The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-10

As was stated in The Messenger yes
4erday morning, the board of commits
sioners of New Hanover county at
their regular meeting Monday after
noon adjourned to meet yesterday af-
ternoon at 4 O'Clock to have a confer
ence with Mr.. VI. G. Chadwick, super
Of the county home and work
house, with reference to his refusal to
give up some of the convicts to Capt.
John Barry, superintendent OF roads,
who desired them for work in the rock
quarries at Castle Haynes or for work
on the roads.
Mr.. Chadwick, it will be remember
ed, claimed that he had a right, under
his contract with the commissioners, TO
enough convicts to work his crops.
and hence his refusal to give them up,
even on an order from the chairman
of the board of commissioners
At the meeting yesterday afternoon
the full board was present, viz: Chair
man McEachern and Commissioners
Alexander, Holmes, Vollers and Mont
gomery
superintendent Chadwick was not
able to be present when the board
first met, so the board took up the pc
titiOn of Thomas Belcher and others,
requesting that the board declare as a
public road the country road running
from the four mile post on the Castle
Haynes road to the old rock quarry on
North East liver. The road, which it
is desired shall be made public, is
about three miles long INC runs
through the property of Mr. Sam Bear,
ST., of this city, n Mr. Adam Latta,
of New York. Not having sufficient
information upon which to act, the
board referred the petition to Commits
Sioner Alexander to make full inquiry
III report back to this board at its
September meeting. The petitioners
were also invited to be present at the
meeting and present their side of the
question.
On motion the board adopted the
following:
Ordered hat the register of deeds
add for taxation the stock of the diff
ferent banks of this city. To the holders
thereof as given by the state auditor,
not including those who rave listed
n treated stock as solvent credits.
Also all non-residentS of the state who
hold stock in banks of this city to b.
notified that same not having been
listed by the banks, is liable for taxes
and must be listed"
CdII IllIe superintendent ClduN IGN
dropped in and the board requested
him TO state pon what grounds he re-
fused to give up to Capt. Barry the
convictS on the order of the chairman
of the board. He stated that when ne
was elected superintendent of the
county home and workhouse it was
understood that he was to work the
farm n use as many of the convicts
as was necessary to work his crops.
The hon ri rood tho nNnrraaf NTH
Superintendent Chadwick. and as the
contract did not specifically provide
for cOnvictS to work the farm, but left
them at the disposal of the commits
sioners, the board decided that the
control of the onvict lies entirely in
their hands.
Superintendent Chadwick said mis-
recollection was that outside of the
contract, the board agreed with him
that he should have sufficient ~convicts
to work his farm. as all other superin,
tendents had that privilege, but he
would leave the matter to the board
submitting that it would be to his dis
advantage if the board at this stage OF
his crops depriveS him of his farm
hands.
The board decided tina as the courts
sentenced a certain class of convicts
to work on the roads. they had nc
other alternative than to carry out the
sentence, but it is understood that
such convictS as cannot be used in the
road service will be turned over tc
Superintendent Chadwick to work or
the farm.
Superintendent Chadwick now ha.
eight convictS at the workhouSe, and
Captain Barry, superintendent ot
roads, has a force of SO at work quar-
rying rock at Castle Haynes for use in
matchmaking the roads. Some sec
ions Of the Castle Haynes roa have
been graded and as Soon as sufficient
rock has been quarried and crushed il
is proposed to utilize every able con
vict in putting the stone on the roads