12011913Monday December lst 1913 County Comissioners met in regular session present J.H. Williams Chm, B.F.
Williams, T.L. Senter P.F. Pope, T.A. Harrington; Full'board present also E.F. Young attorney.
Minits of last meeting read and approved.
All road matters before the board was continued untill theist Monday of ?March 1914 except the one
known as the Lillington and Raleigh Road a road been in use for 30 or 40 years was ordered to be declared
a public road and -raid off and hands placed on the same. for description of said road see minutes of
comissioners November 3rd 1913.
The Northir_gton Ferry was let for the Month of December to Barney Bethea for the sum of $25.00.
The Bond of 1.W. Smith Sheriff one of $10.000 given in excahange for the 'One of $25,000.00 was accepted
and ordered recorded.
The bond of G.J. Maynard as constable of Lillington Township in the sum of $500 for the term ending
1st monday of December 1914 with A.S. Johnson and J.E. Caveniss as surety was accepted and ordered recor-
ded. •
To the board of Comissioners of Harnett count , Te, the undersigned free holders, in whose name the reel es
estate is listed in the tax list of the / /,fit /t�r� current fiscal year in the Count;; of Harnett con -
stuting one fourth of such persons in the proposed special School die trict included within the following
boundaries, to -wit; Beginning at the intersection•of the old road and county line road, at Mathew Johnson's
residence and runs about East as sais County line "road to the Benson road at Marion Johnson's residence
thence in a South Direction as said benson read to•a small branch about 200 or 300 hundred yards South of
B.F. Dixons residence, thence down said Branch to Black River, thence up the run of said River to the old
road, thence up said road to the beginning. Respectifully petition your Honorable Board for an Election
under section4115, School Law•to ascertain the Will of the people within the proposed special school •
district, whether there shiatI be levied in said district a special annual tax of not more than 30 cents an
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 bjt the County Board of Education in case such tax is voted.
Signed Oscar S. Young, C.A. Daniels J.M. Gregory, O.J. Jregory, ".H. Gregory, J.N. Gregory, J.M. Langdon,
L.T. Daniels M.B. Pleasant, B:T. Denning, F.L. Denning vr.H. Parrtah J.L. Barnes, The County Board of
Ediueation of Harnett county Lee 1st 1913 having carefully examined the enclosed petition endorse the
same and respectfully ask thc- Board of County Comissioners to order the Election J.M. Hodges Chairman of
County Board of Education J.D: Eaz :ll.cecrcttry of the county board of education. Reoisteer C.A. Daniels
Angier N.C. ; 2 Judges J.M:.•Langdon,A.A. Cobb Angier ,',' 2 Tuesday January 6th 1914 , 2 school building
grove township.
The report of the Registrar and judges of a special Election ger a Special School tax in Black River
Township was received and ordered filed and recorded see book of Elections for report of this Election
ooppied in full also see Minutes of Comissioners of September 1913 for full description and boundaries
and petitioners of said Petition
Report of Allen M. Shaw Register of Deeds and Clerk of Board was received and the itemized statement
ordered published in the county paper at the lowest bidder summary of said report is as follows:-
- General County funds 9660.43
Bridge 2887.5;-
1485.99
Bonds' " " 236.54 ✓ •
Money belonging to the
Dunn School District
paid to the county trea-
surer instead to the
treasurer of Dunn. Dis-
trict. 96.65 ,
Total -$ 14367.36 -
The following Jurors were drawn for the January Term of the Court from Averasboro;- C.L. Alphin ,J.N. Cree:
H. McKay' W.J. Hodges Barbecue T.R. Rosser'M. Waddell`L.G. Leslie,` Alton Thomas, Black River .
7.G. Collins; C.V. Jone& A.B. Guy John G. Johnson Perin Pet orn L.F. Arnold,.Duke J.B. Holmes
G.W. Edwards` Grove C.F. Stewart; Rodolphus Ennis G.Pet* trews o `Williams-Hectors Creek D.H. Bradley;
Colin Hamilton° Johnsville John D. Cameron "J. Thurman Smith` )4/14/$06)4 Lillimgton M.R.,Morgan Jr.
Neilla Creek J.D. Long; D.D. Johnson; J.A. Ryals, Call Mathews Stewart Creek Geo D. Elliott Jr,.
