HomeMy WebLinkAbout1933-09-11-0900AM-Regular '~I ' ' Be it rcme'mbered that on the llth day of Septe~-~ber A.D. 1933, there was e un and
"~ ' ~'ra~; ~:;; H°;:~elsn B.rya.n, Texas a regular session of the Hen Commtss,o~,rs Court of *
.¢~, '. '-...," Y, , Hon. A.S. M~Swaln, Judge Presidln~ with Cozmissionars Guy F. Boyett
'~%!~ , ,, ~m. Conrad, Fred A. Wehrman, and R. Pat Patterson of Precincts 1,2.3, & 4, respectively,'
":i~ "' ! The.followln~ ~etlons were ta~on by court:
~' ~ ' ' ' On ' ' "
;~?.'~ ,.'' ,. : kotion of Pat Pattereon Commissioner Prect . 4 seco
.,¢,~ - , '~ nded by ,,~no Conrad that the
L?,i~i Court' reduce value on 1 acre In Block 8, Bryans and addition assessed In nm~e of Sarah
~i~.~.~ . J nos 1/S acre Blk 8 Bryans 2nd add. reduced to 40.00 R
;,,~ . , , osa Duty 1/S acre Block 8 Bryans
~!' . ~, ' and Add. reduced to 40.00 and Jw.n So .
. .~¢,~ ., , ,' olsbee 1/S acre Blk 8 Bryans and ,,dd, reduced to $?~.0
' ~,,~ · J.T. McGee J.p. Report examined and approved and $2.50 per case allowed him.
'.-,,~ . C. Elllotts Justice of Peace Preot F6 aoproved and 2 50 per ease allowed him
~',~[ "' · --~.Stook Law election petition received fr~m Lloyd Rlchey et al askl for an e e
:',~.~.~ , to be held and the matter deferred on account of there not being sufficient aig~ers in
v,'rlous Justice Precincts in the County.
',' i ~' The Petition of W. ~. Coulter end 421 others presented by Hon. Law Henderson asking
'~-", " for an election for the purpose of submitting the proposition to Issue the bonds of
:~,f.~ B~az°s County and levy a tax therefor as set out' in the order as published in the-Bryam
i farm ?0¢ of the cost of County Precinct Sheds and shops etc. and ?0% of the ¢~'~
: ' of repair of the Court House and Jail of Brazes County and upon the motion made by
· ,," ' F'. Boyott commlsslomr Prect ~1 Seconded by '.m. Conrad Com. Preot ~. and unanimously
,'.~ ~'~ carrie6 it is ordered tha~ an election be held on ~he 28th day of (~ctob'er, 19'151~, and 'that
l"i-'~, ' ,' notice of same be published for 30 days. The followin~ were appointed to hold election;
~ .:~'f,~ -. No. 1 F. H. Pool, Pre.siding, Walla'ce Dunlap & Mrs. Robt Fqqua
..; . No. 2 Guy Neeley
~ ~ J.C. :~oyder & Mrs. D. Buckhalter _ ·
?j.~ No. ~ J. L. Stasny - ' .: ,
~ '¢~,~ ~ .~ - No. 4 Brazes Varlsco,."/ J.B. Bagley .,.-M.R. Thornton' ,: .....
..... Frank Cash, Frank S~lvato, J.M. Perrone
No. 5, John Jones I.M. Cook & Evande~ Hensarling , ' '
~?';¢I ,;"- .... No.6, Jack Lawless - Henry Kurten & Will Kelly ;
i ;;""~ , ~'J", No 8 Ross Closs ~ M.A. Barnett a Joe Wymola .
TI' No. 9 G. D. Cunnlngham - Jerry Smith J. N. Sramek, H. D.- Cu~uing~ "! " "
_'. 4.?.~1 No. 10 A. S. T:are - F.L. Henderson,Will Pondexter, R.M.Dansby . '
,,.,, .~ /' . No. 11 ~.E. Gammon, R.B.Grant, l.~lt Dansby,R.V. Armstrong
,, ,~ No. 1~ Jno. Lloyd - W.T. Conway
"~'~I :~' No. 1.5 C. G. Hempfling - Mrs. ~ullus NcDonald
' "" '<~[ ' fre'a , , Returns o£ Specxal Election In School District No. 16 'to lncraas~ t~o' ~x ¢" "'"
. ":i~ fr~m O0 to 5¢ on the One Hundred Dollars valuation canvas ed and ~eealts found'as ro/l~wa
'£ :",~ ' ' " . Majority for increase of school Tax 5 v~tes · o' ,
.' ??,~ ',, ,' ?,- , :' To the Honorable County Judge of Brazes County: . '~ ' "
'¢¢~ ,~ , ' ' ., We, the unde~'signed, qualified prOperty taxpaying voters of Common School District ,'
;'_";~\~,..~,, , - .' .~.,l~o. 16 In Brazom. County, Texas, being a majority thereof deslrin to lev a's c a t '
;,, i;!~!!-' ' , , of five cents on. the $100.00 valuation fc~ the purpose of 'sup~lementll~ the State sheool
?.-'~ "~.? · ' . ' fund a:nort~oned to said district fot"msintalnanco of' ublle free echo ' '
District hereby make application to the' County Judge of Brazos county, Texas, for an order
for an election to be held in said County School District Ea. 16, in Brazoa County, to
determine whether or not said tax shall he levied for five can.ts, on the '$100.00 valuation
of taxable property in said District, and to determine whether!or not the same shall be
annually levied, assessed, and collected for said pnwpose.
