The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-09

SOuh'iCS1 duu at
confusion and litigation concerning
boundaries are caused ny irrespons BILE
and sometimes Ignorant private sur
veyors running and marking lines at
random, we ask for the following leg
isatiOn:
That the surveyors calling or voca-
ton be made professions; That each
surveyor be examined by board of
three members OF the State Associa-
fion OF surveyors in Aust u, Tex. each
year. and that no man be- permitted
10 survey at all except he holds GER
tificate of competency
That the surveyors office, as an
office of record, be- provided with o
seal.
That we ask that all files of school
land applications he made to the
county surveyor, and that he receive
a fee Of I'll Tor recording same.
That all county surveyors should be
eX-0ffic0 nOlarles public.
That we ask the legisiatureto repeal
the law permitting the c0mmi ssioners
of the general land office To appoint
state surveyors, and require Ali work
to be done oy the county surveyor or
under his direction.
That all field notes taken by any
one Tor sIbdividing grants or sections
shall be examined, approved and re-
c0r0ed by the county surveyor or
under his din ection, for hich he shall
receive the ueual lee.
That the cDmmlssiOners' court of
each county be required to furnish
surveying and loveling Instruments
Tor county surveyors or pay s25 per
year for the use of the same.
That all mapping paper, tracing
9th and necessary stationery be- fur
nished by the county to county sur
veyors.
That all maps Of cities, towns and
subdivisions he duly prepared and
proper survey ors be made To locate q
sufficient number Of exact points for
the proper deter minatiOn of lots and
blocks, and that The same be required
to be certified to by the county sur
veyOr and recorded In his Office.
That all field notes of the decree of
courts making divisions OF surveys be
recorded in surveyors Office as well
al III clerk % Office.
That all lines Tor surveys shall be
cleared OF distractions by parties ask
ing to have such work done or pay
extra for such work.
That in addition to the fees now al
lowed by law, SUI veyOrs shall be al
lowed ten cents per mile for distance
travelled going to and coming from
their work.
q That no more patents be allowed to
Issue till the corners be established on
the ground by a county surveyor or
his legally auI horized deputy, and o
certificate be filed in The land office
that the corners are permanently
marked or witnessed.
That we ask the legislature to make
1t part Of the duty of The county sur
veyor to be ex.offico civil engineer for
his county, to lay out publ roads, to
survey and map the same, to level
and determine grades and slopes, and
present the same to the commissioners
court before the permanent location Of
any wagon road above the third cIass.
That surveying be made profession
and no person shall be eligible to the
office of county surveyor until he shall
have passed satisfactory examination
before board or three practical sur-
veyOrs, who shall be appointed by the
chief justice of each court Of civil ap.
peals for his district.
That the county surveyor be ex-
Officio civil engineer aud it shall be
his duty to perform such work in lay
ing out roads and constructing bridges
as may be ordered by the commits.
siOnels court.
That all applications for the pur-
chase of state school land shall be re-
corded in the surveyors Office OF the
land district in which such land is
before same is sent to the
commissioner of the general land
office.
That all the unappropriated public
domain remain subject to homestead
entry.
HOUSE COIMITTEEs.
Attorney LOvett, representing the
interests OF several railroads, address,
ed the committee on Internal i'm prove
ments in opposition to The bill OF Mr..
Hood of FanniD, which 10 framed
somewhat similar to the Brown bill of
last sessiOn, and is intended to pre-
vent wat ered stocks and bonds being
issued by railroads by limiting the
amount which such corporations shall
be allow ed to issue. He argued that
luc law WOulu 10 vi uO pTdCblcdl Of
feet except to iDjure the roads and
discourage such enterprises. The bill
would be right enough under different
conditions than SUCH as are presented
by the TACT of the insolvency OF many
OF the roads. He had heard great
deal about illegal issues OF bonds but
80 far the railroad commissions suits
had failed to establish such allegation.
A commission might well enough
regulate the issuance of stocks and
bonds IN the future, but as for those
already issued they we're in the hands
of owners for valuable considerations
and could not 60 lstitutiOnally be ef-
fected by Legislative, which may,
however, depreciste their value,
though not impairiDg their real va
ldity wheE put to the test In the
courts. Still the legislative proposed
In the bill will be menace Ut hostil-
ity or apparent inimical action to rail-
road enterprises In this state.
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