{"id":208,"date":"2011-08-01T11:23:29","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T16:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swishertx.com\/?page_id=208"},"modified":"2011-08-01T11:28:23","modified_gmt":"2011-08-01T16:28:23","slug":"commissioners-court-docket","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.swishertx.com\/?page_id=208","title":{"rendered":"Commissioners Court Docket"},"content":{"rendered":"

COMMISSIONERS’ COURT DOCKET<\/strong><\/p>\n

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JULY 1890 THROUGH AUGUST 1891<\/strong><\/p>\n

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JULY 1890<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clark & Courts; application to furnish books; $1,266.50<\/strong><\/p>\n

allowed, Pg. 1-1<\/p>\n

Diebald Safe Co.; application to sell safe; $375 allowed, 1-2<\/strong><\/p>\n

L. D. Mars; petition to be appointed County Attorney; approved; 1-3<\/strong><\/p>\n

L. D. Mars; Official bond; approved, 1-3<\/strong><\/p>\n

L. D. Mars; claim as ex officio services per month; $25 allowed;<\/strong><\/p>\n

1-4<\/p>\n

County Clerk; Ordered to procure book from Hall County; books rec’d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aug. 2, 1890; Pg. 1-5<\/p>\n

County Clerk F. Faulkner; Official bond; approved; 1-6<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sheriff Frank Scott; Official bond; approved; 1-7<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tax Assessor T. A. Gray; Official bond; approved; 1-8<\/strong><\/p>\n

Justice of the Peace G. F. Acred; Official bond; approved; 1-9<\/strong><\/p>\n

S. P. Strong; Claim for making general index to deeds; $55 approved;<\/strong><\/p>\n

2-1<\/p>\n

W. W. Stegall; Official bond; approved; 2-2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Com. court; Order for court house; no action; 2-3<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diebald Safe Co.; Order for jail; $4,300 approved; 2-4<\/strong><\/p>\n

J. L. Stallings & W. G. Conner; Ordered to have assessors rolls<\/strong><\/p>\n

transcribed (no action); 2-5<\/p>\n

Motion to create a 4th class; allowed 2-6<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clarke & Courts; Bill for furniture; $75 allowed; 2-7<\/strong><\/p>\n

Special tax levied for courthouse and jail and general purposes;<\/strong><\/p>\n

court house & jail tax fifteen cents on $100.<\/p>\n

Twenty-five cents on $100 (no allowance or approval) 2-8<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tulia Town Company; Order to buy two lots; price of two lots $35<\/strong><\/p>\n

allowed; 3-9<\/p>\n

Court; Order to contact General Land Office for certificates; approved<\/strong><\/p>\n

3-10<\/p>\n

Court; Ex-officio salary of officers; County Judge $500, County Clerk<\/strong><\/p>\n

$350, Sheriff $500; approved; 3-11<\/p>\n

Com. W. G. Conner; Appointed to superintend boring the well in jail<\/strong><\/p>\n

yard; approved; 3-12<\/p>\n

L. D. Mars; appointed to look after county school land; approved;<\/strong><\/p>\n

3-13<\/p>\n

J. L. Stallings and W. G. Conner; appointed committee to empower<\/strong><\/p>\n

said agent to act for county; approved; 3-13<\/p>\n

It is ordered by Court; Bonds for title for jail lots and court house<\/strong><\/p>\n

square; approved; 3-14<\/p>\n

Court; Purchase Lots 6 & 7 in Block 31 for jail; $35 approved;<\/strong><\/p>\n

3-15<\/p>\n

Court; Rental of house for temporary building; amt. $8.00 approved;<\/strong><\/p>\n

3-16<\/p>\n

Citizens of Swisher County; Petition for special school tax; twenty<\/strong><\/p>\n

cents on one hundred dollars valuation; approved and an election ordered<\/p>\n

on 13th day of Sept. A. D. 1890; 4-17<\/p>\n

Presiding officers of election; Claim for holding election; allowed;<\/strong><\/p>\n

4-17<\/p>\n

Officers of Court; Per Deim; six days each allowed; 4-18<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

SEPTEMBER 1890<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Clark & Courts; % of G. F. Acred; Notary seal and record<\/strong><\/p>\n

