The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-02-05
or JAN. SESSION
COMMISSIONERS COURT


twelfth day Of January, 1920, there
came on TO be held the regular Jan
uary, 1920, term Of Commissioners
court in and for Lubbock County,
Texas. The following officers pres
ent and presiding: J. II Moore, coun-
ty Judge; B. w. Casey, Commission
er Precinct No. /; n D. Talley, Com
missioner Of Precinct No. 81 p. Won
Rosenberg, Commissioner Precinct 4
Sam T. Davis. Clerk; and c. A. Hol-
comb, Sheriff.
Court being opened according TO
law by the sheriff, the following pro
ceedings were had to-wit:
Motion made and carried to allow
jury fees and fees of county attorney
representing each defendant and
county judge, and other fees in lun-
acy cases Of c. A. Robinson and Hen
riette Ayres. County attorney and
attorney for defendant allowed $40
in each case
Motion made and carried to refund
Veal Manley $4,000 account Of error
in assessment on fifteen acres.
Highways
The court bein~ leld in session and
having under consideration the mat
ter Of the construction and mainte-
nance of the highways estimates that
there will be available $4,000. II is
moved that for construction and
maintenance there shall be expended
on highway No. z as follows
North end construction 5000;
maintenance 5000; South end con-
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nance 5000. Highways No 3 as
follows
South end construction S400;
South end maintenance 500; north
end construction $500; north end
maintenance 5000; highway 1s: east
end construction 5000; maintenance
$500; West end construction $400;
maintenance 800
Tax assessor r. c. Burns is re-
quested TO separate taxes for the
several commissioners precincts.
Bids for painting and papering
house on county farm received as
follows ] p. Nelson $500; McClung
4 Crume S344; F. W. Renshaw $205
Motion made and carried TO award
contract to F. w Renshaw
Motion made and carried to au-
thorize Clerk TO issue warrants to
the Avery Company Of Texas for
road machinery purchased Of them
as follows: $1,000 due Feb. LIST, 1920 7;
1850 Feb. 1921; $3.50 due Feb.
1922; bearing 8 per cent annual in
terest
Motion made and carried to allow
C. A. Holcomb sheriff, 75c per day
for board Of prisoners
Motion made and carried to au-
thorize County Judge to have county
jail wired and authorize County
Clerk to issue warrant for such work
Report Of c. A. Holcomb sheriff
and tax collector for fines collected
was approved.
Motion made aud carried Is au-
thorize a policy to be written for
three years on county farm houses
IN the sum Of $500
G t. Griffin allowed $27S.2O out
Of r. 4 II fund No 2 for land given
county around lake on public road.
paid by warrant No 1880
Motion made and carried to re-
ceive house recently erected on
county farm and TO pay the C.cero-
Smith Company the sum Of Sl923,
first out Of the county farm fund
now on hand and balance out Of
general fund.
Motion made and carried to pay
note of S952 with interest given BY
Lubbock county Advance Rumely
Company in payment of road ma
chnery. Motion made and carried
TO pay Miss Lou Ware $40 per month
till further action by the court and
payment to begin Jan. /. 1920.
Motion made and carried TO let
Guy Stevenson break out balance of
road on county farm he TO cultivate
The land and keep II clean for wnat
he makes this year. the grubbing to
be included in above.
Motion made and carried to pay
Guy Stevenson 81 per day for NOV
ing fence.
Motion made and carried to ad-
journ with eight days per diem each
except II. ID. Talley. Z days. Road
supervision as follows: B. w Casey
] day; II. d. Talley 6 days; l.. o.
Burford day; p Won Rosenberg 3
days.
ADJOURNED. :.
Special January Session
Be il remembered on this the 22nd
day of January 1920, there was had
a special term of Commissioners
court in and for Lubbock county,
Texas, the following officers present
and presiding: j. ii. Moore, l.. o.
Burford. p. Won Rosenberg, Commits
sioners and Sam T. Davis Clerk and
c. A. Holcomb. Sheriff.
County clerk authorized to issue
warrant for $4.75 for freight charges
County Clerk authorized to issue
warrants for s399.7l for car Of coal
and freight charges Motion made
and carried authorize Clerk to issue
warrants 10 pay for unloading coal
for county to B. +. Nickerson.
Adjourned.