The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-10
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| the amount be allowed him. Report accepted.
| T NJ Sowell, administrator of estate of Ro-
| bert Wright, deceased offered his resignation,
which was accepted
JAS n Reynolds, JAS I Moody and Henry
Cathey appointed jury TO lay OFT to Mrs II
s Tisdale widow of Wm s Tisdale, deceased,
one years provisions.
W.T. Erwin resigned as administrator OF
VI 2 Erwin, deceased.
Mr. Myers presented to the court the fearful
condition of Memphis, her great need of
help while so afflicted with the yellow fever,
and asked that an appropriation be granted
them. Esqrs Clear, Nichols and Rountree
seconded the remarks of Col Myers in able and
forclble speeches. On motion OF Esq Guest, |
$500 90 was appropriated, with instructions
for the chairman to remit the warrant to the
Mayor of Memphis. The motion was carried
with but two dissenting voices.
Ben Harrison. John G Horsley and F A
Burke reported the following amounts due for
repairs on the court house: NJ Vaughn, car
penters work and slate roof. 52945.95; K
Mcdonald, penciing, painting aud washing
court house, $3.50 90; A Gholson, brick work,
$50 so; W l. Truett, painting and glazing,
1882 rs; J b Sherrel, plastering, 1865 so !;
L II Attwell, tin work, IS 80 Turner 3 Rob-
inson, taking down and replacing Lightning
rods, $27 90.
D A Craig, tax-collector, presented the fol-
loving statement of unsolicited taxes for
1872:
10SOlVentS ana dDSentetS SoOo U
Excessive tax on property. 425 90
/" polls 5000. q 90
-- 1888 90
Iusol't aud absentees, col. $40 90
| Excessive tax u .,..... SIS 90
-- $496 90
Land sales o.. .$2l245 2l2 As
Total. Recommendations. al,545 IS
SUPPLEMENTAL taxes, $500 Is 504 Is
sI,042 80
APPROPRIATIONS
s + Norton 4 Co, road tools, SIG 90; Jas
d Lynn, pauper collins, 80 90; Robert Stew
art, pauper coffin, 30; Sims Latta, holding
court summoning jurors and holding an |
election for school commissioners, 1921 80 ; |
J NJ Ellington, holding inquest on " Rum |
mage, $2l Is; Ben Harrison, cash paid for |
cleaning windows of court house, 81 80; A |
Adcock Il Bro, Jail work, IS 80 DR. W Dor !
sett, jail physician, $57 ID G " Lucas, de- |
ceased, repairing Booker Ferry bridge, s. 70 |
K Ricketts,, Ben Harrison and r Baugus, |
l20 each for services committee on Jail |
work " o Withel spoon, lumber for pablo |
road, @l2 60; Lamb & Boyd, carpenters work |
for poor house, 81; N T Galloway, % for lum
Der on public road J T Peters, excessive !
poll tax, 81 so; Richard Adams, So for pau
per coffin; J B Anderson, summoning jury
Of view, &c, So 9 II Timmons, 80 10 for Ium
Der on public road Columbia Herald, print !
ing, $50 %; 4 Truett, painting at Jail, s.; /
T Chsppel, $40 10 for lumber on public
road + I Csg1pbell, papPer coffin, So; "
Brown, $50 Se'for lunSSer on public roads; A
Barr, $l5 for paupcr collins Hugh Griffin,
for carrying Miss L Griffin 10 State Asylum,
Sl9 80 Jas l. Guest, ct al inquest over ThUs
Tarwater, 800 50; T NJ Stephens, $40 for pau
per coffin; j N Larkins & Co, merchandise
furnished poor house, 500 90 n Williams,
pauPer coffin, s.; Moriaty &..ShcaSrock abut-
meut on Franklin turnpike, ST. Andrews, |
hayes Co, road tools, $4ll So; II NJ Mccain
lumber on public road, ga IS; Serb.
ner and J. {. Murphy, costs III mis1emeanOr
case, SIT 40; c Vaught, lumber for public
road, Sl5; II l. Holman ct al, holding inquest
over j " Brooks, S27; A D Frlerson, station
cry, SIS 10 DAM Brown, IS, pauper coffin;
c Lancaster, S31 50, average to Jail; Elem
i1g & Cooper, Sl5l 50, coal for jail; Jerry
Tate, pauper collins, SO; W 4 Latta, wood
etc. for Jail, 50 30; J 7 Akin, lumber, etc. for
public road, $l4; Wheeler, Marshall Bruce,
books for Chancery Court Clerk, S48 D K
Hays, carrying pauper to pooThouse, IS.
