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Home My WebLink About1952-11-10-1000AM-Regular142 i t REGULAR MEglINO, MONDAY, NOVEKBER 10, 1952 r r • 3ti -ri r` i ,L. q 7a;,. II(Fvp/Yr 1 ,7 f1 •i 1 r y; r +rr •Rr :t r; .2 ,i ti z , 'V r A regular meeting of the Commissioners!%Ccurt of Brazos- County, TwAs, was Held in the office of the County Judge beginning at MOO a.m. on'Nonday, November 10, 1952, with the following members presents A. S. Ware, County Judge, presidingf Raymond A. Nolan,,Commissioner of Precinct No. 1, Reuben F. Conrad, Commissioner of Precinct No. 2, Clyde J. Porterfield, Commissioner of Precinct No. 3, Newton Bu•lin, Commissioner of Precinct No.'4f and A. B. Syptak, County Clerk. The Court received and approved the following reports as submittedi Brazos County Health Unit for the month of September. W. M. Kimbrough, County Agricultural Agent, for the month of October. L. P. Amsler, Assistant County Agricultural Agent, for the month of October.. Mine Deily Ritter, County Home Demonstration Agent, for the month of October. Fannie J. Taylor, Negro County Hcne Demonstration Agent, fbr the month of October. Brazos County Welfare Board by W. D. Burley, Chairmen, fbr the month of• = October. W. D. Burley, County Veterans Service Officer, for the month of October. Brazos County Hospitalization Committee, by Dan Russell, Treasurer, « tabular report of disbursements from June of 1951, through October 13, 1952, covering thirty-eight cases for total payments of $2152.91. the Court received and approved as submitted the following County and Precinct officers' reports of fees of office, collected and remitted to the County Treasurer according to duplicate receipts attached: A. S. Ware, County Judge . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 51.00 A. B. Syptak, County Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,771.30 J. W. Hamilton, Sheriff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349.56 Davie Grant, County Attorney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 749.56 F. T. Cole, Clerk of District Court . . . . . . . . . . 1,270.16 H. L. Graham, Justice of Peace, Precinct No. 41 Fees collected and turned in to County . . . 488.65 Cash withdrawn fmmCounty, 104 oases at $2.50 per ogee, 260.00 Virgil Estill, Constable, Precinct No. 4, Fees collected and paid to County . . . . . . . . 210.50 The Court received, noted, and approved the Amaral Audit Report of the Brazon County C®on School System, for the fiscal year ending August 31, 1952, as submitted by County , Auditor F. J. Vitopil under the following letter of trarnsmittalr °Bryan, Taxes October 23, 1952 Main. W. S. Barron, District Judge, Han. A. S. Ware, County Judge, and the Commissioner' Court, Brazos County, Texas. Gentlement Herewith, I present my audit report of Mr. W. D. Bunting, Brazos County School Superintendent, covering the school fiacal year ending August 31, 1952. Overall cash balance in all funds has increased from $968.28 on August 31, 19517 to $10,480.96 on August 31, 1952, or an increase of $9,512.68. r, h • ~ i o 1 E f' C . F r 1 i a •~,ro '♦L'h ..vY~Yixt'd J•JLrt~E`kr~'•+.~,`.°• c - 143 REGULAR MEETING, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1952 00n August 31, 1951, the Local Maintenance Fund had a deficit % ' of $526.60. During the year, this deficit was wiped out and ended the year with a cash balance of $7,609.17. eon August 31, 1951, the Local Maintenance Fund of school y +e. „ district No. 10 had a deficit of $3,715.59. Dili the this deficit was also wiped out and the district ended thear, „ year with a'caeh balance of $1, 195.56. • w "On August 31, 1951, the Transportation Fund had a deficit of $1,831.69. During the year, this deficit was also completely wiped out and ended the year with a cash balance of $544.63. "The bonded'debt of school dLatrict No. 10 was reduced $4,200.00 during the year by payment of this amount and the y, s •i:. , , i3 + t + r - present banded debt of this district is now $49,600.00, r "During the year $6,000.00 of bus warrants were paid off, „ leaving a balance of $12,000.00 still to be paid. The original amount of bus warrants issued was $30,000.00- OV iy "It is my opinion that the Bmzos County school system has never been in better shape financially than at present, due " principally to increased state appropriations and an economical and business-like administration. "The books and records in the office are exceptionally well and y neatly kept and are in excellent shape. The accounting system Ay. i• used and the accuracy with which