1951-04-09 Regular Meeting
Meetirg of April 2, 1951, co-ti^ued.
Upo- motio^ of ndr. Davis, seco^ded by Mr. r,ove, a request was approved that the
Civil Aero^autics Admi-istratior m?,ke the ^ecessary cha^ges ir its Gra^t Agreeme^t
with P'ew Hanover Cou^ty to release to the Cou^ty the space origi-a?ly desig-ed for
^Wa C. A. 9., Airways Commu^icatio^s Statio- a-d located o^ the seco^d floor of the
Termi^al Buildi^g, at the Cou^ty Airport. This r:,otio^ a'ISO approved the architect's
proposed pla- to re-desig^ this space for use as a restaura^t a-d kitche^.
The meeti^g the- adjourred.
__?iC•?-?v Clerk. -
Vlilmi^gto^, F. C., April 9, 1951.
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The regular weekly meeting of the Board vas held at 10:00 o'clock A. N[.
Prese^t: Addiso^ HevJi.ett, Chai:ma^, Jas. M. Ha', ' , Ci.aud U'Shieids; Thursto- C. Davis,
Hal J. Love a-d Cou^ty 9ttor-ey Mqrsde- Be'?amv.
The mi^utes of ineeti^p of April. 2, 1951, i"Pre read ?.^d a.nproved as recorded.
7'he followi-g resotutio- urgi-g the Ho-o,qble i3?ymo^d 11i. Fo].ey, Admiristrator of
Housi-g a-d Fi-a^ce Age-cy q^c3 the office of the Defe^se Productio^ Admi^istration,
YJashi^gto^, D. C., to deciare ''ew fia^over Cou-ty to be s critical defe^se housi-p area,
a-d that Gover-me-t Reguia.tio- "X", q~d Reguiatio- "`VJ" as it ?pp7.ies to repqirs a-d
improvemerts to er.isti^f, buildi^gs be removed from the regula.tio^s i^sofar ?s it co^cer^s
the City a^d adjace^t area of Vliimi^gto^, *'.C., vahich vaas urged by representative members
of the ?,ocal Rea7. F,state Boai•d a-d Chambe'r of Commerce, was upo- motio- of 1.4r. Da,vis,
seco-ded by IWr. H-1_1, u^arimously qdopted:
WHFREAS, the -atiora7. emerge^cy produced by the Y.orea^ War a,nd the u^settled state
of i^ter^atio^al relatiors has resulted i^ a, tremendous a-d sudden co"ce^tratio^ of
military perso-el i^ the tiVilmi^gto- area, a-d this military co-certratio^ has bee^
further aggravated by a ge-era1 i-dustrial expa-sio" i^creasi-+gly occupied i^ productio-
for the D;ational emerge-cy, a-d
WHEREAS, rece^t surveys by the Wilmi^g.to- Chamber of Commerce, the U-ited States
Mqri^e Corps a-d by the Ho^orabie Tighe E. VJoods,Federat Housi-g Expediter, have
established the immediate ^eed for a mi^imum of 2,000 additio^a]_ dv<<elli-g?-urits i^ the
Wilmi-gto- area to raeet she7.ter requireme^ts o£ military a-d defe^se person^el, a-d
WIiEREAS, private builders s^d i^vestors fi^d it impossible, u^der existi^g
Federal. mortgage fi^a^ce restrictio^s to act to meet the critical housi^g shortage
i^ the Wilmi^gto^ area, ??^d
VJHEREAS, respo-sible a-d capable privqte bui7.ders, deve_lopers a^d i-vestors
have repea.tedly declared theu!se7_ves r.eady a^d q-xious to assist i^ solvi^g the
Wilmi^gto^ housi^g shortage through use of nrivate capital a~d by private i-itiative,
a-d quickiy as co-ditio^s permit:
THEREFORE BE IT RFSOLVED by the Board of Commissio^ers of T'evt Hanover Cou^ty i-regular meetirg assembled respectful7.y request the Ho^orable Ra.ymo-d M. Foley,
Admi-istrator of the Housi-g a-d Home ri--a^ce Age^cy, P7ashi^gto^, D. C., a-d the
office of the Defe-se Productio^ Admi^istratio^, 1+ashi^gto-, D. C., to declare P+ew
Hanover Courty, North Caroiina, to be a criticai_ defense housi^g area; -q-d further
request that " Governme-t Regulatio^ "Y.", ci^d Reguiatio- "V"?S it applies to repair a-d
improveme^ts to e;:isti^g buildi^gs be iemoved i-sofar as it co^cer^s the City a^d .
adjecert area of 4`iilmi^gto^I P.'o?'th Cnrolina. - -
BE IT FURTHER i?ESULVED that a ccpy of this resolutior be forvrarded to the
Horo23ble Haymo^d M. Foley, a^d other rederql. Apc^cies co^cer^ed, a-d immediate
actio- be requested to the e-d 'uhat the ,3cute housi^g shortage i^ the area ca- be
materiaily relieved.
