The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23
STATE OF TEXAs.

COUNTY OF TRAVIS.
To John Headiey, subject Il Great Briis'n IA.
siding AZ North Shelar. England, aud n non
resident Of the STATE 81 Texas.
1uu are hereby nOt.ded. nat, on the lith day
Of February, \. D., 1852, The Austin "a Norfl.
western railroad Company, Glad win thr
county Judge OF the county court OF Trn,is
county, State of Texas, petition alleging, In
substance, tn At the said Austin and Northwes-
tern Railroad Company was Incorporated under
the general laws Of the State of Texas, on the
10Th day of April 1881, that IL has its principal
office In Austin, that Jos A Rhomberg H.
president and Francis b. Forster IL secretary,
both OF whom reside in the City OF Austin.
Travis county, Texas
That, by the general laws the state OF Texas,
the said Austin and Northwestern Railroad
Company IL authorized 10 tikc and hold any
lands necessary for the purpose OF establishing
and constructing It's railway. That u IL ne
ccssary, for the purpose OF establishing and
constructing said railway, In the constructing
and establishing of same from Austin, In Travis
county, Texas, 10 Burnet, In Burnet county.
Texas, that petitioner shall nave the posses
sion and use of a strip OF land 100 feet IN width
over the following described tract of land IN
Travis county, state Of Texas, viz:
p39 acres out Of the Il. Garcia survey, begin
ming al the northeast corner OF ~ acre sur
vey decided TO Colvn on the east line OF said
Garcia survey ldO Va. north, 500 east rom the
southeast corner, thence north 800 eaet, llb4
vs., thence north 6J5 west a I've, thence north
SOC east, 2S36 VI. thence north zoe west 1853 To
southwest corner Dllingham'e survey, thence
north so east $50 vs., thence north 10 :, west
,
west 1926 VS.. TO n. l.. Hornsby survey, thence
south 90 eaHt, go vs., thence south 3O= west,
2O95 vs., thence south On > east, 500 We, thence
south 30 west, s1l vs., TO 10 acres Calvin,
thence south 5sA . east, 800 10 tho place OF be
ginning.
The said strip, of 100 feet In width, 10 be To-
Gated as ioliows Entering said $50 acre tract
at station 675x07 OF survey made for said com
pany for its roadway, about 1908 feet eaet OF the
southwest corner OF said tract. thence with the
meanders Of the centre line Of SAID survey made
for said company, as etaked across eaid tract,
TO station 129xO3, leaving said land at the abpvc
point and re entering said tract at station
73iAlS, about 1888 feet from the inner eouthwcrt
corner thereof, thence along said right-Of way.
ms staked acrOrs the land, aud leaving said tract
at section 76ix0A, about so feet from its south
west corner, containing Is 5-l0.
That the above said tract, embracing the strip
ERetesdsss f. Ntoafhn gRpeds S9an heaaeS VINO
That your petitioner, the Austin and North
western Railroad Company, can not agree with
the sSid owner for the purchase Of said strip Of
land h,1c and has, through its agent, rendered TO
MIN the sum of in payment OF damages
that may be caused TO said land BIZ the con.
stfuctlon OF It's railway across II, which sum
was refused.
Said petition prays for the condemnation OF
SAID property for the uses ard purposes afore
SAID, for the appointment OF commissioners 10
assess the damages Aforesaid according TO law
and for general relief
You are further notified that, on the 2ist day
March, A. D., 1882, at the county courthouse, In
the CITY OF Austin. In said county and state, tho
Undersigned, Ms special commissioner appoint.
ed Tor this purpose, under authority OF law, by
the county judge Of said county and state,
WI meet, Tor the purpose of hearing tho par
ties In interest aud assessing tho dnmaRes in
accordance with the statItos In such cases
made and provided.
he sheriff Of Travis county, Texas, IL here
by authorized 70 serve this notice, by publish
ing the same In some newspaper published ia
SAID county ofTravis once In each week for four
consecutive weeks previous 10 the 2lst day OF
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