$8.00 (no action); 4-1<\/p>\n

Clark & Courts; % of County Clerk; 100 blanks and postage $2.82<\/strong><\/p>\n

allowed; 4-2<\/p>\n

F. W. Scott; % transporting prisoner; $70 allowed; 4-3<\/strong><\/p>\n

W. C. Gray; % paid on 12 chairs; $120 allowed; 4-4<\/strong><\/p>\n

W. G. Conner; % paid purchase of 1 dozen chains; $7.80 allowed\/ 4-5<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clerk; Transcribing minutes to District court minutes; Ordered paid;<\/strong><\/p>\n

4-6<\/p>\n

C. L. Carter; Officer for special school tax election; appointed;<\/strong><\/p>\n

5-7<\/p>\n

Sheriff Crosby County; boarding prisoner; requested to present bill;<\/strong><\/p>\n

5-8<\/p>\n

J. T. Service; Bid on court house; amt. $2,000 accepted; 5-9<\/strong><\/p>\n

Citizens of Swisher County; Petition to court to allow for finishing<\/strong><\/p>\n

well on public square; $100approved; 5-10<\/p>\n

Mrs. S. E. Butts % for boarding well men while digging well on public<\/strong><\/p>\n

square; $11 allowed; 5-11<\/p>\n

D. L. Baker; % for digging well on jail yard; $42.50 allowed; 5-12<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

OCTOBER 1890<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Clarke & Courts; County books; $1,172.08; 6-1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clarke & Courts; Recording desk; $25.00; 6-2<\/strong><\/p>\n

W. S. Thacker & Bros. house rent; Amt. $8.00 allowed\/ 7-1<\/strong><\/p>\n

C. R. Bailey for erecting windmill on public square; $100 allowed;<\/strong><\/p>\n

7-2<\/p>\n

F. W. Scott Sheriff; transporting prisoner form Canyon jail to Vernon<\/strong><\/p>\n

jail; $60.40 allowed; 7-3<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

NOVEMBER 1890<\/strong><\/p>\n

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W. G. Conner appointed presiding officer of election in<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prec. 1, pg. 14; 6-1<\/p>\n

C. L. Carter appointed presiding officer Prec. 2, metes & bounds<\/strong><\/p>\n

of Prec. 2; page 14 min.; 6-2<\/p>\n

F. A. Scott appointed presiding officer Prec. 3, metes & bounds<\/strong><\/p>\n

of Prec. 3 page 14 min.; 6-3<\/p>\n

T. A. Gray appointed to hold election in Prec. 4, metes & bounds<\/strong><\/p>\n

of prec. 4, page 15; 7-4<\/p>\n

S. Faulkner; account freight on books; $7.00; 7-5<\/strong><\/p>\n

C. R. Bailey asks this court to correct the Ret. from Prec. 2; Rets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

corrected; 8-1<\/p>\n

W. W. Stegall County Treas.; Quarterly Ref.; Accepted; 8-2<\/strong><\/p>\n

W. W. Stegall % on Pub. School fund; amount .85 allowed; 8-3<\/strong><\/p>\n

Frank Scott; bond as Tax Coll.; Amt. $6,000 approved; 8-4<\/strong><\/p>\n

J. M. Stapp; bond as Com. Prect. 2; Amt. $3,000 approved; 8-5<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jury of Review on public roads in Swisher County; Report; Report<\/strong><\/p>\n

accepted and roads declared public roads; 8-6<\/p>\n

J. L. Stillwell, C. r. Bailey, J. C. Jowell; 8 days services as Jury<\/strong><\/p>\n

of Review at $2.00 per diem and mileage; $24.40 each allowed; 9-7<\/p>\n

W. B. Hutchison; as sup on roads; $36.00 allowed; 9-7<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sam Wise Sheriff of Randall County; Account for feeding prisoner;<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amt of Account $36.75 allowed; 9-8<\/p>\n

L. D. Mars; Account against Swisher County; Amt. $27.50 allowed;<\/strong><\/p>\n

9-9<\/p>\n

S. Faulkner; Account freight on file case; Amt. of Account $5.08;<\/strong><\/p>\n

9-10<\/p>\n

F. A. Scott, J. L. Stallings, W. C. conner; bonds as commissioners<\/strong><\/p>\n

of Prec. 3, Prec. 4, Prec. 1, respectively; amt. of Bond $3,000 each approved;<\/p>\n

