1955-02-07 Regular Meeting572
Meeting of January 31, 1955, continued.
rA A letter was received from Mr. Franklin W. Bell, Civil Defense Director, advising that a siren test will take
z place in Charlotte on February 1, and? if agreeable a survey of New Hanover County, which includes the four
municipalities will begin on Monday, February 7?h ? Instructions were given to secure six maps of the County
requested by him for use in connect9.on with the survep and tests.
Upon motion of Mr. Mayhan, seconded by Mr. Hall, the Board on recommendation of Tax Supervisor T.D.Love,
extended the 1955 te.x listing time (which was acheduled to end at 5:30 P,M., January 31st) through
/ Saturday, February 5th, 5:30 P.M. And voted to go on record not to allow ar{y extension of time for listing ?
taxes next year after January 31, 1956. This action was taken to enable the County Auditor's Department to
secure the final figures necessary for the tsx rate and complete the tax books in time for collection in -
accordance with the lax.
Upon motion of Mr. Mayhan, seconded b,y Mr. Hall, Seatrice Lofton 70 yoar old and paralyzed colored citizen,
ready for discharge from Community Hospital, but no place to go , uas on recommendation of the Supt., of Public
? Welfare, granted admi.ssion to the County I3ome as an inmate.
Reports were roceived from: North Carolina Public Wel£are Statistice on Source of Funds for County Administration
of Public Welfare in North Carolina £or the fiscal years 1945 through 1954; Wilmington Colored IiUrary Statement
? of cash receipts, disbursements and balances; estimated and actual, as of November 1954• Copy of the minutes
of the regular monthly meeting o£ the Board of Health of January 12, 1955 which was the re-organization meeting,
xere ordered £ile3.
?u`Drainage report for the week ending January 23, 1955 = -? 17 men worked 2 days ditching and shrubbing 600 yards, East Wilmingtdn.
19 "` 2County Farm work.
9" " 1" Cutting right-of Way for dragline.
John C. Wessell Tuberculosis Sanatorium Cenaun Report for week ending January 28th =
White patienta 7
' Negro " 13
20
Nonresidents 0
Vacant beds 12 = White male 3, white female 6, colored female 3.
Discharged 0 '
Admitted 0
-? The Chairman reported to the Board objections made by Mr. Phillips to the dragline matk crossing his land in
1ap> Nasonboro township in connection with the drainage project in the area between Bernards and Whiskey Creeka,
_ claiming he had no riotice of the same. Mr. Hall suggested that advanced notice be given the property owners
in the designated areas invloved in the future.
The Chairmun reported progt`eas_in the construction of temporary-sand dunes in the unincorporated areas at Fort
Fisher Beach 7,900 line'al feet oompleted leaving 1000 feet between the pier and monument, Kure Beach,5,700 lineal
?A feet completed out of 7,200 feet, Freeman Beach 4,950'lineal feet completed out of 6,950 feet. It ie hoped to
have all the work completed within approximately two weeks, Breaks of from ten to twenty fest gaps in the dunes:
would be provided in the areas. We should decide on the type of sand fence atop the ssnd hills that could
be raised when required as the sand builds up, and recommended a lattice type of fence reinforced with wire
which was approved and advertisement for bida for constructing the same according to specifications to be
prepared. The Chairman further announced first invoices for payments for portion of the work completed will
be sent out this week.
Upon motion of Mr. Hall, seconfled by Mr. Mnyhan, the Board agreed to build a small office building west side of
la helor Pennington will be r a1C ? concrete
accruecto•ourebeCounty nefit Airport
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P 't4 b?ld it PPreciated bY the ?
received. We have wood material that can be salvaged and used in the construction, we will have to buv the blocks.
' The present building is in very bad state of repairs. '
Upon motion of Mr. Mayhan, seconded ly+ Mr, Hall, County bills No. 2236 to 2334 were approved for payment.
The meeting then adjoubned.
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Wilmington, N. C., February 7, 1955.
