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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1954-02-08-1000AM-Regular27 4' ^ February 1, 19%. " • y 4 Oak Lumber C. A. Eastep, Star Route, Bryan, Texas. Metal Culverts, 12" through 36" din. Kelley Manufacturing, Company, w • Box 17, Houston, Texas. % a Metal Culverts, 60" through 72" dia. , Armco Drainage &-Metal Products, Inc., P. 0. Box 1699, Houton, Texas. is Arch Corrugated Galvanised Metal Culvert Pips Armco Drainage & Metal Products, Inc., • P. 0. Box 1699, Houston, Tax". Bridge Nails, 60 and _70 D ` Varisco Lumber Company Box 709, Bryan, Texas. • Staples, 1-1/8" and 1/4" Central Texas Hardware Company Bryan, Texas i ' Barbed Wire Central Texas Hardware Company Bryan, Texas. ' In accordance with the foregoing bids, it was understood and agreed by all parties that requisitions :or for given materials and supplies would be placed with the lowest bidders as hersinabove listed for the k 1; Period from February 1 to March 31, 1954. The Court voted to reimburse commissioner Burlin for =6.00 expanded for,travel on trip to Houton < on January 31, 1954, to be paid from Terracing Fluid of Precinct No. 4. Whereupon the Court adjourned. ; • aw aaaaawwwwwww'ww k Regular Meeting, Monday, February 8, 1954: A regular meeting of the Brazos County Commissioners' Court was held in the office of the county Judge in the courthouse on Monday, February S. 19540 beginning at 10:00 a.m., with the following members present: A. S. Ware, County Judge, presiding; Raymond A. Nolan, Commissioner of Precinct No. l; 1 Reuben F. Conrad, Commissioner of Precinct No. 2; t' Clyde J. Porterfield, Commissioner of Precinct No. 3; , Newton Burlin, Commissioner of Precinct No. 4; and l J I A. B. Syptak, County Clerk. ' The Court received and considered bids submitted in accordance with action of the Court on January U. { 1954; and based upon the following bidding form and specifications prepared by Caudill, Rowlett, Scott and J Associates, Architects, Bryan, Texaet "ADMDUM NO. 1, dated January 19, 1954 To the Specifications for Removing 4-, the Existing Brazos County Courthouse Bryan Texas Caudill, Rowlett, Scott and Associates This addendum applicable to work designated herein shall be understood to be and is an addendum ~ y,,• and as ouch shall be part of and included in the Contract. Y A. Paragraph 1.02 of'the Specifications: ut 1. Refer sub-paragraph "H. Ownership of Materials" ' DELETE in its entirety. ! » +r ADD as follows! ON. Ownership of Materialat 1. As the damolithn work progresses, all materials, rubble, debris, and rubbish V therefrom shall become the property of the Contractor, except as hereinafter • cp~e iA0, and it shall be his responsibility to remove them from the site at i V the earliest possible date. ~ ~t • _.^`o - ' t`¢v~'~~~. 's}r{Y;'klt~':..• + _'%''l~;~u~'r'~% t ''+:cz+aa s ~kay,i {bref~ ° ;y,; ~',k~, ,T,- -r''.1•.a.•i4,s,`.+15 i4t.M, t '~,.'v~~ a i 4+uX:•a J" :tY'' r'~ f: ` ~ ' ~ ' •'k • ; '~a'• ~'•r." " . - . .j^ _ , v a y , 7 • ,a - _ , ~ y, fI "February 8, 1954. 2. The bell in the courthouse tower and the wood louvered blinds located on the inside of the courthouse windows shall be the property of the 'k County and shall be disposed of as specified under Paragraph 1.03 below.■, T •';;S 2. ADD Bub-paragraphs L and M as follower "L. Performance Bonds Prior to eigning•of the contract tt the County eball require • the Contractor'to furnish a band in the amount of x{10,000.00 as surety of faithful executicn'of the Contract. The Contractor shall pay all obligations arising thereunder and shall furnish ouch evidence of said bond as the County may require. M. Liquidated Damages for Failure'to Complete on Time: To insure the sample- tion of the work in the manner specified and within the number of calendar F days stipulated by the Contractor in his proposal, the Contractor Shall pay the County one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day for each calendar day the ti i*V1 work remains unfinished in excess of the time stipulated by the Contractor and set forth in the contract. Such sum of money due or to become de from the Contractor shall be collected from him or his bondsman and will represent the proper measure of liquidated damages which the County will sustain per ~i day by failure of the