03021909TUESDAY MARCH 2ind 1909
Tuesday March 23nd 1909 the board of County Coaiasioners at aooerdinu to adjournment.
Present R.G. Tapper
or Chu D.P. . McDonald, W.H. Tuliiniton, T.. Barrtngtloth J'.A. Smith, being the full boned
The following Preamble and resolution was intredueed by Osnissioanr MoDeamld, and on motion et Comiasicner
Harrington, asoonded by Comissionir Smith, wee adopted by the following vote, those voting in the affirmative
being Comissionsrs,taylor Ola ,Salth, Tur4imBtan` Barrington and McDonald, those voting in the negative
none) Towit:-
whereas, during the year 1906 mmprecsdintsd floods in the streams .t Barnett County destroyed or impaired
numerous public bridges, and beleaagiaig to said Oouaty, is eiudlaig tars large steal bridges terns the Cape
Fear River, one near the Tea0 e!•Lllli*gten Sin said County, and the ether -near the village of Duke in
said County.And Whereas all or said bridges forasd part et the public reeds of said Qsunty, and were oboe
- lutely neoessary Per the pnhtie vas of the eitialee et said County is troweling sail ,allele roads, and
Whereas, the rebuilding and repairing of said bridges was,ead is a neoessary puedie expanse of the board
of Comissionera of said•Ceusty,and,
Whereas said Board has Rebuilt and repaired all et the smaller bridges destroyed by chid floods, and has
paid for the same out of the public funds of Si Oeunty of Harnett under the oantntl et Mid board, and,
Whereas two new steel bridges are new in peones of erection serest the Cape pear River on the respective
sitesof the two former bridges hsreisbstore referred to, and
Whereas theBoard of Comiaaioners hate been compelled at the public expense, to equipp, maintain, and op-
erate two publio ferries, one near the town of Lllltngton and the ether near the Village of Duke, pend-
ing the re- building Os of said bridges, which ferries will necessarily have to be oontinusd at the public
'expenseuntil said bridges areooaplsted and ready for use,anj,,
Whereas the Board of Comissionsrs have deemed it nssessary in ores* to preserve the property of the Coun
-ty, to expend the public funds under. the eoatroll et said Beard, to resists the iron, steel and other
material of the two bridges soross the MOO Cape pear River, *hiela were *reeked by the floods, and,
Whereas an account of extraSdrdinary expenses.whieh the. Board of Conissiowrs of said County have been
compelled to advance for the purposes before mentioned, the Treasure, of said County has been so depleted
that the Board of Coaissioners will be usable to meet the nsteessary expenses of the county with funds
derived from the usual levy of taxes of said County, and,
Whereas the Board has asoertained as a fact, that the extraordinary expenses of the County an- account of
the objects enumerated, already sustained, together with an soourat. estimate of the n►esessary expenses
to complete the oonatruotion of the two steel bridges now in proses. of erection aoross Caps Fear River
and for the building and the grading of the mossy approaches leading to said bridges, will amount to
$38,000.00, and,
Whereas the Board of Oeaissioners of said County of Barnett are authorized by an sot of the General Ass-
embly of North Carolina, entitled " An act to authorize the Coaissieners of Harnett County to issue bonds
for the purpose of building bridges in said County and for othsr.purposes ", ratified on the 23nd. day of
February A.D. 1909, to issue bonds to an amount not exceeding 40,000.00, for the purpose of meeting the
extradrdinary expenses before enumerated, and to levy a *postal tax annually, sufficient to pay the inter
-eat on said bonds, and to provide for their payment at maturity.
Now, Therefore be it resolved by the Board of Ooalssionsrs of Barnett County in regular session assembled
as follows:
and sale
FIRST: That the issueAof bonds of the County of Harnsteto the amount of $38,000.00, 1s neoessary for the
purpose of meeting the expense of said County set forth in the preamble of this resolution.
SECOND: That a levy of special taxes sufficient to pay the interest on said bonds as it shall become due
and to provide a sinking fuad for the payment of said bonds at maturity is neoessary.
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THIRD:That the Chairman of this Board is authorized and directed to advertize in suoh Journal as he may
tact select for the sale of said bonds, asking for seal bidson the 29th day of April 1909, aad roquir-
2g the dspes1t of a mortified cheat et $600.00 tray each bidder, to be retained as a forfiet is the event
zoh bidder fail to comply with S term of the bid,
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Durths Said Chairman 1s direslo4 to Sail for bids oa true 0140se11 of bands; The Joard
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tags= ilegej to ascept bid on sitar class or to mint OAS bids rtes
tRaw 1st: On MS ins the sun et $38,000,00. to the Oity of Now York thirty years after late,
ith ootpeeo sttashod. sailing for the payment OW 10.000s4 at l iami- annually,
Lth sptimn in the Monty to redeem eat# bs>wie et fl lien on and after ism years
reserving the priv-
is the City of New York,
from their date.
2nd On Bends in the cum of Thrt$ bie is mho Oity of New York, thirty years after date
with coupons attanhede lit! the papa s% of iatsrestat 2� -1/2% sari - annually ialhe Oity of New
wrk,with option 1st Marty to red sn said beads at any tine on and after toes years from their date.
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rdared that the *e'hourar he bo and ho is hereby authorised and directed to pay srdors drawn on the
panty furies out of any funds is his heads and to repay the aaountsso paid from any other funds with the
Lrst funds aiming into his hands to the credit of the County bads ihoreafber.
:trod that H.C, Stewart be allowed $260.00 on lumber furnished for the approaches and as part payment
: contract prime of the approaches.
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3E Board adjourned to Oat a ' sgular session on the first Moaday 1n April 1909.
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Approved, Ghia a..0P/YII J Clem
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