The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-07-06
COUNTY COURT,
The 'Squires Oppose Proposition to
Buy Turnpikes.
$500 Appropriated to Build Bridge
Over Leiper's Creek Other
Proceedings.

County Court met Monday morn
ing, with Judge Looney presiding,
and forty magistrates in at
tendance.
The committee appointed at the
last term OF court - composed of
Squires w. o. Gordon, Jas. A.
Sanders, b. s. Thomas, Allen Holt
and J. H Courtney-for the purpose
OF investigating the propriety of the
county purchasing the various turn.
pixies throughout the county, re-
ported that they had consulted the
owners OF the roaos, who proposed
to sell at a fair valuation, this yalua.
ton to be determined by a board IF
appraisement, two to be appointed by
the road owners and two by the
court, and in the event of disagree
mant these parties to call in NTH.
They agreed to take in payment cash
or long time warrants bearing 6 per
cent. interest, the county to reserve
the right to pay off and redeem said
warrants at any time after the ex
pirat'On OF twelve months. The pixies
represented in the agret ment were,
the Msurv Central, COLUMBIA, God
win and Santa Fe, Bear Creek,
Columbia and Pulaski, Spring Hill
and Kedron, Columbia and Mt.
Pleasant, Culleoka and Mooresville,
Carriers Greek Extension, and
Columbia and Rock Spring Com.
NAMES. The Columbia & Big Bigby
Turnpike Co. also agreed to sell at
whatever sum that If loaned at 6 per
cent. interest would produce an
amount equal to the net receipts of
the road. The COMMITTEE suggested
that In order to get the sense of the
taxpayers In regard to the question,
the proposition be submitted to them
at the polls a. the August election.
After discussing the matter at
length, the court tabled the report
by large majority.
The committee appointed at pre-.
vious term of court to look after the
matter OF building a bridge over
Leiper's Creek, on the public road
leading from WilliamspOrt to Santa
Fe, near the residence of w. M.
Harris, reported that such a bridge
was very much needed. BY an al
most unanimous vote the Court
decided to build the bridge, and
appropriated 81 500 for the purpose.
The lands of Phil Dawson were
changed from the Goth school dis
trict to the 18th.
The following notary prblics were
elected: j. J. Elan and Eugene A.
Cox.
The committee appointed to take
bids on an iron bridge over Duck
River on the Bear Greek pike, was
continued until the October term.
Mr.. w. G. Rainey proposed to sell
to the county five miles of his pike
beyond Mt. Pleasant. A motion to
buy was tabled by vote of 26 to IS.
The Judge was instructed to ap-
point a committee to investigate the
matter of building bridge over
Bigby Creek in the 18th district.
The lands of A. H. and ]. s. Gray
were changed from the 18th to the
18th district, and the lands of E. A.
Pogne, Andy Shelby and Pierce
Lilies were changed from the 2Sth to
the 18th.
The report of the poor house com
showed that the number
of inmates in the poor house was 80,
number left since last report 4, and
number died 5. The average cost of
the inmates per capita per month
was $4.72.
Messrs. w. F. Embry and w. P.
Erwin, of the County Revenue Com
reported that they had ex-
amined the books and vouchers OF
the county officers and found them
all in good shape. The balance of
outstanding warrants June l, was
81 ,857. Al.