In 1824, a few brave and hardy settlers began building their cabins among the fine groves of poplar, hickory and ash trees which were growing in abundance between the Middle Forked Deer and the South Forked Deer Rivers.

John Warren built a saw mill; James Taylor erected a store and began hauling his goods by ox wagon from Front street in Memphis. Mrs. Taylor, who lived to celebrate her 95th birthday, says that they kept the chickens in the kitchen at night to prevent the wildcats and wolves from carrying them off.

A store had been established at Lower Cross in 1844 east of where the town of Friendship was later located. Another store was doing business about one mile south of this location. The Federal Government decided to place a post office in the territory. The post office was to be located at one of these stores.

In 1844, for the mutual benefit of the people, the owners moved both stores to “The Hill” or Upper Cross. The government set up the post office and named it Friendship after the act of courtesy shown by these store owners. 

In 1858, the town was laid off in town lots. This location was in the eastern part of what was then Dyer County, now the 12th district of Crockett County.

The town was incorporated in 1859 and W. P. Rice was elected the first mayor. The town had just begun to make progress when in 1861 the call of the Civil War came to the town and progress was hampered.

In 1913 the town was again incorporated, with the following boundary lines. From the old wall, which used to be located on the present day Main Street, all measurements were made. From the wall, the line goes north 700 yards, thence west 200 yards, thence south 1500 yards, thence east 1100 yards, north 1500 yards and thence west 900 yards.

Friendship had as its mayor after the 1913 incorporation, Frank Moore. Some of the mayors that have served the town in the past are: R. T. Hayes, Roy Privett, Mark Rice, Dr. W. H. Stallings, and Ira D. Park.

The founders of this community have not forgotten the God who made the town possible. The Baptist house of worship was first constructed in 1850. The present church was built in 1914. The Church of Christ first built its church building in 1912. The present building was built in 1941. The Methodist Church was first constructed in 1870. After the wood structure was destroyed by fire, a new church was built in 1914.

In 1870 the first school building was erected in Friendship. In 1885, the “Home Institute” was chartered to train boys and girls in the three R’s and Latin. Later a frame building was constructed, and in 1915 the present large brick building was erected.

The mail service to town was first brought by stagecoach over a route that ran from the Tennessee River to the Mississippi River via Eaton and Chestnut Bluff. The post office was one of the first to be located in this territory.

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Dog Hill is located between Maury City and Chestnut Bluff. It was established in 1938 by Mr. Scarbourogh(sp?). He open a store in the “S” curve at that time. Which is now know as “down town” Dog Hill. This store was located just a few feet east of Odell Woods Rd. Mr. Scarbourogh named the place because he said it was as many dogs in the community as it was kids. The old store was located in front of what is now Nick Spry’s home. My grandmother had many memories of the store and claim there was approx. 30 – 40 kids that would go to the store and play. However, the store moved location and ownership several years later. This store was located in front of what is now Mr. and Mrs. John Butler’s home. However, the store closed in early 1990’s, but Dog Hill and it’s beauy lives on.

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The following is from The Goodspeed History of Tennessee, Crockett County, published by the Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1887.

Crockett Mills is a small village in the Ninth District, seven miles northwest from the county seat, with a population of about sixty. In 1867 J. F. Robertson opened a general store at Crockett Mills, and conducted same until 1870, when he sold out to Baulch & Nance. In 1872 Mr. Robertson purchased the store and ran it until 1879, and sold it to J. B. Tucker.

Robertson again purchased the store in 1880, and is conducting it at present. The one other business house in the village is that of Ferguson & Elliott, undertakers.

Robertson & Perry erected the Crockett Mills in 1871. The mills then consisted of saw, grist and cotton-gin. In 1879 the mills were destroyed by fire, and being rebuilt were built a second time in the spring of 1882. The mill was again rebuilt in 1883, and in addition to saw, grist and cotton-gin, flour attachment was added, and the buildings were constructed of brick and made fire-proof.

Jackson Ferguson and John Lawrence have blacksmith and wagon-shops in the village.

The Christian Church, the only one in the place, is a handsome brick structure, and was built in 1883, the expense being borne by J. F. Robertson. The cost of the building was about $4,000, and it is probably the most handsome church building in the county.

The Crockett Academy was chartered in 1883, under the provisions of the four-mile temperance law.

Chestnut Bluff, which was, before 1872, a part of Dyer County, was one of the oldest towns in West Tennessee. It was given its name by the old flat-and keel-boatmen who traveled the Forked Deer River in the early 1830’s and purchased their supplies for the crews there while buying furs and hides from the trappers who lived in the river bottoms. John Hartwell Moss, who came from Middle Tennessee, established the first store at the place in 1833.

Francis (Frank) Nunn and John (Jack) Nunn, from North Carolina, were early settlers who were living in the community at that time. Some of the residents in the area in the 1840’s were Cornelius Johnson and his wife, Absaley; John H. Halliburton, Eli Lucas, B. O. Watson, William Shearin and H. N. Jackson.

In the 1850’s F. B. Wyse had a saddle shop in Chestnut Bluff and A. W. Brooks had a store. In 1854 John Moss sold to Dr. Isaac A. Nunn (who had married Elisabeth Moss in 1849) a lot “for and in consideration of Two Dollars and fifty cents in hand paid for the further consideration of getting the improvement of the Village of Chestnut Bluff… by having a Business House built.” 

In the period just after the Civil War, Chestnut Bluff was regarded as one of the best business points in the state according to size. Disaster struck in the 1870’s, however; a planned railroad was re-routed away from the town and, not long afterward, the whole town burned to the ground. But it was thriving again by 1903, and had four doctors located in the area. Doctors J. h. and W. T. Nunn, had by that time, constructed a brick store building, which was occupied then by B. H. Moore, who sold dry goods, groceries and hardware. Lawson Spence and a Mr. Sullivan had a store, as did Sam Young and Tom Shouse under the name of W. A. Young and Company; Young and Shouse were also undertakers. Joe H. Brooks had a drug and variety store; William B. York, a semi-retired doctor, was the postmaster and also a druggist. A cotton gin that was owned by a stock company, with Dr. W. T. Nunn as its president, was in operation; both Z. W. York and Joe S. Spence were operating sawmills. Jno. Bailey and J. B. Palmore had a blacksmith and wood shop at the time.

Until at least 1900, mail was brought to Chestnut Bluff by boat, usually the Davy Nunn, and distributed to other points by men on horseback. It appears that the almost total demise of the town as a business center occurred as a result of the river becoming unavailable and other, more rapid methods of transportation being developed. Although there are two grocery stores in the area – Bernard Mayo’s and Homer Young’s – as well as a television and radio shop owned by Mr. French, the only business in operation at the site of the old town is Mrs. Luther Allen’s Grocery. A part of the building in which the gin was housed is now part of a barn, and the old store buildings are becoming ruins.

