Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-08-07
INCREASING COST OF COURT HOUSE.
County Commissioners LaJlng il on by the
Thousands. Just how Many More IFS and
andS are TO be Added. No4Gne KneWs.

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monthly meeting Monday and
were in session the entire day.
The members present we're Chail-
man Beard, Deal, Barber, Nc
Canless and Hartman.
Superintendent Carter of chain
gang Nc. l, reported 20 convlcts
in his squad, 8 white aud II ccl-
ored. superintendent Thomson
of gang No. 2 reported Is con.
vlcts, 8 white and ~ colored.
Mrs. Patterson, superintendent t
of the county home, reported 10
inmates, II white and colored
DR.. Currie, acting superinten-
dent of health, reported the health
of all the county subjects as be-
ing good.
Sheriff Mckenzie reported that
he had collected $806 81 in taxes
since making his settlement with
she board and that he had col
leoted SO SO of 1910 taxes. A. NJ.
Rice reported that he had collect
ed $40 b12 70.
It was ordered that a bridge be
built across the Buffalo creek be.
yond Enochvllle. Superinten-
dent Overcast agreed to raise $50
for this purpose and Bridge Com
missioner J.F. Robinson agreed tc
build the bridge for this amour.
1t was ordered that chain gang
n. 2 work on Ellis street within
the city limits of salisbury fer 8
period of two weeks This is the
street on which larger gas and
water pipes are now belng lald
aud which is to be graded and
put do gn in tarvla.
1t was ordered that the Lands
and Cold water road be maintain
cd by the b >ndsmen for q period
of seven years and that this county
b. held b ameless for that time ip
regard to this road.
The m at important matter dis
posed Of by the board was in re
gard to she cut house and i,
was ordered that the proposition
{ f the W. W. King Lumber Co..
which has the contract to build
the new court house, Fay IS pei
thousand for old brick takel
from tho old Jail and which may
e allowed used 10 the new our,
house by the architect of ths
same. The board also agreed tt
sell this company the old lumber
from the old prison, the same tt
be- used in the erection of scaffold
ing, sheds aud the like. Is wa
decided by she board to erect thu
new court house of Rowan county
granite aud that the contract o
She King Lumber Company te
furnish this for $11, 700 addition
al to follow the plans aud speci
hcations of the architect of til,
building, be accepted.
County Surveyor c. M. Miller
was ordered to survey the extern
sion of the Lands Water road.
The Peeler Grain & Provision
Co. @as awarded the contract tx
furnish supplies to the convict
camps for the month of August
The board ordered that the
county pay nall of all fees anc
cost in cases where paIties are
sent to the roads.
The board went on record as
favoring farm demonstration
work and passed a resolution rs.
commencing the same tc the In
coming board of county com
mi sioners.
A petition was read from Capt.
Richard Henderson asking that
the Pubic Seryice Company be
required to place Its track in the
center of tn, street on the North
Main street extension. The
same is now laid Oh the east side
of the same and the petitioners
|alleges that it is damaging te
property on that side of the
street. 1t is stated that the
track was put on the side when
the line was built to avoid tear.
ing up the macadam which q,
that time had just been put down.
This track is to be lowered and
new ties put in and the petitioners
states that the additional cost tc
place it in the center of the street
would be- small.
Tax assessors VIE appointed as
follows:
China Grove, j. B. G odnight.
Atwell, }. Fleming fer the
upper section of the township and
r.. Il: OYercaah for the lower sec
ticn.
Cleveland, William Moore.
Franklin, q. G. Kenerly.
Gold Hill M. A. Holshousar.
Litaker J. w. Shanck.
L-cke, B w. Cauble.
Morgan, William Poole.
Mt. UIla, G. E Burger.
Providence, A. L I.yerly.
Scotch Irish, Columbus Nc
Cnbbins.
Steele. Gsorge Houck.
Unity, D. L. Neal.
Salisbury. H. @. Kenerly.