9-11<\/p>\n

G. f. Acred J. P. Prect. 1; bond; approved; 9-12<\/strong><\/p>\n

Frank Scott; Bond as Sheriff; approved; 10-13<\/strong><\/p>\n

Frank Scott; bond as County Collector; Approved; 10-14<\/strong><\/p>\n

J. H. Settle County Judge; bond; approved; 10-15<\/strong><\/p>\n

J. H. Settle County Judge; Bond ex-officio County Supt.; approved;<\/strong><\/p>\n

10-16<\/p>\n

F. Faulkner County & Dist. Clerk; Bonds; approved; 10-17<\/strong><\/p>\n

W. B. Hutchison Surveyor; bond as surveyor of Swisher County; Amt.<\/strong><\/p>\n

of Bond $1,000 approved; 10-18<\/p>\n

Order of Court to clerk authorizing the sum of $180.00 issued to<\/strong><\/p>\n

pay for field notes files and map; 11-19<\/p>\n

W. B. Hutchison ordered to procure a map and mark public roads thereon;<\/strong><\/p>\n

approved; 11-20<\/p>\n

Collector; to strike off the rolls 16 \u00bd sec. of land that<\/strong><\/p>\n

taxes have been paid at Austin for 1890; 11-21<\/p>\n

Ordering the issuance of bonds to pay for court house and jail; Amt<\/strong><\/p>\n

bonds $800.00; 11-22<\/p>\n

R. S. ford; Account for approving tax rolls; $20.00 allowed; 11-23<\/strong><\/p>\n

T. J. Soule; appointed Justice of Peace Prect. 2; bond; approved;<\/strong><\/p>\n

11-24<\/p>\n

W. G. Conner appointed to buy stoves, coal, chairs, lumber, and pipes;<\/strong><\/p>\n

account for stoves, for chairs and col.,freight $112.90; 12-26<\/p>\n

F. Faulkner; account for recording 3 deeds and transcribing dist.<\/strong><\/p>\n

court min; $6.50 allowed; 12-27<\/p>\n

Action of com. court; Transferring $150.00 from 4th class fund to<\/strong><\/p>\n

court house fund; allowed; 12-28<\/p>\n

Officers of general election; per diem pay for holding same; allowed<\/strong><\/p>\n

12-29<\/p>\n

W. S. Thacker & Bro.; house rent; $8.00 allowed; 12-30<\/strong><\/p>\n

Court officers; per diem pay for 3 days; allowed; 12-31<\/strong><\/p>\n

J. T. Service; turned over ct. house; court rec’d same and ordered<\/strong><\/p>\n

warrants to amt. of $1,750.00;13-1<\/p>\n

T. A. Gray’s official bonds; approved; 13-2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Order of court; numbering rooms in court house; 13-3<\/strong><\/p>\n

F. W. Scott ordered to buy a desk for Sheriff’s office not to exceed<\/strong><\/p>\n

$10.00; 13-4<\/p>\n

J. H. Gouldy Agt. Policy on court house and safe, furniture, books;<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amt. issued $2,500. Time 3 years, 05% of premium $125.00 approved in open<\/p>\n

court; 13-5<\/p>\n

W. J. Siles’s official bond; approved; 13-6<\/strong><\/p>\n

Officers of Court; per diem for 1 day; allowed; 13-7<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

DECEMBER 1890<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diebald Safe Co.; Account one iron safe; $375 allowed (28);<\/strong><\/p>\n

14-1<\/p>\n

J. W. Dillard; hauling iron safe; $30.00 allowed (28); 14-2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diebald Safe Co.; Erecting jail; $4,300 allowed (28); 14-3<\/strong><\/p>\n

D. B. Hill appointed County Atty; Exofficio allowance $25.00 per<\/strong><\/p>\n

month from Dec. 27, 1890 (28) 14-4<\/p>\n

W. S. Thacker & Bro. rent on temporary court house; $7.45 allowed;<\/strong><\/p>\n

(28) 14-5<\/p>\n

Floyd Shocks Co.; Stationery; $11.90 allowed; (28) 14-6<\/strong><\/p>\n

W. G. Conner; Superintendency erection court house; $5.00 allowed<\/strong><\/p>\n

(29); 15-7<\/p>\n

F. Faulkner; door lock and book case for court house; $2.85 allowed;<\/strong><\/p>\n

(29) 15-8<\/p>\n

Com. Court; per diem one day; allowed; (29) 15-9<\/strong><\/p>\n

J. T. Service; Bal. on Ct. house; $100.00 allowed (30) 15-10<\/strong><\/p>\n

T. A. Gray Assessor; com. for assessing non res taxes; $104.23 allowed;<\/strong><\/p>\n

(30) 15-11<\/p>\n

Com. Ct.; per diem 1 day allowed; 15-12<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

