05011922i.TAY lst .. 1922.
County Commission -rd met in :regular session,Presert, X.C.Byrd, W.J.Mc`'tewart, J.W.Jordar, Jas. A.
Ruchanan, R.T.Johnson, also Chas. Ross, Atty.
Minutes of last me -tang real and appro�,al. aacc-Q_11
Moved and seconded that put on pauper list; 6hn Stone and wife at 45.00 per month for both. U011.1 to J.C.Byrd. �J
Moved and seconded that the matter of License lax for Stephen Howar:i Company be referred to
Auditor for investigation.
Crd -red that Special School Boni election to be hell, in'Duke Township be allowed ari Mr. J.C.
Clif'fford iaxaki to s -rd in petition in regular form.
All list takers were sworn in for the different Townships.
Ordered that pay each List taker 5g per namefor each Ix-t farm acreage listed.
Ordered that pay Road Commissioners of Barbecue Township 45.00 for f not log on Barbecue Cr - -k neat
Barbecue Church. 4 ` ±'(r
Ordered that special school election be held in Hector's Creek, June -/ el =L_
Report of A.A.Weaver, Supt. of 'convict camp filed with mirutes. `
Report of election in Hootor's Creek #5, held March 15th. 1922, reported as follows:
Total registered, _t
37
Total votes cast for special school tax
22
Total votes cast against " " e:,
Absent, counted against
�9
Ratified and eriered recorded ?,'ay lsta 1922.
Ordered that ". YcK. Falmon, Speelal or
collecting land sales,
shall remit to the counjr
'Rent,.f
each month the net :ace of the tax receipt, retaining
all costs a for his compensation,
for the
1920 taxes, but on all prior jeaee the commission for
collecting shall be
25j of gross amount col -
lected.
NORTH: CAROLINA, HARNETT COUNTY. REPORT
OF NEILL MCK. SALn'ON.
SPECIAL AGENT.
TO THE. HONORABLE - 'BOARD OF COUNTY COnTISFIONFRS OF HARNETT
COUNTY:
The un,l- rsiRred �p -cial Agent begs 14ave to submit
herewith his report of
collections made s ?nee
your last regular meeting:
Total amount collected 0953.10
Less commission 20% 1
_
Check attached 4762.48
$7627,48
This May let. 1922.
Respectfully submitted,
N -ill McK. Salmon, Special Agent.
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISIONERS OF HARNETT COUNTY:
We, the undersigned, Committee of Duke School District No 1, do respectifylly petition and request
your Honorable Board z to order a special election to be held in sail School district on the 15th. it
lay of June, 1922, for the purpos- of voting upon the question of issuing not exceedinR Seventy Five
Thousand (t75,000.00) Dollars of serial bonds of sail School District and levying a sufficient ennui
tax to pay the sar t as provided in Chapter 87,idYt*m Public Laws of Extra Session of the G -reral
Assembly of 1920, the funds derived from said bond issue, in the evert of the issue of th- same to be
used exclusively by the undersigned Committee, or t'n -ir suitable successors in office for the pur-
pose of erecting and equipinR suitab'► school buillings for t'ne public schools of Duke District No.l
for equiping and furnishing• the same and for the jurchase of a suitable site or sites for sail build
ing.
m Dated at Duke, N.C. this th- 28th. day of April, 1922.
F.H.Bost, Chairman
F.C.Geidis,S- cretary.
A.F.Fowler
School Committe of Duke School Pistrict No.l,
Dtike Township, Harnett County, North Carolina.
P- tition for a special tad election.
TO THR BOARD OF COMMISSIONER OF HARNETT COUNTY.
W -, the und- rsigred free hollers in the County of Harnett, constituting one - fourth of the free holi
dare in the proposed special school 3lstrict included within th- following boundaries,to -wit:
Beginning at axatakzthe Duke Bridge or the Cape Fear River and running thence as th- new public rit
road by way of Spring Hill Church that leads to Dunn t^ the Black River Rri.dge; thence up Black 21z
River and with the- East line of Duk- Township to the Northeast corner of said Township; theirce as
the North line of Duke Township in a Westerly lirection to where said township line torached Cape
Fear RiverR thence d-wn the said river to the Duk- Bridge, the beginning, the same forming that
School District known as Duke School District No 1. respectfull.; petition your Honorable Board for a
an election to ascertain the will of the pezople within the, proposal special special school dietrid .
whether there shall be 1 -vied in said district a special annual tax of not more than thirty cents a
on the one hundred Sollars valuation of prop -rtt and ninety cats on the poll, to supplement the
Public Schools Fund which may be apportioned to said district by the County Board of Fducation ins.
case such special tax is voted.
