to the southeast corner of
the Laguna Vista Tract, same being
a divided portion of the Fima Ysahel
Grant; thence in a general wester
ly direction w ith the soitfn boundary
line of the said Laguna Vista Tract
to the southwest corner of said
tract on the cast line of said Ks
piritu Santo Grant; tlmtco in a
southern direction with the cast line
of the Kspiriiu Santo tin at to ft*
Intersection by drainage ditch No.
2 as surveyed and located f«.r Canier
on County Drainage District No. 1;
th nee up the said drainage ditch
No. 2 with its bend* and mcadera
in a general northwe#tern direction
and crossing the Tule Lake to a
point where said drainage ditch *•
intersected by the dividing Hoe be
tween Share No*. 15 and 12 of rho
Part It loa of said Espiritu Santo
Grant; thence in a southerly direc
tion with the dividing line between
said Share** No*. 15 and 12 to the
intersection /if said dividing line
by th* Reuses Rancho Viejo; thence
up the Reeata Rancho Viejo witti
it* meander* following the center
Him* thereof, to the intersection of
said center line by the dividing line
between Share* Nos. 14 %rd 17# or
the partition of said Espiritu Santo
Grant: thence in a southerly direc
tion with the dividing line of Haiti
Shares No*. 14 and 15 to drainage
ditch No. 1 of said Cameron County
Drainage Dint riot >f\ 1:
thence in a western direction with
the maid drainage ditch No. 1 to
the dividing line between Shares No*.
17 and 14 of said partition of the
Espiritu Santo Grantt thenee in a
southern direction ndlcpving tin
J*iiil dividing line between Partition
Shani Nun. 17 and I I of tin* 11
pirfctn Kanin Grant and the pr .j»*e
iion or til tension t-t*wt**of to (he in
((meetIon of said etteiHtd or pro
j eied Iir:. by the Itlo Grande River;
Uwue with lie low water mark of
' lhe Rio Grande River up said river
' with its meanders to the place of
i I* ginning.
All th«* lands gituatel within tin*
gen.-ral boundaries of the proponed
Irrigath>u district as her in before
(WIbmI. arc to he included In and hi
be subject to the government and
control of the said irrigation dis
trict.
Excepting, however, from out of
the lauds embraced in said boundar
ies, a parcel of 1*072 acres in and »ut
«»f Partition Share So. 12 of the Ks
piritu Santo Grant, and extending
from the Fresno* Kesaea south for
iiuantitv. and embracing tht* full
width of said Share 12, and being a
part of the lands owned by tin* San
Ren it 1 Land and Water Company mil
of said share The said parcel of 2,
072 acres is wholly ear I idled from
this district.
HI.
AH the lands situated within the
hottnriariew of the pmiKwd irriga
tion district as above set out, are
sitnaa.<1 in the County of Cmwvm
in Use State of Texas.
IV.
AH the lands Included within the
(Hiundarlcs of the propose d Irrita
tion district as a bow we' out are
within those portions of the State
of Texas in which, by reason of in
sufficient rainfall and aim by rea
son of the imiulwity of the raiu
; fall, irrigatit*u is beneficial for agri
cultural purposes.
All of the said lands are suatep
tibb* of Irrigation from a common
amine. namely, the source hereimif
after not out. and by 'the same sys
t-m of works, as hereinafter dew
scribed. and ail of them w ill be bene
fited aad greatly increased In value
and product I menemt by -the construc
tion, maintenance and operation of
the same system of irrigation works
intended to be adopked, applied and
used for the irrigation of the lands
within the proposed district.
V.
The aggregate number of owners
and holders of , Uie or vidence* 4>f
title to the lands situated and in
cluded wifihin the boundarfcw of the
proposed Irrigation district as herein
before set out. Is approximate*** 121,
and the aggregate value of tht* lands
included within the boundariOM of
said proposed district, acoordinX to
the county assessment roils fur |f»e
year immediately preceding the flliflg
eg this petition is approximate!!
