07121912MONDAY JULY LST 1912 COUNTY COMISSIONERS MET IN R.,GULAR SESSION PRESENT V.C. MAT*
HEWS CHM D.P.MCDONALD J.E. WILSON T.N. FUQUAY? J.C. CLIFFORD ATY ABSENT B.F. WILLIAMS.
After readind and approving the minits of last meeting the followings orders were allowed .-
Allowed from the pauper funds: -
C.L. Avery for building barn at county home #113 165.00 X
JohnThomas for surport #114 5.00 k
Mr and Mrs J. Mathews #115 17.50'(
Leah and Caroline Cox #116 6.00
Eddie Baker #117 5.00(
Ellen Baker #118 5.00€
Lavenia Baker #119 9.00 /
Geo Hargrove #120 3.00/
J.A. Baughcom #121 9001
Hilliard Johnson #122 12.00 1
Lillis Ogiiinn #123 9.00 /
Richard McNeill #124 3.00 i
Emily J. Mathews #125 7.007
• Archie Mathews #126 9.00/
Mr and Mrs 0.M. Jackson #127 12.00/
J.A. Weeks Supt of County Home #128 73.50x
V.C. Mathews Chm supplies for county home #129 31.95 h
N. McLauchlan sawing Lumber for county home #130 29.46 n
W.F. Marsh Jr farming machinery for home #131 24.•00
Total from the pauper funds $435,41
Allowed from the bridge funds
H.G. Thomas for building bridge on black smith creek #237
J.H. Hodges repairing bridge on B River #244
J.E. Wilson for letting and receiving bridges t245
J.H. Ballance for Lumber for Bridge on B. River #46
_ J.F. Wilson for Sills for bridge on B. River #247
Tilfhman Lum Co for lumber for bridges on B River #248
Total from the bridge funds
Allowed from the county funds
L.D. Arnold for Keeping Northington Ferry one Month
A.M. Shaw P.A. for county as per Itemized bills rendered
A.M. Shaw as clerk of the board
J.N. Fuquay county Comissioner
J.B. Lanier Sheriff for destroying stills
J.B. Lanier sheriff for money for conveyance of prisoner
J.M. Shaw for work on court house Doors and windows
C.H. Biggs for carrying junatic to Insane Asylum
C.H. Biggs for keeping county jail one month
W.M. Hawley for bringing Lunatic to county jail
J.A. Chaippion for burial of ex confederate pensioner
J.E. Wilson as county comissioner
V.C. Mathews Chm as per bill rendered
D.P. McDonald County Comissioner
L.J. Arnold M.D. for examination of Lunatic
Total from the general county funds
Allowed from the $300.00 appropiated for the Farm Demonstration work
and to come from that amount and nothing else W.H. Turlington #233 $20.00
C. Mcartan #234 420.00
$40.00
$ 7.50 X
31.00
10.00K.
15.60 r
20.84 x
36,71k-
4121,65
#230
#231
#232
#235
#236
#238
#239
#240
#241
#242
#243
#249
250
251
#252
Total
Making in all now spent $290.00 leaving on hand not spent $10.00
Total Amount allowed from Pauper Bridge and General County Funds this Meeting
D.B. Stewart the Treasurer Turned in the following amounts of Cancelled county script
and was duly credited with the sameto -wit:- Jury tickets 4574.70 County 42072.28
Bridge $260.83 Pauper $560.66 Buckhorn and Hectors Creek $45.10 Lillington Road 425.30
U.L. River and Barbecue Bence 4110.30
The following releases were made: -
Averasboro Cumberland Annex Emma Lee S 1.50 Sc 1.3
Neils Or Will Johnson 1.13 9
T St $2.63 Sc $2 ;31 C $2.49 B 63 D Roads $
$ 15.00
103.07 r
11.25x
4.00)'
40.00X
1.504
3.15x
6,20,c
27,70x
4.00A
20.00''
3.80 a
44, 00 r
4.00x
15.00X
$302.67
4859.73
2 C 1.42 B 36
9 1.07 27
1.50 T 49.56
A40 val
D Roads 1.50 T 6.10
.46
A 1 Val
L 41 acers Val $1050
$600
Land
$450
On motion of J.E. Wilson the Supt of county home by order of the Chm be authorized to sell the hay
or other forrage at the county home farm not needed for the use of the county home to the best
price obtainable.
Ordered by the board that J.L. Wilson be authorized to peddle without license he being a triple
and a cpppy of this order be sent to J.L. Wilson . By order of the Board of Comissioners
Duke R.F.D. #1 Box 35
To The Hon'l Board of County Comissioners Of Harnett county Gentleman
We respectfully petition you)
board to change the Township line of Andersons Creek and Barbecue Townships, so as to include our
residence and about 20 acres of land into Andersons creek Township as all our personal property and
• real estate are allready in Andersons creek Township except our household and Kitchen Furniture
Beginning An the Lillington and Spout Springs road East of Our Present Residence and thence as our
land line N. 53 W. about 15 chs to a pine pointers Thence N.- 75 W 12 .25 chs to a stake and oak and
dog wood pointers, thence S 50#est 10 chains to a stake in the edge of said Lillington road.
Most Respectfully J.S. and M.A. Johnson
Said Petition was received and ordered filed and recorded.
