1959-03-02 Regular Meeting,?86
Wilmington, N. C. March 2, 1959
ASSEMBLY -
The regular weekly meeting of the New Hanover County Board of Commission-
ers was he2d this day at 9:30 A.M. in the Commissioners' Room of the Court House.
PRESENT: Chairman J. E. Holton, Jr., Commissioners Peter H. Braak, L. E. Broad-
hurst, J. M. Hall, Jr. and Berry A. Williams; County Auditor T. D. Love and County
Attorney John Bright Hill.
The Chairman called the meeting to order and asked the Executive Secretary,
Mr. W. G. Houck, to open the meeting with a prayer. Reverend E. H. Bedford, Pastor
of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, was unable to be present as schedul-
ed.
INVOGATION -
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES -
The minutes were approved or amended as follows:
1- February 11, 1959, the Special Joint Meeting with the Wilmington City
Council, in the motion to invite representatives of political subdivisions should be
changed from two to five subdivisions.
2- In the regular meeting of February 16th in the second Paragraph, the
name tiugh MacRae shou2d be eliminated.
3- In the Special Called Meeting of February 18th and the Special Called
Meeting of February 19th, there were no corrections and upon motion of Mr. Braak, se-
conded by Mr. Hall, all of the meetings listed above were unanimously approved as
written or amended.
?- APPROPRIATIONS OR TRANSFERS -
??,?.o?cn- • Sheriff's Office - Sheriff M. W. Millis requested a transfer of $1,000.00
from Salaries in his Budyet as follows: (a) $400.00 to Supplies, (b) $300.00 to
Capital Outlay (c) $200.00 to Ammunition, (d) $100.00 to Radio Maintenance and Re-
pairs. Upon motion by Mr. Broadhurst, seconded by Mr. Braak, the Board unanimously
approved the requests for these transfers.
Jail - Sheriff M. W. Millis also requested a transfer under the Jail Bud-
-?? get of $150.00 from the Bedding and Linen Account to Kitchen Supplies in order to pur-
chase drinking cups and boilers. Since no additional funds are involved in this re-
quest, Mr. Williams moved that the transfers be granted. It was seconded by Mr.
Braak and unanimously approved.
Schooi - A letter was received from the Board of Education requesting that
funds in the amount of $75.00 received from the Clerk of Superior Court and $210.29
received from the Metropolitan Insurance Company be appropriated to their Regular-•Schocl
Budget.-.Maintenan.ce of;Plant,increasing the Budget in that amount as the $75.00 rep-
resented a reimbursement of property damage at the Dudley School and the $210.29
?g?ynro? represented property damage at the Warehouse and Bus Parking Area making a total of
$285.29. Mr. Williams offered a motion, seconded by Mr. Braak that $285,29 be appro-
priated from Unanticipated Funds Account to the Regular School Budget Account - Main-
Lenance of Plant. This motion was unanimously approved by the Board.
Wilminqton Communitv College- Mr. Fred B. Graham, Chairman of the Finance
Cotttnittee of the Wilmington Community College, informed the Board that he understood
the sale of the $600,000.00 Bonds authorized by the people had been completed and the
? proceeds received by the County. This was confirmed by the County Auditor with the
suggestion that he be allowed to invest them with the understanding that any accrued
interest go to the benefit of the College Fund until such time as they were actually
required by the College. Mr. Graham agreed to this arrangement. Mr. Williams then
offered a motion that the $500,000.00 be appropriated from Unanticipated Funds - Sale
• of Community College Bonds to Community College Bond Building Funds with the under-
standing that they would be invested and all accrued interest go to the benefit of the
College . It was seconded by Mr. Braak and unanimously adopted.
BUILDING INSPECTOR HEP.RING
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A group of approximately 15 citizens appeared before the Board at the meet-
ing this morning. The Chairman recognized them and announced that he was ready to
hear from the spokesman in the interest of whatever sub,ject they had come to discuss.
Mr. Charlton A. Pope, President of the Taxpayers League, agreed that he was speaking
in opposition to a recent motion passed by the Board approving a request for leg.isla-
tion permitting them to appoint a Building Inspector, require permits for building,
and set the fees. He observed that in the first place there did not seem to be a
meeting of the minds among the Board members themselves as the vote on the motion in-
dicated that it was passed by a three to two ma,jority. He said that petitions had
been placed in a few locations about the County in order to find out how the people
in those areas felt about the proposal. He exhibited petitions containing 1572 names
of those opposed to any sort of building regulations and that the group here this morn-
ing represented a few of those more interested in it. He pointed out that at the
present time buildings being erected were inspected by electrical inspectors, health
inspectors and plumbing inspectors, all of which were paid out of the pockets of tax-
payers and that if a Building Inspector was appointed, the taxpayers would be called
on to pay the tax. Finally he pointed out that he understood a State-wide Bill was
now in the process of being presented to the Legislature to provide this service and
he thought we should wait until action was taken on that measure and besides the people
do not want any further regulations.
