The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-01-22
COUNTY COURT.
January Term. 1873

1t ing the term.
e The next business was the election ,
e Chairman and Quorum for the year 1870.
e motion was made by Esq. d. X. Hayes t
g reduce the salary Of chairman to $4,000 De
e annum, which was adopted.
|, John G. Horsley was then elected Chair
S man, and Robt. d. Ricketts,, w. O. Gordol
e w. NJ. Sullivan, members OF the Quorum.
: The Chairman elect being confined a
D nome 10y sickness, the court requested ESQ
D r A. Burkee to act as chairman during tn
/ remainder ofthe term.
Benz. Harrison, Esq, was elected Range
, by aclimation.
2 James II. Wilkes was elected County Su
perintendant of Public In. truction, sub
mitted his report, which was adopted, ant
the following figures. The election of a Su
perIhtendant Of Public Instruction for the
year 1919, was gone into, and James H
| wilkes elected superintendent
James L. Hunt, r. \. Mckay and Leon
FriersOn were appointed committee to as
Sess taxes for 1873.
Lewis Coleman was appointed overseer.
J. L. Morgan appointed oyerseer.
| Allowed for bridge over Hurricane creek
Lumber furnished by Park 4 Kerr, S9G5.
Uriah Galloway allowed $500 for pauper
coffin.
Henry Magrader appointed overseer.
| Robt. jackson appointed overseer.
Tax assessment of w. II. Collier in 9Th dis
trict, ordered corrected.
! VIII of DR.. w. p. Stockard, decd, was
| proven and ordered probated.
| H. @. Chaffin, AImOn Digger and J. =.
Garrett appointed to lay Off years support
to widow OfW J, Thimmond, decd.
| Will OF Martin Wood, decd, was proven,
/ / III
DR.. James I. Akin was appointed admin
istrator of Hennis James, decd.
| In case of excessive taxes James Howard,
1854, directed to he corrected; also, assess
ment offs. ;. Matthew'S S7.23. Allowed.
| Esq. r. g. Pickett, 9. W. StOckard and q.
r. G. Nichol were appointed a committee to
| change the line between 10Th and 18th dis
| trict SO as TO enclose w. r. McKennon in
| 18th district.
| Esq. Clear, Guest and RenfrO were appoint
| ed committee to examine the report OF
| JnO. NJ. Hickey, former County Court Clerk.
| \ communication from the Grand Jury
of last Criminal Court was read, recon-
| mending a Work House, etc.
| JANUARY 9TH.
! Lemuel MeLemoIe, George Lyle, j. :.
| Crews, Ed. Pullam, Jno. \. West, appointed
| Overscers.
Report Of W. +. Brazier and others,
| changing road between II. b. DaimwOOd,
| McBIair and others, received and adopted.
| Petition of r. C.. Gordon, Geo. Lipscomb,
relative to bridge across cMurray branch,
near Cross Bridges was submitted and laid
| upon the table.
Committee to lay of Comprehensive road
| and rc-distribute hands among overseers,
| reported, and their report adopted.
c. {. Amis appointed overseer.
Petition OfD. T. ChappeIl for sI56.5I, error
in taxes, paid from 1877 to date, 1874, was al
| lowed.
Report of Manson Nestal and others, di-
vidfng hands between G. w. RushtOn and
others, OverseeIs, was laid on the table.
Rufus Peyton was appointed Overseer.
Powhatan Gordon allowed $40, amount
advanced by him to Wheeler, Marshall &
Bruce, for Textbook in 1865,
Report of VIM. b. Ramon and others, Ju-
ry OF view, opening road on line between
Kerr, Shaw and others, received and adopt
ed.
Hugh l.. Akin, j. II. Holder, James Will
liams, \. Chun, Peyton c, SOuthall, +. II.
Erby were appointed overseers.
]. 7. Derryberry and others appointed
committee to divide hands between over
seers on SheIbyviIle road.
Manson Nestal, Col. Allen Brown and 9TH
ers appointed committee to divide hands
on roads up Knob Creek via Baptist church,
to Snow Creek and on DowelI's Branch.
p. b. Ladd, o. p, II. Mullins and others,
appointed Jury of View to change the road
running through premises ofJacobD D. Gard
ner on Lefper's creek. 5. II, Crane Overseer.