` No objections were irdicated by the Board to the U^ited States District E-gi^eer
ib?J?1 granting a oer.mit to Messrs ?.ewis F. Orme-d a-d M.G.Seigler to co^struct a causeway
ti. ,.?1121- over the marshla-d adjace-t i:o hSaso^boro Sound approximately 950 feet ^orth of Purvia-ce
Creek.
Upon motior of Mr. Love, seco,ded by Mr. Davis, the Board voted to se,d a represe-+tative
. from this Body to atte"d a meeti^g of the Rivers a-d Harbors Co^gress i^ tilashi^gto^, D. C.,
vlay 10,11, a-d 12th, i^ the i-terest of securi^g the i^stallatior of a tidal. lock in
??-?5^ow's Cut to stop the ftow of fresh a-d polluted water from the Cape Fear River through
Srow's Cut i^to Pdyrtle Grove Sou^d vrhicn has destroyed the fish a-d she11-fish i^dustry
i^ s3id sourd. Requested by the City Cou^cil of Caroli^a Beach.
n A letter was received from to4rs. David T'ewkirk, Correspondi.rg Secretary af the New Hanover
Ju^ior Hiph Ba-d Pare^ts' Club, tna~ki^F i,he Eoard for the annropriatior toward the
expe^se of trip to,se^d the menbers of the Ju-ior High Ba^d to the State Co-+test held i-
" Gree^sboro seco^d weeY, i^ April.
? A report of the Cou-ty rirema-, a-d Fiureau of Ide^t9.ficatio- for March were received
a-d filed.
? P'otice of inte-tio^ to apply for lice-ses to se'1 beer at Caroli^a Beach submitted hy
Ted Alabostis, Mrs. P-qtie^ce B. Hor-aday, Mrs. Jesse Outlaw a-d R.fi.Sta^ley, were received
a-d ^o objectio^s i^dicated.
A copy of the mi^utes of the Board of Tfiustees of Commu»ity Hospital of February 21, 19519
were received a,d filed.
A report of the Tax Coliector noath
??Qy $5,4']8.00 for the Cou ty, maki^g a
of Narch.
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Meeti-g of 0.pril 9, 1951, co^tirued. '
Nr. 0'Shieids ca]led atte-tio- of expe-se of the Wrightsboro Fire Departme-t i^ `
helpi-g the Cou^ty Firema" o- occasio-s a-d felt the Cou^ty should repay the
` Depsrtme^t for assista-ce re-dered, a-d was the co^se-sus of the Board to that
effect. . '? Upo- motion, the State Highway a-d Pubi_ic Works Commissio- was requested to take
over the Airport Road'for mairte-a^ce frou, the railroad crossi-g at the 01d Red
Cross Sa"atorium site -ear the.Priso- Camp, to the State hi,ghvvay at the fiorth
kate of the airport, which said road serves the .Airport ternina7. a-d admiristratio'n .
buildi-gs. '
The matter of the State taki^g over aoditio^al la-d at the State priso^ camp, was ?
referred to the Board to i^vestigate.
A commu^icatio^ was received £rom the Cou-ty auditor advisi-g the amou^t o^ deposit
in eqch ba-k a.s of IVIarch 31, 1951, together viith a memora^dum of securities held by us ,
i^ each case.
9 report o£ the Colored Home 4ge-t 4.-d 4-H club for IvIarch vras received a^d nayme-t of
Y? $7.67 for office supplies a-d articl.es used i- demo-strations, was anproved.'
Upo^ motio^ of i,2r. 0'Shiei.ds, seconded by Mr.. Davis, i^structions viere give- to write
Dr. He^ry W. Jorda^, Chairma^ of the Stcite Hirhi;,ay a-d Public Works Commissio-,
?,q co^cer^i^g the status of the project to.straighte^out a-d vaide^ the highway approach :
` through the Hi^to- property at Vlriphtsvilie Sou-d a^d improvemerts to the bridge,
which has beer pe^di^g for sor;e time.
The meeti-g the^ adjour^ed.
Ci erk.
Wilmi^gto-, N. C., Apri1. 16, 7.951.
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The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 10:00 o'cl_ock A. M.
Present: Addiso^ Hew7_ett, Chairmar, Claud 0'Shields, Thursto^ C. Davis, Hal J. Love
a-d Cou^ty Attor-ey Marsde^ Ee'iamy.