Dated thl~ 16th day of August, A.D.
J. G. Llghtsey
Jeff Farter
John Marina
T. N. Kirby
Tom Crofford
H. C. Seale
(b) Must be signed by twenty or more, or a majority of the taxpaylng voters of
the District. If signed by gewer than twenty, then insert at (-) the words:
'Being a majority thereof.'
COUNTY ~6DC~ S OP~ER
TH~ STAT_ OF
COU~TY OF BRAZ0-~ i WH~RE/~S, on the 16 day of August, 19S3, a petition was peesented
to me for an election in Common School District No. 16 of ~his County upon the question
of determLuing whether or not the School T~x heretofore voted in said Dlstrlct for the
purpose of supplementing the State ~School Fund apportioned to said District shell be i~l-
creased from 00 cents on the $100 valuation of taxable property in s~ld District i,o
cents on the ~100 valuation of taxable property in said District; said petition bearin~
the requisite n,,mber of signatures of property taxpayin~ voters of said Llstrlct, and
beln~ in every respect in conformity with law.
Now, therefore I, A. S. ~.'cSwain, in my capacity as county Judge of Brazoe County,
Texas do hereby order that an election be held on the 7th day of September,
Scale's Barn in s~ld Common School gistrtct No. 16 of this County, as established by orde~
of the Commissioners, Court of this of date the 16 of which
County,
day
August
is recorded in Book~ Page of the Hlnutes of said Court ~
to determine ~hether or not the School Tax herttofore voted in Said District fan- the
purpose of supplementing the State School !,~nd apportioned to said bistrlct shall be from
O0 cents on the $100 taxable valuation to 5 cents on the .~100 valuation of taxable property
in said blstrict.
~. C. Li~htsey is hereby appointed Presiding Officer of ~id election, _nd he shall
select two Judges and two Clerks to assist him in holding the ss.v~, and he shall within
Five days after said election has been held, .make due return thereof to the Commiss~oners'
Court of this County ns required by law for holding a general election.
The Ballots for said election shall have written or prlnt0~ thereon the following:
'For Increasing of School Tax.'
'Against Increasing of School T~x.'
Ali persona ,~ho are legally qualified voters of this State and of this County,
and who are rosident property taxpayers in Said District, shall be entitled to vote at
said election.
., notices at three public places in the said District for three weeks before the election.
bated this 1~ d,,y of .~ugust, 1933.
~'.. S..'.'cSwain, County Judge, Brazos Co Texas.
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S~LERIFF'S NOTICE OF ELECTION
~'~ TIKE 'ST~E OF TEXAS !
COUNTY OF BRAZOS i NOTICE IS F~-~BY GiVkN that an election will be held on the 7th
:,' day of September 193~, at the home of Coltunbus Seals, in Co~on School Dlstrlc~ No% 15, of
, %his County, as ~stabllshed by order of the Co~issxoners, Court of this Cowry of date th,
17th day of A~st, 1933, which ls recorded in Book "I" P~e 190 of the L~lnutes
. of said Court to dete~lne whether or not a school tax of five cents on
valmation of t~ble p~erty~in said District be levied. , .,
~1 persons ~ho a~ legally qualified voters of this State and of this Cowry, and
who are resident property tax~yers oy said Dlstric~, shall be entitled to vo~e at'said
Said election was ordered by the County Judge of this County by order mad.e'the 17t~
day ~f .~ugust, 193~ and this notice is given in pursuance of said order. '
.~., 'Dated this 17th day of ~.ugust, 1933. ''
J. H. Reed, Sheriff, Brazos'County, Tex:s. -,,
ELECTION IL~TURNS ',
'THE STATE OF T_X~!
COUBTY OF BR."£0S ~ To the Honorable Commissioners, Cour~ of said Cotmty:
~ ' We, the undersigned, officers holdlnC sn election on the 7th day of .September, 19~3
st H.C. Scale Barn in C6n~non School District No. 16, o~f said County, upon the question
of deter:mlnlgn vfnether or not the School Tax heretofore voted l~ ~aid District for the
p~po~ of ~pp~tlng the State School ~d apportioned to ~id District,: sh~l be
fr~ ~ ~ents on the $10O .v~uation to ~ cents on the ~1~ valuatio~ of taxable ~roperty
In ~ld District, hereby certl~ that at said election there were cast ~ vo~es of '
. ~loh t~2'e were cast: ,'
'. ~FOR ~crease of School Tax" ~ 5 votes. ' ~ ' ~-','
',~ =~alns~ Incr~se of School Tax~ 0 votes. . ~ , ~-
Majority "For Inc~ase' of School T~" 5 votes ' . - ' : ~"
-;' ~?~ r,. t~t thJ ~lls for said election opened at 8 o'Clock a.m. and closed at e o'clOCk
. We'he~bit~ enclose poll ll~ and tally'~eet of safd'eleetion. ' ' "-
~ , 'Slg~ed ?th day of Sept~ber ~.D. [9~. , ; ;j ;, ' ':
There ar= only-six qualified '
~oter~ in this ~e~'~oi distr~'c~.
