The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-07-05
THE COUNTY DADS !
What They Did When in Session the
Great Fourth.
To Meet Again Pretty Soon 10 Hear
About Taxes.
STOKES WILL HAVE PAVING DONE
a Large Batch of Bills Were Allowed
and Ordered Audited on the
Different Funds.


Different Funds.
The board of county commissioners
met at the court house on Monday July
4 at 10 o'clock a. M.
There were present Messrs. Stokes,
Tilley Massey, Perry and Holloway.
The minutes of the June meeting were
read and approved.
The report of the jury appointed to
lay off a certain road over the lands of
b Cameron and G. Collins in Mangum
township is received
On motion, Superintendent Leigh is
ordered to repair the bridge over Little
river on the Stagsville road at once.
The following persons are continued
on the list of outside poor and allowed
the amounts opposite their names for the
months of July, August and September:
Lena Carroll, two children, So; Irene
Stevenson, 81 so; Amelia ScOggins,
$3.50; Polly Brown, 81 so; Lusetta
Herndon, 50; Elisha Chisehall, 81 Ellen
Barker, $3.50; Sarah Garrard, two chill.
dren, 50; Ann Medlin, So; Patsy Ray,
$50; Nancy and Polly Garden, 81 Ann
Darlington, 81 so; Louisa Latta, 81 so;
Mason Paschall, 81 so; Rosa Weather,
spoon, 81 50; VIM. and Amanda Riley,
So; Betsy Sykes, $50; James Strud-
wick, 81 so; Nancy Motley, 81 80 An
drew Patterson, $3.50.
On motion, A. H. Stokes is instructed
to look into the matter Of having pave
ment placed at the court house and is
fully empowered to contract for the
same. He will also attend to the i'm
prcvement of the court house lot
Ordered, That a drawback on $135
property taxed for 1891 be given to Jesse
B. Andrews on county tax, Lebanon
township.
7 Ordercd That Romelia SCoggins, OF
5 Albright, be received at the poor house
on application.
On motion, A. II Stokes and DR.. J. +
+ Crowell are appointed committee tf
, loo& in'o he Improvement of the acoustic'
of the court room and empowered TO ac
in the matter.
y Ordered, That a drawback on count,
= tax be given to j. \. Umstead on 500
. property in 1891; the valuation of his 10
,, TO he reduced from 50 600 to 800.
y On motion, +. ID Markham and A L
N Lloyd are appointed to superintend tn
putting up of lightning rods at the cour
6 house under the contract with j. "
=, Friar.
a The proposition of J. w. Friar, repre-
senting Reyburn Hunter & Co, to pr
lightning rods on the court house is az
e cepted.
e. The report of II. d. Leigh, superb
is teudent, is prescribed and ordered to |
ne filed. and he is ordered to turn over tt
money received from the sale OF count
n property to the county treasurer.
A. w. c. Vickers, county superintendeI
r. of instruction, comes and subscribes
r his oath before the commissioners ar
the same is ordered TO be filed.
Pursuant TO to a petition read beto
the board, on motion of Mr.. Tilley, Il
sum OF one nunuIeu uOLIdIS ID app
he prated towards the support of the Du
ham Light Infantry.
m Ordered, that licenses 10 retail splr
uous, vinous and malt liquors be issu
to the following persons: NJ. c. Herndo
Peabody street ]. Branson, corner Ma
he gum and Peabody streets; I. II. SEQ
,se gins, corner Msngum and Peabody stree
]. II. Geer, Peabody street; A. }. Eli
Church street; A W. Douglas, MangI
street: ". c. Hudgins, Mangum stree
vas Paul Norwood, Mangum street; Rob
The Pool. Parrish street; X. c. Pleasan
Parrish street.
vas The report of F. D. Markham for Ju
of the taxes collected IS received and
'' dered to be recorded.
nd Ordered, that the clerk 10 this bo'
take lists of persons who apply on or
fore the second Monday in July, lS:r2-
The following accounts are audi'
Ou and allowed:
ere DIR. E NJ. Holt, burial expenses
all Hal Lipsbomb's child, }
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