Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-07-07
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SMITH COUNTY COURT

Prayer was offered by Esq Grin Lynch and the court duly
opened by sheriff J. N Gam There At magistrates
present including the Chairman those answering the roll
call were:
J. B. Chapman w K Webb, w. K Savage Grin
Lynch w B. Robinson, N. B. Kemp, H T. Key, R. j. Kemp,
c. w Allen H H. White G. F. NJ Russell, H. w. Carver,
G. w Goad B. A Winkler J. B. Potter, w. B. Wyatt, j.
S. Gore R. S Lancaster G Lancaster Jr r. A. > ira
wick, Chas Bellar A. A. Grsham O. M. Maggart. 3 L.
Kittrell D P Seay L. c. Smith, w c. Wilson, w. M. Cay
rett, L. H. Gwaltney Alvin Smith, j. F Scruggs, J. B.
Gwaltney, J. C. Gam John Conditt, r. NJ Baird j. y
Bradford F. E. Bell, F. v McEarchern, A d. Thomason,J
T. Overstreet J. A Shoemake, J. E. Beasley, j. A. Cage,
w A. Scruggs T. P Hall and w. L. Mcclellan. With the
new ma oisfrate J B. Gwaltney who was elected as
Justice of the peace for the town Of Hickman which was
Incorporated by the last legislature the Court now has
fifty MEMBERS including the chairman.
One of the most important matters before the court
was the selection of the County School Board which is to
be composed of members A bill passed by the
last legislature requiring that each county in the state
should have such board and the bill fixed the number OF
members at This board does away with all the dis
rct directors and the employment OF teachefs
looking after the school property the county and trans
action of all other school matters under the drec
ton of this board Under the law the county supernten
dent is made secretary of the board and the members OF
the board to select the chairman The Smith County
court made wise selection in it's members securing
who the interest of the schools heart and will de-
vote their time to the of the work Those elected
were L. A. Lgon, Carthage, year; G. w Allen, Dixon
Springs two years; L. c. Smith, Rock City, three years
Dr. B. j. High, Elmwood four years. w. A. Scruggs
Stonewall five years Carsey Mcclellan DOnoho sixyears
and J. E. Wilson, Gordonsvie, seven years Immediately
after their election the board organized and elected g. w.
Allen chairman The county fixed the budget for the
1922 school year at $84, $50.
The salary of the county highway commissioners
placed $500 per day and expenses Much interest was
taken IN the reports Of the commissioners which shows
the following amounts to have been spent the road
work started Amount paid for pixies 49, cost
Of surveying state highway from the Wilson to the Put
county ine $1364 cost of surveying county roads,
S304594 machinery purchased $33 1927; paid out for
labor $7OOO000 general expenses Office supplies survey
ing equipments purchasing culvets freight bills outsand
ing checks for labor etc. $40 Making total eXpen
ture of $40 1928 This taken from the first bond issue
of $2OOOOO leaves balance of S5O887-72 The records
show that 81 miles of road have been graded and few
miles finished It will be noted that great portion Of the
roads graded have been the hardest jobs in the county,
such tearing down the Devils Elbow the StoneWa hill
and the extremely rocky road from Carthage Gordons
vile Too, the $13,748 expended for the state highway
survey to come back the county road funds thus eav
ing something 900 of the first to be used for
the county roads The county court fixed the price for
labor the roads at $500 day for hand and SoO
per day for hand wagon and team c. Wilson, secretary
of the highway commission was granted 9zOO as cyl
pay for his secretary for the year. and 3
Condit chairman of the commission was granted 9loo
as pay for extra services.
Citizens released from road work were Ed Hamilton
of the 18th district Jesse Read of the 18th district Willie
Hackett of the 2st district John B. Lyes COL of the 18th
district, Carroll Smith of the End district r. Dickens
Of the 18th district and Jack Bennett of the 9Th district
w. S. Haley of Defeated was elected notary public
The bridge committee ordered to investigate the
advisablity of building bridge Indian creek at
the Smith and Putnam county line, near Enigma
$3.50, or much of that amount as needed, was ap-
nrOpriated to floor the bridge at Hickman.
$50 was appropriated to floor bridge near ElmWood
Garvin Mckee was released from road work and pay
mo no tax Mr. Mckee suffered very unusual and I'M
fortunate accident last fall when he lost the sight OF ooth
eyes, Mr. Mckee making trip IN an automobile Wnen
he got of the to investigate some tire trobe he
placed his close to the wheel to catch the SOUND OF the
leak and the tire blew out filing his full OF dirt and
gravel and destroying his sight
The following selected as the venire to compose
the uies the August of criminal court lst dist
R. L. Chafn End dist R. r. Dillehav, 3rd dist A. d. Hay
ME- 4th dist w w JONES' 9Th dist G. B. Jenkins 9Th dist