The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-01-19


business transacted. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year.
Special Court.-F M Ross, Thos B Price, T w
Sparrow.
Board of Common Schools.--Jno P Ross, NJ D
Johnston, Geo w Mcdonald, Ira Parks, B FL Gar
rison, NJ A Parks, Alex Grier.
Finance Committee.-B w Alexander, Thos w
Dewey, S w Caldwell.
Tax Collector.--R NJ White.
County Surveyors-J Jetton, VIM NJ Parks.
Coroner-J Quits.
Ranger-John Mcconnell.
TAxEs.--The following Report and recommends
tons of the Committee of Finance was adopted by
tho Court:
Mecktenburg.
The Finance Committee beg leave to submit the
following report of estimates for tho amount of
county funds needed by Mecklenburg county for
the fiscal year of 1864 for all purposes, and an
estimate of taxation necessary to meet the demand
There will be needed for the Poor Fund about
$4,000, for Railroad and Sinking Fund 1900. for
School Fund So, O0O for Asylum $780, for interest
on County Bonds $500, for county expenses So
500. for INDECENT families $S5,O00-total $I06.70O
Your committee deem it best to collect this amt
by taxation, and would therefore recommend that
the State tax of the county be doubled for county
purposes The total amount of State tax in the
county of Meckenburg. by the lists in the Clerks
Office, is $64G5O. Probably Thu. mt will give
the county for all purposes 1928 Your com
mittees estimate OF amounts needed for all purposes
is SlO670O-leaving surp us for contingencies of
S22,6lO. This surplus of estimated receipts
expenditures your committee do not deem at all too
large in the present deranged state of the
rency and the consequent high price of all the
ccssarcs of life, it is impossible to make exact
estimate; and even this estimated surplus may be
absorbed if the present inflated prices continue,
and the county stand in heed of additional means.
To guard against this and to have sufficiency
of funds in baud that soldiers wives and fami-
lies may be maintained, your committee would fur
Their recommend that authority be granted them to
raise, the faith and credit of the county, the adj
ditional of twenty five thousand dollars either
by issuing County Bonds running to period not
exceeding thirty years with interest at the rate of
six per cent, payable semi annually. or by borrow
ing this amount i'll such 5 may be needed.
from Banks, in their Judgment and the condi-
ton Of the times may indicate to be the best course.
This authority to raise additional funds only to be
exercised in the event of the present estimates PROV
ing insufficient to meet the wants of the county.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
S. w. CALDWELL,
j. w. ALEXANDER,
THOS. w. DEWEY,
Finance Committee.
SO that this year the county tax the 800 val
uation will be so CENTS which, with the State tax of
40 cents makes 81 90 The Poll tax will be So 40,
which. with the State tax of 81 20, makes 50 90
on the Poll.
Town ELECTION.--At election Monday
last for Mayor and Commissioners of Charlotte, S.
A. Harris elected Mayor without opposition,
and the following gentlemen were elected Commits
sioners
Ward No. l-Wiam R Myers, Jonas Rudasiu.
2-Thos H Brem John Brown.
"a A Taylor, H Phelps.
%" 4-John Springs, D Johnston.
Town OFFICERs.-At a meeting of the Board Of
Commissioners of the town of Charlotte the follow
ing officers elected:
L W Dewey Clerk and Treasurer.
Finance Comlnittee.-J L Brown j NJ Springs,
II NJ Phelps.
Street Committee--T H Brem, j Rudasill, A A
NJ Taylor, NJ d Johnston.
John Wiley. Town Constable and Tax Collector
Town Guard.-L A BIsckwelder, d A Gillespie
John Alexander, w II Hoover, r l. Farrington
Geo Plummer, j Pettus, J Mcclure. I'VE
learn that their salary fixed as 500 per month
each.
OUR CONDITIoN.-The Columbia Carolinian
speaking of the condition of public affairs and ar
guing to show that there is reason why should
despond says:
I'VE stand to- day, in truth, better capable of pro-
longing the until enemies sue for peace
than have stood any other time. The resources
of the country far from being diminished, are daily
increasing. Material wealth is abundant. Except
localities which have been the theatre or
strife provisions abound sufficient for every neces
sary purpose. The earth teens with mineral and
agricultural products Mines and mills, looms and
workshops alive with the hum of industry
Everywhere. the South is active young giant
stripped for. a struggle.
Are not all these encouraging facts! If so, why
despond War is never without its university. AT
times need hint from heaven, and these are Of
ten stern" But until some greater grief comes up
on us-until aflctim finds its way into every family
and forces into sackcloth and ashes. let not,
in the of all that neble, pure and good give
way to feelings that unworthy of people de-
termined to be free.
While our army-the heart of country-s
untrammelled in its every pulse by thought of
failure-while its spirit remains bold, buoyant and
unsu5dued. the vaster community at home who have
been ably defended by the wall of sturdy men,
should be the last to falter and quake at dangers
whose immensely is proportional to their distance
DRowNED.-We learn that Capt. Saml. P. Cald-
well, of Cabarrus county, was drowned in Coddle
Creek, at Pitts Bridge, Tuesday nigh. the 18th
inst He returning home from Concord. and
from some cause unknown, the buggy in which he
riding thrown off the abutment of the
bridge, and he into the water, where he found
dead next morning. He about so years of age
and leaves a wife and four children.
PROVISION FOR THE NEEDY.-The County Court
of this county has levied tax to raise eighty
five thousand dollars for the relief of soldiers fami