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Monday. June lst 1914 County Comissioners met in regular session;
Present J.B. Williams Ohm B.F. Williams, W.L. Seater P.F. Pope T.A. Barrington, Sill board present also
E.F. Toung Attorney,
The following county script was received and cancelled: -
Jury tickets $ 527.80 ✓
Pauper Orders 357.40 v`
Bridge " 415.92 we
The. following Bounty orders were allowed: -
From the gaoper funds:-
B.F. Morris keeper of county Home # 435
H.M. Hilliard outside poor 466
D.J. Porter 437
Wln. Faueett Coffin for Pauper 438
Total from Pauper funds
Free the bridge funds:-
L.F. Arnold for building bridge in Neills Creek
U.H. Parker repairing bridge in Lillington
G.M. Stewart building bridge in Grove
B.F. Ammons Emilding bridge in Averesboro
H. Pope repairing bridge
Herbert Mess repairing Bridge in And Creek
T$Ml from the bridge funds
10001 the general county funds.
S.O. Brown for cattle tick eradication
W.A. Harrington keeping Worthington Ferry
J.H. Davis cattle tick eradication
A.M. Shaw Clark of Board
A.M. Shaw County Purchasing agent
Sea Saw Court Janitor
E.F. Toung county Attorney
I.W. Smith Sheriff
I.W. Smith Sheriff
Ia. Smith Sheriff
J.M. Mason for burial of soldier
W.G. Carr for repairing poop for court house
M.L. Hoover court stenographer
C.D. Hawley for engine repair
Mrs Bettie Bathes for burial of soldier
Wilson and Lee for fumigating drugs
J.w. Salford Supt Health
D.B. Stewart County Treasurer
Dr J.F. McKay member of Board of Health
N.S, Atkins Livery hire for Grand Jury for convict camp
W.H. Turlington farm denonetration
F.J. Oo* keeper of county jail
N.A. Stewart examination of Lunatic
F.H. Taylor C.S.0
F.H. Taylor C.S.C. court cost for May term of Court
County -"_
Vital Statistics_
Bond Coupons and Order's
Lill Road
B!e H Fence
East Side Fence
$ 54.10
10.00
6.00
17.50
$ 87.60
# 824 $ 148.80
825 3.00
826 77-.57
827 99.50
828 3.00
829 18.50
Total from county funds
Pauper Sande $ 87.60
Bridge 348.37
County 1214.90
Total $1650.87
2393.78'
MOON,
1880.28 ✓<
208.35 d
$348.37
#823 $ 96.98
830 25.00
831 50.00
832
833
834
835
836
837
838
839
840
841
842
843
844
845
816
847
848 .
849
850
851
852
853.
10.30
136.76
15.00
150.00
79.80
20.00
28.00
20.00
8.40
49.00
15.0U
20.00
7.15
50.00
50.00
8.00
10.00
40.00
48.00
2.00
16.55
259.98
$1214.90 .
The report of the election for the town of Angier was received and ordered filed and recorded in Book of
Elections.'
The report of the grand Jury was received and ordered filed and recorded in Book of official reports.
Upon motion of B.F.Willialrs duly seconded by P.F. Pope the following concerning the Central Carolina R.R.
was ordered.
Notice of Special Election.=
Under and by virtue of authority contained in an not of the General Assembly of
1 Carolina as set out in Chapter 799 of the public local laws of the session of 1913, entitled an act to I
as tee certain townships in Harnett county to issue Bonds for the purpose of investing in the construction
of astral Carolina Rail Road; and whereas more than one third of the qualified voters of Lillington Neill
-1e Greek aid grove townships of Harnett County have petitioned this board for said election as authorized is.
said act. «to;. - •
Now Therefpr*,' Nailer is hereby given that an Election will be held in each of he said Townships at the
regular voting preoinets in Lillington 84444e Casek and Grove Townships on the 00 14 th day of July 1914
submitting to the qualified voters of maid Townships the question of issuing bonds in the sum of Twenty five
Thousand Dollars for Back et raid Townships, bearing interest at the rate of five per cent per annum payable
Semi Annually, and to run for a period of twenty years, said Bonds to be of such denomination as the board
of aunty oomissioners deem best, and payable at the treasurers Office of Harnett County or such other
pleikeAasamy be fixed by the board of county coaiseioners of Harnett County within the limit of the law
provided therefor.
