1951-10-01 Regular MeetingI
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Wilmington, N. C., October 1, 1951.
The reguiar weekly meeting of the Board was held at 10:00 o'clock A. M.
Preser.t: Addison Hewi.ett, Chairman, Jas. M. Ha'i1., C1aud 0'Shields, Thurston C. Davis, :
Ha? J. Love and County Attorney b4arsder. Beliamy. 41
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Upon motioi; of Nr. Davis, seconded by Dur. Hai1., a donation of $500.00 was granted out
of the advertising fucld to the Juriior High Schooi Rand Th,iforin F.und t'oward t`he purchase of
` uiiiforms and suppl.ies for the newly orgar:iLed band which participate at puUiic functions
this year. The Board feelirig that this expei:diture would be beneficial for advertising
the resources and advantages of the Coui:ty. The request was made on behalf of the band
by Dr. Frank H,-11 ar:d Mrs. T.H.Herritage.
Reports of the activities of the Home Demonstration Agent, &Iiss Verna Bei1e Loweryand
Coiored Ager>t Rebecca L. HaT..7 for &ptember were received and fiied, and paympnt of
$11_.60 for articles used ic; demonstrations by the co'ored Ager:t was approved."..;
Mr C. R. ?Iorse, Tax Collector, n?ade Yiis report of settl.ement of 1.950 taxes as followsq
which was upon motion of Nir. Love, seconded by Mr. Daviss accepted subject to the che,ek
of the Coui.ty Auditor:
Listed as per abstract real estate and personal property, ' $ 882)7,84.04i NOt Listed ?? we rr ii e? u ?4.911,4
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916,717.52 .
Less Abatements, , 1.667.45 .
913,056.07
Listed and Collected by the Tax Collector, 11725•11
Penatty Co1.7.ected, 3 $ 1,92 •76
A dvertising Cost Collected, 2•15
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Real Estate 5old for Taxes, 389i.95•50
Not Listed Rea1. Estate Sold, 7,740.08 ..,
Ii;solvent Personai Froperty Tax
$6035.00 @ 1.05 $6,441.76
1975 Pol.1 @ 2.00 31950.00
Dogs 417.00 ' 10,808.76
Taxes Prepaid 2769587•57 -
Discounts Al_iowed 1055•20
Coilected by the Tax Coilector ar.d deposited iT: the
Fliimington :avings dc 7'rust Co., 58'#.240.60
$916,127.71 .
Cotuity over 71.62
. 5918.056.09
The 1957. tax booY.s were then presented to the Board by the County Auditor, and
upon motioii of L1r. Davis, seCOnded by Nr. Iove, accePted 4r.d turi7ed over to the
Tax Coilector for coii.ection, It-was:-further oidered'that'a'i1_,tax payers who have
'- failed to iist their property for the year 1951, and who are charged with a penalty
for faiiing to list such property and who come forward and settle their taxes on or
before january 1, 1952, shail be allowed to pay the amount of the taxes without the
penal.ty. •
A communication was received from the He2lth Department caiiing attention to the
inadequacy of the toilet faciiit3es at Tegion Stadium, and offered recommendations
to correct the condition, and upon motion of Mr. Love, seconded by Mr. 0'Shields,
the same was referred to the Stadiut Committee for appropriate action.
.?i,otice of a public hearing was received from the Ur.ited States District Engineer
on an app'lication of the Riege'i_ Caroiina Corporation for a permit to construct a
? wharf in the Cape rear River r.ear Acme, ti. C., approximately half mi].e above Livingston
Creek. No objections were ic,dicated by the Board. .
It was agreeabie to the Board to permit the Pubiic Accountants who are auditing the
books and records of the Cout.ty, to use space in the Civil Defer.se office in the
- C Court House, formarl.y occupied by the State Highway Commission, for carrying on their
work. '
An offer of.'410000 submitted by Purs. Harry L. Bar,kiiead for ].ot 15$ in biock 111
llrtdtigtor, Beach, which was purchased by the Coiuity for taxes,? assessed at $1.50.00 T
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on which $i•15?•57 taxes was due, was upon motioi. of Mr. Love, declined. The Board
feei ii,g the lot is worth more thaz. the amout.t offered.
t1 report of the Veterans' Service Officer for September was received and filed.
