San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09
Commissioners, Court Proceedings.

Commissioners Court Proceedings.
The Court met in regular session Nov.
sth, all the commissioners being present,
Judge Kone presiding and the sheriff and
clerk being In attendance.
This being the day provided by law to
count the returns of the election, they pro-
ceeded 10 canvass said returns and reference
is made 10 said court In the County Records
of Election returns. This being completed
eourt adjourned until 8 o'clock a. m, to-
morrow.
Nov. 20, SO was set apart by the court to
receive bonds aud qualify officers elect,
Court convened this morning Nov. 80
at nine a. m, tlansacting the following bus
mess;
ON meeting Of c. L. Lightfoot it was or
dered by the court that action in the petit
ton, for a road from the town OF DuPre,
running to the termin. US OF the Brushy
Creek and DuPre road, at or near Joe
Biles place, DO, and is hereby continued to
Nov. 20 's6 and the following Jury be ap.
pointed to review and report the additional
distance aud practicability, also the cost oil
any other route that in their Judgment
might be opened in same direction rs pro-
posed in petition above named. and that
said Jury do ascertain the distance OF all
routes contemplated and the jury be reques-
ted TO meet this court at DuPre ON the
morning of Nov 20 $50. Said jurors are IL,
III. Stanley, W. W. Pickett, JAS. +. Brown
w Il. Stephenson and O. O. Labeuski.
L. Coffee, O. Trap and W. Il. Acklin,
butchers, presented their reports which
were examined and approved by the court
The report of w. w. Andrews and Others
APPOINTED reviewers at former term OF
this court to view out and locate 2nd class
road between W. l.. Candy Block, w. M.
Stone and others was presented, and being
examined by the court and rejected and
said route abandoned,
In the matter of Petition of W. ID. Irem-
BILE, L. Heep, b. 4. Kzer, ct al.,-Petition
for End class road.
This petition for the laying out of road
beginning ut Sciene Hall and DuPre road,
at Martin Duncans field, running the line
between Duncan and l., Heep to the South
east corner OF Keeps land Thence North
with line between l.. Keeps and Thos,
Howe. then with Biles and ID. O. Burleson
to the corner of Macky Weir and Monte v
Bolts, then with these lines and said Adam
to San Antonio road, near Peter Weirs gin,
as set forth in said Petition which was pub
licly read, and being proven to the satisfac-
ton of the court, that twenty days notice as
reunired by law has been given by adver-
tisement of the intended application posted al the
Court House door and tw, other public places in
the vicinity Of the route OF the proposed road.
1t is therefore ordered by the Court tbat al
Adams, .. C. Burlesou, Thomas Howe, W. Nj Dun =
can and l.. Heep, five reeholders OF this county. Do
and are appointed ms inry, majority OF whom
NAV nfter taking the prescribed oath. before
nrop ry authorized person. proceed with or without
The County Surveyor to lay ont. describe ana sur
vey the road no ordered to the greatest advahtsge
to the public; no that the same can be traced win
ce,tninty and field notes such survey and descrp
lion o, the road shall be included ON tho report Of
lid survey and II adopted shall be recorded IN NE
minutes Of Commissioners Court And 1t siurth-
er ordered that said jury report III this cause ~ Tue
next regular session of this court.
Ps,i,ion OF M. IL Howard, \. Alexander, and
l. Nj Ford ct al-Pctititon for Sd cla's road.
This pettton provides for the laying ont OIL ROAD,
begninq at the intersection Of the old Frederick
burg road near the West corner OF Dirars pasture;
thence running NV crossing Harton creek at mts
More's; thence running through howaius pas,u Jury
striking the sw corner of the Macarthur tract ana
running n on " line of said Macarthur tract lot
distance Of some 80 rods; thence NV 10 INV
new Fredericksburg road, about ~ rods sw OF MUS
tang mount aiu, which being pubilclJ reau anu oeo
ing proven to the satisfaction OF the court Inc ~
DAYS notice requiem by law had been gwen py AL.
yertisemeut OF the iniented application posted az
tn Cont House door and two other puOlc places ~
the vicinity OF the route OF the proposed new road
IL is tn ereiore ordered by the court That W. HOW
ard, 8. a. Alexander, 3. Moore, j. Wii1ord ana
J, v. Davis, five reeh 'lderS o said county, DC anu
are appointed Jury. a majority OF wh'm may'a'ter
tax ing the prescribed oath before properly au-
thor ged person, proceed with or Without me co.,
Surveyor to lay out. describe and 'urvey the Ioad
so ordered 10 the greatest advantage to the puplle
so that the same can be traced with certainty, ana
he field notes OF such survey ahd description OF the
road shall be included in the report OF the jury ana
n odonted shall be recorded In the minu es OF the
Commssjouers' Court and further ordered that THIS
Jury report in this cause at tie next regular meet
ing OF said court.
We the undersigned commissioners appointed by
your honorable body to make changes sh the rouie
Of the Kyle and DuPre road, respectfully rec n, =,
mend ION account damages claimed by owners OF
property in Kyle that you make no change In
said route, r., u; fAuhN'
II. HELLMiN,
W. C. WEArHERPoRD.
/ certify the obove to be the report, made under
oatb. the commissioners to lay out and assess
damages incidental to making change In tho kyie
and Dupre road. ED VSo"hS ~
Said report being considered by the court, 1t Is
orde red that the report be received and SAID ehahge
in route be ABANDONED. ..a
Application of II. j Dorrot to sell schooi noufe
vns considered by the court and grant ed sale or
dered to be made In accor dance with the statutes
regulating sale Of such property. rr,,. 49,,
Petition OF Rober, Kyle, Thomas y. wilson apn
4 r Donaldson for I'd class road. Beginning near
NV corner of T. G. Wilson'S pasture fence on road
No I6; thence across the lands Of J, l.: Connaly'J
H. Gary and Jas, l.. Malone to the CID crossing on
Purpatory c, eek thence along the old road through
th cedar brake crossing the lands Of j. IL Malone
s. r. Kone and I. B. Donaldson to iniers"ct roau nv
* At mr. near me crossing OF the hollow between
r. A liens ranch md the Humphrey pond as SCI
forth in petition. ,,.
The court having the proof that the legal notice,
of 90 DAYS ha duly given as prescribed by law
as to tn rout lie of the proposed new road therefore
ordered that Robert Kyle. p, I. Bost, j. A; Dr'sk
oil Felix KYLE and j. P. Kone, five freeholders, be
and are appointed a jury, majority OF whom may,
after taking the prescribed oath before properly
horized Office, proceed with or without County
Surveyor 10 lay out, describe aud survey ROAD 80
ordered to the gres test advantage to the PUBIC, so
that il CA be traced with certainty the hcid notes
of same with description OF road snail be included
in the report of the jury and II adopted snail pc
recorded in minutes Of Commissioner Court. inIs
Jury required to report In THIS cause at 'he "
OCULAR meeting OF this court
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