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09071931/f7' -/& 1 September 7th. 1931. The Board of bounty Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present: J.W. Halford, Chairman, E.L. Cooke, J.B. Ennis, H.M.O'quinn and J.H. Williams: Absent, None. Present also was I.R.Williams, County Attorney. It was ordered that a committed composed of the Chairman, J.W. Halford, J.B.Ennis and J.H. Williams be appointed to investigate the real estate values of the real estate of K.L. Howard in Averasboro Township. It is ordered that all Court officers in the County be requested to collect by proper process of law all fines, forfeitures and costs now past due. It was checks County ordered that report of L.M. Chtffin, C.S.C. be accepted and filed and that in the sum of $143.50 and 38.00 respectively, be ordered turned over to the Auditor for distribution. It was ordered that Audit report of and that upon its approval by the Lo is authorized to draw check for said gentltmen making said audit, namely, be extended the thanks of the Board It was ordered that the Committee co Ennis and Williams appointed to inve estate of K.L. 'toward in Averasboro gation into the values of the real e also of Averasboro Township. It was ordered that an appropriation Walter Charnley and "ompany be,accepted and file cal Government Commission the L'ounty Accountant service. It is further Resolved that the three ',;iessers John Irwin, George Wood and W.E.Howie for their interest and end4avor in this work. mposed of Chairman Halford and Commissioners stigate the real estate values of the Real Township, be also requested to make an ihvesti- state of Mrs. R.S. Jernigan and Bud Williams, of $600.00 per year be placed in the 1931 budget for the Lunn Unit, 113th. Field Art.. It was ordered that the ''ounty appropriate $1.00 per day for the care of Edward L. Autry at the Tubercular Sanitorium at ''anitorium, N.C. It was ordered that the report of J.O. Anthony, .ounty Farm Agent be accepted and filed. It was ordered that report of Mrs. T.R. Brown, Supt. County Home, be accepted and filed. It was ordered that 410.00 per month be allowed Airs. Marvin Matthews and Mrs. Lexie Matthews, jointly, and that check for same be mailed to G.B.Hanrahan,jelfare Officer of Lenoir Gounty at Kinston, N.C. It was ordered that $3.00 per month be allowed Ed Blue for his care and that cheek be delivered to Miss Mcqueen for distribution. It was resolved that J.S. McLean, County Auditor and H.M.0114uinn, Co. t'omm. be appointed a 4oinnittee to adjust the valuation of the 29 acre tract of land owned by Title Guaranty Insurance Company and formerly owned by B.J. McFarland and that J.0. West be requested to take non -suit in case it is found that taxes have already been paid. 4 was ordered that the budget for General 'county Purposes be adopted and that same Ake placed on the Minute Locket. It was ordered that the General County Poor fund Health fund The 3 4 Bond fund following rates be levied for the tax yeerl 1931: 15; 591 2j School k'und Grand Total following jurors L.H.Wt'f4414, C.H. Upch ch J.F. Byrne W.J. Duncan 5 R.L. Thomas 6 G.W. Matthews 7 E.L. Parrish 8 C.E. Hayford 9 A.L. Truelove 10 J.L. McKay 11 J.F. Pope 12 A.A. Pathune were 32¢ 41.431L drawn for the Black River n p Averasboro B.kiver Barbecue B.Hiver Grove Averasboro B'Horn N. Creek Grove S.Creek October Term of Harnett S 13 C.M. Smith 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 233 24 Charlie Broughton Leo O'quinn S.A. Gregory E.L. Parker A.B. Naylor J.H. Tart W.H. Smith W.B. Hopson G.T. Stewart Henry Norris Archie Cameron CC. 1961 uperior Court. H. Creek Duke Puke A. Creek Awe. w B.River Ave. Grove ■ U•L•R• 1 C.S. Sloan 3 C.H. Thornton 5 R.S. McLamb 7 C.R. Huff 9 E.H. Patterson 11 S.P. Smith- 13 H.R.MeLean 15 Hubert Thomas 17 Luncan Wallace 19 A.L. Bridges 21 Alfred Blalock 23 B.N. Ivey. Second week October Term, 1931. H.'Creek Ave. Grove U.L.R. H. Creek S. Creek 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Rerpbeelte Johnsonville16 B .River