1955-01-17 Regular Meeting568
Wilmington, N. C., Januarp 17, 1955.
The regular weekly meeting of the Board was he13 this day at 10:00 o'clock A.M.
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Present: R. T. Horton, Chairman and Commissioners Claud OtShields, Raiford Trask, J.M,Hall' Jr.,Ernest R. Mqyhan,
Cicero P. Yow, County Attorney and T. D. Love, County Auditor. .
The meeting was opened with prayer by the Reverend J. E. A1].ard, Pastor of Yqrtle Grove Baptist Church. .
Copies of the minutes of ineeting of January 10, 1955, having previously been mailed to each member of the Board
the same were upon motion of N,r. Mayhan, seconded by Mr. Trask, approved.
Upon motion of Mr. Traek, seconded bq Mr. Mayhan, the Board accepte3 an offer submitted by H.H.Mnllette, to purchase
¢n tax £oreclosure lots part of 5 and 6 in block 119, 33x 132 feet in size, at a price of $500.00, upon approval
1Yl of title by his exAmining attorney, sub3ect to approval by the City.
Upon motion of Mr. Hall, seconded by Mr. Mayhan, the general contract to repair the eroded shorelinexdamaged by
the hurricane of October 15th, 1954, at Freenan's Beach, Wilmington Beach and Fort Fiaher, by the construction
? A of sand dunes for a distance of 23,910 lineal feet along the said public strand, dimentions to be 30 foot base,
15 foot toP, 4 feet hiBh, amounting to aPProximate13' 79,700 cubic Yards fill at $24,202.50 to be Paid out of
Federal funds, was awarded to Hanover Company in accordance with the contract. It being understood and agreed
that the General Contractor ( Hanover Company) will sublet contracts to W.S.rluiderburg and S. E. Gooper Compary
who will furnish one piece of equipment each, and Coastwide Construction Company, to enable them to shsre in the
work. All four having been approve3 to receive Federal Aid grantLpayments for similar reha.bilitation work.
Dr, Fred H. Coleman, Coroner, appeared to complain of the remuneration of his office being entirely out of
balance with the duties and should be changed from a fee basis to a straight salary. Not hsving aufficient
? information to pureue the matter at this time, he was requested to secure a break-down of fees paid him for
services over the past yoar and submit the same to the Board for consideration.
.? Mrs. Mary L. McAllister, Southeastern District Demo nstration Agent Supervi.sor, appeared to announce the
resignation of Mrs. Edith R. Wallace, Assistant Home Demonstration Agent, to become effective Janunry 15, 1955.
Was upon motion of Mr. 0'Shields, seconded by Mr. Hall, accepted with regret. And instructions were given
to write her a letter of appreciation for the fine sorvices she has 'rendered thia County.
An offer submitted by Mr. R.L.King to purchase tax foreclosure lots 6 and 14, in block "A"Greenfield Terrace
at a price of $236.20 , eame being assessed at $200.00 against which $47.20 taxes are due, was upon motion of
Mr. Hall, seconded by Mr. O'Shields, accepted sub3ect to approval by the City.
? An offer submi.tted by Mr. E. E. Bugg to purchase tax foreclosure lot part of 5 in block 37o 33 x 165 feet in
^?Q size, located 66 feet from the Northwest corner of 8th and Wright Streets, fronting on 8th 5treet, at a price
» of $450.00 was upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Mr. Hall, accepted on recommendation of the Tax Assesaor
ae to value, subject to approval by the City.
A copy of " A Release to Press " item by Mr. Franklin W. Bell, Director o£ Civil Defense was received, stating
in part "On behalf of the Civil Defense Administration for Wilmington and New Hanover County, I warttto coumend
the members of our Board of Fducation who have adopte3 the proposed Civil Defense plan to teach First Aid
classes as apart of the regular Curriculum in the school of New Hanover County". Concerning the installation
of sirens and tests, a capy of a letter written by Mr. Bell to'Mr. Collin MeKinne, Communications officer,
North Carolina Council of Civil Defense, Raleigh, N. C., to the effect that NIr. N.J.Kohl, General Salea Ehgineer,
and possibly a FCDA representatine will visit us in the near future to make a survey of the County. Advising
flzrther that the City Ehgineer has had a great deal of experience and is prepared to do what is necessary regarding
installationa, therefore ve will not send an engineer to observe the test to be held in Charlotte.
