G ~ 9 office and that these two machlees are used jointly by said two offices and that in their dis-
Ci~
creti on, the Tax Collector and County Clerk should jointly exchange, in thie-disere Lion, the
inch
two 26/ Underwood machines and the two 12 inch Underwood typewriters being used by the Tax
Collector's office for two 15 inch typewriters with interchangeable carriages from 15 inch to
26 inch, providing that Sn their discretion a reasonable allowance is made for the old machine
on the purchase of the new typewriters.
Therefore by motion duty made by Eckstein, seconded by Molter and unanimously approved by
the court that the Tax Collector and County Clerk be and are hereby authorized, at their dis-
cretion, to trade in the two 26 inch Underwood machines used by the said two offices and the
two 12 inch Underwood machines used by the said Tax Collector's office for two 15 inch standar
typewriters, with a 26 inch interchangeable carriage for each.
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No. 5427. APPLICATION BY TAR ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR FOR FWR DEPUTIES AND ASSISTANTS FDR AN
EXPENDITURE OF $10,400.00.
This the 15th day of January, ~: D. 1952, came on to be presented to the court, the appli
cation oŁ E. H. Nichols, Tax Assessor and Collector of Kerr County, Texas, requesting four reg
ular deputies at a probable salary of $9,400.00 and extra help and typist at a probable salary
of $1,000,00, aggregating a proposed salary of $10,400.00 for the ensuing year 1952• Such
application shows that the proposed receipts for said office for the current year will be
$18,900,00 and the probable disbursements not Secluded 1n deputies applied for above, in the
approximate amount of $15,500,00. Wherefore the court is of the opinion that said application
Ss out of proportion and that such Assessor and Collector should be allowed the quanity of
deputies and assistants applied for but that the first deputy should not be allowed over
$2700.00 per annum and the second not to be allowed over $2250.00 per annum, the third and
fourth, and any other assistants therein should not be allowed over a salary of $1875.00 per
annum; therefore by motion duly made by Molter, seconded by Eckstein and unanimously approved
by the court that the deputies and/or assistants of the Tax Assessors office shall not be paid
a salary exceeding $2700.00 Ser first deputy, $2250.00 for second deputy and $1875.00 for the
third and fourth and any other additional deputies and/or ass,istanta thereof payable during
the current year 1952.
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No. 5428. APPLICATION AND ORDER APPROVING DEPUTATION CF MAREA BLAKE, DEPUTY TAR ASSESSOR &
COLLECTOR.
This the 15L`h d~ of January, A. D. 1952, came on to be examined the application of E. H.
Nichols, Tax Assessor & Collector of Kerr County, Texas, for his a: thority to deputize Mares
Blake as Deputy Tax Assessor & Cpllector of Kerr County at a salary not to exceed $1875 Per .
annum, and it appearing to the court that said officer is entitled to said deputy and that
said appointment should be approved and said deputy's salary shall not exceed the sum of
$1675.00 per annum; therefore by motion duly made by Eckstein, seconded by Goff and unanimous-
ly approved by the court that said appointment is to become effective the 2nd day of January,
1952 and continue in effect until revoked by said officer or to be otherwise terminated, and
that said deputy's salary shall not exceed the sum of $1875.00 per annum.
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No. 5429. COURT RECESSED TUESDAY, JANUARY 15TH 1952 AT $:30 O'CLOCK P. M. UNTIL WIDNESDAY,
JANUARY 16TH, 1952 AT 10:00 O'CLOCK A. M. FOR ANY MATTERS THAT MAY BE PRESENTED
~ TO THE COURT.
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No. 5430. COURT RECONVENED JANUARY 16, 1952 AT 2:00 P. M.
Pursuant to adjournment taken by this court on Tuesday, January 15th, 1952 at 5:3o P. M.