Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-01-09
PROCEEDINGS OF QUARTERLY
SMITH COUNTY COURT

Judge LSavid Hodges, who has been
giving The &C Inry ms good services as
Chairman of the court during the
past two years, was reelected with
out opposition. The salary of the.
Chairman was fixed at $500 per year,
without per diem. Rev. Grin Lynch
was reelected Chairman pro tenn
without opposition, and the salary of
this office was again fixed at $25 per
year.
E. L. Huffnes, who has been se1v-
ing the county so faithfully and eff
GENTLY for the past few years as
County Superintendent of schools, was
reelected for the ensuing two years
without opposition. In recognition
of Prof. Huffines' valued services in
this capacity, his salary was increased
TO $125 per month.
The reports of Chairman Hodges
and Superintendent Hufines, showing
the general condition of the county
and the schools were read and adopted
by the Court.
C. T. Nollner of the 18th district
was released from road work and
poll tax.
H. T. Key, ]. B. Chapman and L. A.
Mcdonald We're reelected turnpike
commissioners.
w. A. Scruggs of Stonewall, and R.
L. Dedmon of Sykes, were elected
notaries public.
J. f. Beasley and W. K. Savage
were elected members of the work
house commission. Esq. Beasley sue
ceeds himself and Esq. Savage sue
ceeds former magistrate, w. c. Will
son. Sheriff Gam was selected as
superintendent of the commission.
L. A. Lyon, j. N. Fisher and E. G.
Smith, who We're selected as COM
mittee at the last session of the quar-
terly court to draft a road law to be
submitted for passage to the present
term of the legislature, reported that
on account of sickness and other I'M
avoidable circumstances they had not
been able to prepare such bill. This
committee, which was supplemented
by G. w. Allen and R. NJ. Baird as
additional members, was granted
more time and given instructions to
prepare a needed road law for Smith
county and present it to the Smith
county representative for passage by
the present term of the legislature.
The road question for Smith county
received more or less discussion, pro
and con, by the members of the court,
and it was clearly indicated that a
majority of the members are beeom-
ing earnest that something be done to
bring about a much needed change in
our road system. A resolution was
also adopted empowering Chairman
Hodges to make contracts with the
State Highway Commission for the
expenditure Of Smith county's por-
ton Of state and federal aid for roads.
Those elected to I'LL out unexpired
terms as road commissioners in the
various districts were j. B. Hackett
for the End district; r. L. Webster
for the 9Th district; Baxter Smith for
the 18th district; and L. A. Mcdonald
for the 10th district.
Chairman Hodges selected the stand
ing committees as follows: Tax levy
G. w. Goad and B. L. Kittrell; Tax
release-F. E. Bell and R. NJ. Nc
Donald, and II. H. White; Finance
j. B. Chapman, T. P. Hall and w. M.
Ferguson; Pauper claims-D. P. Seay,
j. A. Cage and Sam Vanderpool;
Maggart and w. M. Garrett; Bridge
(purchasing)-R NJ Baird, L. H.
Gwaltney and H. T. Key; Purchasing
II. B. Chapman, w. K. Webb and
Chairman Hodges.
The prices to be allowed for pau
per cofins was raised from $3.50 for
adults and $500 children to $3.50
and $3.50 respectively.
The sum Of $50 was appropriated for
the purpose of wiring the Jail for
electric lights.
$500 was appropriated for the pur-
chasing of an adding machine to be
used by the officials of the court house.
The members of the county court
are to be commended for the adoption
OF a resolution appropriating amounts
to the districts that care to take hold
of the movement to encourage boys
and girls of the county in agricultural
and domestic pursuits. The amount
Of $40 is to be awarded by the county
to any district in the county that puts
up at least that amount ($1O) as
premium to be given in con-
test in agricultural and domestic
work. The resolution prescribes the
regulations by which the amounts are
to be obtained as prizes, and the reso-
luton also sets out the rules by
which the contests will be held. The
matter will be fully explained in the
near future by those in charge of the
work.
The following gentlemen were Sc
lected as a venire from which the
juries of the March term of criminal
court will be composed: LIST district,
S. B. Petty, End, William H.
r. Robinson, 5th, J. D. Kittrel, 9Th,
John T. Dickerson, 7th, w. R. Gwalt-
ney, 9Th, Esker Crowell, 9th, Robt.
Heflin, 10th, Miles billiard, 1lth, J.
B. Dickens, 18th, j. r. West, 18th,
R. L. Braswell, 14th, w. B. Wyatt,
18th, Alvin Smith, 10Th, John Conditt,
18th, L. T. Johnson, 18th Allen Gore,
! 19th.--- --, goth, Richard
Gibbs, and jeff Cardwell, 21st, w. H.
p-Dillehay and w. S. Payne, 22nd, John
Mofield, 23rd, S. T. Givens. H. M.
Beasley of the 4th district was select
ed to wait on the court, and w. A.
Harper of the 14th district was Sc.
lected to wait on the grand jury.
One of the most important trans
actions by the Court was the appro-
priation of $500 to be used in connec-