The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-17

morning, Chairman Slaughter presid-
ing. A large number OF bills were
audited and ma OF petitions for
correction of assessments acted upon.
BRIDGE BUILDING.
Biidge Commissioner Cole asked
that $40 additional be allowed to the
$55 already set aside to repair the Cot
tonwood bridge on the Memphis and
Raleigh road.
Also ordered, that the bridge across
the branch on the Memphis and Som.
erville road west of Bartlett, and across
washout about mile east of that
town on the same road, be repaired at
a cost not more than $50.
Also to have a new bridge built over
South Noncounah creek, on the Ger
mautown and Capleville road, cost not
to exceed 800.
Ordered By the Court, That the Super
intendeut OF Public Bridges be author
lied and directed tn have rebuilt the
bridge across a slough on the Pigeon
Roost road just northwest of the
bridge ON said road acr IS Nonconnah
creek, at a cost not to exceed ~ per
lineal foot, and that the said Superin-
tendent of Public Bridges be further
directed to have repairt d the bridge
across NonConnah creek on said road
at the lowest practicable expense.
QUESTION OF CONTRACT.
1t is ordered by the court that the
County Attorney be directed to make
the necessary Investigation to ascer-
tain whether or not the Kansas City
Railroad Company hes complied with
the terms of its contract with this
court in the matter of the right OF
way granted it upon the Horn Lake
road, and if the said railroad company
has failed therein that the County
Attorney take the necessary legal
steps to enforce the terms Of the said
contrsct.
QUESTION OF FEES.
The committee appointed at the
last term Of court reported as follows:
The undersigned, who were APP
pointed a committee To- ascertain what
would be proper fee to be peid for
defending the Extein Norton case in
the Supreme Court of the United
States, beg leave to report that in
making inquiry as to the circum-
stNnCes Of the employment OF the
counsel they find thai there was nego-
tistion on the subject between the
chairman OF the court and the Coun-
sci, WI ch leaves it subject to que1-
ton whether or not there was a special
auapgr me1t in regard to the fee to a
certain amount, leaving also general
imprC sion that the court might allow
a larger sum. We do not undertake
10 determine what that understanding
was. The court eau certain the
ITS by inquiry. As the louut ex'
pect I'D above the sum specified is in
definite, and depends upon the d scre-
ton OF the court, we do not feel at
liberty to make any suggestion on the
subject, but refer the matter back to
the court for its action.
W. W. MCDOWELL, Chm'n,
H. 7. ELLETT,
| ID. T. PORTER,
J. NJ. G00DBAR.
On motion of Justice Coleman the
court, with an almost unanimous vote
decided to allow w b Gibson, TAYLOR
& Carroll and r. ID. Jordan $1,000
each, making the fee $4,000.
THE BELT ROAD.
The discussion of the right Of way
granted the Memphis and Lakeviev
Motor Railway Company and tn,
Union or Belt Railway Company occu
pied considerable time. Messrs Tsy
ior and Walker made speeches in sup
port OF the latter, and Mr.. Harry Hi
addressed the cout regarding TIL
right of way granted his company
The following order was entered:
"This day came into court the Mem
phis aud Lakeview Motor Railwa'
Company, and produced in the cour
their survey OF said road and form 0
contract with the county in reierenc
to the construction OF said road
which petition and contract, with tn
indemnity therein, are filed herewith
whereupon said company asked tn
court to sign 81 contract In accord
ance with a previous decree OF I'll
court, which wss objected to by tn
officials of the Union Belt Line Raj
read Company on the ground tina
there might be some conflict in To
right Of way granted to said comps
MES; whel eupon it was ordered tha
the two committees appointed b
said companies upon The right of wa
30 granted said companies De contlr
ued until the mex term of said Court
said report to show the difference ex
listing between eaid companies as t
said right of way 80 granted, and 1t
ordered that the County Attorney an
County Surveyor be added to Sal
: committees"