09251944September 25,1944:
The Board of Commissioners met in a call session Monday, September 25th at
10:00 A M with all members present, also the Clerk to the Board.
It is ordered that $10.00 per month be allowed Adolphe Bundy for firing
furnace at County Home for winter months.
It is ordered that $6.66 be accepted as full payment for taxes for year 1939
and being 40 acres in Stewartts Creek Township formerly listed to Henry Byrd,
col. now H E Truelove Est.
Insurance policy number 17202 with the Grantie State Fire Insurance Company
in the amount of $2,500.00 on the Court House was approved and ordered filed.
Insurance Policy Member 17201 with the Granite State Fire Insurance Company,
in the amount of $9,000.00 on the Jail and living quarters was approved and
ordered filed.
Official bond in the amount of $35,000.00 with the Maryland Casualty Co.
on behalf of William Dalrymple Harrington was approved and ordered filed with
the C.S.C.
MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPAfl BALTIMORE
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
That William Dalrymple Harrington,Lillington, North Carolina as Principal,
(hereinafter called Principal) aid the Maryland Casualty Company, a corporation
of the State of Maryland, having its principal office in the City of Baltimore,
Maryland, asSurety, (hereinafter called the Surety) are held and firmly bound unto
the State of North Carolina, for Benefit of Board of Commissioners, iaxn'ett
County, North Carolina in the penalty of Thirty Five Thousand and 00 /100 Dollars
($35,000.00) to the payment whereof, well and truly to be made and done, the said
Principal binds himself,his heirs, executors and administrators, and the said Surety
binds itself, its successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these
presents.
HE CONDITION OF THE AFOREGOING OBLIGATION IS SUCH, that WHEREAS, the said
Principal was appointed Harnett County Tax Collector for the term beginning
on the 15th day of September 1944, and ending on the 15th day of September 1945.
NOW THEREFORE if the said Principal shall, during the term of this bond,
well aid faithfully perform all and singular the duties incumbent upon him by
reason of his appointment as said Harnett County Tax Collectage ;cept as hereinafter
limited, and honestly account for all moneys coming into his hand as said
Harnett County Tax Collector, according to law, then this obligation shall be
null and void; it is otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue.
THIS BOND is executed by the Surety upon the following express conditions,
which shall be conditions precedent to the right of recovery hereunder:
IT IS MUTUALLY UNDERSTOOD AND agreed between all parties hereto, that if
the Surety shall so elect, this bond may be cancelled by giving thirty (30) days}
notice in writing to the said Board of Commissioners, Harnett County, North Carolina
and this bond shall be deemed cancelled at the expiration of said thirty (30) days,
the said Surety remaining liable for all or any act or acts covered by this bond
which may have been committed by the Principal up to the date of such cancellation
under the terms, conditions and provisions of this bond, and the Surety shall, upon
surrender of this bond and its release from all liability thereunder, refund the
premium paid, $bstl? pro rata part thereof, for the tine this bond shall have been
in force.
AND IT 1S FURTHER MUTUALLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED BETWEEN ALL PARTIES HERETO,
that the Surety shall not be liable to said Board of Commissioners, Harnett
County,N.C. for any loss or losses resulting by reason of the failure of the said
Principal to collect any portion or all taxes which he may be chargeable to collect
by reason of his appointment as said Harnett County Tax Collector and that said
Surety shall not be liable for failure of the said principal to take any legal
action to dol.lect such taxes.
AND .IT IS FURTHER MUTUALLY UNDE<ST00D AND AGREED BETWEEN ALL THE PAiTir'S
HERETO, the the said Surety shall not be liable to said Board of Commissioners,
Harnett County,N.C. for any losses resulting to said Board of Commissioners,
Harnett county,N.C. by reason of any :ublic moneys being now on general or special
deposit or hereafter placed on general or special deposit by the said Principal,
with any bank, depository, or depositories, or by reason of the allowance to or
acceptance by said t'rinci. pal of any interest thereon, any Law, Decision or Statute
of the State of North Carolina or Ordinance of the said Board of Commissioners,
Harnett County, North Carolina to the contrary notwithstanding.
Signed, sealed and dated this llth day of September,1944.
Witness : Inez Harrington
Countersigned
Elizabeth T.Davis
Resident Agent
William Dalrymple Harrington
W.D.Harrington (SEAL)
Principal.