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In 1818 a treaty was made with the Chickasaw Indians, whereby West Tennessee was opened to white settlers. Years before Bells became a town, Cherryville was the shipping point of the South Forked Deer River.

This town was first called Harrisbury, and was the first town in West Tennessee. Incorporated in 1821, it was three and a half miles west of Bells.

Daniel Cherry operated a store in this location and one night, as the story goes, in 1827 two young men stopped to spend the night on their return trip to South Carolina.

They had been searching for fertile land in Kentucky, but did not like what they found. Cherry told them that they were on some of the best land that they could want, so John and William Bell purchased 1,000 acres from Cherry for $1 an acre. This land is where Bells stands and extended to the Forked Deer River.

Bells Depot, Haywood County, was founded in 1855 and was named in honor of William Bell, who built the first dwelling in the town. He was the grandfather of W. E. McQuarrie and Mrs. Sally Koonce, who are living in Bells today. A small part of the McQuarrie home was the original first house.

Julia Bell built nearer the river and was the grandfather of Mrs. A. P. Casey, J. R. Barnes and B. B. Barnes, Sr., all of Bells.

Before the Civil War, stage coaches were running between Brownsville and Trenton and as the territory grew, a better means of travel was needed, so in the early 1850s the L&N Railroad was built from Memphis to Brownsville.

Later the rail was extended through Bell’s Depot.

When the road was first talked of one man said, “Gentlemen, when this road is built, you will be able to go as far as Memphis and return in the same day,” and another exclaimed, 

“It’s a lie; that is utterly impossible.”

The first merchant was C. C. Clay, who moved from Cherryville to Bell’s Depot and began selling goods in 1859. The following year Harrell & Wood opened a dry goods store; A. C. Allen, a family grocery; A. M. Anker, a bakery; and Tom Evans, a saloon, where the Corner Drug Store now stands.

During the Civil War years no business was transacted at Bell’s Depot, the stores all being closed. As Crockett County had not been organized, there was no military annals from the county during the Civil War, but a full company was organized at Bell’s Depot.

The company joined the 27th Regiment of the Tennessee Infantry as Co. G. The company passed through the entire war, taking part in many engagements such as the battle of Shiloh, the battle of Franklin and many others.

At the general surrender of the Confederate army in 1865, only the three men out of the 107 were accounted for. Capt. Francis J. Wood, father of Mrs. C. J. Montgomery (who is now a retired teacher with 33 years teaching to her credit) was one of these three. He had assisted in the organizing of Co. G. The captain was severely wounded at Atlanta, Ga. and because of this was appointed provost marshal at Macon, Ga., where he was captured.
After the war he was elected Crockett County’s first county court clerk in 1872.

Bell’s Depot was incorporated in 1868 with Hardy L. Winburn as first mayor. Others who have served as mayor are the late J. J. Farrow, Dr. A. G. Hicks, Dr. S. H. Thomas, J. C. Best, L. F. Walker and C. Rex Mehr, Sr.

Also serving were R. L. Spellings, J. R. Barnes, A. L. Brigance and the present mayor, E. F. Barnes. By 1887 Bell’s Depot had the population of about 600. It was the largest and most important town in the county. Land was then worth $9.72 an acre.
Before the building of the I. C. Railroad through Dyersburg, Bells was one of the best cotton markets and trading centers in West Tennessee. Farmers came here from miles around to market their cotton and camp overnight.

The lots at the rear of the present stores, now occupied by warehouses, were used as camp grounds. The leading cotton buyers at that time were E. Solomon, W. F. Dawson, Frank Barnes, E. F. Hicks and Ewell Midyett. 

Crockett County was organized in 1872 and was formed from portions of Haywood, Dyer, Madison and Gibson Counties. After its organization in the 1880s by an act of the government, “Depot” was eliminated and we became Bells and part of Crockett County instead of Haywood. 

A year or two after Bell’s Depot was established, an old grocery house was fitted up for a church and was used by all denominations. The first church erected was the Christian Church in 1867. It was a log building on the lot where Mrs. Iva Richards home now stands – this burned in 1869 and a brick church was built at the cost of about $2,100. 

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A note at the end of the article states that the information was taken from an article written by Mrs. Nancy Ann Pearson and published in The Jackson Sun, June 29, 1958. This article is not to be reprinted, or used for any commercial purposes.

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A special thank you to Margaret N. Nichol, who contributed this information.

Feb 1927 to Sep 1930

(During this period, street lights were being installed in various parts of the town; roads were being graveled; ordinances were being passed; and other business of the day was being taken care of. Being a former Parliamentarian, I have made no corrections to these minutes. They are as recorded, typos, misspelled words, etc. included.. These minutes are available at Alamo City Hall, Alamo, Tennessee)

Page 21, 19 Feb 1927: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen met in a call meeting held in the Mayor’s office on February 19th, 1927.

Fred P. Warren, Mayor, present and presiding, and the following Aldermen present; J. O. Smothers, Dr. W. C. Corley, Dr. M. S. Read, and H. H. Edenton, when the following business was had and entered of record to-wit:

The bids on the working of the streets of Alamo, Tennessee for the year 1927, which had been received by Fred P. Warren, Mayor, were opened and each bid called off. After considering each bid the bid of Mr. F. P. Baker was accepted and same being at the sum of $370.00 which is the lowest bid received. Vote being had and same and Mr. F. P. Baker was selected, and was to begin work at once on the streets.

A motion was made by J. O. Smothers and seconded by W. C. Corley that the Town of Alamo, lend E. C. Darden & Co. the money to buy material with which to build and put up lights up on the part of town known as Goat Hill, as suggested by the Railroad Public Utilities Commission, and take the same out of the revenue paid each month by the City for City current to the bid E. C. Darden & Co. until the bill or money was paid back in all. After vote being had on same same was duly passed, and a Recorder was to give Mr. Darden notice of the same.

There being no further business to come before the meeting a motion was made to adjourn said meeting, and vote was had which resulted in the adjournment of the meeting.

This the 19th day of February 1927.

F. R. Warren

Mayor of Alamo, Tennessee

E. S. Coltrain

Recorder of Alamo, Tennessee

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Page 22, 31 Mar 1927: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen met in regular session in the Mayor’s office on March 31st, 1927

Fred P. Warren, Mayor, present and presiding, with the following Aldermen present: J. O. Smothers, Dr. W. C. Corley, Dr. M. S. Read, and H. H. Edenton, when the following business was had and entered of record to-wit:

Fred P. Warren, Mayor, reported that Mr. Darden had accepted the City’s proposition and would put lights on Goat Hill at once and would send the bill for the materials to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for payment.

