Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-23
COUNTY SOLONS
LEG|SLATE SOME
COUNTY INDEBTEDNESS TO Be
REDUCED ABOUT $4,000
Compensation Of County Highway Com
mission Fixed at $500 per Day
for Actual Time Employed
Paying 0wnExpenses.

The quarterly term of county ocur
consumed the greater part of tive
days. Monday and Tuesday, of las
week. All justices were present The
report of Judge &. P. Burnett was pre-
sented tu the court and accepted. The
report appears N tull elsewhere in this
issue.
The committee appointed to fix the
tax levy tor this year was ordered to
defer its report until the April term.
Prof J. s. Cline subm tied bis an
nual report tor the scholastic year end
ing June 80. 1917, which was accepted.
DIR. W. A. Reed, county physician.
made verbal report stating that the
health of the county generally was ia
vorable and that no contagious diseases
If virulence existed. Ihe conditions at
the count, poor house he reported fa-
vorable.
The following person was released
from road work and poll tax because OF
ply sicisl disability: Noah Wells.
ALLOWANCE FOR HOME ECO.
NOMICS.
Two hunored dollars was allowed by
the court to help defray the expenses
Of a Home Economics agent this year.
1t is expected that Mrs. E. b. Cope, Of
Chattanooga who so energetlcalIy and
success ully launched the work last fall
will be sent here to continue the WORK
this year.
j. w. Dorton, E. &. Toilet and J.
Il. Mitchell were appointed a commit
tee to investigate the new codes, that
are being offered. and report 40 to the
merits or demerits Of same.
A petition was presented asking that
a voting precinct be established 1T
Hales Chapel and be known As Hales
Chapel precinct. Such PETITIONS are re-
quired to Re presented to the court and
allowed to lay over six months before
action can he taken. 1t will probably
be taken W at the July term and pass.
ed 80 that the citizens of that section
will be able to vote there in August.
james Smith, Trustee, made his re-
port, which covered two quarters. 1t
was accep.e and ordered spread of rec
ord.
Judge Burr EFT advised the court that |
there was sufficient funds available to
take up 81, 200 OF $1,000 each of rail
road and court house bonds. The court |
then uirect,o by resolution that the |
county jutge be authorized to take up
any outstanding railroad or court house
bonds any time and in such amounts as /
funds would permit. 1t will be seen
BY referring t. the report of judge
Burnett that there are still outstanding |
SIG. .0U0 of railroad and $19,0 court |
house bonds. Each Of these amounts |
will be reduced by the county judge In |
approximately ~ stated above,
n thin short time.
{. e. BIZ OK made his report a. Sec |
'etary Of the County Highway Com.
which report showed that $99,
,50 of the orig 1al $500. 1000 had been !
expended. He asked that the Commis. |
sion te relieved of liability to the ex-
tent OF said expenditure. which re-
luest was granted by the court. After |
20 mpleting the reading of his report
Mr.. Black tendelsd his resignation az
. mem Der vi the County Highway !
which was reluctantly
accepted and q vote Of thanks was ex.
ended 20 Mr. Black for his faithful
|ervlces a. hiGhway Commissioner.
A. previously stated John 9. Burnett
vas elected by acelanla alton to I'LL the
,lsce vacated by Mr.. Black.
Following his report Mr.. Black call. |
I'd attention to the fact that the coun-
y could and should be released from
,xyins the bond Of the Commission on