The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-05-21
COMMISSIONERS ARE
AGAIN AT WORK.
COUNTY OFFICIALS LABOR LONG AND HARD
OVER RePORTSAND OTHER MATTERS.
Superintendent, Ordered to Begin Work on the
Private Sewerage System for New
Court House.

commissioners court of this
county has been having do
this week would give you an in
sight into several days of almost
drudgery. The court has been
busy every minute of the time
since Monday although the act
ual minutes of the court does
not show so much.
The greater portion OF the
time has been devoted to the
checking up of the Treasurer's
report and the auditing of the
finance ledger and if you ever
had anything to do with such
matters you know that they
have been busy.
| The court has decided that
they will install at once their
own private system of sewerage
for the court house and has ord.
cred the superintendent of the
construction to begin work at
once. This system contemplates
a septic tank on the court house
lot and line of sewerage pipe
running from the court house
down east First street to or near
the creek.
The contract was also let for
the tinting of the walls of the
new court house. the Burnsed
Paint and Paper Company secur-
ing the job at $l75.O0.
The following are extracts
from the minutes up to yester-
day at noon:
The petition of &. w. Smith
and others for an election ts be
held in school district No. II to
determine whether or not a spec
ial school tax of forty cents on
the 500 valuation of taxable
property should be levied to
supplement the state school ap-
portIonment was considered and
granted. said election to be held
at the residence of G. w. Smith
on Saturday, June ~, and G. T.
Hershberger was appointed pre-
siding officer at said election.
The petition of George NJ.
Eckert for an election to be held
in Green Valley school district
No. 10. for a special tax of twenty
cents on the One Hundred dol
lars valuation of taxable proper
ty, was likewise granted and
said election win be held on June
10Th, George VI. Eckert being
appointed presiding officer with
polls at his residence.
\. y. Henson was allowed q
commission Of tive per cent upon
amounts collected upon the sale
of cemetery lots. and as his re
port shows $40 collected on
April 30. 1909, the clerk is order
ed to draw a warrant in hi, favor
against said fund for $500.
The report of \. \. Henson.
county Judge. is 10 money col
lected for cemetery fund for
quarter ending April 30, 1909,
was examined and approved.
The quarterly report of K. H.
sheriff, Of Judgments,
trial fees, jury fees and commits
Sions for the quarter ending
April 30th, 1909,-(No special ac-
ton shown on record yesterday
Certain claims against the
county were allowed.
The court took into considera-
ton and examination the treas
lrer'S account.
The court reconsidered its ac-
lion in deferring the work on the
,ounty'S private sewerage sys-
tenn and the superintendent of
the court house work is instruct
ed to proceed with the work.
The court having examined the
account of the collector of taxes
On the rolls of 1908 and finding
that there is balance of $3.50
due him on final settlement, it is
ordered by the court that the
clerk be instructed to draw
warrant on the sinking fund for
he said amount in favor of the
AK collector.