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Home My WebLink About1949 Meeting Minutes (Scan)~5 ~eeting of December 28~ lg4$~ continued. The following good and Iavrful persons vaere dracrn to serve 'as jurors in the ~uperior court for the trial of criminal cases f th ~ ~--- ~ Monday~ January 17~ 1949: or e one vreek term beginning _ ~. C.L.E;arper~615 S, 16th~ St. Charles Hart, 6 PJest @ueen St. Roy Sellers, 109 Wooster St. H.O.Peterson~ 9Z7 N. 4th, St. W.J.Ulmer~ 115 S. 16th St. Thomas L. Sullivan~ 91'7 N. 4th. R.H.Holland~ 510 Dock St. G.L.Richard~, 315 S. ~th. H.P.Anderson 1603 Orange St. C C Ri 2~ 2 W h E.G.~4rhisnant, 103 S. Jefferson St. . . ggs, i 5 as ington St. Miss Claire Hughes~ 1512 Dock St,. Mrs. Bertha F. M3ncy, Seagate~ F.W.Brown 224 Vance St Franklin S. Taylor, 2109 Barnett Ave. ' , . G.F,.Atkinson~ RF'D #I. James C. 0 Shields, 12 Court G~ Lake Forest. David J. BradshAw 509 Qugen St Cecil bieares, 708 N. 5th St. D.W.Sullins 518 CYiurcP St . ~rs. S. A. Stockard, 303 N. 15th St. , . . G,N~,Bennett~ 211 Colonial Drive. Carnie VJhaley, ~11 biarket Si:. S.K.Evans~Jr. 2 Court X Lake Forest Ha.rriss L. Taylor, ']12 Central Bouleva J. E. King 13~ G;ri htsvill A ~ . rd.Kyle V7. Rutledge, 135 Morningside Drive, , ~ e ve. Owea L. Pettet, Rt. 3, Box 143-H. S.L.Bennett, ~-L~ P7esbitt Court. H.Berlin, 12y Ivey prive. E.L.biatthews~ 181'7 Vroolcott Ave. Jas. P7. Branch~ 1 Vloo~ter St. LeBoy B. Hatvley~ 414 Nun St, Oscar Blake 1010 S. 2nd St ~ S.L.b2arbury, ~ VJertheheimer Tssg Co. ~ i , ~ ~ . J.E.Bobbitt, 617 Princess St. ar on Thomas V7ooten~. 413 Brunswick St. E.E.Hughes, 10~ Virginia Ave W.M.Blanton, 29 Spoff'ord I~i11s. . Mrs. Julia OJ. Sprunt City. J.G.~Iiddleton, 101 Brookwood.Ave, O.B.Flowers, 624 N, 4th St ~ Clarence T. Hogers~ HFD ~2~ Box 153• Ch l T ~ . L.A.Priest, 3 Queen St. es ar . Nev.~ton, RFD ~ Box 200BB Ralph Langford~ 6 JacYson Drive H.L.Davis~ 228 Lake Forest Parkvay. Chas. E. English 810 Chestnut St , Jane M. Adkins~ 416 DI. ~th~ St. ' ~ . Renneth E. Gunning~ 205 N. 12th, St. James R. Bennett~ ].1~ S, Jth~ St. Edith Eugene Kirkham~ Rt.2 box 173. J.T.Bannernan~ 305 Davie Drive,Ir;.V. JJ.A.Russ RFD ~p Box 3 C ~ H.A.Patrill, 2103 Srandon Road. ' ~ , 39 . R.H.Stanley~ 2107 d~e"rcer Ave. S.L.Boles~ J18 Chestnut St. Jas. B. Sistrunk 222 VJilliams St Mrs. D. &I. Greer~ Carolina Beach. J.B.Thurman, 4 West Drive, Iake Forest. ~ . Raymond Best~ 201 - 4 Klein Hoad. The meeting tren adjourned. ~~ ~~ ~...~~5 Clerk. v Wilmington, N. C.~ January 3~ 1949. , The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Present: Addison F:eH~lett Chairman, Geo, P!. ~lrask~ H. R. Gardner~ Claud 0'Shi"e2ds and County Attorney Marsden Bellamy, The minutes of ineeting of December 28, 1948~ vrere read add approved as recorded. A surety bond for Adrian B. ithodes~ Hegister of Deeds in the penalty of $10~000.00 with the United States F~delity and Guaranty Compa,ny as surety. The said amount ti~~ ~ having been fixed by the Board and approved-as to form and execution by the County ' Attorney, was upon motion of i~!r. TraskT seconded by P~ir. 0'Shields accepted by, unaniu~ous vote. This bond v~res previous2y presented, but not having been properly ~acknovrledged by_the surety was returnec for correction. I~iss Ann biason Home Demonst~ation Agent and A4iss Elaine Noble, P.ssistant, appeared y~~'~y to subu,it their con.bined annual report of the county extension workers together with t.heir annual riarra~ive report of the home demonst~ation v+ork. 1~Iiss Mason and iriiss Noble gave a very intererting outl~.ne of the ~~rorl: anti.cipated for 1949. . Upon motion of llir. Gardner~ secon~led by ~'~r. Trask~ the Board authorized the payment of ~13,500.00 to the J. Herbert Bate Company, Inc., for right-of-way easement over~ ~ ~"~,~' throu~h and across its 2ands ori the vrest side of the Cape Fear River for use in ~ ~ connsction with tPte widening and deepening o£ the Cape F'ear Ri.ver channel by the iinited States Goverrunent, upon accep•tance by the Govprnrrent of the easement deed for said purpose and receipt for said payment to be prepared by the County Attorney to be signed by the J. Herbert Bate Company, Inc., or its authorized agent. Further consideration of not exceeding ~500.00~ if needed~ for driving sheet piling for the protection of the boiler room of the saw mill plant~ in the event erosion should take place that would endanger the boilez• room within ten S•ears from date of agreemet~t Vovember 8~ 1948. ' Upon motion of Nr. Gardner~ seconded by Mr. Trask~ Shepard A. PJestbrook~ 11 Court I, _~q~ Lake Forest~ was granted an abate~ent of poll taxes account of dd~utle charge for the year 1948. Upon motion of Mr. Gardner, seconded by L~r. Trask~ Y~~.C.Park a resident of Norfolk,Va., ~~a~ since 1946, and has no personal property here, was granted an abatement of taxes on a valuation of ~855.00 personal property and poll brought forward from a previous Iisting and charged in erior against mot 21 Oleander as not listed for the year 1948. A coc:munication vaas received from II~ii. T.T.fietts, Division Highway Engineer advising that ]dr. Bridger Third Division Hi~Y~~:ay Ce;nmissioner would hold a monthly meeting ~~~5 at the State Y.igh~vay Office in Foy-etteville, Thursday~ ~anuary 6th. Upon motion of NIr. Gardner the Chaircian znd other rner.,ber~ of the Board Lhat ~ay find it convenient were authorized to attend tkze rraatting for the purpose of fo1_lowing-up recent requests for road improven;ent and to discuss other issues of import2nce. c, The question of authority of the Queen City Trailarays increasing 1ts bus fares in ,"o•~~ the ~ifitt Village area fror~ '7Z¢ to 10¢ as of Saturday, January= lst raised by a representative of the press~ That is a ma.tter entirely v:ith the Ut.ili~ies Commission and no protest huving been raade to tPiis Body no action is contemplated unless protest is made by the people v~ihich vrould be given consideration. I ss ~eeting of January 3~ 1949 conta.nued. ~~,~ A sur.unery of operations of Legion Stadium for period December I~ 194~~ to November 30~ 1948~ requested of the County Auditor~ was received and discussed. U,pon motion of ~r. Gardner, the matter of correcting an impro er installstion •~ of two 30".~ipe lines by the State Highway Department at the ~achlillan Street, ~~~ crossing at ~inter Park instead of using a single line of 42'~ p1pe, which caused s cave-in and stoppage of dfiainage~ was referred to the Chairman to coope rate with the 5tate in having the condition corrected. Upon motion of I~r, Gardner~ seconded by f~•r. Trask~ the Board granted the 1'_ Pirate s Baseball Club the arse of Legion Stadium for its 19a9 season on `~~K~ the same basis as last year, requested by Mx; Lewis Cheshire. With the exception of the dates to be reserved for the New Hanover High School commencement exercises and games,to be arranged with 6ir. T. T. Hamilton~ Principal of the school. The meeting then adjourned. ,~~.~i~-- /G 9~1~•-aly Clerk. ~' Wilmington' N. C.~ January 10~ 1949. T he regular weekly meetimg of the Eoard vias held at 10:00 o'clock A. I~q. Present: Addison Hewlett Chalrman, Geo. W. Trask~ Jas. A4. H211~ H. R. Gardner~ Claud 0'Shields and County.Attorney L~arsden Bellamy. • The minutes of ineeting of January 3,~1949~ were read and approved as recorded. A petition of 3g residents oi'l~udubon petitionin~ the Board to request the State fiighway & Public V'Jorks Commission to hard surface Eonham Avenue~ formerly Page's ~5• Avenue~ which is inciuded in the CountS~ Hi~hvray SysteA~ for ~tate mayntenance~ and also a connecting link between the ~:rightsville 7'urnpike and D~Ieares road, was approved and referred to the 5tate IIighway & Public Works Commi.ssion. • A request of lv:r, V<<. F. 5ha~v and others to provide needed drainage of the lands in the ~~ area about two miles this side of Castle Hayne. by instal2ing a culvert unc3er the ~ Castle Hayne Road~ ( US 117) was upon motzon of Il4r. Trask~ seconded by I~r. 0'Shields~ received for consideration with Mr. R.V.Bibe.stein~ State Highv~~ay District F.ngineer and i~r. A.K.MalZard to see what can be worked out to help the situation. , Upon motioa of Mr. Trask, seconded by la:r. Hall, kssociated Charities was granted an ,.--~ advanced payment of ~854.00 on its a.,nual budget allov+ance to r:eet a cash deficit as ~ of January 1, 1949, repay~ent of same to be adjusted within the budget before the flnd of the fiscal j~ear ,iune 30. A petition of 12 citizens re~iding on the T'O&CIVr$y leac3ing west from the Masonboro I.oop Road at a point 4U0 yards soutYi of 2~font:ord Curve, to the P.tasonboro Colored ,~5 Cemetery, requesting that said road te ~acluded in the County System for State I~aintenance~ vras upon moti_on of N.r. Trask~ ~econded by Nir. Gardner~ approved and referred to the State Hi~hv~~ay & Public Ltiorks Commission vrith request that the right . of way be cleared,and graded as early as pr~cticable. Upon motion of DZr. Gardner, seconded by it:r. 0'Shields~ the Eoard, on recomr,ienda~tion of the Couxity Attoz•ney~ canceTled the back taxes charged againsY. the property of the lti,ount Roney Baptist Church for the years 1932 through 1939~ block 350~ for the reason ~ TaX agreement for the purchase of the property v~as made and building erected thereon in 1932, before the deed was secured, and w.as ~m used continually and exclusively during the period the back taxes accrued~for church purposes. Upon motion of n4r~ Gardner~ seconded by l~r. 0'Shields, Ii. E. Hurst for tv.ro years a. non- ,~~ resident,charged with poll and personal property brought foxv;ard from a previous listing in errorz was gra.nted an abatement of tar.es on a valuation of ~100.00 and poll for the year 194u~ charged as not listed. .T.~y, W.H.McGee 51 years of age December 5t}~ 1946, was granted a refund of pol2 taxes paid , `~ on Deceu.~ber 31y 1946 charged in error. Upon motion of Mr. Gardner~ seconded by I~:r. 0'Shields~ biike Pl; Patellis~ Puilmington Tovrnship~ was granted an abatement of taxes on a valuation of ~4~000.00~ goods~ wares~ ~- ~~~ merchandise and fixtures charged above its true value for the yeax~ 1948. It appeared that he listec' the same property at ~,~2~SOO.UO in 1947, and vfas inadvertently charged , at ~6,500 for 194~. ~ ``,,~, The question of the prompt removal of dead anir:als from the highwsys raised by ,.1~' i~r. O~Shields, was referred to the Chairman to take up r~ith Dr, Eliott, Health OffiEer~ The question of returning a_rnan from the Sta.te of Vvashington for abandonment and non- .r C~ support and giving worthless checks ~:v~s discussed and referred to the County Attorney for investigation. Upon motiori, Horace C. Jones v;as granted an abetem2nt of poll ts~:es for the years ~X 1947 and 1948, a non-resident, having moved fron this county in September 1946. Sj~ December reports were received from the Pureau of Identification~ Colored Itor:e A.gent ~~~~ and Ladies Rest Room Con:mittee~ and payu;ent of 9:~.38 for nrticJ.es used by the colored ~~ ~,~ agent in demonstrati.on work v.as aPproved for pnyment. °i A statement 17$S received from t•he State :ioard of Public V:el£are advi~ing that ~~ ~?2,337.00 was senttito this county for Old Age Assistpnce~ Aid to Dependent Children and for ~dministration for the month of December. r ~ieeting of January 10~ 194g, continued. The Board declined to grant a.request of ia1r. R. C. Sutton to reduce the 1948 ~--~ Y Elue Book value on his 1939 Ford Coach listed Januarq 31~ 1948 which became junk about the middle of the folloa~ing February. : . Upon motion of Lir. Gardner~ seconded by I,~r. TrasY.~ Nr. George L~. Cairns who has ~~p~ been in the active service of the urmed forces since'1936~ was upon motion of Mr. Gardner~ seconded by l~r, Trask~ granted a refund of poll taxes for the years 194~ and 1948. • Upon motinn cS~ I~1r. 0'Shields? seconded by D4r. 1`rask~ the Co-operative Building and ~~ Loan Association v~as released from the payment of ~g9.90 not li.sted penalty charged ~ against its property in block 265 Pt. Y1 end 4,5; for the year 1948. It appeared that other property was listed by its Officers, but in some manner'this list was overlooked or misplaced. Mr. O~Shields brou~ht up the metter of moving the home plate at Legion Stadium baseball ~-~~5 diamond some 20 feet nearer the grand stand to meet the tiaishes of the baseball fans~ vrhich was discussed, but no ac.~ticn taken at this time. Upon rr~otion of I:ir. 0'Shields, seconded by t,ir. Gardner~ the County Attorney was instructed to prepare a bill for passage at~the present session of the General Asseuibly that would as~give the com~issioners authority~,~set-up not ex_ceeding ~10~000.U0 in the budget out of ~~ profits received from the ABC Stores to be used in the discretion of the Board £or advertisin ar]d oth8r ~urposes to further the industrial and conmiercial life at~ riatlzral resoui•ces of t County. A11 members voting affirmatively except Nir. Trask v;r,o voted no ii' for more tnaa ~5~000.00. Also a bill that would give the Cor.,missioners discretionFiry power in granting licenses to sell beer in this county. All members votirg affirr~atively. ' Upon motian of I~r. Hall., seconded by &Ir. 0'Shields,a re~u~~t of Mr. Andrew t~arriss to uss ~~ C the Superior Court Roo~~for staging a court scene.play .:: F'ebruary 21 and 22, ao charge to be made, was granted. Upon motion of ~~Ir. 0'8hields ~ seconded by~ n4r. Trask~ payiyent of $i'£i0.00 to the State ~--(~p~~ Hospital at Raleigh, for treatment of Hosea L. Horne, adjudged~~an inebriate person by the Clerk of the 5uperior Court~ was authori2ed. Upon motion of u~ir. Gardner, seconded by T~'r. 0'Shields~ county bil_ls Nos. 1131 to 133~ ~~~~ tti~ere approved for payment. The meeting then adjourned. ~'71~~. ~!. 3~-e-..,al.v Clerk. - fi Wilmington~ N. C.~ January 17~ 19~9. The regular weeklp meeting of the EoGrd kes held at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Present: A~.dison Hewlett ChairmG~, Geo. F`;. 7'rask, H. R. Gardner~ C1aud 0'Shields and County Attorney b:arsden Bellauiy. The minutes of n~eeting of January 1Q~ 1949, v,ere read and approved as recorded. to ~urchase A request of Mr. Steve C. &arefoot/one or n!ore acres of county ox~ned land back of the HighU;ay Garage on the Castle fayne Road~ accessible to railroad siding, for the establishment ~~ ~~' of a corn ceGl mill and elevators, ~vas upon motion of Dtr. Gardner, ~econded by Iv.r. 0'Shields, referred to a:committee of the ~3oard to look over the premises with u~r. Barefoot Thursday morning 10:00 o'clock. A sketch shoNring the proposed flag pole of black iron pipe constructior_, 60 feet high . at a cost o: ~268.00 plus erection cost, proposed to be erected in frontof the Court ~„~~House~ Thirc3 Street side, submitted by IvIr. George A. Lioore, v~as received, and the ~ matter of selectin thst location or the g g~resent location atop the court house~ also the quality of material whether ~12ck ar~gal~saQiied .pipe waG discussed, all of which was upon motion of Mr. Gardner, re£ei~red back to the Court House Con~mittee for further investigation and recammendations. An application for license to sell beer at a location three miles out on the Narket Street ,~.(~~Road, submitted by IJr. I~Iorris Miller~ the same being in dne £orm and execution and . endorsed by the Sheriff, wus upon motion of hIr. 0'Shields, secdnded by Mr. Trask~ granted. E1Za ddaZker Foy physically disabled indigent citizen, ~8 years of age~ vaas upon motion J~~y~,,,~of Mr. Trask~ seconded by It?r. 0'Shields, admittEd to the County Home on reconunendation of ~he Supt,~ of Public R~e2fare. A request of ~4r. L. ~. Coleman, for an abatement of the 194'7 taxes, cost and interest -~G~.- charged against ten acres of land fiarn~ No. 38, L_arathon, Cape Fear Tovmship~ purchased from the County at a tar. sale FeUruary 2'7~ 194~~ was upon motion of Mr. G~.rdner, seconded by I~r. O~Shields, referred to tY.e Co~znty l~ttorney for opinion ana authority was granted to give such reliei necessary based on his reconunendation. Upon motion of r~4r. Gardner~ seconded by I~:r. 0'Shields~ L~ir. Cim.5. Horrell was gr~nted ,_ ~ q~ an abatement of taxes on ~ V5luation of ;,~G0.00 on lots Nos. 102 to 105 inc., Pocomoke Hi21~ Cape Fear ~ommsbig, account of double charge for the year 194']~ The said lots were listed by Herbert Sir:;mons anci ~.F~i.Lev:is and also charged against GJm.S. Horrell as nat listed. tipon motion of t,ir. Gardner, seconded by L~~r. O~Shields~ John Vl. YJenberg was released from ~.- payment of not listed penalty charged a~ainst'~lots 5~ 6~ and 7~ North Shores~ Harnett - ~ ay~ Township for the year 1948, for the reason he listed other property v,itY: the County Auditor for 1948 thinking the same was incZuded. E, S. VJenberg a resident of Shorn Acres Harnett 2ownship~ was also granted an abntement of poll tayes as to the City of Wilu,ington charged in error. -~~jy( Upon motion~ duly seconded~ Pdr. C. L. Harper~ 615 South 16th~ St.~ was granted an I 6~ ~eeting of Tanuary 17, 1949, continued. abatement of taxes on a valuation of ~550.00 on Ford automobile charged against him in error which was owned and listed by anotr.er C. L. Harper vrho resides at 509 4Vright Street, for the year 1948. Upon motion of Ie'r. Trask~ seconded by ll2r. 0'Shields~ t,1r. C. L•. Bridges was granted an abatement of taxes on a valuation of ~500.00 personal property -~aX charged in error against vacant lots id~s. 2 and ?2~ in block 7~ Kure Beach for the year 1948. It appeared t.hat ~ir. L. C. Y~ure listed the two'vacunt lots for I~r. Bri.dges and included ~5.