The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-01-17
DERtLIcT OFFICIALS.
Card Prom One of the County
Magistrates

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Editor Herald:
The taxpayers of Maury county, 70
the second time within one year. ar
called TO pay for an extra session OF TIA
County Court. ON account Of some o.
our road commissioners failing to brinI
in their reports Judge Looney inform
the writer that our extra session las
summer cost something over $3.50, an.
il is presumable that this one will COS
as much, making total of $500.
is time our ax-payers were looking 3,
their interest and placing men befor,
the court for election who hav,
capacity and energy enough TO read
the law furnished them at consider
able cost to tax payers. and who will
comply with the same. The time il
short, but every district having a
road commissioner who failed to have
his report ready. as required by law.
at the regular session of the January
term of the County Court, should send
in the name of some other men ON the
Bird Monday of this month. Any old
stick will do az well as your present
commissioner-but send in an up-to-
date man. You have them.
Last Monday, January 8, when it
was found that some of these COM
missioners were not prepared to make
their reports, one of our oily-tongued
county Legislators, who has grown
grey in the service, arose in their
behalf, and after making most
eloquent appeal (which rarely fails to
strike tender and responsive chord
in the pocket of us. for us to shield
them, moved that we adjourn to meet
the 5rd Mondy in this month, so that
our friends could hand in their reports
and names for reelection.
Oh myl What use are they7 Why,
just to squander another $500. The
writer moved that these commissioners
be required to bring in their reports
on Tuesday, Jan Z, and it was 80
ordered. While we were adjourned
for dinner land other things) enough |
oil was poured into the ears of the
legislators to cause a reaction, and |
the matter was brought up, recon-
sidered during the afternoon session, |
and the special session on the 3rd Mon |
day was ordered. So we county legis- |
lators are coming to town January 20, !
and serve our beloved county fifteen |
minutes, draw our full pay and j m
CRANBERRY will give us 100 cents on the |
dollar. Oh. aren't we smart9 Yes. |
| will be there, and get my 81. 80 for
Is minutes service, with the rest OF |
them. Our oily tongued orator says
we are the poorest paid servants Maury |
county has, anyway, and just let us
come in and get some salad. This |
may be true, but 80 far as this humble !
legislator knows, none of us were con-
scripted, and I don't think we would |
be shot if we became 90 dissatisfied |
with our pay that we should desert -
[ Now, comrades, don't all go at once,
else old Maury would be put to some
inconvenience in judiciously distribut
ing her ducats; but don't let the tax
payers know give them advice). On
afternoon, just before we ad
journed, the writer, becoming tender
hearted and wishing to shield the
knots on the log" and at the same
time prove to our employers-at small
pay-that we don't care for ducdts,
and are only after glory, submitted
the following resolution to the court.
This. however, was promptly tabled,
only three votes sustaining it, namely:
]. w. Hayes, T. G. Webster and the
writer:
Whereas, some of our road COM
nissioners have failed to submit their
eports as required by law. and in or
Ter to shield them from prosecution
nd allow them further time to make
aid reports, we have adjourned this
curt until the 8rd Monday in this
month, feeling that the taxpayers
hould not be charged with this ex
ense, we think it our duty to agree
D hold this adjourned session free I
cost to Maury county.
MAGISTRATE.