The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-10
|NTY JUDGES CONVENTION.
Lthern Division of the Texas Association
Organized at Houston.
hummer of Dewitt County Elected PresidentAddress b,
chairman Woodward, Representing the North Texas
Convention--Visit to the Poor Farm


Invention assembled in obedience
flowing cali:
NJ Texas County Judges and
ssioners' Association tNcrtbern
M DALLAS, Texas, November rs.
nsar sir; A short time ago l
circular letter, OF which
as sent 10 YOU, suggesting that
ING of county judges and com
,ars be held at Houston Tor tho
Of organizing what mignt be
South Texas branch of the
Judges and Commissioners as
~ In reply to that circular l
ons;ved a number of letters eX-
. n hearty approval OF my sus-
and promising to attend such
tirg whenever called. Having
,hat all RAILROADS entering
M will sell tickets at reduced
rom December . to December IL,
!, II advisable to take advantage
rate and hereby call the meet
December . and 10 at Houston.
70 earnestly requested to attend,
NJ will find il very much 20 your
"a do so. In addition to a
discussion of all matters per-
. 10 commissioners courts, one
most important features of the
he will be 10 join hands with the
Texas association and aid in the
already begun to secure the pass
m road law that Will enable
commissioners :.cting as OK
road supervisors 10 devote all
ime necessary TO their roads and
. condensation for oil such ser
The meeting will be Of special
pst and Importance 20 cornmis-
$. and all who can possibly at
should do so.
further information as to the ex-
lace of meeting and special hotel
address me at Houston after De-
Ter or call at office Of county
on arrival.
,sting that You may ne able to At
I am, very respectfully,
+. T. woodward, Secretary.
q were some fifteen or twenty dele
present.
notion f. T. Woodward was elected
tary chairman, and Jules Hirsch
ssioner OF precinct 40. j, Tiarris
secretary.
piers We're enrolled as follows: c
miners, county Judge of !beWi1t; i,
uron, commissioner; I. D. Scctt
judge OF Tyler county; w. ". Shaw
judge OF Harris county; SeaborI
II. W. Mcdonald, commissioners
Gray, county judge of jefferson
y, b. J. Johnson, commissioner j. Il
II, commissioner OF Ellis county; S
paw, commissioner of Trinity county
Mcclure, commissioner of Robertson
"; Z. c. Brendle, commissioner O
te county; John O. Roulett, count
OF Jackson county; b. ]. johnson
lissloner of Brazoria county; julie
n, j. Ii. Il. Becker, commissioners o
Is county.
lirman Woodward said that as he wa
FER county judge nor commissioner. h
OF care to take too prominent pal
Pc proceedings. He was here as tn
2sentative OF The North Texas Count
(es and Commissioners association an
aeiegated by that association to invit
meeting to become part OF the Mort
r association; If not, to at least &c
ca. van lnsI association. CONTINUING
(,st
0ne year ago IN response to a ca
4 ass - ,Hs FORM OF a circular lette
D'Vu 41 tHe Guy OF dallas elgf
,,v lene' commissioners and IN
ny Judges, and organized what h,
INV ~ Inao Anowh as the North Tex;
y SuuseS ana commissioners assoc
ho,5 olsahiHatlon TINS associate
vaa. 'ei"l meetings; one at llalla
- 'u a. "dNahacnie, or in all, tol
,,nsl, "lt''1ai WE'VE months, snowir
a :. 'i@' TINS pody is deeply int
E.a ~ .he ooJects and purposes for Whit
|as created For the benefit of tho
H. wv na'e not attended our form
$50 l VIII review the purposes OF tn
,,,.n ou' as Wen as what has been a
ny IT. rms body has at Its Sc
ne'',iss oealt with all matters of IL
~ '.u'sslohers courts, but the one o
i IN .sew at Inc time OF its creation w
,., r'oNulleh' OF our county roads.
an. otnef subjects have been intr
80 ~ our several meetings, such as Ca
20 employment OF tonvicts and t
a' o. new road laws: but they {
s une'.iy upon this one, better eou
IN !act. 1t is good roads ass
beo.. anu III my opinion the best a.
80 III me country because of
NDu'posea wholly of men who ha
p'"el ana authority from the people
/ 10 put their plans into executio
h are many other good roads league
,neel occasionally to discuss the no
ou ana pass resolutions. They C
oat existing evils and propose reI
nut this association alone has t
70 act. This power to act. even wi
souy is somewhat limited, and many
pest workers are more or less ham
py existing road laws; and for Il
II Is and has ever been one OF {