ORDER TJO. 17630
PAYMENT OF REGISTRATION FEES FOR THREE COMMISSIOTERS
AND COUNTY JUDGE TO ATTEND THE 30TTi ANT~dUAL COUNTY
JUDGES AND COMMISSIONERS' CONFEREIJCE AT TEXAS A & M
On this the 21st day of December 1937, upon motion made
by Commissioner Holland, seconded by Commissioner Baldwin,
the Court unanimously approved payment of registration
fees for three Kerr County Commissioners and the County
Judge in the amount of $220.00 ($55.00 each member),
payable to the V. G. Young Institute of County Government,
for the 30th Annual County Judges and Commissioners' Con-
ference at TEXAS A & M.
It is ordered by the Court that the County Treasurer and
County Auditor be authorized to draw a voucher on the
General Fund in the above amount, payable to V. G. Young
Institute of County Government. (Conference to be held
January 25th, 26th and 27th, 19~~.)
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~ 988 Approved
Texas
Construction
The following is a recapitulation of
all approved Texas Construction for
1988. The data was compiled by the
editors of TEXAS CONTRACTOR from
official sources.
FEDERAL	
General Services Adm	.. $64,400,000
Federal Aviation Adm	...90,000,000
Veterans Adm.......	... 21,000,000
Soil Conservation Svc	.... 33,000,000
National Park Svc....	.... 4,000,000
Rural Electrification .	..114,678,000
Farmers Home Adm..	.. 183,000,000
Dept of Defense ....	..240,000,000
Federal Highway Aid ...850,000,000
Total............	$1,600,078,000
STATE
Highway Construction Funds
.................. $739,450,000
Highway Maintenance Funds
...................310,950,000
State Building Programs
...................211,163,350
State Colleges and Universities
...................243,722,437
Total ............ $1,505,285,787
WATER PROJECTS
Bureau of Reclamation ... $4,500,000
Corps of Engineers..... 129,800,000
River Authorities....	... 200,000,000
Total ............	.. $427,800,000
CITIES	
Schools, Colleges ..... $167,285,000
Streets, Bridges .....	...259,392,000
Water Works, Sewers	...503,819,000
Apartments, Duplexes	and Residences
................	. 1, 301,40 3, 000
Commercial ........	.2,138,555,000
City Buildings ......	...358,931,000
Total ............	$4,729,385,000
COUNTIES	
Roads -County Funds	... $39,852,000
Road Maintenance ..	....63,219,000
Machinery Purchases	.... 22,984,0
County Buildings ...	....57,836,755
Miscellaneous......	.....7,289,312
Total ............	.. $191,181,067
GRAND TOTAL 1988
APPROVED CONSTRUCTION
............... $8,453,729,854
From TEXAS CONTRACTOR -October
1987.
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County Lines from pg.4-
10:45 a m. -Update On One- Half
Cent Sales Tai'
1 I a m - "Legislative Update"
12 noon -Lunch - "On Your Own"
Wednesday Afternoon, Jan 27
GENERAL SESSION CONTINUED
Call To Order And Announcements -
Doug Smith, Coryell County Judge
and First Vice President -County
Judges and Commissioners Associa-
tion of Texas, Gatesville.
I :30 p. m - "Legislative Panel Dis-
cussion"
2:30 p.m. - "CoPAC"
3 p. m. -Refreshment Break
3:30 p.m "Indigent Health And
DRG"
4 p.m. - "Ethics, Liability, Conflicts
Of Interest, Open Meetings"
Wednesday Evening
7:30 p. m -BANQUET -Hilton Hotel,
Bluebonnet Grand Ballroom, Semi-
formal Dress.
Thursday Morning, Jan 28
8:30 a m -Address:
9 a m - "County Purchasing And
How Bid Laws Are Interpreted"
9:30 a. m. - "The Texas Department
Of Commerce: An Overview Of The
Department and Its Functions"
10 a. rn. -Refreshment Break, Cour-
tesy of the Texas Association of Ex-
tension Home Economists, Susan
Russell, President, Galveston County;
and the 4- H Agents' Association, Coby
Long, President, Brooks County.
-10:30 a.m. - "Septic Tank Regula-
tions"
11 a m. - "Ordinances and Subdivi-
sions"
~s gay
11:30 a. m: -Keynote Address:
12 noon -Adjourn -Thanks for
Coming!
GUEST ACTIVITIES
Wednesday
Tour of the Texas A&M University
Campus.
Luncheon -Clayton W. Williams
Alumni Center
Shopping Tour • Post Oak Mall
Planning Committe: Adolph Tho-
mae, Douglas Smith, Jim Barron, H.L.
"Bill" Young, Dr. Milo J. Shult, Phylis
Dozier, R.J. Holmgreen, Bill Cooley,
Walter Wilcox, Billy Beard, Milton
Turner, Ruth McLeod.
Texas Agricultural Extension Ser•
vice Committee: General Chairman,
John A. Gilmartin; Program Chairman,
Joe M. Rothe; Conference Coordina-
tor, Sharon Sanders; Agenda, Debbie
Nations; Academic Advisor, Wayne
Hayenga; Advisor, Sam D. Seale;
Spouses Activities, Debbie Watt, Mea-
tta Harrison, Frederica Seaman; Reg-
istration, Mary IC Lea, Lynn Cope-
land, Chester Fehlis; Photography,
Jerrold Summerlin; Hospitality, John
Sykes, Dan Galvan; Facilities, Steve
Cochran; Press Coordinator, Ethel
Galvan.
Officers of the County Judges and
Commissioners Association of Texas:
President -Adolph Thomae,County
Commissioner, Cameron County, San
Benito; i st Vice President -Douglas
H. Smith, County Judge Coryell Coun-
ty, Gatesville; 2nd Vice President -
Jim Barron, County Commissioner
Yoakum County, Plains; Past Presi-
dent, H.L. "Bill" Young, County Judge
Dickens County, Dickens.
Putting The Brakes on D ' 'ng And
Driving
The next time you try to drive
drunk, or even slightly tipsy, your car
may not let you. A new device, the
breath test ignition lock, prevents
drivers from starting their cars if they
have had too much to drink When
installed, a breath alcohol monitor is
attached to the cap's ignition. To turn
the key, the driver must pass a
"breathalizer test." The manufacturers
claim it is virtually impossible to fool
the system by allowing someone else
to take the test or to use compressed
air. From "Runzheimer on Cars & Living
Costs" September 1987.
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