Contractor to complete the work at the stipulated time and this sum is not to be construed as a penalty -in any sense. r''K B. Parsoph 1.0 of the specifications: Add sub-paragraph G as follows: Ownership of Materials: The bell in the courthouse to "F e a d th w d . w n oo r e louvered blinds located on the inside of the courthouse windows are the property of the County and shall be dismantled from the courthouse in a manner to protect them from damage of any description. The blinds shall be removed intact including the hinges, but not including any part of the I is window frames. As the bell and the blinds are removed from the building, l they shall be neatly stored in a safe place on the courthouse site and j protected from the weather until disposed of by the County." lli ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDE k Be" proposals addressed to the Brazos County Commissioners' Court, Bryan, Texas, covering the removal of the existing Brazos County Court House will be received at the ;f Office of the County Judge, Brazos'County Court House, Bryan, Texas, until 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 8, 1954, and then be opened and read publicly the same date and time. Any bid received attar closing time will be returned unopened. 7 Bid forms and specifications of work to be performed may be obtained from Caudill, Rowlett, Scott and Aaieociates, Architects, of 425 South Main Street, Bryan, Texas. The Brazos County Commissioners' Court, Bryan, Texas, reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive formalities. By direction of the Commissioners' Court at Bryan, Texas, this 11th day of January 1954. (A. S. Hare) County Judge of s Brazos County, Terse. "i • ruw , ~ n• PROPOSAL FOR MOVING THE EXISTING BRAZOS COUNTT"COURT HOUSE t ' To The Brazos County Commissioners' Court B T ~ ryan, exas Having carefully examined the specifications and having visited the site and examined all conditions affecting the work, the undersigned agrees to furnish all labor and equipment necessary for the complete removal of the existing Brazos County Court Howe f the s m r t f th f l i u or o sums se or as ol ows: © PROPOSAL The undersigned agrees to perform all of the work described in the specifications for the complete removal of the existing Brazos County Courthouse, for Brazos County, Texas, with the understanding that the undersigned will receive all salvage value from'materials taken from the project and will pay (or receive) the Bum of Dollars O to (or from) Brasov County.l , A TIME FOR COMPLETION c. It awarded a contract for this work, the undersigned agrees to complete the work in. calendar days from date of the contract. r, t, The undersigned agrees that he will not withdraw this bid for a period of thirty days - from the date hereof. (Seal if bid is by a Corporation) , l d DATE SIGNED ' ! r a ' ~ ~,1 _ ADDR899 F ~ 1 Strike out the words that are not applicable. • I.r wrvm~, , '6w _ , >.-y. s, .i:,l rT'.~^"1_y,-, .'T"•~Y>~•....-._ y~ z •1 L .i ~y'ir't r~~1r. =4Y-.. :tin. , av;Y•,(:-.~i S-'a° .,d , i . • i ~ 'i ' _ - _ . n. > . R: 1 r. - V.~f{ . i 1i~' - r l February S. 1954. 281 " SPECIFICATIONS FOR REMOVING THE EaSTING BRAZOS COUNTf COURT HOUSE . 1.01 SCOPE A. Work Included: 1. Complete demolition of existing building. 2. Remove all materials, debris and rubbish and clean the site. 3. Cap all utilities at the property line. B. Mork Not Included. Filling and leveling the site after the building is demolished. 1.02 GEN ERAL A. The Prolect: 1. Name: Brazos County Court House. 2. Location: Within the city limits of Bryan, Texas, on the city block which is enclond , by 26th Street on the South, Washington Avenue on the West, 25th Street on the North and College Avenue on the East. 3. Owner: Brazos County. 4. Date: January 11, 1954. 