The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-04-11
COUNTY COURT.
second Quarterly Term. Is7;
MISCELLANEOUS.

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= MISCELLANEOUS.
There was q good attendance at this term OF
! the Court, and much business was transacted.
, The last will and test ment of Isaac Hiert
! was admitted to probate also the last will
and testament of Jas. NJ. White.
f. A. Burke was appointed administration Of
the estate of Sarah F. Young, deceased
John VI. Witherspoon was appointed guar
dian of Fugenia Belle Hanks.
Lucinda Hunt, appointed executrix Of John
Hunt, deceased.
J. K. Hargrsves appointed administrator OF
John Hargroves, deceased.
". o Cord n appointed administrator N.
! Helm deceased.
J. Yves. Bates appointed administrator of
J Nancy Cooper, deceased.
John B. Anderson gave bond and qualified
as constable of the 22d civil district.
The new road Law was read 10 the Court bv
Maj. T. ]. Williamson, but no action was taken
i On motion Col. L. d. Myers was granted
1 permission to address the Court on the sub
! feet of roads, Improvements, etc., a synopsis
OF which we furnish in another place.
/ The pau1er coffin quest was again dis
eussed by Messrs. Prewett, Sullivan and Clear,
but, as on former occasions, the Court failed TO
| taks-any action on the subject.
Jas Cox, 18th district, was exempted from
| working the road, and also from Paying poll
/ tax.
Petition of W. j. Jacobs for an appropria-
ton to support an old family servant was re-
jected.
| Thu resignation of A. T. Gray, trustee Of
| the Deason family, was accepted
ESQ, J. II. Wilkes offered his resignation as
| Magistrate. which was accepted.
ESQ. Wilkes, in bidding farewell to the
members of the Court, was very felicitous in
his rem ,rks. He said, though he would be
with them no more, he was gratiGed to know
that so long as DR.. Nichols was a member of
the Court, it would have plenty of CAB
1t was ordered by the Court that $50 be APP
| propriated for the benefit of Mrs. Margaret
| Deason, A. t. Gray, trustee, to dlsburse the
| same.
| E. G. Alexander, Jr., resigned as road over
seer, and Sandy Harris was appointed In his
stead.
The report of R. u. Ricketts,. J. II. KING, C. |
| S. Williams, T. J. Lase, and NJ. F. Pleak, |
Jury of Review, giving J. G. Ingram PERM
sion to close road by putting up two ga es,
was approved.
IS DR.. COLLIER ALP?
The question was presented by the Clerk, |
whether DIR. Collier, who had removed from
his district, was still a member of Court, |
whereupon DR.. Collier made au explanation, |
stating that he was forced to leave the district. !
Esq. Russell stated that DR.. Collier left the
district some IL months ago. On motion, it |
was unanimously ordered that DR., Collier was |
not considered member of the Court
SUPERINTENDENT or PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. |
On the presentation of the subject of elect |
ing Superintendent of Public Instruction, |
ESQ Fl. Wilkes asked that the whole sub |
jecl be POSTPONED until the July term, that all |
persons might be intellgibly informed on the !
new Jaw, He further remarked, that he had |
already handed in his resignation Justice
of the Peace, and would be a candidate for Su- |
perindent himself. Eqrs. Sanders and Mich
oils thought best to elect at this term. Mr., |
Nichols said that if anyone was not suffici-
emily enlightened on the new law, it was their
own fault, as it is the duty of every man to
atake the county papers, and thereby be en-
Eghtened, not only on the school law, out on
other things of equal Importance. 1t was or
dered that the Court proceed at once in the
election, whereupOn, Messrs. Hugh I. Gordon,
C, S. HIIl w. 7. Potter, and Jas. II. Wilkes,
announced themselves as candidates in very
neat and appropriate speeches.
On motion, it was ordered that the person
elected sha uld receive majority of the votes
cast. Three ballots were had before an cleo
ton was effected Just before the third bal
lot was had. Prof. Bennett announced himself
q candidate.
The Chairman announced that Mr.. Gordon was
elected Superintendent of Public instruction
for Maurv county. Mr.. Gordon very politely
thanked the Court for the hon n conferred and
coarted the most rigid scrutiny into his Off
ciAl acts.
TAX ASSESSORS.
The following gentlemen were appointed
Tax Assessors for the several districts of
J. ". Page; I'd. w. H. Mo 'rispn Sd, ThOs.
q. Harrison; 4th, A. d. b. yant 5th, A. L.