Ed. Jones and others appointed commit
tee to divide hands OF Luther Johnson and
others.
VIM. \. Bell and others appointed com
mittee to divide hands between stephen
Hunt and others.
Petition of NJ. McKissiclz and others,
to establish a county road, received and al
lowed.
s,M. Arnen, Joseph p. Lee were appointed
overseers.
Petition Of w. b. Wilson, administrator,
and others, Tor Jury OF View, granted.
VIM Craig and d. NJ. HardisOn appointed
Overseers to open rOai.
Petition of Anthony Davis to be released
from poll, was rejected.
Account of Hugh Griffin for services rem
dered Louis. Griffin, rejected.
H. TankersIey ana others, appointed to
divide hands between CHI Z. Iiorsley and
others, OverseerS.
Clerk ordered to cancel warrant to Frank
Assessors appointed to assess taxes OflS75:
District No. 10. t. Russell: No. >, w. II.
Morrison; No. 3, I. c. Hardison; No. /, \. D.
BRYANT; No \. L. Prewett; No. 8, j. 5.
Renfro: No. :, II. q. Chain; No. 5, w. NJ.
Sullivan; No. . Henry Holman; No. 10, c. q.
II. NfchoI: No; IL, = II. Bratton; No Il, r. ID.
Ricketts,: No. ID, J. F. Walker; No. II, g. w.
Stockars, Nc. - IA. Pogue; No. l6, Iyree
NoIes; No. Il, J. NJ. Gardner; No, IS, Jno. I.
Sparkman; No. 10, r. y. McMayi No. -, J.
NJ. Wftherspoon; No. p, r. J. Baugus; No. p,
RIB Allen: No. -, J. NJ. Andrew; No. %,
John F. Dowcll; No. >, J. NJ. Ellington.
The i.2e between the 18th and 9Th civil
districts was so changed as to place all the
lands owned by Giles I. Harris a. the time
of his death, in the 9TH district.
Account of =. =. Cross, superintendent
Poor-houso, amounting to $4,000, was al
lowed: also an account Of $1,000 for one yoke
oxen for POor-house.
The count disposed of the long road suit
of 4. II. Kerr and W. H.Joncs.
WE Lavender was allowed five dollars
for pauper coffin.
Report of committee to examine TepQri Of
former clerk of this court, report that the
former c'erk had fully accounted for all
revenues, aud had collected and paid over
more revenues than any predecessor for the
same length of time.
REPORT OF X. \. GLENN, CHAIRMAN.
10 ths Worshjpful County Court Of NaUry CoUH- |
IN.
The entire amount for which l have is |
sued county warrants during the year 1874, is
S2}..bU ~ In said amount is included the eX- ]
peDSeS of keeping prisoners in the County |
jail for L. :, the expenses OF the Poor House, /
for 1873, the expenses OF the Circuit and !
Criminal Courts for the year 1874, apprOprl- |
atiOnS for Pauper Collins, road tools SC,
The Court appropriated for Pauper Collins 1
the sum % ~26g.55 and for road tools the !
sum OF 81 ,U2i.7l
The expenses of the circuit and Criminal
Courts amount 10 the sum OF ;, ,2Iiat
The entire amount of Revenue arising 1
from taxable property for 1874 is $751; IA. |
From JnO NJ. Hickey. former Clerk of the |
County court S3,S36g2. From 4. D. Akin pres |
eRt clerk of the County court S665, a. From
WI. WhitthOrne clerk of The circuit and !
Criminal Courts .57S,SS. From u Cooper, |
clerk of the Chaucery court So nder the /
small Offensc law Sl1N.25 From Benjamin !
Harrison, Ranger the sum of Sl2L55, amount !
ing in all TO the sum OF St},u5l.6S.
Then by deducting the Tax Collectors |
Commission about 81, Jas and the Trustees !
commission about $50, 90 and $500, the am t
Appropriated for the iron bridge across Duck
River at Chum bIey'S ford to be paid out of
the taxes of 1874. We have the sum of S.2S-
sol IS provided the taxes are all collected.
On a settlement with J { McGaw, former
Trustee, find he has collected since his for