The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-07-08
COUNTY CLAIMS PAID.

Business Transacted at Regular |
Meeting of County Commits
sioners Work of Indexing
Records in Registers Office
Awarded.
The county commissioners were
In regular session Monday and
transacted routine business. The
following claims were passed:
County Home and Paupers-
Charity Macarthur, So, Make Nc
Callum, 81, both placed on regu-
lar list; w. q. Reynolds, keeper
of home. $90.25. Total, S94. Is.
Orm Mcneil was ordered ad-
mitted to the county home end
Sam Pitman was allowed an in
crease of SO cents per month.
Jail and Prisoners-J. M. Dees,
work, So. 80; F. J. Adams, con-
veying Arch. Melvin to Jail, S..
60; j. H. Floyd, jailer, 1896;
Town of Lumberton, water for
quarter ending June 80, $18; G.
H. Cox, livery hire conveying
Walter Currie from Rowland tC
jail, $1.5O; Lumberton Electric
Light Dept, lights for June,
$12.70; ]. O. Brady, painting
interior of Jail, 81. Total
$239.
Miscellaneous - Dan Bynum
witness in case of June Mckay
ct al, left off bill of insolven'
costs for February, $14. 40; w. P
Knox, Charlotte, pens for treas
urer's office, 1.5O; Register O
Deeds T. N. Highly, supplies ant
work for county, $24.8O; Pond :
Moore, supplies forclerk of court
office, 80 cents; J. M. Dees, cour
house janitor, salary, $35; K. M
Biggs, supplies for Jail and cour
house, 81. 73;A. Nash, auditor, sala
!, ry.$125;C.L. Baker, fixing floor il
! offices of register and clerk, sa!
caused by heavy safes, $25;Lum
: berton Electric Light Co., light
for Courthouse $3.50; Town ofLum
berton, water for court house flo
quarter ending June 80, SIP. rs
e Sheriff E. C. Mcneil, recordin
j land sales and holding court, $40,
a 80; Pope Drug Co., supplies an
salary for county physician, SIS
: 30; Ella J. McLaurin, looking al
l ter Kate Brown (since dc
: ceased), So: Geo. D. Barnard ,
d Co., record for office of registe
t of deeds, $11; J. H. brennan
bringing Della Mclean to Lun
berton, $3.15; L. H. Caldwell
supplies, $3.75; United Lumbt
d Co., lumber for new bridg,
o 74cts. Lumber Bridge Light II
= fantry, Scots. Especial allowance
u Thos. McBryde, 5000; j.
n Thompson, 81; w. H. Graham
Ie Sc. 40-per diem and mileage ;
m members of pension board; W.
70 Graham, witness ticket in Jun
- Mckay case; $3.50; W. H. Hur
s. phrey, clerk Superior Cour
'e work for county for months
X May and June, $119.4O. Tots
ye $479.52.
The work of indexing the r
cords in the Office of the regist
of deeds was awarded to Reg
ID ter T. N, Higley for the sum
ne 81, $50. After careful investig
lis ton a system of indexing W
or adopted, as mentioned in the l
y port of the meeting of the CO..
ne missioners in June, which will
ty a great improvement over t
pc system rather, lack of sy
n tem-that has been in use. VIII
% the work of indexing is compl
ed it will be possible for one +
es familiar with the Office to fl
he easily and quickly any record.
The credits allowed Sheriff n
Neill for insolvents, lands sa
" and errors for 1908 were pass
"a by the board. +.
m 1t was ordered that S. be p;
~ the Board of Charities of Lu
an berton provided the balance
he an amount sufficient to trans
- Mrs. Wilson to her home in II
nessee is raised. .
us 1t was ordered that the re
no fund of Raft Swamp townsl
We be credited with $48.71,
ne county fund to be charged w
same, and Treasurer McKen
was ordered to make the ira
L fer. This was refunded by
'h county to help Raft Swamp co
plete a certain portion of
road between Raft Swamp q
;o1 Burnt Swamp.
oh The monthly reports of Ire
tv urer M. G. Mckenzie and She
W E. C. Mcneil were received &
no ordered filed. Sheriff McNei
Of report shows the following:
en- Taxes Collected.