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.:.~?~ T~E STAT]~ OF TEXAg!
'~,.~ COUNTY 0F ~S i To the Hon. County Judge a~ Co~ss~onere C~rt of Bravos Cowry
,][~ Te~s= ~e, the ~ers~e~,
,-".~ Texas, re~,~eo0~lly request ~nd pray t~ Co~t to order ~ eleotlon fo~ the pu~oso of
-'- (or-warrants)
~'-~ sub~tt~ the p~pos~tlon to issue the bonds of ~os
'~':'~ th~refor~ as ~t out In the order ~s published ~n Br~ Ee61e, ~ame dated ~uly SSth~
,J * 1993, proposl~ to issue mrr~ts (or bonds} for (a) Poor farm -- in the sum of $15000.00
']'~.~ (b~ Bulldl~s ~o equip and ~intain Shops ~d r~d~ ~chlnery for each of the four
Co~y ¢ourJ houee a~ Ja~l In ~he ~m of 036000.~
nespedt~lly submitte8.
H. P. Dansby et ~s
N~ICE OF B0~ ~CTION
~ STATE 0F T~S[
~ OF B~ZOS [ T0 T~ ~SID~ PR0~R~ Ta~aylng voters of Brazes Cowry, Te~s,
~o have r~ndered thel~ property for taxation;
T~: N~IC~ t~t ~ election will be held on the 4th day of Nove~er, 19~5~ within
Bra~a Cowry, Te~s, to dete~e If said Cowry s~ll issue bonds and ~ ad ~lorem
t~ sh~l be levied in paint
the Commissioners' Co~t on
~ oF B~zos i
Co~J of R~os Co~7. Te~s, orSere6 noJ&oe
,prove~nJs, ~d gave not~ae of
of seventy per oen~ of ~be ~n~rao~s ~8e by the Cour~ for ~he follo~ proJeo~s:
FIRST: ASequa~e quoters for
o~her neoess~y lmpr~e=n~s for a Cowry "Poor F~".
for each of th= fo~ Co~lssioner's Precincts in Brazes County.
~I/~: Re. irs to Co~ty So~thouse a~ Cowry Jail. T~ rema~l~ thirty ~r cent
of the cos~ of said ~oJeots to be ~ld from ~nds secured f~m ~he Federal Oove~n~
,: ~der t~ ~o~ of the 1933 Ratio~l Indus~rial Race.fy Act.
Said o~er of ~ld Co~t authorized and empowered the County Judge of Brazes County
to p~pare all ~cessary prelimin~y papers In co.action with the issuance of said notio~
f~ the carryin~ out of the orders of said Court; ~d
~'~S, ~rsuant to said o~er, A. S. Mc~aln, County Judge of B~sos Co~ty~ Texas
on ll~h day of A~st, 193~, gave notice that the said Court would receive bids for the
above-~d projects and issue tl~ warrants in ~t therefor, in aoco~anoe with said
order, on the llth day of September, A.D. 19~3, ~d caused to be
of ~id notice;
~'.~, on Septe~er
of D~s Cowry, Te~s, a petition of property tax-payi~ citizens of said cowry was
.,ubml~ted to ~ld Court, requestl~ the ~bmlsslon of said proposals to the voters of
said Co~t2;
~0%~ TH~H~, The Co~lssioners' Court of ~razos County, Texas, in regul~ session,
at the Courthouse of B~s Cowry, ".~xas, at ~, on this llth day of Septenber, A.D.
