Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-08
THE QUARTERLY COURT.
Proceedings Of the Last Meeting


of the minutes, the report of the Chair
man was read and adopted.
We regret that we can not give the full
report, as our space is too limited, but
from it we gather the following important
facts: ~ 20
The entire, aggregate amount of Knox
county's Indebtedness, up to the first Mon
day in January, 1873, is S33, O34 39a. There
is due and owing to the county in the ag-
gregate, for county revenue from taxes
aud other claims, including the follow
ing amount, S7,64 81, due from II. L..
w. Mynatt, former County Trustee, and
his securities, with interest on the same,
and for which judgment has been rem
dered against the said Mynatt and his Sc
curities in the Circuit Court of Knox
county, at its October term for 1871, and
upon which judgment executions have
been issued, Sal ,066 10.
The bonded debt for bonds issued to the
Knoxvilleand Charleston, and the Knox
vile and Kentucky Railroad Companies is
$1,000 Of this sum there has been re-
deemed by the county, from time to time,
S42, 700. leaving balance due of said bonds
of $157,300. To meet a portion of this
amount the trustee has on hand $11 900
Tennessee bonds, which, with the interest
due on them, amounts to S13,310. There
have been bridge bonds issued to the
amount of $l35, 900. The interest on the
bridge bonds amounts to $10,800, and the
interest on the railroad bonds amounts to
50 ,43S, making the total amount of interest
on the bonded debt $50, 238.
On motion, action in reference to the
school tax was referred until the April
Term.
On motion, the tax collector was ordered
to suspend the collection of r. J. McKin-
ney's tax until the April Term.
The salary to be allowed to the county
physician was fixed by the Court at $3.50.
On motion the commissioners. of the
poor were allowed the same salary as they
received last year. ..-
Mr.. Moses offered the following resolu-
ton which was adopted:
That the Chairman of the Court be au-
thorized to draw his warrants upon the
Treasury not to exceed Oh order i'm the ag-
gregate two hundred dollars, within the
current year to the order of r. d. Jourol-
mon, Commissioner, for the relief of such
pressing cases of poverty and suffering as
may be brought to the notice of the Com
missioner, and as may, in his judgment
be better relieved by small disbursements
to the applicants than by sending them to
the poor house of The county.
On motion, Esquire Doyle was allowed
So for work in tearing down cages in the
county Jail.
Oy motion of John L. Moses jury of
view was appointed to take into considera-
ton bridge over Second Greek, at the
connection of Caldwell and Bellevue
streets.
The Sheriff presented an account of $50
for eX officio services, which was ordered
paid.
c. w. Jones, ESD, was appointed and
instructed to make conveyance of q lot
or burying ground for the Confederate
dead to the Ladies Memorial Association.
The Court appointed Esquires l.. d.
Johnson and j. Il. Doyle as Jail Commits
sioners.
On motion Geo. Riggs and Jno. Harrison
were released from the payment of poll
tax, being cripples.
On motion, JAS. +. Scott was released
from work OH public roads, also being a
cripple.
The assessment of 81 900 for 1878 against
James H. Cline, was reduced to $500.
In the matter of petition of Julius
Ochs, ct AL dismissed for jury of view.
The tax collector was allowed until the
April term to make his final report.
One tract of land in the 10th district be-
ing assessed to both Smith & Taylor and
A. NJ. Smith for the years 1912, the as
sessment to Smith was therefore removed;
the one against A. M. Smith to remain in
force.
On petition it was ordered by the Court
that the two sections of the road leading
from the Sinking Creek school house to
the Kingston road be under the control of
G.. w. Swan as Overseer, who is to take all
the hands from both sections while Tur-
ner is to surrender his order. .s
John l.. Moses presented receipts to the
amount of sos, being in full of the funds
committed to him for disbursement in the
Gases named on the receipts.
The following gentlemen were appointed
of the Criminal Court:
First District, NJ. J. r. Smith; Cd, w.
A. A. Conner; Sd, James Clanton; 4th,
Pryor Rutherford and h. Clapp; 5th,
Squire Norris and l.. r. Shell; 9th, VIM.
HI. Crawford; eth, w. P. Cline; Sth, II.
Debooth; 9th, J. M. Yarnell; 10th, S. b.
Brown; 11th, J. w. Vents, Esq; 18th, G..
w. Weaver and Huston Keith; 18th, Reu-
ben Thurman and Thomas Nation; 14th,
J. P. Ford; 18th, VIM. White; 10th. Jas.
Mcmillan; 18th, C. Munday; 18th, J. M.
Caldwell; 10Th, J. M. Roberts; Goth, Ben
jamin J. Hartley; 21st, Andrew Goddard.
The following gentlemen were appointed
to serve as Grand Jurors at the next term
of the Circuit Court:
LIST District, David Smith; ., J. w,
Bounds; 3, ]. ]. Harris; 4, Fred. Coram;
John Lester; 6, Samuel Mckinney /;
Z, H. G.. Ogg and ]. M. McCloud; 8, Ed
ward Ellis; 8, J. M. Galloway; 10, J. S.
Burnett: II, Marcus Smith; IL, G. G..
Story; Is, John Lingingfelter; II, c. A.
Swabe; Is, d. f. Diamond and John
Rose; 16, Henry Cliff; II, J. NJ. Arm
strong; is, R. NJ. Epps 10, A. F. Smith;
20, Albert lookout; q, C. z. Rody.
A number of appropriations were made
to liquidate some of the outstanding ac-
counts against the county.
On motion the Quarterly Court adjourn
Ell till court in course.
Quorum Court will meet at 10 O'clock
this morning.
Week Of Prayer.
The subjects for prayer this evening are
of more than ordinary interest. We wish
to call special attention to one: For sons
and daughters of Christian parents"
Are there not many Christian parents in
our community who have long yearned
over and Drayed for loved ones ont of