The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-13
|. B. HAwORTu,
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called session of the court"
In the matter OF the Greer county
case, Gov. Ireland has written to the
president that if Congress don't want
to relinquish the claim, the gener-
al government can Join in a survey Ito
determine the facts. If we can get d
fair survey we can furnish such facts
as the governor thinks swill induce
Congress TO relinquish all claim to the
territory.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
Charter of the Arlington Cattle
Company, of Burn ct county, capital
stock 100000, was filed yesterday
IncorporatorS: j. r. Hudson, l.. q,
| Watson, IL. r. Hudson, j. w. Watson
and W. II. Hotcbkiss.
Also charter of the Galveston Base
Ball Club applied for by MesSrs. Alex.
EaSton, L. w. jackson, A. j. Comp
| ton, James Quinn and Jules Gerardin.
COMPTROLLER DEPARTMENT.
| The receipts of this office during
November for redemption of lands,
Office fees, sales of abstracts, drum
mers and other special occupa-
ton taxes. etc, were $15, 164.68, about
5000 less than the month previous.
The Gulf, Colorado 81 Santa Fe
Railroad Company paid 1904 tax on
passenger earnings.
Tax Collector Gonzales, of Webb
county, settled his accounts with the
comptroller.
PENITENTIARY BOARD.
There was meeting of this board
yesterday to consider the report made
jointly by Superintendent Goree and
financial agent Brahan, of the state
penitentiaries, as to what industries
could be profitably established in the
penitentiaries.
The report, which was adopted, and
is accompanied with estimates, states
The estimate of the 2lst ult., showing
the amount of capital necessary to run
the wagon and cabinet shops, at the
Huntsville penitentiary, on state &C
colI1lrtt-lFas based upon the calculation
of running SAID shops to their full ca
pacity. To make 400 Ordinary thimble
skein wagons and, say, 250 sugar cane
wagons, will require an outlay, they
estimate, of $59. 200 for wood, iron ans
other material, capital tor cabinet
shops, salaries of the superintendent,
additional machinery for wagon shop,
cost af shafting and planting machin-
cry, etc. In addition to making wag-
ons and furniture, they could do a
good deal of repair work end can make
some work for spring sales, such as
buggies, ambulances, spring wagons,
etc. There are on hand some wagons
received from Cunningham 81 Ellis.
partially finished, and about $4,000
worth of wagon material, also. Bust
ness can be increased as the enterprise
succeeds.
They have written to Mr.. Henry
Syvartb, an experienced furniture
man, with in offer of 500 per month
for the present. AS to other indus
tries they think it best to develop
those above referred to first. A broom
factory, howe ever, could be started
with advantage next summer, by
which time we could raise some broom
cane ourselves. The propriety of IN
dertaking the manufacture of blank
cts is questionable. 1t is doubtful if
they could compete with Northern
manufacture. Mr.. Brahan may in
spect the works at New Braunfels
for better information on this point
We may be able to do some work
proftably for the state in the way of
making cotton and corn planters an
other agricultural implements fol
patenteeS, and would mention that
DR.. L. w. Markham and others OF
Huntsville, are trying to raise the
necessary capital to engage in thu
manufacture of bagging. Ii they sue
coed we may be able to contract then
from fifty to one hundred men.
In the estimate made as to the item
of $1,000 for travelling man and ex
penses, they explain that one would
not be needed before May.
Capt. Dickinson. secretary Of tn
board, was instructed to inform then
to inaugurate the cabinet and Wagon
works, and to bear in mind that i
was the desire of the board to spare n,
pains to turn out such work as woul'
build up a reputation for them
making only first class work. even
the profit may not be large.
STATE CAPITOL BOARD.
There was a meeting of this boar,
yesterday, at the Office of Secretar
Dickinson on the capitol grounds
Present, Gov. Ireland. State Comp
troller Swain, State Treasurer LuL
book, Land Commissioner Walsh. CAP
itol Commissioners Lee and Nortol
were also present, and ]. L. Dickin
son, secretary.
Among other business, the boar
and capitol commissioners with then
accepted the resignation of Mr. w. L
Clark as superintendent of construC
ton of the capitol. No selection G
his successor was made.
, A communication was read fror
! the capitol contractor, Col. Abne
| 81 hnnv1
, Commissioners Lee and Norton, q
, follows:
AUSTIN, December 5. 1883.
Gentlemen-Will you please Civ
| me directions in the following mat
: tiers:
3 1. The specifications call for down
j. fall pipes from the roof of eigh
f inches in diameter, which are COZ
g nected with six inch sewer pipe. ]
/ would seem to me that these downfa
pipes should not be larger than th
, sewer pipe.
/ 2. The plans show no sewerage cor
: nection for the basement waite
e closets. Also there is no sewerage cor
. nection for the following: Four waite
t closets in third story; reporters was
9 room, east wing, near southeast corne
7 of building; also four wash basin
4 same room; also three water closet
: in ladies' retiring room, southwest c
7 dome, third story.
: 3. The eleven water closets in til
Y third story, between the judges pr
| | vate room and ladies' retiring room
> near east side of dome towards from
: and four wash basins, same room
f have only one six-inch soil pipe; an
], the water closets and eight was
a basins in second and third storie
i northwest of dome, adjoining eleve
Y tor. have only one Six-inch soil pipe.
f 4. The piers between the Ventila
e ing fiues of the basement water clio;
e cts are, in my judgment, far too wea
) to carry the weight upon them, and
S those walls are built according to tn
: plans and specifications, on thes
d foundations, it must be at the risk c
+ the state, as / am very confident the
}, will not stand.
e 5. The plans do not show the locs
e ton of the ventilating registers, an
e / therefore desire to know where
a place them.
e 6. l think it the interest of all pa
= ties that the sewer should not be pU
: in until the building is up. If pat j
now much of it will get destroye
during the erection of the built
7 ing by rock falling upon i
t and if put in now man
}; necessary changes will doubtless hay
to be made, which could not be dor
}; without a large additional expens
y As this work comes in my next est
l. mate IL would only be nee eSSary