On petition Of Thos J Perry the following
persons were appointed commissioners to
divide hands betw en the Overseers Imed:
n r Holden, 5 W Scott, John Matthews. 5
L Yancey, McCardlass, 7 White,
P Thomas, DR. A 7 Boyd.
Report of Edwin Harris, Wilson TrousdAle,
J N Francis and others. dividing hands be-
tween road overseers. rejected,
Report of Thomas Gibson, L AcCOrmick
ct al, dividing hands, accepted.
Report of NJ A Mills, VIM Foxall, ct al,
suggesting the propriety of continuing pub
lie road, accepted.
John BaIlanfaut. c A Tonlinson and Geo
c williamson, appointed commissioners to
set aside a years allowance to Mrs Annie
Bennett.
Report of n T Cheairs, F a Thompson ct al,
assigning hands to roads, accepted
Report of c A Tomlinson, W G Martin, 4
Wilkes ct al, jury Of view, changing road
and granting permission to Mrs VIM, and
johnson and Cheatham the privilege TO put
up gates, accepted.
J A 7 Scribner, John Edmunson, S Craig
aud DIR Oliver, appointed to divide hands on
public roads
George Lipscomb, Strayhorn aud G a
Binzer appointed commissioners to divide
hands between orerseers.
Report of J " Mayes, Z j Ewing. JAS .
Beasley, CIV Cyrus, ct al, jury Of view, ae-
cepted.
Petition of G s Williams on and W NJ Branch
for jury of view, granted, and NJ B Tomlin-
son, r c Reed, D Wilsford " II Jackson,
II \ Martin and s S Digger appointed sald
jury.
Hardin Mayberry, A q Bryant, ] F AgDew,
ct al, appointed a jury Of view TO lay OF a
second class road
Report Of j Sanders. Odil, w c Har-
olson, and J s Caldwell, dividing hands be
tween Overseers, approved.
On petition of + Mcbride, Messrs W ?
Cant, & Il Harlan, r " Dobbins, ct al, were
appointed Jury of view.
On petition Of j r Mt(Ielland ana wife, Vim
Fly, A T Gray, John Trousdale, L s White
and Levi King were appointed jury OF view
The petition of VIM Jones for jury OF
view was continued. This case occupied a
good deal Of the time of the court.
James I Moore gave bond and qualified as
Il ba civil GiSfr |
D Faris, John NJ Nicholson, Henry johnson
and W I Peay, securities.
II was ordered by the court that the Chair
man have the Courthouse and Jail insured from
year 10 year and issue his warrant for the
same. The Courthouse at sl2 coo and Jail at
$4,000 in Tennessee companies.
W ii TimmOns appointed guardian for An
ME Payne Williams, Sarah 2 Jones for minor
heirs OF K A Clones decd. Clark Tindale
for minor heirs OF J ] Fleming, de5'd. Rel
Foster ST, fer minor iteirs Of Robt Heldley,
deco. John Bl3ond for Annie Belle Bennett
Jacob Ray for VIM Kennedy. T A Burke
for Eva and Sallie Camp )ell.
Lucy and JEFF LOckridgc were bound to j
c Parks, who gave bond.
The following persons gave bonds and were
qualified as Administrators +
[ Ii Craig Admiristga!rix OF d Craig deed
Gran T Cheek Admir-. Of J L Cheek,
J S Rentro do. VIM Davis.
z II Watkins do, Rosana Douglas.
J Ellington do. " > Tisdale,
1T Williams do. &C Williams
II B Damwood do. Alex Mackey,
z J Pigg DO. James Pigg.
" Ii PulTianl do. Jane Pullam.
W Gordon do. MaTg't Mcclure,
The following named persons were appoint