The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-21
AFFAIRS AT AUSTIN.
GOVERNOR AND QUARANTINE.
The Lunatic Asylum Bids-Tax Collect
and the School Fund-The Com, or
trollers Report ON Railroads
Local and Personal,

,onaa. w. t.'., Wv, c,, ~ Especial. Char
IL, nmo so S,,. .o-day issued procIa.
,,, ,',I -. u,io' ing that quarantine be
a, ,Sil oe,or nom all Texas ports from
"I ~ w. the 18th Of November, except
dec quarantine inspection as may be
NJ ned necessary to protect the state
6alnst the importation Of cholera. All
( TRANSATLANTIC YES els will be required
TO remain inside the bars of Texas ports
until inspected and granted free pra-
tique.
The Rio Grando railroad COMPANY
paid IS passenger tax to-day.
| Bids were opened to-day to erect the
officers quarters at the ltlnatic asylum.
put all were rejected, tho figures rang.
ing from about $4,000 to over $4,000
being from $4,000 TO $4,000 higher than
the architects estimate. The plans call
for Il building 80 by 80 feet, four stories
| high and that its erection will rive room
Tor sixty additional patients in the old
| building.
Col. Swain leaves tomorrow for Com.
manche and Brentwood, whore be will
address tho people.
| Col. Ford Is no better.
The comptroller has issued tho follow
ing TO taX-collectors:
"The last legislature having levied the
INK Tor general revenue purposes and
lhe TAX for school purposes separately,
collectors are informed that thoy can
use the following funds only in nav.
lnent OF tho department of education
certificates or The coupons attached
thereto:
First-0ne-fourth of the occupation
tax collected.
Second-All of tho school tax proper
All other collections must be for.
| warded Tor payment into the state
treasury. Under no circumstances will
collectors use the taxes collected foi
! general revenue purposes in paving of
the certificates or the coupons referred
To. III III any case tax collectors should
not have collected enough Of the schoo
Tux named above to pay or I'm full one OF
the coupons referred TO, they will remit
the amount collected TO this Office, stat
ing IN every instance in tho letter OF
transmissal what part of the money
sent Is tho school fund. In order thai
there may be no mistakes i'm givinr
credit on tho proper accounts, Tho
county treasurers can forward the cou.
pons To this office, and warrants ON
y W
To-day is the last inwhich the several
| railways arc required tomake their an.
nual report TO the comptroller and Nh,
/ following We're received:
international IL Great Northern and
branches Total receipts, S3,lS7, 2jq; lust
! years receipts, $3.50 81; decrease, S3ln
los. Miles run, 2,Aj, Sj6; number az npr,
sons Killed, II; injured, D. Total i'm
debtednesS, $l5,7OA7O.
TeNas y Pacific and Branches Toto
receipts, S6,27,6 O6; last wear. S5.5o5. IA
Increase, Sl3l,Sil. Total indebtedness
NS'uO,2lSi miles run, i,il2,OSi; mnmbol
oiporsons killed. Is; injured, II.
-, galveston, Houston IL Henderson
Total receipts, $296,5Sl; last wear. S2g2 .72p
increase, S,752; miles run, laSGO6; Nun
per OF persons killed, >; injured, o. Totn
Indebtedness, s., lS0,GG7.
Missouri, kOnsa Il Texas Total RI
celpts, SLtGO,8Sli las year S7,5Gi.6l7; i'm
crease T'd't3ii milesruu, 5,ii3,QOS; mum
Uv5 lers3hs Killed, 20; Injured, ~; tota
indebtedness, SlS, l30Q22.
Central Texas & Northwestern Tota
receipts Sll,061; last year, $4,000. do
crease, $685.; miles run, gl5lO. numbe
OF persons killed, none; ipiured ono
I0iial Indebtedness mot given1
IeNOs Central-rOtal receipts, SglG.
ll9; last year. S279, 1877; increase. SgSGi3
hiiieS run, ,5iO; number of person
S4,01T32i. '''''
Houston Il Texas Contral-Total m
ceipts, S2.i52,S9a; last year, 81. i32 IN. do
crease, S'1,2SO; total Indebtedness. sol
1bo,O'Oi miles run, 2,0i2,G00; number q
persons killed, II; injured. ~.
tort Worth ~ Denver Total receipts
yi.i,olS; last year, $780,, $50; increase
SllO,'S3i miles run, @giQ50; number a
persons injured, p total Indebtedness