The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-07
WAKE JURY LIST
Southern Railway and the
7 Right-of-
The Board of County Commissioners
Make Disposition of Road Forces,
Start a BIacksmithy and do
Other Things.

The Board of County Commissioners of
Wake county yesterday closed their ses-
sion for the January meeting. Much
routine was transacted. and the following:
Mrs. B. K. Partin through her attor-
ney. A. r. Upchurch was relieved from
double tax. this having been put on be-
cause her property was not listed. Mrs.
$. j. Belts, of Middle Creek township,
was ordered granted a rebate On $162
valuation of her property on account of
excessive valuation.
Dr.. NJ T. Pope, a colored physician, OF
Raleigh, submitted his bill for $40 for at
tendance on smallpox patients On mo-
ton it was ordered that he be paid $40.
A communication was received from
Mr.. T. II. Busbec, attorney for the South
ern Railway, calling attention to the fact
that the public road between Raleigh and
Cary is on the right-of-way of the North
Carolina Railroad, and claiming that the
company does not waive any rights if it
has any in the matter. The letter was
ordered filed, and no other action was
taken
The heirs of the late J. A. Jeffreys'
estate were allowed to redeem their prop
erty sold for taxes in 1902 by paying single
tax and all the costs
A. A. Peppin. Of Little RIVER township,
was granted rebate on $500 valuation of
his property as fixed by the assessors.
The report of the county treasurer was
received. showing receipts since June,
1903, to be s24.711s5: disbursements,
S22, 49, balance on hand. s2,4S462.
An order was made that the road forces
under 7. NJ Bailey. now in the eastern
section, remain there till March 4th and
then go to northern section till the first
of December. The road forces under
Holloway are to move from the western
to southern section under same dates. and
the Raleigh road forces under ALI Jones
are to move to the northern section in two
weeks, staying there five months and then
come to southern section five months.
Holloways force is to be increased to not
more than twenty or less than fifteen men,
and as he is soon to leave the present
place he is instructed to repair the worst
places at once, turning over extra stock
to Chairman Green to be used as a repair
force.
w. G. Allen, Superintendent of the
County Home. was instructed to secure
a good blacksmith for smithy work and
repairs. The board instructed that shop
be erected for this and the necessary
tools be bought.
The Jury list for the February term of
the Superior court for Wake county was
drawn as follows:
FIRST WEEK.
RALEIGH-L- F. Afford, N. A. Dunn,
]. D. Boushall, W. II. Davis. j. B. Green,
B. w. Baker.
ST. MARY's-F. A. Whitaker. Henry
BRYAN.
WAKE FOREST-K. H. Faison. H. H
Watkins
WHITE OAK-W. C. Hunter.
MIDDLE CREEK-Bennett Rowland.
PANTHER BRANCH-A. I. Smith.
LITTLE RIVER. r. Lilies, w. G.
Chamblee,
OAK GROVE--J. H. LYNN.
CEDAR FORK-G. w. Hurst.
HOLLY SPRINGS-C. f. Spence.
SECOND WEEK.
RALEIGH-Charles R. Reid, James H.
Robbins, r. p Brown, w. H. Robbins. A.
J. Ellis, o. L. Bailey, c. c. Baker. j. A.
Spence.
WHITE OAK-W. C. NJ Yates. J. Hill
mon Rogers.
PANTHER BRANCH. L. Britt.
HOUSE CREEK. ]. Lynn, Jr.
WAKE FOREST-W. ]. Dunn.
BUCKHORN-L. NJ. Holt, James Enniss.
NEW LIGHT-G. G. Sanderling.
LITTLE RIVER-C. d. Pace.
MARKS CREEK-Nat Debnam.