The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-05-19
country "Reminiscences.

Couney Commissioners.
Bsst week the county commissioners
were in session, and the following pro-
eeedlngs were had: 1t was ordered in dis
posing OF county eonyicis the county
judge be allowed to use his best endeayor
for the best interest Of the county. A
petition was presented asking for pub
lie road beginning ut Nameiess postofiice,
on Sandy Greek, and running in an east
erly direction TO Cypress school house I;
thence in a sOutheasterly direction to in
tersect the Austin, Yves; Bull Creek and
Burnet road near the Buttery Ranch.
Pleas. Stewart, W. Z. Pennell, NJ. X. Loag
and j. E. Bidellton were appointed TO
view the proposed route and make their
report at the next term of court. War
rants were ordered drawn for fees OF
county officers and for payment of sun
| dry bills. A. J. Jernlgan, county treas
urer, handed in his report for the quarter
ending April 3Oth. The receipts 10 the
general fund were as follows: A. II.
Morris, tax collector. $4,000; taxes by
non-residents, S4O9.32; bell punch, So
656.66; E. Mailman, fines, S45; Frank
Brown. jury and trial fees and fines
$a7.4O d. c. Pace, justice peace, fines,
S21.10; NJ. NJ. Hornsby, justice peace,
fines s25; P. p. Heffington, justice
peace fines, "a; NJ. G. Crockett, justice
peace, fines, $40; Fritz Tegener, jus
tice peace, fines. s16563; Z. T. Moore,
Jail rents, S66.s3; estray funds, S176.2S
Total amount paid into.general fund Sl2,-
| 769.07; total amount paid out $9173.50,
There are now in the treasury to the
! credit of.this fund $14,5S5.35. There are
/ S5171-56 to the credit of the school teach
ers' fund; to the credit of the school
building fund $933.53; to the credit OF
court house and Jail fund $50, 674.S5; to
the credit OF the road and bridge fund
S215O.SS. The commissioners appropriat
ed $500 to build a school house down at
fering to make a change in the Lockhart
road at her own expense, it was directed
to be. made. 1t was ordered that
the Loekhart road from the COR
porate = limits of Austin, via
Stones Ferry, to Miles Byrne's place,
shall constitute road precinct No. 10,
Charles Reifenstall overseer. The Austin
and Bastrop road, via Webberville, from
Gilleland Creek to county line, shall
constitute road precinct No. 4, G. H.
Banks oyerseer. The Austin and Bastrop
road, south of the river, from J. HI. Shaw's
10 Jones' crossing, on Onion Creek, shall
constitute road precinct No. 8, NJ. Costley
overseer.s Same road from Jones' cross
ing, on Onion Creek to within half-a-miIe
of Haynie's Chapel, shall constitute road
precinct No, 8, 4. p. Norwood overseer.
The road from Webberville to county
line shah constitute road precinct No
SO, w. j.. johnson overseer. The Bull
Creek road, from Spfcewood Springs to
W. II. Reynolds, shall constitute road
precinct No. ~. Fred Campbell overseer
The Austin and San Antonio road, from
opposite mouth of ShOal Creek to where
it Interseets the old San Antonio road,
near Williamson Creek, shall constitute
road precinct No. &C, Sim Rogers overseer,
There has always been trouble in regar
to the boundary line between this county
and Williamson, and it was therefore or
dered by the commissioners that John f.
Campbell, county surveyor, proceed and
ascertain and survey and mark such line,
and that 4 certified copy of this order be
forwarded to the commi ssioners' court OF
Williamson county. A petition was re-
ceived to open Il road from the LOckhart
road, about eleven miles from Austin, TO
q certain point on the line of Hays eoun.
ty. A petition was received asking that
a road Of the second-class be opened from
| Becket's pasture, about five miles south
west from Austin, to Oatmanville. A Pc
tition was received asking that certain
changes be made in the Austin and Hog.
Eye roade Commissioners adjourned to
meet the second Monday in June, al
which time many highly interesting mat
tiers and things will be done. !