Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-01-10
Tax Rate Fixed at $2.35 Tor
Present Year.
COUNTY DEMONSTRATORS
PROPOSITION DEFEATED lf.I:l, !,
Court Rejects Proposition to
Tax Teams $40

County court in session at jasper
Monday was intensely interesting
Tbete-was ksleisdos copic sort OF eV-
euts which kept things lively, and tne
result was really q gain for the peo-
pie. Ihe.rejeotion of the measnre Id
corporsted in the tax levy under 1no
rulings Of the Cameron law 10 sHA
teams employed in hauling ten ooliarS
uer yea, showed that the cour' was
getting closer in line with the WISHES
OF the people, who are against shis
constant stream Of taxes for every con-
csivabls obisct piled on them BY our
great men The rejection OF the en-
nloyment of a county farm agent TOT
1918 was another saving OF the peo-
ple's money which was sppreclstoo'
There are many good features IN the
employment of farm agent. out 'aA
es and war revenues are piling up ana
the neople feel they must have rellet
somehoy, The court, however Voteu
5000 for lady demonstrator, ana IL 10
believed she will get more results III
ccunarison with the amount involved
tbsn the male. demonstrstor, owing u
the =facility.of women in taking up
snch matters quicker and more tnor-
oughly =. O
The court was called to order at
O'Clock by q. A. Williamson, county
indge The following justices were
preseut: Green. Dugan, Barber
Moore. Thach, Alder. Griffith, Hull
McReynolds. McGill, Towles, WILSON,
Brewer, Graenicher. Hogan, bearoen
Bible, Fryar,. McNabb, Shelson' he'
ly. usr,
The minutes of July sessions were
read and approved.
Reports of Judge Williamson on th'
finances Of the county were READ ant
adopted. The general..fund showeu
deficit Of $454, 40
Report Of claims committee wal
read .and adopted.
Franchise to operate ferry owe
Tsnue,see river near the present fer
rv in Rankiu's Cove. was granted .
D. Law Mr.. Lay gives ten per cent
NJ th. earnings of the ferry to tn
maintenance of the Rankins Gov
road, and will operate 1t nigEt an
Law for the benefit Of travel.
8. H, Raulston, W. l.. Barber an
R. W. McReynolds were elected nota
riss public. -,
A large number of releases OF poll
and ROAD duty we're made, parties DC
lieysd to be physically unable 10 q
manual labor.
At The afternoon session Mr. Hardi
~ tns Extension Division of the Uni
yersity of Tennessee, was introduced
who snoke urging the court to apPIc
uriats money for county farm oen
anstration agent in 1918. He was TO-
lowed by Walter Meyers, A. 4. Pry
or Lse Turner aud others with at
.dresses advocating an agent MI
Movers made quite an extended 'peee
dwelling especially on the woik OF d
ran wear old son In eclipsins him /
oorn production due to his foilo"in
the instruction of the county agen
Tho discussion of the county agoI
onastiou at this juncture waxed
high. some of the ciowd which ciearI
was against the employment or
agent. wanting to converse with u
.n.akers. that Judge Williamson wit
the craft of a Socrates, announc'
that be would take up the routiI
business before putting it to vote.
Renort of committee on tax lev
v.s received, making levy 81 80 #
aorntv To this SOC for State is
ba added. making levy for 1918 49,.
on the hundred. The, committ
nrouebt 10 n paragraph making tt
ON teams engaged In hauling $40 p
vear. This started pretty bri
s.ht headed by Squire Moore,
wh,tvell. Il wss ordered stricken o
nv the close vote Of 10 to g.
Four days work on roads was a
tborized OF 81 90 per day.
Miss Byrd. of CHATTANOOGA. was
+,oanced and made an interesti
talk on production of food to win
vsar To her excellent address, p'
hsns. may be attributed the fact
the court granting $500 for = la
danonstsstor. D. ss6
Th.re kssre two candidates. for r
Honsa Commissipner. Brown Ros
md Ckss. Hillisn. hf. Gillian y