05311940171
May 31, 1940
The Board of Commissioners met in a Ball meeting Friday, May 31, 1940
at 2:00 O'clock P.M. Present were Chairman J.B.Ennis, and Commissioners
A.A.Cameron, Ferd D.Jackson, R.L.Pate, and L.R.Byrd. Also County Attorney
H.C.Strickland.
It is ordered that the roof of the Courthouse and the Jail be painted.
Contract for $161.25 awarded to The American Oil and Paint Company, Cleveland,
Ohio, J.F.McMillan, division manager.
The official bond of Merlin Cobb, Black River Township Constable, in the
sum of $1,000.00 was approved, ordered recorded, and filed. Those voting for
its approval were Commissioners R.L.Pate, L.R.Byrd, A.A.Cameron, and
Ferd D.Jackson. Voting against: None.
"Public Official's Bond No. 1837452
The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That Merlin Cobb of Angier, State of North Carolina, hereinafter called
the Principal, and The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York, hereinafter
called the Surety, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of
New York, with its home office in the City of New York, in the said State, are
held and firmly bound unto the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County, of
Lillington, State of North Carolina, hereinafter called the Obligee, in the sum
of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars; for the payment whereof to the Obligee the
principal binds himself, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns and
the Surety binds itself, its successors and assigns, jdntly and severally
firmly by these presents.
Signed, sealed, and dated this 24 day of May, 1940.
WHEREAS, the above -named principal has been duly authorized or elected to
the office of Constable, Black River Township, of the county of Harnett, State
of North Carolina, for the term of office beginning on June 1, 1940 and ending
on December 2, 1940.
NOW, THEREFORE, the condition of the foregoing obligation is such that if the
principal shall faithfully perform such dttiea as may be imposed on him by law
and shall honestly account for all money that may come into his own hands in
his official capacity during the said term, then this obligation shall be void;
otherwise it shall remain in force.
Signed, sealed and
delivered in presence of: Merlin Cobb, Principal
H.C. Strickland
(as to the Principal) The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York
W.C.Fowler by: R.Durham Taylor, Attorney
(as to the Surety)
The extension of official bond of W.E.Hyland, Acting Auditor, in the sum
of $10,000.00 to July 1, 1940, was approved, ordered recorded, and filed.
Those voting for approval were Commissioners L.R.Byrd, Ferd D.Jackson, R.L.Pate,
and A.A.Cameron.
" United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Continuation Certificate.
In consideration of the sum of Four and 90/100 Dollars the IInited States
Fidelity and Guaranty Co. hereby continues in force Bond No. 70677 -07 -429 -40 in
the sum of Ten Thousand and no /100 Dollars ($10,000.00) on behalf of W.E.Hyland,
Temp. Acting Acct. in favor of State of North Carolina, for the extended term
beginning on the 12th. day of June, 1940, and ending on the 30th. day of June,
1940 subject to all the covenants and conditions of said bond.
This ontinuation is executed upon the express condition that the Company's
liability under said bond and this and all continuations thereof shall not be
cumulative and shall in no event exceed inthe aggregate the largest single amount
named in the bond, the endorsements attached thereto or any continuation certificat
Witness the signatures of its attorney in fact under corporate seal, this
27t day of May, 1940.
Countersigned: C.H.Chiloote, Attorhey -in -fact
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
by: Earl Johnson.
N
172
Mr.Harry C.Northrop, C.P.A., rendered to the Board a final statement
showing the accountability of_Mr.J.S.McLean, former County Auditor, as
422,909.73, which, after deducting credits recommended by Mr. Northrop and
Mr.George Adams of the Local Government Commission, left a net accountability
of 419,491.37, which said sum was received by the County in settlement of the
accountability of Mr. McLean as shown by the report of Harry C.Northrop of
February 12, 1940, and the analysis thereof, the settlement in detail being
as follows:
Total Accountability per Exhibit f "A"
Analysis Report of Accountability of
J.S.McLean, Ebiruary 12, 1940
Leas
Credits allowed
1939 Prepayment entered as 1929 Land Sale
Schedule 18, Sheet 2 preliminary report
Item #1996 -A -1000 Scheduel 18,
Sheet 6 preliminary report
Check redeemed since Feb. 12, 1940
ScheduLb 29 - Shep Hammond
Releases for returned checks
as per list,
Additional Discounts in. Charge
Released per Authority of Section 9,
Chapter 181, Public haws of North
Carolina 1933 Session, and Releases
1929 Levy
1930 Levy
1931 Levy
Total Credits Allowed
127.70 -
10.00
30.00v,
125.46
178.79v,
1,190.431.
