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Home My WebLink About12161940257 December 16, 1940 The Board of Comniss'oners met in a call session on Monday, Dec. 16, 1940, at 2:30 P.M. with Chairman J.B.Innis present and Commissioners L.R.Byrd, Ferd D.Jackson, And A.A.Cameron present also. Commissioner R.L.Pate was absent. County Attorney H.C.Strickland was present, and the Clerk to the Board was present also. It is ordered that Theo N.Ingraham of be relieved of poll tax for the year 1940, on account of physicial disability sustained in the World's War. It is ordered that the fire insurance policy No. 6621 in the amount of $500.00 on a part of the Old Harnett County Home, with the Commercial Insurance Company, be approved and ordered filed. The bond of Melvin McLean, County Coroner, was approved and ordered filed. Maryland Casualty Company Baltimore State of North Carolina County of Harnett Know all men by these presents, that we, James Melvin McLean, as Principal, and the Maryland Casualty Company, as Surety, are held and firmly bound_unto the State of North Carolina, in the sum of Two Thousand Dollars („2,000.00), to the payment of which well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, jointly and severally, our heirs, executors, and administrators, firmly by these presents. Signed and sealed this 2 day of December, 1940. The Condition of the above obligation is such, that whereas the above bounden, James Melvin McLean, has been duly elected Coroner in the County of Harnett, for a term of two years beginning the 2nd. day of December, 1940. Now, therefore, if the said James Melvin McLean shall from time to time and at all times well and truly execute the said office of Coroner and duly perform all and singular the duties of his said office during his continuance therein according to law, the above obligation is void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. n Witness to principal: James Melvin McLean, Howard Godwin principal Witness ... as to Surety: L.Little K. Shannon MARYLAPD CASUALTY COMPANY - - -- (SEAL) by: John D.Leak, Atty -in -fact. Countersigned at Lillington, N.C. this 2 day of December, A.D. 1940. J.C.Thomson, Resident agent. ° Upon recommendation of H.S.Freeman, Auditor, the following were appointed as list takers for the year 1941: Anderson Creek Averasboro Barbecue Black River Buckhorn Duke Grove H.C.Mann - Fred Daggett D. McD. Cameron L •Johnie Williford : L.B.McKinnie L.C.Barbour Z.B.Stewart Hectors Creek Johnsonville Lillington Neills Creek Stewarts Creek Upper Little River D. R. Smith E. E. P er kins R.B.O'Quinn J.E.Butts B.F.Parker H.M.OTQuinn It is ordered that the offices of the courthouse be closed on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 24, 25, and 26, for the Christmas Holidays 258 United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. Baltimore, Maryland No. 70677 -07- 1650 -40 Know all men by these presents That we, Elsie Baggett, Lillingt on; N.C. as Principal, and the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the'State of Maryland, as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto Mrs. Inez Harrington, Register of Deeds, Harnett County, North Carolina, in the suns of Two Thousand and no /100 Dollars 02,000.00) lawful money of the United States of America, for the payment of which, well and truly to be made, we, bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Whereas, the above bounden Elsie Baggett has been duly appointed Deputy Register of Deeds of Harnett County, North Carolina, for a term of two years beginning, on the 2nd. day of December 1940, and