The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17
A CRUEL SEPARATION.
RELIEF PROMISED A HOMOGENEOUS
COUNTY COURT SESSION FAILS.
Justice Winters and Capt. Cunningham
Fall Out over the Estimate OF a Gen.
tlemau-Road overseers App ointed--
Miscellaneous Business,

members present.
The first business disposed of was The
application for right OF way made by the
Memphis & Fort Pickering Railway. This
application was returned with instructions
to secure the necessary consent of two.
thirds OF the property owners along the
line OF the proposed route. The promoters
OF the enterprise received their petition
and proceeded at once to perfect the doc
ument, which will be done in time for the
next meeting of the County Court.
A vast array of bills were presented.
discussed and passed upon. Among the
larger ones were the claims OF Messrs.
b. Lowenstein & Co., Burford & Co., Sci
del q Son, and number Of smaller ac-
counts aggregating several hundred dol.
lars.
The account Of DR.. Berry for proies-
sional services in various county cases was
referred back for more explanatory in
formation.
Several petitions, asking correction
oil assessments, were passed upon aud al
lowed.
The account Of J. b. Dunning, agent of
Nj. A. Dunning, for $50, damages caused
by the digging Of ditch by the county on
property OF the petitioner, east OF Raleigh,
on the Memphis d Someryille Railroad,
'-was disallowed.
The report OF Attorney General Peters
relative to the condition and serviceable-
ness OF county building9 was read, and
showed that ample accommodations were
at present provided. With respect to the
Chancery Court vault, where so many val
liable papers are kept on file, the Attorney
General said that owineto the excessive
heat OF the place IL was unfit for the pur-
poses for which 1t was being used. When
the thermometer in the adjoining office
registered temperature OF $40 the heat in
the vault was ll20 Fahrenheit. The heat
the Acknowledgement continued often
reached 100 and 1859, and for this reason,
and in consequence OF this high tempera-
ture, the valuable records were being
badly damaged. Covers were coming of
books, leaves were becoming scar and
crisp, ink was fading and the condition of
many records already was such that care
iul handling and close scrutiny alone rem
dered them decipherable. The report
asked for repairs, and Architect {. Il.
A considerable number OF petitions for
roads and bridges were read, from various
sections OF the county, and referred or
otherwise disposed Of.
Taxation was fixed at 5 cents on the
500, and q committee appointed 10 make
the assessment, with instructions 10 report
Mt next meeting.
The report OF the committee OF Jail in
spoctors WIS read, and showed that in the
county Jail there had been an average OF
nineiy-iive prisoners, forty Of whom were
city, or chain gang, prisoners. The Jail
WIS reported clean and in good condition,
and the prisoners well and amply provided
for. The north wing had been covered
with n new tin roof, and the south wing
had received some repairs, bill for which
accompanied the report. The report was
adopted.
The committee on bids for work on the
poorhouse and work house submitted its
report on the bids received aud opened by
them on the following items.the lowest
bids only being giycn-and the recon.
mendation that the report be adopted:
Eagle Boiler Works, a tank, $50; Penn
Bridge Company, wrought iron tower,
$40, Livernore Foundry and Machine
Company, pipings valves aud fittings,
s426sl; Cook Well Company, well and
pump complete, $780,
No bids were received on the steel boiler
and brick work, but the work can be done
for 1856. Foundations for water tower,
not 10 exceed 500; boxing $40; concrete
on workhouse floor Of workhousc. S22j.
Adopted
L. NJ. Cole, bridge superintendent re-
port, was read and ordered filed.
I.hn Al ~
farm aud insane asylum, asked by petition
for an increase Of salary, which was grant.
cd and the salary fixed nj 500 per month.
Fixing tho number Of days which each
robust citizen must work upon the public
roadsan thoroughfarcs ELECTED conflict
pf various land yarying) IDEAS Six days
were enough, eight days were enough,
nine days were enough, and twelve days
were Just the thing Per contra Twelve
days were two much, and would be a
greater tax upon the poor than the Gar Of
Russia would dare 10 levy on his seris
nine days were too much, eight days were
too much, six days were too much In some
sections where the work can be performed
In three Speeches were made and cross
firing was INDUCED In. Justice Young
had 10 come TO the rescue and save tho
entire proposition from being cngulied in
madsturm Of parliamentary perplexities,
and nine days were agreed upon.
That means, OF course, that the oycnecrs
have tho power 10 compel men 10 work
fninc DAYS II necessary, and " his roads can
be put In good order in q less time be will
not have TO work tho full nine daysr"
argued one side Of tho House, with a
Ciccronian intouogatory.
The chair nodded acquicsccncc.
1--WE have no authority 10 give him any
such aulhority-ihe law hxcs the over
sccr's duty and he must work the full nine
days" said the other side Of the house,
with an excathedra dogmatism Of tone.
Thechair nodded acquicsconce again, and
each side felt comfortably certain that they
understood Just how Il was and all about Il.
Who were 20 be tho oycrHcon2 That
was 10 be decided by tho recommendation
OF tho Justices whore no conflict onsued.
Only some Of the districts had their recon.
mondatious prepared; the others asked
further time, which was granted. The
appointments 20 far agreed upon were as
follows
Nrs, District-H. T. Walker, O. +.
Priddle, Ned White, Louis McCalla,
Henry Hesson, d. T. Stewart, ]. w.
Easley, NJ. IL. Kelly, II. l. Rodgers, y. l..
Moose, Robert Harral, Thos. Fleming. A.
L. MoKelby, I. Il. Stewart, w. J. Bond,
u. b. parr, J. Q. Castles, II. Y. snipcs, l..
Is. Grimes, q. b. Seasons, Thos. Horne,
William Biddle. Richard Kelly, ]. n. Gray.
Fourth District-W. 4. Jackson, X Ep-
perron, II. r. Trotter, w. S. Hamotreo,
Z. 4. teter, q. A. Williams, J. A. sigler,