The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-21
Important Notice frsm the Comptroller
10 County Assessors.
Tho Anson League Claims Settled by
the Land Board.
Tho Governor and tho Board are at
Variance
As 20 ths Leasing or The Watered
Sections.
Paul EsC0Rb Makes Ills RepOri-ile
Is Compllmsntod.
Railway Rumors OF sigalileGnee-The
PsaIteutisry Ledger.
MiscelIapesss Departmental Data

AUSTIN, Feb. io.-tspscla, l-General
revenue paid in TO dar, 5000.
The Comptroller will Issue the following
TO ssse<sors BY tho terms OF an act ap-
proyed February 9, 1854, owners whose
lands have not been sssefsad for any year
or ears, from 1871 TO 1873, can now render
such lands FOR taxation ior any OF tho ytsrt
named inclusive, ana assessors are directed
20 receive oil, voluntary rendition OF lands
for any OF such year. In sccordance With
ssc,ion ot Sid act, MI OF such assessments
must b place on separate asseesment rolls,
,aon OF which muit dis 'rclly chow at the
head and in the Certificate OF tho rs
eessor the year for which the
assessment 10 IN ade AID such rolis should
be marked M "sup,lsmentsl rolls" and o; =
tached 10 the rolls OF the cut. ent year, as
othe. supplemental TO Is are at tachod. un-
der no circumstances viii WsestoFs plaza
any lands on the unrpnderet rolls Tor any
on The years feom 1871 10 1876 Inc usiyc.
The land hoSrd day Rwsrded the sec.
don of land In Jones county on which the
town OF Ansnn 's situ ded 10 the following
pereons; w. j. Convert, tle northwest
quarter; Paul Duval, the southeast quarter,
and William NcBowyer the otser hA!i,
leaving w. 8. Upton out altogether. N
The governor tubmiited 70 tho board the
propriety OF lsssing waieret sections OF
land that are entirely surrounded by lands
OF private parties, wno In many instances
have their lands enclosed, but the board re
fused to adopt his suggestion, which under
the circumstances seems Just and equiti'
HE, Que instance wae shown where u per-
con under former Law. had acquired and en-.
clcsed a large bs6y Of land within which Ia
a section OF school land on which there Is
water. The owner Of the pasture deaires to
lease It, suhjec, 70 location by sctual set
tls,x, bat the action OF the board to-day
will not permit him to do 30, and under the
new law no Will have to so to great
expense and place the section on
The outside Of his enclosure.
the governor holds that II the board refuses
10 lease vatsrsd sections subject always to
location by aetusl settlers. that 1t will pre-.
vent the leass OF vast Quantities OF uiiUnteT-
ed land. a the unwaisred sections cannot
be utilized by staskmen.
Treasurer Lubbock and Commissioners
Walsh wers opposed 70 leasing the watercd
sections under any clrcums tances.
Ttme will demonstrate that the governors g
positio. in correct, for stockmen will not
iease or buy uawstsred land II they cannot
secure the uce Of fwstsfed N rctione.
! There are soma here who entertain grave
doubts about the authority OF the land
board to withdraw from lsass any OF the
state lhDuB. " -,
survey OF the Pacific railroad reservation
today. 1t 10 ably gotten up, comprehensive
and was highly cOmplimanted by every
member Of the board. L. sh VS. mach
pains-.aEing, care and bears the impress OF
ACCURACY so Ilain tha, no one osn doubt its
correctness for moment. It 10 certainly
credit to the youup surveyor, and the ooard
ls more than pleased with it. The railroad
lalr nd
Will moke their surveys correspond to It's
boundary lines as coon as possible. The
rep rt shows that the rserva,ion os spr.
yeyed by the company is shout four and
half miles too wlie thus embracing within
the reservh, ion l.esrly half million acres
of lsy d too much IL also shows that Gano's
and Po~ell's lot DsllI.) locations encroacn
about three and half miles on the rail-
road lands, and these gentlemen will have
to tioat their certificates and vacate.
The East Texas Fire lnBuraeoe company,
of Tyler, and the Houston Insurance COM
paay renewed their applications to-oay TO
do busineSs In this STATE:
Tho report Of the pani.entiary firnncial
agent was received to-day. IL shows cas'
on hand Dsoem bar 3lAt, Si4, ,070: collsetal
during January, $3O,o62; total, $75, ,63s.
Paid out during January: H1nts-
vile, $23 o66; Rusk;, sl,oS0; total, sS5:;-
He esti ates that the February receipts
will increase this sum to SS2 100. out OF
which there will be paid expenses for ST.
9o7 leaving net prooesde ~ February 0sh,
S54 1s5.
T Late reports received at the oomptrollsr's
ofioe show there have been forty.fve new
post offices established in Texas this year,
tive Of them in DaiLas county.
1t is rumorsd here thai Gould Is about to
purchase the Texas d g.. Loais marrow.
gauge railroad, and tina: The Rhomberg and
Iowa syndicate will pcrchass the Austin q
North western.
The attorney general IL expected home
tomorrow.
Burglars entered the residence Of Colonel
J. W. Druskell last night and stole his
watch, valued at $3.50. >,
The secretary OF the state to-day mailed
to Nom bers of the Legislature and eousty
aficsra copy each OF the house Journals.
The index to the senate journal 10 not
ready, and the state printer complains OF
the tardiness of the senate clerks who are
oettinp II up,