The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-07
PROCEEDINGS Of THE
QUARTERLY COURT

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Monday bad 4 day iull al business
and excitement. Thu regular Quar.
|sesly report wss made hy the Ceun.
|ty Judge, Finanee Committee and
the Supeantendenl % the Public
Schools.
+ About thirty voters ifom di5ereat
parts oi the County were released
from fpaying poll tax and road duty
ION account a physical disability.
Bids we're received for the County
Deposit. and same was awarded to
| lne First National Bank Of Dickson.
] 3 per cent. being their bad. jury
men tor tine Circuit Court 10 serye
| at Charlotte the fourth week In July
and the first week 10 August at
Dickson were chosen,
The investigating committee com.
posed oi w. b williams. ]. II.
IIssshs M. OAkley. MaaTiee
IAseiis and Miles Ds spencer, who
we're selected by the Court last 0c-
tober 10 investige the expenditures
| on the highways OF Dickson County,
made the following report:
Mr.. T. n. Dickson, Clerk
County court u Dickson County,
Charlotte, Tennessee.
Dear MT. Dickson;
AZ your rnansorY viii recall and The
kIiaates Of your October 1915 Court will
show. we. the undersigned. were srpoisi-
I'd BY the Magistrates 81 your Court 70
conduct an Investigation into the cost ot
Highway Construction Work Ia Dickson
County,
We desire 70 report through you 70 ths
members of your Honofable Court, tha,
| ws have exsrtcd every safort in our powes
70 carry out The Instructions a youf
Court, and 10 be able 10 rcpost u ~
| yssstsd by the Court. .Why The pixies
l Of Dicksoa county cest the amount they
DID, but the Hetica q County Judss. W
\. hudson. has prsvented " from besas
able 70 give any information V The Mag
ntrHtes Or public In Dickson County.
We employed W. =. SlAydsa W audit
the books oi the Highway Commissica.
era. Itwas several moatAs alter w haA
started on this work before we could gel
! possession Of the books and papers. Al
| YER the report oi the audit was received
which showed the cost oi csch foad q
the county, IL wss nsceAsary ior ~ Y
smplcy Civil Englaccr 70 % csa th'
Iroaa work and verify whether the axpcn
diturss Tor construction compared viii
the report Of tho audit Judge Hadsol
a thia time infosmed the Conmittce thu
Inv wcald not sign my checks or voacher
oa The CouAty 70 pAy Any expenses Q
msrying on the investigation. We fes
that Judss Hudson cverstepped his su
liberty Id ignoring the instructions sivel
tby kkS.A Alaxt4tsxsesv igiskrvs <ossts
And in fairness 70 ourselves and in isistic
u shs taxpayers u Dickson County, '
ofssl' thAs wc srs iust6~i Ia stating iha
| Jude Hudson's action u enlreiy fespon
slbls Tor stopping The investigation and !
nv snsiax ths peopls from knowing boz
| ~ rosd Inonsy was expendsd.
W. emVlcssd attorneys V hsinx saI
ssasnst the Hish~As #siss.o'sssx !
lhe Ccuaty, Sst Judge Hudscn's attic
| In refus sng 10 pay any expenses tor th'
insestfxsiion retarded our lawsuit, 40
nos III . Astorpeys representing ths Aigi
wv % uui~lnners d ~ County ~
enlarged ID Court TINT WV, - y eosn1aia
Itee. have, 10 authority 70 reprmsnt y
saxpsyem Of the county Court -
|cAasrs that authority 70 bring sgx Ia b
half II the ( ,ounty h vested byiss on
lii ths Ccunt.y JadEs.
WSwoaid hsEiad ~ havy 5udxt HSt
90, - repressa ,tatiys " sas ccAnty.
wosk uitb W. in ttsis tnxtter, md we won
b. clad 70 JON ~.ith himlin my actacn
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