Loading...
1956-06-25 Regular Meeting77 , Keeting of June 18, 1956 - Continued A communication was received from Mr. T. A. Early, Director of Coi^rectional Institutions, under the State Welfare Department, calling attention to one of the Juvenile Detention Build-?-? ings at the County FIome as a serious fire hazard. rir. Hall said it was a fire hazard and S something has got to be done about it to make it a fireproof building, and suggested that in the meantime leaving the quarters unlocked and the yard enclosure locked inasmuch as a guard is on duty there at nights. Air. Ha7,1 said he would investigate it as to the necessary cor- rections that should be made to rnake it safe and report Uack to the Board at a subsequent meeting. -? A copy of the minutes of Lhe Trustees of Conununity Iiospital- was received., With reference to the resignation of Lhe Administrator effective julyi, 1956, Mr. Hall reported some one who is being consiclered 1:o replace him has Ueen here, but he ctid not have the opportunity to in- terview him personally, but thinks from what has been reported, is qualified. Pir. Hall urged that consideration be given their operation Budget. They are behind in their bills payable and caill have to be worked out at Budget time to talee care of it. A narrative report on Organization aiid.Plaivling for May was received from the Home Demonstra-?? tion Agent. A cbpy.of the Grand Jury report for June 1956 Term was received a.ncl with reference to their recommendation that a report on the progress of providing a proper intei^nal control of the County Auditing System Ue ma3e to the Grand Jury, July 'ferm, 1956. A'Ir, liall moved and. it •' , - was seconded by Mr. 13roadhurst and carried, that a meetino be arranged with the Grand Jury, E'04w/.-. " this Boarcl and the Board of Ectucation for a date in July to look into the aspects of the matter. ' Pir. Noster Edwards, Clerk of the Superior Court, appea.red to announce that he woul.d swear in the new County Commissioner at the meeting next Monday tha.t he will appoint to fill ouC the unexpired term of T1r. R. T. Horton, r.esigned. ' .? A letter was received from the State tlighway and Pu'alic [dorks Commission advising that Allen's2?+ Lane running north from near Lhe Junction of US-74/76 at tqrightsville, and Jacksonville Avenue running south from US-17/74 east of Keri Avenue, was added to our County Highcvay System, Ma.y ? 31, 1956, but could not see its caay clear to approve the addition of roads known as Loop Road on US-17 north of Ogden, tha.t part of Allen's Lane from Airlee Road to the Sdrightsville HigYi- way, and 41st Street in Winter Park from Oleanrler Drive to Park Avenue, as their investiga- tion shows that the service rendered saill not justify this expenditure at this time. , . 1 , A request of the Seagate Volunteer?epartment for help to assist them to secure a siren for ?h their Departmerit wa.s referred to the Clerk to see if the same could be obtained from Civil llefense or Camp Lejeune, or elseCahere. A copy of a report on violations of the Plumbing Code prepared by the Special Commzttee apJ pointed by the Board of Iiealth was received. Thi.s matter, however, is being handled by the Health Department. ? With reference to a commwiication recei:ved from Convnunity Hospita.l concerning bad condition of the P'ire Escape at the Hospital, reported by Clzief J. A. Tdest of the Wilmington Fire lle- paitment, the same is being handled by the City for repairs and will biJ.l the County for'its proportioiiate part of the expense. ( Upon motion of Pir. Hall, seconded by P1r. Mayhan, Couuty bi11s nTo. 2798 to 2924 caere approvedl?? for payment. ' Upon motion of Dir. Mayhan, seconded'by P1r. Broadhiarst, the meeting adjourned. ? Clerk. ' ? Wilmington, N. C., June 25, 1956. The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held this day at 10:00 o'clock A.M. Present: Raiford Trask, Vice Chairman and Commissicneis J. M. Hall, Jr., Ernest R. Dlayhan, L. E. Broadhurst, John IIrignt Hill, County Attorney and T. D. Love, County Auditor. The meeting was opeued with prayer by the Revereild Aubert S. TCaylor, Pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Copies of the minutes oF the meeting of June 18, 1956, having previo.usl,y been mailed to each member of the k3oarcl, the same wer•e upoii nioti.on of 'r1r. Alayhan, seconded by Afr. Hall, approvecl. . • p ??