The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-31
BOND TO BE SUED AT ONCE
JONES THINKS INSOLVENT LIST
TOO SMALL.
WILL 70 ALL NE CAN TO COLLECT II
Within the Past Week he Has Paid in About
$4,000. Has Been too lndu'gent and
Has Lost Money by Some
of His Deputies.

The Board of County Commissioners
were in session all day yesterday. ii
was a special meeting, called for the
purpose of settling with ex-Sheriil
Ham Il. Jones, who is short in his ac-
counts.
Following is the entry ordered upon
the minutes of the board at the con-
cluson of the session:
1.-THE committee appointed to settle
with ex-Sheriff Ham T. Jones made
their report on the 18th of May and
there being some incomplete matters
with it, the board adjourned to May
30th in order that the committee
might have further conference with
Sheriff Jones and file their report.
The committee composed of Messrs
julius Lewis and Willard Mial, two
members of the board, and Armistead
Jones. attorney for the board, met the
sheriff on the first Monday in May,
1899, and were present at the recount
ing between the sheriff and county
treasurer. The meetings of the
committee were adjourned from time
to time until this day, in order that
the sheriff's accounts might be prop
erly investigated and audited; and to-
day the said committee filed their re-
port which. upon motion. was adopted,
and ordered that the attorney of the
board take such steps as might be
necessary to collect at once the sums
due from Sheriff Jones: The sum due
to the public school fund being 3d.
050.37: the amount due the county
fund being $437.74 and the amount
due the road fund being 1907. AZ"
This, it will be observed, makes a
total shortage of $5,21S.41.
The report of the committee was
filed to accompany this entry 1t gives
an itemized statement of the various
taxes collected and unsolicited and
the purposes toswhich they shoaid be
devoted.
Endorsed on the back of this re-
port is the following. which gives a
summary of the report:
1--WE, the committee appointed by
the Board of County Commissioners
and county Treasurer in settlement
with Fl. r. Jones, ex-sheriff of Wake
county. have examined the within
statement and find the same correct.
showing balance due as follows.
.Public school fund.-. ..S3.05o.s7
County fund n6.3s
"Graded school fund. ....... 434.'4
Road fund ................ so' y
.sJulius Lewis Willard Mial. ARMS
tead Jones, b. p. Williamson, commit
tee.
s.May 80, 1899.
"Approved by the Board of County
Commissioners and ordered 20 be
recorded this May 80, 1899.
JULIUS LEWIS.
ssCh'm'n BID Co. CONS
Since the beginning of the settle
ment a month ago. Sheriff Jones has
paid in nearly So 900 and he hopes yet
to collect enough to satisfy The board,
and relieve his bond. He is collecting.
he saws. some $50 or $50 day; some
davs several hundred dollars come in.
He has all his deputies at work. lie
has paid $4,000 within the past week.
He claims that he ought to be al
lowed an insolvent list of between
$4,000 and $1,000. The board. how
ever. says that amount is too large
aud so allows So. 667.5T insolvent list
and $TST.40 delinquent list.
Sheriff Jones contends that the
taxes cannot be collected up this
close. and points out that heretofore
he has been allowed $4,000 TO $500
insolvent list.
Even if the board were to allow
Sheriff Jones own figures he would
still he some 5000 behind. This. he
thinks he will be able to collect. but
the collection of double that amount
he SAYS, will be impossible.
Asked what steps would now he
taken by the county in the matter.
County Attorney Jones said demand
would at once be made on the Fidelity
and Deposit Company of Maryland