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Meeting oF June 25, 1953, continued.
The Chairman reported ., on his attendance upon the annusl meeting of the State Association of County Commissioners
at Asheville June 22, through the 24, as s most satisfactory coverage o£ things important to us, among which were:
" Lecture by Mr. Henry Lewis on 1953 Acts, amendments and repeals. Dr. Elen Winston, Welfare Administration; State
Assistance to T.B.Hospitals. 1953 Sessional Iawe pertaining to the spending of money in our hands-investing'surplus
funds in Government boxds, pre-numbering warrants covering payments through the Recordera Court. I3ability
insurance, not needed except in certain cases when required. Election Lawe: Qualifications to vote, regiatration
under the new law, voting machines an3 office holders. Asseseing new property and buildings. Health laws and
Electrical Inspector's Permit for tax purposes; Conservation and Development aerial,maps. Dog vaccinetion-ownere
, get no credit on taxea because of the cost of vaccination expense: Statute of limitations barring ten year old
• taxes, repeal, not retroactive. Henry Lewis said delinquent taxes , two qears and over placeJn General FUnd.
Ten Districts enlarged to Fourteen, six counties in Third District; only three Counties in our district repreaented
at the meeting, Third District will be represented at Wrightsville Beach thia coming year, and a Iadies' program
was proposed. Mrs. Horton was chosen to be Chairman of the Isdiea Entertainment Committee. With a little
, personal effort it is believed next year will be the best yet held. Welfare group will call a meeting before
September and will visit each county. The meeting was adjourne3 at 11:30 Wednesday morning.
<z0a\` The regular meeting was then adjourned and the Board sitting as the Board of Fqvalization and Rsview con3ldered
/? V the folloxing oompl&ints on assessments: E. C. Anderson, block 114 F,J3, p='esented ly Mr.G.Dudley Hwnphrey;
? oomplaine3 of assessment on building. Was referred to the Tax Assessors for recomnendation. •
Andreu Howard, block 19, lot Q. taxes were cancelled for the years 1934 through 1952, charged in error. The property
is ovned and the taxes paid by on same by Solomon Sternberger. 5arah Smith, block 4. Pt•E!6-W* taxes cancelled
for the years 1939 t1u'ough 1952, charged in error. Sold to W.P,Farrar May 15, 1937 who has paid the taxes on same
for each year since date of purchase. Martha At#inson, block 72, lots 13 and 14, Sunset Park, taxes were cancelled
for the qeara 1946 through 1952. Acquired by the United States Government Juljr 1945. George E. McLsrtp, block 87,
NWf4 asked for a reduction of the $4,025.00 assessment on land and bui.ldings, was ddclined because found7in line
with ad3oining property. Lucille Heuett,,_block 99p asked that the assessment of $5,430.00 be reduced to $3,750.00,
Was found in line with adjoining property.. and was therefore declined. Mrs, Rabert C. Grady, block 100, Pt.WMl,
House and lot assesaments found in line with adjoining property, and reques?: sor reduction declined. C.T.PoWell,
block 100, W end lot 6, $11,100.00, assessment was reduced to $10,500.00. 1'rs• _Maggie_Hodges, block 140, 114 south
qth Street $15,150.00 assessment found in line with adjoining property. Request for reduction declined.
Eliza B. Williamson, et al, block 157 47JPt.W3p 602 Market Street, request for a reduction of the $28,500.00
' assessment on land and bui131ng declined. Foun3 to be in line with other property in that block. J,B.Abbott..
block 478, $$3,000.00 lend assessment reduced to $2,500.00 to equalize it wi'th assessments on adjoining lanas.
W_,_L._Eqbanks, Jr., block 2, lots 7 and 8(:arolina Heights•$10,000.00. Assessment found to be in line with adjoining
propertq. A request for a reduction to $6,800.00 was declined. Annie M. Meyland, block 144, 106 souttt 7th street,
$1,250.00 assessment on house reduced to 61,025.,00. Hrs. John M. Mevland, block 144, 106 south 7th St.9 92,000.00
assessment on house reduced to $1,750.00. Lloyd M. Smith, block 43, lots 12 and 13, Sumer Hill, was granted an
abatement of taxes on a valuation of $2,600.00 cherged in error on house sold to C.C.Reynolds and listed by him .
