The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-01-10
County Court in Quarterly
Session

met In regular quarterly session at the
court house on last Tuesday with bare
quorum present. the day being a very
incIement one following the codest
weather of the present winter. Seldom
in the county has meeting of the court
been so lightly attended.
The chairman's financial statement
was the first business brought before
the court on its cohvening. The state
ment gave fully the amounts and
source of the county's income for the
past year and the ways in which il was
spent. and showed that the net income
was $4,000 more than the net expenses
dnrlng the year The Falcon hopes to
publish this statement next. week.
The next business taken up was the
election of Chairman TO serve the pres
ent year. Esq. Wyatt Wilkinson was
called 10 the chair and the court went
lnro the election of Chairman, first
fixing the salary at $500 per year, the
same as last year. But one name was
offered, that being Hon. W. G, Shelton
who has served for several years to the
satisfaction of the court. He was
elected by reclamation and at once took
the oath of office which was administer
ed by Clerk C. w. Crawford. He was
called upon for an address AMI respond.
ing he made good practicable talk In
expressing his appreciation of the honor
and confidence the court ha1 conferred.
Esq Wyatt Wilkinson was elected
Chairman pro TEN.
The Road Committee made its report
for the road work done in the districts
worked last year under the contract
system, recommending the payment in
full of all the contractors, and the re-
port was adopted by the court.
The question of working the roads
was set for special order of business
Wednesday morning and when the dock
ct was compile ted Tuesday afternoon
the court adjourned to that hour.
More than seventy five numbers APP
peared on the docket, which was taken
up just after the noon hour and was
gone thru with rapidly, there being
bat few bitches and few Arguments on
the several items. The appropriations
asked for were rather less in amour Is
than ususl. there was not single large
one before the court.
An application before the court for
an increase of $500 to the appropriation
for the Farm Demonstration Agents
salary was voted down by the court,
and the County Agent W. A. Osen
read fine report of his past years work
setting out that he had worked 269 days.
had Travelled nearly 600 miles and ad
dressed more than four thousand people |
during the year. The present salary OF
the County Agent is $500, paid $1,000
by the u. s. Government and the N. c. |
& St. L. Ry.. and $500 by the county.
w. 7. Loggins was re- elected County |
Superintendent for another two-year
term at the same salary as the past
term. $1,000 per year. W. M. Mayo and
r. B. Young were elected members of
the County High School Board. vice
Capt. E. A. Maddox and ]. II. Simmons
Esq.. whose terms expired.
At Tuesdays session the road ques
ton was discussed at length and the
COMMITTEES which was appointed on
Tuesday reported some Of its ideas as to
road working. After discussing the
question for several hours q resolution
was passed fixing another meeting Of
the court for February and continuing
the same committee 70 make further
and make a more CON-
plete report or road conditions in the
several districts and ways and methods
of working. etc. at that time The
committee is composed Of r. B. Young.
Watt wilkins. !. H. Simmons. ]. A.
Weber. E $. R berson.