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'Shielda, Raiford 1rask, J. M. Hall, Jr., Ernest R.
Cicero P. Yow 6odnty Attorney and T.D.Love, County Auditor.
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The meeting was opeaed with prayer by the Reverend Dr. B. Frank Hall, Pastor of Pearsall Memorial Presbyterian ChuMch.
Copies oS the minutes of the meeting of January 31, 1955, hav3.ng previous]y been msilea to each member of the ,
Hoard, the same were upon motion of Mr. N',ayhan, seconded by Mr. Hall, approve3. Upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded Uj Mr. Hall, the Board went on record to oppose a proposed Bill sponsored
of citLlimi.ets f as to Municipalities, would Vmunicipalities
over s within the h arearis le
Y P]anning and aPPoval o£ Futuro real estate develoPmnt , as eXPlained bY
Mr. Richard A. Shew, Preaident of the North Carolina Board of Realtora, and Messrs Hugh Morton and Hugh MacRae,II-
Realtore, who appeared to urge the Commissioners to give theix support to oppose any such type of an Act, that
in their opinion, would destroy efforts for future developments within the area.
Upon motion of Mr. Traski seconded by Mr. O'Shields, ff,r. LeRoy Godbold, aa Morningside Drive, xae exenpt from t
the payment of poll taxes on recoimnendation of Mr. A.H.Seawell, Veterana' Service Officer, as beinf a 1008
? disabled Veteran o£ the Korean War, as is provided by law in such casea. F
An offer submitted by Mr. A. B. 7hreatt to purchase tax foreclosed lot SWJ2 in block 27, at a price of $3?.00
??was referred to the Tax Asaeasor for alipraisal as to its sale value.
The Chairman announced progress on the sand dune work at the southern beaches. Invoices in the amount of $11,349.00
have been submitted covering construction of sand dunes at Freeraan Beach, Fort Fisher, Wilmington and Hanby Beaches
and the same forwarded by the Uisaatear Relief 0£Picer to Mr. G.A.Brooks, State Budget Bureau for payment. ,
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Meeting of February 7, 1955, continued.
700 feet of Freeman's Deach section, 500 feet on southern end of Fort Fisher. Expect to finish the work
Wednesday of this week. Said there is not too much sand collecting in certain areas, and would go back and
touch up in and around the City limits of Kure Beach southwardly about 200 feet on hardpan eacposed in this
area where needed to stop the wash, and urged that the Commissioners look the xork ovex. Invoices on the Butlar
Hangar repairs will be sutmitted this week. ' A request of Mr. L.E.Alleu to be excused from the payment of taxes due'for the years 1952 and 1953 on an
/ assessment of $5,555.40 on 562- acrea of land pa.rt of MeClelland, Harriett township, on aecount of error in
'transcribing the ambunt of'the assessment on a division of 83.8'acres of land between him and Mr. W.M.Hill,
? whereby the a'ssessment was shown in error at $400'.00, and he having paid tsxes on that basis, receiving a receipt
marked "Paid in Fu11", claimed the County has no authority to charge him with the amount of the unpaid taxes on
account of a m3stake made by some'one employed"by the County, was declined on the opinion of the Attorney
' Gen.eral that his claim is not a valid one, and therefore there is no,justi£ica£ion to release him from the
payment of the said ta.xea due on the current assessment. ' '
A letter was received from Dr. Ellen Winston, Commissioner State Board of Publlic Welfare, urging the
Commissioners to attend a hearing of the State Board of Public Welfare before the Joint Appropriation Committee
Z?p at 2:00 o'clock Thursday afternoon, February lOth, in the Education Building, Raleigh, concerning a proposed
? cut in old are assistance furxis, which would mean a reduction in grants for all our needy aged in the State.
Also to attend a morning conference at 11:00 o'clock to review the over-all budget situation attd any public welfare
legislation in which we may be interested.
