Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-23


:, 50 600 and to give his entire attentio
to the project. The assistants are
be paid 500 each, the clerk to receiy
not more than 81 900 for his service
, The chief is to arrange for space fC
the Texas exhibit at New Orleans III
der the direction of the bureau of sta
: tistics and the governor, and at til
. close of the exposition have SO niue
of the exhibit us is pra,
ticable returned and deposited in on
state Museum. The governor is ais
to appoint twenty honorary commits
sioners The minority reported Il
favor of tie bill, and averred that tn
legislature has the authority to max
the appropriation, presentlnga measur
to be made the special order for tn
Goth inst, which is signed by Fry
mer. Thompson, Nash, Kendall an'
i Coffman. 1t is hoped and believes
the minority measure will still b
adopted.
! BY Mr.. Woods-A bill for opening
laying out and regulating flrst-cas
roads, and providing penalt,
therefor. 1t was recommended to III
passed by the committee Mr.. Cofl
man, chairman with certain amend
ments, and was under discussion
when the special order Of business fol
the day caused the motion TO be passe ed
over for the present.
The special order deals extensively
with the public roads question, and is
amendatory to all laws on the subject
now ON our statute books. Under its
provisions, commissioners courts are
empowered TO create new roads, cul-
verts and bridges, either on their own
option or on the petition of eight
| freeholdeTs in any section
They may alter or change those al
ready in existence, and are constituted
respective counties. Each commits
sioner is required 10 make a report an
der oath at the last term of his court
as to the condition of all roads in his
precinct, as also all bridges and cul-
vefts. He shall also state the moneys
in the hands Of overseers subject to be-
expended, and give correct state
ment of all new roads, bridges and cul.
verts opened within his precinct
within the preceding term, and
also which Is necessary to
make such other and further
Improvements in his section rs public
convenience demands, together with
the expense of same. Heshall also re-
port the name OF any road over.eer
who fails to perform his duties. 1t
further provides that the commission
ers shall make full report of their
stewardship and the condition of their
charge TO the grand jury of their dis
trict courts. The court shall also ap.
point overseers for each new road as it
Is created, whose duty it will be to file
complaints either with the county
attorney in his section or some justice
of the peace against all
parties who refuse to perform
the requisite service on all public roads
running through their neighbour
hood.
Mr.. Foster and several other MEM
bers spoke on the question, and a
number of amendments were Offered
on the subject. These amendments
partook ofsuch y wide scope that at
noon very little advancement was
made towards Il conclusion, and on mo-
ton an adjournment to three O'clock
was moved and carried.
The house resumed its sitting at
three o'clock with Speaker Gibson and
quorum present.
Mr. Patterson novel to amend the
bill so that county commissioners
courts do not have the over to change
the roads at present classed as first.
class into inferior or third-class.
Agreed 10.
Mr.. Robinson moved, and il was
adopted that where number of par.
ties reside within an Enclosure, either
or all of them may petition the COM
missioners court to provide road TO
their nearest trading point, mills, gins.
and school houses and county
seats.
Mr.. Swan moved to expunge from
the bill clau.e providing that "no
part of a first-class road shall be
changed to second-class, nor no Sec |
to third-class road, - on the
ground that II was SUR usage and un.
necessary.
Mr.. Rogers favored the amendment
and spoke against making too MANY
new roads at present. He did not BRO.
pose TO place yoke on the necks of
The people which would Drove to he
CALLING, and he asserted without fenr
If contradiction that the rural sections
II the state could not now undertake In
map out roadways that would .uit
ne public convenience five or ten
years hence.
The amendment was lost by "A vote
n sixty-six to fifteen
On motion of Mr.. Tilson the bill was
o amended AS TO pay the road super-
'lsors ten days salary instead of Xix
y the opinion prevailed that the din.
les OF the office could not be discharg. ,
d In u shorter period of time.
On motion of Mr.. White the salaries
eieIred to are 10 be paid out OF the :
Dad and bridge funds of the county
Mr.. Scott moved TO amend :.
ne I'LL by adding TIM, ,
any commissioner In any
court In any county +.
nall fail To discharge his duty under l.
. provisions, he shall be deemed .
lilly OF niisdemeanor aud fined in
IAN $50. o'e
The motion was, however, ruled ont
Considerable discussion took nIaca u
\ article 1850 of the bill, which was
'entualiy amended by motion OF Mr.
ns,vf OF Irayson 80 is To read: ,.Nn @,
h ., ioau OF the first or secnnd e,nss
haii hereafter he discontinued. .x,s.,s, :.
pom vacation by order Of the com. \
lissiohers court. or non-use for n /
'eIiod OF three years.
PENDING discussion Of the bin the y
,onse adjourned until Tomorrow !