for 1952. Sn1th Builders Supp],v_,Compar?y, $21,000.00 on building, machinery and equignent uhich ves reduce3 to '
$1,000.00 on building account of destruction by fire prior to Jarniary 1, 1952, was granted a refluid of taxes on a
valuation of $20,000.00 paid in error for the year 1952. The 1,380.00 assessment on 10.33 gcres of land charged
against J. A. Sa,ith was increased to $3,000.00 to equalize the same with assessments on ad3acent land and to
correct an error, for the year 1953. W. A. McIntpre, Lumberton, N. C., asked for a refluid of taxFS paid on a
valuation of $300.00 personal property exemption on household goods at Wrightsville Beach for 1952, claimed by his
wife. The request was declined for the reason he claimed a personal property exemption in Robeson County £or 1952,
and according to law the household is entitled to only one exemp$ion. Mr. H. R. Fhssell, Pt. Farm 53
Winter Park Heights, his request that the $300.00 assessment on land be reduced te °,6150:U0 was declined
. as it was found that it ie assesaed in line with other property in that vicinity.
W. A. Spencer, request for a reduction of the assessment of $1,000,00 on tracta'2 and 3 5pencer land, Cape Fear
township, approximately QJ- acres, was deelined. It was found that the said land was assessed in line with
surrounding lands. '
Miss Mamie Silverman, lot 34 Country Club Terrace. $6,000.00 assessment on house was reduced to $5,000.00 to
equalize the assessment with that on other similar buildings.
Mrs. Ary`Herring, lots 9 through 16, Atlantic Uiew, near Babies' Hospital, Wrightsville Sound. Asked for a
reductio{i of assessment account of part of some of the lots were included in the right of way of the new highway.
It uas found that the lots were increased in value b,y reason of the nex highway, suffi-cient to off-set
aqy loss of value of lots taken by the highway. "
• Seventh Day Adventiet Church, Pt. lota 5 and 6 Weeks Division, was granted an abatement of taxes on a valuation
of $1,250.00 account of property used exclusively for Church purposes, and the same was ordered placed on the'
- Tax Free list. '
The,foregoing complaint& and requests foE reduction of assessments having been investfgated and'reviexed
..i?auqlaby the Tax Aasessors, their recommendations as recorded in the-respbctive cases were upon motion of Mr. Trask,
? L seconded by Mr. Love, adopted.
???,The Board sitting as the Board of Fqualization and Revieu then took a recess until Monday, June 29, 1953.
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Wilmington, N. C., June 24, 1953.
The regular ueekly meeting of the Board was held this day at 10:00 o'clock A. M.
Present: R. T. Horton, Chairman and Commissioners Claud O'ShiLsIde, Thurston C. Davis, Hal J. Love,
Raiford Trask and County Attorney Marsden Bellarrq.
., The meeting t+as opened with prayer by the Reverend E. R. Orr, Pastor of the Winter Park Baptist Church.
' Copies of the minutes of the joint meeting with._the.City Council Sune 16, 1953, and regular meeting of the Board
June 25, 1953, having been furnished to each member of the Board, the same vere upon motion of Mr. Davis, approved.
Upon motion of Mr. 0'Shields, seconded by Mr. Davis, a request of the Board of •Fducation to increase its
_?1?v?3upplemental Budget bp $40,000.00 out of State and Federal fluids already received to meet the large grouth in
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enrollment and a retroactive 10% booat in teachers salaries, was granted aubject to the approvsl of eacpen ures
under the eapandedt:budget by the County Auditor.
Mr. Raiford Trask moved that the following resolution be adopted:
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wBFItEAS, the local Government Wffinisaion of Torth Carolina has in£ormed the Board of Commi.ssioners that
it has sold, in the manner prescribed by laa, the 01,000,000 School Building Honds, Series B. of the County of
New Hanover, dated June 1, 1952, suthorized to be isaued by a bond order adopted by the Boaxd of Commissioners
on the 7th day of April, 1952, and that the contract of sale contemplates that said bonds shall bear interest
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as hereinafter provided; and
WHEREl1S, said bonds are to consist of one thousand bonds of the denomination of 91,000 each,
numbered fr'om 1 to 1,000, inclusive, in the order of their maturity; NOW, THEHEFORE,
8E IT. RFSOLVED {hat said bonds shall bear interest as folloxs: (1) the bonds numbered £rom 1 to 120,
inclusive, at the rate of six per centum (6%) per annum, (2) the bonds numbered from 121 to 345, incluaive,
at the rate of three.per centum (3%) per annim, and (3) the bornia numbere3 from 346 to 1,000, inclusive,
at the rate af three,and one-quarter per centum (3 1/4%) per annum.