this eVetem is being kept is excellent. "Respectfully submitted, F. J. VITOPIL County Auditor, Brazos County, Texas." ' Mrs. Ben Powers of Rcute.2. Box 36, Bryan, appeared before the Court and urgently requested the County to provide a culvert and entrance-way into her property lying north of the City of Bryan on State Highway No. 6, webers she has recently built a trailer parkway and rock house. In view of the fact that this location is within Precinct No. 4, the County Judge directed the ingldry to Commissioner Burlin. Commissioner Burlin stated that he had long a ga provided Hrs. Powers with one 'fr adequate entrance to her property and that she could reach the new improvement she has constructed N .;a by traveling inside her own property and parallel with the highway. He stated that it was his 7 policy and that of the County to provide business or commercial entrances only at the expense of the it taxpayersj.that he was perfectly willing to provide lire. Powers with an additional entrance into her `a property it she would pay the actual cost of its construction. County Clerk A.B. Syptak laid before the Court the following four bids fbr a new thirty- b six drawer docket file which is now being required fbr additional fib ing space In the office of the e " County Clark. The bids were for one new olive green steel docket file with thirty-six drawers complete,delivered at Bryan: 1. The E. L. Stock Company, Austin, Texas . . . . $219.19 1 r 2. Stafford-Lowdon Company, Fort Worth, Texas . . . . . . . 238.00 l 3. Claris & Courts, Houston, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240.95 f' i ; 4. Bennett Printing Company,'Dallas, Texas . . . . . . . . 240.95 From the foregoing bids it was found and declared by the Court that the bid of $219.19 F submitted by the E. L. Steak Company of Austin, Texas, was the lowest and beat bid available and • ' i that it would be to the best interest of Brazos County to accept it. Thereupon, a motion was made, duly seconded and unanimously adopted by which the Court voted to accept the said bid of $219.19 submitted by the E. L. Stook Company as the lowest and best and authorized the County Clerk to place the order accordingly. y 'Upon motion duly seconded and unanimously adopted the Court approved and ratified the sale ^'~4f to H. F. Anderson of Normanges, Texas, for $5D.00 cash, the following described old and badly used , item of road equipment, heretofore allocated to•Precinat No. 2, of which Mr. Reuben F.Conrad is Commissioners `i, „ 144 = RB0ULAR MUTING, MONDAY, NOVagm lo, 1952 One Bucyrue-Hrie dirt scraper, Model H28, 21 cubic yard capacity, Serial No. 17924. Upon motion duly eeoonded and unanimously -adopted. the Coat voted to pay all bills which have been properly filed and approved and for which budgeted funds are available . I Whereupon the Court recessed until 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 12, 1952. f~ - RECESSED SESSION OF REGULAR NOVEMBER MEETING. 1HURSDAY NOVEMBER 9 1952 la A recessed session of the regular November meeting of the Commissioners' Court of Brazos County, Texas, was hold in the office of the County Judge beginning at 9:00 a.m., on Thursday, November 130 1952, with the following members present: A. S. Ware, County Judger presidingi Raymond A. Nolan, Coimdssioner of Precinot No. 1, Reuben F.Conrad, Commissioner of Precinct No. 2, y Clyde Je Porterfield Commissioner of Precinct No. 39 c .AH Newton Burlin, Commissioner of Precinct No. 4. The purpose of this session was to name the members,of a Citizens' Advisory Committee to work ' with the Court in connection with the proposal for the construction of a new Courthouse-Jail for Brazoe ter`' County. After due deliberation, the following named persons were appointed to constitute an eleven-saber..' `ACiitisms~ Advisory Committee, to serve without pay, and to hold its initial meeting jointly with the Court at 10:30 some an Monday, December S. 1952: Ernest Langford, Chairman; ^Vy He V. Armstrong Joe Re Barron C. We Fisher We We Humphries C. Me Jones I. Me Kelley a William T. Moore i1J He L. Whitley Brazos A. Varisco There being no further business the Court finally adjourned for the tbs. ` County Judge G L1 ATTEST jgt~y' 5`t5 County Cleric ~ a • • • • • • a • • a • a • a a a • • w • a • a • • • • • • • • • e • ~ ~F7 i + I F ~ - _ r c fi' I P: } O ~ b• I •i fl~ !`4 ` O S * t { , f ' ,~~L"d+jjrc~Li~~h~''7 ".~~~•b~~i'!~~d?M+.MK~S7_ ~4 "r''~~' ,~y. f~!,~}^S Y'rv ` , r • ~ • . i ' - ,-r„ ~ ~ 4Se~4;~a,{Nt4,ds ~h . , .,i ~h8o-~ ' k *us0.*J-+~C"~ '~W~~ .Cl' ;~j{~leq~+~' ~'r,:,,