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Monday October 2 1911 County Comissioners met in regular Session
present V.C. Mathews Chm D.P. McDonald J.E. Wilson J.N. Fuquay B.F. Williams J.C. Clifford atty
Minits of Last Meeting read and approved and adopted as written.
On motion of J.N. Fuquay J.E. Smith of Averasboro and A.L. Denning of Stewarts Creek was permant
-ly exempted from the payment of Poll tax for disability..
On motion of J.N. Fuwuay and seconded by D.P. McDonald in ordered that the sum of $200.00 be appr-
opiated for the purpose of defraying the expenses of advertizing and establishing dispensaries
for the free treatment of Hook Worm Diseases as recomended by Dr Page in a Speech before the Board.
And the following order was passed Ordered that the Sum of Two Hundred Dollars or so much thereof
as may be necessary be and the same is hereby appropiated to aid the State Boardof Health in es-
tablishing Dispensaries at convienent points in the County, for the free treatment of the Hook
Worm Diseases the same to be paid on the Warrant of the Chairman and Clerk of This Board on bills
rendered by the Physician in charge. Ordered further that dispensaries be established at five con-
venient places in the county to be selected by the county Physician county Supt of Public Educa-
tion and the Chm of this board who are appointed a comittee for this purpose. and the following
places are selected towit:- Angier, Calybeate springs Dunn Lillington Rockbranch,
Ordered that the County Attorney be and he is hereby authorized to Inatute or defend any appropriate
suit or proceedings for testing the Vality or regularity of an act of the General Assembly of 1911
adding certain territory to the county of Harnett from thr territory of the county of Cumberland
such proceedings may in the discretion of the Attorney, be in the form of a case agreed or contro-
versy without action ,It is further ordered that Comissioner J.E. Wilsom be authorized to verily for
this Board any pleadings pertinent to said proceeding, or to make any Affidavit on behalf og this
board.
Ordered that the Clerk of the Board' be authorized to receive tax list from any delinquent desiring
to list his property on or before November 1st. provided such delinquent shall at the same time pay
to the clerk his taxes together with the fees of the Clerk.
Resolved by the Board of Comissioners of Harnett county that poursant to an act of the General
Assembly of North Carolina at its Session of 1911 the same being Chapter 564 of the private Laws
of 1911, an Election is hereby-called to be held in all Election Precincts of the County on the 12
th day of December 1911 upon the question of the issue of Bonds of 3ai County of Harnett in the sum
of One HundredThousand Dollars, with interest Coupons attached the proceeds of which to be used
for the pourpose of repairing grading and improving and working the roads of said county, that
those voters favoring said issue of Bonds shall vote a Ballot containing the words "for good Roads
Bond Issue" and those Voters apposed to said issue shall vote ballots containing the words" Against
Good Roads bond issue." Resolved further that Notice be given that if said Question be carried
in the affirmative that it becomes the duty of the board of Comissioners to levy annually a tax of
not exceeding 15 cents on the - Hundred dollars of property and 45cents on each taxable Poll; That if
said question be carried in the Negative it becomes the duty of the Board under said act to maintain
a convict camp for the purpose of working the public roads, and for said Pourpose to levy an annual
tax of Not exceeding 25cents on each 1100 valuation of property and 75cents on each taxable Poll
Resolved further that a new registration of all voters be and the same is hereby ordered prthor to ax
said Election Resolved further that these resolutions be published by the clerk of this Board for
thirty days prior to said election in the Harnett Reporter ratified this Oct 11211 2nd 1911.
It is further ordered that Registrars and Judges of election be appointed bjs the chairman and Clerk
of this board in each election precinct for the purpose of holding this day called to be held on
December 12tm 1911.
Upom motion duly seconded the Chairman V.C. Mathews and J.N. Fuquay are appointed a comittee to
receive and approve the bond of J.B. Lanier for the tax books and upon such approval ofrsaid Bond
to turn over the tax books to-said Sheriff.
It is ordered by the board that in the Colection of Taxes the Sheriff shall keep accurate books
in which he shall credit to each separate fund its proportion of each colection; That he shall
pay the same over to the Treasueer upon each fund in the ratio that the same has been collected
indicateing to the treasurer the amount paid on each fund; that the sheriff shall report - to this
board on the first Monday of each month , setting forth accurately the total amount of taxes col-
lected by him during the preceeding month the amounts collected on each funds the amounts paid to
the county treasurer on each funds due and the amount remaining in his hands to the credit ofeach
funds. It is further ordered that for this purpose the sheriff with the approval of the purchasing
agent may purchase suitable - blanks for this purpose at the expense of the county.
Report of Jury Layinf off road from Barclaysville to Hairs mill as brdught before the board on last
first Monday and continued be received as a returned in former report.
Ordered that the Sheriff summon a Jury and lay off apublic road in Barbecue Township running from
the Railroad Crossing at Lock Branch to the Swanns .Station and Fayettville road at a point at or
near where Fannie Buie lives and crossing the landd of the partys named in the petition to be
paid by the petitioners.
Apetition having been filed before this board the sheriff was ordered to have a jury sumoned and
make the following changes in the public road leading from Raleigh to Lillington running through t
the premises of Mrs Margaret Campbell beginning at apoint on said public road at Korth East corner
of House feild of Said Mrs Margaret Campbell, running thence to Spring branch on South East Side of
said house feild of said Mrs Campbell be changed to location on gest side of said above mentioned
section of public road Immediately eddacent thereto , beginning also at said springbranch and run*
ning thence across the land of D.F. Senter known as the Hary Hawkins place on *est side of said
public road to a point at top of hill just in front of said Hawkins Homestead/ Being recomended by Dr J.H. Withers Fannie McDougald was placed on the pauper list and allowed
$6 perquarter.
