The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27
THURSDAY.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

Governor ireland yesterday APP
proved contracts with MeSsrs. Lane u
Millet and Messrs. Miller q Sayers for
the lease of blocks, each of 120 Sec
lions of school Ia. is in Preside cOun-
ty, at four cents per acre. The lease
is particularly advantageous to the
state from the fact that the lands in
that section are being deprecated
upon by timber men. The lesSeeS are
to give up their lease when the state
desires to sell the lands. The trouble
which has all along led to deprecations
upon these and other lands belonging
ito tke free school fund. has grown out
of the fact that the railroad companies
have not had the lands surveyed and
their alternate sections located. So
whom depreciation would be COM
planned of by the railroad company,
'e would say he was on the school
Ia Ids, and vice versa on the railroad
Ian, ts if the states agent complained.
THE 'eSseeS are to survey and agree to
protecl fhe lands which they lease, for
n reasonable compensation, which is
allowed them.
county calIed upon the governor yes
terday, in regard to fence cutting in
his county. The COVE rnof stated that
the state had no powe- to interfere
until county authorities have cxerted
their powers.
THE STATE UNIVERSIl u
The following students N aIrlch,
lated yesterday, making 13S regis Vefed
to date, including thirty-three young
ladies:
G. p. Written, Fort Worth, law de-
partment.
Miss Bernie Smith, Austin, acade-
mic department.
Miss l. D. Breedlove, Buffalo Gap,
academic department.
Miss Willie Simpson, Austin, ;Ica de-
mic department.
Miss Livia Dill, Austin, academic
department.
r. II. Kirby, Austin, law depart
ment.
Mr.. J. J. Atkinson, of Gonzales, will
be tutor to assist DR.. Mallet in the
chemical department.. He was Il stu
dent under DR.. Mallet's tuition at the
University of Virginia. Two other
tutors are to be appointed.
RNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
The Encouragement has addressed
the following opinion to DR.. Denton,
superintendent of the Insane aSy-
lum:
Sir: In reply to your communica-
ton of the 18th instant, asking my
advice as to whether or not the con-
tract executed on the 2lst day of Feb
ruary last, between the state of Texas,
acting by and through its duly author
lied officers, and the city water works
company of Austin, to supply the
lunatic asylum, the deaf and dumb
asylum. the blind asylum, the state
university, the general land office,
the governors mansion, the capitol
building and grounds and the state
cemetery, is still in force, or is per-
fected by reason of the failure of the
water company:
LIST. To throw four fire streams one
hundred feet high, from four n.y.
drants erected by the state within the
grounds of the lunatic asylum. I'd.
The failure of the company to furnish
the needed supply of water for do
mestic purposes on the 3Oth and dist
days of August, and on the LIST, I'd,
4th, 9th, Sth, 10th, 18th and
: 18th days of this month,
and because on certain day OF
x Vgust a fire occurred in one OF the
asvi,Sm buildings, and no water could
he obt.sined from the stand pipes
WlJhln The SpuhuiiSo' 80
This cont, act is, according. to lts
stipulations as set out in section zen
to remain in forcs and effect for ten
years from about The first OF June
last. 1t does not ap near that theIt
has been at any time a t. Ntal nature u
supply water at the lunatle asylum
for domestic purposes. I've lnao,
euuacy of the amount is com piaineu
of. There is no statement on the
extent of the inadequacy. 1t does
not appear that the fire streams front
the hydrauts will furnish no measure
of protection, nor that there has been
the least failure to meet fully the
requirements of the contract at any
one of the other asylums or lnstltn'
tions to be supplied with water under
the provisions of the same CONTRACT
Nor does it appear that any damags
has resulted or can result to the luna
tic asylum. that cannot be easily com
pensated for by retention OF the
whole or part OF the money due II
quarterly payments for the use OF TIT
: FTater.
1t is to be inferred that the contract
has been. and is, being partly com
piled with at the asylum of which yoi
have charge, and that it has beer
fully complied with at the other in
situations to which the water has beef
extended, there being no complain
from them. 1t is then to be consid