1951-02-19 Regular Meeting
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Meeti"g of Feby 12, 1951, co-ti^ued.
A questio" of ame^di^g the Act that authorizes the appoi-tment of two assistart clerks
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It is the opiyio^ of the Cou^ty Attor^e y that a ma- i^ the armed service is exempt from
Po11 taxes, .,-d if.temporary statio^ed here awaiti^g orders to be trarsferred should ^ot
be charged with tax o- automobile, but if a bo-a-fide resident of the Cou-ty is liable for
auto and other perso-al property tax ot her tha^ poll.
N o action was take- on a matter to dest roy certai^ records in the office of the Clerk of
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' Jas. C. Holdford, 1017 S. 2-d St. V.D.Gurganus, Rt.ABox 117.
William Smart, Castle Hayre. Delbert Autry, Rt.l, Box 224C.
L.Hugh Marshburr,Jr. Box 101 Carol.i^a B each.Bryant E. P3ewkirk, 318 N. 16th St.
E.S.Piver, P.O.Box-923. Russell R.Greenj Rt.3, Box 226A.
E.A.Briokley, Greerfield St. Jas.E.Vlalker, Rt.2, box 193A,
S.P.Bra-ch, 1917 Nun St. O.W.1'Jiilaimson, P.O.Box 968.
Mrs. Margaret Bo].les, 404 N. 3rd, St. H.E.Canady,Rt. 1,.Box 197•
A.L.Simon, 1900 Woolcott Ave. W.S.Ki^g, 107 S. 5th St
' P.L.¢a-+ady, 2104 NIetts_Ave. Chas. Fi^kelstei^, Fro-t & Market Sts.
. ' Percy H. Morton, CaTbli^a Beach. B.F.Brittai^,Jr., 105 Castle St.
- Robt. B. Buck, Rt.3. F.FJ.Sch7_ey, Caroli^a Beach.
L.O.Gore, 2302 Gibso^ Ave. Luther L: Mi-tz, C15, Box 2A.
F.G.Fowler, Box 73, Caroii-a Beach. T.E.Cox, 112 Erya^t Ave.
M.G.Sch-ibbe", Rt.l1 Box 272. Ja.s. F. Yopp, Rt.l.
' B.H.Wright, 207 S. lOth St. R.M.Scott, Rt.l, Box 150. ?
R.P.Spivey, 127 S. Harriso^ St. C.M.Puckett, 805 Ce^tral Bou7.evard.
Vd.H.Shin-, P.O.Box 150• E.?'.Hev.ett, Rt.2, Box 61A.
- Walter P. Barnes, Rt.3, Box 56. Is1.C.Bishop, Rt.3,;Box 118.
W.UJ.H1gg1•+s, Rt.j, BOx 56AA, B.I3.Wil.so^, Rt.l, BOX 224 BA.
Alto- Murphree, Rt.2, Box 219. V.T.hea7.y, 8 Bellweil A1.7_ey.
C. Elbert Hill, 406 ACL Office. Roger HL Smith, 1908 Nun St.
Edgar R. Builock, 1934 Church St. Arthur Fulvaood, 313 Meares:5t.
Jas. H. Myatt, Box 196, Carol.i^a Beach. P.R.Dodd, Caro7_i^a Beach.
Robert C. Plummer, P.O.Box 365. Geo.G.Capla-, 511 Orarge St.
. H.W.Hewlett, Box 541. VJ.C.Lorg, Rt.3, Box 264.
- Secord week-
S,UJ.Brirson, Sr. Rt.3, Box 264A.
R.L.Godbold, 1910 Castle St. Harry A. Burr, 19 N. 23rd St.
Alonza-DudTey, Rt.]_, Castle Ha?y^e.
Russell Moore, 111 Wal-ut St. B.B.Cameror,Jr., Box 990.
McKi^ley Waters, 806 Grace St. G.B.He-+ricksor, 60 Orange St.
; Jas.L.Smith; Jr., Rt.l, Box 168. VJ.G.Craig, Rt.l.
, R.A.Ki^g7 1?0 Davie Drive. 0.9.Stroupe, Rt.l.
C.B.Morris, 2913 Pri^cess St., Road. G.G.Richardson, C25, Box 318A.
- Fra-klin D. Greer, 5CH-Lake Forest. J.B.Foxjr., City.
J.VJ.Hightowrer,Jr., P.O.Box 1474. Geo.1U.Shea.ror, Box 598 CaroTi^a Beach.
Edward L. Scott, 913 Ora^ge St. Roy T. Nlurra.y, 122 CoJ_o^ial Vi11age.
N.VJ.Pearsall,P.O.Box 1203. H.P.Ca^ady, 2538 Bur^ett Ave.
V1.M.Holla-d, Rt.l, fiox 259. Jas.H.Squire,• 2659 Jefferso^ St.
, J.D.Sa,vage, Rt.3, Eox 241. Timothy R. E7.ackbur^, 326 Calhou" Drive.
