The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-09-09
COUNTY CLANS PAID.
Commissioners Transact Much
Business Board Borrows $3,-
OOO-Time For Turning Over
Tax Books Extended-Sher-
itf's Settlement Made.

Tax Books Extended-Sher-
itf's Settlement Made.
The county commissioners were
in regular session Monday for
the transaction of routine bust
ness. The following claims were
passed:
County Home and Paupers-
Daniel Revels and wife, $1.5O
per month each; Nancy Brown,
50 per month; VIM. Capps, SIS, a
special allowance on account of
his weak condition; James Jack
son, So per month; W. G. Rey-
nolds, keeper of home, $95. so,
for August, including $3.50 for
wood. Total, $109.5O.
Court House and Court-Free-
man Printing Co., work for sher-
ifs and clerks offices, $7.25;
Register of Deeds T. N. Higley,
work for county, $11; DR.. j. D.
Mcmillan & Son, supplies for
county officers, $6.35; Lumberton
Electric Light Co., lights for
court house, $10.11; J. M. Dees,
janitor, salary, $35; Clerk of the
Court w. H. Humphrey, work
for county for July, August and
September, 1886; E. G. Sipher,
two fuses in vault in court house,
so cents; Freeman Printing Co., =,
supplies and printing for county
officers, S10.25; E. G. Sipher,
work for sheriff's office, $2.83;
Pond & Moore, supplies for
clerks Office, 80 cents; G.. L.
Baker, work in slleriff's office. SIS;
Wilmington Stamp Works, sup
plies for treasurer's office, $1.65.
Total, 1893. 39.
1t was ordered that settlement
be made in full with the B. F.
Smith Construction Co. for work
done on court house, but the ex-
act amount due has not been de-
termined.
| Jail and Prisoners-J. H.
Floyd, jailer, 80; Lumberton
Electric Light Co., lights, $11.93;
J. M. Dees, repairing water
works, 81; Geo. McNeill, for fus-
es, $50. Total, $95.
| Miscellaneous-Abner Nash,
county auditor, salary, $125; pa
per for adding machine, Sc. so;
for part work in making out tax.
es for 1909. $500; J. N. Buie, fol
one days attendance on board OF
audit and finance, $5, and 4(
miles at rate of 5 cents per mile,
81, total$7; K. M. Biggs, supplies
for Jail and court house, 81. IA;
Caldwell & Carlyle, supplies fol
jail and court house, $3.05; Coll
ier Cobb, attending court house
as list taker, $3.50; White &
Cough, supplies for county, $2.07
Pope Drug Co.. salary for county
physician and supplies, $25. 45
G. E. Rancke, investigating the
death Of Nolan Bryan, $40; inves
tigating the murder at Cedal
Grove, So, and 81 expenses; DIR
A. B. Groom, holding post NOR
TEN over body of Nolan Bryan
$40; W.T.. McCallum, J. A
Humphrey, Hugh Monroe. jim
Dial, James Maynor, Andrew
Brown, jurors in inquest owe
Nolan BRYAN, So each-$12; J. A
Campbell, work on stock Law
fence, 81; Sellers & Co., lumbe
for 5 bridges on Lumber river
$26. Sc; Andrew Revels, labor O.
5 bridges on Lumber river, $14.
! &c; A. R. McEachern, expense
attending State convention Q
county commissioners, $8.3 81
Total, $3.50. So.
It was ordered that the boar
borrow $4,000 from the Firs
National Bank of Lumbertor
due IN 60 days at 6 per cent.
The chairman Of the count
board of audit and finance wa
instructed to calculate the entir
taxes and write same on one n
ceipt; and on account of the della
of the Corporation Commission
certifying the bank stock an
corporation valuations, etc., tn
time for turning over the ia
books to the sheriff was extende
ten days.
Mr.. A. R. McEachern was a.
pointed a committee Of one
look after stock law fence.
The report Of Treasurer M
Kenzie for the month of Augu
was ordered recorded and file
The board has certified to Il
American Bonding Co., surety {
the bond of Sheriff &c. McNei
that the sheriff has settled wi
the commissioners the tax lis
for the year 1908 and h
turned over all the taxes d
upon said lists, less amount d
on the insolvent list, and su
other items as have been rem
ted and allowed to him.
! A letter of August IL, 19|
e from the Rowland Hdw. Co.
Treasurer Mckenzie, stating tt
: the company has an accol
against the county for suppl
~ furnished the chaingang
~ March and April. amounting