ending the first monday in December, 1942. Now, therefore, the condition of this obligation is such, that if the said Elsie Baggett shall well and faithfully perform all the duties of his said office, then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect. It is mutually understood and agreed between all parties hereto, that if the Surety shall so elect, this bond may be canceled by giving thirty days (30) notice in writing to the - Mrs.Inez Harrington, Register of Deeds Harnett County, North Carolina and bits bond shall be deemed canceled at the expiration of said thirty (30) days, the said Surety remaining liable for all or any act or acts covered by this bond, which may have been committed by the Principal up to the date of such cancelation, under the terms, conditions, and provisions of this bond, and the Surety shall, upon surrender of this bond and its release from all liability thereunder, refund the premium paid, less a pro rata part thereof, for the time this bond shall have been in force. Signed, sealed and dated this 3 day of December, 1940. Elsie Baggett (SEAL) Principal (S) UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY COMPANY by: C.H.Chilcote, Atty -in -fact Countersigned: United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company by: Earl Johnson. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD of Commissioners of Harnett County: 1. That all real and personal propertt, subject to taxation in Harnett County shall be listed and assessed for ad valorem tax purposes in the year 1941, as provided by law. 2. That it is hereby determined that the real property in Harnett County and the several townships therein shall be re- valued for the purpose of taxation in the year 1941, by horizontal increase of twenty per cent of the value at which it is now assessed, and by actual appraisal thereof. 3. That it is the intent and purpose of the revaluation herein referred to that the tax rate in Harnett County shall be lowered and that the valuation of real estate for the purpose of taxation shall more nearly conform to the true value thereof without appreciably increasing the amount of taxes to be paid by tax payers whose property now is, or may be, listed and assessed according to law. 4. That in the accomplishment of the objects as set forth in this resolution, the provisions of the Machinery Act of 1939 shall be followed. Adopted by unanimous vote Dec. 16, 1940. J.B.]tnis, Chairman. 259 RESOLUTION Upon hearing at regular meeting of the Board of Cozmuissioner upon Petition of J.Daniel Byrd be it Resolved: that the 35 acres of land in Lillington Township, Harnett County, now owned by J.Daniel Byrd purchased Dec. 12, 1940 of Harvey B.West and described in Book 266, page 263, Registry of Harnett County, be relieved of all County of Harnett taxes for the years 1935 and 1936 and all prior years upon payment of the following: First that the said 35 acres be after - listed for the year 1935 and year 1936 by the Auditor at the value of $380.00 and taxes calculated and paid on said valuation for said 1935 and 1936 in name of J.Daniel Byrd, for $5.89 for 1935 and $5.89 for 1936. Second, that all taxes on said 35 acres be discharged of all taxes for years 1934 and all prior years upon payment to the Auditor of the sum of $17.67 cash, for 1920 $5.89, 1922 $5.89, and 1923 x;5.89, total $29.45. Third, that upon payment of said after list $11.78 and said sum of $17.64, that said 35 acres be released of any and all County taxes for years 1936 and prior years. And further that said judgment in Action entitled County of Harnett vs A.D.Brantley in