Mr. Braak explained that the following exemptions were made: (a) Dwellings
and outbuildings in connection therewith, such as barns and private garages. (b) Apart-
ment buildings used exclusively as the residence of not more than two families.
(c) Buildings used for agricultural purposes other than schools or assembly halls
which are not within the limits of a city or an incorporated village. (d) Temporary
buildings or sheds used exclusively for construction purposes, not exceeding twenty
feet in any direction, and not used for living quarters. He said that his main zeal
was for the protection of the public and covered such buildings as dance halls, skating
rinks and other buildings erected for public use. He stressed that he would not be
in favor of any sort of restriction or regulations with reference to farm buildings
and appurtenances.
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BUILDING INSPECTOR HEARING -(Continued)
Mr. Williams explained that he would not favor a Buildfng Inspector unless he
was convinced that it would be for the hest interest for all the people and further
that in his opinion the Building Inspector and the Property Appraisor could be combined
or even it might be possible to combine the Buiiding Inspector with either the Electrical
or Plumbing Inspector so that there would be.no additional expense involved but that the
advantages of conforming to the State Building Code would be achieved. At the present
time, the Commissioners have no authority to delegate any such responsibility for even
suggesting that anyone building meet the minimum State Building Code requirements. He
stated that he, too, was certainly anxious to keep down the cost of government as he
paid as much taxes proportionately as the others.
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Mr. Gabriel Dobo, a taxpayer from Wrightsville Beach explained that this mat-
ter had come up before the Commissioners approximately two years ago and he made his
position clear at that time along with many other people in opposition to this move. He
explained that he had been a public servant and that in his opinion the will of the peo-
ple `shou3d coint -f3tst "arid sinee the eviSenae:wa7s: gr'eat"iy"in oppositYon he f•elt' like t'hey
'should resc'ind itheir acti.on 'at ihe inee:t`ing.on Decembes 8 1958: 3t. 3s tru"e.; he: sa.id,
'that. the" S.taie wi1J. inake: inspect+ions:.upan requesL.:and that the'present-_exemp.tions were
Tiine-?but he was`afraid that the'regula.Lions.would conL.inae.to:grow: .f.rom-t'ime to time.
a•nd tha.t some of- these otherjsequ-i,r,ements noW sxempt mightibe'.:.ihcl'uded:by the.,mere,:vbt-
ing:of:a Resolution-by+.'some.?future Boar'd, of- CounLy Commissioners., ' .
.Mr. Broadhurst observed that he had voted against the Building Inspector
when it came up before and that he had not changed his mind and was still opposed to
having a Building Inspector.
Mr. Hall remarked that he, too, agreed that public officials should consider
the will of the people but that sometimes they were faced with a decision as to what
was right and he asked the question "How can you determine the will of the people ex-
cept through free electionl" It is always true in our Democratic process that if a rep-
resentative elected by the people does not express their will in his actions, he can al-
ways be voted out the next time.
Mr. Herbert McKim, a local architect, remarked that he would like to speak
for those in favor of the.Building Inspector as he was convinced it would be beneficial
to the future growth and development of our County. He feels that the local insurance
agents and contractors as well as the architects would not whole-heartedly endorse the
proposal if they were not convinced it would be a good thing for the citizens of the
County and especially since they were more closely allied with the building and construct-
' ion business than any others.
Mr. Robert M. Kermon, Chairman of the Democratic Executive Commfttee, remind-
ed the Board that at the time the North Carolina Building Code was established he rep-
resented New Hanover County in the General Assembly and was on the Committee which orig-
inated the Code in Greensboro in 1932 and that he had helped to secure its passage
through the legislature but still could not see the wisdom of spending approximately
$15,000 -$20,000 per year establishing an office for a Building Inspector and ail the
clerical help which would be required to keep the records.
Mr. C. B. NcCandless, a property owner, observed that he represented the
little people in the County, those who had to work hard for a living, and he thought
they should be heard as they would be effected by this proposal and that sometime those
elected by the people to represent them became less popular after the election. He
is convinced that the working class people are opposed to this idea.
