Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-10-22
COURT OF CLAIMS.
Facts About the Poor House.

Anderson, County Judge, presiding.
Present, Justices J. r. Fuller, Jno. S.
Long, e. w. Davis, NJ. A. Fritz, G. d. |
Fraser, B. d. Lackey, ii. B. Clark
Geo. N. Johnson, j. II. Cavanah, j.
A. Boyd, P. F. Rogers, j. D. Steele,
j. D. Lockhart, Thos. Martin, Robt'
d. Martin, Geo. II. Myers, E. G.
Griffin, j. IL. Durham, j. w. Nc
Gaughey, j. I. Coleman, II. G. Rives,
w. L. Warfeld, w. d. Ferguson, Ned
Campbell, N. G. Brasher, Thos. Il.
Major. Total 90. Absent 6.
Among the more important claims
SLOWED were A. d. Long $ll405;
Bank of Hopkinsville 5000; Geo. W.
Long $S7 Is ;Jno. W, Dreathitt, Clerk,
1914. The usual claims for minor
matters were made.
Reports of Commissioners in var
ious matters filed.
JnO. w. Payne, County Attorney
appointed commissioner TO rent pub
lie property of the county and make
settlements with delinquent tax col
lector and sheriff.
5000 appropriated to repair the Of
fees of County Judge and County
Clerk, or so much of said amount as
may be necessary, Messrs. Breathitt,
Anderson and Payne appointed Com
missioners TO have the work done.
5000 appropriated to pay attorneys
fees in the suit of Christian Co., VS..
L. & N. Railroad Co., and Jno. w.
Payne appointed commissioner to re-
ceive said appropriation for that pur-
pose.
DR.. j. NJ. Dennis was reelected
physician TO the Jail and poor house.
TUESDAYS SESSION.
John Boyd, Sheriff, made settle
mcnt of his accounts for 1885, which
was filed.
E. G. Sebree allowed $50 for SER
vices as commissioner of public prop
erty, etc.
Ordered that II. Il. Mcdaniel, AS
sesser be allowed $352.3S balance due
him for 1886.
$l75 appropriated 10 repair Jail and
jail house.
Room over post-oflice ordered to be
set aside for use:of County Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction.
| G. A. Champlin's report as Poor
House receiver submitted, examined
and received.
| Ordered that this court refuses tc
borrow any money for the purpose Of
paying teachers of common schools
4 Ordered that the sheriff be request
ed to furnish at the next session al
estimate of the amount that will BIZ
at tie disposal of the court for coun
ly purposes during 1887.
Keeper of Poor House ordered t
} require any patient able to do so t
D.. work and in case any of them refuse
to, report to the County Judge.
$43 appropriated to take down
hill near Dave Ralston's, on Ducker'
s Mill road, an equal amount to b
G raised by subscription. ..e
I $50 to metal place on Palmyr
8 road near Tribble's and make a cul
s vert near NJ. Adams.
r $40 to repair Palmyra road below
Garrcttsburg and Meningitis.
$50 to repair Antioch road nea
t Johnson's, like amount to be raiset
! by subscription.
. $3.50 to repair Madisonville roa,
near Mrs. Carr's.
SIS to change Poor House road.
! $50 to repair Madisonville roa'
near Sypert's.
5000 to repair Shoots bridge.
800 to repair Palmyra road, 81.
4 miles from Hopkinsville, near Locus
! lane.
Z 5000 to repair bridge across Green
|, tree Grove creek.
q SIS to repair bridge across Fla
:, Lick creek, in addition to $40 apprc
D priated at last court.
$500 to drain a mudhole nea
t Woods Mill.
!, GA. Champlin reelected Poor Hous
receiver.
COUNTY PHYSICIANS REPORT.
y The following facts are gleane
from the report submitted by DR..
NJ. Dennis concering the Poor House
: Total number of inmates since 1888
Z So, 81 of whom left during that tim
though nearly all have returned
Z There have been - deaths in the lai
u two years. Five were caused by Col
J sumption, one from cancer of til
6 womb, two from old age, one froI
pneumonia (who died in few hour
after being taken to the place. on
i from chronic Inflammation of til
! bladder, one from dropsy and OIL
k from syphilis. There are now 10 re
y naming, 8 women,7 men and 4 sma
: children. Of the women 7 are abb
: to do any work that should be II
J. Auired of woman, one is too old an
# blind to do anything. Three of til
e men are too old and inflrm to worl
# the other four are able to do model
ately good work. Two children hay
been born in the last year and anotl
t or will be born very soon.
[ There have been no cases of sicl
v ness of consequence in the Jail.
j.