The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-04-24


Atan adjourned meeting of the Quarterly
Court, held last Monday and Tuesday, the
following Is synopsis OF what was transact
ed:
The committee appointed to examine the
bridge at Columbia, reported that 1T is I'M
safe, and that they had posted notices
on each end of the bridge to that effect.
Richard Ogilvie was granted permission
to close the old road running through his
premises
The petition of Reuben White to be rein
stated i'll the 18th civil district, granted.
W. H. billiard asked permission to list
his land in the 10Th civil district instead of
TWAS ordered by the Court that the Clerk
issue his certificate to the respective asses
sors for the amounts due them under the
law.
Report of. B. Stockard, James Howard,
n. p. WilbuTn, A. Fleming w. NJ. Sullivan,
and John I. Thomas, jury ofreview, APPROX
The motion to reconsider the vote cast
on the last ballot for superintendent OF
Public Instruction, on motion OF Justice
Mckay, was Indefinitely postponed.
The Clerk was ordered to notify John W.
Irvine, administratOr, to make settiemTeent'
chal, w. c. Kennedy, jury OF review, recelV-
ed.
Justice Gray said that by the recent fresh
ct many farmers had lost great deal OF
fencing, and were unable to repair them
now and he desired the Court to grant all
such as desired it to erect gates on pubic
roads, whereupon Justice Clear drew up an
order granting any person so injured by
the freshet, to erect gates for the remainder
byJanuary LIST 1879, which was agreed 10 by
the Court.
Petition of Alex Rummage and William
Rummage, for jury of review to change
public road, granted and jury appointed.
Report of J. j. Patton, A. Il. Billie and Eli
+. Akin, commissioners to apportion hands,
received.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the
Court took under consideration the turn
pike and railroad questions. l.. ID. myers
read the law in reference to submitting the
question to the voters, vote OF q being
necessary, and after reading the petition of
the company organized for the purpose OF
building the turnpikes and also the petit
ton of the President of the Duck River
Valley Railroad, spoke at some length upon
the importance Ofthe subjects.
After several speeches, by Jas. ii. IhOm-
as, DR.. Nichols, ROundtree, Gordon ana 9TH
ers, Mr.. Myers submitted some restrictions
which were suggested, and the Court then
proceeded to ballot upon the proposition of
submitting to vote of the people, of the
county issuing SI25,OOO bonds to bear per
cent. interest, and payable in twenty years,
for the building of turnpikeS IN the county,
The motion was carried with but four dis
senting voices, justices Hunt, RenfrO, Fri
ersOn and Walker9 The motion was then
put to the voters of the county issuing
and redeemable in 20 years, for the building
of a railroad from Columbia to the Hickman
County line, and putting in order the line
submit the proposition to the people,
with but 10 dissenting voices, viz: Justices
BURKE, ttQnIJ GellIrO, OnaInn, gray IIenn,
Sparkman, Mckay, Bauguss, and Sanders.
DIR. NichOl, took occasion, in his happiest
style, to Ventilate "Fanx," much to the
in case of the remarks Of Mr.. Myers, much
to the modification of the author, who was
present. Adjourned to Tuesday.
SECOND DAY.
1t was ordered by the Court that the
bridge ut Columbia be nailed up by the
Sheriff, it being unsafe 10 travel on, the two
girdeTs of the North span being broken.
en- his guardian bond.
Justices Walker and Frerson, appointed
a committee TO erect a bridge over Patterson
w. w. Miller, James p. Moore aud u. F,
Dowell appointed commissioners to appor-
ton hands between James n. Mangrum,
Harry Kerr, John Hunter, Berry Coleman
and Wright Campbell, OVerSeerS.
Report Of Thomas White, Ell. al, jury of
BENZ Harlan, R. w Dably, ana VIM. Cant
appointed commissioners to rebuild a bridge
across Green's Lick Creek.
The motion of Justice Burke to reconsider
the vote allowing the Sheriff $500 for eN Of
ficio services, was lost.
G. w. Polk and George McCGrd transferred
to 18th district by their own petition.
Theodore FrierSOn offered his reSigna-
ton as guardian of Cooper FriersOn.
II. b. DaimwOOd and H. Tankersly ap-
| pointed commissioners to rebuild the
! apron to the iron bridge washed away.
The administrators of w. Parks, decd,
| gave nOtite to !. N Pyers, of their intention
| TO liDerate the name OH. w, Earkes from his
| administrators bond.
| Report of w. d. Benderman, $. 5. LuSk, ct
| al, jury of review, approved.
| w. J. Jones, II. Terrell and r. A. Round
tree commissioners TO divide hands between
1 oversees, received.
| Report Of John Addison, Il. ID. Addison,
and ]. X. p. Hutchinson, jury of review, APP
proved.
| Wright Ell. al, jury of review, made report
which was accepted
The allowance of SIS 50 to ]. S. Gregory, ex-
rppOnSidpTp6.
/ and the allowance refused.
| Alexander Bingham, S. H. Lusk, VIM.
NOles Stephen Worley and Il. y. klrk, ap-
pointed a jury of review.
The contested road case of D. +. Wade and
] the heirs of W. V. Thompson was continued
to the lst Monday in May. The Court ad-
| jouTned to meet again lie 4st Monday IN
| May.
The following named persons were APP
| pointed overseers. James Thomas, w. H.
| 1fsdail, Robert S. Whitehead, stephen
| Hunt, A, B. Cathey,
| APPROPRIATIONS.
w. L. Murphy, repairing water pipe at
iail 81 80; ]. s. Gregory, excessive tax, s. 80;
| MARSHALL Wheeler & Bruce books for the
| Register, County Court Clerk, and Circuit
| for santa Fe pike, Ell 60; John ]. Roundtree
| ? pauper collins, IS 30; Henry Kerr, excessive
| poll tax -; John +. Hickman, shroud Turn
! ished a pauper corpse, SIl; ]. T. l.. Cochran,
| excessive taxes Sl4 20; Sims Latta, ex ofhciO
4 services from April 1873 TO April 1874, $500;
| : Chappe.l, excessive tax, 81 20; Fleming
! q Cooper, coal $50; Vaughn & yaught, road
1 tools, S74 81; Andrews, Mayes & Co, road
tools slT o S cofiin I Ym StepIinp N nam
! per coffin, SO; Tavel, Eastman Howell,
! book for Gharcery office, s23 James NJ. Rob
4 ertson, pauper coffin, -; ~. TOu, taking care
| of n fOundling child, $40, Vaughn x Naught,
| road TOOLS sill; Garrett ID. VOORHEES,, repairing
bridge on Santa Fe road, $40; A. ID. Frierson
| Clerks Office Sl4 for Ghancerg Coprf Clerk,
Sil 20; $50 appropriated to rehnild the apron