The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-08
COUNTY AFFAIRS
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MET YESTERDAY
The County Institutions in Goo.
Sanitary Condition-The She'll Road
Being M~acadamed Where Reuairs
Are Necessary-The Assessment of
for Taxation Reduced
Other Matters.

The board of commissioners of Navv
hanover county met in regular session
yesterday at 2:30 p. m. The members
In attendance were Chairman McEach-
ern n Commissioners Holmes, Mont
gomery and Alexander.
The board exempted H. G.. Johnson
from poll tax on account of physical dis
ability.
Dr- w. d. Mcmillan county superin-
tehdeht OF health, read his report for
the month of July. During the month
he treated 225 patients at his office and
made 4S visits to Al patients at their
MONIES. he reports the Jail, the county
nome n the convict camp at Castle
haynes as in good sanitary condition.
he states that there was very little
lckneSs at the camp and none at the
nome and jail. During the month Phil
lis Holt, colored, died at the home of
softening of the brain. There was not
q quarantine case in the county during
the month, but DR.. Mcmillan reports
mat there were sixteen cases of typhoid
lever in the county.
The register of deeds reported that
during July he issued 10 marriage
licenses six to whites and Is to colored
couples, and turned over to the county
treasurer $1S.05 in fees for the same.
Colonel John d. Taylor, clerk of the
superior court, reported that he turned
over TO the treasurer $67.25 for school
fund and So jury tax, making a total of
STOPS.
The report of the grand jury made at
the last term of the superior court,
transmitted by the clerk upon order. of
the judge. was read and placed on file.
County Attorney w. b. McKoy pre-
sented a bill for 500 for extra services
in going to Greene county and going
before the supreme court TO look after
the case of A. L. DeRosset VS.. the Com
missioners, which was settled in favor
of the commissioners and fixed the va
(idity of the $50, 900 of bonds issued for
good road building. After discussing
the matter, action or the bill was de-
ferred.
The board reduced the tax assess
ment OF the following property: Plant
of the Hydraulic White Brick Company
from $4,000 to $4,000; On W.. F. Robel-
sons residence on Princess street be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets, from
wharf property, between Market and
Dock streets, from 800 to 81, 800; on
the property of the Hanover Land ana
Improvement Company at Castl2
Haynes from s15, 900 to $4,000.
Superintendent of Roads Sol ]. Jones
submitted MS report W the WORK
done on the roads in July. During the
month he collected SO for exemptions
from o duty.
Chairman McEachern recommended,
that in view of the cOuntys purchase Of
the shell road from Wilmington to
Wrightsville, section I Of the G~reenville
road, which parallels the shell road at a
distance of only a half mile away, be
discontinued as a public road. The
matter was referred TO the roads and
bridges committee to investigate and
report.
The superintendent of roads was in
structed to assign the road hands Oh
Greeenville and Wrightsville Sound to
other roads, owing to n change of the
public road, as recently requested By
Mr.. Pembroke Jones VINO Is building a
road to take the place of the public
road from Scott's Hill to Wrightsyllle.
Chairman McEacheTn informed the
board that repairs are now III progres
on the shell roa and that the work
will be kept UP till the road is put in
good condition. 1t is to be macadamiz-
ed with Castle Haynes rock
repairs are needed.
The board adjourned subject to the
call of the chairman