The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1901-01-08
S4,75O PAID YESTERDAY
Amount of the State Lawyers Fees
For Present Fiscal Year Se,701 80
SIMMONS, POU AND WARD GET $1,000
COL loge Harris Ge.s the Largest Amount
Paid to Any Individual, Which is
$3.50. Gel. Chas. Cook
Next With $1,000.

Next With $1,000.
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
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 $4,75o.
Pretty well fer one Gay-don't you think?
Here is how it is.
The total amount paid in this manner
since December /. 1900, is $6,70139.
OF this amount 81 $1,000 was paid out
Yesterday, and The remaining amount, Sl,-
SO was paid during the month OF De-
cember.
The largest fee paid out for legal ser
vices was to Simmons Pou and Ward, fer
services in the case Of the Southern
against the Corporation Commission. ms
fee was $4,000.
Col. ]. G. L. Harris received 81 ,390.25
as attorney for the State and expense
account during the last year-that is,
OoNiNN $1,000
Mr. F. l. Osborne in the bond cases be
equally divided. He received 81 900 in
the case Of the Southern against the Cor
poration Commission, $3.50 in the bond
case and S14O.25 as expense account for
trip to Washington, in behait or the
Spanish war claims.
Col c. A. Cooke received 81 ,2o0. lie
appeared for the Commission in the case
brought by the Southern Railway, and
received 81 000 therefor and $3.50 III the
bond cases-provided this fee was divided
equally.
Mr.. w. c. Douglas received $3.50. He
! appeared in the cases brought by NJ. |.
| and J. c. Stewart, State printers, and in
| the suit of Mr.. Worth against Wake
| county. his fees in the cases being re-
/ spcctively $40 and $500
| The detailed statement Of this account
| is Us follows:
| Dec /, paid J. {. L. Harris, at
| tCrney, expenses of trip TO
| Washington in behalf of Spanish
| American War claims ........S 14o,2o
| Dec 8 paid ". NJ. Lambeth, SER
vices in Register of Deeds Of
| flee Of Wake county, for defend
ants in case Southern Railway
| Co. VS.. y. c. Corporation Com
| mission and others, G. days)... 400
| Dec. I, paid +. I. Osborne, G. A.
Cooke and J. G.. l.. Harris. at
torneys. balance Of fee in bond
! case in l.. S. Court ...... 75O.Oo
! Dec. 8. paid J. w. Hinsdale, attor-
| ney professional services and
| expenses il Railroad and Tele-
| graph cases ................... oo'.If
! Dec. 49, paid W. {. Douglass, pro-
! fessional services in case Of W.
| H. Worth VS.. Board County
| Commission of Wake county :. 200. 90
| Total for Dec. 1000 .........,..$l,95 ISL 80
, Jan - laid J. G. +. Harris, at
| tcrney professional services in
| case of Southern Railway Co.
| vs. \. {. Corporation Commits
! sion ................... 81 ,VuO.Uu
| Jan. 2 paid Chas. a. Cooke, at
| torney professional services in
case of Southern Railway Co.
| ". \. c. Corporation Commits
! sion Observation-Disclosures l,coO.0o
! Jan. = paid Simmons, POu and
Ward. attorneys, professional
! services in case Of Southern
Railway Co. VS.. n G. Corpora
ton Commission and others.... 100000
Jan. 2. paid w. c Douglas, attor-
| ney. Professional services in case
OF NJ |. and j. c.. Stewart VS..
| State Treasurer ............... 250.O
Jan. g paid W \. Jones, attOr-
ney, professional services in
| case Of NJ. /. and J. c. Stewart
VS.. State Treasurer ......... $50 90
| Jan. =, paid J. n. Holding, attor-
| ney. professional services in
! case of NJ. l. and J. c. Stewart
| VS.. State Treasurer ........... go. 90
| Jan. 1901 to date ...........S47 80 GO
| Dec I"oo ,................. l,9ol.3S
| Total this fiscal year to date $50. SIS, 7O1 80