The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1880-02-14

The report of the reviewers of the
road leading from the Reese crossing
to the town of Milburn, and. thence to
the McCulloch county line, was read
and received.
Permission was granted to j. NJ.
Hanna to change the road from San
saba to Llano, provided that he would
make TIE new road IA good IA the ole
one, the oversecr being authorized to
receive the road when completed.
The resignation of Hon. Arthur
Low, county attorney, was accepted.
John I, Houston was re-appOinted
constable of precinct No. 3.
Court adjourned.
Third Day.
The court appointed the following
persons presiding officers of election
for this year, to.wit; Thos w. Ward
of precinct No. town of San Saba
A. j. Oliver No. ., Mt. Pleasant school
house S. b. Murphy No. 3, Gray's
school house. on Upper Cherokee j.
II. Miller No. 4, Cedar Springs school
house on Lower Cherokee j. A. Tny-
Tor No. 8, Wallace creek school house
Thos Sloan No. e, Rock Shoal school
house Warren Potter No. Z, w. Pot.
ter's house on Cole creek VIM. Thorn.
rs No. &, Feazle's school house Emo
ry Brown No. Q, Emory Browns house
on China Lee Scarborough No, 10.
Sam. Harts house on Spring creek
jus. Dougherty No. II, j. Doughertys
house ON Wilbarger; j. j. Taylor No.
~, Browns store at Richland Springs I;
John Beasley. Sr., No. 10, Milburn
w. l., Hayes No. IA, Deer Creek Thos.
Thaxton No. Is, rhaxton's house on
Brady.
The sheriff was authorized To cor.
rect errors found in the assessment
rolls.
Fines and forfcitures collected by
the sheriff amounted to one hundred
and twenty nine dollars.
Rent of court room by sheriff
amounted to fifty eight dollars and
twenty cents.
The report of b. NJ. Lonely Of boevep
slaughtered to January 3lst, 1880, was
read and approved
The report of the sheriff. for the
quarter ending December 81, 1879,
showing that the amount of Sl2O7 80
has been collected ON the rolls of 1878
of poll and ad valorem tux, was read
and approved.
The quarterly report of the sheriff
ending June Both, 1879, on the rolls Of
1877 and 1873, showing the amount Of
Sl7ls Of county ad valorom tax had
been collected, WAS approved.
The bond of j. Frazer Brown, ms
deputy surveyor Of San Saba county,
for five thousand dollars, with j. l..
Murray, n. d. Mcmillan, Theo. Bowen
aud d. b. Low as sureties, was APP
proved.
Mr.. Fleming Janney was appointed
Justice of the peace Of precinct No. &
tO I'LL said office until che next regular
election, the office being made vacant
by the resignation Of j. II. Edwards.
Court adjourned.
Faur,, Day.
IL was ordered that whereas the
county is entitled to the land IN which
the old college building stands, con
Sisting of four ncres, the said land
having been decided to the Masonic
Lodge, with no consideration therefor
save that the lodge was to keep mp u
school on the said Land, whereby the
county Of San Saba would be remu.
nerated, and the lodge having failed to
keep up schOUls, aud having taken
steps to transfer the property to pri-
vate individuals, with the intention of
apprOpriating the whole of the pro-
cceds to it's own use that the county
Judge DO empowered and instructed t.
take the necessary steps by suits, or
by intervening in any suits that may
be brought by said lodge for money
due for the land sold to private indl.
viduals, and to do such things that
mny he necessary, that tho county Of
San Saba may get possession of the
land, or reasonable compensation
for il.
Be it ordered by the court that the
county Judge be and is hereby in
strncted to receive bids for the put-
chase of any of the lots and blocks
now owned by the county and make
report to this court Mt the next regular
meeting, relating the name of the bid
t der, amount offered, number of lot,
etc, so that tho court, il it Is deemed
advisable, can make such orders as
will be necessary, concerning the max
ing of titles to the same.
by order of the court Judge w. VI.
Allison Is authorized to find any lois
In town which may belong to the
county, which are not claimed by any
individuals. IA compensation for his
services he ia to be given one-half in
tercst in such vacant lois that he may
find and report to the court.
Finh Day.
The tax levy was made the same a.
It was last wear, twenty-five cenn OIL
the hundred dollars for the county,
tho same for special court house tax
and one dollar poll tax. The State
, le' u .fty cents on Ike hundred dol
lars.
New road overscers were appointed.
, Sorrt adjourned and Will meet In
! May.