-'..~ 193~, with all the members of said Court, towlt:
· , A.S., ~:cSwain, County Judge;
Guy. F. Boyett, Commissioner, Precinct 1;
William Conrad, Commissioner, Precinct 2;
Fred A. '.'.ehrman, Cormmissioner, P~eclnct 3;
R. Pat Patterson, Commissioner, Precinct 4;
~ being present,-came on to be heard and considered the said petition, being that of
H. P. Dansby and 421 other citizens of 2razos County, Texas, requesting that Court
, to submit to a referendum vote of the citizens of said County, the matter of lssmanee
.~of bonds for the above-mentioned proSects; and
IT APpV~ARING to the Court that said petition wes signed by mor~ than lO per cent "
-by number of the qualified vo'ters of said Brazos County, Texas, whose names appear
on the last-approved tax l'olls of said County es property-taxpayers:
IT IS TPEZREFORE COI~ID_,HED and ordered by the Commissioners, Court of ~razoe
- County, Texas, :'hat an elect,ion be and the same is hereby ordered to be held in and
throughout said ur~zos County, Texas, on' the first Saturday in l~ovember, 1933, the sam~--
..~ b~eing the 4th day of l~ovmmber, l,.D. 19Z3, which date is more than thirty days from the
date of this order and action of the Court, by which said election it shall be determine
.whether or not bonds of z~razos County sh~ll be issued as follows:
FIRS_.__~T: Bonds of Brazos County, Texas, in an amount not to exceed Fifteen Thou- ~
~sand Dollars ($1~,000.00), and levy a'tax against the twenty-five-cent (2~) tax for
Ceneral County Purposes, in payment off.the cost of Project ~:umber One as above-mentioned
.'being o dequate Quarters for the Ppor who are charges against £razos-Couaty and other'
;~ecessary Improvements for a County "Poor Farm".
SECOND: Bonds of Erezos County, Texas, in an amount ,,ct to exceed Fifteen Thousand
Dollars ($18,000.00), end 4~vy a tax against the fifteen-cent (1~¢) tax for ?cads and
Bridges, in payment of t~e cost of Project r. umber Two as above-mentioned, whi,ch is the.'
construction of ~ulldlngs necessary to House, Equip end Yaintain ShSps, and Road~ ,. ,
..!.:aohlnery; in each of the four Commissloner;s Precincts in said Brazos County.
T~..Iltl): Bonds of ~r~zos County, Texas, in an amount not to exceed Thirty-S.lx ''
Thousand Dollars ($36,000.00) and l~vy a tax against the twenty-five-cent (25~) "
tax for Permanent Improvements, in payment of the cost of Project l~umber Three as above-
mentioned, which is Repairs to County Courthouse qnd County Jail; . ' '
Or, issue bonds in payment of the cost of sa id projects, end ls vy a tax against
any tax authorized by the Constitution, f~r the payment thereof. Said ..taxes will be ' '
levied to pay the current interest ~n said bonds and to provide a sinking ,fund for
their retirement as they mature.
, Said bonds shall beer inter, est at a rate not to exceed six (6} pe~ oe~t per "
annum, and shall become due serially, or otherwise, not 'to exceed thirty (30.~ y~ars.
from their date,, aa may be~ de.termined by the Commissioners, Court Qf ~razo.s County, ",-
Texas.
,: ~ , IT IS'~JRTHER ordered by the Court that at such election thcre's~a~l .also he sub"
~itted t,o the voters the question of whether or not ad valorem texas .shilll be levied
a~nually on all taxable property in said, County which is subject to' taxation, for the,
purp~ose of paying the lnter(~st on said bonds and to-l~rovlde a sinking fun~ for the re-
tlremsat thereof at, ~na.turity. ' ' ''.., ' '
.The. question of Issuance of bonds and h4e levying of tax' for paymemt thereof,
~ &il voters dssirin6 to vote for the issuance of the bonds and the levying of the
tax therefore,for project number one, boin~ fo~ the construction of adequate.quarters
the poor who are charges against Brazes County, and other necessary Improvements for a
County 'Poor Farm?, shall have written or printed on their ballots the following-'
2For the Issuance of bonds, and the l(.vyln~ of the tax in payment therefor,
for Project number One, being for the construction of adequate quarters for the
poor who are charges against Brazes County, Texas, and other necessary improvements
for a County "Ppor Farm';
amd those who are opposed, shall have written or printed upon their ballots the
followin~:
.A~alnst the issuance of Bonds, and the Levyin~ of the Tax in payment therefor,
for P~oJect Number One, being for the construction of adequate quarters for the
poor w~o are charges against Brazes County, Texas, and other necessary improvements
for county "Ppor Fan".
voters to vote for the lssaance of bonds and the of the tax
Ail
desiring
levying
therefor, for Project Number Tw~, being the construction of Buildings necessary to house
Precincts of Brazes County, Texas, shall have wrl'cten or printed on their ballots the
fo llowi ng;
'For the Issuance of bonds, mad the levying of the tax in payment therefor, for°Pur-
r;umber the construction of to equip and
~eot
Two,
bein~
buildings
necessary
house,
maintain shops, and road machinery, for eseh of the four Commissioner's Precincts ia
Brazes County, Texas';
and those who are opposed shall have written or printed on their ballots the following:
'Against the Issuance of bonds,, and the levying of the tax therefor, for project
Number Two, being the construction of bulldin~s necessary to house, equip and maintain
shops, and road machinery, for each of the four Commissioner's Precincts in Brazes
County, Texas.'
