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1963-02-18 Regular Meeting Minutes of the Meeting February 4, 1963 Jurors for the week beginning March 18; 1963 - Civil G. B. Craig, Jr. R. J. Letais J. E. Hall, Jr. Wm. H. Mason, Jr. J. M. N'rason M. P. Taylor A. H. Still, Jr. Nathan Stein Lewis Hines W. T. Malpass Jr. A. B. Sellers James Ferger K. J. Powers Jr. Henry L. Lewi s A. C. Diehl H. W. Collins James B. Mintz B. H. Miller Samuel W. Lewis Hendall L. Hardee William D. Gnau J. H. Fussell, Jr. Lee W. Dowless Fred A. Debnam Leon F. Barefoot Jurors for the week W. C. Long G. W. Lee T. E. Allen 0. C. Hill, Jr. C. E. 5tines James C. Schupp Marvin E. Stokley L. M. Stephenson J. C. Whedbee Jr. Leon C. Norris Jr. R. D. Oliver James M. Morgan Sr. J. L. Knox B. M. Boone N. L. Tripodes Fred H. Snead Jr. Joseph L. White Lindy B. Sauls A. S. Klein W. J. Hodges C. C. Grissom Admah Lanier Jr. Lemuel L. Doss Jr. Wm. D. Cash R. W. Booth RFD 2, Box 102 401 MacDonald 324 s, 46tn st. 44 Silver Lake Rd. Nlason Electric Co. 3525 S. Front St. 1731 Carolina Ave. 6 Keaton Ave. RFD 1, Box 322 107 Cape Fear Blvd. 37 Woodlawn 4816 YJrightsville Ave. 2404 Market St. 202 Francis Narion Dr. 1809 Grace St: 210 Borden Ave. 106 Green Forest Dr. 112 Bagley Ave, 2206 Princess P1.Dr. 105 Pinecrest Pkwy. 22 Lagoon Dr. 2815 Park Ave. 3719 Carolina Bea??, 1023 Country Clugl d. 3638 Carolina Bea'. Daniel J. Taylor C. H. Stanton J. K. Sellers Julien Parker S. W. Murray Sr. Garland B. Smith Robert G. Sharpe James C. Seymour Sam H. Porter Joseph M. Tarduono Sam T. Maultsby Louis A. Hewlett 6^Jillie H. Carroll Colon C. Caddell Leslie H. Brown Jr. Felton E. Davenport Benoy R. Wilson Allen A. Yopp Stanley H. Van Vlack Franklin P. Sparkman Thomas L. Sellars Norwood Orrell Henry W. Mathews Donald G. Langley Alvin E. DeBose beqinninq March 11, 1963 - Civil 1510 S. Kerr Daniel E. Walker 3138 Carolina Beach Rd.Willie J. Rooks Jr. 2421 Princess P1.Dr. E. H. Pierce 2315 Washington Houston Pepper 2901 Louisana St, Elwood L. Penney 303 Southern Blvd. Julian A. Parker 4002 Edgewood Russell R. Miller 120 Bryan Ave. Lester M. Maquire 2702 Wayne Dr. Delmar A. McGowan 234 Oakcrest Dr. William R. Leary 4214 Park Ave. Bert W. Blake 204 N. 15th St. John Ellis Lanier 522 Market St. Robert E. Pittman Masons Landing Norbert H. Kuprion Middle Sound Benjamin P. Kennedy 2414 Shirley Rd. Stephen D. Kelly Jr, 214 Henurood Ave. Llloyd R. Harris 213 Pine Va11ey Wm. H. Harrell 132 Whitman Ave. Ernest E. Finch 83 Lee Drive George F. Dew Jr. 21(} Brightwood Rd. Nathan Russell Stanley 2234 Netts Ave. James T. Clark RFD 1, Box 276 Thomas R. Batson 5027 Pine St. George UJillard Jordan 3602 Stratford Blvd, Jerry Jackson Garner 16 Wayne Dr. 2305 Maple St. 4022 Cherry Ave. 26 N. 26th St. 3515 Chapel Ave. 4508 Market St. Rd. 2507 Chestnut St. 2939 Cambridge Dr. 2736 Columbia Ave. 4628 Long L?af"Hills 6005 Oleander'Dr. 117 S. Kerr Ave, 701 Central Bldy. 26 Cape Fear Blvd. 121 Glendale Dr. (}510 Market St. 12 Chapel Ave. 2708 Monroe St. RFD #1, Box 89 1201 S. Kerr Ave. 51+3 Bonham Ave. RFD 2, Box 359 1619 Princess 5t. RFD 1 Box 2 B RFD 3, Box 630 4211 Wriohtsv. Ave. 4924 Park Ave. 53 Lee Drive 1207 S. 3rd St. RFD 2, Box 85 - B 2027 Klein Rd, 15 Live Oak Ave. 4104 Park Ave. 4917 Pine St. RFD 2, Box 35 154 Holbrooke Ave. 2532 S. Front St. 1920 Woolcott Ave. 2208 Gibson Ave. 230 Wallace 4921 Pine St. 2019 Pender Ave. 5410 Ridgewood Heiaht 118 Live Oak Ave. 20 J Lake Village 54 Lake Forest 5044 Pine St. 105 5. 