The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-28
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DRAINAGE SYSTEM
!. introduces a Bill Of
|,s,t Importance
| ARC 10 PREPARE LEVELS
4. expense !" Making
sh.,i he borne by
.,opcrty-Thc Bit

~. January s7.-Th' follow, follow
'a su,Iar interest and import
p 'T rsxas, was introduced IN
" corning by Hon. John H.
arton: - soouro n
en saes along the pubic roaus
lral pa sssx as bitches ana
T. w si,ie thereof leading INTO
eiln l'e,srways crossed by or al
wa' roads, and to provide Tor
uca y, lateral drainage ditehes
W ,he same by owners OF
lu,v IN said roads, aud 10
', ,he payment incurred j.. , u, e., :,
,ns collection OF asseasihe','s
W., u,s land owners benefited ny
~ ~ !, enacted by the legisla-
STAT OF Texas, that Tor me
M act all public roads ana
!. have been heretofore or
.ssfter be laid out and estap,
ae MI 10 law and all roads ana
:, have been opened TO ana
a Z, Tor a period of ten years
rassare Of this act and which
: discontinued Or closed TO INC
nrhlic agrocably to law, are
ps "a be public roads.
The commissioners court Oh
IN this state at any regular
NJ NAV. In the manner herein,
"a and the said courts shall
!" 10 cause to be con-
i maintained as hereinafter
tebss, drains and warehouses;
I'm any of the said counties
capacIty to carry off and INTO
waterways of the county all
! reasonably adjacent and lia-
IN said ditch, drain or water
natural causes or by reason
.,,o, of nrivntp lateral
suuciv" W ,rryiIcd for and
nfislua., o. j, rt,nst,nct in con
i~ WV dr al or wotercoursp
wv " r an hr,,nh ditch or
le'ai w. ~ ,hc arcomnlish-
neStSa'' ~ .,i. act, rroriJcd
pu'l~e, ", '' ir,tn or rotcr-
AZ ~ u.'en' -, ,,v nnt .
% eoasV w 't,' 80 ~ .n,,tnd at
aou' lheau p'''' ira,n or ,y.tor-
|ime u''eh' VI ar, ,I. vi ,'.stor
p ontiet 10 II ,l''u, . a. ncr al,
Fn' IN capac'., ~ n"'' ,,S,.o vi
nav coiiec' tnel ~" P. .E, 49,, W.,
tDe worn w" u =" ~.
nall he cohsti lou ~ ,
drain or "a'e'oo"l Sc 'n' " -.
cd lnder Tue proNis'"''' VI J." ID
Before me COMMISSIONS. ;
n county shall nave Lower ~
construction or ESTABLISHMENTS
p, drain OF wateruu'iTse pr
this act there shall be iilen
wv N nn,i,ton aigrnd Wv nj
inty petition siEl'u ny az
lndrd taNpayers ahu voters o. ),
when petition shal' SCI loi ' u
" ana aVaiiaplllty 'oI ~,
a. ,,,h,r s,oh county ne ac.
,ho s,ma NAV he known ana nc
,,,c,hla tho Width and dantb re.
,hs ditc ' w hc consirnotcd
Ire, c,ass roads of ,be county
N shall also scnsratnlv sat
Nd location n, esrb Of Tho nat.
rwsys n, surh county rrossrd
Inc frs, .rlass nuhlic roads n,
bmtv and ,l,e distance NJ said
erways one from tho oibcr
road. said petilon SNAIL also
snes and residences n Inown
re- ~ ,bo ,arS. .d,aocn, ~ ''o o,,' y
class nnblic roads within IN,
and II known tho sane Il al.
herein.
Upon the filing of said pcii.
he clerk of the county court
|ue five notices in writing con.
|rief statement OF the content.
ition. commanding all por,on,
% appear at the next r,eula,
commissioners court Of sucf
contest the same. one Of sal,
j be posted at the court hous,
b county and one each at four
places in such county no NV,
ball be in the samo town o.
veu,y days prior 10 tho nrs
next regular term Of the com
court after the Issue thereof
OF the COUNTY curt of sncl