08041924AUGUST 4th. 1924.
County Commissioners met in regular session all members being present. Also Mr. Young,Atty.
Ordered that House and lot of Mrs. H.M.Pittman in Averasboro Township be reduced from $6000.00
to $5500.00
Ordered that re uce building and lot belonging to J.W.Thornton known as Luther Jackson lot
on W. Edgerton Street.to $2900.00
Ordered that reduce &rnett Oil and Fertilizer Company's property from $20000.00 to $18000.00
Ordered that E.W.8"th's la#d be reduced to $60.00 per acre
Ordered that reeuoe R.W.401lier estate from $2500.00 to $1250.00 in NeillsCreek Twp.
Ordered that release Joshua Beasley of $1250.00 property listed by error in 1923.
Ordered tb&A Bridge accoss Little River known as Sallys Bridge be repaired and Road Commissions
of Lillington and Stewart's Creek to supervise same.
Ordered that $50.00 per month be allowed to Unit of National Guard located at Dunn,N.C.
Ordered that W.J.MoStewart and Jae. A. Taylor be appoided a Committee to investigate value
of Erwin Cotton Mills Co. in Duke, N.C. which was raAted to $80.00 per acre on July 14th.1924.
that
"Be it resolved iy the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County approve the County School
Budget for $6000.00 in addition to the amount approved on July 14th. 1924. Also that this Board
approve the budget of Board of Education for 5 trucks in addition to number of trucks approved
apm xftxxkwtgx1 on July 14th, the increase of $6000.00 authorized above is to be used only
in case the districts raise an equal &mount!(Averasboro #5 and Aircastle District in Barbecue)
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Ordered that increase Nancy Taylor's pauper order to $10.00 per month and make order to N.T.
McLeod, Broadway, N.C• #1.
Ordered that increase pauper prder of Lucinda Gilbert from $3.00 to $6.00 per month.
Ordered that H.A.Edge be re- appointed for another year at the same salary as receiving at present.
Ordered that retain Miss Bridge for another year.
Ordered that Jas. A. Buchanan, W.Y. McStetart. and E.F.Young, atty. be and they are hereby
appointed a committee to have settlement with Sheriff LoArtan and that said Committee meet with
the Sheriff on Monday, Aug. 18th. for that purpose. `/
Modeved and seconded that Ir. Taylor be authorized to borrow 010000.00 for purpose of paying \
interest due.
A RESOLUTION
"Resolved by the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County Shat the Chairman of said Board
be directed to execute a note in the name of Harnett County, to be attested by the Clerk, for
Ten Thousand Dollars($10,000.00) payable ninety days after date, to provide funds for necessary f
County expenses in anticipation of taxes lawfully XxxxxxKdx levied by said County, and to pledg C
the full faith and credit of the said county to the payment of said obligation at maturety;
and said Chairman is authorized to sell said note and turn the proceeds thereof into the General
Funds of said County.
Unanimously Adopted*
REPORT OF ELECTION IN AIRCASTLE SCHCCL DISTRICT IN BARBECUE TOWNSHIP.
To the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County, N.C.:
We,the undersigned Registrar and Judges of Election for " pecial Tax District, being District
No One and known as Air Castle School, located in Barbecue Township, Harnett County,:lorth Caro -
lite, having held anx the election in said Special Tax District according to the provisions of
Public School Laws of 1923, chapter lib on the 29th. day of July, 1924, do make and certify
to be correct the fallowing statement:
Number voters registered 48
Number cast for Special Tax 35
Number cast against ecial Tax none
In Witness whereof-, we ve hereunto xxicx subscribed our names this the 29th. day of July,1924.
O.T.Pace, Registrar
John W. Butler
C.T.Clark. .
Judges of Election.
The following tax rates were levied for the year 1024:
S For Schools
(( Teachers salary: 60¢
Bldg. Fund: 15je
General County ( For County purposes
( County expense 1 3j
County bonds 070
County Bridge 030
Total 98je
Po11.Tax (County wide) 2.00
50g.of which goes to pauper fund and balance to Schools.
Special Township Road rates:
Averasborp 10¢ on property and 30�e on poll
And. Creeyc 25je " " " 75 "
Barbecue 20je to " " 60 to It
Blk. River 25 75
Buckhorn 30 90
Duke 30 90
Grove 40 1.20
Hectors Crrek 25• 75
Johnsonville 35 1.05
Lillington 30 90
Neille Creek 3010 on property and 903e on poll
Stewarts " 45 " 1.30 " "
U.L.River 20 .60 " ""
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The following rates were levied
for Special School Districts of the County.
