The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-08
LITTLE MORE TIME
Pay Up $500 or Work
the Roads.
Wake County Commissioners Order a
Steel Bridge Over PantheFEBranch,
and Raleigh and PamIiCO
Bonds 10 be Delivered.

The Board OF County Commissioners be-
gan their regular monthly session yester-
day, the entire Board being present. The
Beard will be in session again today.
The most important matter to the gen.
eral public that was transacted, was the
ordering of a steel bridge to be placed
over Rocky Branch on the Fayetteville
road, and the action in regard to an ex-
tension of time for the payment of the
county road tax of $500. Time for the
payment OF this was extended to the
fifteenth of this month.
A communication in regard to this was
received from several citizens, asking per-
mission to pay the tax of $500 each to the
County Treasurer in place of working the
roads, claiming that they did not know
that the time for payment had expired on
the first of March. They stated that
payment had been offered on March 5th,
but refused. Then the Board ordered the
time of payment of this tax of $780, due
from all males in the county between
the ages CT q and 10 in lieu of road work
be extended to the fifteenth of March,
and that such a notice be published in the
News and Observer.
DR.. j. A. Sexton complained that the
Mineral Springs road was not laid off in
accordance with order. The matter was
referred to Superintendent of Roads w.
G. Allen.
The chairman of the Board was en-
powered with authority to deliver to the
President of the Raleigh ard Pamlico
Sound Railroad Company $4,000 of Raj
! eigh township bonds, $4,000 of st. Mat
tAews township bonds, and $4,000 OF
Marks Creek township bonds, as ordered
| by an election held, as soon as there was
delivered to him like amount of second
mortgage bonds of the railroad company.
| w c. Bond, of Panther Branch p. r.
| Champion and w. A. Champion, of Middle
| Creek, were relieved of road duty because
! of physical inability. ]. F. Gilbert, OF
| Swift Creek was granted $500 temporary
relief S. f. Allen, overseer Of Wake
Forest township section No. 4, was au-
| thorizcd 10 work out $12.G0 on the road
that amount being due his section on ac-
CONT of payments in lien Of work last
| year.
An order was passed that a steel bridge
with steel beams, be placed over Rocky
Branch on Fayetteville Road. Chairman
lGreen and Road superintendent Allen were
directed to make contracts.
| Mr. w. B. Snow appeared before the
Board and stated tnaC he would Apply
for the pardon of Wilson Hayes, a negro,
convicted at tho term of Wake Court.
Mr.. w. G. Allen, Superintendent of the
County Home. stated that Hayes was IN
poor health. unable to work and an eX-
pense to the county. The Board concluded
to endorse the application and to sign it
Individually.
Washington Durham, of St. Matthews
applied for permission to take up piece
of land adjoining his, said land not being
listed for taxes and the owner, if any,
being unknown. The mater was referred
to the chairman and the county attorney
A rebate on 5000 was allowed to ]. S.
Fcrrall on account of excessive valuation
of his land in Marks Creek township, the
lumber on the land having been sold.
The Board will continue its session to-
day,