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Monday July 5th 1909.
Board of County Comissioners met in regular session Monday July 5th 1909,
Preswnt R.G. Taylor Chm D.P. Mcdonalde J.A. Smith T.A. Harrington W.H. Turlington, being full board.
The following reports was read and accepted. to -wit:-
Gentleman :- Agreeable to the wishes of Mr ,Taylor ',visited Lillington and made an inspection of
the masonry and iron work of your new bridge over Cape Fear River at or Near the town of Lillington
said County of Harnett and my findings are as follows:- Re
Concret work -This work proves to be solid and well propotioned for hardness and durability. the di-
mensions of these surports being respectively 20'*4dnd 20' 11 "x4t5teing aproximately as designated
in the plan of the bridge in writting on the blue print- Re-
•eel work- I, find this work fully up to plan and specifications as furnished by you. The two new
zpan_sbeing much stronger constructed than the original span which was raised. Re-
';;orkmanship- This shows evidenced of being first class and carefully done. There is however some
adjustmentsof truss rods needed, and a general tightening upXbrace rods under side of bridge floors
especially of the old span.
One latee±al rod in.the first span, Lillington side of the bridge should be made exact length of the
next to if 1.1f order to make the strain on these rods equal, there having been a slight bend ih this
rod to a it conform to the length of the other rod. there is one nut on the end of one of the X
bra:•. :• ?.re theld span which does not go up on the rod as far as it should. This nut should be made to
UT] at least one time the diameter of the rod.
b.j removing the washer which is now on this rod and.substituting anxiron washer of about 1/4" in
thickness and slightly drawing up on the nut, I think will pass muster.
When these adjustments have been made , you can feel safe in accepting this bridge as afirst class job.
Hoping that the atove report wad is satisfactory to yourself and associates, I beg to remain,
Yours very respectfully, C.F. Massey Engineer.
That ';'her as, the County of Harnett has heretofore accepted the proposal of Messrs fisk and Robin-
son, of Chicago, for the purchase W38000.00 of Harnett County Bonds 5;1, dated the first day of
jauary 1909, and Maturing the January 1st 1939, with provision that the county may redeem the same
at any date after January 1st 1919, the purchase price being par and accrued interest plus a prem-
ium of 41827.00 together with the cost of engraving the bond; and now whereas said Fisk& Robinson
have offered unto the County for said bonds the par value of the bondsand accrued interest plus
a premium of yt2500.00, together with the cost of engraving the bonds providing the County will make
said bonds to mature as follows, to- wit:.`1000.00 to be payable do January 1st ,each , 1n1920 and
1921, and 2000.00 annually from 1922 to 1939, inclusive; and whereas this last proposal is consid-
ered. by the board of Comissioners t4 e mo advantageous to the County, it is therefore further
r•e_clvedl by said board that said left n the same is hereby accepted, and that said bonds be
issued to mature serially as therein "indicated, and it is ordered by the board that the County
attorney communicate this action of the board to said Fisk& Robinson. R.O. Taylor Cbm,
TO THE BOARD OF COMISSIONElae OF HARNETT COUNTY:
The undersigned your comittee to make an inspection of the fence around the stock law territory
of Buckhorn Hectors Creek and potions of Blackriver and Neills creek Townships beg to report:
That we have examined the wire fence from the cross roads at Daniels McLeods to Kenneys creek
as directed and that we find.the fence in areasonable good condition.
This July 5th 1909. J.A. Smith
D.P. McDonald,
Committee.
Sheriff J.B. Lanier report for the month of June was read accepted and ordered filed.
Treasurer J.H. Williams made his report for the Month of June was read accepted and ordered filed.
Ordered that the election of H.C. McNeill, by the board of Comissioners of the tovm of Dumn
to the office of cotton weigher of the Town of Dunn for two years commencing August 1st 1909 be and
the same is hereby ratified and approved.
Mr D.P. Mcdonald was appointed a committee to go over and check up the books of the Sheriff and report
for their final settlement for 1908.
Ordered that harvey F Tew be allowed to list his taxes for 1908.
