Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-01-10
CITY AFFAIRS.

1uOcn N ann All mem DerS
being present the minutes were
read and approved.
Committee ON ordinances were
granted until next meeting 10
report.
Committee to investigate cons
tract for culvert from Gale to
Church street report that cement
used was authorized by council
men, and on motion committee
was discharged.
Ordered that clerk make list
of Bank stock listed on county
list and give same to town COL
lector.
| Ordered that street committee
purchase g street lamps and have
one placed on Carteret street ,one
on Albemarle and Gale, one on
corner of Main and Peterson
streets, and one OH corner of
Granville and Precursor streets.
Ordered that Nelson Foxwell
be allowed fifty dollars per
month to light eighty lamps.
Ordered that Joe Blount have
rebate of one dollar taxes for lot
having been sold to Elijah
Hathaway i'll 1894.
Ordered that Mary Eliza Pax>
ton be relieved of tax on lot, it
being listed and paid by Isaac
Paxton.
Ordered that +. E. Hines be
relieved of tax on $1,000 steam
boat which should be charged to
d. w. Raper & Co.
Ordered that Albert White
hurst be relieved of poll tax.
Ordered that Caesar Williams
have dollar refunded, taxes
charged in error 1895.
Ordered that Town pay Clerk
of Supreme Court s18. 40 to
continue case Jacob Wools VS..
Town of Edenton.
Ordered that II. c. Privott be
relieved Of taxes listed as re-
receiver of Ward heirs and others.
Ordered that J. w. Spruell
have rebate for twenty insol-
vents at $50 each.
Motion that Jas. A. Woodland
be a committee to ascertain the
cost of $4,000 bushels oyster
shells delivered in Edenton.
Ordered that Mr.. w. B. Shep-
ard be paid for services as coun-
Gilman to and including this
date.
Ordered that the town buy
brick bats of J. w. Spruell at 5
cents per load.
Several bids being offered for
the town commons, and the bid
of Henry Eason being the high
est it was rented to him as per
agreement:
To Mf Couucilmen OF Ed<nton:
l want to rent the commons
land want to rent it one year
with the privilege of three years
and if l can rent it l will keep
up the fence and ditching and
pay the sum of $33,25 per year,
and the crop raised on said land
shall not be removed until said
rent is paid i'll full.
Respectfully,
HENRY EASoN.
On motion the following re-
port was accepted:
J.'W. sPRUILL's REPORT.
To amount paid Treasurer
since last meeting in full of all
accounts due the town by him f347.7S
R.F. CHEsHIRE'S REPORT.
Collected since last meeting
on property and poll 81, 400. 90
Bar license 1900
Pedlers l5.5ot
Wharfage 7.58
Dray $500
SI,298. .o8 |
.TREASURERS' REPORT.
To cash on hand last reports1 ,474. 20 |
Received from R.F. Cheshire, ,223. .05 |
:" 1" " Bar Tax, 75.00I
Reed from ]. w. spruelI bal
ance due town for 1894. 342, ,76
s3,115.15l
By orders paid and cancelled 357.28
To cash on hand: 2,757.s7
Ordered that Moses Phelps be
allowed to cultivate the lot be-
tween John Sawyer and Ennis
Hoiley on Freemason street in
1896 for seven dollars it being
his bid for same, rents to be
paid before crop is removed.
John Mathew being the only
bidder for west side of Main
street, it was agreed he should
have same at his bid, $500 per
year for three years.
The following bills were ais
lowed and ordered paid:
Nelson Foxwell, lighting streets
for December 1895 S45.oo
r. F. Cheshire, printing bills. 800
J.H. Robinson, T. K. fees. 3D.,
of prisoners, wood, &c. 1890
l. B. Blount, 1 day councilman, 800
R.M. blount, &" 400
5 $500
The Mayor reports SsS.75 col
llected for fines, &c but not paid