Coact gad: $.. C. p3'itahett and wife under order X6123 as of June 8th, 1953. Therefore, the
Court is o3~rthe opinion that said contraot has been complied with end that the sum of $1189.60
should be paid to Mr. & Mrs. S. C. Pritchett, out of the R. & B. R. W. Farad F. Af. 689. There-
iora, by motion duly made by Powell, seaonded by Guthrie, sad unanimously approved by the Cour ,
that the Couatg Clark be, and Ss hereby direoted to draw voucher an the County Treasarg in the
amount of One Thousand, One Hundred Eighty Niae and 60/100 ($1189.80) Dollars, payable to Mr.
and Mrs. E. C. Pritchett, out of the R. & B. R. W. Fund F. M. 889, es per agreement dated June
8th, 1953, under order #6123.
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No. 6143. LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED COIINT7C JDDGE.
This the 17th day of June, A. D. 1953, oame on to be considered by the Court, the request
of Jno. R. Leavell, County Judge, for a leave oP absenoe on June 23rd, 1953. It appearing to
the Court that it Ss neoesearg that said oPfiaer attend to County business at Austin, and that
said application should be granted. Therefore, by motion duly made by Goft, seconded by Barte
the vote having carried as Guthrie was absent from the coon, and the request be and is hereby
granted as prayed for.
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THE STATE OF TEKAS:
THE COIINTY OF SERB: Be it remembered that there was begun and holden on the 27th day of
June, A. D. 1953, at the court house thereof, in the Citg of Kerrville, Teass, a Sp eaial Term
oP the Commissioners• Caurt, with the following officers present, to-wit:
Honorable Jno. R. Leavell..........County Judge
L. M. Guthrie ......................Commissioner Preclnot #1
V. D. Powell .......................Commissioner Precinct ~Z
Adolph Bartel ......................Commissioner Precinct #3
and
Lawrence Stephens ..................County Clerk
and the Court having speoially opened, the following prooeedings were had, to-wit:
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No. 6144. RESOLDTION TO PROPERTY OWNERS TO CONSERVE IISE OF WATER FROM THE GIIADALUPE RIVER.
On this the 27th day oP Juae, A. D. 1953, after motion having been ding made by Guthrie,
aeoonded by Powell, and the vote having oarriad, the following resolution was adopted, to-wit:
^WHEREAS, the Guadalupe River has reached a stage suoh that the flow of water therein hea
virtually oeased;
AND, WHEREAS, that oonditlon seriously end adversely affects the sooaamy of %err County
and all of its citizens;
AND, WHEREAS, the Commissioners' Court of %rr County, Texea, recognizing the serious na•
tore oY this situation, hea met Sn Special Session to consider the faots and ciroumstances aur•
rounding the extreme shortage oP water now eaiating; and has determined that the pumping of
water from the Guadalupe River and its tributaries is primarily reaponsiDle for suoh shortage;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that such shortage of water creates an emergenoy;
AND, BE IT FORTHER RESOLVED that esah and every person now taking water from the Guadalupe
River anal the tributaries thereof, be, and they and eaoh of them ia, hereby urged to cease aad
desist therefrom.
The Clerk of this Court is hereby direoted to spread this resolution on the Minutes of th
Court, and to deliver to eaoh and every person eo taking water from the Guadalupe River end it
tributariea.a oopy hereof forthwith.
Ea emergeaay session, this the 27th day of June, A. D. 1953.^
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