^.0.00 personal Property which Mr. Bridges claims he did not own. Pur. F. 0. Lennon, 611 Ann St.~ was on rotion of iwlr. Trask~ seconded by i~r. 0'Shields~ ~ granted an abaterr.ent of taxes on a valuation of ~230.00 on 19?8 Ford Coach charged as a 1938 model in error, for the year~1948. Upon motion of b4r. Gardner~ seconded by ?+,~. 0'Shields~ James T. Sidbury~ Harnett _~~ Township~ 6g years ef ;ge, vr~s granted an ebstement of poll tar.es charged against him in error for the year 194~. _~ T he Eoard declined to g~ant a request of I~4r. fI.C.Byrd to be released from the payment of advertising cost and interest cn back tar.es due on his property 9.6 acres of land, part Chadwick~ Cape rear Tov;nship, for the years 1943 through 194~. Mr. 0'Shields announced that his Con;mittee will report on one or two pnssible sites . -~sp for the tuberculosis hospital at the next meeting. 1u:r. 0'Shields also ask_ed that the -~k~ Stadium Committee look into the matter of iu,proving a roadway leading off from the Legion Field stables to provide an additional outlet from the Stadium. TYle meeting then adjourned. • ~~s.., il. t4__ -. ~, Clerk. ~ Vlilmington~ N. C.~ January ~4~ i949. The regul2r a~eelcly ~eeting of the F.oard vras held at 10:00 ~'clock N.. k:. Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo. V~`. Trask, Jas. n4. Hall, H. R. Gardner~ Claud 0'Shields and County F,ttcrney ~arsden ~ellamy. The minutes of ineeting of January 17th~ 1949, were read and approved as recorded. N~r. A. A. Blake presented a sketch of the portion of county ovrned land he v~~ishes to purchase for an abattoir site, back of the highv~ay garage~seontaining approximetely ~.,,k'; 1.8 acres. Mr. Gardner insisted that consideration first be given to the establishm~nt L~" of a permanent road running north and south through the ar.ea for the benefit present and future industrial enterprises and access to rail facilities. Thereupon A4r. Trask moved and it was seconded by Il~ir. 0'Shields and carried~ that a roadv~ay h0 feet v+ide~, ( 20 £eet £rom center to eacY~ side ) be laid out and established. Upon motion of I~ir. Hall, seconded by I~dr. 0'Shields, the Board then agreed to sell the said tract of land to I~r. A. A. Blake at a price of 9~1~OU0.00 per acre subject ~~ ~~to conference v:ith the Atlantic Coast Line o~ficials to provide a spur track, parelling the said ro~d,.that would be termed desiruble witl. tk~e Atlantic Coa~t Line Railroad Company. ' Upon motion-of i~~ir. Trask, seconded ty IEtr. 0'Shields, the Board also agreed to sell to I~ur. Steve C. Barefoot approxi.r.nately one acre aloag the said road and ad~oining A.A.Blake, ~z ~- ~'or a gr.ist mill site~ on the satt~e p~ice basis of ~:1,000.00 per acre~ less allowance for 1orY land.area.A mere definite description to be determined by survey t6 b~cmade of the two tracts. Mr. A. E. ~.odes, Register of Deeds~ presented a roster of service men who served in the ~e~aTmed Porces £ron: this county in ~'Jorld ti7ar II, containing 7'OOOJnames, complete with the `~ exception of additions from tir,ie to time, ~nhich i~as upon motion of Mr. Gardner~ seconded Fiy Mr. Trask~ received and ordered placed in the office of the Register of beeds as a permanent county~ record. . Mr. 0'Shields reported that his comnittee after~ n;eetings and confeiences vfith Dr.Wesse].1 and . other members of the Red Cross Sanatorium~ looked with favor upon three sites for the proposed tuberculosis hospital. One on the Wrightsville ~each High~+ay beyond the Di•ive-in-Theatre~ anothei• between the Municipal Golf Course on the Niasonboro Loop itoad and the Shipyar•d Road, near Winter Park *rrhich was the r.,ost favored site recon:mended bq the connittee; and one -.~,~s~/J in the Lake Forest area Jackson Drive to the Lake. 1'he Board~ upon mot,i.on of I~r. Gardner~ seconded ty LIr. Trask~ accepted the report vrith an expression of thanks to the committee for their efforts and voted to view the sites recommended a}~d meet with.the committee on the matter. _ , In accordanes with a request of the Board, the County Auditor subnitted a statement shor~ing estimated receipts for the fiscal year and actual receipts for the six months -~1N0 period ending Dece~~ber 31~ 1948~ The approval of a proposed bill drav:ri by the Co~:nty Attorney, at the request of the BoardT that ~vould au.thorize the Cou.~ty Cor.,missioners of Piew Fianover County, in their ~'~~ discreatior., to iefuse to issue licenses for the sale of wine and beer Anywhere in the county outside the corpor°ate limits of any municipality, ~rras held in abeyance. 6C Meeting of January 24~ Zqa9, continued. A bi11 prepared by the County ~ttorney,at the request oP the Board~ that would give the County Commissioners authority to expend not exceeding ~10~000.00 of --~~C_ receipts received from the tiBC stores or such other funds not s•aised by taxation and not otherwise appropriated, to te used in the discret#:bn of tY~e Board for advertising and other purposes to further the industria.l, commercial and natural resources of the county, was approved. George It4elvin~ disabled indigent ccloied citizen, m~as upon motian of ~4r. Trask~ ~~ seconded by Ivir. Hall, adn_itted Lo the count.y home on the recorrunendation of the Superi.ntendent of Piiblic YJelfare. U~on motion of b4r. Gardne?, seconded by L:r. Trask~ the Board.unanimously approved a proposed state-wide bill spor,eored by Guilford County that would require the State to rein:bizrse the counties of the ~tate for the expense for ~;edicines, hospitalizaticn `~~~~ plus ~,2.00 per day for the r:aintenance of each ins~ne~ incompetent or mentally defective person kept in the county jail, county ho~e or otheiwise pending adu~ission to State Institutions. And a copy of the sai.d bi]_1 was ordered forwarded to our repi•esentatives in the General l~ssembly for approval and support. /' A cepy of the ~inutes of tY~e Eoard of i~ustees of Community Hospi~al of December --~°5}~ 15th 1949, was received and filed. Upon motion of Mr. Gardner~ seconded by I~ir. O~Shields~ payment of ~I00.00 to iM~$rw,J.C.King, Attorney, £or services rendered the defendent in the case of State v ~ -J Lacy Smith, charged with murder~ January Crimina.l Term of the Supel~ior Court ~949, ~ was approved on order of the Honorable VJ.C.Harris~ Judge Presiding. A request of C. L. and k. H. Davis~ for an abatement of taxes on a valuation of ~~~ ~3~750.00 house on part lot 4 in block #161, removed from another location in said block ( S-E Carne'r~lOth, and ~,arket ) to the present location in question, after January lst 1948~ vaas upon motion ~eferred to the Tax ~ssessors to ascertain the date the huilding was moved. Upon motion, duly seconded~ corrections of tax return~ and abatements oE tiaxes on "~ Q~ on the follovaing values shown~ for tre reasons given were ordered; for the year 1948: ~s ~> ~ A.T.Bowen, Harnett township, ~835.00 personal~ double listing. ~ Mar}_Il~:.._ Brov~n, 4`lilmington, poil tar. chsrged in error. David_Green lives in Harnett tov~nship~ listed in both Harnett and 6"tilmington, abate ~440;00 personal, poll and dog listed in 47ilmington in error. T~L~ptune Hanslev~ Harnett~ ~:1.00 dog tas charged in error. A.A.Hobbs~ VJilmington, block 63 ~1~440.00 real estate charged in error~ abate and cnarge same to Alphonso Hobbs for 1948. Lilly Mae Lewis~ Federal Point, ~510.00 hovsehold and kitcY.en furniture charged above •1ts value in error. Fannie C. McC,umbe~ V~'i1L~ington, poll taxes charged and paid in error for the years 1946 and 194']? refund approved and poll taxes ordered abated 1'or 1948. Henriett_a S. Shew~ Wilmington, genaZth for not listing charged against lots 22/30 in biock 5%5 for 1948, account of error in placing list in personal file a£ter it was properly returned for resl e~tate. Pau1 (:. Srhrr~j~{~.~, ~ Harnett, poll taxes listed twice. J.B_.,Smith.~ Wilmington~ poll taxes abated account of overage. ihurston T~... Smith~,_po21 tax.es abated account of double chArge as to Masonboro £ownship, also listed in LNilmington. Berrv VJillian:s, Vlilmington, ~$2 Ofl0.00 goodsT v;ares, merctcandise and fixtures, charged tw~ice for the year 19~~. . Z. J, 1Ja11~ez~, 401 Mercer Avenue was granted a reduction of ~200.00 assessment on hause located on lot 3, ll~Iercer Place charged in error £or the year 1948. ---- L~`y,na~A report of the Vlilmington Public Library for December was received and fiZed. ,J ~~~ A report of the Grand Jury, January Term 1949, aras received and filed. lipon n:otion of &lr. Gardner~ seconded by P,:r. Hall~ the appointment of Ik1r.R.Pf.Williams _.-- Iqp~ as a member of the Viiln:ington Fox~t Corrmission~ to succeed it4r. A. A. Lennon~resigned~ c~ras approved, ~ Upon motion of P.4r. Hall, seconded by I~~r. Gardner, payment of ~196•50 fire insurance -~~5~/ premium to F. E. Livingston & Co.~ Agents, for ~5~00~.00 coverage for five years on the &oiler Aouse and Laundry at Community fIospital, was approved. Upon motion of I~ir. Trask~ seconded by N`,r. Y.all, L.C.French and the heirs of - T~~ VJ. A. French were released fron: the payrient of not listed penalty charged against E 1/3 lot 1 in block 1,~6 and the SJ! Pt. lot 4, in block 1'78, ~9ilrningt;on tov~nship, and 82.3 acres of land Greenvi~le So1:nd, Harnett tov~nship~ for the ye~r 1948, ~ A request of J.id.Eryant to be permitted to pay the back taxes on lo~s Nos. 13 to 19 inc.~ -- TQ 9.n block "D" I~inehkrst~ and cancel tiie back tazes due on lots 1 to 12 in said block, he proposes to give to ihe City~ :°as zeceived for investigation. ---(~~~~ County bills Nos. 1338 to 1397. i.nc., we;e approved for pay~:ent. The follovaing good and laviful persons v~e~e d~avrn to s2rve as jurors in the Superior ~~Court for the trial of civil cases for the t~~c v;eeks term begi.nning Fek:ruary ~~ ~9ag: VV.D.Hughes~ P.C.F3ox 35$• Aubrey V. Thompson, 212 IQ. 9th. David.G.Liartin~ 1315 Castle St, A.F.Grimsteed~ Rt.l. L.L.Roberson, 210 Davie Drive. D.O.Hewett~ 2221 N. 4th, St. J.L.Johnson,lll Church St. H.A.Stokley, fi~'ll 2~ Box I89. J.R.Hardison, 1503 S. 5th, :t. Ovren B. Smith, Jr., 207 N. 5tn, St. J.R.I~iardison, 1503 S. 5th~ St. E.K.Vdzrren~ 30 VdilliaMS St. i~irs. Geo.I.Thompson? '7 Olri~;htsville k~e. Glenn ~d. Mi11er,502 S. 3rd~ St. J.ll~.Friday~ 2312 Princess St.Hozd. E.A.biillican, 101 Hydranger Place. I ~o B~eeting of January ?4, 1949, continued. The r,iinutes oi n,eeting of .,~nuary 2~, 1949~ r~;e1e re~:d and approved as recorded. An offer of G.C.Eordeaux to p?zrchase the southv,~est part of lot ?, in block 21, _~\G~ for the amount of taxes tY~at v:as due on ~ac:e ~ch~en ~id-in Sor, the Citt~ and County at a tax sa1e, v:as received for consideration witr, the City. ~, request of P~s. B.F.Earnhill for a reduct~on of the assessment on house on lot 23, in r~Q~ block 12, Hermitage, CapePFear tov;nship, not completed January lst 1948, v~ss upon motion~of iulr. Gardner~ relerred to the Taz l~ssessors for reviev~. Second V7eek: ~ ~~,C lUr N.J.Jackson,Jr.~ 513 b4arket St. J.Arthur Williamson, 404 Northern ~oulevard. C.C.Pridgen,Tr.~ Bor. 253 Rt.3A. D.G.Edmondson~Jr.~ 2635D S.A.Cross, 12 L4arket St. J.E.Rose~ 2206 Princess Street Hoad. Herbert F. I~3i11er~ 116 S. 8th, St. L.F.Duval1~.126 Forest Hill Drive. I~rs.I.~i.Craig~Jr.~ 241 Lake Forest Pkwy. J.R.Davis, 214 Castle St. Ralph Connor, 22-F' Nesbitt Court. Yodney B. Crooni 38 Pinecrest Pkwy. Nf.V.Coble~ RFD ~~~ Castle Hayne. Ilirs.VJ.R.Carter~~ ~fi]_letts Realty Co., E.A.Kerr~Jr.~ 22 Lake Forest Parkway. J.L.Outlaw~ 162 Colonial Village. 7.Thomas Yopp~ C-15 Box 2-A. Grady Tyson, 110 N. 8th St. S.S.Brov+ning~ 161 5pofford. E.Y.Roudabush~ 31 So. F'ror~t St. Percy Neal~ 510 Red Cross St. E.F.Troy; 2306 Chestnut St. Mrs. G. ~.~. Tucker~ Carolina Beach. Rebecca It_. Marks~ Oleander. Nathan L. Lunsfoi•d, Rt.3~ Box 125. P~~iontrose M. fiinnant, E-10 Oleander Court. Elbert L. Grainger~ 11~ 5. 9th~ St. L.F.Herring, 60'7 S. 17th, St. E.A.Brinkley~ 118 Red Cross St. Lawrence Gi. Carroll, 3 Lake Forest Pkwy. Fred S. iuSiller, 303 Vuilla.rd St. Paul Mil].s~ 26 Terrace Walk. VI.M,Leonard, 314 biarstellar St. Jas.G.Stokes.t 314 P1. 4th~ St. W.E.Keith, 1/ Swnmit V;alk. FI.M.Saunders, lOb Red Cross 5t. Joe Perry~ 111 S. 5th~ St. 4Tilliam E. Hand 2400 Idetts Ave. J.S.C1ark~Jr.~ ~15 Princess St. L.H.Vinson~ 3201 Market St. Geo.O.D~vis, Apt.C-2 Oleander Ct.Apts. Robt B. Buck~ RFD #,3• VJilniington, N. C.~ Jariuary 31~ ~.9a9• 2he regular ~reekly meetin~ of the Toard v;as hel:d at 10:00 o'clock A. N'.. Present: Addison Ilewlett Chairr..an~ Geo. G;. Trask, J2s. :,'.. Ha'1~ H.R.Uardner, C1aud 0'Shields und Cou~ty tii.torney l~~arsden Bellarry. ~~~~ VJ.A.Reynolds~ 316 Church St. ~.V.Rhodes~ 2020 Creasy Ave. T.uv.Davis, Jr.~ 618 S. 4th, St. ~~~~.H.Go~^rer~ 102 Calhoun Drive. Frank E. Ricks~2118 Kline Road. Thomas P. Brown~ 2012 b'.arket St. Paul A. Davis, 2%15A Adams Street. . R.S.Fsrrow~ RFD #3, Box 199. Isaac T. Heynolds, ~919 Chestnut St.~ R.T.Presson, 2011 GJoolcott Ave. B.D.Walker~ ~04 Castle St. Elizabeth UrQuhart~ 2306 Princess St.Rd. L.J.Hannah~ Jr.~ 132 VJoodlawn. Lawrence E. Johnson, Box 242 Rt.3. W'.O.Walker~ Box 258, Car. Beach. Henry E. Houghz Rt.l~ Box 3~. Robt.R.Brown•~ ts West Queen St. G.4J.Hu11, 422 Carolina Ave. S.P. E.E.Flowers, '701 Northern Boulevard. Robt.E.Ray~ 205 Church St. A.E.Todd, 2732-A Jefferson St. L.G.Harriss~ 504 Iv. 4th~ S~. Garland D. Iv.cLeod, 80J ll-~arket St. Loran F. L:arcroft, 15 S. 8th, St. K.B.Fairow~ Rl~'D #,f2 Box 195• E.L.Boone, 111 N. ~th~ St. 1~4irnie E. Thorne~ 1602 S. 4th~ St. O.L.~alton, 814 Prince:s Si. W.I~.Cameron~ 1921 Chestnut St. Geo.H.Pmeeler~ RF'D ~?. Jno.E.Hales, '705 Central Boulevard. Wm.H.Davis, 131'7 Princess St. W.R.Lutes~ ~ Jackson Brive Lake rorest. Nettie Lemasters~ 120 Dock St. J.C.King~ 317 Pinecrest Pkwy. Mrs.W.H.tindrews~ 28?7 ngarket St: Nicholas S. Patelos.~ 208 S. 3rd, St. Een S. Woods~ Kure Beach. A.C.Pate~ Rt.3 Box 2'72-B. Leon W. Carr, 211 N. 9th~ St, • Geo.Pi. Shepard~ 412 Queen St. W.A.MeDoneld~ 12 Colonial Apts. C.F.Seitter~Jr. RFD #1. The neeting then adjourned. /r'T,.. il s~! _. ~G,. Clerk. ~ An audit report of the ARC stores for the six sr~ontris period ending Decer..~ber 31~ 7.948, was received. _; Upon motion of l~ir. Trask~ seconded by ~'ir. Gardner~ the Tax 'Collector was authorized to accept the amount of the principal due for street paving assessment charged against lot 229 Brookwood, without interest~ in full settlement thereof~,on recomme'nd'ation of,the County~ ~ttorney. A request of i~r. ~`d.h4.Robbins to be per~itted to pay Y,he back taxes due on lot 12~ in block 10, Vdilmington Beach, less the not-listed penalty and court cost in suit for back taxes which accrued against same since he sold the said lot to hi.s son Ni.C.l4eat~t~~,ns' October 18~ 1930, v~as referred to the County Attorney to fnvestigate'the matt2r vaith u~ir. 4+,P.Burkhimer, Attorney who brought the suit for taxes, and report aL a subsequent n:eeting. A request for adjustment of the back taxes on the property of Thomas Franks~ 1 3/4 ~~,x a¢res of land; Greenville, vr2s referred to the committee for investigation and ~ report tc the Eoard. • ~ 7~ t~eeting of January 31~ 1949, continued. A petition bearing the names o£ ?_8 residence and property owners on Lodor'~ Lane, Niys•tle Grove~ Federal Point tovanship, petitioning the Board to request the State Highway & Public VJorks Commission to im~rove tYie said roadway, vaas upon motion of ~~ &?r. Tr~sk, seconded hy ll~lr, Hall, approved and the State Highvaay &.Public Works Cottunission v~as requested to shape-up and drain the road to make it, passable and to enable the school children to use the raad during wet weather. The board offezed to assist the Highway Commission in r:aking a further investigation of this request, to that and. _ Upon motion of Mr. Gardner~ secorde.d by 1„r. irask~ L~9r. Hugh LiacFtae vrds granted a ~~~ refund of taxes paid on a valuat~on of ~200.00 on lot #~371 Audubon acconnt of double li~ting for the yezr 1948, The said lot is owned by bir, Geo.F.Branch and charged to ~mic~a l~tr. biacftea and n4r. BrGnch and taxes paid by t-,oth for the year 19a8. Upon motion of T,3r. Gardner, .eccaded by Iv:r. 0'Shields, bIr, Ernest 0. Tienken of i~}~y~ VJilmington t;ownship~ tvas granted an abutement of Laxes on a valuation of ~420.00 J Ford automobile purchased from Itiac~iillan-Buick Con;pany F'ebruary 4~ 1948. Upon motion of B4r. Gardner, seconded by i~?r. 0'5hields~ C.Vd.Boyette was granted an ~a~ abatement of taxes on a valuation of ~380.00 personal property and po11 as to -~" YJilmington tosanship only for,tY<e year 1948, He was a resident of Fiarnett Township and charged vaith City tar.es in ex•ror. Upon c~otion of Mr. Gardner, I~ir. Vl. A. Corbett~ Cape Fear Tov;nship, vras granted an ~~j;~ abatement of taxes on a valuation of $~~9~200.00 account of error in charging him vaith three trailers at ~;80~000.00 which should have been charged at ~800.00 for the year 1948. Upon motion of Mr. Gardner~ seconded by Dtr. Trask, J. C. Cofer of P;ilmington ~~Q~ Tovrnship was granted an abatement of tar.es on a valuation of k1,200.00 As to City taxes only on oifice furniture and fixtures in Iiarnett township listed for City taxes in error. A communication was received from PJir. Lindsay Russell suggesting that the Commissioners send men'and tzactor onee a month and level up and put sand on the rubbish at fres ~~y dumping plzces~ one at SMith's Dairy cn ttie l'~rightsville Turnpike and another at the ~- s~ foot of Bradley's Creek Bridge. Inasn:uch as the County does not have either the men or equipment;this work couZd not be undertaken and ivas~tlierefore upon motion of ivir. Trask'~ seconded by bIr. 1:a11, declined. TI~r. 0'Shields read a letter received fror,: I~rs. J. i?uGse11 ?