The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-08
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEET.
Oath OF ONCE Administered TO Me>srss
voilers and Noutgomery commit
tees Revised 1T was Regular June
Meeting Considerable important
Business Transacted

The New Hanover county commits
sioners were in session several hours
yesterday. a feature OF the meeting
being the administering Of the oath
Of office as commissioners to MessrS
II. L Vollers and F. A. Montgomery,
elected to fill u~nexpired terms on the
board until December .Ist. during h
magistrates meeting yesterday fore
noon. The oath Of office was admins
tered by Colonel Jchn D.. Taylor. clerk
of the superior court. and the two new
commissioner took their seats regu-
larry. 50 that tn g members % the
board. all Of whom were present. -ere
as follows: d. McEachern tchairnlan),
Gabriel Holmes. W. F. Alexander. II.
L. vollers and F. A Montgomery.
The first business taken up was the
revision OF the outdoor poor list. The
roll was called and a number who were
known to be no longer worthy subjects
OF charity We're dropped from the list.
and others referred to the county SUI
perintsndent Of health with the re-
quest that he investigate the merits or
their respective claims for assistance.
Chairman D. M~cEachern was in
structed by the board TO go to Raleigh
at once and confer with Governor Rus
VII d a wv ~ ~
make some provision for the holding
of the une term OF the criminal court
without delay. as there Is an impera-
tive necessity that a court be held To
relieve the county OF the burden OF a
very much over crowded jail. This &C
ton was made necessary by the fact
tina Judge Moore, who was 10 have
convene the court here yesterday
telegraphed Solicitor Duffy that on &C
count of sickness il would be impossi-
BILE for him to hold the court at all
An application from d. II. klander
to be relieved from poll tax was
granted.
The general tax levy for the fiscal
year, as previously approved by the
magistrates during their meeting at
IL o'clock, was formally adopted. II is
published in full in the report OF the
magistrates meeting. which Is printed
in another column.
DIR. Mcmillan, rs superintendent OF
health, reported that during May he
treated 223 patients and made g. visits
to SO patients at their homes. He re-
ported the Jail in as good condition as
il could we'll be kept owing to the
greatly over-crowded condition: the
county home we'll kept and no serious
sickness among the inmates.
Colonel Jno. d. Taylor. clerk Of the
superior court, reported SIS collected
during the past month for the public
school fund-s25 each from Boney &
Harper Co, Northrop Lumber Co. and
the Spirittine Chemical Co.
w. H. Biddle, register OF deeds. re-
ported IS marriage licenses granted
during May white and Is colored-
and s17.10 paid TO the county treasurer.
Captain Barry, as road superintend-
ent, made a report as to needed i'm
provements on Masonboro road. And
the board decided to have the convicts
and their portable prison moved to the
Masonboro road beyond the second
shell road toll house so as to make
needed improvements on this road.
and as soon as this Is done to move to
the road on Wrightsville beach be-
yond Notes creek, which is very much
in need of repairs.
Before taking a recess subject 10 the
call of the chairman, the following
committees were announced, a revision
being necessary because of the addi-
ton of the two new commissioners:
Roads and Bridges-W. F. Alexander
(chairman), F. A. Montgomery and d.
McEachern.
County Home-F. A. Montgomery
(chairman), H. l.. Vollers and W. F.
Alexander.
Audit Committed. McEachern
(chairman), Gabriel Holmes and H. l..
Vollers.
Hospital Committee-Gabriel Holmes
(chairman), d. McIcachern and r. 4.
Montgomery.
Public Buildings-H. L. Vollers
(chairman), w. F. Alexander and r.
A. Montgomery.
Permanent Road Improvement-D.
McEachern (chairman) abriel Holmes
and H. l.. Vollers.
At a meeting of the board to be held
within the next few days. the jury list
is to be revised.