1954-08-09 Regular MeetingPF"- 5°36
Meeting'of August 2, 1954, continued.
For the second weelt:
R.E.Higgins,310 Sunset Park. R.A,Armstrong,108 Castle St.
R.L.Gould,Rt.l, Box 302. F.A,Hartley, 1014 S. 2nd St.
William- Reynolds,Jr.2-W Lake Village. Aubrey E. Lewis,20- Lake Village.
Csrl C. 14anning, Rt.3. Box 144/ G.M.Gdodrwn, Sr. 202 S. !{lst St.
Boyd Crisp, Rt.3, Box 266. W,D.O'Quinn, 213 Rutledge Dr.
Louis J. Coleman, 2108 Metts Ave. H.E.Hicks,730 Windsor Drive.
H.H.Hudson.Dox 120 Castle Hayne.Itoad. O.J.Wilson,1082 S. Sth St.
James 2dorgan,Rt.2, Box qll. Alphonse O.Droussard,113 iJard St.
Charles W. Gore, 7-T Lake Village. Robert M. Pope, Ctilhoun Dr.
Troy C. Motte, 49 Spo£ford 1-7ills. A,R.Hewett,Qll Church St.
F.P.Blanchard, 103 S. 7th St, id,B.Highsmith,706 Chestnut St.
. M,H.Mathews,Jr, 22 W.Drive Lake Vil. Wiley Watson, 106 Ward Street.
The neeting then adjourned.
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J.W.Cavenaugh,147 Gordon Doad.
J.J.Parker,214 S. 9th St.
C.D.F1rtch,Rt.1, Box 353.
Jack Hngers,747 Gordon Road.
Pa.ul W. Bryan,Rt,2,Box 181.
Lewis H. Rackley,229 Davis Drive.
Uldine S.Woolard,P.O.Box 567 Car.Bch
Leslie R. Ray, 231 Rutledge Dr.
J.E.Ianier,419 Grace St.
H.Rayland Powell, Rt.2,Box 470.
C]:audg Hobbs, 4005 Park Ave.
F.H.Lockarqy, 5-1 Lake Forest.
Wilmington,N.C., August 9, 1954.
The regular weekly meeting oS 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, Faiford Trask,
and T.D.Love, County Auditor.
The meeting was opened with prayer by the Reverend S,J.Howie, Presiding Elder AME Zion Churches, colored.
Copies of the Minutes of ineeting of August 2, 1954, having previously been mailed to each member of the'Board,
the same were upon motion of N,r. Love, seconded by hir. 0'Shields, approved.
The'County's 1954-1955 Budget Estimates, based on $95,000,000.00 valuation of property for tax levy purposes, '
vrhich levy has been set by the Board at $1.20 ori tho $100.00 valuation of property for the year 1954-1955, and
due notice having been given by advertisement in aceordance with the ]aw, was finally adopted, an3 upon motion of
i Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. 0'Shields, the following Appropriation Resolution was unanimously adopted:
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of New Hanover County, North Cerolina, this 9th'i
day of August 1954, that the expense for County Government, its activities and institutions, for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1955, the amounts of the following sche3ule, or so much of each as may be necessary, are hereby
appropriated:
Section 2. That for the said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated for the General Ehnd 6 /
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Section 3. That for the said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated for Agri.& Economics +
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18;260.40
Section 4: That for the said fiscal gear there is hereby appropriated for Aid to the Blind 11,493.00
Section 5. That for the said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated for Aid to Dependent Children. 270,000.00
Section 6. That for the said fiscal year tliere is hereby appropriated for Aid to Perroanently & T.D. 128,160.00
Section 7. That for the said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated for Old Age Assiatance 399t600.00
Section 8. That for the sa3d fiscal year there is hereby appropriated for County Home 163,00
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Section 9. That £or the said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated for County Farm p
20,730.00
Section 10. That for the said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated for County Drainage 4,895.00
Section 11. That for the said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated for County Home, Energency 31437.00
Section 12. That for the said £iscal year there is hereby appropriated for Health 682263.90
Section 13. That for the said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated for Hospitals 125,161.33
Section 14. That for the said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated for J.C.W.-T.B.Sanatorium 55,576,60
Sectiob 15. That for the said £iscal year there is hereby appropri.ated for Welfare 87,733.00
Section 16. That £or the said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated for Worlanens Compensation 33617.59
Section 17. That for the said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated for Capital Reserve 5.600.00
1,6931517.03
Section 18. That for the said fiscal year there is hereby approprsated £or : .
