The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-15
STATE CAPITOL.
NEWsY NOTES PICKED UP IN THE
STATE DEPARTMENTS YES.
TERDAY.

Items of Interest for the People and
Oficials-Figures and Opinions
for County Ofacials.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
The following proclamation was is
sued yesterday:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
AUSTIN, Jan. Ii, 1891.
To all whom it may concern:
Whereas, smallpox has disappeared
from Temple and has been entirely
isolated at Holland, further quarantine
of these places is needless and is dis
continued. r. RUTHERFORD,
State Health Officer.
Approved:
L. s. Ross, Governor.
Treasurer Lubbock's last official
biennial report is as follows:
In consequence of the legislative
enactment relating to the sale and
lease of the school, asylum, and uni
versity lands, payments of collections
by the collectors direct to the treasurer,
and the manner of apportiouing the
available school fund monthly, the
work of this department has been very
greatly increased and because of this
increase it has become absolutely
necessary to urge corresponding in
crease in the clerical force. | do so
with less hesitation than formerly, as
| am now about to retire from the
Office of state treasurer. L deem it
but just tc the people and the ad-
should have proper and efficient labor
to perform well and promptly the bust
ness of the department to the salts
faction of those concerned and for the
best interest of the state.
The work of the treasury is that
of an extensive and busy banking
house, and calls for the most exact
and painstaking care on the part of
the cashier Cor chief clerk) and the
bookeeper and assistant accountants,
and for this reason l recommend for
this department salaries such as will
secure and retain men of experience
and efficiency competent to discharge
the duties in like manner with sim
liar business concerns, thereby serving
the people satisfactorily and protect
ing the funds OF the state.
The duties OF the chief clerk are of
the most responsible nature, for in
case of the absence or sickness of the
treasurer it is upon him the duties of
the department are imposed by law,
and as a natural consequence he
should be a man of business expert
ence, good judgment aud character.
The chief bookkeeper's work is of
that nature that none but an honest,
faithful and conscientious person can
be entrusted with il, for by"a slip OF
the pen" or carelessness, entangle-
ments and confusion might arise
whereby great embarrassment and
even loss would follow.
The receiving clerk is necessarily
an assistant to the chief clerk, and
mas charge Of the receipts, reports,
ETC., from collectors, their correspon-
dence and other similar duties.
The chief clerk, bookkeeper and
receiving clerk above cited Constitute
that part OF the force separate from
the land department.
What was up to few years ago of
but small proportions has almost sud-
denly become one of the largest, most
intricate and important bran ches of
this office. l refer to the sale and
lease of the university, school, asylum
and public lands. There are
now of thes, accounts thir-
ty = seven thousand, and as
our unoccupied lands are sold orleased
the number is being increased, and at
the present rate of sales and leases it
is very doubtful in the force asked for
will he equal to the task of conduct
ing the work during the ensuing two
years as it should be. By reference
to the tables showing the receipts from
sales and leases an idea can be formed
of the magnitude already assumed
and when the vast correspondence,
reduction, and subdivision and ad.
justment of surveys, etc, are under
stood and considered, with the thous-
ands of remittances, the intricacy and
tediousness can be appreciated.
For this department OF the treasury,
as in the other, l suggest the same
salaries that were appropriated by the
last legislature, and which certainly
are none too liberal, as any one tamil