Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-02-05
MEETING OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Hold q Two-days Session aud Make Ar
Tangemsnts for a Farm Dsmonstraior.

Iangemsnts for a Farm Demonstrated.
The board of county commits.
sioners met in regular monthly
sessisn at the court house Monday
all members bong present, II. G.
Trott. chairman; P. A. Hartman,
R. B. Bailey, J. W. Peeler, o o
Harrison.
M. F. Hatcher app 'ared before
the board in behalf of w. II.
Turner and asked for damages in
the sum of $500 caused by tie
cut in the road from Lands TO
Cold Water. 1t was ordered that
this be not paid.
A. M. Rice, township tax COL
lector, reported 1904 II of the
1912 taxss collected and S74 AZ of
the 1911 taxes.
The board ordered that Jane
Fleming BE- admitted to the county
home.
A petition was presented from
citizens of Providence and Nor
gan townships asking shat the
Stokes Ferry public road be com
pleted for a distance of ten miles
from Salisbury.
It was ordered that the public
road from Faith be extended to
Main street in Granite Quarry,
provided the citizens would ps ,
the sum of s25 toward the expense
of the same.
Dr.. E. W. Currie, county ply
%siciap, reported the health CT the
county charges as being very
good.
It wac ordered that Paul Hon.
barger be exempt from road duty
for two years.
A paper was read from Capt.
Richard Henderson asking that
the street railway tracks be order.
ed placed in the center of the
street outside of the city limite
No action vas taken on this mat.
ter.
Mrs Patterson, keeper of the
county home, reported ID inmates
at that institution, 10 white and
4 colo1ed.
The Peeler Grain and Provision
CO was given the contract &c
furnish supplies to the county TO,
the month of february, they be.
ing the lowest bidders.
1t was ordered that q road scrap.
er be purchased for Unity t wn.
ship.
All members vera present a,
the second Tuesdays meeting OF
the board.
1t was ordered that L. s. Ash
be exempt from poll tax aud rosd
duty for two years on account of
the loss of a limb.
A committed of citizens of the
county, composed of residents Of
Salisbury, Spencer, Fest Spencer
and the county outside of these
towns, appeared before the board
and made talks in behalf of the
establishment of farm demon
stration work. These we're s. A,
Earnhardt. F. N. McCubbins,
B. B. Miller, J. 8. Williams and
others. After hearing these
gentlemen and discussing the
matter and giving it careful con-
sIderation tho board decided in
favor of this proposition and Or
dered that 500 be appropriated
cut of the county funds for this
purpose. In addition to this U.
s. Agricultural Department will
provide $500, which will make it
possible to obtain q $1,000 msn
for this work. The commissioner
also made provision for other
expenses and incidentals meet ssary
for the most favorable results.
As q representative of the board
of health of the county Dr.. II. T.
Trsntham appeared before the
board and asked tt.at additional
apartments be added to the Jail
for the accommodation of con-
sumptlves In order that thew
may be separated from the other
prisoners, and also to provide
separate quarters for the insane.
The board has taken the matter
under confederation and has or.
dered that an architect be in.
structed TO draw plans for the
proposed additions.