J.S.Moore, R.C. Cates, J.R.Turlirigton, T.L.Sewell, W.F.Blake, F.M. McKay,S.B.GOdf ray, J.M.Hawley
and others:
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF HARNETT COUNTY CALLING AN FLFCTION To BE HELD IN
DUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.1, ON THE gUFSTION OF ISSUING IMM sPIR "T'C FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN BONDS
OF SAID DISTRICT, AND A SPECIAL ANNUAL TAX OF NOTK TFORF THAN THIRTY CFN -S, ON ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
VALUATION OF PROPERTY AND NINETY VENTS ON THE POLL TO SUPPLEMENT 71M PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND THEREIN.
Whereas, a petition of the Committee of Duke School District No 1, included within the following
boundary, to -wit:
Beginning at the Duk- Bridge on the Cape Fear River and running thence as the -ow public road by
way of Spring Hill Church that leads to Dunn to the Black River BrilRep thence up Black River and wl
with the East line of Duke Townshipto the Northeast corner of said Township; thence as the North lire
of Duke Township in a Westm-rnly direction to where said Township line touches Cape Fear River; there
down Bald river to the hzke Bridge, the beginning, the same formed that School District known as
Duke school District No 1, has this day filed before. the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County
requesting that an election be held in said District on the 15th. day of June, 1922, upob the
question of issuing not exceedinR twenty Five Thousand Dollars of Serial bonds of the said Pistrict
amd le -vying a sufficient tax to pay the same in accordance witIn the provisions of Chapter 87,Public
Laws of 1920(Fxtra Session of the Gdneral Assembly)
AND WHEREAS, There has been filed before said Board this day a petition of T.S.Rzmak Moore,R.C.
Cates, J.R.TurlinRton, T.L.Slwell, W.F.Brock, and others, whom this Board has asc- rtained to be more
than one fourth of the freeholders within the territory above described in whose names real -state
in such District is listed In the tax lie's of the currert fiscal year, praying that said District
be created a special school district within the mearing od Chapter 95, Article 18 of the Ccnsolidati
Statutes of North Carolina, and praying 1kat the Board to call an election to asc -rtain th- will of
the peeple within said proposed special school district whether there shall be 1 -vie4 in said 41.94e!
trict a special annual tax of note more than thirty cents on one hundred dollars valuation of pro-
perty and inety cents on the poll to supplement the public school fund which, may ha apportioned to
said district by the County Board of Education in case such special tax is voted;
AND WHEREAS, said petition has been endorsed by the County Board of Ffi. cation of Harnett Countyi
AND WHEREAS in the opinion of this Board said two petitions should be consolidated and one elects
ten be called upon tooth of sail issues:
NOW, THFR ^irRF, BE IT RRSOLVFD BY THE BOARD 03 COMATISSIONFRS OF HARNETT COUNTYf that a special
electionbe and the same is hereby brlered to behold in said District at the usual polling place
i.n th- village of Duke, on the 15th. lay of June, 1922m for th - purpose:
let.: Of voting upon the question of issuing not exceeding Seventy Five Th -usand Dollars of se-
rial bonds of sail District arl levying a sufficient annual tax to pay the same in accorlance with
t+-e provisions of Chapter 87,Public Laws of 1920(Fxtra Session of the General Assembly) and these
voters at said election Who are in favor of the issuance of said bonds arl the 1 -vying of .said spe-
cial tax shall Grote a ballot -n which shall be wrxitt -n or printed the words "For daft= =3 Bond
Issue", and t ^ose xsttxlpvoters who are opposed to the issuance of said bonds and the 1 -vying of
said tax shall vote a ballot on which shall be written or printei the werds('ARainst Bond Issue ", and
for the purpose,
2nd; Of ascertai*inR the will of the people within said proposed special school district wheth-
-r there shall'be levied in sari •iistrict a special annu „l tax of not'more than thirty dents on
the one hundred lollars valuation of property, and ninety cents on the poll to supplement the
public school fund which may be apportioned to sail district by the County Board of FAuuation shall
vote a ticket upon which is written nr printed the words "For Special Tax ", and those who are op-
posel to the sam- shall vote a ticket upon which is written or printei the words "Against Special
Tax ".