Maryland Casualty Company,
By H M Durham, Attorney in Fact.
r98
NORTH CAROLINA
HARNETT COUNTY.
W.D.Harrington, firs t being duly' sworn, says:
That he is the duly appointed Tax Eollector of Harnett County for the tax year
1943 -1944 county tax levy; that as such collector he or his deputies visited the
dwelling places of each of the persons whose names are listed as insolvent on the
attached list; or that he or his deputies visited the usual place of abode of
each of said persons, aid that he or their, the said deputies, could not find at
the dwelling or place of usual abode of each of the said respective tax payers
on said attached list, or elsewhere in said County of Harnett, any property where
with to discharge said 1943 taxes, or such part thereof as is returned unpaid on
the said attached list; and that said persons so named on said list were insolvent
at the time when by law he, the said Tax Collector, ought to have endeavored
to collect said taxes of said persons so listed on the said attached list.
W.D. Harr inston
Tax Collector.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 25 day of September,1944.
D.P.Ray,J' .Deputy.
C.S.C.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS W.D.Harrington was appointed and duly qualified as Harnett County
Tax Collector for the levy of 1943 county taxes; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of a resoluuion heretofore adopted by the Board of
Commissioners of Harnett County, the said W.D.Harrington, as County Tax
Collector, was charged with the duty of collecting all delinquent taxes and
revenues due the County of Harnett, beginning and as of September 15,1943; and
WHEREAS, the said W.D.Harrington, as Harnett County Tax Collector for the
1943 county tax levy, has submitted thl s official insolvent list of persons
charged with the payment of taxes to Harnett County for the 1943 county
levy, and has made settlement as provided by law of all items with which he was
charged in connection with the 1943 levy of Harnett County taxes; and the said Tax
Collector' has made full settelemen.t with the County of Harnett for all delinquent
taxes collected by him through September 15,19441
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County
as follows
1. That the list submitted by W.D.Harrington, Harnett County Tax Collector
for the county levy of 1943, of insolvents in his final settlement in connection
with said levy, be and the same hereby is accepted and - approved.
2. That the final settlement of said W.D.Harrington, Harnett County Tax
Collector for the county levy of 1943, having been examined and found correct,
be and the same hereby is accepted and approved.
3. That the accounts and settlement of W.D.Harrington Harnett County Tax
Collector, relating to taxes and revenues other than items in connection with the
County tax levy of 1943, particularly including' delinquent taxes which became due
to the County of Harnett prior to the levy of 1943, having been examined and
found correct as of the close of the day on September 15,1944, is hereby
accepted and approved.
4. That subject to the provisions of law,W.D.Harrington, Harnett County Tax
Collector for the county levy of 19 43, and as the Collector of delinquent taxes
due Ha- nett Countir, for the period ending at the close of September 15,1944;
together with the surety on his official bonds covering liability for the 1943
county tax levy and the collection of delinquent taxes from September 15 1943
to aid cincluding September 25,1944, to wit: Maryland Casualty Company of -
Baltimore, Maryland, be and they are hereby relieved of liability during said
periods.
5. That Iva J.Sloan,.who during the collection of taxes due the County of
Harnett under the 1943 county tax levy served as assistant to W. D.Harrington,
Tax Collector, and Maryland Casualty Co . on her official bond, in connection with
said levy, be aid they hereby are relieved and released of liability, subject
to the provisions of law, her accounts having been addited and found correct.
6. That W.D.Harrington,Harnett County Tax Collector for the year 1943 county
tax levy, be and he hereby is allowed the sum of $1.20 for each and every land
sale made by him in connection with the cointy. levy-of 1943 taxes,: and salary
up to October 1,1944; provided the said W.D.Harrington shall from the compensation
herein allayed for land sales, pay all expenses in connection with said land sales,
including the account of newspapers for publication of land sale notices.'
7. That this resolution be recorded in the Minutes of the Board of Commissioners
of Harnett County._
Adopted and Done by order of the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County, all
members of said Board being present and voting for adoption, this 25th day of
September, 1944.
ATTEST • Inez Her i tou
Clerk to Board or wemmissioners
of Ha- nett County.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
HARNETT COUNTY
By J.B.Ennis
Chairman
99�
NORTH CAROLINA
HARNETT COUNTY.
