Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-04
DECIDE TO USE COUNTY CON
VICTS FOR ROAD WORK-COURT
INSPECTS NEW BRIDGE IN
PERSON.

Tho board of county commissioners.
now in special session, this morning de-
cided to arrange to use convict labor on
the roads and public works of the cOun-
IT,. The sheriff was instructed to pur-
chase such equipment as necessary to
safeguard the cOnvictS and equip them
for work. and authorization was also
given to employ convict guards to guard
the men while they are ut work.
The board decided that there were
c%0nyicts III the county jail in sufficient
numbers to Justify the purchase Of nee
essary tools and equipments, and the
employment Of guards to insure contin-
nous labor. and in such a way as to
make the work profitable to the county
to utilize the labor. The sheriff is Ill
rected to utilize the men not more than
ten hours each day, excepting Sunday,
and he is to credit each of the c%onvicts
with fifty cents per day on their fines
and costs assessed against them. The
c%0nvicts are also to be given credit day
by day for each day of the sentence that
may have been imposed on them by the
court.
The official bonds of Matias Nilliareal
as Justice of the peace Of precinct NO.
z, w. Ii. Mead as justice Of the peace
of precinct No. ,, and that Of MatlaS
Longoria as constable Of precinct No. Z,
were approved by the court this morn
ing.
Yesterday afternoon the board OF
county commissioners, with the assist
ance Of Architect Atlee B. Ayrcs Of san
Antonio. let the contract for the wood
and steel furnishings for the new county
court house, the contract for the wood
furnishings going to q. III. Myers and
company of Houston, at %lO.9GG, and The
contract for the steel furnishings was
awarded to the san Antonio Printing
cOmDanv of san Antonio, at 5000. The
steel furniture will he that manufactur-
cd by the General Fircpro0fing company
of Youngstown, Ohio.
Other bids submitted for metal fur
niture were by the Art Metal Construc-
ton company. who bid $9,277.75. and VI.
Roberts Of san Antonio, who bid %7.lS6.
Ht 1DOIStN 4 IllllllS NNilI'hiiN W. A
submitted a bid Of 81 ,55l to furnish the
wood furniture, and a second bid for a
cheaper grade Of furniture was sub
mitted by G.. II. Myers and company ut
4IOO1G.
The county Judge was authorized by
the court to enter into 4 contract with
the Myers company, which agrees to
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The contract calls for the payment of
one-third down. and the balance in one
and two years.
The board yesterday let a contract to
the Southern Structural Steel company.
San Antonio. to furnish sufficient cells
to complete the county jail building.
That firm already had the contract 70
furnish cells for the second floor, which
the court had deemed sufficient ut first.
However. when it came To installing the
cells it was found that they could not
be installed on the third floor later be-
cause Of no openings being large enough
to accommodate them If the cells are III
ready on the second floor. The court
therefore decided that All the cells would
re installed Oh the second and third
floors, and let the contract for eight adj
ditiOnal cells at 4 cost Of $3.50.
The cells. for the third floor are al
ready here. aud are being installed.
Those contracted for yesterday are 10
bp installed within the next sixty DAYS.
The members attending court are.
County Judge f. II. Goodrich. and Com
miSSi0ners W. H. Cole of IIarlingen. y.
A. Graham Of San Benito, T. = Edwards
Of Point Isabel, J.. w. Scrivncr Of
Brownsville. County Attorney IL. J..
Yates is also in attendance.