Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-01-21
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS
Slight Interest Shown for the Business
of the People.

VI llc ooP'0'
The quarterly session of county court
| convened Monday morning OF last
week. anuary 12-and the following
! justices answered to their names: Y.
B. Rector, j. l.. Anderson, VIM.
Woody, C. H Mccoy, K. A. Powell,
Thos. Selby, j. F. Brown, G. j.
Wheeler, Thos. Kerley and James
Tucker. Esqs. ". d. Lundy and j.
A. Frey were not present at roll call.
ESQ. Lundy is assisting to take the
census and could not be present. Judge
S. N. Smith was present and presiding.
Judge Smith submitted mis- quarterly
report, which was accepted and ordered
spread OF record. The report Of Judge
Smith shows no reduction in the $24O,-
900 of pike bonds, but the courthouse
bonds have been reduced to ST., 900.
Superintendent Of Public instruction
A. j. Albertson made his annual report
for the scholastic year ending June
80, 1919. The total white scholastic
population.is shown to be 33, 1872 and
the colored 9. The total white and
colored that can read is shown to be
3.l35. Crossville is shown to have 32S
white, 3 colored. The report shows
that there are 56 school houses in the
county. The schools of the county
we're in session an average of SO days.
The grand total of funds available for
school for the year was $3S, 71O.72
The report further shows that the
average salary of the teachers in the
rural schools was $5l.2o. The salaries
of teachers were raised some this fall
The average for High school teachers
was $78. 90.
Mrs. Dollie M. Constock maze a
very clear and comprehensive report of
the condition of the county poorhouse.
1t was accepted and ordered spread of
record.
The several road oyers4ers Of the
conuty made thier reportseAnd saTe
we're accepted and spread Of tecord.
The following persons were released
from road work and paying poll tax ;
some were released Prominently and
others for the year 1920 only: q. E..
Manning, Leo Dayton, o. c. Kindred.
Mark Godfrey, Harrison Boston. Geo.
Lewis.
The following persons were elected
notaries public: Sampson DeRossett,
H. L. Woody, l.. M. Brewer, W. j.
Turner, r. d. Godfrey, C.>B. Nc
Lean, U. S. Rose, Riley Wyatt.
County Judge, S. N. Smith, was
directed to extend county aid to several
persons over the conuty as he deemed
necessary.
DIR. W. A. Reed was reelected as
county Physician and his salary was
fixed at S4O0 for the year,.
An election was held to select poor
house commissioners and E. L.. Lemert
and Mrs. j. W. Dorton were elected,
which make the board complete with
Mrs. Dollie Comstock.
The time Of W. F. Bandy and {. E..
Brookhart having expired as members
of the High School Board, Mr.. Bandy
was reelected and Young Holloway, of
Crab Orchard, was chosen to fill the
place of Mr.. Brookhart each to serve
three years.
Mrs. John Dayton, keeper of the
poorhouse, was allowed $14 month
as board and care for each of the ten
inmates.
An order was passed resembling the
former order setting aside the county
court room down stairs in the court
house as a rest room. Mayor Toilet
presented proposition to the court
that the city be allowed to use the
county court room as city court room
for one year for $25. 1t was accepted
by the court with the understanding
that the agreement could be rescinded
by either party at the end of one year.
The report of the county Highway
Commission for the quarter ending
Dec. 81, 1919. was read and accepted.
The report showed balance of little
over s48, 900 still in the hands of the
commission. At the suggestion OF
Judge Smith the. bond of the commits
sioners was directed to be reduced until
only sufficient to cover the amount in
the hands of the commissioners.
The usual bills were allowed for sup.
plies furnished the county along with
services of the sheriff and truant ctfi-