The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-07-10

Petition OfNed Hoge and j. S. Frier
| for a change of district line, granted.
Petition of Johns. Long, Rufus Lone
| and j. S, Frierson for change OF distric
line, granted.
Justice Mckay made a motion thai
| hereafter the county shall only pay $50
for pauper collins; rejected.
w. j. Lancaster, b. f. Smith and
Marion Galloway appointed commits.
sioners to examine and repair the bridge
at Moore's mill.
Petition of Edward Arnold, "A. D.
Vestal and Elizabeth Vestal tor change
OF District line OF 2lst and Goth civil dis
triets so as to include their lands in the
10th district, granted.
The petition OF some forty citizens OF
the 10th civil district asking for an ad-
ditional, voting place designating Duck
River Station, rejected.
APPROPRIATIONS.
A. Barr. pauper collins, $1,000.
VIM. Dew, repairing bridge across
POrter's ford, S24.OO.
VIM. Cherry, hydrant water for jail
for April, May and June, $500.
e. Gordon, excessive poll tax, S7.06.
Leftwich a. Daimwood, repairing
Leftwich bridge, S32 90.
r. @. Hill, C.. NJ. c., summoning wit
uesses in road case, 50 90.
Martin & Embry, seed potatoes for
poor-house, $3.50.
Walker & Co., lumber, $40.
VIM. A. Gilmer, pauper coffin, $500
j. b. Anderson, summOning witnesses,
$500.
Faris and Akin for bridge, S34.OO.
Thompson and Love, three bridges,
SlO5.00.
Vaughn and Vaught, road tools for
Robt. Caskey, overseer, $27.75.
II Nj Ril1inntnn al al hnIdjnO in
quest upon RObt. Wallace, COL, who
was drowned at Beck Rock, Duck river,
on the 3lst OF May, 1874, SCI IS.
]. A. coffey, lumber for bridge over
creek, 1882.
Vaughn and Vaught, road tools for
Jas a. Frierson, overseer, Sl9.24.
Thos. J. Timmons, pauper collins,
$1,000.
Jim Porter, COL, carrying Sol. Porter.
col, to poor house, $500.
James NJ. Yates, excessive tag, $3.50.
Andrews, BIayes and Co., road tools
for P. r. II. Joyce, overseer, 3.75.
b. +. Martin one pauper coffin, $500.
Louisa Cummins, keeping paper
child, $40.
Andrews, Mayes Il Co., road tools for
J. w. Gary. oVerseer, 81 90.
Gardner Dobbins, pauper coffin, $500.
w. F. Lavender, pauPer coffin, $500:
Andrews, kIayes & Co, road tools for
w. J. Shannon, oyef5eer, $IT.1u.
Lamb q Boyd, stopping up river
bridge, So so.
w. a. Latta lime, whitewashing, ETC.,
at Jail, s. 10.
L. Noss, carrying X. IL. Brown, luna
tic, to poOr-house, $3.50.
Hugh T. Gordon, balance due as Su-
perintendent of PUBLIC Instruction,
$4,000.
Vaughn & vaught, road tools for w.
D. Tucker, overseer, Sails.
Sims Latta, services in different courts,
stationery, ETC., Sl10.45.
Wheeler, Marshall d Bruce, blank
book for County Court Clerk, $500.
A. d. FrIerson, stationery fer County
Court Clerks office, $1S.S5.
Wheeler, Marshall Il Bruce, blank
docket for Chancery Court Clerk, S2S 90.
Geo. d. Hodge, excessive tax, $500.
j. c. Murphy, summoning jury of
view, Sl.00.
Vaughn 6'Vaught, road tools for A. ].
Huey, overseer, $31. 50.
Jas. II. Stephenson, repairing road
tools, 1925.
James NJ. Stephenson, Clark Tindal,
and r. w. DobSins appointed comm's~
sioners TO assign hands to public road.
Vaughn and Vaught, road tools for E.
G. Fleming, overseer, $4,000
SECOND DAY.
Leon F'riersOn, C. G.. r. Nichols and
B. B.. Pinkston. appointed commission
ers to erect a bridge at Pinkston IL Coll
Iier's mill at cost not to exceed $40.
w r. Kindell, J. j. Cranberry and j.
w. 5. Ridley, appointed commissioners
to set apart one years allowance to
widow of w. A. Hart.
Report of c. N. Vaupht, G. c. McEw~
en- and r. S. Mitchner, dividing hands
betw cen OverseerS, continued.
The sam of 81, 800 was appropriated
out of the taxes of 1874 in place of all
previous allowance, to build bridge
over Rutherford creek.
w, McKibbin, W, Il, II. Benton,
Jas. Bryant, J. w. Beckett, appointed
commissioners to divide hands between
Luther johnson and James Galloway,
overseers.
Petition of r. A. Oglevie for hands
to work on roads, rejected.
Leon LFrierson and Jas. +. walker,
commissioners to build Patterson creek
bridge, made report recommending
that $40 be allowed VIM. A Vernon and
w. r. Massey, who built the bridge,
which was granted.
On motion, the petition of the citizens
of the 10Th civil district Tor an addition
al voting place, which was rejected yess
terday, was reconsidered, and the peti~
ton allowed.
of the Columbia end Southport road
granted.
Last will and testament ofStewart Dia-
mond admitted to probate.
The road case of Kerr and Jones ct al
on motion, was continued to next term
of the Court.
The ayes and noes being called on
the question of allowing picks and
shoveIs, to work on the road the vote
stood: ayes w. II. Morrison, y. ID. Bry~
ant. A. L. Prewett, j. @. Moore, G. q. 4.
Nichols, s. III. Bratton, r. d. Ricketts,,
I T. Morton, w. X. McKennon, r. G..
Pickett, J. T. Sparkman, Ii. B. Daim-
wood, r. G. Wells, j. A. Sanders, ID. X.
HAYS, Jno. l.. DOwell, Z. A. Glenn, j..
NJ. Ellington, j. J.. Guest, \. H. dol-
den, Benz. Harrisop,
Noes-J. a. T. Suribner, E. A. Burke,
j. S. Renfro. III. T. Chafin, w. NJ, Sui
livsn, ). G. Horsley, II. L. Holman, A.
t, Gay, Avis Williams, Leon Frierson,
J.F, Walker, NJ. N. Russell, j. NJ
Gardner, L. G. johnson, W. 0. Gordon,
K, j. Baugass.
Report Of ". NJ. Dooley, Henry John
son ct al jury of view, received.
Report of ]. I. Akin, W. u Ua.zo,,
ed, - low i000t
Report OF S. Morley, VIM. Noles, ct
ais j uAy VI NAoWs ISCS1NSOs
Report OF W. w. Miller, B. F.. Dowell
ct al, commissioners to divide hands,
approved.
Report OF Jno. Ballanfant, w. L. J.
Wilkes ct al, jury of view, approved.
On motion the Court reconsIdered the
comfy and school tax, and made it
2 cts for county purposes and o cts. for
school purposes.
The motion to appoint commissioners
to examine the repairs upon the bridge
At Columbia, not agreed to. Some of the
Justices favored the institution of a
suit against the contractors, upon eheir
bond.
was continued.
In answer to inquiries, the Sheriff
explained what ex-offlcio services
meant, being the delivery of road orders
and gre 1t many other things for which
no fee is stipulated by law.