+v'ood~ Chairman of the ~ Clean-Up Campaign of the North Carolina Sorosis asking for cooperati~n in cleaning ,~~c,~~ up the county roadsides in preparation foz~ tt~e fizslea Festival to be held the vaeek ~~~ of H~k,rch 28th through April 3rd~ 1949~ and m.eved snd it was duly seconded and carried~ that the request be approved and that the State fiighvtay and Public Ydorks Con;mission be requested to cooperatE v~itPi tre county to tY.st end. Upon motion of i~.r. TrGsk~ seconded tsy ~~ arres,t and indict. any pezson or perso public roads or in anywise n:utilatin~ ' highv~ays in violation of the law. 5~ A co~municatzon was received from tk~e ~-~~~ in each bank as of December 31~ 1948~ by us in each case. 7~:r. 0'Shields, the Sheriff vaas instructed to zs found dumping trash along the high~vays or ihe trees or shrubbery etc.~ along the said County Auditor advising the ar.iount of deposit to~eLher tvith a rnemorandum of securities held ~ A cor,!munication was receivea fro~ the Tosvn of Vdrightsvi22e Beach asY.ing that considei~ation ~ ~ be given to a revaluation of alI property within the corporate limits of the ToK~n ~~ of P.rightsville Beach for the purp~se of equalizing assessments~ was received end filed. Upon motion of L~.r. Gardner, seconded by L~r. 0'Shields~ the County Attorney was requested to prepare an dct for passage at the present session of the General ~~, Assembly..ihat would authorize and empo~aer the Eoard of Co~:missioners of P1ew Hanover _/~Qa County to defer or postpone the quadrennial re-valuation or re-assessment of real ~~' property required t~;y General St~tute 105-2~8 until tr~e year 195~, ~nd to authorize the Commissioners to a;:point t}.e assessois in Nov~mbe_r 1949 to maY>e such re-valuaticn as of January 1, 1950 and to nake a11 preliminary investigation and set up r~achinery for szid re-vGluation. . Upon motion of ~1Ir. Gardne~ ~ secondec bq I;:r. 0'Shields, the Count}~ Rttorney was further instructed to prepare a bill that would require~.all persons~ firms or corporations desiring ~o repair or impiove any ex.isting huildings upon their lands in ivev~~ Hanover -~4,~ County,outside the corporste lin.5.t~ of any municipality therein~ H?hich shall cost tnore than One:Eundred Dollars, or vcho shall desire to construct or erect a new bui2~ing on their land~ shall. ¢.aY.e applic2tion to t}-,e Roard of Commissioners of Idew Eanover County, setting forth the location of their lands, the kind and character of improvements to be m~de, and the cost thereof, or the cost of construction of any nev.~ buildings thereon, and the said Eoard of Commissioners shsll~ in turn, issue a psrmit to said pez•sons~firms or corporations to do the work set forth in said a~~plication. And to provide further ' that any,person, firm or corporati.on violating the provisions of said Act shall'.be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon motion of r~Ir. Ha11~ seconded by ~Ir. Trask~ the time within v:~hich tax payers may .~--~CtK ruake their 1949 tax returns vras extended through the month of Febi~u~ry, in view of a laxge number who have failed to make their returns at this time. I ~~ 1~e@ting of J~nuary 31~ 1~49~ continued. ~r. 0'Shieids brought to the attention and looked with favor upon the Co~unissioners _~~~ giving consideration in the preparation of next years budget~ to the development of a park and playground on the lznd at ~inter Park donated to the County several years ago by ~r. Hugh MacRae for that purpose. The planting of shrubbery, opening of roadways, prov3de benches; and svrings for the children, and a general program of beautification. lipon motion of Mr. Hall, seconded by t~4r. Gardner, the matter was received ~or study. Upon motion of ~r. Gardner~ seconded by bir. 0'Shields, Spyros Vallianos, trading as ~U~ Century Restaurant~ 1922 Grace Street, tv~s granted an abatement of 1948 taxes on a "~ valuation of ~4~000.00 good~, vaares aad restaurant fixtures purchased I~ay l~ 1948, and listed in eiror. ?he meeting then adjourned. ~~ ~~ ~'~- -a~ Clerk. ~ b"iilmington, iu. C. ~ February '7~ 1°49, The regular weekly r..eeting o: the roai•d eas hF1C a1; 10:00 o'clock F.. T~I. Present: Addison Aewlett Chairman, Geo. 'ii, irasl:~ Jas, Ai. IIall~ H. R. Gardner~ C2aude 0'Shields ar.d County Attorney i.~arsden Bell.amy. The minutes of ineeting of January 31~ 1q49, vaere read and approved as recorded. A request of ItSr. H. C. Harris to coi•rect the 194'] tGx returns for the Baster l'k~ Tobacco Cotri~,any on eoods. wares~rr.erchandise and fix.tures listed at W?4~000.00, ~ vaas declined unless it is shewn that an ex~rcr ti~~as made in listing. Upon motion of ,1~Ir. Ha.ll~ ~econded ry h~?r. Trask~'tY:e Eoard resc~nded its actioh of ' October 25~ 1948~ ap:;rogariating out of ABC ~tama~~ ~i';5~000.00 to the Torrn af Plrightsville ~-W~ Feach for esosion vrork, contzngent upon the said Town appropriatin~'a like amount. U~:on ~otion of t~4r. fiall, seconded by P~ir. Trask~ the Board then granted an appropriution of ~'S~000.00 out of recei~;ts from the Alcoholic neverage Control stores~to the Town of ~~' Wrightsville Beach,for erosion control vaork to be done under the superv~sion of a competent~ ~ w private engineer,in an effort to pre~erve valuable tayable property. bll voting affirmatively except ~4r. Gzrdner who voted no feeling thut n~unicipalities s'r.ould p:ovide for such expense out of their. ovrn funds. ' A propcsed k~ill presented by i~~r. C. D. Hogue for presentation in the legislature that y~ou~d authorizE the Treasurer of the ~tate of P3orth Carolina to pa.;,~ to the Board of ~ Conmissio-~ers of P1ew }Ianover County Lti.e skr.: of W.13~800.00 in reir~burser~ent for the sum expeaded by the County to acquire easeL.e~ts and ri~ht of way over lanc7s ov~ned by ~~°~ 7. Hertert Bate Company <<nd li';. i. Sur:ner on the v~est side of the Cepe Fear River for improver.~ents in connection witYi tne deeneni.ng anc? v,idening of the Cape Fea.r Aiver channeI by the uni.ted States Govcrnr.:e~t, v;as received Sor considerution. Surety bonds for John ~dr~~rd Griff~th as ~ Jizetice of the Peace~ anc' ~oseph L4. Shingleton ~, as Co~zstable of Hzrnett to~r:nsh~p~ in the penalty of ~.1~OCi0.00 each ~si~h the Alotional ~~~ Surety Company as surety, ~he ar::oiiat of :he Justice of the Pesce Bord havi.ng been fixed by lav,~~ and the an:ount of the Con:t4b].e's bond fixed b~ this Boerd, v;ez•e upon niotion of ll.r. Gardner, seconded by n'.r. 0'Shields, z~~provEd. li•,-on n~oti,or. of t~".r. Gardner, :s.r. T. h:. Crute vras released from the paywent of not listed ~1~,'~ penalty charged against lot adjoining i~,yrtle Gardens~ 1~iasont:oro tov;nship~ f~r the year 194'7, inadvertently charged on the tax. books in the name of T.H.Crute instead of T.TJI.Crute~ and the same vaas ordered corrected. A statement was received from the Si.ate toa.rd of Public V.elfare ~dvising that $:;3,3s5•75 ~~-i v~as ~ent to this County for Old H~e l~s~i.stance, Aid to Dependent Children and for / Administration fcr the month of January. ! ~,~ A report of the activities of the colored home demonstration agent for January v,•as _~~'~,~ received and filed, and payment of ~5.00 for office supplies ~vas approved. Upon motion of Iatr. Trask, ~econded by 1,7r. hall, P,esort Developr~ents Inc., vras granted an abatement of ~5.22 penalty for failing to list vari~us lots at Carol~na Beach for the ~.~.~ year 1948. It appeared that their,~gent listed other property, but overlooked listing the Carolina Beach lots. Upon moti.on of :,ir. G2rdner~ secor_ded by iv~r. r:all~ S. D. Southerlaad was granted zn r'~6.7~ ~batenent of poll taxes sccount oi double listing. He i.s a resident of und l~sted in L'.asonboro tovanship and also 3isted i:~ ";ilmington ~n error. Ut:on motion of i~Ir. ~r~sk~ seccnded b;- i:'r. ~211~ T~~r. F. F. FIill, 119 Lake Forest Parkway~ X ~~~as granted an ab~tenient oi ta~.es on s valuation of 5~100.00 Household end ~:i~chen Furna.ture ~~ listed at ~100.00 above the exenipt~on a'_lovred by la~r+. The same v~as listed for 4"r400.U0 above the exemption and nov; cla~.u:s it ~s not c~orth r.~ore than H250.00. T~ir. Gardner voted no, inasmuch as the taypayer s:~ould knoc; e;hGt he oi:ns and the value thereof as this information is given the list t~.ker at the tir„e of listin~. Uxon motion of I~r. 0'Shields, seconded by~ i~r. ltall~ Air. henry T~4illiner was granted an ~'~X a'~aterr.ent of poil tar.es as to IIarnett towrnship account of double listed for the ye2r 1948. His poll taxes ~ras also listed in I~iasonboro tov,~nship his ~lace of residence. E ~~ Meeting of February ~~ 1949, continued. Upon motion cf Lir. Gardner, seconued b;~ U:r. liall~ I~~Irs, C. J. Dilda, 408 Sunset ~~ ivenue, Sunset Park~ ~~.as granted an ab~=,teir:ent of ~axes on a valuation of $$340.00 /" 93$ Chevrolet AutoL!obile v~,hich she said ~vas purchased for her son v~~ho lives in N~ilson~ N. C.~ a.nd the car N;as never locateq heie, Contingent~ however~ th«t it can ~e shovan that the sar.~e ti~~as listed for tiBy.ES Sn ti;~ilson County for the year 1948. Uron mot5.on of i~r. 0'Shields~ seconded bq t,~i. Hall~ S~fr. FIocvard Ganstier v~as grGnted ~.~~ an abaten,ent of taxes on a v~.l~:at;en oi $~12,4U2.00 invitory of stock at 23-?5 South Front Street~ listed for ~22,500.00 retail v~,lue for 194II, v~hereas the amount should have been listed at ~10~0~$.GO vaholesa.le cost less 100. Iipon motion of I~".r. Tr4sk~ seconded by i~~.z•, H~s7.1, the Board autfio~~azed a survey to be /~~~~ n;ade of the percel of 12nd b~:ck of the hi~hv~ay garage the Countq agreed to sell to lldr. A. A. Bla'r.e for an abattoir site, contingent unon L.r. Blake maFting a deposit of ~100.00 as evidence of good Yaith, the sane to apply on the purchase price of the said land. A report of the Back Tax Ccllect.ci•:;ro~:~iag ~'6~528.12 collected for the City and ~,~QX ~6~0'75.9'v for the Count~; n,akin€ G total of S'12~604.08 baci: taxes col_lected fo: the month oi .,anuary, P:BS received and filed. G~ ~i report o~ t1:e Iureau oi ldentification axid Ladies_Rest Hoon_Committee for,January /~w,~~C was recei.ved ~nd filed. A reouest of the Eastern Oil Transport Company for review of the ~'620~300.00 2ssessn:ent on trucks and trailers listed for 1948, feeliab the same should be reduced by approx- ~`rQX ima,tely ~7~500.00 in vieP~ of the rapic~ depreciation of the equi~ment due to the nzture of the ~ZUSiness~ i~ras received for investigation and to have the Con~pany furnish aifiduvit as to the value oi tne equipment as of Januar3r l~ 19~+8. Acknov+ledgment of our request_ of 3anuary ?4r to t".e State fIighvau5~ and Public uaorks ~--Commission to reduce the spee@ limi.t of motor vehicles on the highvoays at or near ~ S~ the schools in the County, ~^~ss received,advising that the same v~Gs referred to their Engineering Department for compliance theret~~ith. Acknouledgment v~~as also received from the Honorable Thomas E. Cooper, our Hepresentstive in the LegisZature, advising that the till sponsored by Guilford County and endcrsed by~ this Eoard at meeting of Januarq 2~th, '.hat would require the State to reimburse the ~~y~ Counties of the State £or the expense of inedicines~ hospitalizution plus ~~.00 per day for.,maintenance of each i.nsane or n:entally defective person kept in county institutions pendning admission to State Institutions, was : introduced in the House of nepresentatives. Inasmuch as suit Nras brought~us require~ b~- lava~to protect the County to ttie extent of the amount of back tares due on lot 1~~ i.n block 10~ V~lilr.iington Beach~ or;ned by ~ ~~ T~:r. 11i. C. Robbins~ no fur~her uction v;as tak_en to permit tuir. W.k:.Robbins part~ to tr,e .uit to pay the to~-es less ~he court cost~ and not listed penalities. Tne meeting then adjourned. ~.y ~G~~~- --~ Clerk. ~ Vr'ilraington~ N. C.~ Fehruzry 14~ 1949. The regular tiveel;ly rr.eeting of tYe boGro ~•~~.s held at 10:00 o'clock !,. 2v.. rresent; Ad:~ison Hewiett L'h2ir:^an. Cec, VJ. TrssY,~ H. R. G~rdner, Claud 0'Shields and Cotmty ~lttorney Iriarsden be11.~,r._5-. ^lhe i:~inutes oi r.eetin~ of' Feri~uury 7, 19u9, v,ere iead ~nd ~,r,proved as recordEd. I..r. Robert J. 'lJells, 14 L'ourt 0~ L~.ke V~ila~-e~ vz~s upon r.iotion of I~Ir. 7'~ask~ seconded by I~~r. U'Shields~ giUnted an abateLent of taxes on a va7.t:at~o-~ of $;6~0.00~ Fontiac l~~X Sedan Ii~ted for the yezr 19a8 as v;recked a:~d char~ed at full Red book v~].ue of ~p8o.00. It ~ppeared *Y~Gt. the car was wrecked p;ior to January 1~ 1948~ hud secured no State tag~ and ~vas used only8 purts to repair other sin:ilar cars. , A request of T~Ir. Ben IuIcDonald that "Duus,y Policem ~} distances along the high~aay a~.proaches _to sc.hcols careful in school zones where children walk alon~ / especia7_ly at Eradley's Creek. iT~on mction of Mr. the Board approved of the idea and refei•red it te school Board.to handle. en" be installed at; rec~r,~c:ended as a v,arning to traf'fic to be the should.ers of the highc:~ays, Gardner~ seconde~ by LYr. Trask~ the-Chaiitinan to pass it on to the A',t'torne.y5 Addison Hev;lett~ Jr.~ President of the bar Association~ Aaron Goldberg.and David SinElair, representing the Bar Associ.ution appeared and reac3 to the Board.a _(~ recolution adopted by the Ear A~sociation~ protesting the passage o£ a Bill knov~~n as . ~-~e~ House Bill No. ?93, which has been introduced in the House v~ithotiit notice to lecal authorities. i:hat, if pas§ed, vaould practically destroy our l;ecorders Court, and therefore urged that this Board take similar action. ulhereupon the follot^ring resolution was upon sdt'ion' o~' ~dr. Gardner~ seconded by Ivir. 0'Shields, unanimously adopted and certified copies of the same ordered forwarded to our Representatives in the Genersl Assembly: 1'UHEREAS~ since the year 1°11 the New Hanover County Hecorder's Court has functioned with county-~vide jurisdiction~ with complete satisfaction; and WHEREAS~ a Bill nor~ pending in the LegisZature, kno~vn as House Bill No. 293, purports to disturb the status quo of this court by practically destroying the same and by permitting the creation of Recorder Coutts in two of the municipGlities in the County of New Hanoverg and I ~4 - . L4eeting of February 14~ 1949. WHEREAS~ it is the studied opinion of the Comr~issioners of the County of New Hanover that the best interest of this county will be served by maintaining the status quo v~ith respect to the present Recorder's Court; NOW~ 1^HEREFORE~ the Board of Cormissioners of the County of New Hanover~ in regular session assembled~ do hereby pxotest the passsge of the aforenentioned Bill~ known as House Bi11 AIo. 293~ and respectfully urge that the same receive sn un- favorable report, an@ be not passed. ~~Upon motion, a mes,ber of this Board and the County Attorney were authorized and ~~Q,`t~ requested to pr.esent the foregoing protest_to the Legislutive Committee at Rs,leigh. It has ~ust come to the attention of the board that a F.ill is now pending in the Legislature tc•provide for the appointment of an E:ssisYant Solici.tor of the Recorder's Court of the Cqunty of New Han,rver: 2nd PJhereas~ this Eody had no previous'knovaledge of such a Bill znd feel that the County's interest ~ould be best served if such matters vrere brought to its attenti.on £or discussion be~ore presenting to the Legislature, THEREFORE be it resolved by the board cf Corrn~issioners of New F:anover County~ in regular meeting assembied~ oppose the passage of said Bill until such time tY~e Corr.nissioners have opportunity to study the same~ and to that end hereby request our iiepresent~.tiv~s in the fi,egislature to £urnish this Board vaith a copy of the same. Upon motion ef Mr. Gardner, seconded by T~ir. 0'Shields~ P.Ir. 1'1. A. Long, 212 Vdright Street~ ,~U`~ was granted ~n abetement of tar.es on a valuetion of ~500.00 householci s.nd l~itchen furniture listed above exemption, in error~ for tne year 194g, "r~ Upon motion of Nir. Trask, seconded by ;y~y~r~ beer at locations on the Plrightsville ~",~ submitted k5r.li.T.Gause & C.D.~.orr.el7.