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- 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3041, Chapter 651
- Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of the structure on Spur 366 connecting the east and west levee of the Trinity River as the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge.
- 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3574, Chapter 778
- Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Dallas County Municipal Utility District No. 3; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
- 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 254, Chapter 685
- Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the removal of certain restrictions imposed on the programs, enrollment, and admission policies of The University of Texas at Dallas.
- 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1772, Chapter 425
- Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the validation and confirmation of the boundaries and acts of Dallas County Water Control and Improvement District No. 6.
- 82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1651, Chapter 763
- Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the North Oak Cliff Municipal Management District.
- 82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3208, Chapter 830
- Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of a segment of U.S. Highway 80 in the town of Sunnyvale as a Blue Star Memorial Highway.
- 82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 130
- Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate designating the city of Richardson as the official International Business Capital of North Texas.
- Airship
- Patent for a dirigible airship for aerial navigation, "to provide the balloon or gas bag with aeroplanes which serve to steady the balloon during the flight of the ship, and to increase the lifting power of the balloon when the ship is under motion, the arrangement being such as to enable said aeroplanes to be converted into a parachute, should the balloon or gas bag become deflated" (lines 20-28).
- Anchor Post
- Patent for an anchor post. This invention is designed to resist any lateral or longitudinal strain. Illustration included.
- Apparatus for Transmitting Sound-Waves
- Patent for transmitting sound waves by magnetic induction and to "furnish an apparatus by which these different vibrations can be heard at the receiving end" (lines 20-22). Includes descriptions and illustrations.
- Automatic Machine for Manufacturing Mops
- Patent for a machine that will automatically pack yarn strands into the mop handle for quick production of a mop.
- Bat-Former.
- Patent for a cotton bat former which uses a condenser and forms even bats to send to the bat presses. Illustration is included.
- Bottle-Cap
- Patent for a bottle cap with a removable strainer.
- Bracelet
- Patent for a "friendship bracelet" that has the option of adding or detaching links when necessary.
- Brake-Band Clencher
- Patent for improvements in brake-band clenchers. It is intended to "provide an improved Ford brake band clencher adapted for holding the brake bands in place while the transmission case is being replaced" (lines 14-18).
- Combination Show-Case.
- Patent for new and useful improvements in combination show cases, including instructions and illustrations.
- Concrete Composition
- Patent for a formulation of waterproof concrete that utilizes lava rocks.
- Condenser for Cotton-Gins.
- Patent for a new means of separating air from cotton, expelling the air while the cotton is condensed and released for baling.
- Cotton-Cultivator.
- Patent for an improved cultivator used for tillage when the plows are not in the ground. The cultivator can also lighten the heaviness felt by the operator while the plow is being used.
- Cotton Elevating and Distributing System
- Patent for a machine that purifies cotton by removing the cotton from surrounding elements and distributing the cotton.
- Cotton-Gin.
- Patent for cotton gin, which includes a huller roller, seed bar, and seed grate to separate and remove seeds from the cotton. Ginning points/pins are used instead of saws. Due to the positioning of the ginning points/pins, the surface of the ginning cylinder in its entirety is available for ginning and there are fewer mechanical friction points.
- Cotton-Harvester.
- Patent for improvements to a cotton harvester that uses finger-pickers to harvest cotton into a bag or box with illustrations. The changes are intended to make the harvester more durable, less costly, and operable by non-skilled workers.
- Cotton Harvesting And Cleaning Machine.
- Patent for cotton harvesting and cleaning machine. The invention allows for seed cotton, hulls, husk, pods or other foreign matter to be gathered and separated from the cotton. The invention also allows bulls of cotton to be picked at the same time as other is being separated.
- A Cultural Resources Survey of a Proposed Sanitary Sewer Pipeline Route Across Lorch Park, Cedar Hill, Texas
- A report of a pedestrian archaeological survey of a proposed 800 foot sanitary sewer pipeline route to be constructed in Lorch Park.
- Engine.
- Patent for improvements in engines including governors which have "inertia bars or governing weights" (lines 12-13) including illustrations. In this improvement, the "inertia bars constitute parts of the counterweight" which "counterbalance engine cranks" (lines 14-16).
