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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-09-22 Regular Meeting??o ?- , ,. Minutes of the Meeting September 15j 1958 Continued PETIT JURY - The following good and lawful persons were selected to serve as Jurors in tkie trial oP civil cases for the xeeks beginning October bth and October 13'th, 1958: Surors for the trial of Civil cases for the week beeinnine October 6, 1958 J. M. Ray 37 West Drive Willie P. 1lasiier . I. L. Todd ` 2851 C. ddams St. Bobby D. Merritt L. H. Todd 10 N. Lake Village Frederick Backus A. B. Yopp 208 Floral Pkwy. Joseph'A. Porter D. C. Gore ' 111 Mercer Ave. B. B. lailson Ramono Hall' 304 Davie Drive N. M. Shelly Albert F. Todd 2320 Princess St. Rd. M.C. McIver Joseph Glod Box 43, Castle Hayne N.C W,'D. Gravitt H. A. Msrks RFD #2, Box 67 Percy F. ltiriford Ralph L. Weeks 208 North Carolina Ave.V. W. Andrews R. H. Davis, Jr. 2507 Burnett Blvd. Henry J. Ottoway,Sr. Donald R. Vowell 15 E. Lake Villsge James R. Walters Michael David Zetts 2870 B. Adams William S. Johnson Donald A. Noore 2520 Market St. Thurstan I. Watkins James'N. Burna 1015 Hawthorne Rd. C. B. Bennett Leo J. Merck 1613 Moore Plaza Charles M. Goswick Earl C. Smith Q Iake Uillage Stanley H. Zygunt Samuel T.'Rhodea 2115 Iake Shore Drive G. T. Grotgen Donald C. Thorning 12'J. Lake Vilh ge J. P. Bradshaw George J. Sheppard Jr. P..O.Bor. 1627 Alex IIrquhart E. F. Anderson Box 223,Carolina Beach K. C. Loughlin A. B. Mintz 206 Orange St. Durwood G. McDaniel W. L. k?ztrelle 16 Brookwood J. A. Williama R. A. McEachern RFD #3,13ox375' C. R. Henderson Thomas F.Cavenaugh 22 Ebans St. William S. Fmderburg Jurors for the trial of Civil cases £or the week beeinnine October 13, 1958 J. R. Self 2914 A. Adams St. David J. Bland G. A. Cook 21 5outh 9th St. Richard S. Rogers J. Swindell Hall 4702 Peachtree St. Carl W. Hodges E. A. Eerr, Jr. 2932 Adams St. Robert W. Hosier Bobby E. Tew 315 S. 16th 5t, Olive,s R. Goduin Harwood B. Coxe 133 Rutledge Drive Charles P. Carter R. C. Phelps 3001 Princess P1 Drive L. H. Reavia Douglas E. Capps 5/+4b Oleander'Drive H. D. Hufham Boyle Wilson 2865 Adams St. N. J. Holder Esnest E.'Croom . RFD #2, Box 448 Herman L. Malpass Xenneth E. Croom 105.Virginia A've. Jackie L. Sanders Morris J: Tatum RFD #2' Box 395 H. J. Woolard Samuel G. Beard 1222 S. 3rd St. William E. Jenkina Jr. C: H. Inman 215 Oak Crest Drive A. L.'Iambeth J. E. Rel]y 2204 Brandon Rd. Roy W. Bellamy Glen T. Tyson, Sr. 713 Princess St. Howard R. Rellog H. S. Dyson 2536 Burnett Blvd. Edward L. Johnson Dan R. Combs 1513 S. 5th St.' James Q. Teachey G. M. Johnson 1717 Carolina Ave, F. A. Hartley Harry Ainsworth 140 Lake Forest Pkwy J. E. St Amand Ernest Greenough RFD #2, Box 82 Joseph A. Williams Charles A. Humphrey616 S. 6th St. Charles A. Hunphrey J. W. Peterson 104 Midland Drive Lester'B...Cvddington W. W. Barnhill 20 E. Nesbitt Courts E. D. Montgomery George W. Applewhite1504 Ann 5treet James R. Grossnickle 406-2'- S. 5th St. 115 CliurcYi St. 314 N: 43rd-St. RFD /fl Box Q A RFD #1 Box 317 RFD #3 Azalea Heighta 1314 Chestnut St. 2520 dackeon $t. 807 Orange St. 1725 Carolina Ave. RFn #z, BoX iu 2115 Brandon Rd. 2528 Jackson St. 1802 Nun St. 2842'S. Front St. 2116 Brandon Rd. 22 Court P,Lake Village 801 Market St. 307 S. 17th St. P.O. Box QS A 1855 @ueens Rt1.,Charlotte,N.C. Route #1 613 Surr.y.St. 307 Greonville Ave. 2103 Pender Ave. 720 Greenfield St. P. o. sox 1050 42 Woodlawn Ave. 11f Keaton Ave. 2915 A Adams.st. ' Box 252, Carolina Beach, N.C. RFD # 2 Box 274 2824 Washington St. 2517 Washington St. 2935 D. Jefferson St. 4 W. Greensbord St.,Wrightsv. Beach 30 Kenwood Ave. 9 Borden Ave. 616 Greenfield St. 646 Kerr Ave. 115-1 S. 15th St. 5309 Wrightsville Ave. 71 Lee Drive 1014 S. 2nd,St: 1904 Perry Ave. 2416 Monroe St. 616 S. bth St. 103 Graham'.St. . 