The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-04-10
FAC SMILES CORNER.
Made to Build the Cor
dOn's Ferry Bridge.
Committee Appointed to Value Rainey
Bros TurDpikes with a View to
Purchase the Same.

The Legislature of Maury county
met in quarterly session on Monday
last, and here is part of what they
did: =
MoNDAY:-The old board of work
house commissioners was reelected
by reclamation, but the court had
some trouble in determining the
length Of time each should serve.
This was settled by motion of Sam
uel H. Denham, Esq, to permit those
whose names commenced with the
letter nearest the top of the alphabet
to serve two years, and the others
one year. So E. j. Ashton and Jno.
M. Grove for two, and Il. j. English
and A. B. M. Walker for one year
each, was the verdict. Sly old Sam
his mans name commenced with
an A.
The contact made by the County
Asylum commission with Dock Har-
ris as superintendent of same, was
ratified and confirmed, and his sal
airy of $3.50 per annum allowed. He
was required to come into Court and
enter into bond in the sum of $500
for the faithful discharge of his
duties.
The work-house commission was
allowed the same per diem as the
magistrates.
The line of the 18th district was so
changed as to put the Polk place of
Webb Ridley into the 18th district.
The farm of w. o. Bailey was
taken out of the 9Th and put in the
9th district.
The farm of j. B. Shaw was
changed from the Goth to the 10Th
district.
After several ballots had been
taken, w. j. Mcknight, E. G. Alex
ander, r. L. Hayes and Mumford
Smith were elected as members of
the Board Of Equalization.
Hickman County sent up a petit
ton by Mr.. Dick Smith, Sheriff Bill
McEwen and others, asking that an
appropriation be made to BALD a
bridge across Duck river at Gordon's
Ferry for the accommodation of the
people in each county. They stated
that Hickman had made an apprO-
priation of $1,000, which showed that
they were in earnest and meant bus
mess. Old Maury responded to the
tune of $4,000 (Or so much thereof
as might be necessary, and COM
mittee will be appointed later by
Judge Looney to act in concert with
a similar committee from Hickman,
to let out the contract, take bids,
etc. understand a proposition has
been made already, by home folks,
to erect it for $4,000.
The sum of 5000 was appropriated
to build bridge across Rutherford
creek near Culleoka, and $50 for a
bridge across the east fork of Poplar
creek, in the l4th district.
The Finance Committee, composed
of G.. A. Bennett, A. B. Cathey and
John M. Burns, which has been at
work for some time upon the county
revenue, made a very satisfactory
report. 1t is too long for publica-
ton, but will give an item or two.
The Chairman had issued, up to
April 1st from January LIST, warrants
amounting to 1881 SO, of which
amount $4,l17.22 has been paid. The
books and accounts of all the clerks
of the courts were reported to be
correct. They recommended that a
safe be purchased for the Chairman,
as the one now in use is unsafe.
H. NJ. Guest and Lewis Hawkins
were permitted to hawk and peddle
without having to procure a license
therefor.
f. E. Erwin, f. c. Campbell and
j. e. Satterfield, Esqrs., were APP
pointed to investigate the amount of
erroneous taxes levied by the tax
assessor, and an order made that the
| per cent upon that amount be de-
, Quoted from his salary.
Rainey Brothers made the court a
proposition that they select man
each and that these two men select
) another, for the purpose of fixing on
some amount as the value of theil
pixies, and whatever amount they
should name, be that high or low
: they would cut the price so named
} half in two, and sell the county the
pixies for that amount. A committee
was appointed to confer with then
and report at the next term of the
court. Later on the court rescindeC
r their action in regard to the pixies
y and withdrew the committe.
, w. o. Gordon, Albert Holt and J
| H. Courtney, Esqrs., were appointed
{ to try to ascertain about what would
: be the amount of the taxable prop
erty in each civil district, so as t.
enable the court to fix the salaries o
the tax assessors for the year 1897
\ They will report in July.
+ w. r. Fleming, col was reelected
Notary Public.
y The usual number of invalid
v were exempted from road duty anC
+ poll tax.
! The Court is still in session at thi
+ writing wednesday,, and / will
have to give you the rest next week
= FAC SMILE.