office of Clerk Superior Court of HarnettCounty No. 18,559 JD 18, page 3, be cancelled of record by the County Attorney H.C.Strickland. Done and ordered this December 16, 1940. Approved: H.C.Strickland, County Atty. Ap; :roved: H.S.Freeman, Tax Supervisor. J. B. Ehnis, Chairman The Board recessed to reconvene at the call of the Chairman. clerk The following checks were issued 6477 Barbbour Motor Express 1 H.C. current tax collector 2 H.C.School Fund 3 Geo.G.Scott & Co. 4. H.C.Strickland & M.O.Lee, Commissioners 5. H.C.School Fund 6 H.C.Twp.Road Fund 7 Herbert Carson 8 Gladys Upchurch 9 L.M.Chaffin 10 H.C.Old Age Fund 11 H.C.Aid for Dept. Childn. 12 R.L.Pate 13 Ferd D. Jackson 14 L. R. Lyrd 16 A.A.Cameron 16 R.L.Pate 17 C.H.Avery 18 W.E.Salmon 19 Fs. B. Beasley 20 C. C.McLean 21 J.N.Smith 22 C.C.McDonald 23 R.S.Matthews 24 H.A.Wells 25 M.R.Morgan 26 Merlin Cobb 27 P.A.Arnold 28 E.J.Pipkin 29 D.E.Stewart 30 W.F.Bethune 31 1°'rs.Sudie S.Parrish Chairman during the month of December, 1940: express rebates adjustments contract fees in tax suits correct ion correction professional service professional service installment due 12 -1 -40 Old age assistance aid to depent children county commissioner county commissioner county commissioner county commissioner purchasing agent deputy sheriff sheriff's fees constable constable deputy sheriff oontab1e outside p -oor deputy sheriff cows for county farm constable constable deputy sheriff deputy sheriff constable clerk 1.47 54.06 2,194.21 708.05 397.77 151.21 3.85 57.60 57.60 1900.00 274.97 97.53 52.00 36.20 14.70 46.40 67.50 3.00 51.50 5.00 5.00 60.20 5.00 2.00 12.00 150.00 2.00 5.60 9.50 10.50 27.50 7.50 260 32 K.C.Matthews 33 Johnson & Bryan Co. 34 Harnett County News 35 V.S.Baggett 36 A.L.Newberry 37 Inez Harrington, RD 38 J.$.McLean 39 McLean & O'Quinn 40 Womble's Food Store 41 Dora McLean 42 Charlie Bailey 43 ;. C. Byrd 44 James McLean 45 W.G.Currin 46 T. R. Brown 47 A & P Tea Co. 48 Leland Stewart 49 Atkins Bros. 50 Howard Godwin, C.S.C. 51 - Zelotis Coats 52 C.Tel.& Tel. Co. 53 Christine Odum 54 Dept. of Con & Devipt 55 N.C.Com. for Blind 56 Lola OtQuinn 5V W.D.Harrington 58 M.D.Lanier, P.M. 59 Lola OtQuinn 60 J.F.Coggins 61 Lafayette Drug Co. - 62 Modern Laundry 63 J.F.Coggins 64 Institute of Government 65 M.D.Lanier,: P.M. 66 Talmadge Maynor 67 Nettie Patterson 68 Thornton Matthews 69 VOID 70 W.D.Harrington 71 F.C.Bk & Tr Co. 72 L.L.Williams 73 J. F. Gregory 74 HS.Freeman 75 Howard Godwin, C.S.C. 76 Howard Godwin, C.S.C. 77 Carolina P & L Co. 78 VOTi) 79 Dr. A.T.Wyatt 80 Dr. A.W.Peede 81 Dr. L.R.Dofferymre 82 Dr. M.B.Poole 83 Dr. G.L.Corbett 84 Dr. S.Glenn Wilson 85 Vivian Lee 86 Mrs.Garl Barrington 87 Helen Hofmann 88 Jas.A.Taylor & Sons 89 Purdie Bros 90 -Howard Bobbitt Co. 91 Wilkins Corp. 92 Carrie S.Edwards 93 Armour & Co. 94 Lillinton Ice & Coal 95 LayLon Supply Co. 96 Apex Chemical Co. 97 J.Daniel Byrd 98 Moore & Johnson 99 W.A.Davis Milling 100 Franklin Ribbon Co. 101 VOID 102 `Burkhead DeVane Pt. Co. 103 Gray & Creech 104 Alfred Williams & C 105 Owen G.Dunn 106 Commercial Ptg. Co. 107 VOID 108 Mitchell Ptg. Co.. 109 Capital Printing Co. 110 Highsmith Hospital jailer county home and jail printing commissions commissions postage coroner for county home for county home cooking at county home work at county home hog for'county home for county home wood for county home discing land at county home for outside poor for outside poor for outside poor postage refund rent and tolls salary amount due 11 -1 -40 allotment reimbursement jury tickets reimbursement paid out releases postage refund express drugs service