+? Mr. Foster Edwards, Clerk of the Superior Court appeared Lo inform the Board that by virtue ?t of the pocaers vested in him by Section 153-6 General Statutes of north Carolina appointed hir James E. Holton, Jr., a County Commissioner of New lianover County Co f'ill the unexpired term of Ralph T. Horton, who resigned Jurie 18, 1956, said term to expire on the first Monday in December, 1956. Air. Iiolton, who led the ticket in the Second Primary held Saturday, June 23, 1956 for the nomination to a four (4) ,year tern as a County Commissioner in the Fall Election 1956, laas then qualiPied iii tlie presence of the Board by taking the oath of office before the Clerk of the Superior Court, and iitunediately entered upon lus duties as a County Commissioner torfill the miexpired term of Ralph T. Horton, resigned. ?, . Mr. E. B. Wright, Secretary of the New Hanover Inspection Committee, appeared to submit the 1956-1957 Budget requests for the seven (7) Volutiteer Fire Departments in 'the amount of $70200.00 the same as last year, plus an additional appropriation of $3,500.00 for Mobile Radio Equipment (truck-mounted) for each of the 7 Units at a cost of $.500.00 each, making a total Budget appropriation requested $10,700.00 wliich was received for Budget study. rfr. Allen Jones and Bi11 Rohinson appearing'with a delegatio» of Dfessrs. Fountain, R. A. Dunlea,T ? Jr., Lester Newell, Jack Thompson and requested an appropriation of•$10,000.00 out of the Adver- '? tising Fwid for Lhe Chamber of Commerce for advertising the County's adva.ntages and resources for the coming year; $5,000.00 to be made available July 1, 1956 and $5,000.00 after January l, 1957, ancl that a member of the Board be named to assist them in the effort. They were ad- vised by Dir. Tt°ask that ?10,000.00 taas the limit that coula be used under the' Law for the Ad- vertising N1tnd, and only $5,000.40 has heretofore been allotted. The request however, iaas upon motion of Pfr. Broadhurst taken under advisement. I ,78 \ Meeting of June 25, 1956 - Continued A request for two (2) extra bleacher seat sections for the Little League Diamond at IIugh AfacHae Park was referred to the C1erk to cnntact the City Planager for use of bleachers tak- en over by the City in the Legion Stadium transaction. A i^equest that the County purcYiase a rescue Lruck Por the Civil Air Patrol to enable th.em to render a greater service was received for investigation. Upaz motion oP Mr. 13roadhurst, secorided by Mr. Tlayhan, the contract to aud'it the Accowits and ltecords of the Co wity as kept and reported by the County Auditor for the fiscal year encling June 30, 1956, was awarded to Mr. William C. Barfield, C.P.A., at a cost not to ex- ceed ?4,000.00. Any additional audit of County Off'ices or Departments as maq be designa- ted by the Board of County Commissioners to be on a basis of the oontract schedules rates. 1? ,,?? Upon motion of Mr. Holton, secondeci by Mr. Broadhurst, the School's 1955-1956 Regular Bixd- get caas increased by $11,600.00 to meet caater, light and power bills in excess of estimat- ed needs, from- ' Unanticipated Cafeteria's Receipts $p 6,994.40 Unexpected Expenditures caused by the adoption of Social Security and cost of rent follow- ' ing fire at tlie J.C.Roe School, from Unanticipated Receipts on hand, 4,605.60 $11,600.00 Vt'!C-u1 Upon motion of Air. Hall, seconded by P1r. Broadhurst, Wilmington Coll.ege Budget was increas- ed by $7,445.00 from TTnanticipated Tuition Receipts to meet a corresponding expense on ac= ' count of increased students. That the cash ba],ance oP $47,715.50 in the Building P'wzd un- anticipated revenues be appropriated to the School Building Program to meet current obliga- tions and $3,867.67 Lwich Room unanticipated receipts appropriated to the Lunch Room Pro- gram, to enable disbursement of the sar?ie. -Feav--49,*-Upon motion of Mr. Holton, seconded Uy Mr. Hall, $200.00 was ordered transferred from unan- ticipate3 revenues to Special Deputies at Seabreeze under County Aid Budget to meet expense ? for Special Deputy service presented and rebommended by the County Au3itor. e Upon motion of Mr. Holton, seconded by P1r. Hall, the Coiuzty Cotmnissi.oners in compliance with ? Sectiou 108-11 and 108-12 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, unanimously named Mr. Thurston C. llavis as their appointee to the Boarcl oP Public Welfare for a term of three (3) years. With reference to instructions given at the last meeting to arrange for a meeting date with the Grand Jury to look into tlie aspects of changing the present County Auditing System rec- onunended in the Grancl Jury report of June 12. The Clerk reported that he was advised by rir, R. T. Buruey, N'oreman of' the Grand Jury, that due to a number of the Grand Jurors being absent on vacation,and so forth, it would be impossible i:o have a neeting befoi°e the July 30 Grand Jury Session, but would be very happy to have the County Commissioners and Board of ? Educati m1 members at any time during the July 30 Session., Dr. Hobgard, Chairman of the Board of Education, recommei7ded having their books audited an- nually, aild will get autiiority from the State to have this done. 