Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-19

Tered, aud the sooner they get rid 81 "
the better. The bridge, he thought,
was never put up to stand, and mat
there was job in IL from beginning
To end, and lie thought that somebody /
wanted another job. The whole mat
ter was done loosely at the outset,
and he thought they would do well to
get rid Of II at any price.
Justice Yardley thought the question
now is to see what eau be done, and |
not what has been done in the past. |
The bridge was for the purpose Of
giving an inlet or outlet TO Knoxville. |
A portion Of it is destroyed, and the |
question Is not now what should have |
beeu done In the past, but what is to
he done now. He was in favor of let |
ting it out to company to build an
iron bridge, or the county to build 1t. !
| Justice Conner was not in favor Of
buying the railroad bridge, and his !
opinion was that the county is not in
the financial condition to build any
kind of a bridge, and thought to make
/ up stock company was the best He
would be opposed to any measure that
would throw the county further in
| debt.
Justice Shepard thought that if any
! gentleman in the Court had a house,
and it was blown down, leaving the
| foundation intact, he would certainly
! rebuild.
Justice Tunnel stated that iron
bridges were superseding wooden
bridges every where, and he was in
favor OF an iron bridge, and nothing
else.
Justice Carter was in favor of the
stock company project. The county
/ pAt,Il Ia, ,,fa 90,
stock.
Judge Tunnel was not in favor of
the stock company, as the county
would be only the pack horse for in
dividuals to make money out of it.
Chairman Moses explained how
stock company could be gotten up.
Take an estimate of what the county
property, on hand, Is worth, and what
! the bridge would cost, and then let the
county put in what they already have
: on hand AS so much stock and be at no
additional expense.
The discussion being closed, the
chairman again read the resolutions.
Justice Ogg moved that the wood
: clause of the resolutions be stricken
out. The idea of putting the old rub.
! bish back was out of the question. In
his opinion much Of the timber wasn't
! worth anything at nrSt.
! Justice White thought the material
used in the bridge was rs good as any
! ever used in any bridge, yet good
: deal could never be used in this bridge
( again.
Justice Conner hoped the mover of
t the amendment would take back his
e motion. 1t is possible that stock
e company might desire to build II wood
e bridge and that it might be the means
i of securing "A cheaper iron bridge.
0 The amendment was withdrawn and
the resolution was put to a vote and
: unanimously adopted.
a Justice Conner offered the following
0 resolution
= Resolved, That it is the sense of this
meeting that the County Court should
q not invest any more OF the people :
I money ia rebuilding the county bridge
| at Knoxville, without first ascertain
j ing the approval of the people through
d the ballot box.
0 But being urged 10y several member,
=, of the Court, the resolution was with
I drawn. But some one making som,
i remarks on the resolution, he ARCS,
e again and gave his views on the ques
d ton as to the legality OF the bonds al
ready issued on the bridge. He
]
e could be issued unless by a vote of the
4 people. A good financier had Informed
{ him that no more bonds could be sold
i unless authorized by a vote of the
II people, and he renewed his resolution
0 Justice Simpson made some remarks
VI on the subject. He gave a history o
r the issuing of the bonds, how the peo.
o pie voted on only SO 900 at per cent.
: how. finding they could not sell them
u at par at 6 per cent, the Court changed
II il to per cent. over the heads of the
y people, and then how they finally
e issued 800 900 more without a vote OF
the people, and many eminent law
- yers were of the opinion that the issue
v was illegal. He didn't think they
II could issue any more unless authorised
by the people He was in favor, if 9
d bridge is to be built, to build gooG
e bridge, but he wanted the people o.
u the county to have vote in the mat
e ter.
e Justice Yardley was opposed to the
resolution. He was not in favor of re,
IT ferring back to the people business
). that they had been elected to perform
n Justice Tunnel thought the Jus,
d tices had the same right to build q
O bridge over the HOlston river as they
e have over Beaver Creek.
The question being called for, the
resolution was unanimously adopted
The committee to be associated with
the Chairman were announced as
u Justices Shepard and Jack.
i Justice Simpson thought the entire
10 Court should be present at the next
q term OF the Quarterly Court. 1t was
q decided that they could not have g
right to pay or vote, but the chair
n man thought their presence would be
/ very acceptable.
IS The Chairman stated that he knew
of no statutory provision by which he
= could issue them warrants for theil
, attendance to-day. Several of the
l. Justices thought no one expected to be
il paid. ..-...- ...........
The question was raised as to wheth'
e er under the provision of the law
when the Court has met for the pur.
pose of filling a vacancy, if any othel
e business could be transacted 1t wa,
n ruled that no other business could b'
transacted.