The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-17
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
COMMISSIONERS IN ADJOURNED
ANNUAL MEETING.

Take . n000 IN LuCOuIN&AuS 0A00O
factories.
The board of commissioners held an
adjourned session of their annual
meeting yesterday afternoon at 2:3o
O'Clock. All the members of the board
were in observation-disclosures Foster
and Commissioners Moore, Alexander,
Dempsey and Nixon.
The minutes OF the meeting on Mon
day of last week were read and ap-
proved.
On application, Peter Wright, colored,
was exempted from poll tax on ac-
count of physical infirmity. /.
w. r. French, clerk of the circuit
criminal court, submitted his report of
receipts from the fines collected during
the past year, amounting to $50, which,
less his commission of s1.25, was turn
ed over to the county treasurer.
C.. A. Foreman, justice of the peace,
submitted his annual epo and The
same was placed on file.
DIR. VIM. D. Mcmillan, superintendent
of health, appeared before the board
and stated that in accordance with the
previous action of the board, he a
notified -four inmates of the county
home that they would be discharged
after ten days notice.
The bills for doing the stated print
ing for the county, were opened and
referred to Clerk John w. Galloway,
with instruction to compare them
and award the contract to the lowest
bidder.
Bidds for supplying ice to the city
hospital, court house and jail, were
opened and the bid of the Wilmington
Ice Company, j. M. Solky, president,
was accepted, the same being &c cents
per hundred pounds, in lots Of from 10
ITO 100 pounds for the city hospital, and
80 cents per hundred pounds for lots Of
so to 100 pounds for the Jail and court
house.
chairman Foster called attention to
the expensiveness of the heaters in the
Jail, court house and county home, by
reason of constant repairs made neces-
sary by burning out the CRATES in the
ranges and heaters, and said it was the
result Of carelessness on the part of
those in charge of the heaters. He
recommended that persons in charge
he made to pay h cost of repairs
when the CRATES are burned out by the
carelessness of those whose business it
is to look after them. On motion OF
Commissioner Moore, it was so order
ed. Chairman Foster said $500 had
been paid out alone for the heaters in
the court house since it had been put
in.
Mr.. w. B. McKoy appeared before
theb GARD, and upon his request, the
tax charged on piece of property be-
longing to Eliza Jones was abated, as
it appeared that it had been listed by
the person to whom it had been sued.
On motion the board appropriated
$53.49 for the purpose Of enclosing the
county home and yard with a wire
fence, and the contract for furnishing
the wire fence was let to WA Strauss
Chairman Foster laid before the
bard his annual report, inclduing a
tabulated statement Of the expendi-
lures for county purposes during the
fiscal year ending November Goth. He
reports THAT the county expenses dur
ing the year were $33,17S.11, exclusive
of 6,525 paid on a note Of $780, 900 given
by the previous board and for jury
tickets, etc. He stated a the x
penses for the year ending November
80, 1896, were SAP, 784. SO, exclusive of
$4,000 paid on the $40, 900. He also call
ed attention to the fact that during the
past year extensive Improvements
have been made to the city hospital,
the county home, the court house and
the Jail. He further stated that on the
LIST of December the county did not
owe one dollar of floating indebtedness,
and onnly yves a bonded debt of $42,-
900. He remarked hat at the ratio of
saving under the economical manage
ment of affairs UP ITO this time, the
bonded debt could be paid off in three
years. The moun of money now on
hand, he stated, is Sc, 500. The total of
the tabulated report of expenses for
the yea ending November 30th, was
as follows:
Criminal Court-Paid judge 1915; jul
rors 2,354.64; witnesses, 81, O24. SO; clerk,
s512.03; solicitor, $243.50. Total, s4,4O9,-
| 80.
Z Superior Contributors, s ,34S. 65; wit
e~tnesses, $500; clerk, $344. SO; solicitor,
fSS6; sheriff, sSS5.65; ~stenographer, 500.
= VITAL for superior court, $6,2S5.23.
expenditures borne by COM
? 'ne Sners, s70s.35. Coroner, $3.50. SO;
.Tble, $12.05; justices of peace,
- register of deeds. s4s1.71; add
g and printing, s551.05; bridges
;rbtsy Iaos, Sl,ooe.oi' eiections, S4s4.4o;