1951-07-20 Regular Meeting. IuIeeti^g of July 16, 1951, co-ti-ued.
A fi-a^cial report of the 4ssociated Charities for Ju^e was received a^d fi7ed.
,•The Board the- resuried co-sideratio- of the Cou-ty's budget.
'•`?.?'. J?-Mr. H. M. Rolard, Supt., of Schools bei^g i- Vlashi^gto-,D.C., co-sideratio^ of tlie school
budget was pcstpo-ed u-tii his retur-.
After checki-g a-d discussi-g detailed budget items of the various departme^ts the Board
? took a. recess urtil 2:30 this after^oo^.
?At 2:30 P.R4.1 the Eoard resumed its study of the Cou-ty's budget with all members prese^t
?`.•`Y.w -?^? except Mr. Ha' J. Love.
. A motio- offered by Ivlr. 0'Shieids to ofier the la.^d a-d buildi^gs k^ow^ as the Old Red
-Cross Sa-atoritur; site fo: sal.e;o- se!31ed bids to be received, was secorded by Mr. Hal1
a-d adopted, a-d advertiseme-t to that effect was ordered.
It was the co^se-sus of the Boe.rd to ,a.pnoi^t a Special I^vestigati^g Officer for the '
Hecorders Court, quthorized by Chanter 1039 SPssio^ Laws 1951, o^ trial basis for six
mo-ths, a-d if fou^d to t,ne best fiI terest afterr that tine, to co^ti^ue the service for
the. b3la-ce of the _°iscai year, at the optio^ of the Board. ,
The Board the- took a recess u-ti1 10:00 o'c'!.ock A.IVI., Friday, Ju1.y ?_Oth, 1951.
CI_erk.
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ulilr,-,i^gto^, i?.C., Ju7.Y 20, 1.951.
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Pursuqnt to recess take^ July 16, 1951, the Eo3rd met at 10:00 o'clock A.M.
- Prese^t: Addiso- Heti^rlett, Ch^irmi-, iis. M. iiql?, Ciaud 0'Shields, Thursto^ C. Davis
s^d -Cou-ty_.9uditor C. P. Smi_th. Upo^ motio^ of 74r. llavis, seco-ded by P,ir. 0'Shiel_ds, hew Aanover Cou^ty hereby agrees"
to permit the use of such lq^d :ecuired by the Li-ited States Air Force as i^dicated on
map prese^ted to us by the IJ-ited States E-gi^eers, vaithout price. It is u^derstood
that the Cou-ty Home a-d other ^ecessary buildi^gs for its operatio^ are ^ot to be
fr?5? disturbed.a^d ar- ^ot i-ciuded. 0^ this property are a^umber of buildi^gs used by
New Hanover Cou^ty a-d if these buildi^gs are removed or destroyed the Cou^ty wi11 expect
them to be appraised a-d paid for o^ the basis of appraisal'made.By reaso^ of the importa-ce of
. this project, this i^formit;io- is -ot to be reieased u-tii sa^ctio^ed by the Corps of E?gi^eers.
. Upo^ motio^ of Pdr. D2vis, seconded by Pvir. 015hie].ds, the Cou^ty Auditor was authorized to
o" make payme^ts to the varmous co-tractors upo^ prese^tatio^ of.certificates of the Architact ,
that the Joh- C. Viessei.l Tubercutosis Ba^atorium has bee-+ completed. Upo^ motio- of ivir. Davis, s?co^ded by Ir`.r. Hail, the Eoard authorizec9 the purch3se of o-e page
edverti,seu,e^t i^ the 1951 editio^ of the Ttorth Caroiina Alma^ac at $100.00 joi^t1Y with the
City of Vdilmi-gto^, which i^ the opi^io- of the Boa.rd ti^rill be be^eficial for advertisi^g the
`adva^tages a-d resources of the Cvu-ty. -
Mr. H.'M:..Rola^d9;Suptof:Schools? ther appeared-to discusstthe schooi budget. While it
' was show^ that the budget is $3'7,850.00 more tha^ last year, ivir. Rola^d said it would -ot
-require a greater tax_ levy over iast year, co^ti^ge^t upo^ receipt of Federa7_ fu^ds. After
?r?.. further discussio^, NIr. Rolard was asked to fur^ish the £soard with a schedul.e of salaries,
, a-d further discussior of the budget vaas postpo-ed pe-di^g receipt of sane.
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^ Upon motio^ of n4r. Davis, seco^ded by ?4r. 0'Shields, Dr. C. B. Davis, Cou^ty H-ealth OfficeT,
PJliss Lucy L. nash, Secretary of the Nev+ Hanover Cou^ty Tubercul.osis A"ssociatio-, Mr.Ra.ymord
D. Christnar, President of the Wi-ter Park Civic C1ub a-d Dr. F.UJ.Ava-t were appoi^ted
members of the Board of Directors of Joh^ C. Wessell Tubercul.osis Sa^atorium to serve with
other members of the Board rece^tl.y appoi^ted.
` The meeti-g the- adjour^ed.
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vdilmi^gto^, r'.C., july 23; 1951.
The regul.ar week].y meeting of the Board va,?s he?d at 1_0:00 o?clock A. 1,1.
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'. Prese^t: Addiso- Herovlett, Chairr.ia-, ;ias. M. Ha7.', Cl-aud 0'Shields, Thursto^ C. D3vis,
Hal .T. Love, Cou^ty Attor^ey Iv.qrsde- Fseilarny a-d Cou-ty Auditor C.F.Smith.
Readi-C of the mirutes of inee_ti--g hel.d July 20th, wsre dispe^sed vrith.
Pdayor E. L. ti'Jhite ar_d City Cou-cilmer i'l.Ro^ald La^e, E.S.C3pps, Tas.E.L.4dade a-d City
n4a^ager JaMes R. Be-so^ appeared for a joi-t discussio- of the matter of appropriatirg
fu^ds for the care a-d treatme-t of the i^dige^t sick a-d afflicted poor at James W-qlker
. kod Memorial Hospitq7. u^der authority of HB 856 ( Chapter 906 ), Sessio^ T,aws of 1951•
Members of the Board of P,ia^agers of J3ses 1S1a lker Nemorial Hospital prese^t were; J.C.Roe,
Al.ar A. iv7arshait, C. Heide Trask, R. H. Holiard a-d tierbert Bluethe-thal. ,
' Mayor E.I,.White prese^ted the r.atter for the City Cou^cil by havi-+p the Clerk read
excerpts from the mi-utes of a special meeti-g of the City Cou-cil held o^ Juiy 20, vrhich
foil.ows:
" Mayor White i-quired of the City Attor-ey if he vras ready to report o^ the
hospitai biil - (HB 856).
Thereupo^, the City Attor^ey m-q,de the foilovri^g verbal report: '
" I have exami^ed the Act carfully, siudi.ed a-d reviewed the applicable portio*+s of the
State Co^stitutio^, a-d certai^ Suprer,,e Court cases, a-d froM these studies nade by me,
it is my opi^io^ that the Act is i^valid. -