The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-08
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Regular Meeting OF the Board Yester-
day DR.. Lanes Death Announced
and Resolutions OF Respect Adopted.
The Business Transacted

The board Of commissioners Of New
Hanover county met in regular monthly
session yesterday at ; O'Clock. All the
members were in attendance. zig:
Chairman McEachern. and Corimis-
sioners Holmes. Montgomery, Alexan-
der ard villers.
After the minutes had been read and
approved, reports were received
The report OF DR.. w. ID. Mcmillan,
county superintendent OF health. was
made for the month Of January. Dur
ing the month he treated lsS patients
at his office and made IS visits TO SO pa
tients at their homes. he report the
Jail, county home inc convict camp at
the rock quarry as in good sanitary
condition. There was n case or SICK
ness at the camp. n one death at the
home-Gaston Flowers, an old colored
inmate.
Register of Deeds w. H. Biddle sub
mitted his annual and his monthly re-
ports. The former shows that during
1900 he issued 2s4 marriage licenses.
and the latter that during January 10
licenses were issued.
the report of Mr.. Sol ]. Jones, super
of roads was received. he
| reports that he has been over the roads,
had repairs to roads and bridges made
| and that a lot of tools nave been pur-
chased to carry on the road work. He
recommends that the work on the new
Federal Point road be completed as
early as possible, and that where there
| are smill bridges that they be replaced
| with terra Gotta pipe culverts.
An application from A. V. Horrell
for license to sell liquor at the bat
terry" on Greenville Sound, was laid
| aside for more definite information as
to the location.
The board accepted the bond OF Sol.
| ]. Jones, as superintendent of roads,
| in the sum of $4,000. given by the
| American Bonding and COM
| pany, of Baltimore; also the bond of
| CT. G. Simmons, standard keeper, in the
| sum of $500 with Jno. L. Wood n b. r
Penny as sureties.
On application of Henry Tompkins,
| he was allowed TO put a gate in the
| county fence near Scott'S Hill, provid-
| ed he does so at his W expense and
guarantees to maintain the same.
The contract for painting the roof Of
the county home was let to j. w. Deal
at 40 cents per square foot
On motion the superintendent of roads
| was instructed to make repairs not
exceeding SIS in cost to the road be-
| tween the eighth mile post and Cor
| belts landing.
Mr.. T. J.. Burnett presented petitions
for endorSement-one petitionlng our
members of the general assembly TO re-
peal the mo fence law in this county
| and the other to exempt from the no
fence law all that portion of the u
| ty south of Greenfield pond and Hew-
let's creek. The board declined TO en-
dorse either petition as a board but in
dividual members were left to do as
they like.
A communication was received from
DR.. J. NJ Hall, intern at the city hos
| pital, informing the board Of the death
Of DIR. w. w. Lane the physician and
surgeon in charge. Commissioner
| Holmes ~thereupon offered the following
| resolution and the same was unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas. the board of commission
| ers of New Hanover county have just
| been informed ofth e sudden death of
I DIR. w. w. Lane, surgeon in charge OF
the city hospital. deploring the loss
| which we have sustained in the death
| of so useful and valuable public ser
want, and the loss to the community
of a genial, courteous n amiable gen.
tleman.
Resolved. That these resolutions be
enrolled upon the minutes as evidence
of our high appreciation Of his services.
and that a copy be sen to the family
of the deceased"
The following jurors were drawn for
the next term of the crimina court:
Geo. A. Warren j. L.. Hawkins, A.
Robertson. w. F.. Rodgers, Jno. ]. VIII
liams. Fred w. Dick. c. H. Schulken.
E. F. Lewis, Walter ". Hudson, VIM.
Lumsden, B. O.. Stone, j. E. Greer, NJ.
F. Groom, A. B.. George, r. II Brady,
j D. Bender, J. A Hines, Robt. w
Smith, A. K. Heath. w. l.. Webb, ].
H. Harper, T.. Wright Meares. II. II.
Hooker, Thos. Lawther. G.. w. Rodgers.
Geo. w. Britt. j. S. Barr, w. P. Wood
cock. c. A Turley. j.. v. Gurley, j. F.
Lanier, w. r. B~arksdale. A. B. Cook,
E. l.. Davis, w. s.. Craig, T. j. Torpv,
After t~ransacting other business the
board tool a recess, subject to call.
MRS. COOPER INDIGNANT