The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-07

The County 'Squires convened
in quarterly session last Monday
morning in the Circuit Court room,
with judge LoOney, County Court
Clerk Thomas and Sheriff Hight
officiating.
The term Of Mr.. B. S. Thomas as
Poor House Commissioner having
expired, and Mr.. Thomas being a
candidate for reelection, he was
unanimously reelected without
opposition.
r. N. Lunn, of the 10Th district,
and j. A. Ring, Of the 25th district,
were elected officers to wait upon
the November tenn of court.
A resolution was presented by
Squire w. o. Gordon, asking that
our Senator in the next General
Assembly introduce bill seeking to
renew the Old-time custom of hav-
ing the taxes assessed and equal
lied by the Justices of the County
Court, and requesting that our
representative support the same.
The resolution was adopted.
1t was ordered by the court that
Jesse Blair (colored), of the 18th
district, be allowed SIS, and that
Squire James D0bbins, of the same
district, be allowed to disburse same.
Blair is the father of triplets, which
were born recently, and the mother
of which is dead.
st. Ledger White was allowed to
auctioneer without paying . county
license.
Mr.. s. n. Warren, of the State
Board of Health, was before the
court and made an address urging
the county to take action at once to
protect the stock raisers of the
county against "tickey" cattle. Mr..
Warren stated that Maury was now
J above the quarantine line, and that
cattle could be shipped from here
! without restrictions; but he knew Of
several cases in the county where
ticks existed, and, unless steps were
taken at once tOprevent their spread
: the entire county would soon be-
come infected and would be quaran-
tined, and the result would be disas-
trOus to our stock raising interests.
He requested that the court appoint
, a man to go through the county, in
|
r animal was found to be Infected
J with ticks to quarantine the same
until the ticks were destroyed. The
Court ordered that the matter be re-
ferred to the County Board of
Health, authorizing them to investi-
gate and act to the best interests of
the county. Tue County Board OF
Health is composed of Judge f. D.
LOoney, County Court Clerk Thomas
5 and County Health OFF, GER Voorhies,
The Court then adjourned until
Tuesday at $3.50 o'clock.
+ Tuesdays Proceedings.
, Court re- assembled Tuesday morn,
4 ing at $3.50 O. oclock.
= On motion it was ordered that &
D committee of three. assisted by the
$ County Attorney, be appointed t.
l Investigate and report on the mum
Y ber of deputies necessary for each
S county officer and the salaries to bt
n allowed same. The following were
appointed on the committee
. Esquires ]. H. Courtney, K. f
h Erwin, and F. M. Ricketts,. The re
e port of the committee, which wa
d adopted, allowed the Sheriff thre,
: deputies at $50 per month and one
turnkey at $50 per month; th
n County Court Clerk one deputy a
8 $50 per month, the ChanceTy Cour
i Clelk one deputy at $50 per month
o the Trustee one deputy at $50 pc
h month, and the Circuit Court Clerl
$ one deputy at $50 per month for tb
period of one month for each tern
q of court. The Register was no
t allowed a deputy. Under the Este
:, fee bill the Sheriff is allowed thre,
d deputies, so, it will be seen, he wa
g granted the additional services of
@ turnkey.
). The following Notaries Publ
d were elected: John Hil1reth, w
/. r. Covey, d. f. Smith, w. o. Coz
8 don, c. A. Bennett, T. H. Nixon, +
: H. Smith.
J. The matter of protecting agains
"tickey" cattle was brought u
l. again at this session of court by tn
Ie submission of a majority report b
n County Court Clerk Thomas an
~ County Health Officer Voorhie
g and a minority report by judy
d LOoney, in regard to the matter
The majority report .TecOmmende
that two inspectors be appointed
guard the line between Maury an
the lower counties and to quaral
tine all cattle found to be infecte
IN with ticks, aud that the compenst
Tx ton of said inspectors be $40 p,
he month. Judge LOOney, in submit
o. ting the minority report, stated tn,
al he had investigated some of Il
I'd cases regarding "tickey" cattle r
of ported in the county, and four
til them to be greatly exaggerated. H
I'd thought it impossible for two me
3, or even two dozen men, to guard Il
Y, long line between Maury and tt
Il adjoining quarantined. counties, an
On recommended that rewards of 50
te $40 be offered for cases reported ar
ng convicted, where the quarantil
he law had been violated; that catt
nd found infected with ticks be quara
Sc tined. and that all violations 0f Il
li' law be vigorously prosecuted