~ form a.nd erecution and endorsed bv th~ It4r. Q'5hields~ applications for licenses to sell ' Eeach Highway and on the Carolina Beach Road~ ' and ALD.Yopp, respectively~ the same k~eing in due __ Sher~ff~ vrere granted'.' ~ r Ltpon motion of r4r. Gardner~ seconded by n:r. Trasl;, it4rs. C, J. Dilda v;as granted an abatemen~' ~~ of the not listed penalty charged a~ainst 1ot 33, in block 14~ Sunset P~rlc for the year 1948. ~~~ It agpeared that she listed personal property and thought the rFal est~te vras included on -' the same list. A cor,munication uras received fron~ the Co~mty i,uditor advi.sing the'.am:ount on deposit in ~! each bank a~ of January 1~ 1g49, together v~it't_ a r.en~orandum of securities held bx us in -~e`~ each case. ~ 0, Upon motion of t~_r. Gardner~ seconded b,~L.r. G'Shields~ the follo~ning resolution ~e~er' eras adopted: VlHEliERS, the vlil,:ington ~hspter of the Heserve Officers Associz.tion of the United States is again taking the lead in consideration, by all of our citizens~ of the state of our nation's str•ength through its tz°aditionxl observance of National Securitp Vleek~ a period sottght by the HOA and proclairied by the Pre~iuen~ of the United States, the Governor of Sur Stste, and the Biayors of our veri.ous cities~ and V,'f~REAS~ there is alwuys a neec to combat the lethargy and ap~thy toward military affairs v,~hich vrould render this nat~on virtually defenseless~ and VIHEREASr v.re as part of a great nation have just emer~ed from a great crar in which our people derronst:ated their strength and chara.cter and nov; face the traditional postvrar enemy of reaction and pseudo-paci.fisr~, and l;'HEREAS~ under these. circumstances of international unrest and uncertainties, of jealousies and distrust among nations, and of economic~ idealogical, and national rivalries, it is more important probably than e~re r before that our entire citizenry must be kept infoz~ned and aroused to the dangers to our National Security; THEREFORE BE IT P.ESOLG'ED by the Board of County Commissioners of Nev; ~aanover County that vJe coL;mend the Reserve Officers Association for its leadership i.n establishing this FNational Security ~reek ohservance: that vre pledge to the ROA and the rranSr organizations assisting in this observance otiir fullest cooperation~ and that vae urge all o£ our fellow citizens to join together in this all-inportant obeervation. • Upan notion of Ivir. 0'5hields, seconded ry Y~,r. Cardn~a~~ a resolution q~as adop~ed urging favorable consideration be given the matter no~~~r ~efore th~ H~uso ~tc~i~~t~~~ ~fEtririe ~~~-~ and Fisheries Committee, of assigning a dry-dock to the I~iaiitir.~e Commission for placement at V~ilrr:ington to serve the laid-u.p fleet of approximately 425 ~-iaritime Cor.~imission-cvined vessels tied up in the ].ay-up basin in the Brunsviick Hivex for the obvious reason thst it would be an economical move for the Government, and vrould obviate tk~e neceseity and ex.pense of pulling these sriips avaay fron; U?ilmington to other ports v~here dry-docks ~re available. ~ Upon motion of P~:r. 0'Shields~ seconded by Mr. Trask~ hSrs. biary E. Bell ~vas released from the payment of not listed penalty charged aga:.nst her property in blocks 91 and 142 for ~~b~ the year 1948~ for the rea.son she vlas Suck in the hospital during listing ~ime and was unable to list. Upon rr.otion of I!ir. Trask~ seconded by L~r. Gardner~ bac1~ ta~es charged ~g~inst the property of Saint Rest Holiness Church, block ?53~ NlN Pt, lot 1~ for the years 1945~ 1~46 and 1947 /~~` was oraered cancelled and set ~.p es tar. free for the reason the said proper!y has been used exclusively for chureh purposes since purchased by the lrt~stees Decer,.ber 12~ 1944~ and tY.e 1948 taxes ~ras ordered abated. Upon motion of b4r. Trask, seconued by ~•~r. G~rdner, ~ney-Chevrolet Company vras grented /~'~ an Gbetement of taxes on a valuz.tion of ~~~570.G0 on automobiles listed and charged twice for the year 1g48. A letter was received fron, P1r. Hobert C. H~rris~ tivithdra~R!ing his request for a reduction a~, of the amount of assessmFnt• on ~oods, ~~:ares~e:erchandise and fi~:tures charged ag~inst the -~~ Wilmington Tobacco Company for the year 194'7, ~~~ Meeting of February 14~ 194p continued. Upon rr,otion of Mr. Trask, seconded by I~r. Gardner, Il4rs. Hopie P. Bzrnes an irmiate of the Catherine Kennedy Home, was granted a;efund of taxes she may have paid on ,~~. lot 8, in block 38~ Summer Iiill for the past tc~o years~ 1947 and 1948, and the assessment ordered cancelled on the assessment books, for the TE&SOh it was shovrn by the,examinj:ng attorney that the said iot is owned by E. L. Rogers and she has no interest in the sane. James B. Ennis~ v~~as upon niotion of I~r. G2rdner~ seconded by I~r. G'Shieldsz granted and abatement of taxes on a valuation of ~465.00 personal property~~poll and not listed J~i'{~- penalty charged sgainst lot 10, in Ulock 4~ Colonial Village, braught forward from a ~~ grevzous listing by and charged in the nar,e of Willian. A. Stewart Por i,he year 1948. &:r. Ennis purchased the said lot from 'vlillian: P., Stewart a resident of Richmond County who furnished a tax receipt shov.ring he paid personal and poll'tar.es in Richmond County ~ for the ye~r 1948, -~~A report of the Viilmington PL.~lic Litrary for ~anuar3~ vras received and filed. ~i~ Upon r,.otion, duly seconded, county bi~ls Idos. 1392 to 1601 vrere approved £or payment. ~ The n:eeting then adjou:ned ~..slL ~.z~w.r Clerk. /~ - ( / Viil.mingtonJ N. C.~ Febrtxary ?1~ 19~9• The regular weekly n:eeting of the roard res heid at 20:00 o°clock A. I41. ' Present: Addison Hev<<lett Chai.rman, Gec. 'Jl. TrGsk~ Jas. r~I. Hall, Ei, R. Gardner, Claud 0'6hields and Countq Attorney t~~iarsden i3ella~:,y. The r,:inute: of ineetin~ of February 1~~ 1949~ vaere read and approved as recorded. turs, Vd. ~. Davis and other ladies appecred to ask fcr aid in develcpin~ an~ equipping ~2 a play ground and basebell dian:ond on z plot of irnd within the co~~erate limits of -~~i,l~~ Kure Beach donated by IeIr. L. C. riure, for crhich B4r. Y:ure v~ould ~ive the County title to.the land. The matter was, after discussion, and uPon riotion oS T+;r. Gardnert seconded by BGr. Hall~ received for investigation and to asceitGin what equipff~ent we have that could be used. 1 A request of I~r. Leo Sykes to trensfer the taxes paid by 't~Ir. T.H.Pis•ight for the lp~ years 1939 ~0 1°42 inc., and 1944, 1946 and 1g4~, amounting to 290.O1,on proper•ty _ in block 503 in connection with a foreclosure of a mortga.ge on the property of Pearl F. V4i11iams,whicY; was erroneously applied by his agent on property in block 200, ov~ned by the sau:e person, was upon motion of lair. Trask, seconded by I~~Tr. 0'Shields, referred to the County Attorney znd the back Tax Collector for adjustnient v~zth i~r. Sykes, indemnifying the County against 1oss.in tre transaction. A request of b4rs. C. E. 5chachner; a resident of Nashville~ Tcn:i.~ to be allowed the / ; QX ~~300.00 ta~: exemption creoit on 'r.ousehold snd kitci en fu~niture li.si;ed at Wilr,ington - Eeach for tYe yea: 194$a v~as re£erred to the Gounty Fttf.orney for oPinion as to whether or not tre exempticn i~ applicable to non-reeidents. lipon motion of t~,ir. Gardner~ sFCOnded `~3~ t:.r. Tra=Y., the Register of 7eeds vras authorized ~-~~r~~to purchase five acditienal. i~ecoi•d books needed in his office~ beyond the estir:ate provided in his tudget. The follovJing~resol.vtion~was u::~cii ~:~.otion of i~.r. 0'Shields, secondeci by P,:r. Gardner~ ~~`~' unanimously adopted and orderec? fori:arded to our lte~ resentatices in the Legislature with request that it be adopted bp both houses ead forv~arded to the Congre~s of the ' linited States: A JOINT RF;SOLUTIOTd PF,TIT10ieING 7IiE COI~TGItES.", OF THE UI~?ITED £TI,TES TU LOCATE k SUkPLUS NAVI FLOATING DRY-DOCIC AT VJILic:I:VGi'ON rOR PRESERVI,lIUP; OF BOTTOI~IS OF IVIARITIiVIE COL.IJISSION-OV~NED T:'fEHCH1~NT I~iARINE FL~ET LAID UP IN BRUIdSWICK RIVER. ' VJHEREAS~ it hss come to the attention of the General Assembly of ~he .tate of North Carolina, now in session~ that considerat;.on by the tiational Congress is being given to the matter of plscing dry-docks in the ports v~here reserv fleets of the t~~aritime Commission are now laid up for tkie purpose of gi~~ing such vessels hull insnection and primary preservative treatrcent~ and WHEHEAS, there are approximately 425 vessels of the Ivferf~ime Conunission's merchant fleet now laid up in the Erunswick River at ytilmington to be inspected and given such preservative treatment as the United States t~~aritime Conmiission decides essentialq snd 4'dHEREAS~ the servicing of the Vdilmington Fleet by means other than a floating dry- dock at the Iay-up basis, v;ill envolve excessive tOVlage charges to tY;e nearest commercial dry-docks, located at Har~pton Roads~ Vi.rginia, and Cha.rleston~ South Carolina~ and vrould be an ine~'ficient and uneconomical n:ethod of pseserving the hu11s of said vesse~s;.and V~H~r~AS~ the United ~tates r..aritime Cormiss~on, advertent to the greuter efficiency and t;.aterial savings to the tG~•payers~ has recor,ri°ndeci that the servici.ng of these vessels pe performed v~rhere the~ are t5_ed up~ t,hereby saving vast sur.is of money to the Federal Governrr:ent: Now~ therefore~ be it resolve~ by t"e Foi~se of :~epresentatives~ the Senate concurring: That the Cori:mittee on uierchznt i:~ari>~e and fiisheries of the House of Hepresentatives and the Cangress of the I'n;.ted Stste~ ure respectful.ly ur~er to give favcrable con:sider- ation to~ and take fGyoratle s.ction on~ the recor.rcenc:ati.ons of the Uni.teu States L.ariti~e Commission~ thereby causin~ the servicing of these ships to be periormed where they 2re nov~ laid up, thus eifectuating s great economy. That this resolution sha~ 1 be ia: f,~ll foz•ce atta effect fror: and after its rati£i.cztion. ,~tified this _ day of Feb~uary~ 194g. ~ ~-~ ' ~ieeting of February ?1, 1949, continned. A copy of the n:inutes~of the ~::eeting of the bcard of Trustees of Conmunit3~ Hospital ~}~~~ cf Jantzary 1;'~ 19~9, was z~eceived and f~_1ed. s A request of ~r. Gardner to be relieved oi' tne du`;.es us r,he Coknty'~ representative ` p on the Eoard of 'lrustees of Con.n.unity Hospit4l, ~•;a~ gr~nted, and on nis recoLU:endation ~~3 L.r. Claud 0 Shields was, on i?~ot~or. of P~:r. Zxssk; seconded by I1,r. Hall~ n2n.ed as his successor on the ;aid board. . tipon~:riotion of~2ur. Trask, ~eco:.ded by l.s. FIsll, i.-.r,. John Spillr:an,Jr.~ ~r~2s grGnted x ~n a.:~tement o- not-listed penalty chaigec aoainst his p;o~e~ty in tloc}:s 204 aad 4 _~ City, and acrea~;e and lots, Greencille, Harnett Zov,~nship,fvr the }reur 1948. Pccount o'~ serious sic}:ness in his .Can.ily and edued respcnsibilities si listing tirre Lhe same ras overlcoked. Y~r~ Gardner cotec: no. / ~ , Addison Her;l.ett~ ~ r. ~ Duc]ley I:ur,.phre~~ and E~llen Colb~ ~ttorneys, represrnting the , '~ar Association~ appeared to asy tle Lourd to clear up the r.iatter of the collection _/`~x of tack ta3~es f~r ~he year ly4']'and ye~;.•s prl.or thereto, ti~,hich are bGi~red b5~ the statute of limitations in c~se~ v;here sl;.it ea~ no:: brought for the collection of Sizch tsxes prior to Dece~:ber 31~ 1948~ i~ ~ccordsn~~ c;~th ~n AcL of the Legisldture 1°47. The Eoard bein~ inforrr.ed that the Tar Cell.ector has been a.dvised hy the Attcrney General/that =ur.h iter,~s of tay-es are collectGble unless the stat.ute is ~leaded~ v~hich raise: tt~e question of r~g'r!t and justice to collect =ucY_ taxes from a t2.~~ payer vaho is ignorant of the law~ c~r :>hou13 all ta~-es ~a?ling tuzder the s~id Act be cancelled. ~ The mat~er ~sas discussed at Iength and upon ;.iotion of I~~ . Ha1.I~ seconded by Io:r.U'Shields~ refeized to a confere~ce of tYie City~ County ~,nd Esr Associat~on to detern.i.ae r~hat zctiori snould be taken. A request of Iv~r. Ft. F. Hall to be released from the pay-r;ent o£ nat-listed penaltf L~ Q~, chsrged against lot ~A rorest hills £or 1948~ was decZined until sueh t~n.e it can be ascertai:~ed if he has r.4de his 1949 returns. Upon motion ol I~.r. Trasky seconde2 by ii~r. 0'Shields, the-Cou.~ty F.i:torney vras requested ,' ~C~`(~ to give an opinion on the ?-atter of not-listed penalties and the Con~issioners duty -- ~ in respect to the enforcement of sa~~e. Upon motion of Iv~r. 0'Shields~ seconded t~y I~.r. Ha12~ to;r. ~ar.;es k. Lee vras granted an _~ abatement of t~.,es on a valuation of ~,50.00 personal pro~~erty snd poll as to City tar.es only. He is a resident of il7 Gi•ahar.. Street, P~iaffitt V?11aPe, Iv'iasonboro Z'o~~mship~ and charged vrith City tares in error~ for the yeer 1948. Upon motion of L~r. Gardnei~ seconaed by I,.r. 0'Shields~ the lions Club v~as permitted ~C~~ to install tcro penny chevaing_gurr: r„achines in the court house building i.n consider~tion of the proceeds used in v:ark G:~.on~ thc ~litzd. U~on ^:ction~ ~. D. Pedgett, a~esider.t of i.:u~onXoro ~i'o1~~nshi.p~ v~as €i•antec, an abatement I 1Q`}~ of taxes on a v:luation of S',u50.00 peisonul property znd poll as to City ta5-es only~ J charged in ez~ror for ti~e year 1948. Jpon rrotio:~ of !r~r. U'Shi~lds, seconded }:y i~._r. C~rdne~~, the F~oard ~av2 its ondorsement <~ to the pa~sage of a proposed hill adopted by the toard of Education, to amend the ~~'' County School Fension ~ct to er-tend the beneiits v~~iich hUv? been conferred on teachers~ / principals~ supervisors. and superir~tendents si.nce 19~1, to include a'1 other en:ployees employed on a full-tvrne~basis by the Pdevr Hanover County School Syster. ;~r, Gardner brought to the sttFntion ~f Cne Board the r.:atter of a misunderstsnding v+hen verbal request was made and grantsd..over ~he te?epnone ~o permit The lhalian &ssociation to use the Suberior Court roor.,'for staging a play on the evenings of February 78~ and ,o ~/ iJ.arch 1~ It ~tias not made clear to the Co~,missioners that admissi.on Urould be restricted ~v~~~ to certain persons, or onl~ to such persons vrho have purchased Thalian Fssociation tickets. ~ The ~oard did not rescind its action perraitting the use of the cot;rt room ior this p2ay~ but did call attention to the po2icy of this Bourd to grant the nse of the court rooms for public purposes only, free and v,~ithout charge or attendance restrictions, and directed that the Z~halian Associa+icn be given notice that future use of the court roor„s v;ill be perrr.itted only for public purposes. A copy of a resolution adopted by the Vrinter Park Civic Club v~holeheArtedl.y endorsing ~, t'r~e placement of t.he proposed tuberculosis hes~it.~l in 1~dinter Park ne~,r Lhe P~iac'ttse _~e~a Fark area vras read and presented by h.r. 0'Shi.elds. lnasmuch as the roard has been hindered in locating the hospital on tte Co4nt;y Parl~ lends due to certain re:.t;rictions in the deed. the resolution was i~eferred to li_7•. Ic.ackae for• h:is inforr.:~tion and to i.he end t~at further negotiati.ons may be had iow,ai•d secn~in~; Y:is consent to establish Lrie hospital on a portion of the park lsnd:s. The meeting tYien adjourned. 7~ t~_~,., ~~ 84~...- ~..~y Clerk. O (%, c` ~ ~ ~ ~~, ~. ~ ~! Nlilmington, N. C., February ?.8~ 1940, . The reguZar vreekly n~eeting of tYie F3oard v~as held at 1Q:00 o'clock fi. Il~I. ' Present: Jas. M. Hall~ Vice Chairman~ Geo. W. Trask~ H. R. Gardner~ Claud 0'Shields and County Attorney IuSarsden Bellamy. The minutes of ineeting of Februa.ry 21, 1949, vlere rea.d and approved as recorded. I~r. C. D. Hogue~ Chairmsn of the Vi;ilmington Port CoIIUnission appeared to ask that a member of the Board be n~med to r•epresent the County at a hearing before the ~ ~ Iv?erchant_P~4arine and Fisheries Committee in V~~ashington D.C.~ 10:00 o'clock A.td. c~ ~~ Ivia.rch ~nd, with reference to the ~lacen!ent of z?loating dry-dock at F~'ilmington ,~ for servicing tY.e 425 IViaritime Commission vessels in the Lrunsv~-ick River lay-up ~r' ~ basin. Upon motion of Ibir. Trask, :econded by° i~.r. G~rdaer tYie Chairman was named to ,>~ represent this &oard es the most logicsl rriemrer in view of hi~ prerious correspondance , with our Senators and Congre.smen concerning this n~atter, but being confined at his home sick, Pv~r. 0'Shie).ds v,~,~s named. to take hi.s p12ce in the event I~~r. t:ei~rlett is unable to attend. It.r. Gardner took this occasion to co~in,end the V'ilmin~ton Yort Commissi,on for its active part to secure the placen~ent of the dry-dock 2t this port and its efforts in securing ,_,pC~ other port improve:::ents, v,~hich h~~e proven a~7 eat asset to this cor.-~munity of vah:ich the -~ W~ publi.c should be infoY~med, and of£ered a n~oti.on to that effect which vias seconded by _ 2fr, Trask~ and carri.ed. • ~~~D~ Consideration of the plans for tP~e proposed airport adruini.stra.tion building ~~~as postponed ~ to a subsequent meetin~~ for further sttzdy. Rcknowledgnen~ of our resolution and request of February 14tr~, ~sere r•eceived from our l~~ Senators and Congressmen unanimotxsly pledging their support in a.n ef'fc~rt to secure the placement of a£loating dry-dock here which v.+as appreciatively aeknovaledged by tY:e Board. T~he County Attorney advised the Eoard that any person~ firr: or corporation tivhese duty it,shall be to 2ist any po71 or property, real or personal, who PJilfu].ly fa.ils~ refu.ses ~-~i~ or neg3ects to list the same vai.tY:in tY~e time allov,•ed by lavJ~ ahall be charged v,~ith a penalty. Failure to list is primG facie evidence of vailful intent ~nd the turden of proof is on such~person to shov~r there was ne vailful intent to conceal F,ropes~ty for the purpese / of .evading taxation. . Upon motion o£ Ivir. Trask~ seconded by ir4r. 0'Shields~ the Board act~.ng on the opinion of . the County Attorney~ that a non-r~sident is entitler to the 9;300.00 exemption on house- ~~ u~` hold goods? granted hss. C. E. Schachner of Nzshville~ Tenn.