The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-02-03

The arrangement referred Of MIR McEachen to be
The matter referred to with Mr. Oliver and the lumber remember
distinctly Alter doing all could get this lumber AshPole
Swamp Mr. Oliver it and saved the county from 81 to $40
thousand AS to ms boarding the mules at 20 cents per DAY,
was great saving
say Tic OF all have been personally
and have never oWu any board 10 respect.
,ay Alo yUu all work nearly al lsht alter working
Stand ready 10 do OF say anything help you the Others OF your
As ever your friend, < ALIEN.
2 As to Nlr. A. r. Mc5achern; The OF facts
winch apply TO Nil Carer also Apply 10 Mr. lcLI Inc cash.
time McEaclorn solicit any the county Mr.
Brock keeper OF the cham saoS and laPt Jones "! ule roa1
~ +-,, ~ 2IcTsachern rqcanse was more con
Duy small sVlIs from MI e D 5 a % az l
gools in t hIhood and NJ 1cEachern was Interested
Al no Time Il Mr McEacIen charge any commission
money and he the goods price less
charged others ARTICLES ms was on account
relation with The county, Inns IS Nerlhed by the ahdaF1ts OF
Air. y" ~ brOck then keeper OF the cham gang and capt T. W.
jones' superintendent OF roads, winch are hereto attached as eD9
Is and respectively Upon the hearing before the board OF audit
and h Mr. McLacLen was beng examined capt Jones
happened 10 be present. ana MI Acfacern requested 'ne Ooaa 70
taAe ms evidence. IIy would moi 40 50. -
and approved By Iuu before being paid and are on tile IN the
sscr they any time.
VIA be loe4 at Inc board
county had O ANY money on account OF these
transactions Aessgs. Carter and McAachen There
they could have 1ound and should have
found beneht the county and its
Accommodation, I'd money thereby.
has tins county tor members of the board to
sell supplies where was for the accommodation Of the
county employees we GO nor think the county has ever lost any
uyny ans account On We nak neney has been
saved, members board knowing their relation and thar they
nst be cIiucae~ Oh account OF Inc prices c were Always care
close margin md that as tar back as 1859
tor the board OF commissioners amounts paid
OF the board for supplies The record shows that payments
supplies by
L. II. NJ john, W. T. BARKER X D. CALDWELL Nj l. Marley,
We do not think Inc people oi our county believe that these
would be gy Of The county or thar they would engage
IN as4lon winch ey were tod was illegal Co.. MCLEAN must
I4-Io ~ ADVISE I-ti Ol 4HSodIy Vi u1 d~O-
The only furnishing supplies by EEessrs. Carter
and McaceTn mas been desire 70 acco2te the county, but III
auc they have been criticised they will refrain from doing in
We are next charged with having turned over the tax
books 20 Sheriff Mcleod batore requiring him to pro-
duce the proper receipts for taxes collected during the
previous hscaI year.
Tins charge only applies to year, 1904: The present
board OF then in Office, but
the members Of the present board members
that sine, they explanation. The charge is technically
although believe board Of any
men, would just board they
been in condition.
Under the road law it in 1904 separate was kept
by sheriff with each township in the county taxes
These road did pas rough the hands Of
upon the and he would let them have according their needs
1t impossible tell just township
until Teo Hsocnt ec were allowed and until the hnance COM
@ would meet and adjust each OF the accounts Before the
and urgently needed funds Wherewlh complete The
result that the sheriff let them have and turned that he
ships In ly9 the sheriff paid certain townships about what the total
road ta those townships amounted Thereafter
Coast Line and kingsdale On these
road which amounted nearly This
dsa c road taxes all around These rebates heavy
unexpected and caused by the operation Of the road
being tried fol the first time. Had been
there would have been trouble all was only trouble
in making The adjustment between the several townships In
sheriff AclOd accounted all road funds
hands, but the proper distribution townships made
indeed could not have been made by him without the aid
finance
When the finance committee met that year check up the
Of the sheriff. they overlooked checking up the vouncbers
The that when Colec
ton OF the taxes for 1906 found that the road 1907
had not been officially settled and Mat the sheriff did
proper receipts Ot course something had be done The
1905 needed the
OF affairs, and before directed that 1905 uret
over TO the sheriff or coll con sheriff Mcleod Banl
OF LurOn and his road account carefuI
and showed us That he au over 100000 said bank his credit
placed there that could be checked
road fund We satisfied that the
together with this $4,000 sufficient cover all his indebtedness
to The road fund and ereupOn tax book
for him and directed that he be given until meeting
have the read account properly checked up and settled.
LIN order that justified
that since that tine the finance committee has made
matter and found that sheriff Mcleod lacked only So 5z having &C
counted III u When IS considered that the road
dollars, qettn
i Is the If