The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-06-08
COUNTY DADS.
County Commissioner Do Much Business
This Week.

This week.
Board met at 10 o'clock a. M, June G.,
1892, Messrs. Stokes, Holloway, Tilley,
Perry and Massey, were present.
Minutes May meeting approved.
Ordered that the salary of J. Ii. Pat
terson asst. supt. be increased to $50 90
per month beginning with the month of
June.
On motion of Mr.. Tilley, it is ordered
that Hannah Woods be received at poor
house on application.
superintendent Leigh is instructed to
take convicts and repair a bridge on l..
r. on S~tagsville road.
superintendent Leigh was ordered to
take the convicts and rebuild the bridge
over Little creek at the earliest oppor-
tunity.
Alex High, work on county fence 600
Adjourned until after joint meeting.
Board met at 2.15 o'clock p. m.
II. d. Leigh, superintendent, is author
lied to 90 after Ellen Green and take
LcT 10 poor uOuSc.
A petition for the opening Of a road
in East Durham from Cherry Grove
school house to Durham Cotton mills
known as Driver Avenue and connect
ing with the old Raleigh road after hav-
ing been duly advertised is considered
it having been recommended by the
road supervisors, Now on motion the
same is declared to be a public road and
is to be opened at no expense to county.
The following persons give notice to
the board that they will apply at the July
meeting Of this board for license to retail
s%pirituous wines and malt liqOrs for six
months ending December 81, 1892:
J.. Branson, corner Peabo1y and Man
gum streets.
Henry Geer, Peabody and Mangum
streets.
A. J. Ellis, Church street.
r.. II. Scoggins, Peabody and Mangum
streets.
X. G.. Pleasant, Parrish street.
NJ. G.. Herndon, Peabody street.
Paul Norwood, Peabody street.
Robert Pool, Parrish street.
Barbee & Co., Mangum street.
A. w. Douglas, Mangum street.
Clerk directed to post notice.
The report of II. d. Leigh, superinten-
tendent for May is presented and OF
motion received and ordered to be filed
that the money he has on hand turn over
to treasurer.
The report of F. ID. Markham, tax
collector for May, is presented and on
motion, is received and ordered to be put
on the minutes.
Dave Turrentine, Marcus Tilley and
Phil Switzerland, w. B. Thompson and
Jas. Rogers are appointed a jury to lay
off and change the route of the public
road across the lands of 3. Cameron and
major Collins, near Stagville and makes
the necessary location for the bridge
across J.. II.
Ordered that John Peaks be given a
drawback on poll tax for 1892.
On motion of Mr.. Tilley it is ordered
that Trinity church trustees are allowed
to put electric lights in court room pro-
vided that they leave walls in as good
condition as found. |.
Board then adjourned to meet at the
p. and w. house at 0 o'clock a. m.
The board met at the house of the aged
and inirm at 8 a. m. pursuant to adjourn
ment.
After a thorough examination and not
having any complaints to hear from any
cause they returned and met at court {
house at II o'clock a. m. ii
On motion of r. G.. Tilley it is moved |
that the petition to remove the voting /
precinct from Parker's store Mangum /
township to Red Mountain be received
and that due notice be given that the S
consideration of said removal will be 7
considered at August meeting 1892 and f
that the clerk advertise according to
law. I
On motion of Mr.. Tilley it is ordered
that the verbal resignation of James a
Nickers asst. supt. of work house be re- a
Ccived. c
The county convicts are on motion f
ordered to be worked in the several i
townships under the following appor- b
tionment to commence July l, 1892: a
Durham township 80 days 5
Mangum " 30 5
Lebanon 20 |
Patterson d" 20 i
n,l- T,,-o On :
Cedar Fork " 10 /
The following accounts were audited a
and allowed 5
lIamp Umstead, moving convicts 2
in Mangum township, wood
and meals. Sc 20
A. G.. Cox, lumber for L. II. bridge, 4 IS
Sarah BaineS, caring for Leanna
UmstCad and Child. ) 90