Monday July 1st 1912 Meeting of the Board of County Comissioners cotinued.
Resolved : That in the matter of the Toxicological Examination of the Viscera of the Late
Brewer, By Chemist W.A. Withers it is the opinion of the Board of County Comissioners upon
of the county health Officer that the report is indefinite and unsatisfactory, in that it
show, First in what form Mervury was found in each Viseera, Second , that the report fails
the quantity present in each Vicsera Third taking the amount found in the Vicsera examined
the probable amount ingested.
Samuel D.
the advice
fails to
to show
what was
Ordered that hereafter this board will not Audit and allow any account for quarantine of small pox or
for Vaccination for same unless special order is given. therefor in advance by this board this Jury lst
1912.
Ordered that T.B. Lanier M.J. Senter and Walter Johnson, be and are hereby appointed Fence Comissioners
for Buck horn and Hectors Creek Stock law territory to succeed the present Comissioners A.M. Long
T.G. Adams and S.S. Bradley whose terms has expired, and said retiring comissione s are hereby ordered,
to turn over any tools for the repairing of the fences in their hands e r Suces s rs`in office.
The report of J.B. Lanier Sheriff was read and ordered filed and recorded as follows taxes collected
-during the month of June 3266.48
North Carolina Harnett county)
To the Board of Comissioners of said County : I, J.W. Turnage Deputy
- Sheriff of Harnett county in obedience to an.order directed to me from the board of County Comissioners
dated the 6th day of May 1912 ; sumoned a Jury of Three good and lawful men, towit: Walter Jernigan
T.L. W. Jackson M. Butler, to view the grounds and lay out and mark a road leading from Dunn and Fay -
ettville road South W.H. Popes place to the Bass Ferry road near Geo Godwins res, over the land of
Josiah Beasly E.S. Jackson and others . Where upon said Jury mejc on the 15th day of June 1912 and after
being duly sworn according to law , proceeded to lay off and mark out said road as ordered. The damage
assessed in favor of the.parties over whose landsthe roads runs as follows; to no damage having
recomended said road to be advantage to all parties concerned, and where lands are not damaged no damage
will be assessed none assessed Respectfully Submitted, J.B. Lanier by J.W. Turnage Sheriff
Signature of Jurors G.L. W. Jackson (seal)
M. Butler (seal)
J.H.. Jernigan
This 15th day of June 1912.
To the board of County Comissioners of Harnett:
1, beg to make the following report on establishing the
public road across the land of Sam Williams (Col) in Andersons creek Township. I, reeomend that the pub-
lic road which has been petitioned for to cross the land of% the said Sam Williams, be changed from
the bridge across Andersons creek to lead out straight from said bridge and to follow the said Sam
Williams line as near as possible up to where it will intersect with the road now traveled by the
R.F.D. Carrier, and then follow that road on to where it will connect with the road ants' originally
'petitioned for, leading out to Mr McArtans and others , Provided first that the said Sam Williams
move his fence back 12 feet from the line, beginning at he corner in front of his house leading tow.
ards said bridge;- 6econd that said Williams put this part of the road in good shape, Third that said
Williams put said bridge in good shape and secure same against high water, This 10th day of June 1912
V.C. Mathews Chm.,
WHEREAS, this board at its session held on the first Monday in May 1912, at the request of the Town of
Lillington and upon petition of numerous citizens of said Town and of this county, did pass an order or
resolution to the effect that no license should be issued to any Druggist in the county for the sale
of Spirituous liquors upon prescription or otherwise. and Jhereas, it has been made to appear to this
board that the Sheriff of this county, either in disregard or in ignorance of said order of this board
has issued license unto the McPherson Drug company, of Lillington N.C., purpoting to authorize it to
sell spiritous liquors upon prescription from and after June 1st 1912 Now Therefore , be it resolved,
by the board of County Comissioners of Harnett county; First
That no spiritous or intoxicantant liquors of any description shall be sold tithin the county of Harnett
from and after this date, by Druggist , Pharmacists or any other person or persons either upon prescrip-
tion or otherwise Second;
That the license horetofore issued by the sheriff flxtfl of this county to the McPherson Drug Company
authorizing said Company to sell intoxicant or Spiritous liquors, on prescription be and the same is
hereby revoked cancelled and declared of no effect. Third;
That the McPherson Company be and it is hereby ordered to appear before this board instanter to sur-
render said license to this board ; and the sheriff of harnett is directed by thid board, upon sur-
render of said license, to return any money received by him therefor unto the said McPhweson Drug
Company, Fourth
That the Clerk of this Board cause a certified coppy hereof to be served upon McPherson Drug Company
immediately and the sheriff of this county is hereby directed forthwith to serve the same .
Ratified on th4s the 1st day of July 1912. V.C. Mathews Chairman Beard of County Comissioners
Harnett county,.
The McPherson Drug Comapny having appeared before the board and asked for further time to show cause
why the order of the board shall be stricked outit is ordered that the matter be continued for hearing
bythis board on Monday July 8th
The board adjourned to meet monday July Sth to meet with the equal-
ization board of list takers and to transact such other business as might come before it.
�n Respectfully submitted,
Approved �r,g4Chm A.M. Shaw Clerk