1955-04-12 Regular Meetingr
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Meeting of April 4, 1955 - Continued.
The Board having agreed to observe Monday, April 11, (Easter Dionday) as a holiday for County
Employes, and the same falling on the daLe of the next regular weelc.ly meeting, a reeess caas
talcen until 10:00 o'clock A.M., Tuesday April 12, 1955.
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Wilmington, N. C., April 12, 1955.
Pursuant to recess taken Tlonday, ApriZ 4, 1955, the Board met in regular weekly session this
day at 10:00 A.M.
Present: R. T. Horton, Chairman and Commissioners Raiford 'frask, J. M. Hall, Jr., Ernest
DSayhan, and T. D. Love, County Auditor. '
The meeting was opened with prayer by the Reverend B. P1. Smith, Pastor of Lake Fbrest Baptist
Church.
Copies of the minutes of ineeting of April 4, 1955, having previously been mailed to each mem-
ber of the Board, the same were upon motion of Tir. }Iall, seconded by Mr. Mayhan, approved.
Commissioner Claud 0'Shields havi ng announced at'the meeting of April 4, 1955, that he would
resign from the office of County Commissioner at the end of tliis month; ASr. Foster Edwards,
_01'Clerlc of the Superior Court, appeared to advise the Boar•d that by virtue of 1:lie posaer vested
in him Uy Section 153-6 General Statutes oP North Carolina, he appointed Mr. L. E. Broadhurst '
a County Commissioner of New Hanover County to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Claud 0'Shields,
said term to expire on the lst Pionday in December, 1956.
The matter of lzaving the dredged material pwnped on the low ground-marsh area near the State
Ports dock was postponed until a better sand material deposit is available ivhen dredging is
/ started on the main channel.
Pir. Meares IIart^iss, Ji^., appeared to complain of the $3,200.00 timber assessment on the lands
of the late FY?ank G. Hairiss in Cape Pear Township for the year 1954, claiming timber on oth-
er lands was not assessed and was therefore ciiscriminaLory, The Board explained to Mr. Iiai°riss
/ thai: the timber assessments were charged in 1954 on agreement with some of i:he large timber
owners to provide funds for forest fire protection, but after the £irst year's trial it was
feund not to be justified and was abandoned. No abatements were allowed for?the year 1954 be-
cause the fw-ids were used for forest fire protection, but no assessments caere made for the year
1955.
/With reference to ditch erosion at the Aiiport, the Navy llepartment will secure bids on that
according to a copy of a letter wril:ten by the Navy to 'Pkioma.s & Iiutton, Engineers, requestiitg
them to furnish the Navy Departmer_t with cost estimates for the same, was received.
Aclcnowledgment of receipt of proposed documeatation on new Hanover Co wity project for Dis-
??aster Relief Fluids amounluig to ?p8,956.41 for materials, services and labor pertaining to tem-
` am porary repairs to the ]iutler Hangar was received from General Edward. F. Griffin. He advised
same was trailsmitted to PIr. G. H. Brooks, State I3udget Bureau for approval.
Notice was received from the State Board of Public Welfare that the tern nf the Thi.rd member
y of the County Sielfare Board, Mr. Cicero P. Yow, will expire on June 30,1955, and he caill not
be eligible°for reappointment. The member to be appointed as of June 30, wil.l serve for a
term of tlzree (3) years.
A communication was received from the liuman Betterment League of North Caro.lina, Inc., Sdiiiston Salem, extending its couunendation tc the Cowity Ldelfare Department for its part in the protec-
? tion of the next generation from the inheritance of menta.l disease and mental deficiency thru
?j the sterilization of institutiorial patients from our County. New Hanover County's two eugeilic
? sterilizations per 100,000 populaLion during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954 was higher
than the rate in 18 other Counties. The average for the State was 7.6.
Upon motion of Mr H. all, seanded by Mr. Trask, i?°. F'ranklin W. Bell, lli?rector of Civil Defense
? ?oas granted a leave? of absence without pa,y for a period from Piay 20 to September 14, 1955, to
reswne his duties upon his return, subject to approval by the City Council.
A letter was received from Pir. John H. lilarrell, Executive Afanager of the Southeastern North
Caruliiia Ileach Association, advising that the Chairman, TIr, Ralph T. Horton, has been elected
v a member of the Board of llii°ectors of SENCBA to serve during 1955. A general meeting of the
? Association will be held in the City Council ChamUers at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, April 14, he
-- advised.
The follocaing comparative statement of deliiiquei7t taxes collected for the first three months
of the years 1954 and 1955 was received from the Tax Collector:
1954 1955
Jaizuary ? 4,318.99 ? 2,970.22
?'?'el?ruar3* 41 346.02 2, 666.59
Plarch 3,105.33 6,331.£5
Total ? 11,770.39 ? 11,968.66 •
The above shows that $198.27 more was collected in 1955 than for the same period in 1954.
The County Auditor reported 850 of the current tax levy has been collected, against 83°fo for
/ the same period last year.
The Chairman announced receipt of ;j40,000.00 our proportionate part A.B.C. profits for the
first quarter ending tlarch 30, 1955.
ASr. I3orton callecl attention to a meeting with the Real Estate Committee thi.s afternoon at
_IIN bV_lAfi 2:00 o'clock,ard4:00 P.M., coordination meeting National Guard A1ert, ancl meeting last Thurs-
day 5th at Winter Park conceriling the higknray alLernate question.
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, C ??- rlontYily reports iaere received from Wilmington Public Library ancl Bookmobi].e, Wilmington Co1-
ored Library, County Farm and County iIome Agents, Ditching report showiilg 52 men worleed 5 d.ays
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P4eeting oP April 12, 1955 - Continued
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ditching 1,200 yards, Airport cash receipts for March 31, and April 8th, and Institute of
Government weekly legislative swnnary for April 9i:h.?