Mr. Hal J. Love seconded the motion, and the motion was adopted by the following vote:
9yes: R.T.Horton, Claud 0'Shields, Thurston C. Davis, Hal J. Love and Raiford Trask.
Nays: None.
Mr. M. T. Pender,.Onited Statea Department of Agriculture Representative, Area Supervisor, was present to
outline their program for border treaUnent for the eradication of the whire fringed beetle, with the
hope of tying in with the County's program of ADt dusting, was received for study with the Health Depsrtments
program for the best oooperavive effort.
Mr. H. A. Marks, President of the Comraunity Council appeared with Dr. B. Frank Hall and Mrs. Herbert Bluethenthal,
members of the Gouncil, to vrge the Commissioners to contirrue relief appropriations to be disbursed
?-S,g through the Welfare.Department to take care of cases heretofore handled by Associated Charities, in
t>,p? vi.ew of the Board's action to discontirrue relief appropriations to Associated Charities after June
30, 1953. Mr. Horton said that in his opinion families migrating here from-mther counties have taken
advantage of our relief policies. Duplication of assistance, 90% are annual.habitual recipients and
large majority not deserving and should be back in the Churches name for christian betterment.
Mr. Davis emphasized the neeo?to follow the principals laid down by our forefathers, and said glory to Churches
going back to benevolent trend planned by our Savior,,closer Church affiliation for better christians,
After further discussion Mr. Horton said Dr, Ellen Winston, Commissioner, State Department of Public Welfare, would
?SS like to come down and talk this matter over, and that an Investigator vas needed. No action xas tsken.
A petit3on endorsed by the Highway 421 Club; Castle Hayne Fire Cimmittee; Wrightaboro Volunteer FYre Department and
Citizens asking that the Castle Hayne Road (US 117) from Wilming&on to the Northeast Cape Fear River Bridge be widened
to a four lane highway to take care of the ever increasing traffic and to lessen tLe traffic hszard,was presented by
Mr. E. I. Tinga, ani upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Mr. Davis, approved the request together with a renewal
of our former request to the State Highway and Public Worka Comm3asions to that end, ?
Upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Mr. OtShields, pa,yment of $200.00 to the Nyrtle Grove Volunteer Fire Department,
they having acquired fire fighting eqtLipment necessary to meet the requireraents in accordance uith the contrect, was
approved on recoamiendation of the Fire InspectiaLn Commi$tee.
Upon motion of Mr. Trask, instructiona were given to advertise for bids for the purchase of a standard 1* ton truck
chassis with cab for the Airport on specifications to be prepared. Sealed bida to be received until 10:00 o'clock
A,M,, Monday, July 13, 1953. The County reserving'the right to reject ary and all bd.da or to accept ar{y bid
that may appear to the best interest of the County.
IIpon motion, $3,290.49 was ordered transferred from the Airport Surplus Funds to the Airport Construction account
to complete final payment to L,N.Boney, Architects, for architecturil fees.
The following old accounta receivable, considered to be un-collectable, were upon motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by
Mr. Love, ordered charged off the records, on recommendation of the County Auditor;
Nathan Cole, Speciel Attorney, old ledger balance due December 1932, collectiona not peid account of Bank Failure,
-_rE.?Kt $153973. Daisy I. Innis, old ledger belance, due sale of lot, block //2, Hanover Gardens, January 30, 1927, $100.00.
H. L. Smith, 013 ledger ba2ance $15.50, due on sale of lot 10, block 2. Nanover Gardens, January 30, 1927.
Riley D. Smith, old ledger be.lance due, sale of lot 10, block 1. Hanover Gardena, January 1, 1927 $30.00.
Total $299.23.
l1y Also, the Board flu?ther a p.Lroved reoommendation by the County Auditor that aseeLa shown as Roads and Bridgea carried
;,?•? in the General Ledger at $e93,727.33 for a good mar?y years, be charged off to aurplus due to Roads and Bridgea being
taken over by the State Highway and Public Works Commission in 1931. And ilrther approve3 the recommendation by the
County Auditor that excess construction coat of the John C._W.esse11.11iberculosia Sanatorium amo?,iating to $13,352.70
be transferred to the ueneral Nhnd agai sn t surplus ABC funds, or other aurplus funds not raised by taxation.
