The Osceola times., 1883-10-06
County Court.

nifty, courtesy and impartiality.
Amount of claims allowed; s3,-
1858.
In this sum is included 1920, rs in
the shape of Witness certificates,
which were already part of the
county indebtedness, SO that the
amount actually allowed against the
county was 81, ,9l5,lS, only.
The amount allowed for the main.
tainance of the paupers of the coun-
ty for the last quarter was s5l7,70
This item in the general expense
account of the county, seems to be
gradually increasing, and ere long
some decisive steps will have to be
taken to lessen the expense to the
county. 1t is, perhaps, too early
yet to build poor house, in which
the paupers of the county can be
made to do something towards their
own maintenance, but as our popu-
lation increases, so will our poor, and
in the natural order of things, the
poor house will come; and this will
be the solution of the question of
"What shall we do with the pauper
element among usT'
The necessary steps were taken
by Judge Semmes to place Mary
Booker, an insane colored woman in
the State Insane Asylum.
On the petition of F. G. McGav-
ock and thirty-one other citizens of
Scott township, L. M. Caruth, ]. w.
Fonville and F. G. McGavock were
appointed Commissioners to view,
lay out and establish County road
running from McGavock p. o., via.
Shawnee p. O. to the Mississippi
river.
Upon the petition of j. A. Meal
lister and ten other citizens of Mon
roe township, w. j. Bowen, j. A..
McAlister and A. NJ. Bolding were
appointed Commissioners to make
certain changes in the County Road
running from Osceola to the Lanier
place.
J. w. Uzzell, County Treasurer,
by his deputy, Mr.. Geo. F. stowell,
made his Quarterly report, showing
the monies in his hands belonging
to the several School Districts, and
as a matter of interest to our readers
we copy portion Of the report. The
following districts have no money in
the Treasury:
Nos. l, 3, s, 6, Z and 8.
The following sums are due the
other districts : No. 2, s00,l5;
no. 4, s30,04; no. s, s2S,2S; no. 10,
500, SO; no. IL, s5,S7; no. IL, $751;
SO; no. ID, s4,3S; no. IA, s25,S2;
no. Is, s55,07; no 16, s75,73; no
II, $3.50; no. Is, s7,24; no. 10,
s03,Q5; no. 20, s5S,77; no. 81, $780,
IL; no. 22, s0,05; no. 23, t63,SS;
mo. "a, $3.50.
This, of course, does not include
the amounts collected by the Collec
tor on the tax of 1882, and which
will be paid in on next settlement.
The hearing of the contested road
case in Hickman township was con-
tinued until the January Term, 1884,
to enable the Commissioners and
County Sarveyor to have further
time to report. limo report is made
at the next term, there wont be any
new road ordered.
John b. Driver, j. w. Samples
and Abner Driver, who were APP
pointed Commissioners to view, lay
ont and establish County Road
running from the McGavock place
to Falls place, on the Mississippi
river, made their report, which was
adopted and the road ordered to be
opened up for travel, and Prof. }. A
McAlister appointed ovcrsoer. Il
being suggested that the Professor
might claim exemption by reason o.
being over age, the Court said i
knew itself, and that the Professor
was too enthusiasts on the subject
Of roads ever to shirk or try to avoid
work on them, and rs the Court.
head is generally level, let us hope
he is right this time.
One of the most important orders
made by the Court at this term was
an order opening up and declaring
the road leading out to Big Lake !
County road. IL the road is nov
properly worked and a good opel
road kept up, Osceola will receiv,