Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-06-03
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEET.
Taxes for 1908 Levied. Read Foom
Lands to Kanap0!is 0ssned.

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Lands to KandpoIis Opened.
The county commissioners met
IN regularly monthly session here
Monday and Tuesday and @ COZ
siderable amount Of business was
given attention. The minutes of
the meeting follow:
Ordered that M. J.. Misen.
helmer's taxes be reduced from
$93 to $65.
supt- Carter, Camp No. /, re-
ports 81 convicts, 2 white, 80 col
ored.
Supt. Hartley, Camp No. 2, re-
ports Al convicts, 10 white, %
colored.
Mrs, Patterson reports Is in
mates in county home. Health
fairly good.
Ordered upon recommendation
OF tax assessors taxes or B. F..
Fraley's propertybe reduced from
$4,000 to $4,000
Upon petition Of J. G. Sewers
it is ordered that the bridge built
by him over Grants creek at
Sewers ferry be accepted as a
public bridge.
Ordered that road be opened
from Lands to Kannapolis as per
survey of G. M. Miller, G. J. Deal
and w. L. Harris as soon as pos
sible.
Ordered that Henry Dohson be
excused from poll tax and road
duty for two years; also David
Honeycutt.
Ordered that W. l.. Harris be
and is hereby appointed to inves-
tlgate road at Lebanon church and
report as soon as possible.
Ordered to allow David l.. Hols-
houser $50 damage to road.
Herbert M. Buley Is excused
from poll tax and road duty for
two years from date.
Ordered to allow Smith Robin
son 50 for support.
Ordered that DO further pay
mont he made for rock handled ut
any camp beyond Salon church.
Ordered that proposition Of
Messrs Deal and Corriher be &C.
cepted to pay cash and superin-
tend work free of charge, opening
road from Lands to Annapolis.
The county to assist ID opening
said road not to exceed 5000.
Ordered that county taxes he re-
mitted on Jones and Adams shows
to be exhibited ON June Ssh said
shows being given for the benefit
of the South Side Reel Co.
Ordered that request of John
Deaton and others asking en- APP
repatriation of 5000 to repair
road i'll Atwell township be laid
over till finance committee re-
ports.
Ordered that P. A. Stirewalt's
taxes be reduced 1925.
J II. Krider reports special
taxes collected to date 1907
$19, O13 IS; special 1908. s11, OBS
State and county tax, $40, $40. IS.
Total $76,9a9 O3.
A. NJ. Rice reports taxes collect
ed to date $45, 1885.
Ordered that J. w. Riley he ex-
empt from peddler's license to
sell spectacles free of tax resery-
ing the light to revoke at any
time at the pleasure of the board.
Kiuttz & Rendleman contract
to furnish supplies to camps.
Ordered that Burt Shoe Co.'S
taxes be reduced $4,000.
Ordered that G. II. Kluttz and
P. A. Hartman be appointed to
90 to Greensboro and investigate
workings of different road
scrapers, methods of road build,
ing, etc.
Ordered by the board that the
Episcopal church be allowed tt
construct q drainage pipe through
the court house lot.
Ordered that Drs. Foust, Heilig
and Trantham be appointed a
committee to investigate the IN
sanitary condition of Town creek,
report the cause and offer recon-
mendatIon.
All applications for liquor Ii
cense were granted.
G. W. Murph7's SO acres raised
to $1,000. A. L. Peeler's 1875 acres
raised to $500.
The grand jnry's report was
placed Oh file.
Ordered that the Rowan Brick
Co. be rendered 800 IN cash and
the company assume the rental to
date please provlded said company
relinquish their lease on said land
aud grant 1ightof way across same
for public road.
Ordered that the 8 houses and
lots Of G. J. Fleming in Cleveland
be reduced for taxation from
$25OO to $4,000.