5 B Oleander Courta " RFD 1 Box 122, Castle Hayne, N.C. ADJOURNMEhTT - ' ? There being no further Uusiness to come before the Board, Mr. Mayhan moved that the meeding adjourn, seconded bq Mr. Williams, and unanimously adopted. Executive Secretary Wilmington, N.C. September 22, 195$ ASSEMBLY The regular weekly meeting of the New Hanover County Board o£ Commissioners held this day in the Commissioner's Room of the Court House at 9:30 A. M. PRESENT: Chairman J. M. Hall, Jr., Commissioners L. E. Broadhurst, J. E. Holton, Jr., Ernest R. Mayhan and Berry A. Williams, Commissioner-Elect Peter H. Braak, County Auditor T. D. Love and County Attorney John Bright Hill, INVOCATION - Chairman Hall called the meeting to order and asked the Reverend Hunley A. Elebash, Pastor of St. John's Episcopal Church, to invoke the Divine Presence through prayer. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES - Copies of the last meeting having been sent to each of the Commissioners, upon motion of Mr. Holton, seconded by Mr. Broadhurst were unanimously approved.? L, 30".) Minutes of the Meeting September 22, 1958 Continued AIRPORT - 2 Pursuant to instructions by the Board at the last meeting to have the Wilming- ay? ton Board of Realtors, Incorporated,make an appraisal of the property required to com- plete the approach landing system for the safety of instrument landing of modern airplanes, a report was reoeived informing the,Board that the necessary acreage for meeting the mini- mum requirements of the CAA officials was 2?,4 acres which they valued at $125.00 per acre after considering that the land had been used since 1942 averaging during the past year 200 flights per day and in their opinion the annexation would not affect the'value of the other part of the tract any more than it had been affected £or the past several years. The appraisal Board also took into consideration the £act that approximately one-third of the reouired property adjoins Smith Creek and was considered low marsh land. Nir. Williams offered a motion that the County submit an offer to the owner of this roperty for the pur- chase of 27i acres on the basis of the fair market appraised value of ?125.00 per acre. This motion was seconded by Mr. Holton with the suggestion that the offer be presented to the owners in person by the Execiative Secretarp with the request for a prompt answer. This motion was unanimously adopted. ' .Before the adjournment of the meeting, Mr. Bruce B. Cameron Jr., who owns the acreage in question above was recognized by the Chairman and informed of the above develop- ment'. He considered the of£er of 4125.00 per acre "ridiculousTM as he understood a recent purchase made by a roposed industry of property similar to his likewise adjoining Smith Creek was sold for ?1500.00 per acre which they considered a bargain. He also stated that he did not wish to be put in the light of obstructing progress but that he could not under- stand why another runway could not be used for this proposed installation and although he was aware of the right of the County to condemn the property, at the same time he expected to do everything within his power to secure a fair and just price for it in the event that was done. Finally,by common consent of the Bomd, the Chairman was authorized to investi- gate the possibility of using another runway for this proposed project and,if necessary, arrange a confe'rence with CAA bf£icials in Washington, D. C. through our Congressman, Hon- orable Alton A. Lennon, 'The Board recognized the urgency of an answer to this problem by next Monday in view of the Governmentts intention to withdraw their offer, to make the installation in favor of an airport where there was no controversy, unless the property was made available for immediate use. APPROPRIATION - ?I Y The invoice accompanying the appraisal of the Board of Realtors, Incorporated, was $150.00 and upon motion of Mr. Holton, seconded by Mr. Williams, the Board unanimous- ly authorized the County Auditor, T. D. Love and Airport Manager John A. Westbrook to de- termine from which account it should be paid out of the Airport Ludget and ordered it paid, AUTOMOBILE BID Confirming the verbal notice of intent to withdraw their bid accepted on Septem- ,? ber $th for the three cars awarded the Cape Fear Motor Sales, Incorporated, Mr. McFayden, the sales manager wrote a letter