The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-06
COUNTY AFFAIRS
observation-disclosures for the October
Term of Court-Our Tax Resources.

uolIdo a4AOA- WI -" N-CSAS lit
yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, met
at that hour. The members Of the
board in attendance were Commission
ers Holmes, Montgomery and Alexan-
der. Absent. Chairman D. McEachern
and Commissioner Vollers. In the alb
sence of the chairman, Commissioner
. Holmes acted as chairman.
Mr.. W. H. Biddle, register of deeds,
was present and turned over to the
board the tax hooks recently completed
by Mr.. Thomas o. Bunting, county tax
lister. The register of deeds signed the
books and they were turned over to
Sheriff F. II. Stedman for the collection
of taxes.
Inc tax books were neatly gotten I'D
by the tax lister, and from them it was
learned that the total listed axables in
New Hanove county is valued at $S,451,-.
al The total number of polls in the
county is 1853, of which 2,09S are
whites and 1 SCI colored, showing that
the white voters now have a majority
of 567. The taXables embrace S5,O38
acres Of and valued at $713, 791, 1900
town lots valued at So, 1888, no, 912 horses
valued at 44,2z2 334 mules valued at
SIS $40, 624 cattle valued at 1888, GIL
hogs valued at S2,27O, $50 sheeo valued
- WV So VI a. 4 Il Hlkn4
value of household and kitchen furni-
ture $3.50, 105, value of provisions S371,
value of firearms 81, 948; value of libra
ries, $9,110: value of scientific instru-
ments, S1,630: money on hand or on de-
post, S33,6S2: solvent credits, S611, 534,-
value of shares in Incorporated compa-
MES, S4S3,499: value of cotton in seed or
lint, $4,000; value of tobacco. leaf or
manufactured, S3,420; value of turpen-
tine, rosln and tar $19,446; value Of
brandy and Hhiskey ST, 1888; value of
musical instruments $50, 245; number of
bicycles lab, valued at 81, sos: value of
plated and sIiVerWare, $14,703; value OF
watches and leWelry, $24, 2S9; value of
goods, wares and merchandise, $685.. 55S;
value of other personal properly, $685.
544; total value of real estate, Sc, 102, col:
total value OF personal property. So
34S,540; jacks and %jennets, one, valued
at $40; number of goats, 106, valued
at SOS; value of musical instruments,
$20,245; gross incomes from property not
taxed, $207, 206; values listed by whites
81 $50, 7S4; values listed by negroes, S470,-
657. The. estimated revenue from
the values llste1 for 1901 is $50, 800. II, di-
vided as follows: For state purposes
S16.06: for schools. $22, 922.58; for county
purposes (generaD, $22, 979. SO; for the
poor, $1,3I9.02: for roads and bridges
$4,61S.01: for the Walker Memorial hos
pital, $6,477.25. for the sinking und and
interest, S431S.16. The tax rate is 81
cents on the $100 Of real estate, 81 cents
on prsOnal property, and 243 cents on
polls. COmpdr Il to last year the tax
rate has been reduced II % cents on
the 500 of real estate and s 2-3 cents on
personal property. Last years revenue
was $50, 47S.So. divided as follows: For
state purposes, (generaD, $16,S32.24 for
pensions, $2,So3.40: for county purposes,
(generaD, $50, 006. go; for the Criminal
court, 81, 633.19 for the city hospital,
$4,633.19: for roads and bridges, SO, 266.39
for interest n sinking fund, 2,779.92;
for the poor. $1.460; for the county
fence, S3,S20.45: for schools. so, 49, 80.
With abou q million dollars increase in
taxable values as compared with last
year, the reduced tax rate will procure
about the same total tax as last year,
as will be noticed.
JURY FOR OCTOBER COURT.
The board drew the following jurors
to serve at tn next term of the
riOr court of New hanover county to
convene here Monday, october 2:
First week-Frank Herbst, W. @.
Page. r.. B. Register, r D. Tucker,
Thomas ]. Pac, Geo. w. Penny, Henry
w. Penny, Jesse N. BOwden. d. w.
Trask, w. H. Turley, H. l.. Deans. NJ.
Rosenmann, Geo. w. Parker Jr' ROD
ert Scott. Geo. H Hudson, A. G.. Alder
man. John w. Wilson, Samuel w. skin
ner.
Second week.. l.. Sallings, Clifton
Carroll. w. \. Riach, John NJ. WiLliS1Tls.
Geo. T. GOetgen, d. H. McGlauhor, D.
CT. Westbrook. ]. ]. Wooten, L. L. Con-
way. c. L. Fowler, G. Thalley, J. a.
Springer, X. w. Jewell, Joel L. Middle
ton, Joe \. Westbrook, C. o. Byerly.
OTHER BUSINESS.
TIL board received the report of DIR.
W. D.. Mcmillan, superintendent OF
hath. for the month of August Dur
ing the month he treated I'D patients
at his office 5nd made 60 visits to 50
patients at tn, II homes. He reports the
iail. the county home and the county
convict camp at Castle Haynes as IN
good sanitary condition. There has been
no fever in either the Jail or the county
home during the month, n only a
few chills and feverS at the convict
camp. The drainage and hll1ng In OF
low places at the county home mas I'M
proved the sanitary condition there.
During August DIR. Mcmillan reports
that here were only four cases OF ty-
phoid fever in the county.
The register of deeds made his report
for August, showing that he issued 10
marriage licenses 6 to white couples
and 10 to coloIed coupleS), and turned
over to the county treasurer Sl4.2o IN
fees for the same.
Sol J.. Jones. superintendent of pub
lie roads. sent in his report of work
done in August. The board ordered
hat the hands who have heretofore
worked section four OF the public road
which has been discontinued, shal be
transferred 10 section two, extending
from the city limits on the Newbern
road TO the sixth mile post The super
intendent was instructed to give the
hands notice tC this effect He was in
structed to proceed according to law
against John henry and John Patrick,
who failed to respond to the summons
to work the Tublic roads.
T, ]. Ashley was from
poll tax on account OF physlcal us
ability.
Commissioner Alexander, of the COM
mittee. submitted a report on the april
cation of Mr.. Jas. H. C~hadbourn, IT. Ior
a reduction o. the assessed OF
the Castle Haynes property OF the New
Hanover Land and Improvement Com
pany. The committee made an adverse