Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-09-15
COuntT Commissioners Meet
They Made Protest Against the |ncrea. e Of
Taxes. Much Road Work on Hand.

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The beard of county commits
sioners met in regular MONTH,
session Monday and Tuesday
September 9Th aud 7th, all nom
hers being present and Chairman
rrott presiding.
Mrs. Patterson, keeper of ooun
~ home, reported 10 white and
,olored inmates.
The board ordered that Super
intendent II. G Kenerly, with hi
convict force, aid the citizens ir
sanding the Wilksboro roac
through Franklin and Unity town
shlls.
Ordered shat J. @. Harris be
allowed to SOW wheat on a certain
survey through his field with the
understanding if the county wants
to use this survey before said
wheat is harvested, they do so and
pay for wheat on the survey.
The beard ordered a survey of a
road leading from Mt. Ulla to
Unity Hill. It was further or
dersd that Messrs. Flemings Har.
rison and Superintendent Thoma.
son go with the surveyor when
making the above survey.
The board ordered a survey on
the upper Cleveland road from a
point in the S%tatesville road where
same CROSSES Mr.. Koontz's farm,
by way of Baker mill to a point
in the Wilkesboro near r. A.. Mir,
locks and Mrs. Fannie Fraley's.
Ordered that all matters per-
tanning to opening up of new roads
be deferred.
Ordered that action on chang
ing assessments on any property
be deferred for the present time.
Ordered that fosting camp
when through on steel bridge near
Cooleemee, be put on Long Street
in Salisbury.
Committee on Lowerstone road
was not ready to report.
It was ordered that if the citi-
zsns want to build the Cleveland
and Cool Springs road on the old
survey at their expense they may
do 50, but if the county spend any
money on road it will be optional
with the board az to whether they
use the old survey or order a new
one.
Ordered that o. O. Harrison
and Superintendent Thomson
buy four mules for the county.
Ordered that the survey of the
Old Beatty ford road be deferred.
1t was ordered that q road be
built commencing at St. Peters
church, running in q westerly di.
rection through the land of John
A. Trexler and that this road be
built according to a survey recent.
ly made by @. M. Miller, said
road terminating at a point on
the Gold Hill road at Julian Sides.
The board ordered that Road
superintendent Tomason proceed
with the road now being built
from the Third Creek bridge near
creek through the lands of J. H.
Koontz to q point in the States
Vile road.
Ordered that Superintendent
Thomason and the civil engineer
make survey of the Bakers mill
road.
Ordered that if there can be a
creditable exhibit gotten up in
the county for the State fair at
Raleigh the county will pay trans.
~portation and other expenses on
same.
Ordered that county Attorney
Gregory and Commissioner J. W.
Peeler 60 before the State Tax
Commission and ask for a hearing
relative to the ten per cent assess.
ment said tax commission has
fixed on real estate in Rowan
County.
Oyerman & Co., was awarded
contract for supplies for the chain
gangs, oou 'ty home and work
horse for the month of September.
Ordered that commencing Oc-
tober 1st, 1915. the county pay
$500 a month of the appropriation
to the Farm Life School at China
Grove. This amount ls to be paid
monthly until the full amount of
the appropriation is paid. Pro-
vided however, that the county