06071920�S
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R.T. Johnson, J.C. Byrd,_').P. Ray, W.J. TAc Stewart, J.'). Barnes: those voting against the passage
of the resolution are; Noe. T,iembers of the 3oard present; Commissioners; R.T. Johnson,D.P. Ray-
J.C. Byrd, W.J. Tic Stewart and J.D. Banes, Chairman. Those absent; NONE.
NORTH UAROLIiIA, HARNTTT COUTITY. % -
I, W. II. Faucette, Clerk of the Board of Commissioners of IIarnett C &unty, North
Carolina, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the
County Commissioners of H,Lrnett County, North Carolina, at the regular meeting of said Hoard,
held 3rd. May, 1920.
Witness my hand and the seal of my office, this the 3rd. day of I:Iay, 1920.
(Seal )
( of )
(R.of D)
W. H. Faucette, Clerk.
Orders paid by the Commissioners, I ,,.ay 3rd. 1920.
Number
$50.00
Lumber County Home
2589
Arthur Cummins
2590
S.M.
Byrd
2591
T.V.
Stew-.rt
2592
P.R.
Ashby
2593
C.D.
Stewart
2594
T.T.
:Betts
2595
C. N.
tiva.re
2596
"iuunie
Sexton
2597
7.11.
Taylor
2596
E.L.
Dean
2599
E.M.
Blanchard
. Lon;; Stewart
Drug
Company
2601
Edwin
Harrington
2602
Parker
Bros
2603
J.D.
Lanier
2604
C.D
Turlington
8805xgax
11.5.
Cox
2606
Ii.A
Lanier
2607
I?.7 .
Jernigah
2608
L.K.
Matthews
2609
A.A.
McDonald
2510
It
"
2611
L.M.
Chaffin,
2612
C.A.
A4cNeill
2513
Tugwell's
Pharmacy
2614
"
"
2615
It
"
2616
John
D. Johnson
2617
W.Y.
Pearson
2618
Burroughs
adding machine
2619
A.LI.
Shaw
2)20
.si.
Turlin -7ton
2621
W.H.
.+aueette
2622
D.LI.
L4cLean
9623
W.N.
Ray
2624
Coats
Mercantile Co.
2625
L.R.
Byrd
2626
J.W.
Ilalford
2827
Bank
of Lillington
2528 -2640
Pauper
orders (Itemized
2641
ISiss
Fannie Brooks
71. H. Faucette, Clerk.
Keeping N. .Ferry
$50.00
Lumber County Home
45.14
" for Grove Twp.?3ridge
400 .28
Work on T3rid e,Grove Twp.
1305.50
Taking Tax L st, Grove Twp.
90.00` -
Supervision work
197.00
Listing Taxes, Lillington Pwp.
54.00
Salary with F.H. Taylor
60.00
County Assessor
334.50
Burial of Cornelia Dean
20.00
Taking list, Buckhorn
48.00`
Office sul)nlies
5.35
Salary
50.00
Coffin, etc.
41.00
County Home
248.00
Burial old Soldier
`?0.00
Beepi ng Jail
72.50
Ca *tuning Still
20.00
" 2 stills,
40.00
" 5 "
100.00
Express and drayage
4.97
Salary
241.14
"
50.00
Work on County bridge
13.20
.I,iedicinr,, for Raymond ILoulten
4.95
Sunplies, County 0 €five
4.60
It County fi me
12.60
It It '"
31.15
Taking tax list
54.,'0
Supplies Auditor
3.50
Salary, Auditor
100.00
Salary
357.16
"
263.48
"
100.00
Listing personal property
68.00
3.60
Asst. F.H. Taylor
28.00
ealth Off9.cer
50.00
To Note
3000.00
on Auditor's Book)
66.00
Salary, Deomonstrator
33.33
Respectfulky dubmittod,
J. '?D. Barnes, Chairman.
June 7th. 1920.
The Board of County Commissioners met in gegula r Session, present.J.C. Byrd, acting Chair-
man, W. J. Mo Stewart, R.T. Johnson, D. P. Ray.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
Moved and seconded that campaign for vaccination be put on in Harnett County, for typhoid fever
beginning Curing the month of August.
Otder for Special School election in Lillington Township Dist. No 2, white, C.N. Ware, Registrar
E. M. Bain, Poll Holder
J.B. Tart " "
Application for State and Federal aid, County of Harnett , beginning at Cumberland- Harnett line
ending at Johnson- Harnett line. Application mailed to.State Highway Commission at Raleigh, N.C.
Election in Anderson Greek Township No. 4 recalled to hold election July 20th. 1920, Daniel
McCormick, Registrar.