FEBRUARY 1891<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clarke & Courts; Stationery; $4.40 allowed (31) 16-13<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clarke & courts; Recording Desk; $25 allowed (31); 16-13<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clarke & Courts; File case; $15.00 (31); 16-14<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clarke & Courts; Blank Case; $35.00 (31) 16-15<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clarke & Courts; Stationery; $1.35 allowed (31) 16-16<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clarke & Courts; Stationery; $3.33 allowed (31) 16-17<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clarke & Courts; 4 desks; $95.00 less $10.57 allowed (32) 16-18<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clarke & Courts; Stationery; $1.10 not allowed. Amt put in no.<\/strong><\/p>\n

19 on this page; 16-19<\/p>\n

Clarke & Courts; Stationery & books; $25.85 allowed (32)<\/strong><\/p>\n

allowed 16-20<\/p>\n

Texas Printing Co.; Book for surveyor; $12.50 (32) allowed; 16-21<\/strong><\/p>\n

F. Faulkner; Postage & expenses on blanks from Clarke & courts<\/strong><\/p>\n

& 1 record book from Jack Bros.; $3.55 allowed (32) 17-22<\/p>\n

J. Billingsly jailor Vernon, Tex. board of prisoner 75 days;at cts<\/strong><\/p>\n

pr day; %58.50 and $35.10 allowed (33) 17-23<\/p>\n

Kirkland and Loftin; coffin and box for Johnson; work on court house<\/strong><\/p>\n

& c.; $12.50 & $22.50 allowed (33) 17-24<\/p>\n

W. G. Conner; stove for jail, pipe, freight; $9.25 (32) allowed;<\/strong><\/p>\n

17-25<\/p>\n

W. F. Wright; Publishing financial statement; $23.00 allowed (32)<\/strong><\/p>\n

17-26<\/p>\n

W. B. Hutchison; map, field notes of count. roads, expenses &<\/strong><\/p>\n

c; $12.35 allowed; 18-28<\/p>\n

W. F. Wright, Printing financial statement; $23.20 filed on page<\/strong><\/p>\n

17 and allowed; 18-28<\/p>\n

R. H. McAlsime pr, W. G. Conner; stove, pipe and freight; $9.25 amt<\/strong><\/p>\n

allowed to W. G.Conner on page 17; 18-29<\/p>\n

J. W. Standifer; board of Taylor and guard; $31.50 & $63.00 allowed<\/strong><\/p>\n

$72.00\/ 18-30<\/p>\n

L. M. Faulkner; stove pipe; $2.00 allowed (32) 18-29<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thacker Bros.; clothing for pauper Johnson; $3.15 allowed (32) 18-30a<\/strong><\/p>\n

D. B. Hill; ex-officio for 1 month; $25.00 allowed (34) 18-37<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cou. Court; Levying Co. Tax; Levied: 25 cents ad valorum, 25 cents<\/strong><\/p>\n

court house & jail, 15 cents R.& B.; one half state occupation;<\/p>\n

25 cents pole (35) 19-38<\/p>\n

J. M. Stapp and J. L. Stallings ordered to view & work draws<\/strong><\/p>\n

and specifications for bridge (35)19-39<\/p>\n

Con. Court apportion county into four school dist’s; ordered (35)<\/strong><\/p>\n

19-40<\/p>\n

D. B. Hill; that the county order the clerk to issue warrant for<\/strong><\/p>\n

the purpose of procuring lawbooks for county; approved and allowed account<\/p>\n

of $34.00 to purchase Sayles & wilsons Civ. & Crim. Stat. &<\/p>\n

Soles form book; 19-41<\/p>\n

Frank Scott; claim for bedding for jail, amt. $15.00 allowed $15.00;<\/strong><\/p>\n

19-42<\/p>\n

Frank Scott; Account for feeding prisoner F. A. Taylor $1.00 per<\/strong><\/p>\n

day; allowed (35), $1.00 per diem; 19-43<\/p>\n

F. Faulkner; claim for postage in official correspondence for quarter<\/strong><\/p>\n

from Aug. 1st ’90 to 1st ’91, 6 months $1.50 per week\/ allowed $9.00 (36);<\/p>\n

