1953-08-03 Regular MeetingI
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Meeting of July 27, 1953 - Continued
The Board also approved the employment of Mr. Harry S. McGirt as flill time Tax Assessor at a salary of
$43000.00 per year. If he should decline the offerT then to refer the same to the Local Real Estate
Board to recommend some one.
??41 A recess was then taken until 8:00 P,M., tonight to further consider the budget.
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8:00 P. M.: The Board met with all members present and after tentative],y setting appropri.ation items
for the varioua Departanents of the County, adjourned at 11:15 P. M.
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Wilmington, N. C., August 3, 1953.
The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held this day at 10:00 o'clock A. M.,
Present: R. T. Horton, Chairman and Commissioners Claud 0'Shields, Thurston C. Davis, Hal J. Love, Raiford
Trask, County Auditor T. D. Love and County Attorney Marsden Bellamy.
The meeting was opened with prayer by the Reverend N?r. G. C. Moore, Pastor of Southside Baptist Church.
Upon motion of Mr. O'Shields, seconded by Mr. Love, the minutes of ineeting of Julp 27, 1953 were correctefl
by striking from the records all of that part of paragraph six after the word "justified" in line 14 of
said paragraph.
A number o£ business men again appeared to £urther discuss the tax listing situation, principally a basis
/1Uof evaluation. Among those taking part in the discussion were: Merrs. Frank Byrne; P. M. Camak, Eycecu-
tive Secretary Chamber of Commerce; Bruce Cameron; J. E. McWatty, President Chamber of Commerce; J. M.
Gregg; Eligene Fdwards; Wallace Murchison; Fred Willetts and R. C. Platt, Jr. The question was discuss-
ed at length and a motion was offered by Mr. Love to amend the minutes of Ju1y 27, 1953, to fix the basis
of assessments of property at its.true value, but failed of a second. Mr. Trask then suggested that the
Chairman be authorized to appraise property at its true value. The same was tabled to secvre the opihion
of the Attorney General.
After approximately two hours the discussion ended when a motion was made by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr,
\ C Trask and carr3ed, that a cormnittee to be composed of Mr. Horton, and a representative each from the Mer-_
chants Association, Chamber of Commerce, Certified Public Accountants, and lrusiness men if necessary, be
named to hear this matter with the view of reaching a s atis£actory solution of the problem.
Purauant to the authority given the Board of County Commissioners of New Hanover County by Section 1, in •
Chapter 94 of the Session Laws of 1953, the Board on recommendation of the Register of Deeds, and upon mo-
tion of Mr. D3vis, seconded by Mr. Love, does hereby set and fix the fees which may be charged by the Re-
gister of Deede o£ New Hanover County for recording the following documents permitted or required by law
to be recor3ed in the office of the Register of Deeds$ to b e as follows:
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For Recording:-
Chattel Nortgages .50
Deeds (Statutory Form) 1.50
Dee3 of Trust 1.50
Mortgage 1.00 . .
Building and Loan Mortgages 2.25
Fees for straight copy are hereby fixed at $1.00 for the first 300 words
and 10¢ per hundred words thereafter.
Cancellation charges are included in the above schedule of fees.
Fees for cancellation of mortgages not included in original registration
fees.
The foregoing fees shall be in full force and effect from and after August
15th, 1953. . ,
As to the fees to be charged by the Clerk of Court, the Clerk of Court was upon motion o?
Mr. Trask, seconded by Mr. Davis, instructed to make such changes as are fixed and suthor-
ized by law.
Mr. E. B. Wright and Mr. Harry E. DeHart appeared to complain of spectors blocking the highways and road-
ways to the scene of fires which seriously retards their Volunteer Fire Departments from reaching the fires
promptly and lessens the efficiency of the Departments. He asked that somesteps be te.ken tostop thisprac-
tice. It was suggested that the Sheriff be notified when a fire occurs so he can clear the roads of con-
gestion, and that publicity Ue given to the effect that those blocking the roads will be subject to indict-
ment.
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A party complaining of a roadway connecting with Mercer Avenue being closed by a person resulting from a dis-
pute over its status as a public thoroughfare, was advised tofiake the matter up with County Solicitor John
? E. Walker inasmuch as the offending party wou13 be subject to indictment for a misdeir,eanor if the said road
has been in use for as longas twenty years.
Upon motion of Mr. Davis, sBconded by Mr. Love, it was recormnended that the Sheriff discontinue the practice of
/`_d?/ permitting bondsmento go into the jail proper to transact business matters with theirclients. That such
_OUV business transa¢tions be made outside of the 3ai1 quarters. , , .
-)G71 Mr• Horton announced that Mr. Harry S. McGirt has accepted the job as full time Tax Assessor a& of this date.
