Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-04-08


Bridge Damages Compromised At 81 1000
The proceedings of the County Court
yesterday were important to the public By
consent of the court Hon. Jno. M. Elem.
ing, State School Superintent, Senator
Richards and Chas d. McGuffey, Esq, adj
dressed the Magistrates on the new school
law and the system to he inaugurated un-
der it. Mr.. Fleming stated the State
fund for schools would amount to about
six hundred thousand dollars. This fund
would make when divided about one dol
lar and fifty cents per scholar What the
people now desired was additional county
tax TO operate the schools five months in
the year. Senator Richards and Mr.. Nc
Guffey both spoke as to the importance of
electing an efficient County Superintend-
ent, as did Col. Fleming. They all spoke
of the favorable influence Knox county
would exert upon the other counties of East
Tennessee by liberal tax in favor of
schools.
After the address the Court voted tax of
one mill on the dollar, an additional poll
tax of fifty cents, which with the former
levy makes one dollar poll for schools and
also ten per cent. of the privilege tax-the
fund to arise from these sources to be ex-
pended in the county.
This is very liberal tax and We think
the County Court has shown itself fully
alive to the importance of this great
work. This tax will give us good
schools for five or six months of the year.
Now If the Court will follow this up to-
day by electing competent and faithful
County Superintendent, who will at once
go to work and organize the schools pre-
paratory for the new law, we will have the
best schools in the State.
PAYING BRIDGE DAMAGES.
The location and building of the bridge
over the Tennessee at the foot of Gay
street was left to Commissioners chosen
by the County Court. These Commission
ers built pier on the wharf of E. J. San
ford, and as appears from the statement of
counsel, without taking proper legal steps
to condemn 1t. It appears from that state
Mr.. Sanford's ground and that he could
have held it against the county-all be-
cause proper legal steps were not taken to
condemn the property. Is this true ?
The counsel claimed that as the county
was now situated in this matter, it would
have to pay for land occupied and rea-
sonable price for the ferry franchise dam
ged by the bridge and the cost of suit, if
one was allowed to be instituted. Evident
ly the County Court did not understand
the position of affairs, their attorney
brought them to, for when the case was
explained, they declined by decided vote
to stand lawsuit with Mr.. Sanford and
accepted compromise ats 600.
Judge Jones having called the Court to
order explained that he was still suffering
from an injury resulting from fall from
horse some days ago, and asked to be re-
lieved from duty during the term.
On motion Justice J. M. Carter was
elected chairman pro tenn. On application
by petition and personal appeal of Mayor
Rule, it was ordered by the Court that
the chairman be authorized to draw his
warrant upon the Trustee, for one half of
the expenses incident to the measures Ia
ken to prevent the spread of the small pox,
incurred by the corporation of Knoxville.
On motion, it was ordered, that 'Squires
Doyle, Jones, and Tunnel be appointed
committee to expend $500 on repairing the
court house, and also to report the actual
condition of the court house as to wheth
er any further improvements are necessary
and If so the requisite amount which
should be appropriated.
A resolution to levy tax of one dollar
on theowner of each dog exceeding one in
the county. was lost by vote of 20 to %.
Court adjourned to A. NJ. to-day.