Ail voters desiring to vote for the Issuance of bonds end the levying of the ta~
in payment thereof fc~ Project Bumber Three, beln~ repairs to Brazes County Courthouse
and County Jail, shall have written or printed on their ballots the following~
'For the Issuance of bonds, and the Levying of the Tax in. pa2ment thereof, fo~
project l~umber three, being repairs to Brazes County Courthouse and County Jail';
and those Opposed, shall have written or printed on their ballots the following:
#A~lnst the issuance Of bonds, and the levying of the Tax therefor, for P~oJeet
Number Three, being Hepalrs to Brazes County Courthouse and County
The polling places end the presiding officers for said election shell be, respecti-
vely, es follows:
At W.O.~;. Hall in Millican, Voting Precinct No. 1, with F.H.Pool as Presiding
At H. & T.C.Depot in Wellborn, votin~ Precinct No. 2, with B:O.Neelley as Presiding
officer.
At I.-O.l~.Deport tr. College Station, Voting Pr¢olnct 1Io.~, with John Staeny as Pre-
sldln6 Officer.
;t Steele Store-Stone City Consolidated School Building, near Steele's Store, in
voting P~clnct 1~o. 4, with B.l.Vartsco as Presiding officer.
At Bethel School house, at Harvey, In Voting Precinct No. 5, with John Jones as
' Presiding Officer.
.. At Sons of IIermann Hall, in Kurten, Voting Precinct NO. 6, with Jac~ Lawless as
. Presiding Officer. .':
At Tsbor Schoolhouse, he~r Tabor, ~ Vote6 Pr;Cinat NO. ?, with Albert"McCall~l.
At ~ee ~p$1st-~ethodlst Church buildl~, a~ Edge, ~ Vot~'Preoinct No. 8, . .
with Hoss Closs es Presiding Officer.
At Smetana Schoolhouse, at Zmetaaa,' in Votl~ Precinct No. 9~ with
as Presidl~ Officer.
At Carnegie LIb~ry, In Bryan, ~otl~ Precinct No. 10~ with' A. S. ~are es ~e-
.. At Cowry Cour~hou~ In Bryn, Voting Precinct No. 11~ with J.E.~on as ~e-"
· siding Officer. ,
~t Buliaaoe Sch~lhou~, ~n Rel~ee, vot~ ~ree[not No. ~, with Jo~ ~o~
es Presldl~ officer.
At Terrell,s Store buildl~, In Allenfe~ votl~ ~eclnct No. 13, wlth
Hempfll~ as Presldl~ Officer.
At ~yan Traction Comply Depot bulldl~, In ~r~ Votl~ ~eclnct 2~o. 14, with
~. W. ~tts es Prystdl~ Officer.
411 persons who a~ legally qualified voters of the State a~ Cowry, ~d are resident
p~perty ta~a~rs 1~ this co~ty who have rendered their p~perty f~ taxation shall be
entltled to vote at said election.
~ ~II,~ER 0F H0~ING LAID ~eatlon s~ll be governed by t~ ~ws of the' State of
Texas re~l~l~ elections for the issuance of other ~ty'and city bonds ~der C~pters
I a~ 2, Title 22, Bevlsed Civil Statutes of 1925, and by the pmv~slons of-the "B~n~ ,
.. a~d Warr~t Law of 1931", passed by the Begu~r Session of t~ Forty-second'Legislatur~
of Te~s, the same bel~ House B~ No. 512, sh~n at pages 269 to 277 of the ~neral -
~ws of ~e State of Te~s, ~ssed by the said Legislature.
Notice of ~aid election ~1 be ~lven by publication ~f a copy of t~'ls order
. ~ in The B~ Daily Eagle, a newspaper of general circulation published In the Cowry,
~or fo~ sucoessl~ weeks befo~ the date of ~id election, ~d in addition thereto
ther~ sha~ be posted o~her copies of this order at fo~ public places In the County,
,f., o~e of which ~all,be at t~ C~rthouse door, for four weeks prior to said election.
-,-~Th$ County Clerk ls hereby directed to ca~e said notlce..to be po~ed and published".':
as h~relnabove directed, end further orders are zeserved ~tll the retur~ of said.
,'. election a~ ~de by the duly authorized election officers and recelv~d by this~ Court.
~' ,' , . A.S. McSwaln, Cowry J~dge . '
Gu~ F, Boyett, Comissioner, Prec~ct No. 1 .....
Wm. Co.ad, Co~lsslon. r Preoinc~ No. 2 ~
" R. Pat Patterson, Co~tssloner, ~eolnct NCc 4e.
'~' C0~ 0F B~Z~ ~ IT '~ ~'.~BY 0~E~ by the Co~lssion~,s CS~t ~f Br~z~
~" Texas,' that ~he', acreage,in the Stephen ~ones Su~ey, Abstract No. 27, B~zos County~
~ Texas, 'whl~ was heretofore carried on the Tax Ro~ in.the n~e of~,Ms. S.~. ~dwin
and Miss Olivia Newsom.as 375 acres ~d ~e s~e ls hereby reduced to 241 acres on '
, '. account of a shortage as deter~ned by actual survey o~ the'land according to affl-
authorized to' reduce the amount of taxes due by said parties for the year 1931 end all
succeeding years aocordln~ to the value off the decrease in acreage.