The Chairman announced the annualyone day district meeting of County Conmmissioners to be held by the Institute
of Government at Fayetteville February 249 County Conmmissioners authority to grant tax releases, rebates and
refluids will be discussed together with a numbes of other topice of interest. Commissioner Mayhan and Tax
Supervisor Love indicated they would attend the meeting with the Chairman.
Upon motion of Mr. Mayhan, seconded by Mr. Traek, Pierre Mallett Holmes, 205 Grace Street, 72 years of age and
??? Wesley Hill, 211 Gore Row, 75 yevs old? two phjcsically disabled citizens, and Social Security recipients, were
upon recommendation of the Superintendent of Public Welfare, grante3 admission to the County Home as irmmates on
a part pay basia for maintenance.
` ,,yPayment 8f $285.85 to G. F. Branch & Son for furnishing and installing new grates in boiler and heaters and
furnishing extra set of grates for each hot water heater in the prison building at the County Homa, also
?U replacement parts needed plus freight and lahor, was upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Mr. Mayhan, approved
out of the emergency fund.
Mr. George H. Hutaff appeared to compl,ain of depredationa committed by gangs and trespassers and stealing going on
? at his freezing plant back of the old Red Cross Sanatariwn site adjoining the Airport, and asked that the
fence the Government put up there between his property and the Coursty be repaired to keep tresspassers out;
and stated further that he could give employment to 50 or 100:.@irls at his plant if he could get police
protection and the premiaes ma.de safe for his enployees,, ffas taken under consideration, and he was told the Sheriff
would be requested to keep a watch on the place and conditions there,
A petition of eleven property owners to grade, pave and maintain a road in Harnett township which runs from
Oleander Drive to 14asonboro Loop f?nad (100 yards beyond Webb's.Radio Shop on Old existing road), approximately
7/10 mile in length on which seven houses are located, was upon motion of Mr. Hall, aeconded by Mr. Mayhan,
-? approved. Also, a petition of twenty-seven property owners to hard surface a road in Masonboro township, which runs
from the Carolina Beach Highrray (US 421) to the River Road, approximately 8/10 of a mile in length, known
as the Old Brickyard Road on which fifteen houses are located, as shown on sketch attached, wasa upon motion
• of Mr. Mayhan, seconded by Mr. 0'Shielda, appLoved, and the two above petitions for road improvements were
referred to the State Highway and Public'Morks Commission for its consideration.
?G A newaletter of the State Association of County Commissioners dealing with proposed legislation was received.
? A letter received from Nr. E.M.O'Herrob, Jr., a member of the State House of Representativeaj requesing that
he be flurnished with the number of indigent?,patients in our ltiberculosis Sanatorium? and the number from e6ch
County represented by our patients, with the view of obtaini.ng State Aid for indigent patients for all 8ountjt.s
operated T. B. Sanatoriuns, was referred to the County Attorney, who is also our State Senator, to handle. -
John C. Wessell Tuberculosis Sanatorium Census Report for week ending Janvary 29, 1955:
?1i? The following reports for January were received:
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Vetereans.' Service Officer, County Farm Agentp Colored Hflme Agent and Q-H Clubs, 6iroort cash receipts
r?? ? for Janvary 26, 31, and February Qth and January atatement of accounts with Cape Fear e?viation,Ine.,
?,?+d?in the smount of $18'7,62 for rentals, fees, and aviation gasoline sales; were receive3 and filed.
A check for $40.95 representing returned premiwn on Mutusl Insurance Policies No. 289303 end 499529, account
of adjustment of rates and to include eactended coverage undar County Schedules, was received from F.E.Livingston
& Compar?y, Agents.
?tnsi,?y, Payment of $365.82 insurance premiwns to H.G.Iatimer and Son,Inc., Agents, on Preferre3 Mutual Compar?y Policy
#47327 covering various property under County Schedule, was approved.
