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Monday April 6th 1914
County Comissioners met in regular session , present J.H. Williams Cho, B.F. Williams, A.L. Senter,
P.F. Pope, T.A. Harrington, full board present also E.F. Young attorney.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
The ohm was authorized to have 2 bridges made one in Duke and the other in Grove Township,.
The following men were appointed to assist the Government Inspectors in the eredaeation of the cattle
ticks for Harnett County, one for the East side and one for th& Weat side of Cape Fear River for the
sum of ; 60.00 per month each West side of River J.R. Davis East Side of river S.O. Brown,
The following were appointed for the list takers for 1914
Anderson creek H.D. ¥®Dorm$ , Averasboro H.A. Parker, Barbecue T.W. Harrington, Brack River JnoG.
Johnson, Book horn E.M. Blanchard, Duke R.S. Kelly, Grove H.A. Mathews,‘Hec Creek J.A. Smith, Johnsville
D.P. MoDossld, Lillington U.H. Parker, Arils _Creek V.C. Mathews, St Creek Jno H. Smith, U.L. River
J.B. Stmt•
xhe following jurors were drawn for May Term of the Superior court.;* Averasboro Morgan P.L. , Stone
M.B. Byrd David, Surlps A.P. Barefoot Joe A. Canady J.F. Turnage A.S. Black River J.B. Gardner,
Broadwell A.J. Nordan Joe, .Buck Born Mathews Z.T. Baker D.E. Weathers J.K. Wester R.A. Womble W.D. Tru
-elove S.M. Tutor W.R. Grove Stone. W.A. Norden Parker Ennis James Stewart C.G. Honeycutt H.S.Byrd J.R•I
Heotors creek 0. Bradley Duncan Rollins Lillington J.L. Holder fox W.W. Nellie Creek J.A. Betts Jno C.
Upchurch W.V. Vance, Stewars creek B.A. Dollar Daniel Campbell. U.L. River D.B. McPhail Martin
Morrison; T.B; McLeod. '
Whereas , apetition has been presented by the Citizens of Lillington Township asking the Board of County
cornissiopers, to elect such citizens and free holders, of said Township as may be named by the voters at
the Election to be held on Tuesday April 14th lo have full management, with the approval of the board
of the expedenture of such money as may be voted on that day for road construction in Lillington Town -
st4p. los Therefore ,be it resolved, that We, the Board of county Comissioners, at the regular meeting
on the First Monday in April , agrees toappoint such men as the voters may select at said Election
to here full power to contract and provide for the construction of the public roads in said Township
and all expedentures connected with the same, subject as provided by law to the approval of this board.
J.H. Williams Chm.
According to the provisions of a certain petition filed with the Board of County Cosissioners on Monday
Feruary 2nd 1914 said petition and provisions of same set out in full in minutes of comissionersof that
date said petition is granted and the road is hereby ordered to be layed off by the sheriff at no expense
to the county.
Bunnlevel N.C. March 25th 1914
To the Honorable Board County Comissioners, We The undersigned ask your
Body to lay off a road from Bunnlevel , to road leading from John McArtans to Lillington N.C. to cross
W.W. Aliens ;and L.D. Byrd sr G.B. Byrd L.A. Bethune, J.A. McDonalds J.G. McLean& and P.V. McLeans
and over J.C. Laytons out by Colored church Methodist, Signed R.L. Utley, W.G. Byrd, F.C. Boobs, C.L.
Avery R.G. Byrd, J.B. Allen, M.L. Jones, P.R. Byrd, A.M. Hobbs, L.R. Byrd, F.D. Byrd,' W.J.°Bethune,
W.C. Bethune, L.O. Byrd Jr. Duncan Darrock Geo E. Prince Exo Geo E. Byrd H.D. Byrd, F.J. Bethune,
W.R. Byrd, E.L. Jones, J.E. Butts, W.W. Allen L.D. Byrd, L.A. Bethune, J.C. Strdud, J.C. Silas,
J.D. MoArtan,
NORTH CAROLINA
HARNETT COUNTY
To the Baorde of county Comissioners of Harnett County- Greetings We,•the undersigned
being one fourth or more of the qualified voters of said township,• do by these presents respectfully
Ask And request your board to submit to the qualified voters of sold township, o proposition to issue
bonds for the purpose, of laying out eatoblishing , repairing and grading costructing and improving the
public roods of said Township, in accordance with the net of the General Asssbly of North Caroling, At
its general Session,1913 the some being Chapter 122 of the public lows of said Session, the smount of
said Bonds to be $25000.00 the some be-ring interest Pt the rote of five per cent per Annum, payable
Semi annually. sold Bonds to run for 30 years. list of Petitioners now on file for any ones inspection,
North Carolina Harnett County •
In rte Bond Issue for the In- Board of County Comissioners in Session
Pro'vssntt of the public roods
of 'Block River Township. Order.
