The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-25
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT.

Tho Salary of Superintendent Kim N, of
tho Poor Farm, Rehabilitation of
County Physician, Etc-The BOnds for
the Purchase of the Bridge Negotiated
OHiccrs-Elect and Their Bondsmen,
The proceedings of the county commits
sioners court were marked yesterday by a
few items of general interest. There was
something done beside the old routine bus
iness of road matters and approving ac-
counts.
Mr., j. A. Kinnin was reelected superin-
tendent of the poor farm and his salary
was fixed at $40 per month, which is an in
crease over what he received before though
ii is the prevailing opinion that he deserves
it, for he has taken excellent care of the
farm and made it pay the county hand.
somely. He has not only been praised by
the grand juries, but by The commissioners
court ard the general public, tor his able
administration as superintendent. The
next term of his Office will begin the first
of January, 1855. DR.. J. NJ. Pace was re-
elected county physician at a salary of $50
per month, the same as that he re-
ceiyed last year. W. II. How
ell e Brother were awarded the
contract to furnish the county with
drugs at the rate of eleven cents per pre-
scrintion, The disposition of the $4,000
county bonds issued for the purchase of the
Trinity toll bridge, with the view of making
it free bridge was discussed and they were
finally closed out to Messrs Noel & Nelson,
bankers OF st. Louis, at 92i cents on the dol
lar, The bridge will be made free Just as
n ~ tina ~ N nj 10 g., ,,,hiol nil H.,
within lie next few days.
Other routine business OF minor mpor-
tn was transacted.
The following order was approved:
Ordered that the county judge be and he
is hereby authorized, in behalf of Dallas
county, to execute lease to the city of
Dallas whereby said city shall have the
privilege OF erecting upon the northwest
corner of the block upon which the county
Jail is built CalaboOse, or city prison, and
to retain the lot upon which said city prison
Is erected so long as the city shall use and
occupy the same us Il city jail provided
the city shall erect n substantial structure
OF brick or stone, in keeping with the pres
ent ,aiI, and shalt have the same thor
oughly severed, etc. The lot used not to
exceed 80 by 100 feet and provided further
that the city shall erect fence ut the same
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erected by the county, around that part OF
the OF used by them as city prison.
The bonds of the following oilicers.elcct
were approved:
W. Il W. Smith, bond in the sum of
$4,000, with d. II. Cameron, Il. w. Cam.
eron, George W. Nicely, NJ. NJ. NJ. Miller,
J. X 7 Jordan, NJ, Myers, Olm Wcllborn,
X. b Seay, a. Pemberton and Il. NJ. Bond
as sureties.
A. 7. Crow, constable of precinct No. Z,
in the sum of$l 900. with w. Il. Furgerson,
j. 9. Bullock and q. 4. Bullock as sureties.
W, NJ. q. Hill, county clerk, bond in the
sum OF $4,000, with o Z. Bowser, Levi
KRAFT, A, G. Atkinson, c. Il. Crazy and
Il. &. Bower as suretics.
3. L. Woienberger, constable of precinct
No; I, with j. 7. Shannon, W. Z. Preston
and IL, y, Crawford as sureties, in the sum
of 81 600
J. I Downs, treasurer, in the sum of
$4,000, with A. S, Lathrop, !. w. \. Bur.
ton, ii. W. Keller, J. l., Downs, s. J..
Adams, J, l., Leonard, A. c. Audrey, r,
oHver, W. l.. Griggs, W. j. Betterton and
a, Z. Irvine as sureties.
III, W. Jones, district clerk, In TIE sum of
SoO0V, with Jetf Word, &. &. Wright and
W. l.. Crawford as sureties.
George W. Miller, constable Of precinct
No. l., in the sum of $1,000, with J. NJ.
Gross, jeff Word, Frank Field and A. W..
Nowlin as sure,es.
IL, shannon, constable Of precinct No. 1,
in the sum of $780, with A. b. l.anier, A,
Rockhold and W. g. Culom as surcties.
Char'es Il Gillespie, tax collector, in the
sum of Si,VO, with Berry Page, X. ID. Raw.
Inns, II, X, Stewart, q J. Moore, b. Gib0s,
A. Harsood, J. A, Work, A. NJ. Cochran,
IS Ervay, Sawnie Robertson and c. f..
Boanz rs sureties.
Charles j, Clint, county attorney, in the
sum of $500, with J. NJ. Bergman, w. L..
Crawford, Richard Morgan, IT,, and J. W.
THOMPSON as suretes.
W. H. Brindage, constable of precinct No.
., in the sum of $1,000, with b. f. Green,
Artemus Bak'r, Il. 7, Henry and Solomon
Brindage MS suretes.
Charles Gillespie, tax collector, gave also
state bond in the sum of 10000, with the
| following sureties: j. I. Elliott, $500. ],
II Florence, 5000; W. Ii. Thomas, SO.
0OOi CASTOR Il Thomas, $4,000 w, Ii.
Prather Sll 500; W, j, Kahn, $1,000. There
are yet several officers to give bond,