The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-10
COUNTY MATTERS.
TINE CHANGED FOR HOLDING THE
GOOD ROADS ELECTION.
It VIII be Held June Isth-Polling
Places, Registrars and Pollholders
Appointed by the commissioners
Yesterday-Jurors Drawn for the
June Term of the Criminal Court.


june Term of the Criminal Court.
The board Of commissioners or New
Hanover county met in regular month-
" session yesterday afternoon at z:5o
O'Clock, the members in attendance
being Chairman McEachern and COM
missioners Holmes, Montgomery Alex
ander and Vollers.
DIR. William ID. Mcmillan, county
sunerintendent Of health read his re-
mort for the month of April. During
the month he treated 225 patients at
his office and made 60 visits to 81 pa
tents at their homes. He reports the
county home, the convict camp and
the county Jail as in good sanitary
condition, there having been no acute
sickness during the month. He reports
that there is not a case OF typhold
fever in the county, and no general
sickness with the exception or meas
les.
The report of the register or deeds
was submitted, showing that during
the month Of April he issued "A mar
rage cense Is to white and IL 10
colored couples, for which he turned
over to the county S2Z-S0.
Mr.. Sol. J.. Jones, superintendent OF
roads. made his report OF work done
in April and the collection Of Sl1 road
tax during the month.
Chairman McEachern reported work
1yas progressing on the Castle Haynes
road and that the road had been la1d
with refuse from h quarrieS to a point
a quarter of a mile south OF the
eighth mile post. The sandy stretcn
at Rocky Run has been converted INTO
a good road. He reported that ne had
six carts built at a cost OF S5O eacn.
He recommended that the machinery
at the quarry be covered. On motion
the board ordered h lumber in the
shack at the conyic camp at the
seven mile post on the Castle Haynes
road to be taken to the quarry to make
a, shed for the machinery.
Chairman McEachern reported tnat
the work on the Castle Haynes ROAD
was delayed for lack of facilities TO get
the crushed stone away from the quar-
ries at Castle Haynes. The spur track
nut in by the railroad was unit 1or
use until additional crosstieS are put
in. and until the ties are put IN the
rock cannot be hauled out 10 the Ioau.
He reported that the railroad sent up
a foreman and hands yesterday TO put
in the croSstieS.
The chairman reported that a woods
fire has detroyed the fence around Oak
Grove cemetery, the pauper purylhs
round and on motion the chairman
and Commissioner Montgomery were
authorized to call for bids and have
the grounds enclosed with a parpeu
wire fence.
chairman McEeachern stated that
Mayor WaddeI requested him 10 get
the sense of the board as to the pay
ment by the county of half OF the cost
of paving Princess street IN front Oh
the old court house and or the new
court house, if the city will pay the
other half. He said he presumed that
the street would be laid with Vltrlneu
brick. and the board agreed to pear
it's part OF the expense.
Commissioner reported
that the water fence had been repaired
at a cost OF $11.
JURORS FOR THE CRIMINAL
COURT.
The board drew the following jurors
for the circuit criminal court or New
Hanover county which conVenes mere
on Monday June 3rd:
First Week-H. j. Bierman, q. j.
Pratt, P. H. Walsh, E. F. Jones, Wi
Nj. Koch. James B. Hugg1ns. 3 w.
Skinner. w. II. Darden, Jr-, FRANK >.
Egan. T. Nj. Emerson, w. 5. Walker
p Render. D. c. Love-, A. 3. George,
7 8. Sneeden, t II. ID. Il.
Holden. Louis Todd, d. W. Trask, L.
8. Jacobs, Paul Case, +. b. LeGwln'
j. A. Orrell, j. L. Barnes, }. Z. cor
don. w. r. Bate, W. NJ. Morris, JOS.
n Handy. Sigmon Bear, E. W. Stoke
ley. Henry Tietgen, John S Barnes,
George p. Hurlbert, James A. Lewis
Oscar Batten, John w. Yates.
Second week-G. ]. Boney, William
Waters, E. W. Rogers, H.. Z. l.
Rorkenhagen, E. P. B~oatwright, A. 5.
Tones. b. M. Hill. D. S. Gurganus,
David c. Clark, W. A. j. Yopp, Edgar,
T. Hinton. F. d. Capps, L. H. Kelly,
lanes F.. Post, F. P. Baldwin, w. j..
Morris. l.. Switzerland, Louis Craig.
THE GOODS ROADS ELECTION
Tn order to comply with the new
election law, the board the
time from May 31st to Tuesday June
18th for holding the election Tor tne
purpose of voting on the question OF
issrinp s5O. 900 in bonds for h build
ing and maintenance Of good roads IN
New Hanover county.
The board appointed the following
polling places INC elected the supJoin-
ed registrars Inc pollholders for the
good roads election:
REGISTRARS.
First Ward-First Division f. T.
Skipper Second Division Isaiah
west. Third Division-W. A. Wright.
Second Ward-A. ]. Hill.
Third Ward-A. j.
Fourth Ward-E. ". Hewlett.
Fifth ward-First DiviSion-R. H.
McKoy. Second Division. ID. ii.
Klander.
Game Fear Township-R. w Bor-
Federal PArownship-J. A. Bid
die.
Masonboro TowIShip-D. j. Fergus
Harnett TownshipeFirst DIVISION
J. d. Woody. Second
Walker.
POLLHOLDERS.
First ward-First Division-George
Il. Bland, J. d. Dosher. Secona Dls
sion-Dr. IT. B. Carroll, NJ. Rath5en.
Third Division-George T. Hewlett, j.
u. McIver.
Second ward-R. W. Wallace, ). r.
Third ward-WaIker Meares, George
D Cotchett.