I,Inez Harrington,Clerk to the Board of u ommissioners of Harnett County, North
Carolina, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true, literal and compared
copy of the original of a resoltuion duly adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of said County on September 25,1944:
Witness my hand and official seal, this 25th day of September,1944.
Inez Harrington
Clerk to Board of Commissioners.
NORTH CAROLINA
HARNETT COUNTY.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF HARNETT COUNTY:
1. That W.D.Harrington be and he hereby is appointed Tax Collector for the
County of Harnett for the tax year beginning September 15,1944, and ending
September 15,1945.
2. That the official bond of W.D.Harrington, the duly appointed Tax Collector
of Harnett County,in the sum of $35,000.00 with Maryland Casualty Company
as Surety thereon, covering the period of September 15,1944, to and including
September 15,1945, be and the same is hereby accepted and approved.
3. That the compensation of the said W.D.Harrington as Tax Collector be and the
same hereby is fixed at the sum of $331.25 per month, payable monthly, together with
travel expense allowance of $125. per month, payable monthly; and he shall also
be paid and receive all lawful levy and garnishee fees allowed by law, together
with such sums for land sales as shall be allowed and fixed by the Board of
County Commissioners; and the expenses in connection with the maintenance of his
clerical force, assistants and incidental expenses, will be paid by the County of
Harnett within the limitations of law and as declared in a resolution adopted by
the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County on July 5,1943.
4. That the designations by the Tax Collector of Iva J.Sloan as his assistnat,
and of Lottie Patterson as his clerk, be and the same are hereby approved.
5. That W.D.Harrington,Harnett County Tax Collector, shall deposit daily all
amounts collected by him in the First Citizens Bank & Trust Company of Dunn,N.C.,
to the credit of Harnett County Tax Distribution Account, and that the said
depository shall issue daily to said Tax Collector a receipt for such deposits,
which said rece.pts shall thereupon be delivered dailey to the Harnett County
Accountant; and that upon compliance with these instructions, the said Tax
Collector and his surety on his official bond, shall be relieved of further
liability for such amounts or sums as may be deposited in said depository.
6. That First Citizens Bank & Trust Company of Dunn,N.C., be and the same
hereby is designated as the official depository of the County of Harnett for all
funds of said County,including all such funds which may be collected by the said
W.D.Harrington as Harnett County Tax Collector; and the said First Citizens Bank
and Trust Company, Depository, shall make bond in keeping with the provisions of law
to secure all deposits of the County of Harnett which may be deposited in said Bank,
in a sum of not less than $75,000.00 to be increased and fixed from time to time
as the amounts of deposits at any one time may require, said bond at all times to be
in a principal amount aggregating more than the total deposits of the County of
Harnett on any given date; and in lieu of said bond, said depository may place in
trust with the Wachovia Bank & Trust Company of Raleigh,N.C., or Central Hanover
Bank & Trust Company of New York City, Trustee, acceptable securities approved by
the County Accountant, for the purpose of securing all the deposits of Harnett
County in said First Citizens Bank & Trust Company, the aggregate amount of such
securities to be a sum not less than the bond rec ±uired by law.
7. That the following order and command be and the same hereby is ordered
delivered to W.D.Harrington, the duly appointed Tax Collector of Harnett County
for the year beginning September 15,1944, and ending September 15,1945:
"To Hon. W.D.Harrington,Tax Collector of Ha nett County:
You are hereby ordered and commanded to forthwith proceed with the collection
of the 1944 county tax levy made by the County of Harnett, North Carolina.
You are further hereby ordered and commanded to forthwith proceed with the
collection of all other taxes and revenues which are now due, or which may
hereafter become due during your term of office with the County of Harnett."
Adopted and done by the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County, North
Carolina, all members of said Board being present and voting or adoption, this
25th day of September,1944.
ATTEST: Inez Harrington
Secretary,to Board of Harnett
County Commissioners.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF HARN JTT COUNTY
by J.B.Ennis
Chairman.
NOHI'H CAROLINA
HARNETT COUNTY:
I,Inez Harr1ngtonAlerk 410 the Board of 0ounty- Commissioners of Harnett County,
N.C., do hereby certify that the foregoing - resolution is a true, literal and
compared copy of the original of said resolution duly adopted by the Board of
Commissioners of Harnett Gounty,N.G., on the 25th day of- September,1944.