20-43<\/p>\n

W. G. Conner; freight paid for books, desks, coal & c;allowed<\/strong><\/p>\n

$13.00; 20-44<\/p>\n

B. G. Brown; freight on 4 desks form Amarillo 690# at 50 cts pe hnd;<\/strong><\/p>\n

allowed $3.45; 20-45<\/p>\n

Frank Scott; claim for feeding prisoner T. A. Taylor amount of $23.00;<\/strong><\/p>\n

allowed (37) 20-46<\/p>\n

W. B. Hutchison County Suv; Claim for bal on transcribing Swisher<\/strong><\/p>\n

county field notes at Austin at $180.00 Nov. 12, 1891, 10 cts pr 100 words<\/p>\n

for work at Austin, see G. L. 1885. p. 92; allowed $153.00; 20-47<\/p>\n

Court; per diem for this term of court; W. G. Conner 6 days; J. M.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stapp 6 days, F. A. Scott 5 days, J. L. Stallings 6 days; allowed (39)<\/p>\n

21-2<\/p>\n

Court; appointed C. T. Word County Judge; approved (39) 21-2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Court; official bond as county judge; Amt $1,000.00 approved (39)<\/strong><\/p>\n

21-2<\/p>\n

Court; official bond as county superintendent of public inspections;<\/strong><\/p>\n

amt $1,000.00 approved (39) 21-3<\/p>\n

Appointed C. T. Word to have table and bannisters in courthouse oiled<\/strong><\/p>\n

and varnished (39); 21-4<\/p>\n

Court; allowing C. T. Word $500.00 pr amt to be paid monthly by court;<\/strong><\/p>\n

allowed (39) 21-5<\/p>\n

Court; allowing per diem for court; Hon. C. T. Word, W. G. Conner,<\/strong><\/p>\n

J. M. Stapp, F. A. Scott, J. L. Stallings, each1 day at $3.00 (39) 21-6<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

MARCH 1891<\/strong><\/p>\n

W. L. McGehee freight on 36 chairs from Amarillo at 60 cents<\/strong><\/p>\n

per 100#, 360#; amt $2.16allowed (40) 22-7<\/p>\n

G. F. Acred; account papering room & c; amt $12.81 allowed (40)<\/strong><\/p>\n

22-8<\/p>\n

W. H.Halding jailor of Vernon, Texas; account boarding T. A. Taylor<\/strong><\/p>\n

from January 1st to Jany 25,1891; allowed $11.25 (41) 22-9<\/p>\n

Court appoints J. L. Stallings and J. M. Stapp; to have county school<\/strong><\/p>\n

land surveyed; also W. B. Hutchison to survey said land; apointed; (41)<\/p>\n

22-10<\/p>\n

C. T. Word granted leave of absence for 20 days from 15 March 1891;<\/strong><\/p>\n

granted (41) 22-11<\/p>\n

Court; per diem for 1 day; allowed (41) 22-12<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clarke & Courts; %stationery; Amt $2.68-see page 25 Com Ct. Docket;<\/strong><\/p>\n

23-13<\/p>\n

State Comptroller; % interest on Court house and jail bonds; Amt<\/strong><\/p>\n

$176 allowed (42) 23-14<\/p>\n

Clarke & Courts; % amt. dedicated from desks\/ Amt $10.47 (42)<\/strong><\/p>\n

23-15<\/p>\n

C. T. Word granted leave of absence 20 days form 1st of April; granted<\/strong><\/p>\n

(42) 23-16<\/p>\n

G. W. Longley put on public work to work out his fine and cost due<\/strong><\/p>\n

county (43) 23-18<\/p>\n

Frank Scott, Sheriff, acct. for feeding prisoners; Amt allowed $84.30<\/strong><\/p>\n

23-19<\/p>\n

J. L. Stillwell jailer and guard; acct. for feeding and guarding<\/strong><\/p>\n

prisoners; allowed $62.50 ;23-20<\/p>\n

S. E. Butts; application to feed prisoners at 30 cents per day; granted<\/strong><\/p>\n

(44) 24-21<\/p>\n

Court officers allowed their per diem; (44) 24-22<\/strong><\/p>\n

C. T. Word and W. B. Hutchison appointed to look after Swisher County<\/strong><\/p>\n

school land and have same located; amt to be sent to Austin $120.00 allowed<\/p>\n