Upon motioi. of Mr. Love, seconded by Idr. 0'Shields, Mr. G.C.McIntire, Attorney, was 4
reqnested to attertid r.ext n4onday's meeting of the Board with the view of reaching some
understar,ding concerning his ciaim for fees due him by the County for services ir, a
? tax suit of the City and County vs, Lizzie Wright NIerrick et a1. on appeal to the
Supreme Court? and his fur'ther pcsitior. ii, persuing similar matters in the future. r
A n appiicatioz, to admit Sarah Howard Simpsont physicai'!y disabied 77 Vear o1d negro
5Cl woman, submitted by the Weifare Department, was returned for further informati.on. .
? Mr. Davis presented a bid from Mr. L.R.Armstrong to pave the Court House parking 1ot9 ? and after discussion the matter was referred to the Chairman for investigation and to ..;*?h.
? secure other bids or cost for paving the same.
Mr. 0'Shiel_ds armounced that the North East River Bridee was open to traffic, but ve•
surfacing of the road approaches have riot yet been entitely compieted. •,
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e7;imi:1gtC'uo N. C.
Octobor 5, 1951
A special mee,"ing of tFie County Corr,niasioners.. U. S. 0. Committee aad the
City Council vaas held 3n the Council roam at tha City Aall on the abore date at 10:00
o'clock AM. Those present v+ero: fron the Citys b9ayor 1"hitel, preai83ng, Couacilmen
FJade, Capps and I.ane; trom the County meres Yr. Add4son,Hewlett Chairman, Commiss-
ioner Davis; from the U. S. 0. Committee were: Cotittci].man radej, Cttv h'.anager Benson
D6't9 Edw. Jacobs and T:<r< Leonard Barrett; Ma. J. C. Adams and Colonel MeClelland
vere presant representing the I`ilitazy Companiea.
Rev. J. A. Rusael2n pastor Gaaco Lrethodist Chvmch opened the mseting
nith pra,yar.
Tlie h7qqor announcod thut the meeting had been ealled by Counc3lman 1"ade9
Chairman of the OSO Commitbee for the ^urpose of d3scuss4ng vArioue locatione for
conaicierat3oa as a OSO builc3i.ng in thia er0a.
Thereupah, Covsscilmsn PJade annaunced that he was plessed to make a
report in behalf o£ the said coirmittee; that, the eommittee had eurveqed several
buildiags wfth W?r. Robinson, National II50 repreaentative svho is easiating ia lo-
cating a building; thap, the old ?toose building oa South Front Street vras investi-
gated and so was the Cape Fear Ammory on IuTarket Street. rrr. S;ade etated that tha
Is'ooso building seemed desirable in that it hae large club roome aad is aZso close
$o the locab3on of the VFPl CEubs end the Amer4can Legion; haweverj, the Gape Fear
Armory appsared in Pdr. Robinson's op3nion ideally locaf.ed and facilitated and ae
Ear as he ia concerned the Armory is '£t' for IISO purpoaea. Ns. Jsaobs advised
that the National IISO department hae asked vexy d efinitsly that two or three
au3table p]acea be submitted so that they can send their eperating department
dovm and decide on one pZace suitable for the progrem; that, it mas the consensus
o£ tha committee that the 1'darket Street Armory mill offer merW advantagea thaB
ot,ber lxations would not; that, the local comunity has been asked to maloe pos-
s3blo a building for IISO aetivittsa. Yt was pofnted out that the 150th grouQ pre-
vious].y occupy3ng the bu41d3sg is no longor here, and that the only group using
the building ia Company I, vih3ch only wes ft occasiona7.3,y, when the weather will
not permit them to remain outaide.
The City ft4anager read the resoTution adopted when the Armory buildiag
mas leased to Nilltary Compaa3ea on Vey 139 2986 for uss by them ss long as the
sufd MiZitary Companies had need for it.
Spsxking in behalf of the F"ilitary Companies, PJ's. Adama eaplaiited to
tho Council that the tSil3tary Coapanios had considerable ftmda tncested in the
Cape Fesr Ar:nory, and elso, it would fncoavenienee Conpany I unit; flather, that
hs had committed himaelf bq leasl.ng the Armory out for var3oua dates dia3ng the
asxt tpo or three months.
After considerable discussion as to what can be done !.f anything.,
about us9.ng the Cape Fear Armory Eor IISO purposa3, the tlfanager po3nCed ont that
the building 3s not beiag used at the pxesent time For whicgt it was lntendeds
Lhat, too many commerol.al aetivities are being corried on in the bu3183ng, and
not for military use. .
The Mayor atated that, 3t ia high7y dsairable to bring the USO into
'`ilmington and Nevr Hanrnror County, an8 it was suggasted and Weed that Il'Ec.