. the following releases be made 7;i11 Cox of Lillington Township be released from the payment
of poi ... for i:he . aar 1908 on account of Disabilitj e . 2.00 J.T. Mathews of Neills creek Township
for the paymenL of Poll tar or the Year 1908 r 7,2.00 and be placed on the permanent roll of released Polls.
H.McL Green be released from the payment of "•7.67 in error in U.L.River Township,
The Board of County Comissioners met in adjourned session monday July 12th 1909 for the purpose of receiving
the taxiists and such other business as mayregulary come before it. Present.a full board of Members
lee following resolutions was adopted by unanimous vote to-wit:-
It ordered that the carolina Engineering Company be paid One Thousand Dollars on account of extra work
and n,w_..5 =.1, strenghing the west pier of the Duke bridge; that in payment thereof a county order be issued
to said Co .- a ny payable sixty days after date and delivered to the chairman to be delivered to said Company
upon comple'sier of said pier.
It is order by the board that for the purpose of enaableing the the Carolina hngineering Company to borrow
money for the purpose of completing the two bridges which it is erecting for the County across the Cape
Fear River the Chairman of the board is authorized to give to said Company or its assigns a certificate or ex
certificates transfering to the holder or holders of said certificate/ certificates any sum named therein
not exceeding in the aggrlga.te, seven.•thou3and five hundred. dollars (17500.00) payable out of any suns
which may become due said Carolina hngineerir_g Company, by said county under said contract for the erection
of said bridges the sum.to be payable -at such time as such sum would be due the saidCarolina Engineering Co
under said contract.
Be it reothlved by the board of Commissioners of Barnett County,North Carolina that for the purpose of
building bridges, the sane being for necessary exponses,thero are hereby authorized and directed to be is-
sues Bridge bonds of said County to the amount•of Thirty Eight Thousand Dollars('38.000) dated the first
day of January 1909, and becoming due as follows: One Thousand Dollars(1000.) on the first day of January
in%the years 1920 and 1921, and Two T *ousand Dollars (2000) on the first day of January in each of the
years 1922 to 1939 both inclusive, which said- bonds shall bear interest evidenced by coupons at the rate
of five per cent(5) per annum, payable :semi annually on the first day of January and of July in each year.
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Both principal and interest of ea.id bond: shall be made payable at the Bankers Trust Company in the City
of New York, State of New York. Said bonds shall.be in denomin?.tioni of One.Thousand Dollara ( "1000) and
numbered from (1) to (38) thirty eight inclusive.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED ,That the bonds hereby authorized shall he substantially the following form:
UNITED STATES OD AMERICA
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA el000
coup ..OF HARNETT
BRIDGE BOND.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,That the County of Barnett, in the State of North
Carolina, acknowledges to owe and for value received hereby promise to pato bearer One Thousand Dollars
("1,000) on the first day of January. 19 ,with interest thereon fro @.ate hereof at the rate of
five(5) per centum per annum,.payable semi - annually on the first day of January and July in each year
on presentation and surender of theannexed interest coupons as they severally become due. Both principal
and interest of this bond are hereby made payable at the Bankers 'Trust Company in the City of New York
State of New York, and for the prompt payment of this bond and the interest thereon, the full faith
credit and resources of Harnett County are hereby irrevocably pledged.
This bond is issued. for the purpose of Building bridges in and for Harnett County, being the necessary
expenses thereof under the authority of an act of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina
entitled "AN Act to authorize the Comissioners Bf Harnett County to issue Bonds for the purpose of buil-
ding Bridges in said County and for other purposes ", ratified February 23, 1909.
And it is hereby certified and recited that all acts conditions and things required to be done prectdett
to and the isnuance of this bond have been done, happened and been performed in regular and due form
as required. by ILaw;that this bond is a valid and binding oblagation of Harnett County incurred for necess-
ary expenses, and that the total indebtness of Harnett County, including this bond, does not exceed any
of the constitutional or statutory limitations.
I11 TESTIMONY WHEREOF the board od County Comissioners of Harnett County, North Carolina have caused this
bond to be signed by its Chairman and countersigned by its Clerk with the County Seal affixed, and have
caused the annexed interest coupons to be executed with the fac simile signature of said Chairman
this first day of January,1909.