10755.98/-,!
4 22,909.73
3,418.36
Balance for Settlement 19,491.37
And upon draft on Maryland Casualty Company of this date for said amount
of $19,491.37 being honored, the liability of J.S.McLean, principal, and
Maryland Casualty. Company, Surety on his official bond, is hereby declared
satisfied in full as to the items shown in the report of Harry C.Northrop,CPA
of February 12, 1940, and the analysis thereof, under the following numbered
bonds of J.S.McLean and Maryland Casualty Company: 202631, 227973, 251911,
4733E &S, and 204039 F &S.
Attest:
Clerk.
(signed) J.B.Ennis, Chairman
173
MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY
Baltimore
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA:
HARNETT COUNTY:
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That William Dalrymple Harrington,
Lillington, North Carolina, as Principal (hereinafter called principal) and the
Maryland Casualty Company, Baltimore, Maryland, as Surety, (hereinafter called
Surety), are held and firmly bound unto the State of North Carolina, for benefit
of Board of Commissioners, Harnett County, North Carolina, in the penal sum of
Twenty Five Thousand Dollars (25,000.00) 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:
SIGNED, sealed and dated this 3 rd. day of October, 1939.
The condition of the foregoing obligation is such, that whereas, the said
Principal was duly elected Tax Collector of Harnett County, North Carolina,
for the term beginning on the rat. day of October, 1939, and ending on the lat.
day of October, 1940, and the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County have
delivered to said Principal as such TaxCollector the Tax Duplicate of said
Harnett County for the year 1939.
NOW, THEREFORE, if the said Principal shall well and faithfully perform
all and singular the duties incumbent upon him by reason of his election as
such Tax Collector of Harnett County, North Carolina, and shall faithfully
and diligently attend to the collection of the taxes shown on said tax duplicate
and shall exercise due diligence to effect the collection of all such taxes
within the time prescribed by law, and shall within the time and in the manner
prescribed by law honestly pay over to the Treasurer of Harnett County all
moneys coming into his hands or collected by him as such Tax Collector, and
shall within the time prescribed by law account and settle with the Treasurer
of Harnett County or other proper official, for all taxes set forth in said
Tax Duplicate for said County, except as to such amounts lawfully allowed as
deductions; then this obligation shall be null and void; otherwise, to remain
in full force and effect.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the said Principal has hereunto set his hand and seal
and the said Surety has caused this instrument of writing to be signed by its
Attorney -in -Fact and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed all by authority
duly given the day and year first above written.
W.D.Harrington (SEAL)
principal
Countersigned: MARYLAND CASUALTYCOMPANY
J.C.Thomson, by: L.Little, Atty -in- fact---- (CORP.SEAL)
.Resident Agent.
-KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That Maryland Casualty Company , a
corporation created by and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland,
of Baltimore City, Maryland, being authorized by its Charter to transact a
general surety, casualty, and fidelity business, and qualified to act as surety
on bonds to the United States of America, and authorized to transact its
business in the State of North and South Carolina, in pursuance of the authority
set -forth in Section 13 of Article IV of its By -laws, from which the following
is a true extract, and which Section has not been amended nor rescinded:
"The President or any Vice - President may, by written instrument under the
attested corporate seal, appoint attorneys -in -fact with authority to execute
bonds, policies, recognizances, stipulations, undertakings, or other like
instruments on behalf of the Corporation, and may.4uthcrize any officer or any
such attorney in -fact to affix the corporate seal thereto" does hereby
nominate, constitute and appoint R.E.Mayhew, R.M.Durham, R.Lewis Patton and
L.Little, of Charlotte, North Carolina, it Attorney in fact to make, execute
seal and deliver on its behalf as Surety, and its act and deed, subject to the
limitations and conditions hereinafter set out, any and all bonds, recognizances,
stipulations, undertakings, and other like instruments.
