1952-02-20 Special Meeting°311,
1°Ji7r?iinj=tci,, Iv. C.9 February 20, 1952,
Cour.ty Commissioners :taditun Corr,mittee Claud 0'Shields,6C}iairman,called and held a
special mceting this day at li:00.o'clock_ a.m., with dc?dison }ievrlett,c_ Ch2irm4Rn;rof the Board
present zr,d Co_rr:,nissiot.ers Jas.L;.Hall, Hal J. L.ove, Thurston C. Davis, Cow.ty yuditor
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?.F.Smith, Cotuity Attoz-ney niarsden Beiian;y ai,ci Heiiry VonOwsen, Civil Er:giiir.er.
Pf.r. 0'Shields announcn.ci i.hat the meetin? was called to discuss the fis.a?,ciai status of the
dy.- Stadiurn ar:d its facilities, ar,d presei.ted ior the Boards study and coi-isiderati.ora, statement
of comparative rever.ues diid disbursernents at P,,egion S'tadiun, for fiscal years er.ding
juri^ 30th , 948, 19497 1950 a,nd 195-1 arid six mori'uhs eiiding Dncember 31 ?'195'tl, prepared b5= the
County Auditor.
_?k5 ihe statement revealea deficits as follovas: 1948 P9573.01 ; 1949 $3,526.56; -1950 $4,368.74g
and sia n-ioi,ths ei.ding December 3-1, 1951 Ehowed a profit oi $364.16.
The statement furi:her showed that additional lights v?ere installed in 194i to improve
il7uminatior. on basebal? fielci for• i,igti gar.es at aTl anpaoximate cost of S'3,500.00. This
explains L11.UsUal,j+ lasge defiClt fOT {:it@ yC3T' E!i.C-_i.F JUl'.P 30, 1948.
The Wi.lmii:€toi: Pirntes CfaSeC tO play a.t Terion St,acaium ii. May 1949. lhis explaiiis the
sudden drop ii, rFVet,ues 1or ,ypar aidii?€. ?ui,:? , ?0, 19?0.
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Begii.ning i.c. February; 1yj0 Extel.sivp use of i;hF rr,hibitioi, Uuildii,f, for eveiits such as
dancing, wrestling; boaiiLg plu, use oi' Staaiun., Statries; et,c:., ii:creased the rever.ues received.
?g1(?42 The continued use of thas Uuildii..g. has resL;,ted i.. rcvei_ttes for iiie six moi,ths prriod ending
Decembcl' 31 ?'?'j51 bCifi€' 4,.?04,'16 OVeI' :t;rtwi;ll,r F:}'pEI,C11t11T'P.5 'P'SS Ca?7tdl ].llIF3I`UVeI?1CY1tS.
Par. Hall s?aggestFd i'eaSir?€r'tne;Studiun to ttic City on a Y?asis of 3j? oi- cost of investment.
The matt'er ti,as discussed a.t- 'ei,?th, ti:xi. i,o ac1•ioi, v;as taY.en, a.r,d n'oiiday, Fc^bruary 25th, 2:30
P.M. was fired .io ma.k_e ar. ii.spRCtioi, tou3 vf the Stadlwn.
The meetii:g, the:i au„o:ii?.ed.
? Va'i'n:ingtor:, N. C., FeUruary 25, 952•
The regular weekly meetiizg of the noar(, vias nel<i nt 10:00 o'clock A. R4.
preserit: Addison Heva, ett, Cha.iriaan, Jas. M. Iia, 1 T C, aud 0'ShiP, ds, Thui•stoi, C'. Davis?
Ha, J. Love and Cour,ty Attorney Marsdei. Be?.'amy.
L'pon a mot.ior: oifered by Dfr. Hal 1 1 seconded by Mr. 1ove, the Board votPU to join i_oca' .
interESts in protesi;ing the proposed constructioii aiid Governmerit opera.tiot, of a. cr•eosoting
Camp t r,eJeunebe
????-)nfrom thepGoTejee ver meiityresex•vatiop foatther'constructponf oi ahrailroad e cross
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ar.d Cherr,y Poirit, which was broueht to the ,ati:°ntio,. of :;he Board by ;vIr. John H. Furreil ?