~ an abatement of i,axes on a valuation of $300.00 housebold goods listed at Plilmington Beach for the 5°es.r 1948~ for vahich the exe~fption r~as not zilowed by the list taker. ~~~ The matter of the Count}~ sponsoring a f'Zoat in tY~e azalea festival p2rade su~:gested by Mr. 0'Shields~ rras postponed uatil ner.t ;:!eetin~-. i lipon iaotion of '>Ir. 0'Shields, instructions ~^:ere givea to write the pe~sons iriterested in ~,~x~ drainage improver.ients on the Blue Clay road and explain to them the reason drag-line `~~'" drainage operations in the Elue Cla;~ 2rea a~ter cornpletion of the Y?inter Park pro~ect wa~s delayed on account of urgentt+~ork at the a~rport requesteo by CP.A vahich wi.ll take ~ approximatelyten days te co~iplete, aite~ which ti.r•.;e the drag-line v:~ill be r,~oved to the Blue Clay erea project. Action on the ado~.tion of a resolution ~ndoi•sed by the County Uemocratic E~:ecutive Cornmittee~ presented by Isi~°. Davis Sinclair, ur•~-ing the Gcvernor to ~ppoint Il1r. V!. ~~?~c~',' Avery Thompson as a r.ierber of the JLL3LQ Hi~hv~~ay~ k Yublic 6uorks Corunission for the Third District~ i^ras in deieience to ;~;7~. i~.iulray Jat~nes vrho vras not present~ poetponed until t:he next meeting. ~n?r. 0'Shields brought to the attent5.on of 1.he Eozrd the metter of di.scounting and the prompt pa5~ment o£ the county bii ls vNhich is bei.ng h~_nd~T'e¢3 2~v reason of ~he law requiring ,•#~g~ clain!ents to call and rece~pt for p~yment of same. ~~'ereupon'hir» '~rask.moved and it was i~~QS, seconded ~y u=r, 0'Shields~ and 'carried~'that the Count;, Attorney be insl:rtacted to prepare a bill~to be presentee in the legislature that would provide for a ruore efficient and speedy mar.ner of handling the accounts payable. • A request of tti4r. Ean J. ~4cDonald for a reduction of the ~1~190.00 assessr:ient on hi.s ~~ 194~ Nash automobile to a junk value of ~200.00 on account of the car hGving v,reck_ed -- in an accident in December 19~+7, vdas received and upon motion of I~~1r. Trask~i~Rr. D4cDonal ' voas requested to furnish an affidavit to the effect that the car vaas V!recked prior to January 1, 1948, and that the s~.me ha.s not been used since. ' tipon motion of Tvlr. Gardner~ seconded by @:1r. ^lrask~ the County l~ttorney v:~~s instructed to write P:.r. T.F.Gooper~ ilew Iianover Connty Re.presentative~ to have the proposed bill ~--~~~~`~ re3ating to county building permits, v~rhich was reported unfavorable by the House Corrunittee, reconsidered and pla,ced on the favorable calendar for passage. Upon motion of I~r. Gardner~ seconde,d by Iv:r. Trask~ Geo.H.Wa2kea, 'iiilmington township~ ~-~ 0.y was granted an ab2teiztent of,taxes on a vGluation of ~170.00 auton~obile charged above the book value for the year 1948; and ir~r. Floodrov~~ 2:_<-11ard a resident of n2asonboro tovonship ~.as granted an abate~::ent oi taaes on a valuation of ~25.00 and poll a. to LYi7.n.ington Tov~nship on account of doutle tisti~g. I ~~ T~;eeting od February 2Eth, 1949, coatinued. Upon n:otion of P~'r. Trask, seconded by I~_r. Gardner, J. T. Crov~der was granted an abaten:ent of taxe5 on a valuation of ~?.,6'75.00 pers onal, poll and not l isi;ed ~C%~ penalty for the yea r 1948,charged against lot 8 in block 42 Sunset Yark. _ It appeared that he sold a11 his personal property consisting mostly of stock of goods to ~7r. ~.L .King and moved to Cumberland County prior to January 1~ 1948~ and the said person2l property and'poll wUs b roughY, forward from z ' previous listing an d charged as not listed. , ~pJ lipon motion of ll4r. Trask, tlie Court House Con;mittee was authorized to r epla,ce ~~ the present old fla g pole atop the old court house building, with a nev~ pole ~ of inetal pipe const ruction at the same location. ~ / The follovring good and 12v.~fu1 pepsons ti+;ere drav^an to ~^ k o th t mi serve as jurors in ni d t b i i the Superior ~,, h 14 1949~ _ Courtr for the trial vao ree s of cases, f. e x r e erm eg nn ng a ~ rc John F. Wo6de11~ 23 Ct.B~ Lake Forest. 1~Irs. Richurd Braak~ Castle Hayne ,. R. A. Wi'liams, Jr. 1 Ct.V~ Lake Forest. Vr'rr,.V.Best, Box 1485 . A4.L.t;ieyland~ 1606 tinn St. Earl Gregory~ ' 13V1Ct. Lake Forest _ Harry L. Hundley, 311 Grace St. Daisy G.Pake Wil-Star Nev~s C.H.Pfohl~ 212 N. llth~ St. Vv.G.TI^~ining~ 202 VJri~ Avenue. Clyde fienderson~ 12-P~ Ptesbitt Ct. V1.P.Oakley~. 2Ct.Y~ Lake Fo'rest , John O.King~ 2~13 Adams St. G~.V.Heles~ 18 N.Vanburen S~. , A.B.I~deadows~ NFD 3~ Box 105 4dm,E.Evans~ 515 Surry St. Roy b:erideth,Jr. 409 Church St. Eliz.H.Harri.ss~ 5•C.C.Pines. J.E.Talbot, 112 Colonial Village. R.B:"+arner~ 112 Kenwood Ave. • C.T.Flor~ers~ C-25', Eox 288. L.H.Roberts~ ~~: 136 h'oodlawn Ave. ~ Mary L.Stone~ 200 PaTk Ave. Tas.L.Br~,nnock~Jr. 1906 Church St. ' Geo.T.Sul].ivan,Jr. 10 S. 8th, St. Robt.T.Grimes~ 501 S. 5th~8t. ' Hermon 6V, ll.cBride, 2659 I.d•r.n:s ~t. Jos.A.Thor~as, 1~02 VJoolcott Ave. ~, Archie G. ~ales~Jr. Rt.3,Box 29A G.D.Youn€~ _:' . 2112 Barnett Ave. L~Irs.Eliz.H.1~4.ouring~ 606 Aiorthern Blvd. Z'd.B.Hichardson~ 11'7 Pauline Ave. 1^.I~.Hobinson, 2525 14arket St. C.Fred Cameron~ Bok 765 Carolina Be~ch. Jas.C.Ivioore~ , Rt.l. Howard E. Edgerton, 1921 YJoolcott Ave. . C.L.Eaggett~ 4G6 Grece St. Harold E. Laner , 213~ N. 6th~ St. , &4rs.Paula Haas~ C-?_5, Eox 305. D.R.Pe.rker~ 1916 Ann St. Claude Randolph, 3-CtcY,Lake F'orest. F.K.Scott~ • 818 S. 5th~ 5t. ', Jas.V.Durham, Rt.l, Fsox ~59A. D4vid Wishart~ 208 Virginia Ave. .: C.H.Robinson, E,14 Colv,ell F,ve. b~;.L:Greer~ 1809 Summer Hill. t, P.F.O'Keef~Jr. 2015 Perr~~ Ave. Miss Hazel L.Knight ~312 S. 5th~ St. ' F.E.Nev.~ton~ . Bo~: 86'7. " B.L.Carter~J r. 117 Spofford. h O.S.Rodgers~ 4?_1 8. 4th, St. Adolph L.King,Jr. 1b0'J Ann St. ;' PS.L.Greer ' 1809 Carolina Bch.iioad. Geo.S.English~ Ht.?~ Box 319F L.H.Powel~, <^6~4 Jefferson St.. 4i.C.Thor.~pson,.,r. 1111 R~:ercer Ave. F.H.Spier, ~ Fit.2, Box 183. b1rs.Ii:.H.Shepherd, 107 N. 13th, St. T.C.Cofer~ 2207 Chestnut St. Luther L.I~intz~ C15~ Boa 2-A. ~ G.E.Saunders~ H b t L Y Rt3, Dox 241. 6~"Pi c e ~ E U~ike Zezefellis, 310 VJri. Avenue. 4 t S : er er . oungT s ne r ~ ar}cway. C.A.Peschau~ arke 51 t~ t. A~I.R. Herring~ 215 Lake F'orest Parkv~ay~ R.E.~icCrary~ 19 Terrace Walk. Second week: Ernest Erown~ 204 Ftutledge Dr. J.D.I~oftis,Jr. 100 C.C.Boulevard. W'.B.Long~ 324 S. 5th~ 5t. C.T.Cornvay~ 21~ Davie Drive. L.A.Teylor~ 209 N. 13th, St,. Jas.F.Litgen~ 15 S. 5th, St. Paul Boegel~ 225 Davie Dr. t4i.V. J.N.Hines~ 30 Terrace VJalk. . . . Holand E. Bruce~ 137 Pinecrest Pln~iy. E.O.Cerro]_l, 120 N. 8th, St. N.E.Rivenbark~ 118 S, l~~.onroe St. J.D.Bradsh2.+r,~ 131 Graham St. ' C.H.Koester~ 114 Colonial Villuge. K.Ra;~nor~Jr. 820 Dock St. D.R.Long~ Ht.3~ Box 50C. l"lillie I?e~~lett~ 403 Central Bouleva•rd. S.D.Kelly~ Bor. 168~ Car. Beach. VJ'.A.Carter~ CL-.9-D Lake Forest. LNm.C.Stephens~ Rt.l~ Box 1?_8A. H.I.Becker~ 304 N. 7th~ St. R.2d,.Vdillicros, 246 L~ke :~'orest Fkvey, fi.G.PaT•ker~Sr. 5-E, Nesbitt. It~.G.Meares, 5-~, ;~'estit;t Ct. Henry IDi. Haxv~~ell~ 13-P Lake Forest. INm.S.Aolland~ 221 Pi,necrest Pkv~y. E. VJ. Vdard~ 221 S. 6th~. St. Sadie E. I~.ode, lU4 Csr.Eesch iioad. Jas.H.Sloan~ 1806 Nun St. r.~ Daniel Horrell~ 13 llav;~on St. J.H.Cumbee~ 1519 Castle St. . C.C.CGrraway, 802 DocY. St. Raymond L.Smith~ 2007 VJoolcott Ave,. O.T+;.Hartley~ 171 Spo~ford. B.C.C1emr.~ent~Jr. 2~15 E. Ad<n:s St. ' pPm.Bov,~ers~ ' 1° S. 1~a~hin~ton St. W.G.Farr.oa~~ Rt.3. Vlm.H.Thornton~ 2407' :'+ie+ts 1!ve. Righton Brov~~n~ 619 5. 6th~ St. J.A.Priest~ 115 iu. 6th~ St. C.J.L;ontgomery~ 100 Ivey Drive. " H.A.BBo~vles~ 31? N. 3rd~ St, tiNillie fI.Shepard, 509 S. 4th~ St. Robert A. Evans.~Jr. 114 Spof£ord. K.V.Witherington, 301 Virginia Ave. N.rs.S.C.Stanley~ Carolina Beach. T.N.Fakakis, ~0~ Grace St. Robt.L.Hodges~ 2107 Vreasy Ave. E.E.Daughtry~ 111 Ivey Drive. J.F.Crav~;fordi 408 Central Boulevard. L.L1.Bellamy~ 1~16 Pender Eive. L.G.Reaves~ Rt.3. Jas.P.~.Tyner, 46 Spofford. Jno.H.Anderson~ 123 Lake corest. Donald Godbol.d~ 1917 Castle St. ~ Thos.G.Lovett~ 802.Orange St. P.P.Saffo~ 320 Red Cross St. O.K.Pinner~Jr. 1113 Grace St. J.A.Piofford~ 1917 Vloolcott Ave. The meeting then adjourned. ~ ' ~ ~~ ~~.y, C le rk . ~ , ~`~ l~ilmington~ 2d. C.~'IU~arch '7~ 19a9. . The regulas va,eekly neetin~ of the &oard ~•rrs held at 10:00 o'clock F. :,~. Present: Addison Hewlett Ch~irman, Geo. ti'. Z'rs,~k, ~aG. Iv7. Hall, H. R. G~rdner, Claud 0'Shields and County ~;ttorney 1r:2rsden Beilamy. The minutes of ineeting of F'ebruary 28~ 1949, were read and approved as r~corded. PrIr. H. H. Holland, mereber of thE Eoa7~d of.li:a;.u€ers of ~as.V!alker Hospital snd ,r;r.. John ~:~. :tankin, Director, ~ppeared to ask for additional anpropriGtion for , ~~~~) the ho~pital in the amount of w:15~000.00 jointly oy the City and County'to n:eet ~ -~V~¢ added expenses occasioned by increased charity patients and decrease in pay-patients snd addiLional nursing staff. Ti-.e m~tter v;as di.scu::sed at length and llir. 0'Shields ;n.ovec and it v:~as secanded by I:.r. 7'r~sk and c. rri.ed~ that z coe~,mittee be n2med to check ' • the tiooks and 2ccount~ of the hcspitsl ~o enable the Board to act intelligently on the request. iu:r. G'Shields, i,Ir. Hal.z and irir. Sn:ith s^Jere named to check the same. 2~ir. Jas.E,L.Wade asked for assessment reduction on the property of It'_r. Neriry F;, Everett~ ~ '"~ay~ block 142, ;~:as upon motion of 1t4r; Gardn~r, seconded by 1~.r. Hall~ reqmested to subn;it ~ .the sawe o~ forms for investiEation. , T~ir. C. D. Hogue, Chairnan of the V~ilmington,Port Commission, reported that some progress ~ was n!ade before the Committee of T~~erchant R;ari.ne and Fisheries inV~shi_n€;ton,to secure the placement of a floating dry-dock at Puilviington~ inasmuch as the cotniaittee appeared ~ ~~~ more sympathetic at the conclusion of the rieeting than in Lhe begirining. And in viear of having secuz~t~ an adjournment o£ the r:eeting for two v.~eeks, through C^ngressman Eonner~ ' vahich v~ill give~.opportunity°for the preparation a neva and vigerous presentation of the ~ matter at that time. , ' i ~ P,~Q Upon motion of Nir. Gardner~ seconded by "•r. 0'Shields, the Board directed ths.t a resolution ~~~~'"~ pe prepared on the passing of -our Senator and £ormer Governor, J, t:~elville Broughton. ~t~ L'pon motion of l~~lr. U'Shields~ seconded ~y P~:r, Gardner, the Eoard went on record expressing , ,~~ its sincere appreciation and thanks t6 Congres~r.:en Carlyle and Ilonner for their efforts ~,- ~ la in the presentation of our petition tefore the House I~..erchant lllarine and Fisheries Committee :; ~ at UJashington to secure the placement of a government dry c3ock at Yrilr.~.i.n~ton~ Mr. David Sinclair ap~:eared to Qe.k ttiat his reouest t;o endorse the appointment o£ ~~~~~ ri!r. ZN. Avery Thcr:pson a~ IiiFtrv•ay Comrnissionex• for the Thix~d Dist:ict~ subu:itted at the last n;eeting, 'r:e vaithdrav;n. ~ Plans and loration of the propc~ed airx;ort adr•:inist~ation bui].ding v:~as cli.scussed end ^ a\~Z~p~ithe boa:d agreed to r:eet at the airport Thursday morning for further study of the matter with the architect, representativES of the CkP and P.irlines, v~~ith the view of reaahing sc;ne decision and to familiarize aIl the r,:en_bers of the Eoard what. is bei.ng conter~plated. ' L4r. 0'Shields brought to the attention of the Board the possibility of affecting a considerable saving in the lsrger purchases of ecuipment and supplies for tl-~e county ~~rp~-under the State purchase plan through the Beard of Edncation, and ~oved th4t the san~e be investigater to ~hat end, His motion vras seconded by Mr. Traslc~ aric~ I+~Ir. Smith the County Auditor~ who is Glso the County's pu.rchasing agent~ was asked to cooperate with Nr. 0'5hields in the investigation. ~ U},on rr:otion of T~.r. 0'Shields~ seconded by Ic:r. Trask~ the County Attorney vras authoi•ized to n.~~ take such steps necessary to correct an error in a deed £rom,?vev.~F'anover County to the -. ~~~ Broom ZRood Produets Company, appeGririg in'the.description'-locstirig Lhe land furnished by the engineer. , ~TUith reference to a possible request;of I~:r. E~refoot to purchase a more suitable location for his grist ni11 in lieu of the site he agreed to purchase from the CountS~, 2~~' the Soard, on notion of n2r, 0'Shields, seconded by P,:r. Trask, directed that Smith Builders _ ~ Supply Company and Broom F1ood Products, Ir.c.~ be contacted as to their needs for additional , back land,adjoining their interests on the Castle Hayne road, before ruaking further con,rnittals to sell. ~ A request of PIr. James T. SNest for aa abater~ent of' the 1949 taxes~.on~house bu~ned at. ~Q,~ Seagate February 26, 1949, Was declined for t}-e reasor. tar.es are fir.ed by la~^r Gs of January 1st. A request of Tv;r. Emmett H. Bell.an;y fo1' abatement of not listed penalties cY,srged against ` his property and the propei~ty of thE E5L~{;E of Er,ir.~a P~i. Bellamy~ and Ann S. Bellatt~y for , ~l~ the year 1948~ v;hicY: he undertooY, to i.ist tco late to get on the tax, booY.s~ w~.s received `' and ?~Tr. Bellzm}~ wUs asked to a~re2r ~nd gi.ve his reasons why the penultq should be aba.ted. A request of Il.r. I~_angels tioa Oeson for tran:ier of credit of taxes paid on lot 3~ Sunset " a Park for the year 194']~ to lot 4, Pinecrest ^terlace for which the pa.yr,ient v~~as intended~ r.~ '~ was declined inzsr.;uch as P~~r. T.C.IJie.rritt v~~ho o~^rned both lots and ha,s si.nce sold lot 3 in . Sunset Park,t~:t is therefore a matter of the parties interested to settle. ~ /x U},on motion of -7r. Ha11J seconded by Ic:r. Trask~ IV!r. Alexander Pirchio~ 109 Church Street, ~-~u. was garnted an abatement of tar.es on one femele dog chsrged in eiror for the Srear 194~ Upon notion of i~4r. Gardner, seconded by Tr1r. FIa11, n?r. N].Ia~.Peacock v:as granted an ebatement ~~d~ of taxes on a v4luation of M490.00 on personal property charged above i.ts ~rue value and ex.sription a1Zor~ed by law, for the year 1948. I 8`0 ` IVleeting of b~Iarch '7~ 194~~ continued. . - • Ur,on motion~ Ic.~, li.ar~on L. George was gi•anted an abatem.ent of tayes on a vaZuat3on ,~ of ~'25,00 on half acre of land~ part Farrov,t~ A4asont~oro Tov:nshi~,~ charged tvaice for ~1~G the years 1947 and 194$, and the assessment ordered cancelled. 1t ~,ppeared that a ~ subsequent deed for the half acre of. land was gi.ven to correct. an e~ror in a former conveyance v~~hich ~a~as the cause of the duplicate charge. Ais request f'or an ataaten;ent taxes ori two dogs listed for the year 1945~ on aceount of ei~ror in listing five dogs instead of three~ v,~ds decl.ined ~ Upon ~;otion of v4r. T'rask, seconded by L°.r. Ha11~ Lee E. Hussell eias grunted an ~.bates,ent ~p„~, of taxes on a valuation of $'~1~1'70.00 personal property ~nd ~oll brought forwerd from ~ a previous ]isting and charged as not li.sted against lot 10, in block ].4, Princess Place for the year 1948~ for the reason he r;oved to ATOrfolk~ Vs.~ July 194'7~ and had had disposed of his personal propertq here tipon motion of Prir. Hall~ seconded by Mr. Trask~ the Eastern Oil Trsnsport on its,request~was p~~. grant~d an abaten:ent of taxes on s ~~z:lu~,tior. o f 4y~~500.00 on three trucks and trailers r--~ assessed at ~20~300.00 for the ~•ear 1948, leaving a net ta~.able value of 9~12~800.00~ on a°f'idavit furnished to t.he eiiect t.hat the net uorth of the said equipment ivas ~ k9a5~ .25 on ,;anuai•y l~ 1g48. Upon n~otion of Tsir. Tra.~k~ P,.r. Henry~ Sher~;an was granted an abetement of.' not listed -~.~ pene.lty charged against the Sii Pt. lot 3, in block 14; in ttie nz.me of P~1ary E. Leonard account of sa7.e being in process of ne~otiation at ].ist5.ng time i°48~ and thought the same haa been listed. Upon motion of 1._r. G~.dner, tlie cou:,t} att,ornsy was instructed to dravr a new bill ~~G, for pre~entation 9.n the legislature relaiive to count5~ bu~lding pern.its, n,Gking the r::~nimun; sun; of ~;500-.00 for ~mpr~ovements 2nd repairs, and/or nevr bu~ldi.ngs~ in lieu of the ~';100.00 r:inirnum. asksd Sor in a previous bi7,l that v;as introduced by Mr. Cooper and reported unfavorable by the House Cc;r:mittee. 1'his~it i.s rn~c9r:rsteod, ia~ould meet with the approval oP the I;ocal Heal ~state Eoard as the purpose is for tax information only. Upon motion of IlIr. Trask~ seconded by I~.r. Gardner~ the Board iF~ent on record un~nimously opposing any change in the present members or system of operati.on of the New Hanover County Alcoholi.c Eeverage Control Board as contemplated in s bill introduced in the ' C~ House by rtepresentative Thonias. E. Cooper. knd a. copy of this action v;as ordered sent to our Representatives and to the Chairman of the Hoi.~se Cor,:mittee on Cduntses~ Cities and Towns, r~ith urgent request that they use their ver•y be~t rfforts in the i.nterest of i;he present administrstion of our ABC Soard~ to the end that t}~e said ~bill be not passed. P~ir. Cardner su~gested tkiat a meeting of the Composi.te Board be called to discuss the matter and hear any recor.,~endations. '~ ``\,{~~' IIpon.motion of ~r, Gardner~ seconded by Ic.r. Trask~ a, contribution of $;'250.00 was e~ granted for.account of'the:'Azalea Festi.val expense. /~,~ A report of the Eaclc Tax. Department sY?owing that ~2~?36.29 w~,s collected for the City~ and ~4~391.94 for the County, makin~ a totel of ~6,~25.23 back taxes collectec~ for the ' month of February. Upon riotion, the Chairr:an and Cotznt}~ I~udi.tor vtere authorized to attend a meeting of ~CQ/ , County Con.nissioners from Lhe various counties,. in Raleigh; Tuesday r~orning to op~,ose a St~te lev}~ of ad-~/alox•er1 propo~ed for educetional purposes. ~~,,1 A report of the a_ctiivities of i,Y~z rureau of Identifi.c~.tion for F'ebruary was received G~1`~'" and filed. Upon motion, the Board unani:~ously v:ent cn; iecord as opposin~ an increase of State levy on profits irom the AEC stores feeling t,Yiat ~he profits paid over to 1;he St~te are as much as it is entitled to in vieva of t.he fact that the County's =ources of~ir_come are _~Qc~~ liriiited and to take a~~~ay our present profits v;culd r.:aterially e.