Vhereas, o petition signed by one fourth or more of the qualified voters of Black River Township, asking
and r'eques'ting the board of county cosissioners to submit to the qualified voters of said Township •
A preposition to issue. bonds , for the purpose of laying out constructing• and improving the public roads
of said Township, the amount of said bonds to be Twenty Five Thousand Dollars be ^ring •interest at the rote
of five pot cent per annum, payable semi annually, the same to run thitty years from date, has this dog
hos this toy been filed with said poard; And
Whereas the some oppeors to be in accordance with the re-
quirements of chapter 122 oag the public laws of 1913', relating to the workings of the public roads of
Various Townships,:ond issuing bonds for the some, said Election to be held on the 10th d'y of June 1914
at which Election ell those• qualified to vote, who ore in favor BC voting for Bonds to be Issued to the
amount of twenty five thousand dollars bearing •interest at the rate of five per cent per onnus, and to
run for a period of thirty years, boll vote a ballot on which shell be written or printed the words
• FOR ROAD BONDS" And those opposed to the issuing of said bonds shall vote g bollot(•on which shall
be written or printed the words "AGAINST ROAD BONDS "It is further ordered that there shall be A• new
registration of the voters of sold Township otter thirty days notice of the some in some News Paper
At three public places in the Townshiu And also at the court house door, Thot J.R. Hockady, be and is
hereby appointed Reg•istror, and D.H. oLeod and J.B. Dupree Judges of sold Election, that said Election it
shall, be held only after thirty Boys- notice thereof specifying the Amount of the proposed* Bon Issue
the rate of interest and the perioddr which said bonds 'fore to run shell hove been posted at the Court
House $40, And nt every polling place in the Township and published in four issues of some news paper
published in sold county. •
This the 6th cloy of April ,1914
Board of County Comis4oners of Harnett
County J.H. Williams Chm
Allen M. Show
Clerk.
Monday April 8th 1914 continued: -
Report of Special School Election from B'rbecue Township was received and ordered filed and recorded
see record of Elections page 72 for full report of same
Report of special School Election from Avernsboro Township was received ^nd ordered filed And recordec
see records of Elections page 72 for full report of s ^me. see order for the Above Electons in full
recorded in the minutes of county comissioners of February 2 1914 Minute bock # 4 page 217
Petition for specinl tax election;.
To the Board of County Coaissionera of Harnett County;
We , the undersigned free holders in whose name the Real Estate is listed in the tax lists of the
currant Fiscal year in the county of Harnett constituting • one fourth of such persona in the proposed
special school district inoludedwithin the foliowing•boundnries, to -wit: School District no 5 was fc
med by Frank - Arnold. J.O.Wenthers A.B. Betts taking apart of Buokhorn and apart of Rectors Creek town -
ships making A new district bounded As follows vdz;- beginning where county line crosses Hectors creed
running Southward with said creek to Sextons ford, then Westwnrd through the 1nne nt Horett Sexton pla
and on to Holmes ford, thence Northward up West prong of Mill Creek and on West side of J.G. Spencer 1
oounty line ,thence Enstwardth said County Lineto the beginning At the creek P.S. these Boundaries we:
run October 21 1902. Respectfully petition your honorable board for nn Election under 4115, school lnM
to Accertnin the will of the people within the proposed specinl school district whether thnte shall
be levied in acid District n specin1 Annu ^1 tax of'nor more than 30 cents on the one hundred•dollnre
valuation of property'nnd 90 cents On the Poll, to supplement the public School fund which any be
apportioned to said district by the county board of Education in SiiA case such specinl tax is voted.
Signed J.D. Betts, T.A. Betts, J.F. Fuquay, C.D. Hicks, W.P. Stephens, Dunk Rollins; W.D. Howell J.C. E
A.C. Betts J.A. Brnmch, A.H. Baker H.B. Lynch, John Baker, W.O. Tutor, N.J. Baker L.W. Wood,
Petition for specinl tax election.
To the Board of County Comissioners of Barnett County;
We , the under
signed free holders do whose nnae the rent estate is listed in the tax list of the currant fiscal yen:
in the county of Harnett oonstituting one fourth of such persons in the proposed special school distr
included within the following boundaries. to;wit:
Beginning nt Holmes Ford in Mill Creek running in
North West direction the West prong of Mill Creek and up said creek to its head, thence to county line
thence West down said county line to Chathr■ County 'near Gaston Rollins old pines thence in n Souther
Direction to the Watson Old place on the Pittsboro rood, -thence down said road to the Pegraa old Gin
place on Porkers Creek, thence up said Creek to A rocky ford, thence in nn Easterly direction to the
beginning including the J.D. Pegraa Residence and the Lucy Hobby P1nce respectfully petition your ho:
ornble board for An election under section 4115 school law to nccertain the will of the people within
the proposed special school district, whether there shhll be levied in said district n special nnnunl
tax of not more than 20 cants on the one hundred dollars valuation of property and 60 cents on the
Poll to supplement the Public School fund which any be apportioned to avid district by the county bon
of Education, in case such specinl tnx is voted.
