The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-20
TAO Anaon lsasuo CIaina Settled b,
Tho land board.
Tho Governor and tho Board are al
Variance
AZ to ihe Leasing Of the watersd
Secilono.
Paul NcComb Makes Els Repor,--H'
ls Compunensod.
Railway Ramors OF SIgniilcancer-Th'
Pen!tentIary Ledger.
slscsllaaoens Departmental Data

Ausrr, Fob. io.--[special l--Generpl
revenue paid IN 70 dny, $1,000.
Tho COMPTROLLER VIII issue the following
to assessors: BY the leIIaa Of an act sp-
uroyed February 0, 1884. owners whoss
isrds nave not been assesssl for any Year
cr oafe, from 1871 70 1870 oAn DOW ronder
suoh lands for taxation for any ol the years
named inclusive, and esaftsors are difectrd
ln receivs al voluntary rendition or leous
for any of such yeart. f. accordance with
secLIon OF said Dot, al OF erch asse9.nrnts
must DO placed on separate ea.sessment fo1t,
each OF which must dlsltnctly show a. the
head aud in tho ocrtidcstt Of the as-
SCISSOR the year for which be
upeess.ian. 10 made and euch rolls should
10 marked az "auprlemcfltal rolls" and At
tacbed 10 Tho rolls OF the current year, ns
ntho. supplemental rolls are Al acheo. un
der'no circnrnstarce3 VIII as1e',orp pif1'
any lands on the uurenccrou roii5 TOT any
NJ fhe veefs from 1871 10 1876. irclurlge.
vhe land board to-day awes1ed the sec
ton OF lard in Jonah county on wh.ch t-u
town of Aneonin situated 10 tho inlcwirf
uersons: ~. j. Cowseft, tho northwest
uuarscr: Paul Duvel tho southeast quarter,
and William McBowycr The oteer halt
leaving W. s. Upton ont altogether.
Tho governor submitted 70 the board the
propritty OF leasing waierod sections o.
| land thnt arc entirely surrounded by lands
OF private parties. who Ia msny lnsiaucee
hsys their lsndo encloeed, but the board re-
| fused TO adopt his surgcgli0p, which under
| lho circumstances sBcms just and equits
lbc One inFtnnce was sbOgn w1crc peT-
con under former laTs bad acquired and en-
closed Largo body Oi land within which 10
section Of school land or which there 10
water. The owner OF ,hc pasture aesireaio
! Jesse H. auhiect to location BY actual aet-
| ilprr, hut tho action O. the board to-day
will NOT hermit him 10 do 80, and under the
new Law be will have 70 so 70 great
expense hnd psco the section on
the outside ot ne cnclosore.
10 lease wateied ieosion8 subject always to
location By sctusl SETTLERS, that u VIII pre-.
vent the lease OF vast quantities OF unvster-
cd land, az tho unwaiered sections cannot
be utilized by atockmen.
Treasuror Lubbock aid Commissioners
WGlsl, were opposed 70 leeeing the Vatered
sectione under lny circumstsnce7.
Time will demonstrete.ts the gQyelnof's
position IL corrsos, ior el0eknasli Will not
ieass or buy urwttgFe0 land Il they cannot
secnre -ho pga oiNntef21 ssc'dof,s,
Theirs ore Aolna hafc W'ln fptnrtaln frAY.
doubts about tho anslios'iy of the lsun
uoard to withdraN rom isnse any Of tue
state lands. ,
Paul McComb made lis report os The 70.
survey OF The Pscii!u failfcld resnryaiion
today. II Il ably gotten iip, comprehensive
ard was highly c0mp.lneDted ~ every
rasmbsr Of the hoard. x ahc as cnoh
paina-taking. care aud bssss the imprssJ OF
accuracy so plain thai ne one san doubt iis
correctness ior ncmcnt " - certainly n
credit 10 Tho young gsurs yor, and the beard |
IN mora than plessed witn i. The railroad
company acknowledges. ito eccnrhcg AID |
viii make their euEgeyn colTespond 10 lte |
boundary lines az sooA es possible. The !
report shows that tie reservation as srr |
veyed by tbe cornpsny 10 about four and |
hslf Mules too wide, thus embracing within |
the reservation Leelly hat niiliOn acres I
oEland too muoh. II also rhovs that Gano's |
ard Powell'a lot Dal.sl locations enercaeh |
ahout three aud bali miles on tho rail- !
road lardq aud these gcnilaman viii have /
to iioat their certificates and yac1le.a
The East Texas Fire lnsuraace campany, I
OF Tyler, and tue Houston Insurance cou-
pany renewed their applications to-gay 10 I
DO business In this state.
Ths report of this peniient'ary financial |
agent wns received to-day. it shows cash
on hand December 3ist, SAL ,Di0: collected |
during January, S30,ti2 total, $40 6Sj.
Paid out during .Jsnuary: Hnn's-
ville sos feS. prsR ~ s7u snfal e''
COG; leaving on hand January 3lst $50 o2G
He estimates that the February receipts
will increase this sum to $S2,l out OF
whick there will be paid expenses for S2l,-
9o7 leaving net proceeds to February 2oth,
$5i .1G5.
Late reports received at tho comptroller's
office show thora have been forty.hye new |
post-oillces established in Texas this year.
Two OF them Ia Dallas county.
lis lumored htro that Gould Is about to |
purchase the Texas & 81. Louis narrow
gauge railroad, spd thEt the Rhomberg and
Iowa syndicate will purchsae the Austin 4
Northwestern.
The attorney-general is expected home
tc morrow.
Burglars entered the residcnce OF Colonel
j. w. Drubkell last night end stole hit
watch, valued at $3.50.
The secretary Of tho state to-day mailed
to members OF the legislature and county
officers copy each Of the house journals.
The index TO the senate journal Is not
ready, and the stata printer complains ol
the tsrdiness Of the senate clerks Who arc
getting 1t up.