dated,September 16th stating that unless all four cars were awarded them they felt free of all obligations to make delivery on the bid. Mr. Hol- ton informed the Board that Mr. R. R. Smith, owner of Cape Fear Motor Sales, Incorporated, had verbally assured him that they would carry out the contract and £urnish the cars awarded to them on the basis of their bid. \ JUVENILE DETENTION HOME - '-' Honorable J. Hardie Ferguson, Juvenile Judge of New Hanover County, was recog- nized by the Chairman and requested that the Board authorize the re-insta•tement of the telephone at the Juvenile Detention Home as it was dangerous for the matron to be with- out communication with the other parts of the County Home management. He cited several recent instances which indicated that it would have been very advantageous for the matron to have been able to 'communicate quickly with.the Superintendent of the Home. He also in- f.ormed the Board that the matron, IKrs. Cora Stokes, was required at times to be on duty at long periods of time because of no one to relieve her so long as there were children in the Detention Home and although he recognized that she was able at times to be off duty when there were no occupants, it was most inconvenient for her to make appointments,because of irregular schedules which depended on residents in the juvenile quarters. The Executive Secretary was instructed to discuss the matter with Superintendent H. C. Rivenbark to see i£ a similar plan to that of the negro matron might be worked out in which Mrs. Stokes could be given one-half day off each week and i£ the requirements confined her for too great a time she would be relieved occasionally a day per week in addition to the regular half day, the cost of such help it was felt should not run i.nLo a great amount of money, possibly $16.00 to $20.00 per month. After some discussion by the Board members, Mr. Holton of£ered the motion that the telephone be replaced and that satis£actory relief be worked out through the Superintendent o£ the Home for Mrs. Stokes. This motion was seconded by Mr. Williams, and carried unanimously. . TdERCHANTS ASSOCIATION APPROPRIATION - Mr. William N. Kingoff was recognized by the Chairman and informed the Board that he was appearing in the interest of an appropriation for the Merchants Association. He in- _...- formed the Board that the special bus service being run from Gamp Lejeune and Cherry Point had been very well received at the bases and had meant a lot,he Merchants of Wilmington so they were contemplating such a service at the air base at Myrtle Beach in the interest of stimulating business in Wilmington. He said that?the need was for $2,000 and that up until last year the Bo3rd had seen fit to appropriate $750.00 to the Merchants Association but that last year the allocation amounted to $500.00. After various comments by members of the Board on the situation, Mr. Holton offered a motion that the Board allocate $500.00 for the use of the Merchants Association'but that it remain under control o£ the Commissioners and that the invoices be approved by the Board in payment up to that amount. N,r. Broadhurst seconded this motion with the remark that later in the year there might be a possibility of making an additional appropriation for this worthy cause. The motion was unanimously adopted. -A ,?06 Minutes of the Meeting September 22, 195$ Continued SIGNATORIES - A question has arisen through the Bank of New York questioning the authority of / certain signatories for authorizing the releasing of bonds held on deposit as a security for County funds, An examinati:on of the records disclose that on october 261 1953, the Board, at that time, autho'rized the Chairman of the County Commissioners, the County Attor- ney and the County Auditor to sign for such releases. County Auditor informed the Board that in his opinion two signatures would be.sufficient if the Bca rd authorized such and that it had been the practice for the last several years for Mr. Woody to sign as Clerk to the Board. After some discussion, the Board unanimously agreed to let the decision made