Ruch bonds, recognisanees, stipulations, undertakings or other like
instruments shall be binding upon said Company as fully and to all intents
and.purposes, as if such instruments had been duly executed and acknowledged
and.delivered by the authorised officers of the Company, when duly executed by
either H.E.Mayhew, or R.M.Durham, or R.Lewis Patton, or L.Little as Attorney-
in- fact.
This instrument revokes a power of attorney granted to the same persons
under date of July 15, 1935.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF Maryland Casualty Company has caused these presents to
be executed in its name and on its behalf and its corporate seal to be hereunto
affixed and attested by its officers thereunto daft authorized, this 1st. day
of J 'ly, 1937, at Baltimore, Maryland.
ATTEST:
Edwin C. Irelan,Asst.Secretary
(CORP.SEAL)
MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY
by: H.B.Bratney, Vice - President.
174
STATE OF MARYLAND:
Baltimore City:
On this 1st day of July, 1937, before the subscriber, a Notary Public,
of the State of Maryland, in and for Baltimore City, duly commissioned and
qualified, came B.H.Bratney, Vice- President, and Edwin C.Ireland, Assistant
Secretary, of Maryland Casualty Company, to me personally known, and known
to be the officers described in, and who executed the preceding instrument;
and they each acknowledged the execution of the setae; and, being by me duly
sworn, they severally and each for himself deposed and said that they
respectively hold the offices in said corporation as indicated, that the seal
affixed to the preceding instrument is the corporate seal of ddid corporation
and that the said corporate seal, and their signatures as such officers, were
duly affixed and subscribed to the said instrument pursuant to all due
corporate authorisation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand anf affixed my official seal,
at Baltimore City, the day and year first above written.
(SEAL) my com. exp: May 1, 1939 Harry P.Farr, Jr.N.P.
I,an Assistant Secretary of the Maryland Casualty Company, do hereby
certify that I have compared the copy of the Power of Attorney overleaf with
the original now on file among the records of the Home Office of the Company
and in my custody, and that the same is a full, true and correct copy, and that
the Power of Attorney has not been reroked,.amended or abridged, and is now
in full force and effect.
Given under my hand as Assistant Secretary and the seal of the company,
at Baltimore, Md. this 3 day of October, 1939.
(SEAL) Edwin C.Irelan, Asst. Secretary
The following checks were
5193 J.F.Coggins, agent
5194 C.H.Thornton
5195 Nettie Patterson
5196 H.A.Wells
5197 E.J.Pipkin
5198 C.H.Avery
5199 W.E.Salmon
5200 P.A.Arnold
5201 C.C.McDonald
5202 W.F.Bethune'
5203 Inez Harrington, Reg. Deeds
5204- K.C.Matthews
5205 K.C.Matthews
5206 Mrs.J.H.Blackman
5207 VOID
5208 Fred Haggett
5209 Lunette Ennis
5210 VOID
5211 Gladys Upchurch
5212 Mrs.Alma C.Rogers
5213 J.F.Johnson
5214 Sudie S.Parrish
5215 Elsie B.Crowder
5216 Howard Godwin
5217 Angus A. Cameron
5218 J.A.Hockaday
5219 Harry C.Northrop
5220 Dr.A.W.Beede
5221 Purdie Brothers
5222 Ransom Riles
5223 M.B.McKinney
5224 C.M.Kelly
5225 John Johnson
5226 Sam Atkins
5227 Elward Brandon
5228 E.C.Byrd
5229 J.A.Darroch
5230 Womble & Company
5231 Harnett Electric Co.
5232 A.L.Newberry
5233 Illinois Surgical Supply
5234 F.C.Matthews
5235 C.C.McDonald
5236 M.R.Morgan
5237 Mrs.Sudie S.Parrish
issued during the Month of May, 1940:
freight on wheel chairs
case worker
work at agri. bldg.
deputy sheriff
deputy sheriff
deputy sheriff
salary, etc.
conttable
constable
constable
postage and clerk hire
salary and turnkeys
deputy sheriff
work on tax books
work on
work on
3.04
48.00
10.00
12.04
5.00
20.00
369.93
5.00
22.50
25.00
82,80
106.22
58,85
2.40
tax books 52.80
tax books 14.40
work on tax books
balance work on tax books
balance work on tax books
work for county
work on tax books
postage and clerk hire
county commissioner
work mercantile listing
on contract
medical calls to county home
supplies for county home
work at county home
work on pump at eountyhome
work at county home
work at county home
work at county home
work on well county home
corn for county home
deputy sheriff
supplies for county
installing signal bell
commissions
scissors for Health dept.