spray-material dues envelope's refund janitor janitor reimbursement on notes refund mule for county horne expenses to Monroe & costs costs light bills 65.56 70.98 76.75 30.00 6.65 9.85 8.00 20.75 32.64 14.00 5.50 25.00 2.98 27.50 15.55 12.00 4.00 8.00 6.00 .50 93.70 15.00 25.89 52.00 50.44 20.50 10.00 1.47 1.84 76.40 49.51 5.25 95.00 163.64 8.25 10.00 25.00 5.50 a; ;223.05 2.00 250.00 Chapel Hill 24.73 52.79 321.21 117.69 salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary bond for county jail and home produce for county home baskets court reporting for county horne for jail, etc for county hone supplies one mule for county home bonds feeds supplies forms paper legal paper supplies forms 22.50 10.00 15.00 22.50 7.50 20.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 15.00 92.14 2.05 37.50 105.75 36.55 17.50 19.88 112.15 200.00 21.10 326.20 28.70 13.85 16.50 1.75 93.72 .95 supplies supplies hospitalization 223.88 60.66 266.30 261 111 ?,Jrs.H.Paul Strickland 112 Joe Waldo 113 National Oil Co. 114 Baer Dry Goods 115 Storr Eng Co. 116 Jos J. Stone 117 Winchester Surgical 118 Burn Furniture Co. 119 A.H.Phelps & Son 120 Stewarts Garage 121 Local Govt Cozwn 122 E.B,Cameron 123 Rickman -Brick Co. 124 J.C.Byrd & Son 125 Lillin, ton Furniture 126 Job P.Wyatt 127 Metro Products 128 Duke Hospital 129 R.L.Pittman Hospital 130 N.C.Sanatorium 131 F.C.Bank & Trust Co. 132 F.C.Bank & Trust Co. 133 J.B. ^%nnis 134 W.D.Harrington 135 Lola O'Q`inn 136 Mrs.Prentiss Sloan 137 W.E.Salmon 138 H.S.Freeman 139 Inez Harrington 140 K.C.Matthews 141 E.C.Bytd 142 Lillie Davis 143 Eunice Broadwell 144 Wilma Williams 145 C.R.Ammons & F.C.Bank 146 J.B.Gourlay 147 W.B.Hunter 148 Genevieve Warren 149 Irene Lassiter 150 Mabel Austin 151 K.W.Bailengine 152 Howard Godwin 153 F.H.Taylor 154 M. O. Lee 155 Edna Kelly 156 Ruby Turlington 157 Mrs. Brantley Matthews 158 Thornton Matthews 159 Nettie Patterson 160 H.C.Strickland 161 Gladys Upchurch 162 Herbert Carson 163 W.H.Matthews 164 W.D.Harrington, T.C. 165 John Russell 166 Almeta Tailor 167 Lesie Levite 168 Lue Bunn 169 Lettie Bunn 170 Stedman Bunn 171 Richard Massie 172 Joe Byrd 173 Herman Temple 174 Dr.M.B.Poole 175 Dr. A.T.iyatt 176 Dr. S. Glenn Wilson 177 VOID 178 Helen Hoffman 179 Vivian Lee 180 Ivirs.Carl Barrington 181 Harnett Electisc Co. 182 M System Store 183 Town of Dunn 184 M.D.Lanier, P.M. 185 J. F. C or e 186 Neil McKay Ross 187 'Willodeen Rogers 188 Reeves Coal Co. refund for county home for county home for county home sup ;lies on account supplies for health dept for county home for county home refunding bonds materials bricks materials supplies heaters supplies hospitalization hospitalization hospitalization bona issue bond issue salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary salary work on barn refund work on barn for hog killing for hog killing for hog killin for hog killing for hog killing for hog killingk for hog killing for hog killing clinic session clinic session clinic session clinic session clinic session ciinci session wiring in office oil clinic session belts for stoker refund phone rent & tolls salary coal 1.95 6.00 4.24 6.50 130.77 100.00 6.40 59.50 5.00 .70 9.42 41.65 127.00 88.05 167.71 9.75 41.20 115.60 6.00 134.58 6,885.94 547.62 25.00 431.25 150.00 90.00 347.87 225.00 293.33 82.22 101.25 200.00 105.00 95.00 110.00 70.00 325.00 75.00 120.00 115.00 125.00 412.50 150.00 100.00 70.00 65.00 85.00 25.00 10.00 50.00 40.00 40.00 10.00 6.50 5.20 3.40 3.40 3.40 2.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 4.00 45.00 20.00 20.00 13.00 4.00 22.50 7.50 3.12 45.00 1.96 5.40 2.40 37.50 51.69