The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-11
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Much of the Day Was Consumed in
Discussion.

The greater part OF the time yesterday
was consumed in barren discussion, as
Chairman Young put it i'll being too
polite to one another" some variation
in views developing among members
upon a variety of topics from the rela-
tive purity of artesion water to- the less
scientific and eddifying one of the pro-
fitableness of raising hogs ON the shares.
The debate ON the latter topic was par
ticularly warm and proliX and left the
parties still unconvnced or at least ''of
the same opipion still"
After the reading of Capt. Days es-
Inmates for the year they were ON mo
ton of Mr.. Cotton referred to a commit
tee which viii examine and report ON
them today. The committee consists of
Messrs. Cotton, Perry, Davis, Clark and
Denmark.
GHOST OF THE DAY CASE.
w. G.. Douglass. f. J. Best, and Alex.
Stronach as attorneys for w. r. Dixon,
II. f. McCaskey. ]. II. Pope and j. L.
Mazingo' supervisors who were discharg-
cd by Capt Day last spring, appeared
and asked that the board pay their clients
the salaries that would have been due
had they served out their respective terms
or until Sept. LIST, 1899. The amounts
claimed are:
w. r. Dixon 80. ............S3 1921 10
T. r. McCaskey.. :. :. ...... 321.75
j. II. Pope ................ 4l566
]. /. MaZingo -. ......... $4,000
A suit for these amounts was the alter
native held out to the board, the attor-
neys claiming that under the decision IN
Days case Day had no right to discharge
\the men or TO "boot them ont of Office
as Mr. Douglass put it. The executive
committee was, after a lengthy discus
sion. instructed to confer with the
Messrs. Douglass. Stronach and Best to
see if a compromise could be arranged.
Mr.. Sigmon presented a bill for S166
from Capt. Rheinhart, a former super
visor. for cash advanced and over-charge
for board. Mr.. Newland was instructed
to confer with Capt. Rheinhart and ascer-
tain the basis of his claim.
CAN'T TURN LOOSE FARMS.
The question as to what shall he done
with the rented farms now that the State
has bought two and that plans have been
made for hiring convicts to railroad con-
tractors was called up.
Mr. Travis reported that the lease on
one of the rice farms has expired and it
be sub-let; as to Castle Hayne farm the
owners refuse to release the State: Capt.
Tillery has not agreed to nullify fine con-
tract with the prison board for the lease
Of his farm.
Mr. Cotton was in favor of getting rid
of Castle Hayne in some way. The con-
victs who came from these We're the
worst looking human beings he had ever
seen.
Capt Day said that 13 ont of 60 odd
convicts sent there in 1898 had died. He
thought the trouble was with the water.
Mr. Travis stated that the lease of
Castle Hayne stipulated that conyicts
were to be Furnished to dig phosphate
at 80 cents per tom. the owners guaran-
teeing a minimum of 30 cents per day
for each convict He thought it proba-
tde that when the owners had sunk an
altesian well as they have agreed that
the work at the phosphate mines would
he healthy.
1t was the unanimous sentiment of the
board that the Castle Hayne property be
abandoned if it does mot prove more
healthful after artesian water is pro-
vided.
Mr.. Cotton in his report on the farms
CfHIlC1Seu UulR llltIld2cHpt1l i1lllCiS i"p -
rather severely. He said that 1T was ut
terly impossible for convicts to be com
Portable i'm the quarters there. Capt. Day
replied with asperity that Mr.. Cotton
had been q member of the board for
folw years and had not remedied the evil.
Mr.. Cotton: 81 was I'M a minority"
Mr.. Clark: "We would have followed
your suggestion in this matter We did
as much for the comfort of the convicts
as anybody. 1t is no use to fling off on
the old board all the time"
Mr.. LeGrand poured oil on the waters
by emquiring the status of the Arson
farm negotiations. Mr.. Travis said the
order ON the State Treasurer to issue
the bonds for its purchase had been writ
ten out for some time and only awaited
the signature of the Executive Commit
tee.
WANTS NORTHA MPTON.
Capt Day then sprang hot jolly on
the board with regard to Northampton
farm of which Lewis Summerell is SUI
H. ,.cNl Toy