The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-10-22

balance of 81 :
of Cisco shows
an eXpenditurSSSeN
balance IF 1854. SO; that Of
Graham shows the receipt of S45
1859, en expenditure of $1,317.68,
balance OF $34.01.
1 LAND BOARD. :
\ About 20 sections of land havS
LEASED to J. F. Evins &c Co.
There was some dispute as to Co
dieting surveys of this lapd, whi4pl
Question could only be settled by re-
terring to the land Office, hence the
delay. Commissioner Wallace's re-
Gort was read before the board and
approved.
i The state land board was in session
i yesterday to consider contest for the
lease Of thirty-eighJ sections of land
IN the county of Cara, situated be-
tween the Jumbo and Nave McCord
land and cattle companies and the
Texas and New York land and cattle
I company. The first mentioned cons
sol1dated companies already have the
lands surrounding this thirty-eight
sections, and are willing to lease the
thlrty-eight alternate school sections,
/ notwithstanding conflict in court for
the railroad sections between the
Houston and Texas Central and the
Houston and Great Northern compa~
MES. This application was accepted
by the board. So Notwithstanding
the litigation pending between the
railroads, the state has the benefit OF
the lease Of the school lands.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
The statement of the school affairs
of Hamilton county shows forty white
schools maintained, and total paid
to teachers of $9,80031; that of Bas-
trop county shows forty-seven white
and thirty one colored schools main
tanned, 1870 white and 1888 colored
pupils in attendance, and SIS, 406. 05
paid TO teachers; that of Somerville
county shows seventeen white schools
maintained, GA white pupils enrolled
and $3,69929 paid to teachers. The
statement Of the school funds OF
, Chambers county shows the receipt OF
So, 1882, expenditure of 1878 81, and
5 balance of $805 81; that of Bell coun-
ty shows the receipt of $2S.O42 95, ex-
= penditure OF S27, 801.O1, and balance Of
/ $264 Y; that OK Concho county show
the receipt of $48050, expenditure o.
, $311 50, and balance of $169.06.
2 TIE repairs On the land Office are
about completed and everybody i,
busy getting things in order.
CAPITOL COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
= Captain j .G.Smither, who is to have
+ charge Of the convicts at the granite
!, quarFies, went to Burnet to-day Il
4 make arrangements for the accommo
+ dation of the fifty convicts to be sem
i there in few days to work on tn
=. railroad.
/ GREER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
}; Maj. Jno. T. Breckenridge, chair
= man of the Texas division of tht
\ Greer county commission, is In receip
r Of communication from Maj. Liver
Z, more, of the army commission, sayin
e that "the commissioners, on the par
= Of the United States, have not receiv
: ed their instructions yet, and unit
|, they do SO, there cannot be any join
q meeting Of the Greer comfy commits
: sion."
W John o. johnson has resigned hi
: position as quartermaster of the iron
u tier battalion, and Captain SEEKER ha
Is arrived and qualified as his successor
20 BOARD OF VETERANS.
" The board OF veterans will meet {
!. the land Office at 10 o'clock this a. M
ID and pass upon all such claims for vet
" eran landtla certiG .ates as may /
nraSonfod 70. tho