The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-24
SHERIFF SEEKS
SALARY INCREASE
After Paying Deputies and Elk
penses, He Gets Only $40 for
His Months Work.
Especial to The Tlmes.Dispatch.


Newberh; n. c., February 23-The
sheriff OF Craven County wants an in
crease IN his salary, and the majority
OF tho people who are familiar with
existing conditions are in favor OF Civ
ing 1t to him. State Senator a. d.
! Ward, ut the request of several prom
| inent citizens. has introduced bill
In tho Legislature increasing the sal
airy of the sheriff from $4,000 to $4,000
an Increase of 5000
mo report of Sheriff Il. B. Lane for
the month Of January, Just passed
SHOWS that his expenses, Including the
hiring OF three deputies, amounted to
SOS. leaving him the sum OF $40 for
HIS months work The clerk OF the
court and the register of deeds each
receives $4,000, and after paying all
tnelr expenses their salary is about
s2'ioo net: The Board of Craven Coun-
" commissioners has indorsed Sena-
TOR WARDS bill and will DO all in their
power to assist in getting 1t through
IL Is not often that a negro can be
inouceu 10 enter cemetery after
nightfail, but there was an exception
10 this rule in this city Il few nights
ago, when some unknown darlley not
otlly entered the gloomy walks of the
city OF the dead. but took with him
4 safe which he had stolen, and pro-
ceeued to burst IL open and confiscate
the contents The safe and its CON
tents were stolen from the store of
Ike Simmons. colored, located in the
northern part OF tho city The thief
after getting the safe out of the build
Ing found that it was too unwieldy
10 handle. and going to a nearby stable,
purioined buggy md placed his booty
IN this. In the early hours OF the
morning the moruder pulled the buggy
through unfreQuented streets until the
graveyard was reached, and there pro-
ceeucd 10 gain entrance TO the iron
receptacle. He was successful and was
rewarded by finding $50 In cash and
other valuable articles which the owner
had placed there on the previous night
me robbery was discovered on tile fol-
lowing morning, but SO far the police
nave not apprehended the thief
Word has been received here that an
attempt was being made to have the
Legislature validate bonds to the value
OF $J"UOc, which were issued by the
city of Newborn for the construction
OF railroad between this city and
Wilmington in 1893 The Board of Al
dermen held a meeting last night for
the purpose OF taking some action to-
ward memorializing the Legislature not
TO validate the bonds. The money de-
rived from the sale of the bonds was
used IN The construction OF a railroad
by the Eastern Carolina Land and
halfway Company. The city had 4
fourth interest in this. The money
was loaned by a New Yorker named
Thomas Mcintyre. In 1897 he became
bankrupt and died. Trustees of his
bankrupt estate started a suit and
lost out Later they started another
SUIT and this is now pending. If the
CITY OF Newhern was compelled to pay
these bonds at the present time, the
sum. including interest for twenty
years and the principal, would amount
to 100000 1t would cause the tax
rate of the city TO be increased about
80 or 40 cents on the dollar. Every cit
izen is vitality interested in this mat
ter. The city attorney has been in
structed IL take witnesses before the
Legislature and show why the bonds
should not be validated