Poll Holders , D.H. Bain, and W.H. AWDonald.
Ordered that Cattie Morrison and Dioy be allowed $5.00 per month, beginning June 7th.
1920.
Ordered that ElizabethWilliams be allowed $4.00 per quarter, $1.00 to -day
Ordered that Tamer Williams be put on pauper list at $4.00 per quarter,$1.00 be allowed
to -day.
Ordered that allow Bella McAuley$$.05, taxes listed by error/
Ordered tha truck standing here in Lillington be moved to Raleigh at once. Notify W.C.
Davis to this at once.
Petition for a Sppoial. Tax Election.
To the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County:
We. the undersigned freeholders in the County of Harnett, constituting one- fqurth of th e
free - holders in the proposed special. School district, included within the fellowing.boundaries,to-
wit: Beginning at the „unth of Upper Little River; thence up Cape Fear to McAliaterge dam;
thence with the old McAlister Road to Upper Little Is, ver between Neal Parker and E.B. Reid; thence
down Little River to the beg.inning,kxg1xxtxg being Schoold District Ho. 2, white, Lillington
Township, Harnett County.
The purpose of this ppopeaid special tax levy is to build an additional school Room and
otherwise improve the School's facillities in said Distriett.<respectfully petition your Honor-
able Beard for an election to ascertain the will of the people within the proposed school than
district, whether there shall be levied in said dis *.rict a special annual tax of not more /tksk�.
30 cents a
r-
Z/026
• s
on the One Hundred Dollars valuation of property and 90 cents on the poll, to .supple*ent
the Public Scholl Fund which may be apportioned to sail district by the County Board of Ed-
ucation iii case such special tax is voted.
J.F. Tart, S.D. B-antley, E. J. Pipkin, C.W. Pipkin, C.N. Ware E.L. Parker reo. A Wicker,
E.E. �a Parker.. �2,�1 < C.9? re ,�� < < R .
Auditors` report for the Month of May, 1920.
„eceived from C.S.C. Office for fees $224.40
deceived from Register of Deeds. Office Sa,fe.es $364.60
Sale of 23 marriage Lisoense 69.00 % AP --V6
Total _ _ _ 558.00 _
Report of receipts and expen itutes for MontFi of y, 1920.
From Office of County Commissioners $7682.47
From Board of Education 13726.03
Jury tickets
Receipt from all sources
Total
This June let. 1920.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
County, Harnett.
254.45
.114957.75
14757.75 2-
Respectfully submitted,
Allen M. Shaw, County, Auditor.
APPLICATION FOR STATF. AND FEDERAL AID.
June 7th. 1920.
To the State Highway Commission at Raleigh, N. C.
Sire; The County of Harnett having by its Board of Commissioners on the 7th. day of June,
assented to the acts of Congress, approved July, 11th. 1916, entitled, "An Act to provide that
the United States shall aid the States in construction of rural post Roads, and for other pur-
poses" does hereby, pursuant to the provisions of said Act, and to the rules and regulations
of the Secretary of Agrioulture, and according to the Laws of the State of North Carolina and
the rulesand regulations of the State Highway Commission.
Do herewith make application for State and Federal Aid for the eonstruetionfof the follow*
ing projects; The projects named are to be part of the State Highway System,, as agreed upon
by this and the adjacent Countils, or as fixed by the State Highway Commission. The projects
are named in the order in which the County prefers to have them constructed:
Beginning at Cumberland- N.a.rnettline, ending at Johnson - Harnett line, being part of the Wash-
ington- Atlanta Highway.
No. Hiles eight(8) Type of road desired, clay and gravel.
`,'V. H. Faucette, Register of Deeds.
J.C. Byrd, Acting Chairman of (Comm.Seal)
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Harnett County, that the Chairman and Clerk
be authorized to execute and application to the State Highway Commission in substantially the
following foreµ: All costs of said Highway to be charged to Ateraeboro Township,to -wit:
MUDDDCX
- ORDER OF HARNETT COUNTY.
The Board of County Commissioners of Harnett County at a legal meeting held in Lillington
on June 7th. 1920, passed the following order, and the clerk to the Boardxzf was directed to
enter same on the minutes of the Board.
pprdered that this Board hereby agrees that the State highway Commission construct, aoeor-
ding to the State and Federal Laws and the regulations (f the Secretary of Agriculture of the
United States and th& regulations of the State Highway Commission,the section of Drojeot No
68, beginning at Sampson County line, via, best route and ending at Dunn, a distance of ap-
pPoximately 4 miles.