The Chaixman announced approval of the re-arrangement of the Armory site at,Legion Stadium by the Adjutant
';??OT''?General, to reduce the 160I000 square feet area to 143,000 square £eet, and re-arrange the outside boundries
of the site to come within the 143,000 square feet on agreement with General Manning, The disputed fence area,
? to be re-located outside of the race track area.
' Mr. Horton reporte3 the Drag-line has been move3 to the mouth of Prince George Creek for from three to four
?,d?? months work, and that two sections of five foot pipe would be needed for culvert un3er the Blue Clay Road
?? below Peterson's Store. Upon motion oF Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Love, instructions were given to request
N,r. Heide Trask, Thirt Division State Highway Commissioner, to have the State place the necessary pipe there
for the culvert.
? Upon motion of NIr. Davis, seconded by P1r. O'5hields, the Board approved further developnent of Hugh 1iacRae Park
by building certain roads through the same, which will necessitate the cutting of trees which would not violate
? the restrictions in any way provided by the Donor to prohibit the use of the land £or purposes other than a
park, in the opinion of Mr. Hugh A1acRae,II, as per his communication to the Commissioners of July 29, 1953.
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N,eeting of August 3, 1953, continued.
Final payment o£ 65,136.02 to Leslie N. Boney, Architecto £or architectural services at the airport was
--(}AI held up pending oompletion of final checking of buildings and repairing leaks at the field Control Tower
and repointing of masonay,-on the Terminal buil3ing. ,
p A letter was received from the I4ew Hamver County T.iberculosis and Health Association calling attention
to a meeting of the Association August 5th at 2:00 P.N,, in St, James Parish House to hear the report and
ruling by the National 1uberculosis Association with reference to the Christmas Seal Sa4e and Bond Sale.
, A letter was received from Col. R. C. Brown, United States District IIngineer, who was scheduled to leave for
?it}l?on duty in Tta]y August lst, expressing deep appreciation for himself and his successor Col. Raymond L. Hill,
to the City and County Officials, £or the dinner party given for them at the Cape Fear Club.
letter was received from the Chamber of Commerce advising that a special committee of the United F1uid will
call on all large employers soon in the interest of the fall fund raising compsign.
Upon motion df Mr. Love, seconded by Mr. 0'Shields, Esso Standard Oil Company was granted an abatement of
taxes on a valuation of $37,925.00 for the year 1952, account o£ tanks charged against blocks 276/290 and 303
were removed from the County prior to January 1, 1952.
? It was agreeable to the Board for the Chairman and the County Auditor to insert in the 1953-1954 budget,
?jHC1 items for the operatiori of the various departments, same to be submitted to the Board £or approval at a later
date.
In order to keep down misunderstandings, instxuctions were given to confine all statements concerning matters
o£ the County Commi'ssioners to regular meetings. ,
Upon motion of Nir. Love, seconded by Mr. Davis,,Covntg bills No. 4240 to ? were approved for payment.
r-AkReports for the month of June were received from Health Nursing Department; Wilmington :Col3to Library;,
r,qy?and Veterans' Service Officer, and ordered filed.
A report of Airport receipts for July 28, was received and filed.
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The following good and lawflxl persons were drawn to serve as jurors in the Superior Court for the txial of
Cri.minal Cases for the one week criminal term begnning Au?st 17, 1953 and £or the two weeks civil term
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a.+ =t? • , beginning August 24, 1953:
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X• • R,W.Jewell,Sr., 321 N. 18th St.
Walker T.Brown 13 Terrace Walk.
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ifoula Forbes,203 Brookwood Ave.
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C.J,Dilda, 408 Sunset Ave. L.B.Mintz, 702 S. 2nd St. E.D.Fox,1808 Church St.
G,W,Lee, C33,Box 343• Charles C. Anga, 11 N,orning Side Dr. D,R.Cherry,1710 Church St.
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Haynes High,708 S. Qth St. Mrs.Nell W.Dicksey,109 Castle St. .R.bScRacken, 1512 Ann St.
? Ashby L.Johnson,l$ Ivey Circle. Aaron Moore,1005 S. ]./,th St. H.0'Sullivan, 220 IJ.C.Avenue.
Maude Bessie Oliver Brinkley,4305 GreenfieldGrover C. McSwain, 409 Central B1vPatricia Ann Kelly, 55 Lee Dr.
Jack V. Glisson, 225 N. 25th St. C. C. Johnson, 410 S. 18th St. Mrs. Helen Crow, 212 S. 17th 5t.
Henry G. Henson, 207 S. 41st St. Augustus Harrell, 26 Wrightsville James A Cox, 111 Morgan St.
Nellie E. Hines, 4705 Wrightsville Ave. H. C. Shipman, ll,Summitt Walk F. L. Carroll, Rte.l, Box 450
Adolph A. King,Jr., 95 Lee Drive Bernar.d 0'Neill, 22 Carolina tipts W. H. Sebrell, 8-C Iake Village
'.- R. K. Verry, 308 N. MacNillan Ave. L. C. Woodcock312 S. 46th St. G. H. Peterson, 606 Orchard Ave.
