The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-11-03
THEY CHANGED IT !
County commissioners Have an In
teresting Session.
They Refuse Final y to Revoke the
Double Tax.
HOW ABOUT THE NEWEST SCHOOL
PeopIe Who Come and Go-Brief Brew.
ties of Interest to All Readers
OF The Globe.

The beard Of county commits ssiorers
met at the court house on Monday, No
vember 2, 1891, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Messrs Stokes, Tilley, Holloway and
Perry were present.
The minutes Of the October meeting
were read and approved.
On motion, it is ordered that a perma-
nent exemption from poll tax be granted
to w. d. Scott on account of physical
infrmity.
Ordered, that Hinton Murray, Abe
Hopson and George Howard be put on
list Of outside poor and allowed 81 80 per
month each.
Henry Neal makes regular complaint
and asks reduction in the valuation of
his land as assessed. Jas. 4. Blacknall
and A. ID. Markham are sworn and eX-
amined. On the recommendation of A
ID. Markham, one Of the assessors, it Is
ordered that a drawback on 1886 prop
erty be given to Henry Neal.
On motion, the following active fire
men, members Of the Independent Hose
Company No. 9, are exempt from the
payment Of poll tax for 1891: c.. II
Whitaker, r. B. PenderCrass, i . J. Rla-
lock, W. B. Whitaker, T. J. Sneed, J. J.
Duke, W. p. Redmond, w B. Brock, W.
c. Melvin, 0. f. Adams, G.. L. Jones, Z.
Remington, p. NJ Ellis, J Il Gates, n
V. Herndon, r. L. Wills and y. V. sor-
rel.
The report of H. d, Leigh, superinten-
dent of work house and home for the
aged and infirm, for the month of Octo-
Der is received and ordered to be filed.
After a thorough investigation of the
law and under the advice Of counsel, it
is resolved that no drawback on double
tax for failure to list be issued after the
first Monday in Octoher and all draw
backs allowed fOr failure to list siuce the
first MOuday in October are hereby re-
vOked
The property Of the following persons
having been listed through error in two
townships drawbacks are ordered to be
issued on the several amounts.
H. G Ellis, Cedar Fork, on taxes 1896
81, on $3.50.
Elisha Williams, Cedar Fork, taxes
1S9O-91, on $3.50.
Lem Ellis, Cedar Fork. taxes 1891, on
$1,059
On motion, Nancy Motley is put on
the regular list of outside poor and al
lowed $3.50 per month from November.
On motion, the order heretofore made
to build bridge over North East Creek
is revoked.
On motion of Mr.. Tilley, Polly Brown
is ordered to be discharged from the poor
house and her name put on the list of
outside poor aid allowed 81 so per month
from November 1891.
r. B. Boone is appointed a committee
to confer with the town commissioners
as to the removal of the guard cells in
the basement of the court house which
are declared nuisances.
j. Russ Barbee is ordered to be re-
ceived at the home for the aged and in
firm on application.
The application of A. W. Douglass to
retail spn and malt liquors is con
sidered On motion it is ordered that a
license be granted to the said Douglas to
retail liquors on Mangum street, Durham
during the time granted him license by
the city upon his payment of all taxes
under the law.
The report of the grand jury and the
solicitor as to the condition of the county
work hous e, home for the intirm, Jail anC
the several county offices is presented
read and ordered to be filed
+. d. Markham, sheriff, makes re
port of the taxes collected during the
month Of October, the report is received
and ordered to be recorded.
The following accounts are audited
and allowed:
H. D. Leigh, supt., salaries of self,
assistant and guards, s % 3;
Work account and supplies. % !!
H. II. Sims, jail account for Oct, - /;
J. T. Davis, 8 days court crier, 1856
Alex High, fence com. co. fence, 6.1
+. d. Markham, sum. Jury, etc,
October term, $50
p. LuDsford, making two abstracts
of taxes, lVV
T j. Kerr, days officer of grand
jury, 40
Busbee, minutes for THE GLOBE, 20
James Thompson, clearing raft
from L. r. bridge, 2O
The Educator Co, blank books for
county, &4.o'
A G. Cox & Co., bucket, etc, 4
W. C. Carter, janitor C. h. for Oct, l'0'
d. G. Gunter, book case in regis
ter's office, l.o'
W. E. Wood, ex. car. insane per-
son to Goldsboro, 9.o'
NV. Holloway, repair. gun W. h., q