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i Be Xt r~embered that there was be~u~ and holden a Re~u~ar ?ez~ of Com~eeloAer,$
Cou~t et the Court ~.ou~e in .Pr~an, Brazes County, Texas, on Au~uot 14, 1939 the follow~n~
' ' ! me~bera present: A. S. Ware, County ..Tudge Presidin~, Co M. Orahem, Cam° Preat
'. i ,To A. Ryehlik, Com. Preot ~2, Fred A. We~man Como Prect ~3, end ~o B. ~arker
~";,;., ! Com. Preot No. 4.
~.~otion m~de by Fred A. Wahr~n and seconded by M. B. Parker to accept the
~ reports off ~rs ~. Lo Brook and Dr. R. ~. ~unniautt & reports ordered filed and
i motion adopted. ·
· i ! The ~ud_~e brought to the ette~tion off the Co~miasioners the matter oX' kaepin~
[- ! railroad crossing s clear of dirt & ~rsvel or anythin.~ else.
~, Motion made b? Fred A. Wehrman and seconded by ~. B. Parker to aaoept the bid
. Frank De,elis off ~96.00 flor b~ildi~ six cattle ~uarda on the ~tesle ~tore Roe'd
' ~ot~on carried. .
, ~otion mede to ohan~e the boundary lines o1' ~leot~on Precincts between ~ox
i 14 e~d Box LT ~,e X'ollcwa: ~otXon carried. ~
! FI~_D NOTES VOTI~~, PRECINCT NO. 14
[ B~I~ at a point where the ~!orthwest line of the ~.E. 8cart League crosses the TT'.
' I & T.C. Railroad;
I . T~..~:CE, in a westerly direction with }!all Lane to a point Xn the City of Bryan where
' i ,~-'2Zeoh~nies Street intersaota ?'all Lane;
." TTTL~.~E, in a southwest direction w~th Coulter Drive to its intersection with ~gth
, ' street Xn the City of Bryan; ~
. ¥~'CE, in a westerly direction with 29th ~treet to its intersection with'
' -venue; Thence, Xna northerly dtrectXon al~ Colle~ Avenue to its intersection with
;,' Z?th Street; Thence, ina westerly directi°n al°~ ~'?th ~treet t° theE' ~'T'C' ~a'lr°adl
[ , Thence, Xna southerly direction to the place of Be~innin~o
'~' · ¥oti~ ~ox at City U~ll.
t " FInD NO__TI?~ VOTI''~, ?R~CI"CT NO. L.~
I . BE~R~XN~ at a pein% where the ~ln line of the H R T C Ral~oad crosses 19th
, ~ in the City of ~Fan; Thence, in an easterly d~eetion with 19th ~tree~ ~o Pierce Stree~
; Thence, in a northerly direction with ~[erce 2treet to the old }~cReo Bf~d~e Road; Th~oe,
' ' w~th ~ld Road to Ca~tere Creek; Thence, d~n 6eld Creek to ~ts interseot~on ~th the
:[ B~an end ~teep~oll~ Road; Thence, in a westerly direction with said R~d to the mouth
~ ... ~all Lane; Thence, ~n a weste~ direot~on with Nell Lane to ~te intersection with
,' '~', ~eehanXos ~tree,; Three, Xn a s~uthwest direction w,th ~o~te~ Dr,ye ~ ,t~ inte~.. : J.
'. ' ' ~, section with 29th ~treet; Thence, in a ~eeterly direction ~Xth ~th Street to its
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,~ ,~,~ '~ intersection w~th Co~lese Avenue; T~ence, north nlon~ College Avenue ~ its interseot~oc
~ . ~ ' w~th 2~th ~reet; Thence, westerly wXt~ ~Tth Street ~ the ~ · T C RnXI~ad; The~e,
~ ~ ' '' n northerly d~rection wi~ said ~8~l~o~d tractk to the pleas of Be~nn~n~.
' . ~,,. r~otio~ ~de by Fred A. Weh~a h~d:~eOonded by 71, B. Parker ~ approve the Reports
. . ".. ' of Foll~Xn~ officers ~.B. Tatum, D. D. ~olly 1/8 of Fines. R. B'. ~rant, Frank Wore~m.
. · ~,,ot t on carrX,ed. , .
, Motion made to pay all bills as per'~ll~
;., ~.lotion made to Recess until Aug. 1&th,
motion carried.
Motion carried.