5. Architect: Caudill, Rowlett, Scott and Associates, 425 South Main Street, Bryan, Texas, Phone 3-2714. B. Examination of Site: Each bidder, before submitting proposals for his work, shall have examined the site and satisfied himself as to the existing conditions under which he will be required to work, or that will in any way affect the work under this contract. No allowances will be made in behalf of the Contractor for any error or negligence j on his part. C. Permits, Licenses, Ordinance and Regulations: The Contractor shall acquire all necessary permits or licenses required by law, ordinance and regulations, and shall pay all fees and give all necessary notices in connection therewith. a D. Protection: The Contractor shall provide such temporary walks, fences, or other pro- tective structures as are necessary for public safety. Provide sufficient light guards adjacent to any and all obstructions during dark which may be necessary. S. Insurance: ' 1. Owner's Liability: The Contractor shall maintain ouch insurance as will protect the County from its contingent liabilities for property damages, for personal injury, including death, which may arise from operations under this contract. Should action for damage, accident, injury or death, be initiated, the Contractor shall assume full responsibility for the defense thereof. 2. Contractor's Liability: The Contractor shall maintain such insurance as will pro- tect him from claims under workmens' compensation acts and from any other claims for property damages, for personal injury, including death, which may arise from t operations under this contract, whether such operations be by himself or by any sub-contractor or anyone directly or indirectly employed by either of them. „ F. . Completion Time: Each bidder shall state in the place provided on the proposal form the number of calendar days within which he will agree to complete the work of this contract. The number of calendar days for completion proposed by the bidders will be p considered in making award of contract, and the County reserves the right to make award to bther than the low bidder, if such other bidder can adequately guarantee a substantially more advantageous completion date than that offered by the low bidder. T G. Rat to Reject Bids: The Coufity reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept any bid considered advantageous. H. Ownership of Materials: As the demolition work progresses, all materials, rubble, debris, and rubbish therefrom shall become the property of the Contractor and it shall I be his responsiblity to remove them from the site at the earliest possible date. t i iti U _ . - nknown en: If any unknown or uncharted utilities are encountered during pro- gross of the work, promptly notify the Architect and wait for his instructions before proceeding. If such unknown utilities are encountered and work is continued without contacting the Architect for instructions, and damage is caused to said utilities, the Contractor shall repair, at his own expense, such damage to the satisfaction of the utility company concerned. J. Protection of Existing Walks, Curbs and Trees: 1. Barriers: Protect existing walks and curbs except as hereinafter specified and all trees within the area described under "Location" above from damage that may be caused either directly or indirectly from operations under this contract by erecting properly located barriers as necessary and maintaining them until com- pletion of this contract. ; 2. Repair or replace, to the satisfaction of the County all damages to walks, curbs . and trees indicated under "Barriers" above. K. Wording of Specifications: Where "you" is inferred, as for example, meet in place this ' item", the inferred "you" means "the Contractor shall or "the sub-contractor t shall as the case may be. ' l n 1.03 THE YORK ! ' _ A. F Scaffolding: Construct necessary scaffolding, adequate and sgfe in accordance with d' , all local laws and ordinances. Maintain during work and remove as operations progress. p B. " Utilities: Cap all utilities at property line taking care to use methods approved by the utility companies concerned. Remove all utilities from within property lines. C. The M t inz Building: s p le tely demolish the building in a safe orderly manner. 2. Excavate and remove all parts of existing foundation, pipe trenches, basements, a. underground vaults, and utility chases of all descriptions. D. Sidewalks and Curbs: 1. Sidewalks and curbs which are outside of the property lines are city property of the City of Bryan, Texas, and shall not be disturbed except as hereinafter r specified. 