The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-08-04
Commissioners PROCEEDINGS.

commissioners Proceedings.
The board of commissioners met
IN regular monthly session Mon
day, transacting the following
business:
E. L. McCormac was elected
chairman of the board.
Orders We're allowed to outside
paupers amounting to $3.50.
lsham Stone was allowed SO
cents for carrying wounded pris-
oner to guard house and 8 cents
tor nails.
M. l.. McRae was allowed SHOP |
Tor the support of Make Mckay.
A. E. McGirt was allowed 81. 20 |
for repairing Gilchrist bridge.
u. q. Walters was allowed $685.
~ for keeping county home for
the month of July.
Robert Griffin was allowed 50 so
for coffin to bury pauper.
l.. f. Tyner was appointed a
committee to have the new bridge
across Lumber river repaired.
Catharine Willoughby was al
lowed 50 for self support for one
month.
Malcolm Wilkinson was allowed
$40, which is to be reserved out of
his pension money when due by
the State; same to be collected bv
the clerk of the board and turned
over to the county treasurer.
II. w. Watson, of St. Paul's
township, and Alexander Mclean,
of Maxton township, were exempt
ed from poll tax for three years.
H. I. Parham, of Maxton town.
ship, was exempted for the year
1897.
Mary Cox was allowed 81 for
self support for one month.
Andrew Patterson was allowed
$3.50 for making coffin to bury
Jesse Toler.
| DR.. w. l.. Byrnes was allowed
$24 for holding inquest and post
norton over Reed Andrews. He
was also allowed $14 for holding
Inquest over John McLendon.
E. L. McCormac was appointed
committee to examine Gilchrist
bridge and report at next meeting.
Petition for a public road in
Burnt Swamp township was grant
ed at cost of petitioners.
| J. G. Pitman was allowed So. 25
for feeding jury at July term of
the Criminal Court.
DR.. H. T. Pope was allowed
S2O.95 as superintendent of health.
Mrs. E. M. Baker was allowed
reduction of $500 in the valua-
ton of her land in Burnt Swamp
township.
J, The bond of J. w. Hall, sheriff
was approved and ordered record.
ed.
The clerk of the board was or.
dered to advertise for bids for the
repairing of the stock law fence il
| the townships where the stock law
E exists.
Petition of Cain Mcneil anG
others for a public road in Smiths
township was granted at cost O.
petitioners.
The report Of the jury appointed
to lay out a public road to Blue
Spring township was accepted, ap
,, roved, and the clerk was ordered
to notify board of supervisors t.
t appoint an overseer and assign
: hands to said road.
James Mitchell was exempted
from poll tax for life.
Judge Thos. H. Sutton was al
lowed 500 for holding the July
. term of the Criminal Court.
: Emma G.. Robson was allowed
+ $25 as stenographer at the July
term of the Criminal Court.
! The monthly reports of the Reg
! lister of Deeds and Treasurer wer
:, filed, approved, and ordered re
corded.
! J. w. Hall was allowed $1O.S(
for summoning jurors for the Jul,
> term of the Criminal Court; $31 81
d for summoning the special venir
@ in the case of Norton and White
d and $3O.25 for keeping Jail for tn
! month Of July.
Il A. Nash and B. F. Mclean wer
Z appointed d committee to .settl
e with-ex-sheriff G.. B. Mcleod an
a E. G.. Johnson, county treasurer