The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-10
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
TRANSACTED CONSIDERABLE ROUTINE
BUSINESS YESTERDAY.
Jurors for Criminal Court Drawn.
Many Prayers for Tax Adjustment
Them Deferred Until To-Day VIII
Consider Allowing Rebates ON Beach
Cottages on or storm Dam
To-Day.

tSTIoOn from --SV until 4.Se o CLOCK n
ook a recess until $50 O'Clock this az
ternoon- The commissioners present
were Chairman Roger Moore and
Messrs. w. F. Alexander and Gabriel
Holmes.
At the meeting this afternoon one OF
be taken up will be that OF
granting relief to cottage owners OH
Wrightsville Beach in the matter of
reducing tax valuations to conform TO
the damage wrought by the recent
storm. A number of applications from
which have ALREADY been filed, ami
several cottages a retained coun-
sci to appear before the board and ar
que the business of their claims from
a. legal view point
THE BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
Aside from the drawing OF the Jury
for the next term of the New Hanover
criminal court, there was no business
other than of that Of a routine char
acter. The jurors were as follows:
First Week-John w. Atkinson, John
F. Newsome, Alexander Boon. II. l..
stone. 5. T.. Williams, Edgar Hinton,
t. j. Newsome, j. B.. Mercer, job NJ.
Williams. Thomas G. Evans. Z. Is.
King. Julius Hahn, w. T. Mercer. j.
A. Mote, E. L. Emmett. S. w. Holden.
j. H.. w. BonitZ, X. w. King.
Second Week-James II. Melvin, B.
F. Penny, j. B. Hewett, ]. c. Hintz.
J. w. Branch, A. F. Davis, c. II.
Heide, r. d. Cronly, John A. Biddle,
vens. George 4. French, f. T. Jewett,
w. G.. Brinkley, Ernest Williams,
Frank Myer, w. A. French, Jr.
Chairman Roger Moore reported that
he had executed to the city a deed of
four acres of land to be used for pest
house purposes and instructed the reg
lister of deeds to deliver the same to
it will be remembered have already
been erected.
Colonel Moore also reported that the
recent storm blew down twenty-siX
panels of fence at the Oak Grove GEM
etery n that he had given out a cor
tract for its reconstruction.
PRAYERS FOR TAX ADJUSTMENT.
Mrs. Mary A. Bonham appeared and
asked that the tax assessment on her
property in Harnett township be re-
duced TO $500. The request was grant
ed.
Mr.. r. NJ. Mcintyre asked that the
tax valuation on the property of the
Emmett children be reduced. it having
been raised by the last board of as
4 oCoSoI6 d IA oCAL AA&oN - Ss1
too late for them to tax action.
Several negroes appeared before the
board and asked RELIEF from poll tax
on the plea OF various physical disa-
bilities. Their release was not recon-
mende by the superintendent of health
and was not, therefore, granted.
Colonel Walker Taylor and Mr.. w.
NJ. Cumming with Z. K. Bryan, ESQ.
AS attorney asked hat certain taxes
assessed against the Brunswick Bridge
and Ferry Company be eliminated for
the reason that the tax was assessed
against them on the company's bonds
which in turn represent real estate, ex-
except a very small per cent, of
which is in Brunswick county and that
furthermore, the assessment was IN
violation of statute and should not be
levied on any part of their property.
Action was deferred until a meeting to
be held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon.
An order was passed that the ma
tional Bank of Wilmington having
paid direct to the state treasurer a taX
of rs cents on 500, 600, and having been
charged up on county tax books, that
a release of that amount be allowed.
The poll tax of George Grady was re
mitted, on the ground that he has only
one arm.
j. E.. Tyner was released of poll tax
on the ground of physical disability
His right hand was crushed in a ma.
chine at the Carolina Cooperage Com.
pany. 1t will 1t will b. remembered
that Tyner won a suit for damage:
against the Carolina Cooperage Com.
pany prior to the time the compan
went into bankruptcy.
1t was ordered that Mrs. Henriett;
Craig, of ~Masonboro township, be re
lieved of taxes on 81, 1000. Building stocl
listed through error.
County fence rights of way granted
hu ny d ronodu on6 uvifa w q
Johnson, w. T. Bannerman n wife
and F. w. Foy and wife, and ]. q
Johnson and wife were presented am
ordered registered by the register o
deeds.
Sam Lee, the Chinese laundryman
was granted a rebate Of taxes paid,
appearing that the tax was only in
tended to be collected from steam
~laundries.
WORK ON THE COUNTY FENCE.
A letter from the Wilmington Irol
Works was read, in which they stat
ed hat they are ready to begin set
ting posts for the county fence OF
Wednesday next and asking that som
I member of the board meet them a
Scott's Hill on Wednesday morning I
show them where to begin the fence
The matter was referred to Commits
sioner Alexander.
The chairman submitted the contrac
of 4. G.. Call, for building a waite
fence in topsail SOUND as surveyed.
An application from G. Ed. Taylo
for a reduction of $500 on the tax val
uation of a lot on Second street, be
tween Market and Second street, wa
not granted. The lot is the propert
of the heirs of Mrs. E.. w. Taylor.
Register OF Deeds w. III. Biddle an
Clerk Of the Superior u John ID
Taylor submitted their usual reports
| which were recorded.
The plot showing the location Of tn
county fence as drawn by Mr.. F. NJ
Foy, Jr., was presented and All orde
passed for an extra plot. the origina
2 copy to be filled with the register @
deeds TO be framed. Colonel Taylor
clerk of the superior court, was autho
S rized TO purchase a book case, tn
4 cost Of which shall not be more tina
/. 81, 600. 1t is to be used for suprem
court reports and other records in tn
{ clerks office.
T A tax assessed against the steam tn
Nayassa was abated for the reaso
!, that 1t was given I'm Brunswick count,
, together with the plant OF the Ma
vassa Guano Company.
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