2. All sidewalks and curbs within the property lines shall be demolished and removed ' from the site: These sidewalks and curbs shall be demolished from the existing t+•• building out to the points where they encounter those sidewalks and curbs on city n .4=, E se+ M# ti riR~ , ~ ^ • , proPei tV 3. This work shall be accomplished by the Contractor without damage to city property.z - ♦Y Vi t HY •f1.. •y , •4Y4' J', L - - - J~l ~r~• ' r,~,,, ~iYw t~ ,.sx w.: ~ Z_~,r?ss'7.Fi,'t~_~•~.i;4~i~:`l;:ail ~y~rr,:z~IsY+~. '"YJ~/i '-Cirl`7'wH.,. y~~: e, r+ r.• ~ n. r s 7~ - , ..'Clt-,.i 1;~.:+1]~L 1~,i y, ;K• a•'''A 'f j~ ~•l, r, lu . . 4¢5i~ '1 , f"'. I 5~:~:4'+,'~ICCY•tl'~ir 'w+S 11 ~i•4:-if[.iXr'r": ~Yi `i:,~.t-~'r, .1' all, r~ :r ;d 3 F.~ iZ „I I i "V Y, + •1 • ` 'J `L + `I ` S + , ,t , v_ , ~ r ~ : ~ - T ' - J _ f , Y A _ , • • , , , Febraarj:B,O 1954 8. Flag Pole and Base,' Completely remove the existing flag polo and flag pole base from the site. F. C ean-u r le Completely remove all materials, rubble, rubbish and debris from the site. 2e The disposition of all materials, rubble, rubbish and debris shall be the responsibility of the Contractor. 3. Leave site clean. 4. Filling and leveling the site is not a part of this Contract.• R R R e R R R In accordance with the foregoing, the bids were opened and tabulated as followas Price to be Calendar days re- Name of Bidders paid by Countys wired for wgrrks Ted Hall and Cecil Poppe, Wrecking Contractors, 217 Prgnklin Avenue, Des Noinee, Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84,193.00 30 days Alternate Bid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,473.00 14 r 0. F. B. Construction Company, 5413 Grover Avenue, Austin, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,900.00 30 • N. C. Baker, Bryan, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,950.00 90 r Gossett Demolishing Co., Inc., 3818 Canal, r Houston 3, Texas. 5,000. S, Cheatham Brothers, Bryan, Texas. . . . . . . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . 6,945.00 60 r Walter W. Schmidt, Contractor, 2311 Kinney Road, Austin, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,500.00 75 • Walter Sayers, Bryan, Texas. . . . . . . . . . 9,992.00 45 • McBride Transfer R Storage Company, Bryan, Taxae. . . . . . .10,500.00 120 • B. T. Wright Lumber & Wrecking Company, ; 506 Redbud Lane, Dallas 11, Texas. . . . . . .11,200.00 IM The Service Company, 1120 McKinney, Houston 2, Texas. . . . . . .12,538.41 90 Koster Brothers Wrecking Company, 7023 Chocolate Road, Houston, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,.013,000.00 75 • ' It was found and declared by the Court that the lowest and best of the foregoing bids and proposals was submitted by Ted Hall and Cecil Poppe, Wrecking Contractors, 217 Franklin Avows. Des Moines, Iowa, at a price of $4,193.00 for completion of-the fob in thtsty days from date of work order or their alternate bid of $5,473.00 for completion of the fob within fourteen days of the work order. Accordingly, motion was made, duly seconded and unanimously adopted by wh ch the Court voted to accept , the alternate bid of Ted Hall and Cecil Ebppe of Des Moines, Iowa, and to award them the contract for the demolition of the present courthouse building within fourteen days from date of-work order for a cash consideration of $5,473.00, subject to their giving the required performance bond of $10,000.00 and with the understanding that the demolition work would be begun within five days from date of notioe which may be given at any time within six months from this date. (Sea original contract attached). Came on to be considered the matter of appointment of,election fudges to an%* for the cal- endar year of 1954. Whereupon after discussion and upon motion duly seconded and unanimously adopted these officials were appointed as followes IIL I e r' O . • 1 L'YU 4 n +1157 .«i X , y tl •t" 'Y.,- 1 - r - rl~u. .-.Tim .~'?f ' it ~t 1F 1 4 February 8, 1954. 283 ,ZLZC7EON JUDGES FOR BRAZOS COUN17 FOR XEAR 1954: ~ Yours Precinct Place$ r` Killican Robert Fuqua, presiding 'h Zwing Preacott Mrs. L. B. Simpson Wellborn J. E. Mosley, Presiding IJ,. 5 Mrs. Curtis Williams W;r Mrs. Dorothy Redman e'' 3 t< College Station_ H. E. Burgess, presiding 'i P. L. Downs, Jr. S. Richardson 4 ` Mooring (Steele'e Store) Charles Catrons, presiding, ti" z San, N. Fachorn e Sonny Stratta S Harvey C. F. Goan, presiding 'F 'J.