Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-10-05
MEETING OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
Very Important and Busy Session. Jurors
Drawn.

Ordered that Amanda Martin
be allowed $500 per month out of
funds for the poor.
Superintendent Carter reported
26 convicts, 2 white males and %
colored males.
Supt, Tomason reported 81 con-
victs; 10 males and 1 colored
female.
Mrs. Patterson, reported - in
mates in the County Home, 8
white and 4 colored.
The petition presented, asking
that Church Street be opened
from Salisbury to Spencer, was
not granted.
Ordered that Ob;diah Pool be
exempt from road duty and poll
tax.
That j. W. Clampet be exempt
from road duty for 2 yeaIs.
Ordered to allow Edward Ben"
ton, J. L. Morror and Leo Wagon.
er $1.OO per month each.
J. |. Bradshaw was exempted
from road duty.
A. M. Rice reported 1907 taxes
collected to date as $131 ID, com.
$131 IS. 1908 taxes $25S.O9. com.
S251.64. 1909 taxes $497.01 Paid
to County Treasurer $500, balance
on hand, SIG. 10.
Ordered that q franchise be
granted to Messrs J. +. Hayden,
OF High Point, and L. D. Col
trane, of Concord, to erect a long
distance telephone line over and
through public roads through
Rowan county. subject to approx
al Of county attorney,
Mr.. Allison, of Concord, asked
that the bridge over Grant Creek,
Oh Statesville road, be lengthen-
ed. 1t was ordered that Messrs.
Barber and Hartman be appoint
ed to investigate same and report
st next meeting,
Ordered that a 5000 gallon
steel sprinkler be ordered for use in
road building, and that the same
be paid for March, 1910.
Ordered that the cham gang be
allowed two days to repair road in
East Spencer,
Grand jury's report was read
and ordered filed.
Ordered that this board is in
hearty sympathy with the good
roads convention to be held in
Asbeville October 9TH to It'll, and
that P. B. Beard be and is hereby
appointed to attend said conven-
tlCn.
DR.. Smoot reported come chills
in camp No, 2, n recent case of
fever III camp No. /, and the
health at county home good.
Ordered that H. ". Kluttz, be.
Ing the lowest bidder, he be given
the contract to furnish supplies to
the gangs for the present month.
Ordered to exempt S. L Collette
from special tax to sell.
The following jurors were
drawn for the next term of Supe-
rjoT court which convenes Mon
day, November 22d.
D Goodman, Cleveland, Ed A
Brown, Litaker; John W Peeler,
God Hill; J L Reid, Morgan; E
S Miller, Mt. Ulla G David Pow
las, Litaker; J L Lyerly, Gold
Hill; NJ G M Fisher, Litaker; T
B Marsh, Salisbury; L W Safrit,
Gold Hill; D A Hodge, Gold Hill;
Joseph 8 Wiley, Salisbury; G L
Beck, AtwelI: John G Hoffner,
Morgan; A NJ Basinger, Salisbury;
Seaford, Mt. UIla P l Creas,
Cleveland; John C Campbell,
Morgan; J II Carson, Cleveland !;
J B Goodnight, China Grove, d
Wise, Locke;J NJ Freeze, At
we'll J Nj Ida, Salisbury; J A
Bnme, Litaker; Paul M Barger,
Iitaker; Wm H Fry, Morgan; T
E Witherspoon. Salisbury, i G
kluttz, Unity; Eli Wyatt, Nor
gan; John H A Barger, Provi-
dence; J A Maddox, Scotch Irish ;
e Goodnight, Steele; D. Whit
Bostian. China Grove; J S Hurri-
son, Steele; R L Frick, Morgan.
Second week j Walter Basin
ger, Morgan; W NJ Foil, Litaker;
G d Overcash, Atwell; Thomas r
Webb. L'takor; r G Knox, Mt
Ulla Henry G Peelor, Providence
l. TrexIer, Litaker; Tobias Ly-