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1953-09-28 Regular MeetingMeeting of September 21, 1953- Continued - 4 5 ??? g R?ports from the Wilmington Colored Library for July; Airport Report for August; Walker Nemorial Hospital for u st; and Cotmnunity Hospital for August were received and filed. ?,?. ? etitio ?oi{ admission to the County Home of Bei:tha Jones Blanks, Age 54 ?s approved. ??? Bill was approved by District Solicitor Clifton Moore for expenses derived from autopsy, removal of body and C;9904-re-burying of William S. Benson, Jr., of Wake County. Mr. Davis moved and 14r. Trask seconded that Judge J..J. Parker be endorsed for U. S. Justice for Supreme Court. Mr. Horton to send a copy to Judge Parker and letter to the President. rp? County Checks #/710 -#806 inclusive were approved for payment. f? y,i ,??5?°' Bill from Harold W. Wells & Son for Justice of Peace £or John 0'Beirne was received and ordered paid. -Acting Clerk Wilmington, N. C., September 28, 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, Raiford Trask, County At- torney Marsden Bellamy and County Auditor T. D. Love. • Zhe meeting was opened with prayer by the Reverend J. M.Mallette, Pastor of Kennsville Baptist-Church, Colored. Copies of the minutes of ineeting of September 21, 1953, having previously been furnished to each member of the • Board, the same were upon motion of h1r. 0'Shields, seconded by Trir. Davis, approved. •r.R. C ? '. ?e?;`A request of Mrs. T. D. Love, Secretary, for an appropriation of $1,000.00 to the Wilmington Merchants Association toward its annual program expense for 1953-1954 Christmas Street Lighting, billboard and other advertising, was ? upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by 14r. Davis, approved for $500.00 out of the advertising fluid, the Commission- ' ers feeling such•an expenditure would be to the County's interest for advertising its resources and advantages. ..?_a?>Appropriations for future advertising was then discusses, and it was agreed upon suggestion by N?r. O'Shields, to discontinue future magazine and newspaper advertisements, the same tote taken care of out of appropriations made ` to organizations for special events toke disbursed by them to the best advantage. _ ,?A?The Chairman read a copy of a letter he had written to the President of the United States endorsing the Honorable ? John J. Parker for appointment to the high post of the Supreme Court of our United States o£ America, copies of which were sent to the Honorable John J. Parker, United States Senator Alton A. Lennon and the Board of Commissioners of Mecklenburg County, which met with the approval of the Board. Ct'A letter of thanks and appreciation was received from Mrs. Virginia Walsh for the cleaning of the ditches in her • neighborhood, which, she said, made a great improvement. . OP A copy o#' a letter written to the Uolunteer Fire Departments in the County by the New Hanover County Fire Inspec- tion Committeee, was received, outlining its duties as Liaison between the Rural Uolunteer Fire Departments and the Board of County Commissioners, and advised that they would,•in the near future, organize the New Hanover Rural Firemans Association, which they feel an organization o£ that kind, meeting'once a month, will Ue a great help to all of us. A copy of a letter written by Mr. John A. Westbrook, Airport Manager, to Mr. B..D. Alexander, Airspace Utilization Officer, CAA, Fort Worth, Texas, acknowle3ging receipt o£ his letter of September 15th, regar3ing WMFD-TV televi- - sion tower, and advising that no objections were raised by the Commiasioners at meeting of September 21, 1953, to the erection of a 602 foot tower on the site of their existing 386 foct tower. A letter was received fa•om the State Department of Revenue requesting that they be furnished with a list of the i real and personal property valuation for all of the corporations in this County that have been oompleted. A reply to our letter concerning the natter of curtai]ment of weather service at Bluethenthal Airport was received from the 6ffi.ce of Senator Alton A. Lennon, advising that the matter ha3 tieen