The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1880-02-14
Summary Of the Proceedings Of the
Commissioners Court.


First Day.
The court convened On Monday the
9th inst. Presentation. n. S. Rector,
county Judge; Messrs. j, p. Harrell,
j. Z. Saunders, w. n. Fuyer and Joe
f. Brown, commissioners Gus. w.
Loftin, sheriff, and w. a. Wilson,
deputy county clerk.
1t was ordered 10y the court that Flat
Rock aud Eagle ford be made public
crossings on the Colorado river, in
road precinct No. 3.
BY order of the court Messrs Bev-
erdge & ROgan are required to so ar
range the crossing on the San Saba
river, at the ford now in construction
by them, that the road in the river
will be thirty feet wide the bank to
be sixteen feet wide, and the grade to
be gradual slope from the water to n
point twenty-five feet back from the
present apex ON the top of each bank,
and that the road overseer on section
No. be appointed receiver when the
said changes have been made, and he
shall embody the fact in his re-
port to the court at its next regular
meeting.
1t was ordered that the Brentwood
road, crossing the river Mt the Bever-
idgc & Rogau ford, shall begin at the
southeast corner of the s. w. zoe
tract, No. 4, of the Calvin Weaver sur.
vey, and run west to S. Gould's south
east corner. thence north about $50
varas, to S. Gould's southwest corner,
and thence on the most direct and
practicable route to said ford. Also
that Il road overseer be appointed aud
instructed to work this road.
A petition that the Concho rond
should he changed from the one mile
post to run between the tracts Ma 3
and q, and and z, of the Calvin Wen-
yer survey, and intersect with the
COncho road at the best aud nearest
point, was granted on the condition
that the petitioners make the new
road in every respect as good as tho
old one. Mcssrs. jackson Brown and
j. p. Saunders were appointed receiv
ers OF the road.
second nay.
Messrs. s. Kuykendnll, w. Potter,
Geo. Gray, Mat. Kuykendall aud Frank
Gray we're appointed reviewers of n
road, Of the second class, to hcgin n.
the present terminus of the Mason and
Eagle Ford road thence up Cherokee
and westerly to the county line by the
nearest and most practicable route to-
ward Mason,
IL was ordered that n road. ne the
second class, lie opened from near the
store on Ricllland creek, to run by the
shortest and best route to the town OF
Milburn. the same to be called the San
Saba and Coleman City road Messrs
Judge j, Beasley, A, j. Mllburn, -,
Greathouse, jasper Brown and T.. w
Cottingham were appointed reviewers
to mark out the road.
The court ordered that the road he
tween San Saba and Menardville. lead
ing up the San Saba river, be divided
into three sections section first to ex.
tend from San Saba town to the Napo-
leon Mcdaniel crossing on the San
: Saba river section second from last
mentioned crossing to the mouth OF
Brady section third from the mouth
of Brady to the line of McCullocll
county, and that Overseers he appoint
cd for each section, and that the over
seers procure hands between the lines
running north and south f.om said
points.
The rcpor. Of the treasurer from the
November term. 1879, to tho present
term was examined aud approved
showing balance In the treasury ol
$2s.l3. Also the report Of scrip issued
since the list term 10 3lst day Of Jan
nary, 1880. showing as fOllows: Treas.
ury warrants. $9l4G0; Jury certih.
Gates, sl2l. Total, Sl0N 90.
The report of the district clerk
showing the amount Of SG02 due on
judgments Of scire .facids, and the
amount of Si3.00 due on fines, wa,
read and approved. Also the report
Of Jury fees received In the district
court from September, 1876, to Sep.
tember, 1879, inclusive, was read aud
approved, the amount Of 1890 having
been paid into the county treasury, n,
shown by treasurer's report.
The county judge was empowered
TO sell the school lsads belonging {,
San Saba county at one dollar per acre
one third cash aud the balance on
credit Of one, two aud three years, al
ten per cent. interest, the notos 10 W
secured by lien on the land, aud Ia
case VI q failure 10 sell the lamd ho car
lease II f1r y period Of dve years Al
two cents per acre per yenr, to be paid
annually N advance.
The reports ~ several ovcrsoers O.
roads we're read aud received,