Tnis is the same road on which the Board of 6/19/19 requested the State Highway Commision
to grant aid.
This Board will make available on demand,, for the use of the State Highway Commission in
constructing this Road, such funds as may be required not to exceed one - fourth of the east of
the Road as shown by the estimate prepared for the project agreement, or such modifications
of the project agreement, as may be made between the State Highway Commission and the Federal
Government.
W.H. Faucette,Clerk to Board/
J.C. Byrd, Acting Chairman of Roard of Harnett
Commissioners.
Contract Painting Bridge, filed in Minutes of June.7th. 1920.
Contract Highway Commission, filed with Minutes of,June 7th. 1x920,
Contract, State Highway Commission and County Commissioners, T uck for Grove Township,
filed with Minutes of June 7th. 1920.
Contract for Bridge in Duke Township with T.W. Turnage, filed with Minutes of June 7th.1920.
Financial Statement of Grove Township Road Commission for 1919, filed Mayl7th. 1920,
Filed with minutes June 7th. 1920.
We the undersigned Poll Holders
result of the election as follows:
For Sepoial Tax 10
Against " " 8
Not voting 2
J.R.
W.A.
County Orders..
2642 Bank of �.illington
2643 Miss Fannie Brooks
2644 II. Lee McDade
2645 Bank of Lillington
2646 " of
2647 H.S. Holloway
2648 W.C. Marshburn
2649 R.F. Jernigan
2650 Arthur Cummings
2651 W.J. c Stewart
2652 R.S. Yohnson
2653 D.P. Ray
2654J.0 . Byrd
2655 Bella McAuley
2656 2s3ctxgx1ax itat J.H.Williams
2657 J.S. Johnson
2658
of Schoold District No 30 Black Rtver Township declare the
Adams and L.B. Barbour, Poll Holders.
Johnson, Registrar.
Interest
$151.20
Hime Demonstrator
33.33
Painting Duke Bridge
85.00
On Note 3001.50
Interest
252.00
Registrar Hectors C.
8.48
Lumber, eta. on Bridge
69.75
Listing property
222.00
Keeping ferry
50.00
County Mommissioner
12.40
18.00
11.80
18.60
Taxes listed by error
8.05
Taking Tax List, Stewards C.
Asst. Ta:alor
48.0p
Registrar, Anderson C.
12.57
$50.00
'l'q 2-
:AP
2659
F.H. Taylor
County Assessor
$293.43
2660
Pope Printing Company
Work
78,20
2661
National Office Supply Co.
Su *plies
2.07
2662
T.W. Harrington
Taking Tax List, Barbecue Twp.
48.00
2663
J.W. H''lford
Health and quarantine Officer
50.00
2664
Chas. Ross
Lumber for Brdge
41.85
2665
Miss Fannie Brooks
* of Gg,rage Bill
37.47
2666
G.L. Cannaday
Poll Hlder
2.00
2667
A.R. Adams
e
2.00
2668
W. H. Turlingtsn
Salary
357.16
2669
E. V. Gainey
Poll Helder
2.00
2670
R . 0. Primrose
"
2,00
2671
A.L. Buchannan
" "
2.00
2672
W.W. McLeod
" "
2.00
2673
VT.L. Matthews
" 7
2.00
2874
J.B.F. S ewart
" "
2.00
2675
J.E. Holt
" #
2.00
2676
W.A. Avent
" "
2.00
2677
Wm.T. Smith
Registrar
10.00
2678
E,Y. Blanchard
"
10.84 .
2679
W.E. Baldwin
"
18.96
2680
H.A. Parker
"
19.02
2681
Sydney F Calligan
"
14.36
2682
B.R. Holder
"
6.75
2683
G.W. Tart
To building bridgein Grote
33.55
2684
Miss Mamie Sexton
Salary, with F. H. Taylor
50.00
2685
D.H. McLean
"
100.00
2686
W.F. Stewart
ouilding bridge
21.40
2687
J.W. Turnage
U.L. River Bridge
452.59
2888
T.V. Stewart
Lumber in Grove Twp.
426.83
2689
Averasboro Road Comm.
Labor and timber
903.30
2690
G.M. Stewart
Nails and work
310.55
2691
James Ennis
Rapatt on Bridge
23.25
2693
M.L. Ballard
Poll Holder
2.00
2693
Atkins Bros.