taken up with Dr. Reichelderfer, Chief U. S. Weather Bureau, and that we may be a ssured that everything reasonably possible will be done to assist in the matter. A letter was received from the State Aighwap and Public Works Commission concerning our request to establish a 35 AiPH speed zone from Maffitt Village thru Echo Farm, advising that upon investigation it was found that present indications are that a speed zone is not warranted. If further engineering faets are foun3 to indicate that any reduction in speed is warranted, it will be recommended that the State Highway Commission pass an ordinance £ix- ing a reduced limit within needs. A report of Airport receipts for September 22, and report of Health Department for August, were received and filed. ? etter was received from P4r. T. A. Early, Inspector of Correctinnal Institutions, cormnending the installation of ceiling suction fans in the jail, and that his inspection on September 17th, brought to light no new facts in con- nection with the jail, except that it has withstood a lot of abuse,thru the years which makes it necessary to have constantrepair service and attention from a general housekeeping standpoint. Mr. Early did insist, however, that a three-section sink, requ?red by law, be installed to replace the old one-section sink in the kitchen, and the work tables which are of rough wood construction, be replaced with at least two well built metal covered tables. No objections were indicated by the Board to the applications for State Permit to sell beer submitted by J. M,,Harvell, r "Harvell's Service Station" Skippers Corner, Castle Hayne, and D. M. DeSantir, Bob's Place Highway 17, at Seven-Mile Post. 5 The mat'Cer of correcting conditions at 42nd Street and Greenfield, Winter Park, £or the safety of school children and others catching the bus there, was referred to the Chairman to take up.with the State Highi,ray Department. o^? Surety Bond for Mr, C. R. A7orse as Tax Collector, in the amount of $37,500.00 with the National 5urety Corporation as surety for a term beginning October 1, 1953, and en3ing October 1. 1955, the said amount having been fixed by the Commissioners and the Bond approved as to form and execution by the County Attorney, was upon motion of Mr. , Davis, seconded by Mr. 0'Shields, a ccepted, and payment oF $375.00 premium for the Tax Collectors Dond, and $84.15 premium for blanket bond for his employes was authorized. Assistant Dog Catcher, bir. Alex Lashley appeared to request the County to reimburse him to the extent o£ $700.00 for Hospital and surgical expense account of injury to his spine while opening a jammed door to the dog cage mounted on a truck used to pick up atray dogs during the dog quarantine period last year, which he said rendered • him unfit to w m.k. He said his hospital bill amounted to $500.00 and surgical bill 4, ;190.00. Mr. Iashley was instructed tosecure affidavits as to the injury, treatment and diagnosis from his former employer, Sheriff , atten3ing physician, Hospital, his physician as to his physical condition before and after injury, cause of injury etc., together with ?tatement of hospital and doctor's bills for the Board's information. 4? 6 Meeting of September 28, 1953 - Continued= " Action on salary adjustments recommended by Department Heads was deferred until a full meeting of the Board. ? Upon motion of Yir. Ih vis, seconded by Mr. Trask, the Board approved a deed prepared by the County Attorney to ? convey to E. B. Towles Construction Corpany, 63 1/3 Acrea of land more or less, ]mown as the Gregerson Land, ? or County Castle Hayne Quarry Tract-in Cape Fear Township, for the sum of $5,600.00 in accordance with bid accepted by the Oounty Coruniss_oners at meeting of September 14, 1953• The Chairman and tlie Clerk of the Board were authorized and directed to sign the same in the name of the County. 