A report on current taxes collecte3 for the following months of 1954, u8s received:from Mr. C. R. Morse, Tax Collector:
• ' October $195,283.42
November 202,112.11
December 146.741.19 -
$544,136.72
During the same period for the year 1953 collections totaled $492,029.16. 1954 collections reflected an
increase of $52,107.56.
Following is a break-down of back taxes collected for the months noted during 1954:
July ? 1,453.64 .
August 31108.07
5eptember 49366.94 October 30919.30
9ovember 11853.79
December 3.531.77
$ 18,033.71
The total amount collected during the same period in 1953 was $28,014.81 ? L
?p Recommendations received from the Otis Elevator Compar?y to install counterweight guard in elevator pit, court
?C1'Ve house, to eafeguaadc:agaiasj? the possibility of persons being struck by descending counterweighta, and also to
replace oil immersed brake magneta tirith DC Rectifier 1ype, in the interest of quieter operation. Action on
the matter was postponed pending advice as to the cost for making the installation.
Prreport vas roceived from the Ltunbermans Mutual Casualty Company convering,_ boiler inspections for the County
H?om_e??airy, P-rison Buildiag, Prison Kitchen Juvenile Home, Prison Isundry, Main Building, Hospital and County
Home K- i c?en, stating that "All of the above objects were inspected as indicated and no cond3?ions requiring
attention was observed";
An invitation xas received from the United i}aughters of the Confederacp to attend Lee-J6ekson Tea at the
Legion Home, Wednesday, January 19, at 4:00 P.M.
An expression of thanks was received from 19r. J. G. Sullivan, President of the New Hanover Hip,h School Band
S Boosters Club, for the contribution allotted the New Hanover High School Band.
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Meeting of January 17, 1955, continued.
Z'W`""" An ineitation was received from I+1bs. O.W.Waters to attend the presentation o£ a T.V.Set to the County
Home Inmates by the Crdrden Club of New Hamver County, Wednesday, January 12th at 4:00 P.M.
A letter of appreciation and thanks xas received from Rebecca Iawrence Hall, County Colored Home
Demonstration Agent for our endorsement of her selection as the Wilmington Journal's "Good Citizen of the Year°.
Payment of $1.00 to the State Bepartment of Labor for permit to operate an Electric water heater at the
T. B. Hospital, was approved.
&Reports for December were received from the Wilmington Colored Library,, 1lilmington Public Iibrary and
\ oolauobile, Consolidated Board of,Health, Housing Authority of the-t3ty of Wilsnington, and Statiatical
9-report of the Juvenile Detention CZuar•cers, ,?p?ty,_Home, and County Home Prison. Report of A,?,rnort ^eceipts
?U0y,nd 3isbursements and airport cash receipts £or December 30, and"Jarnaary )th-and 7th and statement of account
?with Cape Fear'Aniation, Inc., for Rentals, Fees and Avi.ation Gasoline in the amount of $194.67.
?b-dohn C. Wessell TuberculosisSanatoriwn Census report for week ending January lL,th:
White patients , 7
Negro 14 .
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Nonresidents ' 0 Uacant beds 11 = White male 2, white female 6, colored female 3.
Discharged ' 0 .
Admitted 2= James Wilson, colored, from Community Hospital January 7, 1955.
Willie Vereen, ^ January 10, 1955. ,
„,:W? Drainage report for xeek ending January 9th:
14 men worked two days cutting Right-of-way for dragline, Rure Beach.
21 ° ° three ° 1050 yards ditched & shrubbed, East Wilmington.
7" ^ one day cutting Right-of-way for 8regline.
For ueek ending January 16th=
Q2 men uorked four days cutting Right-of-wap for dragline, Carolina Beach Road:.
