Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-10-10
ROCEEDINGS OF SMITH
COUNTY QUARTERLY COURT

Smith County Quarterly Court met
asst Monday with As members pres
mt, four being absent. The business
f the court was unusually light. But
.ew appropriation were made. 500
gas appropriated to repair the Null
lerring bridge on the Carthage and
New Middleton road. Esq. Allen in
reduced a resolution appropriating
so for the purchase of a United
States flag to be used on the court
rouse. The committee in charge has
he matter in hand and is endeavor-
ng to have the flag ready to be rails
ID on Agricultural Day, October 25.
fhe flag will be about 10x15 feet.
A sufficient amount was appropriated
% make needed repairs on the court
house and Jail building.
On account of physical conditions,
Fred Grisham of the 18th district
vas released from working the county
roads. Esker Dillehay, Henry Nc
Cormick and Stanton HALEY of the
md district were placed back on the
soad working list.
L. B. FEppen, Sam Pickering and
:. F. Robinson were elected revenue
commissioners for the county.
L. A. Lyon and J. N. Fisher of Car
.hage and E. G. Smith of New Mid
lleton, all of whom are ex-State Sen
nan, by order of the Court, as a
committee to draft a road law for
Smith county to be introduced at the
coming session of the legislature
r. L. Moore was elected commits
sioner for the county.
er for the county asylum.
Ed Petty and H. M. Stone were
elected as officers to wait on the
December term of criminal court and
grand jury, and the following were
selected as venire to compose the
juries: j. T. Hudson, F. T. Johnson,
A. G. Smith, B. F. Wright, w. R.
Green, P, p. Jones, r. F. Sykes, j. H.,
Sanders, K. w. Betty, ]. r. Fletcher,
L. R. Grisham, w. B. Denney, j. N.
Williams, w. S. Hunter, James Arm
istead, H. c. Boze, F. H. Gill, E. F.
Atwood and ]. w. Hefiin, R. E. Smart
and H. T. Fuller, Andy Apple, C. f.
Yancey, Zaac Gibbs, Haley Young.
The following were elected and re-
elected notaries public: G. F. NJ Rus
+. Read, w. K. Webb, L. P. Grigg, H.
HI. White, F. E. Bell, A. T. Williams,
John Conditt, l.. B. Petty.
The Court passed resolution to
the effect that all gates across public
roads IN Smith county must be re-
moved by January LIST, 1918. All the
magistrates except four voted in favor
of the removal of the gates. This is
matter that has been before the
county court for some time, and il is
gratifying to note that the magis-
trates have at last decided to remove
the Instructions from across the pub
lie roads. Smith county is one of the
last to rid itself of this evil. Toll
gates are now rapidly becoming
thing of the past, and a private gate
across a public road is simply in
tollerable and should have been re-
moved many years ago from the roads
of Smith county.
The report of S. A. Robinson as
chairman of the Poor House Commits
sion was read and adopted.
In the court there was large num-
Der of new members who were elect
ed last August present, and all show
cd keen interest IN the courts pro-
ceedlngs. 1t is noticeable that a ma
Jor1ty of the new members are young
men, and in all the court presents a
good representative body.
The report of Chairman Hodges
showing the financial standing of the
county was read and adopted. In the
course of the proceedings Chairman
Hodges also took occasion to address
the members of the court and all pres
ent in behalf of the Fourth Liberty
Loan campaign that is now on. Mr.
Hodges urged every one to take hold
of the proposition of selling Bonds
and make sure that Smith county
goes over the top with her quota.