41st St. 21 Sheridan Dr, 101 Sunnyvale Dr. 230 Oakcrest Dr. ADJOURNMENT - There being no further business to come before the Board, Mr. Broadhurst moved that the meeting be adjourned. It was seconded by Mr. Me?,ts and unanimously approved. ?l . W.k'i. ouck, Executive Secretary . lrlilmington, N. C., February 18, 1963, ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners held their regular se'mi- monthly meetino on this date at 9:00 A. M. in the Commissioners' Room of the Court' ' tlouse with the followina members in attendance: Chairman J. M. Hall, Jr. Commiss`ioriersll Peter H. Braak, L. E. Broadhurst, Ernest R. M,ayhan and John van B. Metts, Jr., u Coiinty Auditor T. D. Love and County Attorney L. Bradford Tillery. ' 16-I IiVVOCATION. Chairman Hall called the meeting to order and asked Reverend H. C. Walker, Pastor of the A. M. E. Church, to give the invocation. ? APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES - Upon.motion:of_Mf i Metts,::seconded_by'-Nfr: Mayhan','the minutes of'theLmeet- ing -kield- ori. February 4tri'were'unaaimou's,2y'app'roved as. written. ? . JASSISTANT HOME AGENT - ? ' Miss Verna Belle Lowry, Home Economics Agent for New Hanover County intro- duced Mrs. Mary Frances Fortune and recommended that she be employed as the Assistant Home Agent. She reported that their investigation was very satisfa'ctory. After a brief discussion, Mr. Metts offered a motion, seconded by Mr. Braak, that the employ- ment of Mrs. Fortune be approved. It carried unanimously. Minutes of the MeeLing February 18, 1963 Continued ROAD PETITIONS - I--,' Requests for the addition of Rainbow Circle and sections 5 and 6 of Pine Valley Estates (Buckner Drive, Johnston Drive, Johnston Drive, River E. Lee Drive, Pemberton Drive and J.E.B. Stuart Drive) be added to the State maintained Secondary Road System, After a brief presentation by Reverand Wayne D. Barkley explaining that Rainbow Circle bordered the lot vahich his Church has purchased for the erectfon of a new sanctuary. Mr. Broadhurst offered a motion that both of these petitions be approv- ed and sent to the State Highway Commission for their consideration. It was seconded by Mr. Mayhan and unanimously adopted. NEW HANOVER HUMANE SOCIETY - Miss Camille Carroll, president of the New Hanover Humane Society, reported that she had visited the County Dog Pound and found considerable improvement since her last visit in July of 1962 but that she found no dog food on hand for feeding the three dogs that were in the pen. She complimented the Board for the improvement which has been made but stated that constant attention must be paid to the operation of the dog pound in order to meet humane standards. Mr. Metts reported that he had recently fovnd that scraps from the tables of the County Home residents and prison inmates raere being fed to the doos twice daily and felt that it was sufficient and adequate. Nr. Braak had dis- cussed the matter with Mr. Rivenbark and is of the opinion that any criticism might be made of the handling of this phase of the County activities stemmed entirely from a mis- understanding. He pledged full cooperation in the future handling of this administrative item. PETITIONS FOR RELIEF - ? Applications for County Home care were presented by the Department of Public Weifare for admitting Clarence R. Croom and Frank Whitfield to the County Home for care. After a brief discussion, Mr. Braak offered a motion that the petitions be approved. It was seconded by Mr. Mayhan and unanimously adopted. TRUST FUND REPORT - 11 Mr. H. Foster Edwards submitted his annual report as of December 1, 1962 of indivisual Public Funds in his care amounting to: $359,828.24 Total Amount in Public Funds Individual Savings Account. 7.10 Unclaimed Civil YJitness Fees 159.00 Unclaimed Support Money $359,974•71+ Grand Total The Executive Secretary was directed to advertise these funds as re,quired by GS 2-47, Upon motion of Mr. Broadhurst, seconded by Mr. Mayhan, the report taas accepted and order- ed_pnblished in the local paper. The motion unanimously carried. OPERATING STATEMENT - County Auditor T. 0. Love presented each member of the Board a copy of his annual report covering the activities of the various department of.the County for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 1962. After a brief review, the Chairman directed the Executive Secretary to file one of them for use in the discussions of the various de- partments during the next Budget