The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-12-08
THE COUNTY'S BUSINESS.

Wipes Out Debts and New
Board Disposes Of a Mass of
Business - Bonds of County
Officers Approved - Several
Appointments Made-Claims
Audited.
The county commissioners
sere in regular session Monday.
AS mentioned in Mondays Rob-
asonian, the old board before
,oing out of Office paid all the
lebts of the county except the
oond issues and transacted rou-
7ine business up to the noon
aour, when the new commission
=rs. Messrs. w, P. Barker, A. |
!. Floyd and J. F. Mckay, to-
sether with the members of the /
Id board who were reelected,
Chairman J. W. Carter and Mr.. |
A. R. McEachern, were sworn
in by the retiring clerk of the
-ourt, Mr.. w. H. Humphrey.
Nessrs. c. A. Oliver, D. S.
Alderman and A. L. Bullock, the
.etiring members of the board.
2ere not candidates for re-elec-
ion. The new board Immediate
y organized by re-electing Mr..
-. W. Carter chairman. Mr.. E.
=. Britt was reelected attorney
Il the same salary as heretofore,
$500.
Before going out of Office the
Id board transacted the follow
ag business:
Two notes, of $1,000 and ST.
90, due at the First National
Sank of Lumberton, were or
.ered paid; A. P. Everett, work
N stock law fence, SIS; D. Z.
IcGougan, special coroner. hold
ng inquest over body of Billy
AcNeill, So; six jurors in above
.nquest, So each, $12; DR.. H. M.
Alexander, antitoxin for the
-ounty, $3.50; ]. w. Carter,
Hartman, $75; A. L. Bullock, C,
4. Oliver, D. S Alderman, A.
2. McEachern, $50 each-s salary
IS commissioners to January l;
". G. Reynolds, keeper of coun-
y home, for November, $50.
Total, SO, 432.
M. L. Marley was appointed
Dad trustee in Lumber Bridge
.:ownship to succeed Senator w.
s. Cobb, who resigned, and Hec-
or McNeill was appointed road
rustee in Blue Springs township
. fill the unexpired term Of John
Archie Currie. The annual
statement Of Register of Deeds
:. N. Highley was approved.
Dr. H. T. Pope was appointed
:ounty superintendent of health
% fill the unexpired term o. DR..
". A. McPhaul, who resigned
n account of having been elect.
I'd to the Legislature. Some re-
Gates were allowed and other
minor bu siness was transacted
and the old board went out of Of
ice at noon.
After organizing. as mentioned
above, the new board plunged
lnto a mass of business that de-
tained it until far into the night,
-. 3. Skipper, having taken the
required oath before Justice H.
n. McAllister. was declared in.
Ncted into the Office of clerk OF
ne Superior Court of Robesor
gounty for the term of 4 years
md the retiring clerk, W. H
humphrey, was instructed t.
urn over to him all the books
Ind records pertaining to the of
ICE, Mr.. Shippers bond in the
sum Of $40, 600 having been ap
.roved, Other bonds were ap
roved as follows: Sheriff E. c
.lcNeill, $1,000; Coroner G. E
Eancke, $1,000; Register O
Deeds T. N. Higley. So, 900
treasurer NJ. G. Mckenzie, gen
tral county fund $25, 900, schoo
1und $50, 900, road fund $4,000
-ourt house bond sinking fun
s3, 600, funding bond accoun
5000.
W. G. Reynolds was re-appoint
ID keeper of county home at rat
t S8 per inmate per month an
gequired to give bond in the sur
I $500. J. C. Johnson of Lum
2er Bridge was appointed stanc
-rd keeper for the county an
must give not less than $50
oond. A. T. Parmele and E. /.
Britt were appointed a commit
zee to look after the janitor
service at the court house an
''ere empowered to hire a jan
TOR at not ovor $40 Dpr month