The County Auditor reported on the audits of Wilmington College and New Hanover County School System, prepared
by Mr. William E. Brock, C.P.A. Controller for New Hanover County School System, which he said appeared to be
satisfactory. Also reported on final listing period, without penalty, which closed 5:30 P.M,, Saturday,
February 5?. Very few ta}c payers took advantage of the extende3 time, and penalty for late listing would be
added as of to day. The genEral listing was equally as good or better than previous years.
?? The Cha:?rman announced that the Board of Fqualization and Review will meet the second ueek in March and would
U'? continue to the second week in April.
White patien
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Negro 1?
Nonresidents 0
Vacant 12 = White male 3, white female 6, colored female 3.
beds
Discharged 0
Admitted 0 '
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Meeting of February 7, 1955, contirrued.
,? The following,good and lawSul persona were drawn to serve as jurora in the Superior Court for the trial of
f J,v" Criminal cases to supplement the list drawn for the two weeks criminal term beginning February 28, 1955; at
meeting of ?anuary 17, 1955: Eugene Hutto, 603 N. 23rd St.
J.W.Blake, 451 Castle Hayne Road.
L.L,Ingham, 2716 Monroe St.
Dnanuel J. Batounis, 300 N. Boulevard,
N.H.Phillips, Sr „ 513 S. 2nd St.
Aaron Abrams, 1320 Chestnut St. '
J.H.Pickett,1914 Woolaott Ave.
C.S.Bullard, 27 Pinecrest Parkway.
D.C. Padrick,8 N. 17th St,
N?arion E. Shepard, Rt.l, Box 141.
The meeting then adjourned.
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L.R.Bridges, Castle Hayne,N.C. E:H.Mosley.,2917 Adams St.
T.E.Ikner, 4313 Iake Street Kenneth Andrews, 3112 Market St,
W.B.Beery, 2927 I?ydranga Place. J,A.Rice? 308 Calhoun Drive.
W.I.Davis, 512 Northern Boulevard.4eo'.R.Carlton, 616 S. Front St.
J.E.Newton, 2512 Burnett Ave. T.W:Heglar, Kure Beach.
John J. Padrick, 2711 Adams St. Frnest A. F'irlyan, 210 Mercer Ave.
Geo.H.Rainey.1007 S. 3rd St. J.I,.Baldwin, 1924 Cheatnut St.
Herbert B. Attaway, Jr.,2277 Mimosa'Place. S.S.Golden,F-9 Oleander Ct,.
R.J.GriFfin,Qll N. L,th St. 5..D.Chinnis,4802 Cedar St.
Wilmington, N. C„ February 14, 1955.
The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held this day at 10:00 o'clock A.M.
Present: R. T. Horton, Chairraan and Commissioners Claud 0'Shields, Raiford Trask, J.M.Ha11,Jr.,Ernest R. Mayhan,
and T. D. Love, County Auditor.
The meeting was opened with prayer by the Reverend Samuel M. Houck, Pastor of Bethany Presbyterian Church.
Copies of the minutes of ineeting of February 7, 1955, having previously been mailed to each member of the
Board, .the same were upon motion of Mr. O'Shields, seconded by Mr. Mayhan, approved.
An offer suhmitte3 by Mr. A. R. Threatt.to purchase tax foreclosure lot NWJ2 in block 27, 33x 165 feet, for„
$300.00, sas continued for negotiation on account of sale appraisal recommended by the Tax Assessor, t o whom
it was referred, at from $350.00 to $400.00.
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This being the date and hour advertised by the Board to receive bids for furnishing materials, labor and
erection of a temporary sand fence extending over a distance of 23,910 Pini9al feet in the unincorporated
CU southern beach areas, in accordance with the specificationa advertised. 5eversl bi3ders were present and the
/ Chairman asked if all bids had been turned in or alternates understood before opening the same? No question
was raised and the following bida were then publicly opened and read:
•Miller Building Corporation $ 8,144.00
Moore-Fonvielle Realty Company 61486.45
Gregory Constsntction Company 16,921.00
Lhn. S. Funderburg 8?300.00
T. E. Newkirk 23,703.28
Corbett Lwnber Compar?y 91150.00
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Upon motion of Mr. Hall, seconded by Mr. Trask, the contrect to furnish all materials, labor and erection
CCi of a temporary sand fence in accordance with the plans and specifications as advertised, was awarded to
? Moore-Fonvielle Realty Company on their bid o£ $6,486.45, and oonstruction of the said fence must be
completed within sixty dqys from this date.
