The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-10-03
THE OFFIC|lS ITO De
STAR TElEGRAM'S GUESTS
Fort Worth Paper to Provide AUTO
mobiles for Trip to Ellis Coun-
~ for Road Inspection.

The following is from Mondays
issue of the Fort Worth Star-Tcle-
gram
The county commissioners Monday
accepted the offer of the Star-Teie-
gram to furnish automobile t~ans-
portation for the inspection tour of
Ellis county roads. The trip Will be
made Wednesday. the members OF
the court and their guests leaving
the courthouse at Z O'Clock and pro-
ceeding to Midlothian. in the north
ern part of Ellis county. Here the
party win be met by Commissioners
Lowe OF Ellis county, who will pilot
the visitors to Wayahachie. where
they will be met by other Ellis coun-
by commissioners and prominent cit
liens.
The Star-Telegram invitation
to the commissioners and their reso-
luton of acceptance follows:
Hon. r. r. Bratton, County Judge
Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Texa'
Dear Sir: We understand that the
county commissioners of Ellis eoun'
ty have invited the commissioners OIL
Tarrant county to become their
guests on tour of inspection OF Iii
lis countys improved public high
ways, and that yourself and YOU
honorable body have accepted this
invitation.
The Star-Telegram desires TO be o.
some slight service to you and to tha
county commissioners in this mat
ter. which involves so much of pub
lie welfare for the citizenship of Tar
rant county Therefore, we beg You
to accept the StarTelegram tender
of automobile transportation from
Fort Worth to the Ellis county line
and return, as well as for the entire
trip of inspection in Ellis county
In this connection we would be
pleased to assign representative or
the Star-Telegram, who, acting I'M
der your instructions and supervis-
ion. would report whatever findings
you may choose to give to the public
Ellis county's system OF
public highways.
Trusting that you will accept this
ender, and that you will advise us
n time to perfect all needful prelim-
naries and arrangements we beg to
emain, Very truly yours,
LOUIS J WORKMAN,
yioe President and General Manager
The following order was spread
N the minutes by Commissioners
Clerk Quillen. Minutes commission
,rs' court, special term. Oct. z. 1ei J,
the second day OF Octoper'
A. u. 1871,
mo. e031. Courtesy Star-Tele-
gram--Accepted.
Resolved by the comm issioners'
court, all members being present,
that the invitation of the Star-TeIe-
gram to furnish transportation for
The commissioners court and guests
FOR the inspection OF Ellis county
Dad system, on Wednesday, the 4th
INST, be and the same is hereby ac-
,epted, and that vote of thanks for
such courtesy is hereby rendered the
Star-Telegram.
Resolved. further, That it is the
sense of this body that they will be
pleased to hsye representative OF
the Star-Telegram accompany them
on this inspection trip.
THE clerk of this court is hereby
instructed to take up this matter
with the Star-Telegram and to ar
range such matters with them as
may be necessary.
"A true copy from the minutes OF
court
Given under my hand and seal of
said court this I'd day of October, A
d. 1911. A. j. BEAVERS,
Clerk County Court and ex-Officic
Clerk Commissioners Court, Tar
rant County, Texas.
"By c. A. Ouillen Deputy "