1957-04-15 Regular MeetingF"
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Meeting of April 8, 1957 - Continued
Collected on 1956 Taxes:
October,November,llecember,January- - - - - - ? 8021841.12
Collected February- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 54,017.22
856,858.34
Collected March- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 025,14L.97
. ` 882,000.31
Mr. Broadriurst reported satisfactory progress on fence construction along 23rs Street Highway
? right-of-way thru County Farm land - one side first to fence off the stock during the High-
way construetion; fence woiDk on the other side to go forward as the Highway wor# progresses.
A communication was received from Mr. Herman Sykes, Supervisor of the State Juvenile Delin-
quency Service following up a recent inspection of the detention facilities for Juveniles on
? the County Home 1'eemises, and called attention to the building for holding colored children
as highly undesirable because they said, of the close proximity of the building to adult
prisoner-quarters. The Cramped quarters, narrow halls and the barred windows make the build-
ing literally a jail, and that the building is a veritable fire trap, and recommended that
the use of the building be discontinued immediately. They did say, however, that the building
for white children is in far better condition, but Lhe desi.gn and. location of the building is
not desirable for detention purposes. The matter was received for further study and consider-
ation at a later date.
A letter was received from Mrs. Alice McD. Strickland representing the South Eastern North
Carolina Beach Asaociation urging our best efforts and influence to have the Senate and Iiouse
Appropriations Committee in Washington to immediately make funds available to put the oper-
ation of the Federal Flood Indemnity Act into effect which was passed by the 84th Congress
last August, which would greatly stimulate building construction in the coastal areas. InstrQ
ctions were given to write our Representatives in the Congress who are on these Committees
urging them to work toward the.quickest possible funding of this program.
A petition was received From 14 property owners asking for State Maintenance of roads in Fair-
.lgwn Development, Harnett Township, known as AicClelland Drive, Clover Road, and Fairlawn Drive,
which have been paved with asphalt and are approximately 2560 feet in length on which eight
(8) homes have been constructed, was upon motion of Mr. Broadhurst, seconded by Dir. Williams,
approved and referred to the State Highway and Pflblic iJorks Commission.
On recommendation of the County Attorneq, a previous request of Mr. J. E. Sternberger for a r
refund of $51.00, 10''fo of the bid price he paid on a tax foreclosure lot in Block 70 he bought
at a tax sale from R. E. Calder, Comnri.ssioner and sale not confirmed by the Court, was continued
Tr until after the resale of the property on April 19, 1957.
Upon motion of Mr. Ifolton, seconded by A1r. Mayhan, the meeting was adjourned, and the Commiss
? ioners continued in session as the Board of Equalization and Review with Mr. T. D. Love, Tax
Supergisor as Secretary;
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Wilmington, N. C. April 15,1957
The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held this day at 10:00 0'clock A. M.
Present: J. M. Ha11,Jr., Chairman and Commissioners Ernest R. Diayhan,L. E. Broadhurst,James
L, fiolton,Jr.,Berry A. Williams, John Bright Hill County Attorney and J. D. Love, County
Auditor. ,
The meeting was opened with prayer by the Reverend H. J. Kaylor, Pastor of Westminster Pres-
byterian Church.
Copies of the minutes of the meeting of April 8, 1957, having previously been mailed to each
member of the Board, the same were upon motion of Mr. Holton,seconded by Mr. Williams,approved,
?M,e? , Mr. W. Eugene L+'dwards appeared for the YMCA to request that the Cranmer property reCently pur-
chased by the YMCA in 131ock 167 be placed on the Tax N'ree list or the taxes be pro-rated for
the year 1957, was declined for the reason that the property was not acquired by the 1'MCA un-
? til after January 1, 1957, and the property was legally assessed and taxes accrued in the name
of the owner as of January lst for the taxable year 1957. Therefore, the Commissioners have
no legal authority to abate or pro=rate the same. The property,however,could be placed on the
Tax Free list January lst 1958,,if used exclusively for YMCA purposes. In view of the YMCA's
anticipated removal of the building from the said lot Mr. IIroadhurst offered a suggestion that
the County be considered in taking the building down with prison labor and the lumber salvaged_
for the County use. The Chairman appointed Mr.Broadhurst a Committee of one to work this out
with Mr. Edwards.
Upon motion of Mr. 13roadhurst,seconded by Mr. Holton, the Board released the back taxes charged ?
against the west end of lot 1 in Block 88, in the name of The Bible Presbyterian Church,G. C.
Bordeaux, Trustee, for the years 1952 and 1953 only on recommendation of the County Attorney
?r on the grounds that the property was used exclusively for church purposes on the verbal state
ment made by Mr. IIordeaux, contingent, however, upon Mr. Bordeaux furnishing written state-
ment to that effect. The foregoing action was taken subject to the legal approval of the City ,
Attorney inasmuch as City taxes are involved.