sand for courthouse
plat of Reid property
work at county farm,ete.
preparing was
68.85
40.90
31.10
2.50
8.25
63.00
. 40.60
300.00
150.00
6.00
111.18
25.00
1.00
2.50
20.00
22.50
2.10
30.00
10.00
37.40
17.50
10.61
5.60
1.00
10.00
117.50
175
5238 Roger Sezton
5239 Maternity Center
5240 State Lab. of Hygiene
5241 Renn's Station
5242 Rennie Station
intiocnRiuminxfita
5243 J.C.Thomson
5244 McLean & O'Quinn
5245 J.Melvin McLean
5246 Modern Laundry
5247 Womble Food Store
5248 .W.W.Stanfield
5249 _D.R.Smith
5250 VOID
5251 .VOID
5252 Pender's Store
5843 McLean & O'Quinn
5254 Lee Grocery
5255 Lafayette Drug Co.
5256 J.R.Johnson
5257 _Fitohett Drug Store
5258 .Venable S.Baggett
5259 .Venable S.Baggett
5260 Barbour Motor Exp
5261 .VOID
5262 .H.6.Strickland
5263 Dept.of Con.& Devlp.
5264 , W.D.Harrington, T.C.
5265 .Dr.M.B.Poole
5266 _Dr.A.T.Wyatt
5267 Mrs.Carl Barrington
5268 Helen Hofmann
5269 Carrie S.Edward a
5270 Layton Coefield
5271 X.D.Harrington, TC
5272 b server Ptg. House
5273 T.R.Brown
5274 Pearsall & Co,
5275 Lincoln Hospital
5276 State Hospital at Goldsboro for Mary Lee Stokes
5277 Floyd McLean janitor
5278 Thornton Matthews janitor
5279 ¥.D.Lanier, P.M. postal cards tax listing
5280 Howard GodwinC.S.C. court cost March term
5281 Howard Godwin,C.R.C. court cost March & April
5282 VOID
5283 J.O.Weathers refund int. on 1927 taxes
5284 Nettie Patterson work at agri. bldg.
5285 Lafayette Drug Co. supplies
5286 Layton Supply Co. supplies
5287 Lillington Stone Co. materials sewer line county home
5288 Cole Printing Co. supplies for Reg. Deeds
5289 Dunn Family Laundry for Health Dept.
5290 C.B.Dolge Co. supplies for county home
5291 Carolina Tel.& Tel.Co. phone service
5292 W.A.Davis Milling Co, feed for county home
5293- H.Suaman Company supplies for comity home
5294 Metro Products Co. supplies for county home
5295 Worth Printing Co. supplies for Reg. deeds
5296 VOID
5297 Lillington Furn Co. supplies
5298 W.E.Salmon reimbursement supplies bought
5299 Charles Ross 1/4 part local service phone
5300 B.W.Mangum onemilch cow for county home
5301 Mrs.Alma C.Rogers work on tax books
5302 Dinette Ennis work on tax books
5303 Gladys Upchurch work on tax books
5304 John Mason cutting wood at county hone
5305 VOID
6306 Western Mfg. Co. supplies
5307 Harry C.Northrop balance on Special Audit
5308 W.D.Harrington, TC advance der payment jury tickets
5309 Carrie S.Edwards court reporting 2nd. May term
5310 A.E.Hyland,AOt.Auditor balance reimbursement jur yttekets
5311 Pope Printing Co. advertising
5312 W.D.Harrington saalr y
5313 Mitchell Prt. Co. supplies
5314 Layton Coefield wood for county jail & home
5315 Wm.H.Harrington registrar Precinct 3, Duke Twp.
milk for jail
pictures and subscription "Briefs"
supplies for Heath Dept.
