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08021915Au st :::onday,rf ky,2nd.191j;�. The Commissioners met in regular session,F esent:D.H, Senter, Chm., I. I. N. Bizzell,L.D.Burwell,E.H.Gardner and A.A.Shaw. notice from the Clerk of the Board of Town Commissioners of Dunn was received ,informing the Board of County Commissioners that they had elected H.C.McNeill and H.W.Pope Cotten ' ;:eighers for the Town of. Dunn and asking this Board to concur in said election. On motion of L.D.Burwell the Board unanimously refused to concur in the election of above said Cotten Weighers for Dunn,and in connection with same the following order was passed. "Ordered by the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County in session assembled on the second day of Aug.,1915, it being the first r).onday in Aug.,that it does not concur in the election of H..C.McNeill and R..Pope as Cotton '. +eighers for the Town N.C. and that the Board of Commissioners of Barnett County and the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Dunn are called to meet in joint session in Lillington, N.C. at the.Court House,on ;Monday the 9th, day of August,1915,at 12 o'clock L.for the purpose of electing two Cotton 'Weighers for the Town of Dunn as provided by law. It is further ordered that this reso;utipn be served on the Board of commissioners of the Town of Dunn,N.C. This 2nd,day of August,1915. D .Ii . Ls ent er, Cha i rman . " The official report of Dr.J.W.Halford County health officer,was received and ordered filed,. It was ordered by the Board that :lrs.Lou W.Williams'5 lots in the Town of Dunn be reduced on the tax assessment for 1915,from $2500.00 to $1500.00. ' The returns.of the Railroad Bond ,lectmon in Neill's Creek Township,were received and ordered recoxiered in the Book of Elections. The following Jury was drawn for September term(First week )Harnett Superior Court: Aversboro - -G.H. Parker,.W .Tyndall,A.L.Stewart,J.E.Black, - Barbecue -John Darroch. -Black River - J.C.Partin,J.P, Page .- Buckhorn- H..''oI.Abernethy,- Grove- L. G. Ryals, G. W. Whittengton ,J..J.Adams,W.N.Dupree, G.A.Ennis,J.J.Stone. - rectors Creek - Hubert Lynch,J.W.Hplloway,J.u. Senter, L. O .Senter.R.II.Dewar.,J.C.Sater. - Johnsonville- James T.Smith.- Lillington- C.M. Johnson.-Neills C reek.- J. N.Gregory,C.D.Johnson,O.R.Link, E,S.Reardon,i ?,d ;.Collier. - Stewarts Creek -John '. Byrd ,J.S.Byrd,G.B,Byrd,L.T.Byrd. -Upper Little River - D.P.Ingram,....:, Thomas,T.E. Foushee ,B.C.Collins,B.P.Stephens. Report of D.H.Senter and L.D.Burwell Committee: "'To the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County: Your Committee appointed to settle with Sheriff I.W.Smith for the taxes of 1914,beg to submit the following report: cr. Dr. Total taxes to be collected $92,945.40. Rebates 7 Insolvent List, 2640537.57. Sheriffs Commissions 345.84.. Land Sales 2034.16. By credit as per receipts 78296.71. To balance due by Sheriff 611 .8. .40. 492,945.40• Respectfully submitted, D.H.Senter ) Committee" The following order was passed: L.D.Burwell) "Whereas by an agreement with the N.& S.R.R. before Judge Bond that when the County Commissioners approved the new piece of road constructed by the said N.& S.Ry.,Co.at Duncan N.C.this Board pass an order discontinuing the piece of road as a public road in front of Frank Gilliam's house and crossing the railroad,with the understanding that said crossing be maintained as a private road to be kept up by those people in the community who use same,and Railroad in nu case to be held responsible for the upkeep of said crossing. It is hereby so ordered ,and the report of D.H.Senter Committee to receive said new road is hereby approved on motion of L.D.Burwell,seconded by -I.N.Bizzell.Passed by unanimous vote of the full Board of Ccounty Commissioners. D.H.Senter,Chairman." It was ordered by the Board of County Commissioners that $3813.67 be refunded from the Schodl account to the General Fund,it being the amount paid by the Sheriff to the Treasurer in excess of L the amount due the School Fund for 1914. The following or ders were allowed from the Br, L i d...gi: !e Fund: 04,400##41444#¢ #04# 40# 1p174;6 /7 D.A.Graham Lumber for Bridges in Barbecue Twp. #1256 $ 7:.09 Wm.Barber It and work Bridge do Stewarts Creek 1261 142.58 7i.C.Mirshburn n for Bridge Hectors Creek Twp. 1262 37.58 4.C.Johnson Painting Lillington Bridge 1274 150.00 R.P.Bolton,Reg.Deeds Cumberland Co. For Harnetts part repair Line Bridge 1279 24.00 Read Com rs. U.L.:R.Twp. for Bridges ',calkers & Duncans Creeks 1280 59.86 Lillington Road Com'rs. " " Lillington Twp. 1281 