The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 21, July 1917 - April, 1918 Page: 397
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Minutes of the Ayuntamiento of San Felipe de Austin 397
that the body proceed to make the estimate of municipal expenses
as well as to propose to the government the taxes which it thought
necessary to cover the expenses. In order that these important
measures might be attended to promptly, the president appointed
the two regidores, Stephen F. Austin, and Ira Ingram a com-
mittee to collect data for the formation of a scheme of taxes to be
proposed to the supreme government of the state.
In view of the great necessity which exists that the road from
this town to the mill on Palmito Creek [should be improved?],
in order that resources of the first necessity, such as corn meal,
may not fail the citizens, [p. 16] the president appointed the two
regidores and Ira Ingram a committee to carry into effect this
important object.
The session closed until tomorrow.
J. White.
Samuel M. Williams, Secretary.
Town of Austin, February 11, 1829.
The ayuntamiento met in conformity with the resolution of yes-
terday, with the alcalde and Regidores Davis and League present
and Sindico Procurador Cooper absent. The president submitted
the question of the organization of the national militia, and it
was taken under consideration. And in view of the fact that the
political chief of the department, in his letter of the 6th of this
month, orders the ayuntamiento to proceed without delay to the
organization of the militia and the formation of a battalion of
infantry in conformity with the provision of law No. 58 of July
23, 1828, this ayuntamiento has agreed that for the better form-
ation of companies and battalion the jurisdiction of Austin shall
be divided into districts as follows:
1. The territory comprehended within the following limits shall
constitute the district for a company which shall be called the
First Company-that is to say, beginning on the east bank of
the Brazos River at the lower line of John [p.. 16a] Foster's land;
thenc eastward following the said lie to where the waters of Buffalo
Bayou are divided from those of the Brazos; and from there
following this divide northward to the Atascosito road; thence
eastward following the road to the watershed between the Trinity
and the San Jacinto, which is the eastern boundary of the juris-
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