The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-24

of the court when IL was called TO
order by Judge Gordon shortly after
10 o'clock. Prayer was offered by Els
ouire Church and there was little in
dication of the storm that was TO fol-
low. The Committee on the tax levy,
composed Of Squires Church. Brooks
and Davis, submitted report recon-
mending the following levy: State,
IS cents; school, 81 cents; highways,
16 cents; sinking fund, 10 cents; coun-
ty. 20 cents; bridge, Z cents. The
poll and privilege taxes. were I'M
changed.
Esquire Hayes moved to amend the
report by providing that the school
levy should be fifteen cents, making
the total school tax thirty cents. He
made an earnest plea for education
and declared that the county was ex-
trayagant in everything but in the
development of the intellect of Its
people.
The Trustee and County Superin-
tendent were invited to address the
court, but pending their arrival mo-
ton to table the motion to amend
was put and carried and the report
then adopted as made.
While the turnpike question was the
first matter taken up at the Monday
Afternoon session of the Quarterly
Court, the matter receiving most at
tention was the location of the Coun-
nv work House and whether the tax
payers as a whole, we're being equlta-
bly, treated in respect to this location.
In the end no change was made IN
the present situation.
Court opened with an address oy
County Attorney Whitthorne in de-
tense of the three Turnpike super
,ntendents of the county. Mr.. WHIT
thorue stated that the matter before
the court was whether the three gen
tlemen were acting impartialiy ana
fairly as between the people and the
turnpike companies, the suggestion
being that in case there was evidenc
OF unfairness or persecution toward
the turnpike companies or any OF
them that the superinendents De not
reelected. He said these gentlemen
had consulted with Greenlaw & Wnit-
thorne ON every matter pertaining 70
their duties. That as far as ne coulu
indse they. had acted with upright
ness and fairness, discharging their
duties toward the people and the turn
nike owners without fear or favor.
He gave a brief history OF the Turn
MILO war In Maury county and SAID
Il had been a bitter, costly battle, ana
that every right the county now pos
sesses for the control of the turnpiKes
hod heen won at the end Of long
legal struggle. That the county no"
has a right to inspect the turnplKes
and where they are found in MANIFEST
Nv bad condition the Superlntenden's
are required to open the gates Tnat
the recent legal contest inaugurateo
~ tho Columbia, Goodwin and Santa
Fe Turnpike Co. brought up ne"
cuastion and that was, who has
right to say when the gates may Dc
closed and toll be taken. The turn
nike superintendent, he said, nau
sought to avoid this contest, out II
baa been brought by Mr.. Rainey ana
now that 1t was fled he wanted 10
see Il fought to the end and the new
question settled. That Mr.. Rainey
had come before the County court
ana had admitted that his turnpike
was in bad condition. and yet IN MS
rim before the Chancery Court ne mad
accused the Turnpike Superinteno-
ents, Judge W. o. Gordon and q mem
her Of the court, of perjury by VIOLA
ton Of their oaths OF ONCE, or perse
cution and other offenses, and aiter
admitting that his pike is In bad con-
d,t,op he asks the right to build IL
nm at the expense of the travelling
public. He advised the county 70
agbt the case and not to accept MT,
Rainey's proposition for the Dismissal
OF the bill.
AT the close of Mr.. Whitthornes
romar,xs on motion Messrs, Lamar
gregory and Fitzgerald we're re-elec'