Witness my hand and official seal, this 25thday of September,1944.
Inez Harrington
Clerk to the Board of Commissioners.
The Board adjourned.
Clerk to the Board.
The following checks were
2777 George H.Hinton
2778 ' W H Patthews
2779 Geo.G.-Scott & Co.
2780 M D Lanier
2781 Mrs Hiram-Baggett
2782 A A Cameron ,
2783 G H Thornton
2784 R L Pate
2785 W.D.Harrington
2786 The Pure -011 Co.
2787 S B Lee
2788 Harnett County News
2789 H A Wells
2790 C H Avery
2791 A H Ivey
2792 Clarence H Moore
2793; W E Salmon
2794 void
2795 Lillington Furniture Go.
2796 Harnett Furniture C6.
2797 James H•Anderson Co.
2798 Jerlena Ferguson
2799 Russell FUrgison,
2800 Henry 'Whitley
2801 Mrs E C Byrd
2802 C a' olina Telephone & Tel Co.
2803 Sash Door & MillWdrk 80.
2804 Mitchell Printing Co.
2805 Inez Harrington
2806 Capital Printing Co.
2807 Storr Engraving de.
2808 "Thomas & Howard Co.
2809 J W Driver
2810 Town of Lillington
2811 James A Tayldr & Sous
2812 Purdie Brothers,Inc.
2813 Davis Milling Co.
2814 Orkin Exterminating Co.
2815 LaFayette Drug Co.
2816 Layton Supply Co.
2817 Johnson & Bryan
2818 K C Matthews
2819 Lillington Ice & Coal-Co.-
2820 Monroe Calculating Machine Go.
2821 Red Jacket Coal Sales Co.
2822 Observer Printing House
2823 Burroughs Adding Machine Co.
2824 J E Jackson
2825 Mitchell Printing Co.
2826 Capital Printing Co.
2827 Alfred Williams & Co.
2828 Maude L.Searcy
2829. Payton Funeral Home
2830 Joseph J.Combs
2831 Dollie McDougald
2832 A W Peede
Chairman
ssued during the month of September
work as Janitor
salary
services
stamped envelopes
salary
7 meetings
4 days work collecting taxes
services as Commissioner
advertising
refund
Ice
Printing
1 still
2 stills
6 stills and 2 men
3 stills
stamps
supplies
pillows & Mattresses
1 bbl. HWC Power
cooking
work
boiler
5 bu. peas @$2.
tel.`service ending May
plywood
one gross legal tablets
Aug Postage
2apes
ex.
supplies
service
water .
policy
supplies
feed and flour
general fumigation
ex.
rent and supplies
Groceries, etc.
37 keys laundry and
Ice_
renewal maintenance
car of coal
1 post binder
2 ribbons .
10% commission
Tax receipts
supplies
1 box typewriter
June. and August
Funeral service
Services
1944:
$17.80
29.30
900.00
662.76
85.80
40.60
30.60
72.00
1153.30
12.96
30.00
342.50
18.60
16.80
42.50
15.00
4.50
Nursing
105.26
34.90
21.85
40.00
40.00
4.00
10.00
& June 25.59
6.00
20.58
17.00
3.66
32.75
78.05
. 6.00
19.00
55:08
49.09
199.00
County Home 36.25
39.79
57.44
85.53
2 stills 36.20
11.25
contract 83.00
179.85
63.38
1.50
3.28
159.09
22.15
2.75
39.32
7.00
6.00
36.08
2834 Johnson & Bryan
2835 F D Jackson
2836 H C Cameron
2837 State Laboratory of Hygiene
2838 J B Ennis
2839 Dr.P.G.Parker
2840 Dr.J.F.McKay
2841 Dr.C.D.gain
2842 J 0 Sutton
2843 Howard Godwin
2844 N.C.Sanatorium
2845 Howard Godwin
2846 Dept. of Conservation & Dev.
2847 W D Harrington
2848 W D Harrington
2849 Carrie Speight Edwards
2850 E M Blanchard
2851 W D Harrington
2852 J F Goggins Agent
2853 George F.Hinton
2854 W H Matthews
2855 Carolina Power & L;ght Co.
2856 Storr Engraving Co.
2857 Grace B.Tally
2858 Flora Green Milton
2859 Mrs.Marvin Edwards
2860 Dr.L.R.Doffermyre
2861 Dr. C.B.Codrington
2862 Elvira Massengill
2863 W R Cranford,Agent
8864 Curtis Elliott
2868 Evander Murchison
2866 J J Ragland
2867 James C.Cameron
2868 Calvin Patterson
2869 C H Hood
2870 Mrs Mary B.Carlson
2871 George F.Hinton
2872 W H Matthews
2873 void
2874 'A'irs Carrie Speight Edwards
2875 Roger Sexton
2876 w D Harrington
2877 George F.Hinton
2878 W H Matthews
2879 First Citizens Bank & Tr.Co.
2880 J B Ennis
2881 B F Miller
2882 H C Strickland
2883 Dunn Home Guard
2884 L K Boston
2885 Sudie S.Parrish
2886 Dr.J.F.McKay
2887 Mabel Alston
2888 C R Ammons
2889 Mrs Hiram Haggett
2890 Helen Bradley
2891 E C Byrd
2892 L M Chaffin
2893 Howard Godwin
2894 Inez Harrington
2895 W.O.Harrington
2896 J B Hendley
2897 Iva J.Sloan
2898 Clara Lee Johnson
2899 Edna Kelly
2900 M Irene Lassiter
2901 M 0 Lee
2902 Dr.John A.Lineberry
2903 Elizabeth T.Matthews
2904 K C Matthews
2905 T D OtQuinn
2906 Mrs.B.F.Parker
2907 Lottie Patterson
2908 Duncan P.Ray
2909 Anne T.Salmon
2910 W E Salmon
2911 Maude L.Searcy
2912 Elsie B.Souders
2913 F H Taylor
2914 F H Taylor
2915 Rebecca Wilson
2916 Doris Upchurch
2917 J Earl Ward
mdse 51.98
welfare 4.60
welfare 7.30
supplies 9.50
Board of Health meeting 4.00
meetings 8.00
2 meetings 8.00
2 Board meetings 8.00
2 Board meetings 8.00
postage 6.00
hospitalization 100.44
costs in court 26.86
Countyts part 35.86
refund for juror tickets 185.32
refund 18.00
court reporting 50.07
grand Jury officer 8.00
refund for furor 218.00
express .41
salary 17.80
salary 29.30
County Home 21.48
supplies 33.20
work 24.00
work 6.00
work 24.00
6 V D Clinics 45.00
2 V.D.Clinics 15.00
8 V.D.Clinics 8.00
Freight on car of coal 160.48
24 hours hauling coal 10.80
25 hrs. work hauling coal 10.00
3 hrs. hauling coal 1.20
18 hours hauling coal 7.20
9 hrs work hauling coal 3.60
supervising unloading coal 5.00
salary 30.00
salary 17.80
salary 29.30
court reporting
milk
refund
salary
salary
principal and int.
salary
Sept. allowance
salar y
Sept. allowance
travel allowance
salary
rent for library
salary
salary and travel
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
sales' y
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
Sala y
salary
44.90
5.95
136.64
17.80
29.30
1211.78
25.00
10.00
200.00
25.00
30.00
10.00
8.50
165.30
143.30
84.00
98.40
138.90
136.00
295.70
205.13
410.80
205.00
140.80
82.40
92.40
167.56
120.80
391.60
45.85
88.90
90.85
94.06
71.65
110.40
114.50
300.67
82.60
103.40
100.00
40.80
70.40
78.40
salary 257.00
1 02
2918 M D Lanier
2919 Miss Wilma Williams
2920 Marjorie G.Richey
2921 W H McEay
2922 J 0 Elmore -
2923 J F "Coggins,Agt. `
2924 Catherine Campbell
2925. Mary B.Carlson
2926 b- Mrs.Bertha Felton_
2927 Gertrude P.Wilburn
2928 George F.Hinton
2929 W H- Matthews
2930 void
2931 Mrs.Nancy McIver
2932 Mrs Bedya S.Cellier
bonds
salary
salary
refund
rebate
Freight
20 hours work in index office
balance salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
work on books
$206..25
198.40
123.90
2.15
2.24
1.22
8.00
-33.20
69.70
69.00
17.80
29.30