Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-04-24
Railroad Time Table.
County Court.

Quarterly Court held last Satur
day, the following business wa
transacted:
Ordered, that j. w. Jean,J p.
and others be allowed SIT fo
holding inquest over body OF
Jim. Thomson, col.
Ordered, that the Turnpike
Superintendent be allowed 5:
per day for their services.
$50 was voted to w. d. More
head for services as Bridge Com
missioner.
Jane Binum, INDECENT, was
voted sos.
Sam. Davis, COL, was voted
$24.S0 for taking care of Mary
Davis, col, two months.
$25 was appropriated to Mar
garet Boyd, indigent,to be drawn
quarterly by JAS. West, trustee
$25 to Roderick Driver, indi.
gent-B. b. Bradford, trustee
$25 to John Griffin, indigenr
b. B. Bradford, trustee.
$50 to Augustus Young, indi.
gent-L. p. Myriek, trustee.
$50 to Geo. Mullins, INDECENT
F. L. Ezell, trustee.
$6.25 to Emeline Lynn, bal
ance of burial expenses Of VIM
Lynn.
Bridge appropriations were
suspended until after a levy of
tax.
The tax for 1879 was fixed as
follows-15 cents on the $10C
and 81 on the poll was levied fol
current expenses Of the county
ID cents for bridge purposes.
the county privilege to be the
same as last year, being one half
the amount Cf the State priyi-
lege; 20 cents Oh the 500 fol
school purposes.
On motion, the County Judge
was instructed to investigate
and take such steps as are nee
essary to collect the back ta1
school fund due the county from
the State, and now in the hands
Of the Comptroller or Treasurer
Ordered, that the public
schools Of the 9Th district BIZ
taught in the college building
The following releasements
were ordered = Austin Hewitt
tax on 81 900 personal property
for 1878; Ben. Mcdonald, pol
1873 refunded, over age; Joe
Drake, poll 1873 refunded, Over
age; w. e. Patrick tax on $3.50
land in Dist dis, excessive as.
sessment; a. R.Smith, poll, 1873
j. II. Foster, tax on 10 acres il
10th dis, excessive assessment.
On motion, a committee of
two were appointed to ascertain
and report what contract, if any
and the payments between the
Bridge Commissioners and con-
tractors for a levee or approach
to the bridge across Elk river
near Kelso.
1t was ordered, that all parties
be prohibited from carrying wa
ter from the courthouse yard.
The Judge was instructed to
have the courthouse roof in
spected.
T. b. Pitts and others peti-
toned for a jury Of view to lay
off a Bird class road. commencing
east Of w. j. Hulsey's near the
house at the Fayetteville, Null
berry and Lynchburg turnpike,
thence in a northerly direction
by said Hulsey's spring house,
up the hollow by T. b. Pitts
dwelling, then in an easterly di-
rection by j. j. Pitts dwelling,
thence along j. j. Pitts cross
fence, thence along Joel Parks
cross fence, east to the Fayette-
vile, Mulberry and Lynchburg
turnpike, about 400 or 500 yards
east of John Roach's dwelling.
The petition was received and
the following Jury of View APP
pointed. i. Brown G. +.
Renegar, G. A. Mcdaniel, Sam
uel Little, f. G. Buchanan, j.
w. Adair and Andrew Cashion.
L. j. Whitaker was refunded
poll tax for 1873.
j. Il. Leatherwood released
from working on roads.
Chew JAcKsoS's BEsI sweet Navy Tobacco.
Nov. 2s.-ly.