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Home My WebLink About1918-07-08-0900AM-Regular.116 Be it remembered on thio the 8th day of July;$.DalOlS,thol~ vas bo~unand holden · Re~ui~ Te~n of the Cenniss~one~s' Oourt OF ~asos County,at the Oou~t ~ouoe of said County, P~es~nt and predidlng ~on.J.T.Maloney,ConnnisolonePs J.M.~TKINS,C~ C~AS.DI STEFAHO,at which t~r~ the following pPooeedin~s were had~toowttt- The State of TexasI County of Brazes ! Whereas,On the 8 day of July 1~18,a petit$on was presented t~ me fop an election in Co,on School District Ho.12 off this County to decide whether of not the local Maintenar~e t~x shall be increased to ~tfty.oents on the $100.00 valuation of property subject to taxation and authoPizin~ a tax upon all taxable property w~thin said district of at & not to exceed 50ets.on the $100.00 valuation;said petition bearing the requisite number of signatures of property tax paying voters of said distPiotpsnd being in every respect in oor~ornttty with law~How,TherefoPepIpJ.T.~raloney in my capaoity as County Judge o~Braz~s County,Texas,do h~reby opde~ that an eleot~on be held on the 5th day of August 1918,at Tabor Hi,h School in said Con~nonS~hool District Ho.12 of this County,as established by order o~ the Co~iasioners' Cou~t of date the day of Which is of Pesor~ in Book pages of the minutes of said Cou~t to determine whether a majority of the l~lly qualified pPopuPty tax pa~in8 voters of that distPZst desire a tax o~ at not to exceed 50 ets.on the $100.00 valuation o~ property and to detePmine whether tho Connniselon, ro~ Court of this County shall be authorized to levy,asea08 and collect annually a tax upon all taxable property within said district at and not to ex- ceed 50 ets.on the *100.00 value of property. G.W.Blanton is hereby appointed presiding office~ for said election,and he shall select two Judges and two olerk8 to assist him in holdin~ the same,and he shall within five days after said eleotion has been held,make due return thereof to the Co~migsioner8 Court of this Cou,,ty,as is PqquiPed by law ~oP holding a ~eneral elestion. The ballots fop said eleotton 8hall have printed thereon the followings *FOR THE BONDS* , *AG/INST T~E BONDSe.&ll persons who ape legally quali~ied voters o~ this State and of this County and who are Peoident property tax payers in said district shall be entitled to vote at 8aid eAestion.The ShePifff of this County shall g~ve notice of said olestion by posting notices in the said distuiet fop three weeks the election. Dated the 8 day of July 1018. J.T.Maloney,Oounty Judge Brazes County,T~xas. It i8 ordered and s~eed'that the County furnish Poem on the g~ound floor of tho Court- house to the Governmvnt fop ~so in employment aer~ise for one year. In the matter of the sale of R.D.~2 bonds to the banks of Bryan & Navaso&,no relpies havin~been received,t~e sale i8 ordered dropped. ~.D.~2 Connnitteo/have failed to apply ~or rural Route,hut say they will complete their application this w~ek and they further promise to seeure the Fight of way fOP tho new road st snow and report to the Cou~t.' It is ordered that G.R.Abney be employed to get up plans and speoifications for 10.15 Mi. off Pood feom B.D.~X to Navasota River in R.D.