The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-09

tax to pay off the county's floating
indebtedness which has heretofore been
spoken Of under the head of Our
County's Surplus" which is simply a
misnomer.
As a means Of carrying out the sug-
gestions of the chairman, a motion was
adopted to the effect that the appro-
priation for the maintenance of h hos
pital for 1897 be limited to s., 500, the
appropriation to begin April 1st.
On motion, il was decided to allow
after April 1st only 20 cents per day
for feeding prisoners in the county Jail.
Messrs. G.. E. Borden and j. c.
Stevenson. a committee from the cham
Der of commerce, appeared before the
board and addressed it, urging the APP
preparation of 500 be supplemented by
500 from the board of aldermen, to be
used in advertising the of the
city of Wilmington and New Hanover
county in the special Seaboard Air Line
edition of The Manufacturers Record.
of Baltimore. The board having ap-
propriated $500 to publish a book TO ad-
vertise the city and county, it was ex-
pressed as the sense of the board that
the finances of the county We're such
hat they could make no additional ap,
preparation in this direction.
Several matters as to errors in the
tax lists We're disposed OF.
1t was ordered that j.. F. Hill be paid
S. for services as chaplain at the coun-
ty home.
A petition from NJ. D.. Groom to be al
lowed to remove his liquor business
from the city to the sound was referred
to the county attorney.
At the request of the chairman, the
clerk e a resolution expressing the
thanks of the board to Senator Cannon
for his promptness in attending to va
rious matters concerning the board.
brought before the general assembly.
Commissioner Moore objected to the
resolution, but, on motion of Chairman
Foster, the resolution was adopted,
Commissioner Moore voting no and
Commissioner Alexander not voting.
Chairman Foster read a ~communica-
ton from Mayor Wright stating that
the board of aldermen had elected DR..
VIM. d. Mcmillan city superintendent
of health, in accordance with the sug-
gestion in Chairman Fosters resolu-
tons to the fact hat he is also to act az
county superintendent of health and
county physician. On motion, Com
missioners Moore and Alexander
were appointed a committe to carry
out the plan of consolidating the work
in DR.. McMillan's hands.
Chairman Foster informed the board
that the general assembly at it's alst
session authorized the employment OF
a stenographer for the courts, and that
he had advertised for proposals from
stenOgraphers to do the work for the
superior and circuit criminal courts of
New Hanover county. He submitted
fifteen bids from stenographers, and
among them one from Miss Estelle
Shrier, who had the endorsement of
the Wilmington bar recommending her
for her efficiency. On motion of Com
missioner Moore, Miss Shrier was
elected court stenographer, her COM
p~ensation to be fixed by the presiding
judges.
The report of DR.. J. c.. Shepard,
Noullly SUPER vi IltdIlu, lOT
the month of March, was received. He
reports that there are twenty-four in
mates and thirteen prisoners at the
county home; that the improvements
continue at the home and that it is
being we'll kept; and that the Jail is in
good condition, but is very nue.
crowded with prisoners. In this con-
motion Cnairp,o IN Eoctar said Mr. IT
A. Watson, superintendent of the home,
had made improvements hat it did
not seem possible to make. Commits
sioner Alexander remarked that the
improvements are very marked.
The report of DR.. VIM. D. Mcmillan,
county physician, for the month OF
March, was received. He reports that
during the month he paid 21S visits to
1862 patients and treated 213 patients in
the office. He states hat pneumonia
is the most prevalent disease.
The report of Colonel John D. Taylor,
clerk of the superior court, was re-
ceived. He reports that during the
mont he collected 81 jury tax.
The report of Register of Deeds c..
w. Norwood, for the month of March.
was received. He reports that during
the month he issued thirty-three mar
riage licenses and turned over to the
treasurer $31:35 in fees for the same.
The chairman stated h a the county
had the option of taking up s40,O 900 of
county bonds and reissuing them at
Az per cent. interest, and submitted
bids for them. On motion, this matter
was deferred.
The monthly report Of County
Treasurer James H. ChadbOurn, Jr.,
was received and referred to the audit
ing committee.
On motion, it was decided to hold
an adjourned meeting of the board on
Thursday night to consider several
matters. Several bids for listing the