65.40 1297 J.F.Beasley for 198 feet heart lumbar for Bridge 1298 3.96 B.F.Ammons b Bridge stork in Averasboro 1292 L3.00 :..1 Hannibal Pope Lumber for Bridge on Black River The Following Paul McKay J.S.Gardner 0.S.Young L.W.Tart L.P.Jernigan J.C.Pope D.S. J.E.Holt J.G.Shaw Alex. West B.F.Parrish W.G.Byrd W.A.Parker Z.T.Kivett W.E.Wilson J.W.Gardner W.D.Womble J.L.Smith J.ii.Byrd N.T.Patterson Pope Printing Co. Total Allowed from the Bridge Fund: orders were allowed from the General Fund: List -Taker in U.L.River Twp, Tax Assessor Hectors Creek List -Taker Grove Twp. t' " Averasboro Twp. n 11 still Buckhorn Twp. Andersons Creek n n Grove Twp. Stewarts Creek Twp. • Assessor Capturing 1 List -Taker 11 11 Assessor n List -Taker Assessor List -Taker Neills Creek " " " Black River Assessor " " Ferryman at Worthington's Ferry for July 2 Days service on Board of Pensions Holding Recorders Court Salary as Treasurer for July Publishing Notice of Bond Election in Black River (Over) 11 11 if1250 1251 1252 1254 1255 1257 1258 1260 1263 1264 1265 1266 1268 1269 1270 1271 1272 $ 70.00 18.00 6o.00 140.00 50.00 20.00 39.00 26.25 26.25 48.00 46.00 30.00 39.00 42.5o 42.5o 19;50 4.00 4.00 50.00 6.00 W.0.Johnson J.A.Stewart Martha White 0.W.Matthews Wilson H.Lucas L.C.Seawell o.R.Simpson F.M.P.McLeod B.F.McLeod W.J.Parker Painting Court House Roof Service on Pension oard Caring for Jim McKay e1L,6 Weeks List -Taker for Hectors Creek Assessor for Duke Twp. List -Taker for Johnsonville Twp. " " " Duke Twp Assessor " U.L.River Twp. List -Taker " Barbecue ' It Lillington " U.H.Parker Assessor F.B.Harmon " " Neills Creek " T.R.Rosser " " Barbecue " McPherson Drug Co., Bill for medicine etc. for Jail John McLeod Pur.Agt. Sam Shaw Janitor for Court House for July J.M.Byrd,Shff. Serving Notices etc. for Board Com. J.M.Byrd " Capturing Still J.A.McLeod Salary as Recorder for July Jas. A.Stewart Jailor Total Allowed from " General Fund The Following Orders were allowed from the Pauper Sallie Wicker Support B.F.Norris Keeper of County Home # 1273 1276 1277 1278 1282 1283 1284 1285 1286 1287 1288 1289 1290 1291 1292 .1294 1293 1295 1296 Fund: Total Allowed from Pauper Fund The Following Resolution was passed by the Board: "RESOLUTION" $ 15.00 4.00 30.00 36.00 20.00 25.00 60.00 27.50 25.00 60.00 50.00 21.00 21.00 6.10 42.56 15.00 7.80 20.00 50.00 12.20 - 77 Th # 689 $ 17.50 690 . 20.45 37.95 NORTH CAROLINA HARNETT COUNTY. Whereas,on the 7th.day of June,1915,thers was filed before the Board of County Commissioners of Harnett County a petition signed by more than one -third of the qualified voters of Neills Creek Township; Harnett County,asking for a special Election to be held in said Township on the 31st. day of July,1915,for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said town- ship the question of voting on bonds to be invested in the construction of the Central Carolina Railroad through said Township ,in accordance with Senate Bill no.1668 and House Bill no.20?9, of the Session of 1915 of the Legislature. of. North Carolina; and Whereas,said election has been duly held in Leill, s Creek township, Harnett County, on the 31st day of July, 1915, when the question of voting bonds in the sum of (4,25,000.00 to be invested in the construction of the Central Carolina Railroad was submitted; And Whereas, the registrar and poll holders of said township has duly reported the vote in said election in said township to this board in accord- ance with law; And whereas, this board has this day canvassed the said vote and election re- turns in said township and have found the following to be the result: No. of votes registered for said election 169 ]:o. of'rgQtees cast for "Bond issue" 102 No. of , cites cast "Against Bond Issue" 25 ;;o. v s not voting 42 Now, therefore, be it solved by the board of county commissioners.of Harnett County in regular session, on mo on of L.D. Burwell, duly seconded by E.H. Gardner, First, That the elec ion held in eill's Creek Township, Harnett County, according to the report of said,registrar and poll holders, was regular and in accordance with law. <esolved 2nd, That the said election is carried for said bond issue by a majority of 35 of the total registration. Be it resolved 3rd, That the bond issue for investing in the construction of the Central Carolina Railroad through said township is hereby declared carried and that the election was held in accordance with law. D.H. Senter, Chairman. John•,,cLeod, Clerk. The following Resolution of the Board of Directors of Central Carolina Railroad was received and ordered recorded in the.;inutes