The Robesonian., 1917-07-05
THE COUNTY'S BUSINESS

THE COUNTY'S BUSINESS
Election for School Building Bonds
In Gaddy-Two Minor Children
Taken From County Home-Ap-
preparation for Home DemOnstra
fion Agent-$1O,O00 Borrowed
Claims Audited and Paid by Coun-
4y Commissioners
The county commissioners were IN
regular session Monday tor the trans sl1
action of routine business. Inc ioi-
lowing claims were ordefeo pao:
Court and Court House-tour rufai
policemen $75 each-$45O; K. II. Lew
is. sheriff, salary $3l6.oo, Stamps
1928, expenses IN connection WIN ar
my registration 1925; Z. b. SKIPPER
clerk Superior court, salary S3Oo.33
stamps SAILS; M. w. Floyd, register
of deeds, salary S316.66, stamps So.-
so; ]. M. McCallum, county auditor
salary S18750, expense S2.7O, stamps
81: II. C. Freeman, repair at court
house $3.50; r. A. Mclean, attorney
Lumberton recorders court 81; Gus
Hunt, ianitor, salary $35; p. NJ. Britt
recorder Lumberton district, salary
S75: A. E. Floyd, recorder Falrmon1
district, salary $50; Jno. 5. butler,
recorder st. Paul district, salary 94O;
r. w. williams, recorder Maxton dis
trict. salary S65; D. w. Bullock, re-
.,order Rowland district, salary sou;
j. N. Buie, recorder Red Springs dis
trict, salary $50. Total $2,0O4.55.
Miscellaneous G. Mckay, bur
aal of Dub Mckay, $3.50; Highsmltth
hospital, expense Lacy Robson S23;
w. w. Smith, conveying prisoner
S5.25; j. A. Townsend, burial OF
Martha Baxley, SIS; E. J. Britt, coun-
ty attorney, se1vice in foreclosure
case SIS; Association county commls-
sioners, annual dues $40; T. r. To-
lar, wood for county home SIS; l..
i. Blanchard, county farm demons
traitor, salary S75, expense $40; l.. ).
Flowers, keeper county home Sl22.-
is; Remington Typewriter Co., re-
pairing machine $40; Stephens q
Barnes, burial OF Calvin Carter SlO;
CORPORATION Commission, auto license
tax, $3.50; J. A. Townsend, burial
of Elizabeth J. Harrel, $40; K. NJ :
Biggs, supplies for Jail $1.2O; A. H.
Prevatt, iailer, salary $50 feeding pris-
ers $685.; Pope Drug Co., drugs
So. 70; Grantham Bros, drugs S5.85;
White & Cough, supplies for jail
,S4.5O: Freeman Printing Co., printing
and supplies s126.9O; Dr.. B. W. Page
county health officer, salary, S229.16;
Richard Cummings, burial OF pauper
$1,000, ]. H. Carper, conveying prls-
'oner, $3.50; l. J. Flowers, expense
of Mary Leggett, $3.50. Total $763.-
sc. Grand total S2,76S.21.
The regular pauper list was al
lowed
1t was ordered that two minor
children be released from the county
home and that county pay expense
of having the children adopted.
Carrie Johnson was placed on the
pauper list at So the month, Mary I
Baxley at $40, the county to retain
her State pension and Patience May.
nor at So the month. The monthly
allowance of B. G. Locklear was in
creased from 81 to 81 the month.
Several rebates were allowed.
1t was ordered that $500 be ap
propriated for the purpose Of employ
ing 4 whole-time home demonstra
ton agent for the county.
Ordered that $4,000 be transferred
from the salary fund to the genera
county fund, also that $6,657.4O b
transferred from the general count,
fund to the road fund as ordered b.
the superior court.
1t was ordered that the tax list
takers be paid 10 cents the name fo
each name listed and 81 per day fo
5 days and mileage two ways to Lum
.berton for two trips.
The National Bank of Lumbertor
which was selected as depository O
the county's funds and to serve i
Athe capacity of county treasurer
failed to make the monthly repol
as. required by law and the board OF
at once.
Messrs. J. w. Ward and C.
Townsend, members of the boart
were appointed delegates to the cor
yention of county commi ssioners t
E9e held at Wilson.
1t was ordered that $4,000
borrowed from National Bank @
Lumberton for general county pul
poses.
An election was ordered held
White Pond school district No.
Gaddy township, on Wednesday, A,
gust d5, for the purpose of votin
On a $4,000 bond issue for purpos
of erecting a new school buildin,
The bonds to be voted on are /
bear interest at the rate of 6 pc
cent and will be payable at the er
OF 70 years. At the same time
special tax election of 25 cents c
the S100 valuation and 75cents on tt
pnN for paying interest on bonds wi
be held. Mr.. J. E. Rowland was a,
pointed registrar and Messrs. N.
Page and F. w. Huggins, judges
election.
Big War Rernnue Bill Renorted Fa,