The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-01-07
COUNTY COURT
IN SESSION.
Judge LOOney Unanimously
Chosen Chairman.
W. b. GreenIaw, ESD, Ke-elected
County Attorney, and j. L.
VOOrhies, Physician.
L. H.. Nixon Made Chairman PROTEIN
pOre-Judge LOOney's Salary
.F' Raised to 81 900 Per
Annum.

County Court met in regular quar-
terly session last Monday, and, on
account of the volume of business
to be transacted, the magistrates
were compelled to hold over Tues
day. This session of the court was
unusually interesting, as it was the
occasion of the annual election of
officers.
Judge e. d. Looney was reelected
Chairman by acclamation, there be-
ing no opposition to his election.
Mr.. Looney has been Chairman for
three years, and has served in that
capacity with honor both to him
self and the county.
w. B. Greenlaw, Esq, was re-
elected County Attorney, and on
motion of E. E. Erwin, Esq, the
thanks of the Court were rendered
him for his efficient service during
the past year.
T. H. Nixon and Jno. Carr were
candidates for Chairman pro tenn.
Mr.. Nixon was elected by a vote Of
% to l3.
DR.. j. L. Voorhies was reelected
Jail Physician over DIR. j. H. Will
hanson, by vote of AZ to 5.
JIM. Nicholson, G. w. Collier and
w. A. Lindsay were elected Turn
pike Commissioners.
Will Crawford and P. G. Hickman
were elected to wait on the next
term of Circuit Court.
Plummer Webster was reelected
JanitOr bV acClamatiOn.
County perintendent DodsOn
made his annual report, the main
items of which are as follows:
SCHOLASTIC POPULATIoN.-W White
male 4,O87, female 3,S05, total u
1872; colored-male 3,10l, female 81
l59, total $3.50; grand total l4,l52.
Enrolment 7,l05; average daily at
tendance 4,6l7.
NUMBER AND KIND OF Schools
White 85, colored 60-total l45.
The salaries of the various officials
of the court were fixed as follows:
Chairman, per annum, 81 COO; Chair
man, pro tenn, per annum 500;
County Attorney, per annum, $50;
Jail Physician, $l25; Clerk eX-of-
clio, $50; sheriff eX-officio, $50; jani-
tor, per month, 500.
The County Superintendent re-
ported $2,992,9S of warrants, not for
teachers salaries, counterslgned by
him during 1896; $l,233,59 was for
building school houses.
I. Second Day.
| The committee to assess taxes for
1898 recommended the following
assessments: County tax 80, sink
ing fund .02, school IL, roads .0S,
bridge .04-total 55. . .rr
J.S. Odil rendered his resignation
as Notary Public. .l.
The turnpike uperintendents re-
ported that they had inspected the
Columbia, Goodwin & Santa Fe turn
pike and found the same in good
condition. Other pixies were also
inspected and nearly all were found
in good condition.
The Revenue Commissioner re-
ported that they had examined the
books of the Trustee and found them
in good condition; the balance cash
in hand of the Trustee, not includ-
ing the $500 compromise of eX-
Trustee Henderson, $27,2l5.72; out
standing Indebtedness, $42, 2,248. ~
A motion to refund 5000 to the
bondsmen of w. A. Henderson was
tabled by a vote of 33 to IA. ....t
f. NJ. Ricketts,, j. G. Bostick and
E. d. LoOney were elected Notaries
Public.
r. N. Moore was elected Road
Commissioner in the 9Th district, III
j. Hardison in the 3rd and John
Murphey in the goth, to fill vacan-
cies caused by designations.
1t was ordered by the court that the
sum Of $40O be appropriated to be
used in guarding the southern bound
ary line of Maury county against
Texas fever cattle, and that Ben
Lipscomb be appointed quarantine
guard. This action was taken by
the court in order to insure Maury
county from being placed below the
Texas fever quarantine line. Giles
county is already below the line, and
no cattle can be shipped north from
that county. ...-.r,lf
! Following is the list of jurors ap-
pointed for the FEBRUARY term OF
Circuit Court:
District No. /, Il. w. Ra1l; 2, j. T.
Kincaid; 3, 7. H. Richardson; 4, S
H. Denham and E. j. Ashton;5 w
H. Hughes and r. G. Harris; 6, j
L. Moore and ]. G. Hobbs; Z, Tom
Murphy; 8, Samuel Thomas 8
William A. Voss, A. A. Hodge, A.
H. Lamar and Shelby Roane; 10
w. j. Parsons; IL, w. II. BeckuH
and Joel Seagraves; l2, 5. w. Ir
vine; l3, o. Benderman; IA, w. j
Kinzer and Jas. DObbins; Is, Rus
sell Craig; l6, w. F. kirkpatrick
II, Andy Lynn; Is, l.. f. Jones; 10
q. c. Jarratt; 20, w. T. Fraser anc
Jim Haywood; 81, Looney Frasel
and w. r. Mitchell; I; %, Dutch Smitl
and j. r.. Burcham %, J. 5. Hardi
son and N. II. Brown; "a, T. n
Primm; %, Ellis Pratt.
] THE following resolution upon thI