of the Board Commissioners. ''A RESOLUTION OF' THE BO :iW OF DIRRECTORS OE CENTRAL CAROLIN ::-. iAILt OAD CO3iPANY." WHEREAS, under Act of the General Assembly of North Carolina an election has been Galled by the Board of County Commissioners of Barnett County to be held in Neill's Creek Town - ship, in said County, on the 31st day of July, 1915, submitting to the qualified voters of said Township the question of the issue of bonds of said Township in the sum of Twenty -fivi Thousand ($25,000.00) Dollars, to aid in the construction of a road through said `'ownship to be constructed by this company; AND iddEREAS, the Board of Directors of this Company are advised that practically all of the voters of said Township desire said road to be constructed to and within the corporate limits of the Town of Buie's Creek and that a depot be established within said .corporate limits, and that many of said voters desire definite assurance that said road sshall be so constructed and said depot so located prior to their voting upon said question, .and this Board deems it wise and proper that said citizens should be informed of its .intention prior to said election to the end that they may vote intelligently upon said ,question. NON THEREFORE, ,resolved by the Board of Directors of the Central Carolina Railroad .Company that the President and Secretary of this Company be abd they are hereby authorized to enter into a written contract, executed in the name of this Company, by its President,' .sealed with its common seal, and attested by its Secretary, with the Board of Commissioners . of harnett County, as agents, for Neill's Creek Township, that in the event the bonds of said township shall be delivered and issued to it that it will in good faith construct said road to and within the Town of -;use's Creek, and will establish therein a permanent freight and .passenger depot, and that said Township and the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County, ,acting for and in behalf of said Township, shall be absolved from any duty of issuing and delivering the said bonds of said Township contemplated by any Act of the General Assembly of I+orth Carolina, or in the call of said election in the event said Company shall fail to .so construct and locate its said Railroad and shall fail to locate within the said Town - .a permanent freight and passenger depot. NORTH CAROLINA, LEE COUNTY. I, H.P. Edwards, Secretary of the Central Carolina Railroad Company do hereby certify the foregoing two sheets to be a true copy of a resolution passed by the by the Board of Directors of said ompany, held at the office of said Company on this date. I do further certify that said session of said Board was duly called and held in conformity with its By -Laws and according to law, and that a legal quorum of said Directors were present and participating in said meeting. 3i +ITNES:; .hiiREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said corporation, this 29th day of July, 1915. H.P. rdwards, Secretary. On motion of L.D. Burwell, duly seconded by E.H. Gardner, the above resolution was approved, accepted and ordered recorded on the :Minutes of the County Commissioners of this date, sug. 2, 1915, D.P. Senter, Chairman. The following contract was received and ordered recorded in the Minutes of the Board. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINAI, HARNETT COUNTY. ThIS INDENTURE, Iriade this the 29th day of July, 1915, by and between the Central Carolina Railroad Company, a corporation, created under the Laws of the State of North Carolina, party of the first part, and by Ideill's Creek Township, in the County of Harnett, State of lyorth Carolina, and by the Citizens of said Township, by and through their duly authorized agents, the Board of Commissioners of Barnett County, parties of the second part. W I T .. .. .. S tE T H • THAT WHERAS, pursuant to an ;act of the General :assembly of North Carolina, at its session of 1915, the same being an ',ct based upon and identical with Senate B111 No. 1668 and rouse bill No.2079, the same being entitled "An act to authorize :.eill s Creek Township, in Barnett County, to issue bonds for the construction of the Central Carolina Railroad ", the Board of Commissioners of Barnett County have called an election . to be held in said Township on the 31st day of July, 1915, submitting to the qualified Voters of said Township the question of issuing bonds in the sum of Twenty -five Thousand (25,000.00) Dollars of said Township, bearing interest at the rate of five per cent, per annum, payable semi - annually, and to