H. Creek Ave. Grove 18 20 22 24 J.A. Griffin Henry T White J.D. Champion D.D. Johnson C.W. Bayles John Stewart W.H. Matthews Paul E. Darden P.E. Turlington 0.B. Currin J.M. Langdon L.M. McDonald U.L.R. Duke B *Horn N.Creek Grove N. Creek B. River Ave. Grove B.River Groge Johnsonville RESOLUTION: It is hereby ordered that the 134 acres of land of Farmers Cotton Oil °ompany in Barbecue Township be assessed for year 1931 at sum of $1950.00, being a reduction nl from 42250.00 on 154 acres, there being in fact but 134 acres of said land. It is ordered that J.S. McLean,- =auditor, be allowed to accept check of $97.41 tendered by Jefferson `.tandard Life Insurance Company in payment of 1929 and 1930 taxes on lands of O P. Shell- -and C.A. Shell, described in the letter attached provided the said amount of cheek is correct. It is ordered, subject to the approval of the Local Government Commission of the State of North Carolina, that the bond of the Treasurer of Harnett county be reduced from the present sum of 450,000.00 to the sum of 435,000.00(Thirty five thousand) which said bond shall be secured as follows: 430,000.00 to be ith IR U.S.F. and G. Go. as surety and 45000.00 tmxk xwa in Liberty Bonds. W It is ordered that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED That the lot at corner of 8th. and I Streets in Lillington adjoining stewarts Garage now owned by J.J. Lanier, be teleased of all 1929 taxes, said tax having been duly paid by M.T. Spears on Jan. 15th. 1930 as assessed against said lot. Further the tax sale of said lot by the Tax collector September 22nd, 1930 and certificate issued therefrom is hereby declared void as to said lot and the County Suditor,stedman Mc"ean is hereby authorized and directed to mark upon the face of the said certificate of sale that same is void and cancelled by order of Gounty Commissioners as to said Lot adjoining Stevarts Garage on 8th and I Streets, Lillington, the tax on said lot having been duly paid prior to sale thereof. County Commissioners,Harnett Co. By E.L. Cooke, Vice- Chairman AppoovedLJ.S.McLean The Board then adjourned Sine Die. lerk The Bare o aunty Commissioners. September 19th. 1931. Board of County Commissioners met in Call Session with all members present. It was ordered that in their budget 4320 Commissioners be act the Coats School Boa the School Board of Coats Listrict Bo. 53 be authorized to place .00 for School Music end that the Chairman of the Board of Count„ horized to sign budget including this expense in the event that rd vote for this appropriation. It was ordered that the following taxes for the year 1931. Lillington (white)No.71 Lillington(Colored) No. 170 Long Branch ,27 Coats No 53 Boone-Trail No. 80 Layfaette No. 61 Bunnlevel No. 78 Linden j7R :Erwin '46 Anderson Creek ill Benhaven #32 Dunn (white) No 21 Dunn (col.) No 121 Angier X34 Jonesboro No. 22 Mary Stewart No. 23 school districts be levied with the following .22 .22 .05 .10 .24 .05 .38 .25 (Subject to alteration based on Cumberland County rate less capital outlay and debt service0 .18 .26 .18 .29 .29 .15 .12 .08 It was then ordered that the following rates be levied for Township Roads for the year 1931: Anderson Creek .15 lverasboro .06 Barbecue .05 Black kiver .08 Buckhorn .25 iiaM .0? Grove .27 Hectors Creek .07 Johnsonville .30 Lillington .17 Mills Creek .10 9tewarts Creek .15 Upper Little liver .08 The budget as prepared by the Oounty Auditor was adopted as follows: County Commissioners: Personal Sertioe $3680.00 Other expanse 400.0Q $4050.00 Listing and Assessing property Personal service Supplies other expense Collecting taxes ourrent year Personal service Collecting taxes- prior years personal service Supplies Other expense Sheriff's Office Personal servioe Supplies Other expense Equipments & Additions Elections $6471.00 650.00 50.00 $7171.00 $4500.00 $200.00 200.00 600.00 ;1000.00 $3650.00 50.00 1525.00 50,00 $5270.0d Personal service $900.00 Supplies 50.00 Other expense 50.00 $1000.00 County Accountant Personal service $3600.00 