Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-07-28
IupaE,s OFFICE RENT. s24.

iected by the County Court, Just adjourned,
aud the following is the result OF his inyes-
LEGATIONS:
JUDGES OFFICE RENT, S24.
The minutes of the Criminal Court for
Juue 9Th last show this eRfry: The chair.
man Of the County Court OF Shelby county,
having made known to this court that he
could not furnish. the Judge OF this court
a suifab Office in the courthouse building,
request that he retain bis Office which he oc-
cupied prior TO his appointment as judge of
this court, and that the Court instruct its
clerk TO pay the rent of said Office, and out
of any moneys which from time to time he
may have 10 his hands belonging TO the
county OF Shelby, and fte The receipts as
vouchers 10 his settlement with the county.
The Court, upon this application of the
chairman of The County Court, orders that
the clerk pay ssid rent for said Office, and
that his receipt. for said rent be filed as
vouchers 10 his settlement with The county"
Judge Greer's Office rent, on Court street,
was accordingly paid, the receipt of OVerton
& Grosvenor being given for the amouni.
The Office rent oil Judge Horrigap, on
Madison street, was regularly paid, and for
the same reason. Judge Greer was anxious 10
have an Office in the building, as it would
have been more Convenient.
STATIONERY. SIC.
This amnn.. was paid for stationary for
the quarter ending July 1st, and upon an
order of the Court. 1t is very Of en- the case
that an affidavit is necessary, and the judge
orders one made. A law yer making sppli-
cation for a nav trial must subscribe TO GER
tain facts, and 1t must be done at once. He
has ne time 10 go to bis Office for paper, pen
and ink, but retiTes 10 the clerks %office, is
given materials End the affidavit is made
without hindering the work of the court or
taking up lis time. Again, the Judge must
write out his charge in all important cases,
snd numerous cases arise, which cannot now
be enumerated.
GRAPE, 81 SO.
This item is for Grape used 10 drape the
courtroom ia respect 10 the memory of Judge
Horrigap. IL was purchased BIZ the clerk
without ao order Of Court, bot the exigen-
cies of The case were such that an order could
not be obtained. No one questioned lis re-
payment, and the clerk expresses himself as
caring little whether it ia done or moi. Judge
Horrigan saved the county thousands OF dol
lars. The Grape was purchased AID used as
a symbol of grief for his less. The County
Court passed a eulogy upon Judge Horrigap,
but it refused to pay for the Grape.
ICE, S14 IS.
A bucket OF ice-water may be found 10 the
County Court. room during any OF its sessions
held in warm weather. The clerk of the
County Court does cot pay fer this, but the
County Court does. The clerk of the C-imi-
nal Court IL, however, asked 10 pay tor ice
water used 10 the Criminal court-room and
two jury rooms. The jdry-room is a swesi-
box, and with tepi1 water added it would be
a %purgatory. During their sessions ic :
water is kept in the room aud when they ii.
IN INDIGNANT nn a aasa g huskAf IA cnuuaps
emily placed near them aud freely used. TIE
clri k. Office ia a sort OF wIthdcaw,ns room
Tor deputy sheriff, lawyers, WITNESSES aud
others, and on hot days the face. of The
coolsr is kept nesrly always open. When
he &c runs out there is d gzner4l howl. The
cl, rk takes perhaps & dtzsu clippers a dAy,
perhaps more, perhaps less, bur for The Ice
used IN his own Office he paid and did rot
Include it in the bill. The ice for the clurt-
room md tw1 jury -room4 wa purchased by
the odd r of a civitiz d j'dgs, OF a civiiiz d
cour and The payment of the bill wss r.
fused By an uacivi!ized court, Of a civilized
conn v.
COD N ANNorATioN, SIC.
TIE code wa, purchased Tor the use Of the
ia 'ge aud attorneys, and oy an oid-r oil
Cour. 1t cos, Sl1. To a5n1t-ie it cost So
additional. 10 its original form it was bu,
little better than a r,c)rd without its index.
Annotated, it YVES easy to refer to any desir d
law, and lime was saved. Time is money in
the Crimina Court, ami Judge Horrigap,
recognizing this, ordered a late code pur.
chased and anuotsted. The payment of the
bill was refused.
KEEPING JAIL EPoRT SIS.
The clerk was ordered By Judge Horn
gan TO keep u report of all persons in jail
for which he was allowed So per month fol
State aud county. fore this report was
kept, the clerki-sued a capias, for each OF which
he received seveniy-fve cen,sior all person,
indicted by The grand jury, as he had Nc
means OF knowing whether or not they wer;
in ill. By keeping the Jail report be could
always know, and the county was saved S30(
10 $500 a term. 81 far as money Is Coz.
cerntd, it would plainly be to the interest 'o
the clerk not to Keep the Jail report, as S40(
is better than SIS. This SIS the county re
fused to pay. Is their action really in tn,
interest Of the clerk, at last?
GAvEL, THIRTY-FIvE CENTS.
Judge Greer said one dag 10 At The dispity
OF his court must be preserved, and ordered
the clerk 10 get him a mallet. No entry WA
made on the minutes, hut the gavel was pur,
chased. The Grape and mallet were the only
articles included in the bill for which there
we're not orders on the minute-book. The
County Court could not see the Grape, but
went in for the gsvel.
TOTAL. sS5 So,
of which thirty-ive cents was allowed
There was a lively controversy when the bill
came before the court. O5e of the member;
was in favor of paying the ice bill, aud tc
one who opposed it, he said: add you vote
for ice for the Legislature in January ?" ard
the member answered that be did. "Lo)k at
The farmers in the isld-," said another,
"They don't have ice-watsr. They drink out
Of a branch or a jug on a stump"
The vote on the Grape stood six 70 six. The
ballot was unanimous in favor of paying fol-
the mallet, and unanimous against the re.
maiuder of the bills.
This is stated TO be the fret bill of the kind
refused by the court. The orders OF the
judge to the clerk were to purchase the arti-
Giles mentioned, and "pay for them out Of
any county money he might have in hi.
hands" The clerk did moi do this, but turned
over to the county all The money due it, and
hen sent in his claim, accompanied By vouch.
ere, for every article charged.