The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-12
COUNTY MATTERS.
Much Business Transacted at
Meeting of County Commits
sioners Monday Many Bills

Bridge Work as Result OF
August Floods.
The board of county commits
sioners was in regular session
Monday for the transaction of
routine business. The following
claims were passed:
County Home and Paupers
Evander Smith, $3.50, Kersiah
$3.50, and both placed
on regular list; Mary Bryant,
81. so; w. G. Reynolds, keeper
of county home, for September,
$72. so; Pope Drug Co., salary for
DR.. H. T. Pope, county physi-
clan, and supplies, $24.7O. Total,
$1O3.70.
The bond of W. G. Reynolds,
keeper of county home, with A.
N. Prevatt as surety, was can
celIed and a new bond in the sum
of $500, with J. A. Branch as
surety, was filed and accepted.
Bridge WOrk-A. S. Wishart,
work rebuilding Barker's bridge,
$48. Is; work building Woodell
bridge, SCI. .46; D. ]. McNeill,
lumber and building Mt. Tabor
bridge, $1O8. 20; Walter Mcmillan,
repairing bridge at Baxter Nc
Neill's, $4.75; D. S. Carlyle, re-
pairs on Williams bridge, 81. so;
Nathan Pitman, work on bridge
in Gum Swamp, $40. R. M.
Phillips, repairs on bridge in
Gum Swamp, 81; E. L. Taylor,
labor and material in building
Smith bridge over Big Swamp,
$167. SO; J. w. D. Mclean, re-
pairing bridge on the McRae
crossing, 50; L. E. Tyner, lumber
for Barker's bridge, $31.83; w.
H. Bryan, work on McNeill's
bridge, $2.40; W. H. Fisher,
building bridge at Tolarsville,
$48. 95; D. w. Biggs, for lumber
and work fixing bridges in Lum.
berton over Lumber river, $85. %
Alma Lumber Co., lumber fol
Alma bridge, $7.55; for Camp
BELLS bridge, So. Sc; Make L.
McRae, work on new bridge.
$36.85; work and material fol-
CampbelPs bridge, S84.74; An
drew Revels, work on Red Banks
and Harper's Ferry bridges, $35.
81; A. R. McEachern, committee
on Tolarsville, Rock Fish anc
Mt. Tabor bridges, work and mile
age, $21. 70; Miles McKinnon, fol
rebuildingTurnpike bridge, $82. 4C
go per cent. of full bill, amount tC
be paid by Robeson). Total
1858. 80.
A. L. Bullock was appointed
a committee to act with E. j
Britt, attorney for the board
to inspect and receive the new
iron bridge over Lumber river a
McNeilPs crossing.
Jail and Prisoners M
Dees, repairs on water works il
Jail, 75cts; J. H. Floyd, jailer
for September, $118.6O; E. G
Sipher, for lights, $1.50; Lum
berton Electric Light Dept.
lights for September, $10.93
Total, $131.78.
Court House and Court-D. w
Bullock. carriage hire for CRANE
jury, $3.50; E. G. Sipher, light
for sheriff's office, SIS; B. E. Britt
insolvent costs in costs of Stat
VS. Ben Lovett. $2.10; Franci
Rozier, insolvent costs in case o
State VS. Will Blount, 1910
caldwell e& CarlyIe5 supplies fo
treasurer's office, 1855; B. F
Smith ConstructionCe. SO, So 194.8f
| tenth estimate on - court: hous
work, certified by F. P. Milbur.
Co., architect, to be charged t
court house bond account; Frenc
&;McAllister, rent and lights fo
opera house for September, SIC
H. T.. Lazenby, looking ate
work on court house, charged \
bond account, 500; -TWinlock c.
of Cincinnati, locks for treasul
er's. office: SID. 60; B.; Nc Kenzi'
first payment on heating pla1
for new court house, 81, ,O0|
4 Total $4, 251. .25. g.R ]
a Miscellaneous 1GF, Rancke
coroner inquest over body {
Murdock Morrison, $50; 81
Z. jurors IN above inquest, So each
!. $12; DR.. M. R. Gibson, holdir
post mortem over body of Mu
dock Morrison, $1O;G. E. Ranck
} inquest-over bodies of w
Smith, Alex Oxendine and Isa;
. Barnes, $34. 25;e six lurerse
= each of the above inquests,
each-$36; DIR. w. E. Evan
> post mortem over body of w
Smith, $40; Dr. w. H. Andrew
g post oyer body of .Isa
j Barnes; $40; Sheriff E. 6. m
Neill, conveying two patients
Goldsboro Asylum, bringil
three prisoners from Rowla
and one prisoner from Maxton
= jail $H.8O; Town, fLambeftd
n water for quarter ending Sc
temher 30, $18;; 1. i. CaldWe
supplies, $4.25; A. Nash, calcul;
ing bond axEfor $685. 1921 81
u First National Bank.of Eurnb
ftOn, discount on note for S
500, which amount=Was order
borrowed to defray expenses
county, $25. Total, 1886. So
The monthly report of Shel
McNeill was received and Efile'
D. S. Alderman Was appoi
ed a committeeHt6fsee the
SCISSOR in Blue Springs Htov
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