9° ° one day 300 yards ditched & shrubbed, Yjarket Street Road.
9" 'q one day cutting pine poles for County Farm.
The Chairman told the Board that the dragline had been moved to Barnards Creek for drainage work in the area
between Barnards Creek and Whiskey Creek, which will take approximately six months to do the 3ob.
?? No objections were indicated by the Board to the United District Engineer granting Nr. N.W.Naultsby a permit
jofor construction of a bulkhead, fill and wharf on the northeast side of the Atlantic Tntracoastal Waterway,
approximately 1000 feet southwest of the Wrightsville Beach Bridge. Also a permit to Mr. Si1as V. Sneeden
for construction of a wharf and mooring basin on the north side of Motts Channel, approximately 200 yards
east of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterxay at Wrightsville Sound.
Payment of $44.00 to National Association of County Officials for eleven subscriptions to the County Officer
Magazine and membership in the National Asaociation of County Officials for one year commencing January 1, 1955,
was appeoved.
Surety bond for J.H.Hall as a Justice o£ the Peace in the penalty of $1,000.00 with the National Surety CompatLy
.?o as surety, the said bond having been approved as to form and execution by the County Attorney, and the amount
fixed by law, was approved and accepted by the Board.
recommendation of the Chairman to combine the dog tax and inoculation fees for collection at the same time
r? by Act of the Legislature, was received for studq.
? Air conditioning of the Court House Offices was discussed and continued for fu?
lther study.
'Mr. T. D. Love, Tax Supervisors reported satisfactory progress in tax listings Approximately 8000 tax payers
?t? L' have liated their taxes and if the same continues as at present it will not be necessary to extend the time
beyond January 31st.
The Chairman announced that he will attend the joint meeting of the Board of Directors and Legislative Committee
o£ the State Association of County Commissioners at the Institute of Government building at Chapel Hill this
evening at 7:30 to be joined by Commissioners J.M.Ha11,Jr., snd Ernest R. Mayhan, 2hesday, for attendance upon
the school for newl,y elected County Conmissionera, for a two day session, January 18th and 19th.
Upon motion of Mr. Meyhan, seconded by Mr. 0'Shields, County bills No. 2067 to 2122 were approaed for payment.
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µOoThe folloxing good and lawflil persons were drawn to serve se jurors in the Superior Court for the trisl of civil
+a'? cases for the second week February Civil Term beginning January 14, 1955, and for the two weeks criminal term
beginning February 28, 1955:
For the civil term beginning Februsry 14th:
Eligene Neuwirth, Carolina Apta. .
B.I.Morris,Washington Street.
Robert Phillip,Jr.,Apt.G-6 Oleander Ct.
J.D.Normant,249 Davig Drive.
Walter R.Rhodes, 212 S. 2nd 5t,
J.E.Roae.2206 Princese St. Rd.
R.E.Sanders,20-V•.Lake Village.
Grover L. Briggs,C25,Box 278.
Elbert L. Payne,20 S. 3rd St.
L,M.Peterson,326 Davis Drive.
B.C.Brown.3618 5tratford Boulevard.
Robert L.Grissett, 704 Greenfield St.
T.C.hbrris,2917 Princess St. H.McC.Biddle, Box 65tCarolina Besch.
V.C.Potter22222 Gibson Ave. J.W.Foy,131 Ward St.
Robert Bordeaux, 2516 Van Buren St. J.R.Branch, 306 N. L,latt St.
Jas.A.Smith,2417 Jackson St. A.H.Dizor, Rt.3, Box 242.
E.O.Al1en,Jr., 102-B Williamson Dr. Chas.L.Memory,304 N. Lwni.na Ave.
Robert Bruce Johnson,1920 Pender Ave.C, C. Davis, 1807 Grace St.
C.T.Walton,510 S. 5th St. W.G.Hawkina,307 N. 43rd St.
Thos.C.Cofer,209 Park St. Fred C. Coker,220 N. 25th St.
Newton C. Barnes.,229 Vance St. W.H.Clifton.806 Greenfield St.