Prewett 6th, Jas. =. Rcnfro; 7th, J. &. Moore
Sth, ". NJ Sullivan; 9Th, Fl. L. H Imam
tn, R. ID. Ricketts,; 18th, Avis Williams;
IA b, v. NJ. Russell; 18th, Il. J. Pogue; 18th,
Tyre N0les; 18th. J. VI. Gardner lSth, John
T. Spsrkman 10Th, Z. A. Rountree 90. W. o.
Witherspoon; 2lst, Robert Baugus; 22d, R.
B. Allen; Esd, j. NJ. Andrew 24th, b. X.
Hays; 25th X. A. Glenn.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Wheeler, Mar-hal Bruce books for
County Court Clerk, Sl04 90 (; Ii. B. Titcomb,
sundries $40; A. Barr pauper coffin, Sis;
L. B. Rains, medicines for Jail, 5000; Whee- {
Ter, Marshall & Bruce, books for Registers OF
fee. $50; also, s25 for books for the Chancery $
office; DIR. a. l. Pillow, services as Jail ply
sician. $3.50 Chss. CIesr holding inquest Of ,
lunacy in the case of Cyrus fowler, $; ". 7.
L. Murphy, repairing Jail, $40 70 DR.. W.
IL. Brown, furnishing three trees for repairing
road, IS; Il. l. Holman, holding inquest on
the boly of Edward Jordou. coed, s; q
Hatcher & Murphy, publishing notice for Jail
physician, So; Thos. Mcclure, carrying Par
ham Smith, pauper, TO the poor house, s.;
K. A Rnuntree costs, S. go; W. A. Lat'a, J
coffin for Cesar Stephenson, cold s. ]. ".
Fitzpatrick, lumber tor poor house, $3.50; l
Alfred Fleming, OK for poor house, $l6 j. NJ. |
Larkin Co., clothing for the poor house.
S53.53; James Shelton, Coroner holding in {
quest over infant child of Katie Blakely cold $
3 Mrs. SaIlie White, for Jail fee due JAS. j
NJ. White, $3.50; g. W. Lucas, pauper coffin
S.; J. e. Garrett, removing paupeT to poor
house, 50 B. +. Fitzpatrick, removing pau r
per to poor house, IS }. W. Page, cost, 1856; ,
1872 to April 1878, $500, also, for fuel for }
Chancery, Circuit, Criminal and COdnty
Courts, and waiting on the same, 1922 so; A.
Adcock s. Bro, work on Jail cells, etc, $2l.5O;
Tyre Noles and John c: Briggs, for bringing !
Jas. NJ. Grimes, a lun ltic, to Jail, S4 Martin,
Embry & Wright, $500 for lime tor Jail. q
Second Days PrOceedinss.
The Assessment law was the first thng for
consideration t. day aud as the members of
the Court had not received copies of the law,
DIR. Nichols was requested to read it, which q
was done. 7
t. Wright. Robert jackson, and Aaron Jack
son. for permission to change their place of
voting from the oath civil district to that of
the Sd, was granted,
The petition Of a. T. Vestal for permission to q,
erect q ties on road was rejected
The report of r. ID. Ricketts, and others, C
granting permission to j. q. Ingram TO erect l
gates on a road, was reconsidered, and on mo-
tim, the report was laid on the table.
The petition of Esq. Nichols for funds
sufficient to erect hou-e for a voting place in
the 10th civil district. was rejected. d
The petition of John Hl!liard, G.. W, &. \
Maxwell, Davis Gray, and Samuel NJ. Neel- O
ley tor change of road was granted. t
On the discussion of the new road law, Esq, a
Hershey made motion that each civil district Y
be declared road district, and after much
discussion, the motion was withdrawn, and i
ESQ. F1ierson introduced resolution that the
Chairman appoipta committee of FIVE TO lag
off the county into road districts and report
at the July term OF the Quarterly court,
which was adopted, aud the Chairman appoint
ed as SAID committee: Thompson Fleming, J,
Kennard, A. d. Bryant, Nj. NJ. Russell, and j.
g Moore.
1t was ordered by the Court that Emily d.
Evans, guardian of minor children, be reliev-
ed OF the necessity of making any further re-
port to the court. I
John G Hershey, Public Administrator, was !
appointed administrator of the estate of John !
cold, deceased. !
The Chairman appointed Messrs. Clear, !
Gray, and Mckay q committee to levy the !
county tax and report at the July term of the !
court. l
The committee on the erection of the bridge !
near ChumblS ; ford, asked a further apprO |
pration of suE6ciency to erect the bridge, l
and q communication was read from Hhos, z
Waters, agent of z. King Il Sons, Wrought z
Iron Bridge builders, proposing to erect the 2
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