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Tito undersign* d pet. toner* <»
stttut* anil represent a majority of
all such Holders of title or •#*«<
of title to the lunds Included within
the boundaries of the profmrid fri'j
gat ion Diet pi; i, and In tit* aggr<j
0ite, a majority lu value of the land*
w ithin the boundaries of raid dU- j
trict, aecordng to the Coentjr assess
ment roll* for the year limited iareiy J
| pree'ding the filing of this petition, i
! and the eigoers hereof. your petition- j
ers. hold title and evidence* of title I
10* lands Included w ithin the bound-j
arica of the proposed irrigation dis
trict, of the value, according to the1
■Old County aownuaa^nt roll* for l».e
year Immediately preceding the fil
ing of this petition, as hereinafter
wl opposlv their r aspect iv# slgaa-j
turc*.
• VI.
The common source from wh! h
the lands within the boundaries «» ,
the proposed irrigation dfcurb* a"*
propos'd to be irrigated are the wa
ters of the Rio brand* River, in
cluding both th# ordinary flow of
said stream, the under flow and the
over flow, flood and storm water* I
of sakl * ram, together with the
ordinary flow and under flow, flood
waters, overflow and storm wa.er*
of t he Fresno* ltesnt a, the Coats*
Ream a. the Resaoa Rancho Viejo and i
th* Guerra Restea, and other re
aaoaa, depressions. swales and lakes
within :h* boundaries of said dis
trict, and the rain waters and seep
age water* accumulating in said re
saeas, depressions, swales and lakes, I
in the watera aforesaid. constituting
the common sou ire for the irrigation
of fehe lands In this district, there arc j
included both the water* to the use
of which the owners of the lands
In said district are entitled by rea
son of the riparian rights as this
distrk t may 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 provisions of law !
governing Irrigation districts.
VII.
The «harncter of tlw- works propos
ed to be acqurcd or constructed by
•and for the proposed irrigation die
j trict, for the purpose of irrigating
the lands included within its boutwl
.iric, as hereinbefore defined, or as
»’»e same may be hereafter entab
Iisie'd, is as follows:
1 st One or more intakes on Hie
banks 01 the K|o Clrsnde Hlvpr for
the purpotc, of tuklng from said,
stream auch wif*er as can be carried
out by gravity floV f"T the irrigation ,
of the lands within the ptopo#Pd dla- ■
trict, or any of them, and.*11 *°n" j
tie* tion with auch intakes. oW «>'.
more pumping plants to pump water j
j from said lito ftramle River at times
of «cw v. . ci *vh \ ,i.|.ir;f re
i-essary to raise the water In the
canal aystem to a sufficient height to
Irrigate the laud* tnthe proponed
district.
2nd. A main canal from such In
take* and pumping ptosis to the
Rancho Viejo, tin nee to the Rosa a
I ile los Ciisles, and thence down said
1 (Til at is Hesses to the lands In said
district out of the Buena Vista and
Seats Ysahel (leasts, with dame In
each of the resaeas mentioned to
coo fine and hold the waters belong
ing to this district and to enable the
portions of said resaeas so dammed
to be used as parts of such canal.
3rd Such other main canals,
branch canals and laterals as ma>
he deemed necessary or advlsble for
said district to construct or acquire
in order to irrigate all the lands in
cluded within it* boundaries.
Ith. Such dams and reservoir*
with all appliances necessary or ad
visable to be use# in connection
therewith as maybe required hv the
proposed district In order to titilire
the waters accumulating or flowing
in the aforesaid resaeas and the
other resaeas, depression*, swales
ami lake* within 4he boundaries of
the proposed district.
Fith. All other works applance*
devices and equipment of every rhar
a< ter that may he necessary or ad
visable for said district to acquire
or construct for the taking, Im
pounding. conveying! meuuuftug and
delivering of Its aforesaid waters to
and upon any or all of the lands in
said district, as such district may be
finally established, and to land* that
may. subsequently to the establish
ed. and to laud* 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,
• T|k» ;(>ntral irrigation District.”
IX
Your petitioner* therefore pray
j that upon presentation of thi* peti
tion to your Honorable Body, you
forthwith hear the same and on fin
nal hearing, determine, define and
establish the boundaries of the pro
posed irrigation district and enter
; an or,|^r so defining and establishing
said boundaries and dividing the
said district Into three division* as
nearly equal in siie aa may be prac
ticable, numbered first (1st), second
(2ndI and third (3rd), as author
ised by taw, and directing that one
director for each of said three dis
tricts shall be elected by the electors
thereof, the said three director* to
const (tuts the board of directors of
said district, and consolidating the
offices of >rrr and ,tax colk* tor
for said district, a* permitted bv
law. and submitting the question of
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