Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-07-26
ROAD TO RALEIGH.
The County Court Orders the sale Under
Its Mortgage Of the Old Raleigh
Railroad Bed.
A Drive to the Race-Track-Report Of
the County Trustee Large Rum.
Der of Assessments Reduced.

The County Court met yesterday, and
worked hard all day, getting through with a
large amount OF routine business. There
wss 2 lively controversy about fixing up 8
road from the Poplar street boulevard 10 the
Fair Grounds, a distance of a mile. II was
decided that the county had no right to
anticipate the next tax collection, due in
January, By making an order to have the road
macadamized. By a vote of nine TO seven it
was ordered that il should be graded BY the
convicts. The chief mover OF the scheme
was Justice Galloway and the leader of the
opposing party Justice Pope.
Another little breeze was caused by the in
PRODUCTION of the resolution regarding county
expenditures, which, however, was finally
passed and is copied below.
The most significant action Of the court
was it's action in ordering a sale of the
ceunty's right to the rosdbed Of the old
Raleigh railroad.
ERRORS AND REPORT
The errors and insolvencies report of the
trustee showed the following footings: Val
uaiion, S631,5 73 so; State tax, S1263 Il;
county tex, 1884 III; school tax, 1928 IA;
Memphis and Ohio railroad coupon tax,
1851 81; total tex, s5052 Sc; poll tax, S439;
grand total, 5000 56.
The following Endorsement was made by
the COMMITTEE, Messrs. ]. G.. Handwerker,
j. E. Oliver and j. I. LAWYER, who exam
ined the report: ave have carefully exam
ined the tax books and compared the same
With erdsss from the court and sherif's re-
turns, and fad that A.. ]. Harris, trustee, ia
entitled TO a credit of 1851 ,573 so valuation
and 439 polls for the year 1882. We find
among the sheritf's returns: Geske & Schil-
ling, personal property mot found We
would respectfully call yeur attention to
this circumstance"
AN IRATE JUROR.
+ The following document was presented:
"Your petitioner, G. Glenn, would respect
fully show tha. before the sitting Of the last
tern of the Circuit Court at Bartlett, a young
gentleman rode up to petitioner at his house
in Shelby county and inquired the way 10
a neighboring house. Your petitioner gave
him the necessary direction, and as he was
turning TO leave ne remarked to petitioner
that he (petitioner) was summoned TO sp-
pear al Bartlett al a juror. The party did
not ststs that he was an officer, or acting as
an officer, nor did your petitioner understand
this remark to mean a luminous for him to
go 10 Bartlett as a juror, and he paid no fur
her attention 10 it. After the court had ad-
journed the "sjff" called on your petitioner
with au execution to collect a fine of $2o and
S. Is costs for his non.sttend ance, 20 he is
I 11O AAAI1s ~ III 6uAl-
mans or notice to attend, Other than above
stated. nor did he have any notice of the 6ne
until the court had adjourned and the stiff"
came with the execution"
The petitioner goes on TO say that he
thinks the fine, the premises considered, is q
hardship, and begs that it be RENTED, which
was done on the recommendation OF the
county attorney.
TAX ASSESSMENTS.
Applications for reduction of assessment
were disposed of as follows:
Mrs. L NJ. Taylor, lot 37x74 feet on Jack
sos street, reduced from S1625 to 500.
NJ. McCuae, lot 189, 22x4S4 feet, on the al
ley bs'wesn Main and Second, reduced to
500 for the years 1871 10 1879 inclusive.
c. M. Waldran, lot Z, Fifth Civil District,
reduced TO $500 for the years 1869, 1876,
1880 and 1881.
r. H. and w. P. Wilderger and Mrs. L. E.
EcBreyer, one-6fth each in the 3O5-acre
tract OF John Wildb srgsr in the Fifth Die
trict, assessed at $500 each referred to lbs
justices of the district.
E. s. Eiam, lot 20, Eighteenth Distric',
as sessed to P. Kellsher and not to Wash
Pope.
j Sire. Martha G. Peytau, lois 7, 8 and 9
country lot sos. reduced to $500 for eac1
year since 1879.
us NAbnHni y 1GV, a w tfO, as
sessed from $500 To $500 from 1868 to 1879
reduced 10 $500 for the yaars 1853 10 1872 in
clnslve, and TO 500 for the remaining years
Mrs. s. S Moon, lot 4, block IS, Second
street, 23xl50 feet, assessed at from $500 10
$1,000 for the years 1879 to 1882, inclssive.
and was reduced 10 $500 for each yeY.
l. X. Dubose, north half of block As
Dumas original subdivision, reduced to $500
Tor the years 1869 to 1881, inclusive, etc.
& tnOE hOYlC1 feet ON RngI.r afraa4 h.
tween Tennessee aud Shelby, reduced to $500
Tor the years 1868 10 1873, inclusive.
L. kaliaber, Iots 6 ana z and lot 20, block
"a, dou-le assessment remedied.
b. +. Ktm5rough, lots "a, Is, 26, 81, Is am
~, allowed to pay on psrt belonging to hi
wars, NJ. L Person.
Petition OF. ] P. Fiunie, lot on Tennessee,
street, 40x123 feet (iol IL, block g., assessed
Al $1,000 to $500 for the years 1867 10 1851
i%nclnsiye We, reduced to $500 for each year.
j.. r. Graves, 8 acres in the Fifth district
snd % acres in the Fourteenth district, rc,
ductd to about $500 Oh ali.
Fed Atwood, iot 81, Ross avenu-, REDUCED
10 500 from $1,000 for 1882 and 1888.
j. j. BUs5y, lot on Vance street, part {
lot z, block 50, reduced at from $1,000 /,
$500 from 1878 to 1878 reduced on all t,
s4500.
oUNTY SERVICE REFoRM.
, 10 the matter of public expenditure, i
is he reby ordered by the court that in al
cases where labor, m steriais, supplies, or an
othsr articles OF any charsc,er are needed
for county purposes, that the psrsou or per
sore, officers or emp'oyes CT The county, DE-
sirIng the same, shall first IA Ike hi wrjtter
application 20 the chairmaa Of The court
who shall investigate the necessity for cue.
applic tion before granting an order for tn.
rsquisitiop, and sny work done, material
supplies, or any articles of sny ch sr-cter fur
nished to anyone wiLhuut the order Of TIA,
chairman as aforesaid, shall be di,ailowed b,
this curt.
THE ALEIG
10 the matter of Shelby county's mortgage
on the road-bed of the Raleigh railroad, ID.
following was passed: Whereas, Shelby
county, during the year 1871, acquired 4
lien ey mortgage on the road-bed of tht
Memphis and Raleigh Railroad Company
and whereas, the debt of the company hal
not been paid, it is hereby ordered that tn
attorney for the couoiy take SUCH steps as
may he Necessary 10 foreciose the mortgage
on said railroad.
Notes.
III. Bepsdorf was appointed a notary public
The court adjourned, sine die, for the term