Dated this the 2nd day of October, 1933.
a. So McSwaln, County Judge
TH~ STATE OF TEXAS!
COUIITY OF BP. AZOS I BEFORE ~, the undersigned authority on this day personally ·
appeared, Joh~ Woito~, who first being by me dul~ sworn did depose and say; ·
"On or about the , day of Au~st, 1933, 11alph Reynolds and I surveyed a tract
of land ia the Stephen Jones League, Brazos County, Texas, belonging to Mrs. Sallie A.
~oodwia and MAss Oiivia Newsom. The ~ld tract of land was suppose to contemn 250 scrag
but by actual survey contains o~uly 127 acres. This 127 acres added to the 114 acres adjo-
ining it makes only Z41 acres which ia 1~4 acres short, of 3?5 acres for which said traot
of land by which I am informed, has been rendered for the past few years".
~. B. Wolton
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the ?th day of October, A.D. 19~$.
W. S. Barron, Notary Public, Brazos Co~ty,
(SEAL) Texas.
October Term of Co.w. isaioners Court
October 9, 19~o
Be it remembered that on the 9th day of October A.D. 193~, there was begun and holden
at th~ Court House in Bryan, Texas a regular session of the Hon. Commissioners Court of i,
Brazes Oounty, Texas, Hon. A.S. '~'cSwaln, Judge Presiding with Commism[ criers Guy F. ~oyett ,,
Wm. Conrad, Fred A. Wehrman, and H. Pat Patterson of Precincts 1,~,3,&,4, respectively,
presiding. , , ,
The fol[owi~ actions were taken by court:
Motion ~o appropriate $200. for negro County Demonst:ation Agt. for lnsuZug
, ' ~ .
year~ on motion made hy R. Pat Patterson and second by Wm. Conned .
For -- 1t. Pat Patterson
" Ytm. Conrad
" Ac S. IdcSwain
Again,st Fred A. Werhman ..
Road Petition of 'Lira. Eo M, Dodson at als granted on motion made by R, Pat Patterson~
Com, Pre~l; ~'4, Seconded by wm. Conrad eom Preet i~Z provided the Rt of Way coat the
· County nothing. ,
Mary Felder put on Pauper list at $P..$0 per mo on motion made by l~red A. Wehrman
seconde~ by Wm. Oo~rad com prect ~"2 unanimously carried 'to be dravra by
Will Hughes. '..~
Petition of Ben Metzer et el for public road running from Highway No. 21 last '. ,o
_negro school house north of Xurten on motion m,,de by l~,m. Conrad seconded by H. Pat ?~"' (
Patterson, and unanimously carried provided no cost for right of way to county.
J.T. MoGee's rcport J.P. No. 4 examined approved on motion made by Fred A. Wehrman
Se~°nded by R. Pat Patterson and ~2.50 per case ordered paid· ,-
' It is ordered on motion made by R. Pat Patterson seconded by t';...t that '
$200.00 be .transferred to Com. Prect -~E out of Preot F'4 for machinery and tlmt
,Prect Ko. 4 ls to pay for D.A.Lubrlcant grease bill.
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' John Yeager J.p. Prect. ~3 Report examined and approw~d
Report of F. T. Cole examined and approved in open Court with cheek attached" '
in amount of $59.72. ,,
,, ~'~ ¥~tLEAS,' Lot No. 10 in Block go. $3 in the ~lty of Bryan, in Brazes County,, Texas,
',/was assessed during the y~ars of 1927 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, A932 end 1933, at variousf_.
,.-.amounts grossly in excess of the value of :;uch property; and whereas, all of. such assess;
,. monte'were made by error, it being intended by the Commlssiomrs Court that such property
,. should be assessed for and at a value of $1,000.00; Now therefore, in order to correct
the. error in assessment and r,~ke such assessment' confor~ to the t~ue value o~ such propert
...'It is ordered that the assessments for the sbo~e named years be reduced to $1,000.00 for
'e~,ch year, and that such property be ba._~c assessed far such years ac as to asses~ said
~. property for the sum of $1,000.00 for each year, and the T~x' Collector of Brazes County
,. 1.s now here authorized and instructed to accept payment of taxes u~on said property up to
. j~,nd lncludi~ the year 19~3~, ~s based uponsaid reduced valuation, and to' amend and alter
.the assessments of said property to conform with this order, it being understood that
this order shall take effect and is made subject' to ~he condition that the taxes as fixed
· ?pon said reduced valuation shall be p~id by or before October 51st, 1933, for' the years
.1925 .to 193~, inclusive. '~ ....
.Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this the 30th day of October,~.D.
