The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-10-22
DEPARTMENT NOTES
Daily Dsings in AVID Around the ST.
nanaIstrr1anga


The governor yesterday pardoEfed T
Marshal Lindley, convicted of theft, |
for the reason that his term hadInear- |
ly expired. and as reward for his re-
fusal to join III the escape of the con-
victs from Clay farm. Jake Smith !
was also pardoned.
CONTROLLERS OFFICE.
Van Zandt county settled with the
state yesterday.
and show total Of s., 1888. 716, and an
increase of $40, $40.
BosQue county settled in full with
the state yesterday.
The rolls of johnson county are in,
and show total Of $5,87S,O58, and an
increase of $4,000,
The rolls OF all the counties except
fifteen, are now in, and show an in
crease of $14.4G9.570.
Oldham and Walker counties settled
with the state yesterday.
Travis county paid $4,000 in the
treasury yesterda ,, being general rev.
enue.
The annual reports of the Gould
roads in Texas have been filed as fol-
lows:
Texas and Paciic-Receipts, S., 0OQ,-
10000; expenditures, 81, 1872, 600; casu-
alitles. % killed; 81 injured. Land
sold, 10000 acres.
International II Great Northern
Receipts, So, $50, 681; expenditures, ST.
819, 226; casualties, II killed, 30 in
jured.
Miccouri Koncac G, NIo1-ac Dooa10Ec
$6,92S, IA; eXkendit uTes, 81, 1913, 410;
casualties. Z kille l ard 80 injured.
Kendall county settled with the
state yesterday.
Live Oak and Smith counties settled
with the state yesterday.
The report of the Central Texas and
Northwestern r. r. Co., for The year
ending Oct. /, 1885, shows capital
stock Of 100000. divided into shares
of 500 each, OF which there has b zen
actually issued 100000; it's indebted
ness on bills payable is $76,960 and on
open account So, 154.57 is due the COM
pany; the receipts during: the year are
| 1929, 403 Al; 15,415 tons of freight have
been transported, SO, $685. paid for re-
pairs, $16,529.20 for wages; 40 divi
| dends have been made; n injuries tC
life or limb except slight injuries &c
two brakemen; no lands, donated by
the state, sold or on ha nd. That o.
the Houston 81 Texas Central R.R. Co
| shows capital stock actually pale
in $7.726,900; $174,562 .25 spen
on improvements; On equipment
(cars). $24.846 So; on Land, $S2614 .21
Indebtedness to school fund, $199,
sos 80; mortgage bonds, $9,451, 00U
consolidated mortgage bonds 81, G91,
900; general mortgage bOLds, So, 600,
600; bills payable, $2,343, 1878; othe
I Indebtedness on open accounts, etc
| $1,776,3 74.30; and there is due tn
company, minus the accounts, 81 ,668,
$50 SO; there has been received, s., 1856,
$50 33; there has been transported
364, PIT tons of freight; amounts pai(
out Tor repairs. 1858, 49, %; for bnild
ings, 1856. OIL; for salaries. $37 ,O55 81
no dividends have been made; 1875
persons are employed by the company
sixteen persons have been killet
and sixty-four injured: all land
donated to the company by tn
state have been sold. That of tn
Texas Central Railroad compan
sh ,ws capital s'Cock of $1,000,O0(
expended during the year. $l2318.8
for improvements. and $7,249.46 fo
land; ndebtedness-frst mortgage
; bonds, So. $4,000: bills payable, 1852
1892 "a; open accO UNITS, etc, SS155, 5S1 A;
due the company, minor accounts 56
1856 81; receipts during the year, $247
653 AZ; 53,2S1 tons transported; PAL
out for repairs, $77,0S903; for wage
$l30,O55 SO: no dividend; 28S person
employees by The company; one perso
killed and II injured; the county ha
received from the state 1882 land cel
ttifhticates, Of which 1924 have bee
sold
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
The annual statement of the schot
funds Of Tarrsint county show the II
ceipt Of SIC, $40 80, and expenditure {
: $25. 316 go; balance On hand, 81 1924 2
that Of the city of Kaufman show
r the receipt OF 81 1866 10, expenditure c
81 ,27865, and balance of $S7.45.
, The treasurer's annual statement {
; the school funds of Kendall count
shows the, receipt of 4,757 "a, an e2
! penditure of So, 445. 96, leaving a bal
ance of S311.88; that of the city Of Sa
> Antonio shows the receipt of sos
065 16, ain expenditure of $65, 1863. 9
" and balance of SAT, 701.I9.
: HON. =. M. BAKER,
Superintendent Public InStru ctiol
:" DEAR SIR:-Inasmuch as til
available school fund apportioned to
city, may be- applied to the erection {
> school buildings, it follows as neces
> sary incident that such fund ma
= also be applied to the payment of
debt incurred for school furnitur
4 The fact that such debt was INQUIRE
at a time when the cit
schools had other resource
= than the amount apportione
: to such city by the state board of &c
: ucation does not, in my Judgment, in
| terfere with the right Of the board {
trustees to use the only available fun
now at its disposal for the settlemer
; | of a just obligation entered into b
= competent authority.
Il Respectfully,
JNO. D. TENIPLETON,
II Attorney. Genera
,H The annual report of the publ
school affairs Of Fayette county show
] Is organized white and 81 colore
| schools. maintained, $40 whit
pupils in attendance, an
) / 1,428 colored, and tot
amount paid TO teachers $34, 753 81
r The report of Walker couI
lily shows 90 white schoo
| maintained and 20 colored, 578 whit
: pupils enrolled and 1920 colored, an
: total amount paid to teachers $14
984 az. The report of Ellis county show
|! 81 whites and colored schools mail
} tanned, $500 white pupils enrolled an
1 285 colored, and total paid to teacher
/ 1874 1903 81. That of Walker count
!. / shows total receips off ST., 1897 66, eX
penditure of SIS, 705 .63, and balance {
81, 532.03; That of Menard shows th
, receipt of $1,061.75, expenditure {
$893.24, and balance of $168,51.
The annual report of the school al
fairs of Nueces county shows eigf
: white and 2 colored schools maintain
ed, 526 white and 38 colored pupils Ell
colled, and total amount paid
teachers of St3.40275; that of Deli