Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-12
COUNTY COURT.
r1fth DAYS Proceedings.

Fifth Days Proceedings.
| FRIDAY, April l1.-County Court met
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, Judge Ferris presid-
ing.
| A DEPRESSION.
| Justice Maxey offered a resolution pro-
| yiding for the infiction of ten do lar fine
upon Gen. Nancy, President of the Tennes-
see and Pacific road, and that be be prohib-
| tied from appearing before this court, unless
he comes forward and purges himself of
che indignity offered to Justices of this
county in the personal alteration with and
assault upon Justice Davidson after the ad-
jIournment ofthe court yesterday.
| Justics Davidson earnestly requested
that the resolution be withdrawn. A full
understanding had been had between him
self and Gen. Nancy, and the difficulty sat
| isfactorially arranged.
Justice Saunders moved that Gen. Nancy
be allowed to come forward and apologize
to the Court, if he chose to do 50. Agreed
to.
Gen. Nancy then arose and acknowledge
ed that he had done wrong in giving way
to bis feelings of indignation the evening
before upon hearing an insinuation that his
official conduct in relation to the Tennes-
see & Pacific railroad had not been such as
it should be. He then made full, free and
manly apology for bis remarks addressed to
Justice Davidson on the occasion referred to
and added that he was not disposed to
show the least disrespect towards the
Court, or any member thereof.
Justice Saunders moved to amend the
resolution by strikicg out "ten dollars"
Agreed to.
Justice Chickering moved that the fine
be RENTED. Agreed to.
TENNESSEE AND PACIFIC RAILROAD,
The inquiry into the condition If the
Tennessee and Pacific railroald, being the
unfinished business of yesterday was re-
sumed.
Justice Wade's resolution, introduced
the day before, was read as follows:
Resolved, that the stock of Davidson
county in the Tennessee and Pacific Rail-
road Company be voted as a unit at the
next election for Directors of said railroad
company, for the following named board,
viz: From Wilson county,. S. McClain,
John Crumdiet, G.. l.. Robinson, J. W.
Phillips, B. j. Tarver, James H. Britton.
From Davidson county George Nancy,
John Kirkman, Samuel Watkins, A. j. Por-
ter, A. L. Demoss, j. w. Para ore, John
U. Ferriss, and the Board of Railroad Com
missiOners as proxies for Davidson be and
are hereby instructed to cast the united |
vote Of the county according to the provis- |
ions of this resolution.
Justice Davidson then addressed the |
court in relation to flcts which have come |
to his knowledge with respect to the man.
agement of the road.
At the request of the court Gen. Nancy |
gave full history of the management of |
the road for the past two years, fully ex-
plaing all discrepancies thought to exist in |
the published statements with reference to
the financial condition of the read; all be |
wanted was TO be allowed to retain his /
present position for one year longer, and he
claimed that he would provide a sinking
fund which would bring the road out Of
debt, only 700 being the amount re-
quired to accomplish that purpose. He
strongly urged the election of the proposed
board of directors, saying that he believed
the prosperity of the road depended upon
that board being continued in power.
Mr.. Isaac L.tton being called upon, stated
that be had made full, close and rigid ex-
animation of the books, papers, accounts,
vouchers, etc, Of the Tennessee and Pacific
Railroad Company, and that he had never
seen railroad books and papers kept in
more complete and satisfactory manner,
every dollar and every cent of expenditure
being accounted for. Mr.. Litton's state
ment fully indicated Gen. Maney's man.
agement of the affairs of the company.
The previous question being called on
the adoption Of the resolution offered by
Justice Wade, the call was sustained by a
vote of 81 against 2.
The question then recurring upon the
adoption of the resolution, it was adopted
by vote of 40 10 l-Justice Maxey alone
voting in the negative.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
The Railroad Commissioners appointed
by the court were allowed $50 each for
their services.
The report Of the County Trustee, D. r.
from Sept. 9, 1872 to April l,
1873, was received and ordered filed. This
report shows that the total receipts of ordi.
nary fund during that time were 500, 4O6 06;
$98,705 n.
Railroad fund receipts, S149, 449.0S; ex-
penditures Sl40,S64S4.
School fund receipts, $58, GIL 20; expendi- |
lures S55,795. So
committee consisting of Justices
Maxey and Claiborne was appointed to set
IN conjunction with the Judge to destroy
cancelled bonds and coupons of the county.
Adjourned until the July term.