The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-04-06
'SQuires in Quart
erly Session.
WORK HOUSE COMMISSIONERS
ECARD OF EQUALIZATION AND
JURORS ELECTED.


every member Of the Court present,
and wound up all business by 4 p. m.
that afternoon.
]. 7. Petty and ]. E. Anderson were
elected Work House Commiss oners.
The farms of p c. Doc, y, J. A.
Loftin, S. T. Dooley, Love Loftin,
Jno. L. Dooley, Louis Beck, w. o.
Cherry and Van Tankec5ley were
changed from the Fourth to the Ninth
civil district.
On motion the action of County
Judge Gordon in paying certain ex-
penses for building and furnishing the
new Court House from the county
funds was approved and Judge Gordon
was requested and directed to charge
all these expenditures 10 approprla'
lions heretofore made.
On motion about three miles Of the
Spring Hill and Beech Grove road,
beginning at Wash Russel's was de-
clared public highway.
Esq. J. A. Sanders, who was APP
pointed by the court to examine the
condition of the Carriers Creek pike,
reported the road in fairly good con-
dition apparently on top.
On motion the Work House Commits
sioners were requested to cut the sal
airy of the Superintendent to $50 per
month and the guards to $4,000 per
month.
Work House Superintendent John
T. Akin reported $500 yards of road
bed graded during the last quarter
besides cutting down three hills and
ouarrying a large amount of metal. An
average of 20 hands were worked al
a total cost of $1,225, or an average OF
40 cents per day per hand.
Messrs. j. D. Stanfil, w. T. Mitchell
and ]. B. Wilkes were elected as the
Board of Equalization.
The committee appointed to exam
inc into the advisability of allowln
the Maury County Historical Societ
the use of one of the rooms in tn
basement of the Court House for tn
storage of valuable records, reporte
favorably. The court not only al
proved the report, but ordered tn
room finished by the construction {
concrete floor.
Messrs. F. H. Smith, J. A. Sanders
Allen Hall, r. J. Peay and }. M
Davis were appointed committee u
, investigate the advisability OF tn
: county aiding in the construction OF
road from Bethlehem, Marshall county
To the terminus of the Bear cree
pike. The citizens along the pro
posed road have raised $1,000 to assis
in the work. The road, it is said, WI
3 omen up some valuable territory an
bring considerable trade to Columbi;
M. M. Butts and ]. E. Fitzgeral
were elected officers to wait on tn
D May term of Circuit Court.
v Enterprise in the Sixth district wa
J. again made a voting place, but ca
l. not become such according to law, ii
S six months have elapsed.
J. The report of the Revenue Commi
it missioners showed county warran
e outstanding to be $155.16, bridge wa
h rants s74,45O.OO, Court House we
rants s1O6, 959.70, total warrants OF
- standing $1S1, 564.S6
q JURORS, MAY TERM.
District No. &c. w. Fly, Dl
"A Baker, Rufus Childress. No. 2-T.
Hughes, L. H. Fitzgerald, Jno. Bar
r. ham and Tom Fitzgerald. No 3
William Stephenson, G. A. Moore
r. Jameson and H. Roddy. No. 4
n w w. Loftin, Robert Childrey, j.
Gillespie and j. NJ Wall. No. b
n. Redding, L. S. Westmoreland,
B. Gracy and Will Hobbs. No. g
u - VOORHEES,, Dave McMurray, h.
Lanier, S. M. Craig, Mumford Smi
and Perry Allen. No. Sam steI
enson, Frank Kinzer, Chas. Mort
and w. L. Temple. No. 9-Janl
buchanan. Jas. B. Scott. VIM.
Davis. r. r. Phelps and E. S. Dooi
No NV r. Dodson, Tom Edwar