?y. Messrs Charlie Hazell and Riddick Revelle, Agents for Colonial Life and Accident Insurance Compar?y of
'/\, Columbia, S. C. appeared to request permission to soZicittthe County Fanployees for r]nployees' Group Automobile,
? Travel and Pedestrain Insurance on a salary deduction plan if 75% of the eraployees can be secured, was upon
motion of Mr. Hall, seconded by Mr. Mayhan, granted, after a motion offered by Mr. 0'Shields to take the
. request under advisement until next Monday, failed of a second.
Mrs. Alice Strickland, City Manager of Carolina Beach and Mr. Glenn Tucker asked that Henniker ditch be
cleaned out by removing the small treea and other growth and keep it open to drain o£f the water in the
Carolina-and Wilmington Beach areas and give consideration to draining the lake area to the ocean which was
discussed. The same was taken under m nsideration.
P+u'. Oliver Carter, Attorney on behalf of tfx. Woodrow Pridgen asked the Board to approve an agreement with the
. 6111. Coastal Cab Compary to operate a taxi service an3 share in the business at the Airport under a simi]ar agreement
lWd,Q with the Yellow Cab Company. Mr. Trask did not believe there was enough business there for two companies. It
would not prove profitable, consequently would result in no service at all. It appeared that the onl,y agreement
between the County and the Yellow Cab Company was a verbal understanding with Mr. Julius Wenberg, Manager of
the Compan}i. Mr. 0'Shields felt that if the privilege was left open to all, there would not be enough business
to maintain ary servece at all. Due to the absence of the County Attorney on account of sickness, the matter
•was continued until next 14onday. .
n Mr. Glenn M. Tucker, President of the all Seashore Highway Association appeared to urge the County Gom.missioners
s?XT to give their support to the All Seashore Highway, and presented the following reso on requesting State Aid
to all Coastal Counties in their efforts to reduce the menace of the Salt A4arch•Mosquito, which was upon motion
? of Mr. Hall, seconded by Mr, 0'Shields, unanimously adopted.
WHERFAS, the development of the boundlese resources o£ year-around Coastal North Carolina is proceeding at a
rapid pace, in spite o£ lack of adequate highway access and other disadvantages.
WHEREAS, the greatest drawback in attracting business, industry and dsnur3sts to this year-around area is the
ever-present menace of swarming Salt Marsh t•fosquitoes, (Aedes Sollicitans).
WHEREAS, The Salt Marsh Mosquito, though not a carrier of malaria is a constant menace to health since its
bites are the cause of thousands of stubborn and painful cases of skin infection, especially amongst the
very young children.
WHEREAS, this mosquito is a great menace to the £armer, his live stock and domestic animals, at times making
it almost impossible to work in his fields or garden. '
WHEREAS, these Aedes Sollicitans can fly from 30 to 50 miles, making all local control futile, since ar?y go ?
breeze can bring in huge swams from an uncontrolled neighboring County. ,
WHEREAS, mar?y coastal States have found it necessary and also most profitable to establish Salt Msrsh Alosquito
Control Commissions, provided with funds and charged with the duty o£ Mosquito Control.
NOW THIItEFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Salt 14arsh Mosquito which is driving business and capital away from North.
Carolina and is a definite menace to the Hea.lth and welfare oY both resiflents and visitors, must be eradicated or
controlled and the New Hanover County Board of Couunissioners at its regular meeting on this 14, day of February
1955, does hereby request that the necessary bcecutive and Legislative action be taken to make State Aid available
to all Coastal Counties in their ef£orts to eliminate or control the Salt Marsh Mosquito.
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