Anderson
Creek Twp. District W.,30je
D. K. Stewart,
4
H.L.Cuttr
5
N.A.Bell
6
C. 30.e
7
J.W.Horris
8
Averasboro
9
White
Coloered
P.E.Turlington
White
Colored
1
R. S. Matthews
50¢
J. Milton Tart
Hectors Creek
C.E.Johnson
2
Joe C. Stewart
30se
J.H.Brd,Jr
#1
N;zro Tgrt
18xIM. T. Sorrell
3
723
D.P.McDonald
30�
3Gje
724
J.B.Tug*ell
#4
41.70
30X
L.W.Tart,
#3
30je
726
# 6
" 3 men
20 ,d
727
John D. Johnson
30¢
3.85
#9
H.H.R.,Leod
20j
5.00
Lillington
#1
70je
30y
#10
730
40je
1 day pohl holder N, Creek
#2
#3
731
30¢ .
Barbegpe
1.25
Neills Creek
30yr
#1
-
3011
3011
#3
150
a
c4
#3
30
30
Stewarts
-Creek
. 3p
#4
30
#1
#3
50g
#5
'30
#6 '� �" `
a .*-��-•J- J`0
30X
Black
River
Upper Little River
#4
90
#4
Buckhorn
#5
15�
15
15
#2
1510
6
30
Duke
#1
45je
8
110
30
Grove
#11
20
30¢
#1
30je
#3
1
1.00
30 ¢
Stewarts
Creek Annex
(Linden) 5010
#5
20¢
#6
7
25
The
following Jurors
were
drain for Sept. Term of Ilarnett Superior
Court.
1
W.A.Byrd
Averasboro
19
J.T,Woddell
U.L.River
2
A.F.Johnson
Buckhorn
20
A.J.Butler
Averasboro
34
D.B.Bayles
Grove
21
J.B.I.EE
a .
4
N.Y.Lee
6
Averasboro
22
M.B.Byrd
U.L.River
5
J.F.Johnson
Buckhorn.
23
W.F.Turlington
Duke
6
E.P. Harrington
Barbecue
24
A.S.Lucas
Duke
7
J.B.Bailey
Averasboro
25
H.A.Johnson
Grove
8
J.B.O'Neal
26
G.R.Jones
Averasboro
9
T,L.Anderson
"
27
J.L.Marah
Lillington
10
J.B.Bethea
Stewarts Creek 28
T.O.Beasley
Johnsonville
11
J.E.Butler
Barbecue
-29
M.Q.Vaddell .
Johnsonville
12
T.B.Matthews
Hectors Creek 30
M.L.Bllard
Hectors Creek
13
H.S.Byrd
Stewarts Creek 3U
Roger Sexton
Neills Creek
14
J.L. Houston
Averasboro
32
Crestes Ennis
Grove
15
C.M.Surles
IN
33
F.H.Bolton
Duke
16
N.L. Hawley'Sr
Duke
34
John Be Ray
U.L.River
17
J.W.Gardneri
Black River
35
C.R.Gregory
Neills Creek
18
A.A.Johnson
Hectors Creek 36
R.L.Byrd
Grove
1
Muck Black
2
J.F.Lynch
#
D. K. Stewart,
4
H.L.Cuttr
5
N.A.Bell
6
Walter McKay
7
J.W.Horris
8
Monroe McLamb
9
Be Anson Harrington
10
P.E.Turlington
11
J.L.Morgan
13
R. S. Matthews
13
J. Milton Tart
14
C.E.Johnson
151b
Joe C. Stewart
1632
J.H.Brd,Jr
17331
N;zro Tgrt
18xIM. T. Sorrell
Second Week
Averasboro
Duke
Neill a Creek
u
Averasboro
Johnsonville
Averasboro
it
U.L.River
ib[atoxxxSanzkxGrove
ZI=XkxRtZK7Eectors Creek
Black River
Averasboro
Black River
Grove
Stewarts Creek
by erasboro
Grove
Report of A.D. Herring, Colored Farm agent filed with minutes
Report of L.M.Chaffin C.S.C. filed with minutes.
Report of H.A.Edge, Farm Agent,filed with minutes.
Report of J.A.Spivey, Supt, Convict Camp filed with minutes.
The following,bills were paid by the Commissioners on August 4th.1924,
714
D.P.MeDonald
ti -ater and lights fortune
$39.76
715
C.D.Stewart
Taking tax list in Grove
150.00
716
He M D Ray
" " " U.L R
50.00
717
J.R.Baggett, Treaa.
Amt. due om Gen. and Spec. taxes
1676.17
718
J.N.Fuquay
Advance on Tax listing in Lill.
