The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-01-09
COUNTY COURT
in QUARTERLY
MET MONDAY
DR.. A. A. Oliver Reelected
County Health Officer
For Four Years.
PATRICK RETAINED
AS COUNTY AGENT
Reports of Various Commits
sioners Received Show
County in Good Shape.


At the quarterly meeting of the
Henry County Court, held here last
Monday, voting precinct was estab
lished in West Paris for the conYe-
nienee of the voters of that section
of the city. The dividing lines be-
tween the two precincts of the first
district were given so as to make the
entire west end of the city from
Porter street corae within the new
precinct.
Dr. A. A. Oliver ~as. reelected as
county health officer for a term of
four years, and JAS A. Patrick was
retained as county farm denonstra-
tof for the year 1920 at salary of
$1,000 per annun, to be paid by the
county. J. +. Nance was re elected
County Home Commissioner for
ten of three years, and +. j. Bris-
endnc was elected CCdnty Road
Commissioner for term of A years.
John Richardson and DR.. w. @. Ha-
gler were reelected members of the
high school board for o period of 8
years. W. T. Porter and w. S. Fryer
We're elected as county work house
comm ssio ers for terms of 2 years.
The Office of county home physician
was abolished by the court, and in
the fut nre the county health officer.
will be required to perform the duties
formerly attended to by the county
home physician, The compensation
of the county hc;.elh officer was fixed
at $500 per annum,
John Richardson, Federal Reserve
Agent foi the county, submitted a
verbal report to the court and show
ed receipt for $156 as expenses for
work in this connection. $3.50 has
been appropriated by the court for
such expenses.
The court appropriated $500 to
be expended on the roads in Henry
county, with the added proviso that
this amount shall be Used only when it
shall not be more than fifty percent
of the total amount uesd for this
appropriation. The additional fifty
percent is to be raised by subscription
and the amounts so raised and ex7
pended are to be handled by the
county road engineer and the county
road board.
/ T, B. Walker, 7. w. Doty, Heulah
Oliver, D.. E. Bomar, j, NJ. Rumpass,
j, ], b, Johnsenius, Vester Clark,
and j. A, Mcbride were elected no.
taries public,
Additional insurance on the build
ing and contents located ON the coun-
ty farm was authorized, the increase
to be $2500.
The report of the county health
officer states that the condition of
the health in the county is good.
The report of the workhouse COM
missioners shows that 554 days work
is credited to the county prisoners.
Extra meals for the prisoners on duty
amounted to ss1.00, and the total
amount paid the guard $342 The
cost of the labor is estimated at
$1.50 per day.
The revenue commissioners. James
Sweeney and j. F. Anderson, submit
ted their report which was accepted
by the court, and stated that all the
books We're in good condition. $500
per day was allowed each commits
3.oner for all over six days service,
1 Road labor was assessed all per-
sons in the county between the ages
of p and so years. Six days service
on the public roads will be required
in 1920,
The sum of $50 was appropriated
tod. L. Rohy for the care and custody
of Mis. Cora c. Byars for the period
of twelve months.
A number of releases from road
and poll tax were voted by thecourt,
physical disability of the recipients
beng the reason assigned.
APPROPRIATIONS
County Officers.
7. M. Hagler, boarding prisoners,
J, $4,000; ". I. Dale, quarterly acct,
$1,067.74; James Sweeney, rev and
fin com, $14.Q0; ]. f. Anderson,
rev. COM, s12 90; H. Z, Butler, con-
| veying prisoner, s14,1a,
Highway,
! Miller Walton, right of way, $500;
} Guy Crawford, right of way. $23.00;
W. A. Throgmorton, repair on levee,