The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-01-09
Quarterly Court

OCtouAibA boC SOoAt pAcsOuts AuC SoSA-
ct was one Of the shortest that has
confronted that body in many day.
with only IS numbers en it. Often it
has run double that number.
The financial report of Chair.
man ". G. Shelton gave completely the
expenses of the county the past year,
the expenses showing S24. 900 more than
the income. tho $40, 900 in round mum.
! hers was for permanent road building
equipment that 10 In the hands of the
commission. The county was last jan
lpary about 81, 600 behind its receipts
For the previous year. and the $4,000
Mentioned above leaves the county
bout $3l, 900 in debt, according to the
port of the chairman. This condition
; attributed 20 two causes: First,
heavy destruction wrought by rains
storms the past year, and the very
increase in the cost of oil mater
d labor. The countV's Income
own to have been just $1,000
10 1919 than it was 10 1918.
iery item of expenses was In
a iasg with the general increase
ioN of everything. Road work
and ga equipment cost last year
Folia 4 the report Of Chsirmsn
Shelton -. j. j. Steger. who hss
each yelF many yeals done the
same thioa oagas called TO the chair and
presided W. the court fixed the salary
of the chsiri and elected chairman
for the ensuiIG year. The salary was
raised from $50 per year to $1,000 yer
year and Hon. G. Shelton was NOM
mated and elected 10y acclamation. there
being no other maine offered. He was
at once sworn In as the new chairman
and proceeded with the business of the
court. Wyatt Wilkinson. Eco. was
elected Chairman Protein and took the
oath of Office. DR.. j. X. Crawford
was re elected County Health Officer
and bis salary was fixed at s4Oe per
year. an increase of slo0 over his form
er salary. J. Al. Tomliu and W: G.
Shelton we're reelected members for
three years OF the county high school
board, their terms expiring With tbe
end Of 1919. A number of Notaries
Public were elected, among TEEN being
Miss Mary Belle Tstum Of Ls.
conis. Miss Lucy MurrelI was elect
cd notary few years ago and hes
until this time been the only woman
notary 10 the county.
The term Of T. W. Bowling 90 >
member Of the highway commission
having expired, T. H. Griffin Esq. Of
Lagrange was elected TO the place.
Esq. Bowling refusing to stsnd Tor re-
election.
The Hard Surfsce Roads Committee
Appointed at the last term Of the court
reported sn agreement with The State
Highway Committee Tor the brilding
Of about 100 miles Of bard surfaced
roads In the county ss outlined In these
coIumns when the COMMITTEES sstnrned
from Nashville. and the court voted an
issue Of 500, 600 bonds Tor that purpose.
also passing resolution with but one
dissenting vote placing the court On
record 90 resdy to Issue 100000 sd-
ditionsl bonds when the state and fed
eral authorities are ready Ter the funds
and request it. This action assafes the
building In the next few sesrs Of these
/ aard roads and places this county u the
fore rsnks Of b<r peighbofing eounties
in the matter Of road building. The
,soazn .nseed urpn sre thar part u ths
RrisrnI uiek~.y u this eSnnfs, the
Stses Rasd fron fhr Shelby county
me ara ScmesviIIe 20 the county line,
sbe Seafs Iia< rad from coIiisrsiils %
Grand Jusssiss. ps.ing tkru RsssviIle.
Mosu1w sra 7.stsfsuge. and che Holly
Syringe sod Browussiile Rad scrsss
the couaty north and soath. Members
sf the committee expressed the orinioa
sdst rork on these roads woold likely
begin ID ths spring. tho the building
yin be entirely In the hands Of the
state highway commission. These
bonds re the 6rst Faystte county ever
issue6 ~ The Fsleos b Informed. Al
ear rste she Zee % bonded debt before
this issue.
A stir yea salsed vbsn sn Effort vss
made to secure the passage sf > motion
20 authorize The purchase Of nev codes
FOR members Of TIE court TIE eodes
-ov in use wers prepared quarter
century ago and ere almost Useless now
because Of the many changes in the
laws since thea. A representative Of
pubIishsrs Of the new code rs here
and vas given time to talk 70 Re court.
It was evident that ssst mslority Of
the Justices favored the purchase, but
Chairman Shelton ruled the motion ous
ssaf order, because II vas net q the
docket and being for an AppfussFiKkiou