(45) 24-23<\/p>\n

W. B. Hutchison; acct. for surveying for Swisher county; $85 allowed<\/strong><\/p>\n

(45) 24-24<\/p>\n

J. L. Stallings and J. M. Stapp; account for assisting in sur. Swisher’s<\/strong><\/p>\n

School land; amt of account $216.00 allowed (45) 24-25<\/p>\n

F. Faulkner; account freight & c; Amt $4.70 allowed (45) 24-26<\/strong><\/p>\n

S. E. Butts; acct. feeding prisoners 2 days; amt $2.40 allowed (45)<\/strong><\/p>\n

25-27<\/p>\n

Order of Court transferring $548.00 from 5th class fund to 3rd class<\/strong><\/p>\n

fund; amt transferred (46) 25-29<\/p>\n

F. Faulkner; freight on cabinet $1.50, Express on stationery, books<\/strong><\/p>\n

and letterheads from Co. Judge $3.00, Pens at W. C. Turners’s 50 cents;<\/p>\n

total $5.00; amt $5.00 allowed (46) 25-29<\/p>\n

White & Boyd; 2 Smiths pr Stillwell, 1 sp ad. Frank Scott; $4.00<\/strong><\/p>\n

allowed; 25-30<\/p>\n

C. & Courts; Stationery books and c; Amt $76.68 allowed (46)<\/strong><\/p>\n

25-31<\/p>\n

C. L. Bailey; repairing pump at jail; $1.50 allowed; 25-32<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

MAY 1891<\/strong><\/p>\n

C. B. Vivian, acting Judge in 2 cases; Amt $6.00 allowed<\/strong><\/p>\n

(47) 26-33<\/p>\n

Stillwell; Acct. for guarding prisoners and boarding same for 23<\/strong><\/p>\n

days ending May 11, 1891; Amt $79.20 allowed(46) 26-34<\/p>\n

U. S. Gober; Account 1 door lock; Amt. $.75 allowed; 26-35<\/strong><\/p>\n

G. W. Rayford; Account repairing furn. Shackles & Co; Amt $2.90<\/strong><\/p>\n

allowed 26-36<\/p>\n

Frank Scott; Acct. removing T. A. Taylor form Vernon to Tuluia; Amt.<\/strong><\/p>\n

allowed $91.55 (47) 26-37<\/p>\n

W. C. Turner; Acct medicine for prisoners; Amt. $.90 (50) 26-50<\/strong><\/p>\n

Court making 4 school dist in a previous term of this court rescinded<\/strong><\/p>\n

orders and made one district; one dist for public schools; making one dist<\/p>\n

in entire county approved (4) 27-40<\/p>\n

Court; Petition from 34 voters asking that an election for a special<\/strong><\/p>\n

school tax; approved (47) 27- 42<\/p>\n

Court appointed C. L. Carter, W. B. Hutchison and D. H. Courtney<\/strong><\/p>\n

to hold school election for trustees; appointed (48) 27-43<\/p>\n

F. Faulkner makes quarterly report for quarter ending May 11, 1891;<\/strong><\/p>\n

approved; (48) 27-45<\/p>\n

Quarterly report approved (49) 27-46<\/strong><\/p>\n

C. F. Bailey; quarterly report; approved (49) 28-47<\/strong><\/p>\n

Court; transferring from 5th class to 3rd class fund – transferring<\/strong><\/p>\n

from 2nd class to 3rd class; $153.00 approved (50) $11.70 approved (50)<\/p>\n

28-48<\/p>\n

Transferring from 5th class to 4th class fund $58.43 approved (50)<\/strong><\/p>\n

28-48<\/p>\n

J. E. Standifer; account for attending prisoners in jail; amt $4.00<\/strong><\/p>\n

App. 28-49<\/p>\n

G. R. Acred; account for coat and vest for Johnson pauper; amt. $5.00<\/strong><\/p>\n

38-51<\/p>\n

W. G. Conner & Frank Scott appointed to have pipe put in trough<\/strong><\/p>\n

and report; (51) 28-51<\/p>\n

Frank Scott Collector; quarterly report; approved (51) 29-53<\/strong><\/p>\n

Frank Scott Collector; quarterly and final report approved (51) 29-54<\/strong><\/p>\n

Court; Report of land sold to individuals for taxes 1890; approved<\/strong><\/p>\n

(52) 29-56<\/p>\n

Court; Report of land sold to individuals State of Texas for year<\/strong><\/p>\n

