Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-10-06
PUTNAM COUNTY
QUARTERLY COURT

Putnam County Court was held
Cookeville. Monday, the session b,
ing held in the Chancery court roor
on account Of he regular court rooI
being occupied by the Criminal cour
which Is still in session.
The court was presided over b
Judge H. D. Whtson, and all the jus
tices of the county were present e1
cept four. The regular routine o
business was transacted. The venir
for the November term of Circui
court was selected as follows: Sth
District, N. W. Nash; sth Dist. jim
Huddleston; 10th Dist, w. A. Nc
Broom; 18th Dist, J. Y. Shanks; 12tl
Dist, Henry Bockman; 18th Dist.
A. M. Palmer; 14th Dist, D. M
Speck; 18th Dist, ]. N. Green; 16tf
Dist, Press lBussell; 17th Dist, T. H
Lohorn; 18th Dist, Bill Gentry; 1stf
Dist, G. H Harp; officer to wait or
the court, H. G. Waller.
An appropriation of $4,000 was
made with which to build a bridge
over Indian Creek, jointly with Smith
county, which county will also arpro
pirate $4,000.
Mr.. McClain, District Farm Agent
of Chattanooga, addressed the court
making a strong appeal for the en-
ployment of County Farm Agent
In connection with this appeal Mrs.
Rutledge Smith asked for a woman
Canning Demonstration, the county
to appropriate $1,000 toward her main.
tenance. A number of ladies were
present in the interest of the Demon
strator, and Miss Mary Taylor and
Mrs j. H. Carlen made appropriate
talks to the court in behalf of the
movement The motion to appropri-
ate $2,500 for the purpose of paying
a county farm demonstrator and can
ming demonstration was made and Sec
onded and a vote taken with the re-
suit that the motion lost by consid-
cradle majority, as the members Of
the court did not appear to be in a
mood to appropriate anything for
these two worthy causes, notwith-
standing the fact that strong argu-
ments were presented to them that
their favorable action would mean a
campaign of increased productiveness
throughout the county and conse-
quently be of great economic value.
The time was evidently not oppor-
tune for these innovations, and the
fossillized element Of the court were
victorious when it came to show
down.
+, County Road Supervisor Jere Whit
son made a most comprehensive re-
port of the good work he has been
doing for the past few months on the
Putnam county roads. giving the
amount OF expenditures, ETC.. for each
,of the three divisions Of the county,
together with his plans for future i'm
provements. The court was highly
pleased at the report Of the Super
visor and evinced its willingness to
assist in the good work in any way
possible.
Benton M. Carr, County Farm Com
missioner made another splendid re-
port on the condition of his depart
ment, and was unanimously re.elect-
ed for the ensuing year. His manage
ment OF the farm during the past
year, has been highly satisfactory to
the court, as he has made the place
self-sustaining, whereas 1t has here
tofore cost the county considerable
money.
The question of the tax levy for
1921 naturally came In for big, share
OF the courts time and thought, and
there was considerable discussion Of
the items. 1t was deemed advisable
to make he school tax sufficiently
large to cover not only the present
school years expenses, but to wipe
out the deficits OF the past three or
four years, and to do this 1t was nec-
essary to fix the rate practically
double what it would otherwise have
been. $77,5OO was the amount re-
auired to pay the standing debts and
run the schools throusA the present
term, SO levy OF lOc per hundred
was made to take care of this all-im-
portant work. The state board OF
recently reduced the as
sessment on real estate In Putnam
county. Is per cent, and in order to
raise the same amount of funds the
per cent had to be raised somewhat.
The tax levy to cover all departments
was fixed at $1.30 per hundred dol
lars. We give below an itemized
schedule Of the levy as fixed by the
court:
State Tax ------ .35
County Tax 49, .15
School Tax - 40
Good Roads - .0s
Special -------- .05