Pdams contact as many membars of the N.il3tazy units mho wauld be aFfectedo and
meot vith the joint bodies snd explore the matter of ueing the Cape Fear Armory
for USO pwcposos thorcnughl,y. .
The maeting was recessed to and until Seturday lUd st 11:00 o'cloak.
Respectful7,y submitte8,,
. Yiary B. Southerland
City Clerk
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October 6.' 1'951. - -
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• ' Pursuant-'to recess-takeri at a speciaY joint meeting of the n
?City Councl1 and Conrzty Coipmissioners, he'1d in the City Counci1. room-at-the"Gity-Iia'1l Octobei 59 1951,,the two Boards met this
•day at 11:00 o'ctock A.M.
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Laney Capps and Wade: City, tdanager J.R.Ber.son and City Attarney, ^
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Courity Commissioners: Addison HewTett, Chaixban and Commissioners0'Shie'!ds, Davis and Ftall. °T.=K. Woody acting Cterk. 'r?
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? s?•? Mayor Wliite presided. _.s
- a At the• request of the' Nayor, Council nan {7ade Chatrman of the a
IISO.Committee, stated the purpose o£ the neeting, to-wi't: to secure:` '
,s . a buitding for the use and operatiot. of.the United Serqice OrganizaCion
Mr. Plade-,gave a'resume of the very fi.ne services the Organizatiori
rendered service mer. in our community iri the past, and his Committee '
has now beerx'given the task to secure a suitab'te building for further
operation o£ the HSO. tdr. .YJade stated, that after,, innestigating • several proposed`iocations with ?:r. Robinson, Ttational iISO,
, • - Representative, found..the Cape F'ear ArtilTery Armory, 812 Market -`
Street to be a suitable iocation, if it can_be secured. And to that,•
.. end it is the desi.se and recomc?endation of his Committee-:that the, ,
City, County and-LRilitary Organizatioris work out a mutual agrgement,
for its use for' USO piirposes. `
. The'matter•vras theri 3iscussed at length, and Couricilman PJade y ,
, moved and the motion wa'9 seconded by Commissi.oner 0'Shileds and
carried, that.the above be sdopted bq the joint body and that ,
? the Committee be continued with.request they secure the,Armory for?' ,
• Us0'use for sereice'men.; provlded same can be worked out with
. Cape Fear Arti?lery Company,Ina. ' .
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Meeting of October 1, 1951, continned. . '
Upon motior_ of Mr. Daviss seconded by D4r. Love, County bi1_2s No. 6453 to 6725 were
approved for payment. . .
fio objections were raised to the applicatior. of Edr:a Jvlae Merrick for a State permit to
? seil beer at 408 S. 7Y.h Street.
The meeting then adjourned;
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Wilmington, N. C.? October 8, 1951.
T he reguiar week'+y meeting of the Board was held at 10:00 o'ciock A. M.
Presetit: Addfson Hew'lett9 Chairman, 3as. M. HalI, Claud 0'Shields, Thurston C. Davis,
Hal J. Love and County Attorney Marsden Be1-la.my,
Copies of the mir,utes of Septeniber 4, i03 1.7? 24 and OctoUer is having beei. furnished the
members of the Board, the reading of the same was therefore dispensed with.
A petition signed by 169 residents anfl members of the East Wiimingtor, Home Demonstratior.
Clubs, urgin@ that a three-way traffic light be instalied at the intersection of the RFarket
Street road (US 1 _7) aYid Kerr AvenuF, ori account of the heavy traffic goirig to and from
? Wi'mii.gton to Camp Lejeune ai,d Bluethenthal Airport it, addition to normal traffic, which
is a coi.stant hazaxd.to pedestrains and vehicier traificf was presented to the Board by
Mrs. C.M.Yarborough, Presidet,t of the East V"?ilmingtoti 5en3.or Dernoristration Ciub, tdrs. J.T.
Carroli and ivirs. E.H.Cheshire,'ar.d upoYi motion af bir. Davis, secortded by Mr. I,ove, was
approved and referred to the State HigYirvay and Pub'+ic Yr'orks Cornmission.
Mr. W. L. Anderson represeiitinp the 7,ioi:s Ciub, appeared to a.sk that stePs Ue takeli to
utiiize the land between the'highivayfand;river P,ear'the_oid Porth",East.Gape F.ear river
bridge at Castie'Hayne used as pici.ic grounds, ivhich par'Q of highway..117 wil1 become a
? dead-er,d road when the o1.q bridge is c'tosed, and equip the same for use as a picr.ic and
recreationai, park simi?ar as Hugh MacRae Park, was izpon motion of I?r. 0'Shie7ds, seconded
" by 14r. Love ordered t8ker up with the State?Hi?hway Commission of the owners of the ?and
to that end and if successful pursue the matter`further with the State Farks Commission.
