Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-20

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B0Rrdin g-H0use at the County IL
COnducteu- Report Of the COunty
Court { ommtttee-N Risky in the
Jug, etc.
Yesterday Esquires ?. NJ. Winters,
J. NJ Fleming aud W. H.. Hogel, as a
committee. reported as follows:
To the Worshipful County Court Of Shelby
County, Tennessee:
Your committee to whom was referred
toe report Of the Poor.house Commits
sioners for the fourth quarter of 1875
beg leave to report that they have exam
ined the bills accompanying the same
and find: That for all goods sold two
prices have been charged, and are pay.
able in cash; and another much larger
sum charged, payable in warrants. Your
committee have been able to find no au
thority Of law for such q practice and
most earnestly do we recommend that it
be not pursued. The drawing OF a war.
rant on the County Trustee is merely a
mode OF payment; il he is in funds it is
paid 10 money; il not, the holder can,
4ud frequently does, bring suit against
the county, receives q judgment and
causes q tax TO be levied, payable in
money. thus causing the county to pay
-wo prices for articles furnished A tax
PAYABLE in money has heen levied and
will b. collected for the Poor-house, and
It persons do not desire to wait until it
is realized, and dispose Of their evidences
of debt against the county for less than
their value, the loss ought to be on them
and not the county. In. addition to the
above yeur committee discovered that
many articles have been furnished the
Poor-house for which the county should
not be held c~harGeable, as follows, on the
bills Of 2parce, Suggs & Co
0ctobar6, box tobacco. 35lbs, at Sl.2-8 ~ 70
October %. ! bottle snuf .............. g.
October Is. | box tobacco. "a lbs at Sf.2 Al is
Ootobe. 2. u Dol whisky, % gallons,
at 81 50
Novem ier 9, ! b'x tobacco. IS lbs, at l.22 ~ 70
NOvemh her l3. / kit maekerel....-...... 2 so
Nov, mbsr 10, 10 gallons whisky, at So % 80 20
Dece1 Der 10, jug. Sc; 3 gal. VIII sky.
at ~ % :..'..' '-'.-- ..'."."--..-........ IL 50
December q. | sack No. 6 shot,. ...- 8 so
December "a, gal. whisky, at 500. rs
s2sI %
This sun taken taken of their bill
makes their bill in warrants, $ll63.58.
This should be reduced to the cash basis
before suggested, which should be $8l360.
In regard to the bill OF Taylor, JOY &
Co., your committee found it almost
wholly composed of articles for which
the county should not DO charged, and
have rejected the same. This bill ia
S62445 in cash, and warrants 1899 So
Your committee recommend that $l09 &C
be allowed in full Of bill Of G. ". Jones
& Co., instead of $l56 81; that $40 60
be allowed in full OF bill Of Z f. Risk
& Co, instead of $500 So; that Edmonds,
Pettigrew Il Co 3 bill for tobacco be re-
jected, viz; $l20; hat SO Is be allowed
10 full Of bill of Boyle & Chapman, ir.
stead Of 81 s.; that Bryson & CAMPS
bill Of $26 10 be rejected; of A G Dem
mis- bill they recommend that the items
as follows be rejected:
buncnes iace.".;-.-."-"..--'.......-....S / IS
Ralt men etli Dnots""......."."".."...... s so
boy NO. KIP oooH."-........---...-... Is
els 60.
They recommend that the balance OF
the bill be allowed at cash rates, via:
$40 so; that B shlen & Co g bill, $50 20,
be rejected; that sal % be allowed in
full payment of +. Refs bill, instead of
1914 so; that $3l so be allowed In full
Of bill Of John Zent, instead OF $45;
that 1857 70 be allowed in full of pay
ment of Foltz & Scbilliug's bill, irsteed
of S465,l2; that SIS be allowed in full
payment Of b~lacksmith's bill, instead of
$40. They recommend that all items on
the payroll, rave to the officers of the
Poor House appointed by this court and
the superintendent be disallowed. They
find the other items in the report correct
and recommend their allowance. Re.
spectfully submitted,
P. NJ. WINTERS, Chair
JOHN NJ FLEMING,
W h. HOEaEL.
January II. 1876,
THE County Court will not take ac-
tioR upon the above report until next
Monday, when it will be considered in
all its bearings.l
Ladies' Note Paper lana Envelopes.
Some nep and choice styles cheap. A
inUoice receiUed TO day