Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-09
COUNTY COURT.


Third and Last Days Proceedings.
The County. Court met at 10 O'Clock A.
n. Yesterday, Judge Ferris in the chair and
a fdll attendance Of members present.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
The committees appointed to draft suita-
BILE resolutions relative to the death Of DR..
w. w. Searcy and Justice VIM Curtis,
presented a report, which was adopted by
a standing vote.
PEST HOUSE.
Justice Maxey withdrew his resolution
providing for a sale Of the county pest
house,
Justice Meacham offered the following:
Be it resolved by the County Court OF
Davidson county, that the physician OF the
pest house shall strictly adhere to the fol-
lowing rules:
/. No patient shall be admitted to said
pest house between the hours OF 8 A. NJ.
and 10 p. NJ, except from steamboats, and
other wafer crafts under quarantine regula-
tions.
2. No patient shall be allowed, from the
time Of his admission until his or her dis
charge, to 60 beyond the building NEAREST
the turnpike or ferry toward said pike or
ferry.
8. All patients and employees shall not
be allowed to 60 TO the river, other than at
the place proposed, for the purpose OF get
ting water.
4. ALI entrances and exits shall be made
at the gate only nearest to the city, when
there are any patients in said house for
treatment.
The resolution was adopted.
SELLING OUT.
Justice Cassetty offered a resolution au-
thorizing the county asylum commissioners
to sell the land upon which said institution
is located.
The resolution was laid on the table.
TAX ON MERCHANTS.
Justice Maxey offered a resolution liking
the dd udlorem and privilege tax or mer-
chants at the same rates as last year, the
tax on this class having beer accidentally
omitted at the January term. Adopted.
OBSTRUCTION or srREEIs By TIE NORTH
WESTERN RAILWAY.
Justice Powers presented the following,
together with a petition, signed by sixty
persons:
Whereas, the following streets, viz: Gay,
Bellyille and Cumberland streets, are laid
out as public highways, as may be seen by
reference to the map of this county; and,
whereas, tire Nashville and Northwestern
railroad is so constructed as to altogether
obstruct and render said streets impossible;
and, whereas, the citizens in this locality
(Which is very populous) have a petition in
course of preparation to be presented to
this court for the purpose of procuring the
removal of these Instructions and of OPEN
ing said streets, which is much needed;
therefore, be it
Resolved, By the County Court ofDavid-
son county, that a special committee be ap-
pointed, who with the Judge of the court,
will investigate this matter, and have the
power to take such steps, as will cause the
said railroad company to comply with the
requirements of its charter.
The chair ruled the resolution out OF or
der, stating that it was the duty OF the
road oyerseer to attend to the matter.
The sum ofS1, 800 was appropriated for
charity purposes, the money TO be expend-
ed by Judge Ferris.
JAIL PHYSICIANS.
A resolution paying the Jail physician
$3.50, for his services during the past quar-
ter was adopted.
TENNESSEE n PACIFIC RAILROAD-AC-
TIoN OF WILSON COUNTY.
Justice Baskette read a resolution which
was adopted by the Wilson County Court,
Tuesday. with reference TO the present con-
dition of the Tennessee and Pacific road,
and providing for the leasing of that road
by a joint committee Ofthe Wilson and Da-
wilson County Courts, for a term of five
years, or failing in the leasing of said road,
to call an election for the sale thereof. The
-N -E--.l a. WIn PanNHnnA
Commissioners.
AN ACT OF JUSTICE.
Justice Patterson offered the following:
Be it ordered, That the Judge of the
County Court, be and is hereby directed to
issue a warrant to Thos. L. Saunders for
500, the amount paid for fuel furnished by
said Saunders, for the Jail, during the time
he was tailor OF Davidson County, and for
which he has never received compensation.
Adopted by a vote Of At i.
APPOINTMENT OF JURORS.
The following named were appointed
jurors from their respective districts:
First district, Mike Kaufman, A. ,.
Camp, and A. G. Scruggs.
Second district, III. c. Lucas.
Third district, Jas. Cotton.
Fourth district, J. J. BOndurant.
Fifth district, John h. EdmOndSon, ST.
Sixth district, -
Seventh district, VIM. Lowell.
Eighth district; --
Ninth district, VIM. Anderson.
Tenth district, Jas. Williams.
Eleventh district, Geo. Mayfield.
Twelfth district, John HUMPHREYS.
Thirteenth district, j. W. Lapsley.
Fourteenth district, j. A. Cover.
Fifteenth district, John b. COrley.
Sixteenth district, w. G. Chandler.
Seventeenth district, W. \. SizemOre.
Eighteenth district, VIM. Mayner, ST.
Ninteenth district, E. 5. Graves.
Twentieth district, J. A. Payne.
Twenty-f1st district, Jas. McGinneSs.
Twenty-second district, G. Marshall.
Twenty-third district, W. s. Watson.
Twenty-fourth district, John III. Man
love.
Twenty-ffth district, A. Warren.
Adjourned to meet April 20, 1874.