Countersigned
Clerk of Board of Comissioners Chairman ,Board of Comissioners.
C 0 U P O N.
On the first day of January,July ,19 , the County of Harnett, in the State of North Carolina,
promises to pay to beare¢t Twenty-Five Dollars (`:25) at the Bankers Trust Company in the City of New York
State of Kew York, for interest due that day on its Bridge Bond, dated January 1,1909,
Teo.
Chairman
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,That the board of County Comissioners of ?'arnett County hereby covenant to and i[
with the holders of said bonds, and each of them that they will cause to be annually levied and collectdd
a direct annual tax upon all the taxable property in said county sufficient to provide for the payment
of the principal and interest of these bonds as they respectively become due.
Ordered, that Sarah Turner be placed upon the pauper list and be allowed e3, per quartet?
Motion carried that if ''75 outside help be raised for building a bridge at Hues creek the county will
furnish iron of old Cape Fear Bridge, and 1/2 of aditionai cost up to.j75 ,. If wooden Bridge be built
will pay 1/2 of expense of building to the limit of "75.
Om motion of D.P. McDonald seconed by. Mr Smith that the returns of the election of Schools districts
nos and J Stewart creek Township for white: he received and recorded, with the affidavits appended
thereto explanitory of the delay in making; said returns.
CERTIFICAT1! OF SPECIAL TAN FLECTION RETURNS. T'Othe Chairman of the County board of elections of Harnett
county North Carolina. We the undersigned,Pegistrar and judges of Election for special tax district
located in Stewarts creek township, Harnett County North. Carolina, having held the election in said
special tax district according to the provisions of chapter 4, section 72, laws of 1901, amended by the
General Assembly of 1903, do make and certify to be correct the following statement: Number of voters,
registered 54, number cast for special tax 37, rummer cast against special tax 15,
IN nI'TNES: WHEREOF, "Vie hereunto subscribe our n.nes this the 5th day of Sept One thousand nine hundred
and seven_ _'igried C.n. Allen Registrar,
".L. Jones Judge of election.
We the above registrar and jpdfl holders of the above election , hereby certify that the above is a
correct copy of the election returns in the special school tax Election hold in the above To7n.hip,
and said Original copy was _,iven to Supt J.D. Edzoll, in Dun-_ on the 7th day.of Sept. 1907.
Registrar C.M. Allen
M.L. Jones
ICRTII CAROLTU _ HAI NETT COUNTY.) . .
In re the election for r;recial school tax in ._te :a.rt's Creek Township
said County in fistric&s No 2 AS A F F I D A V I T . T.
I, CSI'. Alien, registrar ofd n.L. Jones, each being sworn and says for himself, that they .together
with B.A. Dollar were Judges and Registrar of Btsetiozz the election, for the special election held on h
the 5th day of September 1907 for the special School Tax in the above mentioned Township and district
2. That the hereto attached copy of the certificates of the special tax election returns is a true and
accurate copy of the said returns, which was placed with county Supt. J.D. Ezzell in Dunn on the 7 thday
of September 1909, Elecept the original returns was signed by B.A. Dollar one of the Judges of said Speotal
election
3 That the said Origins) returns was signed by B.A. Dollar, one of the Judges of the election as Affiants
are informed and beleives they were not properly returned over to the board of County Comissioners
and board of Education for said County , and have neve been heard of any more.
Wherefore the affiants ask the County board of Comissioners of Harnett County and the County Board of
Education of Harnett County, to adopt the copy of the original returns heretofore mentioned as the returns
of the said Election, and the same be recorded as such C.M. Allen Registrat
W.L. Jones Judge of Election
Subscribed and sworn to before me this fhp 12th day of July 1909. F.H. TAYLOR C.S.C.
This is to certify that an election for local school tax of 30cts on the One Hundred dollars valuation
of property and 90cts on the Poll was voted in districts no tend 3 whites Stewarts Creek Township sept
5th 1907 Number of registered voters 54 Number cast for tax 37 number cast against tax15 votes.
This July 5th 1909 this is a certified
copy of the election held in the above district
am appears on our rocords
J.D. Ezzell clerk
C.D. Stewart Chm
D.B. Stewart
W.H. Stephenson