`fect us. 7,nstructions were given to furnish a copy of 1;'r.is resolut::.on_k-;, vrire to the Chairman of the Senate and I?ouse Fitlance Co;::r:ittee and our repz•esenLaii~e.s in Lhe Le~;islaiule. Upon :notion of ^ir. T~asY.~ ~eccndeC b~. 1._i~. Gardner~ ~~obert ~a.n,es~ 2106 Dar~rson Street~ ~OX was ~;rantea an abetemeni of i;azes on ~, vslu~i~on of ~16C.00 on Chevrolet automobil~ -~ listed at $;260.00 for vrhich ~~;ta~e taa ~.:as not secured and the san:e so].d as junk for ~I.OO.dO. Upon motion of irir. Gardner~ secondFd k•y i~._~ .'Il~.sk~ the County Attorney v,as i,n~tructed ~,nQ` to dralt a b~ll for presentation in tr:a Le€islatuz•e to give t;he County 50f of profits ~ fron, tt:e AEC stores in lieu o~ t.he Mi'P°E?!t r..ercenta~e of distri.bution. ~„~Q Upon motion of h~ir. Gardner~ seconded by tt~~r. Hall, the Board voted to request funds d\~ be made available out of Federal emergency funds for urgent and irmiedia.te vaork at / U~ Masonboro lnlet to provide a channel to permit small ciaft to use the sa~ne uiith safetq. 1 he ~r:eeting then ad journed . ~~ il sd~e . ~ 'v Clerk. ~ ~~ Vlilmington~ N. C.~ b~rch I4~ 1949• The regular weekly meeting of the Board v~a.s held at 10:00 o'clock A. NT. Present: Addison He~^~lett Chairman~ Geo. Vd. Trask, J~s. M. Hall~ H~. R. Gardne,r~ Claud 0'Shields and County Attorney 1~4~rsden Bellaciy. The minutes of ineeting of L4arrh ']~ 19~9, were read and approved as recorcied. Based on a financial statement as to ~he cost of charity patients et Jaraes l1'alker ~UyQ Hospital~ prepared by the County Auditor~ ~vhich shows that its request for a joint ~ additional appropriation of $G15,000.00 v~*ill be needed to pr.ovide the present servi.ce rendered charity patients for the talanr,e oS the iiscal yEar~ t~~,r.Hall moved and it was seconded by 1:1r. Tra=k, and carr~ed, that an ap~ropr~ation of $65~000.00 be granted to meet increased expense for the care of chalit, patients~ corctingent upon the City making a l.ike appropriation. ' hirs, blargaret Nfxon a former Public Health Nurse that ~•aas employed b3c the Consolidated il.r>r.ti~~ Boardlof He~lth~ retired on sccount of t~d health, at~peared to usk that the Board approve -~~}"~ a bill for ~ preserrt Gtion in the Legislature th~t would mal:e her elig~ble to receive benefits fro~ the retirement system of' the County of Plevr f anover and the City of Wiln,ington, vras upon motion of P~.r. 1'rask, seconded by L.i . Hrl7., refez•red to the Board of' Health 1'or recornmendations, Upon ir.otion of i~.r. Gardne~ , seconded by i~.r. Zrask, Lhe Bo~.rd r~• unanimous aetion, voted Q,. to o~~pose House 3i'._1 rn;r„ter fi.ve hund;ed and ninety'four relative to do~ rscing, and ____~~`n that ~enator Roy Rov:e be sent a telegrzn: to th~:t effect t~~~ith request thUt he make every effort that sar,.e be not en~.cted. i~.:r. 0'Shields brougY.t to t:te stt.ent~on oi the Loard the matter of forest fires as a dangerous hazard to residence ~nd forests ot tYie County N~hich was discussed at length ~p and it was agreed that r•er~resentutives of the .~orestry Dicision of the State Department ~0'~ of Conservation and Development and property owners be invited to r.ieet foi• a discussion • of fbrest'fire prevention before beginning the prepai~ation of next ye~rs tiudget. Upon motion o£ nir. Hzll~ seconded by IJir. donated to the County by 14~r. Hugh IuacRae i-~~ka named "Hugh TJiacr"iae County Park~' in honor to the clearing a~rlay~ of the underbrush,p the premi.ses. 0'Shields~ the land near Winter Park tha~ was son,e years ago, for a cot~nty~,.park, was ofFicially o£ ihe donor. And that nece~.sary steps be taken roviding benches and general beautification of ~~ Upon motion of Ivlr. Trask, seconded by li-r. Hall, autnority was given to use county fa.rm ~ C prisoners for removing certain trees at the airport that obstruct the vievr of runways. a Upon motion of L'.r. FIall~ seconded by b.r. Gardner~ the Eoard approved plans for the ~~ b~ airport administration ~uilding designated as ~"ucheme E10 shov,ing spectators deck to a~ be placed on roof above airline oi'fices v~ith tv:o ofiices spaced further removed f.rom - the apron not to be finished at this time. ~~5 fteports of the Ladies Hest i;oom Cor;~mittee and Sliln:ington Public Library for February ~i~~ were received and' f~led. Unon motion of A.r. Tr~,ek, seconded by Lir. Hall~ ~0 acres of land charged to Estate Corporation. Cape ~'ear tov.nship? v~~as ordered cancelled and ab~,ter,tent o1' ts.xes charged r~ g~ ~:gainst the sau.~e ior 1948, for tle r~ason the'.same .is included in 3~70 acres of land sold by L?iss Arabella Gore to the Internztional Paper Co~pany in 19a~~ which said 80 acres of 1and~ vras previously purcY:ased Y_y her from the Gore Estate Corporution. Upon motion of ;..r. Hall, seconded by~ It r. 0'5hields, the Azalea Festi.val Cor~rtittee vras granteC the free use of Legion Stadiur~, anc liehts for Cor.:munity sing~April l~and use of exhik~ition /~~ buiIding for the preparation of floats for the festiva]. parGde. And the Optimist Club was , granted the use of the race tracY.s Sor horse trotting races~ Saturday- «fternoon, April 2nd~ for wh~ch a charge for admission vai11 not be m~de. J~.~ A report of Community Hospital for Febiuary v~~s received and filed. Upon motion of Nir.Trask~ seconded by Mr. 0'ShS.elds~ John B. Higgs~ Sr.~ v~a.s granted an abatement of not listed penalth charged against Lot 1~ Pauline ~ve.~ Vfi1n!ington tov,nship `~. for the year 1948~ in the nar~e of n:arie T. Austin, ac~count of purchase after January l, ' 1948, and brought over in error as being in Harnett TownsYiip. Upon motion of L~r. Trask, seconded by lt4r. 0'Shields~ I~4rs. H. H. Hutchinson v+as granted an .~-~QY~ abatement of taxes on a valuation of ~1~000.00 on house o~~ned by D.L.Pope cnarged against her in error~ and ~6?00.00 on stna2l part of lot #3~ V'tilmi.ngton Beach char~ed against both for the year 1948. A bil.l intsoduced in the House by ttepresentative:Thomas E. Cooper a copy of vahich was ~. ~e~ a.~ furnished this Board by Senator koy Hotive~ giving the Solicitor of Reccrders Court the . right to appoint an assistant..snd salary to be fixed by the County Commissioners, ~vas upon motion o£ Mr. 0'Shields~ seconded b}- 2~..r. 'Ir~sk~ appioved. h4r. A.E. Iihodes, Hegistei~ of Deeds~ apS.earFd t.o ~.sk tre Eoard's advice on replacing ~~~t~ continue~Thertpayyuntillehe is arle~tolret.u.rn toyherevo~kt P=rc~Hhodesh~as advised~toto use his judgn.ent in tYe i~.~tter for the ner..t fev; days. The County Attorney ~r:as instructed i;o forti:~a7d the ~ills reJ_ating to building pei7nits as ~~re-drafted and eqna]. d~stribi.;.tior oi ~rofit~. fron~ the AEC stores Ue~.vJeen the county and nunicipalities, to Senator Hoy HovJe for en2ctr:ent. ,~~~~ Upon motion, du15~ seconded, cotznt; bi73s i~~os.1602 to 1693 vrere approved for payment. The r,\ ting then adjourned. ~fs~. ~f. ~- --~ Clerk. _ ~ ~ . ~ 8~ G'iilr,iingtorz~ ;~I. C. ; I::arch 2I~ 19a9. The regt?lar v.~ee~l.y neet5.ng of the Poard vras held at 10:00 o'clock A. It'. Freserit: tiddi.son z'ev:iett Ch~ir~~an~ Geo. 1~7. Tra_k~ :,as, I~4. Ha1i~ Claud 0'Shields ~nd Coi..nt;; Attorney i.~rsd2n ie~lamv. The ~ninutes oT ;neet3nc oP l~:e.c.h 14. 1949~ v+Ere read <^.nc' erproved as recorded, i,'pon r,~otion a° ;~.;r. ~I271~ secor.Qed t~r ~+~~ , 0'Shi_elds; the a.ction of the Board of `~~y P~~~arch 14, 1°,49, 1~!as ur~endEd t.y c} an@ing the name given the are8 0£ land near Fdinter Park donated to the Ccunty by P.~Ir. Hugh Y:~acI~e for-County Park, from 'x'Hugh flacRae County Fark to "Nugh L.ec~e PaPk"' in honor of the donor. I~r. R. It~. Kermon appeared to ask that the board rescind its action of IV~arch 14~1949~ ~a~ opposing House bill tio. 594~ relative to dog 1•acing in Piew f:enover County. After r discussion I:~r. 0'Shields n:oved that the said action be rescinded, his motion was ~~P seconded by Ivir. Hall, and failer.' to.caz~ry on the negative vote of S~I~. Trask and the Chairman. :~.r. Aaron Goldber~ appe~.red and told the Eoard that i_n consyderatlon of the thirty odd years of-serv~:ce'h.r:'tis. P~I. Harriss has rendered this countg as Clerk of the Superior Court and S.n viev; of nis adyanced age and havi.ng left the servi.ce of the G Countp before the County rtetirer.:ent S;;stem was created, he.~ould submit a bill to ^(~„~` Senator Itoy noNre for presentat.i.o~~i in the 1egi.slature to authorize the payment of 'e ~v100.00 per n:onth to L,r. Harri.ss out of the genera.l fund of the County~ and urged that the ~oard tGke no action to oppose the'sarge. ,~ Upon motion of .,Ir. 0'Shields~ seconc~ed by :~:r. Trask.~ 1~.r. J.H..iohnson,~ 2717 Wsshington ~ Street, Sunset Park, having presented 'nis disch2rge as a disabled veteran of V~orld 49a.r - II. ti+~ss exen;pt froir. the payruent cf po11 {;axes. ' ~ Upon motion of i,Ir. Ha,ll~ seconded by l~,r. Tras'r,~ P,,r. ben b4cDonald of t"~rightsvil.le a~, Eeach9 Harnett to~•!nship~.was granted an ab~tement of tax.es on 2 valuation of ~~.~04G:00 =' ,, for the.year 194$, ,ori a 1g47 Nash automobile wrecked December 23, 194~, vahich, according to his affidavit presented, he did not own or operate during ths year 1948. Upon u_otion of 2~Ir. Trask~ seconc~.ed Uy P~.r. Hall~ the Col~nty l;ttorney was instructPd to Q' s~~rite St2te Senator koy Rov,~e not to press the passage of' the bill sponsored by this ~` ~,oard~to distribute the profits received from the ABC stores on a.n equal basis between the county and u~unicipalities, iar2s~,uch as it appears th4C our 7epresentative Thomas E. Cooper,will not be able to resume his duties i.n the Legislature on 2ccount of illness, ,~ lipon motior_ of LZr. 0'Shields, seconded by i~:r. flall~ payment of ~:32.45 to the City of Wilmington for half expenses incur;ed k5y I~ir. H.E.Boyd to VJashin~ton~ D. C., -o`~~ representing and appearing for New I:anover County and. the City of Yliln:ington in the matter of investi~ation of the transfer~ of routes and property of National ?irlines. \` A copy o£ the minutes of the meeting of the board of i~.anagers of Cor:,munity Hospital -Y'`y~ retruary 16~ 1940~ v,~ere received a.nd filed. ~j~ Notice of public he2rinp on the favoreble recon:r,:endations for b'ederal improvements ~'V of I~,asonboro I.nlet and connecting waterv~ays v~re~ e received ~~ nd upon motion of t:_r, 0'Shields, second2d ;,.• T~_r: T;~sl:, iustruction~ rrere ~iven to proceed v:ith the ~~ rr:atter oi ~~curing rights-of-tn~a}> and' ~poil-di_::pnsal ~reas _or the i;~itia2 v,~ork ir. accord~nef- v~ith OUI' ~~PF2IDP.1'cL Of DF:CP.qiher ~.3~ T943. h cor.:r.:unication r as r•eceived °rei~: 1~.~ . L.L.Latta, Chairr~e.n of the board of iiianagers of CoMmunity~:-~"ospital, and D.rt.:..A.Grre7.1~ Chairman of the Pinance Comr~ittee~ ca]ling ~, attention to th~ ar..ount of ;~.95,0~0.00 f'ire insurance carried joj.ntly by the City end ~t~ County on Cor.u-::una.tJ .f!ospi.tal rtzi'•.ding,, P;urses Home and contents~ ,~18~000.00 boiler ~~ insurance and ~100~000.00 dsmage to propez•ty fron. boiler accident. In the opinion of the said board~ rep'].G.cen:en£ value oi the entire property is upvard of ~~50~000.00. The r;~atter vras u~on r;otiori of I~,r. 0'5hields~ seconded 1~r Il.r. Trzsk~ refPrrec'. to the Chairman to confer with the City as to its-v:ishes iri increasing the insurance coverage. A copy o:.the'miriutes of a called meeting of the Board of Aealth A~arch 18~1949~ ~~~as received; advising that tk~e men,bers of the Board of Health are in synipathy with io.rs. I~.argaret Nixon's request to become eligible to receive benefi~s Frorn the City- ~ County retirer~ent syster~ by legislative enactment in viev~~ of the n:any years.services given to the Pttblic Health Nursing Association and the Board of Health, but that is a ~~~ matter entirely within tfie province of the City•Council and the Cot:nty Commi~e~ioners. The Board of Health further called to the attention that dize to the illness of ~ P~r. Schrader,,Plumbing Irispector~ it is doubtful that,he will ever l~e able to ret•urn to his duties, that under the iVierit Sqsten: he entitled to ten days sick leave per yPar~ accumulative.up to ninety days. It wi]1, therefore~ be neeeseary that ~'330.00 be tr.ade available to n~eet.th.is added ehpense if a.nothe~ inspector is employed. Upon motion cf P:Ir, o'Shields, secondeci by i+:r. Tr~sk, vras referred to the Chairman to cascertain the City,'s feelangs in the.u!atLer and meet the szme on a basis•of 1/3 by the County and 2/3 by the City. . • A co~r:mu.nication oP T~~Irs. L_arjorie T. tiiggins, employee, of the City-County Eureau of _~ Identification~ addressed Co l~.r. II.E.F~les, Supt. ~ requesting tvuelve n;onths leave of absence effective f'rom h.ay 1~ 1949~,v:~,s received and referred to B.r. `r'ales~ head of the Depa:tment,for reconu?.endetions. Lpon motio.. of i~._r. ~~G,~` a.batement oi taxes Fedeial Foint: 'lov:n that the said Iand listed as 21 acrev in t3-e said tract. 0'::h5elds, seconded by i.r...T~ask~ ~.L.Canady vias gxented an, on 2 v~;l.uotion ef ~?UO.OO on 4.25 acres of land~ Pt.D2vis~' ship, char~ed ir. er~rvr fox t~he ~e~re 1947 and 194~• It appeared ~~ras ir.cl.uded in the ac~ ea€e• sold to 6.L.SYaun:acher and VJ.R.Davis r:,ore or less~ tut act•ual survey sho~~ec~ a tota7. of'bitly 16.75 acres . . ff i , ;'~ . ~ . ., Upen notion of I~:r. 'i~ask~ secon:?e<3 bz- I~.r.. i;all, Chas.C.Levris Hias g7anted an abatement ~'J Qx of ta3.es on ~ v~luati.on of ~100.00 chsr~;ed a~ainst lot 3, Seagzte eccount of double charge. ~~ I~eeting of D~arch 21~ 1949, con~inued. 1''~aUpcn c~otion of Air. 0'Shields a ccr.mittee. of the Chairman, the County Attorney and c p~,cX~ L:r. Harry ~verett, A°sistant Couaty Electrical Inspector, vJere nar.~ed to set-up and ~'Rhp recor,:r~,end a schedule of electrical inspsction fees for mak_ing inspections of electrical v~rork in the county, at the ne~:i n,eeting, The question of the county in~talling and operating its ov+n police radio systern ~ reconur,ended by D::r. O~Shields, at a cost of upnrozimately ~2~5E8.60 for eauipment ~ and installation~ and fron; Y'425.00 to ~s4E0,00 per year for maintenance~ in lieu of - the present set-up v;it}; the Citq ~~;hich costs approximately ~2,Qd0.00 per y~ear~ x~as upon motion of 2~~r, TT•ask~ seconded by P,~r. 0'Shields~, received for investi~ation. The meeting then adjourned. _Q~~- i~ 32'~- ..•„t.y Clerk. • , v . , Wilm2ngton, N. C., Iviarch 28, 1949. The reguZar v~eekly meeting of the Eoard was held at 10:00 o'clock A. bi, Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman~ Geo, W, Trask~ Jes. h4. Hall~ Claud 0'Shields ~ and County Attorney I~arsden Bellamy. The minutes of ineeting of Narch 21, 1949, v:ere read and approved as recorded. , i~`~ Upon motion of Mr. Hall~ seconded by I~r. 0'Shie2ds~ authority was given to c7.ose the -~-e~ county off3ces during the perlod of the Azalea Parade Saturday morning, Fpril 2~ to ; enable the county employees to,vieR the parade. . The Chairman reported that he conferred with b4r. J. R. E?enson, City n~ianager, concerning .; the proposed bill that wou).d enab2e Mrs. Margaret Nixon to receive benefits from the / ity-County Employees.Retirement System and that he would give the matter consider•ation ~~;. ~_`' ~after securing a copy of the bill and have had opportunity to stud}- the sa.me, With .~; reference to the matter of providing funds to meet the expense requested by the Board of Health to pay the present Plumber Inspector the rest of his sick leave salary and put on a new inspector, Tt was agreeable with D~r. Eenson for the f3oard o£ Health to - ,. use any emergency funds it may have~ but there are no City,funds that could be used for that purpose. N r. Hewlett also reported that he conferred wit}~ uir. Hevrett of the US District Engineer's ~~~'" Office with reference to the rights=of-tivay and disposal area for the IvYasonhoro inlet ~ proposed improvement and t,4r. Lee, whose lpnd is invloved, appeared'more cooperative. '. A deed prepared by the Couaty Attorney conveying 2.54 acres of land from the 6ounty to I~r. Amthony A. Blake~ at a price of ~~.000.00 per acre, in accordance with the action of r~ ~~ this Board January 24~ 194y, was upon motion of llir. Trask~ seconded by ~tr. 0'Shields, approved and the Chairman and the Clerk of the Board vaere authorized and directed to execute the same on behalf of the County. A surety bond for I~Ir. A.