The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-10-13
JAMES I. PETTY IS
ELECTED MEMBER Of
POOR HOUSt BUAkU
DEFEATS c. c. DENTON FOR RE.
ELECTION BY VOTE OF ELEv-
EN- TO EIGHT.
CATTLE INSPECTOR ABOLISHED
County Court Decides To Do Without
neutrality-suspicious. Are Made
For Four New Bridges in The
County.

James T. Petty, former chairman OF
the county highway commission, was
Monday elected poor house com,
missioner by the county court in
quarterly session, Mr.. Petty defeated
Justice G.. c. Denton, candidate for
reelection by vote of eleven to
eight two members being absent and
three present and not voting.
Practically all interest in the ses.
sion of the court was centered in this
contest and members were slow to
+! convene. There was a great deal OF
lobbying and log rolling and the re.
suit was claimed by both sides until
the very hour of calling the roll.
The detailed vote follows:
Justices voting for Denton-Forgey,
Church, McKibbon, VOORHEES,, Jackson,
Alexander, Webster, Hayes-total s.
Justices voting for Petty-Mullins,
Russell, Grove, Davis, Hunter, Holt,
Ricketts,, Ross, Wilkes, Brooks and
Taylor-total IL.
Justices absent-Glenn and Pogue-
total 2.
Justices present and not voting
Denton, English and Guest--total 3.
The court decided to abolish for the
present the Office of live stockGnspect.
or. The court did not take this action
until after lively discussion and
earnest appeals had been made by
Percy Brown, R. l.. Hayes and others
of the Maury county hog cholera asso.
citation, to continue the official for at
least three months.
The following is the detailed vote
on the motion not to elect an In
spector:
Justices voting aye-Mullins, For
igey, Church, Russell, McKibbon,
Voorhies, Ricketts,, Ross, Jackson,
Wilkes, Alexander, Hayes-total IL.
Justices voting No-Crowe, Davis,
Hunter, Holt, Denton, English, Brooks,
Guest, Webster and Taylor-total 10.
Absent-Justices Pogue and Glenn
total 2.
The court was opened with prayer
by Squire Ross.
General appropriations were al
lowed
Squire Denton submitted the quar-
terly poor house report. There are
thirty-two inmates and the cost for
the past three months was $492.62, an
of $4.OS per inmate per quarter.
h The revenue commissioners submit
ted their report in which they stated
that they had exmained all of the
I, books and accounts and report of the
county officials and found all of them
correct.
The court then proceeded to the
election of poor house commissioner
to succeed Squire Denton, whose term
expired. Senator Church nominated
Mr.. Denton and Squire Russell nomi-
mated James T. Petty, Of the Sixth
district.
A delegation of the Faithful Few
circle Of Kings Daughters Of Theta,
appeared before the court and asked
for an appropriation in behalf Of a
little epileptic girl who has been sup
ported by them for three years. Mrs.
Harry P. Dalton headed the delegation
and made a most effective and touch
ing appeal She told of the little girls
affection SO earnestly and 30 well that
there was not dissenting vote for q
5000 appropriation for the child.
Appropriations for four bridges
were made by the court as follows:
For a bridge across Green Lick creek
on the boundary Of the Eighth and
Ninth districts, $725; for bridge over
Fountain creek at the Graham ford on
the Culleoka and Campbell's Station
road, $415, the citizens giving $3.50
toward the bridge and in addition
erecting the approaches; for bridge
across Carters Creek at Judge Wealth
erly's, 1855: for a bridge at Porter's
church, 1886.