The following bills were presented for payment: E. C. Darden & Co. $50.00 for February 1927 City current, J. E. Cozart $30.00 for February 1927 Marshal’s salary. Same were allowed and ordered paid.

Motion made by J. O. Smothers and seconded by Dr. M. S. Read that the City pay $50.00 on graveling street from R.R. at the Depot around to Highway No. 41 if the people would put the gravel on the same.

Motion made by Dr. M. S. Read and seconded by J. O. Smothers that we loan the school $50.00 on getting the required equipment for the school so that the same might be graded school and that the diplomas of the school children might be accepted by other schools, provided the school is not able to get the money up themselves.

There being no further business to come before the meeting a motion was made that the meeting adjourn, and vote being had on same resulted in the meeting adjourning.

This the 31st day of March 1927.

F. R. Warren

Mayor of Alamo, Tennessee

E. S. Coltrain

Recorder of Alamo, Tennessee

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(Minutes from 31 Mar 1927 to 12 Mar 1929 can be found in the Alamo City Hall, Alamo, Tennessee.)

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Page 37, 12 Mar 1929: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen met in a call meeting on March 12th 1929. The following members present. R. F. Tanner, Mayor, present and presiding, J. E. Klyce. D. W. Cates, Neal Nolen, and R. L.Thompson. E. S. Coltrain Recorder.

The following business was had and entered of record to wit: R. L. Thompson made motion that E. S. Coltrain be retained as Recorder under the same rules and regulations as heretofore. The motion was seconded by J. E. Klyce and carried unanimously.

D. W.Cates made motion that the board elect J. J. Smith as marshal and night watchman at the salary of $50.00 per month, and that the Mayor and Recorder draw up said contract governing same. J. E. Klyce seconded motion and was carried.

The regular meeting night for the Board of Mayor and Aldermen was set for the first Thursday night in each month. No other business to come before the order the meeting adjourned.

R. F. Tanner

Mayor

E. S. Coltrain

Recorder

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Page 45:

T. J. Smith, L. D. Cullipher E. G. McLean

acknowledge ourselves indebted to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the town of Alamo in the sum of $500.00 to bee void on condition the said T. J. Smith shall well truly and faithfully perform all the duties of nightwatchman and marshal of Alamo and collect and pay out all money coming into his hands as marshal of said town to the parties entitled to same, or empowered to receive same by ordinances of the town. On failure to do so we agree to pay to said Corporation of Alamo any loss it may sustain by virture of same, not to exceed $500.00.

Witness my hand this—————-T. J. Smith (his signature)

T. J. Smith do solemnly swear that i will well and truly and impartially discharge the duties of Marshal and Night Wachman of Alamo Tennessee to the best of my knowledge, skill and ability.

R. F. Tanner Mayor

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Page 39, 18 Mar 1929: The Mayro and Board of Aldermen, met in a call seccion on March 18th. 1929. The following members present. R. F. Tanner Mayor presiding. J. E. Klyce, Neal Nolen, R. F. Tanner, and D. W. Cates Alderman. E. C. Coltrain Recorder.

The following business was had and entered of record to wit:

R. L. Thompson made motion to pass ordinance that the parking limit be limited to ten minutes, and for same to take effect April 1st. 1929. Motion was seconded by D. W. Cates and was carried. This is applicable to the out side curb of the square. R. L. Thompson made motion that the Mayor be authorized to provide for the passing an enabling act to vote a bond to gravel said streets of city. Seconded by J. E. Klyce and carried.

Mr. J. E. Klyce made motion that the Mayro represent the Board in providing for an act to be passed to put tax on automobiles to gravel streets of said town of Alamo.

Mr. Thompson made motion that the resignation of the local Board of Education be acepted. Seconed by D. W. Cates and carried.

D. W. Cates made motion that H. B. Nance, W. A. Perry, W. E. Hays, H. H. Edenton and Leslie Vernon be elected as the local board of Education. seconed by R. L. Thompson and carried. (Be it further enacted that H. B.Nance be elected for one year H. A. Perry for two years, W. E. Hays for three years, H. H. Edenton for four years and Leslie Vernon for fi years.) (Note: The enclosed was crossed out). Be it further enacted that H. B. Nance be elected for one year, H. A. Perry and J. C. Hays for two years, H. H. Edenton and Leslie Vernon for three years.

No other business ot come before the board the meeting adjourned.

R. F. Taner

Mayor

E. S. Coltrain

Recorder

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Page 41, 4 Apr 1929: Board of Mayor and Aldermen met in Mayors office on April 4th, 1929, with the following members present: R. F. Tanner Mayor, presiding. J. E. Klyce, R. L. Thompson, W. N. Nolen, and D. W. Cates.

On motion of R. L. Thompson and seconed by Neal Nolen it was ordered that the stock law or ordanance passed by a former Board of Aldermen of Town of Alamo, be amended as to fee of marshal for enforcing same and that he be allowed a minimum of fifty cents and maximan of $1.00 for impounding same. This is to apply to all kinds of stock.

On Motion of R. L. Thompson and seconed by Neal Nolen a motion was carried forbidding any parking in alleys of Corporation of Alamo. Penalyt for same bing fine of not more than $50.00 and less than $1.00.

On motion of R. L. Thompson and seconed by D. W. Cates it was ordered that Attorney F. P. Warren be requested to proceed to collect the delinquent tax in the cases in which he took judgement, not later than May 1st, 1929. or relinqish his claims on same so there could be other steps taken.

There being no further business to come before the Board a motion was made to adjourn, and was carried.

E. S. Coltrain

Recorder

R. F. Tanner

Mayor

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Page 43, 19 Apr 1929: The Board of Mayor and Alderman of City of Alamo met in called session in Mayors office on April 19, 1929, with the following members present: R. F. Tanner Mayor, D. W. Cates, R. L. Thompson, Neal Nolen.

The following business was transacted and entered to record On motion of R. L. Thompson and seconed by D. W. Cates was unanimously carried. The penalty for breaking the parking ordinance passed by the Board of Aldermen on March 18th, 1929 was a fine of not less than $1.00 nor more than $50.00. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned.

R. F. Tanner

Mayor

E.S. Coltrain

Recorder

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Page 43, 2 May 1929: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen met in the Mayors office on night of May 2nd. 1929, it being regular meeting night, the following members were present. R. F.Tanner Mayro present and presiding. D. W. Cates. W. N. Nolen, R. L. Thompson., J. E. Klyce.

The following business was transacted and entered to record. On motion and carried unamimously carried the following accounts were allowed.

F. P/ Warreen Insurance policy on school building $26.80

John. H. Perry ” ” ” ” ” 40.20

A. D. Yearwood for painting parking signs 7.00

Motion made and carried that all parites holding corporation election be paid $1.00 each.