U.L. River W.H. Patterson" J.A. McLean Sr` E.M. Kelly' J.B.F. Stewartr M.H. Howington.e
Whereas there was levied by the county comissioners a taxknown as the Esat Side Fence Tax for the pur
pose of building a Stock Law `Fence, and Whereas it has been decided not to build said fence,but the
fence Comissioners having sprint about $300.00 in material for said fence Now Therefore it is upon Motion
ordered that the Sheriff be and is hereby authorized to refund to the tax payers of said county upon
upon whom this tax was levied ninty (90) per cent :of said taxes and the said Sheriff will be allowed a
rebate on the tax books to the amount such refund.
Whereas in making up the tax books for the year 1913, the Register of Deeds has charged the corporations
with State taxes as has been done heretofore, and whereas the Corporation Comission has notified all
Corporations to pay their State taxes direct to the State Treasurer as the law provides Therefore upon
motion B.F. Williams duly seconded it is ordered that the Sheriff be and he is hereby instructed to refun
any State taxes, which he may have collected from Corporations in this county and he is alai) authorized
to deduct from any corporations that have not paid its taxes the State part of said taxes.
?Jhereac the sum of $869.27 was paid over to the county treasurer by the Sheriff in his final Settlement �
for 1912 belonging to the Dunn Road District, And Whereas the said Sum should have been paid to the
Treasurer of the Dunn Road District ? Now Therefore upon Motion of 71.L. Senter duly seconded it is ordered
that the sum of $869.27 be paid to the said Treasurer of the Dunn Road District.
Upon Motion it is ordered that the sum of Four Hundred & No /100 Dollars be and the same is hereby appro-
preated for Farm Demonstration work in the county the same to be apportioned to the different Townships
in said county prorate.
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Monday December 1st 1913 comis_i.oners mseeting comtinued.-
The following releases were made E.'. Bethune Stewarts Creek one Poll Albert
Bernice McPhail U.L. River one poll E.E. Kelly U.L.River one poll the last thr
Barbecue one Ddg 'E.G. Byrd 40 acres of land ,J320.00 M.J. A. Patterson ii.L. R
;r.H. Luca Duke Annex fence S.E. Hodges and Sister "tewarts creak.
State tax
School tax
County
Bonds
The following orders were allowed to -wit
From the Pauper funds
B.F. Norris for county home #345 44.15
N.H. Faucett coffin for #348 " 3 1$.85 .---
W.B. Hobson outside poor #347 ''- 8.00
D.J. Porteer Outside poor #348 ✓ 3.001 -
Total
from pauper funds
From the Bridge funds
Elmond Marks for repairing bridge in Neills Creek
J.R. Williams for lumber for bridge in Stewarts Creek
Total from Bridge funds
From the county funds
H.H. Lanier for keeping ferry Northington Ferry
A.M. Shaw Purchasing agent
A.M. Shaw Clerk of Board
Sam Shaw Janitor
J.W. Halford Supt of Health
T.H. Faucett for bill rendered
D.B. Stewart Treasurer Salary
F.H. Taylor C.S.0 Bill rehdered
J.R. Mitchell Jailor
Harnett Reporter Bill rendered
J.E:Caveniss Bill for Board of Jurors
Geo H.Long Bill for al tugSsao*safher
Francis Dement Court Stenographer
Francis Dement
I.71. Smith Court Costholding court
I.T. Smith Tax notices and stationary
I.W. Smith Holding November term of Court
J.H. William* Salary for three months
Total from county funds_
Total amounts allowed from_all county funds
$ 71.00
App
t,/ 2L- `z,`'ec C hm
Searcy Black river ope PoZI.
ee named permantlyJ.J. Hare
#4 School District
$ 1.37
6.80
2.28
19
Total 10.64
Duke Annex hence 13.37
B.level School 1.86
Linden Annex 5.28
_U.L. River # 4 1.84
Dog Tax Barbecue 1.00
Total Rolaosses $33.99
#724"- $ 34.35 `-
S5 v 17.23
$ 51.58
#706 L • 5.50
#7071- 106.13
#708 14.45
#709 '-- 15.004.-
#710 t 50:00 �-
#711 V 2.60 .-
#712 c- 50.00 .-
#713 a 15.00 a.-
#414 6-. 11.50 a-'
#715 17.504--
#716 c. 13.00 "
#717 115.00
#718 .,. 54.80 ""
#719 y 41.804r
#720 46.00 v
#721L- 16.20 '--
#722 k 86.80 c-
#723 ` 75.00 v
$ 716.18
Respectfully submitted
838.78
Allen M. Shaw Clerk