"~ Co~t met in Recess meeting with Zud.m.e A. S. Ware, O·}i. ~.raham, ~ A. Rychlik,
Fred A. Wehrman and U. B. Perker Present for the purpose of a Budget hearing,
"- WhiCh began at 10 A.M. in accordance with-formal notices· After a detailed
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was finally adopted, by a unanimous!vgte of the Court as submitted by the Judge 'on
~uly 2~th, 193~ ~tt the conclusion o~ the Budget hearing there was presented by
'Chairman G. S. Parker Jr. end read by Sec. D. L. Wilson the following Resolution:
,.,. At the Regular Called .'~eetin.~ of the Brazos Oounty Wide Tax Committee held on
the 9th day of August, 1939, the followin~, resolution was unanimously passed:
R FSOLIW'I OW..
discussion of the BudgeTltem by item by-the court and a delegation of probably more
than fift~ citizens lncludin~ members of the Prazos County Tax Committee, the Budget-
· . Whereas, it is the sense of this Committee that the present Commissioners Court
, of Brazos County, while it has been functioning only a short time, has ~lven tangible
.;bi' evidence of it's intention to carry on the County's affairs in an economical and
;-, s, iness like manner;
Therefore, this Committee wishes to most heartily commend the Court in the pur-
,~. suit of their present course and to urge it's continuance, and' does hereby ;ledge this
Committee's full support to the Court in carrying out such program.
· :,,:. On certificate fr~n the County Superintendent the Court fixed the common School'
,,/Dietrict Tax Rates for 1940 and the.o~c~upation Tax Rate is hereby _set at 1/~ of ~tate'
.County. Polls set ....
"' ~'.'foll~s: and the clerk of the Court is instrdeted to certify the Tax ratoa to the - ,"~ax ~ASSessor-Oollector ~ '
~ury Fund
(Current Uses "
-~ener6l
i, (Refunding Bonds"A- and "B"
<-" ~. ~: (Current Uses
Road and Bridge
(Refun,dinq Bonds 192~
B'ridg~ Bonds (now retired)
.Courthouse Bonds (now 'retired) '
Road and'gridga -~psci~l- "''
Per,an ant-Improvements . .-
Road .and Bridge. Refun~in~ Bonds' 19~5-19P9
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$~-rEIATLE 'OF TAX LEVIES:'
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ROAD BO,'~D~ f!q~'INO FUN'DS:
Serie 8:
"B" ' 1 1 1 i .......................
"B"of 1935 ..................
"F" Of 1~1 ............
of 1935 ,
"Fw O~ . . . · · · ·
"F" Of 1939 .................
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Brazos County Improv~ent District No. 1:
(Levee District) ~x Rets la ~1.00 per
$100.00 Assessed Val~tions ';,ithin District.
,. SCHOOL TAX ~TFS,' BRAZ~ CO~; '1939-19~
Diet. ct:
~oal:
T~ple~n ~1
Mlllloan ~ .
· Peach Creek ~4
Providence ~5 .
.60
Har~y ~7
Steep ~o11~ ~8
.50
RelI~oe ~9
-, Woodville ~11 '
- Tab~ ~1~
' , 1.00
Leo~rd ~15 ' ~ :' ' '
%ulnn Chapel ~1~ - ~, ~ '' -' '~ ' '
~tee~'s StYe ~18 ,:: '" · .' "
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Wt~on-Proapeot ~19-~
Fickey ~22 ,,, ,. .75 :~..
Cedar Oro~e ~24 -" .50 .
' 1.00 - "' 1.~
r.~lnter ~prl~s ~E6 ' '' ~ .,
'~eel~k Oo~tF Line Dist. '
~, Mrs. W.k. Ileele~, County Superint~ept,' ~rez~ Oo~tF, Texas hereby o~ti~ that
the above Is a true an~ ~orreot ~py of the rex ra~s f~ the soh~ol ~lstriota of
Brazos County, fo= the ~ear ~939-~.
,- }~s. W.E. ';eeley, County Su~t ' Brazoa
County, Texas. '
Bond:.. Total:
.15 . ,
- , ,50
.40 '% 1.00
.~0 ' ' 1.00
· ~0 1.00
1.00
.0~
'485
~.~,,. On motion of C. M. Graham and ~econded by J. A. Ryohlik The Judge was authorized t~~
'** execute the followinR relinquiehment Deed to the heirs off A. R. Carson and wife and
.~'[[, their grantees.
,~. ~0~ 0F B~ZOS ~ ~'0W ALL M~ ~ THESE PRE~S: T~t, whereas, Mrs. ~.~rtha O.