-F. Grant J. X. Raines ~q 6 Kurtan E. E. Peters, presiding R ti T ' P. J. Fndler Fred Schram ~•ta Y ` Tabor Joe T. Locke, presiding k, - Henry Schram Wallace Stevener 8 Edge Albert Payne, presiding ±j Charles Payne Mrs. Roy Elliott 9 Smetana (Fountain Hall) Jerry W. Smith, presiding T, D. G. Cunningham • 'Yy r _ . , .4 Edward Merka 10 Bryan: Carnegie Library, E. J. Blazek, presiding ~~'!4'•i i`4 R. 0. Boriskie 0. A. Ashworth yr! J y Bryalet: Courthouse J. E. Gammon, presiding: ' ! . ? ~ _ R. V. Cole n ' R. V. Armstrong'' iiff -t _ 1r Reliance Charles N Shealy, presiding "4.• y. _ . .a r•.• : ' fr'iV','fk t9 Russell Lloyd B. L. Risinger 13 Bryant Crockett School f J. N. Stockton, presiding • - H. E. Connor Cecil Nabors ~t " d 3.4 Bryan: City Hall C. X. Detharg presiding W. O. Hearn, y;«'+ D. D. Jolly f 1S Bryant American Ls " ^'+v gion John M. Moore, presiding % Hall Elmer Bullock ' (HI , • Joe Reativo 16 College Hill* V. J. Boriskie, presiding ~V E E. D. Parnell Mrs. W. R. Horsley 17, Bryant Bowie School August L. Nowak, presiding~ :t Mrs. Herbert Little Mrs. W. S. Barron 18 Bryan: Stephen F. Austin _ A. S. McSwain, presiding E «yw t ' School Curtis Mathis i. C. A. Nigh • (19) Absentee votes Canvassing Boardt M. W. Dansby, Chairman S. L. Loveless 1 0. W. Kelley. r The Court received considered and roved N ` • app the following reports teem county and precinct ottlears ; 1. showing official tees of office collected and`` remitted to the County Treasurer according to duplicate copies'ot Treasurer's official receipts attached therstoi i A. S.,Were,'County Judge. . ° r'i~ . ~ tip.. • . , . . . .838.00 F4 A. B. Syptak, County Clerk. .932.30 12 a• ,Fi, k` • '~i..Y `v+~h✓' ~ .,F4u8.1.4^.'ti.".~fi'.-.•R~C.~a` 'r',i'SiiY'r.N~"ai: ' r 1,7r• w lir,-~'~i.w"~~. a.ar~l ~h' i, .4 :t ;i Z 4 284 ,1 V f~ ~ : ,T M1, •.f., ~ -..r J lr r -tr i .1• 11 ~c ,February 8, 1954. J. W. Hamilton, Sheriff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$382.15 Davis Grant, County Attorney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438.05 F. T. Cole, Clark of District Court . . . . . . . . . . . . 592.45 H. L. Graham, Justice of Peace of Precinct No. 41 Fees collected and remitted to Brasoe County. . . . . . . . 604.75 Fees to be paid by County for 54 cases 0 $4.00 each . . . . 212.00 Virgil Estill, Constable of Precinct No. 41 Fees collected and paid to County . . . . . . . . . . . 21.65. The Court received, approved and ordered filed as submitted the following reports, W. D. Burley, Veterans$ County Service Officer, for the month of January, 19541 Brazos County Welfare Board by W. D. Burley, Chairman, fbr the month of January, 1954) Brazos County Health Unit for the month of December, 19531 Fannie J. Taylor, Brazos County Negro Home Demonstration Agent for the month of January, 19541 E. 0. Pace, Brazos County Negro Agricultural Agent for the mouth of January, 1954; W. F. Kimbrough, Brazos ;ounty Agricultural Agent, for the month of January, 19541 L. P. Ambler, Jr., Assistant Brazos County Agricultural Agent, for the month of January, 1954; Miss Emily Ritter, Brazos County Home Demonstration Agent, for the month of January, 1954. The Court received and approved the following request for soil conservation work and authorised. Commissioner Burl.in to perform the services at his convenience: OTHE STATE OF TEXAS 0 COUNTf OF BRAZOS 0 TO THE HONORABLE COMSSIONERS COURT OF BRAZO9 COUNTI, TEEASs I, Donald S. Foster, hereby request you to do the following soil con- servation work for me: Terracing and installing a drain tile an my farm near Thompson Creek. 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 $7.00 per hour. The object of this work is the adequate terracing or drainage of the land and for soil conservation purposes. DATEDs February 5, 1954. /e/ Donald S. Foster 718 Lawrence Street, Bryan, Tay The Court received and considered the Annual Financial Report for the year 1953 as submitted by County Auditor F. J. Vitopil under date of 4anuary 14, 1954, accompanied by the following traamittals eBrasos County Bryan, Texas January 14, 1954. Hon. W. S. Barron, District Judge, Han. A. S. Were, County Judge, and the Honorable Commissioners Court, Brazos County, Texas. Gentlemen: In compliance with Article 1665, Civil Statutes of Texas, I herewith pre-' sent mr annual report of the financial condition of Brazos County, Texas, for the ! fiscal year beginning January 1, 1953, and ending December 31, 1953. and I hereby I I ~I 0 4 % T February 8, 1954, ` X85 a certify that this report is true and correct as per records in my + ° ,i "•t,l%, v;, office. Al ' •~•~I, r+co~. ~*.'