John C. S-7esse1l Tuberculosis Sanatorium Census Report for weelc ending April 8th, 1955: ?
1lhite patients 13
A'egro " 14
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Non-residents 1
Vacant beds 5= Female white 3; Afale colox^ed 1; 1+'emale colored 1.
Discharged 0
Admitted 1= Tir. James C. Jackson, white male, April 2, 1955.
An audit reporf, of the accoi.2nts and records of Arew IIa,nover County, for the fiscal year end-
ing June 30, 1954, prepared bg Cherry,Bei[aert &: Holland, C.P.A.'s, and comnients were received
fo.~ stucly.
Mr. Iiall raised the question of fixing the daie to start a.nd finish the audit whi_ch was dis-
cussed. The County Aud.iLor suggesi;ed the auflit should start abouL the nidd.le of Azgust and
shoi:ld take 60 days to complete it:
Ti1e Chairman announced that a meeting of the 1.9th District North Carolina Fedei°atioiz of Home
lleinoustration Clubs will be held at Pearsall iiemorial Presbyterian Church 10:30 A.r1., April
13th, 1955, and w°ged all r,tembeis of the Board to attend.
The reb lai° weekl.y meeting was then adjourned and the Cot;vnissioners met as the Board of Equal
i•r.wtion and Review to hear and investigate complaints on assessments tehich is the final meet-
ing to be held to coiisider assessment reciuctions for the year 1955, in accort3ance with the
Law.
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Wilmi»gton, N. C., April 18, 1955.
The regular iaeekly neeting of the Board [aas held this day at 10:00 o'cl.ock A. M.
Present: R. T. Hcrtoil, Chairman and Comraissicners Claud Q'Shields, Raiford Trask, J. M. Ilall,
i Jr., Ernest R. r4ayhan and T. B. I,ove, Coun'by Auditor.
In the absence of a minister, the Chairman asked that we stand for a Pe« moments witil bowed
• heads in silent prayer.
Mr. L. E. Broadhiu st recently appointed to fill the unex.pired term of Pir. Claud 0'Shields, eC
fwhose resiAglation becomes efPective the last oP this month, ivas present at the i2lvitation of
r the ]3oard, to acquaint himself with the proceedings of the Comumissionci^s befoi°e taliing his
seat as a member, was extendec3 a hearty caeleome by the Chairman.
Copies of the minutes of iaeeting of April 11, 1955, Izavinb previously been mailed to each ment-
ber oP the Board, the sac,e were upon motiion of T1r. Piayhan, seconcled Uy Mr. IIa1:L, approved.
- Upon motion of Air. Hall, seconded by YSr. Mayhan, an audit report of the accounts and recordsyl?40rz?
of the County Officers for the fiscal year en3ing June 30, 1954, prepared by Cherry, Bekaert
and Hollarid, C.P.A.'s iaas accepteQ.
The Board of ConwLissioners of New Hanover County, ii1 reb lar sessitin this 18th day of April,
1955, upon motion made by P1r. J. M. Iiall, Jr., atxt duly seconded by Mr. Ernest R. Tlayhan,
deem it apgropriate and deserved, to incorporate the following actioiz in the official records
of tliis Board.
WIiEREAS, the members of tnis Board bow in resignati.on to ti'le Will of a Icindly
Heavenly Aather in summoning from earth the soul oi' our frienci and co-worker, James C. Roe;
and
WI1EREAS, in his passing it is reoobi7ized and poignantly felt tlzat the City of Wil-
mington, and New Hanover County, have lost one sahose strength, influence, ana good works have
been notable and oustancting for more than a quarter of a century; and
WII'i.REAS, James C. Roe has indelibly recorded in the hearts of frieizcl ancl aequaint-
ance alike, the permanent memory devout Christian; oP civic leader ancl wosker who sacriPiced
willingly of time and eff'ort that our commwiity might beceme a bettei° place in «ilich to live,
a frieiid of chilclren; an unwavering advocate of education over aperiod of many years, so that
the youth might be given, thru the schools wliich he loved and aided, iaell tramed minds, sup-
poited with vigorous physical bodies; of signal accomplislunent and sur,cess in the realm of
business acl;ivity, and of willingness to serve modestly, yet faithfully and caell, those ma-
terial matters which had for their objective community advancement and bettermenL;-
NOW, 'iHEftEb'012E BE IT RESOLVED -BY-
The 13oard of Commissioners of Neia Ha.nover County, that the regiet of this coimnunit3
be recorded in Lhis manner, which aci.ion'is.to be incorporated in the minutes of said meeting;
BE TT RESOliVED, PSJRTIILR, that copies of this resolution be Porwarded to memUers of
his fai;LiLy, with an expression of continuing sympathy; and
Be it Flzrther Resolved, that other copies be mac[e available foi° the Board of Educa-
Lion of' New fIanover County, of which the late rjr. Roe was a memUer for many yetirs, and for the
g;ress, and rac3io.
C012UqoL,
Upon motion of P1r. Hall, seconded by Pir. Aiayhan, a resignatioii submitted Uy Dr. 13^ed H. Coleman
as Coroner of New Hanover County, was accepted with regret, Lo qecome ePfective as of bSay 1,
1955.
Mr. FIorton tolci the Board that after coni'erring with parties iizterested in locating a new in- ??--
dustry hei°e in a location without interference Uy objectiouable n].ants, now or in the future,
he took up with ou.t Representat:i.ves in the Leoislature the matter of a possible .aning ordin-
ance or bill which w.auld ai'cl in the pi ocurement of the industry,
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