History of Mecklenburg County and the city of Charlotte - from 1740 to 1903 (1903) (14576792138)

Identifier: historyofmecklen7220tomp (find matches)
Title: History of Mecklenburg County and the city of Charlotte : from 1740 to 1903
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Tompkins, Daniel Augustus, 1851-1914
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Publisher: Charlotte, N.C. : Observer Printing House
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant



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Dr. NathanAlexander, David Cowan and John Sharpe w^ere appointeda committee to investigate and report upon the advisabilityof building a new jail. They reported in favor of the newbuilding. Cowan resigned as standard keeper in the follow-ing year and William Davidson was appointed to the vacan-cy at the October court. The same court licensed John Beat-ty to keep a tavern in Charlotte, and sentenced Henry Priceto confinement for one-half an hour in the stocks for quar-reling, and fined Henry Emberson five dollars for a similaroffense. At the April term of court, in the following year. Gen.George Graham, Capt. William Davidson and Isaac Alexan-der were appointed commissioners to investigate the condi-tion of the public buildings and the finances of the county.Though they and the sheriff recommended that a new jailshould l)c built, all that was done was to appropriate tenpounds for repairs. John P>lack was appointed county sur-veyor. At this lime the system of ))atrolling was in full
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COTTON PLANT IN SEPTEMBER.