in 1953 stand and continue to require three signatures. CONiMUNITY HOSPITAL DIRECTOR - A letter was received from the Secretary to the Board of Directors of Community Hospital informing the Board that Mr. Rutherford Leonard had been presented to replace Dr. M. N. Leary, resigned, and recommended the formal appointment of Mr. Leonard, In the ?n discussion, the opinion of the Board seemed to be that they thought it was their peroga- r,?"T, tive to appoint the Directors and since no one on the Board seemed to know Mr. Leonard personally, Mr. Williams moved that final action be delayed until next Monday as it would allow the members o£ the Board to make any investigation they desired before committing themselves. This motion was seconded by Mr. Mayhan and when the question was called, the only negative vote was registered by Mr. Broadhurst, so the Chairman ruled the motion carried. . CAROLINA BEAC.H EROSION - Mayor Tucker, accompanied by Town Manager Head, and Town Councilmen Bost, Collier, ?f Goodson, Knox and Town Attorney Addison Hewlett appeared before the Board and informed the ea?a2hu ??+ Board that they had appropriated $10,000 in their Fiscal Year Budget for the erection of groins or jetties to help lessen the erosion of the Northern end o£ Carolina Beach. They requested the Courity to match their funds for work within the town limits. They were in- formed by the Chairman of the.Board that an appropriation of $5,000 had been made in the County's Fiscal Year Budget for erecting groins at the northern end of Carolina Beach but outside the town limits. The Mayor explained that the money they were seeking was to be used along with their appropriation in the town limits of Carolina Beach and he felt that there should be no misunderstanding about where the money should be spent. Mayor Tucker also said that the Corps of Engineers recommended the lengthening and heightening of the present groins inside the town limits at the north end and that unless something was done soon a break thrv ugh will occur. Mr. Holton su ggested that the matter be taken under con- sideration and study to determine where the money was coming £rom and how much could be appropriated for_this important undertaking and that our•efforts should be coordinated with the Carolina Beach authoritiest plans. He thought that we should have our Parks Supervisor, Rhoda Farrow,investigate the matter and make a recommendation as to whether or not it could be accomplished at a lesser cost with County equipment and prison labor rather than contracted on open bids. Mr. Williams offered a motion that the Executive Secretary proceed to carry out this idea to determine what we might be able to do. It was seconded by Mr. Mayhan and unanimously adopted. CAROLINA BEACH ROAD While the delegation from Carolina Beach had the attention of the Commissioners, Mayor Tucker reminded them that he thought the widening of U. S. Highway # 421 and the erection of the Bridge over the Intra-Coastal Waterway at Snowts Cut should be the number one project in New Hanover County and ttrit every effort should be exercised by both Boards to keep the Highway Commission alerted in order that their efforts might not cease to bring this about. EQUALIZATION AND REVALUATION - A letter was received £rom the Cole-Layer-Trumble Company, Appraisers, request- ing the Board to write a testimonial letter to the Iredell County Board of Commissioners relative to the quality and class of work done by them in our recm t equalization program. The Board was polled individually and each thought that an excellent job had been done and authorized the Chairman to write such a letter informing the Iredell County Commiss- ioners. COMPLAI NT - , Pursuant to action o£ the Board at their meeting on September 15th referring ? to the Complaint by Della Brown in a Pauper}s Suit for injuries alledgedly received while a paying patient at Community Hospital was reported on by the County Attorney with the request to the Board as to whether or not they were willing to offer a compromise settle- ment. After discussing the several aspects of the case, Mr. Holton