RESOLVED, FURTHER, that there shall be a new reLTistratioft of the qualifiel voters pf said
district for said special election; that Mrs. A.W.Tillingh st be and she is hereby desiRratel and
appointed Registrar for sail special election and W.F.Bl arl R.S.Kelly b* and they are hereby
d- siRnated an•i appointed Judges of Flection; that notice of said election shall be given by publi-
cation at least twice in the Punn Dispatch, a newspaper published in Harnett County, *h& first pub-
lication to be at least thirty fa .s before said election, and by notice posted at the Courthouse
Door in LillinRton, Harnett Count*., and at three public plaaes within sail district.
Election called to be hell on June 15th. 1922. Registrar, Mrs. A.W.Tillingkont
Poll Hollers W.F.Blake
R.S.Kelly .
NORTH CAROLINA, HARNETT COUNTY.
TO THE HOTTORA''LF BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF HARNETT COUNTY:
Was the unlersigned f reehollers of School District No 1, off Hectorts Creek Township, Harnett Ceunfr
c6nstituting ors-fourth of the freeholders in said District, to respectfully petition your Honorable
Board for an election to asc -rtain the will of the people within the said Pistrict when -then there
6hall be lsviel =xatxa in said District a special annual tax of note more than 30 cents on each
one humdred dollars valuation of property a-1 90 cents -or the poll for th purpose of supplementinRlt
the public school funds which may be apportioned to said District by th= County Boarl of Flucation
in case such special tax is voted:
Bound as follows: Begins at the mouth of Neill'a Creek up Cape Fear River to the mouth of Hec-
tors' creek; thence up Hector's Creek to Little Creek; then up Little Creek to Calf Branoh; then up
said to th- Cockberry Road; then Fast following the old road by W.R.Rambeau place following road
to Neill's Creek at Hockaday bridge; thence down Neill's Creek to Cape Fear River to th- beginning.
D.R.Smith, R.T.Johrson, B.S.Mann, H.C.Mann, W.J.COtton, M.S.Wester, J.O.Cotton, M.L. Ballard,J.L.
Morgan, W.C.Marshburn, S.J.Webster, M. McN. McKay and others;
Election called to be held on June 10th. 1922. Registrar B.S.Mann
Poll Holders M.L.Ballard
D.C.Hamilton
The following ord -rs were allowed
733 Fisheri -s Products Co.
734 W.J.McStewart
735 J.W.Jorian
736 Chas. Ross
737 T.C.Byri,
738 Jas. A. Buchanan
739 R. T.Johnsor
740 Barnes an•i H611iiay Co.
741 S.M.Byrd
742 A.A.McDonald
743 Husks Hardware Co.
744 Pittman Hospital
;45 W.F.Stewart
746 Ira B. R �ynor
74$ The Seaman Printery
7 Clifford and Townsend
749 J.W.Halford
750 L. A. Av -ry
751 L.A.Av�ry
752 Fiwards and Broughton
753 T.`r'.McArtan
754 F+Mir Harrington
755 W.H.Faucette
756 Children's Home Society
757 Arthur Cummings
758 D.P.McDonald
759 D.P.McDpnald
760 J.D.Larier
761 M.J.McNeill
,761 J.W.McArtan
763 A.A.McDonald
764 L.M. eaff in
765 ;tcLauchlin Hardware Co
766 Parker Bros.
767 State Hospital
768 Canvass Products Co.
769 Alfred Williams and Co.
770 D.L.Seymore
771 W.J.Parker
772 J.M.Byrl arl Co,
773 T.V.Stewart
774 Elizabeth Bridge
775 L.F.Arnold
776 Burroughs adding Machine Cc
777Harnett County News
6 A.A.Weaver
77 #C.B.Bishop
780 J.H.Jones
781 J.F.Bethune
782 Sw?ft and Co.
771�3 H.S.Banks ar•i Co.