Lynden Tanner work on streets ———————————$6.50

A. J. Adcok dragging streets ———————————- 2.00

Lem McLean hauling ten loads of rubbish ……………………… 12.50

There being no further business to come before the house the meeting adjourned.

R. F. Tanner

Mayor

E. S. Coltrain

Recorder

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Page 57, 7 Jun 1929: Board of Mayor and Alderman met June 7th, 1929. the following members present. R. F. Tanner mayro present and presiding. D. W. Cates, Neal Nolen, R. L. Thompson. Motion was made that all road hands subject to road duty earned to work streets for six days or pay .50 cents each day which would amount to $3.00.

The Board respectfully requests that all property owners cut weeds on side of walk nest to their property and that the Board would cut the inside of the street.

The following accounts were presented and oredred paid.

Gravel Co…………………………………………….. $204.00

Alamo Pilot………………………………………….. 1.50

R. L. Thompson…………………………………….. .65

T. J. Adcock…………………………………………. 2.50

J. T. Smith…………………………………………… 2.10

? Green…………………………………………….. 1.00

? Burnett……………………………………………. .75

No further business to come before the meeting the meeting adjourned to meet theusual meeting night.

R.F. Tanner

Mayor

E. S. Coltrain

Recorder

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Page 60, 1 Aug 1929: The board of Mayor and Aldermem met in regular session Aug 1st 1929.

The following members present:————R. F. Tanner Mayor D. W. Cates Neal Nolen, J. E. Klyce.

The following bulls were presented and passed.

R. L. Thompson……………………………..$7.50

Alamo Pilot……………………………….. $23.00

E. E. King…………………………………..$48.00

LyndenTanner………………………………. $3.50

Hugh Morphis………………………………. $1.00

T. J. Adcock………………………………… $1.00

J. T. Smith…………………………………..$11.00

T. J. Smith,………………………………….. $1.00\

A motion was made by J. E. Klyce to pass an ordinance to with the State law on automobile lights and cut-ous. This Motion was seconed by R. L. Thompson. No further business to come before the house the meeting adjourned.

E.S. Coltrain

Recorder R. F. Tanner

Mayor

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Page 63: ORDANCE

An ordinance to prohibit person, firms and Railroad companies from spoting rail road cars where they interfere with pedestrians using the side walks of the town of Alamo.

SECTION ONE
Be it ordained by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, of the town of Alamo, Tenn that it shall be unlawful for railroad Companies to spot railroad cars at points on the railroad where they interfere with and block pedestrians using the side walks in the said town of Alamo. That the purpose of this ordinance is to prohibit the spoting of railroad cars at a point on the tracts directly across the line of pedestrian traffic, from the end of the sidewalks approaching and direct to the railroad.

SECTION TWO
Be it further ordained that any person, firm or railroad Co., so spoting its cars at such points, for a longr period than fifteen minutes shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined not less than $1.00 and not more than $50.00 for each offense.

SECTION THREE
Be it further ordained that this ordinance take effect from and after its passage, the Public welfaire requiring.

Passed First reading Sep 10th, 1929.

Passed second reading, Sept 11th, 1929

Passed third and final reading Sep 12th, 1929

R. F. Tanner

Mayor

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Page 67, 8 Oct 1929: The Mayor and Board of Aldermen met in called session in the mayors office on Oct. 8th 1929.

With R. F. Tanner Mayor present and presiding, R..L.Thompson D.W.Cates Neal Nolen, Aldermen and E. S. Coltrain Recorder.

The following bills were presented and passed on.

Lynden Tanner………………….$12.25

Loyd cates……………………….. 2.00

Albert coats……………………… 1.60

R. Byrd……………………………. 3.00

R. L. Thompson………………… 2.00

T. J. Adcock……………………… 9.00

H. A. Malone…………………….. 15.00

Nolens Ga…………………………. 2.15

E. M. Murphrey………………….. 3.00

Euel McLean…………………… 4.00

L. D. Culipher……………………. 2.00

Leon Curtiss……………………….. 1.00

With no further business to come before the meting the meeting adjourned.

R. F. Tanner

Mayor

E. S. Coltrain

Recorder

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Page 69, 8 Nov 1929: The Mayor and Board of Aldermen met in regular session in the Mayors office on Nov. 8th 1929, With the following present. R. F. Tanner Mayor, R. L. Thompson, D.W.Cates, Neal Nolen, and E. S. Coltrain Recorder.

The follwoing bills were presented and allowed.

A. B. Randle…………………………….$33.44

Will Boling……………………………… 3.50

Linden Tanner………………………….. 16.50

Albert Coats…………………………….. 3.75

T. J. Adcock…………………………….. 20.00

A motion was made by R. L. Thompson and seconed by Neal Nolen that the Tax Rate for 1929 Be as follows. #1.oo special, (interjected in writing: to fray outstanding interest on Bonds and Warrants and to retire Warrants), .30 cents corporation, .10 cents High school, .10 cents elementary school making a total of $1.50 and the motion was carried.

A motion was made by R. L. Thompson and seconed by D. W. Cates that W. R. Warren, S. E. Johnson, and M/A. Williams be elected a board of Equalazation for City of Alamo for the year 1929 and was carried.

There being no further business the meeting adjourned.

R. F. Tanner Mayor

E. S. Coltrain

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The Railraad and Public Utilities Commission of the State of Tennessee assessed the following as follows

Birmingham & Northwestern Railway Express Agency..$8,642.00

Alamo Power and L. Co. …………………………………… 4,000.00

Bells Light and water co. ……………………………………. 375.00

Southern Bell and Tel co. ………………………………….. 675.00

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Page 71, 6 Dec 1929: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen met in Mayor’s office in a call session on Dec. 6th, 1929. With the following members present, R. F. Tanner Mayor present and presiding, D.W.Cates, J.E.Klyce. R.L.Thompson, and E.S.Coltrain Recorder.

The following business was transacted.

A motion was made by R. L. Thompson and seconed by J. E. Klyce that it shall be and is hereby declared unlawful for any person firm or corporation to transport or be in possession of any intoxicating liquors, any one Guilty of same shall be subject to a fine of not less than $1.00 nor more than $50.00.

The following bills were presented and passed on.

R. A. Byrd…………………..$3.55

W. R. Boling…………………5.00

With no further business to come before the board it adjourned.

E. S. Coltrain

Recorder

R. F. Tanner

Mayor

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Page 75, 23 Jan 1930: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Alamo, Tenn met on this the 23rd day of Jan. 1930, on call of Mayor R. F. Tanner, for the purpose of considering the passage of a resolution ratifying the sale of the Alamo Light and Power Company by its owner, Mrs. E. C. Darden, to Mr. J Elliott Hall. Mayor R. F. Tanner, and Aldermen J. E. Klyce, R. L. Thompson, D.W.Cates and W.N. Nolen, with E.S.Coltrain, county Recorder, all being present, when the following business wah had and entered of record to-wit.

