The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06
COURT NEWS.
Proceedings July Term Guar.
terly Court.

mt the following report OF a petit
ton made TO me as Road Commits
siOner to change a road known al
the Cox Bridge and Bolivar road,
commencing at a point known as
Brint's Ferry and Middleton road.
| find the new road asked for in the
petition to be about CSC yards fur
Their than the old road and not on
much better ground.
Also a petition to change and To-
cate a new road near POcahOntas,
known as the Shea Mill road. | in
vestigated the matter and found the
citizens divided in the proposed
change.
Another petition was received
asking that the road be changed run
ming from Simpsons Ferry to Boil
var, at or near Porter's Greek
Church, running by or near w. w.
Marshal's and interesting the
Simpson Ferry and Middleton road
at Mr.. Waldrop's. find the differ
ence to be about two miles, on bet
ter ground and less bridges to be
kept up.
The Road Commissioner also sub
mitted the following general report:
To the Honorable County Court
Of Hardeman County, herewith
submit my report as Road Commits
sioncr for the quarter ending June
3Oth, 1900. | have succeeded in
making arrangements with parties
in each district to have the public
highways worked and the same have
been approved by your chairman.
have found the roads and a great
many of the bridges in bad repair,
owing to the continued rain. Since
the time prescribed by the Acts of
1899 to work the roads, it has been
almost impossible to keep the roads
in good repair. Good work has
been done on a great number of
roads, but the recent heavy rains
have washed and damaged them
considerably. There are in several
districts what are known as district
bridges that have grown so long and
expensive that l would recommend
that the court take charge Of them
as county bridges, the district funds
not being sufficient TO keep them up
under the circumstances. Under
the existing road law we feel that
we have done the best we could.
We respectfully ask the co-opera-
ton of each member of the court to
assist us in having better public
highways in the county.
The grand jury appointed at the
May term of Circuit Court reported
that they examined the bonds of the
several county officers and found
them good and sufficiently secured
except two guardian bonds of mi
nor heirs to-wit, Edna and May
Scott and the heirs of w. f. Robin
son. They also reported the in
mates Of the poor house and the
prisoners of the Jail properly cared
for.
The petition of J. G.. McWi.liams
to change the line between districts
> and G was postponed until next
term of court.
The old road in district is was
ordered closed and the new road
running by Piney Grove Church re-
main the public road
The chairman was ordered to have
The porticO recovered on the east
side of the courthouse.
The following resolutions were
"Whereas it has pleased an all
wise providence to remove from
our midst our former chairman, w.
L. f. Thompson, and our associate,
L. E. Webb,
Resolved, That we the court in
ession wish to declare our submits
ion to an all wise ruler, and that
n the death of Esquires Thompson
nd Webb the court has lost two
f its most valued members; the
tate two honest, upright citizens;
heir families noble, kind and affec- I
tomato protectors; the church zeal
us and devoted christians without {
rcat display of piety. We wish
hrOugh this means TO express to 4
heir friends our sympathy in their .
reat loss.
Resolved, That these resolutions 7
c published and copy sent TO
heir families.
I. ID. PREwITT, Chm.
J. ID. WOODS.
r. S. CLARK.
julie Allen, COL, Robert Polk and p
[. l.. Gibson were released from
oil tax and road duty on account
f physical disabilities.
Six district bridges in district 10 r.
ere made county bridges and w. n
MiIstead, w. A. Breeder and "
ohn Thompson were appointed a s.
to have necessary repairs
ade on same and report to next b
,urt. Il
w. Z. McCarley and l.. G.. Arm "
rong appointed to have repairs c
ade on Cypress bridge, in the 10th D
strict.
]. K. Fits, w. nj. Ragon and '
7. j. Milstead appointed to have
pairs made on iron bridge on Boil n
ar and Purdy road at Statler cross
G.
b. f. Murdaugh, James Maroney