The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-08
FISCAL COURT

NNNhcSbaJs JUICY W. IA faltoi :
presiding, and Magistrates Browder.
Williams and Whipple in attendance.
A number Of claims we're allowed
for sheep killed by dogs which are
payable out of the dog tax fund.
The principal business Of the court
was to allow claims against the
county. but the following orders
were made:
Sheriff Seat was allowed a de-
linquent list Of s24 polls amounting
to SS24.
II is ordered by the court that DR..
c. w. Curtin vaccinate all persons
that within his judgment is neces-
sary and he is to be allowed Is cents
each by Fiscal Court.
This day came J. w. Morris
Special Commissioner appointed to
make settlement with J. T. Seat
Sheriff and filed his report which Is
accepted and ordered to lay over 90
days for exception.
Upon motion and second that a
committee be appointed to repair
levees on Union and Palestine Roads
and w. A. Naylor. J. w. Williams
and R. A. Brovder we're appointed
to have same done.
Upon motion w. A. Naylor and
T. N. Smith we're appointed a CON-
mittee to have the Bayou-de-Chien
Obion, Mud Greek, Palestine and
New Berry steel bridges painted.
II is hereby ordered that a con-
tract be made with w. T. Young to
build a steel bridge on State Road
about one half mile from Old Depot
at Hickman at SOLO and also con-
tract to build steel bridge over
Bayou-de-Chien about ; IL miles
from Cayce on State Road at 1896
and that tive steel bridges T. o. B..
Fulton at SITS and w. A. Naylor
and 7. N. Smith are hereby author
lied to sign said contracts for the
county.
Ordered that the County tax levy
for 1909 on each Sl00 worth Of prop
erty as shown by the tax books in
this County be placed at SOC ad va
loren tax to be collected and used
as a general fund and that 81 90 be
levied as a poll tax on each male
resident of this County over 81 years
Of age to be collected and applied to
the general fund of said County.
BY motion II is ordered that a
levy of Sc on each Si00 worth Of
taxable property in said County be
levied for general road purposes for
teams, etc.
Ordered that levy Of i0c on
each Sl0o worte of all property in
Fulton County except in the bounda-
ries of the Hickman and Fulton
graded schools as shown by the tax
books Of said county and a poll tax
of SOC on each male resident in said
county except those residing within
the boundaries of Fulton and Hick-
man graded school districts, for
school purposes sor the year 1909.
Charles G.. Fields and L. c.
Browder, two experienced road build
ers, have been selected to supervise
the work OF grading State Line road
between Fulton and Jordan. a dis
lance of nine miles. A large force
Of men. with scrapers. is now at
work. For years farmers living
along this road have commended that
the road was not properly run. To
settle this question joint survey
was made by the county surveyors
Of Fulton county kentucky and
Obion county (Tennessee). As a
result line was established, which
in some places is thirty feet off OF
The present site Of the road.
Late Saturday night near the /.
:. depot at Mayfeld Jess Cooley of
was shot and killed by
Dick Moore. also of that place.
The difficulty arose over a trivial
natter and Moore, who Is a very
small man. was threatened by
Cooley; the former drew his re-
'olver and shot his opponent
through the abdomen. inflicting a |
atal wound. Cooley died Sunday |
light In great pain. His slayer, |
Moore gave himself up.
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