Signed J.D. Champion , J.E. Holt J.M. Holt F.W. Austii
J.H. Nnsh. J.C. Smith W.H. Hobby, G.B. Chnmpion, R.A. Dennis T.F. Champion, G.H. Nash H.D. Denson
A.J. Tutor, J.W. Stephenson L.H. Avent J.D. Weathers F.W. Truelove, J.S. Brown,
The following releases were ande Seth Tart of Duke Township was releived frog Pell tax..
for 1914
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Releases from Avernsboro R.L. Godwin Trustee J.L. Entailer
Black river Mrs Ente;Mnthews Grove J.B. Stewart Col one
Lillington J.M. Stewart And bros U.L. River C.J. Clnrke
OVER
Trustee Leander Lee Bernice Wood,
poll Johneville Lydia Bethune
Belle McKellar.
One poll col 1
Real Estate ;3652.00
Personal Property 700.00
State Tex $ 17:20
Soh tax 17,39
Co tax 15.42
Bond tax' 3.81
Total 54.32
Dunn Soh 19.49
Dunn Road 7.75
Lill Soh 6.75
Angier 5.36
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Grand total t 93.67
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County comissioners welting continued
The following orderswere slowed from the pauper funds :-
Arnold Stephen #395 $ 3.00
Anions Childred #396 6.00
Ashworth Emilia:: #397 12.00
Baughoom J.A. #398 15.00
Baker Susan • #399 3.00
Bnker Lavenia #400 15.00
Bnker Ellen #401 3.00
Baker•Eddie #402 5.00
Cox Caroline #403 3.00
Cameron Rose #404 4.50
Campbell Billie #405 6.00
Douglass Willie #406 3.00
Davis Evim #407 3.00
Hargrove Goo • #408 12.00
Johnsen Martha #409 6.00
Johann Eillisrd #410 12.00
Jeeksen 0.M. #411 12.00
laces Lovett • 1412 18.00
Mathews Leanne #413 12.00
Mathews Archie #414 9.00
Moore Amos #415 12.00
MoLean Martha #416 3.00
McLean Rachel #417 3.00
MoDougald Fanny #418 15.00
McNeill Richard #419 3.00
Nordnn Annie #420 Mg
Oquinn Lille #421 9.00
Porter D.J. #422 3.00
Parker Martha #423 3.00
Smith Esther #424 3.00
Strickland J.R. #425 12.00
Thomas John #426 10.00
Winker MAg #427 9.00
Williams Fereby #428 3.00
Williemd Owen #429 5.00
Young Any #430 4.50
Norris B.F. #431 39.05
Harrington Sion #432 10.00
Total from Pauper funds $ 316.55
Allowed from the bridge funds :-
J.H. MoJeill'repairing bridge on McArthur Road #782 ; 31.00
D.A. Patterson repairing bridge on Cedar speak #783 19.62
Wm Smith inspecting Duke Bridge #796 5.00
Total from bridge funds ; 56.62
From the county funds: -
T.A. Harrington for vital statictica report #784 $ 8.50
D.B. Stewarts Treasurer #785 50.00
W.H. Turlington Fares Demonstration #786 40.00
t.H. Turlington Fern Demonstration #787 33.33
Sam Shaw Court•Janitor #788 15.00
A.M. Shea PurchAeing agent for county #789 183.31
A.M. Shaw Clerk of bonrd #790 8.80
J.R. Williams Chu of bonrd #791 29.00
W.R. Harrington Ferryman #792 29.00
F.J. Cox County Jailor #793 25.00
J.W. Belford Supt of Health #794 50.00
W.F. Marsh sr coroner #795 30.30
I.W. Smith Sheriff #797 13.30
I.W. Smith sheriff • #798 53.25
Dr Highsmith Vital Staticlics #799 3.50
F.H. Taylor C.S.0 Recorder Court cost #800 52.30
M.L. Jackson repairing court house and Jail #801 115.00
Total from the general county funds $ 735.59
Bills Of cost from the recorders court
State- against George McNeill 11.90
Sate against Rich Maeom 8.05
State against Rioh Mason 22.45
State against Rich Mason • 9.90
Allj the bills oficost make the amount
., of .H: Taylor's Bill Number 800 aee "above
Total Amounts allowed from the goner ^1 county funds pauper bridge ^ad county $1107.76
From Inkhorn Ieo Creek funds
W.T. Morgan #862 $ 20.00
H.S. Holoway #863 9.00
Total 29.00
East Side fence funds
Turlington Warren and Curran #864
County Comiasioners adjourned till next regular meeting
Approved
$202.36
Respectfully Submitted
Chm Allen M. Shaw Clerk