The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-11-16
The City Fathers Ask the County 10 CON
tribute S1,4OO In the Matter OF
City Sewerage.

City Sewerage.
At the meeting of the county commits
sioners after the usual routine business,
auditing accounts, etc, the following
business was transacted
A petition from G. w. Wilson to be
granted a peddlefs license on accOunt Of
blindness IS presented.
On motion, the sheriff and register are
directed to issue a pcddlers license to Z.
w. Wilson on account Of his blindness
and TO collect no tax therefor.
The commissioners Of the town having
recommended that license to retail spir-
ituous liquors be branted TO A. W. Doug
las, Parrish street, and W. f.. Evans,
dered that a license to retail spirituOus
liquor be issued to the said pr les on
their payment of the proper taxes and
fees.
Ordered, that A. II. Stokes and y. NJ.
johnson, committee, make whatever con
tract they deem proper with Aung Lee
in regard his renting a room in the base
mcnt Of the court house.
Ordered that Mary Riley be put on the
list Of outside poor and allowed 81 80
per month.
II. D. Leigh is directed to visit the
bridge near Stagsville and make what
ever repairs on the same that are needed.
A. III. Stokes is appointed a committee
to buy the necessary coal for the county.
Mr.. Stokes, from the committee ap
pointed to look into the care for the in
sane at the county home, makes a verbal
report that the committee, as instructed;
had established comfortable quarters for
the county's insane.
On motion, the report is received and
adopted.
Ordered, that Sheriff Markham write to
Hon. S. f. Phillips, asking permission
for the county to cut certain timber on
his lands in Patterson township to be
used in repairing the county fence.
The verbal report Of Mr.. Stokes, from
the committee on repairing the house
which was damaged by fire at the county
home, is accepted and the committee is
continued.
The following report of the jury APP
pointed to lay off a new road in Lebanon
township is presented
eve the jurors summoned to lay off a
road from the crossroads north of n. f.
COUGHS to the Orange county line, met
at the cross roads north of n. f. COUGHS
on the second of November, 1892, and
proceeded in accordance with the order
Of the board to lay off and mark out said
road. Respectfully submitted j. o
Latta, G. \. Latta, II. ID. Leigh and r. G.
Dunncgan.
On motion, the report is received and
the road is ordered to be established as
laid Off.
At 1870 o'clock p. III. the board of
county commissioners and justices of the
peace met in joint session. There were
present a majority of the justices and all
the commissioners A. II. Stokes was
elected chairman. The first business
called 10 the attention of the meeting
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Durham. asking that the county con-
tribute 81 400 towards the sewerage with |
which the Conrt house and Jail is con-
nected.
On motion of Esquire Latta, the chair
man is directed to appoint a committee
Of five to confer with a committee from
the board of town commissioners, and to
report the result of the conference to an |
adjourned meeting on the first Monday
in December of this board. w. T. Lips
comb, w. II. wilkins, d. G.. Gunter, d.
l.. Belvin and J. G.. Latta were announced
as the committee; on motion, 4. II.
Stokes was added to the committee.
The following motion by ESQ. Latta
That the county commissioners, in pur
suanCe to the recommendations in the
report of the grand jury at October term
of the superior court are hereby author
lied to enlarge the capacity of the county
Jail and make such other additions thereto
as they deem best.
The meeting then adjourned To meet
the first Monday in December.
IS WE GROW.
The Boom Now on Those Who Are in the
Procession.