'i'hey have no oUjections to an additional audit, and have already made arrangements to Lhat encl. AIr. Laney, member of the ]3oard oi Education said they will give a report on the auditing suUject to the Grand Jury in compliance with the Law. - iipon motion of Mr. Broadhurst, seconded by Mr. Iiall, a request of 18 property oc,mers to hard- surface Pine Valley Hoad wYiich runs from the Winter Park-Shipyard Road to tkie entrance of Pine Valley County Club, a distance of 3/4 of a mile, was approved and referred to the State Highway and Public Works Commission. I ? C? A request of nine (9) property owners of b'edeial Point Totianship to include that part d'f 7th ?w^T Avenue (50 feet wide) in the County Highway System for State maintenance, was continued for new conti^act outside the City liuu.ts of Caroli.na Beach providing for a 60-foot riglit-of-way required by the State. Upon motion oP Mr. Niayhan, seconded by Mr. Iiolton, a request tlzat the County furnisll 3000 worms for the 1?ishing Rodeo for underprivileged children at Greenfield Lake, July 4, spon- sored by the New Hanover Fishing Club and the City Recreational Department, was granted. A suggestion oPfered by Dr. John T. Hoggard that a picture of the late John A. orrell; first ? County Auditor of New Hanover County caho served this Cowity caell foi^ a iiwnber of years be in- cluded in the group oP pictures of County Officials in the Comuiissioners' Office, was upon Ptotion of Dir. 3iolton, seconded by Mr. Broadhurst, unanimously approved.' A bill for ??25.00 received from the Junior Chamber of Connnerce for a 1/4 page advertisement _ of the County's resources and advantages, in the north Carolina Jwiior Chamber of Corrunerce ' publication, was ordered included in next year's 13udget for pa,yment inasmuch as all the Ad- vertisement P'unds liave been exYiausted for this year, and additional Funds to be consid.ered ovtduring the preparation of the l3udget. Payment of a bill f'or $140.00 due the Carolina Cut Stone Company for installing marble plaque for °Flarren K. Pennington Termina,l", ATeia Hanover County Bluethenthal Field, was upon motion r?,•-?? of Mr. Hall, seconded by Mr. Broadhm^st, apgroved out of Government Receipts for the joint use of the Airport. Mr. i{all reiorting on i:he possible fire hazard of one of the Juvenile Detention Q,uarters at ? the County Home, brought Lo the attention by the Stat;e IIoard of Public idelfare Inspector of C,4-9v74`0?Correctional Institutions, recommended that two (2) extra doors be provided in the quarters. Mr. Itivenbark, SuperintendenL of the County Home will geL the figures for the installation to be included in the Co w1ty Home Budoet. ? A request from Mr. Tom N"uscaldo (Toms T-V Shop), 3501 Market Street that street signs be in- stalled in Conununities outside the City limits, indicating the names of the various streets, caas referred to the State Highway and Public Works Commission. L_ 71*4 , Pueeting of June 25, 1956 - Continued .? As required by Law the County Auditor, Mr. T. D. Love submitted a IIudget Estimate for the County's fiscal year 1956-1957 in the total aanount of $3,210,631.08 together caith a State- ment of Revenues to meet f,he Budget Estimates, calling for a tax rate of $1.20 on the $100.00 T? valuation of property based on a valuation of ?p105,000,000.00, reconunended by the County Audi= tor; after which coirunents were made by Pu . Love and discussion by the Board was received for stuely. . ? Mrs. J. P1. Highsmith, Director of Hospitalization appeared to report on her Department stat- ing that every effort is made to keep down expense in making admissions to the ft ospital and limiting their stay as much as possible, and working closely with the Courts, and so forth. ? Upon motion of Mr. rlayhan, seconded by Mr. Broaclhurst, bills for the expense of holfling the 1- Second Primary, June 23, 1356, in the total amount of $3,321.76 were submitted and recommend- ed by the Chairinan of the Board oP Elections, Mr. J. D. Carr, and were approved for payment. ? Upon motiuri of Mr. Hall, seconded by Mr. Hotlon, the Board voted unanimously to refund the full purchase price of $125.00 to the Reverend J. S. Crowley which he paid the County for ? four (4) acres of "John James" land in FIarnett Township purch.ased at a tax sal.e, upon re- conveyiilg the said land back to the County for the reason that Reverend Crowley or the Coun-V? ty have not been able'to actually loca.te the land in question. Mr. Trask said he xaanted to see every Court House employe click in full cooperatioii and ef-- fori; for the 'betterment of our County Government and be prepared to face the facts and situ- ations as they arise in tne years to come. 