The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-19
II COUNTY COURT.
PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY
THE PEOPLES MONEY
Going out in Payment OF Claims
Like sand Before a High Wind,
and No Help for II.

County Court met at 10 o'clock am.
d. @. Slaughter, chairman. Present /:
Thomas, Jones, Allen, Gutenberg, Bar
ry, Winters, Pope, Coleman, Blackwell,
Gross, Hughes, Mercer, Fleming,
Brett, Strickland, Holeman, Deane,
Elliot, Mason, Bland, Hughey,
Ordered, That the bridge across
Wolf river, on the Big Creek plank
road, be repaired at a cOss not to ex.
coed $40.
Ordered, That E. NJ. Cole have a
twenty inch terra Gotta tlue put in a
branch on the Stale Line road near
Germantown, Tenn, not to exceed
$50.
Ordered, That G new bridge, so feet
long, be built over W~inston's Spring
branch, IN the road leading from
Frayser Station to Pt. Chapel, at cost
not to exceed 500.
Ordered, That @. T, Smith be al
lowed 500 additional c,mpe nsation
for holdiug a general election in Au-
gust, 1882. On this appropriation
Gutenberg, Barry, Pope, Coleman,
Brett, Strickland, Holeman, Davie,
Fleming, Ma;on and Cannon voted
yea, and Jones, Winters, Blackwell,
Gross, Hughes, Mercer, Fleming and
Egnew voted nay.
The petition of the citizens Of
Brunswick for sewering and ditching
crossroads on the Brunswick and Cow
ingtou road was granted, aud G. G.
Hughes and A. O. WelIborn were au-
thorized to have the work done al a
cost not to exceed 500.
The petition OF II. Groanauer and
wife for release of back taxes was or
deTed granted.
The committee appointed TO exam
inc the expediency OF leveeing Wolf
river on the Hindman's Ferry road
reported favorably, aud L. NJ. Cole, q.
R Egnew, B. W. Pryor and P. McCad.
den appointed a committee to adVer-
tise for bids for said work and report
back to the County Court.
Messrs. Mercer, Winters and Hole
mar were appointed a committee to
report upon the advisability of having
an elevator at the Courthouse.
John Robertson's resignation IS
Road Commissioner was accepted and
j. s. Ware appointed in his stead.
The claim of w. B. ellison for
$4,000, balance dine for legal services
in the Extein Norton case, was pre-
sented for allowance. The amount
originally claimed was 5000, on which
$4,000 had been paid. There was con
siderable opposition to the allowance,
but it finally prevailed by one vote.
Messrs. Thomas, Allen, Barry, Win
tiers, Pope, Hughes, Davie. Elliott,
Egnew, Mason and Bland voted yea,
and Me srs. Jones, Coleman, Black
we'll, Cross, Mercer, Fleming, Brett,
Strickland Holeman and HGShey
voted nay.
The petition of j. 0. Bartlett and U.
V. Wade for release Of back taxes was
granted.
The petition of Margaret ID clancy for
remission of interest on back taxes was
granted.
The following claims for holding in
guess were allowed:
Thomss Fleming, ten iDquests on
dead bodies, from July 10TH to July
30th, inclu.ive, $50 so.
A.. G. Wellborn, inquest OF lunacy
on Bob Hays, August 8, 1886, 1855.
A, K. Pope, inquest of lunacy on
Amanda Weaver, IS 55.
G.. R. Powell, inquest of lunacy on
Lottie Albright, So 70
P. j. Quigley, inquest of lunacy on
Sarah johnson, So 90; on Sank Bar
ton, SO 90; on A. B, 81 %; on Geo.
4. 0atman, "a 05; on james Flaherty,
So so.
J. M. RouIke, eight lunacy inquest.,
from August I'd 10 September 25th
inclusive, $34 90.
H. Gutenberg, three lunacy in
quests, July 10Th to goth inclusive,
$13 %.
j. P. Elliott, elk inquests on dead
bodies, July 18th TO September 10th,
1872 65.
B. F. James, TepairinG two bridges,
$34.
Peter Johnson, coffin, S..
Adjourned to Tuesday, October 10th,
at 8 O'clock am.
The following accounts were al