Supplies 400.00 Other expense 550.00 Equipt. and additions 850.00 $5400.06 Cpurt House and Jail Personal service Supplies Other expense Equipt. and additions Register of Deeds Supplies Other expense $625.00 1000.00 700.00 500.00 gle25.00 $1100.00 125.00 ;1226.00 xfatt a Coroner Personal service 4 200.00 County Jail Personal service 590.00 Supplies 3250.00 Other expense 375.00 Turs:0 erior Court Personal service 44950.00 Supplies 75.00 Other expense 3050.00 58075..bO Clerk Superior Court Supplies Other expense Recorders Court 41200.00 150.00 $1350.00 Personal service 43000.00 Other expense 2000.00 ,5000..00 Juvenile Spurt Personal Service 4367.50 Other expense 37.50 5405.00 Education and Conservation Forest Fire prevention 4600.00 Donations and approp. Bunn National Guard 4600.00 -Farm Dem. Agents. Personal service 41350.00 Supplies 50.00 41400.0b Professional Service Personal service 41025.00 Cou County Farm Personal service .4600.00 Other expense 75.00 POOR FUND. County Home Personal service 41300.00 'Supplies 25.00 Other expense 1600.00 Equipt. and additions '.450.00 45850.00 Welfare Agent 41200.00 Outside Poor Relief Supplies 4750.00 Other expense 900.00 41650.00 Cpunty Agent 42035.00 HEALTH FUND: Health Department: 43564.00 BOND nap: Interest on bonds and notes 449880.19 Total appropriations for General County Funds 455,991.,00 Total a • Poor Fund 10,735.00 Total ' " Health hind 3,564.00 Total e 4 Bond i:ndd 49,880.19 *was then ordered that the Board adjourn Sine Die-. LC-Lc • - Chairman of Board Clerk -to hoard / The fdllowin: checks were ordered issued durinE the month of September: 1705 H.B.Freeman- August salary Aast.Auditor 125.00 1706 B.0.O'Quinn- Work on tax books 125.00 1707 T.J.Scoggins- Monthly pauper allowance 10.00 1708 I.R.Willaima- Salary August Oo. Atty. 150.00 1709 ,H.O.Strickalnd- 0 N Solicitor Rec. Court 100.00 1710 Cromartie -Cooke Co- mdse for county home 19.00 1711 Edwin Harrington- olerk to the board, etc. 32.80 1712 .L.M.Ohaffin- Salary Judge juvenile court,eto. 147.00 1713 .Mitchell Ptg 00.- supplies for reg. of Deeds 30.78 1714 .Lillington Ice 0o.- ice for courthouse for August 18.00 1715 .Town of Lill- water for courthouse & Jail - August 9.28 1716 .Burroughs Add.Oo.- supplies for auditor's office 45.32 1717 Oaro.Tel. &Tel.Oo.- phone service Reg. of Deeds office 9.05 1418 .Mitchell Ptg.Oo.- supplies for auditor's office 53.20 1719 .Oar.Tel. &Tel.0o.- -phone service Sherif''s office - 13.05 1720 Burkhead - DeVane Oo.- supplies for auditor's office 12.15 1721 Paul Armstrong- wood for county jail 20.00 1 22 Oaro.p;,&L.Oo.- lights for jail and courthouse - August 17.22 1723 Hoods Durg Store - drugs order Miss McQueen 2.25 1777214 Commercial Ptg.Oo.- supplies for auditor's office 14.2 1725 McNeill Ppaper Co.- mdds.ofor county- 25.1 1726 McLean &OtQuinn- N " Jail inmate 1.00 1727 Edwards& Broughton - supplies for 0.5.0 15.57 1 29 1728 Observer Ptg.Co.- 0 " • 35.17 W.H.Jernigan- difference in cow trade . J.O.Anthony- August salary county agent 100.00 1 1 L.M.Ohaffin- costs. Recorder court 102.56 1 2 A.D.Adams - partial payment serving tax notices 150.00 1 3 C.L.Oorbett- medical service to outside poor 5.00 1 '1 T.R.Brown- salary county farm supt. 50.00 1 5 Dept. Oon.& Dev.- county share exp. for forest fire protection 12. 1 36 Storr Eng. Oo.- supplies for Reg. of Deeds 13.35 1737 Ben Cameron- groceries S.J.Stanfield- May,June & July- 7.50 1738 Mrs.W.R.Bolton- " Nora Carroll- July & Aug.- 10.00 lgLsFayette DrugOo.- drugs for ourtside poor .90 Dr./1eaing- medical service tokrs. Russell Hogan- 4.00 1741 Coats Phy.- medicine for prionser's wife- (Mrs.Hogan) 2.50 1742 J.M.Lee- supplies for outside poor 3.00 174 J.O.Leen & Oo.- " " " 4.00 1744 Tugwell's Phy. -- drugs " " " 4. Mg Johnson Bryan- supplies N " • 14.31 J.A.Dean- supplies " • • 1. 1747 W.W.Allen & Son- " 0 M .00 1748 Ben Parker- casket 0 N " (Oracle McNeill) 20.00 1749 Tugwell's phr- drugs for courthouse and Jail 2,25 X77 N N N county home 18.30 1751 J.J.Lanier- serviess as deputy sheriff 30.60 72 A.F.Folwere • N Sheriff.eto. 300.00 1753 M.J.MoNeill- " " deputy sheriff- 5.00 75 Johnson -Bryan 0o.