The mi^utes of ineeti^g of April 9, 1951, vrere read a-d approved as recorded.
propertv
It7r. Herbert Hewlett represe-ti^g/ou:,^ers o^ Audubo- Bou]evard a1,ne?qred to reouest that
the East side of Audubo^ Bou].evard,which is a tv+o-1a-e highway, the VJest side which is
paved, the Esst side u^der State r,rni-te-a-ce be paved fron the Old Wrightsville Highway
to US 74/76 i^ view of the i-cregsed volurae of traffic over the same, v+as upo- motio^
of n4r. 0`Shiel.ds, seco-ded by i.:, . Davis, approved a-d refe. red to n'Ir. A. Vui7.bur Clark,
Third Divisio- State Highr:ay Comnissio-er, for co-siderati.o-.
?v -'oti.ces of i^te-tio- to appi,y for State perrnits to se'l beer were received from
,?iChas.C.A,]_]e-, Caroii-a Beqch; CertrtidQ?.aircloth, Nirightsvi'ie Sou^d; Geo. Fi. Gree^,
_? 2928 S. rro^t Street; .irF. Kaus, L'iriehtsvi"e Causeway; Christos J. Stascios? 520 ,-r, •.
"ixor: Street; Fq^-ie Le.e, Tol_i^es, Se= F,reeze; Yirs. Byro^ E. Z';atso^, Caro]_i^a Beach. "o '
objections were irdicated by the Boasd. l ?Q? Upo^ motio- of NIt. Love, seco^ded by Mr. 0'cnields, G'e-ora Hawki^s, 710. ^'u^ St., was
? pra^ted a.^ abateme^t of tar.es o^ a val.uatio- oi ?1,000.00 accou^t of doubl.e listi^g of
a. 1949 Chevrolet Automobil.e for the yeas 7_950. .
? Upon motio^ of Mr. 0'Shieids, seco^ded by Mr. Love, the Board agreed to lease to the
State Highway a-d Public VJorks Commission, subject to the approval of the Civil Aero^autics
C? Admi^istratio-, a parcel of the Cou^ty Airport la^d adjoi^i^g the la^d occupied by the ,
? State priso- camp department, o^ the South side of the Airport or Gordor road as i^dicated
o- survey map submitted by the State Highway Department, for a t8rm of te^ years with the .
privilege of renewal so lo^g as the same is mai-tained a-d used for State Priso- Camp
purposes. '
Mr. W. K. Rhodes, Attor^ey appeared with Mr. Pleasa^t B^tso^ to request re^ewal of the lease o- stables, track, toilet a,^d shovier privi.leges for horse races at Legion Stadium
which expires IJfay 15thz 1951. The ..mou^t due the Cou^ty for lights ?-d potiver estimated by
the Cou^ty Auditor at ?p251.40, for the period of the'].ease from ?;ovember 1, 1950, to
May 15, 1951, vaas discus<ed ar.d 1u:r. Batso^ felt the charges for April ?^d Phay amou^tirg to
$62.82 were too high. Hovrever, ii: v,,as the co-se-sus of the Eioard that payme-ts be made
through 84arch 1951, after which co-sidere.tio- vaill be give^ to renewal. of the lease, a-d
charges for April a-d M3y to be further i-vestigated, which vaas:agreeqbl.e to all parties
corcer^ed.
A report of the Cou-ty Electrica! l-spector ird fi^a^cial repo'rt of the A"ssociated Charities
- •? for ivia.rch were received --d fiied. _
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? A st?teme-t vias received from the State floqrd of Putilic PJelfare shovri^g that $45,262.62 was
sert to this Cou^ty for n'arch,for Old Age .Assista^ce, Aid to Depe-de^t Childre- a-d Admi^istratio,
Upo^ motio^ of Mr. Davis, seco^ded by n4r. 0'Shiel.ds, authority vras gra-ted to pay the cost
of from "??200. to$250.OO,,.for operatio^ for Perry Jorda^,q cou^ty patie^t;i^ Ivorth Cirolina
Sa-atorium; at Duke Hospital recomme^ded by the Supt., of the Sa-at3rium, i^ a^ effrort to
bri^g about-arrest of his pulmo^ary tuberculosis, if uro^ i^vestigatio^ it is fou-d that
his fi^arcial circumstarces wi11 not permit the operatior expe, se without cou-ty aid.
P'o objections were indicated by the Board to the US District F^gi^eer gri^ti-g Mr.J.E.Werre^
of Kure Beac}i to rebuild a boat la-di-g dock at the outer e^d of the existi^g pier in the
Atla-tic Ocea- at kure Beach.
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