The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-07-10
QUIET SESSION
COUNTY COURT


insane patients nov in The jaI here
These three win become pay patieuu
OF the county al S1125 per monrl
each. the county siready havins il.
full quota d free patients
The report Of the Poor House Com
mission for the past quarter was sub
mfted The total expenses OF the
institution were S5SS.64 and there ars
now forty inmates confined there.
The County Judge was authorized
to pay for the winters supply OF coal
for the poor house, which the commits
sion was directed TO buy at Summer
prices
Mai T. E. Jamison and Others petit
toned the court to re-estabHsh Ne
apolis in the Third district as a regis
tration precinct.
Squire Ballanfant did not think the
vote Of Neapolfs was large enough to
justify the expenses OF supplemental
/ registration. Several other justices
took the same position and on a viva
vote the motion was lost, but the roll
call was demanded The vote re-
suited ayes 10; noes r.
County Court Clerk Thomas read
the final presentment OF the grand
jury which has been heretofore pub
lished in full This report recon-
mended an investigation of the al
legged incompetency and absentee
ism" Of the Superintendent, John I.
Akin
Squire Hayes said that some action
should be taken to investigate the
matters brought to the attention Of
he court Squire Erwin did not think
that a report OF the character of that
here presented should have any place
in this court. The court has no pow
er to act, but it was the duty of the
grand jury to indict if any official had |
been guilty of misdemeanor.
A motion was made to receive and
file the report, The motion prevailed,
ayes 10; noes 9.
The resignation of w. D. Mcbride J
as constable Of the Eighth distrit,
was received and accepted. 1t being
such a short time until the election
it was decided not to fill the vacancy.
Two old and infrm citizens were
allowed the privileges of peddling
without license.
Jail Commissioner fowler ap-
1eared before the court and asked
.or authority to take bids for new
furnace at the Jail or to make some
)ther provisions to heat that institu-
ion. He stated that 1t was impossl.
lie with the present plant to properly |
leat the prison.
The Commission, Jailor and County
Judge were authorized to take such
.ction as may be necessary to remedy
he defects in the heating plants of
he Jail.
H. P Figuers appeared before the
curt and asked for the appointment
f a commission to ascertain and fix
Dr. him reasonable fee in defending
he county in the litigation over the d
pening of the Mt. Pleasant turnpike
squire Ballanfant and several others y
sked Mr.. Figuers what he thought ie
ould be reasonable fee and he an
wered that $3.50 would, he thought, ="
g jair and just. A motion to allow
lch fee was unanimously adopted, :.
,veral members expressing the opin- N
n that Mr.. Ffguers had been very W
asonable in his charges. Ell
An appropriation of 500 per annum -
r the maintenance of the Florence m
'ittenden Home for unfortunate girls ar
as unanimously allowed. m
When the account of James Bros &c
r keeping the court house clock in of
der was read Squire Ballanfant in
jected. He said he thought the Gl
ock ought to be stopped; it was ~
sting the county entirely too much
luire Denton moved that Mr.. Bal l.
1fant be employed at $3.50 per
onth to wind up the clock. The
)tion was declared out of order and
g account of James Bros was then
owed. III
Judge Gordon said that the wind WI
d rain had damaged the cupalo to ga
CHI an extent that the clock would In
ruined unless it was repaired SUI
)mptly De'
An appropriation of $40 was moved
pay for repairing damages to the SUI
)alo, but Judge Erwin said the mo. AM
n was out of order because it was SUI
duty Of the County Judge to keep ulo
building in repair. The County 1al
lge sustained the point of order