Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-07
COUNTY COURT,
Fourth Days Proceeding

The honorable Davidson County Court |
reassembled yesterday morning at ten |
O'Clock, Judge Glenn presiding.
number of petitions were presented |
and allowances made.
The tax on privileges for ordinary pur-
poses was, on motion, reduced to 4 OF one
per cent instead of j.
1t was ordered that the County Court
Clerk be authorized to have the minute
books extending from 1885 to 1850 bound.
The following resolution, offered by W.
b. Ewing, Esq, was adopted:
Resolved, That the assessors of taxable
property be instructed to take and make
returns of the scholastic population, both
white and colored, of their several districts,
and also the number of colored polls be-
tween the ages of n and 80 years
2. w. Maxey, Esq, offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Chairman of this
Court appoint a committee of five persons,
| himself to be chairman, two members to be
| appointed from the Court, and two citizens
| Of the county, TO draw up aud report to
the April term such rules and regulations
as may be necessary to carry out the organ
ization and regulations Of common schools
in the county.
In accordance with said resolutions the
following committee was appointed: W. A.
Glenn, James Whiteworth, j. o. Griffith,
2. W. Maxey and W. =. EWING
The following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That this Honorable County
Court hereby confirm the contract entered
into by the Board of Commissioners with
w. F. Foster for preparing a map Of David
son county, the cost Of said map to the
county not to exceed the sum oftwenty-fve
hundred dollars, which sum shall be paid
. said w. F. Foster upoH the complying with
said contract on his part
. The following resolution was offered 10y
W. A. Mathews, Esq:
Resolved, That the salary of the Hon
W. A. Glenn, County Judge and financial
agent, be fixed at -. 800. to be paid il
monthly instruments for the present year
The resolution was adopted, and the sal
airy of the Judge was thus increased a
D formerly before reduced by the Coun
| ty Commissioners.
The following resolution was unani
mUusly adopted:
d Whereas, At an election held heretoforD
on the 10th Of May, 1868, three hundre,
: thousand dollars Of the bonds of this coun
n ty were voted as stock subscription in tn
Tennessee and Pacific Railroad Company
y Therefore ordered that the amount G
v such bonds now undraTn by said compa
" ny be delivered to the same in accordanc
e with the requirements Of law, and tn
Clerk be charged with the execution c
T. this order
l. The following accounts were allowed
i, Craighead, Breast& Gibson S342 30, Mace
d q Brown - 90. Dortch d Haddox % -
/ NJ n lR4-1y1-a Paul Taval & 10,
ner III. -. j. W Gilmer p 50 J. L. Wilkin
= son 2O5 %, P L. Nich0l Clerk, IS. %, Il
e Towues 800. George W Norvell 1872 81
- A. j. Roper $3.50. VIVA. p. Roach POO
Bradford Nicbd $500, Moore, Collins .
= Co. 27.50, W NJ Murray 1900. G. Ric
" ! & Co. G$.30, Z. II. Miller 5000. Hamilton
4 Cunningham 1870. J. o. Griffith & CO
2s.75 BartheH d Joseph $3.50, Press an
Times Company 400, Ewell, Jones q Co
> 90, Il. d. Blum 800. :. NJ Jamiso
"A 1850 L. d. Hogle 800. James Jenkin
go. d. i. Phelan $50 T. & J. Northma
%. IS james NIcGiunis ljl.53. David No
fherson 30, Hugh Douglas a Co. l04.T
. Morris x Suatton 1881. John Iaylu
~ 3+SG0, 4. Tyler y Co. lIl3J, L. NJ kirb
. wood 1875. Wilkinson q Price 2S.3i. Dl
W. W. SeuTcy G7.2G. Berry. DemOville
~ Co. 44.35, Bailey, OrdWay a Co. SOU}, j0h
. I. Newman 5000 A Meuefee 153r. Il
-. II. Groomes d Co. 1000. q. Lewis y Go
= / 2IsO, Winstead Bros 800. Schwarz
- Baker 800. Isaac Lauier 1870. JAIME
-, McGinnis i9.1t, Whites Greek TWnpik
Company lI55, 7. A. Harris sc 20. d.
d | Sharpe %. -. 4. W. Ballow 2IG2, J. l
- 1 Parks 900. Beech. Manloye & Co. - Ol
The following resolution offered by ESQ
BGskette was adopted
Resolved. That committee of five b
y appointed, TO consist Of the Chairman {
"a TINS Court, two members Of the Court an
:, two citizens Of the county. with full dil
cretonary power to sell and dispose of tn
funds belonging to tine county. cOnSistin
Of Tennessee Bank notes. and convert IL
4 same into United States currency.
n The committee is ~ A. Glenn. job
% Baskette, \. f. Dortch. ID. Weaver an
John PortertieId said committee.
The Court then proceeded to the electio
of an officer to wait upon the Count
e | Court L. W. Ballow and W \. 1IcCoC
80 were nominated The vote stood: Nc
B. Cool %: Bailow. "a. and Mr. McCool wa
g. declared elected.
The court then went into the election c
an officer to wait upou the Circuit Court
j J. T. Campbell and T. " Woodall weI
VI nominated. Inc vote stood Campbell 81
De- Woodall 9, and Mr.. Campbell was declare
y elected.
1t was moved and carried that it is tn
sense Of this court that magistrates IN al
tendance at this court are not Above
&c mileage.
'i The court then took up the road cases
Fl and proceeded to appoint juries Of vie
in a number Of instances.
After the transaction of some unimpor'
ant business the court adiourRel To II