The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-21
0CAl LORE.
What the Cousiy Commissioners DID
The Last Time.
Other Natter, Local 10 Mature.
COUNTY CoMMIssiosERs COURT.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT.
The county commissioners court which
convened Monday adj infnsd laft evening
until the next regular term. Dunre their
deiiOt TAtiOus they examined hnihllos ed
nuui Der Oi accounts ana did great deal oi
routine business in the way al Toad matters,
etc PTomiuent among the auctions OF
n t,ffsl discussed was that oi the Necessity
of a r,pTOOi vault for the sale keeping OF
,he rrcoras. IL il proposed aud 10 iiktly ~
result Ia the erection 81 ire proof Two
slorg building OF this ehafzeler IN the
euuit-housa yard lifted up so that the
dlstriet ard county clerk can occupy and
store their records In IL. This Is accepted
as very good and important move
tor lire might cost the county thousand
OF dollars. The court have also arrived AZ
the conclusion that an iron fence is the
proper thing tor the court house yard.
They failed, however, 10 move mp the
clock.
me following voting places were estab-
lished In the election precincts OF the conH-
Justice precinct No. First Ward. city
OF D.llts. IL. s. Ervay presiding oiiicer
Second Ward. city Of Dallas, ! Il. Mel
presiding officer; Third Ward, city Of Dali
las, w, u, SlcKles presiding officer, Fourin
Ward. city OF Dall,s, David Guslln presid-
ing officer; Fifth Ward, eltv OF Dallas, u
neGIli presiding officer; Sixth Ward. city
Of Dsllas, j. w. Allen presiding officer
East Dallas, J. q. Stevens presiding officer;
Warren, Il. q. Bower presiding officer:
Jewella I. b Fisher presiding oiiicer; Oak
lawn, q A knight presiding oiiicer;
w. q. Bryan presiding officer; Carrolton, J.
NJ Myers presiding othcer; Trinity Mills,
John Jackson presiding officer; Richardson,
A, X. White presidiDg officer; Cold
Springs, Pryor Wright presiding officer.
Justice Precinct No. 3-Ducs Creek. j.
8. Strother presiding oihser; Pleasnt Va
ley, T. ]. McLsin presiding officer; Lorg
Creek, y. +. Psschnl presiding officer;
North Mesquite, James NJ. Knox presiding
officer; Worthins,on, T. J.. Wor,hingion
presiding officer; Bales, Thomss Woods
presid ny officer.
Justice Pr, cinct No. 4-Scyene, John Nil.
LEI presiding officer; Mesquite, David Bea-
nett presidiug officer; Baughts store, John
PsIter presiding officer; SsagoVille, T. H..
+. Nichols presiding officer; kleberg,
James Capehait presiding niiicer.
Jusiics Precinct No 5-Hutchins, r. G..
Bledsoe, presiding officer; Prairie Valley,
ID. r. Williams, presiding officer; Lancaster.
]. H. Moffeit. pres ding officer: Wesley
Chapel, Sam Uhl, presiding officer,
Justice Precinct No. 6-Cedsr Hill. o. II.
Falkener, presiding officer; Duncaiville, r.
N. Daniel, presiding officer.
Justice Precinct No. Lisbon, J.: =.
Goodnight. presiding officer. Five Milo
Church, G.. w. Nicely, presiding officer;
Mount Airy w. Il Fisher, presiding Off.
Ger; Eagle Fo d. Brown Archie, presiding
officer; Grand Prairie, j. X. p. Jordan, pre-
siding officer.
lgan, presiding officer; blackberry, r. r.
Stuart, presiding officer; Spring Chapel,
Joseph. Duncan, presiding officer.
The new polls established are the Fifth
and Sixth wards In the city Of Dallas;
quite IN precinct No 3, on north side OF the
Texas & Pacific railroad at the town oil
The court appointed 200 road overseers
and opened up a number Of new roads
The late act OF the legislature prohibiting
the changing of any road established unless
the distance would be shortened prevented
many changes.