The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12
A DAY ABOUT The COURTS.
County and Civil District Courts
Still Grinding.
REGULAR COMMISSIONERS MEETING
4 Lot Of Road and bridge Improve
ments Under Consideration-The
New Board Hard at Work.


sioners court met yesterday and the follow
ing business was disposed Of:
Ordered that the assessment on lots ], ?
8. 8, 10. IL, l2iz, 8, 6. and 7. block 225
south side of Buffalo bayou, and lots .,
10ia half OF and and IL, block $50. be
cancelled, same having been paid.
Ordered that the poll tax charged against
D. j. Collins be stricken from the rolls,
he being nonresident.
Ordered that the poll tax OF +. Leve-
spuhn be stricken from the rolls, he being
over age.
Ordered that the assessment OF l.. j. Lee
on lot g. Blackwell subdivision Of the Per
~ tract. Enoch Brlnson survey. and that
OF j. y. Savage on lots and 8. same tract,
be stricken from the rolls for the year 1889
on account o. a clerical error.
Ordered that the assessment OF James
Roberts on 342 acres in the Harris and
Wilson tract be cancelled, same being q
duplicate.
Ordered that Commissioner Hirsch be au-
thorized TO have bridge built at Aleep on
the Arkansas public road.
Ordered that the assessment of Mrs. s
=. Harrington on cattle be reduced from
600 head to 100 head for the year 1886, same
being an error.
Ordered that the clerk OF the court issue
draft to Mrs. Kate Telschow for the SUN
OF So on account Of error IN assessment.
The bond OF Charles ScorregEa as coas;a-
bic of precinct No. 3. with l.. +. ALLEN
and +. c. Saudow as sureties. was ap-
proved.
Ordered that the county Judge and Com
missioner Hirsch be authorized to construct
flume along Parker avenue from Wash
ington to Maple avenues in the village Of
Drummer. provided said village keep same
In good repair and furnish the county
judge with papers to that effect
The following bids for a bridge over
Bear creek on the Missouri Kansas and
Texas road were opened f =. VILE.
sls4T: J. H. Baker. J. VI Lockridge and r
NJ Van Horn S2U75; Julius Glasicr $3.50,
C. Klink. $l05o. J. G Butcher. $lSis.-gi
StaGtler q Lucas. John Pciry and Fritz
Wirkleman. siie9 Joseph e Fickln
ssis1. tho Gillette Iferzog Manufaeturin
company, S26es Chicago Bridge ana Ion
company. >-l19 z. P Alspury q son.
sise5, King Bridge company, s247- John
Steiuhaeen. Si5.5.
Bids Tor the AIdinc ditch were announced
as follows John O'Kerfe II 2~s cents 1ar
yard, Robert C. Storrle iei. cents Per
yard; C. Z. D5Laclly a Co. - cents per
yard.
Ordered ihn' Commissioner Hirsch have
Ciicl aot'ptra and opened along Milan
stree, and opu roadway across R1ymoli
street. also 70 clean or ltch between the
Riverside and belle Ylairc addition
Ordered htt ihe poli tax charged aEalns,
Niilism seAuman b. stricken from The
rolls for the year i.'6 ho being over age
= similar order vss made ia ihe case Of
J. 5. Syope
Ordered that G. =. Vile ne appointed
TO have The metal for the Green's BAYOU
bridge on the Houston and CTnshy read In
Neeied ON the agreed tcrras With r
Bcsss. 70 cents pr Ton, tho ia'ier hlv!Js
Resigned.
Ordered that christ1n kNnk BE- award
81 the contra for building he bridge oYor
Bear creek on tho Missouri Konlas and
Texas road aat 'hat 3D. furnish bond Of
$500 fer the 1ittfnl Performance of the
work CommIsionrr Rocker ordered -
have he WORK toH"
oriorea that 'ho contract Ter ;he graf
awarded 90 Iohr OXIDE a. ~ 2-s CENTS
per yard. be- being fae lowest bidder He
was r.'lles'eN ~ ''.ih'sH a "laa Fl lh' s'iA
isb .,na ,go-, "a 49,, -. .,.,-i..,
when bond is furnished 20 the eosnty by
the properly owners guaranteeing 30 meut
py TAXATION OK vac amount inc county AT