Mdse. for County Home
4.70
2694
J.W. Hockaday
2 days as Registrar and Returning
4.00
2695
Harnett County News
Printing for County
104.25
2696
" " "
"
36.00
2697
C.S. Adams
Poll Holder
2.00
2698
J.F. Adams
" "
2,00
2699
Burroughs Adding Machine
Co. Repairs
3.50
2800
Y.J. McNeill
Lumber for bridge
22.40
2701
R.W. Robinson
Supplies for Court House
11.50
294&
Bank of Lillinaton
For Chase City National Bank
902.25
2703
Town of Lillington
Water March and April
8.00
2704
-Y J. Cox
Jaiter
69.00
2705
T.M. Johnson
Paint,and nails for bridge
40.00
2706
C.A. McNeill
Repairing River Bridge
2.00
2707
Carl E Fitchett
Registrar and Poll Holder
25.45.
2708
Harnett Hardware & F. Co.
Supplies for Court House
138.85
2709
Tugwellgs Pharmacy
For.CountyHome
11.10
2710
W. H: Dean
Old Soldier, W. P. Dean
20.00
2711
Carl E Fitchett
Holding election and Peg.
12.66
2712
J.D. Lanier
Keeping County Home
286.60
2713
T.A. Spivey
Capturing 2 stills
40.00
2714
Norfolk Southern R.R. Cc
Freight
8.76
2715
W. H. Faucette
Salary Register of Deeds
260.24
2616
A.M. Shaw
" Auditor
100.00
2717
Edwin Harrington
"
50.00
2718
'. H. Turlington
Pay Court Stenographer Asylum
64.40
2719
L.S. Matthews
Taking Graham and Sallie Cutts to/
60.00
2720
Carl F Fitchett
Taking TaxLlst
144.00
2721
A.A. McDonald
SxXaxac Screening
7.90
2722
" "
Salary, C.S. C.
244.09
2723
L.M. CTTaffin, neputy, C.
S. C.
50.00
2724
Mrs. Annie B Caviness
Board of Jurors
35.75
2725 -39
Pauper Orders
68.00
2709
A.A. McDonald
Court Cost
428.87
2741
Ch". Rose
County Attorney
75.00
NORTH CAROLINA,HARNETT COUNTY.
TO THE HONORABLBOARD OF CO?-REISSIONERS OF HARNETT COUNTY.
We, the undersigned, Registrar
and Judges of election, do certify
that pursuant to the call
ofthe Board of Commissioners of Harnett County, at.ots session held on
the 5th,
day of April,
1920, after
being duly sworn according to law, we held in Duke Township,
at the
regular polling
pplace on
this the 15th. day of 2tt *xa May, 1920, a special election
upon the questtion
of issuing
x$30,000.00 in bonds of said Township for the purpose of improving the
highways
of said Town -
bl" ship under Chapter 427, Public Lowal Laws of 1913; that there was
149 duly
registered voters
of said
townhsip entitled to vote
in said siastizm- special election;
that there
was cast in said
election
108 ballots containing the ballots "For Bond Issue ", and that
there was
cast in said
election
(5) five ballots, containing the words, "Against Bond Issue
".
Carl E Fitchett Registrar
A. F. Fowler
W. F. Blake
Sworn to
and sebscribed before me
this the 15th. day of Judges of Rlection
May, 1920.
e - "aE S. Kelly
(N.P.SEAL) Notary Public
My commission expires Aug.,16th. 1921.
DUKE' TOWNSHIP ROAD BOND ELECTION.
The report of Carl E Fitchett, Registrar, and A. F. Fowler and W. F. Blake, Judges of Election,
heretofore appointed to hold an electio, in Duke Township for the purpose of submitting to the
qualified voters of said Township the question of issuing bonds i n the aura of Thirty Thous-
and Dollars for improvementx of the Roads of said Township in accordance with provisions of
Chapter 427 of the Public lgoal laws of 1913, and amendments thereto, having been filed with this
Board at call meeting on May 15th. 1919 and continued for consideration until this day, upon
consideration of said report, this Board in its capacity as a canvassing Board finds the following
facts, to -wit:
(1) T "at said election was dulilcalled and advertised as provided by law and in accordance
with the ,,retious orders of thic :_.card.
(2) i'h<tt said election was held on T,iay 16th. 1u20, and in all i respects crr�ducten as by law
provided.
(3) That the total - number of qualified voters in said Townshi.x. on the drx: of sa :u election
was 145.
(4) That the total nunioer of votes cast for "For Bond kkmwti m Issue" was One H" r;dred Eight
U00
WHEREFORE, it is consideraed , adjudged and hereby declared that the proposed bond issue received
the approval of a majority of the qualified voters of sr,id Toivrshipii and the i;oad Commissioners
hereinafter to be appointed for said Township are declared to authorized and empow =red to issue
in the name of Duke Township bonds in the sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars to run twenty years from
date, and bear interest at the rate of six per cent per anntun, and the said bonds and interest are
declared to be a valid lien upon the property of said Township, =tnd thiF Board obligates itself
and its successors in office to levy and cause to be collected in said, Duke Township sufficient
tax to pay the interest on said bonds and provide for a sinkinr fund for payment of principal
thereof when due.
