The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 23, July 1919 - April, 1920 Page: 221
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Minutes of the Ayuntamiento of San Felipe de Austin 221
of the Legislature of the State, and further ordered by the Ayun-
tamto. that the President of the body be [p. 4] authorized to
contract for the printing in the English language of 100 copies
of said law No. 104 and No. 3943 and pay for the same out of any
unappropriated funds of the municipality. On motion of the first
regidor Walter C. White ordered that the municipal surveyor
Thos. H. Borden be authorized to run a straight line from the
point two miles beyond that known as the Eight mile point to the
house of Josiah H. Bell provided a contract can be made with
him to do the same for a moderate compensation, and that Citi-
7zens Thos. Gray and Jesse Thompson be appointed commissioners
in conjunction with the said Surveyor to review the ground over.
which said line may pass and report as to the practicability and
propriety cf making a road in conformity with this line from this
town to the house of said J. H. Bell.
On motion of the 3d Regidor Randall Jones ordered that James
W. Jones and George Huff be appointed commissioners to lay off
a road from the house of said Huff to that of Wililam Mortons
on the Brazos
An account was presented to the body by G. B. Cotten printer
for advertising in the Gazette for subscribers to the church to
make payment amtg. to five dollars which was admitted, and
ordered the same to be paid also an order of Thomas Barnett
agent for William Barnett in favor of Thomas Davis for 44 66/100
which was ordered to [be] passed to the credit of said Davis and
charged to the act of said William Barnett, and also the amount
due the municipality by the said Thomas Barnett, being $54 99/100
was settled by being placed to the debit of William Barnett making
both items the amt of $99 68/100
[p. 5] A petition was presented to the body by the sindico
procurador from Nathaniel Townsend praying that a title may
issue to him for building lots Nos. 143, 144 and 181, he having
complied with the requisitions under which they were sold. which
prayer was granted and the title ordered to be issued.
A petition from Samuel H. Harden was presented to the body
by the sindico procurador praying that a title may issue to him
for building lots Nos. 137 and 138, he having complied with the
requisitions under which they were obtained. Which was granted
USee THE QUArTEBLY, XXII, 193, and note 32.
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