1890;<\/p>\n

approved; (52) 29-57<\/p>\n

G. F. Acred Justice Court; Quarterly report; approved (52) 29-58<\/strong><\/p>\n

Court allowing Frank Scott $15.00 per month to wait on prisoners<\/strong><\/p>\n

at jail; approved (52) 29-59<\/p>\n

W. G. Conner and J. L. Stallings; motion for the two mile roads;<\/strong><\/p>\n

W. G. Conner, and J. L.<\/p>\n

Stallings voted for the roads and F. a. Scott and J. M. Stapp and<\/strong><\/p>\n

C. T. Word against the motion (53) 30-61<\/p>\n

Court appointing jury of view 4 roads running from Tulia to Co. line;<\/strong><\/p>\n

appointed (53) 30-62<\/p>\n

Court transferring from 2nd class to 3rd class fund; $7.70 approved;<\/strong><\/p>\n

30-63<\/p>\n

Court; appointing C. T. Word Co. Judge to publish a notice of Swisher<\/strong><\/p>\n

County wishing to sell her lands; approved (54) 30-64<\/p>\n

Citizens of Swisher County petitioning for a court house; pet. laid<\/strong><\/p>\n

over; 30-65<\/p>\n

Court asking for bidders to file certified check for $1,000.00 as<\/strong><\/p>\n

warranty of good faith; approved (55) 30-66<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

JUNE 1891<\/strong><\/p>\n

Court; return of an election for official sch. tax; court<\/strong><\/p>\n

ordered the tax levied of 15 cents per $100 evaluation. Approved (56) 31-1<\/p>\n

Court; Return of Sch Dist No. 1, W. G. Conner, T. J. Soule, G. F.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Smith elected; approved (57) 31-2<\/p>\n

F. A. Scott and W. G. Conner appointed to a committee; to look at<\/strong><\/p>\n

material for ct. house; approved (57) 31-3<\/p>\n

C. T. Word; app to write for bonds; approved (57) 31-4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Court; Appointed Jury of view for 2 mile roads; name of Jury J. A.<\/strong><\/p>\n

King, J. W. Ratliff, J. A. Scott, M. A. Bradberry and G. W. Duke; 31-5<\/p>\n

& 6<\/p>\n

Appointed jury of view for two other roads. See apt jury of view<\/strong><\/p>\n

for road page 59, pae 59 & 60; 31-6a & 6b Court appointed C. T.<\/p>\n

Word to confer with Com. Gen Land Office about having block lines established;<\/p>\n

approved; (58) 32-8<\/p>\n

Frank Scott appointed to have well at jail cleaned; approved (58)<\/strong><\/p>\n

32-9<\/p>\n

Court asking bids for the survey on the work of locating Blk lines<\/strong><\/p>\n

and 2 mile roads; approved (58) 32-10<\/p>\n

Court raising the ex-officio salary C. T. Word; $625 from $450 (59)<\/strong><\/p>\n

32-11<\/p>\n

Court; F. Faulkner authorized to issue Script to Ft. Worth Gazette;<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amt $27.00 (59) 32-12<\/p>\n

D. H. Courtney et al; petition for a public road; pet granted and<\/strong><\/p>\n

jury of view app to wit: J. W. Ratliff, J. A. Scott, J.A. King, G. W. Duke<\/p>\n

& M. S. Bradberry; 32-6a<\/p>\n

J. A. King et al; petition for a public road beginning at N.E. cor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sec. 12 Block W.1 thence W. to county line; jury of view appointed same<\/p>\n

as the previous order; 33-6bCourt; per diem; allowed (60) 33-12a<\/p>\n

Court as a board of equalization; equalization of taxes in Swisher<\/strong><\/p>\n

County (60) 33-13<\/p>\n

T. J. Soule and Jno. R. Wright present to court bids; on the surveying<\/strong><\/p>\n

of blk lines and the two mile roads; work given to W. B. Hutchison at $5.00<\/p>\n

per day and county board him. (62) 33-15<\/p>\n

W. B. Hutchison ordered to send Vol. 2 Field notes of Swisher Co.<\/strong><\/p>\n

to Austin for correction (62) 33-15<\/p>\n

C. L. Bailey; account for repairing well at jail; amt $3.50 allowed<\/strong><\/p>\n

$3.50 (62) 33-16<\/p>\n

F. Faulkner; acct postal cards to notify tax payers to come before<\/strong><\/p>\n

Equalization bd.; allowed $2.50 (62) 34-17<\/p>\n

W. B. Hutchison; account 1 door lock $1.00 allowed $l.00; 34-18<\/strong><\/p>\n

W. F. Wright; account for printing; allowed $8.20; 34-19<\/strong><\/p>\n

J. E. Standifer M. D.; account for services at jail; allowed $4.00;<\/strong><\/p>\n

34-21<\/p>\n

Court; Ordered C. R. Bailey to procure pipe & stamps for county;<\/strong><\/p>\n

