The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-08

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- - Hs1d NEXT Saturday
The beard OF commissioners OF New
Hanover county met In regular month
~ session yesterday al $50 o'clock, all
the members being In attendance. viz:
Chairman Foster n Commissioners
Moore. Alexander. Dempsey and Nixon
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read.
A communication was received from
the physician and surgeon in charge Of
the city hospital. informing the board
that a child 4 years Of age IL in the hos
pital with its mother and that the other
patients Ask its removal from The hos
pital. as they are disturbed by its
restlessness and crying. The matter
will be looked into.
Chairman Foster presented a record
Of the county prisoners who are hired
out. in accordance with the order Of the
presiding judge.
County Attorney Marsden Bellamy
informed the board hat the calendar
Of the superior court, now In session.
is SO crowded that it will be impossible.
at this term to dispose of the business.
He suggested that the board request
the governor to order a special term of
the court to be held some time in De-
cember. On motion, the matter was
deferred till next Saturday, and In the
meantime Mr.. Be1lamy was requested
to ascertain how many cases will be
left on the court calendar undispos-
ed Of.
Chairman Foster called up the recent
action of the board in declaring the Of
flee OF cattle weigher vacant and its
subsequent election of J. w. Perdew
to succeed w. H. Harris, who he stated
had forfeited the office on account of
his conduct.
C. p. Jockey, Esq, was present to
represent Mr.. Harris and he informed
h board that it had no right to dis
charge him.. The matter was deferred
till next Saturday.
A communication was received from
Daniel Reid. steward of the Eastern in
sane asylum at G~oldsboro, presenting
claims for money advanced to two dis
charged patients from New Hanover
county to pay their way back home.
The clerk was instructed to return the
communication and ask that a proper
bill for the amount be forwarded to
this board.
n communication was received from
Mr.. James F. Post, Jr., chairman Of
the chool committee of district No. l.,
stating that he had turned over to Mr..
James H. Chadbourn, Jr., county
treasurer, $12,O 22, the amount of insur-
ance received for the burning of the
HemenWay school. It was placed on
file.
The report of DR.. w. D. Mcmillan,
superintendent of health, for the month
of September, was read ordered
on file. He states that during the
month he prescribed for $50 office pa
TENTS, and made So visits to SO indi-
gent persons Who were sick at home.
He reports that there are Is prisoners
in the county Jail, 33 inmates in the
county home, and 3 convicts in the
county house Of correction. He states
that the food at the home is whole
some, clean and abundant. He reports
that the cooking and heating apparatus
are in bad condition and asks that it
be remedied. The board decided to go
out on Saturday and inspect the home
n also the city hospital.
Upon application of Thomas Davis,
name was placed, without penalty, on
the tax list, he being prevented by sick
ness from listing his property at the
prOper time.
On motion, J. J. Farrar, of Mason
boro township, was exempted from poll
tax on account Of physical disability.
The monthly report of the United
Charities was received and referred to
the finance committee.
The board then took a recess till 9
a. m. next Saturday.