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CountyStateSeasonBacking for several legislative ers agreed with the stated pur-proposals, and opposition to one, pose of the proposal, to protect* _ t _ -1. 4 ! « M - 4 a. I ft* £» IfttCitwere given by resolution of live oyster reefs in Texas waters, Chambers County Commissioners but they agreed also that the« a ♦ AwiiaiuuvKo | • r v- w ^ w ---Court Monday, in a session jpiven means of affording that protec to considerable discussion of cur- tion would establish an under- . m * • a. 1 A I 1!. *A^sirahle precedent by its limitation on the activity of the StateGiven approval by resolution of Highway Department.‘ ' * Commissioners agreed to giverent bills before the Texas Leg is lature.the court were measures which«m m ’ ’ • • » - • - - - —-would extend for a five-year support to a proposal which is period the special laws which set' to be studied this year by the• * t i!. _ CTO 1 \ A iri'iPiJhnoV11 v — f ” * ** * * ** o ii ii » » v »■ ' r tup a closed season on huntinff U.S. Department of Agriculture, deer and alligators in Chambers for planning a 10-county conserApproved the condemnation of three tracts of land in the west county area which are needed for improvement of Farm Road 2354, and on which negotiations for purchase have been unsuccessful.OWNERS are the Texas andNew Orleans Railway, Jones 4k Laughlin Steel Company, andOtis K. Winfree.Authorized the building of newrestroom facilities at Fort Ana-huac Park, to replace facilities which are depreciated past the point of economical repair;Approved deeds on four small parcels of land along Farm Road 563, which was abandoned for highway use in rerouting the road several years ago, and on which I owners and the county entered ' into an exchange agreement.County.vation program, an area-wideIt ha, hear. illeg.l to hunt both! complex reach.ng from Cham-animal, in Chamber, County for her, ( ounty eastward to thethe |.a,t five year,, by a .pecial J-ou.,.ana border along the coa,t-law panned to protect dwindling Hne, and northward to Ja,per andnumbers of both deer and alliga- 1tor, from complete elimination. * °* ' wi,iANOTHER proposed legi,la- tion d.,tnet, .n the area wtH co-... . • _ operate in a coordinated programlive measure which commission- of conjM?rvation reclamation,crs decided to support by resolution was HJR 25, which proposesdrainage improvement, and deal4fz*tion was HJ tv 25, wh.cn proposes ye| - nl of reCreation areas, ifto set a limit of 15 per cent °‘)the Department of Agriculturereal value as a base for state ad. . . , goes ahead with approval for thevalorem taxe, on local propertyAny excess taxes collectedAclo1Vabove the 15 per cent valuation In“b„e wo”d L designaU by fair,. Commi,.loner. Court tookfor u,e by -ounlie, for hospital the follow,ng art.on, Monday:Approved purchase of electri-and health services only. , - •• ..2 , ,j cal supplies for use on the coun-At present, the si are au airport improvement projectvalorem tax rate in Texas is 42 . . s00 from General Electriccents per $100 valuation, tinder the new proposal, if a county chose to levy ad valorem taxesfor $2,H00, from General Electric Supply Company, on a low bid. Other bidders were Penick Elec-uu valorem WAV-- tHc CompHny of Anahuac andbased on 20 per cent of real We!,tinffhoUh0 Klectric Company, value, five per cent of the col-i APPOINTED R. L. Hall Jr. aslections of the state ad valorem ^ t county surveyor, and ap-tax would he returned to the ^ pavnlent of $20 per month county for hospital and health ^ County Surveyor R. C. Mc-services. I Cullev for office rental;STILL ANOTHER legislative A‘ yed the purchase of aproposal was discussed by Com- uble eleotric generator for• ^ I, but this one. countyroad and bridgeearned a resolution of opposition.1 . rt pnt.It is House Concurrent Resolu-j ? ----------tion 44, which proposes to Pr°-|_ - ** aahibit the use by the Slat* High-j mm gv/vy/%way Department of any oyster,shell for road building purposes.1Chambers County commission-! mj 1 CIONamed on
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Anahuac Progress
Anahuac, Texas, US
Thu, Mar 11, 1965
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