The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-09
COUNTY SOLONS.
hold Short and Quiet Quarterly
Session.
The Bond Question Passed Over-COm.
pensatiOn of Tax Assessors
Changed.

The Honorable County Court met
in regular quarterly session last
Monday, with Chairman LOOney
presiding. This session was an un-
usually short and quiet one, the
magistrates finishing their business
before o'clock in the afternoon.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bond ques-
tiOn was let severely alone, it being
passed over informally until the
next term of court, which convenes
in October. 1t is understood that
the county is not so badly in need
of issuing bonds to float it's debts,
after all, and it is understood further,
that majority of the magistrates
are opposed to such an issuance I'M
der any circumstances whatever.
1t was ordered by the court that
for the next two years the COM
pensation for the Revenue Com
missioners shall be as follows: For
the expert, So per day, and for the
other two $3.50 per day each. The
following were elected Commits
sioners: Chas. A. Bennett, expert,
accountants, A. B. Cathey and G. n.
Pickard.
Messrs. w. J. fowler, w. f.
Salmon and J. L. Beavers were
elected nOtaries public.
1t was ordered by the court that
the committee appointed at the
April term, 1897. to confer with Mr..
Rainey about the bridge over Duck
river on the Santa Fe pike, be and
is hereby discharged.
The sum of $25 was appropriated
to the building of a bridge across
Goose creek in the 9Th district.
Capt. J. H. Russell offered petit
ton to give $50 per head annually to
all children sent up from this county
to the Home for Orphans at Nash
vile. Referred to a committee.
A committee was appointed to
confer with the owners of the
Maury Central Turnpike Company
in regard to the iron bridge over
Duck river at Columbia. 1t seems
that there is some trouble between
the county and the turnpike COM
pany in regard to the ownership of
this bridge, and the former wants
the latter to either take the bridge
into its possession and keep it in
repair, or pay toll.
1t was ordered that Trustee Gran
berry be directed to pro rate to the
departments where they belong, the
funds arising from the defalcations
of M. s. Kuhn, former Trustee. This
includes the 5000 from Mr.. Kuhn's
bondsmen and the $4,000 from the
Second National Bank.
The following resolution, signed
by w. O. Gordon, A. l.. Thomas, j.
H. Kennedy and w. E. Bellanfant,
was adopted:
"ResOired, that the order passed
at the April term of the County
Court, 1896, be and the same is
hereby repealed, and the following
| adopted in lieu thereof, tO-wit:
THAT the tax assessors shall re-
ceive annually, to be paid after the
Board of Equalization shall have adj
iourned, the following compensa-
! ton:
$1,000 for each district regardless
of the amount of property assessed,
cents on each correctly assessed
poll, > cents on each schedule OF
personal property regardless of the
amount of property assessed, lC
cents for each change of ownership
in real property for the years IN
which there are no assessments OF
real estate, and 6623 cents on each
1000 of correctly assessed personal
property over $1,000 made by the as
SCISSORS, and five cents for each
privilege reported, and in the years
in which real estate is assessed II
cents for each correct assessment of
realty.
That it shall be the duty of the
Chairman to see that the assessors
are correctly settled with according
| to the above.