The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-10
THE COMMISSIONERS
Proceedings at Their Regular Meeting
Yesterday AfternOOn-AnOther Meeting
to Be Held Today.

The Board of Commissioners Of New
Hanover county met in regular session
yesterday at 2:30 p. m, those in attend
anee being Chairman F. w. Foster and
Commissioners Moore, Alexander, Deynpey
and Nixon. The minutes of the last meet
ing were read, corrected and approved.
The board took a few minutes recess.
so the matter Of building another school
house in Masonboro township could be
brought before the board of education.
The matter was referred to Professor NJ.
c. S. Noble to be reported back Wit his
recommendation.
The commissioners then proceeded with
their business.
Colonel VIM L. GoRosset, c.. H. CANCER,
| A. G.. Hawkins and Colonel John D. lay
lor, appeared before the board, and John
r. Harris was placed upon the pension
roll. The petition Of B. A. Carter, Cor a
| pension, was laid over.
| The following were exempted from poll
tax, on account of physical disability:
Robert Smith, colored, Robert Morris,
; colored, and w. r. Hall.
| The chairman announced that the board
could be called together to consider ap-
| plicants for scholarships in the State
! Agricultural and Mechanical college, as
soon as a communication could be re-
ceived from the president with reference
to the matter.
The petition of Ed. s. Cullum for tickets
for himself and children to Aiken, S. c.,
Twas referred to the Associated Charities.
AS to the claim of Pender county for
caring for John Sessoms, a pauper, it was
U,nrIoral <hof tho orthorifioC Of Dnn1oH
"county be notified that Seasons never
was a legal resident of New Hanover
county.
Colonel John D.. Taylor, clerk of the
superior court reported the collection of
the following corporation fees: The C. w
Polvogt Company, SIS; the American
Union Association, $25; the Wilmington
FLivery Stable Company, SIS.
A. ]. Marshall, $50, appeared before the
board with reference to the working of
the roads in Masonboro township. There
are two roads, and as there is not suffi-
cient appropriation to work both, the citi-
zens have a contention as to which shall
be worked. The matter was continued to
a meeting to be held today.
On motion, L.. d. Cherry was appointed
to survey the lands of J. L. Winner.
A. J. Marshall, Esq, asked for the dis
charge of a work house prisoner by the
name of Bennett. Referred to County At
torney Marsden Beuamy.
On motion of Commissioner Moore, the
office of standard keeper was abolished.
The tax books for 1897, were received by
the board and turned over to the sheriff
for the collection Of the taxes.
Sheriff Hewlett presented a statement
Of taxes collected in 1896, and the same
was placed on file.
The report of DR.. 8. C. Shepard, county
superintendent of health, was received for
August. He reports 80 inmates in the
county home, 2 prisoners in the house of
correction, and II prisoners in the county
Jail. He reports all these institutions as
we'll kept and in fair sanitary condition.
The report of DR.. W. D. Mcmillan, coun-
ty physician, was received for August.
He reports that during the month he
prescribed for 300 prisoners at his office
and paid los visits to IA persons at their
homes.
The beard took a recess till 2:3O o.. m.
I today.