Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-08-15
Meets at Jasper for the Trans
action of Delayed
Business.
Read Commissioners Appointed, Coroner
Elected, Thirteenth District Extend.
Cd and Other Business Dene
Amid Much ElOqueRCe.

y SOuEb WAS Callou 70 Oruer at Jasper,
twenty-eight justices being present.
The hrst business in order was the
Report of the Committee on Rules, and
Squire Wilson reported a majority and
Squire BSene majority report, and af-
ter some discussion and amendment the
minority report was adopted BY vote
Of 81 ayes.
The matter of road law was next tax
on up and the com missioners for tho va
rious districts were elected as follows:
1st dist--C. Wagner
and dist-James Hart.
Srd dist-E J. Smith.
4th dislike Boss.
5th dist--W. T, Shelton. a
9th dist-R. ]. Massey.
7th dist-ByrOn Pope. ..- --~ g..
sth dist-S. w. Hogan. 49,.
9th dist--B. B. Raulston.
10th diSt--Spencer Anderson.
llth dist. b. Smith.
18th dist-Geo. F. Seeley.
18th dist---M. M.:Strawn.
14th dist---L. X. Downing.
18th dist---Jesse Pickett.
Tno next business in order was the
election of coroner for the county, and
@. w. Walsh and J. Vandever were
placed in nomination and the result was
as follows:
Vandever, 10 votes.
Walsh, 1S votes.
Walsh was declared elected.
Proceeding under the new order OF
rules and business the calling Of dis
triCts WAS begun and snag soon reach
cd in the matter of applications for re-
lease from poll tax and road duty. 1t
looked like all other business would be
blocked but happily the storm was
averted by the appointment of COM
mittee consisting of 'Squires T. A. Hav-
ron, Sam Raulston and Wilson to whom
the matter of releases was referred.
The calling of the districts was then re.
sumed.
When the 18th district was reached
Squire Bible presented petition from
residents Of that district asking that
the district line be made TO run to the
Tennessee River and absorb all of the
present 9th district which lies south OF
the river. An animated discussion re-
suited in motion to table, which was
lost BY the following vote:
Yes, 10
No, IS
The prayer OF the petitioners was
then granted by the following vote:
Yes, 10
No, 9
A claim OF Henderson & Dietzen foI
refunding sls,75 privilege tax, produced
good deal of iteration and reiteratior
on the part of the South Pittsburg con
tingent and was finally rejected by !
vote OF 10 to Is.
On motion OF Squire Harris thu
County Judge was authorized to haV'
the rules adopted by the court printed
and distributed among the members b.
vote of % to 8, and the Judge was 81
instructed.
Under unfinished business claim o
DIR. A. 7. Peay, of Whitwell, for $40
was taken up, and although the cas-
had been previously explained to tn
court at its July meeting the whole
matter was gone over again and th'
consideration Of it occupied nearly tw'
hours during which the audience wa
enlivonPd by wordy contest between
ex-senator BeeRe and eX-Representa
tive Raulston. The case was closed b,
an impassioned speech from Squire I
A. Havron, and q vote being taken th
claim was allowed, the vote being "a 3
g.
The last matter for consideration va
the road working and the flood gates O
eloauenoe we're again opened. lt wa
finally decided to place . road tax Q
100 on all property. fix hve days serVic
on the public highways, and allo" SO
DAY for team, wagon and driver, Q
team, plOW and driver.
The court then adjourned Till Tue'
day morning az = o'clock.
The County Court met again Tues
day morning and after settlement wit
tho Trustee took action on applicatio
for releases reported from c0mDiite
and then adjourned.