~.,•r The county's outstanding bonded debt was reduced $27,000.00 during the year including $5,000.00 of road bonds series "B" of 1930, which the " i•;';,$ 41 ryy~, State of Texas had paid in full, so that with the end of the year, the y bonded debt of the county amounted to $565,000.00. Of this total the - , -i •r , . ,,,,ti,. ,fir , , State of Texas, under the terms of existing laws, will assume and~pay off as its portion, the amount of $2709442.00, thus leaving a net balance of $294.558.00 to be paid from the count , . - e•";1'~: r•• y funds. ' +.c 7i The assessed tax valuations have increased a total of $938,832.00 during the year, and the tax roll for 1953 totals $22,089,986.00. •t*,.~ Receipts from various sources totaled $4.4,903.17 and the disbursements totaled $387,013.49, making the receipts a total of 427 889.68 greater than disbursements. , Motor vehicle registrations have increased from 12,968 in 1952 to 13,939` in 1953 or an increase of 971 vehicles. The registration fees have increased ' • - • from $198 ,352.80 in 1952 to $216,232.25 or an increase of $17,879.15 of which - the county retained a total of $137,173.41 and a total of r matted to the State. $79,058.84 was rs- On page 28 of this report, you will note that our assessed tax value- tione since 1945, or fora period of nine years, had increased a total of $10,166,250.00 or an increase of 85.2 per cent. ` On page 29 of this report, you will note that since 1945, or for a •1 r ~ - ' ' ' ' ' period of nine years, our motor vehicle registrations had increased a .l•• ;.,1 total of 8,031 vehicles, or an increase of 135.8 per cent. The registra- tion fees for the same period had increased a total of $1409910.78, or t~'• an increase of 187 per cent. This increase is not due to oil or any other boom, but rather to the steady growth and development of the county. During the year, a total of $4,189.95 in salaries was paid to the eevm +4rt{;~ J. P.0e and seven constables in the outlying country precincts. It appears, that not a single arrest was made or single case tried in any of the seven r outlying country precincts. At least, none has been reported. r Respectfully submitted , r• /s/ F. J Vitopil, ~r0 r ^ + County Auditor, I'E County, Taxes." 'County Judge laid before the Court the following communication from Mrs. Albert Buchanan.'' s^rk`! Executive Secretary of the Brazos County Chapter of The•Amarican Red Croesr "The American Red C roes . Brazos County Chapter Parker Building si° Bryan, Teurae. February 3 1954. Judge A. S. Flare 2 County Court, Brazos County, ,I w :jY Bryan, Texas. ® Dear Judge Warer The Red Cross Fund Campaign for 1954, will be held during the month of March. ~sd r,,q A. R. Denney, Chairman, and his committee K. D. Bunting, Col. D. R.' i Altonte, Cecil Nabors and Mrs, Albert Buchanan, ask your permission to use {''•S the lower floor of the City National Bank Building for its campaign head- in. °'•2,; r' quarters, during that time. Your favorable replay to this request would bring a" great benefit to the local Red Cross Chapter, and will be deeply appreciated. t Very truly, F~ax - /a/ Mrs. Albert Buchanan, • Kra. Albert Buchanan, a~ Executive Secretary, A. Re C. Bryan, Texas." b, Upon motion seconded and unanimous adopted, the Court voted to a 'ur ~9 pprove 'fhe foregoing request and to permit the use of the•Astin Building space for the•month of Match, 1954, by the Brazos County G Chapter of The Americas Red •Cross for the purpose of serving as headquarters for the annual Fund Raising Campaign'fc! 1954;'with'the understanding, however, that'this -use will be without ,k w- Brazos County. espense to F"QKk -"l : 'iGq±dS ' A;FZ4L&';$srJ,?..#,dx?i"Z{•'•,iEit.a~2,l+~:ri%{i a y:.f %.:a&::i ~eFyFL1i`i ;i"•%`.~ a;,, u n. r~ *Y - •n l,. 1 ~:7'" - ,5," - - .•.'