Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-02-24
Of Interest 10 Marion
County Citizens



The Commi.s onsrs' Court at their
meeting on the 18th, selected you gen
tIsmen tn. County Judge and the I'M
deseigneI "a q committee TO formulate
some plan TO, in some manner, make
use OF the Court House and Jail build
ings, owned by the county. situated
west of the Texas & Pacific Ry tracks
This property a. you all are well
aware IL standing ihsre unused and
going To destruction.
Ths bes, offer this County Court has
ever had for this property IS *2ooo oo.
The Court did not believe ii advisable
to sell this property at this price be-
lieving aud feeling by the proper effort
and management that IT could be
Turned SO it would render the county q
better price than this by establishing
some kind Of an enterprise that could
use thi, property in pursuance OF their
| business.
would lie pleased that each OF you
| NOulu give WIS awe W.
careful consideration and that we may
count or your hearty AID earnest CO.
operation in this matter You viii see
| notice If this in the next issue III TIE
Jimpl, cate AMI wonld be pleased to
have reply fr ,m each of you stating
Won will assist us on tine committee
and be pleased To have you suggest
about what date you THINK 1t desirabi e
10 call this meeting together, If sug.
qest a dev for this meeting myself, l
wonld say about March II at 200 p. m
a. Judge Loomis' Office. | would put
It off this far 10 give plenty OF time to
| give everybody an opportunity t tax
this matter over and hope each MEM
Der will d scuss it as fully as they can
both on, OF town and in town before
| the meeting Of that committee, How
ever, do not wish you to be governed
by what say in regard to calling the
committee together.
| Thanking you in advance for an
carly reply, Very truly yours,
6. W. BROWN. Chm.
lJv BRAsHEAu APPOINTED COUNTY SUR
| vRYoR.
Ordered by the Court that J V Bra
shear be and he is hereby appointed
County Surveyor. conditioned upon his
moving his office in the County Court
House and give notice Of his appoint
ment by advertising it in the Jimple
cute.
ALL BILLS TO BIZ o. KID.
Ordered by the Court that all bills
against the County be 30. kd.' by the
purchaser and the man who receives it,
CLERK AUTHORIZED TO NOTIFY ALL oFyI-
GERS TO MAKE THEIR REPORTS.
Ordered by the Court that the clerk
| Of this Cont is hereby Instructed to
write to all officers of the County to
make their reports at the regular terms
Of the Commission Court, or to
suffer the consequence.
IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE
| OTutTeu ny tuS oOuII thht " "
Brown be and he is hereby appointed
chairman Of committee for an I'm
provement or Manufacturing interest
in Marion County and the Court is to
appoint one committeeman from each
election precinct and two from the City
Of Jefferson.
Precinct No. l, T w Shackeford.
80. Il l. Torrans. G w
Grubbs. ii A Spellings and w E John
son.
Precinct No 3, q w Liverman.
INA Gatlin.
| II A Loomis at large.
ROAD DUTY.
Ordered by the Court that all persons
liable to Road Duty are hereby exempt
from same upon payment to the County
Treasurer the sum Of three $500 dol.
| lars per annum; with q proviso that
the same be paid on or before April list
1911. The party must show Treasur-
ers receipt for same,
TWO (2) WEEKS.
Ordered by the Cour! that Marion
County is hereby authorized to pay for
working the roads every two weeks,
when warrant drawn by County Judge
he is required to attach thereto a pay
roll furnished him by said superin-
tendent.
PURCHASING COMMITTEE.
Ordered by the Court that X A Loom
is. County Judge. and W + Jones.
County Clerk. be and the same are
hereby appointed purchasing COM
mittee for the County an1 that no bills
will be paid by the Court unless signed
by said committee.
By order of the Commissioners
Court. WE JONES.
County Clerk