Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1922-07-12
Published Every Wednesday.
QUARTERLY COUNTY CURT
WORKS ONLY ONE DAY
Auditing Committee Directed to In
stitute Proceedings Against s. N.
Smith and J. S. Cline.

Smith and J. ,. Sllne.
The Quarterly Term of County
Court convened Monday and complet-
ed its labors the same day and ad-
journed. Chairman J. F. Brown was
present and presiding. He submitted
his report for the past quarter, which
was approved and ordered spread OF
record.
The report shows that the county
fund is overdrawn $554.I7; the High
School fund is overdrawn $I,o2o.I4.
The total indebtedness of the county
is shown to be $257,oo673; OF this
amount $4,000 is Pike Bonds and
$4,000 is court house bonds; the re-
mainder being made up OF outstand-
ing county and school warrants; none
of the school warrants being High
school warrants. The revenue COM
mittee composed of E. S. Dunbar and
Litton Thurman state THAT they have
examined he books of the other county
officers and found the same correct
The resignation of former county
Judge S. N. Smith was presented to
the court by Chairman J. F. Brown
and the same was ordered spread OF
record. The resignation bore date OF
MavI6. and was rendered to take ct
feet at that date.
In compliance with the direction OF
Attorney General Frank M. thompson
a chairman was to be elected to serve
until the January term, 1923. Inc
name of the present chairman, J. +.
Brown was presented by Esq. J. L.
Anderson and seconded by Esq y. 5:
Rose No other names were presented
and ESQ. Brown was elected without
opposition. The salary fixed by the
court for Chairman Brown was $5 a
month. While the records do not
co state il would seem that the salary
fixed was intended to cover the en-
fire time Chairman Brown has served.
Auditing COMMITTEES.
The Auditing Committee appointed
by court to arrange settlement win
S. N. Smith and J. S. Cline tor their
respective shortages reported as 1ol-
lows: after going over the account
of S. N. Smith with his attorney we
find that he is due the county FIVE
Thousand. Three Hundred and FIFTY
Seven Dollars and Fifty-Two Cents.
1Ssas7.sa). We agreed to take the
library and fixtures of S. N. smith al
s8oo his house and lot at $4,000, then
we agreed to take $1,000 cash ana d
note with approved security to be
na;d in twelve months from date tor
the balance of $I,557.52, which propo-
sition has not been accepted.
"We find that J. S. Cline is due the
county One Thousand and Eighty
Five Dollars. ($1o8s), after having
r.;d hack to the Trustee Three Hun.
dred and Forty-Two Dollars and
F;ehtv.Five & Cents ($342,Ss). We
agreed to take his note for twelve
months after date with approved Sc
cur;tv. for the $I,o8s, but have nos
succeeded in getting the note; IL ~
report was signed by the fuli com m
mittee consisting Of } r. BROWN "
B. Rector and U. 5. Rose. Inc nc Nc,
nort was ordered spread of record. l ne
court directed the Auditing COMMITTEE
~ take legal action against Messts
Smith and Cline and empowered them
20 employ an attorney, if they deemed
it necessary. nj, l,;ro
The time of w. F. Bandy having
exn;red as a member of the county
Poard of Education he declined te e
aoa;n become a candidate and l. r
P1own was elected to the vacancy
The Board consists of seven members
and each is elected to serve sever
years. , puro.ss wa.
allowed $4,000 at the previous guar.
erly term of court and that the SAM y
was was delivered to Esq. Jas Tucker u "
W. delivered to Mr.. Burgess, but tina
ESQ. Tucker applied it to his own pen pen
, EFT. Another warrant TOR the amour amour
was ordered drawn to Mr.. burgS;s s;s
and d Il was directed that action be tax
on n ca;nst Esq. Tucker to recover TN
amonnt m and he further be asked 4
tender his resignation as justice .
-. n.ace Chairman J. F. Brown wa
directed to notify ESQ Jas. iucKef o
the action of the court.
Chairman E. G. Toilet OF IN ~
county Road Commission submit'e'
h;s report, which was accepted a"
ordered spread Of record
The following persons were ,e'e1s. n'.
!, fom poll tax and road WORK: Ho,n. nu
'lTreadway, George Ferguson, sone .;a mI
pic. Ioe Hedgecoth, Amos Copeiah'