The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-11
APPROPRIATION BILL
Passed by the Extra Session OF
the seventeenth Legislature.

HPPKOPhlAI ION BILL
Passed by the Extra Session OF
the seventeenth Legislature.
An act making appropriations for
the support of the state govern
ment for the period of time begin
ming March 1, 1882, and ending
February %, 1888:
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
legislature of the state of Texas
HAT the following sums, or so much
| thereof as may be necessary, be and
they are hereby appropriated out of
any moneys in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, for the-sup-
port of the state government for the
period of time beginning March l,
1882, and ending February %, 1888 /:
For completing work at and buy
ing machinery for the Rusk peni-
Tertiary, 100000.
For completing work at and buy
ing machinery tor the Huntsville
penitc ntiary, $4,000.
To enable the penitentiary board
to carry on and pay the expenses OF
the penitentiaries, should the state
resume control of same, but the APP
preparation TO be expended i'll no
oth'-r event, $4,000.
For settling with Messrs. Cunning
ham & Ellis, penitentiary lessees,
SUCH amount as may be due them
upon adjustment at the termination
of their present lease. $4,000.
For library at Huntsville peniten-
tiary, the unexpended appropria-
ton made for 1881, $500.
For three additional clerks in
treasurer's office, to attend 10 the
sale, ETC., of school, university and
asylum lands; one clerk to receive
per year, $1,000; one clerk to receive
per year, $1,000; one clerk to receive
per year, 5000.
For making fire-prOot ceiling in
general land office, $4,000.
For the purchase of such legal
elementary works as may be neces-
sary. 10 be selected by the judges of
the commission of appeals. $500.
For books, furniture and safe for
attorney generals Office, to supply
place of those lost by recent fires,
$500.
TO pay Tom Murrah, agent for
owner, for rent of rooms Nos. and
s, second floor of the Brueggerhofr
building, to April 80, 1882, occupied
by adjutant general, Sl06.6625, and
for room No. IL, same floor, occu-
pied same length of time by capitol
commissioners, $685., and for
store room in Krohn building, same
time, occupied by secretary of state,
$106.6625, S266.662s.
For additional room rent for
books for secretary of state, $50.
For purchase of iron safe, for Sec
rotary of states office, $500.
For purchase of furniture, secre-
tary of states Office, $3.50.
For salary of fish commissioner,
$3.50.
For building a disinfecting ware
house at Galveston for quarantine
purposes to be expended by state
health officer, aud to remain under
his control, $4,000; provided, the
citizens of Galveston shall contrib
ute an additional amount sufficient
| TO erect such warehouse as in the
judgment of the health officer will
subserve the purpose intended; other
wise the $4,000 here appropriated
| shall not be expended.
For CONSTRUCTIVE and repairs of
quarantine stations at Galveston,
Brazos Santiago, Arkansas Pass, Pass
CavallO, Sabine Pass and such other
| points as may be found necessary,
the unexpected balance of last
years appropriation for same pur-
pose, $4,000.
For purchasing provisions and
supplies for the lunatic asylum in
addition to the appropriation for
year ending February %, 1882,
| $500.
To CT. Millctt for fixing up SEN
ate chamber and tor furniture for
same, $13S9.66.
To Travis lodge No. 1908, Knights
of Honor, and Lone Star lodge No.
l, Ancient Order of United Work
lngmen, for rent of senate chamber,
and repairs. from March 81 to May
10 1882, S737.50.
For completing improvements at
Rusk penitentiary, water supply,
draining and heating, it being the
unexpended balance of the appro-
1881, $4,000.
For the payment of teachers, to be
employed by the state board of ed
ucation for the purpose of teaching
the summer Normal schools, the
sum of $4,000.
For paying pensions to Texas vet
Grams, under special act, $1,000.
For roofing the uncovered CALLER
les of the new building of the blind
asylum, and for furnishing blinds
for windows, $1945.
To provide efficient sewerage for
the lunatic asylum, state university,
state capitol and institute for the
blind, $4,000.
To purchase hOt-air apparatus for
heating the institute tor the blind, to
be expended under direction of
board of managers and superinten-
dent, $500.
For additional porter hire for su-
preme court, $3.50.
For furniture for supreme court
room and library, 1925.
For Waterman OF such building or
buildings as may be provided for by
the state government, said watch
man to be under the direction of the
superintendent OF public buildings
and grounds who shall have charge
of such building or buildings, $3.50.
To G. f. Millett for rent of repre-
sentative hall, from the first of April
to ninth of May, 1882, inclusive, $500.
To G. f. Mlllett for fitting up
opera house, and for furniture con-
structed, $2314,062
For purchase or safe for depart
ment of insurance, statistics and his
tory, S2C0.
For payment of clerical assistance
in compiling statistics, to be taken
out of the unexpended balance of
appropriation for dissemination of
statistics made by act approved
April l, 1881, $3.50.
Section 2. Whereas, the near ap-
proach of the close of this session Of
the legislature, and the fact, that
these appropriations are made ne
cessary by the recent disastrous
fires, which destroyed much public
property. and because the public in
situations here provided for are
needed at once for the public good,
creates an imperative public neces-
sity and emergency, that the con-
stitutional requiring bills to be read