'i~EAL) ,',. S. ~CcSwaln, County Judge .of Brazes County
; ~ Canvassed Results of Election held Nov. 4, on Public works ~roJecta and returns,
found as follows: (See ~etition and Election order on pegs ~00. '
For the issuance of bonds, not to exceed Fifteen Thousand ($15,000.00) Dolla$~s"
and the levying of the tax in payment therefor, fSr Project l~umber One, boin~ for the. con-
· struction of adequate quarters far the poor who are charges against Brazes County, T~xas,
and .other necessary imp~'ovements for a County"PPor Farm.- ........... 150'
~gainat the issuance of bonds, not to exceed Fifteen Thousand ($1~,000:00~ Dollars
and the levying of the' tax in payment t~e~efor, for Project Number One, b~ln~ for the
construction of adequate quarters for the poor who are char~es e~alnst Brazes County,
,Texa~, and other n~cessery improvements for A County "Poor Farm." ...... 404.
For the issuance of bonds not to exceed Fifteen Thousand ($15,000.00) Dollars, an'd'
the levying of ~he tax in payment ~herefor, for Project l;umber Two, being the constructio~
of buildings necessary to house, equip and m~lntain shops, and ros~ machinery, for each .
~of the four Co~missioners, Precincts in Brazes County, Tex~s. ...... 134
Against ~he issuance of bonds, not to exceed Fifteen Thousand ($15,000.05) Doller~, .
~nd the levying of the tax in payment therefor, for Project Number Two, bein~ the con-
struction of bulldl~s necessary to house equip and m~lntaln shops, and road machinery,
' fo~ each .of the four Commlsctoners, Precincts in Brazes County~ Tex~s. 417
For tho issuance of bonds, not t~ exceed Thirty-Six Thousand ($36,000'.00) Dollars-, an
· th~',levying of the t];x in payment therefor, for Project Number Three, being Rebaits to"
Brdzo~ County Courthouse and County Jail ......... 134 , ,~ ·.,
. Against the 'lsstu~nce bf. bonds,"not .to exceed Thirty-Si~ Thousand (~36',000.00). Dollars
'and t~e levying' c~f the tax in p~vmant therefor, for "Project Number Three ,. be l~c Repalr's't~
Brazes CoUnty' CSurthouse.and County Jail. '
.......... November Term of Commiseloner~ Court
November 13,
Be it remembered that on the 13th day of November A.D. 1955, ther~ Sas begun end belden
~t the Court House in Bryan. Texas a regula~ session of the Hon. C~mmissloners Court of
Brazes County, Texas, Hon. A.S. McSwain, Judge Presi~ling w/th Comm~s~'oners Cuy F. Boyett
Wm. Comrad,iFred A. Wehrman, end R. P~t Patterson of Precincts 1,2,5 & 4, respectively, p
presiding.
The following actions were taken by court:
. .T.T. McGee's Report approved on motion by Wm. Conrad seconded by Fred Wehrman
unanimously carried he ls ordered to be paid $45.00 being $2.50 per c~.se reported.
L'otion made by Guy F. Boyett com. Prect 1 seconded by Fred A. Wehrman and unanimousl
carried that Roy Montgomery Co. Treas. Co:.~mlssion be Increased from 1/~ of 1% to 1/2
of 1~.
On motion made by Wm. Conrad Com Prect [1 Seconded by R. Pat Patterson Com. Preot ,~4!
and unanimously carried that the Paupers list be transferred to the Local Relief Commltte,
beginning Nov. let,
.. Tom Taylor placed on paupers list at $5.00 per month to be passed on to Local
~ellef Co=mlttee.
, Petition of 2nton Zak et als for Public road from Highway No. 6 to section of
T.& G.l~.R.R.~ranted without cost to county on motion made by Guy F. Boyett seconded by
Wm. Conrad unanimously carried.
~ Allottme~ts of R & B money
Pratt. NO. 2 $1000.00
Prect. No. 1 $1800.00
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motion by Wm. 6onrad seconded by Guy Boyett, carried.
Ail bills that a~e properly checked end 0Ksd are ordered paid by county clerk.
~, It is orders& *that the County ~Tudge investl~te the ~eeslbility of repairing the Tax
Collectors office by installing windows in the wall so Collection in ~-ushed seasons.c~n
handled, the county Judce is further authorized to proceed with the work if not to cost
than $~50.00 and to be paid out of the ~ermanent Improvement fund.
Whereas in accordance with House Blll No. 768 of the 41st Legislature the County
Judge prepared a comparative .statement and proposed Budget for 1933 end after due notice
accordln~ to. law the commissioners Court adopted same to begin January let. 1933. and
WheA'eae there seems to hnve been an error in determining the deficit beglnnin~ with
~nuary let, 19~3 in the Jury ~und, and
Whex~aa, ther~ were several murder cases tried in this County requiring heavy
' expenditures out of this fund which was not anticipated at the time of said budget
was adopted end
Uha.eas the total expenditures out of this fund on account of the above meeting
Whereas, it became necessary for the Commissioners Court to call several elections
in the County on petitions presented to the court by the taxpayers which required
;~hereas there have been additional emergency c~ses on account of the distressed
' conditions of the poor end on account of s~cknese etc. wl~lch requlx~d heavy expenditure
out of, the Thlrd Class Fund; all of v;hlch ~as unanticipated when tho 1955 budget was
adopted, and
Whereas, the expenditure out of this fund has or will exceed the 19~S budget for
this fund by $2500°00 and
Where:ss, on account of the exteeme distressed conditions thro.u~hout the entire
¢ou4ty ~ue to unemployment' and whereas there wer~ seversl emergency Irojects called
to the attention of the 'Commissioners C~urt, on account of thc dangerous condition
of bridges and making an impossible condition of the road otherwise, manely;
t~ c$ndktl~n of the Ferguson Crossing rbed where unexpected heavy traffic with heavy '.r
· loads made l~t unsafe on account of the weak condition of said road and frs bridges '.