A commwiication was received from the Band Boosters Club renewing its request for an appro-
f_,q priation for financial assistattce for the Wilmington Junior High School Band, was upon motion
of Mr. Williams, seconded by Mr. Holton, taken under advisement during the preparation of the
1957-1958 Budget, and acknowledgement of the letter to that effect was ordered.
A report of the iti'ilmington Colored Library showing 771 Books circulated in March .was p?c??ved
and filed.
Payment of a bill for $5.00 for renewal subscription to the State Magazine was upon motion
of Mr. William,s, seconded by Air. Broadhurst, approved.
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rieeting of April 15, 1957 - Continued
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A letter was received from Mr. William G. Broadfoot, President of the Tenth Annua3. Azalea,;e&?-.-
F'estival, expressing their sincere appreciation to the Board of County Commissioners for
their support of and cooperation with the Tenth Annual Azalea Festival. ?
Instructions were given to secure certified copies of all bills pertaining to New Hanover
County, passed at the present session of the Legislature recommended and requested by the '
County Attorney.
A detailed statement of the County Budget Appropriations and llisbursements for the nine(9)
months period ending March 31, 1957, was presented by tiae County Auditor, showing:
Appropriations- - - - - -?$ 3,369,077.35 Percent Appropriated
Disbursements- - - - - - ? 2,237,738.78 66'Ofo
? 1,131?:338.5'7
Statement of Revenue for nine(9) months:
Received to date --- - $ 2,707,765.92 Percent of Estimate
Lstimate for the year- -$. 2,985,750.79 90? •
Mr. Love reported the County in good financial condition, and.receipts and disbursements
running along in line with what was anticipated,
T1r. Holton questioned advanced payments on.electrical maintenance charges for indigent as-
sistance cases, and cited a case of a$1.30 light bill plus a$2,00 charg& for cutting the
current on, and felt we should not advance money on any recipient-case checks pending their •
receipt of same. • •
The County Auditor called.attention to the high cost of indigent patients hospitalized at
James Saalker Iiospital by reason of their long stay in the hospixal. Four(4) cases were cited
in the Piarch statement from James Walker Hospital, showing 55,56,63 and 70 days of care res-
pectively. Mr. Hollis, Superintendent of Public Welfare was called in and discussed the matter.
He stated that the hospital would not discharge the patient until the Doctor says so.. and as
to advances made in assistance cases, the government would not permit them to hold the checks
for settlement, but no advances are made the second time: Dfr. Hollis was instructed to report
on the four(4) cases cited above. The Chairman said he will take the matter up with Mr. H.•E.
Hamilton, Superintendent of James Sialker 1{ospital to see if the hospitalizayion days for in-
digent patients could be reduced. Mr. Williams suggested to take the matter up with the Medi- I
cal Association and Mr. Broadhurst recommended convalescence for indigent patients at the '
County klome as less expensive. ?
P1r. Piayhan submitted information he secured on the use and purchase of Automatic Voting Afach-
ines from a Jamestown, N.Y.i corporation priced at $1,532.00 per machine in a quantity of 30,[,?3 ??
on a rental plan basis at 3o interest per anmum on deferred payments. The Clerk was instruc-
ted to check with Mr, lienry C. Bost, Chairman of the Board of Elections, as to comparative '
cost with the present system.
Upon motion of Mr. Williams, the Clerk was instructed to make a study of the Court House re-0,0r-'?i
pairs and painting needs; make a study of the space that could be utilized for the County Com- ,
missioners Meeting Room, and to confer with Mr. Benson, City Pianager concerning turning back
the City Juvenile Offices by the first of the year for County use, and look into the matter of
air-conditioning the Hegister of lleeds and the Clerk of Court's Offices. _
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Upon motion of Mr. Broadhurst, seconded by Pir. PSayhan, the following transfersowithin the
various llepartment Budgets, and appropriation of $1;400.00 out of the General F.mergency F1xnd
and 6350.00 from Unanticipated Ftixnds, recommended by the County Auditor needed to•meet re-
.quirements for the balance of the fiscal year on the following accounts as of March 31,1957,