Alderman R. L. Thompson, read the following resolution:

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It Resolved by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the town of Alamo, Crockett Country, Tenn. that the conveyance, transfer, or assgnment of “a certain Electric Light and Power Transmission and Distribution System located in and serving the town of Alamo, and adjacent rural districts, in Crrockett County, Tennessee, together with all franchises, land tracts, materials and supplies, fistures and appuratenances thereunto belonging, and heretofore known as the Alamo Light and Company property, and being the same property conveyed to the same named GRANTOR, by Mrs. E. C. Darden, by bill of Sale dated November 19th, 1929, and recorded on the third day of October, 1929, in Deed Book #8, page 498 in Regiter’s office in Alamo, Crockett County, Tennessee, and the said Hall is hereby given and granted all the rights and powers conferred upon the grantor by a franchise whish was granted by the said Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the town of Alamo, on Dec. 5th.1916 to take effect on January 1st, 1917.

Page 76, continued: and running for a term of thirty (30) year from January 1917, and further separately asigned to said J. Elliott Hall by Mrs. E. C. Darden by written assignment of transfer date October 2nd 1929, it being the object and purpose of this resolution to confer upon the said J. Elliot Hall, granted as aforesaid, all the rights, powers, and priviliges herefore held and enjoyed by the said Mr. E. C. Darden with respect to the electric light and power transmission and distributing system located in and serving the town of Alamo and the people within and adjacent to the corporate limits of the Town of Alamo.

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Alderman J. E. Klyce moved the passage of the resolution read and Alderman D. W. Cates seconed this motion, and after discussion, the motion ws unanimously adopted, all Alderman voting Aye, and the Mayor declared the motion of the resolution duly adopted.

On motion duly made by alderman W. N. Nolen, and seconed by Alderman R. L. thompson, unanimously carried, the city recorder was ordered to prpare a cerified copy of said resolution to be amiled to the Attorneys for the said J. Elliott Hall.

There being no further business, or motin, the Board adjourned subject to the call of the Mayor, or until the next regular meeting.

R. F. Tanner Mayor

E. S. Coltrain

Recorder

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Page 77, 6 Feb 1930: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen met in regular session on Feb. 6th, 1930, with the following members present.

R. F. Tanner Mayor, present and presiding, R. L.Thompson D.W. Cates, Neal Nolen and J. E. Klyce. E. S. Coltrain Recorder.

The Following Bills Were presented and allowed.

E. B. McLean………………….. $7.37

J. Pittman ……………………… .70

B. C. Emerson ………………… 7.50 Carl Robertson board bill

J. A. Bailey …………………….. 12.50

Thompson Hdw. Co. …………. 2.65

H. H. Edenton & L. Vernon… 20.38 Trip to Nashville

Hallie Emerson …………………..

James Carter……………………….

A motion was made by Mr. Klyce that Mr. B. F. Colvett be elected as 1930 Tax Aacessor at $25.00 and seconed by D. W. Cates and was carried unanimously.

No further business to come before the meeting the meeting adjourned.

R. F. Tanner

Mayor

E. S. Coltrain

Recorder

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Pages 78, 81, 82: 6 Mar 1930: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Alamo, Tennessee met in regular session at seven o’clock P.M. on the 6th day of march, 1930 at the Mayor’s office. Present and presiding the Hon. R. F. Tanner, Mayor: also present the following Aldermen,to-wit: D. W. Cates, R. L. Thompson, J. E. Klyce, and Neal Nolen, E. S. Coltrain Recorder present.

The Board was opened in due form, and a puorum being present, the following proceedings were had: The following bills were presented .

John M. Perry, $4000.00 insurance on old sch. bldg…….$55.60

Alamo pilot……………………………………………………… 7.95

A motion was made by R. L. Thompson that S. B. Follis be elected as a member of the City School Board, in place of W. C. Hays this motion was seconed by Neal Nolen and carried unanimously.

In the matter of constructing streets in and for the Town of Alamo, Tennessee, and the method of paying the cost thereof, an ordinance in the following words and figures was read and offered:

ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND

SALE OF CUPON BONDS OF THE TOWN OF ALAMO, TENNESSEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING

STREETS IN AND FOR SAID TOWN,IN THE PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT OF $7,5000.00

WHEREAS, the Town of Alamo, Tennessee, had determinet that certain municipal improvements are urgently needed at this time, to-wit: the

construc-tion of streets, and

WHEREAS, the town of Alamo has susarthy under the procisions of Charter 50, Publis Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, the year 1913 (First Extra Session), and amendments thereto, to issue in bearing cupon bonds for the purpose of providing means to pay the cost expensesof such street construction, provided such question is first submitted to the qualified voters of Said town and their approval is obtainted at an election called and held for the purpose, therefore, BE IT RODAINED BY THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF ALAMO, TENNESSEE:

SECTION 1. That there is hereby authorized and directed to be issued and sold $7,500.00 of interest bearing cupon bonds of the Town of Alamo, Tennessee, for the purpose of constructing streets in and for said Town. No. 1 to be of the denomination of $500.00 and bonds Nos. 2 to 8, to be of the denomination of $1,000 each. Said bonds shall be dated April 1, 1930, bear interest at the rate of 6% per anum, payable semiannually on October first and April first of each year, and shall as follows:

$ 500 April1, 1940

1,000 April l, 1941

1,000 April l, 1942

1,000 April 1, 1943

1,000 April 1, 1944

1,000 April 1, 1945

1,000 April 1, 1946

1,000 April 1, 1947

The principal and interest of the bonds herby authorized shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America at the Chemical Bank & Trust Company, New York Ciry, New York, and the form of such bonds and cupons shall follow the usual and consomary pledges and recitals.

Section 2: that all of said bonds shall be the Absolute and general obligations of the Town of Alamo, Tennessee, and that annuallywhile any of the bonds and interest cupons hall be outstanding there shall be levied a sufficient tax on all the taxabel property in said Town for the purpose of providing a sinking fund, which, with its accumulations, will be sufficient for the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds herein authorized when and as such bonds and interest become due and payable.

SECTION 3: That this ordinance shall not become effective until the question of the issuance of said bonds shall have been submitted to and approved by the qualified boters of the Town of Alamo, Tennessee.

SECTION 4: that an election on the question of the issuance of said bonds is hereby called to be held on the 22nd day of May 1930, such an election to be called and held in the manner prescribed in the Act under which said bonds are issued notice thereof to be given by the Election Commissioners of and for Crockett County, Tennessee, by publishing notice thereof at least once in the Alamo Pilot, a newspaper published and having general circulation in said town, each publication to be made at least thirty days before the election is held, in the manner prescribed in Section 2 of Chapter 50 Public Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee for the year 1913 (First Extra Session), and theElection Commissioners for Crockett County are hereby requested to call and hold said election in accordance with law and the provisions of this ordinance, and in such notice of election this ordinance shall be set out verbatim.