>'~i' .res•n».,~:"~:,+,~, ~'"!:t-tir• J,c~':Fk~'' 1 ~ chi 0 ~ I, , s 4 4 :d 7 February 8, 19540 County Judge reportd to the Court that Mr. Vaughn Robert Wilson, speaking for himself and his parents Mr. Jesse A. Wilson and Mrs. Selma M. Wilson, had lately advised him that-they would not execute the easement required for the construction of State Farm-to-Mrket Highway No. 2037 and the County Judge stated further that Mr. Albert Payne had during the past week also said that he would not execute the required easement. The County Judge stated that now the only course left open to the County would be to proceed with the condemnation of the necessary right-of-war required from these parties. Whereupon motion was made and duly seconded that County Attorney Davis Grant be instructed, to file and prosecute condemnation proceedings against these parties at the earliest practicable date by which the State of Texas, acting through its Highway Commission, might acquire the easement to build the proposed State Farm-to-Market Highway No. 2037 on the following described tracts of lend. The motion was adopted by the affirmative votes of Commiesionars Nolan, Conrad and Porterfield and.County Judge Ware. Commissioner Burlin voted "Present", stating as his reason therefor that the portion had not been called back before the whole Court since the Court formally approved the proposed location of said highway. The tracts of land to be condemned are as follows: Land belonging to Jesse A. Wilson, Mrse Selma M. Wilson and Vaughn Robert Wilson of Edge, Texas, and situated in the Mary Lawrence Survey, Abstract No. 30, and more particularly described as•followes BEGINNING at a point in the righ"f-way fence along the north side of a county road from U. 3. Highway 190 to Edge, Brazos County, Taxes, said point being South 60 degrees East, 780 feet along the county road right-of-way fence from the southeast corner of Billy J. Wilson tract, along county road to Edge, said beginning point also being 40 feet at right angles from the proposed centerline of Farm-to-Market Highway No. 2037 at Highway Station 275 ~ 32,,same being on a 2-degree curve; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the arc of a 2-degree curve on a line 40 feet north of the proposed highway centerline for a distance of approximately 1113'feet to a point 40 feet north from the proposed highway centerline at Highway Station 264 f 03.8; THENCE South 88 degrees nine minutes East, on a line 40 feet from and parallel to the proposed centerline for a distance of approximately'1674-6/10 feet to a point in a fence along a county road, same being the east aide of Jesse A. Wilson tract; THENCE South 26 degrees West along the fence line between Jesse A. Wilson property and said county road for a distance of 87-6/10 feet crossing the proposed highway centerline at 43-8/10 feet to a point 40 feet from the proposed highway centerline at right angles thereto; THENCE North 88 degrees nine minutes West along a line 40 feet from and parallel to the proposed centerline for a distance of approximately 1639 feet to a point 40 feet from the proposed centerline at right angles thereto at Highway Station 264 f 03.8, beginning of a 2-degree curve to the right; THENCE along the arc of said 2-degree curve to the right on a line 40 feet from the proposed centerline for a distance of approximately 741 feet to a point in the fence line on said county road from U. S. Highway 190 to Edge, egid point being 40 feet from the proposed centerline of F. M. Highway at right angles thereto: THENCE North 60 degrees West along said fence line for a distance of approx4mnti4 410 feet, crossing the proposed centerline at 155 feet to PLACE OF BEGINNING, and con`taining four and six hundred forty-two one thousandths (4-652/1000) acres of land more or lass. 0 o a a o Land belonging to Albert Payne of Edge, Tama, and situated in the Nary Lawrence Survey, Abstract No. 30, and more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the dividing line between Charlie Payne property and Albert Payne property, said point also being at the most east corner of Albert Payne property, said corner being in the southwest right-of-way of a county road from U. S. Highway 190 to Edge in Brazos County, Texas, said point also being South 45 Weat, 32 feet from Highway Station 198 ~ 79 on the proposed centerline of Farm-to-Market Highway 2037; THENCE South 45 East along the dividing line between Charlie Payne and Albert Payne properties for a distance of 8 feet to corner; THENCE North 44 degrees 40 minutes West along a line 40 feet from and parallel to the proposed center line of said Farm Highway 2037 for a distance of approximately 