The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-14
A DAY ABOUT The COURTS.
After Delinquent Taxpayers 90 Per-
sonal Property.
NEW JAIL 70 BE OCCUPIED SOON.
The County viii Move In About the
ftrst of F~bruary-Datly Grind
the Dincrent Courts.

The county commissioners met yesterday.
disposed Of the following matters and ad-
! jogrned until lsnuar, 20:
Ordered that the county attorney be Ia
structed 10 cater suit as soon after Feb
ruary !. 1897. as the papers can be drawn,
| against all persons. firms or corporations
owing State and county taxes on personal
property delinquent Aon that date. for all
back years from 1854 to and include 1896.
J Petition OF william Dell Wilson for
( certificate OF good moral character granted.
! Ordered that the assessment of Frank
! Howard on 200 acres OF Waters tract ou:
OF the James survey, be placed at the orig
inai assessment OF $1,000. owing TO an error
made by he board OF equalizers, supposing
ihere were improvements on the property.
Drdered that the san Antonio and Arau-
sas Pass Railway company open their ditch
ca the south side OF their track from i
Icint about 6 ~ feet west OF their five-m
inst IN an easterly direction to a point
where natural outlet can be Obtained.
Ordered that the foreman OF the county
convict amp receive a salary OF 500 per
month from February /. 1897.
ordered that Commissioner Hirsch and
the county surveyor Investigate the best
method OF draining Elgin street. estimate
The damage and report TO the court at It's
1t At meeting.
Returns Of an election held August -
1856, Al Webster. school district No 10. to
determine whether a school district be
established for Genoa. were opened The
proposition was lost by vote of Il to "a
Returns Of an election held in school dis
;rict No IS. on June :, 1926 ordered entered
on the minutes and tsbulatei nunc ;ro
iUnc The proposition was TO levy 20 cents
per 500 school tax. and IL carried unani-
rously. u votes being cast
Account OF W. II. Coyle q Co. for sta
'iouery. amounting to $i0.i0 was approved
Bond Of Charles Scorrega constable pre-
cinei No. 3, with T, c. Sandow and l.. +.
ALLEN as sureties. was approved
Petition Of Mrs Kate Tcscbow for equal
i1aiion of assessment granted.
An account Of p. c. Hoebel. republican.
George Dixon, populist. and c. u. Green.
democrat for e each. for services as wit
rcsses 20 the count AZ the Drummer poll az
the last election. was rejected.
Petition Of T. 4. Smith for correction OF
asscssmen, granted.
Petition @; c. o. Edling for correction OF
assessment refused
Petition OF g. IL Herman assessor. for
correction Of tax rolls of 1895. granted
Petition OF @. G. Street for correction OF
assessment granted.
Petition Of Sheltcripg Arms for renis-
sion % taxes refused
Position OF Mrs. II. F. Gillettee TO correc,
assessment granted.
Acrount - G. H. Herman for assessing
special school district amounting to s5i017,
referred 10 the county attorney for opinion.
Account Of Dallas Transfer and Storage
company for se.75 approved
Ordered that the county Judge adver-
tiso for bids for bridge over the Big Vince
bayou ard a brick cuvert over Little
Vince bayou. whore the Harrisburg and
peepwater road crosses the bayou: bids I,
he nod
20 furnish bond Of $3.50.
Commissioner Hirsch was authorized TO
have II he found It necessary brldg,
constructed al Deepwater and at Deer Park.
Petition Of James T. u. Wilson for cor
ycrtlon % assessment granted
Petition Of John Sutherland heirs for cor
rection o; assessment rejected.
Petition OF Charles W. Rugers for cor
rection OF assessment rejected.
Petition OF c w. Proctor for correction
Of assessment rejected.
Petition OF Ella Haywood for correction |
OF assessment granted.
PcutiOn Of Hattie T.. Griffin for correc- |
ton ui assessment granted.
Petition OF +. Half tor correction OF as |
80 ssment granted.
Petition Of Joe Maxey for correction OF
assessment granted
Petition OF Mrs Peter l.. lIadlcy for cor
rectiou OF assessment granted
Petition Of James McGrath for correc-
ton OF assessment granted.
Report Of treasurer Of the city OF La
Porte for school fund rejected for want OF
vouchers dated November t. .. 6 and 10, for
/ 30. - cents, 80 cents and SlgO.
The awards for building the bridges over
Bear Creek and Missouri. Kansas and Texas
road were reconsdcrcd and the check OF
Christian Klink. the successful bidder. was
returned and the county Judge instructed
10 advertise for rev bids.
The sheriff was ordered to move the
prisoners TO the new jail on or before Feb
ruary l.
The former order directing the Calves
ton. Houston and Henderson Railway com
pany to dig a ditch along the side OF its
tracks was revoked. and another order was
made instructng the company to dig
ditch on the south side OF It's track begin
ming at Dumble street and continuing on 10
a ravine running 1900 feet and like ditch
on the opposite side OF the track.
The county surveyor was ordered to deep
en the ditch on the south side OF Harris
burg road from Dumblc street 10 Hill street
and thence down nm 10 n gully near the
Houston and Henderson railway.
and that he iii ditch by the Harrisburg
road and Galveston. Houston and Iendor-
son railway to proper depth.
Civii District Court.
The case Of the Texas and Pacific Raii-
way company against the Houston East and
West Texas Railway company, for damages.
which has been on trial In the civil district
curt since Monday. was finished yestei-
lay and a verdict rendered Tor the defend