25.00
719
Gen. School Fund
Fines, etc
380.00
720
H.McD.Ray
Tax Lister U.L.R (balance)
74.60
721
J.N.Fuquay
" a Lillington "
75.00
722
Atkins Bros
Mdse. county home
99.16
723
D.P.McDonald
Vital Statistics
326.50
724
J.B.Tug*ell
Mdse.for county
41.70
725
L.W.Tart,
Conveying prisoner
4.00
726
L.W.Tart
" 3 men
6.00
727
John D. Johnson
Supplies for county home
3.85
728
H.H.R.,Leod
Capt. escaped prisoner
5.00
729
H.H.MoLeod
Conveying 4 men to camp
6.00
730
J.C.Burt
1 day pohl holder N, Creek
23.00
731
McKinney Bros
Supplies for county
1.25
F�
732 A.J.Godwin
733 A.J.Godwin
734 L.A.Avery
734 H.H.McLeod
736 C.H.Biggs
734 J.A.Darroch
iii L.W.Tart
739 H.E.Truelove
740 L.K.Matthews
741D J.P.Parker
742 M.F.Stewart
748 W.H.Faucette
749 Arthur Cummings
749 Childrens Home Society
746 C.H.Brown
745 JohnLanier
"r4q Rosie Lanier
746 L.M.Chagfin.
799 Harnett Hdw. House
75J Averasboro Road Commission
752 J.W.•McArtan
763 Paul Bradley
754 State Hospital
755 Elizabeth bridge
756 L.1d.Chaffin
757 T.V.Ste%art
758 Atkins Bros
759 Lee Furniture Co
$60 American Disinfecting Cc
761 L.A.Avery
762 A.D.Herring
763 Carolina Tel. and Tel. Cc
764 J.WP'illips
765 AnnieNrown
765- D.P.McDonald
767 Leona McDonald
768 Jas. Pearsall
769 A.F.Fowler
770 D.R.Smith
771 A.M.Long
772 E.M.Blanchard
773 J.H.Williams
7.74 Mrs. J.W.Campbell
775 C.S.Adams
776 H.A.Edge
77 7 J.H.Dixon
578 H.A.Edge
779 Atkins Bros
780 Harnett Hdw. House
761 Stewarts Garage
78-'; M.D.Lanier
7t3 boore and Story
764 Turwells Pha rmacy
38_r� Buchanan.Bros
786 J.A.Marsh
7U? Dr. C.G.Fuquay
Dr S. R. McK„y
7<, Peoples Sanitary Supply Co
7�0 Lynn Wilder
791 J.A.Spivey
792 -J.W.Mo eod and Co
791I.B F.19 Bechum
794 an Collins
795 J.B.Collins
796 J.C.Senter
797 C.M.Johnson
798 A.C.Brown y
799 Walter Matthews
800 Frank Brown
801 Ben Arnold
802 J.M.Baker
803 W.T.Brow*
804 J.A.8pivey
805 S.B.Caviness
806 Wilson McDonald
807-
832 Paupers
833 I.P. Parker
834 -
SM Mothers Aid list
83# D.P.MoDonald
Capt. still and man
X20.00
Capt. etill XAdxmas
620.00
Capt. 1 still
x10.00
Capt. 3 stills
30.00
Capt. 1 still
10.00
Capt 1 still
10.00
C,pt 1 still and men
20.00
Capt 1 still
10.00
Capt sill and men
20.00
Supt. county home et al
118.45
Refffring bridge
15.00
Clerk to Board
46.60
Keeping N. Ferry
30000
Monthlhy allpwance
20.00
Judge ecorders Court
100.00
Work at County Home
31.00
Work" " "
2.75
Court costs
69.48
Mdse. county homw
12.87
Bridge work
215.28
Extense Court House
31.00
Poll Holder
3.00
Ex *ense of patient
14.80
Home Dem.
33.33
Salary
33.13
Lumber for bridge
64.44
Supplies for County
4.15
Supples for county home
12.25
Mdse. for county
77.86
Jailor
193.50
Col. Farm agent
25.00
Phone rent for idge
3.00
Health and c,,uarantine officer
60.00
Work on tax books
135.00
Salary
200.00
Taking tax list in Johnsonville
40.00
Averasboro
266.25
Taking tax list in Duke
100.00
" " H. Creek
46.50
" N. Creek
60.00
Buckhorn
42.00
6tewarts Creek
50.00
" « Barbecue
50.00
B/ River
66.00
Farm agent
108.33
Rapairs to Court House closet
8.55
Dustking machi#e
75,00
Mdse. convict camp
28.39
"
'l0.00
"
x 2 -.75
"
233.80
"
23.50
"
"7.00
"
234.75
"
3.00
Service
2.00
"
" 1150
Mdee. Convict camp
97.50
"-
126.91
Freight, etc
10.48
Mdse. convict camp
25.25
" 3.60
3.07
"
3s20
"
8.19
"
.66-
1.00
"
4.00
"
1.00
"
1.00
"
3.00
"
3.75
Supt. Convict Camp
100.00
Guard "
60.00
50.00
Paupers
Money paid out for auto(Co.Rome)
Mothers aid
Lights and water
Commissioners then adjourned until next regular meeting date.
W.H.?tucette, Clerk to Board Jas. A.Taylor, Chairman.
125.00
24.75
30.00
31.64
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