Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-06
COUNTY COURT.



The County Court met pursuant 70 ad-
j0urnment. Present: D. NJ. Whitening
ton, W. II. Forgey, w, p. York, J, A.
Lyon, W. N. Reynolds, B. f. Duncan,
Thomas L. Giles, II. B. Hale, James Rose,
Patrick NJ. Winters, ". ii. M0uerief, W.
II. Bnsed, W. Wallace, Elijah PuIliam, f.
". Caldwell, g.. n. Bartlett. Henry q.
Brewer, J. NJ. Crews, J. W. Herring, D.
A. Harrell, j. ". Allen, Thomas G. BIeck-
ley, Harrison Irby, William n. Walker,
Henry T.. Jones, Thomas Holman, ir., O..
0. Buntyn, W, H.. Hoegsl, j.. r. Brown,
John E. Burke, John 4. Elicit, Samuel
A. Moore, Robert B. Miller, W. b. Glis-
son, @. L. Brooks, A. @. Massey, Jeremiah
Massey, r. r. Stone.
shelton, the jailer, was allowed a bill
OF Sll 50 for boarding lunatics. Flaherty
was allowed SEQ for burying paupers. The
Memphis Gas Company was allowed 81
ST. 80, amount of bill for gas, except Gov
eminent tax. John Walsh, the county
undertaken, was allowed s644 for burying
p2upers; S65 was allowed for repairing
water closets. The account of Henry Lew
Is, Jsn1bor Of the Bartlett CoUrt, for $50
was rejected. George Holmes was allowed
~ as Deputy Sheriff, attending Second
Circuit Court for thirty-siX days, during
the January term.
The same TO Richard Norris for same.
A list Of siXty-tWO jurors was ordered
for the First Circuit Court for the May
term.
R. M. Mason was allowed S14 for acting
Deputy Sheriff in the First Circuit Court.
One hundred and eighty-fve dollars was
allowed Tor repairing bridge on the road
leading off the Stste-line road.
James J.. Murphy, Sis for Deputy
Sheriff service to Second Circuit Court.
The petition Of Frank TAFT, Clerk Of the
First Circuit Court, TO have the books and
other documents in his Office properly
bound, was referred to a committee.
A bill Of $50 80, from Kennedy, Smith
q Co.. for gas fixtures In the court rooms,
was rejected.
General appropriations to the amount
Of about $500 were made.
On motion of Squire Miller, the Asses
sors were allowed one-hslf additional
compensation for taking the scholastic
population.
THE COUNTY POoR-HoUsE.
The following report was received in
relation to the county p~OOr-hOuse:
To the worshipful County Court of Shelby
county:
G~eHteMeH-I have the honor to submit
for your consideration the following re-
port Of the expenses and other statistics
Of the Asylum, for the first quarter of the
year 1871:
Of the $4,000 appropriated in county
warrants, at the January term of your
court. there were drawn $1,000 By the
Treasurer. $1,000 were sold by him st GA
cents on the dollar, and the other $1,000
were sold at IS cents-making together
$3.50 cash. Expenses paid out By the
Treasurer Sl237 81, which leaves q bal
snce Of So - cash in hand, and $1,000 in
warrants, in the hands of the chairman of
the County Court, subject TO the order Of
Our Treasurer.
Herewith is fled an abstract Of dis
bursements during the quarter; also the
tabular statement showing the number
admitted, etc, etc.
The Commissioners did not deem IL
proper to pay the employees or them
selves out OF the appropriation, and there
fore respectfully ask the CCurt to make
the appropriation for the amount on the
pay rolls herewith submitted.
JOHN h. BURKE. J. P.
Among the items disburssd are 500 for
drsys, S276 for groceries, 1907 for fresh
meal, SI56 for bread, $50 for coal (spsring
on coal), S77 for wood and $40 for feed.
The operations Of the institution during /
the quarter may be gathered from the
facts here given. The total number
admitted, 81; total dismissed. 81. Twenty
" died-S white, and "A black. Remain
ing at the first of the quarter, IS. The
average Der day during the quarter was
vts vi LAu Adga4 phbAalLbE- . were con-
sumption; 2 old age; 1 meningitis; Q con-
gestive fever; 1 paralysis.
The following is the 4" payroll f" of the I
hospital:
h. 7. Batemsn, physician and super
intsndant, SlOO per month... $500
e. y. Hogan, Ovsrsesr, SO per NTH. rs
Ii. @. Bateman, assist. oysrseer. em-
plOyed one mOuth..--....- 30
Emma Lucas, mstrou, S33 90 per
month ......... loo
B. Burke, cook, S33 50 per month. 100 |
Yates, laundress, $40 per NTH. so |
Official bill:
J. P. Burke, SIS per month S225 /
w. B. Gibson, go per month -... so
J. II. GoOdlett, Esq SO per month. 80
S345
From this showing it appears that the
Of the hospital (poor-h housed for
ne past quarter will be over $1,000. The
bills were ordered paid, and the report re-
,eived and fled.
Adjourned.