The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-04-05
COUNTY ROAD MATTERS.
Retiring Road Board Holds Last
Meeting Many Bills Ordered
Paid.


Paid.
AS stated in Thursdays Robe
sonian, a called meeting of the
county board Of road supervisors
was held Wednesday to wind up
the business of the board, the
term of office of its members ex-
piring on that day and the new
road law for the county going in
to effect Thursday, April l. The
most important matter that came
before the board was the dill of
d. W. Bullock, eX-register of
deeds, for 1927. 48 for alleged ex-
ira services in making out the
tax books for 1907. The reasons
for the action of the board in re-
fusing to pay this bill were given
fully in Thursdays paper, and
mention was also made in that
paper that notice was served on
the board of mandamus proceed
ings. The matter will be heard
on Saturday of this week, the
10th.
The following bills were audit
ed and ordered paid:
| Supervisors, Road Work-A.S.
Wishart, Back Swamp, $23O.O5;
w. A. Chason, Lumber Bridge,
1915. IS; VIM. Tiddy, Maxton, $91, =
IA; Smith S, $275. 04; F. M. Town
send, Thompson, $275. 90; W. R.
McNeill, Burnt Swamp (money
advanced to supervisory, $171; S.
G. Prevatt, Lumberton, 1878. 60;
, J. M. Smith, Wishart's S. $97. .78;N.
]. McRimmon, Alfordsville, $685..
so; DIS. Carlyle, Saddle Tree, $685.
60; J. M. Powell, Raft Swamp,
$18.25; W. H. Andrews, White
House, $214.75; Kelly Johnson,
Sterling's, $144. "A; E. T. Taylor,
Howellsville, S52.56;C. w. Jones,
J st. Paul's, $47.55; Walter McMil.
Ian, Red Springs, $155. .35; Dun.
' can M'White, Howellsville, 1925
D. J. Dalton, Blue Springs, 1888.
: 85; W. L. Thames, Parkton, ,$83.
80; W. P. Oliver, White House
S208. SO; w. H. Lamb, Britt S, $84.
. 65. Total, So, 3I5. .49.
Miscellaneous & Pat
r terson, 2 shovels, Maxton, So. 80
! same for Smiths, 81. 80; JOSEPH
: Locklear, road work, Burn
d Swamp, SID. P.Buie, road work
/. Smith S, SIS; Joseph Russ, LOO
feet CT lumber, Lumberton, $12.
/. 5O;Neill Afford, hauling on roads
Smiths, $27; J. D. Beasley, re
:, pairing bridge, Maxton, 50; AID
}. McGirt, 812 feet Of lumber
;. Smiths, $9.74; JIG. Purcell, roaC
r work, Smiths, SLIPS; ALFRED
r Britt, lumber and road work
It Burnt Swamp, $3.50; &C. Bax
ley, digging stumps on road
|, Burnt Swamp, $14; RI. Mcleod
:. Alfordsville, running road ploI
: three days, $25; Caldwell & Can
lyle, shovels, nails, etc., SIP. 81
Ie c. J. Bennett, shoeing mules, s.
W. J. Prevatt, mule feed, $30.6t
Calvin Moore, road work, $8-a
Lumberton; W. H. Andrews, re
pairs on bridges, S6.97; Rowlan
Hdw. Co., nails, ETC., $8.O5; Ior
;, Supply Co., road work, $2.5!
III Charles Rankin, lumber, $685. 9
m John W. Ward, road work, $26
l. 75-all Thompson; T. M. Stacl
l,e house, $34. 80; John Carter, $12
Il, At; D. W. Bullock. $46.85; L.
t, Hamer, $12; Rowland Hdw. Co
ID S132.81; Iona Supply Co., $215
ty 76; John w. Ward, SO. 75-all SUI
IN plies for chain gang;Pomona TIE
K ra Gotta Co. sewer pipe forLun
ne berton, $135. 05; for Thompson
Il S164. sc; w. D. Prevatt, keeper I
9e chain gang, salary, $50; Div
ne Prevatt, E. F.Purnell, T. A. Pu
ne nell, guards, salary, $40 each ;Dar
or McCuller, guarding, $3.72; Ma
n Flowers, cook, 81. 62; A. E. Whit
ad SO; w. A. Graham, $14; H.
MacNair, $13.40-per diem a
20. mileage as members of the boar
he John H. McNeill, secretary
ar- m the board, salary, $12. so; postag
90 81 cents; extra work arrangi
o. papers, S.; ]. A. Groom, DANA
. to land making new road, chal
at ed to Thompson's, $50; W..
lat Humphrey, clerk Superior Cou
tn, cost in case of appraisement
ery right of way for public road Q,
ere the lands of J. B. Inman, $9.
ese same for road over the lands
md F. M. Townsend, $9.O5; costs
the case Of J. A. Groom's right
nc way, So. 80, all charged to Thon
and sons; F. M. Townsend and W
and J. B. Inman and Wi
and damage to lands making n
to roads, $50each, charged to Thor
to sons; Bank of Lumbert
I'M interest on note, Saddle Tree,
one Total, 50, 062.11.
rch Thompson's township '
charged $483. so for the hire
:" the chain gang for the month
9TH, March.
The board received from W
. Chason, supervisor of Lum
Bridge, $3.50 for rent of to
, the ssIsh Raahor nfe nOcsor