Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-23
Court Cost
Increased
By Council
Fee For City Prose-
cutor And y t h e r
Items Raised; Hos
pital Allowed 1889
Taxes For K. II.
Dunkley Bill.

Court costs for defendants in
municipal court here were hlked ny
some 81 by the City Council MONDAY
night, lifting the total from the pres
ent figure OF around $3.50 to approx
mately So, the increase incluolng al
additional 81 for the city attorney
account ana other minor mlScellane-
Gus items. Slight variations may e%iS,
in the accounting to put the tolal
slightly above or below the average
SO sum.
The Council also received from
DR.. H. A. Newell, medical director OF
Maria Parnam hospital an invoice 10y
1895 covering hospital costs lor llle
.dle Il. II. Dunkley as charlty
patient and lnlo was offered III lieu
of payment Of the hospitals 1851
taxes. The item was allowed by lhe
council unuer an arrangement thai
mas been in effect for several years:
nc DunKley item was IN excess Oh
he hosprtalS tax bill for the year
A Council committee consisting o!
Aldermen 3. II. Hicks and M. w
Wester was appo .nIed to confer WIN
R. H. Pernell over his claim against
the city mat the city IS using ana
diverting wafer from a stream thal
leeds his mil several miles east Oh
,he city ana known as the Old ROCK
will. mr. Pernell some months ago
entered clam Tor damages, but
nothing mas been done about II, and
ne renewed the complaint IN d conf
munlcatlun to the council Monday
night.
"A request from c. H. Larliin for a
refund OF Sis in penalties assessed
against HIM and paid for delinquent
CITY license fees for operation oil the
Larkln clothing store here was re-
FUSED by the Council. MIR. Larkln, a
resident CT kinston and owner OF d
cham OF stores, only recently pala
inc store license lee that had ac-
cumulated over 4 period OF i've
years, and amounting to $50 annual
ly, or a total oil S25U. The Sll5 pen
atty was in addition to that. The re-
quest was prepared for Mr.. Larkln by
charles F. Rouse, Kinston attorney.
Payment Of revenue anticipation
note for $4,000, plus S3l.25 interest,"
was ordered by the Council. Inc ma
turity is as Of February at New
York bank.
A claim for Sll.65 was received
from d. c. Loughlin covering DAM
ages Done TO his heating system at
his home on Spring street when water
was turned OIL in that vicinity While
a sewer connection was being made
under the railroad tracks from Will
liam to Spring streets. 1t was alleged
that the coil burst as the result OF
the water being turned of, and the
Council allowed the claim.
c. E. Hight asked removal OF q
double listing item Of property on
Spring street for the estate OF his
father, the late T. H. Hight, claim
ing the property was on the lists
twice. The matter was referred 10
the city clerk and the city attorney
with power to act.
TaXicab liability insurance policies
Of c. e. Loughlin, Jr., ana ONE d.
Lufsey were received by the Council
and ordered filed after being APP
proved by The city attorney.
A proposal was submitted by Paul
NJ Van Camp covering estimates Tor
an amount Of street work to be done
with WPA sponsorship, but no action
was taken.
The usual monthly filter report and
balance sheet of the city WaterWorkS
department was submitted by Mayor
Henry I. Powell as manager OF the
department