making period, APPROPRIATIONS - County Auditor Love reported that the Stationery and Supplies Account of the Surplus Commodity Distribution Office rras overdrawn and needed $100.00 to run the bal- ance of this Fiscal year. Upon motion of Mr. Nayhan, seconded by Nr. Braak, the Board unanimously appropriated $100.00 from the General Emergency Fund to Surplus Commodity Distributi.on-Stationery & Supplies _ Tax Collection - County Auditor Love.informed the Board that only $800.00 was appropriated in the regular Budget for the County's share of auditing the Consolidated Tax Books but that the total amnunL'.due by the County was $910.00. He suggested that $110.00 be appropriated from the Generai Emergency Fund to the Tax Collector's Audit. NAr. Mayhan moved that this appropriation be made. It was seconded by Mr. Nfetts and unanimously carried. 1 Reqister of Deeds - County Auditor Love reported that the Register.of Deeds recommended bonding Mrs. Lois LeRay who was recently transferred to her office from the Clerk of Court's office to serve as an Indexing Clerk and Assistant Register of Deeds. The cost of this proposed bond amounts-to $22.50 wh3ch he suggests be appropriated out of the General Emergency Fund. Mr. Mayhan offered a motion that $22.50 be appropriated from the General Emergency Fund to the Personal Surety Bond Fund of the Register of Deeds. It was seconded by Mr. Braak, Before the ballot was taken, Mr. Broadhurst offered a substitute motion that no bond be required unless it was required of all other employees in that department because each of them handled the same amount of money in the normal course of business. The Chairman ruled the substitute motion dead because there was no second. The vote was then called on the original motion and Mr. Broad- harst voted "A10"'with the remark that all the others handied the same amount of money and he could not go along with the motion. All of the members of the Board voted "Yes" on the original motion and the Chairman declared it prevailed. Jai1 Floor - The Chairman reported that an inspection had been made of the ,jail and the flpor leading from the elev.ator to the cell block needs a title covering which is is estimated would not cost more thafi $100.00 provided the labor i.s done by the Prison Department. After a brief discussion,. Mr. Broadhurst moved that $100.00 be appropriated,from the General Emergency to the Jail Capital Outlay for the purpose of laying a tile fioor as outlined above. It was seconded by Mr.. Metts and unanimously. I RESERVATIONS - The Chaiaman called attention to the 50th National Convention of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress which will convene at 10:00 o'clock EDST on Friday, June 7th, 1963 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. He is of the opinion that this organ- ization can be of great help to this section in the orderly development, conservation , and use for beneficial purposes of all water resources. He suggested that reservations ? I? 4! /? Minutes of the Meeting February 18, 1963 Contineu RESERVATIONS - be made for a minimum of three to represent New Hanover County at this meeting. Upon motion of Mr. Braak, seconded by Mr. Metts, the Board unanimously directed the Executive Secretary to make reservations for three double rooms for this important conference. , ? URBAN COUNTY COTdGRESS Messrs. Hall and Metts reported on their attendance at the Second Urban County Congress which they attended. In their opinion, it was a successful trip and pinpointed many of the problems which must be faced in inaugurating services which are required of Urban Counties with concentrated population. They were successful in entertaining a group from North Carolina along with distinquished leaders which will indirectly result in benefits to New Hanvver County as well as North Carolina. ? NE14 NANOVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL . Mr. Metts reported that he had discussed the matter of roads or streets teading to the site of the new County Memorial Hospital with.the other members of the Board of Trustees as requested at the last meeting. At present, the Board has been pre- sented no forma,l plan and therefore, they do not ha3ee any recommendation at present but understand that a public meeting has been called for a discussion of this matter fos Monday night February 25th at which time they will have a representative present. REPORTS - The following reports were reviewed and ordered filed for information. 