. .Carson, wife of T. F. Carson, of Brazes County, Texas, as her ~n,sep~ste es~te, is
Lthepresent ~ner and holder of the title to the ~llow~! described reel estate
"situated tn Brazes County, Texas, by virtue of deed dated November 9, 1937, from
~-. Ida J. Rarest, et el, the sole survivi~ heirs of a.a. Carson and his wife,
· , ' Margaret ~. Carson, both n~ deceased, and re~rded tn Vol~e 95, page 508, of the
Deed Records of Brazes County, Texas, to which reliance is hereby ~de; and which said
real estate is the same land Which was '~nveyed by A. R. Carson and wife, Margaret F. .
:" Carson to D. O. Barmore, County ~udge of Brazes Cowry, Texas, his successors in office,
."For Neighborhood Sohoo:l ~rposes", for use only so long as used for Sc~ol p~poses,
~: according to deed dated' ~anuary 21, 1879, and recorded In Vol~e "8", Page 441, of the
Brazes County Deed Records, to which instruct a~ its record reference is here~y
" also made ~r all p~poses; and which real estate is in said deeds described as follows:
Bei~ One (1} acre of ~nd in the f~m of a square, out of g. E. ~cott S~vey,
In Brazoi County, Texas, bel~ Seventy-five (75)'rares along each d~ension, and bei~
one ao~ out of the northwest corner of the A.R. Carson old tract, and which Joined
the old Barrow tract on the qorth and Sessom,s tract on the west;
~S, sei~traot of land was used for ~me years as the site of a neighborh~d
, ," school which was ~ter taken into and consolidated with the A. t, ~. Consolidated '
· ' ~ndependent School District, of Prazos County, Texas, a body corporate under Texas
., law; and
~S, The Said A. & M. College Consolidated Tndependent School' District ~
- ' long ago abandoned ~ed off said land and premises for school p~posss and the.said
' *'~"'"" ~;', school house and other
'~' ':' "donment, for more than
improvements have been removed-from said land, after Such aban-.
six years; and the said Brazes County has not at any time used
'' said land or site for school purposes.; and the said School District of said County have
. : by sufferance permitted the said land to reve~t to the heirs of the said A.R. CarsonI -. and hi~ wife Hrs. ~rgaret ~. Carson, who, in turn, by dee'd abov~ ~eferred to, have
.- conveyed the title to said property to the said '{rs. :!artha G. Carson, as her separate
· "', estate, as aforesaid; and yet no formal conveyance or relinquishment has been executed'
.' by either the said County or School District;
.N0",' T~PfRWFORE E~!OW ALT. M~ BT TH.~ P,~E~;T~: That, A. & H. Consolidated ~ndependent
,School District, of College Station, Brazes County, Texas, a body corporate under the
.., laws of Texas, aetin~ herein by and through its President and attested by its
Secretary, and authorized b'. resolution recorded in its minutes in Volume ~., page 1~-3,''
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;, Brazes County T~xas acti. ng herein by and thhough its present County Judge (A.S,Wa'~
,and' attested by its 'Count~ Clerk who is ex-officio Clerk of the Commissioners( Court
',' of Said County, auth~rized by resolution of,said Brazes Oounty Oommissio~ers, Court',
'; ".'recorded in Volume X, page 4~5 of the minutes of said Commissioners, Oour't of'BraZes''"".
: . County, Texas; - . ,*',
In consideration of the, premises and ~f ~he s~ of-one dollar t~ each of said oar-,
ipo~a~ions paid in cash by'Mrs. Nartha G~ Carson, out of' her ,..ow~ separate estate, t~e
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receipt off w~eh ~8 herebT 8~n~led~ end oonffeoeed; .
~ h~reb~nd by th~o preeeflt8 relinquish and qu~tole~ ~to t~ ~d ~8. Mart~ ~.
Carson, as her ~'n cap. ate estate, as the ~efltee of the
TO ~ AND TO HOLD the said land and praises, lneoffar as their
are concerned, ~ether w, tb al~ and-ein~u~r the ri~te,
thereto in ~lee belonging, unto the said ~Tra. ~'ert~ G. Careen. as the grantee
heirs, aa her serrate es~te, her heirs or assi~s f~ever;, so that neither the said
~ 'o D et ~t nor said Co~t nor th ir euo eseors or assi s o a s
on Ol ~ r y, e o ~ r ~y per on or persons
demand ~y r&~t or t~tle to the ea~d premises or anp~tenancee ~ any pa~t thresh.
