The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-13
BUDGET FROM BRENNAN
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE
WRESTLING WITH PROBLEM.
Report Of the County Treasurer-No
Franchise Granted to the New
Telephone Company

Brenham, Texas, November 1.-THE full |
board OF county commissioners are In SEES
sion: and In addition TO hearing some re-
ports and attending to some road petitions
the commissioners have been pretty busy
trying TO dispose of the hard problem of
the county farm. The county tarm-the
way II has been run, together With the
system of road and bridge work In vogue
has almost exhausted envy fund OF the
county treasury and the road aud bridge
fund is In the nelghborhood OF S2o,ouo
behind. The commissioners have not the
means at their command 10 continue the
expenditure, and yet they are conrrohteu
with the fact that the road ana bridge
work can not be stopped, and Just what
10 do Is the subject that Is troubling theh.
Hon y. c. Glddngs, Jr., appeared before
them this morning TO advise WIN t nvtn'
He Is a strong advocate OF goou rouus,
and wants to see the work carried on. lie
suggested that an oyerseer he Kept Win
half dozen two,mule teams AT WoFk ON
the road and that this overseer be con
tracted with 10 board the conNcts al SO
much per head. so that the commissioners
could tell In advance Just what theE WeIt
10 pay. He estimated ms tAptnse ~
SlGfn per anuum, He favored keeping TINS
force on road work. and TO do no more ihah
to repair a bridge towards bridge ouilaIhs
The AplmIssioners listened TO his Sugges
tion. hut seemed TO think there would De
unseen difficulties In the way OF even aolhg
this much road work at this time, Ihell
Intention has been TO lease the tarm anu
GET the man who leases " TO care Tor tne
paupers and let the roads rest while
| and do no more road and oTidge worS LOT
! the present than was absolutely necessary
! Ii Is q difficult problem that conireatA tne
! board hut that ahey win md some SOU
1 ton OF II, we have no DOUBT, tnat VII ~ ~
in their judgment TOT the pef- h'e'ests W
" The quarterly report Of County Treasurer
Herhst, accompanied ey dsTaTat nsSk Us is
e fund -.........-...,"... Sag @
Road Rom and and bridge fund ...-....... 81 g
Common Jail fund ..-.'.-..'''.'-' 80 ~
ro,., ...... s2S2S "A
Mrs Trottcr wife Of Western Union rele.
rrsnh Operator TrotteT. left Monday nlghi
for her FORMER home In Belton. MT. rot
ter has asked FOR transfer. ana MI MI. "a" 49,
rs soon as the company puts q man nSIy
I in his place Mr. Trotter and his FANNY
have made many friends durirS their nr!el
sojourn In Brenhsm, who regret tnat Us!
aid not mud it to their interest 10 make
tbs Mace thelr home.
The prospect OF another telephone com
many coming IN here, with modern para
phernalia and extending Is lines through
ant the rural districts OF the county. spend
ing $1,000 or $4,000 In construction na
been hlighted. and the company here a9
an uudlsturbed monopoly Of a valuable fran
chse The city council refused To le
them come In.
re Monday afternoon contained about tort
I sportsmen from Rel county, tully eqWppe
with camping ontnt suns ana dogs 10
a camp hunt In Matagorda county. ~ Na
! 4 Jolly crowd aud they VIII no dount nav
glorious outing shooting ducks ana othe
a norther reached Brennan At 10 o'cloc
] Tuesday morning. and the temperature ia
been falling rapidly since that time
The Gulf. Colorado and santa Fe ne
: commenced the work OF balasting N
road north Of BRENNAN, and will put dow
new S0pound rails.
Monday In the city.
MT. Frank King Of Caldwell was In n
! en- Mr. +. 4. MeGowan left today for
Mr. c n Shepard left Tuesday on Il
noythbound Santa Fe for a nnai tour
hls territory In addition 20 selling good
be will GO on hunting TIP Whlie OF
, NJ shepard Clay OF Independence spel
{ Monday IN the city,
Mrs Max Eversberr Is SSslfsng friends
Austin. -
wotson 81 Burton came dowa Monds
| svsnInr 10 attend A Poor Relation
= | me opara house Monday night
Mrs A. n Childregs accompanied
Miss lone Dewitt, LEFT LAST night ~. ses
mont to sperd week With Mr.. Nhdre
E Or Coz Of whicman has rsturasd n?
a visit 10 Temple, and was Ia the Ct
: Mos Ola walisnses, e Byts%s s |; =
Mr.. E'K' Fielder, Miss Matte Cock
y ~ n + Nicholson Miss Ressir rheTn
son. MI, Leek Rtysses lgd Mss bst