7tld Lynn Wilder
by the Commissionerd:
Guano for County
4397.76 -
Services as Co. Commm
24.80✓
" of " N
27.20
County atty.
75.00✓
Services as Co. Comm.
'75.00✓
24.80✓
24.00/
Burial of Old Soldier
20.00
Lumber for Court House
12.00,
Bill of Costs
12.40f
Mdse. for County
4.30 -
Services W.J.John'bon
5jj 00✓
5g
Lumber for B.R.Brlige
.42,
j cost of bridge on Mingo
586.60✓
Book for county
115.80,
Services for Coin ty in suit
200.00
H -alth and quarantine officer
60.00
Capt. 4 stills
80.00✓
Jailor
103.00,
Mdse, f -r Co,;nty
91.22
Expense acct.
41.00✓
Salary, lepty. $eg. of Deeds
50.00
Sal. and stamps
271.73,
Monthly allowance
20.00
looping N. Ferry
30.00 /
Lights and water
31.00,/
Sal. as Auditor
lOO.60V
• Keep ing County Home
90.00 ,
Capt. 1 still
200.004
Salary as sheriff
354:10✓
Salary, C.S.0
275.00/
” Deputy "
50.00'
Mdse, for County
15.04,
.Burial all soldier
, 20.00'
Expense of H. Clark
9.27,
Awning for Court House
13.80
ise for sheriff.
6.00,
Plumbing Cou *ft House a^rld Jail
34.80✓
Work on Court House
4.50
Lumbar for bridge
38.60✓
Lumber for bridges
f0.93✓
Canning Dom ^rstrator
33.33 /
Lumber for bridge
84.10✓
Bal. on contract.
11.05✓
Printing for county
45-70-
Supt. convict camp
75.00,°
Guard at convict camp
50.00✓
50.00✓
22.68
Mdse for county
12.37✓
camp
93.00./
if " "
6.87
t
iA77 -% r-
76 W.L.Brogden
:ddse f or County
4.25. -"
786 Stawdts Bakery
" " "
1.75✓
787,1 J.A.Marsh
" " "
31.84-
788 F..F.Craven
" " "
20.*3�
789 -Parker Bros
" " convict camp
7.50/
790 McLauchlin H1w.
a a n n
32.95'
791 Tugwell' s Pharmacy
�� ro « n
4.�5✓
792 T.T.Northam Garage
793 Husk^ Hari. House
" "
3.55✓
794 Stewart's larage
Work ani supplies for convict camp
14.31'
7�9`5 A,A,Weaver
Freight charges
2.952
'v to
Q Pauper Orders
Paupers
166.50 --�
$ L.L.Levinson
Judge T;ecorier's Court
100.00
Re3port of election for
Linden School District.
FOR BOND ISSW
AGAINST BOND ISSUE
TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF HARNFTT COUNTY, AND TO THE CLERK OF THE
SUPERIOR COURT OF T?ARNETT
COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA:
' Return of Special elaaiisax b ^ri ^1 ^ction held for Linden Consoliiated
District at Linden on
April 29th. 1922.
Number
tf VotersRegist ^rei 18
T:e.ballots
cast0for School House Hondz Issue" 14
No. ballots
cast "Against school house bend issue" 2.
Tbis April 29th, 1922.
John Williams,Registrar
J.M.Hoiges Judge
J.H.Williame Jui^e
W.H.Fauoette, Clerk
xxx
J.C.Byrd, Chairman
Boari of Commissioners of
Harnett County. Board of Commissioners.
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JUNE 5th. 1922.
Boari of Commissioners met at 19 o'clock- A.M. June sth. 19229
Present, J.C.Byrd,Chairman, Jas. A. Buchanan, R.T.Johnson and W.J.McStawart, and also Chas.Ross,
Attorney. Minutes of last m ^sting approved.
Tyler Sextb, Noills Creek Township, permanently releivei of poll tax on account of being blind
Claim of D.M.Sexton for jelief of 1921 taxes referred to D.P.MeDonald, Auditor for investiga-
tion.
W.B.BUie remittei $1.70 costs lani erroniously soli for 1920.
Goo. Campbell of Lillington orierai put on pauper list at $4.00 per month.