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Mr. G. C. McIr:tire appeared at- the irivitati.oi. 'of the Board to explain his claim for payment
of i:'J5.00 fee for appearitig in the Superior andSupreme courts on the f?rst appeai made in
the• case of suit• against I,izzi-e VuriFht tvie"rrick, et a? for coliection of tax_es, and after
_ discussion the same was upon motior. of nrir. 0'Shie'+:ds; seconded by Mr. Davis, referred to
the Tax CoTlector for re commenda t ions on adviselof the Cour.ty Attorney.
? &Ir. D. D. Baggett, Farni Demonstration Agent presented his report for September u?hich was
received aid fiied.
The niatter of complete failure of the fire truck pump was brought to the attention of the
?l' Board, and replacement at a cost of frorr? $500.00 to $600.00 was discussed. With iimited
?v?r-? funds avaiiable for mainteizance of the truck the Cour.ty Auditor wouid not recommend the
purchase of a new p`ump.•Aftei? discussiox, the matter was referred to a committee of the
Board to investigate the troubie witn the Hoizsing Authority Officials, from whom the truck
was recer.tly purchased, with tne view of obtaii>ing some relief through that source.
Mr. Davis then recommended the sale oP a uz.it of-Coui.ty owred property and ear-mark Lhe
proceeds for the iise of the fire department expense, purchase of equipment, mairtenance etc.?
and to that end moved that the Board be furnished with alist and statement of the Coutity's
reutai propertq. His motior; aas seconded by Mir. Hall and carried.
Upon motion, duiy seconded, abatements to correct errors and discrepar.cies iri the fo7lovring
?_/RX tax lists were authorized:for the year 1951:
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Chas. F. Jones, 6L Lake Forest, raember of the tviarines, abated Po„ Taxes.
R.R.Dr3ggers, Harr:ett township, abated not 'li=ted penalty charged against lots 14,34,35959
Montgomery Pia.ce, and 20 acres part Harriss No.2, and taxes on a vaTUatiori of $400.00
personai property inciudpd ir, regular iisting. Double r,harge.
Tclrs,._iN..e_L. Jackson? 918 S. 5th St., aLated taxes on a valuation of $10.00 due to dub?e listing.
John_J._LeGwiri 501 Park Terrace, abatemetit of taxes on a valuatior; or $3,450.00 on iots
81 9, ar,d 7Ul ?Sunset Park accouiit of doubie charge ar:d error. Same listed by Luther J. Lanier.
_ J. and L. Trai:sport, 306 Northern Blvd., $b500.00 oci Studebaker Truck charged in error.
G. W.._ Co?_kittt?i92 Pinecrest Parkway $100.00 on piario .3is?tea above its vaiue.
vernon G.,StokesI 2118 Creasy Ave., ?100.00 refrigerator 1.isted above its value.
P1. R,_Ro.eers, a non-resident charged with $100.00 on automobiie ir, error,owned by ar,other
persoY, by the same iiame.
J.M.Bov?an, Rt. 11 Rocky Point, complair,t on house assessmenr,,'lot 5, EdgevJater,HarT.ett
Torrnship, received for investigation.
M.,B_.Barefoot, 2922 Harrison Street? biock 38, lot 14 Sunset Park, taxes on a valuation of
$1,630.00 error in assessment. house
Heien F. Lindner, 21.12 Pender P.ve., $2,750.00 doubie charge/on iots 14 and 17, in b'vock 16
. CaroiiYia-Piace listed by Johii G. T.indner.
F.T.Turner., a resident of Masonboro Township abated city taxes on a valuation of $925.00 and
po17 charged in error.
G.R.McIiBnzie, Hariiett township, abated tax oci a valuation of $300.00 oci iot 218 Pineywuods
account ol doutaie charge. Same listed by W.C.N1cli:tire, for tne years 1948 through 1951•
Bank of Wilmington, iot south side of Ocear. Terrace Hotel, UJrightsviiie Beach, used as a
, pubiic street, was or, recommendation of t.he Courity Ati:orney ordered cancel'ted, and taxes abated.
A motion offered by P;ir. Davis to iook into the possibi'+ity of having the City erter:d its
_11??water service to the Cour:ty Home was seconded by P,ir. I.ove and carried.