The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-12-10

County Commissioners.

| The County Commissioners met on Mon
day for the purpose of closing up the ole
business before the Board. The meeting
was continued on Tuesday, when the new
Board also organized The business trans
| acted was as follows:
Ordered, That a check be drawn on the
National Bank of Washington, payable tt
| Thomas E. Williams, for $780, out OF LII
cense fund, for experimenting and dis
! tributing the License fund for years, 1892
to 1897, inclusive.
Ordered. That the following road and
bridge accounts be passed, to be paid cut
of License fund: Samuel r. Harding, road
account, 10th district, $10925; B. N. Har-
disty, nails, eth district, $50; H. H. Sass
Ger, bridge account, 4th district, $40; James
T. Grimes, bridge account, 18th district,
$2l 80; John z. jenkins, bridge account,
9th district, $113O; George W. Hardy,
road account, 9th district, $3.50.
Ordered, That warrant be drawn on
the Collector and Treasurer for 1897 for
the following Aims House orders, dated
December list, 1897: George S. Dove, sup
plies, $2s4s9; Harper Frye, use of George
S. Dove, $1s: George T. Cross, use of
same, $24.
Ordered, That $50 be expended on
North Keys and Groom Station road I'M
der the supervision of H. T. Rawlings,
supervisor, payable out of License fund.
Ordered, That the constable's bond Of
George W. Harrison, as constable OF Vans
vile district, be approved, and the same
sent to the Clerks office for record.
Ordered, That the resignation of George
S. Dove, as Trustee of the Aims House, be
accepted, and that J. E. Tolson be APP
pointed for the uneNpired term.
Ordered, That the following road and
bridge accounts be passed and paid: b. f.
Richardson, road account, Sth district,
$25 80; CHARLES p Baden, road account
18th district, $500; same, bridge account,
81 80; George T. Underwood, road and
bridge account, 9TH district, 1854 B. E.
Randall, road account, 9th district, $3.50;
W. H. Hatton, road account, 9th district,
$12.4O; Marcellus Robey, road account, LIST
district, $24OO; n 0. Ridgely, road and
bridge account, 3rd district, $1,000; j. NJ.
Frye, road account, 4th district, 500;
Wallace Dixon, bridge account, 18th dis
trict, 1912; William H. King, road &C
count, 9TH district, $2650; wv. Watson,
licfri &1S ~ X IT
Mullikin, bridge account, 3rd district,
5000; Wayman Kerrick, cutting tree
from public road, ST. Joseph T. Bayne,
road account, 9th district, $30.25; Fredk
Allen, work on Pike, $4,000; J. T. Brown,
work on Pike, $24.75; James H. Ferrall,
bridge account, End district, $21.0O; same
road account, 800; F. S. Allen, bridge &C
count, 9th district, $3.50; same, lumber,
1924; Edward Magruder, road account,
18th district, $117.75; Jacob Selner, road
account, 18th district, 5000; Frank c.
Padgett, lumber, Bird district, $G5S; H. l..
TAYLOR bridge account, 3rd district, S2..15;
Edward J. Thorn, road account, 9Th dis
trict, $5l.5 90 same, bridge account, Sl4;
Patrick Hurd, road and bridge account
Bird district, $7233; r. H. Robinson, road
account, 18th district, 1868.
The following accounts were passed to
be levied in 1898: Richard E. Brandt, trial
of lunacy cases, $50; Edmund Tolson,
magistrates account, 50 06.
The Board adjourned at $50 for 10 min
utes, and then met again for reorganiza-
ton, those present being Messrs. Horace
Crosier, B. n Hardisty, RichardJ Swami,
George T. Donaldson and George w.
Rawlings, the last named having been COM
missioned by the Governor for 6 years.
On motion of Mr.. Swami, Mr.. Crosier
was elected President of the Board.
Mr.. John T. Fisher was elected Clerk
to the Board.
The election of Attorney to the Board
was laid over until the next meeting.
DR.. Reverdy Sasscer was elected Physi-
clan to the Jail.
Mr. Thomas A. O'Bryan was elected
Keeper of the Court House and Grounds
for one year
Ordered, That all work on the public
roads be suspended without special order
of the County Commissioners.
Adjourned until Tuesday December p