~ .Browning as Constable of lv;asonboro tovmship, in the penalty ~~jo~a' of ~1~000.00 ~vith the idational Su7~ety Com7;any as surety~ the said amount having been • fixed by~ the Board and approved as to form and execution by the County Attorney~ aras upon motion of i~~:r. Trzsk, seconded by ~r. Ha2Z~ approved. ` '~ Upon motion of i~r. 0'Shields~ seconded by Iwr. Hall, the Board approved disp7.aying of ~~~~' a banner on the court house frorit for the Azalea Festival at a cost of $17.50. Upon motion of ~Ir. Trask, seconded by u'~r,. Hall, payment of ~21.82 er.penses incurred ~• ~ by Sheriff Carl H. Holland of Richmond County, for ~eturning Platson Hale insane - 1~1~'. New Hanover County resident, to the State Hospital at Raleigh, vras approved on the opinion of tlie County Attorney. lipon motion of Ddr. Trask, seconded by ~~~r. Hall, n.r. &'.. T. Ross, Ja.iler~ a~as authorized to ~~ sign an agreement with the United Stetes Department of Justice~I~unigration and Pdaturalization ~~ Service~ VJilmin~;ton, N. C,, for the detention and mairitenance of aliens held at Government expense under the I~lgration Laprs~ in the Countg Jail, for the period from July 1~ 1949, '" to June 30~ 1950, at a per diem rate of charge of ~1.00 per ~erson. _ Upon motion of h;r. Hall~ seconded by.ffir. Trasx, Dtr. J. T. Culbreth was re].eased from the /-U,~ payment of not-listed penalty charged ageinst pruperty in block #105, for the year 1948, ,~ ~ purchesed in November 1947, He listed personal property January 19a~> but throu~h error the real estate was not added to his list. Yuir. Lott b:. Ivoble was a2so re2eased from the payment of not-listed penalty charged against his property in blocks 207-~9$ and 502 he failed to list for 1948~ account of sickness and r~hich was overlooked by his agent who ~vas instructed to list the same, ~ An application for license to sell beer at a location five and half c~i2es on the Castle \~/ Hayne road, submitted by ffirs: Georgia H. Tindall, the same being in due form 2nd execution and endorsed by the Sheriff~ vras upon moti.on of -?r. Hall~ seconded by Nr. Trask~ granted. ~, Jpon motion of I~r. 0'Shields, seconded by I~r. Eall, plans for the airport Administration ' p~i building were approved, same to be erected at a location on Bluethenthal Field that will ~ ~ 0~~~ Inot obstruct the view of the runways, sub~ect to the approval of the Civil Aeronautics ~ IAdminstration. ~, Ira Gatson Eallard~ colored, and John Frank Gore, white, tv.~o indigent citizens, were ~q~s!lupon motion of iJir. Hall, seconded by N:r. Trask~ admitted to the county home on reco~unendation of the Supt., of Putlic 1VelfGre. ~„~( ~A report of the Grand Jury, r~;erch 1949 I,,ixer Term, was received and fi_led. tJ i I ~ I ~ ~4 Meeting oP 5,arch 28, 19~9, continued. Mr. 0'Shields brought t.o the attention the matter of t,he ind3scriminate use of the court house lot for the parkinp, of auton~obiles by persons r~ho have minor or no `~,~ county business to attend toq,to the great disadv2ntage of others ~~ho'have~: /('Cr It ~eas suggested,during the discussion, that stickers be placed on eligibie cars, however the matter aras taken under consideration with the viea: of working out sorie plan to remedy the situation. Upon motion bf iuir. 0'Shields, seconded 2y ~-r. Yal.l, I~1r. R. Vd. Galphin~ County ~~~.~,~c/ Demonstration Agent, was requested to be present at the meeting of the Board . Monday, April 11~ to discuss soil conservation. lnterested farrers were invited to attend. A request to use Legion Stadium for motorcycle races Sunday afternoon~ I~~ay 22~ 7.949, sponsored by the Wilmington Police, for which a.charge for admission will be made for ^~~ the benefit of the Police Recreational ~nd, was approved by a majorit3= of the members of the Board. The use of the Stadium on 5undays,for cor~mercial purposes, was o~posed by the Chairman and ,~ir. Trask. ~~„a~lnstructions were given to request t;he State Highv~ay Department to further clean-up ~~,~` the highways for the Azalea ~'e~tival. The meeting then adjourned. C-~~ti ~l. 3~.~~ Clerk. ~` R~ilmington~ N. C.~ April 4~ 1949. The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 10:00 o~clock A. &I. Present: Addison FIewlett Chairman~ Geo. Vd. Trask~ Jas. bt. Hall~ Claud 0'Shields and County Attorney Pdarsden Bellamy. The minutes of ineeting of b7arch 28~ 19a9, were read and approved as recorded. ~ Bills of expense in connection with the Coroners investigation of the cause of death of ~ ~ Johnny L, Farrow, in the amount of ~443,12 vwk~i~~a~ were upon motion of b;r. Ha1S~ seconded by Iwr. Trask~ ordered paid on the approval of District Solicitor, Clifton L. Moore. ~ A letter ~vas received from Colonel H. R. Cole, United States Distr~ct Engineer, relative to emergency improvement of L4asonboro Inlet. Advising that a T•ecent survey indicates that the water on the bar is equal to the avex~age depth that has been found on the bar during surveys for the past twenty yeai•s1 and that no funds have heen appropriated by Congress ' ~ to deepen channels beyond their normal de~th as an energencS~ u,easure, However, he is su~mitting our request to highei autrorities. The County Attorney reported tr:at he had confer~ed with hir. Lawrenae Lee of the Shore Acres Conpany'who indicsted he wou18 cooperate v~ith the County in praviding rights-of-way -~~ and spoil-disposal areas in connection with the dEepening of the channel between the Inland VJatexnn~ay and Il4zsonboro Inlet, provided the southern point of Harbor Island will be protected against damage result•inp, therefrom. The Chairman rcported that Mr. Hea~ett of the United States Engineer's Office advised that the channel would be etzt at a distance further away from the point than was first planned. Upon motion of N~r. Trask, seconded ~y Iv`r. Halli the E~oard on recortw~endation of the Tax ~~ Assessors~ granted N;r. W.:T~I.~Hill an ahatement of tax.es on a valuation or ~i,9oo.00 house on lot 4~ in block 42~ Sunset Park~ charged in error for. the years 194h to 1948T On investigation the Tax Assessors found nb Building on said lot. Upon motion of i~r. Trask~ seconded by ~r. Hall~ Spivey Corporation vras granted an abatement of taxes on a valuation of $1.,855.00 personal property brought forward in error from Iast ~~ years sheet and charged as not-Iisted, It appeare@ tnat $z3,71a.00 personal was listed regular for the year 1948. Upon motion of b1r. 0'Shields~ seccnded by A!r. Trask~ I~~ir. Duke C, -~iarshall a resident of /~ South Carolina and an inmate of a tuberculosis sanatorium, was released from the payment of not-Iisted penalty and poll taxes for the year 1948. 19a8 Jacob Johnson, ~vas upon motion~ granted an abatement of/taxes on a valuation of $800.00 ^~ ~ on house burned in 194~, in block 239 City. A-•copy of a proposed bi12 providin@ a pension for Mrs. niargaret Nixon~ a former employee ``~" of the Board of Health~ in thE an;ount of ~60.00 per month on a basis of 2/3 by the City T'- and 1/3 by the County,beginning July lst, 194g,.~'hich ~1as approved by the City~ and the ~same having previously a~>proved by tY~is Board subject to the approval of the City~ was received and filed. r. Upon motion of Iv:r. Hall,~ seconded by t~:r. 0'Shields~ the VJilmington Baseball Club was requested to have its duly autYiorized of'ficials to appear before this Eoard for the ~}3 purpose of clariPyin~ the understanding as to its use of the Lagion Stadium for the ~ ~irates 1949 baseball season, or to indicGte in writing its obligation to use the Stadium for the dates they have scheduled. No objections were reaised by the Poard to United States District Engineers for permi. /~~,,Z$~ Tuotts Chennel~ approximately 400 Feet east to dredge material from a slip on the west Creek. the ~,~~plication of R;r. W.J.Vlilson to the t to construct a wherf on the north side of of the Inland waterway, and Mi~. n~:.B.Register side of the inland waterway south of Page's ~ ?~eeting of April 4~ 2g49~ continued. . Upon motion of Mr..O'Shields,. seconded by lo:r.`Hal.l, the New,Hanover Histari¢al ~S Commission waa granted an a~?propriation of ~25.00 for postage stamps and stationery ,requested by I~r.. Louis S. h,'oore. , ~ Upon motion o.f ~4r. Trask, seconded by Lr•. D'Shields~ the. Board de.cZined• to ~~+~ the cost of 42~~ pipe and install the same in the ditch back of the PJinter PPrk Baptist ~~ Chur,ch~ but.did agree to build a bridge over the.said ditch out of cre.osoted material . to be £urnished by the S.ta.te Highway Department. , , Nir. 0'Shields requested that recom.n~endations be secured from the l~gricultural Department J~,'~ as to what disposition can be made of the material taken from the canal below Winter Park, with reference to the beetle quarantine areas, A statement w~s received'from the State Board of Pubiic V~elfare advising thst ~39,099.00 ~5 was sent to this county for the month of T~Sarch for Old Age Assistance~ ~1id to Dependent Children and for Adminisi;ration, Upon motion of ~v's, 0'Shields, seconded by Ts:r. Trask~ a request of Idr, Emmitt H. Bellamy to be released from the payment of not-listed.penalties charged against the property of '~~Q~}~ E.H.Bellamy et al in Cape Fear, Federal Point, Harnett and l~ilmington toNrnships for the ~ year 1948~ which was delayed on account df division of the estate which nias 3n process at ],isting time, was granted. ~ Upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by IrIr. 0~5hields~ authoritq was given to close the ~- ~~ County Offices bionday~ April 18~ in observance of Easter Monday As a holiday. Upon motion of Mr. Trask~ seconded by ~r. 0'5hields~ instructions were given to extend ~~L~ an invitation to the Castle Hayne Grov~ers and Shippers~ and the Hanover'cuutuAl Agri- ' cultural organizations to ~oin in a discussion of the soil conservation program at the meeting of the Board Aprf2 Ilth. Upon motion o£ Mr. 0'Shields~ seconded by A4r:: Trasky instructions were given to prepare ~~/ a roster and provide stickers for desplaying on cars eligible to use the court house ~.,C~ parking lot~ and that three or four spaces be provided for public parking for court house business purposes and to notify the Sheriff to put the parking restrictions in effect by enforeement of the order beginning with next v~eek. ~~,Upon•motion o£ bir. 0'5hields, seconded by I~r. Hall, the Board voted an expression of ~~~J appreciation to the Officers of the V7ilmington tizalea Festival Association for ~heir ~"' fine program and marvelous success ~,chieved in the second annual_~,zalea Festival held April lst,2nd, and 3rd, lg4g. -.~ SThe following good and lawful persons vrere drawn to serve as juiors,in the Superior ~~w~~Y Court for the trial of civil cases for the two weeks term beginning fipril 11, i9~9~ ' G.L.Rhue~ Carolina Beach Nighvaay. D.L.Lan3er 2206 Chestnut St. Woodrow ~a~.lard~. 1205 S, 5th~ St. ' Carsie Sarvis, 101 Spofford I~ills. E.L.Brackenbury, 139 Sumter Drine. Ne2son Potter~ 117 Castle Street. Jno.C.Westbrook' 110 S. Van Buren , J .P.Brinson~ 903 b~arket St. Arthur N. Coleman. 116 S, 5th~ St, Francis A. 0'Doniiell, 1509 S. 3rd, E.R.Shinn~ 511 S, 2nd~ St. F.V~.Schley~ Box b6 Carolina Beach. Kermit Greene, 219 R~~tledge Drive, Edvrard Kelly, 1001 N. 3rds St. J.O.Pettet~ HFD #2, Box 305-C. N.A.Avera~ 1609 Grace St. Perey Bradshaw~ ?02 Orange St. L.W.Townsend~ 408 S, lbth~ St. ~ Fred E. LittleJ 1619 Chestnut St. J.L.Freedland, 1905 Nun St. A.R.Farmer, 313 Red Cro=s St. }T•. Franklin Cox, 406 Grace St. W.D.Horrell~ ~10 N. 9th~ St, St. St.~ Gus G, Leloudis~ 23I0 Erandon Hoad. C,L.Spencer~ 11 S, V'lashington St. ~ Second Week- Norman ~: Farmer9 907 orange St. A.C.Pons~ 2608 Princess St., Itoad. Miss &:argaret I~intz~ 605 5, lbth, St. Herbert L. Grissett~ $04 Greenfield. 1?.C.BeZl~ 2118 Brandon Hoad. W. Yepanis~ ~19 N. 4th~ 5t. S.P.Branch~ I917 Nun St. .i.H.Capps, 1~10 Orange St. Jas. L. Pope~ 819 S. 5th, St. Frank B. Minter~ 108 Church St. Louis Lieberraan~ 22 S. Front St, , John A. Smith~ Rt,2~ Box 248. E.J.Bryan~3r. 604 VJooster St. C.F.Campen~ 2~33-A Adams. J .H.De Priestt RrD #1~ VJm.F.Powell~ 5r.~ 1515 Ann St. C.A.Aackley, RFD #1 Orvin J. Buck, 211 Pauline Ave. J.L.Sutton~ 2317 Princess Street Road. B.W.Satns~"Jr.~ 19~0 ~',nn St. Wm. A. Kingx 2308 b4arket St. Alex 5. Ha~l~ Nlilmington Saving & Trust Co.~ Chas. H. Bush~ 161g Ann St. H.G.Latimer~ P.O.Box 506. A.L.Tatum~ 26 West Drive Lake Forest. Rufus.H. Shepherd'Jr.~ 2~29 Adams St. Halph E. hicCabe, 1818 S. Front St. Jno.Norwood Smith~ 4I7 S. 2nd, St. R.F.Ha21~ 15 5. 2nd~ St. Paul T. biarshburn' 2307 Chestnut St. H.VJ.1~IcGee~ Rt.I~ C2stle Hayne. R.D.Carter~ '711 Dock St. Ilisden Tyler,Presson~Jr.~ 2011 GJoolcott. Ke?ly Hardy~ 322A Vance St. Thomas L. Jacobs~ 1107 S. 3rd~ St. 4Y.D. Hornsby, 2~24 Jefferson St. Ludvaig Lanier~ 319 S. 5th~ St. V~alter Tackson Hobbs~ 1101 S. 3rd~ St. Robt, T. FIobbs, 806 Greenfield St. Ebb Jarman, 8th and Vr'ooster Sts. A.R.King~ I08 S. 8th St. Norwood E. Glover~ K-11 Lake Forest. Jesse Batson~ l15 Cast2e St. C.W.Harrison~ 2202 Barnett l~ve. N~.IvI.Stanley C-4 Oleander Court. PW.G.Tatum' ~10 N. sth~ St. ~ Wm.1N.Walker, 106 South Boulevard. Frank J. LeRay~J r.~ S, Harrison St. Jas.~.Gregg,, 1703 Prdncess St. Wiley S. Register 507 S. 2_nd~ St. John C. Davis~ 30~i S. bth,t St. Lan~rence A. Bell, fi11 S. tsth, St. I~.R.Applet^~hite~ 10].2 S, bth~ St. Davis N:ohr~ 1508 S, 4th~ St. Dora L. Penny~ 4 No. Boulevard. B.B.Potter~ 814 S. Front St. n4rs. Julian W. N;or~on~ Rox 839. I I S6 I~eeting of I~pril 4~ 1949, continued. Chas. A. Tate, Sr.~ Eox 511 City. i~Ars. T~. A. Klein~ RFD ~1~ Box 361. ~ P.B.Rhodes, 309 S. 2nd~ St. James W. Dickie~ 201 Forest Hills Drive. T.B.Wil:liams~ 515 S. 5th~ St. C.P.Elliott, 116 S. 17th~ St. V.L.Toms~ 3 S. 4th~ St. 4V.Ivi.Smith~ 1613 Castle St. W. E. Eason, 105 Piiaecrest Parkway. The meeting then adj'ourned. ~..L.t_9~-P~~ . Clerk. _ ~ Harry P. ft:erritt~ 203 Castle St. Robert H..Phillips~ ~21 S. 4th, St. P~irs. L~artha T. King~ 313 N. 5th~ St. T.A~.Jeffords.~ Jr.~ 14 N. 7Vashington St. P.P.Paschall~ l04 I~;aryland Ave. Ed Schulken~Jr.~ 104 Collonial Village. Alex P. Il:ercer~ 2663 Adams St., V/oodrow Register~ 706 S. Front St. C.C.Vdilliford~ 1~9::Forest Hi11s Drive. VJilmington~ N. C.~ April 11~ 1949• , The regular v~eekly meeti.ng of the Board ~^Jas he7.d at ]_0:00 o'cl.ock A. h. Present: Addison Hev,lett Chairman, Geo. P1. Trask~ ,ia~. Ni. Hall, C1aud 0'Shields and Cou.nty Attorney n4arsden Bellamy. The minutes of ineet of April 4, 1949, were read and approved as recorded. ~ Mr. R. Vd. Galphin, County Farm Hgent~ Dre J. b~. Jenkins and I~r. D< Boet appeared to ~ diseuss the Federal soil conservation program. It was brought ovt in the discussion ~ that the program vJas presented.to the fare~~ers here in i9a5, by a Government repres- ~' entative, but fai~ed to secure the necessary 25 petitioners to put the same into .- efi'ect after the petition remained in the County Rgents offi.ce for a y~ar or Ionger. The Commissioners asked that the matter again be submitted to the farmars at their next regu3ar meeting for the further consideration. 4s"" Upon motion of uIr. Hall, seconded, by Pvir. Tr~:sk~ the Board, by unanimous action~ voted ~,~ to have Yew Hanover County exempt from the operation of f'ouse Bill number 322, relative ~~ to Justice of the Peace appointment and pay. _. M r. M. V. Conte~ Manager of the Wilmington Baseball Club, appeared at the invitation of the Eoard, for the purpose of reaching a definite understanding as to the use of ~~1~ Legion Stadium for the Pirates Daseball games for the 19a9 season on the same basis as last year~ in accordance ivith the agx•eemnt of ~anuary 3~ 19~9. h.r. Conte was unable to say just when the Pirates field would be read; for use, but indicated about June 15th~ However after considerable dis~ussion, the Bo~rQ asked th~t it be ~iven thirtp days notice before termination of the use of the Stadium,to which L~r.Conte agre~u;an~j to g7_ace the same before his club and would write the Fsoard confi~rming the same ~cithin a day or two. ~ A bid of $150.00 submitted by ~,r. G~.P.Burkhimer, for the purchase for a client~ the ~ property in block #549, 33 X 155 feet near the southwest corner of 15th? and ~iarsteller ~treets, which the~City and County purchased at its tax. sale~ was. referred to the Tax Assessors for appraisal. ~ • A petition of 167 residents of New Hanover Gount,y req~esting that the River Road, ~ ~`h (" Burnett Boulevard '") be designated as the•No.l road pro~ect in the betterment program ~~' of New Hanover County for ~9a9, was received and upon motion of b2r. 0'Shields~ seconded by ~ir. Trask, was referred to the 5tate Highway and Public Works Commission ~ with request for such improven,ents that can be given. ~ A petition of 14 residents and property owners asY>ing for improve~nemts to the "Nigger ~~ Head'" road from Flemington Section to Iuonesta, thence via Richards Station to the 5tate maintained road in the lower edge of Pendei• County~ vras upon motion of hIr. Trask~ ~ seconded by -~ir. '0'Shields, approved and referred to the St,ate HighPiay and Public Works ~ Commission for its consi'deration. ~ No objections were raised by the Eoar3 to t}:e application of bir. J.E.Canady to the ~ United 5tates District Engineer,for permission to revise his plans for dredging material from a slip on the 'west side of tY.e inland u.