Mr. Williams remarked that he thought it was fine for the citizens to show
an interest in their County Government and would like to commend them for their willing-
ness to come before the Commissioners and express their opinions as he was always glad
to hear the pros and cons on any question. He suggested that if there were no further
matters to be heard that they go on with the meeting.
Chairman Holton then asked the group if they had any further remarks or
questions and since there were none, he said the Chair was open for any action the Board
decided to take on the matter.
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MOTION : Mr. Broadhurst moved that the action of the Board taken on December
8, 1958 approving a request for legislation enabiing them to appoint a Building Inspect-
or be rescinded. It was seconded by Mr. Hall and when the vote was cast Nessrs. Broad-
hurst and Hall voted in favor of the motion and Messrs. Braak and Williams voted against
the motiori, so the Chairman voted in the negative and declared the motion over-riiled.
MYRTLE GROVE RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
Nessrs. 0. E. Eldridge and Bowden,representing the Myrtle Grove Rural Volun- 1--k-
teer Fire Department, informed the Board that they had raised enouah money to build a
new building to honse their equipment and had it practically completed when Hurricane
. Helene came along and demolished it,. They have so far been unable to raise enongh mon-
ey to rebuild and since they had no insurance they thought there might be some help pro-
vided by the County on a matching funds basis. They have exhausted the possibilities
of any Federal Aid through Civil Defense withouL success. County Attorney John Bricht
Hiil remarked that he knew of no legal way they could appropriate funds for such a
cause. Mr. Hall said Lhat in his opinion it depended on horl deep they wanted to get in-
to the rural fire protection busfness. Chairman Holton asked if they had an estimate
necessary to replace the building and how much money they had at the present in their
treasury. Mr. Eldridge stated that it would cost appror.irnately $1400.00 and that they
had been able to salvage some of the blocks and that their treasurer now had $680.00
and it would require approximately $500.00 more to rebuild it. The members of the
Fire Department are willing to do the work themselves. Mr. Braak offered the suggest-
ion that it might be possible for the County to advance the $500.00 if they will agree
to have their monthly payments deducted from it until it has been repaid. Mr. Bowden
remarked that they were willing to work together in an effort to rebuild their Fire
House. Mr. Broadhurst suggested that the matter be turned over to Mr.*Williams as he
was the representative of the Board on the Fire Inspection Committee. Mr. Braak offer-
ed a motion that Mr. Williams be requested to see if he could work out a solution through
the Fire Inspection Committee and bring back his recotnmendations to the Board. It was
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MYRTL£ GROVE RURAt VOLUNTEER FiRE DEPARTMENT -(Continued)
seconded by Mr. Broadhurst and unanimously adopted.
DRAINAGE COMPLAINT -
Attorney Woodus Kellum, representing the Taylor Fireworks Company, report-
ed to the Board that his client owned valuable property on Live Oak Avenue which was
being depreciated because of water backing up and standing on both sides of it. He
claims that about 10 acres of the land is rendered worthless b e:cause of this
existing condition and since there is an old established ditch that has been in use
for 3$ years to his knowledge he requested some relief from the unhealthy situation.
(The Executive Secretary and Ditching Supervisor Rivenbark investigated this complaint
this same afternoon and found it to be a,just one, however, the trouble is caused by
the City damming up the old ditch without providing an outlet at the time Mercer Ave-
nue was paved and storm drains constructed. Before the County can clean out its part
of'the ditch iL will be necessary for the City to provide a street drain permitting
it to flow into their lines carrying the water to Burnt Mill Creek. The City Manager
was.called and informed of this condition,)
FORECLOSURE PROPERTY APPRAISAL -
Following instructions at their meeting on February 16, the Executive Secre-
tary requested an appraisal of the property located in Block # 58 known as Lot Pt 4-5
anii Pt EN 4-5 b,y the County Appraisor, Mr. H. S. McGirt. He reported that in his
opinien that a fair value of the property was $2,000.00 Mr. Broadhurst moved, second-
ed by Mr. Hall, that the property be sold to the Moore-Fonvielle Realty Company for
the appraised figure of $2,000.00 provided it is approved by the City Council. The
motion was unanimously adopted.