run for the period of twenty years; AND WHEREAS, it is the bona fide intention of the party of the first part to construct its Railroad contemplated in the :`act of the General -.ssembly,aforesaid, through said Township by way of the Town of Buie's Creek, located within said Township, and its said intention has been definitely made known to the citizens generally of said Township; AND WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable and prudent on the part of the party of the first part and the parties of the second -part, respectively, that the location of said • Railroad with respect ito the Town of Buie's -Creek, -said 'T'own being the only town located within said township, may be definitely known, ascertained and agreed upon prior to said election to the end that the qualified voters of said township may vote intelligently upon the questions submitted to them in so far as the location of the Railroad with respect to their only incorporated town and the location of a depot therein may effect their vote upon said question. Nfi2 , TisA.d1 O tE, it is agreed by and on the party of the party of the first part, and it does hereby definitely and irrevokably bind itself, and its successors and assigns, that in the event that the qualified voters of Neill's Creek Township shall at the election, before mentioned, vote in the affirmative upon the question of the issue of said bonds, that is to say, if a majority of said qualified voters shall vote "for bond issue" and said bonds so voted shall actually be issued by the Board of Commissioners of Barnet County, as agents for the 'Township aforesaid, for the use and benefit of the party pf t e first part as contemplated in said Act or any not of the '-eneral ssembly of North Carol na, that any Railroad constructed by the party of the first part or its successors or assigns Tinder said Act of the General Assembly, or any <.ct amended by said ,ct of the General iss bly, shall be constructed through and within the corporate limits of the Town of Buie's Creek,nd that there shall be established within the corporate limits of the Town of Buie's Creek a permanent freight and passenger depot of said Railroad company. It is further agreed on the part of the party of the first part, and it does hereby irrevokably bind itself, its successors and assigns, that unless it shall in good faith construct its proposed Railroad through said township to and within the corporate limits of the Town of Buie's Creek, and shall establish within the corporate limits of the Town of Buie's Creek a permanent freight and passenger depot on said iailroad, that it will not call upon the Loard of 'commissioners of Barnett '-ounty, as agents of the 'Township, aforesaid, to issue or to deliver unto it the bond-s of said Township contemplated in the ct of the 'eneral assembly, aforesaid, noirshall the Board of Commissioners of riarnettt County, acting as agents for said Township, be under any, obii4a-Lion or duty to issue or deliver said bonds, anything to the contrary in said Act of the General assembly or in the call for said election hereto- fore made notwithstanding. - It is further agreed on the part of the party of the first part that the Board of Commissioners of narnett County, as agents for the 'lovmship, aforesaid, be and they are hereby authorized to record or cause this contract to be recorded in the records of said County with the returns of said election for the purposeof binding the party of the first -part, and its successors and assigns, to carry out in good faith all of the provisions of this contract, and to authorize the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County, agents, as aforesaid, to carry into effect its provisions, anything in said Act of the General Assembly or in said call for said election to the contrary notwithstanding. IN TEoTI:SONY •J11EREOF, the party of thefirst part has caused these presents to be executed•in its corporate name by its President, sealed with its common seal, and attested by its Secretary, all by order of its Board of Directors, the day and year first above written. CEN7RfyL C;ROLINA RAILROAD COL ?PANY, BY Edwards, President. Attest: R.P. Edwards, Secretary. J. On motion of _.D. Burwell, duly seconded by :.H. Gars er, the above contract was approved, accepted and ordered recorded on the Hinutes of the Co ii Commissioners of this date, Aug. 2, 1915. D.R. Senter, Chai.?,pan. NORTH CAROLINA, HARN.jiTT COUNTY. This 29th day of July, 1915, personally came before me, I:.I. Reardon, a .notary Public, of said County and State, H.P. Edwards, who, being by me duly sworn, says thathe knows the common seal of Central Carolina Railroad Company and is acquainted with W.S. Edward, who is President of said corporation, and that he, the said H.P. Edwards, is the Secretary of said corporation, and saw the said President sign the foregoing instrument, and saw the said common seal of said corporation affixed to said instrument by said President,. and that he, the "said H.P. Edwards, Secretary, aforesaid, signed his name in attestation of the execution of said instrument in the presence of said President of said corporation. 