Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-13

The court then voted on the following
resolution offered by Squire McCarley:
Re IL resolved. etc Thatno more appro-
priaUons be made to paupers, except to
minors AID such subjects as are Temporal
rlya ffiicted, az the court may think best
TO dc, and that they be turned over TO the
County Asylum; aud be it further
Resolved, That oil cases Of syphilis be
kept in a sepecate house and yard.
The resolution was adopted, ayes %,
noes 81.
The Court then proceeded with call of
the districts, TO take up extreme cases of
peuperism, and several appropriations
were mads in urgent cases.
Several appropriations were asked for
from the ST. Marys and other county or
phan asyiums, and on motion of Squire
Paul, committee was appointed to visit
these asyl1ms and see what appropriations
should be made 10 minors. The Judge
appointed on said committee Esquires
Paul, Kerrigsn and Msxcy. Several pau
peys were ordered to be sent TO the asylum,
under Squire McCariey's resolution. In
answer to aquestion, Squire Saunders said
st would cost between fifty and sixty dol
lars to keep pauper at the asylum for one
wear. On motion of Squire Maxey, sew
eraI psupeEs were ordered to be sent to
squire Bush of the 18th district, said
that the paupers out his way had under
stood that the Davidson County Court had
Sesolved 10 make no appropriations, and
the paupers in his district had all died.
Various small accounts were allowed.
Squire Bsskette offered the following:
Resolved, That the Commissioners of
the County Asylum be ordered to report
to this court the rules and regulations they
have adopted for the government OF said
asylum, that this court may reject amend
or adopt.
SQUIRE Paul offered the following:
Resolved, That the Committee on he
. County AeyiGm be requested and instruct
ed to keep q list of the number of inmates
and cost per snnum for keeping said in
mates, intending cost Of keeper, physician
and all other costs.
Squire Neyian offered the following:
Resolved, Thst the County Asylum Com
rnittee, for the Information of this court,
give G list Cf The names of the inmates OF
SAID Asylum, the diseases they are labor
ing under, If any, the length of time they
have been inmates of said Asylum, and
also that they give an account of the pur-
ehases made for the support of said Asy
lum for the last twelve months.
Squire B2sketie accepted Squire Paui's
resolution and Squire Neylsn resolution
as amendments, and the three resolutions
were then adopted:
The following resolution, offered by
Squire Baskette, WIS adopte
Be it ordered by the County Court of
Davidson County, That justice to the
tax pay ers Of the county requires that the
condemnation and ssle Of land for taxes
be fully investigated, and that the Finance
Committee be empowered to send for
witnesses and papers, with view to asceT-
tain whether there wa5 personal property
to be found in the county 10 satisfy The
taxes, ard also to ascertain in how many
cases the taxes have been paid on properly
advertised for sale, and how much of said
taxes have been collected since advertise
ment Of sales, and whether the cost of eOL-
demnEtiUp and cost Of advertising have
been paid, ana to ascertain whether COZ
formations have not been mads before the
warrant ii distress was returned mo pro.
perry"
Inc f:,ioWing resolution offered by
Squire H0ds was adopted:
Resciyed. That this Court reimburse
our RaiI.cad Commissioners for al moneys
paid out by them IL the transaction OF
business for the county.
Squire Patterson submitted to the court
q suggestion in relation to the liability Q!
shares IL National Banks ID State, county
and railroad taxes. 1t was stated that il
the case of Mclaughlin an appeal would
be ia5 lie by either party against whom the
suit Was decided TO the supreme Court
and il was suggested that an agreement be
made With eacn person whose bank shares
arc L led that ihey viii abide the decision
of the supreme Court. The paper wa
referred to the attorneys for the county
with power 10 act rs they might deem best
A resolution offered by Squire ]. w
Bigley that .he court oppoi t one jurO
from eGoG ward and district in tht
county to serve in tho C1rcUi
Court was discussed, and 'Squir
Baskette said that the courts were now an
noyed to death by professional Jurors. Th
resolution was adopted, and the court pro
ceeded TO select jurors.
The court appointed the following juror
for the September Term, 1871, of the Da
wilson County Circuit Court and the Sher
IL is commanded to summon them accord
ingly:
From the city at large, Jno. Reddick
William Carpenter, W. Il. HyIonsmous
DISTRICTS.
, Oswald Newly; 3. ColyeE Conc; I. j
T. Gleaves: 3. Thomas G. Hardy; 6. l..
Hamer; 7. John I Baker; s. James S
Williams; 3. David B. Reed, jr.; 10. Johl
?. Waller; IL. John w. Rueker; -. Ash
ley Kennedy; Is. A. Q. Slmpkins; "A. j. S
Dnlshunty; II. H A. Osborne; Is. SamUe
Steele; II. L. G. Woods; IS. Perry Wat
kins: 10. N NJ. Gee; 20. --- -
81 Peter Tambie; p. G. W. McC,rley
F23 Ed Simpkins; "a. D. A. Phelan. %
II. L. Alternately.
In the resolution to which reference wa
made above, the following preamble ap
pears:
And whereas, the present lottery sys
tenn adopted by the Circuit Court for tn
selection of jurors is not recognized by tn
Code of Tennessee; causing good and law
ful men appointed by this court to be dis
charged without alleged Disqualification
aud Who are st the same til2e free froE
all legal exceptions, etc.
Squire Meacham offered g resoiutio
making g conditional appropriation of So
900 to aid in building cuiverts on tn
Broad street improvement from the city I
the Fair Grounds.
On motion, Squire Meachams resolr
ton was laid on the table.
The jury of view for the Brick Churc
pike recommended the closing Of that POI
ton of the road leading from the Bic
church to Ewings Chapel. A number {
citizens petiii0ned against closing ii
road.
The case wss taken up by the court an
witnesses were examined on each sid'
after which the court voted TO noncoDcU
in the recommendation Of the jury Of vie
leaving the road open
On motion OF Squire Maxey, the ballanC
Of the road cases were referred TO tt
Judge Of the County Court, with powt
10 summon enough magistrates to Try sal
cases Nine, We believe, is the usual nun
Der.
In the road case referred to above, az
in which testimony was heard, an sppe
was taken by Mr.. Bsllous counsel, fro
the decision CT the County Court.
The court then adjourned
Hard 10 Get Down.
Workmen are still vigorously engage
in their efforts 10 level the City Hot
building, but The old concern seems to
stUbbornly opposed to the fate that awRi
Al n Gland Lone rNr