The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-12-15
County Commissioners
and Audit Board
Met Yesterday
FINANCE
County Treasurer Green Submitted
Report for Month of November to
on by the County Commissioners
Other Matters Disposed OF.

The board of county commissioners
met yesterday afternoon to transact
business which could not be reached
at the regular session on last Mon
day.
MIR. Valentine Gaskill appeared be-
fore the board and asked that 4 mis-
take be corrected in the valuation of
his property. The valuation of the
property as recorded on the tax books
was $4,000 when ii should have been
Es25O.OO. The board ordered the cor
IrectOn made.
Mr.. w. W. King was appointed
keeper of the Oak Grove cemetery
for the ensuing year, the cOmpensa-
ton to be s1OO. Mr.. King was also
awarded the contract for furnishing
coffins. at the rate of s2.00 each. for
lburying the county poor.
| The following bonds, which were
| not ready at the regular session on
Monday, were passed on and accepted.
| DR.. C. D. Bell, coroner. bond $4,000.
with T. S. Toler and F. J. Gooding rs
sureties each of whom Justify in the
sum of $1,000.
Mr. VIM. Shearin, keeper of con-
victs sent to the county roads, bond
$4,000, with Marsden Bellamy and
iSamuel Blossom as sureues, each OF
IwhOm justify in the sum of $4,000.
Mr. w j. Chadwick. keeper of
Icounty home. bond $1,000. signed by
IGeo. II. Heyer. who justifies in the
Isum of $500. Martin Newman for ST.
loco and I. J. Bear $1,000.
Directly after the adjournment of
1.-The county commissions the county
Iaudit committee met. County Treas
urer II. Mel. Green, submitted the
following report for the month of
November.
| Moneys on hand or collected during
imOnth of November:
General county fund from
account .....-S 2.224 81
Especial county fund from ac-
count .. 1903 II
New Hanover county road
FUND from account 1C,755 90
New Hanover county sinking
| fund from account ..... 2.235 o.
Frank H. Stedman, sheriff.
| property tax for 1903 $3.50 ~
Frank H. Stedman, sheriff,
schedule B tax for 1903. 12S 25
John d. Taylor, c. S. c., jury tax;
ISneeden VS.. Railway Light and Power
lComany, $500; Ocean View Company
VS.. Mercer and PhareS, $500.
Order proved by commits
sioners to treasurer for
New Hanover road fund. see 90
F.. H. Stedman, sheriff, prop
.erty tax for 1903. 3.709 s5
IF. H. Stedman, schedule B
| tax for 1903. les 81
D. McEachern, chairman
Co. commissioners, back
taxes ............. 2So 80
ID. McEachern. chairman B.
c. G. jury tickets, return
ed ~
d. McEachern, chairman 3.
c. G. rents ....... 90
wv. II. Biddle. register of
deeds, marriage licenses. 81 %
Total S33,8S9 "a
DISBURSEMENTS.
|Outdoor Door .s BAT S5
lRoads and bridges w $50 08
Public buildings :. ..... 1875 So
iSuperior court s94 So
lJail " 3e4 30
lStattonary and advertising 81 so
magistrate "
lCounty Home " I48 so
IRefunded taxes ... 80
Tax listing " % so
James Walker Memorial
Hospital :. :. w 500 90
lCounty commissioners " 1870 25
lSuperintendent Of health 100 90
lCOrOner " "a 40
CONSTABLE . ......... II 4e
lClerk " so 90
lJanitOr " - 90
New Hanover county roads 1871 81
IOrder Of commissioners to
transfer from general
county fund to road fund. 500 0l
ITreasurer's commissions 163 IS
BY balance i. .... 29,257 Is
Total =. s33.s8s "A
I BALANCE ON HAND.
: General county fund ....s 9,429 o.
/ Especial county fund . 1909 Il
: New Hanover county road
fund ........ 1888 A
? New Hanover county sink
2 ing fund .... 2.235 OF
4 Passing on the treaSurer's report
I was the only matter of any impor-
tanCe transacted by the audit com
: mittee other than passing on mum
= ber of bills submitted to the commit
tee for their approval
Mss Grace G. burlington has return.
ed after spending three months in thf
mountains Of Virginia. in New Yorr
city and in New Jersey.