The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-09
County Court Elects Register

At the quarterly meeting Of the
county court Of this county on last
Tuesday all of the thirty five members
of the court answered their names
when called. The interest in the Re-
gister's race spurred those who were
indifferent about coming and brought
them to the meeting.
But little business was taken up
Tuesday morning until the race for
Register opened with nine names hav-
ing been presented to the court, as
follows: C. NJ. Reames. R. E. Jenkins.
H. P. Stainback, M. L. Farris, E. w.
Burton, H. P. Hobson, ]. G. Hunter,
G. W. Bobbitt, j. W. Matthews, ] j.
Pulliam. WI. JEWELS name was not
given in but he received several votes
any way. Twelve ballots were taken
up TO the noon hour and each resulted
in no election. Thirty one votes we're
east in each ballot, the three Justices
who were candidates and the chairman
not voting. With thirty one votes,
sixteen was required for election and
no candidate got above ten votes on any
of the first twelve ballots, when court
adjourned for noon.
At the afternoon session the court
adjourned to the circuit court room
that the immense crowd who was in
attendance might find room to witness
the proceedings. The ballotting begun
in the morning continued with varying
success for the several candidates,
first this one and then the other leading
in the votes. Finally on the forty
sixth ballot j. w. Matthews of Hictory
Withe received sixteen votes and was
declared elected, four justices not vot-
ing.
Almost to the last ballot there was
doubt in the minds of lOokers-on as to
the final result, justices shifting the
votes frequently from one candidate to
another And on the final ballot when
Matthews received sixteen, Farris came
next with eleven votes.
The progress of voting on Tuesday
for register was interrupted long enough
for Esq. Steger to introduce and have
passed resolution fixing the tax rate
for the present year, the preparation
of the books to begin at once by the
clerk. The rate for the year was fixed
at the same in every item as for last
year, except the addition of the fifteen
cents on each hundred dollars which
was fixed at the April term for interest
and sinking fund for the thirty thous-
and dollars of outstanding debts of the
county. The total rate in the past has
been sl.5O on each 500 of property.
and the new rate is si.65 on each 500,
the additional .l5 being the interest
and sinking fund taxes provided at the
April term.
The court convened Wednesday
morning at O'Clock and took up its
usual grind. W. L. Jewell, Of the
twelfth district, offered bis resignation
TO the court and it was accepted.
The docket was long one and con-
sumed greater part of the day
Wednesday, holding the court in session
until toward 5 o'clock 10 the afternoon. |
The usual number Of appropriations
were asked for and most Of those
sought were granted by the court, a
few being cut where it was argued
that work could be done cheaper than
prices estimated in the applications.
For an instance, one $1,000, application
was cut to $500, and other and smaller
applications cut in more or less ratio.
An application for a balance on the
1914 road contract of ]. r. Bradsher In
the fifth district was allowed. thus
giving him full pay on the contract,
this having been recommended by both
justices and the road commissioner Of
the fifth district when the matter first
came before the court at It's january
term. This application brought about
some pretty not arguments and ran
almost to personalities. more than one
justice being provoked to arguments
that do but little good, each honest in
the belief that he was exactly right.
The application of W. T. Lazenby |
& Son for pay under the statute for |
the cattle which were condemned and
killed last winter was re-considered and
an APPROPRIATION of SAL was made to
them to cover their loss. or the county's
part thereof as the court saw it, This
application was dismissed from the
docket at the January term. but
the justice Of the claim under
the law was so plain that when the
justices had time to look into the
matter il met no opposition when
it came up for reconsideration Wednes-
day.
The appropriations made by this term
of the court were perhaps the largest
by a single term IN q year, tho it is l