Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01
COMMISSIONER Court.

AT a regular term Of thi:
court begun on the 9Th day o
May 1882, present all the com,
missioners, the following pro-
ceedings were had:
Tom Phears was elected pre-.
siding officer.
The first days session was
devoted to road matters and
the consideration OF plans and
specifications for a new court
| house.
The motion to determine the
matter of building a new court
house and TO receive plans and
specifications for same at this
term Of the court resulted in a
tie vote. Phears and Wrinkle
man voting no and Cain and
Blunt aye.
Charles Mcclellan, being up
wards OF one hundred years old,
was declared pauper and al
lowed 81 per month from May
Ist.
| LA. Wood, road overseer,
authorized to buy 1900 feet of
lumber.
Stephen Maxwell declared a
pauper and ordered to poor
farm.
The proposition of the COM
missioners Of Fayette county
to adjust the boundary lines
between Fayette and Washing
ton countsie was rejected, the
boundary being considered as
settled.
G. B. Cassells placed on pau
per roll and allowed 81 per
month from May Ist.
H. M. Lewis, county clerk,
sS.I5 for rubber stamp and
allowed freight on same.
Geo. w. Brooks allowed S.
for holding inquest on body of
John Hillery.
R. Hoffman allowed 81 for
goods for lunatics in Jail.
w. N. Norwood allowed 500
for 4S days attendance on dis
trict court.
A communication from the
county judge setting forth his
views on the matter OF building
a new courthouse was received
and considered, and on motion
reconsidersd and rejected by
the following vote, aye Cain
and Blount nay, Phears and
Winkleman. The communica-
ton of the Judge was ordered
entered on the minutes.
Judge McAdoo says: 81 be-
lieve it a duty this court owes
to the county to take active
steps towards building a good |
substantial courthouse for the !
future use ofthe county, a house |
to answer all purposes of the |
county for at least half a centu-
ry. My plan is an original new
building on the public square
no patchwork. The building is
as much for the interest of those
who come after US as ourselves,
let US issue bonds ofthe county
for 20 years with coupons at
tached, interest at the rate of 8
per cent and sufficient amount
to build a first-class courthouse.
Tho county owes no bonded
debt. Such bonds as l describe
can be cashed in the market at
par"
Werner & Dobert allowed So
for room rent for jury commits
sioners.
w. P. Doran allowed SIS for
10 days guard duty at county
jail.
il. Moore, district clerk, al
lowedSI25 for ex-officio services
for quarter ending May IS.
w. N. Anderson allowed
s2.57 for services as special con-
stable.
]. M. Lockett allowed 500 for
IS days attendance on district
court.
G. L. Hill, road overseer, al
lowed SI2.5o for lumber. H.
NJ. Poss, road overseef, allowed
SIS for lumber. R. B. johnson
road overseer, allowed s. for
lumber.
A. D. Gee allowed s. for
'ummoelng two juries of in
quest.
Manuel Taylor allowed 81 for
carrying pauper to poor farm.
S. A. Hackworth allowed S.,
Ind o. Crozier $3.50 for fire in
NEST, Aaronstein'S store,
]. H. Hutchinson allowed $50
or 40 days attendance on dis
riot court. {
c. c. Meyer, road overseer, ,
flowed S4.75 for lumber for
Dad.
J.H. Hutchinson allowed for !.
eeding prisoners from Feb ID !
o May 9 s453.oo; for feeding !
unatics same time S365; for
,uard same $1,000, and for
alary same time $50. I
May term.-T. L. Swain al a
owed S5I for services as spec !
al guard at county Jail April 6 t
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