The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1910-02-08

At the regular monthly meeting of
the county commissioners. held at the
court house Monday, Commissioner
Brickenstein stated that, in view of the
erection of one large building on the
square and the contemplated erection
of another and the congestion Of tIaf-
fic around the court house square there
was a movement on foot to take off ten
feet OF the court house square and wild
Ell the street. Though the matter was
not acted on officially, all he commits
sioners expressed themselves as hav-
ing no objettion to this movement
They thought, however, that the street
should not be widened until the btu
lithic pavement is laid around the
square.
Contract Signed.
The board entered into a contract
with the Carolina Engineering Com
pany, cf Burlington, for the constr,lc-
ton of a fifty-foot reinforced concrete
arch roadway bridge, 16 feet wide, ever
Reynolds branch, on the Lewisyille
road, the bridge to stand a test of hav-
ing the road roller pass over it. The
cost is to be $1,000.
Resolution Passed.
The following resolution was passed:
'Rtsolved, that sthes sheriff
submit az written reaortt every mont h
of the amount of taxes tEat have been
collected, itemizing each fund sepa-
rately"
Poll Tax Refunded
1t was ordered that the Forsyab Ri
fiemen be refunded poll tax and that
the register Of deeds give voucher Cn
presentation of paid tax receipt
Many Bills Allowed.
a total OF 121 bills, aggregating ST.
G07.G2, were allowed by the commits
sioners. The largest bills are as fol-
lows Miss Annie Grogan, $1O90S; J.
w. Masten, $71294; Forsyth Roller
Mills, $112.75; o. w. Hammer, $527.70;
]. ]. Adams, $13116; Grubbs & I.eh-
man, $111.50; j. l.. Ludlow, $500: D. A.
Johnston & Company, 1,263. 10; c. NJ.
Thomas & Company, $17S.S0; f & II.
Fries, $135.71; Arista Mills, $12S1S: !.
\. Ambler $50; O. w Hammer.
$137.25; G. L. Beck, $IGO; Atlantic BIT
ulithic Company. s314.45 Dr. ] X. Pep
per, $393.50; Milburn-Heister Comtany,
$4S4.75.
County Physicians Report
From the report of DR.. j. K Pepper
to the county commissioners. it is
learned that the smallpox situation in
the county is now better in hand than
it has been in three months. There
are Cnly 81 cases in the county and
these are confined to ten families and
in his report DR.. Pepper states that he
thinks they will be discharged within
a week or more.
The general health Of the county and
the conditions at the various nstitu-
tionS are reported as being good.
March Jury Selected.
The following jurymen were drawn
for the March term of court for the
trial of civil cases, which begins March
14th:
First week-Messrs Isaac C. Lanier,
John F. Mendenhall, Robah Huff, A e.
Motsinger, Joseph Tesh, Robah L. Da-
Wis, Charles S. Mickey, John w. Hill,
Joseph A. Thomas, A. L. Griffith, C. Fl.
Tavis, Lee Knight, G. P. Sullivan,
Frank L. Reid, VIM. b. Boyer, Henry
Brewer, E. d. Wicker, Jasper II. Long,
John A. Bodenhamer, j. NJ. Jarvis, A.
E. Hire, G. A. Livengood, j. o. Whick-
er and J. Wesley Watts.
Second week-W. c. Stafford, E. r.
Sapp, J. J. Norman, Frank l.. Crater,
R. A. Davis, Frank c. Yokeley, J. P.
Gross, Calvin Y. Fair, Walter d. Nor
ris, Thomas S. Douglas, A. P. Grizzard,
T. w. Hartley, Frank A. Jones and
John F. Frazier.
County Home Report.
The following report was submitted
by Mr. G.. G.. Flynt, keeper of the coun-
ty home:
White males, II; white females,
Is colored males, 10; colored females,
s.; total in home, 45. During the
month three have been admitted, one
discharged and two have died.