Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-06
THE LAND BOARD.
A Meeting OF This August BODY
Yesterday and What Was
Done.
Dr. Breckenridge PerpetrRts. $1,000
Joke with Attorney General Temple
toa--Tests to DO Made.
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AUSTIN, Tx, Jan. 5.--Thc land board
met In regular monthly session this morn.
ing ut 10 O'Clock, but quorum not being
present adjourned over to $50 p. m. Al
the latter hour quorum was present, IN.
GLIDING General Land Commissioner
Walsh, State Treasurer Lubbock, Attor-
ncy General Templcton, Comptroller
Swain, Secretary Lawrence and Grass
Commissioners Gass, Stephens, McCul.
loch, Barnes and Swlnk.
About the first business tackled was the
usual applications for purchase or lease,
In the course Of which some desultOi y
discussions arose relative 10 the frequent
noncompliance OF the applications with
the new rule Of the board adopted last
fall, arising 10 most cases from Ignorance
that the old rule had boon changed. See.
Rotary Lawrence said In many cases the
changing Of applications 20 suit the re.
quirements OF the rule became necessary
II was suggested that this might often
work hardship, but the Encouragement
said II WAS impossible to frame a law
that would suit everybody.
Mr.. Burton, cattlrman, appeared be.
fore the board aud asked 10 lease wa
tered section with pond on IL in Nolan
county for the purpose OF running ditch
out Of the pond to carry water 10 other
sections.
Tho application was not In writing and
no action was taken. Gov. Lubbock said
he saw no objection, because conveying
the water by ditch would render
the other sections Of the school lands
through which II passed watored lands,
and the more valuable.
MIR. thompson, u cattleman, appeared
ana said he had made application for
seven sections, which was not enter
thlnod. The seycn-sectiou business being
done away with under the new ruling OF
the board, Indications are that parties de-
string to lease or purchase are evidently
disposed TO test the judicial powers OF the
board with reference TO leasing lands ut
= cents an acre, aud also the seyen-sec-
ton act. AS 10 the legal tenders made In
these cases, Gov. Lubbock said. eve
cannot entertain the proposition on which
they are based"
protest was made from Willhargcr
county against the recent change made by
the board allowing ninety days instead Of
six months for actual settlement.
The board adjourned TIL 10 O'Clock to-
morrow, when more important business
viii probably be reached.
Speaking of torioitures Gov. Lubbock
said there are men In McIennan county
who want university land In that county
forfeited so they can get 1t under the old
law ~ slbO an acre when IL Is worth
$40. The land alluded 70 is embraced In
an old Spanish grant and liz now In Iltiga.
ton
Or breckenridge OF Austin appeared
before the board with $4,000 In his hand AZ
4 legal tender on behalf OF other parties
but he failed 70 get the board 10 entertain
the matter. Breckenridge remarked tho
board did not want money, but no PLAY.
FULLY handed the $4,000 10 Templeton, who
pockcted II AS a joke, but returned IL to
tho doctor.
Charles Goodnight has not vet paid his
lease money; the fact Is there IL a move
ment TO Judlcially test tho power OF the
board under the law to raise the rate of
lease from the minimum 4 cents 10 q
'ents as now demanded. II IN held nv
many that the board has exceeded lts
power In this regard,