~2.The Distrist to pay 2~ of accepted esti- mate.The District to furnis~ a car,stakos;drawin~ material end have blue p~inting done. Ap~lication ordered mde t- Hi,way Department For aid in oompletio~ of last 3 miles of Road District No.One.This ~tln~e to he ~egraded and A~aveled 5000 yards ~ravel at making $875(),O0,0theP work $1250.O0,Total ~10,000.00 7117 117 Brazos Oounty,Texaa,lcnown as the ~2 Highway l,'artdtan lload,snmo bolng ~l m/les In ]enj~thj and,Whereas,The cost of ~onstruction or reoenstructtnu said road 18 estl~ted to ~ately Thl~een Thousand Et~t Hu~red & S~ty Doll~s~nd~Whorees,Appltoution bna Been made ~or State Aid to the extent off $~400.00 Dolla~s~nnd,yhureas,Th. Federal Goeor~ent according to Re~latton No.4,S~tton 7,or the Secretary off A~loulture,requlres~and tho State also requlres,a state.at ~om a county oP dlst~tot respecting the Fu~m which are o~ w111 ~ made available ~oP the construction o~ race--trusties o~ said road~Now ~ It resolve~ by the Oo~tsstoners*OouPt oF Brazes Cowry,That there ts appPoprtat~d oF ~oad & Brtd~ Funs,and set aside flop tho purpose above specified to the o~de~ o~ the State HI.way Oo~lsslon,the s~ o~ Three Thousand Fo~ Hundred and Ninety Dollars,which f~ s~ll Be held solely ffo~ the purpose o~ constructing oP reoonstr~tlng the ~ Bryan & Navaeota Bond above mentloned~n~ if ti~e actual cost o~ constructing th1. road shSuld exceed the en~nee~*s estt~te there~ ~o~,the Oo~lsstonors'OouP~ does pled~ ,ttsel~ to pay ~om R ~ B ~unds such additional amount ns soy ~ requir~ to complete the proposed construction o~ ~eoo~t~otlon hp~etn set fforth~nnd Zt. Is 2~m~ Furthe~ Resolved,That the oo~tPuotlon or ~ooo~truotton o~ tho n~orosntd It~ynn ~ Savnsotn ~o~d shall ~ done strictly in accordance w/th the pla~ and 6peo~loatlons as appeoved by the State Hlg~ay Department and the Un/ted States Dep~tment oF A~lcult~eland the ers* Cou~t pled~s ltsolr to em'ploy, is necessary,an e~neeP,who shall ~ satisfactory tho State Hl~wny Department ~nd to tho United States Department o~ A~toulture. ~on ~otion ~ Oo~tsstoneP Atklns ~Pom ~eolnot No.One,duly seconded,the following Peso- .lutlon was adopted s~ePens,The Oo~tsstonoPm,OouPt oF Brazes County,Texas,has ~nde o~tlon to the State Hi.way Department ~oP State Atd,n~ through it to the Federal Gove~n- ~nt ~o~ Federal Aid,to ~ used In the construction o~ reoo~t~uctlon oF the public ~tween Bryan nn~ Nnvasota tn ~razos Oounty,T~xns,betng State Highway Ro.2,s~me Being m/les tn len~h~and,~e~eas,It ts flitting and pro~e that adquate arran~ents should made ~oP the maintenance o~ said Poad~and,~o~eas,~urther,The State Highway Department the Un/tod States Gover~ent require that ~dqunt, e and sufficient ~u~ shall be provided ~or tho ~tnte~e o~ all ~oads upon which State and Federal nld ~o u~od.~ow,ThoreFo~e, · e It Resolved,That the oo~tssioners*Oourt of Brazes County,does ~nr~nt~o end pled~ the good ~alth oF the Ootmty that the said ~e~t~lan ~2 Bo~d ~tween Bryan ~nd ~nvesota Brazes County,Texas.~lng State Hlghwny No.2,shall durlng and a~ter Improvement Be ado- quetely maintained to the antis'fraction off the State Bt~way Depn~t~nt end o~ the Federal Gove~entla~ the Co~tsstone~s* Co~t does h~r.by set ~ 'as/de ~oP the purpose ma/nra'lathS said ~oad the amounts reoelved,elthe~ wholly or In pa~t,ns may ~ necessary f~om tho ~oad a~ b~d~ t~,f~om the oounty*s share o~ the motor vehlole license ~eos, a~ from such special tax ne ts author/zed by law,to an a~ount equal to ~ty doll~s mile poe ann.,or a total o~ ~50.00 dollars per ann.,and as much mo~e as ~y ~ necessary fo~ the s~td ~e~ldlan Road,and such fu~ set as/de shall ~ uso~ o~ly fo~ ~epat~s and ~lntena~e o~ the said Meridian Road In ~nzos ~o~ty,Texas. ., ,'" ~ '