Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17
Quarterly Court.

Quarterly Court.
We continue our report from
last week
On motion, the levying of taxes
on property was postponed TIA
the July term.
A committee was appointed to
ascertain the terms on which
Bright's Hall can be procured for
the use of the courts of this coun-
ty, during the building OF the
courthouse. The report repre-
scented that the Hall was well g.
dapted to court purposes, and that
it could be had at the rate of $500
q year, the county to be RESPONSE
BILE for damages, and to furnish its
own lights and fuel. The report
was received and confirmed, and
& contract ordered in accordance
Herewith,
An appropriation of 500 was
made to Robert Moore, superin-
tendent Of the poor-house, that be-
| ing tie balance of salary due him
for the year 1872; also, s25 each
! to James FL. Burnam and l.. l..
Cole, commissioners, and $50 to
Theo. Harris, treasurer of same.
Ia response to the petition OF
seventy-seven of the voters of the
18th district, it was ordered that
the voting precinct of said district
be changed from Bonner's school
house to Blanche.
The committee appointed at the
March term, to draft resolutions
commendatory of Judge Ii. Z.
Cowan, submitted the following,
which were adopted:
WHEREAS, I'll. G. Cowan was
heretofore elected Judge of the
County Court of said county, by
the qualified voters of said county;
AND WHEREAS, For reasons salts.
. factory to himself be has resigned
: he Office of Judgeship-now, there
=; fore. we, the magistrates cOnstitn'
q ting the Court over which tue said
d Cowan presided, do hereby adopt
the following resolutions: 81
!. LIST, Resolred, That We most
y heartily endorse the said Cowar
n n as man OF unwavering integrity
: and honesty OF purpose.
End, Resolved, That, in the O
,e pinion of the Justices, the Salc
OF Cowan has in the discharge OF th'
II il responsible duties OF his office
io been governed by the purest an,
I'd best of motives, and commend
A. able desire to promote the highes
l. public veal, and that lie retire
or from Office without stain upo
81 his character.
II, In 3rd, Resolued, That in partin
lin with Judge Cowan in his ofhcIf
he relations, we do so with many r.
'D' grets, knowing that pleasant rel'
g tons are dissolved and assocl'
en-, tons severed which have bee
Ill mutually profitable and agreeaol
ITO to A petition was presented for
be Jury of View to "open a secOn
eIs class road beginning at Elg'
nm Wade's and running through q
lands of James Richardson,
- Washburn, &C., and intersect q
no road leading from Petersburg
lie Oak Hill at or near T. R.W. Crane
io' Also, a Jury to examine and
TIC port on the propriety of "cbsu
III ing the Pulaski and Fayettevi
W. road where it passes through JoI
us NJ. Wright's farm so as to run
oI- the line of W. D. Smith up to {
al, graveyard, and then east throu
Vial his farm to Whitworth'S house
" the road again"
The following appropriate
NO were made
Raue Mckinney, Clerk, costs, books. 80;
res ]. j. MGrtin, JaiIor of Franklin coun-
oo,. ty, board Of VIM. Wiggin.
ca A. Ii. johnson, Tailor, board Of d. o.
on Sullivan - -
:, Fulton g. Holman, work on jail. s.
'Ith w. T. Cummins, lodging jury
mr.. Parks Bros, pauper cOfiR. 1890.
Levy Couch, do.
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IN Hatcher & Ogilvie, goods. ......... :
N. Q. Wallace, printing