The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
QUORUM COURT
Fifteen Magistrates Meet With The County Court. Make Appropria-
 tions and Levy Taxes For 1908

| toibre presiding. The following jus tices of the peace were present and answered roll call: ". E. McLaren, II. W. Dennis, Johnson: (. T. Moore, B. D. Ables. Telico; R. l.. Collier, 1 L'Anguille: John Sherman. ]. IT. Cavanaugh, Goodwin: I. !. Wood, F. W. Sulcer. Prairie; " $. HeustiSs. F. NJ. Pipkin. Franks; " s. Thomas, C.. W. White, Griggs; Ellis Hurley. H. E. Sanders. Madison Wheatley and Black fish were not represented
 Judge Folbre called the Quorum Court to order and made the following report:
 To the Honorable the Quorum Court:
 As required by law, l hereby sub init the following as my annual re. port:
 In financial matters the statement or the clerk, which was published in August last, and the reports of the sheriff and treasurer show our county to be in healthy and prosperous con dition.
 As to bridges, will say that as you instructed last year, have contract ed for the steel bridge across the St Francis river al Madison and the same is we'll under way. and We have paid the first 5000 on it and still owe four payments.
 nl nt T 10 I ,I bridges on the road to Palestine at a cost of little over Sl0,000 and as in- structed by you at your last meeting l have built road dump on the road leading to L'Anguille township, and the steel bridge across the river on that road is now under construction and will be completed in very short time, thus giving two good crossings to the western part of the county. l hays also put up road dump across Second Creek bottom, which will be of great benefit to the public
 As to the working of the public roads will say that l have endeavored to get the best results possible, and am satisfied that there is a great inn proyement every year.
 And l have built many bridges across the smaller streams, so that now all our roads are at least passable.
 Our paupers are cared for by Capt. J. r. Mcdonald and are we'll fed and housed, and comfortably clothed.
 Our jail is in good condition, and the prisoners are cared for and safely guarded.
 In the matter of levying taxes, I suggest that after leyying the State taxes as fixed by law, .0O6i, that you make the following:
 County general tax aX.............. O05 County bond interest tax .O02t County sinking fund. =. .....=.. .OO04
 District school tax and municipal taxes as voted and reported to this court
 This being the last session of this court at which l will preside before retiring from office, wish to express my heartfelt thanks to you all for your many courtesies, and the kind and conSiderate treatment you have always accorded me, and hope your deliberations will continue to be as conservative. and your actions as beneficial and satisfactory as in the past.
 very respectfully,
 T. C. FoLBKE, County Judge.
 Clerk T. C. Merwin filed his report. which is practically embodied in the financial statement heretofore pub lished.
 Sheriff w E. Williams filed his re- port, which in words and figures is as follows:
 To His Honor, Thos. (. Folbre, Judge,
 and the Honorable Quorum Court
 of St. Francis County:
 Gentlemen-l beg leave to submit to your body my annual financial statement as sheriff and collector. dating from October. 1907 to Oc- tober, 1908.
 State and County gen. tax sl05.4l2 IS Ditch tax.................. 2,473 26 Delinquent tax collected
 since July settlement 1908 2S0 IS FINES COLLECTED AND PAID IN To
 COUNTY TREASURER Will Patrick : 10 O0 Chas Johnson.s ! O0 Coon A leNauder 10 00 Jury tax City Y Grant Long -..-- , 00 Nelson ~ 2 on Robert Reed ..... 00 Lucinda Edwd 2 50 Jim Lcatherw'd. O0 Caleb Lewis. 10 00 C r Gatewood 10 00 Will Deal . 5 0o Emery Jones.... 00 Joe Moore ! % John Prior..... OO Billy Thomas i oo Will Cobb. 00 Emery Jones'. , 00 Abe Hall ......=. 50 Ed GaZer ....... 2 5O Jury tax Davis Annie Souther- | Ky Co .-...... 00 land II B...... , % Bob Johnson 3 00 Jim Miller II Julius Putnam. ! 00 pistol - 6 6f William lIamil- Jas Kimbrough