Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-04-19
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS

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lowed $3.50 Each--GeneraI Rou-
tine Followed, Otherwise.
County court convened Monda,
morning of last week with all justice
present except Esq. E. A. Watson. VIII,
was prevented from being present b!
i'll health.
County Judge G. 2. Burnett made
his quarterly report. which was accept
ed. The report shows the total liabili
ties of the county to be S277, 963. 08. 0i
this amount $240, 600 is for road bonds
$l9, 900 court house bonds, SIG, 900, for
railroad bonds, the remainder for war.
rants outstanding for building bridges
amounting to 81. 955. 90 and the remain
der small items of little Importance.
In the court house and pike bond sink
ing fnuds there ls 81, SIS. So.
Ilr. w. A. Reed made his report as
county physician which showed that
the general health of the county had
been normal and very little contaglon.
The inmates of the poorhouse and jail
had received necessary treatment.
II. K. Webb made his report as Com
missioner of the Poor; reported the in
mates we'll cared for and conditions
very satisfactory.
Trustee Jas. Smith was released from
LIABILITY in all uncoliected polls for the
year 1914.
LIME COMMITTEE.
= The committee in charge of the lime
5 usher made it's report, which showed
that the cost of lime per ton to the
farmers at the crusher was little less
than 81. 90 ton and that the number
of tons shipped thus far exceeded 280.
HIGHWAY COMMISSION.
The Highway Commission made its
report, which showed that 500, AUG. 65
was on deposit to the credit OF the
Commission at 2 per cent. That the
same amount is on deposit in the same
institution to the credit of the commls-
sion at per cent for the first year and
4 per cent after that. The $406. 65 rep
resents the accrued interest on the
bonds from their date, January l, 1916,
to date of sale. The report showed
that the cost of printing the bonds was
S27O. The cost of the bonds for the
commission was $500.
G. &. Black turned over to the coun-
ty 500, as his commission for negOti
ating the security bonds of the COM
mission.
The matter of remuneration for SER
wees rendered by the commission was
left with the court to be fixed at such
an amount as the court deemed proper.
The court, after discussion, requested
that the commission make some recon-
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ed proper for the services rendered.
The commission recommended that they
be payed $3.50 each tor services up to
that time. The amount was allowed
by the court.
John q. Burnett was elected county
coroner ON tender and acceptance of
the resignation of Monroe Hyder.
In the course of distributing the free
liuie furnished to the farmers by the
county, the justices were allowed 81 10
day for actual time spent In looking
after the distribution of same from the
car.
W. J. Bumbalough was accorded the
privilege OF hawking and ceiling in the
county without license.
On petition of several Cllfty citizens
a road was established and ordered
.
Beginning at the Tar Kiln ford on !
Caney Fork river, following the old
county road to the top of the river hill |
Toddtown via Jas. Lewis; thence with |
thence to George Bious ; thence with /
the old ridge road to the Clfty corpor-
alton line near D. l.. Houstons store.
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aid being extended to any
poorhouse so as to permit Judge Bur
Patton as he deemed necessary.
The county judge was directed to ex-
tend county aid to Nora Brown and
family to the amount of $40 month
until such time as he telt same might
reasonably pc dispensed with.
Tax Assessor W. l.. Flynn was al
lowed $500 on his work as assessor for
this year, the remainder to be paid
when work is completed.
E. s. Dunbar rendered his resigna-
tion a. County Ranger and K. r. Dun
oar was elected to that vacancy.
ROAD WORK. I
The road committee made It's reportl
and recommended that those subject
to road work be required to work five
days and that when teams were hired
that 50. .00 a day be allowed for team
and driver.
The Jail committee reported the jail
in good condition and recommended
that the bill of Sheriff Toney be allow
I'd, which was done. The bill amount
I'd to 1854. 48.
The question of dispensing with the
services OF j. D. McClarney as county
probation officer came up and the coun.
" Judge was directed to dispense with
bis services and the date of relieving
,im from further service was fixed as
Judge Burnett stated