The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19

been fairly favorable great deal OF tlis
unfinished work would have received
proper attention heretofore. There Is
constant demand on the commissioners
court for gravel roads, and they are sure
| ly needed. BY such improvements the
| farmers are greatly benefited; II helps to
| build up the county and Increase the
| wagon trade into Houston. The revenue
| collected out OF the special road and
| bridge fund Is insufficient TO permit the
commissioners court to improve the coun-
| ty roads In graveling and draining same
| to such an extent as the requirem snts
| of the county demand | would suggest,
In order to give the people speedy relief
| Tin lieu of waiting for years to obtain
tbem), would be TO capitalize said special
< road and bridge fund, or to increase same
I from 8 to 10 cents, which wouldn't be
any hardship to tax payers. as a reduc-
! ton of cents on county levy has been
made for the year 1899.
The rate of taxation for 1898 was o.
! cents. including the special levy OF 10
! cents, whilst for the year 1899 IL Is placed
1 ut 60 cents. hence 1t would be wise to
place this reduction of cents on the spe-
! cial road and bridge fund. and incalculabie
| benefits would accrue by Increasing IL ~
! cents. at 8 cents 1t would bring taxes
| FOR 1893 the same as for 1898, and 10
cents would be cents more.
| AS soon as this matter would be favora-
| bly, acted upon the most prominent roads
| should be grayeled and drained to the
, county lines and minor roads would oh am
| sufficient Improvements OF Ike Character
| TO reasonable distance from the city.
aud as the special road and bridge fund
would Increase yearly more than sufficient
TO meet the interest aud provide sink
fng iund on bonds, the surplus OF tnis
revenue to DO used In extending sucn
roads. In my opinion this would be the
best and quickest remedy as the tax
L Httsrr ,.l
| levy and the proceeds are tol slow to
furnish them Immediate relief, and II
would be of vast benefit to the farmers
| without an Injurious rate Of taxation.
I These improvements would Increase tho
population OF The county and cause a
large increase of business to Houston.
Railruade VIC have, farming lands In
abundance, but good roads are needed 10
reach them, which must come and the
sooner the better, factories VIII certainly
follow, all OF Witch Win iuure TO the
benefit OF all c!asses jules Hirseh,
Commissioner Precinct No. /.
j. II. Magee, umissinncr NJ precinct
No. 2, reported that owing TO the eX-
tremely rainy season the roads in his
precinct were In very bad coalition
and VIII require great deal Of labor 10
place them ia fair shape, The WALL willie
and Houston road particularly nceds worit-
ing over beIidos betterments in bridges.
The Houston and Crosby road also needs
attention in the way of drainage aud gen
eral WORK. Tho Crosby ana Huffman
road Is In bad condition and needs work.
ing. except about two and one-hnlf mites
which Is in fair condition This road also
wants bettcrmcnt in the shape OF bridges
and culyerts.
Charles H. Roth, commissioner o. pre-
cinct No. 3, reports the condition of roads
in his precinct as In fair condition. but
ownC TO the heavy rains that ha ye fallen
at, 80 lt,er,-
bad shape and viii require some labor To
get mem IN good eohd't'on others are not
cnct arc IN conaitIon ~ c Cm9 Pow so1,
bridges however. likewise culyerts. re-
CURE attention
~, ~. ", hfG ,, coul' NJ pree,ne.
~. = reI'o,lS w ,oouS " niS nVeHlu'l ~
oelhs eeheIaliY IN pAu coh1lloh on ac-
MN. VI ,iiu 'ne ~, '"St 'hlcp NUNS
ne Nlsh,nEi" IDau !, iuPHsanpIe ,r rom I
:, ~ p'Al ~ on tne liouS,oh nau teHus
ouIi'i " ,"i,N"5 w ll,'V poat 40. ~ 'l"lll,
ase - uauy neFHsu on M new traVs'
roau near seclon no on me same raad
Lettla resu RON s1,, pureka 10 fliienlahl
~ N nah Gonail ~, on account OF drain-
neu, "u Nh az, - o,a'aS 'ss"su IN
aIon r re ,ils tbot tbc enn .ntoaio
and Aransas Pass road leadlng from the
poor farm TO Dairy be Graded aud nni IN
pet,fr oonultinh' lN new hlGSap
anu 0nF,nE oteN i1al 70 El'uTi anu
rgta't'n' pu, ~ auI2,l p''uSu ~ hy,"e' ~
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auu NElhesS roy rs F,1ltu ".u q n',,rrte
- u'p"el yu ,H,lle NFP,eSs rlrci@ no
u'luEte "nu ~, ,'t w 3" lnlr tut''-
Voh hu3 poSs"o,p w ne ,e''plo vow, nus =
new p'i"so gu '"e Ho9e t'''' anu Eu"FSN
ro"-'
lot OF Duplicate assessments being
chilled to tho attention OF the court the
,a,,,, ,,,,., corroctad
"''o i"p'' on "Pl''V"1'o"' vas e'"u'''
a certificate of good moral character, as
n condition precedent 10 his making appii-
cation Tor n certificate to practice law.
Report of H. NJ. Coghlnn, ex-constablo
of precinct No o submitted and approved.
t'lerls ordered to issue per diem warrants
10 members aud warrants 10 the commits
aioners tor $3a each for servlces as super
visors of road TOR the period of a year
Assessment OF n l.. Dennis on lot Q.
block 30. Fair Ground addition corrected.
Report az r l.. Schwander showing
coli ct on OF sii510, examined and ap-
proved
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THO fououi,,c oninjon of County Attor
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