The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-07
RALEIGH & CASTOR TAXES
HAS THE COUNTY A RIGHT TO TAX THAT
MILLION DOLLARS?
County Commissioners TO Decide Next Friday.
Registrars for the Coming EIec>
ton Appointed.

The county commissioners adjourned
yesterday afternoon, after n two days
session. to meet again next Friday.
At that time the matter of taxing the
Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad for 81 ,OO0,-
600 of stock owned by that company in
other corporations and reported to the
Railway Commission will be considered.
The reason for postponement was that
the county attorney might be present
when action is taken on the matter.
Sheriff Jones win go to work at once
collecting taxes. The books turned over
to him represent $l13, 69S.S6, an increase
of 50, 800 over the previous year.
Supt. G.. Il. Ray made statement of
work house expenses. 1t showed them
to be SS37 q for the month of August.
The matter of repairing the bridge over
Nils Creek in Swift Greek township
and a small bridge near Mineral Springs
were referred to j, ID. Ballentine and
Commissioner Barbee.
REGIMENTS APPOINTED.
In compliance with chapter 421 of the
Public Laws of 1897 and in conformity
with chapter 1876 of the Public Laws of
1897, ]. h. Hill, chairman of the Board
of Commissioners; ID. III. Young, Clerk
of the Superior Court, and J. j. Rogers,
Register Of Deeds, have appointed one
citizen and qualified voter from each
the Republican, Populist and Democrat
ic parties as Registrars of Election for
the election to be held on Tuesday, No
vember Sth 1t will be observed that
in the second division of the Second
ward two Republicans were appointed.
Clerk Young claims he could not find
Populist.
The list of registrars are as follows:
Barton's Greek township, Hutchin-
sons Store-W. II. Ray, Il. G. Penny,
Joe ID. Allen, Rogers Store precinct,
w. A. Pugh, Gearge Broden, O. l.. Par
ham.
Buckhorn Townshp-H. w. Hole
man, ID. ID. Lashlie, ]. w. Boiling.
Cary Township. l.. Broughton, A.
S. Jones, H. b. Jordan.
Cedar Fork Township--W II. Burt,
Geo. ID. Howell. j. r. Carter.
House Greek Township Edwards
Store precinct, o. G. Allen, Riley Year
by, s. ii. Smith Harris Store precinct,
Goodwin.
Little River Township-Mitchelrs
Mill precinct, l.. d. Scarborough, Scion
Baker Kemp Upchurch. Wakefield pre-
cinct, S. +. Green, w. II. Horton, w.
r. Brantley.
Marks Greek Township-T III. Smith,
II. +. Richardson, NJ. &. Todd.
Middle Creek-N. II. Austin, s. Nj.
Roland Joseph Ballentlne.
Neuse River-W j. Reedy, w. r.
Brasswel, b. w. Green.
New Lightly. II. Lassiter l.. Wood
lief, w. d. Ray.
Oak Grove Township. Il. Ray, w.
A. Beck, J. NJ. Lynn.
Panther Branch-C. n. Mcnamara T.
NJ. Wyatt, J. l.. Banks.
ST. Mary's Township-Auburn IRE
cinct, Jno w. Honeycutt, Sam. Watts,
r. NJ. Dowd. Garner precinct, j. p.
Goodwin. Allen Il. Haywood, Pho. #.
Broughton.
St. Matthews-H. II. Marshburn, J.
G. Dunn, ]. F. Temple.
Swift Creek-Thos. J. Stevenson, G.
Il. j. Goodwin, G. II. Stephenson.
Wake Forest Township-F orestville
precinct, j. w. Lassiter, John w. Jones,
Geo T.. Gill. Rolesville precinct, J. "a.
Virgins, w. Il. O'Neil, f. II. Freeman.
White Oak Townships. V. Hudson,
Nathan Holleman, S. G. Owe.
RALEIGH TOWNSHIP.
First Ward-First division, ]. r. WOr-
rell, Berry Gunter j. j. Lewis. Second
division, J. Rowan Kogers, t. L. King,
J. j. Bernard.
Second Ward-First division, J. M.
Allen, w. S. Barnes, William Ledbetter.
Second division, Warren Vines Hall,
Caesar Johnson, NJ. II. Haynes.
Third Ward-First division, G. f..
D1cora Wy IJo1un
ond division, Geo. +. Ball, Joseph Perry,
6. w. Morris.
Fourth Ward-F'irst division, A. D.
Hulin, w. +. Debnam, r. G. Reid. Sec
ond division, 7. NJ. Stewart, A. w. Shat
fer. NJ. A. Bledsoe.
Outside East-Seymour Chamblee,
Dempsey Smith, III. e. Glenn.
Outside West-Northern division. A..
l.. Chamberlain, John II. Porter, II. ID.
Glenn. Southern division, G. Ii. b.
Leonard w j. Reayis L. H Iumsdpn,