Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-01-14
MEETING OF THE COUNTY COURT.
MEETING OF TIE COUNTY COURT.
County superintendent submits His Re-
port.
The Hail Observation-Disclosures Appro
prIatiOns.
SECOND DAY.

SECOND DAY.
The following District Assessors for 1874
were chosen:
1st District, Julius Ochs ID, Matthew
Simpson Sd, J. M. Murphy; 4th, H.
Fowler 9TH, j. A. Ogg; Sth, e. Bishop ;
9th, J. NJ. Yarnell 10th, G. w. Mabry;
18th, w. H. Maxwell; 10Th, j. II. Nickie !;
18th, r. Z. Clayton 14th, J. G. Giffin /;
18th, VIM. Wilhoite; 10th, l.. c. Cliff !;
18th, J. p. Jack; 18th, ]. NJ. Carter; 18th,
John Chumlea Goth, b. j. Hartley 2lst,
Lewis Anderson.
Ordered that Sheriff V. F. Gossett be re-
funded $500, money expended in recaptur-
ing escaped prisoners from the county Jail.
Upon request of Justice w. A. A. Con-
ner, the Clerk was directed to have the rec
ord show that Justice Conner had declined
to receive the amount of 500, voted at last
term of Court, to him, as extra compensa-
ton as Bridge Commissioner, and had can
celled the warrant issued to him in accord
ance thereof
The committee on drainage of county
buildings, through Justice J. l.. Moses, re-
ported as not prepared to make any sug-
gestions for immediate action.
An appropriation of 500 was made for
additional sinks in court house yard, and
Sheriff Gossett appointed TO supervise the
expenditure of the same.
A motion to levy a tax Of 81 on each and
every dog in the county, other than one to
each family, was lost by vote of 10 yeas
to 20 nays.
On motion of Justice ]. L. Moses, the
County Trustee was directed to procure the
funding in the new bonds OF the State of
Tennessee, of the past due coupons on the
old State bonds held by the county.
On motion it was ordered that all rail-
road coupons paid to the County Trustee,
be burned in the presence of the Clerk
and the Quorum Court.
A lengthy report was submitted by the
committee of inquiry into the Tarwater
case, showing the allowances justly to be
made on account of delinquencies, re-
movals, insolyencies, etc., and giving the
statistics for each year in which Mr.. Tar
water held Office. In the report of the COM
mittee mention was made of the appeal of
George Rule, one of the securities, asking
to be released from all liability therefor as
he declared that his signature was made on
the bond without his knowledge or consent
The committee reported to'accede to this
request would endanger the legality of the
entire bond and that Mr.. Rules remedy
was elsewhere. The report of the commit
tee was confirmed.
County Superintendent Harms submit
ted report of the operations of the Pub
lie School system in the county. Mr.
HARMS Report is carefully prepared and
exhaustive review of the new system, The
document is prepared with exceeding neat
ness and speaks highly of Mr.. Karnfs abil-
ity and qualifications for the position he so
worthily fills. The Report has heretofore
been published in the city papers.
They further reported that they had en-
ployed Mr.. Jack Jones, at the rate of
y, 900 per annuln. to keep the bridge until
fhA hair M lad . L.
end of the bridge should be completed to
the Sevierville road.
They also employed man to watch the
bridge at night, at the rate of 81 90 per
night.
They further report the gross earnings
of the bridge since Mr.. Jones took charge,
to be SSl3. 55 that they paid out to toll
gatherer, Waterman, printing tickets, etc.,
etc, $3.50, leaving balance in hand of
S4l5.O0; that S4S is due the bridge on I'M
collected tolls, making the entire earnings
of the bridge for the two and two-thirds
months amount to SS6l55. The report is
signed by Justices J. p. Jack, J. It. Doyle,
and w. a. A. Conner, the committee.
1t was ordered by the Court that the
Jail Commissioners suspend the improve
ments on the county Jail until the next
term of this Court, except so much as is
necessary for the actual comfort and secu-
rity OF the inmates of the prison.
The bill of the Knoxville Gas Light
Company for ! 800 feet of pipe and six
lamp posts, complete, on the bridge,
amounting TO S555.55 was presented and
passed for payment.
Mr.. A. l.. Maxwell. by invitation, adj
dressed the court regarding the measures
proper to be taken for completion and bet
ter security of the bridge. Mr.. Maxwell
urged that an additional floor, laid in pitch
cement, be added and that the enclosing of
the bridge be completed as a protection
against the weather. The cost of this work
would be $4,000, of which the additional
floor would cost So 600.
On motion, it was ordered by the Court
that the Bridge Committee receive as COM
pensation for their services at the rate of
Sl.50 per day for the time they acted as
such committee.
On motion of Justice Yardley, it was or
dered by the Court that Esquires j. II.
Doyle. Julius Ochs and q. w. Mabry, be
and are hereby appointed to hear proposals
and select suitable location for the cree
ton of a county workhouse and report at
the next term Of the Court.
1t was ordered that the money obtained
from tolls now in the hands of the Bridge
Committee, and the future proceeds of
tolls, be paid over TO the Bridge Commits
sioners, and that said commissioners be
authorized TO use said money and monies in
the treasury of the county, to the extent