?- METER ADJUSTER -
A letter was received and read from the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Com-
f.r merce reminding the Board that their Tax Committee on July 18, 1958 protested the con-
tinuation of the Meter Adjuster and requested the Board of Commissioners to recommend
the necessary legislation to cancel the Enabling Act creating such a manifestily in-
equitable position. Mr. Williams informed the Board that the City had from 12',000 to
? 15,000 water meters to his knowledge which required inspection and suggested that since
? the Wilmington City Council is more involved than the County we should have their opin-
ion before taking any action, Mr. Broadhurst moved the approval of the request and,by
common consent,they agreed to wait until next Monday, March 9th for a decision.
BRIDGE CLEAFiANCE -
Letters were received and read from the Corps of Engineers as follows:
L 1- They informed the Commissioners that a study was under way of vertical clearance
requirements for navigation using the Atlantic Intra-Coastal Waterway. In the past,
? the criteria generally applied was 80 feet above hioh water, but the hfghway interests
-? are anxious to reduce this minimum requirement to 55 feet instead of the 80 feet. The
Corps of Engineers are charged with the responsibility of arriving at a solution to
this problem and as New Hanover County citizens are interested both in highways and
waterways, they feel that the concern for the welfare of the citizens of the County is
a problem of the Commissioners because of the economic effect on the community which
relatively low-level bridges might have. They poir.ted out that it should be consider-
ed from a long range standpoint and the losses or gains which they feit would be caused
in the community would be reduced to a dollar volume per year because due to the fluc-
tuations in populations they may vary widely if considered from a short term point of
view. They requested a reply not later than September 1, 1959.
2- Wilminqton Harbor Survev - The Corps of Engineers report th.at the Committee on Pu-
blic Works of the United States Senate adopted a Resolution in April of 1957 request-
ing a review of the present Wilmington Harbor to determine whether any modification of
? the existing project is advisable at the presenL time stressing particularly a deeper
U channel*bar to the natural deep water front at Southport, North Carolina. They announc-
ed a Pbiic Hearing in the Federal Court Room at 10:00 A. M. April 21, 1959 and re-
quested a statement relative to any benefits which might accrue to shipping interests
in order to adequately assess the Wilmington Harbor project. The Board ihstructed the
Executive Secretary to send this information to Colonel George W. Gillette and assure
him of their full cooperation in the matter. aathrough the ocean
SUPPLEMENTAL HURRICANE DAMAGE REQUEST -
A letter was received from the Director of the office of Civil and Defense
Mobilization Administration, informing the Board that the supplemental application of
(!r?? ? $54,424•00 additional Federal Grant for Hurricane Helene damage was approved by his
office and forwarded to Region 111, Thomasville, Georgia for consideration. This was
accompanied by a letter from Governor Hodges explaining that the final decision wili -
be made by the office of the Civil and Defense Mobilization since the funds come en-
tirely from the Federal Government, however, he expressed his hope that the supplemen-
Lal request would be approved and promised to push it through as rapidly as possible.
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COUNTY CIVIL SERVICE APPOINTMENT -
? Pursuant to instructions at last week's meeting the Executive Secretary re-
a ported that he had received recommendations from the Wilmington Central Labor Union
for appointment to the County Civil Service Commission as follows:
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1- Mr. E. F. Pittman, retired Railroad Trainman.
2- Mr. George Bumby, Business Agent of the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers.
3- Mr. Russell Ange, employee of the Reigal Paper Company.
After a discussion of the various recommendations, Mr. Broadhurst moved that Mr. Pitt-
man be appointed to this Commission. It was seconded by Mr. Hall and unanimovsly
adopted.
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AIRPORT TRACHAGE - •
John A. Westbrook, manager of the New Hanover County Airport, informed the
Board that there was approximately 2400 feet of railroad spur trackage leading into I
the Airport property which he had secured permission to sell from the Federal Aviation ---''
Agency, headed by William W. Johnson, Jr., Distri•ct Airport Engineer, provided the pro-?
ceeds of the sale are used only for the development, improvement, m,aintenance or opera-
tion of the New Hanover Airport as a public airport. The FAA further stipulate that
their approval is based on the public sale to the highest bidder, however, they are
agreeable to withdrawing the sale if the highest bid is not considered a fair value and,_.?/.A_y?
permit a negotiated sale for a higher price. Nr. Broadhurst moved that the Executive
Secretary be instructed to advertise the spur trackage for sale and that the FAA be fur-
nished three copies of an appropriate Resolution pledging the use of the funds for air-
port purposes. It was seconded by Mr. Williams and unanimously approved, however, Mr.
Hall did remark that the price of scrap-metal at the present time was very low.
,ROAD COMPLAINT - ?
