The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-15
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1897


INe Dpufu CT commissioners Tor
Robeson county pct in regular
monthly session September 9th
and 7th. Tho following business
was transacted:
Paupcr claims amoUfJatng to
5000 were allowed.
Tho report Of b. f. Mt3iean and
\. Mash, committee appointed to
settle with G.. b. Mcleod and f.
g. Johnson, was approved and or
dcrnd recorded.
Tho tax books of 4 re, count V, for
the year 1857 weFc ordered turned
over 20 the sheriff for collect
ion.
Olive Faux was allowed 500
ant Alien Saith $3.50, for self
.s.; ro~t.
Tho, commissioners rcafHrmed
the petition for public road in
ljumhc: I;r.dgo township, from
Peter McEair's to J. G. McEach-
rHk, tl.t.cc to Renncrt by s. R.
hnAr's store, and the clerk of the
board was ordered to notify the
supervisors of said township to
appoint overseer and assign hands
to said road.
l.. f. Tyner was appointed
a committee to investigate in re-
gard to building bridges across
ford on new road in Burnt Swamp
. township, with power to act.
j. E. Cliftos,. was allowed $3.50
forconveying Dave Smith, insane,
to Jail.
NJ. R. Bagget, of Red Springs
township, Mrs. NJ. J. Nickel
lar, of Blue Springs township and
Henry Rhodes, of Maxton town
ship, were released from poll tax
for 1896, and J. f. McEachin, h.
Z. Nunnery, Of Maxton township,
were released from poll tax for life.
d. p. Walters was allowed
1926 for keeping county home
for August.
I. S. McRae was allowed $50,
for.Gilchrist bridge across Lum-
Der River, less $G ON account of
court, and 1892 taxes of l.. Avd-
lett, garnishecd by Sheriff q. b.
McIIeod.
G.. b. Mcleod was allowed 1927
for III land sale certificates and II
deeds for land sold for taxes and
bought by the coGnty.
An election was ordered held on
the question of stock law or nc
STOCK law, on Tuesday, Novembei
2Bid, i'll portions of Red Springs
Lumber Bridge and St. Pauls
townships, as designated in pe;l-
tisn filed by one fifth Of the DUAL.
ifed VOTERS of the territory.
G- c. Biggs was allowed $12 fol
building bridge across Raft
Swamp, known as Bethune'
bridge.
Road petition Of G.. B. Cox.
James Bracy and others, in Al
louisville township was filed witt
notice to issue.
j. G. Smith was allowed S1i
to build foot-walI across Bis
swamp at Maysville, same to be
paid when work is done.
j. A. Wilkes was allowed 81, re
bate on tax for 1896 in Lumber
Bridge township.
INV. Hall Sheriff, was instruc
ted to put all property and poll
on tax book found unlisted an,
collect tax on same, also to repor
same to Register of Deeds to b
put in book kept for that pur
pose.
DR.. H. T. Pope was above
S]o.03 as superintendent o
health.
Bond of H. Barnes, standar
Keeper, was approved and ordere
recorded.
Road petition of J. Stone an
others asking for q public road j
Britts township, was filed wit
notice to issae.
The Register of Deeds was IL
structed 10 register the II deed
made by G. b. Mcleod, sheriff
to the county of land soldfor tax
es for the year 1895 and file car
tions of same in his office.
Road petition of A. J. Floy
and Others was ordered filed wit
notice to issue.
J, f. Davis was allowed $15 fo
repairing Davis bridge across Rocl
fish.
J. w. Hall was allowed Sill
for carrying Lawrence Tuck, in
sane, to the asylum at Goldsbort
He was also allowed $16.75 fc
keeping Jail for month of August
Report Off. w. Hall, shown
that he~paid'E.. G.. johnson s9(
was approved. and ordere
recorded.
Report of jury to lay out a pull
lie road in Lumber Bridge towr
ship was approved and fled
x. b. Freeman was above
$21.25 for printing and bindir
tax receipts for sheriff.
o. G.. Faux was allowed ST {
for repairing Browns bridge acrol
Shoe Heel swamp, and creek.
E. j. Hester was allowed $3S. g
for repairing seven bridges aero.
Shoe Heel creek.
Clerk of the board was instruc
ed to order supervisors of Lumbc
Bridge township to appoint owe
seer and assign hands to road b
ginning at McInnis' bridge theme
to Ray place, on Lumbertcn al
Fayetteville road, Lumber Birds
section.
Wilton Mclean and associat
~ere'allowed to put up telephol
posts on side of public road fro
Lumberton to Maxton.