The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-01-06
COUNTY CLAIMS AUDITED.

Claim Against Former Board of
Road Commissioners Com
promised-Note for Road Ma
chimes Minutes of Meet
ing of County Commissioners.
The county commissioners
were in regular session Monday
for the transaction Of routine
business. The following claims
were passed:
County home and paupers-W.
G. Reynolds, keeper of home 1893;
Mary Jane Kinlaw. So; Wright
and Matilda Fillmore. S1.5O each;
Carson Carter, So. Total 500.
Miscellaneous-W. H. Humph-
rey, clerk Of the court, work for
county, So; ]. A. McAllister, bal
ance due on fence around Con-
federate monument in court
house yard, $43;McInnis-Lin
Co., Z rolls of fencing for stock
law fence, $44.80; Lumberton
Electric Light Co., lights for
Jail, $10.11; for court house, $34.-
62; Town of Lumberton, water
for Jail for quarter, S18; for
court house, So. Is; A. M. Floyd,
conveying Mrs. Emma Britt to
State Hospital, $4. 80; Sheriff E.
C. Mcneil, work during Deem
ber court, $27. 80; ]. H. Floyd,
jailer, for December, S53. 40;
Freeman Printing Co., printing
for county officers, SIS. .85; w. D.
Prevatt, freight on blankets for
chain gang, 81. "a; Martain Nc
Leod, court house janitor, sal
ary, S25; Pope Drug Co., salary
for county physician and sup
plies, $23. 80; Pond-Moore Co.,
supplies, So. Is; M. w. Mclean
and DR.. A. P. Dixon, Sc each fol
examining Maggie Graham, Nor.
ett Arnold and Will McNair; Ed.
wards & Brough ton, Secord fol
office of register Of deeds. SIS
W. D. Prevott, refund OF amount
paid for escape of Neill Britt
from chain gang, convict having
been recaptured, $50; State Hos
pital at Goldsboro, amount due
for 1909, $31. 05; J. NJ. Dees, re-
pairs on water works at Jail, s..
SO; c. G. Rem, guarding prison
er and carrying him to Lumber.
ton, s3.55; W. D. Prevatt, sup
plies for chain gang, $32. 25; A.
Nash, county auditor, salary
S125; E. ]. Britt. county attor
ney, for drawing read law fol
1909, amount to be proratee
among the various townships
/ $1O0. Total, $659.37.
l Treasurer M. G.. Mckenzie was
2 instructed to credit White HOUSE
r township with 1852. 49 and charge
same to county fund, this bein&
to reimburse White House town
ship for lumber for bridges ovel
Ashpole swamp.
It was ordered that the claim
of w. K. Brock against the for
mer board of road commission
ers, which was tried by a jury a
, the December, 1909, term O.
court and in which a judgmen
, was rendered against said boar(
. for SIPS and costs, be compro
: missed for the sum of$140and tina
voucher be issued for that amour
] to Mcintyre, Lawrence & Proctor
attorneys for Brock; that E.. ]
! Britt be paid $25 attorneys fee.
, for defending the county in thi:
: action; and that the county treas
urer be instructed to pro rate
these amounts out of the roae
+ funds of the various townships.
f The report of the road trustee:
, of Smiths township was record
:. ed and filed, also monthly re
J port of Sheriff McNeill.
= 1t was ordered thatR. r. Barne!
be paid $1,636. 78 and tha
! this amount be charged to tn.
= = following townships: Brun
Swamp, Smiths. White House
Sterlings, Lumber Bridge, Bacl
Swamp, Britts, Wisharts, Saddle
Tree, Howellsville, Lumberton
Raft Swamp. This is in pay
: nent of a note given by tn
board of road supervisors date,
e March 2, 1908, for six road ma
0 chimes for the use of the town
r ships mentioned above.
I Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Townse II
| and children leave today fo
t Eastern Virginia, near Tunstal'
where Mr.. Townsend. has pur