Pursuant to instructions at the meeting of January 5th, the Executive Secre-
tary informed the State Highway Commission of the complaint made by Mr. Earl H. Orrell,
a property owner, about the poor condition of the street on Park Avenue between 48th
Street and MacMillan Avenue. An answer to that letter reveals that the portion of
Park Avenue under question is not at presenL a part of the County road system as main-
tained by the State Highway Commission•and that a Petition was submitted sometime ago
requesting an addition of this street for maintenance but some of the property owners
did not sign the right-of-way agreement and therefore it could not be added. He suggest-
ed that the property owners submit a new Petition signed by all of them, giving a right-
of-way to the Highway Commission and that it would then be given the proper considera-
tion. Mr. Hall moved that the Executive Secretary be instructed to send the proper Pe-
tition to the State Highway Commission as soon as it is received in proper order from
the property owners. It was seconded by Mr. Braak and unanimously adopted.
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ROAD PAVING REQUEST - Q
A letter was received from Mr. S. N. Patelos, president of the Carolina Ply-
wood Distributors, Incorporated, requesting the paving of a road that connects the
Rogersville area with US # 74 advising that the existing roadbed is ready for paving
at the present time and that he is willing to provide the necessary right-of-way. As
this request was not on the proper form, the Executive Secretary was instructed to in-
form the petitioner that the County does not maintain or pave any roads, send him the
proper Petition and suggestthat as soon as it is received properly completed, it wiil
be referred to the State Highway Commission for their consideration.
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CITY-COUNTY CONSOLIDATION - e?
Following the action at the Joint Meeting of Lhe New Hanover County Board
of Commissioners and the Wilmington City Council held on February llth, a letter has
been written to Dr. Albert C;oates, Director of InstituLe of Government,inviting him
to speak before the governing bodies of all the political subdivisions of New Hanover
County on the consolidation of the City and County Government. By common consent,
this action was unanimously approved by the Board.
ADVERTISING APPROVAL - -? r
The Executive Secretary informed the Board that he had been approached by ?
the editor of the Year Book covering proceedings of the State Association of County
Commissior.ers requesting a fuil page ad of New Hanover County in the forthcoming issue.
He explained that the County was exempted from paying in the last issue for the reason
that the Convention was held in New Hanover County who bore the expense and therefore
they were not requested to participate financially. In the discussion, it developed
that the City of Wilmington had shared a full page ad in the past in this publication
and Mr. Williams moved that the Gounty approve one-half page of advertising provided
that the Wilmington City Council would share in the other half. This motion was se-
conded by Mr. Braak and unanimously approved.
SANITORIUM SITE SALE - tx_
On October 13, 1958, the Board approved the sale of approximately 5 acres_pp?L
of land, known as the old Sanitorium site, to the Tidewater Natural Gas Company and
approved the sale of a small triang•le adjacent thereto at the same rate provided it
was not under lease to the State Highway Commission. The attorneys, in searching the
title, find that there is a possible cloud on the title because of an old easement or
deed conveying certain properties to the State Highway Commission but that the Metes
and Bounds described are indefinite. The Chairman informed the Board that he had
therefore gotten in touch with Mr. J. E. Davenport, the State's Real Property Attor-
ney, and he suggested that the simplest way to clear up the title would be for the
State to re-deed the entire property back to the County and then having a new survey
made by competent surveyors estabiishilg the Metes and Bounds of the new property
lines. This transaction will be completed as soon as possible which will allow the
attorneys to certify the title and complete drawing the deed.
PETITION FOR RELIEF - •
Mrs. Helen B. Sneeden, Superintendent of the Public Welfare Department,
presented a Petition of Bessie Simmons Hawes for admittance as a resident of the New ?
Hanover County Home because of physical disability and no resources with which to main- L?
tain herself. She expiained that there were no near relatives and that she had been
eeking out a living by selling' junk through the help of a few sympathetic families,
however, the last 600 pounds of scrap-metal brought her only $1.50 which was insuffi-
cient for her wellbeing. Nr. Broadhurst moved that this Petition be approved. It was
seconded by Mr. Braak and unanimously adopted.
SCHOOL SALARY REPORTS - `-?
A letter was received from Mr. E. A. Laney, Chairman of the Board of Educa- S??''P-
tion, attaching a schedule showiag salaries and travel allowances for the New Hannver
School personnel for the current Fiscal Year 1958-59. The Chairman informed the Board
that it would be left in the office for a review by any of those interested.