er~ated an extreme emergency , all of which created a necessity f~r a heavy expendl't~re-
against the road and bridge fund of this county which has or will exceed th~ adopted
budget by at least $12000.00~
Now, therefore it is ordered by th~ Commissioners Court of Brazes County upon
a motion made by ~uy F. Boyett Commissioner, Precinct No. 1, end duly seconded by
Fred'A. Wahl'man ~mmissloner Precinct I:o.'
the 1~33 budget the additional amount of $1600.00 for the Jury fund,
Thix;d Class Fund, and $12,000.00 for the ~ad and Bridge Fund, which was unanimously
carried with the entire membership Of the Court being present and voting for the pro-
'position. ,.- :
~,nd it is further '' '
...'- ordere~l tha't' ~he County ~lerk be so ordere~ 'to'attach a' ~p~ of
this ~nendment 'to th'e 1933 budget end it' shall become
~,. , . ;.. : .,,: ~ , . , by
said 'County Clerk,
T~era being no furth'er buslnee~ the Cour't adjourned.
County Clerk.
County Judge,
'T aZ S~r~ 0F ~'mUSl
', '~ C01/JF~Y OF BRAZOS J BE I~ remembered that on ~his the 3rd day of November, A.D.
193~, at a called meeting of the Co~issio~rs Court of ~azos County, Texss, at
..' the co~thouse In Bryan with the follow~g members present:
-' A.S. McSwain, Co~ty Judge
-' ~ F. Boyett, Co~ssloner Preot No. 1 '
., ,. ~;m. Co,ad, Co~alssloner ~t~ot No. 2
~ed A. We~, Co~lssloner Prect No. 3
R. Pat Patterson, Co~issioner ~ect No. 4.
.. tlnd upon a motion made by ,~. Pat Patterson, Commissioner Preot. NO. 4, end seconded,.' '
by C~uy F. Boyett, Commissioner Pratt No. 1, and unanimously car~rled, it is ordere~ -t',;"
that' th e Permanent School Fund of L'razos County sell to the Sinking d of Brazes
Counter S'ink'ln6 Fund Series "A"' 3 Upshu.r County Bonds at $a,6'~6.10 e~d acerued
lntarest~ 2 Red Hlvor County Hoed Dlst ~8 Bonds~ at $1,738ot0 end ecerued interest
and 4 Re~ Rzver Cou~[ty Road Dlst ~9 Bonds, at $3',476.80 and accrued lntercst~ end
?- to_purchase from said sinking fund 9 Brazes County ~eneral Fund Refunding Bonds '
· of, Series B at par and accrued interest, out of the. Permanent school ~And~ money .~ ..
T~ STATE OF TEXt!
CO1]N~Y OF BRAZOS ! ~ I~ ~Y 0~ Co~s~lon~'~.Cou~f Br~
Texas, t~t the acre.s ~ the Stephen~ S~vey, Abstract L'~.~ Bmzos County,
CO peared
CA~.?.~.n ME~TI]/G COIlMI$S IONERS COURT
~j Deoe~er 9, 193~.
A ~tlon was ~de by R. Pat Pattermn Com. of ~eot No. 4, t~ Bm~s Co approp~ate
out of ~ R & B ~ in a ~ffiolent s~ - esti~ted amo~t $7,~0.~ to ~a~ the
e~es of the neces~y ri~t of way on the o1~ S~ ~tonio Road f~m B~ohley we~
to ~way 21 ~d fenoi~ s~ ~ to appoint a board of eon~e~tion o~ those ~o~-
sitlons ~t aooepted~ ~l~ ~tion w~s d~y ae~nded by A. S. ~oSwa~, Co. Judge Bra~s
Co~ ~ose vot~ ~r It was ~.. ~t Patter~n Com. ~eot ~4. Those votin~'a~ns~
~m. Co.ad Com. ~ot ~2, ~d ~d A. Wehr~n Com. ~eot ~o. 3.
motion was r~d~ by 1% Pat Patterson, Com. Preot No. 4 and, seconded by ~ed A.
Wehrman Com. Prest. No. 3 that. Brago8 County rent a building frc~ Miss ::able Zlm~nerman
~G.O0 per mo. paid out of the zhird Class fund for the office building of the C.WeAe
uns~imously carried.
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