(62) 34-22<\/p>\n

Court; Ordered C. T. Word to write and ____$5,000.00 bonds; Rds &<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bridge 34-22<\/p>\n

Court; Ordered Co. Judge to appoint ten citizens to represent the<\/strong><\/p>\n

county at stock conv. at Childress Jun. 27, 1891; appointed; 35-23<\/p>\n

Court; Order for per diem for 2 days; allowed (63) 35-24<\/strong><\/p>\n

W. B. Hutchison & T. A. Gray; account for correcting abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n

of Land titles for Swisher County; allowed $25.00 each page 64 C.C.minutes;<\/p>\n

36-24<\/p>\n

C. B. Vivian & F. A. Scott; Claim for $25.00 each for expenses<\/strong><\/p>\n

to Childress; allowed $25.00 each page 64 C. C. minutes; 36-25<\/p>\n

W. B. Hutchison and C. T. Word; Claim for $2.00 & $1.00 postae;<\/strong><\/p>\n

allowed $2.00 & $1.00; 36-26<\/p>\n

Clarke & Courts; Claim for stationery; allowed $8.10 (64}36-27<\/strong><\/p>\n

C. R. Bailey, Trea; quarterly report of county finances; approved;<\/strong><\/p>\n

36-28<\/p>\n

Clarke and Courts; Claim for Stationery furnished W. B. Hutchison<\/strong><\/p>\n

Co. Surveyor; allowed $6.65; 36-29<\/p>\n

Frank Scott Sheriff; claim for boarding prisoners from May 13th to<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 1st 1891; allowed $88.80 37-30<\/p>\n

J. M. Stapp; bid for 35 cents per hr for cutting pipe for County;<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bid accepted & approved; 37-31<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

AUGUST 1891<\/strong><\/p>\n

G. W. Rayford; claim for repairs at jail; allowed $5.60<\/strong><\/p>\n

38-1<\/p>\n

J. A. Scott et al road viewers; claim ifor 17 \u00bd days work<\/strong><\/p>\n

at $2.00 per day; allowed $55.00 ea 38- 2<\/p>\n

Frank Scott Sheriff; claim $2.30 for blinds for jail and lock for<\/strong><\/p>\n

jail door; allowed $2.30;38-3<\/p>\n

Clarke & Courts; Claim stationery for county officers amt $18.00;<\/strong><\/p>\n

allowed $18.50; 38-4<\/p>\n

Jno. R. Griffin bid of $1.25 pr A. on Swisher co. school land; rejected<\/strong><\/p>\n

(56) 38-5<\/p>\n

W. R. Wright; Claim printing financial statement amt of bill $40.50;<\/strong><\/p>\n

allowed $40.50; (66) 38-6<\/p>\n

Tom Lovell et al; presented to court plans for new courthouse in<\/strong><\/p>\n

Swisher county; plans adopted Aug. 15, 1891; Page 67 C. C. minutes; 38-7<\/p>\n

to 10<\/p>\n

Court; application to state Board of Education to cash $1,500.00<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ct. house & jail bonds; (67) 39- 11<\/p>\n

F. A. Scott; claim for team and self looking for material to build<\/strong><\/p>\n

ct. house; amt. $13.00; allowed $13.00 pg 68 C. C. min.;39-12<\/p>\n

W. G. Conner; claim looking for material to build Ct. House; allowed<\/strong><\/p>\n

$8.00 39-13<\/p>\n

C. T. Word; Claim looking for material to build Ct. House; allowed<\/strong><\/p>\n

$12.00 39-15<\/p>\n

J. H. White; account for road viewers; allowed $15.25; 39-14<\/strong><\/p>\n

T. A. Gray; Tax rolls for 1891 of Swisher county presented to court<\/strong><\/p>\n

for approval; approved 69 C. C. min; 40-6<\/p>\n

U. S. Gober; claim for making assessors abst for Swisher Co.; allowed<\/strong><\/p>\n

$60.00; 40-17<\/p>\n

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Zoe Smith.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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