The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-07-20

County Court Clerk C. P. SimontOu
Presented Watch By COurt--Many
Committees Appointed
The quarterly county court adj
journed Tuesday afternoon to meet
again next Monday, after a session
of two days-Monday and Tuesday.
A feature Of the forenoon session
Monday was the fixing Of the county
tax rate, which is S1.00, and. dis
tributed as follows; General county
purposes, 20 cents; school fund, So
cents; bridges and levees, cents !;
high school fund, II cents: highway,
ID cents; school bond interest and
sinking fund, 4 cents; bridge bond
interest and sinking fund, 2 cents,
and funding bond, 2 cents. The state
tax rate is 35 cents, making a total
Of $1,35 for Upton county, which is
one cent greater than last years rate.
Monday afternoon the court adj
journed to give the magistrates an
opportunity to hear the political
speech of Hon. L. E. Gwinn, local
candidate for governor. After the
speaking court then adjourned until
Tuesday morning,
In recognition Of the faithful and
efficient services of Charles P.
Simonton, county court clerk for 16
years, DR.. G. C. Bentley, on behalf of
the members of the court presented
Mr.. Simonton a handsome gold watch,
paying a high tribute to him as an
official, whose long tenure of office
has been marked with faithfulness
to duty and courtesy to all Mr..
Simonton in turn expressed his APP
probation and thanks for the mag
nificent present. His present term
Of office will expire September /,
when he will be succeeded in that ca
pacity by Mr.. John FL Upton, now
serving as deputy county court clerk.
Tuesday the court completed the
appropriation docket. An order was
passed to gravel the Baxter leyee on
the Covington7Mason road, carrying
an appropriation of 5000. The court
also allowed $3.50 for levee on the
misunderstanding Road. A commit
tee was appointed, consisting Of
Judge John Y Peete, Esqs. C, W.
Beasley and James Owen, to de-
termine the extent of raising the
levee in District No, 1, east of the
Illinois Central depot, which will be
repaired and graveled.
Esqs. ID, r. Tinker, j. D. Nc
Clanahan and A. M. Moose were SCI
lected as committee to adjust the
matter Of claim against the county
from the State Highway Department,
arising out of the construction of q
link Of the Jeff Davis highway be-
tween Covington and Ripley. They
will also eadeavor to get the depart
ment to take action on completing
the highway between Covington and
the Shelby county line. 1t is the
opinion Of those familiar with the
situation that any matters of differ
ences existing between the county
and the highway department can be
easily adjusted and thereby obtain
action ON the part Of the highway
to complete the road in
this county.
The salary of the county poorhouse
was increased from
S25 to $50 per annum. Esqs. ]. D.
R. H. Erwin, and D. R.
Tinkler were chosen as COMMITTEES
TO make regular inspections of the
county jail In this connection an
order was passed to screen the Jail
and improve the sanitation where it
S necessary.
Esqs. j. D.. McClanahan, j. j. Mann
md J. N Moseley were appointed as
/ committee to draw up resolutions
If respect on the death Of the late
ESQ. s. HI, Mitchell, Of Mason, for
many years member Of the court
rom his district, who died several
weeks ago.
Regarding the question of amend
ng the present county road law, a
committee was named, composed Of
lsds. T. J. Lawrence, w, H. Richard
on, w. B. Overall and D. R. Tinker,
0 make recommendations to the
october term Of court as to their in
,estigations of the satisfactory or
unsatisfactory features of that law,
Judge Peete was authorized by the
curt to employ an attorney, if neees-
ary, in making settlements with tHc
rainage construction companies en-
aged in this county to cut drainage
annals.
BY invitation, County Agent G. S.
Iollingsworbh discussed methods Of
ontrolling the boil weevil, rec0m-
lending as the most successful means
he picking up Of punctured squares
nd busting in cases where the weeva
ppears to be making a headwaY.
Those released from road duty by
rider Of the court are: Charley Nor
Dix, o. A. Higgins, 0. G. Sutton, ].
J. Salmon. Russell s0 Taylor, w. A.
IitcheH, B. B, Smith, Albert Locke,
Tumbert Turner, C. E. Byrd, Fred
errell, c. Mason and Davis Scrog-
ms.
The privilege to hawk and peddle
as granted to B. B. Smith and ".
/. Terrell.
The following notaries public were
ected BY the court. W. L. FergU-
m. w. A. Rogers, S. v Erwin, Jesse
Tilson, E. F. Elan W. II Bigham,
'. W. Bib, J. J Miller. F. P. Fisher,
A Whits9u W. y BiH'nrs, ID. s.