The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-08

The election of a board of five Gun
ty commissioners to go into office De-
cember lst, the adoption OF a tax levy
of So % cents on the $4,000 valuation,
and the authorization Of the county
commissioners TO secure the passage
through the general assembly at its
next session of a bill empowering the
commissioners to issue $4,000 bonds
for permanent road improvement were
the leading features of the first an
nual meeting Of the magistrates of
New Hanover county. held in the
county court house at IL o'clock yes
terday morning in compliance with an
act of the last session of the general
assembly. The commissioners elected
were d. McEachern, Gabriel Holmes,
w. F. Alexander, H. L.. Vollers and w.
F. Montgomery
There were IS magistrates out of a
total enrolment of 104 present. DR.. w.
w. Harriss was chairman and Deputy
Register Of Deeds John McLaurin
clerk eX-officio.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION Eff
FECTED.
The meeting was called to order by
d. .McEachern, chairman of the board
of county commissioners, who stated
the purpose of the meeting, and after
a r~oll-call, to ascertain that a majority
of the magistrates were present, he
ordered that the meeting proceed to
tn election of a permanent chairman.
DR.. w. w. Harriss n Captain James
MCGOWAN were placed in minati
| The ballot WAS taken Dr HarriQS re-
ceiving "a votes, Captain MCGOWAN IA,
H. A. Bagg l and Captain kenan 1.
On motion of Captain MCGOWAN the
election of DR.. Harriss was made unan-
imouS.
The roll-call showed the following
magistrates present, to-wit:
Wilmington township-B. Bellois, w
H. Bernard, j. A. Barnes, G.. w. Bor-
nemann ]. NJ. Branch, ]. H. Brown,
r. c.. Cantwell, w. Catlett, w. B,
Cooper, NJ. H. Curran, r. B. Glove,
S. P. Collier, NJ. j. Corbett, T.. Donlan,
w. Med. Evans, j. ]. Furlong, E. H.
Freeman, j. J. Fowler, O. NJ. Fillyaw
]. G.. L. G%ieschen, j. w. Gafford, VIM
Gilchrist, VIM. N. Harriss, DR.. w. w
Harriss, John Holloway, Valentine
Howe, ]. H. Howe, B. ]. Jacobs, Mar
Gus w. jacob, F. A. Lord, ]. A. Lewis
J.. F. Maunder, Caleb NJ. Martin
Nicholas Morriss, H. c.. Mcqueen, Jas
H. - AA
MCGOWAN, Martin Newman, w. H
Northrop. Jr., Martin O'Brien, W..
Oldham, w. l.. Parsley, E. G. Parmele
J.. w. Reilly, w. H. Shaw, F. T. Skip
per, Charles S~chnibben, Andrew
Smith, E. H. Sneed, George c. Sim
mons, j. H. Sweeny, A. B.. Shielding
NJ. G. Tiencken. T. E. Wallace, Isaiah
West, H. P. West, F. w. Westerman
c. w. Worth, w. E.. Worth, w. H
Yopp.
Cape Fear Township-J. B. Demp.
sey, Charles H. Casteen, Samuel Bios
som, William Hansley, Joseph John
SON, Joseph T.. Kerr, D. G. Westbrook
Federal Point Township-T. J. Bur
nett, T. H. MCGEE, Henry Taylor.
Harnett Township-J. N. Macumber
w. H. Mills, C. D. Shepard, H. B
Shepard. j. d. Woody.
Masonboro Township-C. w. Bishop
D. ]. Fergus. E. A. Orrell, John G
Wagner.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS g..
ELECTED.
AS soon as permanent organization
was effected, Captain MCGOWAN moved
that the meeting proceed to the cleo.
ton of five county commissioners
whose term of office should begin De
cember LIST.
Mr.. Walker Meares objected on tn,
ground that the action as to the taJ
levy should be disposed of first, les
after the election of the commission
erS, the business in which interes
conferred, the magistrates should leav,
the room in such numbers hat it would
be impossible to proceed with tn
business. The chairman announced
that he would permit no one leave tn,
hall until all the business was trans.
acted.
With this understanding, the motion
made by Captain MCGOWAN prevailed
When the names of these gentlemen
nominations. The following gentlemen
were placed in nomination: H. A
Bagg, w. G.. MacRae, D. McEachern
F. A. Montgomery, H. L. Vollers, j. F
Maunder, w. F. Alexander, DR.. w. w
Harriss, Gabriel Holmes, William Gil.
christ, J.. T. Kerr.
When te names of these gentlemen
were presented, nominations were
closed, and the ballot taken with the
following result: H. A. Bagg, So; w
G. MacRae, 40; D. McEachern, 81; F
A. Montgomery, AZ; H. L.. Vollers, 81;
j. F. Maunder, IA; W. F. Alexander
4S; DR.. w. w. Harriss, IS; Gabriel
Holmes, As; William Gilchrist, 1; ]. T
Kerr, 10. There were also a number OF
scattering votes of one or two each
for fou gentlemen who had not beer
placed in nomination.
Announcement was made that a to-
tai of IS votes were cast, that 40 votes
for each commissions were necessary
to a choice, and that the five who had
received the highest number Of votes
each in excess of the number required
for election, were D. McEachern, Ga.
briel Holmes, w. F. Alexander, Gal
three members of the present board)
H. L. Vollers and F. A. Montgomery
The chairman declared the five gen
tlemen named duly elected as com
missioners.
1t was also incumbent upon the mag
istrates to fill two vacancies then ex-
listing on the present board and a mo.
ton by F. c. Cantwell prevailed, elect.
ing H. L. Vollers and F. A. Mont.
gomery to fill these vacancies the
terms for which expire December LIST
AS a result Of this action the board a:
it is now constituted will serve with.
out change both during the remainder
Of this term and for the new term be.
ginning December 1st.
THE BUDGET AND LEVY FOR THE
!. FISCAL YEAR.
!, The next order of business after thu