Miss Theresa Anderson, 216 N. 7th St. J. N. Browne, 402 NorthernBlvd. B. H. Bryan, 410 N. 5th St.
N,rs, Elzgene Philyaw, 1502 I4arket St. Lewis R. Hughes, C-25,Box 71-B D. W. Lockey?Jr., Rte ?.Box 531•
G. A. Cook, 204 Davie Drive R. L. Shepard, 13-E Nesbitt Ct. W. J. Hines, Box 477 eares Rd.
R. C. ftichardson, 3802 Princess St Rd. Mrs. E}nma L. Bradshaw, 507 PrincessC. H. Riesz,/iL,04 Wrightsville Ave.
H. G. Bryant, 207 Borden Ave. . Wade H. Jenkins? 64 Lake Forest Pkwy.Iloyd H. E1liott,2020 Woolcott Ave
James L. Baker, 503 Park Terrace E4igene A. Fdens, RteMox 356.
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Harry S. Taylor, 29 N. 3rd St. V. G. Ehglish, 128 Newton I,sne E. L. Crump)4106 Wrightsville Ave.
H. L. McPherson,2725 Jackson St. Thos.W. B1ake?Box387 Summer Hill Herbert Gurganous,332 Castle Hayne Rd.
J. F. Neyer, Rte 1 Box 111 J. K. Graybea1,2529 Burnett Ave. Iacy Vann,1019 S. 13th St.
_ Julius Johnson,1013 Princess St. Ruth R. Ehnett, 909 Orange St. R. V. Piner,2813 Washington St.
W. Carl Fowler,1905 Lingo Ave. Susie R. Peterson,705 S. 5th St. Mrs. Hattie D.Fowler,9 Brookwood
J. H. Bunn, 420 Wright St. Geo. B. Nnzse,25 Morningside Dr: Miss Jessie Biggs, 213 Ahn St.
o L. B. King, 520 Church St. Seldon D. Delamar,171VAnn St. W. Yeaponis,117 N. Monroe St.
T. W. Mangum,Jr., 7 Pinecrest Pkwy. Garland Smith,C-39,Box299 J. R. Fales, 622 Colwell Ave.
C. C. Birmingham, 108 S. Monroe St. Charles Johnson Jr.2720 Van Buren St. W. T. Dixon, 418 Queen St.
J. L. Herring, P.O. Box 1055. Mrs. C. F. Rich,1919 Pender Ave. Ransom Johnson, 19 Renwood,Ave.
P. S. Turner, 226 Da.vie Drive Thomas E. Smith,121 Morgan St. Graham A. Clemmons,80 Pinecrest Pkwy.
Geo.W.Applewhite,1404 Fankin St. J. 0. Wenberg,Jr,,47 Woodlawn Jas. M. Hines,lLi1 Country Club Rd.
Quimby C. Reynolds, 524 Dock St. / Wade Barrier, Box 1434 E. E. Benton, 141 Colonial Village
Raymond M. Richards,126 Gordon Rd. Carolyn B. Bailey, 414 S. 18th St.Lucile M. Butler,l/, N. 23rd St.
Wiley B. Regist4, 507 S. 2nd St. Harry B. Register, 105 Keaton Ave.J. B. Rice, Box 6
B. B. Reynolds, 108 N. 13th St. Herbert.Atkinson, 1109 Grace St. A. B. Buckhannan;107t:,Southern Blvd.
? Raymond Retchin, 111 Colonial Drive D. W. Gibson,107 Central Blvd. W. L. Dixon,501 Dock St.
W. H. Davis,24 Lee Drive Jessie Bryan,2206 Brandon Rd. J. M. Vines,3800 Park Ave.
Mrs. C. Magleen,505 S. Front St. James H. McLamb,228i Kenwood Ave. G. L. Harrelson,408 Wrightsville Ave.
_ R. F. hlcLamb,801 No. 5th St. Homer Baker, 504 Northern Blvd. I. C. Wilson, Rte2.Box 215.
L. B. Carter, 2120 Gibson Ave. Marsden W. Gore,412 Central IIlvd. R. A. Bryan, 2524 Burnett Blvd.
Robert C. Lee, 117z S. bth St. Charles D. Jones, 15-E Oleanaer Ct.W, H. Gray,Sr,, 510 N. 4th St.
A. P. Canady.2538 BLirnett Blvd. Louis A. Hewlett, 701 Central B1vd.Roy L. Luther, 117 S. 17th St.
Wm. Clark James, P.O. Box 65 Stacy W. Batson, 418 S. bth St. J. H. Mintz, 205 Kidder St!
The Meeting then adjourned.
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