1951-09-24 Regular Meeting??8 9
Wiimington? N. C., Septenber 24, 1951.
The regu2ar week1y meeting of the Board was he1_d at 7.0:00 A.M.
Pre5ent: Addison Hewlett, Chairman5 C1sud:0'Shieldsj Thurston C. Davis, Ha7 J. Love
and County Attorney Pdarsder. Bel1amy.
ay A request of Dr. F. W. Avant to haxd surface a,.road=way' leadiiig r.orth.-from_the' fishing;'.
pier at Carolina Beach for a distance of seven-eighths of a mile to a point opposite
Seabreeze, a Negro Resort, was heard and he was given a State form on which to make
a formal request required by the State F?ighway Commissiori.
Mr. Louis T. Moore, Chairmar, of the new Har.over Historical Commission appeared to ask
Qkhat the granite manument at Battle Acre, Fort Fisher, which has failen over, be re-located
-? at the entrance to Batt7.e Aci•e; that the iettering on twe've or more granite markers
? iri various parts of the City of Wilmir; ton be brou ht-out with a
? g proper paint for more
. legibi,e reading oF the inscriptioi:s ar.d the five or six markers that are now on seven foot
standards be reinsta?1ed on three inch galvanzzed iror, standard ten feet high, was upon
motioi_ of Mr. Davis, seconded by Ivir. Love, granted out of the advertising fur.d.
Mr. 0'Shie7.ds raised the question of a step father who is making a good salary, but will
not accept the responsibi't.ity of his wifes' tHro children by a previous marriage who are
,,S?; drawing assistance from the ADC fund. Mr. J.R.Ho'7.is, Superinter.dent of Public u'elfare
avho appeared later, advised the $oard that he had taker, the matter up with the authorit3es
and expected a repiy in time for'next Monday's meeting.
A commtu;ication was received from the 5tate Highway and Pub11c Ylorks Commission advising
that the Commission at its meeting or: September 1, 1.951.t approved the addition to our
?h County Highway System, the fol7.owing roads:
-'Prospect Cemetery Road, Middle Sound
-Trask 'Hoad, Nlasonboro Township
,-Nixon Boulevard, Harnett "
,,Castte Hayne Station Road and a from
.Castie Hayne Road to Rocky Run in Cape Fear '?'ownship.
Upon motion of Mrt 0'Shieids, seconded by -r. Davis, Ivlr. A. Wiibur Clark, Third Division
State Highway Commissioner, was urged to furnish this Board with a statement of expenditures
of funds for primary and secondary roads and ba?ance in the road bond fund a'iotted to
this County, together with any other information concerning road allotments. The Board
feeling, with this information, we viou'd be iri a better position to get other roads bui.lt
before the funds are exhausted ar,d wiil aid us ir; pianning our road program. Nr. 0'uhields'
reported at ¢ieetine of August 6, that at a previous confeTei;ce he ar.d other members of the
Board had with IVir. Clark in Fayettevi'le, he promised to furnish the Board with this
ir.formation promptly, but the same has not yet been received.
Surety bond for Mr. C. R. Morse as Tar. Co'lector in the amount of $37,500.00 with the
national Surety Corporation as surety, was received, the said amoui,t having been fixed
by the Board and the bond approved as to form and execution by the Cowity Attorney, was
upon motion of &ir. Love, seconded ty Mr. 0'Shields, approve@ by the Board.
Upon motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Love, Mr. Chas. F. Jones was granted ar: abatement
of not listed penalty charged against lot 33 IJforitgomery Place, Harnett Township, aY.d the
_30- Wiimington Electricai Supply Company, VJitmington township for the year 1950. It appeared
that he listed other property in the City and County and prepaid the taxes or, same for 19509
thinking the above was included. .
? Upon motior. of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Love, the Board authorized and directed the
preparation of a revised jury ?ist in accordance with the iaw.
A letter of acknowledgment as,d appreciatior. was received from Rear Admiral G. B. Davis,
? Commandant, Sixth Nava1 District, for the joint resolution of the City, County and Chamber
?of Commerce August 8, 1.951, ofPering to give full aid and coober•ation to any of our Armed
Forces install.ations mhich may be established in this Cour,ty.
Upon motior, of Nr. Davis,• seconded by Dfr. 0'Shie7ds, DGr. C. R. Morse, Tax Co].l.ector and
`aL Mr. J. E. Canady, Back Tax CoTiector, were authorized to atten@ a meeting of the Tax
? Co1lectors Association to be held at the Institute of Government at Chapel Hiil, on
October 8, 9, and lOth; at the joint expense of the City and County.
Upon motior of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Love, the Board extended the Mexican Petroleum
Company a vote of congratulations on the occasion of the opening of its plant in this
County. .
"Upon raotion of Commissioner 0'Shieids, seconded by Commissioner Davis, the Chairman and
the Cierk of the Board were authorized and ditected to execute, on behatf of the Courty,
,N ,p?ar, agreerent prepared by the Civii Aeronautics Admiriistration granting to the United States
? R1aK of America, acting through the Civii Aeronautics AdminisUration, the tight to operate the
airport control tower at Aew Hanover Coiuity Airport, office space for the purpose of
operating twer,ty-four hour weather service arid space in the new airport traffi.c control
tower to be used for Traffic Coritz°ol Tovaer ai.d Communi.cations Station.
T he meeting then adjourned.
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