Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-04-10
COUNTY COURT.
An Important SessiOn..The Poor Farm
Investigation,

An Important SessiOn--The Poor Farm
Investigation.
County Court met in quarterly session
the first Monday, and continued for
three days. Every memberwas present.
and with Chairman Martin in the
chair, matters were taken up aud dis
posed of in a fairly good time
w. X. Martin was elected Tax Asses.
sor to ill the %unexpired term of Major
Bradshaw, deceased. Hugh Kirkpat.
rick was elected Fish Commissioner.
The following were elected as a board
of equalization: r. ID. Beard, j. E. Per-
singer, l.. 7. Duke and j. A. Worley.
The tax levy for the year was changed
from last year sc as to read fifty cents
on every hundred dollars worth of
property. All merchants t pay fifty
cents on the 800,
A good deal of talk was INDUCED in
on the road question, but nothing def.
mite was done.
The following resolution was read
and adopted by the court:
Whereas, it has pleased the Supreme
Ruler of Nations, to remove from our
midst Calvin h. Jones, Esq, one of the
members of this court, who died on the
10th day of January. 1895; a mar well
and favorably known TO the people of
this county, having served them in va.
rious official capacities with that faith
fulness and efficiency that ever charac-
terized him during u long, u busy, and
a useful life.
In the neighborhood where he lived
he was kind and charitable to all, a
neighbor i'll the truest meaning of that
word; ard perhaps no better evidence
can be offered rs to the regard in which
he was held by his own immediate
community, than to mention the fact
that when he offered for any office he
received the almost unanimous vote of
his neighbors.
Therefore be it resolved. That i n the
death of Squire Jones our county
looses one OF Its best, most useful, hon
orable, energetic aud public spirited
citizens, and our County Court one of
Its most active, useful and faithful
members, one who was ever alert and
watchful, guarding well the true inter.
ests OF his county as well as seeking by
every honorable means to secure the
adoption OF such measures as would be
for the greatest good of the greatest
number OF our people.
Resolved, That we tender to the
stricken family, who by his death have
lost a faithful and devoted husband
and a kind father, u sincere sympa-
thies in this dark hour of their trial
and bereavement; also that a copy of
the above preamble and resolutions be
spread upon the minutes of this BODY:
a copy furnished the family of the de.
ceased and also to the Herald and Tri.
bune for publication.
K. A. SIMPLIFY,
j. l.. CLARK, ,Conl.
w. A. GARBER,)
The following was also adopted:
Resolved, That the Commissioners
of the Poor be requested to at once, OF
as soon as practicable, remove Mr..
White as superintendent of the poor for
this county, the evidence on this inves
tlgation proving that he is not a proper
person to have charge of the county
poor"
1t was also novel and seconded thai
the Chairman appoint a committee Of
three members of the court to investi
gate the settlement for repairs done on
the county bridge across Nolachucky
Rive, and the court appointed as said
committee G. NJ. Farnham, Joe Upton
and E. s. Browning.
The following preamble and resolu
tons were offered by Judge Kirkpat
rick:
We, the Justices of the County Of
Washington, in quarterly session as
sembled, on this the first Monday OF
April, A. ID. 1895, believing it to be Of
the highest Importance to the people O.
the State, that the General Assembly
now in session should make q liberia
appropriation in aid of the proposed
Tennessee Centennial Exposition, to b,
held in the city OF Nashville in the yea
1895, the one hundredth anniversary o.
the admission of the Commonwealth o.
Tennessee to Statehood and the Union
Of States; therefore,
Resolved, That we, the members o.
said court, each in his individual ca
pacity, earnestly request the Genera
Assembly, in behalf of all the people
and in accord with their sentiments OF
patriotism, to make such an appropria
ton in aid of said exposition, as will.
comport with the wealth. intelligence
grandeur and glory of this, the truest
greatest and best of the great Sisterhood
of Nations.
Resolved. That our representatives in
the Assembly be, and they are hereby
instructed to support with their votes
and Influence, any and all measures
which may be offered in furtherance
Of the object mentioned.
A committee consisting of Esquires