. . Sehool Books $ 180000.00• •
School-Building Program 739lb71.55 •
School-Building,Federai Construction 91.755.50
School- Regu].ar Budget 300,000.00•
School- Supplementary Budget • 3502500.00 • • .
School-Bond Nlind • 265,391.25
School-Veterans Program 112243.55 .
Schools-Wilmington College 81,800.00 •
• School-Pension Flind 10.668.73 ' 1.$68.G30.58
Total Budget
$ 31561,947.61
? A request o£ the United Press Association to be fbrniahed with a copy of a joint resoluti=_of this Board and
the Board of Education concerning pegregationsn the schools, adopted at a joint meeting held June 1,1954,was
approved.
• It was agreeable to the Board to mail Farm Census Schedules, to be furnishe3 by the Federal-State Crop Reporting
Service to the Farmers before 116ti:Yig- tf.mG, to assist them in maki.ng their crop roport, and that a letter be
sent with the sche3ules explaining its use and that the schedules be used by the Superv3sor's Office, or listers,
to assist in getting a good crop report. Requested by the Ebderal-State Crop Reporting Service.
. A letter was received from Mr. Neill C. Cornwall,Jr.Scout FScecutive extending thanks oF the Cape Fear Area
Council, Hoy Scouts of America, to the County Commissioners for their generous act in conveying to the Scout
-?? Council on July 13, 1954, the parcel of land situated at the abandoned Northeast Cape Fear River Bridge,
. formerly lmown as the Bridge Keepers Cottage, Cape Fea.r Township.
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- Y*?''?J Month]y reports for July were received from the following and ordered filed:
Veterans' Service Of£icer, County Home Agent Planning Group, Colored Home Agent, Farm Demonstration Agent,
SENCBA, Wilmington Public Library and BoolQnpbile. ?
Airpo?t cash receipts for July 27, and 31, were received and filed. ?
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Dleeting of August 9. 1954, contimzed.
Census report for John C. Wessell R1uberculosis Sanatorium for the two weeks ending August Sth:
White Patients 8 •
Negro " 16
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Non-residents 0
Uacant beds 8= iviale white 3, Female white 5.
Discharged, Mr.M.Neilsen (white)
Admitted, none.
Upon motion of Mr. 0'Shields, seconded by Mr. Davis, surety bond.premium for hir. Henry E. Williamson as a
Justice of the Peace, in the amount of $10.00 was approved £or payment.
The Chairman reported receipt 6f 637,620.19 our pro rata share of intangib?e taxes from the State, for the year
ending June 30, 1954.
$,Mrs. Foster Berry of Kure Beach appeared to complain of the increase in the tax rate, was'told by the Chairman
that we had certain laws to abide by and any figures she may wish to sulmit will be given consideration at
? i:he tiudget meetings in the £uture,
Ns. ?avis told the Board that he has had numerous phone calls and otherwise from interested persons concerning
the fliture operation of the T.B.Hospital and that the Boards answer to thia question has been evasive, and flzrther
? stated that there is no law requiring a patient to leave the Sanatorium and go to another. Mr. Horton called
? attention to the patient signing an application and agreement for admission to a state sanatorium at the time of
admission to our local T.B.Hospital. Mr. Davis then moved that inasmuch as taxes have'6een levied the
T.B.Hospital will be operated at least for the balance of the present fiscal year. His motion failed of a
second. Mr. Davis then offered another kotion that the Board put no pressue on any patient to go to another
Sanatoriwn. This motion also failed of a second. The other coruissioners feeling that the action of the Board
at meeting of August 2, 1954, that the operation of the T.B.Hospital will corrtinue so long as it is feasible
and the group will be given ample notice of ar?y anticipated change, would suffice, and no further action was
. taken.