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LITTERBUGS -
Mr. Williams observed that the Azalea Festival was ,just around the corner
as weli as the beach season and he thought it would be good for all
citizens in New
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Hanover County to tidy up their premises and suggested that the Sheriff's Department
and the State Highway Patrol crack down on litterbugging in an effort to make our
? L? County more attractive. Mr. Williams moved,that a letter be written to the Sheriff's
office, with copies to the State Highway Patrol, the Solicitgr and Judgg__pf Recorder's
Court and the local neias media in an effort to get all of our citi2?? .,,,.,?cious of
tnis important duty. The motion was seconded by Mr. Braak and unanimously adopted by
the Board.
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS -
Mr. Wiliiams remarked that he thought the County Attorney should be in-
J? structed to have all the proposed Legislative Bills drawn by next Monday, March 9th,
and presented to the Board for approval as it appeared that most of them would be in
Washington on the 16th of the month and he did not think it should be delayed any fur-
ther. By common consent, the Board unanimously approved this suggestion that they be
presented for review and approval next Monday.
URHAN COUNTY CONGRESS -
County Attorney John Bright Hill reminded the Board that the Nationai Assoc-
iation of County Officials would conduct a very important seminar on March 16, 17 and
18, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D. C. and thought that since most of the Sena-
tors and Representatives would be interested, he suggested that they be invited to
attend and it would also give the Commissioners an opportunity to discuss their views
on proposed legislative measures which might be pending or proposed. The Chairman urg-
? ed all the Commissioners to go and upon motion of Mr. Hall, seconded by Mr. Williams,
the County Attorney and the Executive Secretary were a4so authorized to attend if con-
eaV'.qI-vlpl venient. When the vote was cast, Mr. Broadhurst voted "NO" with the remark that he
?-- did not thinlc the County had benefited twenty-five cents worth from any of the previous
meetings that had been attended. The Chairman ruled the motion prevailed and instruct-
ed the Executive Secretary to make reservations for those who cared to attend.
AIRPORT -
The Chairman revievred for the Board the negotiations that have taken place
with reference to the installation of approach landing lights at the New Hanover County
Airport in which he expiained that originally the Board proposed and approved unani-
mously the use of the NE-SW runway which is d,000 feet long by 200 feet wide, however,
the Federal Aviation Agency officials could not agree on that site and approved the
NW-SE runway which is 7,040 feet long by 150 feet wide. By using the rumray it would
be necessary to purchase in fee simple approximately -6 acres of land and secure an
easement on approximately 27 acres on either side of the proposed approach landing
lights site. Negotiations for the purchase and easement of the required site were
made with the owner, Nr. Brvice B. Cameron, and an agreement to sell. At this point,
Mr. Lutz, an engineer for the FAA, came by to check the site and disapproved of the
NW-SE runway and informed the Board that in his opinion they should allow the lease to
expire on it and that he would recommend the NE-SW runway only. It now develops that
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yPO the FAA officials have again reversed their position and virtually issued an ultimatum
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Cov that the only runway which they would approve would be the IVW-SE runway which would re-
quire r.e-negotiations for sufficient land and easements on which to construct the pro-
posed approach landing lights. After considerabie discussion by members of the Board
the consensus of opinion iaas to approve the NE-SW runway or none. Mr. Braak offered a
motion that the Chairman be authori2ed to call Mr. W. E. Peterson who is Chief of the
FAA in Fort Worth, Texas and discuss the matter with him, stressing their complete
agreement on the use of the NE-SW runway and division of agreement on the NW-SE runway.
This motion was seconded by lotr; riall and unanimously adopted. The Chairman then request-
ed the Board to give him the authority to designate representatives to go to Forth
Worth in the event his conversation developed a necessity for it. Mr. Williams offered
a motion that the Chairman be authorized to go or send a representative from the Board
to Fort Worth. This motion was seconded by Mr. Halland approved by the Board.
ROAD PETITION -
A group of citizens from the Cape Fear Township living between the Rock Hiil
and the Chair Roads presented a Petition for stabilization and maintenance of their
? road. Upon motion of Nr. Williams, seconde'd by Mr. Braait, the request was approved
and ordered sent to the State Highway Commission for their consideration.
REPORTS FOR FILING -
The following reports were reviewed and ordered filed for information:
1- NorLh Carolina State Highway Commission Memorandum on Secondary Road
Expenditures 1957-58
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TC ? 3- Tax Collector's Statement of Collections for February 1959
l}- Delinquent Personal Property Collections from
January 15, 1959 to February 16, 1959
ADJOURNNENT -
Upon motion of Mr. Williams, seconded by Mr. Broadhurst, the Board unani-
mously adjourned. .
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