04261917April the 26th.1917,
The Board of County Commissioners met in a call meeting in response to
to consider ,t$?/ the plan of cultivating the vacant farms in the County
J.C.Byrd R.D.Overby R.T.Johnson D.P.ray. also Chas Ross.Atty /.
It was ordered that the whole board of County Officials be on this comm
matter and report the Ist monday in May 1917,
Also ordered that A.M.Shaw order 20 bu of Soy
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aletter from Gov.Bickett
, Presant J.D.Barnes. Chain.
ittee to investigate this
Beans from A.E.Rankin & Co,
The report of Angier High School election was presented and ordered $ecorded as follows,
North Carolina, Harnett County, To W.H.Fauoette,elerk, To Board of County Commissioners,Tillington
N. C.
. Greetings:
This is to certify that we, the undersigned, W. R. braadwell, Registrar,and J. B Dsyx
Depree, And L. E aicgee, poll holders, held a special School bond election at Angier High School
pisttict this day in accordance with an order of the Board of trustees of said school district,
that there were ninetynine (99) registered or qualified voters in said district for said election
that there were sixty one (61) votes cast for "School Bonds and special -tax "and twenty seven (273
votes oast "Against School Bonds and special Tax ",and that we do further declare that said election
was Carried for School Bonds and Special Tax,.
Witness our hands and private seals, this the 21st, day of April, 1917,.
Approved and ordered registered
The Board adjourned to meet the Ist Monday
Clerk to board of coin,
Waylon R. Broadwe&l,
Registrar
.ohn B. Depree,
Pollholder
G. E. McGee,
Pollholder
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ray 7th 1917,
The Boars of County Commissioners met in Regular session J.D.Barnes Cham. J.C.Byrd R.D.Overby R.T.
o son ,P.Ray ,also Chas Ross Atty,
Orderd That the $25.00 for Flag be turned over to J.W.Halford, and the $Ioo.00 for the old Soldiers
yo J.L.Smith,
Orderd that the Sherrif release D.H.Senter of taxes on Ogburn land of $7.66,
Orderd that J.C.Cummings look after Bridge in U.L. R on Bradley road and have the same repaird and
present bill for same,
Orderd that J.L.Sorrell be released of over charge of 1916 Taxes $19.I4,
Ordered that Nag Wicker be allowed as pauper $15.00 per quarter, Also mrs Sallie Douglas $5.00jhi /A
per Quarter,
Orderd that pay Mathew Burnett burriel expenses of $7.00,
Ordered that Archie Moore. Col. be placed on pauper list and allowed $6.00 per quarter,
Ordered that eyrus.L.Alpnin oe reseasea ul Yuss Ln..os and placed on permant roll,
Uraerea that tne Unam J.D.BBarnes J.U.Byra witn tne county Auditor A.M.Snaw witn unas floss Atty to
meet on Friday lath to settle with Snerriff,
Ordered tnat tne Pupil° roaa cram W.H.Turlington to L.LTurlington be allowed and also ordered that
the Snerlff summons Jury and lay off same,Petitien as fellows : -
We, the citizens ef Greve Township De hereby petition the Honorable board of County Comissioners
for a public road leading out from W.H. Turlingtens lane the distance being about one mile
% it being an extension of the road that leads from the Smithfeild read near W.R. Sorrel's
xl�l0¢,10/7Y� X 7riei�i7ild to the Stage road near Stewarts TurlingtonsSigned:- L.L. Turlingten
W.T. Serrells,W.H. Turlingtons, H.A. Turlington, Stewart Turlington P.E. Turlingten, W.R. Turling
-ten G.M. Stewart, W.B. Turlingten, L.E. Byrd, H.M. Stewart and others, Petition now en file in
R.ef Deeds Office,
Report of Election in Averasbere #5 School district for special school tax report Nine for tax
and thirteen against tax Electien•failed. Signed J.V. Barefeot Registrar ,
Honoarble Board of County Comissioners of Harnett County,
We, the citizens of Harnett County Duke
Township petition the Honorable Board ef County Comissioners to order the following road in-
stalled as a public read beginning at Cates Store and running with the wire fence to the new sand
clay Dunn and Duke road below Walter Norri*les it is now a well established county read and well
cut and extensively used as high way to Church cotton gin mill and market read by those living
East and South of Duke it is about 4 mile in length. Signed F.M. McKay, J.R. Turlington, W.R. Nor-
ris G.H. Norris, W.H. Canady, W.A. West D.E. Gregory and others petition now on file in R of Deeds
Office of Harnett County,
Petition was accepted and ordered advertised for thirty days at the Court House Deer,
Petition for a Special Tax Election,
Te The Beard of County Comissioners] of Harnett County,We, the
undersigned Free holdred in the county of Harnett constituting one fourth ef the free holders in
the proposed special sohool district included within the following boundaries , to- wit:Beginning
at the head of the Surles Milt Pend and running up the big branch to the ford at Pollys Tarts ,
then to the Tart Grave yard at the East end of Polly Tars land, Then straaight to the end of the
Raynor Mill dam, then up Mingo to the land line between G.W. Ennis and Lee then straight to the
Boll Branch down the Bell Branch to Harris Branch and up the said branch to Miry branch down said
Branch to stony run and down stony run to the beginning at head of Surles Mill Pend Averasbore
Township District # 4
Respectfully petition your honorable board for an Election to assertain the
will el the people within the proposed Special School District whether ther shall be levied in
said District a special annual tax of not more than 25 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation
of property and 75 cents on the Pell to supplement the public school fund which may be apportioned
to said District by the county Board of Education in case such tax is voted Signed G.W. Stewart
S.C. .Neighbors R.C. Neighbors, 0.P. Norris, J.D. Byrd, M. Whittenten, G.W. Jernigan, W.J. Gernigan
C.H. Jernigan W.G. McIamb, J.S. Neighbors and others said petition now on file in Office of R of
Deeds of Harnett County L.W. Parker is appointed Registrar for said Election and XtWW.G. McLamb
and Merritt Whittenten Judges ef Election Said Election to be held.en June 15th .