The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-09

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Liabilities OF the state heretofore reported
| 81, 1872 acres.
Increased liabilities. 7sl.si7 acres.
| Total liabilities, 9l.s10S09 acres.
| Area against which there is no claim 80,
| 7ss,75i acres. J. Groos. Commissioner.
Austin September 16, 1874.
The estimated area Of the State, 1854, IS
Liabilities heretofore reported, ei,c2s.is
acres.
Total liabilities. 1896. 766 acres.
Area against which there is no claim. TO-,
227.Ta4 acres. J. J. Groos, Commissioner.
Austin. September 1, 1876.
The estimated area of the state, 17S,59i5s
| acres.
Liabilities Increased, III, 1862, $40 acres.
Area OF public domain against which Their
| From this number of acres public domain
should be deducted. as not being subject e
location the number OF acres of vacant liant
lying within the Texas and Pacific Railway
reservation. which is 13,s92oo0 acres.
J. ]. Groos. Commissioner.
Exhibit "D"-year ending August 81, 1877
showing the liabilities of the State on the
public domain. The liabilities OF the State
have been increased as follows:
J BY special act certificates 1923 acres.
! ny certificates issued to counties under the
act of March IS. 1875. 123.9si acres
BY certificates issued to railroad companies
/ 1912 600 acres.
/ BY certificate. issued to contractors clean.
ing out rivers etc, 375 $50 acres.
1 BY certificates issued to irrigation com
panies 260S00 acres.
/ Alternate sections set apart for the benefit
of common schools, 4,3.S.000 acres.
| Increased liabilities .793 acres.
Liabilities heretofore reported, 1892, 2iC
acres.
Total present liabilities, 1877. 724, o3s acres.
The estimated area of the State, l75,5 go
acres.
Liabilities as above, 127,72i,o3S acres
| Area against which there are no outstanding
claims. i7.S10527 acres.
From this should be deducted, as not being
subject to location, the number of acres of
vacant land lying within the Texas and Pa
| cifc railway reservation, which is 9,332oOo
acres. J, j. Groos. Commissioner.
Austin. November l. 1878.
For the year ending September 81, 1875:
Estimated area of the State from (new
map Pressler G. Langerman map OF Texas
Gncluding Greer county; does not include
hays and lakes, $50 acres, 110,SS1, $50
acres.
Liabilities as above. 1So,52S.ss2 acres.
Area against which there is no outstanding
claim, 40 357, 29S acres.
From this should be deducted, as not be-
ing subject to location, the vacant land lying
within the Texas and Pacific railway reserva-
ton, 1892, 900 acres.
Leaving a balance of 81 .o25, 2ss acres
w. c. Walsh, Commissioners
Austin, March l. 1880.
report OF the operations of this office from
September l. 1878, the date of last report, to
March l. 1880:
The estimated area OF the Stats is 172, so4, $50
acres
Deduct for area OF bays, LIZ, $50 acres.
Balance, l70,SS1, $50 acres.
BY liabilities heretofore reported, 130,523 ,9S2
acres.
Increased liabilities as follows Certificates
to railroad companies 2,ld9,360 acres; certih-
Gates to irrigation companies, 500 acres; GER
titicates to counties for educational purposes,
act of July IS, 1876, %, 440 acres: special act
certificates. 1880 acres; alternate sections.
sections set apart for the benefit of common
schools. 2l59,360 acres; reservation for uni
versty, 100000 acres; reservation for new
State capitol. 100000 acres: total increased
liabilities, 39l2O.S66 acres.
Leaving balance of -. 1924 acres.
The Texas and Pacific reservation OF o.
S32, 600 acres heretofore deducted from the
available public domain, is omitted In this
rtrert because it is embraced in liabilities by
certificates issued to said railway company;
from the number of acres reported above as
available public domain should be deducted
as not subject to location: In the eighty mile
reservation from the Tooth meridian west to
Rio Grande 6.323,2oo acres.
North of s0-mile reserve and west of Tooth
meridian, Asp, 600 acres.
Total. n,l45,2 200 acres.
Number of acres of public domain against
which there are no outstanding liabilities.
except all tracts Of $40 acres and less lying
In organized counties reserved from location
by certificates and subject to presumption and
for sale to liqudato the public debt of the
State. 2o,s15,7l4 bales.
W. c. Walsh. Commissioner.
Austin. September /, 1882.
Report OF the operations of this office for |
me past two years ending with August 81.
Exhibit ~"
showing the liabilities of the State on the |
public domain. The liabilities of the State |
nave been increased as follows:
by special act certificates, II, 1913 acres.
Veteran donation certificates, SSS, 500 acres.
Certificates issued TO counties under act of
March 10. 1875. 106,272 acres
Certificates issued to Francis Rooney. is, 800
acres.
Confederate scrip certificates, 2,5s5l2o acres.
Certificates issued to railroad companies,
'.5iiSs0 acres.
Alternate sections set apart for the benent
81 common schools, 12095,360 acres
Increased liabilities. 25,2O65o5 acres.
icres
Total present liabilities. 177ol7, sos acres.
Estimated area of the State, 1726Oi,16O
Deduct for area of bays. !, 722, $50 acres
Balance, 170SSI 2sn acres
Outstanding liabilities in excess of public
lonan, 6l36.6i5 acres.
Greer county, containing 2s2e SQUARE r,iIes ,
$ included in the estimated area of the !,
tate. u this he deducted. saw SIS ESQ acres.
nero VIII then be an excess of liabilities over
he public domai<. of 7sl4695 acres.
w C.. Walsh Commissioner
Austin. August 81. 1884
report OF this department for two years
nding August 81 1854
Exhibit Sd"
,, Snowins the liabilities of the State on the
ublio domain. The liabilities of the stats q
aye been increased as follows: c
by special act certificates, II 597 acres n
by veteran donation certificates. ia oso :
cfes. i''''oV {
= sy certificates issued to Wharton county !
naer act OF January It. 1850, G6i2 acres
by confederate scrip certificates, Sl920
BY alternate surveys set apart for the bene. =
OF common schools, 1890 acres. =
ny homestead and presumption claims. eg4
70 acres ''' -'h'- a
Increased liabilities, 600 los acres. v
res. '''"i''o8o :,
rotal present liabilities. III. 627. oos acres r
ESTIMATED area OF the State 1Te sO4 100 acres -
i1educt for area Of bays, 1,722 $50 acres
Balance, 170ss1. $50 acres j
outstanding liabilities In excess OF nub,,c p
main. 6,745.723 acres - P'''''
W, C. Walsh, Commissioner. Il
Austin. September 1. 1886 ~
increased liabilities. 3521iS acres -
res. i"'o@boo3 II
Total liabilities created. 1914, ISL acre., p,
M tI.A nt