Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-06-25
Very respectfully
j. j. CAssIDEY,
T. Nj. GARDNER.

Very respectfully,
j. j. CAssDEY,
L. NJ. GARDNER.
The Clerk of the Board was direct
ed to notify the Chairmen Of the sew
eral Township Trustees to meet the
Board on Monday, June 2Sth, at which
hour the Board would hold it's next
meeting.
Mr.. Wilson, as Chairman of the Com
mittee to examine into the indexing of
the registers books, reported as fol
lows:
10 the Board If the County conn
mi$$jOucrS:
GENTLEMEN Having been appoint
ed to examine the matter OF the tran
scriptlon of the index books by j. Ii.
Smyth, and also the amount received
by him for said work to date, we beg
leave to report that we find that
agreeable to Il petition made by sew
eraL prominent members Of the bar to
have copied two Index Books iii the
Register Of Deeds office, tie Board OF
Commissioners entertained two propc-
sit us for the SAID transcrI ptiOns; one
from jasper Bishop and one from j.
II. Smyth. The communication Of j.
Ii. Smyth to the Board, which was ii
lower bid than Jasper Bishops, is IS
follows:
WIMISGToN, Nov. 9th, 1874
10 Hc HonOru6Ic BOarH Of C0ntluis-
sjD1,rrs Of Neto HG,tDrer County,
FJta1tcc Committee
GENTLENEN- undersigned will
contract to transcrIbe the two indexes
for $llOO, or two cents per name
compare and Drrect the same for
&tiOO. Hoping to see fit to award me
the contract, l am with highest con-
slderatlon of respect,
Yours, &C.,
J. II. SMITH.
At a meeting of the Board on De
cember 8th, 1874, we find the follow
ing entry on the minutes - The APP
pication Of Jasper bishop and j. II.
SmYth for transcribiDg the indexes in
Registers office referred to the Chair
man pro tim. with power to act.
Nothing further III regard to the
matter is entered on the minutes of
'iiS I'CdLNA, III In3 11iICtlIOIS IL
port, which shows by the payment
ed to j. Il. Smyth.
We find that the following amounts
have been paid the said J. II. Smyth
on account of said work
Warrant No. 22l, Dec, 1874, for 5000
g 438, Feb. 1875, " $50
Glib, March, 1875, " $50
" GA, I" " " 100
g " 618, I" i" & $50
" $50, May, " $50
making IN all the sum of thirteen hun
dred dollars, within ore hundred dol
lars Of the full amount of his contract
As regards the work we find it far
from being complete. The comparing
the indexes with the original book of
mortgages aud conveyances on file in
tIlc iseglster's Office, so as to correct
errors knC7n to exist, has not been
uohe, and TIE new index books are not
even copies of the old. Thousands Of
anhreViatlOns are made in lmes
which are calculated TO cause confG-
SION and to give to members of the
nar much trouble and perplexity in
making examination of the records;
names are mlsspelled, new names sub
S'lluted, and Incorrect references are
gwen to pages of books.
Althoubgh this work of copying Is
not complete, and so far a failure. it is
tnA smallest part of the contract, the
PiIhcipaI part of which is the COM
PAftLg OF the indexes with all of the
oi8lhat papers on file IN the Registers
once, or with the books containing
volleS Oh all such records. SO as to
correct all mistakes and omissions of
the index book.
va Tie 9TH day of June inst, J. Fl.
21in!ol asked the Chairman of the
nF oIiu TO sign war antl for the sum
I,9 t"ree hundred and fifty dollars that
r '' oeen allowed him in full settle
III IN ol MS contract tor transcrihing
sl'r Two index books. The Chairman
ta,'I TO do SO, stating that he in
I,r; "eo 70 examine the matter and
lug IL before the Board. On the 9th
~. h'Vln2 again hem importuned
~ H.; 'ne SAID Smyth, the Chairman told
en 1,-' Il. ~ presence Of Joseph e. Samp-
county" '6o '1 'ii0
tn me 6th inst, the said Snlyth
Ting the state of affairs, ard in the
1P'o.i"ry absence Of the Chairman.
n,"r ms warrant signed by the Chair
Ch I,n PRO tC"A. On the next day the
aon a,Linan having returned TO the city.
s;@ So taihed that the warrant had been
~ and the money order issued.
th i' On enquiry as to its whereabouts
,"'' omyth informed him that il
"'9 not III his possession.
N lurCher investigation we find
M Tue warrant and money order ba 4
''v Ul altered from $3.50 to $3.50.
SOY therefore recommend that the
cha a . H. Smyth be immediately dis
mayed mayed from his employment as con
nected with the Board 80 o''l
WI JAMES WILSON.
,"r'''nih8ton, N. G., June 23rd, 1875
lie reading of the report caused
%. in the room, and all. eve,
ne Board seemed impressed with tn,
'o charges it CONFERENCE.-The eyi