The following releases were made J.E. Smith of Averasboro Township was released from Poll tax
12 11.50 38 Special School 90 total $2.90 A.L. Denning of Stewarts Creek was released
from Polltax
12 $1.50 38 $2.90
The following Jury was drawn for November term of the court being a two weeks term Civil Court
lst week Averasboro J.A. Stewart Barbecue John A. Clark Black River Benton Mathews L.H. Williams
Joseph Nord.en, Buckthorn W.A. Nash Hectors creek James Mathews W.H. Lee, Clem Hockady Vafttstasakx
Duncan Rollins Neillscreek M.T. Johnson C.C. Butts J.R. Mathews, Stewarts creek J.S. Byrd
F.J. Bethune U.L. River J.R. Patterson W.R. Black G.W. Fuquay.
Second week
Averasboro David Fleishman D.R. McCall W.G. McLamb H.N. Bizzell, And Creek Daniel R. West
Barbecue D.A. McCormick James P. Rosser C.A. Cameron Blackriver J.P. Gregory Buckhorn J.F. Tutor
Grove B.F. Faprish J.B. Browm Hectors creek H.J. Wilborn Lillington J.C. Roberts Neills creek
Monday October 2 continued
Neills creek N.W. Gregory D.E. Jones U.L. River Alex Oquinn B.F. Stephens.
The following was allowed forom the pauper funds: - ■
Lavenia Hobson $3; Kate Knight $3 f Mar McCormick $3; Flora Voncanon $3, William Owen $8, Edith Warren
$9;" Ed Mitchell $9j-Hose Cameron pi-Leah and Carolin Cox $6 ;Martha Johnson $3; Hare Children 4c
John thomas $6; Susan Baker $3 r Eddie Baker $5, Ellen Baker $4, Lavenia Baker $6, Easter Smith 3 ,4
B.E. Temples $3; Geo Hargrove $6; Martha Harts feild $3; Nancy Hughes or Emily Holiday $3,e
W.R. Strickland $3; Sarah Ryals .3; Furnio Wood $3; J.A. Baughcon $21.00' Hilliard Johnson $12(
Sarah Arnold $3; Emly J. Mathews 6; Archie Mathews $12,-"Mrs Jack Mathews $17.50'Mrs 0.M. Jackson
$5 '-Minta Gaskin $8' Tom Blackman 3'JNo Moore$3 'Fannie McDougald $6; Lo an McDougald $3; Abram
McLean $3; Rachel McLean $3 r Mary C. Brown $3, M.H. Brown $6,'Wm Campbell 3( Ben Campbell $3r
EnE..Kelly $3/Mary Mathews $3,
Dr J.W. Belford was allowed to come from the pauper funds $39.00'
Total allowed from the pauper list $ 275.504 '-
Allowedfrom the Bridge funds A.I. Pendergrass for hauling lumber 2.00
The following Bills of cost were allowed September term of the court
State against Wesley Lucas and Simpson $ 41.40 'af
n J.A. Allred 6.35 lk
n Jas Coon 6.30 k
" Geo McNeill 15.57 A
" Lon Taylor 3.73 -k
J.T. Bailey 11.13 -k �"' '
" Za6 Marks 79.25.A
" Mary Bland 8.78 +
Chas Clarke 4.08.4
n K. Buie 6.90 4
n " 7.15 •i
n " 6.75 4
n " 9.10 -A
n n 7.134
11 Alton Kelly 7.65 -
Allred and Coon 57. @0-r
" J.W. Hodges 29.55 t
11 Allred and Coon 29.65 +
n - n 29.10'P
Totql Bills of cost allowed
367.04+
Allowed F.H. Taylor C.S.0 for bill rendered 41.20 4
Allowed A.M. Shaw for making tax books for 1911 700.O0-
0.1-1. Biggs for keeping county Jail 62.004
" Sam Shaw janitor for sept term'of court 12.00
" J.B. Lanier Sheriff for bill rendered 21.00't
n n " 12.004.
ti it "Term of the court 126.60 -E
1' 2 in Marks case 20.40 I
" 2 Officer for Juey in Marks case 18.00'
" _ Harnett reporter for publication of Notice &3. 13.40 A
n V.C. Mathews Chairman of Board 25.00E
II Mrs Caroline Parker for the Burial of ex Veteran 20.00 4,
" 15.00
Nathan Minter for keeping Worthington ferry one month
" Dr Highsmith as sanitary officer 5.504
If A.M. Shaw Purchasing agent for county per bill rendered 102.15 "E
II J.E. Caverniss for board of Jury in Marks case 82.87'
" A.M. Shaw clerk of the board 8.70%
• for the eradication of the Hook worm diseases --• 200.00*
Total allowed from the general county funds $1852.86
Total amounts allowed from all county funds $2128.36
D.B. Stewart county treasurer made his report and was received and ordered filed
and reborded and handed in the following orders for cancelation as followe:-
from the general county funds $1986.05 Jury funds $657.70 Pauper funds $159.60
Bridge funds $64.07 Lillington road $7.67 30 funding coupons $750.00
__comission for the bank in New York $1.88
Comissioners adjourned to meet monday October 9 1911 for such business as
might come before # them.
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Approved -i --- -- ` r� Chm
Respectfully submitted
Allen M. Shaw Clerk