A comnunication was received from Mr. C. F. Smith, Courrty Auditor under date of June 19, advising that due to the
fact his office has hadcan average of orly three callers each Saturday, together xith the necessity for granting
a compensating half-ley off dutj:ng the week to the employee assigned to work on Saturday mornings, it is felt that
the office is losi,ng much needed performance and that this factor ia more noteworthy than the very limited use of
our facilities during the three hours on Saturday mornings, In view of these circumstances, he ia this dqq abolishing
eanployee work on Saturday mornings. A request of C. R. Morse, Tax Collector, that for similar reasons, the Tax
Office which has been observing•working hou`rs from 7:30 6:M.-,to 4o0Ti P,M„ Monday through Friday, and 9:00 A.M. to
12:00 noon Satuidayst be permitted to return to its previous hovrs; 8i30 A,M.0 to 5:00 P,M., Monday through Friday,
and closed on Saturdays, was upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconned by Mr. Davis, aved. ' "
Receipt of check for $357.60 '"State's Insentive Pay° from the State Farm Census Director to be diaburaed to the
-'6c? Tax Listers who took the Farm Census Reports at .20¢ esch for the number of acceptable farms reported for 1953,
less payment of ,10¢ per farm reported advanced by the County, was upon motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Love,
accepted.
, Upon motion of Mr. Davis, aeconded by Mr. O'Shielda, the Board agreed to furnish the Navy Department temporary
rrater service during construction at the Marine Corps Auxiliary landing Strip at the Airport, at the lowest rate,
estimated bot to exceed $25.00 per month.
A letter was received from General (hairman John J. Burney, Wilmington Post No. 10, Americah Legion, expressing
??N,?6? thanks to the Commissioners for their help and cooperation rendered them during their past Convention, which
conzkibuted largely to it's success, he said. ?
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A letter uas received from the Ogden Volunteer Fire Department advising it would cost from $250.00 to 0300.00
to place the Jeep loaned to them in operating corriition, and it vould not justify them to s,pend that amount
of money on it for its use for only a year, ami asked the County to sell it to them. Thereupon Mr. Love moved
and it was seconded by hs. Davis and carried; that in oonsideration of the said,.Jeep being used in connection
with the County-Volunteer Fire Departmenta Cooperative Program, the said Jeep be given to trie Ogden Volunteer
Fire Department so long as it is uaed by their Department in connection with their fire fighting equipment, but
when it ceases to be used as such the to revert to the County. • k
e4 The following order of appointment of Mr.Tkiadddus D. Love as Auditor of New Hanover County by the Honorable
John J. Burney, Resident Judge, Eighth Judicial District of North Carolina, to serve the un-expired term of
Mr. C.F. Smith whose resignation will become effective June 30, 1953, was upon motion of Mr. Love, secanded by Mr. Davis,
accepted:
NORTH C"LINA
NEW HANOVER COUNTY;
To Mr. Thaddus D. Love, Greetings: ,
WHERES, C. F. Smith, Auditor of New Hanover County, has tendered to the uidersigned hia resignation -•
as Count Auditor or..said county, effective June 30th, 1953, and
WH5, the undersigned has accepte3 said resignatlon as tendered,.and •
WHERF''-4s, it is by the law provided that in case of #he resignation of the Auditor of ;New Hamver County,
that the undereigne3 shall appoint an expert Accovntant to fill out the unexpired term of such Auditor resigning, and
WHFFiEAS the term of said C.F.Smith will not expire until the first Monday in December, 1954.
NOW, TAREFORE, by virtue of the power and authority in me by laN vested, I do hereby appoint.
Thaddeus D. Love oP Wilmington, North Carolina, as Auditor of New Hanover County, to serve the unexpired term
of the said C. F. Smith, having found as.a fact that the said appointee is an expert accountant within the,
contemplation of said statute, and
It is further considered, ordered an3 adjudged that upon the said Thaddeus D. Love taking and subscribing
the oath of Auditor of New Hanover County as by law grovided and the giving of such bond he may be required to
give shall thereupon be entitled to all rights, privileges and emoluments of samd office.
Done at W4lmington, North Carolina, this the 17th.day of June, 1953.
s/s John J. Burney •
Resident Judge,
Eighth Judicial District
of North Carolina.
Upon motion of Mr. Love, aeconded by Mr. i7avis, the official bonds f6r Mr. 7haddeus D. Love as County Auditor
were fixe3 hy the Hoard in the anounts following:
. Faithflxl Performance $ 5,000.00
' As Treasurer of the Board of Fducation ?5,000.00
Treasurer of County Flinds 459000.00
Sinking Ftnds 502000.00
Upon motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by 24r. 0'Shields, the following four petitions sukmitted by Rroperty oxners
on State Form Rr10, for improvementa to roads in Harnett township, were approved and referred to the State Highway
and Public Works Commission £or consideration:
`- E?rans Street- which runs frora the Princess Street Road to the Noble Tract, on•which 21
houses and a church are located. Petition signed bg 22 property owners,
-- Henry Street- runs from Princess Street Road to Maige Field, east end of Noble Tract.
7 houses.werecreported on this road and petition signed by 7 propert}r owners.
, ?Oak Street- runs from Princess Street Rnad north to William Hansley's house. 10 houses on
y this road and 2 churches. Signed by 15 pz'operty owners,
- Cla,p Street- runs from Princess Street Road to Noble Tract. 22 houses on this road and
petition signed by 22 property ouners.
IIpon motion of Mr. Davis, Calvin Thomas Lewis, 13 Dawaon Street, 72 year o]d_disabTed indigent citizen, was
' admitted to the County Home as an irmate on recommendation of the Supa"rintendent of Public Welfare. Also,
Arthur Lee Anderson, 807 Queen Street, who was placed in a cast for fracture, was granted temporary adraission
of from,Pour to six weeks Lo the County Home, recommended by the Superintendent of Public Welfare, and Dr.J,R.Brandon.
' No obSections were indicated by the Hoard to the applications of the follotiring for a State Permit to sell beer
at the locations shown:
Effie G. Farrow, "Effie's Restaurant", 4 mile-poat, Market Street Road.
'W. C. Fovler, "Fouler Mobile Service°, 2012 Oleander Drive.
--Walter L. Simmons,°Little Savoy". Sea,breeze, Carolina Heach Road,
J{` A er ?rt of receipts and disbursements of the Wilmington Colored Library for May was receive3 and filed.
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• -a%?A statement of Airport receipts for June 16 and 25, and corrected statement of invoice dated Myy 26, in account
xith Mr. George W. Talman, account of some parts returne3 to the Airport, xere received an3 filed.
The meeting then ad3ourned,
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Wilmington, N. C., June 292 1953.
Pursuant to recess taken June 25, 1953, the Board of County Cqmmissioners sitting as the Board of Fqualization
and Review as directed by law, met this day at 1s20 P.M.
Present: R.T,Horton, Chairman, Claud 0'Shields, Thurston C. Davis, Hsl J. Love, Raiford Traek and County Attorney
Mar.sden Bellamy,
A petition signed by 372 mmnbers of Veterans Homea, Inc., and residents of Iake Forest, asking for a re-
valuation and reduction of the assessments of the real property owned in New Haxmver County by Veterans Homesp Inc.,
was gresente3 by Mr. Wallace C. Murchison, Attorney, who submitted for the Board's consideration a statement
o£ compsrison between tax values of the Veterans Home property and three other similar propertiea in New Hamver
??County which shoued an average ratio of tax assessments to sale price of 61.20% against 75.48% for the Veterans
f Homes, Inc., property, which if applied to the sales price of $1,797,000 in 1948, would produce an assessment
of J1,099,764 is,Btead of $1,356,374 the preaent assessment. The Boar3 after discuasion an3 m nsideration, upon
motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Mr. Davis, granted a 20% reduction to apply on the $1,356,374.00 assessment on
Projects #31021 and 31028, Veterans Homes, Inc., groperty for the year 1953, therebq aetting the new assessment
at $1,085,099.00.
A request of Mr. B. H. Bridgers for a reduction of the assessment on the property of Mrs. Donald MacRae, block 154
not sulmitted in time for imvestigation amd action at this time, was at his request received for conaideration naxt
r year.