were approved and authorized: Drainage & Erosion Salaries to Auditor Sta. & Supplies- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Drainage & Erosion Salaries to County Aid Caskets- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Drainage & Erosion Salaries to County Aid County Courts- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Drainage & Erosion Salaries to Elections- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Drainage & Erosion Salaries to Sheriff Auto 12egistration- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Drainage & L;rosion Salaries to Sheriff Bonds- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Drainage & Grosion Salaries to Sheriff llues & Subscriptions- -•-
Drainage & Erosion Salaries to Sheriff Insurance 1iire & Theft- - - - - - - - - - - -
Drainage & Lrosion Salaries to Superior Court Special Attorney- - - - - - - - - - -
Drainage & Erosion Salaries to Superior Court Telephone & Telegraph- - - - - - - - -
Drainage ?O Erosion Salaries to Superior Court Stationery & Supplies- - - - - - - - -
Drainage & Erosion Salaries to Prepaid Tax Discount- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
C. S. C. Capital Outlay to C. S. C. Repair & Tiaintenance Equipment- ------
(:ommissioners Auto Allowance Chairman
to
Commissioners Stationery & Supplies- = - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Bourt Iiouse Repair Buildings to Court House Ensurance - Boiler- - - - - - - - - - -
Court House Repair Buildings to Court House Lights & Power- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jail Labor from P'arm to Jail Bedding & Linen- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jail Labor fran Farm to Jail Aledicine- - - - - - - - - - -•- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jail Itepair & Maintenance Equipment to Jail Electrical Supplies- - - - - - - - - - -
Jail Hepair & Dlaintenance Equipment to Jail Elevator Contract- - - - - - - - - - - -
'1'ax Collector Attorney Fees to Tax Collector Refund Taxes- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Tax Listing City Listers Salaries to Tax Listing Dues & Subscriptions- -------
Tax Listing County Listers Salaries to Tax Lils$ittg Red Books- - - - - - - - - - - -
Veterans Service Office Travel to Veterans Seruice Office Dues & Subscriptions- --
General Emergency Fund,to Agriculture & Economics Iiome llemonstration Agents Tel & Te
General Smergency Pund to Welfare Convey Indigents- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
General Emergency Fund to idelfare Genergl Assistance- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
County Home Emergency to County Home Lights & Power- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
County Home L+'mergency to County Home Telephone & Telegraph- - - - - - - - - - - - -
County fIome Elmergency to County Farm Tools & Supplies- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[delfare Auto Allowance Case Workers to Tdelfare Cancer- - - - - - - - - - - - -.- - -
ldelfare Auto Allowance Case Workers to Welfare llues & Subscriptions- --------
Welfare Auto Allowance Case Workers to Ldelfare Telephone & Telegraph- -------
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300.00 ,
8.70
80.00
2.89
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15.00 2.50 8.00
50.00 I
15.00
30.00
398.37
50.00
150 . 00
145.93
125.00
125.00
125.00
25.00
23.94
100.00
20.00
7.80
.50
50.00
900.00
450.00
100.00
40.00
150.00
300.00
2.00
100.00
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Meeting April 15,1957 - Continued
Unanticipated Funds Welfare General Assistance to Ldelfare General Astistance- - - - - - 350.00
llrainage & L+'rosion Salaries to SherifP Dues & Subscriptions- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.00
"? ',?w?'Phe following good and lawful persons were drawn to serve as Jurors in the 5uperior Court for
?' tl trial of Civil Cases for the two wekks term beginning May 6th 1957:
S. D. Polvogt
G. T. Garner
R. P. Cooper
Harvey Little
Harry E. Reaves
Robert D. Milligan
Dlarshal L. Lowder
W. U, Humpheey
Thomas L. Jacobs
Geo. E. Itackley,
William Al1en
Rudolph 7ones
Harry S. Dyson
K. S. Davis
J. W. Paul
J. D. N'utch
J. H. Tillma.n
W. D. Pferritt
,2222 Klein Road Robert F. Lewis
316 South 6th Street Harold J. DuYriest
2716 Jackson Street James R. Blackman
1518 Castle Street D. E. Dicks
10-Crt L,Lake Village J. P. Brinson
4407 Lake Street W. D. Norriss
Kure Beach T. M. Robinson
611 Dock Street J. H. Sasser
1107 South 3rd Street L. M. Page
Rte.# 1,Box # 507 Loui.s G. Leiner
812 South 17th Street E. S. Acree
2926 Princess Place Dr Odel W. Brown
247 Davie llrive S. E. McCall
Rte.# 1,Box # 455 V. V. N'redere
8-M Lake Village J. Lem King,Jr
Rte.# 3,Box # 199 Ben S. Woods,
IIox # 236,Wrightsville Bch,,R. W. Brady,Jr
ltte.# 2,Box # 221-A Rupert C. Wells
2nd WeAk - Beginning P1ay 13, 1957.