'Y5itness my hand and i.otarial Seal, this the 29th day of July, 1915. N.I. Reardon, Lotary Public. y commiss{nnes Feb. 2, 1916. The Board Adjourned to meet again August 9th,1915,in Adjourned Session. Respectfully Submitted, APPROVED: L7,.e._/71■ Chairman, Monday,August 9th.,1$15. The Board met in accordance* with adjournment of prier neetisj,those present being: D.H.Senter,Chairman,L.D. Burwell ,H.N.Bizzell,A.A.Shaw,and E.H.Gardner. The following Jury was drawn for the second week of September Term of Superior Court: Averasboro Twp. J.A.Watsen,L.F. Ennis, P. T. Massengill ,N.W.Lucas,A.M.Jernigan,J.Ashe Stewart,and J.H. Hodges. Black River Twp. J.A.Mergan and J.A.Wilkins. Duke Twp, J.A.Hawley,L.E.Stewart,and L.E.Stancil. Grove Twp. A.F.AVery. Hectors Creek Twp. J.A.Cetten. Lillington Twp, G.T.Smith. Neills Creek Twp. William Hatcher. Upper Little River Twp. W.D.Nerdan and Shored Patterson. The Board then adjourned for the purpose of meeting in Joint Session with the Beard of Town Commissioners of Dunn for the Election of Cotten Weighers,and to reconvene in regular session after neon. Relative to the Joint Session of the two Beards, the following was ordered recorde'L in the Minutes herewith: " Under and pursuant to a joint Meeting of the Beard of Commissioners of Harnett County and the Board of Commissioners of the Town Of Dunn for the purpose of electing two Cotton- Weighers for the Town of Dunn,N.C.,the following proseedings were had: The two Boards net.in joint Session at 12 O'clock M.en the 9th. day of August,1915. D.H.Senter was made Chairman of said Joint Session,and L.D.Burwell Secretary. Upon Motion of Ellis Goldstein both Cotton - Weighers were voted upon at the same time. The names of W.S. Jackson ,E.V.Gainey,H.C.McNeilland R.W.Pope wore put before the Commissioners as Candidates for Cotton- .Veighers,for DunnTN.C. The Commissioners prepared their ballots for the above applicants and the vete polled as follows: 4.S.Jackson received 5 votes E.V.Gainey received 5 votes H.C.McNeill received 4 votes R.W.Pope received 4 votes whereupon D.H.Senter declared W.S.Jackson and E.V.Gainey duly elected Cotten Weighers for the Town of Dunn,they having received a majority of the votes cast. There being no further business before the said Joint Board,upon Motion of Ellie Goldstein the said Joint Board adjourned. L.D.Burwell, Secretary to the Board. D.H.Senter, Chairman of the Board. It is further ordered that `N.S.Jackson and E.V.Gainey be authorized to enter upon their duties as Cotton Weighers in the Town of Dunn,N.C. upon their filing with the Register of Deeds of Harnett County a Bond in the sum of $1000.00 to be approved by the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County at their next Meeting.That they be authorized to to enter upon their duties temporarily upon filing said Bond with the Register of Deeds of Harnett County. D.H.Senter,Chm. " The Board of County Commissioners re- convened after noon for the transaction of regular business. It was ordered by the Board that the Bond of J.M.Byrd to the State of North Carolina, with the New England Casualty Company as Security,be eancelled,and the said Company be releived of further responsibility,and that a new Bond be substituted for above named cancelled Bond. A new Bond was then tendered the Board by J.M.Byrd,Sheriff,in the sum of $10,000.,with The Fidelity And Casualty Company,of New York,to the State of North Carolina. Same was accepted by the Board,and ordered recorded and filed. The returns of the Election for Road Bonds in Black River Township were received,approved and ordered recorded in Book of Elections. The matter of appointing Road Commissioners in Black River Township was deferred until the 1st. Monday in September. It was ordered by the Board that D.H.Senter,E.H. Gardner ,H.N.Bizzell,F.H.Tayloriand J.W.Wilson be and are hereby appointed as a Committee to visit the Erwin Cotton Mills Company s Plant. at Duke,N.C. in regard to the Assessment for taxes of their property,and to report at the next Meeting.