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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10091911Monday October 9th 1911 County Comissioners met in adjourned session present V.C. MathewwsChm D.P. McDonald. J.E. Wilson B.F. Williams full board present. The Bond of J.B. Lanier Sheriff was presented in the Sum of Eight Thousand Dollars $8000.00 for the State taxes and Twenty Thousand Dollars $20,000.00 for the county taxes with the National Surety Company of New York and was accepted and ordered filed and recorded. The Register of Deeds was directed to turn over the tax books for 1911 to the Sheriff for the colection og taxes upon hid signing the receipt for them made out by the Chairman and Clerk of this board in the amountof Seventy Two Thousand seven Hundred seventy one and eighty one cts ($72,771.81). V.C. Mathews Chm J.E. Wilson, and J.C. Clifford were appointed a comittee to meet with J.A. Weeks and enter into a contract with said 'Weeks to take charge of the county home for not more than Seven Hundred and eighty ($780.00) Dollars ,for one year for J.A. Weeks and son for the year 1912. The board of County Comissioners revised the Jury list for the Years 1911 and 1912 The folowinf orderd were allowed from the general county funds: - Allowed J.N. Fuquay county Comissioner $ 14.20 D.P. McDonald' 26.00 k B.F. Williams " 24.204 J.E. Wilson 31.30k Toatal amount allowed $ 95.70 t (. Approved *. *- ; /k4Jk .t aChn Respectfully submitted, Allen M. Shaw Clerk Monday November 6th 1911, County Comissioners met in regular session V.C. Mathews Chm,D.P. Mc- Donald, B.F._Williams, J.N. Fuquay J.E. Wilson, J.C. Clifford Atty, full board present. Ordered by the Board of County comissioners of Harnett county That W.L. McLeod of said county be and is hereby authorized to peddle without license. It ordered by.the Hoard upon recomendation of His Honer R.B. Peebbles Judge that a Court Stenog- rapher be employed for the Court beginning November 13th 1911 ,such Stenographer may be employed by the Chairman of this Board or the Chairman may Authorize the Presiding Judge to employ the same. Wheeeas , there was levied on the 1st Monday of August 1911 by this Board a tax of 30cts on each $100 valuation of property and 90 cts on each taxable Polls in the Linden Public School District, that is upon so much of said District, as lies in Harnett county; with the Understanding that the Supt of Schools of Cumberland county shpuld certify to the/ Clerk of this board a list of Property and sub- jects of taxsttaa valuation within said District: And Whereas said Supt failed to certify the same within time for the Clerk to enter the same upon the tax lists, which have been delivered to the Sheriff? And Whereas said lists has now been furnished the Clerk, but the Sheriff/ declines to be Responsible for the collection of said Special taxes: Now Therefore it is ordered that the Clerk be and he is directed to enter said Taxes in a Special list and to turn the same over to J.H. Willi - ems, for collection , Who is here by appointed Special tax Collector for the purpose of Collecting said Special taxes upon his giving Bond in the Sum of $200, It is ordered. by the Board that the call for an election to be held on December 12 1911 upon the Question of Issuing Bonds for the purpose of Improving the roads of Harnett county be and the same is hereby revoked, It is further ordered that the Clerk give due notice hereof in the public press of flx]nattmaaasty i aaa*txtannty North Carolina Harnett county) This contract made and entefed into on this the 10th day of October 1911, by and between the county of Harnett, Through its duly appointed comittee, V.C. Mathews J.E. Wilson, and J.C. Clifford, party of the first part, and J.A. Weeks and W.W. Weeks parties of the Second part, Wignesseth: That Whereas , The board of County Comissioners of Harnett county by a resolution of said Board has determined to establish and maintain a county home and farm primarily for the care of the aged and Infirm of said county, And to that end have dertermined to employ a suit- able Superintendent to have charge of said home and farm; and whereas by a resolution said Board of Comissioners did authorize and empower two of its comissioners, V.C. Mathews and J.E. Wilson and its Attorney, J.C. Clifford, to employ a suitable Superintendent or Superintendents: and Whereas Pursurant to said Resolution, said Comittee has contracted with J.A. Weeks and his Son W.W. Weeks to take charge of said Farm and home; now ,therefore this contract Witnesseth: 1st. That the county of Harnett does hereby employ J.A. Weeks as Superintendent, and his Son W.W. Weeks ,as assistant Supertendent of said home and farm, said employment to comence the let day of January 1912, and to continue at least twelve Months: and the said J.A. Weeks and W.W. Weeks each accepts said respective positions, 2nd. The dutied of said Supertendent shall be to have charge of the county home and farm on and after January let 1912; to place the Buildings and grounds and Maintain them in a sanitary condition under the direction og the County Supertendant of Health; to receive such poor aged or infirm persons as t the Comissioners may direct, and to provide for their reasonable comforts while they remain inmates of said home; To have charge of the farm connected with said home; to cultivate the same under the general direction of the board of Comissioners of the county, and to use due diligence in improv- ing and carting for the county property conected there with, which may be intrusted to his care. The Supertendant shall have authority under such regulations as the board of Comissioners may prescribe to employ all necessary help to carry out the true intent of his employment, and under such regulations as the board of comissioners may prescribe, may purchase all necessary supplies tools and applainces Provided that no unusal purchases such as the purchase of stock wagons machinery etc shall be made without the direct consent of the board of - Comissioners or an agent of said board duly authorized therto.The Superintendent shall ham keep an accurate account of all moneys received as Superintend- ent and of all disbursements made by him, and shall make such report of the general condition of the as may be required of him by said board. The Superintendent shall furnish his own house hold and kitchin furniture for the private use of himself and family ,including the assistant superintendent all other necessary supplies and expenses incident to said home and farm and necessary for said main - tainence, shall be bourne by the County og Harnett: