The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-11
COUNTY DOINGS.
The Board Of Commissioners Met Yester-
day ~noon- mmunications Re
ceived and Acted Upon-Reports of
County Onicers-Other Matters

The regular monthly session of the
board of county commissioners was held
yesterday afternoon commencing at 2:30
O'Clock Colonel F. w. Foster, Chair
man, presided, with Commissioner
in attendance.
OF course, the first business was the
reading of the minutes of the last meet
ing, which were approved.
Captain s. w. Noble appeared before
the meeting and spoke about the repairs
to be made to the old New Bern road,
giving his opinion. based on a chart is
sued by the United States. as to in what
manner the shell should be placed on the
road.
Captain Mobiles idea, however, was diff
ferent from one advanced by Commits
sioner Alexander, and SO the matter was
referred to Commissioners Nixon and
Alexander.
On motion, Lilly McCarson, of Cape
Fear township, was allowed $50 per
month; Maulsy Williams, colored, 81 per
month; Marie Cause and Fannie Davis,
both colored, of Harnett township. were
allowed 81 per month EACH; HaIsey
l. ulOi, 1OloIt GU VI l1dLl tLI -" III do
allowed 81 per month.
George Howell, Esq, appeared before
the meeting introducing an encyclopedia
Of forms of law, ETC., for the county.
This matter was referred to the county
attorney, Marsden Bellamy, Esq, for adj
visement as to the county's making pur-
chase of one of the encyclopedias.
A communication from j. G.. Johnston,
relative to building and repairing the
bridges in Castle Hayne section, was on
motion referred to Commissioner Demp-
sey for investigation, as was also a COM
munication from the road supervisors Of
Cape Fear township
The following monthly repUrt o. -. w.
d. Mcmillan, superintendent of health,
was read and ordered filed. viz:
During the month of February I pre-
scribed for 202 patients in the health Of
flee and made sixty-two visits to fifty-one
residences.
The Jail is in better condition thar at
any time during my term of office, but
the Jail yard presents an unsightly and
neglected appearance. The covers over
the opening in the underground drains
are broken and should be replaced.
The county home is we'll kept, clean
and comfortable. The walls in the in
sane department, in the prison and in the
colored department should be white
washed. The hot season is approaching
and it would be well to prepare those de-
partments for it on account of the health
of the inmates as well as to keep pace
with the superintendent in looks and
cleanliness.
Two communications were received
from Sherieff Elijah Hewlett, one re-
ferring to the weak condition of the door
of the iron safe in his office and the
other requesting an appropriation to pur-
chase a carpet for his office. The first
communication was referred to Chairman
Foster and the second was deferred.
The report of Colonel John d. Taylor,
clerk of the superior court, was read and
ordered filed. The report showed that $40
had bee collected for the school tax from
The Worth Company, Sedgeley Hall Club
and the Wilmington Tariff Association,
and that 50 had been collected for the
jury tax from parties in three superior
court suits, Moore VS.. Wilmington Sea-
coast Railroad Company, Burton VS..
Burton and Strange VS.. Green.
Register of Deeds Norwood reported
tina he issued twenty-seven marriage
licenses during February, and exhibited
a receipt for $25. 60, the county's share of
the fees paid.
Next, the meeting was declared ad-
journed.
The county auditing committee will
meet tonight at 1880 o'clock.