1403 feet to a point 40 feet from at right angles to the proposed center line of said farm highway at Highway Station 212 ~ 82, came being at the P. C. or beginning of a 3-degree curve to the left; THENCE in a wester3y direction along the arc of said 3-degree curve to the left on a line, 40 feet from the proposed center line for a distance of 1419 foot to a point 40 feet from the proposed center line at Highway Station 227 j 31.4, same being at P. T. or and of said 3-degree curve; THENCE North 88 degrees nine minutes along a line 40 feet from and parallel to the proposed farm highway center line for a distance of approximately 278-9/10 feet to corner in the fence along the said county road to Edge; ~ S • G 1 c 0 (7D . Fyl r~ cigt r -i • D P-.~ l • Moulded t ' t. _ February 8, 1954. THENCE North 45 degrees East along the fence line at said county road for a distance of approximately 109-4/10 feet crossing the proposed farm highway centerline at 54-7/10 feet at Highway Station 229 > 73 to a point 40 feet from the proposed highway centerline at right angles thereto; THENCE South 88 degrees nine minutes along a line 40 feet from and parallel to the proposed highway center line for a distance of approximately 204-3/10 feet to a point 40 feet from at right angles thereto, to Highway Station 227 ~ 31.4, same being at the beginning of a 3-degree curve to the right; THENCE in an easterly direction along the am of said 3-degree curve to the right on a line 40 feet from the proposed highway centerline for a distance of approximately 934 feet to a point in the fence line along said centerline at right angles thereto, at Highway Station 218 f 15; ' THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the fence line on the southwest side of said, county road from U. S. Highway 190 to Edge for a distance of approximately 1936 feet to PLACE OF BEGINNING, and containing two and forty-five one hundredths (2-45/100) acres of land more or less. Came to be considered the matter of allocation to the several precincts for permanent road con- , struction of the $22,000.00 now available in the Brazos County Farm-to-Market Road Fund. After dis- cussion and upon motion duly seconded and unanimously adopted, the Court voted to allocate this j42,000.00 by amounts and percentages as follower Precinct No. Percentage Amount 1. . . . . . . .28 per cent. . . . . . . .$6,160.00 2. . . . . . . .28 " . . . . . . . . 6,160.00 It _ t I 3. . . .16 " . . . 3,520-01D r 4. . . . . . . . .28 " . . . . . . . . 6,160.00. On motion duly seconded and unanimously adopted, the Court voted to pay all bills which have been jrt properly filed and approved and for which budgeted fluids are available. Whereupon the Court adjourned. 2811 krW r a fi %A i t-,i ,71 t. - Special Meeting, Friday, February 12, 1954. A special meeting of the Commissioners' Court of Brazos County, Terns, was held in the office of v the County Judge in the courthouse beginning at 8x30 a.m., Friday, February 12, 1954, with the following members presents ; A. S. Ware, County Judge, presiding; i •.x ~ Reuben F. Conrad, Commissioner of Precinct No. 2; and • r{t 4 ~ Y t I ' i ® Newton Burlin, Commissioner of Precinct No. 4. t y 1 tTi ti ~ ;aY e The purpose of the meeting was to pass upon payrolls on the Permanent Improvement Fund for 4 construction work at the Brazos County Shops and for fencing of the right-of-way of. State Farm-to- Y,* Market Highway No. 2037 (Edge Cutoff) for the period from February 1-11► as submitted by J 1954 C , , . . 4 Marks, County Shop Foremen. ' On motion duly seconded and unanimously adopted, the Court received and ordered paid the following PVTOUSI C~ 'k Right-of-way fencing. 8617.50 Permanent Improvement . . . . . . 42.00 w ii l! ~Vj f ° ° Whersupon the Court adjourned; . . x~E Special Meeting, Saturday, February 13, 1954. A special meeting of the Cosmmissionerst Court of Brazos County was held in the office of the n Y; v County Judge in the courthouse beginning at 10100 a.m., Saturday, February 13, 1954, with the following } y members presents t 1 ` F:~~'~i''d''~'~• n`~ `f . ~'~i . .0 n~ 4'~"°4'~* ~.S'.nd YteJt'.!l u.a'~.t, ~ w•~+~'.1>;:i1.71:+~i.i.~*C ;@~.~',,, t ` r.t.. . . ~•!~^.'~:+~P'`CS~•'IF~~W w' 5~'+~~,~~Cy `r~t~~ • ~'F %IiT , • . A R ~ a I 1 . .1 u 1• ref 4' i . . , - • - ' - _ ` - _ ' - - . .