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OFFICE OF COUNTY AND DISTRICT CLERK.
ZAPATA COUNTY, TEXAS,
COUNTY OFFICERS:
A.P. SPOHN, County Judge. PETER VALLS, County & District Clerk. DELFINO LOZANO, Assessor A. MARULANDA, Treasurer. R.A. HAYNES, S. and T. Coll.
ZAPATA TEXAS, LATE CARRIZO, TEXAS, April 8 1902
To His Honor the Mayor Fort Worth Tx
Dear Sir
As respresenting the citizens of Fort Wort Worth I appeal to you for assistance for the starving Poor of Zapata County
This county is now suffering from a two years drouht during that time no crops have been raised and none planted this spring and the live stock interests of the county are ruined_ Work for the Poor there is none Aug a state of actual starvation now exists at Hundreds of Families
All who can do are leaving the County but it is impossible for the great majority. to do so
We require immediate help over we are satisfied that our
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OFFICE OF COUNTY AND DISTRICT CLERK.
ZAPATA COUNTY, TEXAS,
COUNTY OFFICERS:
A.P. SPOHN, County Judge. PETER VALLS, County & District Clerk. DELFINO LOZANO, Assessor A. MARULANDA, Treasurer. R.A. HAYNES, S. and T. Coll.
ZAPATA TEXAS, LATE CARRIZO, TEXAS, ______190___
fellow citizens throughout the state will not turn a deaf ear to our cry of distress_ the solution be this County is terrible and it is hard to believe that such a condition of affairs could exist. Nevertheless it is a fact and unless we mediate help is extended to us God knows what we will do. donations of Provisions Can suit. To villegar Bros_ Laredo_ who will forward them and cash Contributions can be sent-direct to me at this point.
Respectfull Yours A.P. Spohn County Judge Zapata CO.
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We your finance Committee to whom the within petition for aid was referred, beg to report: while we appreciate the conditions that provail in Zapata County and the necessity there is for immediate action to relieve the suffering there, Yet we have no authority to donate trust-fund, and are so advied by our city attorney. However, we appeal to the citizens fo Fort Worth to respond to this call for help and to send their do nations to the Mayor or to judge Harrios that there may be no delay in forwarding the donations.
JF Henderson Q.T. Moreland
FILED 4/18 1902 Jno T. Montgomery City Secretary
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS, January 25 1902.
Mesrs Ropke & Hammann City
TO BROWN & DABNEY, DR. GENERAL CONTRACTORS, HOUSTON ST. AND AL HAYNE TRIANGLE
For Grading & Paving Main St. in front of Lot No. 11 in Block B7 Daggetts Addition to the City of Fort Worth, Texas.
| Concrete & Paving 25 ft. frontage by 20 ft. | |
| = 500 sq. ft. = 55.555 sq. yds. | |
| @ $1.75 per sq. yd. | 97.22 |
| Excavating 22.222 cu. yds @ 30¢ | 6.67 |
| 103.89 |
OK Jno B. Hawley City Eng.