05051911/Steer
Friday May 5th 1911 at a called session of the Board of Count) Comissioners to investigate the
contract between the Board of County Comissioners and The Central Carolina Rail Road Company.,
Present V.C. Mathews Chm, D.P. McDonald, J.E. Wilson, T.C. Clifford County Attorney.
Mr B.F. Williams Having Been appointed by F.H. Taylor Clerk Superior Court County Comissioner to fill
out the unexpired term of A.W. Gregory, resigned, having subscribed to the several oaths required
by law, before the Chm of this board was duly inducted into Office as a member of this board.
It is ordered by the board that V.C. Mathews, and D.P. McDonald, be and they are hereby appointed to
receive in behalf of the board, from the Carolina Central Railroad Co., or its Attorney any evidence
offered showing the Authority of W.J. Edwards to execute the contract purporting to be executed by
said Company, through said Edwards as President, and if no satisfactory evidence of such authority be
furnished, today to give to the public such infomation as the true situation may in their Discretion
demand.
Monday May 8th 1911 at ajourned Session of the Board of
County Comisstaws for the purpose of Auditing the Bokks and checking up the accounts of D.B. Stewaat
County Preaenrtr,Present V.C. Mathews Chm D.P. McDonald, J.E. Wilson, Absent B.F. Willows,
Aftartarefully checking up his accounts the following orders were cancelled from the county funds
Ifl$.88•from the pauper funds$306.70 from.the Jury funds $589.10 from the bridge funds $213.81
EaeitHorn and Hectors creek fads fence funds$18.80 Lillington road funds $5.33
A resolution og the Board of Comissioners of Harnett County:- Whereas at the session of this board
held on the First Monday in April 1911, there was filed Petitions signed by more than one third of the
:Jualified voters in.Upper Little River Lillington and Neills Creek Townships, each Respectivly
asking that an election be called in Each Township upon the question of issuing Bonds in the amount
of Twent) Thousand - Dollars Each, with interest Bearing Coupons to aid in the Construction of the Cent-
ral Carolina RallRoad as authorized and provided in an act of the General Assembly of North Carolina
entitled anitaot to authorize Upper little River and other Townships in Harnett County to issue Bonds
for the -POtpOse op Aiding in the Costruction of the Central Carolina Rail Road Ratified on the 3rd
day ofiltegh 1911} And Whereas punsouant to said act and said petition the Board of Comissioners did
at its - ilia Session, call an election to be held on said question on the 6th day of May 1911 in said
Townships &nd did cause due publication thereof to be made as directed in said act, And Whereas the RA
Centrai?Carolina Rail Road Co., did execute a contract to and with the Board of Comissioners as agents
for said Townships more Particulary Defining and Limiting the acts of said Rail Road Co., in its
Relations and Dealings with said Townships under the Provisions of said act in considerations of said
TownaHHp8'voting affirmatively on said question, which contract was duly accepted by the board at
its ,,Stallion held on the hirst day of May 1911., The Provisions of which contract will more fully appear
by reference to said contract on file with the Clerk of this Board Which question as modified and
limited by said Oontraot is hereby Declared to be the , uestion voted upon at the Election herein
-Refered to; And Whereas said election was duly held in said Townships on the 6th Day of May 1911 and
the proper Election Officers have made due returns to this Board, which returns, have this da) at an
AjouraitXeeting of the Board Been duly Canvassed by us showing the following results,
That in Upper Little River Township there was a total Number of Registered Qualified Voters of Three
Hundred and Eight (308) and there was cast for Bond Issue Two Hundred and Nine(209) Votes, and
against Bond Issue there was cast Forty Eight (48) votes,
That in Lillington Township there was a total number of One Hundred and Fifty one Registered and
qualified voters, and there was cast for Bond Issue One Hundred and Eleven (111) and against Bond
Issue One (1) votes. That in Neills Creek Township there was atotal Number of Registered and qual-
ified voteatia,of One Hundred and Fifty Five,(155) and there was cast for Bond Issue One Hundred and
Eight (1087end against Bond Issue Twenty seven (27) votes,
Therefore be it resolved by the Board of Comissioners of Harnett county that said ‘tuestion as herein -
before Defined, be and the same is hereby declared to be carried in the Affirmative that is td say
the:bond Issue in each pf said Townships.
This Eight Day of May 1911
V.C. Mathews Chairman. Allen M. Shaw Clerk.
Om motion of J.E. Wilson it is hereby resolved that the Baltimore Trust Co., of Baltimore Md be and
the same is Hereby selected Trustee to Act in all maters Herein after to be Mentioned in a Ratdt
Deed of Trust and Contract Herebefore made by the Board of County Comissioners of Harnett County. "'j}.c.
and The Central Carolina Railroad Company, and Said Rail Road Company shall Pay all expense of said
Trust Thos Resolution shall go into effect after its Indorsement by J.C. Clifford County Attorney
for said" - County,
Accepted by the Board on the approval of. J.C. Clifford County Attorney.
V.C. Mathews Chm.,
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Minits of a meeting ofthe Board of Directors of the Central Carolina Railroad Company held at the
Office of the Company in Sanford North Carolina, May 3rd 1911 at Eleven Oclock A.M. Present
J.W. Cunningham, H.P. Edwards, Jessiee Carter, Being a quorum of the board,
Mr Carter took the chair , Mr Edwards acted.as Secretary of the meeting, The Chairman stated that
the paiptiaxafxtta Meeting was called for the purpose of approving and confirming an agreement
made by Mr W.J. Edwards, President of the Company with the County Comissioners of Harnett County
which is as follows: North Carolina Harnett county. Whereas ;the Legislature of North Carolina has
authorized an election in Upper Little River,Lillington and Neill's Creek Townships Harnett count)
on the question of- Issuing Bonds to aid in the Construction of the Central Carolina Railroad
And Wheres the county Comissioners of Harnett county in said adt are made the Trustees for the said
Townships; And Whereas, The County Comissioners of said county have called an eledtion to be held
on the 6th day of May 1911, for the purpose of voting taxMaads upon the question of issuing Bonds
to aid in the construction of said road; And Whereas, it is desired to have_the construction of said
road defined, And Whereas, the said Central Carolina Railway Company is anxious to build a satisfac-
tory railroad in keeping with the wishes of the People in the respective Townships in consideration
of the fact of their voting to aid in the construction of said road.
Now ,Therefore, this agreement made and entered into by and between the Central Carolina Railway
Company, of the First part, and the Board of County Comissioners of Harnett county party of the
second part,