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Newspaper

Durham Recorder

Location

Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1909

Page

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County Officers on Salary To Be Introduced By Representative Smith

The measure creates a new county auditor position in Durham with a salary of one thousand dollars per year. It also reorganizes sheriff and other offices, detailing deputies salaries, bond requirements, and duties including tax collection, auditing, and property delinquency processing. The proposal sets statutes for bonding, clerks, treasurer, and jailer roles with specified pay and oversight.

Durham County Bramham Smith East Durham West Durham Superior Court and Register of Deeds Durham Turba North Aroling Cru

Meeting of the Aldermen Delays Key City Projects

The aldermen took no action on the courthouse matter or the Academy of Music until insurers finish adjustments. A February 3 adjourned meeting was set to review health ordinances and vacant committee appointments. Debris damage delays remain for the opera house. street and sanitary issues were assigned for committee action. The January police report shows 410 arrests and assorted taxes.

Academy of Music Board of Health Alderman Carpenter Bowling Alderman Bowling Street Committee Albright Albright Street Red Cross Street Light Committee Chapel Hill Mangum

North Carolina Legislature Debates Bills in Raleigh Sessions

A Raleigh legislative summary outlines Senate bills on Confederate soldier disability and a proposed county attorney system, education library purchases, and public service company incorporation. House measures address burning laws, prisoner health, deputies, and railroad worker protections. several items pass third readings. Senate bills include insurance deposits and jury exemptions. final readings endorse state boundary actions and an electric railway project Greensboro to High Point.

Burton Peele Pinkerton Detective Agency Barringer Boards of Education Ashe North Carollina John Charles McNeill Memorial Association North Carolina Public Services Company Morganton Asylum Register of Deeds of Durham County Perry Vance Rose Safegard Carver Register of Deeds Person Smith Harnett Connor Crumpler Graham Howard Granville County Senate Manning Klultz Daniel Boone Jones Supreme Court of the United States North Carolina Tennessee Public Service Company, of Greensboro High Point Swain Macon

WAIT UPON MR. ERWIN FOR WEST DURHAM COTTON MILL

Citizens and business leaders of Durham gathered to urge W A Erwin to locate the new Erwin Mill Co plant in West Durham. Merchants bankers lawyers doctors insurers and city officials spoke passionately praising West Durham while noting competing offers from East Durham and Duke. Erwin said he would choose the site with the greatest advantages and cited broad statewide interest in the mill.

Merchants Association W. A. Erwin West Durham Erwin Mill Co Durham Vaughan Erwin Julian 8. Carr John F. Wily Jones Fuller L. B. Markham County ‘Commissione J. D. ‘Pridgen N. M. Johnson James H. Southgate Leach East Durham Duke

Unidentified Steamer Thought Lost in Carolina Storm

Elizabeth City reports a steamer foundered about three miles northwest of the Diamond Shoals lightship. Crew fate unknown as rough seas and southwest winds at 45 mph lash the coast. City of Savannah notes Cape Lookout lightship off station while heading south.

Carolina Elizabeth City Diamond Shoals City of Savannah Cape Lookout

Also Mentioned on This Page

Representa Tive Smith Office OF Auditor OF the Aldermen Court House J. W. Cates N. St. Sykes Western Union, Telegraph Company Telegraph Company Raleigh MR. Erwin Gowan Gowar Citizens National Bank N. C B. N. Duke, Pres J.8. Ixine J. B. Mason J.B. Duke American Tobacco Company Y. E. Smith Durham Cotton Mfg. Company C. L. Haywood Haywood & Boone J. H. Sourucate Southgate & Son R. H. RicsBee E. Rawls N. Duke J. S. Manning J. B. Warren Depository OF the People County OF United States OF America Home Savings Bank Durham, North Carolina Geo. W. Watts John Sprunt Hill S. B. Peirce, JR Cashier, JR. Weatherspoon Asst Bros Hei ?Na,m. C Weare Posi General Merchandise Reade Bros. Co
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