The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-08
THE COUNTY TALK
What Has Happened in the Affairs
of the County.
Many Bills Were Allowed at the Last
Meeting of the Board.
COLONEL CAMERON IN POOR HOUSE
She VIII Remain Until Death Removes
Those Who Cannot Earn Their
Own Living.

The board or county COmmlSSIOHcIo liz
at the court house on Monday, March Z
at 10 o'clock, a. m.
Messrs. Stokes, Holloway, Tilley, Perry
and Massey were present.
The minutes of February meeting were
read and approved.
w. II. Workman comes beforethe board
and asks relief from double taxes on
$j,14O, charged against Workman, Warren
& Co. en- account of failure in his book
keeper to list the same. 1t is ordered
that a drawback on $5,140 be issued to
Workman, Warren & Co., double tax for
1891.
II. B. Boone presents a petition to the
board asking that the road leading from
the town of Durham towards Roxboro be
widcned in certain localities in Durham
township.
ON motion, the supervisors are author
lied to widen the said road not to exceed
% feet, provided the work is done at the
cost of the property owners and at no ex-
pensc to the county.
On the recommendation of the road
supervisors of Patterson township it is
ordered that the location of the public
road crossing Northeast creek near Sid
ney HOpson's be changed so that it will
cross the creek about fifty feet above
where it now crosses. This change is to
be made at no cost to the county.
The superintendent is ordered TO take
the cOnvicts and build a bridge over
Northeast creek near Hopson's as soon as
the change in the location of the road is
made.
On motion, the number of acres listed
by r. l.. ID. Henry is changed to 500 and
a drawback on $500 taxes is ordered to be
issued to him and the land will be re-
duCed that amount from the assessment.
superintendent Leigh is ordered to re-
pair the bridge at Coles mill as soon as
possible.
1t is ordered that Emily Cameron be
received at the house for the aged and
infirm.
The following accounts were audited
and allowed:
j. A. Holloway, smith work, S $50
II. ii. Sims, jailor for February, 9O.95
r. G. Russell, lumber for bridge,
l.. r., 1855
S. W. Walters, house rent for con-
victs ee5
A. M. Leathers, trees for lumber
for bridge at l.. r., 1875
N. M. Johnson, coroner expenses
inquest over body Bryant Jones, 1910
j. 7. Laid, lumber for bridge, new
road, 1870
Walter Kimball, carrying pauper
to poor house, 80
Lewis Albezette Il Son, plumming
and sewer piper for county, 80 "a
+. d. Markham, sheriff, grand jury
affairs and expenses of capturing
Charles Stephens, 1850
j. w. Jones & Co., dry goods for
county, 1888
N. NJ. Johnson 4 Co., jail and poor
house account, 635
A. G. Cox & Co., groceries, etc, 45
A. E. Olmstead, work in office G..
S. c.,
p. Lunsford, clerk to board, orders, 45.OO
w. G. Carter, "janitor for February, 1000
W. II. Proctor, groceries for Co., GS.11
A. A. Holder, n ton coal, Jail, 80
Busbee, minutes for THE GLOBE, 200
III. II. Markham, dry goods for Jail, III
X. Nj. Jones complains in writing of
the over valuation of his Int occupied by
Hardin as a livery stable.
II. b. BlaloCk, ID. c. Gunter and James
Blacknali were sworn and examined.
On motion a drawback on $500 is or
dered to be issued and the valuation is
reduced from 50, 900 to 81, 800.
w. 7. Neal complains in writing of
owe valuation of his land in Durham
township.
j. II. Blacknall is examined.
On motion, a drawback on $3.50 is or
dered to be given to him and the valua-
ton of the Isl acre tract is reduced from
$3.50 to 81, 1000.
Ordered, That James Strickland be put
on list of outside poor and allowed $3.50
per month.
On motion, DR.. \. G. Carr is allowed
to connect his tive-inch sewer pipe with
the main county sewer, the connection
to be made in the corner of the Jail ward.
j. T. Glenn complains in writing of
the generalization of 33 90 acres of his
land. After investigation it is ordered
that a drawback on S27O issue and that
the valuation be reduced from 5000 to
$3.50.
Ann Warren complains in writing of
the valuation OF her lot on Chapel Hill
street. After examination it is ordered
hat a drawback on $500 be issued to her
that the valuation of the lot be re-
from 81, 900 t 5000.
On motion of Mr.. Massey, it is ordered