Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-03
The Matter Of improving the
River Well in Hand.
A HARD WORKING COMMITTEE
Appointed Which Has Oraliea a Bill and Has
Taken II 10 Austin 10 Present lis
Merits 10 mo Senate
and House.

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| the legislative committee iu addition g.
| those published in The Gazette today
/ are.
| Hill county A. n. Rose. G.. H. Bennett
| NJ: - Knox, j. L. Staten, w. a. Craig
Limestone county, W Blake, ~. NJ
| Preudergust. W. 4. kncoid. r. NJ Ter.
roll.
The appointment of members Of the
promoting or executive committee, To con.
/ sist uf i've FROM each of the counties ~
| Austin. Bruz0ria BruzDs BurlesOu. Falls.
| bnlyestOu, Harris. Grimes. liiil, Lime
Stone, McLeuuuu Aliluu. Robertson.
| Washington, Waller. Fort Bend. was uu.
| noua'ed and the following were appoint
ed:
Galveston county-.Iohn W. Harris.
| w. T. Ladd. II. Kempuer George Mann.
| j. EoymcrshUier
Washington county Dr. Thompson.
! John Alexander Samuel Hulheld, n. j.
Evans, George Ewing.
Grimes county 'Ioho Williamson. Prof
bulfedgr, Judge Burlington. DR. Harris.
Brnzoria--Guy NJ Bran. l.. NJ Dis
nry. Harrison Tuuker-icy, a. X. Mas
tcrson i. l.. Smith
l'plis- William shelton, w. A. Pat
rick, G. Connolly, H. Bartlett, r. Il. Bat
iInl-E. u. Strou. j. u. Warren. u
G Abney 5. T.. Carter W. II. Cum
bingham.
Burlcsou-S. G. lagsdalc, j. i. Cobb.
j. g. Barnett, G.. W. Grant j. w Rags
dale.
Buzos-Clir a. Adams. w Il. sam-
doris. William Hoppe, Mason Cole. j. /.
Burroughs.
NlcLcman j. y. Lyle. Chns. W. Hob
son. John Wilson. john Y. Battle. john
III. Harrison.
The chairman was empowered 20 name
The members OF the committee for the
remainder OF the counties.
The follow iug finance committee was
appointed aud VIII De- added Co by the
chairman of the promoting committee:
Jumgs II. Horn. Mclcuuau chuir
man. Fails. g. l Watson: Walter ~
Grew: Washington. DR.. II. H. Hairslon.
Hin. W. T.. Cunningham: BrUzoru, Per
~ Bryan; hurlesuu, William Reeves;
bruZoa Guy NJ. Bryan. Jr.; Roh,rt,pn.
Colonel LOWS; Limestone. j. W. Blake;
Fort Bend 10. H. Cunningham; Grimes,
The following resolution was offered
and adopted.
Resolved Tint to promote the enter.
prise of Improving the Erlzus river for
navigation it will be- necessary TO raise
money for expenses of tho committee as
Austin aud other purposes ami members
OF the finance committee in each county
ARE urged tu collect funds ut Oucp ana
forward 10 Mr. j. H. Horne chairman
ui huUutc committee ut Muvu. aud that
ail funds be- deposited iu the bank aud
De- distributed on order OF he committee
ON promotion of the work
The following is the tcAt OF the bill
submitted TO the legislative committee
for presentation 30 the Legislature. 10
urge The passage of which the committee
named m The Gazette has gone TO Aus
tim:
An net appropriatiug hand TO mid Ia
removing INSTRUCTIONS TO navigation
from thc BrU2us. Trinity and other rivers
iu the state OF rrNns and defining the
powers and duties of corporations or
gauilrd 10 make said rivers uaygthlc.
section /, br 70 enacted 10y the lcgis-
luturc of the state of Gesus that thpr, g.
hereby set apart aud appropriated Tor
the purpose OF removing distractions
from the Bruzos Trinity mud other rivers
lu Texas, and rendering them uuyiEuhle
IN low water by boats of three foot
draft sections of land per mile for
every mile from which an Instructions
90 sUch navigation urr removed from tho
bu2us river from ErnZus to- WucO, uud
from the Trinity river from Liberty to
Dullus, and from other rivers between
points that may bc designated 10y The gov
vrupr as hereinafter provided, said lNud
TO be- taken from the lands reserved
from location by land certificates hy AN
net 10 set aside the public lands cu-
bucod within the territorial limits OF the
county of Greer 10 educational purposes
and Tor the payment of me publi- debit.
approved !'ch. %, lNiN.
Sec .. Said land shall be- applied to
the purpose for which the same rs az
prupriatcd AIS follows. The work slmll b.
done by corporations organized under the
laws of Texas for that purpose with
authorized capital stock of ut least
SdDJ,OOO Which must have 0t least 10
per cent Of the stock subscribed when the
churtcr is filed with the secretary OF
state Of the state of CCNaS.
See 3. That an stocks and bonds of
such corporation shall De registered by
the secretary of state, and shall not be
issued or disposed of for less than their
iucr value,
Rive satisfactory evidence 10 the guvvr-
nor OH Texas of their financial ability
60 dO the work without unnecessary dr-
lazy, aud when such evidence is Furnished
the governor shull issue d certificate ot
the fact and thercupnu said corporation
shall have the exclusive right 90 improve
the river named iu It's charter, sub
icct Co the provisions OF the act said
CORPORATION shull begin work within niua.
Is days after issuance uI such certificate,
and failing 90 do $40 shall forfeit ull
rights undpr Suid charter aud the work
shall be- awarded to another corporation
ns aforesaid Said corpora ton shall with
in six months after the time limited Co
begin work remove all uhHtruvtiOns tu
such navigation oNCept bridges for the
first forty miles ana hhNll ln IKE luNNNNf
complete forty miles additional within
every sis months thereafter The timc
whom there is a rise Ia the river shall
not he computed The governor may cN-
tend the time for the completion of amy
section of forty miles for such period
as he deems reasonable and upou failure
to complete amy section Of forty miles
within the time specified or within the
extension of time allowed boy the COVER
nor the right to proceed with the uncom-
pleted portion Of the river shall he for
ipited hun che forfeiture OF right 10 pro
Good with the work shall NOT forfeit any
right as TO the completed part ut the
river
Section . Upon completion Of the
work for not less than ten miles the corr
poration shall notify the governor aud "a
shall theuupou appoint % competent On.
spector, who shnll make a careful inspcp-
ton. of the section Of the river where the
work rs completed, ana he shall report
the facts under oath to the governor aud
III appear for said report char nh ObNruc-
lions 10 navigation have been removed
And the depth OF water hereinbpfore men-
toned has been obtained ns required hy
this act. the governor shall certify 10
the fact, and therrupOn the commissioner
OF Inc general land office shall issue
land certificates authorizing said cOrpo-
ration on It's NRsignces 90 locate, survey
and return Geld notes to the general
lnnd office for two sections OF go ucrcs
of land EACH hy virtue OF each certlii-
cate, ont of 0ny OF the public domain
designated in the act entitled an art t0
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