02041918County Comissionere net in regular Session present J.D. Barnes Chm J.C. Byrd R.T. Job
son, D.P. Ray Chas Rose Atty Ygyll)d absent R.D. Oberby.
Ordered that Tyler Haighwood be allowed $4 per Quarter beginning at this time with $2.67
Ordered that Wm Butler be releived of Poll tax for 1917
Ordered thin the land of Mrs J.B. Ennis 116 acres listed by her Father be releasd of taxes 1917
Ordered thht Mrs Chas Messer be released of taxed 1917 $1.28
Ordered tkkt Dan Harvell and wife be placed on pauper list beginning February let $6.00 per quarter
Orddred thht Kitten Mills be put on the pauper list at $9, per quarter beginning today $6,
Ordered tb"t Pay Mrs McKimman $200 2/3 of amount allowed for that purpose.
The following Jurors were drawn for March term of Court A.J. Cameron Barbecue, R.B. Reid Lillington
T.L. Dean Buckhorn E.M. Lynch Hectors Creek J.T. Smith Johnsville, D.A. MoPhail U.L.Fiver
B.F. McLeod Barbecue, T.E. Barnes Grove, W.H. Smith Hectors Creek H.M. Whittington Grove O.B. Th-
emas Buck horn N.A. McLean U.L. Fiver J.W. Thornton Averasboro, B.B. Wilson U.L. Fiver S.O. Brown
A.L. Newberry Averasboro J.C. Gilchrist U.L.River J.C. Mathews Neils Creek.
under
and by virtue of a resolution of the board Whereas, on the 3rd day of October 1898
of Comissionere
of Harnett County adopted plat
Xlj</,1'J(g$/ July 4th 1898 certain public lands of the county were
sold and whereas at said sale
O:J.
Spears
became the purchaser of the following lands, and
the same being apart of the public
lands
of
the county sold at said sale towit; all of lot
#2 in Block G in the Pipkin Plot of
the Town
of Lillington said plot registered in Book 160 page
600 alas all of lot # 1 in Block G
in the Pipkin plot of said Town of Lillington above referred
to,
And whereas the said O.J. Spears
complied
with the terms of said sale and by order of the Board
of Comissionere adopted Oct 3rd
1898
a deed was duly executed and delivered to said O.J. Spears conve#ing said land to him, And
Whereas
said deed has never been recorded and cannot now be
found, and Whereas since said Purcahse
and conveyance
Annie B. Caverniss by Mesne Conveyance from said O.J. Spears has become the owner of
said
property
and desires now to cure the defeat in hers/ title
due to the non registration of said
deed
to
O.J. Spears above mentioned.
Now Thereforej be it resolved
by the Board of Comissioners
of Harnett
County that J.D. Barnes Chm of said Board be and
he is hereby authorized and directed to
execute
and deliver to said Annie B. Caveniss a deed quit claiming
and releasing unto her the said
lands
above described. The following orders were alowed:-
#720
to
Bank of Lillington for freight on Car of Coal
$185.12
#721
To
dunn Road District for Bridge work in Averasboro
300.00
#722
To
W.R.B. McAuley for burial of old soldier
20.00
#723
To
W.H. Faueett for salary and Stamps and Phone rent
227.14
#724
to
D.A. Collis for Court Officer
5.00
785
To
W.H. Turlington for Salary Stamps and Phone rent
376.27
726
To
W.H. Turlington for Wood and hauling for Court
69.1.0
#728
To
WH. Turlington for capturing Still
20.00
#728
To
W.P. Byrd C.SC. for Salary and Bond and Stamps
262.04
#729
To
W.P. Byrd C.SC. for Court Cost for January
246.61
#730
To
J.D.
anier for Supt of County home
111.33
#731
To
J.W.
halford for Supt of Health and quarintine
50.00
#732
To
A.A. McDonald Court peoorderd Judge
50.00
#733
TO
A.M. Shaw For the Vital Statictice reporters
133.00
4734
To
A.M. Shaw County P A for general county Exurt House
175.17
#735
To
A.M. Shaw Auditor for Salary
100.00
#736
To
ARM. Shaw P A. For County Home
23.30
#737
To
R.F. Jern®gan for Convayance of Lunatic to Asylum
15.00
#738
To
A.J. Godwin for capturing still
20.00
$738
To
Pope Printing Cc for Stationary for Sheriff
38.45
#740
To
J.A. Stewart for Grand Jury{ Officer
4.00
#741
To
Cyrus McNeill for conveyance of Grand Jury to Camp
5.00
To
J.R. pagget Treasurer Lill High School
1000.00
1/742
743
To
F.J. Cox Jailer
38.80
744
To
N.T. Johnson for Burial of old Soldier
20.00
#745
To
Mrs J.A. Moore for burial of old Soldier
20.00
#746
To
American Surety Cc for Bond of Register of Deeds
15.00
#747
To
L.D. Arnold for ferry,man of Northington Ferry
26.00
748
To
L.L. L•evison for Sign Posts
24.00
749
To
Mrs T.S.,mCkimmon for 2/3 of Salary
200.00
#750
To
H.Y. Speers for County Home
26.00
751
To
Tyler Haighwood for outside poor
2.67
752
To
Cattie Morrison "
3.00
#753
To
Robt Maynor fora "
3.00
#754
To
W.B. Maros wheld Family "
5.00
#755
To
Bytha Waddell "
8.00
#756
To
Dan Harvell "
4.00
Total - Amount allowed for all acoeunts 43832.00 ~'
Tax
Petitiog for a Special'Bleation
To The Board of County Comissioners of Harnett County
We, the undersigned free holdees of the ® unty
of Harnett Constituting one fourth of the free holdeed of the proposed special school district
included within the following boundaries towit;
Beginning at Clarks Bridge an Upper Little River
runs with be line of District # 7 to skinners ford on Walkers Creek Up the said Creek to the
McDougald toad ,ua the said road to Jones creek, down Jones oreek to Upper Little River down the
said River to the beginning line.
