The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-05
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING HELD
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
Jurors Drawn for Next Term of Court.
Liquor Licenses Granted by Alder
men Approved Report OF Superin-
tendent ofHeaIth-Two Omcial Bonds
Accepted Blue Ridge Bank stock
Valuation Reduced.

Comparatively little business was
transacted yesterday by the board OF
county commissioners during their reg
ular January netting held at 2:So
o'clock. There were the regular month
ly reports OF various officials. the
jurors for n superior court drawn and
liquor licenses were granted, h list OF
licentiates being the same as those ap-
proved by the city aldermen last week
The commissioners present were Colo
mel Roger Moore, chairman, Mr.. Gabriel
Holmes and Mr.. W. F. Alexander.
THE JURORS DRAWN.
The jurors drawn for the next term
OF the court were as follows:
j. II. Ottoway, Clayton Giles, Sr., e
]. Dale, NJ. L. Slower, c. T.. Gordon. j.
S. Williams, ]. ID. Woody, G. W. Chest
nut, d. Goldman, Jno. Baker, w. L.
Coble, Benjamin Bell, Alexander Wills,
E. P. Craig. w. L. Harlow, Alexander
Boswell. A. B. Benson. II. T. Duls, Jno.
H. Render, w. NJ. Hansly. G.. f.. Cor
don, j. l.. Bowden, W. w. Hines, I. c.
Coleman.
REPORTS OF OFFICIALS.
DIR. w. d. Mcmillan. as superintend-
emit of health, submitted the follow
ing report:
During the month we AVE treated
one hundred and forty-four Q44) pa
tents in this office and made siXty-one
(61) visits TO ~forty-three (4S) at their
homes: The county home n Jail are
in good sanitary condition.
Except for Mr.. Barker, Who died
on the 22nd of December at the home,
l nave not prescribed for an acute case
of sickness in either Institution
Mr.. w. II. Bidole, as register or
deeds, submitted a report which show
ed that thirty-three marriage lis"Ls :
were issued during December and s3l.S5
the county's part of the proceeds,
had been paid to the county treasurer.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The bond OF w. L. Tharp for bury
ing the county's pauper dead was ac-
cepted. 1t was for 500, with MI. Pres
ton Cumming as security.
A bond for 500 by Mr.. Hausei
| for keeping the clock in the III house
tower in order was also approved. MI
f. w. Ortmann is bondsman.
A petition from Jack Highsmith, IL
! Harnett Township, asking that a gate
be made in the county stock law fence
in front 70 his residence, was declined
Applications from Florence NJ
Schroeder and Isaac Evans for reduc
ton IN tax valuation IN certain real Ss'
tate were referred to the county attor-
ney.
The following resolution was adopted;
Whereas, The shares of stock of tbs
Blue Ridge National bank were assess
ed through misrepresentation at 500 Pc
share, and it's assessed valuation II
Buncombe county was only $40, the
sheriff is ordered TO make an abatemen
in said stock in accordance with abov'
order and refund, to parties having
overpaid, the excess of tax collected
Thomas F. Bell was reelected SD
perintendent of Oakdale cemetery at &
salary of $50 for the year.
The sheriff was instructed to abat'
poll tax against Thomas Fulch, Moses
Potter, w. H. Stokeley and +. M
Lewis.
1t is probable that there will be an
other meeting of the board during TIL
present week.