The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-24
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re The tax roll of Hopkins county, I
- ceived yesterday. shows an lncrea
81 of $275, 402 over 1888.
L The collectors of Bosque and Mo
5 ris counties settled with the conn
+ troller yesterday.
Interest On bonds. amounting
~ $154,0 was yesterday trans1erre
y. - from the general revenue TO the spt
e cial fund.
q Chartered yesterday: Dallas Press
+ Brick company; capital, $1OO,OOO. In
y corporators- James b. Simpson, julie
: A. Randle and l.. b. Kennedy.
Wills Point Land and Live Stool
+ company; capital, 100000. 1ncorpo
p rators-W. b. Henderson, q. b. All
a gore, G. w. Swank and j. M. carter.
! The following two county collectors
> settled finally with the comptroller
! yesterday: Wallace, OF Atascosa, and
Walter, of Gillespie.
The tax rolls OF several more coun-
ties were received yesterday, all show,
ing q decided increase over 1888. Only
one county has yet reported decrease
; San Saba
Caldwell county-total valuation,
S., 500 O5S; increase, $240, o69.
Cameron county-total valuation,
$3,421 1868; increase, $S44, DIG.
Collin county-total valuation, 30
100000; increase, $52o,62O
Starr county-total valuation, 81
134, 430; increase, $172,62
Wilbarger county-total valuation,
81 ,096, 142; increase, 1911 ,o26.
Superintendent Baker, of the educa-
tional department, has purchased
library into which are placed for dis
play, a number OF text books, sent IN
by publishers,
Private intelligence received from
| Washington, shows that eX-TreaSu-
rer Dorm, who went from here with
| 100000 in claims of Texas against
the United States government, for
| frontier protection since the war, is
busily engaged with the secretary of
the treasury in going over the claims.
Sixty thousand dollars, being pay
ments on sale and lease of school lands,
was yesterday passed to the credit of
the available school fund. Ten thou
sand dollars was passed to the perma-
nent school fund, $4,000 to the general
revenue account, and $1,000 to the
available university fund.
LILO UCtA 1O11o VI ClAu Lu-
Sale counties were received yester-
day. In Refugio county there has
been decrease of $2,139, and in La
Sale decrease of $105,227.
The comptroller estimates the de
crease on stock for the year at SILL
100000. The average assessment on
stock is expected to be about $40 a
head, against $12 last year.
Gont MoNnrraV nf the r9nplr Cpr-
vice, came in yesterday afternoon
with lot of attached witnesses in |
the Wampler and Pierce land forgery
cases. The preliminary examination |
of these parties will take place in JUS |
tice Won Rosenberg's court to-day.
Collector Fields, of Upshur county, |
made final settlement with the |
comptroller yesterday.
The estimated incre Sc in the tax |
able values in Banderd county this |
year is $4,000.
In Wharton county the increase is
estimated at $4,000.
The town of Salado, Bell county |
reports scholastic population of 233. |
A letter was received by Adjutant-
General King yesterday from ex-
Treasurer Dorm, who is in Washing |
ton with 100000 in frontier claims of |
Texas against the national govern
ment. He stated that the accounts
had been presented to the secretary of |
the treasury, and that after two inter-
views with that official the claims had
been handed over to the war depart
ment for inspection. He expected to
be able to report in few days |
whether anything at all could be done
at present with them.
The county judge of Callahan coun-
ty has written the encouragement
for some information. The county
commissioners court made a contract
with Millican 81 Co., to build their
courthouse for $31 900, to be paid in
county bonds at the discretion of the
commissioners court. That court Or
dered bonds to the full amount to be
issued, but subsequently rescinded the
order, and issued $1,000 in bonds in
stead, which were turned over to the |
contractors, who sold them to the
school fund. The contractors now
refuse to carry on the work until the |
balance of the amount be provided /
for in bonds. The attorney general |
advises the county judge that the con- |
tract left the mode of payment |
entirely with the county commission !
ers, and that they would be authorized |
in going ahead, and letting the con- /.
tract to other parties; also that the
contractors were responsible to the |
county, on their bond, for the COM
pletion of the building.
Advice has been received from
Pamela county of the shooting of
man across the state line between
Louisiana and Texas, and the arrest
in both states of the party doing the
shooting. The question was sub
mitted as to whether the bond would
be forfeited by his non-appearance in
Texas to answer the charge, to which
the attorney general replied that the
bond would most certainly be for
feited by his non-appearance.
Collectors Moore, of Kerr, and Nc
Creary, of Palo Pinto, settled with the
comptroller yesterday.
Smith county reports a tax
able valuation of $4,400, 900:
an increase of $414,810 over 1883.
| The town of Orange has organized
| itself into a school community.
The following charters were filed in
the Office of the secretary Oh state,
yesterday:
Collin County Oil Works, OF NC
Kinney; capital stock, $4,000. In
corporators: j. w. Throckmorton, II.
E. Ranney, w. L.. Boyd, William Lay,
e. Van Wrinkle and w. w. Boyd.
Pecos Bridge Company; capital
stock, $500.
Texas Cotton Press Company, OF
Dallas; capital stock, 100000. Incor'
: porators: J. I. Reekes and G. A. Cour
, The charter of the San Antonio
:. Volksfest association was filed yester
day with the secretary of state,
j Also charter of the Denton Mill anS
: Elevator company. capital $4,000
g Incorporators: II. II. Dawson, ii. M
e Spalding, D. Head and c. r. Buddy.
Also the Capital Rifle Club, of Austin
: Inccorporators: Max Mas. F. W
d Stuve, J. c. Petmecky, j. M. Brack
It enridge and B. S. Pillow.
IS The comptroller paid into the treas
n ury $1,000 for account of general II
e, venue. The tax collector of Robinso
is county settled his accounts with tn
e, comptroller.