oil for stoker motor at jail
2 qts oil n n 2
Ins. on county jail
supplies
coroner
luandry
relief orders
relief orders
relief orders
relief orders
relief orders
relief orders
relief orders
relief orders
relief orders
apprasing property
commissions
on supplies for county home
reimbursement deposit fee
county's part of expinditures
reimbursement jury tickets
VD clinic
VD clinic
nurse VD clinic
nurse in VD clinic
court reporting May 1940
wood at county home
reimbursement jury tickets
supplies
work at county home(tractor)
fertilizers for county farm
for Alton Matthews
13.50
2.50
61.35
.70
.70
13.44
23.85
68.00
58.89
1.50
5.00
3.00
1.50
12.75
16.00
11.00
4.00
17.04
17.00
31.70
.50
1.00
208.37
311.02
40.00
25.00
20.00
12.50
51.90
7.50
12.70
233.97
10.00
392.71
6.50
4.85
15.00
20.00
30.00
405.07
170.01
7.36
10.00
62.54
79.28
54.00
3.30
6.44
18.92
63.90
66.25
111.00
12.00
10.00
152.28
2.07
4.12
65.00
21.00
22.35
23.70
9.00
16.40
43.75
600.00
57.40
41.65
111.60
431.25
292.93
22.50
50.28
176
5316 W.M.Pate
5317 L..C.Barbour
5318 Neil L.Senter
5319 E.C.Blanchard
5320 Dwight Rowland
5321 L.D.Hockaday
5322 John Green
5323 'Klayman Melvin
5324 C.W.Howard
5325 Charlie Carr
5326 M.C.Upchurch
5327 Body A.Chestnut
5328 J.D.Stewart
5329 E.B.Taylor
5330 Fred Daggett
5331 1.B.Stewart
5332 Duncan F.Holder
5333 VOID
5334 John W.Spears
5335 Carolina P.& L.Co.
5336 Sarah Parker
5337 Dr,W.B.Hunter
5338 M.Irene Lassiter
5339 Mabel Alston
\5340 K.W.Ballentine
5341 Genevieve Warren
\5342 C.H. Thornton
55343 H.S.Freeman
5344 Inez Harrington
5345 L.C.Byrd
5346 J,B.Gourlay
5347 Christine Odum
5348 Willodeen Rogers
5349 Howard Godwin
5350 F.H.Taylor
5351 F.H.Taylor
5352 M.O.Lee
5353 Lola O'Quinn
5354 W.E.Hyland
5355 C,R.Ammans
5356 M.D.Lanier,P.M.
5357 State Com for Blind
5358 Lillie Davis
5359 Eunice Broadwell
5360 Wilma Williams
5361 Nellie Stewart
5362 Thornton Matthews
5363 Floyd McLean
5364 Pauline Johnson
5365 Nettie Patterson
5366 James Odom
5367 J.B.Ennis
registrar
registrar
registrar
registrar
registrar
registrar
registrar
registrar
registrar
registrar
registrar
registrar
registrar
registrar
registrar
registrar
registrar
Prencinet #1 Duke
Precinct #2 Duke
Hectros Creek Precinct
Buckhorn Precinct
Precinct #2 Averasboro
Black River precinct
Precinct - #1 Neills Creek
Stewarts Greek precinct
Barbecue precinct
Precinct No. 1 Averasboro
Precinct #2 Neills Creek
Precinct #3 Averasboro
Precinct # 2 Grove
precinct Anderson Creek
precinct #4 Averasboro
precinct #1 Grove
Precinct #2 Upper L.River
registrar precinct ,Dillington
service for April
work for Board of Elections
salary, travel, expense
salary and travel
salary, travel, expense
salary, travel, expense
salary and expense
salary
salary, etc.
salary, ete.
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
on salary
balance salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
postage
county's aid for June
salary and travel
salary and travel
salary and travel.
salary
salary
saalry
salary
work at Agri. bldg.
Judge precinct #2 Duke
mileage and time An/liter accounting
51.79
52.87
47.90
46.60
43.82
66.40
43.23
41.44
44.88
63.10
46.80
- 56.93
• 51.16
51.02
62.17
42.87
42.06
52.42
108.81
40,00
393.21
160.00
155.25
180.35
- 71.12
24.00
• 275.00
293.33
101,25
50.00
50,00
25.00
412.50
100.00
50.00
100,00
100,00
225.00
100.00
15.00
51.50
200.00
135.10
123.35
75.00
20.00
15.00
60.00
10.00
4.00
169.20