~C~ No. 6168, APPROVAL OF APPLICATION AND ENTERIPdG IIV'TO A CONTRACT `~dITA PRENTICE `~"J1TT FOR TERRACING, ETC. This the 14th day of July, A. D. 1953, after motion having been duly made by Powell, second- ed by Guthrie, and unanimously approved by the Court, that Commissioner of Precinct #2, be and is hereby authorized to perform the duties by use of county maintainer when the machinery of Precinct ~2 is available, in accordance with the provision of Article 2372c, R.C.S., as per app- lication and contract entered, as follows, to-wit: n July 14 - 53 Date Commissioners' Court Count County errville, Texas Gentlemen; In accordance with the provisions of Article 2372c of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, I would like to have you come upon my land at Center Point, Bandera RD near Verde Store for the purpose of improving, terracing, protecting or ditching the same. I will pay you the si;andard county charge for such work toward the conservation of the fertility of my land. I bel'Leve that this work would be for some public benef it and ask that you do so find. Respectfully yours, Prentice Witt STATE OF TEXAS O covNTY of xERR 4 Kerr County acting through her Commissionerst Court, hereinafter called Party of tYie First Part, and Prentice Witt, hereinafter called Party of the Second Part, contracts as follcw~s: I Party of the First Part, in consideration of the hereinafter mentioned undertaking (or pay- ment} of the Party of the Second Part agrees to furnish county machinery to Party of the Second Part for those uses as set forth in accordance with Article 2372c of the Revised Civil S',tatutes of the State of Texas, charging for such use of County IvIaintainer & Operator, Precinct #2, at the rate of EIGHT & NOj100 Dollars per hour. II Party of the Second Part, in consideration of the hereinbefore mentioned undertaking (or payment) of the Party of the First Part agrees to pay the county for the use of Covnty Raintainer & Oper- ator, Precinct ~2, machinery at the rate of Eight & No/100 Dollars per hour. VTITNESS our hands this 14th day of July A. D. 1.953. o-o-o-o-o-o-o No. 6169. APPROVAL OF CLAIl'~1S AND ACCOUN^1S. Jno. R. Leavell County Judge L. ll:, Guthrie Commissioner, Precinct ;~1 V. D. Fowe11 Commissioner, Precinct ~~2 Adolph Bartel Commissioner, Precinct ~~3 Lee Goff Party of the First Part-Comm.Prec.~4 Prentice ';7itt Party of the Second Part-Frentice Witt" This the 14th day of July, A. D. 1953, came on to be considered by the Court, the claims and accounts filed against Kerr County, since July 13th, A. D. 1953, against the R. &. B. ~l, General Fund, R. & B. Via, R. & B. r2, and P.. & B. P,. W. Fd. F. TS. 689. It appearing to i;he Court that said claims are true and just and should be allowed out of the respective funds. `~~_~`~ Therefore, bq motion duly made by Bartel, seconded by Guthrie, and unanimously approved by the r Court, and the County Clerk be and is hereby directed to draw vouchers against; the County Treas- I urer on all claims filed in like amounts therefor, payable out of the respective funds to the parties entitled thereto. o-o-o-o-o-o-o No. 6170. AUTHORITY ^Cl PAY SOCIAL SECURITY AND AD;tIINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR PERI<)D ENDING JUNE 30TH, A. D. 1953. This the 14th day of July, A. D. 1953, came on to be presented to the Court the necessity to pay the 3o Social Security on 53 employees, aggregating x`671.08, together with the administra- tive costs figured at the rate of x.50 on each employee in the aggregate of X26.50 to the Texas State Department of Public 4'delfare, Austin, Texas. It appearing to the Court that the Social Security and administration costs for the quarter ending June 30th, 1953, should be paid to the Texas State Department of Public Welfare as of even date herewith, and should be drawn on the Social Security Fund of Kerr County. Therefore, by motion duly made by Goff, seconded by Guthrie and unanimously approved by the Court that the County Clerk be and is hereby directed to draw voucher against the County Treasurer in the amount of X671.08 to cover the 3°fo wages for the months of April, T.1ay, and June of 1953, and X26.50 for the administrative cosi;s figured on 53 employees at x`.50 each, payable to the Texas State Department of Public Welfa:'e, Austin, Texas, out of the Social Security Fund of Kerr County, Texas. o-o -o-o -o-o-o No. 6171. COUNTY JUDGE AUTHORIZED LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR COUNTY BUSINESS FOR APTY TLT,:ZE DURING THE YEAR 1953. This the 14th day of July A. D. 1953, after motion having been duly made•by Goff, seconded by Guthrie, that the County Judge be, and is hereby authorized a leave of absence at any time during the year 1953, which vr~uld necessitate leave in connection with County business as pres- cribed in Article 1929, R. C. S. o-o-o-o-o-o-o No. 6172. COURT RECESSED TUESDAY, JULY 14TH, A. D. 1953, AT 5:00 O`CLOCK P. :^~~., UNTIL FRIDAY, JULY 17TH, A. D. 1953 , AT 9 :30 0' CLOCK A. T".. , FOR ARTY T;4ATTERS `THAT T~TAY BE PRESENTED TO THE COURT o-o-o-o-o-o-o No. 6173. COURT RECOTNENED FRIDAY, JULY 17TH, A. D. 1953, AT 9:30 O'CLOCK A. T+:~., PC1R ANY T,'IATTERS THAT Ta;AY BE FRESENTED TO THE COURT. Pursuant to recess taken on Tuesday, July 14th, A. D. 1953, at 5:00 o'clock P. T.'., this Court reconvened on Friday, July 17th, at 9:30 o~clock A. 2~".., for any matters that may be pre- sented to the Court, with the following officers being present, to-wit• Honorable Jno. R. Leavell..........County Judge L. ^S. Guthrie ......................Commissioner Precinct prl V. D. Powell .......................Commissioner Precinct ;#2 Adolph Bartel ......................Commissioner Precinct 9~3 Lee Goff ...........................Commissioner Precinct j~4 and Lawrence Stephens ..................County Clerk and the Court having regularly opened, the following proceedings were had, to~-wit: o-o-o-o-o-o-o No. 6174. TRANSFER OF X5300.00 FROTf. R. & B. TO R. & B. R. ,'1. FD. F. T;". 1350. This the 17th day of July, A. D. 1953, after motion having been duly madE: by Goff, seconded by Guthrie, and unanimously approved by the Court, that the County Clerl: and 'the County Treasurer be, and are hereby directed to transfer x"5300.00 from R. & B. Fd. to R. & B. P,. S"r. Fd. F. .T,:.