The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
Quarterly Court News.


dent of Public Instruction was dis
allowed.
r. p. Nicely made complaint in
regard to the sewerage of the Jail
and characterized it as a public
nuisance. The court appointed a
committee of three to investigate
the matter.
Esquires Thompson, Tate and
Black, who were appointed a com
mittee to prepare history of Har-
deman County, submitted same,
5000 copies of which were ordered
printed for distribution at the Cen
tennial and for use of the magistra-
ties.
J, S. Long was appointed notary
public at Hollywood.
The court ordered the following
prices paid for pauper collins:
Child's coffin, $3.50; youths coffin,
$500; adults coffin, $500.
The court released real estate
agents from the payment of $500
privilege tax for county purposes.
J. w. Bass was allowed railroad
and hotel bill while in discharge of
his duty as delegate to the Centen-
NAL.
The following finance commits
sioners were elected to serve for two
years: A. J. Coates, G. T. Ingram
and J. A. Foster.
J. K. Mcdaniel was elected Coun-
ty Surveyor.
VIM. Smith, Jno. w. Nuckolls
and w. G. Pirtle were appointed to
have buttments of iron bridge on
Clover Greek strengthened,
S. L. Overton, Jas. A. Black and
F. p. Yarbrough were appointed
commissioners to have bridge built
across slough in Glover Greek bot
tom.
w. 7. F. Thompson, Jno. d.
Sasser and T. Z. Webb were APP
pointed to let contract for and have
levee built in Porter's Greek bottom,
near Whitby's Mill, cost not to ex-
ceed $4,000.
G. w. Fawcett was appointed to
have bridge repaired across a
slough on Bolivar and Pine Top
road.
S. S. Sasser, 3. S. Shearin and J..
b. Hudson were appointed to build
levee in Cypress Greek bottom.
The committee, consisting of Rich
ard Nuckolls, VIM. Norment, w.
A. Caruthers, J. A. Thomas and
r. D. Whitley, appointed at Janu-
airy term of court to investigate the
necessity of a free ferry across
Hatchie River on the road leading
from Vildo to Cloyerport, submit
ting majority report opposing the
establishment of the ferry and a mi
nOritY report favOring it. The for
mei was adopted
The court ordered the line be-
tween districts 2 and changed so
as to include the residence of Jas.
w, Jones in No. 2.
w. J. Cox was elected chairman
pro tenn of county court.
Messrs. Jno. NJ. Mitchell, E. Is.
Stuart and VIM. Smith, commits
siOners of the Poor, reported IL in
mates in county poorhouse, 9 white
and colored. Died since last re-
port, 2; transferred to Hospital, 2.
The chairman reported the amount
of warrants outstanding April, 1897,
81, OO8. %; amount issued from April
to July, 81, $4,000; amount of war
rants paid by trustee from April to
July, 80, 226.69-leaving balance
against the county of St,O28. Al.
The amount in the hands of the
Trustee on the first of July as shown
by settlement was 81, 544.l3.
C. T. Hudson, c. w. Cox and
d. A. Hughes were appointed a
committee to extend the levee on
Curren's Fork, north side of bridge
on Middleton end Ripley road, cost
not to exceed $4,000
G.. A. Black, John Hill and J, +.
Barham, were appointed commits
sioners to have bridge repaired
across Mill Greek on Bolivar and
Denmark road.
vENIRIE SEPTEMBER TERM CIRCUIT
COURT.
No. l-R NJ. Pruett, c. VI. Hunt.
No. 1T. n. Prewitt, J. d. Woods.