The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-03
$4,75O PAID YESTERDAY
Amount of the State Lawyers Fees
For Present Fiscal Year 6,7O1 80
SIMMONS, PoU AND WARD GET $1,000
Col. Loge Harris Gets the Largest Amount
Paid to Any Individual, Which is
$1,000. Col. Chas. Cook
Next With $1,000.

NeXt WIN viJZUO'
Legal service comes high. At least
that's the experience North Carolina has
recently had.
The lawyers who have been doing work
for the State took day off yesterday and
sent in their bills. The clerk in the
auditors office was kept busy making out
warrants.
The warrants made out yesterday to
pay lawyers for working for the State
amounted to the tidy little sum of $4,750.
Pretty we'll for one day-dont you think?
Here is how it is.
The total amount paid in this manner
since December 1, 1900 is $6,701.39.
OF this amount $4,7500O was paid out
yesterday, and the remaining amount, ST.,
95139 was paid during the month of De-
eember.
The largest fee paid out for legal SER
vices was to Simmons, Pou and Ward, for
services in the case of the Southern
against the Corporation Commission. This
fee was $4,000.
COL j. C. L. Harris received $1,390.2
as attorney for the State and expense
account during the last year-that is,
provided the $3.50 paid him, Mr.. Cooke and
Mr. F. l. Osborne in the bond cases be
equally divided. He received $1,000 in
the case of the Southern against the Cor
poration Commission, $3.50 in the bond
ease and $140.25 as expense account for
trip to Washington, in behalf Of the
Spanish war claims.
Col c. A.. Cooke received 81 ,250 He
appeared for the Commission in the case
brought by the Southern Railway, and
received $1,000 therefor. and $3.50 in the
bond cases-provided this fee was divided
equally.
Mr.. w. C. Douglas received $3.50 He
appeared in the cases brought by M. |.
and ]. C. Stewart, State printers, and in
the suit of Mr.. Worth against Wake
county, his fees in the cases being re
spectively $3.50 and $500.
The detailed statement of this account
is as follows:
Dec 1, paid j. c. l.. Harris, at
torney, expenses of trip TO
Washington in behalf of Spanish
American War claims ........$ 14025
Dec. 8, paid w. M. Lambeth, SER
vices in Register of Deeds Of
flee of Wake county, for defend
ants in case Southern Railway
Co. VS.. n. c. Corporation Com
mission and others, e days)... 400
Dec. Z, paid z. |. Osborne, c. A.
Cooke and j. G.. l.. Harris, at
torneys, balance of fee in bond
case in U. S. Court ... 10000
Dec. 8, paid ]. w. Hinsdale, attor
ney, professional services and
expenses in Railroad and Tele-
graph cases ........ S5714
Dec. 49, paid w. G.: Douglass, pro-
fessional services in case of w.
H. Worth VS.. Board County
Commission of Wake county :. 10000
Total for Dec. 1900 ...'....... 81 ,951 80
1901
JAM 2, paid ]. c. L. Harris, at
torney, professional services in
case of Southern Railway Co.
KS. N. C. Corporation Commits
sion ...................... 81 ,00OOO
Jan. 2, paid Chas. A. Cooke, at
torney, professional services in
case of Southern Railway Co.
vs.. N. c. Corporation Commits
sion 100000
Jan. 2, paid Simmons, Pou and
Ward, attorneys, professional
services in case of Southern
Railway Co. VS.. N. G. Corpora
ton Commission and others - 100000
JAM 2, paid w. C Douglas, attor-
ney. professional services in case
of M l. and j. c. Stewart VS..
State Treasurer ........... $4,000
JAN 2, paid w. N. Jones, attor-
ney, professional services in
case of NJ. /. and J. C. Stewart
vs.. state Treasurer ........ $4,000
Jan. 2, paid j. N Holding. attor
ney, professional services in
case of NJ. l. and J. C. Stewart
VS.. State Treasurer .......... 25O0O
Jan. 1901. to date ....... $4, $4,000
Dec. 1900 / 1851 80
Total this fiscal year to date. -. IS, 7O1.39