Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-04-08
COMMISSIONERS MEET.
Tax-LIsters Appointed and Jury Drawn.
County Officers In General.


sioners met in regular session
9th, with all members pres
emit.
The usual allowances to out.
door paupers we're made.
A franchise was granted to the
Giant Telephone Company to erect
a line from Richfeld to Poole and
also for ten meters along the
Stokes ferry road.
Mrs. Patterson, the keeper of
the county home reported IL III
mates, 8 white and 8 colored. The
health of the inmates was report
ed as good.
G. J. Garter reported 25 con-
viots on chain gang No. 1: l white
and 10 colored. Health good.
W. B. Hartley reported II con.
victs on chain gang No. 2; 1 white
and 16 colored; 2 convicts are in
Jail sick.
Petitions from the land owners
asking for a road, crossing from
the Statesville to the Wilkesboro
road, were heard for and against.
No action was taken.
Will Blackwell was exempted
from poll tax and road duty for2
years.
1t was ordered that the county
attorney write to Governor Glenn
not to grant a pardon to Hill
Fisher.
Petition from Granite Quarry
asking that place be allowed to
hold an election for the purpose
of taxation for schools, was read
and granted. W. G. Redwin and
L. L.. Walton were appointed
judges and May 10Th was the date
for said election.
Ordered, That the division of
hands in Salisbury township as
reported by J. G. Towers. be and
is hereby approved.
Ordered, Taat-Lydia Barber be
offered a position in the county
home.
License was granted the Mour-
tain City Distilling Company.
That the tax on a lot. the prop
erty of G. W. Austin, valued at
5000, be RENTED.
SECOND SESSION, APRIL 9TH.
All membersepresent.
Ordered, That a steam roller be
purchased for chain gang camp
No. 2.
A franchise to G. A. Freeze to
erect telephone line from Saw
cross road to Fleming cross road,
was granted.
Ordered that the tax on R. T.
Thomas property at Spencer be
reduced from $4,000 to $1,000.
Ordered, That J. Frank Robin
son be instructed not to pay more
than $1.00 per day to bridge hands
and not, over $3.50 to those who
work in water.
Ordered, That the clerk provide
a jury list for magistrates court.
Upon a request, from a majority
Of the land owners living on Sells,
Second and Back creeks, J. T.
Hall, J. F. Turner, J. G. Good
night, D. H. Thompson and G. A.
Goodman were appointed creek
commissioners to act under the
statute enacted by the legislature
of 1887.
The following persons we're p-
pointed tax listers for 1908:
J B Kerns, Salisbury; L M
Kerchner, Salisbury; Jerry M
Brown, Salisbury; A T Lyerly.
Providence; Joseph A Miller,
Morgan; q Augustus Kluttz, Gold
Hill; Geo H Page, Litaker; P
A Sloop, China Grove; Edmond
Briggs, Locke; J L Fleming, At
we'll; L T Baker. Steele; I <
Goodman, MI. Ulla; A T Hord,
Cleveland; Jonathan Lyerly,
Scotch Irish; N N Fleming,
Unity; q G Miller, Franklin.
JURY FOR MAY COURT.
T J Maupin, A A Porter, E M
McInturf, W J Morton, M Ide,
M H Redwln, M 7 Jackson. J M
Mahaley, J T Wright, E D Bivens,
Edgar T Rawloy, D g Tatum, L
Shipping, M A Plyer, Jno W Clio.
YER, T Y Mccall, D Cal Hender-
son, Jas O Low, Fl A Yost, 1 K
Mckenzie, J W Kepley, J L Hols-
houser, J T Link, W A Kezziah, 7