Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-10-12

ycmhor 18th, 1855, j, III, llallinquist
was appoin cd State Engineer and
Superintendent of Public Works.
Under my direction ho visited the
different Railroads OF the State and
reported upon their condition, At
tho request of the Texas and New
Orleans Railroad Company ho oN-
anInod Il section OF that road and
made arcport upon the same, which
is on tile in the Land Office and up,
ON which certificates for lO0,6OO
acres of land were issued to the
company.
Recently parties representing tho
Galveston, Houston u Henderson
Railroad Company applied for the
land due that road under the law,
The completion of this road had
been reported upon, and evidences
of the fact were found in the Exec
utivc Department but the reports
could not be found. 1t was, there
fore deemed proper to allow no GER
tilicatcs to issue until such report
rs required by law was put on file,
Mr.. Geo. b. Nichols was appointed
special engineer to examine and re
port upon the road, which report is
on file in the Land Office. Tho
Washington County road received
certificates upon reports previously
made to the amount Of l32, $50 acres.
The Houston Tap & Brazoria II.
r. Co., having failed to pay any
portion of their debt due the School
Fund, since tho war, and having
notified me Of their fruitlcss efforts
to obtain the one-eighth interest
due, under the late law. rs well rs
the annual interest for this year, L
deemed it proper to advertise the
Road for sale, to take place on the
| 1st October next. With the view
to invite the attention Of Northern
capitalists. an advertisement was
made in one of the Now York pa
pers. under the direction Of ). NJ.
Swenson, Esq The amount of in
dcbtedncss Of this and other com
panics is stated under tho head OF
common SENIORS p.,ao poodbos
Iho oonthorl; a "oait0 ,,it no.'u ,o,,aot "t'
laiIed 10 pay i'S '''tcrceV' ',' o"u Lo 1,no,,
ea' ana recent "ssur"',IsI l,',t ~ n' ahoII ho
given that Ine e., aAou.l' noun TTo T%n '.'Ti "nticio IL
paiu at ah carry ivy c,otn n Cornrn ]
patcd chahSo Vi INC 9,"'o n 1'o,.;.n 1919,
meht mas preDoh,oe e. 'nJ ,. "o' ''''''
menu ol 'h'S l'o"o i0i ''''o'
sAYLEs TREATISE
A law was passed by the Lcgls-
laturc authorizing the Governor to
subscribe for sufficient number OF
copies of this work to supply each
County Court and each Justice OF
the Peace with copy, and 100 ad-
ditiona copies to be deposited in the
State Dcpartment,and appropriated
for that object the sum OF $4,000 IN
currtney.
Under this law, bcinganXious not
to 90 beyond the appropriation and
vet dcsirous of securing rs many
copies as possible, / made a contract
with-Mr Sayles to have 1000 copies
ordinary paper, half of which were
to be bound in half leather, and tho
remainder stitched and trimmed
this being the utmost | could pro
cure within the appropriation. AT
forwards aascerlalhlng thuU 't,ol
were elected near hl'te' ,I1a n"EI,H e1ato w
JaSViceS Vi cl, c'np go N,;,e''l e. tLof tb,
ana pe'hS iuf'her sN''s'io', I:i '""s '.oc',I M
book Wouia DC eAceeu,nSS w. u
r with the consent oi WI & ""2 W. W.; ~
made an auuIVio"'' ~ ooi.' i'..'i az .ho 50l
MI Joseph Na'Hcr' " prnu c,',, Wv w., oo,, oU'
I copies mentioned II, ''o ~ .,, ',iu, ,,,o1 uo
tract, TO DC stiIcheu "nu u INN III \
and print III Dest sty,c' paper ;n ,"'
and binding 9OO "uaillol"I a.a 6oa =: uolno ,,o
:or the 1urther sum 0. @-,oUo -, spo y,
, Gle or its equivalent IN currency I"
the time it might be PAID :.
The 1000 copies mehtio'Go :. u u
the first contract nave oGo'l uo'N
cred and distributed, ana 'he "p
preparation of$o, oO0 has Deeh ur"W !, u
There remains to be delivered lh'
500 copies above named ana proEl9
, ion is to be made hereafter lor 1nc'
payment. The printing is comPieV'
ed and the binding | am iniormc'
| will be finished in few days
ESTATES WITHOUT KNOWN HEIRS.
f port;os claiming to be the heirs {
5 rro e Clorli have instituted sui
c oaairot tbo.Troosurer of the STATE
10 30 rncoycr the assets belonging
= so;d oStato which in compliance wit
$ tL tLn law have heon deposited.in tn
} Troosr'y Tbe ossetsin gross, amour
S t6 hui se9O 600 on which there i
r ~ ~ ner cent, interest since 1868. Th
}. sum en- is now a large one. As the lay
makes no provision. for the employ
! ment of counsel, to aid the DlstriC
= Attorney in the defence OF TINS c'inl ~
t ilcVer vi e ;r,nortonoo I
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