Beasley Hicks of Grove Township allowed rebate on $1`20.00 valuation land in Grove Township
account ^rroi? in 1921.
Willie Ennis orio rsi refunded poll tax erroniously charged 1921.
Orierad that Daniel McDougall Camp Confederate Veterans be allowed Fifty Dollars out of which
to pay railroad fares of Confederate Veterans to Reunion at Richmond. -
H.J.McDonald, Road Commissioner, U.L.R. resigned . Resignation accepted and D.A.Stawart ap-
pointed In hia stead.
J.R.Krodse of Grove Township permanently released of poll tax, account -of broken up and can't
work.
'Boari of Education filed School Budget for 1922 ani earns was, deferred f -r further oons14oration..
Election oriered in Averasboro No.4 July 11th. 1922 Special School tax.Same for Duke District.
No.l annex.
Orierei that County levy same License tax under schedules B and C as State for years 192223,
nQap#x ordered that the sum of Three Hundred Dollars be appropriated to Eastern Carolina Chamber
of Commerce to aid in zap campaign to prepare farmers to combat boll weevil, to be paid to H.T.
Spears,Treas uref. ,
Sheriff ordered to delay la Xyd sale of delinquent taxes for another thirty days.
Report of Miss Bridgarp Coun�tj�Home Demonstrator, for the months of April ani May filed June 5th.
RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS? it appeared that the purchaser of the note of the county for $100000.00 authorised by
this Board on May let. 1922, and issued under date of May 12th. 1922, now desires to h *its sub-
stituted in lion thereof.f our(4) notes of like date and in all respects identioal except that they
shall be for the sum of Twenty Five Thousand($25000.00) Dollars each, now, therefore:
BB IT RRSf)LVED that the Chairman and Clerk of this Board be and they are hereby authorized to is
our said four notes to aggregate One Hundred Jet Thousand Dollars to be delivered only upon the sur
render and cancellation of sail outstanding note.
3 Financial Statement of Neills Creek Road Commission for the year 1921 and 1922 to date, was
filed with the minutes of Juns 5th, 1922.
Report of A.A.Woaver,Supt. of convict camp, filed with minutes.
PETITION FOR SPECIAL TAX SELECTION.
TO THR BOARD OF COMMISSIONER OF HARNETT COUNTY:
We, the und^rsignsd frseholiors in the County of Harnett, consisting of one- fourth of the free -
iilders in the proposed special school district includei within the following bouniaries,to -wit:
ginntng at the heal of SUrles mill pond ani funning up swamp to the Wiley Les low grounds;then
rslght to west end of Raynor Mill damp then up the pond and mingon creek to C.D.Les and G.W.
Ennis land line; then with said line straight to ford of Bull bramish down Bull Branch to Hair's
Branch; then up said branch to Miry Branch; the down m Miry Branch to stony run ani down stony
run to the beginning, head of Surla-s Mill pond the same being Averasboro #4, respectfully petition
your Honorable Board for an election to ascertain the will of the perople.within the proposed
special school district, whether there shall be levied in said district a special annual tax of
not more than 30 its on the one hundred dollars valuation of property ani 90 cents on the poll,
to supplement the Public School Fund which may be apportioned to said district by the Oeunty Board
of Education in case such special tax is voted.
Jas. A. Stewart L.W.pparkor M.Whiittingto G W.Stssart,Preston Holmes, W C.gtewart, H.C.Ivelt and
others: tagistrar,J�s.Ai towart, 511 Holders, W.B.Hobson an! J.$.Neighbors. Elsc =tion
PETITION FOR A SPECIAL TAX BCBLTION. July 11th. 1922
TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF HARNETT COUNTY.
We, the unde'rsignet freeholders in the County of Harnett, constituting one-fourth of tha free
holders at in the proposed speoial'school district included within the following boundarios,to -wit:
Beginning at Duke Bridge on Cape Isar River and following down Cape Fgar River to the line of
Averasboro #9; then with this line to Black River; thence up Black River tro the Godwin Bridge on
the Dunn and Duke Road; thence West sling the public road by Siring Hill ehurCh to the beginning
at the DDuuke 3ridge across the Cape 'Fear River, the same being formerly a part of Duke #19
rospeotfully petition you Honorable Board for an eleotion to ascertain the will of the people with-