Upon motion of Commissioner R.T. Johnson, seconded by Commissioner, D.P. Ray, the above
resolution was adopted and ordered spread upon the minutes; those voting in the affirmative being,
/Commissioners, Johnson,Ray,Stewart,Byrd; those voting in the negative, being none. Commissioner
w Parnes absent /.. Respectfully submitted,
�4 � 4V. H. Faucette,, Clerk J.D. Barnea, Chairman
Tuesday, July 5th. 1920.
The Board of County Commissioners met in regular session. Minutes read and approved, Present,
J.C. Byrd,R.T. Johnson, D.P. Ray, W. J. Tic Stewart, also Chas. Ross, Attorney
Ordered that Tobie Masaey be put on the pauper list at $5.00 per month.
PETITION FOR A SPECIAL TAX ELECTION.
WFt, the undersigns# freeholders in the bounty of Harnett constituting one- fourth of the
free holders in the proposed special school - district included within the following.boundaries,
to -wit: *eill's Creek- 2, White.
Beginning Lip the bridge on Middle prong Creek between L. L. Britt and Jas. A.Betts and
runs down said creek to the old Sexton Mill site and thence as the old ridge road west across
the Burt,Tand to the ford on Busejs Creek between Tex Johnson and Duncan Sexton; thence down
Buie's Cleek to Cape Fear River; thence up Cape ear River to the Mouth of Dry Creek;thenee up
dry creek to the Kipling Road; then as said road going East out by the old Reubin Matthews MT11
to the beginning, respectfully petition your Honorable Board for and election to ascertain the
will of the people within the sjmcfal proposed special school district,whether there shall be
levied in said distrhot a special annual tax of not more than 30 cents on the One Hundred Dollars
valuation of property; and 90 cents onthe poll, to supplement the Special School Fund, which may
be apportioned to sc6id district by the County Board of Education in case such special tax is
voted.
W. S. Long, A. W. Sawyer, T.H. McAlister, John Green, W. A. Green, Jad Jognson,.I.C.
U;chureh, M T. Johnson J.E. Johnson,A. M. Pang, T. E.Green. ✓� i�'�'`^'+. '
P t tioxagainst levyi Special Bond Iss�Olivia 1920, fil; with Minutes, 4 t .
f'A
fY,
�a y
Certificate of Special TaxNleetion Returns
TO the Board of County Commissioners of Harnett Countyrp,N. C.
We, the undersigned, Registrar and Judges 62 EleotionW for Special Tax School District,
being District No 4, located in Barbecue and Johnsonville Townships, Harnett County,North Car-
olina, having held the election in the Special Tax School District aoaording to the provisions
of Section 4115 of the Revisal of 1905 of North Carolina, as amended, 1907,1909 and 1911, on the
8th. day of June, 1920 do make and certify to be corr-ot the following stLstement.
Number of voters registered 22
Number ast.for special tax 14
Number cast against special tax 8
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF,.we have hereunto subscribed our names, this_the 8th. day of June, t920)
On a Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty.
( sdgned)
J.A. Spivey Registrar
C.C. Cameron
H.A. Cameron
J.F. Harps Judges of Election.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, HARNETT COUNTY.
WE, the Registrar of Voters and Judges of 'Election, for Johnsonville Township, Harnett
County, North Carolina, having been duly appointed by Board of Commissioners of Harnett County,
do hereby certify that ans election was held on the 15'bh. day of June, 1920, eit the ru8u3ar pol-
ling ao i sonville Torn i o h o e o voti�$, nd iss n the sum of
Forty ouasana Dog1 Ai M%1 , e u er e�roi Y°ieTsai'e' o sa i ds to be droded
in building and maintaining good cads throughout Johnsonville Township; said election resulted
as follows:
'Trrmber registered 85
Votes cast for HondsIssue 62
Votes cast against Bond Issue
(signed)
Sworn to and subscribed before ipe
this 16th. day of June, 1920.
(N- P.SEAL)
James T Craig, N.P.
My Comm. expires 7/2/21
J
23
W. A. Stewart, 4egistrar of Voters.
J.A. Darrook , Judged of Election.
W. H. Johnson
Commissioners appointed, W. Howard Johnson
John Gamble
A. B. Parker