SECTUIB 5. In event the elections results in favor of the issuance of said bondes, the Mayor and Recorder of the Town of Alamo are authoized, directed and empowered to do and perform all things necessary to the proper carryingout of the procisions of this ordinance, to sign siad bonds and affix he corporate seal of the Town of Alamo thereto and cause the cupons thereto attached to be executed with their fadismile signatures, either printed or lithographed thereon.

SECTION 6. That if said bonds are not sold by this Council, they shall be sold by the Mayor and Recorder in sch Manner as said officials may determine to be for the best interest of said Town.

SECTION 7.

Upon motion of R. L. Thompson, seconded by J. E. Klyce,the ordinance was passed on first reading by the following roll: Neal Nichol, D. W. Cates, r. L. thompson, & J. E. Klyce. Those votingin favor of the adoption of the ordinance were: D. W. cates, Neal Nolen R. L. Thompson & J. E. Klyce. Those opposed: None.

WHEREAS, the ordinance was delcared duly adopted on first reading, and on motion which was dulymade and seconded,the Board adjourned to mee at 5 o’clock P.M. on the seventh day of March, 1930, for the purpose of considering the passage of ordinance authorizing Street Bonds on second reading.

R. F. Tanner

Mayor, Alamo, Tennessee

ATTEST

E. S. Colraine

Recorder

Page 82, 10 Mar 1930: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Alamo, Tennessee, met at 5 o’clock on the 10th day of March, 1930, pursuant to adjournment. Present and presiding, the Hon. R. F. Tanner, Mayor: also present the following aldermen, to-wit: D. W. Cates, Neal Nolen, J. E. Klyce, and R. L. Thompson. E. S. Coltrain Recorder.

The Board was opened in due form, and a quorum being present, the following proceedings were had:

AN ORDINANCE, the daption of whish is as follows:

“AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE INSURANCE AND SALE OF CUPON BONDS OF THE TOWN OF ALAMO, TENNESSEE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTION STREETS IN AND FOR SAID TOWN, IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $7,500.00, was read and considered, and upon motion of R. L. Thompson, which was seconed by Neal Nolen, the ordinance was passed on third and final reading by the following roll call vote: In favor of ordinance were: R. L. Thompson, Neal Nolen, D. W. Cates, and J. E. Klyce, those opposed were: None.

WHEREUPON the ordinance was declared duly adopted on third and final reading, and the Mayor announced that he had signed and approved the same.

R. F. Tanner

Mayor, Alamo, Tennessee

Attest:

E. S. Coltrain

Recorder, Alamo, Tennessee

STATE OF TENNESSEE

CROCKETT COUNTY

TOWN OF ALAMO

I, E. S. Coltrain, Recorder of the Town of Alamo, Tennesssee, hereby certify that the foregoing constitutes a true and corrrect transcript of the proceedings of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Alamo, Tennessee, upon the adoption of the ordinance therein set out authorizing the issuance of $7,500.00 Street Bonds of said Town, as the same appears of record on the minutes of said Board, of which I am the legal custodian.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, witness my signature and official seal, this the 10th day of March, 1930.

E. S. Coltrain

Recorder, Alamo, Tennessee

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Page 83: Resolution, Permitting, authorizing and consenting to the sale and transfer by J. Elliot Hall to Tennessee Electric Company of all the properties, rights and franchises held by the said J. Elliot Hall in the Town of Alamo, Crockett, Tennessee.

Section one: Be it resolved by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Alamo, Tennessee, that Permission, consent and authority is herby granted to J. Elliott Hall to sell and trnasfer to Tenessee Electric Company, and to Tennessee Electric Company to acquire for the said J. Elliott Hall in the town of Alamo, Crockett, Tennessee.

BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN TOWN OF ALAMO

By R. F. Tanner Mayor.

D. W. Cates………Alderman

J. E. Klyce………..Alderman

W. N. Nolen……..Alderman

R. L. Thompson…Alderman

I herby certify the above and foregoing is a true copy of Resolution passed this dy by the Board of Mayor and Alderman of theTown of Alamo, Crockett County, Tennessee.

Dated Alamo, Tennessee, this 18th Day of March, 1930

R. F. Tanner

Mayor

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Page 84, 3 Apr 1930: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the town of Alamo, Tennessee met in the Mayor’s office on the third day of April, 1930, with all the members present and transacted the following business to wit, A Motion was made and carried that the Recorder pay to the Alamo School Board of Alamo, Tenn. the sum of $375.60 it being the amount due them from the tax levy for the year 1928. Also that the Recorder issue check for the balance due the School Board on the .50 cents levy of the 1928 taxes for the purpose of paying on the Judgement held by the Bank of Alamo, vs the Corporation of Alamo.

A motion was made and carried that Warren Greer be paid for the services rendered in cleaning up square and that he be retained for same services at a salary of $3.00 per week only so long as the Board sees proper to retain him.

The Following bills were presented and allowed.

Hallie Emerson……………………………………………2.40

W. J. Pittman………………………………………………1.20

Lymden Tanner……………………………………………2.00

‘ ‘ …………………………………………….1.00

There being no further business to come before the board it. adjourned.

E. S. Coltrain R. F. Tanner

Recorder Mayor

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Page 85, 1 May 1930: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen met in regular session on May 1st, 1930 in the Mayor’s office with all the Members present and R. F. Tanner Mayor present and presiding.

The following bills were present and allowed.

B. F. Colvett………………………………………………$25.00

Edmond Davis…………………………………………… 1.40

Lennie dBrown………………………………………….. .60

Lem McLean…………………………………………….. 12.50

Will Boling0……………………………………………… 7.00

Lyhden Tanner…………………………………………… 2.00

” ” …………………………………………… 4.75

T. J. Smith …………………………………………… 1.00

J. C. Emerson ……………………………………………. 10.50

R. L. Thompson…………………………………………. 3.75

E. H. King (Ditch Work)…………………………….. 21.80

There being no further business to come before the meeting it adjourned.

E. S. Coltrain R. F. Tanner

Recorder Mayor

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Page 86, 3 Jul 1930: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen met in the Mayor’s office on July 3rd, 1930 with all members present.

The following business transacted.

Jim Bailey account for lumber………..$……………

A motion was made by R. L. Thompson and seconed by D. W. Cates that R. F. Tanner be authorized to hav Recorder issue checks to hands for Street work. motion carried unanimoulsy. therbeing no further business to come before the meeting it adjourned.