- Fly-Catcher.
- Patent for a fly catcher made up of strong wire that is able to hold fly paper in a funnel shape in order to trap flies. Includes instructions and an illustration.
- Garment-Supporter.
- Patent for asuspenders-type undergarment supporter.
- Girth Connection for Saddletrees.
- Patent for a device that connects attaching girth rings to saddletrees. It allows for girth rings to be quickly attached and provides swinging movement.
- Headlight.
- Patent for improvement to headlights for cars.
- Heating Apparatus.
- Patent for a heating apparatus that heats and dries sand or other abrasive materials. A furnace or heating member is attached to a receptacle, which heats and dries the materials. Materials are drawn out via a suction pipe.
- Holder for Dental X-Ray Films.
- Patent for dental X-Ray holders that securely hold the film in place and categorize the X-Rays into series that comprise views of the whole mouth.
- Keyboard for Writing Machines.
- Patent for improved keyboards for writing machines "having its keys so arranged that the fingers of the operator may rest upon the keyboard in an easy and natural manner, the keys being so disposed with relation to each other that the fingers of the operator may reach all of them with the least possible strain or exertion" (lines 16-22). This improvement allows the operator to work at maximum speed and efficiency.
- Laundry-Bag.
- Patent for Laundry Bag, This patent is about a unique form of laundry bag which can be used as a typical laundry bag while handing it to Laundry and can be then treated as a wrapper while returning it to customer.
- Machine for Handling and Cleaning Seed Cotton.
- Patent for improvements in machines for handling and cleaning seed cotton: "For uploading cotton from wagons and for transferring it from place to place, for example, from wagon to storehouse or from the wagon or the storehouse to the gin house when it is to be delivered to gins or gin feeders, pneumatic apparatus has advantages over other devices" (lines 12-18).
- Planter.
- Patent for the operating gear in planters. Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Plastic Base for Poles.
- Patent for a plastic base for poles which aims to lengthen the life of the average pole and enable the use of poles of shorter lengths.
- Propeller-Wheel.
- Patent for a propeller-wheel for steam and other vessels. This invention is meant "to provide a propeller by which a maximum speed may be obtained without a proportionate increase in toe motive power employed" (lines 15-18). It doesn't have a lateral resistance of water and does not diffuse water in all directions.
- Riding-Saddle.
- Patent for an improvement in saddle trees that secures the saddle more firmly to the horse than other saddles.
- Signal Apparatus for Motor-Vehicles
- Patent for automobile signaling apparatus. The apparatus is designed to signal the operator's direction to other drivers.
- Signaling Device.
- Patent for a signaling device for vehicles, also known as a turning signal. This invention is meant to allow the signaling device to be seen by the driver of the vehicle and the driver of a vehicle approaching the turning vehicle.
- Smoke Stack Protector
- Patent for adjustable smoke stack protector that stays open when in use and covers the opening when not in order to protect from rain, wind, dirt to protect the stack from deteriorating.
- Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-226
- Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Construction of Article 8021 of Vernon’s Civil Statutes relative to the depository for funds of the City and County of Dallas Levee Improvement District.
- Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1084
- Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The gross receipts tax liability of United Gas Pipe Line Company by virtue of recent extension of the corporate limits of Dallas and Houston.
- Tie Bar
- Patent for a tie bar. Illustration included.
- Trolley-Pole Head.
- Patent for improvements in trolley-pole heads in which a good contact may established at all time between the wheel and the trolley-wire. Illustration is included.
- Truck
- Patent for a conventional truck designed to lift heavy freight above the ground.
- Wood Pavement.
- Patent for a new and improved wood pavement. This design "is to furnish an improved pavement which shall be strong, durable, and cheap, not being liable to decay nor become uneven, with perfectly water-tight concrete joints laid on a perfectly solid and compact foundation of gravel, which can be easily cut through and readily reunited should it become necessary to cut through it to lay sewer or gas pipes or water-mains, or make connections with same" (lines 10-19).