'Phe execution of deeds to be prepared by the County Attorney in.connection with the exchange of land between Mayor E. L. Whit,e and Councilman E. S. Capps, Dan Cameron, Jomes E. L Wade, City Attorney W. B. Campbell an3 City Manager Jas, R. Benson appeared and a joint discussion was held with Messrs, J. H. Quigley, Tand Appraisor, the County and Corbett Industries, Inc., to provide a site for the State Highway and Public Works Commission for its Third Division Headquarters building, garages and shops, and the transfer of the said building site to the State Highway and Public Works Commission for that purpose, was upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Mr. ( Davis, approved, and the Chairman and the Clerk were authorized and directed to execute the same on behalf of A the County upon reaching a mutual and ?tisfactory agreement with E. W. Godwin's Sons concerning the closing of a 40 foot street back of the property adaoining the lands in question. n. ??,y and V. M. Joyce, Aerial N?a.ppir.g of Areas, representatives, concerning the mapping and revaluation of property, -qli ?J-? The foregoing matter was discussed at length, but no action was taken. ?? The County then presented a deed to the City of Wilmington for Legion Stadium which was approved as to £orm by the City and County Attorneys. Councilman Jas. E. L. Wade moved that the deed be accepted and that any bona- f? fide cor,unittments the County has made to the Board o£ Fducation or other agencies £or any events at the Stadium be recognized, and that a list of such committmente be furnished the City, and that ?he Stadium, on behalf of the people, be.accepted from the County with thanks. His motion was seconded by Councilman E. S. Capps and unanimously carried by a unanimous vote for the members of the City Nuncil present. The methen adjourned. -- ??• b4+--.?u4. - Clerk. ? The regular weekly meeting of the Bca rd was held Wi]mington, N. C., October 5. 1953. 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, T. D. Love County Auditor, an3 14arsden Bellarqy, County Attorney. The meeting was opened with prayer by the Reverend K. Y. Auddle, Pastor of St. Matthews Lutheran Church. l?otiox? h1r.?04:5hie?,d5^y, 9econded by Mr, Davis, Mr. C. R. Morse, Conaolidated City-County Tax Collector, was ?? directed to make daily deposits of the County's proportionate part of all moneys collected by him or thru his office, placing the same to the cre3it of the County Auditor of New Hanover County, in one of its duly desig- nated depositories, an3 to furnish the County Auditor with a duplicate slip showing the amount so deposited, taking a rece?pt therefor. . • Mr. C. R. Morse, Taac Collector, made his report of ?ttlement of 1952 te?ces as shovm below, which was upon motion of Mr. Love, seconded by Mr, 0'Shields, accepted subject to the check of the County Auditor: STATE'?i1ENT OF 1952 COUNTY TAXES CHARGED TO THE TAX COLLECTOR September 30, 1953. Listed as per Abstract Real Estate and Personal Property $ 1,091,916.27 Not Listed " " " " 5?.517.70 1,147,433.97 Less Abatements 15,270.87 11132,163.10 Listed and Collected by the Tax Collector 21535.20 Penalty Collected 3t629.00 Advertising cost collected 101.00 $ 1,138,428.30 Rea.l Estate sold for taxes ? 327216.37 Not listed property sold for taxes 8,455.16 Insolvents 1800 Polls @ $2,00 $ 3,600.00 Dogs 4 ' 396.00 Personal Property ?$10,112 Q$1.10 11.129.75 15,119.'75 Taxes prepaid 317,835.15 Discount aliowed 13779.24 Collected by the Tax Collector and deposited in the Wilmington Savings & Trust Company 703.213.46 , $ 1,138,619.63 Less overpayment J. E. Bugg $ 23.00 J. W. Jackson 4.60 27.60 • ?y 13138,592.03 County received credit should have been City: Lucille Hewlett S 45.54 V. M. Sellers 1?1.35 Geo. E. Hill 11,88 q8,77 $.11138,493.26 Over 64.96 $ 1.138.428.30 The procedure was ei;plained in detail by 14essrs. Quigley and Joyce who estimated the cost to be from k90?000.00 'to ?725?000.00 £or mapping the areas? which would require approximately 18 months to complete and tying the re- sult of their work in with County records and furnishing maps of same; an3 slightly under N150?O?.cost for reval- us'tion of the Varioua parcels? which would require from 1[? to 18 months? or an overall time for both services of approximately two years? and subsequent work to keep the same up to date??from year to year? would cost froru ?900.00 to ?$1?300.00 per year. ?