Amos G. IIrow-, 6 libert Ct. Wm.H.Irvi^g, 616 S. 1'Ith St.
Acie Ki^lav;, 2 Ct.Ql Lake Forest. C+regory McI-tire, 910 Wal^ut St.
Rodney B. Croom, 38 Pi^ecrest Parkwa,y. Perry A. Dobso^, 20 S 15th St.
J.1V.Hi7so^, 310 Chest-ut St. L.r.Hufham, Sr. Rt.3, Box 252.
Robert J. Herri^g, Rt.3. A.b4.La-i.er, 320 U. 7th St. -
A.H.Hart, Rt.l, Castle Hayne. Thonas Avison, Rt.3, Box 136.
Johr A. Be-der, Rt.2, Box 298. J.S.Nlilliamsl 112 S. 13th St.
J.B.Taylor, Box 684 Caroli-a Beach. C.Yi.Cou^cil, At.l, Box 469.
C.I.Bri^soni 307 S. 2nd St. C.S.I,owrimore, Box 661.
508 S. 5th Et.
J.W.Peterso-+ Richard Warre-, 814 Har-ett St.
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Jos. M. Hobbs, Box 6761 Ca.roli-a Beach. Roy E1lis,Rt.2, Box 303.
i J.E.H311q Rt.2. Johr T.R.Sirnmors, 822 S 8th St.
The meeti^g the- adjour-ed.
/lkx. sAcralk Clerk.
Wilmingto-, N.C., February 19, 1951.
• The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 10:00 o'clock A. M.
Presert: Addiso- Hewlett, Chairma-+, Jas. M. Hall, Cl.aud 0'Shields, Thurston C. Davis,
Hal'J. Love, Cou-ty Attor-ey Marsde^ Bellamy a^d Cou^ty Auditor C. F. Sffdth.
_ The mi^utes of ineeti"g of February 12, 1951, v;ere read a-d approved as recorded.
A request of A. DeLugi*+ for abateme-+t of taxes o- the property of B'P+ai Israe7. Congregation
q? block 467, a^d put the same o^ the tar, free list, for the reaso- the sa.me was purchased for
i? the purposeof erecti^g a sy^agogue thereo^, was declired for the reaso^ the property is
^ot occupied •or; used for church purposes.
A reouest of Mr. Alls^ Marshall for a, appropriatio^ of $1,250.00 fto the Wilm'lngton
Athletic Associatio^ toward the er.pe-se 6f_Ope^:Go1f Tour-ame-t to be held in con+^ectior
vaith the Azalea Festival, was upo- motio^ of &ir. Davis, seconded by Mr. Hall, gra^ted for
' $500.00 out of the advertisi^g fu^d, which, i- the opi^io^ of the Boa.rd, vrill be to the
' best i-terest of the cou^ty for 3dvertisi^g.the advi^tages ?^d resources of the Cou^ty.
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Meetirg of Febru3ry 19, 1951, co^ti-ued. .
TefuCou-ty Attor"ey gave his opi^io, that the Commissio"ers have -o ].ega1."right to
? d to Mr. Joh^ Hail $96.61 ?ot listed peralty he pgid o-+ Jaruary 29, 1951, for
-' fail.i-g to list his property for the ye?r 1950.
Upon motio- of Mr.'Davis7 seco^ded by I1ir: Love, the Board a
? by the Cou^ty Attorney to autYiorize the Bo3rd of Commissio,ePs?ofdnTewbH?noverSCouedy
to defer a-d postpone the revaluatio^ of real property i^ said Cou^ty year
1951 or 1952. for the '
,Of`The Cou-ty Attor,ey reported o^ a co-fere-ce ivith the City Attorrey o- a pro osed
?n py bill to exclude :?eva.FIanover County from the provisions of Ge-eral Statute 105-422
-.'? i^ barri-g t-gx 1_iers u^der the te- ye3r statute. A^d a bill to amq-d G.S. 105-414
reiative to tit2e of purchaser i^' property sold for taxes.
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- UDOn motio^ of Yir. Davis, seco-ded bg P,4r. 0'Shields, a bil.l to ame"d G.5.105-422
11U? relati-g to the barri^g of tax, Tie^s so as to exc].ude Ptew I3anover Cou-+ty from the
provisio^s of said Act i^ barring tay, 1ie-s a-d suits to foreclose tax lie-s u-der
the ten ye?r statute, was approved, after .a substitute motio- offered by Mr. Ho11
to oppose the saine failed of 3 seco^d.
Upo- motio- of Mr. Davis, seco^ded by Mr, 0'Shields, the Board approved a bill to
amerd G.S. relati^g to tax 7ie^s e,forsement, by,.actio- to foreclose, by addi^g
r- sectio^ 105-414-1 follovri^g sectio^ 105-414, to e-able a purchaser of property sold
for taxes, from a commissio^er or mu^icipal corporatior or corporations, to recover
a1l amou^ts he has p-aid for said la-d i^ the eve-t it is asce.rtained he has -ot acquired
the paramou+at title to said property, rerderirg his title defective or no-+-mercha-table.
