The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01

forms are to be furnished in full sup.
ply in the counties where the lands |
are for sale or lease.
The board also decided that actual |
settlers, permitted to purchase an en-
tire section, cannot claim portion of |
a school section to make out the bal |
ance of his purchase from another
school section not contiguous or ad-
joining the one he has settled on.
TEMPORARY CAPITOL BOARD.
This board held meeting yester-
day afternoon and after inspecting
the work being done upon the water
closets in the temporary capitol build
ing the board ordered that in addition
to ventilating pipe for the sewer there
should be put in veRtilating pipe
for the water closets and urinals, said
pipe to extend from the water closets
on the ground floor to the roof.
THE TERRELL ASYLUM.
The local board of managers for the
construction of the branch lunatic
asylum at Terrell has passed resolu-
ton recommending that the PROPOSE
ton of the contractor to change the
material for the outside walls Cup to
the height of five feet, including the
foundations from brick to Palo Pinto
stone, at an additional cost of 1895.
This recommendation as to the con-
tractor is to be submitted to the board
at Austin, Monday, and is approved
| by the superintendent, DR.. Wallace.
The contractor will have his brick
made by Palestine parties at $3.50 per
thousand, to be made at Terrell.
PENITENTIARY MATTERS.
The following is the report of finan-
cial agent Brahan, as made through
the secretary of the penitentiary
board, Capt. Dickinson, to be pre-
sented at the next meeting of the
board:
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, Oct. 20, 1888.
Gov. John Ireland, Messrs. j. G. Searcy and
| Walter Tips, State Penitentiary Board, Aus
tin:
| Gentlemen have the honor to
transmit to the comptroller of public
accounts, through your board, my re-
port of receipts and disbursements as
financial agent of the Texas state pen
| itentiarieS from the LIST to the I'd day
of September, 1883, inclusive, accom-
panied with receipted vouchers for all
amounts paid out by me. / also en-
close copies of invoices of all supplies
purchased and paid for me for the
two penitentiaries and the outside
camps, for your inspection:
AS shown by my last report ending
August 81, 1888, 1 had on hand bal ~ o.,
And have collected during September ~
for the hire of convict labor on the !
railroads and farms. and for work
done at the Huntsville penitentiary
and from other sources. ...........:.S37,5 2s rs
Total .S5s $40 81
And have paid out as per vouchers en-
closed at Huntsville penitentiary. 49,, 922 81
At Rusk penitentiary .................. 2,376 90
Leaving balance in my hands on the
30th day of September, 1888, of. 1927 ,6H Al
| AS shown by my reports the salaries
of all officers, employees, sergeants and
guards at the Huntsville and Rusk
penitentiaries, and on the railroads
and farms, have been paid
for the month of August
and the railroad trains and the two
prisons have been supplied with pro-
visions sufficient to last until the first
of November. During the month OF
September, outside of our regular
monthly expenses, have paid out foI
lumber and material for fixing shops,
etc.:
At Huntsville; 1912 Sc
at Rusk -. ..................... 1879 Il
Invoice leather for convict shoes. ... 1862 81
Total. :. ..............$2 1o4 9S
Our available resources for October
will be:
Balance cash on hand Sept. 30, 1888. .$27 ,6n II
September ~ . .... 1s,oOs OF
Proceeds labor on farms for Sept. 1902 4
Miscellaneous labor and other work
explanations, say 5000 OF
Total. 1868 ISL 81
Our expenses to be paid out of this
amount, known and estimated, will be