offered a motion that no compromise settlement be offered for the reason that in the £uture they would be be= sieged with numerous complaints and requests for compromise settlements. This motion was seconded by Mr. Mayhan and unanimously adopted and the County Attorney instructed to pro- ceed with the defense of the case. INSOLVENTS - 1957 ' Tax Collector Sam W. Johnson submitted a list of the Insolvent Accounts which ? he will present to the Board at their next regular meeting as requested by them several months ago. This list was submitted for information and study only at this particular meeting so no formal action was required. y.. CONSOLIDATED BOARD OF HEALTH - • The regular monthly report of•the New Hanover County Consolidated Board of Health was received for information and ordered filed. • INSTITUTE,OF GOVER4INENT + - Pursuant to the information received from the Institute of Government, an in- ? structive course for Tax Office personnel would be held the week beginning September 29th, the Chairman told the Board that he was of the opinion that it would be helpful to the County i£ the Executive Secretary attended such a school to re-aquaint himself with the handling of Tax matters so that in the event of emergency, he would be able to assist 6, ?d7 1 Minutes of the Meeting September 22, 1958 Continued INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT - ( Continued ) the Tax Supervisor in some of his duties. A free discussion resulted in a motion by Mr. Williams authorizing the Executive Secretary to attend that school if he thought it be a help to the County Government. The motion was seconded by Mr. Mayhan and when the vote was called the only nN0" uote was registered by Mr. Broadhurst so the Chair- man ruled the motion carried. ADJOURNMENT - Upon motion of Mr. Mayhan, seconded by Mr. voted itself adjourned.t . t , . . ? - ? ASSEMBLY Broadhurst, the Board unanimously . , W. G. Houck, Executive lailmington, N.C. September 29, 1958 The regular weekly meeting of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners was held this day in the Commissioner's Room o£ the Court House at 9:30 A. M. PRESENT: Chairman J. M. Hall, Jr., Commissioners L. E. Broadhurst, J. E. Holton, Jr,, Ernest R. Mayhan and Berry A. Williams, Commissioner-Elect Peter H. Braak,. County Auditor T. D. Love and County Attorney John Bright Hill. In the absence of the Executive Secre- tary,` Mr. W. G. Houck, County Auditor Love acted as Clerk to the'Board. INVOCATION - Chairman Hall called the meeting to order and asked Reverend E. G. Connette, Jr., Pastor of St. Andrews-Covenant Presbyterian Church, to open the meeting with a prayer for guidance. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES - By common consent, approval of the minutes of the meeting held on September 22 was deferred until the next meeting since copies mailed to each o£ the Commissioners had not been?received. , TA% SETTLEMENT - 1957 Sam W. Johnson, Tax Collector, presented a preliminary settlement for 1957 Taxes. Mr. Williams quest.ioned Nr. Johnson in regard to the Insolvent List. Mr, Holton moved, seconded by Mr. Williams, that the preliminary settlement be accepted and instruct- ?l ed Mr. Johnson to exhaust every means possible to collect all the taxes he could from ?the insolvents. STATEMENT OF 1957 COUNTY 'fAX Charges as per Re-cap 1957 Tax Scroll• 1,517,060,95 Errors as per Audit September 195$ 7.504.44 ` , ` 1,509,556.51 Listed as per Abstract Real Estate and Personal Property Not Listed Real Estate ' Less Abatements Late Listings by Auditor, Personal Book Listed by Tax Collector, Garnishee Penalty Collected Advertising Cost Collected Real Estate Sold for Taxes Late and Not listed Sold for Taxes Insolvents , Tax Prepayments , Discount Allowed Collected by Tax Collector and Deposited in Wilmington Savings & Trust Company Collected. 95.3% 1,486,653.1$ 22.903.33 1,509,556.51 2,807.38 1,506,749.13 $86.85 1,294.62 3,637.4$ 61:40 1,5122629.4$ 41,395.65 7,0$1.64 23,372.74 y.26,1z7.36 2,680.55 1.012,046.21 1,512,704.15 Sam W. Johnson City and County Tax Collector Continued- Next page A