The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-16
BUILDING COUNTY ROADS.
WHAT IL LIKELY TO be DONE
THIS SEASON.
Necessity for a Greater Revenue
the Condition OF the Bolton
School Bsquest.

Dropping into the office of Chairman
Slaughter yesterday afternoon an Ar
PEAL man found him Just concluding
a letter to the Hon. Zach Taylor, in
which he urged that gentleman to
push tine bill providing for the build
ing OF pike from the city to the Ma
tional Cemetery, giving il as his opin-
ion that the County Court would agree
10 keep the road in repair II the gov
eminent would pay the expense Of
building 1t. The road is one Of the
most important in the county, leading,
as il does, by the grounds OF the Poor
and Insane Asylum and Work-House,
and il built to the cemetery would
probably be extended 10 Raleigh. For
the past three or four years Efforts
have been made before every Congress
to have such bill passed, and 1t be.
gins to look now as II it might be sue
cessful.
In answer TO question as to what
the Beard OF Turnpike Commissioners
intended to do this season, Chairman
Slaughter said nothing could be taid
with certainty as yet, but statement
Of the exact amount of funds availa.
be would soon be furnished him, and
then he would know more about it,
The practice has been TO draw for one
year on the revenue OF the next,
policy he was opposed to on general
principles, though it had enabled the
commissioners TO make a considerable
show at fist, and nothing bad been
lost. AT present the entire force
OF convicls were N work on
the road to the race track,
very difficult and tedious undertak-
ing. which would consume al Of this
and probably all Of mex; month. A
little gravel might be put on it before
the meeting began, but not much.
He was glad 10 note, however, that
the spirit OF oppos ton TO turnpike
tOx had almost entirely disappeared
from the County Court, and there was
now hardly member who was not in
favor OF tax for that turnpike. / am
not rs we'll posted yet as hope to bs
80 much Of my time having been con-
sumed in looking after the Bolton
business"
"Has it been turned over to you
yet?"
"Not yet. A statement has been
made out by Mr.. Jordan, the attorney,
but It has not yet been signed by the
former trustee, Mr.. Smith. trust it
will be done In a few days. There
are several Of the plantations TO rent
out yet, and a good many small thinl $
to attend to. There are besides the
five farms in Tennessee and two in
Arkansas, several pieces Of property
in the city. The decision gave the
crop which had no been gathered at
the time to the trustee, 70 be harvested
for the BENEFIT OF the First District
There was also considerable
personal property and some $4,000
or more in cash. The first debt 10 be
paid is one $4,000 to Mrs. Bolton
There are other matters to be attended
to, however, before the nesting"
"What will come up them"
Zone OF the most important things
will be the fixing OF taxes. /
don't see what we are 70 do unless
we get a better assessment
this year. At least $4,000 has been
paid out On orders for various pur.
poses since the LIST Of January, and as
that is more than half the sum we
get from the trustees we couldn't gel
along at all without the privilege and
and other side taxes which come "a
our net. We cannot raise the rate
and our only hope lie tina, the assess.
ment will be better"