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


ing debt the result ofnisnanageen and that the
Our charge is reefod In the first place. it is not
true that the floating debt has been contracted by
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The that growth of the county necess
aes larger and larger expenditures from while the
amount derived from taxes substantially increased only
is hard to tell what will be
county for any given year Sometimes the tax rate is not high enough
and the result that sufficient realized
a5 As far back as 1888 he county was borrowing money for
county the first indebtedness being pay liabilities
aced under the fusion Ever since then the county
debt has been forced eneroac upon the year
pay eo Dogn over IRON the year Deio[e Inns has been unavo
assessment been increased :
b In the last four years, the price of labor all
tera has advanced from 50 per 100 per cent.
@ In 1903 before the jail built paid for the
d Since the new Jail has been built and paido
about $oooo exclusive of other expenditures for improvements
which makes the aggregate expenditure this account about
co. Ihs has been done out Of current funds without bond issue
son Countys part of the cost being s592.oo: 49,
O Since we have had exped from the general fund
from thousand dollars maintain the stock
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(g 1904 county were reduced from p "a cents on the
$1,000 Of property down to 20 cents and the county poll tax from
have been left the
pockets 4Stts Of the people by this reduction
Of audit and finance that the floating debt of the county created
through encouragement Instead of being increased this
been largely reduced under the due being
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If the JAIL the bridge and stock law fence (Which ext-
ordinary eIpfnes had not been bu @ maintained out Of the
Of from to ten thousand dollars to its credit H.
drawing per diem and mileage in of that allow
led by law.
We have always said child that knows its
own father We might add that wise who will
what the law Lawyers themselves differ about this The
members the board
authority the
charge they had of rely upon the their
In like have relied upon advice counsel
relying beg that the law
\ brief recital of the facts will be sufficient: -
Prior the worked the public
known the "Neckenbrg road law This law imposed
duties the county In 1904 people
satisfied with this law ante board appointed
of citizens neresten work the
and the bWas enacted into law by the legislature of 1905 This
set month for the hearing
road Ratters:. 4toften took longer than day
Knowing tuaton would arise, the representatives Robe
son the Legislature of without solicitation had
Ipassed allowing the of Robeson $500 diem
per mile compensation for their Services Under this
the county attorney advised the board of then
that they could draw diem and eage for every day they
session and that they could remain in long necessary
The attorney for the present board has the advice
in so doing is supported by other competent lawyers. .
No that the board does
have been in session until after midnight attending the affairs
the courtyard drawing for day We think
is member of board that and does make
when he home than when he attending meetings of the
The compensation certainly temptation to have
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sOners extraVagan expensive In the larger
e and Robson the agest the chairman the board
commissioners allowed compensation addition that pal
the other members OF the board For instance, in New Hanove
county, the chairman CT the board
Wilson, 81 ooo in Mecenburg 10000 and in the other
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e THE CHAIRMAN CT THE BOARD IN ROBE
g SON RECEIVES NOTHING AT ALL AS CHAIR