The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-06

The annual meeting of the board Of
magistrates of New Hanover county
was held at the court house yesterday
at IL o'clock. Sixty-five justices of the
a put of eigthy-one were present.
Chairman D. McEachern called the
meeting to order, and Mr.. John Nc
Laurin, deputy register OF deeds. was
~ex-offcio secretary of the meeting.
On motion of Justice .S>see Wilder
Justice W. j. Woodward was made
chairman.
BY request of the chairman, Chair
man ID. McEachern, of the board of
county commissioners, stated the object
Of the meeting, which was to fix the
tax levy for the fiscal year 1902-19O3,
and to elect n board Of county commits
sioners for the term OF two years be-
ginning July list, 1902. He then laid
before the magistrates the following
communication addressed to the chair
man of the meeting.
Dear Sir:-Please find statement of
estimated expense for basing tax levy
and we beg to call your attention to
the following items.
1st- The superior court, as you are
aware, now includes crimina cases, and
is very expensive as conducted, as in
addition to above amounts given in last
years expense, eleven hundred and two
douars has been paid and charged in
this years expenses for court held No
Vember 26th, 1901.
End. The amount for public buildings
is largely to provide for payment of n
half o. the cost of paving the streets
adjoining the county property.
"3rd- The James Walker Memorial
Hospital appropriation has been perma-
nently increased by act of the legisla-
ture to $4,000, and we also have to pro-
vide for payment of Tote for $3,400 to
be made to cover contribution to aid in
furnishing the hospital.
ITO meet the expenses as estimated.
the county commissioners recommend
the following levy of taxes, Is provided
for in the revenue act Of 1901:
Genera und-on real and personal
property % 2-3, poll IL; hospital fund
on real and personal property &c, poll
&c; military fund-on real and personal
property 1 1-3c, poll &c; court house
bonds, interest and sinking fund-on
real and personal property, 4c, poll 12c;
New Hanover va bonds, interest n
sinking fund-on real n personal
property, 4c, poll 12c. Total on real and
personal property Acc; poll, $1.20.
And that there shall be levied and
collected on all subjects Of taxation en-
braced in schedules b and c. of the
Machinery Act, n elsewhere in the
acts of 1901, the same tax as is by law
specifically imposed for state purposes,
except on such subjects as are forbidden
by the laws Of the state.
Cd. M'EACHERN.
Chairman"
Justice B. J. Jacobs moved to take
up the levy separately IS to each Of the
items and consider it seriatim, but
after discussion the motion was lost.
On motion of Justice w. H. Bernard
the board of magistrates adopted the
tax levy as recommended by the board
of commissioners as above. AS will be
seen the tax will be 40 cents on the 500
on real and personal property against
SO cents last year, while the poll tax for
this year is $1.20 against $1.15 last year.
The tax levy for the year is based
upon the following estimates by the
commissioners for the following pur-
poses. Superior court, $4,000; outdoor
poor and insane, $4,000; county home,
$4,000; public buildings, $500; Jail,
$1,000; coroner, $500; magistrates, 5000;
constable, $50; register Of deeds, $500;
attorney, 5000; superintendent of health.
81, 200; county commissioners, 1 LOO;
clerk and %janitor, s1.140; printing and
stationery, $3.50: tax listing. $1,000;
election, $1,000; military, $500; James
Walker Memorial Hospital, s4,SO0; fur
nishing hospital, So. 400. Total. 34,S4O.
The election of five county commits
sioners being in order, Justice F. H
Fechtig moved. and the same was sec
onded, that the incumbent board of
commissioners be elected.
The motion was adopted, and upon
motion of Justice R. c. Cantwell, the
clerk cast the unanimous vote for the
present commissioners, viz: D. Nc
Eachern, III. L. Vollers. Gabriel Holmes,
F. A.. Montgomery and W. F. Alex
ander.
Justice NJ. W. jacob spoke of the
Importance and necessity of having a
correct map of New Hanover county
made and moved to appropriate $500 for
that purpose.
The motion was discussed by several.
Justice ]. NJ. MCGOWAN offered an
amendment of 5000 and Justice Walker
Aeares suggested 500, defining the
scorpe Of the map, taking in the public
IA of the county.
Justice W. F. Robertson, who is a
civil engineer Of wild experience, said
such a map would cost $4,000 and per-
haps $1,000.
Finally, pon motion of Justice J. j.
Fowler, the whole matter was laid upon
the table
The board then adjourned.
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The board of county commissioner
of New hanover county met in regular
monthly session yesterday at 2:S0 p. m.
all the members being in attendance,
viz: Chairman D. McEachern, and
Commissioners H. l. Vollers. +. A.
Montgomery, w. F. Alexander. and