Wilmington journal., 1875-07-16
Co,,utv commissioners.

time Hon, L. r. Bridgers, President OF
the Company, made lengthy state
ment in support of the complaint made
by Mai. c.. NJ. Stedman, attorney Tor
the Company, at the conclusion OF
which the Board went into consld-
Grafton of the asse ssment placed on
the Wilmington Railway Bridge Com
nany. by the Assessors of the town
ship of Cape Fear, and after an exam
inati0u of witnesses and hearing the
arguments of counsel, it was ordered
that. if the President of the Whining
ton Railway Bridge Company pays,
within ten days, to A r. Black, Esq,
Tax Collector of New Hanover county,
the tax due by said Railway Bridge
Company for the past three years on
valuation of 5000 for the property
OF the said Railway Bridge Company,
and paws to Elijah Hewlett, County
Treasurer, the sum of $500, the judg-
neut obtained against the said Rall-
way Bridge Company in the Supreme
Court of the State of North Carolina
VIII be considered satisfied and paid,
and that the assessment on the said
::aj:way Bridge Company for the year
1879 will be placed at $50,OOO
applications of C. Russell and A. M.
Nelson for license to retail spirltuous
liquors were granted.
TIE report of Elijah Hewlett, Coun-
/ .vffrcasurer, was received and order
. c.I srrcad on the minutes.
Iuc Chairman was requested to eX-
aflIuc and report as to COMMISSION
/ tr-s lees.
The report OF the Auditing Commit
tee was received, approved and order
81 spread on the minutes.
Il was ordered that the Clerk turn
over the registration and poll books
| belonging to the following townships
IN Pender county, viz Rocky Point,
Lincoln, Columbia, Union, Holden,
Holly, Grant and Caswen.
/ 1t was ordered that the following
named persons be and are hereby ap-
pointed Registrars and Inspectors OF
| an election, to be held on the first
Thursday of August, 1875, IN the
county Of New Hanover, as required
bv law: and that the Chairman of this
Board be authorized to make such
changes in the same as may be neces-
s1ry:
First Ward, Upper Division, G. Fl.
Strobe, Registrar.
Insprctors-Wm. Phinney, l.. G.
Thornton. Duncan Holmes, 0. A.
Virgins.
Voting Place-Thornton' Cart
House.
First Ward, Second Division. James
i Lowrey, Registrar.
Tnopcctors-J. NJ. Wise, Robt. Or
rell, j. Il. Brown, Julius Hahn.
Voting Place-Engine House.
Second Ward, d. O'Conner, Regis
tcar.
Iuspectors-C. Mallett, Sr., J. F.
Post. Geo. Jackson, J. G. Lumsden.
Voting Place-Court House.
Third Ward, Nathan Sampson, Reg
istrar.
| Inspectors-James D. Dry, G. +.
/ ". Bissenger, Ed Howard, 81. Won
! Claim.
! Voting Place-Giblem Lodge.
Fourth Ward, J. K. Cutler, Regis
trar
. Inspectors-Wa Henderson, W.
/ p. Oldham, VIM. B. Hall, W. G. Fow-
Ter.
| Voting Place-Ann Street Engine
House.
Fifth Ward, W. H. Thurber, Reg.
istrar.
Inspectors-E. D. Hewlett, John
Mc1ntire, Anthony Howe, Jr, John
Darden.
Voting rlace - Anthony Howe's
Shop.
Cape Fear Township, Fl. E. Scott
Registrar
Murphy Ward, Thomas
Williams, Emeral Williams, D. S.
! Saunders.
! Voting Williams House.
Harnett Township, W. W. Hum
pl.rer, Registrar.
nspectors-Daniel Dayis, james
Grant, Jordan Nixon, Ed Moore.
Voting Place-W. w. Humphrey s
Uouse.
Masonboro' Township, Elijah Hew
lett, Registrar.
Iuspectors-John J. Beaslev, JOSEPH
Smith, John A. Farrow, John Otto
way.
| Voting pIace-W Whiskey Creek.
Federal Point -Stepher
Keys, Registrar.
Iu>pectors-H. L. Horn, Jos. Bur.
russ, JOS. Davis, W. H. Williams.
Eoi ing place-Biddle' Store.
1t was ordered that the Clerk fur
nleh the Sheriff of New Hanover coun.
t. = list of the Registrars and Inspec
.".s a5 appointed by the Board to hold
RI election on the lst Thursday il
1 August next.
Tie Board then adjourned, subject
10 the call Of the Chairman.
/ s'S2biss' Speaking In Pcndcr County
! u .tISc htmDer OF tne c1t1ZenS Ol
that county. being in attendance in its
first Count, requested Ed. M. Carr,
! Esq, Of Sampson, to address them on
/ the subject of COnrc3ttio,t and Pc,ade,
tD""'5, which he did; as we learn, in
yely brilliant effort, that elected many
hearty plaudits Of his audience.
He expressed the frmest conviction
that the Convention would be largely
controlled by TIE friends of the great
movement, and he had no doubt it
would result in the greatly needed re-
formation of the State Government,
E}eaih of Master Mark Bridges.
We rerraf tO Ioorr, Of tho ou11o,