A request of Mr. Graham Walton, Chairman of the Agricultural Committee of the Chamber of Commerce for an
appropriation of $1,000.00 toward the expense for holding the D'airy Cattle Show September 7, 1954, and Fat
Stock Show next spring, was told that would be given consideration later in the distribution of appropriatibns.
However inasmuch as the Dairy G?ttle Show is scheduled for September 7,an appropriation of $500.00 was upon
motion of 14r. Trask, secorijed by Ns. Davis, granted at this time and additional furrls will be granted later
if available, if not available no further appropriation will be made. The Board feeling that the appropriation
granted will be to the best interest of the County for advertising its advantages and reseurces.
The Chairman reported every thing in readiness for the County Commissioners and County Accountants Convention
. _,D?-_41\at Wrightsville Beach August 15,through the 18th, and the same being on the date of the next regular meeting
of the Board, August lbth, the said next regular neeting of the Board was postponed until the following Aionday,
August 23, 19549
The meeting then adjourned.
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Wilmington,N.C., August 23, 1954.
The regular oreekly meeting of the E3oard was held this day at 10:00 o'cloclc A.M.
Present: R.T.Horton, Chairman and Comissioners Claud 0'Shields, Thurston C. Davis, Hal J. Love, Raiford Trask,
County Attorney Cicero P. Yow and County Auditor T.D.Love.
The meeting was opened with prayer by the Reverend A,T.Green,Jr., Pastor of Si;nset Park Baptist Church.
Copies of the minutes of ineeting of august 9,1954, having previously been mailed to each member of the Board,
the same were upon motion of Mr. Love, secon3ed ty Mr. 0'Shields, approved.
e Chairman, on behalf o£ the Board, exten3ed greetings to and welcomed Mr. Cicero P. Yow, our County Attorney,
?ck to'his duties after being out sick for several days.
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The Chairman postponed sutanitting report on the County Commissioners-County Accountants Convention held at
Wrightsville Beach August 15 through the 18th, until receipt from the State Association, final reports to get
the same in the minutes.
A letter of tlsanks was received from Mr. Rye B. Page,Jr., Co-Publisher of the 5tar-Ne-vrs ideiaspapersp in acknowledgment
of the invitation to attend the 47th Annual Convention of County Corrmiissioners at Wrightsville Beach August 15-182
and also a letter from Dr.Ellen Winston, Commissioner of State Board of Public Welfare, telling how much she
and other representatives of her Board enjoyed the Convention.
A letter was received from Mr. J. J. Padrick, Chief of Police, expressing his thanks to the Board for putting
?1W/ the Police Pistol Range in condition for the Annual Firearms I,atch held Augus't 5th.
A copy of a letter dated August 16, written by N?r. John A. Westbrook, Airport Manager, to P4r. C,Heide Trask,
? hird Division Stata Highway Co?issioner, about putting up signs on the curve approaching the Airport from
? US 117, on which several bad accidents have occured during the past £ew months, and Mr. Pat Pretlow was killed
on the same curve August 19,1954, was received together with his acknowledgnent of August 19, for the promptness
in providing the signs and markings on the roads through the Airport.
Upon motion of Nlr. 0'Shields, seconded b,y NIr. Love, an easement over a 70 feet width parcel of County Home
??land 1,444.5 feet in length, containing 2.3 acres was granted the Carolina Power and Light Company for a
consideration of $556,00, over which to construct a power line.
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' A petition sutmitted by 14 property owners requesting that Long Leaf Hills ?rive in Harnett township, 3,700
? QA.S feet in length, which runs from Masonboro Loop Road to Winter Park-Shipyard Road, on which 20 houses are located,
V? be included in the County Highway 5ystem for State biaintenance, was upon motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Love,
approved and referred to the Ste.te Highway and Public Works Commission for consideration.
eknowledgment was received £rom Mr.C.Heide Trask,Third Division State Highway Commissioner, of our recent request
?1;?'?to build a bridge across the Cape Fear River. Assuring us that the request is receiving every possible
consideration, and any flxrther formal steps advisable for the County Commissioners to take, they will be so
advised. '
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