Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-06
RAILROAD ASSESSMENTS.
Action of the hoard of Exam
iners-CertiOraTi and Su.
persedeas.
NashYille Bannet. 4.

NNehfAAN AtauhtNf
The Banner yesterday printed the
following:
"The Louisville and Nashville,
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia,
Memphis aud Charleston, Chesapeake
and Ohio railroads to-day obtained
from the Circuit Court Of Davidson
county writs Of certiorari and super
sedeas, enioining the Board of Ex-
aminers from certifying the assess
ments of the properties OF these com
panies to the Comptroller, and requir-
ing them to return all the papers con
nected Herewith into that court for
such action as the court might c1n
slider proper"
At the meeting of the Board Of
Examiners yesterday, composed OF the
Governor, Secretary Of State anC
Treasurer, the following majorit,
report was made. 7
To the Hon. p. p. Pickard, Comptroller
etc:
The Board Of Examiners Of railroad
assessments would respectfully reporI
| that they have carefully and thorough.
| y examined the report of the present
Board Of Railroad Assessors, made t
you on the 10Th of September, 1888
together with the minutes of the pro
ceedings Of said board, schedules re-
turned and proof taken and laid before
said board, from all of which we are
satisfied that said assessments are fair
and just, and we therefore approve and
confirm said assessments, and each and
every one Of them as fairly made and
determined by said board, as shown 10
their said report to you of said date.
Nashville, Tenn, October, 1883.
WILLIAM b. BATE,
Governor and x-oficio member Of the
Board Of Examiners.
ATHA THOMAS.
Treasurer and ex .officio member of the
Board of Examiners.
Secretary OF State Num- asked for
time 70 prepare a minority report.
Following is the dissenting opinion
Of Colonel Num-:
NASHVILLE, October al cannot
concur in the opinion of the majority
of the Board Of Examiners in the
railroad cases, for the following rea-
sons: That upon an examination of
the records in the different cases ex,
cepted to by the different railroad
companies, | 6ud that all the proof
taken in the causes was done without
giving the companies interested apy
notice Of the time and place of taking
same, that they may have been pres
ent by agent or attorney to have cross
examined the witnesses. it they 50 d.
sired, aud for the further reason that
the valuations of said railroad comma
MES we're not valued as a whole and
entirety, but by valuing and as,
sessing the same, first by valu>
ing the main stem and then the
different branches of the same sepa.
rate and apart from each other, in
direct conflict with the statute Of 1875
which requires the railroads to be
valued and assessed as a whole.
I'D. A. NUM-,
Secretary Of State, ex>oficio Member
Of Board Of Examiners"
The Sheriff served writs of cerliorari
and supersedeas on the Board of Ey.
aminers, as stated above, ordering all
the papers, proof, etc in the matter
OF the assessment Of these roads, to be
sent into the Circuit Court at the
January term, 1884.
Following are the roads obtaining
the writs:
East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor-
gia, Memphis aud Charleston, Cbesa.
peake, Ohio aud Southwestern. Rog.
ersyille and Jacksonville, Louisville
and Nashville and Knoxville aud
Augusta railroads.