The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05
IT WAS BURFOOT'S VOTE
THATTURNED THE TRICK
Forced to Show the Stuff He's Made of. Chair
man of County Commissioners Lines
Up With Reactionaries
The newly elected Board

County commissioners sc
the hands of the clock back a
it's very first mcctino her
Monday when it cut OFT tn
County appropriation of $50
month for the work OF a, liofn1
d demonstration agent in Pas
uuotank. The work was dis
continued once before for
short time, and the actiol
kicked up so much resel;rla'l
in the county that one OF n
commissioners was forced 4
bring a petition from hi
township which resu:tc1 4
tic recall of the action.
The work at Mondays meetip
may be only beginning of what
to be done towards carrying out tb
avowed promises Of some of I'll
members who sought election on IL
platform of economy. This newspa
per last week gave its readers Q
inkling of what could be expected
and told them what they may expe6
further if antagonism is aroused be
tween the city and county. 1t :
happened that the Home DemonstrG
ton agent was the only person to z
rcappointed or rejected at this NEE
ing and thus this Office was the ons
one affected. Later on there are III
Offices of Welfare Officer and Count
Agricultural Agent TO be considered
With the exception of Chairms
Noah Burfoot, who broke the tie i
voting off the appropriation, the mes
atiyc votes were all cast by u
three new members of the board, t.
wit: Hillary Cartwright, Of Ellis
beth City Township; c. A. Ownle{
of Mt. Hermon; and jasper q
Thompson of Nixonton. The othe
three members of the old Boar
stood in favor Of continuing IL
work; in fact it was i. q. PritcR
ard Of Providence who formerly vo;
ed to cut off the work, and VIZ
obliged to bring back the petition {
his township. Mr.. Pritchard state
that all of his folks were mad wit
him about his former action.
All the newly elected county OF
fccrs qualified at Mondays meetir'
of the Board. The Savings Bank (.
Trust Co. was reelected treasure
for the county without compcnsatic,l
This was because of the fact that (:
the last time this bank took the @,
fee, there was. no money y in tll
treasury, but now there is son
money to make it worth while "a
the bank to consider the job for II
sake of the interest. Two years al
when the bank took it. II was lenI
ing money to the county ut six p|
cent, that had been borrowed in Ne,
York at seven. The Carolina Banl
ing & Trust Co. was the other al
plicant, but the former bank won u
q vote of five to two. - /
Tick eradication work is to be eot
tinued in the county until Jannaf
/, when it is hoped to have the vol
finished, altbo the county will pay i
bills contracted since Nov. l. II
William II. Williamson, inspector
charge of the work reported that 4
cattle had been released from GuaI
antine during November, leayiI
something like 100 herds still undI
quarantine, most of which it is hopi
will be released by January i.
Noah Burfoot was reelected chail
man of the Board, and the books
the various county officers were co,
sidered and accepted. j. B. BallanI
was reelected keeper Of the counl
home. Mr.. Balances salary vi
raised from $35 to $40 a month.
Thomas J. Markham was elect
Assistant Trial Justice for the ne
two years. L. a. Albertson was Z,
elected jailor and courthouse janid
for the next two years.
The Board voted to send TIE II
DEPENDENT to the County Hod
for one year.
Louis Selig was reelected keepE
of the Courthouse clock for the mel
two years at the usual salary OF 81
year.
W. D. Williams was elected keel
er OF weights and measures.
An appropriation of $40 mon
was continued another year for q
Children's Home Society Of GroeDl
boro. Pasquotank is losing nothis
by this appropriation as TINS eoun.
already has eight charges in II
home, which if supported here wol.
cost the county more than the apr
priation for the home.
Various provisions were made &
replacing windows, and whitewashii
walls in the County Jail, and for II
pairing the roof of the county hon
1t was also voted to buy n safe
the Southern Trust Co. for $3.50 Z,
the shcrif's office, all Of these y
tions being pursuant to the reeof
mendations of the last grand jury