Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-09
COUNTY COURT.
second DAYS, Proeeehinss.

Second Days Proceedings.
TUESDAY, July S.-Ccunty Court met
Pursuant to adjournment, Judge Ferriss
presiding.
THE AUGUST ELECTION.
Justice MSxey offered a resolution in
structing the County Judge TO have tickets
| printed and distributed for the election to
be held on the LIST of next month, and that
said tickets shall have in addition to the
usual form, the words "Sale" and "No
Sale,' to be used in voting upon the ques-
ton of disposing of the railroad stock
owned by the county. Adopted.
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.
The committee appointed to Givide the
| Thirteenth District into two voting pre-
cincts, presented the following report:
The undersigned commissioners appoint
ed by the County Court, to divide the 18th
Dntrict into two voting precincts, beg to
report the following line of division: Be
ginning where the line of the city of NasL-
vile crosses Hamilton street. running
thence along said street in Harding's add
ton, thence north. westwardly along Salem
| street to Moreno street, thence along Mo-
rena to the Heffernan land, thence along the
line of said land TO Jackson st. in the Beyd
McNairy plan, thence along said jackson
street, westwardly to Hadley avenue, thence
southwardly along said sVenus 10 the Cliff
ton pike, thence along said pike to the Cum
barland river at Fort ZollicOffar. ALI per-
sons living north Of the line to vote at the
voting place of Peter Lowry's church, aud
those living south Of the line voting at the
former voting place.
(oigned) F. R. CHEATHAM,
d. r. LAPsLEY,
j. H. WARNER.
REPORT OF COUNTY JUDGE.
The County Judge reported the follow
ing disbursements since the last term:
Courthouse accounts, S26S; Jail, S3lOSO;
ChaDcery Court, $40 IS; Supreme, 500;
Circuit, S2,415.2S; Criminal, S5,3O7. 55;
Law, S1,222; Pesthouse, Sl,Gl3.lO; per
dem Of justices, S602 miscellaneous &C
counts, $2,605; Lunatic Asylum, 81, 960,17;
County Asylum, Sl,T04 80; pauper allow
ances, S1S79; Coroner. S2I1; railroads, 5000;
salary account, 81, 23S. Total $50, .65.
ACCOUNTS To BE PAID.
The following accounts were reported by
the County Jud g as having been audited
and allowed:
Court House account, 1926. rs; county
asylum account, 81 PASS; pest house ac-
count, S3Sl.5O; psuper account, 81, 240.2O;
CorOner's account, SAP 80; lunatic asylum,
$L,61I16; miscellaneous, $500. 40; jail &C
count, S47.l5.
JAIL COMMITTEE.
The jail Committee presented the follow
ing report:
Prisoners admitted during the quarter,
%; on hand las quarter, 50; females, 2;
males, 81; total number of prison rs on
and July 1st, 80.
THANKS.
Jus ice Baskette offered the following:
Resolved, By the County court of Davidson
county, that we hereby tender Judge Jno.
{. FERRIS, our high appreciation Of his en-
ergy and care in providing for the poor Of
the country during the recent pestilence.
Adopted.
Justice Msxey, offered the following: Be
it ordered by the court that the over
seers and hands allotted to roads in this
county previous to the new road law, who
we're in Office at the time of the moeing of
this Court in April, 1873, be and they are
hereby re instated to their respective posi-
tiOns.
A large number Of pauper accounts were
allowed.
Adjourned until 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning.