The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-04-25
QUARTERLY COUNT.
sessso... April SIst, is7s

Adjourned Gess1".., April S1sf, 1S1S.
Owing 10 the large amount Of business pre-
scented at the I'd Quarterly Court, an adjourn
Cd session was necessary to nnish Up the on,
-ines+. There was a general attendance o.
Magistrates tha Affable chairman In ths caalr'
1t Was ordered tuat the chairman issue 3
VAR Mt TO Levi Euless, col, for serSices ID
he Chzncery Court Office.
Maj Jas. l.. Guest presented his commits
ion and was sworn In as one OF ths AARis
rates Of the 9Th civil district.
J. G. Nc Afas offered his resignation as con-
stable of the Sd civil district.
a. Z. Hickey said that be wished 10 present
to the court the propo ition of Campbell
Brown and Eugene Greenlaw that the court
give thsm 5000 for the purpose Of repairing
the Columbia & Franklin turnpike, and peruis
sion to erect gates; should the court agree TO
thsSe terms, tbese gentlemen would be will
ing to give bond to keep the pike 10 repair
for thirty years.
E-Q Burke spoke against the proposition,
as did also Esq. NicholIs. No action by the
court.
several Magistrates we're In favor of doing
nothing in the load business until the com
missoners make a rep TT, which was not
agreed to, and several iuries OF view we're
appointed.
Esq Burke, when the question Of repairing
the Jail came up. explained the difference be-
Esq. Nichols said that as the court I'D con-
tributed s 0 for the charitable purpose OF fur
ishinE the p upers with trbacco, he thought
1t equally important that prov sion should be
made for the carrying Of tue excrement o.
be Jail prisoners
On motion of Esq Glenn the chairman was
uThorIEed to appoint committee TO have the
aIl heated up, and tor them 70 let il on, TO the
oW,s 81 bidder. The ch irman appointed the
following as said committee: Benz. Harrison
x J. Bsuguss. and b. d. Ricketts,
Hugh T. Cor, on. & ,Periutendent of Pub
lie Instruction, asked, in b. half OF flee
-ch"ols. that the dogs of the county be taxed
f'T school IMPOSES.
Esq Nichols with much rehemence OPP
posed the tax.
On mott N of Esq. Seribnsr il was rao-en
that a tax Of fifty cents be levied upon dogs
or school purposes. The vote stoo So tol
lows. For tax, w n Morrison. In c HardI
on, A d Bryant, J A I Scribner. G uoors.
lOhu @ hOrsley, James L Guest, A 7 Gray, 2
4 Gillespie, Il Brattou, K u Rick is, r
iurtUn, Avis Williams, Leon Frierson, J
Walker, W Akin, "A Billington, and r
Gleun-lS.
No tax: W Seweh r A Burke, Jas T
dunt, 5 Renfrro, II q Chsfin, W NJ sui van.
y r Holden, Benz Harrison, Charles Glen, H
u Holman, e G K Nichols, NJ NJ Russell, Tyre
Hoes. SparAnan, h. A McKny,R A Gun
tree, q B Daimwcod, Allen, J n Andrew,
d Hays aad J A Ssnders.-7l
Esquire Russell remarked. when bis name
HaB called, that individually be was in f.vor
IF the tax on dogs, but his district was not
de would vote Sgainst the tax,
The resiRnati rs of r. A, Rou.tres as tax
assessor OF the 18th civil district, and ID. X.
Hay. as xssesaor OF tbs Gath civil dstr ct were
,ccepted.
The chairman appointed Geo. P. whitaker
tax ass-ssor IN place of d. e. Hays, and r. A.
Mckay in place of R. A Rountree.
On n ton the chairman was Instructed TO
appoint q Committee TO have all necessary re-
pairs dc ne on the court house. Benz. Harri-
~Op. =. A. Burke, aud John @. Horsley we're
tppO'nted said cum mittee.
When the Chairman Was asked to appoint
ommittee to have the repairs Oh the Court
house done, ESquIres Sullivan aud CT ar cp-
posed any improvements being put on the
present Court house, but favored the build
ing new one ut cost OF 5000 0. SO
lear WAS especially opposed TO permitting
the city authorities erecting cGpn!a and
lock On tn Court housr; dsj Guest and DR..
Nichols f,vored the prof Ct; the latter sAying
b he could then tell when TO 90 TO dinner,
and at what hour 10 20 80 Black ThOEapsOu's
The petition of A. Il Kerr, r. L. Shaw, c
{ Merritt, for jury Of view WAS granted. and
r. A. Mckay, K. D. LockrdSe, eslev
rhnmss, Archibald Thouas, VIM. Murphy,
C. n. Ttught. and Wa. Irvine, we-e appoint
q said Jury OF view.
Josiah Dugger, q. A. Torlinson, z. Adkis
IN, r. A. Wilkes, J. B Scott, v. h.. Ma tin,
Jas Sniser c. y. Williamson, and Dan'I Wills
ford we're sppoiuted a jury Of view 10 lay of
road.
Jas. J. Harrison wac released ON working
on road.
The Isgt will and testament Of Jas. Fit5ser-
aid Was admitted to probate.
L. K. Cheatham was appointed administrs-
tor of the estate of X. G. Love decreased.
" J. Stray horn was appointed gu ,rdian of
Willie l.. Collins, minor heir OF Lycurgu-
Collins. deceased,
A T. GRAY was appointed gusriisn of Mi
nerVa and Joseph Vestal, minor heirs of Jos.
A. VeSt'l deceased.
F. II Chealham was appointed guardian Of
is children.
w. C sheppard was appointed administra.
tor of W. q. Sheppard, deceased
W. J. Sowell WAS sp olnted executor OF
Nathaniel 7. journey, dec ased.
On motion Of Esq. Burke, it was ordered
that the charm be authoriB d 10 notify the
bridge co tractors that unless thev repair the
Rutherford creek and Columbia bridges they
won d be prosecuted.
IN motion Of Esq, Hays, the road question
was poStpOned.
Esq frierson moved that the Quarterly
May for the purpose of acting upon the road
% suon. Agreed to.
John q. H0rsl was appointed sduninistrs-
tor OF J, n. Wilson, deceased.
APPROPRIATIONS.
q =. Cox, post norton examination, IS
N. ". Russell. holding inquest upon the bodv
keeper. $40 for tobac % for inmates John T.
spar khan, S23 h5 for pIdinR ipouegt d, on