Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-06

Court assembled at 10 O'Clock Yesterday
morning, Judge Vim. A. Glenn presiding.
ACTION on REPORT OF THE FINANCE COM
MTTEE.
| The hrst business of the day was reading,
ITEM by item, Of the report of the Finance
committee, for the adoption or rejection of
the Court. That portion of the report re-
ferring to the unsettled account of the conn
| ", with Mr.. John G.. Briley, collector of
Railroad taxes for 1S60-61. the Committee
recommended that suit be bro't against Mr..
Br1ley and securities unless the matter can
be settled by arbitration. Mr.. Brley was
| present, and by permission addressed the
| Court, saying that he was and had all the
time been willing to submit to any reason
Die way Of settling the matter Wands, of
the Finance Committee stated that the
| question between Mr.. BriIey and the Court
was one of fees and not matter of veracity.
On motion Of Justice Maxey, the recon-
| mendatiOR of the Finance Committee I'm
reference to Mr.. Briley's account with the
county, was adopted. That portion OF the
| committee report referring to defects in
the revenue laws were referred TO
the Committee on Memorials 20 the
| Legislature.
| TO MEMOIIALIZE THE LEGISLATURES.
n
| nance Committee was added to the COM
mittee appointed to memOrialize the Legis-
| lature.
PUBLIC ROADS.
Justice Maxey moved that SchuIts Ave
nue. In the eighteenth district be declared a
| public road, and be placed in charge fthe
overseer Of Weakley Avenue. The motion
was adopted.
On motion Of Justice Ewing, hands were
appointed to work the road from Ewing
Chapel to Whites Creek Pike. VIM. Win
tiers was appointed Oyerseer of the road
from Mayo's Hill to Cheatham county. !
The sum of fifteen dollars was appropriat- !
ed for the benefit of the road of which |
James Cover is overseer. The sum of ten /
dollars was allowed to Carter Thurman for |
the road of which he is overseer, and fifteen |
dollars voted to John Scott for a similar
purpose. A petition of citizens. in the tif- |
teenth district asking the appointment
Of a jury of view on the opening
of public road in and near the lands of the
late VIM. b. Lewis, being presented. the
following named persons We're appointed as
the jury of view Wands Bush. Campbell.
Coleman, Billed, Gerard, and Dillahuntv.
The report of a jury Of review as to the pro-
posed closing of a road in the neighborhOOd
Of Justice House and DIR. Vim. f. Demoss.
recommending the closing of said road, was
submitted to the court. Justice Dillahunty
moved to defer action on the report until
the January term.
The motion was adopt6tl.
On motion, the hands appointed TO work
on the Mill Creek Valley roads were con-
tirmed, and $40 appropriated for the benefit
of each road. The petition of John G.
Marshall asking the appointment Of a
jury of view for opening a road
in his neighbOrhOod was granted and
the jury appointed. A jury of view was
appointed to examine and report as
to the proposed opening of a new road in
the Seventh District. The report OF the
jury appointed to assess the damages claimed
to have been done to the overs of certain
parcels OF land by the opening of the West
End Avenue, was read and confirmed. On
motion Of Justice Meacham that the Agri-
cultural Association pay the damages as
Sessed, Justice Scales stated to the court
that he was informed that settlement had
already been made with the aggrieyed par
ties by the association Of gentlemen who
had asked the privilege of constructing
West End Avenue as public road.
TO PRINT REPORTS.
Justice Patterson moved to Print 1000
copies of the report of the Finance Com
mittee. Pending the consideration Of the
motion to print, Justice Claiborne, Chair
man Of the Committee, apolOgized to the
Court for his absence during the considera-
ton Of the report, stating that he was too
much indisposed to attend. He was in favor
of Justice PattersOn's motion, and gave at
length reasons why the report should be
published. The motion of Justice Patter-
son was 80 amended as to provide for the
publication Of an abstract of the report in
the UNION AND AMERICAN and ReDubN-
can Banner, and adopted.
CONSTABLE FUCKERS BOND.
1t having appeared in the proceedings Of
the court that the security of A. G. Tucker
Constable in the city district, was insuffi- :
cient, that gentleman appeared and ex-
planned that one of his securities had died :
since the giving Of the bond, and he was j
ready to give new and additional security,
and in any amount the court desired. Mr..
Tucker brought forward the required secu-
Tity, and the bond was satisfactorily ar
ranged.
THE ADJOURNMENT.
On motion of Justice Meacham, the court I
adjourned subject to the caH of its presiding
officer.