The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08
COUNTY COURT.
The Magistrates Hold Busy Three
Days Session.
Revenue Commissioners Report That
IA Balance is Due the County From
Ex-Trustee Henderson.


ty Court in regular quarterly SEES
sion last Monday morning. There
was a large attendance of the magis-
trates, and owing to the amount of
business to be attended to, court re-
manned in session Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
The solons were taken agreeably
by surprise Monday by the presenta-
ton to them of a box of cigars by
DR.. X. S. Hewlett in appreciation of
his reelection as poOrhOuse COM
missioner.
Eugene Lochridge and John M
Hunter were appointed officers to
wait on the court.
The pOOr-hOuse committee made a
report, which was accepted.
On motion of w. o. Gordon, Esq,
the court passed resolution en-
dOrsing e. S. Fowler, Esq, to the APP
pointment of Judge of this district
to succeed Judge Patterson.
Squire w. l.. Harris rendered his
resignation as Justice of the Peace
of the 18th district.
The Revenue Commissioners re-
ported that there had been $3,752.54
in county warrants issued during
the quarter, of which $414.79 had
been paid. The total amount of
county warrants outstanding is
about $43, 500, a decrease from the
amount reported at last court
Amount of school fund in hand sub
ject to check, about $l0,69l.9l
amount of road fund in hand, $9O3.37
The commissioners also reported the
following:
1--WE have discovered that the
final settlement of your former Trus.
tee, w. A. Henderson, is not correct,
but, owing to the limited time for
work by the commission, we did not
have time to go over the books very
thoroughly. We, however, con-
suited with Mr.. Henderson, Chair
man +. d. Looney and W.. B. Green
law, County Attorney, and came tC
the conclusion that it was best tC
simply report that there is still a
balance due the county by Mr.. Hen
derson and ask that you appoint 8
special committee to investigate the
hooks. We would report, in justice
to Mr.. Henderson, that he asks that
the committee be appointed"
The report was received and
adopted and the Chairman ordered
to appoint said committee.
J. f. Truett, of the lst district
and J. p. Choate of the 18th district
were elected notaries public.
1t was ordered that Committee
man J. p. Harris, together with the
committee from Marshall county
be instructed to have the north ap
prOach to the bridge across Duck
river at HardiSon's Mill repaired.
The district line between the 4th
and 9Th districts was SO changed as
to include the farm of l.. $. Scribnel
in the 4th district.
The sum Of $25 was appropriated to
repair the bridge across Lytle''
creek.
A sum not to exceed 5000 was ap
prOpriated to repair the bridge
across Rutherford creek near the
old Arnold mill.
The following jurors were appoint
ed for the November term of Giro ui'
Court: lst district, j. f. Truett; 2
f. l.. Morrow; 3, w. G. Ratlitf
Frank McCord 4, J. L. White; 8, w
Y. Galloway;6 6, Will Foster; 7, JEFF
Scott, r. r. Phelps; s, g. w. Erwin
8, J. b. Chaffin, j. G. Gordon
Henry Johnson; 10, G. w. Collier
G. NJ. McKennOn, Jr. II, John Mel
son; II, w. a. Lindsay, G. n. Pick
ard; l3, r. J. Webster; IA, Thos. l.
Beard; Is, Jim Buck Pogue, Geo
Sanders; Is. T. n. Lunn; II, Len
Hicks, r.. G. Pickett; Is, 7. j. Tom
linson; 10, David Goad; 20, Il. G
Hughes; 81, A. S. Carr, Jim Mar
shall; %, f. NJ. Fitzgerald; %, w
w. Blair; "a, Gilbert Hunter, w. r
Atkisson; %, VIM. Blaylock, j. Il
Moore.
The committee appointed to look
into the matter of the iron bridge
over Duck river at Columbia, made
report to the effect that Mr.
Rainey, or the owner of the Maury
Central Turnpike, pay Maury Coun
ty for the said new bridge the sun
of 50 900, and that in case of refusa
of this proposition, steps should bt
taken to have the charter Of the
road forfeited. The Court rejected
this report, and the matter remains
in statu quo, except that Chairman
Looney and Attorney Greenlav
were ordered to negotiate with Mr.
| Rainey and see If the bridge cOulC