Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-05

The County Court met yesterday anc
transacted the following business:
The petition of S. Hammontree to have q
road located was denied.
w. B. Gibson, county attorney, submitted
the following to the court:
In the matter of the fees asked by 6. P. N
Turner, encouragement of the Criminal Court
beg leave to report that sectisn 4056 of the Code
provides that ANY court in this State may in term
direct the @ OF the dsret 70 es
inc the office books, etc.
THE ATroRNEY-GENERALs FEES.
The section evidently means that a court of rec.
make such an order The order must be made In
term time, which evidently goes on the presump-
ton that something must be made 10 appear "a
the court sitting such, that the public interest
demands or
REQUIRES THE EXAMINATION.
Then when it Is made to appear that the public
interest requires the examination the court orders
the court making the order under section 1855 to
nix the compensation, which shall not exceed SIS
deriDg it a Judgment for that amount against the
county or State, as the case may be- for the
cannot by any court be fixed at more. Upon the
facts in this case, must conclude that the attor-
any fee except upon the order of court of record
in a case of this kind. Respectfully submitted,
W. b. Gibson, County Attorney.
THE ATToRNEY-GENERAL SPEAKS.
The report of the county attorney was sus-
tanned, and the amount of money overdrawn
by General Turner will be deducted from
his salary. After the matter had been set
tied the encouragement made a short state
ment, saying that he had unearthed two of
the greatest pieces OF rascality ever perpe-
trated against the county, and that he had
successfully prosecuted the men engaged in
them. In one case lie had obtained iudg-
ment for S33 700, ON which he was by law
entitled to take ten per cent. commission.
This he did not do, because he had taken the
S25 for making the examination of the
county books.
TRUSTEES BOND.
A bond of $4,000 was set for the trustee
under an act to provide for the settlement of
the debt OF the city of Memphis.
Alexander Jones was appointed notary
public.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
1t was ordered that the committee hereto
fore appointed to meet and confer with the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company in
reference to the settlement and compromise
of suits on bonds now pending in the Circuit
Court Of the United States be continued.
Also further, that the clerk notify each of
the committee TO meet at the law library at
IL am. on Saturday next, to consult and
endeavor to agree upon some final action to
be taken by the court, and that they be
requested to report on next Monday.
SMALLPOX
The following report of DIR. Thornton on
was received and filed:
MEMPHIS, December 81, 1881
To the Honorable County Court of Shelby County:
GENTLEMEN-In view of the apparent danger
from smallpox this winter the disease being prev
alent in several cities, and having recentIy
appeared in other localities remote from the cen
tpr M al ola uhara
having recently developed in this county-and
the known fact that there are in the county mum
Der of persons OF both colors adults and children
especially the latter who are unprotected by vac
board would most respectfully
Of ordering a general vaccination Of ali unpro-
tected citizens, and all INDECENT persons who are
from The importance of this preventive mes sure,
as a protection to the public health against a
that 1t would be measure of economy
to the county, upon it devolves the duty of pro-
affected by the disease in the event it should be-
come epidemic. Twice this yes r, in March and
District at the instance of this board authorized
the vaccination at public expense of all persons
in to the an
made an appropriation Of $3.50 30 which was ex
purpose indicated. The city is in great measure
as far as its resident population is
;S on but there are many outside OF
cached BY this vaccination IL not being contem-
plated to extend this work beyond Its limits. |
other portions of the county with which there is
constant communication are in a like manner un- |
and in all portions there many
either Indifferent as to the necessity for vaccina-
ion, not properly approaching its Importance or
unable to incur the expense, though |
o each individual it is merely nominal. 1t is |
urther suggested as one means of enforcing this |
health measure, both to meet the \
present emergency and for future protection, that
he superintendent of the county public schools |
,e instructed to have announced by the principal
# each school that no pupil will be enrolled |
II allowed to attend school who does |
lot exhibit, either by mark or Ger |
ifcate from recognized physician, |
satisfactory evidence of successful vaccination. |
his board trusts that this communication will |
ot be regarded by your honorable body as an Off
ial obtrusion, but as simply directing your atteH
ion to what it conceives 10 be a wellfounded |
pprehension of danger and inviting your coop
ration in preventive measures for the public |
g. B. THORNTON, MD,
President Board of Health. |
COUNTY SCHOOLS.
The annual report of the superintent of the
helby county public schools, w. L. Hen
erson, submitted to the County Court, con-
aims the following statement of the scholastic
opulation of Shelby county between the
ges of six and twenty-one, on the Both day
f June, 1881, as enumerated by the district
lorLS nd raDnrtad IN tho coupfy |