~T~SS~OF. T~, Presents ~ve been executed by aa, d co, potations, ae ,re-
~nebove epeciffied, on the ~tee respectively set out foll~:in~ the e~gnaturee o~ the
'off, cars mantis.ed.
off College Stat~on, Brazos County, Texas:
(~. E.Veezey ) Fres~dent.
T ~ Leland '
A~: ~: A. ~. Ware
- [A.~. Ware~ Co~t~ J~ge. . .
Codnty Clerk ~ Braz~ Co~. Texas'.
ex-officio Clerk ~ the ,
Co~issloaers' C~rt of Brazos' ' ' . ' - ,
County, Texas.
County, Texas, on this d~ p~eon~Zy.,appeared ~. ~. Veez.,, ~.n to me ~ be the peres.
executed said i~tr~ent f~ the purpoeee.e~ the ~ns~deration th~n' e~ressed, and
in the cepecit~ there/~ stated, . the act and deed o, e~d co.orate bcd,. ~ '
, '~SS ~ ,A~D A"D ~ OF ~CE, this 16 da~ of A~g. A.D. le39. '
, V.B. Ed~. Notary Public in and for
'(S~,~) - ~razoe Count~, Te~e. .
co~ ~ ~zos I ~o~ ,~, the .~aersi~ed, a Notary Publi6
County, Texas. on thio d~ pereon~Zy ,ppee~ed A.S. Ware, kn~n to me' ~ be the pe~oa
whose ~me Is subscribed to t~ ffore~o~nq inst~ent ~d ackn~led~ed to me that he
i '' executed the ~d iastf=ent ~r 'be P~P°se' and the °°~'derat'°" th~e'n'e~feseed' t; '
end ,n the ca~o, ty there,n stated, as the act end deed of
" TVitneee ~ ~nd and Seal o~ o~f~Ce this 15 daf of Ausust. A.~. ~939. '
~reapon the esot recessed until Au~ 8and, isle.
',~:.,.,~, .. · ~ . August ~2, 1939. ~
~:'~"~' '~ Olf~Auguat' P-~-, 1939, Court met, and then recessed again until Thursday, August
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' ' was found and officially declared that the returns of such special election showed
,? [?, ~ ~ a total of seventeen (17) votes cast of which seven (7) were in favor of and ten (lO)
,,, ,.~ .... , '.,: were against the increase in tax from ~0¢ to $1.00 for .~100.00 assessed valuation
.~ -- ~ · ',' ;"- of ~ropert7 in said District - Whereupon it was officially found and declared by the
-~ ~ -, Court that said proposition had been lost by a majority of three votes in ea~d
, .~,,~ f: ',. 'election. Whereupon the Clerk was directed by the Court to certify to the tax
""' ' ~':,"' collector-Assessor of ~razos County that the tax for said Common ~ehool
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0 : ,,, 'would remain at fifty cents' (50'¢i for 1940,-the same aa for 1939;, ' ' ·
, ~ "f-' ,~ ~' WhereUpOn ooort was adjourned for th 1939 ..... ~ ,,
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August 31, 1939. .'
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": ,~ On. August 31, 1939 the Court met with ~udge A. ~. Wqre, and Commissioners ~rahem~"
, .~ l~ychlik and Parker, present - The Court in e body proceeded to Austin, Texas, and ': '
' ' appeared beffore the State Highway ~omm[dnion alon~ w~th the County ~udge and the .
County Commissioners of Burleson County an well as College Officials and citizens
of both Brazos and Burleson Counties, in a united request for a work order from' "'
the State l~tghway Commission, on the proposed ~tate Eighway from Somerville through'
~.,.; Lyons and ~nook in Burleeon County via Jones Bridge to new ~ighway No. 6 at College :"~ '
~ .-Stat[on. The Eighway officials accorded e very courteous hearing and took the '"
' ' matter under consideration. "~ ' ,~'~
,,. Upon return to the Court house at ~ryan, and reassembling, the Court :..
' ' (on motion of Commr. ~raham, seconded by Comm~. Rychlik, and thereafter adopted~,'
~' '+~' ~dted to pay from Road and Bridge Special fund the expenses of Such trip of the
,,_.. 'Court to Austin on official County business, amounting to ~4.46 and reimbursement
,. ,' check therefor to Judge Ware was ordered drawn.
Then Coming on to be convasSed by the Court ware the returrs of a special
., 'election in Common School District No. 24, held on August ~0, 1939, in accordance
'~ with due and legal order and notices heretofore entered and given - whereupon
it