Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-12-15
County Commissioners Ket.
County Officers 70 be Paid Same a, Nre4
fofore Except Register Of Deeds.

fofore Except Register Of Deeds.
Following is a report of the
work of the board of county con.
missioners held in Salisbury Mon.
day and Tuesday at their Dscsn.
ber meeting.
DR.. E. W. Currie. county ply.
sioian reported all inmates of the
county institutions in q sood
healthy condition.
1t was ordered that the county
donate 500 a year to the public
library, said donation commencing
January 1st, 1919.
Ordered that Superintendent
Thomson have necessary survey
made aud build the road from
Gobble's mill to Grubb's fsrry.
1t was ordered that 500 bs do
mated to complete the Salisbury
ana Baden road.
Ordered that no damages bs AZ
lowed J. A. Trexler for road built
accross his land.
Ordered that a new survey bo
made of the Stokes ferry road
leading by the homo of P. M.
Phillips.
1t was ordered by the board
that the Cleveland and Mt. Vernon
road, leading across J. 81. Koont's
farm be discontinued.
The board adopted the present
survey of the Stokes ferry road
across G. L. Barringsr's farm.
1t wss orderded thrt tho old
road from Third creek bridge to
the Statewide road be disoontin.
ued, and also the old road from
chs creek to the new road.
Ordered that The Colonial thea
tire property owned by P. B. Beard
be assessed at $4,000.
Ordered by the board that the
order recently given the Nashville
Bridge Company for material for
several bridges be ooutermanded,
owing to the fact that they failed
to fc.nish the necessary bond.
It was ordered that other bids be
asked to be submitted by January
1st.
The board allowed township
Tax Collector G. NJ. G. Barger the
necessary stationary and postage
for his Office.
Commissioners Fleming and
Harrison were commission to
confer with William Hall relative
to the road leading by Mr.. Halls
house.
Ordered that Township Tax
Collector G. NJ. 9. Burgers bond
be renewed fer the year 1915.
Mrs. Patterson. keeper of the
county home, reported nine white
and four oolored inmates in the
institution.
The Pesler Grain & Provision
Company was awarded the con-
tract far furnishing supplies for
the county home and work house
for the MOI tn of December.
1t was ordsrd that $500 be ap-
propriated to tho Peoples Agri-
cultural fair for 1915 and that o.
o. Harrison, Of the board, be
elected ex-offoio members of the
directors of said fair.
The board ord sred that two
books be purchased for E. NJ.
Hoffman for the Juvenile court
and to be the property of the pub.
lio library.
In the matter of granting tele.
phone franchises on the Gold Hill
road the board ordered that this
be deferred.
Ordered that the Gold Hill road
from John Linker's to Gold Hill
be discontinued when the new
road is located.
| Ordered that the county tax on
coal dealers in Salisbury be $50 q
year.
It was ordered by the board that
Chairman Trott be empowered to
hire out K H. Hooper.
1t was ordered by the board that
all county officers. salary bs the
same as heretofore, except that of
the Register of Dseds and that
this be educed to $3.50.
There being no further business
TO Come before the body the board
adjourned.
Bear This In Mind.