~~~ one week prior. to the hearing date hereof and after a thorough examination by the Court, and the consideration by the public interest of the Community, the Court is of the opinion that the .~ tentative budget should be approved, and that the County road, school and special taxes for Kerr County for the year 1953, be, and are hereby levied at the following rates, payable on each x"100.00 valuation, to-:^r it: Road and Bridge FtuZd ....................~.15 General Fund ............. ............. 25 Permanent Improvement Fund... ..... .06 Permanent Lmpravement Sinking~Fund...... .19 F. ;'. Lateral Road Fund ................. .15 Flood Control Fund ..................... .15 Total Caunty wide tax ...................~.95 County Poll Tax on each male and female.~.25 Occupation taxes (1/2 that charged by the State of Texas.) County School District Taxes are levied as follows: Ingram Common School District #2, P~Iaintenance Tax..... .70 Sinking Fund Tax ...... ... ..... .. ................. .30 Turtle Creek Caunty School Dist. ;~6,•Pdaintenance Tax.. .60 Divide Common School District #12, "•3aintenance Tax.... .50 Center Point Ind. School Dist. ^°aintenance Tax........ .67 ^.. Sinking Fund Tax. ........ ........... .33 ........... . .. .. ,unt Ind. School District ;~5, t4aintenance Tax......... 1,35 ' Sinking Fund Tax ...................................... .15 a-o-o-o-o-o-o No. 6235. OPENING AND A'^NARDI2dG OF BIDS FOR LAYIIQG GAS LIlVE TO COP~TECT "';IT'd BUILDwG OF PUBLIC ','JEIGHER, PRECIIQCT 1~1. This the 27th day of August, A. D. 1953, came on to be opened, the bids of Jack Hampson, L. B. Hough, Jr., and J. T. lilliarns, far the installation of a gas line extending and attached to the building of the Public 'Pdeigher of Precinct ~1. It appearing to the Caurt that Jack Hamp- son bid the stun of X55.00, L. B. Hotagh, Jr., the sun of X60.00, and J. T. '~Jilliams, the sum of N65.00, and in the apinion of the Court, such bid should be awarded to Jack Hampson, at the can- tract price of x`55.00. Therefore, by motion duly made by Bartel, seconded by Gaff, and unanimous ly approved by the Court, that Jac}: Hampson be awarded the contract to install a gas line, con- sistin~; of one outlet in the office of the Public ;9eigher of Precinct ~l, at the contract price of X55.00. o-o-o-o-o-o-o IVo. 6236. AUTf:ORITY TO INSTALL TII.II'HO1`~~ ISd OFFICE OF PUBLIC 'r`7EIGrlER PRECINCT #1. This the 27th day oP August, A. D. 1953, came on to be considered by the Court, the necessi- ty to communicate with the office of Public ;'teigher of Precinct #l, and that it would be bene- ficial to the public to make such installation. °dYterefore, the Caurt is of the opinion that V. D. Powell, Commissioner of Precinct ~2, should be authorized to make the proper contacts with the Kerrville Telephone Cor.:pany, to make such installation. Therefore, by motion duly made by Guthrie, seconded by Goff, and unanimously appraved by the Court, that V. D. Powell, Commissioner of Precinct ~2, be authorized to have a telephone installed in the office of Public ','deigher, Pre- cinct ~1. o-o-o-o-o-o-o 1Qo. 6237. FINAL SiTTLru,~NT FOR 1.55 ACRE ON RIGHT OF 'ldAY OF IdILLIA:,: BURN'EY. This the 27th day of August, A. D. 1953, came on to be presented to the Court, the Right of 'flay Deed of ,'Jlliam Burney, covering 1.55 of an acre along F. :ti,. 689. 'v'Jherefore, the Court is ,^„ of the opinion that is. Burney would be entitled to X310.60, figured at the rate of ;200,00 per acre, and that sane should be paid out of the R. ~, B. R. '1. Fd. ~'. "?. 689. Therefore, by motion duly rr.ade by Guthrie, seconded by Powell, and unanimously approved by the Court, that the Caunty Clerk and County Treasurer be, and are hereby directed to issue voucher in favor of William Burney, in the amount of ,310.60, payable out of R. & B. R. ;YN. Fd. F. 1.7. 689.