The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14
n DAY AMONG The COURTS
4 LOT OF CLAIMS ALLOWED ny THE
coMMIssIoxERs.
Rreoeeainxs In the County and DIS
tr1ot Courts--Mntters Filed
for Record.

Tho county commissioners resumed their
re8ulpr session yesterday and disposed OF
the following business.
Upon report OF Surveyor Bradburn upon
the Main street road, ordered that the part
OF said road commencing at the northwest
corner OF the kaufman 20o-acre tract and
running to Brays bayou bridge, thence
west. be Strengthened and county surveyor
instructed to do the work and Commits
sicner Schmidt to see that the road Is
properly graded and ditched as soon as the
owners shall make tide.
Ordered that Surveyor Bradburn be re-
quested to continue negotiations with the
Galveston, Houston and Henderson Rail-
way company looking to construction OF
culverts and deepening of bitches
Ordered That roads reserved along the
section lines Of the Harris county school
lands be opened.
Warrant ordered to issue to Hip q
Key for $1,000 for work at Jain
Returns OF election In school district
No. s, for the levying OF school tax
showed nine votes for and none against
and tax Of 10 cents ON the 500 was or
dered levied
Reports of Justices OF the Pence Malsch
and Hill and OF Constable Glass, all pre-
clint No. J. examined and approved.
Report OF County Attorney Schwander
examined and approved.
Petition OF o. l.. Cochran and others for
free ferry at Seabrook referred to Commits
sioner Schmidt.
Warrant for $3.50 ordered to issue to
A. w. Mckinney as an advance on his
fees.
Petition OF C. w. Elsbury for correction
OF assessment denied on ground that court
can not revise work Of board of equaliza-
ton
Petition Of ]. T. D. Wilson and Others
for paving of Lyons avenue and connect
ing roads with gravel not granted
Final estimate of Surveyor Bradburr
on work done by Hipp g. Key on Houston
and Atoscoseta road showing balance due
OF S225S.S0 approved and clerk ordered &c
issue warrants for same, but work is not
formally received nor bond discharged.
District Attorney Lea ordered 20 COM
mence the prosecution OF delinquent tax
Ityers and TO employ assistant counsel fol
this work II necessary. Notice to bt
given 10 dellrquents in advance OF suit.
Eleventh monthly estimate Or surveyor
Bredburn Of work done by Hlpp q Key
ON Wallisyille road, showing S3639.66 a.
amount due, approved and warrant ordered
TO issue 10 Hipp & Key for $l63966.
County Judge Vasmer reported collec
ton OF $50 account convict hire Ap'
proved
Per diem warrants ordered issued tC
each member Of the court for 81 per ia!
for six days attendance.
County Attorney Schwander ordered L
institute suit against Constable u. NJ. so
journer of precinct No. for fines reported
by him collected and not turned over Il
the county amounting to S52
Attorney also ordered to institute sui
AGAINST ex-Justice OF the Peace p, S. d
olive for balance due county as per FL
report.
Ordered that a special school tax of :
cents on the 500 be levied In school dis
tricts AZ and 43,
Petition OF Western Union Telegrap
company for reduction of assessment 70
1897 denied
The following claims were allowed dur
ing the term: =
poaly & Baker. stationery, $137 rs; T
Waddell. furniture, $4.25; It. L. Sohwandel
legal services, $50; Southwestern Tele
phone and Telegraph company. seryic,
S1305: A. r. Noffl1e, piling on county roat
81: simon Roos & Son, merchandise
S114 60: II Wells. repairing lawn novel
So; ]. n Magee, running ferry, S25; Q
Guin lumber for boat, S169S; Boring Man
ufacturing company, hardware, 1925, !
II. Vasmer petty expense account, S2l.
r. ZavalIa running ferry, S25;Ioseph Bou
dreary. support. SIS; w f. Ford, salarle
Of employees at convict camp. S24l 81
Repsdorph hemmocSys at Jail. $66, Thel
Keller. merchandise. Sl4S,92; John +
Brown printing, $15; W. w. Otter. SAM
tary work 80; G. c. Morse. service at con
Wei camp. 1888; A. Fl. Kiesliug, drue
for convlcts, Sl.35; Stopple & Ries, hard
ware. Sl60; Angle Hagerman, lumber
S593S;,C. l.. & Theodore Boring, mercnan