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Home My WebLink About1953-07-30-0900AM-SpecialI - t0i,1 .1 !x ~a ~ itW. ~vtc +h-' - [ v_ef_/. vi`J.w~N• _ .l - S-a.: C Sr Cfa..a 6 Ju11 27, 1953 extending from State Paet+io•*WftL Highway No. 1174 to the Old San, Antonio Road and known locally ` u the Cameron Ranch Road. Mr. M. B. Orr acted as spokesman,foif this'group and a umber of other citisens gave, their views. This request we taken under advisement to be considered when the proglma is submitted to the State Highway Commission for ; projects, to be completed during 19Sb4955. E Whereupon the Court adjourned. r eeeeeeore•eee Special Meeting, Thursday, July 30, 1953. O A special nesting of the Cameiseioners Court of Brazos County, Tom, me held is the office of the County Judge in the Courthouse in Bryan, Tenons, beginning at 900,a.a., Thursday, O Jdr 30, 1953, with the following embers presents A. S. Mars, County.Judge, prosidiogi Raymond A. Nolan, Commissioner of Precinct No. 11 a Reuben P. Conrad, Commissioner of Precinct No. 21 Clyde J. Porterfield, Commissioner of Precinct No. 3t Newton Burlin, Commissioner of Precinct No. 41 and A. B. Syptak, County Clark. The Coact received and approved the following application for soil conservation wort end -authoslssd Coemiaaianer Conrad to have the work domes , THE STATE OF TE AS ~ , COUNTI OF BRAZOS 0 . Y, r . TO THE HONORABLE OaHMISSIONERS COURT OF BR= OOUN I, TEWs I, B. L. Riainger, hereby request you to do the following, son eonservatlOn work for mes w Terracing on about 45 acres. As compensation therefor, I agree to pay to the County in cash the fair and ' equitable costs of such work based upon a rate of 16.00 per hour. The object of this work is the adequate terracing or drainage of the Lod and for soil conservation purposes. DATEDs July 25, 1953. - ' (Signed) B. L. Risimger, Route 3, B1980, Tyass. County Judge A. S. Mare aabmitted a proposed budget for the County for the flout - (salemdar) year of 1954, carrying total proposed expenditures and reserves of =542,600.00 with a O recommended tans rate of 800 per 1100.00 valuation. LCnereupon Commissioner Nolan moved that the budget be accepted and public hearing set thereon, and Caamiesioner Burlin seconded this motion. This motion me unanimously adopted. Motion was made, duly seconded, and unanimously adopted, by which it was ordered that ' the proposed budget for 1954 be filed with the County Clerk and set down for public hearing in the office of County Judge in the Courthouse at Bryan at 10300 am, v . Friday, August 28. 1953, one - , < that public advertleemumt of this hearing be made by publishing the following notice in the Bea D Daily Eanie of Bryan, Texas, =as each week for three consecutive weeks prior to the public hearings , "NOTICE OF HEARING ON BRAZOS COUNTS BUDG"T FOR 19543 'Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to action of the Commissioners Court f tl Lam' July 30, 1953 • u191' ~4`tY _A of Brazos County, Texas, taken on July 30, 1953, open public hearing will be held in the office of the County Judge of Brazos County, Texas, in the Courthouse of said County in Bryan, Texas, at 10:00 a.m., on Friday, Au t 28, 1953, for consideration of the 1954 budget for Brazos County submd tt used , to the Court on July 30, 1953; and now remaining on rile in the office of the 3 • County Clerk of said County, all in accordance with law. Taa~er d her Interested are invited and urged to acquaint themselves sad dg during the time it remains on rile with the Clerk before - 4, the hearing. ' ' 'At the conclusion of the hearing, final action will be taken by the Cam- " missioners Court of Brazos County, Texas, for the adoption of the budget for'''`' a' 1954 as finally agreed upon. wBY DIRECTION of the Caamisbioners Court of Brazos County, Texas, on Jul, 30, ^ 1953. , A. B. SYPTAK t (A. B. Syptak), County Clerk and &Pofficio Clark of the Commissioners Court of Brazos County, Texas." The County Judge laid before the Court the following oommfmloation from John E. Blair, District Engineer, District 17 of the State Highway Department: ff "TEXAS HIGHWAY DBPAR7MENT t Bryan, Texas July 21, 1953 Honorable A. S. Ware County Judge, Brazos County Bryan, Texas. Dear Judge Ware: The State Highway Commission will proceed within the next two months to adopt a program of Farm Road Construction for the next two years. This program