The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-11
COUNTY JUDGES OF TEXAS.
The Quarterly Session Was Held NJ
Cameron.

The Quarterly Session Was Held nj
Cameron.
Cameron, Texas. November 9.-The county
Judges and Commissioners association met
here today in regular quarterly session. and
at once proceeded to dispose of the usual
routine business, In the absence OF Presi-
dent Hodges OF Paris, Judge John Selders Of
San Saba was elected chairman, The ad-
dress Of welcome was delivered by Judge
w. NJ McGregor of Cameron, and responded
to by F. F. Woodward of Dallas, The chair
then appointed the following committee on
programme: Judge Dalton Of Goldthwaite,
Judge W. NJ. .McGregor of Cameron. judge
Gay, Lee county: f. T, Woodward, Dallas
W. c. Ross, Cameron. The committee on
programme reported for discussion the fol-
lowing subjects:
| /. Issuance OF road bonds
| 2. Beat method OF controlling smallpox.
! 8. Purposes for which tho county road
and bridge fund may he legally used,
| 1. Best method OF grading roads and aver
age cost OF same.
/ 5. Employment of eonviets and cost Of
workins same on public roads.
! 6. appointment OF standing committees
I, Time and place OF next meeting
The first subject, Issuance OF Road
Bonds" was introduced by F. I. Woodward
| of Dallas, whose remarks were followed by
generl' discussion. In which many OF those
present participated. There was some oppo-
sition 10 the theory that Il is Just us much
the duty OF a county to bond Itself for the
purpose OF making good roads as for the
purpose of building court house but the
consensus OF opinion was that no better way
Of reising money for road building has ye
been suggested, u was pointed out that al
present Calhoun aud Victoria counties ar,
the orly two In the State that have beer
authorized by the legislature to issue roaC
bonds. but II Is quite likely that at the mex
session OF the legislature many counties viii
make application TO be placed under The
Calhoun county law.
The next subject BEST Method OF con
trolling smallpox was introduced by Judgl
w. NJ. McGregor OF Cameron who held tina
smallpox and yellow fever should be takel
In hand and controlled by State authorities
for tie reason that with uniform system
ot quarantine and treatment the cost wouit
be gretly reduced and the tax levied by IN
state TO meet the cost of such epidemic
would be In no wise burdensome, while un
der the present conditions many counties hav
: been forced to spend thousands OF dollar
and by reason OF such heavy expenditure ar
now very much embarrassed financially
Other subjects on the programme were dis
cussed a. night session and the follown
standng committees appointed
Railways and transportation--F. 4 Wood
: ward, Dallas: W. NJ McGresor. Cameron; "
d. MrKoy, Cleburne; VIM. Hodges, Paris
On programme--Joe Il. Lancaster, Waxa
hachie r. ID. Thompson, Ireenville, w I
Hunnieutt. Marlin; 9. A. Summers, Cuero
+. T. Woodward, Dallas.
: For place OF next meeting several citle
were placed IN nomination. of which For
n Worth seemed strong fayorite, and IL wa
unanimously voted that the next meeting b
= held IN that city on January a and Is. Tn
convention then adjourned after the usus
vote OF thanks TO the commissioner coul
OF Milan county and TO the citizens OF Can
: eron.