Respeetfuly petition your honorable board for an Election
to accertain the'will of the people within the proposed special school district, whether there shall
be levied in said District a special annual tax of not more than thirty cents on the one hundred
dollars valuation of property and ninty cents on the Poll, to supplement the public school funds
which may be apportioned to said district by the county Board of education in case such special tax
is voted
Over
ME
CUP �
Signed T.W. McPhail, B.F. Mason, J.I. Holder M.J. Butker Jr M.J. Butler Sr D.B. McPhail M.S. Holder
J.G. Holder J.W. Mason G.V. Holder J.P. Rogers, R.R. Wood.
We recomend L.S. Holder for registrar
J.D. Rogers and J.W. Mason for Judges of Election Date of Election March 16th 1918.
February lot 1918
Auditors report for Clerk of Superior Courts Office of January 1918 Receipts
Fees for Probates $70.25
Administrations executors and Guardians 23.50
Docketing Judgements 11.1.5
Civil Actions 61.05
Special Proceedings 26.60
Certificate and seals 1.75
Corporations . 3.00
Jury ar}d witness tickets 11.10
Executions 3.50
Miscellaneous 9.50
Total I F 221.40
Respectfuly submitted
A.M, Shaw County Auditor
E
Auditors report from Sheriffs office for January 1918 February lot 1918
Executions served 2 fees for same 1.00
Summons " 13 • 7,40
C of Del " 4 " 6.40
Subpeonas " 7 " 2.10
Total fees inside 12 miles 17.3O
Respectfully Submitted A.M. Shaw County Auditor
To the Isom orable Board of County Comissioners of Harnett County; February let 1918
receipts from the Register of Deeds office for January 1918 I,.beg to make the following report of
Papers filed for Registratiom 482 foes for
same $297.00
Marraige License 17 51.00
Total
Respectfully submitted
$348.00
A.M. Shaw County Auditor
To the Honorable Board of County.Comissioners of Harnett County February let 1918
I, beg to make the following report of receipts and expedentures for January 1918
Received for state $39.00
Received for School 6136.25
Received for County 196.71
Received for Salary 411.65
Orders issued by Bd of Comissioners $2398.07
Orders issued by Bd of Education 7146.23
Jury tickets issued 200.70
Total 6783.61 9745.00
North Craolina Harnett County) Respectfully submitted A.M. Shaw Auditor
ihereas,There has been filed with the Board of Comissioners of Harnett
County a petition signed by more,tham one JAf)d1%Y fifth of the qualified voters of Grove Township Harnett
county asking Sor an Election upon the question of issuing $30,000.00 of Bonds of Raid Township for
improving and building the roads of Grove Township under the provisions of Chapter 427 of the Public
Local Laws of 1913 Entitled An Act told Improve the Roads in Harnett County and for the.issling of Bonds
by the county and the several Townships therein and the said petition having beee}f duly canvassed and
ordered recorded
Be it Therefore resolved by the board of Comissioners in regular session and
the following members being present J.D. Barnes J.C. Byrd D.P. pay R.T. Johnson,.That an Election be
and the same is hereby called to.be held in Grove Township on March 12 1918 for the purpose of submitt-
ing to the qualified voters of sAid Township the question of issuing $30,000.00 of read Bonds as provid
-ad for )KA419fiV in the act herein referred ts; And it is further orderd that said Election be advert
-ise for thirty days in the Harnett Reporter published in Harnett County, from this date
It Is further
that a now registration of the voters desiring to participate in said Election shall be had and for
that purpose We do hereby apped nt and Elect W.E. Nichols registrar for said Election and We do hereby
apppint and Elect H.R. Ryals and W.T. Hodges Poll holders for said Election and the said Registrar
and Poll holders are hereby regD1rcd Add divested to hold said -Special '716otion in iiioir`iariee with
Chapter 427 of the Public Local laws ad the General Assembly of 1913.
Be It revolved further at the
said Election those of the qualified voters favoring the issuing of said Bonds shall vote a ballet
having upon it the words "For Bond Issue" and the qualified voters opposing the said Bonds shall vote a
oallet having upon it the words Against Bond Issue.
It is futher reso lved by the Board that the said
registrar and Poll holders shall make returns of said Election as required by law.
It is further resolves
that the publiehti61)( of this resolution in/ the Barnett Reporter for 30 days shall constitute the
notice suffieeient of said Election,
J.D. Barnes Chairman
This 4th day of Feb
rury 1918 W.M. Fauoett Clerk
Respectfully submitted
Comissioners Adjourned to Meet in Dunn W.H. Fauoett Clerk to Board
February 7th 1918 for discussing the
A roved ap r
pointing of a Farm Demonstrato
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