- supplies for county[ come 42.57 1 H.H.H.- Mdse. for 0 N 15.01 1 J.W.Bain, 0 N N 0 1.00 1 Oar.P.& L.Oo.- lights for N "- ?August 32.07 1 Dunn Family Ldy.- laundry service for county home 5.�j2 1 Mrs.J.J.Sorrell- keepng county home 8 days- 214.00 1 W.R.Howatd Co. mdse. for county home 41.15 1761 Job P.Wyatt & Son- N 0 0 N 3.60 17762 McLean & O'Quinn- " " N 5 00 63 anford Stems Ldy- Laundry service for county homes 3 .60 17614 J.R.Sexton- milk for county home 19.80 1765 Mrs.T.x.Brown- salary supt. sounty home - August 100.00 1 J.O.Hrantley- 0 janitor - August 50.00 1767 F.H.Taylor- Judge Recorders cournt - August 150.00 1768 Margaret Baggstt- Work on tax books- 23.50 1768 Petty Oash- Reimbursement of Petty Cash- 35.99 1770- Jury Fund- N " Jury hind- 501.60 1771 Mary Lou Stewart- montly mother aid allowanoe 20.00 1772 kizzie D.Wade- N NN N • 15.00 1773 Lizzie Cobb - 34 Nettie O.Seawell- " 0 ' 0 10.00 1775 Bessie O'Q.McF arland- 0 0 0 " 15.00 1776 1777 1778 1779 17880 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1796 1797 1798 1799 1800 1801 Polly Colville - Andrew Johnson - Mary& FloraClark- Mrs Byrd - Ed Blue- R.A.Parker- Nan Matthews- monthly papperallowance n n M u 11 n n " 0 for care of Lizzie Fowierpuper 11 11 1+ Baby Wilson - Richard Baker- n n n Eddie Baker- pauper W.T.Messer9 " " " Mary Norris- Pauper Marvin & Lexie Matthews - Monthly pauper allowance Henderson Steele- pringting - Farmers supply Store- mdse for county home Car.Tel& Tel.Co.- phone service for August-Audttoa's- VOID Asa D.Herring- salary- county farm agent- colored L.B.Jackson- services as Jailor A.W.Peede- salary Health Officer- August R.G.B.Shaw- t - Tax - Collector- August Flora Mcqueen- - " Welfare office- August R.B.O'quinn- fruit for county home- -. J.R.Baggett- retainer'sfee - county vs McDonald heirs - Carrie Speight- court reporting Jury Fund- Jury Fund - Water Oharnley& 00.- Auditzx as per contract - Carrie Speiight- court reporting Jury Fund- Refuhbursement of Jury Fund- The Board t.. en a• .urned Sine 111 a a MO MIL 6.00 8.00 5.00 5.00 3.00 6.00 5.00 5.00 7.00 10.00 93.14 19.60 21.90 12.50 277.80 458.33 100.00 24.00 300.00 189.30 1,02 .00 420. 70 OCTOBER 5TH. 1931 The Board of Commissioners met in regular sessdon with effe following members present: J.W. Halford, Chairman, J.H.Williams, E.L.Oooke, J.B. Ennis and H.M.O'Quinn 180"I.R.Williams, County Attorney was present, It was ordered that J.S. McLean, County Auditor, be instruted to investigate the valuation of the wood land of G.L. Hemmingway as compared with M.E. Thornton, ad- joining land owner, in Averasboro Townkhip and report to Board. It was ordered that J.S. McLean, Bounty Auditor, investigate the listing of five dogs-by Garland Sloan and J.M. Sloan and advise the Board as to whom should pay tax on these dogs in case that'he finds that only five dogs are owned by the two. 3t was ordered that Miss McQueen be instructed to investigate the _condition of Mrs. Butler as to her children and report to the Board as to what disposition she thinks should be made of them. It was ordered that G.L. Hemingway be released of taxes evaluation of 41080.00 for the years 1928, 1929 and 1930 on account of excess valuation of wood land. It was ordered that Geo. E. Tew be released from the payme4t of poll tax for the year 1930. It was ordered that Garland Sloan be released of $5.00 dog tax as dogs were listed and taxes paid by J.M. Sloan. It was ordered that bond of Geo. L. Cannday, Tae Collector, for 050000,00 with Oarolir.a Causalty Company be accepted and filed 'e doh i d recorded, It as ordered that T.R. Brown be instructed to proceed with the erection of a sto_age house at the County Home for the storage of meat, etc. at the lowest possi- ble'dost for a building to be built of brick. It was ordered that L.M. Chaffin be instructed to purchase new volume of GonsolidateL Statutes for the sum of $15.00 with exchange of old volumes,