will be !mown as the 1954-55 State Pam to Market Road Program. ' - You are familiar with the procedure followed in the past whereby the ~ various Commissioners' Courts indicated their preference as to the most urgent and necessary work to be accomplished. We are attaching , a map of your county and are requesting that your preference be indi- cated on this map in colored pencil. You may wish to indicate your first, second and third choice. In order that the program may be submitted to the Austin Office with- In the time allotted, you are requested to return this map with your letter of transmittal to this office by August 15, 1953. i very truly yours,' (Signed) John E. Blair John E. Blair ~L 1 ~ I ~a 1 • ~'r ~y ysy~. I District Engineer -S T/rb District Seventeen attachment" ';1~ In accordanoa with the fors going request and upon motion duly seconded and adopted by a vote of 4 to 1 with the affirmative votes therefor being oast by Commissioners Nolan, Conrad, Burlin, ` and County Judge Ware, with Commissioner Porterfield voting no, the Court recommended the following road projects: FIRSTS The Old State Highway No. 6 from the city limits of College Station ; southward to the Curd Crossing, a distance of approximately ten (10) miles] f • SECOND: The Cameron Ranch County Road from FM Highway No. 1174 in a northwesterly direction to its intersection with the Old San Antonio Boad, a distance of ii approximately six and one-half (6j) mileal and , I'THM1 fie Kurten-Long Tr stle Road froze State Highway No. 21 at Kurten in a south- r , ?t, ' ! easterly direction to the intersection of the Boman County Road a distance r of approximately five and one-half (51) miles. The Court received and "considered bids for an electric refrigerator for the &asos County s Jail'as presented by County Auditor F. J. Vito il. on motion, ;j _ P duly seconded and unaaimcua>,y adopted, , _ ~ } ~i, - - _ _ _ _ Y • .h_~ . +iK+"'~'rW+'~•'-'+i~.°tit x.x,.l` r~~:: i ~,qt~ •t~•''_ 2 2 U Jay 30a 1953 U10 Court aoeepted the lowest and best bid as that submitted,by Central Texas Truck and roplemant' Company of &yaM.'was, for one new L 103 International Harvester Refrigerator U type Freezer, 10.4 cubic teat storage,, at net price delivered to Brazos County of 5279.00. County Auditor P., J. oltopil ]aid before the Court bids for supplies,aad materials re- quired for Road and Bridge Administration for the sixty-dap period beginning Augcst 1 and ending September 30, 1953, and upon opening and considering them, motion was made and unanimously adopted by which the Court awarded contracts for the period to the following concerns for the materials apecifiedb on basis of lowest and best bider Boehok Fag Co., Inc., 5806 Long Drive, Houston 17, Texas. . . . . . . . • . . . . . . .motorgrader blades H. Z. Blackman, 2614 Todd Street, Bryan, Texas. • • • • • • • Jim Beard • • • • . . • • • • cedar posts • , 706 Tatum Street, Bryan, Texas. Al C. W. Fisher Concrete Plant, Star Route, Brfah, Texas. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • cement Buffalo Hardwood Lrzobsr Cempaw, P. 0. Box 425, Buffalo, Texas. • • , ..hardwood lumbez' C. A. Eastep, Star Routs, Bryan, Texas. Conroe Cresoting Co., P. 0. Box 109, Conroe, Texas.. . . ••...aresotsd piling Conroe Cresotirig Co.. P. 0. Box 109, Conroe, Texas. • , • • • ~ • • • • ,•ereseted 1~ber United Cresoting Company, P. 0. Box 7586, r Houston 7, Texas. C. W. Fisher Concrete Plant, Star Route, Bryan, Texas. . • • • ' • • • • • • ~ • • ; • '4•. • • • • • • .concrete culverts ' Woodson Lumber Compare, 1106 S. College, Bryan, Tame... • • • . • • • .70d bridge nail Central Texas Hardware Co•,•„ 60d bridge nails 202-16 South Bryan Ave., • • • • • 11/80 lire staples Bryan, Texas. 1-1/40 wire staples Armco Drainage & Metal barbed win Produces, Ina.) , P. 0. Box 1699, ..........(metal drainage Pips Houston 1, Texas. i (or culverts. Ibarogm the Court adjourned. ~ • 'Ln Jr•fn • are , ATISYT Coaaty Judas B. a unt ark. i•rrrrrii0iiiisri•i♦'•iiiiiiiiiiiiiifi Regular Meeting, Monday,-Anon L0, 1953. A regular meeting of the Cammtssionerer Court of Brazos Conatyr Tenons, was held is ths_ Office of the County Judge in the Courthouse oirlbnday,,August 100 1953, beginning at 1Or00 with the following members presents it A. S. Ware, Cormty Judge, presiding] ,L J~ Raymond A. Nolan, Co®isalonar of Precinct No. 11 i . f' • t i I I n- k r t o3 f i Aid