At said Election those who 'rein favor of issuing bonds for the purpose of investing in the construction of
the Central Carolina Railroad Through Lillington,NelliaCneek and Grove Townships shall vote a written or pr
-inted Ballot with the words for bond] Issue upon it and those opposed to Issuing bonds shall vote s
witten or printed Ballot with the words against Bond Issue upon it.
It is further resolved by the board of county oomissioners of Harnett County that U.H. Parker be and he is
hereby appointed registrar for Lillington Township, and N.A. Stewart be and is hereby appointed Registrar fo
Nei lls Brea t iorratehip.
and that 0.S. Young..be and is hereby appointed registrar for Grove Township, and they are hereby directed in
accordance with the sot herein- before mentioned to make a new registration of all the voters in said Townshi;
desiring to registrar for daid election and . they are further directed to give notice of said election in fuel
respective townships, in accordance with the law govering the election of the members ot'.the general assembly
of North Carolina, as here -in- before mentioned; and those w,ho.registsst are to be deemed qualified voters
for said election.
It is further resolved that N.H. Fauoett anf John Mitchell be and they are hereby appointed judges of said
election in Lillington Township ;;and that A.L..Jehneea and R.B. Crowder be and they are hereby appelftsd
judges-of—Said—Election in-Msills Creek township; and T.T.' Coats and W.H. Turlington be and they are hereby
appointed judges of said election in•gres township.
And the Judges and Registrars, be and they are hereby directed to hold amid Election in their respective
townships and canvass and return the vote Ra cast in-said elections in their respective townships, to the
county comiasioners of hornett county on or before the second day after the election.
J.H. Williams
Chairman bdatteof county comissioners
A.M. Shaw Clerk of the board This June let 1914 of Harnett county •
. • Lillington June let 1914
Mr J.R. Williams Chairman it board it county Conies ners of harnett county
Dear Sir:
I, do hereby as attorney of the Central Caroline.Ra ilroed company and personally guarantee
to pay all expenses that the county of Harnett r+y be put to on account of the special election this day
called for election on voting bonds fpr said raft road Yours truly J.R. Haggett.
Road Bonds for Hectors creek Township, . •
.Whereas 026 petition signed by sixty seven qualified voters of Hectors
creek Township, that being more than one fifth of the voters of said township has been this day tiled with-
the board of county oomissioners of Harnett county asking that an election be calledin-accordenee with the
provisions of chapter four hundred-and-twenty seven (427) of the public loom' laws of North Carolina Seas -
ion 1913 for the purpose of passing upon the gdestdon of issuing bonds for the isprovsents of the roads of
said Township in the sus of Ten Thotsand Dollars 010.000.00) And Whereas the Board of Cooisst:0ms fiadtiWL✓%
that the said petition is in regular fors and complies with all of the requirsents of the said - actin -Is- •
Therefore, Resolved, that an election be and the same is hereby *allied to be held at the repair Voting -
place in Hectors Creek Township on Saturday July 18th 1914, for the purpose of presenting to the qualified
voters of said Township the question of issuing bonds, in the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars 410.000.00) tor
the purpose of road improvement as provided by sold chapter 427 of public local lees of Session of 1913 -
subject to the terms and conditions of the said Rot; and be it Resolved Further, That a new regia tralt}}RA of
the voters of Hectors. creek township for the purpose of the said election is hereby ordered; tied DaR."Setth
is herby appointed Registrar for the purpose of registering the voters of the township who my deans to -
voye in the said Election subject to the same rules and regulations as provided by law for general* sounty
elections and R.O. Senter and J.S. Barker are hereby appointed Poll Holders; and the said election shall•be
conducted as provided. in the above referred to act.
