Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-09
COUNTY COURT.
Business Transacted YesIerday-TeXf of
the WOEkhOuse Contract with
General Forrest.

ing, Judge Holman presiding. The prin-
cipal business was upon accounts, petit
lions and road matters. The report Of
the jury of view in the case of the pro-
posed road from Woodstock, on the
Memphis and Paducah railroad, to a
point on the Cuba and Memphis road be-
tween Old Union and Embry churches,
was adopted except as to the bridge.
1t was ordered that q committee of five
persons, including the chairman of the
court and the county attorney, be sp-
pointed with power to compromise and
settle with the sureties, or any of them,
on the judgments of the county against
William M'Lean and his sureties on his
bonds as collector Of taxes, on such
terms as the committee may think just
and reasonable or for the interest of the
county. The committee is to report
their action to the next term of this
court, which action shall not be final.
Justices Itby, Murray and Brooks were
appointed on the committee.
J. J. Busby, J. J. Sigler and John
Johnson, were appointed 8 committee TO
examine into the necessity and probable
cost of building a bridge across Big
John Campbelrs.
The WOhhhOOSE
The following contract with General
n. B. Forrest on the second part, and
the county OF Shelby on the first part,
was duly entered into:
THAT in consideration of the uLder-
taking and agreement Of the party Of
the second part to provide suitable
buildings for the safe-keepiDg Of the
workhouse convicts Of Shelby county,
and to lake care Of, board, and furnish
ali necessary medicines and medical at
tention to said convicts, free Of charge
or expense to the party Of the first part,
and to pay to the party of the first part
ten cents per day for each day that each
able-bOdied convict, man or woman,
shall work; the said party Of the first
part agrees and binds itself to deliver to
the part II the second part each and ev-
cry workhOuse convict Of the county of
Shelby so soon az convicted, and that
the said party of the second part shall
have entire control and management Of
said convicts, subject only to the right
Of the superintendent of the wOrkhOuse
to see that said convicts are humanely
and properly treated, and the said party
of the second part shall have
the right to work said cOnvicts
as agricultural laborers, or on any public
WORK, or on any work within the limits
OF Shelby county, as he may from
time to time elect, and at as
many places in said county as
he may desire. And said party of the
first part, for the consideration aforesaid,
further agrees to advance to the said
party of the second part the sum Of six
thousand dollars in Shelby county war
rants, to enable him to erect suitable
buildings for the safe keeping Of said
convicts, but five thousand dollars of
said sum of six thousand dollars shall be
refunded to the party Of the first part as
follows: One thousand dollars in county
warrants twelve months from this date,
and one thousand dollars in county war
rants annually each year thereafter, IN
til the sum Of five thousand dollars shall
have been refunded. 1t is further agreed
that said buildings shall be erected in
such part of the county Of Shelby as the
said party of the second psrt may elect,
and that the one thousand dollars of said
sum of six thousand dollars adj
vanced to said party of the
second part is allowed said
party of the second part as cOmpensa-
ton for the wear and tear of said build
ings during the time this contract has to
run. 1t is further agreed that this con-
tract shall continue for the term of five
Years from this date, and that at the eX-
piration OF the term OF five years, if the
said party of the first part shall determ-
inc to hire the said cOnvicts for another
term of ears, that the said party of the
second part shall have the preference
and the refusal of them before they are
contracted to any other person or per-
Soils. 1t is further agreed that there
shall be annual settlements between the
parties hereto; the first settlement to be
made the first day of January, 1877, and
all subsequent settlements to be made
ON that day Of each year afterwsrd, on
which day the said party OF the second
part shall pay to the party Of the
first part in cash or county warrants,
at par as the said party Of the second
part may elect, whatever amount may
be found due for labor OF cOnvicts under
this contract. 1t is further agreed that
said party of the second part snail make
quarterly statements to the party Of the
first part, of the condition OF the con-
victs aud the number Of days of work
done within the preceding quarter,
which statements may be made through
the superintendent or directly to this
court.
1t is further agreed that the party OF
the second part shall feed, clOthe and
take proper care of all cOnyicts who are
unable to labor, fee Of charge or ex-
pense to the county, and that said party
Of the second part shall pay no hire for
any eonvicts, except such as are able
bodied and capable Of manual labor. 1T