The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-04
THE COUNTY'S BUSINESS

Claims Paid by County COMMISSION
ers at Regular Monthly Meeting
6 Rural Policemen Re-elected-Sal-
ary Of Keeper and Guard of Chain
Gang No. l Increased-Two Notes
of $4,000 Each Paid
The county commissioners were in
regular session Monday for the trans
action Of routine business. The fol-
lowing claims were passed:
Court and Court House-M. w.
Floyd. register Of deeds, salary
s323.75, stamps $12.O5; R. E. Lewis,
sheriff, salary S398.75, stamps S25.-
"a; J. NJ. McCallum, county auditor
salary S206.25, expense $4.10; E. j.
Britt services as attorney for county
auditor S1OO; C. B. Skipper, clerk
of court, salary $3O6.25, stamps S7.65;
Miss Minnie Lennon, court stenogra-
pler, S45; R. A. Mclean, attorney
for Lumberton recorder court gil;
J. C. Maxwell, supplies for court
house, So; E. M. Britt, recorder Lum-
berton district, salary SIS; J. p.
Carpenter, recorder Maxton dis
trict, salary 500; J. N. Buie, re-
corder Red Springs district, salary
$50; D. w. Bullock, recorder Row
lard district, salary $50; A. E. Floyd,
recorder Fairmont district, salary
s35; J. S. Butter, recorder ST. Paul
district, salary S35. Total $1,753.14
Jail, Chain Gang and Prisoners
A. H. Prevatt, jailer, salary $50,
feeding prisoners S109.25, wood So;
six rural policemen $3.50; McAllister
Hdw. Co. 1896, J. A. Watson $3.50,
J. S. Oliver & Co. 1928, J. H. Wat
son $3.50, Austin Road Machine Co..
So, J. W. Carter $500, Ruth Bail
ey S23.15, White & Cough $51.55,
Troy Grantham 81, Alma Lumber Co.
1926, R. C. Oliver $3.50, M. G..
Griffin $3.50, K. NJ. iggs.$25.19,
Rowland Stephens So, Paul Britt SIS,
Jim Lawson So, J. D. Mclean $14,
E. A. Mitchell $17.75, P. R. Floyd
1895, N. A. Andrews $11.99, J. W..
Inman $3.50, Boney & Harper $751;
O5, Standard Oil Co. $3.50, N. jacob
Hdw. Co. $3.50, Alma Lumber Co.
s41.70, E. J. Britt S114.40, A. F.
Floyd $11.75-all supplies for chain
gangs; J. H. Carper conveying pris-
oners So, J. w. Glover, keeper chain
gang No. 2, salary for self and
guards $11O; VIM. Lamont, road work
$786.87; J. L. Thrower, keeper chain
gang No. 1, salary for self and
guards, s133.23; Town of St. Paul,
Jail fees $40; W. S. Forbes & Co.
supplies for chain gang, S341.35;
Wishart Co. S119.25. Total 1885,
50.
Miscellaneous-V. & C. S. Ry. Co.
freight $1.48; W. M. Rozier, wood
for county home, 81; Pope Drug Co.
drugs, S14.50; S. W. Arnett, lumber
and bridge work $101.6S; Miles John
son, burial Of Elias Davis, SIS; I.
J. Noblin, bridge work $3.50; Gran
than Bros, drugs $7.35; Town Of
Lumberton, light and water S50.87;
Bullock Bros, auto hire, $3.50: Po-
mona Terra Gotta Co. S135.41; T. R.
Tolar, wood $25; Freeman Printing
Co. printing S4O.25; l. J. Flowers
keeper county home S88; H. C. Free
man, work for county SIS; McAllistel
Hdw. Co. $2.75; Stephens & Barnes
burial of pensioner $40; B. w. Page
county health officer, salary $2O8.33
supplies S1.1O; Western Electric Co
supplies S4.41; Kingsdale Lumber
/ Corp. $17.81; Arch Mcneil, lumber
and bridge work S95.15; N. A. Nc
Lean, road work $3.50; L. H. Cald
we'll $40; Geo. B. Bernard Co., re
cord books, $77.3O; Stephens & Barne:
burial of paupers S25; H. c. Rog
ers, plumbing $675: A. Weinstein
sup plies S2675; S. w. Holman, grad
| ing cotton $16.25; J. D. Purvis, lum
her $6964; Andrew Smith, lumber
and bridge work, S1O3.50: Leonard
Britt, road work Sc; L. E. Blanch
ard, county farm demonstration, sal
airy $75; B. Tolar, lumber and bridge
work, 81; Holmes Britt, road work
81; John Meshaw so cents; Bert Brit
81; Edwards & Broughton, recon.
book $50: w. M. Warwick, road worl
S34.62. Tota. s1.237.40. Grand to
tai $5,957.14.
The regular pauper list was al
lowed.
All the six rural policemen were
reelected at salary of $75 the
month each. These are: Eli Phillips
Lumberton; il. H. Townsend, st
Paul: J. H. Carper, Rowland; w. w
Smith, Maxton; T. F. Boahn, Rec
Springs; w. C. Britt, Proctorville.
It was ordered that Paul 7. Brit
be paid for damages to land by haul
inc clay.
The salary of the keeper and guards
Of chain gang No. 1. located nea1
Maxton, was increased S. each pc
month.
Atlas Hunt was placed on the reg
''lar pauper list at So the month
/ Rhoda Moore at So.
! An order passed at recent meet
ing of the board to borrow $500
was rescinded, it appearing tina
money is not needed.
A note for $4,000 borrowed TO
general county fund. was ordere'
paid, also note for $4,000, borrowe'
for chain gang No. 1.
It was ordered that county Sur
veyor J. Ed Tyson be allowed to US
! the grand jury's rooms in cour
house when not in use by jury.
; Congress reconvened Tuesday 70
the short session which will adjour
March 4