R. F. Tanner

Mayor

E. S. Coltrain

Recorder

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Page 87, 14 Jun 1930:

Alamo, Tennessee

June 14th, 1930

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the town of Alamo, Tennessee, met in Special Session, pursuant to call of the Mayor, at 2;30 o’clock P.M. on the above date, at the Mayor’s office in said Town. Present and presiding the Honorabel r. F. Tanner, Mayor, and present also the follwoing aldermen to wit:

R. L. Thompson, D. w. Cates, Neal Nolen, and J. E. Klyce.

A quorem being presnet the following preceedings were had and entered of record:

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The Mayor read the call for the Special Meeting, which was served upon each of the aldermen, and which is in words and figures asfollows to wit:

Alamo, Tennessee

June 14th, 1930

TO THE ALDERMEN OF THE

TOWN OF ALAMO, TENNESSEE

I, hereby call a Special meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to convene in my office at 2:30 o Clock P.M. on the 14th day of June 1930, for the purpose of considering and taking such action asmay be necessary in connection with the issuance and sale of $7,500.00 of Street Improvement Bonds of the Town of Alamo, Tennessee.

This being a very important meeting, each of you are urged to be present.

Respectfully,

(signed) R. F. Tanner

Mayor

In the matter of constructing streets in and for the said town of Alamo, Tennessee and the Method of paying the cost a Resolution in the following words and figures was read and

Resolution.

WHEREAS, this Board by ordinance duly passed third and final reading on March 10th, 1930, authorized the issuance of $7,500.00 of bonds of the Town of Alamo, Tennessee, for the purpose of paying the cost of constrecting and improving streets in and for said Town, and requested the ecletion on May 22, 1930 on the question of the issuance of said bonds, and

WHEREAS, the elcetion Comissioners for Crockett County, Tennessee, have certified in their Board the results of said election, which repre is in words and figures as follows to wit;

WHEREAS, it appears from said report that the majority of the votes cast to said election favored the issuance of said bonds this confering authority upon this Board to cause said bonds to be issued in the manner set forth in the ordinance heretofore passed by this Board, and

WHEREAS, after due notice the said bonds were offered for sale and sold to Messrs. Little, Wooten and Company of Jackson, Tennessee, and

WHEREAS, it appears necessry and proper that this Board adopt, as a matter of record, the proper form of bond for the said issue, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF ALAMO, TENNESSEE:

SECTION l. That the sala of said bonds heretofore made toMessrs. Little, Wooten and Company, Jackson, Tennessee, in accordance with contracts entered into, be and the same is hereby retified, approved and confirmed.

SECTION 2: That the form of such bonds and cuopns shall be substantially as followe;

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

STATE OF TENNESSEE

TOWN OF ALAMO

STREET IMPROVEMENT BOND
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the Town of Alamo, a Municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State fo Tennessee, for value received, acknowledge itself indebted and promises to pay to the bearer the sum of Seven thousand five Hundred dollars ($7,500.00), lawful money of the United States of America on the first day of April, 19– with interest hereron at the rate of six percentum (6%) per annum, payable semiannually on October 1st and April 1st. of each year until this bond si paid, upon presentation and surrender of the annexed supons as the severally become due, both principal and interest of this bond being payable at the Chemical Bank & Trust Company, New York.

This bond is one of a series of eight (8) bonds, numbered form (1) to eight (8)’inclusive, aggregating the principal sum of Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500.00) issued under and prusuance of and in strict complianc with the constitution and statutes of the State of Tennessee, including Chapter 50, Public Acts of Tennessee, 1913 (first extra session), the charter of said Town in such cases made and provided, and in pursuance of resolutions and ordinances of said town duly adopted and had, and pursuant to an regular election called and held at which a majority of the voters participating herein favored the issuance of said bonds; said bonds being issued for the purpose of providing funds with which to construct and improve the streets in the town of Alamo.

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IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, RECITED AND DECLARED that all acts, conditions and thigns required to be done, exist and be performed precedent to and in the issuance of this bond, in order to make this bond a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Twon of Alamo, Tennessee, have been done, exist and been performed in regular and due time, form and manner as required by law; that provision has been made by law and resolution for the levy and collection fo an annual tax on all taxable property within said Town sufficient to pay the principal and interest hereof as the same fall due, and that the indebtedness represnted by this bond, thgether with all other indebtedness of said Twon, does not exceed and Constitutional or Statutory limitation, and for the prompt performance of all convenants, recitals and stipulations herein contained the full faith, credit and resources of the town of Alamo are irrevocably pledged, and this bond is exempt form all State, County and Muncipal taxes within the state of Tennessee.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the Town of Alamo, tennessee, has caused this bond to be signed by its Mayor, countersigned by the recorder and corporate seal for said Town affixed hereto and has caused the interest cupons hereto attached to be executed with the fac-simile signatures of said officials, and this bond to be dated April 1, 1930.

R. F. Tanner

Mayor

E. S. Coltrain

Recorder

(form of coupon)

No.———

On the first day of april, 19— the town of Alamo, in the state of Tennessee, will pay to the bearer at the Chemical Bank & Trust co, New York City, New York, the sum of $7,500.

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lawful money of the United States of america, being six months interest then due on its Street Improvement bond, dated April 1st, 1930. N. ——-

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Mayor

Attest

E. S. Coltrain

Recorder, Alamo, Tennessee

Motion to adopt the foregoing resolution having been made by Alderman R. L. Thompson, which was duly seconded by Alderman J. E. Klyce, upon roll call the following voted “aye” J. E. Klyce, D. W. Cates, R. L. Thompson, and Neal Nolen

Those opposed: None.

Whereupon the Mayor declared the resolution duly adopted.

R. F. Tanner

Mayor

Attest:

E. S. Coltrain

Recorder, Alamo, Tennessee

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15 July 1930:

I, R. F. Tanner, do solemly swear that as Mayor of the town of Alamo, Tennessee, I will to the best of my ability will,truly and impartially discharge the duties of saidoffice so help me God.

R. F. Tanner

Swoen to and subscribed before me this July 15, 1930..

J. B. Edwards, Clerk of Crockett County

We, D. W. Cates, J. E. Klyce, W. N. Nolen, and R. L. Thompson, do solemnl swear that we will to the best of oour ability well and truly discharge the duties of the office of Aldermen of the Town of Alamo, Tennessee, so help me God.

D. W. Cates

J. E. Klyce

R. L. Thompson

W. N. Nolen

Subscribed and sworn to before me – this July 15, 1930.

J. B. Edwards Clerk of Crockett County

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Page 92, 24 Jul 1930: The Mayor and Board of Aldermen met in the mayor’s office on July 24th, 1930, with all members present. R. F. Tanner Mayyor, D. W. Cates, Neal Nolen, J. E. Klyce, and R. L. Thompson. E. S. Coltrain Recorder.

The School Board met with the city board in regard to making tax levy for school in 1930 taxes.