1- lFarm Agent's Cooperative Extension Report for February 1963 2-'?.Home Economics Extension Agent's Report for January 1963 ,3- Wilmington Pvblic Library - Branch Report,for January 1963 4- " " " - Report for February 1963. t5- Welfare Recipients Statistical Changes ADJOURNMENT - There being no further business to be brought before the Board, Mr. Broa-d- hurst moved that they adjourn. It was seconded by Mr. Mayhan and unanimously adopted. W. G. Houck, Executive Secretary SPECIAL CALLED MEETING \ Commissioners Room Februarv 18, 1963 WilminG, ton, N.C. 12:15 P.M. r ? ASSEMBLY - ' 11 The Chairman called a Special Meeting for the pvrpose of considering some Resolutions and Legislative matters. Those present were: Chairman J. M. Hall, Jr. Peter H. Braak, L. E. Broadhurst, and John van B. Metts., Jr. Mr. Mayhan was n present for the meeting as he had aiready left the Court House. County Attorneylialery not recalled. WAIVER OF NOTICE Mr. Braak offered a motion that the Notice of Meeting as required by GS 153-81! be waived. It was seconded by Mr. Metts and unanimously adopted. (EROSION BILL - , ' The Chairman read a letter from Henry M. Von Oesen stating'that he delivered II Senator C. P. Yow and Representative Robert E. Calder a Bill which had been prepared by the Attorney General providing for the State making contributions up to three-fourths? of nonFederal funds when used for Federally sponsored civil works pro,}ects such as Beach Erosion, Channel stabilization, flood control and other items of this nature and also provides for the State to participate on a 50150 basis for non-Federally sponsor- ed pro,jects of this nature. The funds would be administered under the State Depart- ment of Water Resources and that Board would administer the funds and make grants from them. Upon motion of Mr. Braak, seconded by Mr. Netts, the Board unanimously authorize& the Executive Secretary to write Senator'Yow ind Representative Calder and advise them of this action and urge them to introduce and ':: the legis.lation. (ZONING - *support The Chairman suggested that the Commissioners sponsor a Bill requesting that New Hanover County be deleted from the list of Counties exempted from the State Zoning Ordinance and that the County Attorney be authorized to draw a Resolution to that effect and that it be introduced at the present session of the General Assembly. ?MASONBORO INLET - A Reso2ution sponsored by the Town Couacil of Wrightsville Beach urging ' emergency measures to restore and maintain Masonboro Inlet at an adequate depth and ' width for local commercial vessels was read by the Chairman. After a brief discussion,', Mr. Broadhurst offered a motion that the Resolution be approved and that the Board I support this request before the Corps of Engineers and that the Executive Secretary be authorized to write a letter to the Corps of Engineers advising them of this support I and respectful2y requesting them to take whatever steps are necessary to re-establish Masonboro Inlet in time for it to be used during the coming summer season and further, that both of the Unites States Senators, Congressman Alton A. Lennon, the Chief of I Development and Director of Water Resources be apprised of this need. This motion was seconded by Mr. Metts and unanimously adopted by the Board. I AD.IOURNMENT - There being no further business to come before this special m tin3. Mr. Braak offered a motion that they adjourn and it was unanimously approved. 9 ?