Er.ecutive Secrei;ar;y of the tFiiln;iiipton Chamber oi Com.merces. Tna '3aard feelir.g that a
Govercmeitt eonsstructe-ci a,.d eperateci creosotir,F plant t^rould be iri dii•ect coii.rl:ict to ta.x
paying :ii,dustries at no nr very li_t'ule savi..p ii, cost te the Coverament? a.r.d ir.structioi.s
' wePC giVeL t0 VvL].tC C1U1' Co11'igT°SS.^.73ri ai.d SBiia.tOPS JI} lrvashiiiE1;0I, tO 'U'f18.t e.ffect?
ihe matter of nroviding adJi.tional stables at. TegiorL Stadiuir, for st;abling j00 horses
proposee, to come nere i.Fxt Srear if &u;'i'icitr.'i?tableG con'd be provided, accordinF to
ir.for;,iatior. suhn;iited to the Hoard b,; ":r. ?oh" ii. i?'arre", was re°erreo to the Stadium
for cu,.sideration. ,
` SurEty bo?id _`or ,.Ir. i'l. Brii.son, Si., as a Justicr of 1•r,e Peace, ii: tl?e? ar:,ourit o? ?'i?OG0.G0
wlt}1 tk7P HartlUl'd ti.CCld°li{; c'lIid Zi;tjEL:li.J.ty' loCliijra7,y 8s Slli°'i.y1 trAE'. St11a a11:O1.1Lt i1dV7.2ip t'iEOYi i].XCd
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by itivi ar,d ap;oroveil as to ioirr! ai ci e}:ecutioi, by the Couc.i,y P_tt.orney, e-as upoi, r,;otior: of
'iy:r. ilavis, sFC:ot:ded by I?43 . T ove ; aprrovr c by t;.( Soa: d.
Upori motion of :tlr. T,ove, SeCOI.iaEri by ;;.i , 0'SYAields, the Board approve3 a. lease agreement
beti^teet, the Coui:ty and Ci.ty, parties of th< first part; =,.nd the Ui.ited Service Orgar_ization,
LJIic,, Sor the use of the Ar,or•y pruperty ar.d premises locatedi at 812 ;darket Street for
USG purnoses, subject to r•t?vlsing Se?ctiot, 4, in accorddnc.e witla the;ui,dersianding an1 rewritten
to me.Pt the apgroval of the parties of the first nart.
report of the F:rilmiugUor, Public Libragy and Bookniobia.F ior 3'anuary vJas received and filed.
A
e?o objections were ir.dicated by the Board to the grantinp a State Permit to sell beer to
?P'YSL-Robert T. Davis, ht:j, ivevr Hasiover Cewity.
Uporl moti.on of Yir. Love seconded by Mr, 0'Sh5.e7.ds, taxes charged apai..st Nir. Howard A. Har,by,
on 25.? acres of iand, Hinsvlorth, r'ede'rai Poiiit township? vras ordered abated, and the charge
on the assesSn,ent books caav ordered cai,celled for tha reason he claims that he does iiot own
it the same having baer, iiicluded in acreage solc,.
- A request of the Crape it4yrt?e Garden Club t.hat ai, investiga.tioii be made of the unlav,ful
dumping of trask a' orig various niFhways ir, the vicir.ity of 'Pliiiter Pa.rk was referred to
the State Highvray and P'ublic "Vlorks Cor,!n,ission, and t1he loca,? law enfor.ceiNexit oPficers.
1r1B rOU7itl;y Coru,,,issior,ers IlaV1T1p p?'eV=0U5ly aUthOI'1&ud L118 ,L'ctymer:t Of a reward fOI' evicaence
-leadinp to the arrest at.c9 uoi?v?.c:ti.oi. of aiiy per5oi, or pErsons violat,ir,g ti-ie law.
K statement was x•eceived irom the State Board of Put'ic' :Yel far•e advising tYia.t $439P , ,01
va?S SEiit 'uO tl1:i.5 l%Ol;(l.i.y t01` `JlUl eiF'F NSSiSt•a1,Ce5 k7.C1 to DP;?eT1d2rit 1.71].laTen, k10 t0 Permanent-ly
aa.d iota"y Di=abled 1:.1 ad.m'ji,mlstrat9ci., for iiie r,to,.i.h oi r'et,ritary.
IT?or. fuotiol" of ;.i1 . i?avis, sec???iueu b? r. G':,hields, Irvin armst'rocig, '2o% S. 6th St., arid
C? .er.'1 . i ? 1ctlTl IwST'S .`18l 1 ^ZZ2i 1 1 Itit., ) WF1 E Oli T.'t. ,C:.. ?i'.1?:?: <T,(.i_? ui02, O fFE (;OiiT.i: y yi@, ia??e Orfl CE"t, gT21:i't8C1U
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t@mNora.ly ddmission'tu i,%ie Cou;.L., riu;;,e.
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