Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1916-12-13
COUNTY OFFICERS SALARIES FIXED.
New Board Of County Commissioners Transact
Much Business at First Session.

bers were present and Chairman
II. c. Trott presided.
The board ordered that G Nj G
2arger, tax collector for Sails
bury township, be given until
June 1st, 1917, to collect the 1916
taxes in said township.
1t was ordered that a certain
section Of The st Peters road,
leading from court house hill, be
discontinued.
Ordered that Jonath an Lyerly
ne given enough terea Gotta to
drain a private road, if ne asked
for same, and that certain bank
il front of Lyerly's store be cut
down and that the ground where
certain excavating had been done
be sanded.
Ordered that w T Sumner be
given SIS as rent for certain land
that is being used for yard.
It was ordered that the public
road crossing Jake Speck's field
be changed and that Mr.. Speck
pay all expenses of charging said
road.
7 he board ordered that 0 o
Harrison be given SIS for top
soil furnished on the Lincoln
road.
There being no further business
peicre it the old board ad-
Journed, this being their last
meeting.
This being the first Monday in
December and being the time for
the new board of County corntnis-
sioners to meet and organize the
same was done.
The new board consists of J. S.
Hall, F. D Patterson, n. W.
Ienius, E. E. Gray. c J. Flem
lug, L. A. Kesler and VIM. kest-
er.
The clerk, J. G. Deaton, was
made temporary chairman, and
he first business was to elect a
permanent chairman A vote was
taken and stood four for ]. S
Hall and three for E. E. Gray,
and after due consideration Mr.
Hall was declared unanimously
elected. This being done the
board commenced its regular
work.
Messrs C ] Fleming, F D Pat
terson and Chairman ] S Hall
we're made a committee to look
after the old court house.
It was ordered that Messrs
Thomason and Kesler be elnpow-
cred to look over ard settle matter
regarding road across Mr. Lisk's
farm.
It was ordered G Y Thomason
20 and make settlement With J
l. Kes'ler for damages to crop
right of way. sand and 50 forth
pertaining to the Krider school
house and Cleveland.
Peeler & Company were given
the contract for supplies for the
camps, home and work house.
It was ordered that G. Y.
Thomason be and is hereby made
road superintendent for Rowan
county at a salary OF $3.50 a
month.
Messrs Kester and Thomason
were made a committee to look
over the Grubb ferry road.
The board then adjourned to
meet again December 5th, 1916.
The board met as per adjourn
nent, all members being present,
The chair called the same to Or
der and proceeded with business.
This being the time for regu
lation of salaries for the various
county officers this work was tax
en- up and after due consideration
it was ordered that there be no
change made in any of the said
salaries except that of the county
auditor, which was made 500 a
meath for the time being.
A H Boyden appeared before
the board and asked that the same
give S100 to the board of public
charities and the same was un-
aeimously ordered.
] H Baker was retained as
manager of the county home
: L o.Auping was retained as
manager of the county :, crkhouse
The Summersett Ur 1ertaking
Company was given the contract
for the county undertaking