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Home My WebLink About1947-04-11-1000AM-Special Special l~eeting, Wednesday, April 9, 1947. ............ --:.~ .... -:---'.... - '... , ...... -.· The Commissioners' Court of Brazos County, Texas, met in epeotal session at the · Courthouse at seven o'clock a. m., Wednesday, April '9, 1947, with the following presgnt: ',.,, ~A.. S. Ware, Co,,nty Judge, presidinS; Norton R. B~u'khalter,' Commissioner, Precinct No.' l; .:, William A. Conrad, Commissioner, Precinct No. ~ ;.: ~ ~ , · 'Clyde ~. Porterfield, Commissioner, Precinct No. 3; and Newton Burlin, Con~uiselonar, Precinct No. 4. · ' The object of this meeting was to l~roceed in a body to Austin, Texas, on official buginesa of Brazes County for the purpose cfi 'urgin~ the Lagis~ture to enact laws providing additional_ ',, , revenues for farm-to-market highways or ~at~rsl county roads, and ~rtioularly as ~rov,~e~ for in }louse Bill No. 650 on which public hearings were scheduled flor' this date. By mo~lon duly seconded and unanimously adopted, 'the County Judge was 'authorized to present for payment ~gsinst the Road and Bridge Fund a statement for refund of expenses so~ually incurred on this trip. ~ , ': ~':-'"' Whereupon the Court procged~d in a body to Austin sol conferred with legislators and others, a'nd stranded a~d participated in the publio hearings b,fore thc }louse on-Hlghmaya a~d Roads, during which the counties' cause was rigorously presented. Afte~ n prolonge~.. , 'session ending after nightfall, the Court returned to Bryan et 10:30 p~ m., and immediately adjourned. -' ~ecial B~eetlr%~, i~T_~.~, A~ril ~, [947. · ," .t The Commissioners' Court of Brazes County, Texas, met in epee, iai session in the office cfi the County ~udge st the Courthouse in Bryan, Texas, at ten o'clock ac m., Friday,~. A, pr,,tl. Il, 1947, with the following members present: , v A.. $. Ware, County ~udSe, presiding; .,- Norton R. B~r~halter, Commissioner, Precinct lqo. I~ ,'~.;,.,~ William A. Conrad, Commissioner, Precinct No. g; and Newton Burlin, Commissioner, Precinct No. 4. .. , , , ·. ,; . ~, ;,. The purpose of the meeting was to canvass the returns and declare tho results -_ elections held the several common school districts of Brazes County, Texas, on ~atu~day, April 5, 1947, for .the selection of local school trustees and three members of the B~azo8 County Board. of ~Edunation, bain~ one member from the County-at-Large, and one member each fro~ Commissioners' Precincts 2 and 4. .. . ·; Whsreupo~ an official ~snva'ss of ~he returns made to the County ~udss showed the f'oa~o*in6 results of elections: . ~. ,,, ,~. .... "3" '"'~': '. ' For the election of one member of the County Board'oalled County Trustee at I~rge {n and 'f'or Brazes County.'' ~;, ',' ,-'" District No. an~ Rarqe:'_ ,~',' . - ' . ' Candidates and Vot~. ....... . . ~ _:.. _Fol.. _T. ~...Melvin O. }4. Albert FranJ£ ~.~ .,C,,,,j~, ~'~,,.,~., ~/,-~ ~ . , ~ ,,, ,. w~eox~ .~oot: -,.~erdine:" ~oy: ,):'Bethanz= Paine: R~'o:, ReEmund:i ,' (, naeh cr., ....... ".".,, ' --' ;-',,,'; '.. ',"., :: 2: ~, 'provldeD=e' '' L :''':.''''':;~<' ~. ,,,. ~'- '~: ~a '" ' '-~;-','.~ --" "-"~.,'.' "' ,-',,..: ,'-- ,~ ' -... _ .,. . ", , ; ,-- ,, .. ., 9, Reliance . ' . ':- ,.'.. , ' . 10 ' " ' .... "" ''" "' ~.--- . ' -- , , , ~ .:- _ . , , _'.. . ' ,' , :'. . - :, , , , :. · · _ l~artea ~¢ -- I ...... - .... Woodvllle ....... ~ '- ...... ' .... ' ........ ~ge e .............. Le~mra ....... ~ ~ ......I WIxon-~os~ O~ 52 ............... ~ob ~a~le 13 .............. Cedar Oro~ .......... ~ --' -- ~eta~ 4 .......... ~ 1 Alle~arm 4 .............. ~TA~ 227 6 1 3~ 3 ' ~ ~ I ~ WI[sox was e~oted Oo~y ~tee at ~rge ~a a~ for ~azos Co~t~, For ~he e~otlon of o~ m~ of She Co~y ~rd ~11~ Cou~'y ~ho~l ~uetee ~, Tabo~ : 6 Edse ; -- 8 was elected by a mistily of 27 votes. For the eleotloa of one me~e~ of t~e Oounty ~ard oa~ed Oo~y 8shoot ~ee in fo~ Co~issio~rs' Preside ~. A, of ~azos Cou~y, ~xas: k District ~. a~ N~e: Candidate ~ Vo~es: ~ereupon 1~ was ~ a~ ,4,9o, kred t~t aooo~i~ to the ,fore$ola8 reG~M. 0., M., :o~osioner 8 precise, but in view of the fast that satd'sohool diotrlot la nog l~ated ,,: ' within CAe oomtssto~rts preside fr~ whloh ~. ~ was a oa~i~te, t~e Co~t mas ~bh . ~tder theee votes in tabuMtt~ th~ ret~ns. , For tm eleotton of looal trusses tn the several oo~on aohool de.riots of t~ [Co~Cy, u~a oanvass of ~e tetras of e~otion by the Co~t, the foZlowl~ ~esulCs were 5, Millioaa ~er ~. 5~s 4 ~or~ ~rd ~raupon tt was fo~ ~4 desired t~t aoo~di~ ~ the ~re6oin6 ret~, Ro~l[. , , r ~a elected by a ~J~tty of o~e vote. · , . , ~:- , ~ '. ~er' wa~ereup°a It was fou~ a~ deo~re~ t~t aooordi~ to the fore.tn& retur~, ~m eupon t~ was fou~ ~d desired ~.aooo i ~t~ retur~ ' April Il, i Heasarling was elected without oppoel~Loa by s~x votes. ,,, , - .,: · 8, Steep ~ollow R.L. ~s~e~ ., ~. A. Tobias -", ~ereupon It ~s 'f~ ~ 6eo~ed t~t according to the foregoin~ rgtur~, 'R. L. ~ster wes eleote~ ~y a ~J~l~y of fl~ ~tes. " 9, Re, la ace Edw~6 ~odes 10 ~ereo~a Xt ~s fo~ a~ 8eol~e6 that aooor~ng to t~ f~egol~ ret~, ~es wes elected w~tho~t opposXt~oa by ten votes. LO, ~ea ~ais A. Operste~ Operst~y was elected by a ~J~ty of Z4 ~tes. ~. B. Wllsoa 10 ~hereupoa I t was found sad declared that according to the f~rego~ag returns, Hugh Thurmao was elected by a majority of fou~ votes. lo oaavaesiag the returns from Cosmos School District No'~ 12, Ts'bet, tho elootioa oertifio~te showed that omo trustee ~me to be elected and that a total of 50 votes Were' wit4-each"of t~o men receiving 49 votes as ft)llowe: 12. Tabor R. Wj Caldwell, 49 votes Will Presaal 49 votes Whereupon it wes found and declared that neither of the named parties received a maJo lty of the votes cast and therefore no one wes elected. : ; 14, Edge C.M. Puyae ~0 ,, : Whereupoa it wee fo~ed and declared that aocordiug to th~ fore,oleg returns, C. M.' Paym was elected without oppoe[tton by a total of 10 votes. ' ' ~oe Marks IA S. Wright ,~ 2 aocordln~ to the foregoing returoe, ~oe ~r8. Brewer Pete Leto 1 C. E. Dodson according to the foregoing returns, C. 15, Leonard Whereupon it was found and declared that Marks was elected by a majority of 12 votes. i' 17~ Rye-Stabler ,. Whereupon ~t wac found and declared that Dodson wes shored by a majority of 22 v~te8. '18, Steele 'o .Store Tony Annals 12' ~ Whereupon' 1~ Sas'" fo-n~ and declared' ~ "' ' that according to "the f~re~oing" ' returns,' ' ' ''~' Tony Angoa'~ wes eleote~;w['i;h~et opp;e'tt~o~ b, 20, Wtxon-~o8~o~ .,, ~th~ T. Yeager . , . ~m Mo~wZ8 20 ;.. ~eu~u It ~8 fou~ a~ deol~ed t~t i~smush as tw' ~ees were to be eledted this dl8~riot, a~ ao~rdi~ ~ the' ~Fe8ol~ ; ,, ~on 8tevene~ 2 '~ &p~Xl Il, 1947 .' '.'*- ;;.-'T' T7 ''" 1 Soot~ .as eleQ~ed by a majority of 8even vo~as. · [. : ., · . ,$~'?, ~ as. ~-~a a. ~. Cobb /f,'~, ~ ~ C. ~. Cobb 2 /~,', ,, ~ , C.R. ~xoa , 1 ~'t ,,' I ~ reechoed a ~Jor~W amd ~e~ef~e =o o~ ma aleo~ed. ~. ", ~ a~a ~e~ / :.. ' ,~ , , ~ ,',"t~ ~ ~ore was eleoted w~t~2~ oppoal~on by four vo~es. / / , ' ;"~ ; ~ ~ .,., I~:' ' , '' "' ' ~ ~" ' '~'~ ~ , ~ ~ ~ Co~o~r8 Cou~ of ~azoa Co~t~, ~exa., met l~ ~b. o'~ioe of [ ~ ~ ~e at t~ toulouse ~a ~aa, ~e~s, In re~r m~tl~, et ten o'o~ok a. m., ~a~, ~ ~.~ A.S. Ware, Cowry ~u~e, ~esidt~; , . , / ', ~:~ ~rton R. ~khal~er, Co~isnioner, ~eoi~t ~o. 1; . ' , / ,~]~ I Newton ~lia, ComlsaXoaar, ~eoi~ ~. 4; a~ ., I * ~, ~ Jr ~ ~' ( ·El·. ~o=,, .., ,.,,~., o~,o.,.. ,.,o,,. o, ,... oo,,..,., ,o, ,,. ,,,, o,,,.,.',,,,, . ' tl ~ ~ pit te reoetpts s~wl~ remitta~es to the County Treae~er of t~ a~ta speo~ied, , · / : [J~:~ ~ were reoeived and approved as fo~ows~ / '~ ~ . ·. / :~ ~ A. 8. 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