E.K.Sherman,Hox 128 Victoria Dr. J.C.Pigott.4009 Wrightsville Ave.
S.D.Briggers,507 Park Terrace. W,C.Fountain,P.O.Box 216 Car. Bch.
Charles Register.Jr.,1012 S. Qth St. R.G.Capps,14 Kenwood Ane.
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Meeting of January 17, 1955, continued.
For the two weeks criminal term beginning February 28, 1955:
D,R,Iangley,4301 Oleander Drive.
Geo.B,MePherson,Rt.3, Box 191.
R.L.Jenkins,1509 S. 5th St,
W,S,Beasley,Jr.,47 Lee Drive.
Alton D. Rivenbark,3303 Market St.
Ghn.A.Caton,162.Colonial Circle.
W. H. Andrews,2805 Market St.
A.E,Huggins,412 Market St.
R.S.Hyman,205 Princess Parkway.
Robert G.Hodgldn,M46 Park Ave.
Spencer S:Fountain, 2510 Jeckson St.
bnory H. Southerland,2527 Guilford Ave.
Charles R. Howard, Rt.2, Box 153.
Paul W. Beethlinger, 4803J Wrightsville
Cato M.Littleton,Jr., 111 Colonial Cir.
R,H.Orrell,Jr., 493$ Pine St.
William Au1d.410 S. 16th St.
W.L,Bozeman,1515 Chestnut St.
E.S.Murphey.2201 Brandon Ftoad.
Fred Gies, 3807 Park Ave.
E.C.Godwin,259 Castle Hayne Road.
J,S,Newton,Jr., 3716 Market St.
J.,C,Hatchell, 2016 Woolcott Ave.
H. Band, 2510 Grace 5t.
The meeting then adjourned.
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S.F.Highsmith.2704 b1az'ket St. N,E,King,232 N. 25th St.
W.R,Baker,1124 Country Club Road. A.E,Mathis, 223 N. 23rd'St..
L.H,Jones.4302 Oleander Dr. L.R,Mincey,408 S. yth St.
Leah Sasser,34 I,ake Village. David B,Jacobi,17 S. 2nd St.
Edward E. Moore,3801, Peachtree St. Herbert D. Flitrelle.316 N./,5th St."
Stewart F.Collins,504 Park Terrace. A.C.Weasell, 2711 Park Ave.
Peter Barkas, 1403 Chestnut St. Glasgow Hicks,108 Murchison Bldg. '
Bennie Harriss, 510 S. 6th St, d,5,McKenzie,1514 Ann St.
C.C.King,503 S. 17th, St. H,A.Gibson,2255 Ndmosa Place.
Jos,S,Parker, 123 Pinecrest Pkwy. J.R.Benson,Jr., 1903 Ann St.
R.L.Barnhill,Washington St. Thomas P. Brown, 2012 Market St.
Roy Hinson, 125 Penn St. Ralph C. Creech,2520 Burnett Blvd.
E.A,Orre11,4205 Wrightsville Ave. M.L.Meyland,Rt.3p Box 311.
Berry G. Jenkins,4701 Wri. Ave. G,4linston Smith, Seagate.
Bert ISite.315 Wrightaville Ave. W.D.Smith,708 Dock St.
L.F.Hsar,2248 Mimosa Place. Robert Scott,101 N. 5th St. "
C.R,Peterson,100 Live Oak Ave. W,P.Powe11,210 S. 17th St.
Herman Fbstma, 110 Keaton Ave. ' J.D,Walker,1508 Nun St.
Spurgeon Baxley,Willetts Bldg. John F. Rogera, 4411 Greenfield St.
Murray E. Begga,138 Coloniel Vil. R,J.Morris,1812 Ann St. '
O.H.Young,2521 N. Jefferaon St. Charles R. Ragister,1920 Church St.
W.B.Godwin,4907 Oleander Drive. Peter L.Knight,Jr., 312 S.Front St.
Isonard J. Hannah,Jr., 54 woodlarm Ave. A.H.Smith, 2017 Woolcott Ave:.
J.W.Strickland, 16 Kenwood Ave, William M.Abrams,lOQ Central Blvd.
Wilmington,N.C., January 24, 1955.
The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held this day at 10:00 o'cloxk A.M.
Present: R. T. Horton, Chairman and Commissioners Claud 0'Shields, Raiford Trask, J.M,Hall,Jr., Ernest R..Mqyhan,
Cicero P. Yow, County Attorney and T.D.Love, County Auditor,
The meeting was opened with prayer by the Reverend S. M. Houck, Pastor of Bethar?y Presbyterian Church.
Copies of the hiinutes of ineeting of January 17, 1955, having previousl,p been mailed to mch member of the
Board, the same were upon motion of Nr. O'Shields, secorxled ]Zr Mr. 1rask, approved.
Pvrsuant to request made by Dr, Fred H. Coleman, Coroner, at meeting of danuary 17, 1955, for an incrense in pay
?. for his services as 8oroner, and that the same be changed from fees to atraight salary, Mr. Trask moved and
^ it was seconded by Mr. Mayhan and carried, that the Coroners salary be aet at $1,800.00 per year plus $200.00
per year allowance for travel expenae, the same to be in lieu of all fees or other compensation for hie services
as Coroner. And our representatives in the Legislature are hereby requested to introduce and give their
support to the passage of a bill to that effect.
Upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Mr. 0'Shields, the Board approved a recommendation by Commissioner Mayhan,
-? ?,g?that the Coroner be requested to rotate any burial arrangementa that may come within his official duties, among
the varilous underte.ker's establishments in the County.
^?, C Mr. Horton, Mr. Hall and ilir. Mayhan reported upon the attendance upon the two-day school for County Conunissionera
at the Institute of Government Januarq 18, and 19th,
Upon motion of Mr. Mayhan, aeconded by Mr. Hall, the Board endorsed the passage of an Act aponsored bg the
?CCY Legislative Committee of the State Association of County Commissioberso to create a flirtd for the hospitalization
of Public Assistance recipients and recommended that our representatives in the Legislsture give their support
to the passage of the Bill. •
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. n?,?A^'`Another State-wide Bill dea.ling with Social Security in addition to County Retirement uas brought up for
? discussion, but postponed pending Peceipt of more information.
The Board approved the passage of an Act requi.ring Building Permits for County Construction at $500.00 minimwn,
similar to the Forsyth Bill.
A note of thanks was received from Louis T. Moore, Chairman of the New Ham ver Historical Commission for
???'a the restoration and re-location of the stone market at Kure Beach, which said marker commemoratea important
facts in connection with the Battles of Fort Fisher in December 1864 and January 1865.
An invitation was received from the All Seashore Highway Asaociation, Inc., to attend its annual Election oP
1?G Officers Luncheon at the Sanatary Restaurant, Morehead City, 12:30 P,M., Tuesday, Sanuarp 25th,1955,
Upon motion of Mr. 0'Shielda, the Chairman was named to represent the Coucrty.
_?rYA statement of Expenditures and Revenue receipts was received from the County Auditor for the six months
period ending December•31,1954, ehouing 45% of the General FLind•and 48% of other flxnds axpended. Collected -
60% of.the total levy. ' •
Upon motion of Mr. 0!Shields, seconded try Mr Trask, the Board authorized and directed the payment of $1,331,25
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? to.Robert C. Cantwell.Agent., for four years premium on the Clerk o£ the'Superior CourtIs Official bond to
,? enable the County to save $168.75 on the four year tarm, xhich otherwise would amount to $375.00 annually,
Said saving would equal 15% on the deferred payments. It was flurther authorized'that payment of the same
or so much thereof that may be necessary be paid out of the emergancy £und to meei: this expense. '
Upon motion of N;r. 0'Shileds,seconded•by Mr, Hall, authority uas given to set-up not exceeding $500.00 out
? of the emergancy fund for the expense of maintenance and operation of Tractor and Plow for foreat fire
prevention work, and $230.35 ordered transferred from the emergency fluid to Court House Maintenance for
cost of Judges' Chair purchased for the Recordere Court. •
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