R. F. Barefoot 4925 Pine Street
F. D. Fick 13ox # 51Wrightsville Beach
M. R. Christmas 237 Vance Street
U. W. Williamson P.O.Box # 968, City
Joseph W. Holman,Jr Wrightsville Sound
Iiarriss Pioore Rte.# 1, Box # 144
William E. Padrick 1021 South 4th Street
Raymond N. Johnson 411 South 16th Street
L. C. Mitchell 2514 Burnett Boulevard
Thomas Williams C-25, Box # 388A
James M. Godwin 119 Yinecrest Pkwy
H. Bernice Jenkins 2511 Jaclcson Street
B. L. Rives 109 South 4th Street
C.,L..llavis P.O.Box # 63, City
C. Friendly James 1406 Grace Street
Fred W. Sigman Rte. # 1, Box # 503
lionald J. Parsley ftte. # 2, Box # 157
Hichard Hands 1320 North 7th Street
Alfred Boyd Davis
Jesse C. Andrews
A. M. Bell,
Andrew D. Huffman
Albert S. Simon
Jobie liuvall
H. I. Herring
Ivey B. Strickland
LeRoy Pridgen
Moultrie B. Oliver
W. C. Pierce
Victor W. liewis
E. A. Dollar
K. K. Kimmell
W. E. Laweon
A. L. Simon
William M. Hinson
John E. Nixon
, 1610 Castle Street
139 Gordon Itoad
313 Williams Drive
108 North 9th Street
903 Tfarket Street
P. 0. Box #65, Castle Hayne
115 Morningside Drive
Rte.# 2, Box # 502
1721 Carolina Avenue
Box # 218, Carolina Beach
313 Greenfield Street
2959 Park Avenue
llox # 106, Carolina Beach
2837 Adams Street
2869-C Jefferson Street
Kure Beach
Rte. # 3
C-25 Box # 292-A
2-G Nesbitt Crt
2719 Monroe Street
4409 k'rightsville Avenue
712 Greenfield Street
312 Ldrightsville Avenue
814 South 5th Street
Rte.# E
Rte. # 1, Box # 481
12te. # 1, Box # 224H
208 Keaton Avenue
3810 Peachtree Street
213 ATorth 22nd Street
215 Grace Street
319 PSacMillan Avenue
Rte.# 3, Box # 395
2415 Princess Street
25 Woodlawn Avenue
220 Castle Street
on motion of Mr. Broadhurst, seconded by Mr. Holton, the Board authorized the ObservanCe of
o? ?:aster Pionday, April 22, 1957, as a holiday for County Bmployees, .
Upon motiori by Mr. Holton, seconded by Mr: Williams, the meeting adjourned and the next meeting
oF the 33oard was postponed until the nedttregular meeting, April 29th.
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Wilmington, N. C. April 29, 1 957
The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held this day at 10:00 0'clock A. M.
Present: J. M. Ha11,Jr.,Chairman and Commissioners Ernest R. Playhan, L. E. Broadhurst, James E
liolton,Jr., Berry A. Williams, John 13right Hill, County Attorney and J. D. Love, County Aixditor.
1ne meeting was opened with prayer by the Reverend Paul Browning, Pastor of the Epworth r4eth-
odist Church.
COpies of the Minutes of the meeting of April 15th, 1957 having previously been mailed to each
member of the Board, the same were upon motion of Pfr. Broadhurst, seconded by Mr. Mayhan, approved.
?Phe following resolution regarding the South ldilmington Volunteer Fire llepartment, New Aanover
rCounty, N. C.,as presented by Mr. Ed, B. Wright, Secretary of the New Flanover County N'ire Ins-
? pection Committee and approved by the said Committee, was upon motion of Mr. Williams, 5econded
? by Mr. Holton, adopted:
Be it hereby resolved that the ATew Aanover County 13oard of Commissioners designate the fol-
lowing defined District, in order that this llistrict may comply with the Bulletin issued
by the North Carolina Fire Insurance Rating Bureau "On.Community N'ire llefenses for Com-.
munities not having a Standard Water Works System" February 1952, to receive credit ap-
proval by the North Carolina 1'ire Insurance Rating Bureau under the provisions of the above
13ulletin.
]3e it understood gnd agreed that this resolution in no way or manner voids, alters or Super-
sedes any oP the conditions that now exist by written contract between New Hanover County and
the respective Fire llepartments.
llescription of the Fire llistrict South Wilmington Fire Department.
BEGINNING at a point where Barnard's CreeR intersection with the Cape Fear Ri.ver, thence
North along Last i3ank of said river to the Wil.mington City Limits line, thence following
the SJilmington City Limits line, Southward, liastward, Northward and thence Eastward again
tb;jthe intersection of said City Limits line and Jumping Hun Branch.. thence in a South-
easterly direction to the Eastern Boundary of Greenlawn Cemetary on the Tdinter Park-Ship-
yard Boulevard, (formerly Winter Park-Maffitt Village Road), thence continuing South easter-
ly to Barnard's Creek, thence Westerly along North 13ranch of said Creek to the point of be-
ginning.
Be it hereby resolved in order tp prevent the above defined Flre llistrict to be denied of
the F?ire Yrotection by having its unit servicing a fire beyond its designated area, we
hereby submit this plan of coordination between the various Volunteer b'ire llepartments of
the County.
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