R. L. Thompson made motion that all road hands subject to road dut be warned to wok streets for seven days at .50cts per day which would amount to $3.50 each. Seconded by D. W. Cates and carried unanimously.

The following bils were presented. Elmo King, $30.00 for road grading. Leslie Vernon $25.00 trip to Nashville in regard to lights, Alamo Pilot $10.30. F. M. Porter $3.20 election officers meals. All bills were allowed.

A motion was made by Neal nolen that the Mayor R. F. Tanner be given the authority to buy gravel for streets. this was seconed by R. L. Thompson. and carried.

A motion was made to receive bids for contracts to gravel streets. There being no further business to come before the board it adjourned.

R. F. Tanner

Mayor

Everett S. Coltrain

Recorder

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Page 93, 4 Sep 1930: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen met in the office ofthe Mayor on the the 4th day of Sept. 1930, with the following members present, R. F. Tanner, Maor, residing, D. W. Cates, W. N. Nolen, J. E. Klyce, and R. L. Thompson, Aldermen, also present Everett C. Coltrain, City Recorder, when the following bsiness was had and entered of record to wit:

TAX ORDINANCE

The following ordinance was introduced and read by R. L. Thompson.

Be it ordained by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Alamo, That there be and is hereby levied, a tax, on all taxable property witnin the corporate limits of said town of Alamo, For the year 1930 and subsequent years as follows: $1.15 on each $100.00 of taxable property within said corporation, designated as special tax, and for the purpose of paying the principal and interes of all outstanding bonds and indebtedness of said corporation.

.40 on each $100.00 of taxable property within said corporation, designated as a corporation tax, and for the purpose for paying the corporation light bills, marshal salary, and other general expenses of said corporation, not included in the foregoing levy, making a total rate, for the year 1930, and swubsequent year, of $1.85 on each $100.00 of taxable property in said Town of Alamo. Be it further ordinaed by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen that each and every trade, occupation and business,not declared to be a privilege and assessed as such by the State of Tennessee be and the sam is hereby declared to be a privilege within the corporation of the town of Alamo, and the privilege tax thereon fixed at the same rate as

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as is now fixed by the State of Tennessee.

Be it further ordained that each and every paragraph, clause, phrase, and word of this ordinance is declared to be separate and distinct from every other paragraph, clause, phrase, and wor, and the same would have been passed by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen regareless of the remaining part of this ordinance.

Be it further ordained that in event any paragraph, phrase, sentence, clause, or word of this act is held to be illegal or unconstitutional the remaining paragraphs, clauses, phrases, sentence, and words of the remaining shall not be effected thereby.

Said R. L. Thompson moved the passage of the foregoing ordinance. On first reading, which motion was seconded by Alderman D. W. Cates, and on roll call all members of the board voted aye, and the Mayor declared the ordinance passed on first reading.

There being no further business the Board adjourned until tomorrowfor the purpose of passing the above ordinance on the second reading.

R. F. Tanner

Mayor

Everett S. Coltrain

Recorder

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Page 95, 5 Sep 1930: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Alamo, met in the office of the Mayor on this the 5th day of Sept, 1930, for the purpose of cosideringon the second reading the tax ordinance assessed on the first reading, at the meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, on yesterday, which said ordinance is fully set out from the minutes of the Board, and in the minutes of the meeting was held on August 4th, 1930, R. F. Tanner, Mayor prsent and presiding, J. E. Klyce, W. N. Nolen, D. W. Catea and R. L. Thompson, Aldermen, also present, Everett Coltrain, City Recorder, when the following business was had and entered of record to-wit:

R. L. thompson moved that the Tax Ordinance passed yesterday by this Board on first reading and copied on the minutes of themeeting yesterday be passed on second reading, which motion was duly seconede by D. W. Cates, and on rall call all members of the Board voted aye, and the Mayor declared the motion carried and the Ordinance passed on second reading. There being no further business the board adjourned to meet tomorrow, for the purpose of passing said Ordinance on third reading.

R. F. Tanner

Mayor

E. S. Coltrain

Recorder

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Page 96, 6 Sep, 1930: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the town of Alamo, Crockett County, Tennessee met in the office of the Mayor on this 6th day of Sept, 1930, for the purpose of passing the Tax Ordinance, for the year 1930, and every subsequent year, on reading which Ordinance was passed on irst reading day before and second reading yesterday, and which is carried in the minutes of the meeting held on day before yesterday, with following members present:

R. F. Tanner, Mayor, present and presiding, J. e. Klyce, W. N. Nolen, D. W. Cates, and R. L. Thompson, Aldermen, also present Everett S. Coltrain, City Recorder, when the following business was had of record to-wit:

Alderman R. L. Thompson, moved the passage on third reading of Tax Ordinance of said Town of Alamo, for the year 1930, all years, which was passed on first reading day before yesterday the meeting of said board, on second reading yesterday, are on the minutes of the meeting of said Boardon day before whicch motion (esd fulydrvenfrfny Slfrsman: Note: obviously wrong keys. mn) D. FW. Cates on roll rall all members of the Board voted aye, and thereupon the Mayor declared said Ordinance duly carried on third reading and said tax rate fixed for the year 1930, and every subsequent as provided in said Ordinance.

thereoeing no further business the Board adjourned.

R. F. Tanner

Mayor

E. S. Coltrain

Recorder

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Page 97, 16 Sep 1930: The board of Mayor and Aldermen met in special meeting on Sept. 16th, 1930 with following membrs present:

R. F. Tanner Mayor present and presiding, D. W. Cates, Neal Nolen, J. E. Klyce, R. L. Thompson Aldermen: also Everett S. Coltrain recorder.

A motion was made by R. L. Thompson tha an ordinance be made to make the Court Square of Alamo, Tenn. a Fair ground during the week of the Crockett County Fair for 1930. From Sept 22 to 27 inc. Thiswas seconded by J. E. Klyce and passed unanimously. R. L. Thompson made motion that an ordinance be passed prohibiting any parking on square during fair week, seconded by J. E. Klyce and passed.

J. E. Klyce made a motion that the Board of Mayor and Aldermen not plead Statue of limitation on School warrents held by Bank of Alamo.

Motion was made to adjourn.

R. F. Tanner

Mayor

E. S. Coltrain

Recorder

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Page 97, 1 Oct 1930: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen met in special session on Oct 21st, 1930: the Following members present R. F. Taner, Mayor, R. L. Thompson, D. W. Cates, J. E. Klyce Aldermem and Everett S. Coltrain recorder.

The following bills were presented and Allowed.

-.B. Ross…………………………………$ 3.00

Alamo Pilot………………………………12.50

Camden Gravel Co……………………791.97

Motion was made by R. L.Thompson that T. J. Smith be hired as night watchman for town of Alamo at Salary of $50.00 per month.