Neia Hanover Broadcasting Compar7, request that the $39,360.00 assessment on their property in block 191 be
_? ux reduced to $24,000.00, vas declined, as it was found to be assesadd on an equal besis with other similar property.
Harbor Island Service Station, Harnett township, was granted an abatement of taxes on a valuation of $500.00
_?Ct? personal property, on account of double charge for the year 1952. The same was listed by G,C.Bridges?Jr., for
said year.
Alfre3 Hardy,Hr., was granted an abatement of taxes on a valvation of $70.00, not listed penalty and poll.. for
the year 1952, account of double charge. It appeared that he liated his taxes regular, and was also charged with
the same amount of property in error as not liated.
George W. Holland, Harnett townahip, was granted an abetement of poll taxes and not liated penalty charged against
lot part of McClelland, for the year 1952, for the reason the same was left o£f his list by the tax listers in
error and poll charged twice.
A request oS H. Howard Babcock, Attorney for Mrs. Jane Pope Akers, for a reduction of the $75,905.00 assessment on
1861 acres of land Pemproke Park, to $20,000.00 and cancel the ¢2,500.00 assessment on buil3ings which have been
damaged by vandals, was.declined for the reason the land was original],y assessed too low.
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y„-n? taxes on Projects NC-31023 and NC-31024, Hillcrest and Hillcrest Extenbion xhich uas conveyed to the Wilmington
? Housing Authority March 31, 19532 w'ill be made by the Public Housing Administration for period Januar): 1, 1953,
through March 31, 1953, and by the Wilmington Housing Authority for the balance of the year through December 31,
1953.
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A request of Mr. Fdwin P. Blanchard for a reduction of the $400,00 assessment on five acres of land Masonboro
"-T? toenship, was declined. It was found to be in line with other adjoining land.
? All of the foregoing oompl*iats on asaesements having been investigated and recommended by the Tax Assessors, were upon
motion approved.
Final action on the complaint of Mr. E. C. Anderson, block 114 was continued until the next meeting o£ the
Board of Commissioners for the reason investigation and report is still pending with the Assessors. .
The County Commissioners eitting as the Board of Fqualization and Reviex having completed the work required by
17)u``2 lav, was upon motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Trask, adjourned for the current year.
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Wilmington, N. C., July 6, 1953. .
The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held this day at 10:00 o'clock A.M. 1
Present: R. T. Horton, Chairman and Commissioners Claud 0'5hields, Thurston C. Davis, fial J. Love, Raiford Trask,
County Attorneq Marsden Bellamy and County Auditor T. D. Love.
The meeting was opened rrith prayer by the Reverend R.R.Johnson, Pastor of Pentacostal Holiness Church.
Copies o£ the minutes of ineeting of June 29, 1953, having previously been mailed to each member of the Boaid, the same were upon motion of Mr. Love, seconde3 by Mr. 0'Shields, approved.
Upon motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Love, the recommendation of the Tax Assessors to reduce the $9,000,00
assessment on buildings charged against Dr. E. C. Anderson, block 114 to $7,500.00 for the year 1953, which was
continued from meeting of June 25, 1953, was approved.
The tank trailer the County loaned the Wrightsboro Volunteer Fire Department several months ago to supplement
? their fire fighting equipnent, was upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Mr. Davis, sold to them for use in
-- ?'? connection with their fire fighting equipment at a price of $20.00. It being understood and agreed by Mr. E. 8.,,
Wright, Assistant Chief, the County will be given first opportunity to re-purchase the same at the same price
in the event they should decide to dispose of it in the future. ,
Upon motion of Mr. Love, seconded by Mr. Davis, the Board approved and directed the payment of $2200.00 initial
payment to the N?yrtle Grove Volunteer Fire Departanent on recommendation of the Fire Inspection Committee that they _. ?
have acquired sufficient fire fighting equipment to meet the requirements. Also, Ogden Volunteer Fire Department b
? $50,00 for truck maintenance in accordance with the contrect.
?U Mr. Horton presented a letter from Dr. C. B. Davis, Health Officer, advising that the opinion of the State ?oard
of Health is being sought to determine if mosqui4,o control is a necessary health department function, it being
his opinion at present that inasmuch as mosquitos are important potential disease vectors a program for their
control must be under the Health Department. Further discussion on the matter was deferred, at his request, until information on the question is received from the State Board of Health.
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