Mr. Ha7,1 voted -no.
-?_C/ Upo- motio- of Mr. Hall, seconded by Mr. Davis, a request of It4r. Foster Edwards, CSC,,
to exte»d the time for Mrs. Ethel Brown, extra clerk i^ his office, to Ju-e 301 1951,
was gra.+ted.
y T he Chairma^ read a letter from the D:ew York Times to advertise the Azalea Festival.
/p N.o action was taken.
iuir. Thurston C. Davis i^truduced the followi^g order which was'read at ]e-gth:
ORDER AUTHOitIZIrIG $618'99.53 WITHDilAWAL
FROLr mHE CAPITAL RESEHVE FUND''0F NEW
HANOVER COUPITY
BE IT ORDERED BY TEP; B00.RD of Commissioners of the Cou-ty of New•Hanover,
N orth Carolina: ?
SeCtio- 1. Tha.t pursua^t to the Cou^ty Capital"Reserve Act of 1943,
withdrawal of $6,899.53 from the Capital Reserve Fti^d of rleai'.Hanover County
is hereby authorized for the purpose of erecti^g a-d eqiaipping a tuberculosis
sanatorium for the treatme-t of ^luberculosis i^ New Hanover County.'
Sectio- 2. That the source of mo^ey in said capita.l reserve fu-d for the
withdrawal herei- authorized is unappropriated surp].us reve^ues a.-d u-ercumbered
balances arisi-g from receipts from reverues derived from sources other tha-+ ad
va.lorem taxes, specificall.y profits from the operation of alcoholic beverage co^trol
stores, which are ^ot pledged or otherwise applicable by Iaw to the payme-t of '
existi"g debt a-d Prhich have lawfully qccrued to the curre-t operatirg expense fu-d
of rZew Hanover County. Sectior 3. That this order shall take effect 30 days after its first publicatio-
u-less in the meantime a petitior for its submissio.+ to the voters is filed u-der said
Coulsty Capital Reserve Act, i^ such eve-t it shall take effect whe" approved by the
voters of the Cou-ty at a- el.ectio- as required in said Act.
Iv4r. Thurstor C. Davis made the motio- that the foregoing order be passed.
T he motio- was seco-ded by Mr. Jas. M. Hall a-d said order was passed by the
following ro19, call vote:
` Ayes: Addiso^ Hewlett, Jas. M. Hal_1, C7.aud 0'Shields, Thursto- C. Davis a-d
Hal J. Love. - ' •
Noes: None.
Commu-ications were received from the State Highwaq a-d Public Works Commissio- aduisi-'g.r .
that Battle Acrec Circle, V1rightsboro Acres,q-+d Hawthotse Ave-ue cor-ecti-g Wrightsville.
Highway,at the joh- C. Udesseil Tubercul.osis Sa-atorium, with US 74/76 have bee- added .?
to our Cou-ty Highway System. ,
n4r, L. C. Fre-ch requested a*+ abateme^t of $165.40 -ot listed pe-alty for faili-g to list ?
-?QX his property for the ye-r 1950. Tio 3ction was taYen.
A request of Mr. Charley E. Di11or for 3^ abstemert of taxes o- a valuatior of $4,200-:00
o^ goods,wares a-d mercha^dise listed i- error at $4,500.00 vihich he says should have
bee" $300.00 was deferred to -ext meeti^g.
Uno^ motio- of Mr. 0'Shields, seco-ded by Mr. Da.vis, Mr. D__L,_Faulk was gra-ted a- ,
_?ox ?bateme-t of taxes o^ a valuation of $270.00 perso^a1 property, cliarged or real estate a-d
po11 as -ot listed,i- error, for the ye,r 1950. Tt appeared that Mr. Faulk left the
Cou-ty in 1949 a-d perso^al property should ^ot have bee^ eharged. Gep_r.ge?Greer,
616 Dawso- Street, was gra-ted a- absteme-t of poll taxes as to Har"ett tow-ship-
account of double charge. Listed pol.l taxes i^ Wilmirgto^. Carl N. Jenne was gra-ted a- abateme-t o£ $2C00 dog taa charged i^ error £ot the year 1950. . ,
.yO?Upo.+ motion of Mr. 0'Shiel.ds, seco-ded by Mr. Love, i-+structio++s were given to re-ew our
-?sn efforts with the Rivers a-d Harbors Co^gress i^ the matter of providi-+g a lock in Srow's
Cut to relieve the water-pollutio^ i^ the Sou-ds.
-?1S Upor motio^ of Mr. 01 Shields, seco-ded by Mr. Davis, cou-ty biils P'os, 4313 to 4?22 approved'.
Upon motio^ of l4r. 0'Shields, seco^ded by Mr. Davis, Mr. Ha' J. Lave was appointed as theA,
Cou-ty's representative o- the Board of Directors of Commurity Hospital.
The me ti-g the^ adjour-ed.
Clerk.