The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-07-14
NEW COMMISSION
TO EXAMINE BOOKS
NAMED BY COURT
MAJ. J. T. WILLIAMSON, T. 3. FOR
GEY AND M. B. TOMLlNSON
APPOINTED.
OFfIC RS Ri PORTS SUBMITTED
Many Minor Appropriation Are Made
and Routine business Disposed OF
in Very Brief Session of SoIons
of County.

At the meeting Of the county court
for the July term this morning Maj
j. T, Williamson, Thomas B. Forgey
and M. B. Tomlinson were elected
the county revenue commission
Their pay was fixed at s. per day.
and Maj Williamson was named the
expert accountant.
Reports of the county Judge, the
county road commission, the county
Trustee, the workhouse commission
and the county superintendent Of
public instruction were presented
and accepted.
A few minor appropriations were
made and an adjournment taken until
the october trem shortly before noon.
Judge ], 7, MoKight presided,
Trustee McFall presented annual
report. 1t was accepted and Deputy
Trustee Harris Puryear was dispatch
| ed to Nashville. A committee was
appointed to go out and examine
bridge on Little Bigby. Jackson,
Hayes and Guest appointed by court
Craig bridge across Duck river was
reported to be in bad condition, need.
ing flooring. Esqs. Forgey and Nc
Kennon were appointed a committee
to examine and have bridge repaired.
Thomas Forgey, Maj. J. T. William.
so and M. B. Tomlinson were elected
the county revenue commission. Pay
was fixed at S. per day. Maj Will
Hanson was declared the expert &C.
countant in accordance with law to
that effect. Maj. Williamson thank
ed the court for his election
| Committee on Johnson Bend bridge
was not ready to report. Also COM
mittee on Poplar Creek bridge was
not ready.
Squire Cord Denton presented an
itemized report of the county poor
house commission. Passed.
| Clerk Thomas presented the appro.
priation docket. All were allowed
Next came up those who should be
excused from poll tax a long list and
all were allowed with exception Of
two A motion made by Judge Erwin
that all properly endorsed by a ply,
clan and magistrate should be excus-
ed, all not so be referred to magis-
trate of their district.
Mack Webster was allowed to haul
and peddle about city on motion Of
Esq. Guest. -.
j. D. Miller, on motion of Esq. Nc.
knight, was allowed SIS for a COW
which was allowed by DR.. McMa-
hon on account of tuberculosis This
brought on considerable discussion
and county attorney Whitthorne was
appealed to for the legality of the
action.
A motion to repair courthouse
floors and pay for same was next
brought up. Judge Mcknight report.
ed that the ceiling was being dam.
aged by rain. Esq Bellanfant made
a motion that money be appropriate
ed for same. Carried unanimously.
B. Hicks was allowed to haul and
!peddle. A. ]. Williams was allowed
a merchants license. Mr. CVompton
made notary public. B. A. Trice al
lowed to haul and peddle.
For special services in floating
bridge bonds, ex-Trustee Thomas ask
ed compensation. He had ton make
100000 bond to do this. Motion to al
low him $3.50 was made by Esq. Tay-
lor. Opposed by Esq. Church. Esq.
Hayes made motion to appoint COM
mittee of three to look into Justice,
| anu u report same at next court.
Ayes 10, noes 6. Esqs Jackson,
Guest and McKennon were appoint
committee.
Motion was made to allow A. N.
Akin 500 to buy a typewriter. Ia
bled. This completed this docket.
Several motions to allow back
taxes were referred to the next
court. Mr. Russell on Poplar Creek
bridge reported verbally that the
bridge was in bad condition and dan
gerous, $3.50 he thought was suff1-
cient for building new bridge. Esq.
Taylor recommended that steel and
concrete bridge be erected. ESQ. Err
win made motion that $3.50 be allow
ed to build same. Tabled, vote - to
5. Esq. Jackson made motion to ap-
ipropriate $3.50 to build a wooden
bridge.
9 ayes to noes: failed for lack of
constitutional majority.