Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-14
Commissioned Court.

A regular term of tkis court
was begun on Monday, Feb.
10th; present Hon. J. d. Nc
Adoo,, county judge, Thomas
Phears, J. F. Wiuklemaun, r.
J. Moore, and J. c. Cain, COM
missioners, the sheriff and coun-
ty clerk.
The following orders were
made:
A. w. Toland allowed S2o.S5
for lumber bought and paid for
by him while road overseer.
B. Rodenbach allowed SII.3o
for lumber for repairing bridge
on Bellviile and Brennan road.
Sam. Stone allowed sS.I2
for repairs on BRENNAN and
Bellville road.
7. w. White, road overseer,
allowed s3I for repairs and
lumber on road precinct No. 81.
1t is ordered by the court that
from and after this date all di-
yet advalorum taxes, whether
same be levied for the pay
efthe current expenses
he county court, or for the
1orpose of paying off indebted
ness already incurred by the
county, and all other county
taxes, except the tax on oceu-
pations, shall be payable in full,
either in legal currency or coin
Of the United States, or in jury
script or other valid script of
Washington county, at the op-
ton of the taxpayers, respect
lively.
The claim of J. B. Young for
$40 for burying VIM Hender-
son, a pauper, rejected.
! Sam Stinnett allowed So for
boarding Maria Drigg and child
paupers for " days.
Irwin Hunter and Charlie
Banks allowed sIo for burying
Orange Bragg, pauper.
Aaron Nicely allowed $40 for
burying Maria Paxton, a pau
per.
Henry Devil allowed $40 for
burying Dock Fulletons pau
per:
A. D. Gee allowed $40 for
burying Irene Baldridge. a pau.
per.
w. F. Garrett allowed S. for
waiting on commissioners court,
January term.
: ]. L. Moore allowed SIS for
keeping indexes and records of
district court for quarter ending
Feb. IS, 49,.
Ordered that scrip be issued
to the several grand and petit
Jurors for the January term Of
the district court. [Amount
given in report of district court
elsewhere
H. Q, Robertson allowed
S28 90 for assessments made
during his term as county as
SCISSOR.
Rankin & Levin allowed sI3.-
80 for printing blanks for use of
county. >
Tom Smith, H. r. Won Bib
erstein and Wiley Hubert al
owed So each for three days
service as jury commissioners
district court.
E. p. Davis, F..Busse and E.
Pennington allowed $40 each as
uy commissioners January
:erm county court, 5 days each.
T. w. Chappen allowed S7S
or services as bailiff of grand
ury for twenty six days and for
Use of horse same time.
]. M, Woodward allowed SIS |
anne service as Chappell,
w. B. Presley allowed SAC |
or 20 days service as bailiff of
rand jury.
]. B. Hubbard allowed So for
conveying Henry Cambria |
unatic to the county Jail.
J. Mcfarland allowed sI7.65 |
or stationary for use ofcounty. |
Claim of w. H. Cammack for |
Ioldlng an inquest in 1867 re-
ected. 49,. z.,gxk
H. c. Mcintyre allowed SI5o |
n full payment for all services
endered in going to Tom
ireen county to look after
Washington county school lands
aid money to be paid out of
rst installment of rent paid by |
detcalf lessee. SIS previously |
aid Mcintyre to be deducted |
rom this allowance.
J. w. Sayles county survey
II reports having. made a sur
'ey of the H. & T. c. railway |
nd finding IS 66-Ioo miles in
Washington county.
The report was adopted and
pproved as a correct measure
nent of the road in Washington
ounty and ]. w, Sayles was al
owed s35 for making said sur
ey.
Most ofWednesday was spent
n receiving reports Of road
verseers and appointing over
GERS for the present year.
An order was made appoint
ng the mayor of the city of
'renham overseer of all roads
,ithin the corporate limits of
he city.
The cheapest sugar, -four,
tobacco, crockery and
'ooden ware in Brennan at
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