It is ordesed that these resolutions be s read upon
weekly newspaper published in Harnett Witt, weekly
1st 1914. By Order of the
A.M. Shaw Clark
Board
North Carolina Harnett County In Re Bond Election
Black River Township,. for the.Isprovment of Public
Roads for acid townshio sit. Order. .
Whereas it appears that at a previous meeting of this board that poll holders were appointed ter an eleotion
to be held in Black River Township on the 10th day of Jane 1914 to vote fora bond issue ter the Isprovaent
of the public roads of said township and, whereas, it appears that the poll holders appointed as aforesaid
are both in favor of said bond issue and whereas it appears that there is some dissatistrnotion on the part o
of some of the citizens on the account of the s ^me. Therfore it is ordered on aoceount of .the .things afore
said that the appoi- t-ment --:f J.B. Dupree as poll holder in said Election be and is hereby revoked and inst-
ead thereof Len H. Williams is hereby appointed. it is further ordered that Len H. Williams be served with
a coppy of this order. Board of County Comissioners of Harnett County J.H. Williams Chairman
A.M. Shaw Clerk
the minutes and published in the Harnett Reporter R. •
from now until the date of said election. this June.
Board J.H. Willlsss Chrsn
of County Comissioners in session first Menday -June 1914
The following road report was received:* North Caroline Harnett County Upper Little river Township
said To the Board of
Comissioners of $tt;ittt'County I, W.H. Salmon Deputy Sheriff of Barnett County in obedience te an order dire-
cted to me from the board of county cosissioners dated 6th day of April 1914 summoned a Jury et Good and
lawful men to -wit: D.H. Norden B.F. Stephens, J.B. McDonald, sr Coffin Black and Henry Black to view the groun
and lay out and mark a road leading from the old sail road near H.J. Mononaids and S.A. Davis residence to
the Northington road near Turners Cross Roads or Montioelle over the Sands of S.A. Davis Norman McDonald
heirs W.B. Black Colin Black D.S. McLean N.A.S. McLean Henry Black Annie Sloan B.F. Stephens D.H. Norden
Ernest Brown G.D. Fuquey and others whereupon said Jury met on the 30th day of April. 1914 and after Ming
duly sworn according to law proceeded to lay off asd mark out said road 08 ordered, the damages_ Camdmmed
in favor of the parties over whose land the rood rains are as follows no damages Obeyed.
wed. tc:
Respectfully submitted
J.B. McDonald St:..
Colin Black
Henry Mask
Simpbeas
D.R. Norden Jurors
This 4th day of May 1914 W.H. Salmon b.S.
Report of special election from Book horn for special school tax was received and ordered filed sad recorded
see book of Elections for full report.
Report of special election from Rectors creek for special school tam was resolved and ordered 11W and
recorded see book of elections for full report.
Report of Town Election for the town of Angier was received and ordered filed and recordedsei book of
elections for full report of sane.
Jeff Champion White from Black River was received from the payient
The following release was made from Grove Township J.E. Stows on
of Politer Persntly,
land
Acres 20 value $194.00
Stag 54
School 49
County 46
Bonds 12
Total 1.61
•
Monday June 1st 1914 continued: -
Petition for special Tax Eleotion:-
To the board of county Comiesioners of Harnett County; We the undersigned freeholders, in whose name the
real estate is listed in the tax list of the currant fiscal year in the county of Harnett constituting
one fourth of such persons in the proposed special school district within the following boundaries to -wit;
Beginning at Mouth of Stony Run, thence up Mingo to the mouth of Cypress Branch, thence up said branch to 0
the head, thence to the end of Polly Tarts lane, thence to the head of Surlee Mill Pond, thence down Stony
run to the beginning. Respectfully petition your honorable board for an election under section 4115,
School law to accerrbain the will of the people within the proposed special school district, whether there
shall be levied a special annual tax of not more than 30 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation of
property and 90 cents on the poll, to supplement the public school fund which may be apportioned to said
district by the county board of education in case such special tax is voted.. R.M. Barefoot, J.B. Weeks,
G.W. Hobson. M.W. Barefoot, J.D. Weeks Pery Lee, Joe S. Jernigan H.P. Jernigan J.S. Bryant J.R. Jackson, A
Willie Monde 0.E. Parker, H.W. Jackson John Monds, B.W.E. Johnson T.F. Wade, P.E. Monde, P.R. Wade,
R.B. Jernigan, Bob Parker,
The county Board of Education of Harnett County in Session June let 1914
having easefully examined the enclosed pettion endorse the same and respectfully ask the board of county
ooaissioners to order the Election J.M. Bodges Chairman of county board of Education
J.D Essell seoistary to the county board of education
Registrar Pery Lee Dunn Route # 2 Judges W.B. Barefoot Rosie Hobson Dunn Route #2 Election to be held
Monday July 6th 1914.