'Mr. Playhan then brought up the matter of e].ecting a Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board, and suggested that the matter be put up to the voters in the fall election as to wheLher they would p.refer the County Pfanager fbrm of Government or the Board Chairman System. This matter is in the hands of'the County Attorney for legal opinion. ? A motion was offered by Mr. Piayhan to elect Mr. Raiford Trasli, Chairman of the Board to fill the unexpired term of Mr. R. T. Horton,'resigned, until the first Monday in December 1956, his motioil was seconded by Mr. Broadhurst, and unanimously carried. A motion was then made by Mr. Holton to elect Mr. Hall as Vice Chairman a.nd in turn Mr. Hall moved that Mr. 3iolton Ue elec£ed as ViceTa?irman of the Board and Mr. Broadhurst moved to ,. name Mr. MayYian, the Poregoing motions each failed oP a second thereupon Mr. Broadhurst with- • drew his motion and seconded Mr. Holton's motion to elect P3i°. FIall as Vice Chairman of the Board. A vote was taken and Mr. Fiall was elected as Vice Chairman on the affirmative vote of all the Comntissioners except Mr. Mayhan who voted "no-•. ' It was agreeable to the Board'to ref'er drainaoe caork re2uests to ,fr. Herbert Rivenbark for investigations. ? Mr. Broadhurst annoLUZCed the resignation of Mr. H. J. 3aclcson as Dog Warden to become effec ^ tive July 1; 1956. Recoimnendations for appointment of a Dog Warden-Deputy Sheriff to re- , • place Mr. Jackson was requested. Upofi motion of Pir. Mayhan, seconded by Mr. Broadhurst, County bills No. 2949 to 3045 were .74?? approved for payment. Upon motion the meeting was then adjourned. Clerk. Wilmington, N. C., July 2, 1956 The regular weekly meeting of the 73oard was held Lha_s day at 10:00 o'clock A.M. Present: Haiford Trask, Chairman and Corrunissioners J. M. IIall, Jr., Ernest R. Playhan, L.E. 33roadhurst, James E. FIolton, John I3right FIill, Couilty Attorney and T. D. Love, County Auditor. r The meeting was opened with prayer by the Reverend B. D. Critcher, Pastor of the Fifth Avenue Piethodist Church. Copies of the minutes of ineeting June 25, havii7g previously been mailed to each member of the Board, the same caere upon motion of Mr. Mayhan, seconded by AIr. Hall, aPproved. P1iss DeLean Longley, rirs. W. E. Sisson and Mrs. Martin Willard appeared to present their An- sci'`-"9" nual Report of the School for.Retarded Children, and asked that an appropriation of $1,000.00 be provided the School for the coming year. Upon motion of Mr. Broadhurst, the request was takeiz into consideration during the preparation of the Budget. P:ayor R. A. llunlea and Riehard F. Meier of C,irightsville Beach requested that two (2) OfPzcers J-' be assigned to Wrightsville Beach to assist in the handling of congested traffic there on ig KV0"W week ends. The Sheriff was requested to pu't a man on Sunda.y afternoons ancl the State High- way Patrol was also.requested to assign an OfPicer for duty in assisting them ii1 handling this traffic during the sunmier season. ' ?? P4r. A. H. Seawell, Veterans' Service Officer presented his Aruzual Report shocaiilg that the rw7riing monthly and acting monthly awards receiveii by his Office for the tcaelve (12) month period amounted to $122,462.91. He also submitted his report for J?une whi_ch was received and filed Mr. R. C. Cantwell, 7r., appeared to further discuss the revaluation program. That being a Budget n,atter, it will be worked out later Uy the Board. A memorandwn concert7ing T1i°. George H. lfutaff for• replacement of 1000 feet of fence on his land a/TV11- near the AirPort iahich he said was destroyed by fire when it got out of control Prom the Air- port about a year ago, stating this fence is necessary to keep trespassers off his premises. Upon motion by Mr. Hall, the matter was rePerred to John A. Westbrook, Airport Manager for in- ; vestigatioil as tc, the status of the claim and report his recommeizdations a.t a subsequent meet- , ing. ? •.?