Petition for special tax election: -
To the board of county ooaissioners of Harnett county;
We, the undersigned free holders in the county of
Harnett constituting one fourth of the free holders in the proposed special school district included
within the following boundaries to- wit:Beginning at or near Wiley Codeine in the line of No 10 School
District, thence said line to the Goldeboeo? and Bass Ferry road, thence said road to big Stony run thence
down big stony rum to Mingo thence down Mingo to the line of Jo to School district thence the line of No
10 school district to the beginning, the same being 4 -part of the original school district no 11 Averasborl
Township known as the enterprise school district the same to be and constitute apart of No 10 public
school district.
Respectifully petition your honorable board for an Election to acoertain 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 30 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation of property and 90 cents on the
poll to supplement the public school fund which may be apportioned to said district by the county board of
education in case such special tax is voted. G.H. Lee, B.G. Smith, J.E. Strickland, S.A. Wade C.C. Smith,
Walter Smith, J.L. Hudson J.G. Bennett, A.L. Stewart Y.P. Tart J.B. Lee Joe Pope, B.H. Jernigan, C.H. Pope.
The county Board of Education of Harnett County in session June lst 1914 having carefully examined the
enclosed petition, respectfully ask the board of county Coaissioners to grant the same.
J.M. Hodges Chairman oi.aeaUCdges
Chaiaarn of County Board of education
J.D. Ezell Secretary of the county board of Education.
Registrar M. Hudson Judges Y.P. Tart J.C. Pope Post Office Dunn Route # 1
Election to be held Monday July 6th 1914
The folowing bills of cost were Allowed:- State Against Nat Honeycutt $ 16.53
J.B. Lanier 2.63
J.T. Whinstead 9.08
Jas Peterson 9.45
Wa Thornton 6.58
Dave Wicker 20,30
Charlie Cade 30.90
Berchie Stephenson 3.33.
Jack Whitfeild&et 7.65
June Williams 52.65
Lonnie Messer 3.80
Lee Cooly 45.00
Eddie Jones 8.02
M.W. Carter 16.94
Archie Monroe 10.03
Archie Monroe 17.13
The itemized Bills of Cost correspond to the above order to F.H. Taylor Clerk of Superior Court
Number 853.
Tke following tax levy was ordered to be made as follows Toll tax State 12
School 1.50
County 38
11
11
un each #100,
valuation of Real and personal property
State 27 2/3
County 19
School 30
Bonds • 6
Spoelels
Reeters Creek # 5
Dunn
Dunn Road
Angier School
Coats
Sorrell District # 7
Chalybeate
8annlevel
Linden Annex
*sills Creek
Reek Branch
U.L. R( 4
II.L. R. 5
Barbecue Special Sch
Black River # 2
Grove # 2
Property
30
37*
25
60
30
10
30
30
30
30
30
15
15
30
30
30
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82 2/3
Polls
90
1.12*
1.80
90
30
90
90
90
90
90
45
45
90
90
90
Total ;2.00
CiP Y6
Barbecue Con # 2 and 3 30
Averasboro # 6 30
Averasboro # 10 30
Lillington 50
i
Continued:
90
90
90
1.50
That the board of cointy Comissioners levy the same as the Stnte levies on Schedule Band C.
.Comissioners adjourned to reconvene Tuesday S4 June 9th 1914 for settlement with the Sheriff And
to transact such other business as may come before them.
Approved e
7cc.:9 Chm
Respectfully Submitted
Alien M. Shaw Clerk