~aterway north of the mouth o: HoPie Creek~ '- Middle Sound, to place the dredged material along the sides of the dredged slip~ instead ~ of on the shore above the highwatez~ line~ on his propert3~. ~ ~A~report of the colored Yome Agent for March v~as received 2nd payment of ~10.35 for ~ ~ Q~ articles used in demonstrations was approved. ~ ~ A report of trie activities of the Bureau of Identification for b4arch was received and f11ed. i A communication was received from the County Auditor advising the amounts on deposit ~~'in each bank as of February 28~ and blarch 31~`together with a memorandum of securities held by us iri each case. U pon motion of NIr. Trask~ seconded by iJ~r: 0'Shields~ the Board voted unanimously to ~~`~ have a resolution prepared giving Sts endorsement to the urgency of, having the I'ederal ~. Government begin N~~ork immediately on the improvements to N~asonboro Inlet as embodied in the recent faporhble report~made by the District and Division Engineers, same to be ~ presented to'the Board•of En~ineers for Rivers and Har,bors in Viashington April 21~ 10:00 A.N~. ~ Upon motion of I~~r. Trask, seconded by P~:r. 0'Shields~ the floard approved the renewal of the insurance on the Ex.hibition building &t Legio~h Stadium falling due April 13,1949 ~~'~ for a period of th.ree years at a rate of ~;4.35 per hundied,per year~ or ~510.875 per hundred for the thi•ee year period. and that an investigation be made with the view of securing a lov~er rate. • • ~ : • . . ~ . ~? . , Meeting of April 11~ 1949~ continued. Upon motion of n~ir. Trask, seconde.d by Mr. 0'Shields, the Board rient on reco"rd with ~an expre"ssion of'appreciation and congratulations to Coloniel•George V:'. Gillette,Director 6f the State•Ports Authority~iri securing a State appro,r,riation of ~t~~500~000.00~ "'~~ for port improvements at Wilmington and ~iorehead City; and to L:r. R. B. Page, Chairman in his efforts in blazing the trail of good will throughout the State~ culminating • in securing the anpropriation. ~( A request for adjustment of the back taxes due on the property of the heirs of YJm.Dixon -'aX block 91~ was referred to the committee for investia~tion and with power to act. ~~ A map showing the boundry lines of the County's Oak Grove Cemetery~ prepered by ~C4,~'y"'" ~~ir. Louis L. ti:erritt~ C.E.~ vras received. ~ ~ ~ IIpon motion of IvIr. H211~ seconded by ~'~~r. Trask~ Tho~as Lewis was granted an abate~ent ~~Q~ of 1948 taxes on a valuation oi $;550.00 on house on part E.11~., lot 3~ in block 68,burned prior to J anuary 1, 194£~. ~;onday Apri1 18~ 1.949, being a legal holi.day ( Easter,bionday ) and falling on the date f'~ of the next regular meeting of the EoGrd~ a recess v!2s taken until 10:00 o'clock A. bi.~ Tuesday, April 7.9~ 7-9~9. ~~:'its~ . ' Clerk. " ~ Vdilmington, N. C.~ April 19th~ 1949~ 10:00 o'clock A.~!'. This being.the date set for the n;eetin@ of the Board~ pursuant to recess taken ivtonday~ C~ April 11, 1949~ no quorum appeared ar.d the meetin~ was postponed until 10:00 o'clock -~ A.n3.~ Vdednesday, April 20~ 1949. ~'`'r.-, ~( lerk. ' _ 9C~_.~c`~ ' 4Yilmin~ton~ N. C.~ April 20' 1949. Pursuant to postponement of ineeting of Apri.l 14~ 1949, the~B6ard met at 16:00 o'clock A.n4. Present Addison Hevrlett Chairman, Geo. UJ. Trusk, Jas. I~a. Hall~ Cla.ud 0'Shields and County Attorney Marsden Eel.lamy. The minutes of ineeting of April 11., and 19~ vJere read and approved as r~ecorded. The ~45,000.00 asse~sment on the xuildings of Corbett Ind~.xstries, Inc.~ block 412~ which ~~ was vaas reduce'd~ by the Tax Assessor's to ~23~000.00 for the year 1949~ v"+as up'on motion of Nr. Trask~ seconded by Mr. Hall, made retroactive in effect for the year 1948~ and an abatement of taxes on a valuation o£ $22~000.00 for the year 1948 was ut~hoyr`1zed. ' ~ ' Upon motion of Mr. Tr~sk, seconded by Iu:r. Hall~ a-~ offer of ~=~150.00 by [~?.P.Burkhimer~ Atty.~ ; ,,.~! for a client~ to purchase the property in block #549~ which the City and County purchased ~ ~~~'Lb` at a tax sale, the said lot having been appraised by the Tax Fsses~ors, was accepted sub~ect ~ to acceptance of the offer by the City. b~ir. 0'Stiields told the Board that he was inforc~~ed by F~r. Prentice Sutton that the ` ~~ Vvilmington Baseball C7.ub v~ould be~in using their field abotit biay 20 and,that a letter ~ setting fourth their position ti°-ould be sent to th.is Board this morn~ng. The letter had not been received at the tiRe of ad~ourn~ient. h,r. 0'Shields also brought to the attention the practice of adul.ts sllpping through the fence on the P;orth side of the Field during games, which in a~:di_tion to damage to the ~~j fence~ encourages juveniles to do likewise and reluctant to the returning ~of balls __._ falTing in that area~ and in order to break-up that practice moved that the Sheriff be - instructed to assign t~+~o special deputq sheriffs to a'ssist in that effort during events at the Stadium.,b'~r. U'Shields pointed out that under-priviliged children could secure free ad~ission to the ball games through the Brigade Boys Club. His ~otion v~as seconded - by Mr. Hall and carried. Instructions were given to post no trespassing signs in that area. No dbjections were raised to the apPlication of Iv:r. E.V7.Johnson to the United States, _~~`.w1~7~ District Engineer for permission to dredge material fxrom a slip on the vrest side of the inland waterway approximately 2900 feet south of Pages Creek. The Board looked vrith favor upon a reo~test of bir. A. B. Rhodes, Register of Deeds~ to ,~.-~0 include approximately ~500.00 in next years budget Eor repairs to 35 or 40 of his record `~ books by an out of tov~n concern who is equipped to do the work writhout removing the books from the office~ which no local concern~ he said~ is equipped to do. ~ ~~~~{lauy A report of the ~Jilmington Public~Librasy for March v~as received and filed. 0 Upon motion of ~.Ir. Hall, seconded bY q;r'000500 lhousePCharnedPin er orion~lotg3anindblock ~~~ abatement of taxes on a v~luation of .~3: , ~ 12 NortY, Shores, VJri.gY~tsville beach for the year 1948~ and the same ordei•ed charged against Nlr. H. C. bllen the ovrner~ on lot 4~ in block 12. ~~ Upon motion of Dir. Ha'1, seconded L-~~ ?~'r. Trask, I~Tr. Claud 0'Shields was named to represent .-CC the County on the P.oard of Directors of the South Eastern Nortr: Carollna Beach Association. ~ I ~~ , i~eeting of April 20~ 1949 continued. A request of C.D.Hogue~ Attorney~ for an abatement of the 1945 tax.es cha.rged against ,(~~ the.Trustees of the Freewill Baptist Church, block 62, SE~ lot 3 now oPrned by &Iaxie ~'1 D. Hawkins~ for the reason the same was oH-ned and used exclusive~y by the church for religious purposes, was refex•red to the County Attorney to secure affidavits to that effect from the proper authorities and submit his recommendations to tY.e Board. The following applications for licenses to sell bee~r at the locations shown~ were upon ,~n2C/ motion of Mr. Hall, seconded by Pfir. 0'Shields~ granted: ~Y~~~ Off Premises On Premises .q --Robert A. Bowen, Rehders Aoad~ L~tiddle Sound~~ yes. J. E. Bradshaw~ Carolina Eeach koad~ " David J. Carr~ ~ Iviile Fost~ US 117 & 421, ''° Ralph Drew~ Market Street Road~ `" 6lexander Jacobs~ Seabreeze, `" J. E. Parker, US 17, Five miles North of VJilmington~ " `Ernest Rogers~ Y.arbor Island~ yes -~. W. Stacy~ Carolina Eeach Hoad yes T. b~. Sumner~ Foint Peter~ `" Upon motion~ instructions were given to have all the Department Heads to meet with the ~ County Auditor for the purpose of a clearer understanding and the importance of securing -~~" requisitions for all county needs_to be cleared through the County Auditor before purchases are made. Upon motion of ~r. 0'Shields~ seconded by I~ir. Hall, the mat.ter of payro~ent of amounts due the North Carol3na and Cun~berland Counties Sanatoriums for treatmen~ of tubersulosis patients from this County, in the total amount or ~i,o55.27 which a~i.ll overdraw the budget ~~ appropriation by approximately that amount~ was referr~ed to the County Auditor and County Attorney for recommendation and opinion as to the County's legal authority to pay the same out of the five cents levy for the maintenance of'a'hospital for the treatment of tuberculosis patients. ,~~ Upon motion of L4r. 0'Shields, seconded by L~r. Hail~ County bills Nos. 16a9 to 2056, were ~~ approved for payment. The meeting then adjourned. ~ il. ~'_ . ._r~e. Clerk. ~ ~ VJilmington~ N. C., ~;pril 25, 1949• ~~ , , The regular weekly meeting of the Eoard was held at 10:00 o'clock A. ~:. Present: Addison He~lett Chairman~ Geo. W. Trask, Jes. 1rS. Hall, Claizd 0'Shields and Cdunty Attorney BCarsden Bellamy: ~ The minutes of ineeting of April 20~ 1949~ were read and approved as recorded. The Coiznty Attorney ruled, that in hi.s opini.on th.e County Commissioners Y!.nve no lagal ~~ authority to pay out of the five cent levy authorized by the people at an election held ' 1u;arch 25~ 194~~ for the maintenance of a hospital for the treatment of per•sons suffering with tuberculosis~ any expenses for the treatment of patients:outside of the said hospital, but such expenses covld be paid out of the general funds of' the County. Thereupon ~b:r. 0'Shie-lds moved 2nd it vras seconded ty f~:r. Hall and carried~ thAt payments for expenses for the treatment of county patients in 5tate and other institutions, suffering with tuberculosis, be made out of the general fund, inasmuch as the funds appropriated for that expense~ under county aid~~ is exhausted. b.r.,Trask voted no if such payments would cause a defieit in the general fund aceount. The follovaing applications for licenses to sell beer at the locations shovm, the same ^~~ci having been endorsed by the Sheriff~ were upon n-otion of 1~ir. 0'Shields~ seconded by b~tr. Hall~ l `t~l g ranted : -Robert Borkenhagen, 101 N. 45th, St.~ Winter Park. - H. R. Brown~ . O~d V7rightsvi7.le Beach Highway~ Sefl.gate. -~. W. Covil~ Ogden Flace, Rt.l. -A. P. Dale, Rt.3, Neva Virightsville Beach Hi~hvray. -A. C. Gideon~ Rt.3, Eeagate. -F.L.Gore~ Rt.3, VJinter Park. -L. L. Kinlaw 6c C. J. Southerland Rt.3, Winter Park. - R. H. Lewis~ 539 Castle Hayne Road. `~Earl C. L'itchell~ Carolina Eeach Road. ~ N. R. n:cGee, Sr.~ Rt.3~ Virightsville Beach Yighwzy. - J. B. Rivenbark~ 4200 Oleander Drive. , Sadie Smith~ Seabreeze. -Puilliam E. Tate, V~rightsboro. - Victor Thompson~ Diasonboro Road. -J. H. Turner~ 7 Iv:ile Fost, b~arket Street fioad. -J. b. Watson~ , Ht.j~ V'iinter Park. - A. D. Yopp~ Carolina Beacr_ Highv.ay. By deed bearing date of niarch 31, 1948, the County conveyed to George !~. L~oore a ~ ~~ ProductsfCompanyn lnc.~aonlc ndition~that2he~would erectaupon~thehsaid~land~~a ~ commercial and/or industrial buildin~ oi steel or mGsonry con~truction witYiin ei~hteen mont.hs fro~ the dzte thereof~ and u~on failu~e to do so, the tit:le to the s~id tract of land shall revert to the Connty. Iir. A.oore claims to have meet the conatitions above referred to and requests acYnowledgment from tkie Board to that effect~ Thereupon L~:r. ^trask moved and it vi~s seconded hy L's. Aal.l and. unanim,ously carried, that the Eoard~ after investigation, fi.nds thet the sa9.d conditions contained in the said deed have beer. com~~li.ed vaith. . . .5 ~ ~< ~eeting of Apri2 25, 19~9, continued. Upon motion of l:~r. Trask seccnded by b;i•. Iiall, ~ir, John T,ampros of Fayetteville ~~y~ was granted a refund of ~3'•91 penalty paid vanuary 15~1949,fos f'ailing to list his property in block ~ 165~ for the year T948, It appeared that he instructed his agent to look after his affairs vahile he r•as in the armed forces and upon his return to Fayettevi].le found that t~is proper~ty hud not been listed~ v?hich~ in the opinion of the Eoard~ the intent lvas not v,~ilful, ~~~ Upon motion, James Danion, 53 years of age, residin~ at 12 south 2nd Street, v~as ~ranted an abatement of poll t=yes charged in error for the yezr 194~. The County Attorney cal.led to the attention the omission from a number of a~plications ~ for li,cense to sell beer~ the period of time persons certifyin~ to the good character ~~j of the applicant~ have known him~ which said'questi~nn~s upon motion of b.r. 0'Shields, seconded by It1r. Hall, ordered eliminated from future applications.as the sam,e is not , required by law. A petition of nine property owners on St. Joseph Street near Carolina Beach, _,~y5 requesting improvements and paving said street from the City limits of the Town of ne Carolina Beach to State Highv;ay 421, vahich vrould in effect be a continuation of Lake Park Boulevard, v~~s upon n~otion of 2~4r. Hall, secon~ed by ~-r. 0'Shiel.ds~ approved~ and referred to the State Highway and Public 6;'orks Commission for its consideration. / Q~5 The Board voted to clean-up the trash and debris dumpted on'the grounds at Hugh ~acRae Park and to erect signs forbi.c3din~ the dumt~ing of trash on the park premises~ and to . assign a special officer there to make arrests in the event the practice continues. A surety bond for Vlilliam ,i. I~~:intz as a Justice of the Feace, in the penalty of ~1,000.00 ~~jo~~'~ H~ith the i~'ational Suret~ Coi~poration as surety~ ttie said amount having been fixed by l~w and approved as to forn: and er..ecution by the County Attorney~ v~as approved by the Board. • • • .~t~ No ob~ections were raised to the application of the Becker County Sand and Grave2 Co.~ ~~~1 of Cheraw, S. C., to the United States District Engineer, for permission to construct a belt conveyor to convey sand and gravel across t}~e Cape Fear Ri~rer at a location about 105.7 miles upstream from Vlilmington, which is approximately nine miles downstream from Fayetteville. , Upon motion of Mr. Tr~ask, seconded by Ldr. Hall~ payment of ex.Fenses for board for - SS indigent children in boarding homes were ordered paid out of the i.'elfare Budget appropriation, due to overdraft appearing in the appro~riation for poor relief. ~ Upon motion of b4r. Trask~ seconded by Lr. Hall~ authority was given to employ Hobbs v~~~~}~Lumber Company to cut the logs at the airport into lurnber at a cost of ~20.00 per thousand feet for rou~h lur;ber, and $4'7,5'0 per thousand for cutting~ dressin~ and kiln-drying ].umber to be used for repairs and improvements at the Airport and the County Home. ~~~~~ A recommendation of Idr. Trask to have a21 school buildings insured under the State lnsurance Plan~ was referred to the Eoard of Educa_tion. Nlr. 0'Shileds r~ecommended that the Board give favorable consideration to the locating of the proposed tuberculosis hospital on the site offered by Ia,r. fired WiIletts on "~ v>3" the 02d Vlri?htsvil.le Turnpike below Vdinter Park~ inasmuch as that appears to be the best site available at this time. The` F.oard agreed to ~riew the premises after the meeting. ~ A petition of 24 citizens livi.ng on South 46th~ StTeet, in Winter Park, favoring the ~ location o~ the tuberculosis sanatorium in V+inter Park} was received. The meeting then adjourned. ~l~n ~l 4d . _~ Clerk. _ ~ VJilmington~ N. C.~ D~:ay 2~ 1949. The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 10:00 o'c].oc}: A. lll. Present: Addison Hew].ett Chairman~ Geo. W. Trask, Jas. Irl, Ha11, Claud 0'Shields and County Rttorney ivtarsden Eellamy. The minutes of ineeting of April 25, 1949, Were read and approved as recorded. ' tipon motion of ~4r. 0'Shields, seconded by i14r. Ha11~ the Board voted to request the State Highiw2.y dc Public 'd~Torks Con.mission to recognize~ improve and maintain the road ~--j{w~.~~~ and area at Kure Eeach from the ma~n highray to Kure's Pier as a part of the State- maintained County Road System, which ~~as originally,-in the County System. After an unfavorable report fro~a:the-SLate~Hi~hway Committee to maintain At)_antic Avenue and Avenues K~ L, and 1uI, in F:ure Beech as a.•parkin~ strip, was pz•esented hy I~~r. Kure and read. Upon motion of Idr. 0'Shields, seconded by ~ir. Trask~the Board 2uthorized the payment s of ~150.00 salary each per month~ for the services of tv+o police officers each,for ~VJrightsville and Carolina Beaches on approval of the sheriff~ and the services for one deputy sheriff at Kure Beach and area. south of Carolina Beach, to supp2ement their police departments far the summer period June 1~ through Lahor Day 1949. A request of the Board of Trustees of Community Hospital by res~lution_adopted April ~/ ~ 27~ 1949, asking the City Council and County Commissioners to provide immediately C"U~'~' suffic3ent funds to increase the fire insurance on the hospital~ buildings ~nd equipment was presented by Iuir. L.D.Latta and upon n:otion of IlZr. of Nir. Tra.sk~. seconded by D?r. Hall, taken under consideration in the preparation of the budget. I " ~o ~Ieeting of I~4ay 2~ 1949, continued. /o Upon motion of P~4r. 0'Shielde, seconded by Ii:r. Trask, payment of $1~00$.13 1`~;~y balance in Comm~knity Hospita2 maintenance aecount~ and ~,979.86 balance for ~'~ new boiler, making a total of ~5~987.99 due Community Hospital for balance of fiscal yea'r~ was approved, cor~tingent upon the City paying a like amount. ~~ Upon motion of Mr. 0'Shields~ all department heads were requested to submit their .`~j~ budget estimates for the nex.t fiscal year by June 1. Action on the adoption'of the 1949-50 estimates Por Aid to Dependent Children~ c> Old Age Assistance and Aid to the blind; submitted by the State Board of Public -G! Welfare, v~.,~ upon motion of i~,r. 0'Shields~ seconded by Dir. Ha119 postponed until after a meeting to be arranged with the County V,ielfare Eoard. ~ A request of Associated Charities for funds to meet current bills vaas presented and postponed until after a meeting with the Association Officials. . ~ ~~ ncr. 0'Shields asked that tiudge.t reports_of aI'l county•depar.tments be furnished the /~. Board monthly. I~!r. 0'Shileds a~ain brought to the attention the continued practice of persons dumping `,,,,,} trask along the higha~~ys and asked the cooperation of the Sheriff and State Patrol Officers f~ in an eifort to break-up such psactice by indictment of the persons cau~ht violating the law, if necessary._ , ~~ ~~ i~ The fol~owing apj,lications for l~cense~ to sel.]. beer at the locations shown~ the same being in due form and eaecution and end~rsed ty the Sheriff, v~ere upon motion of D~r. 0'Shields~ seconded by L;r. Trask~ granted: -P .J .Allender, -Iu:rs. H. P. Batton~ -Vd. J . Creech~ ~ichard Daley, Artie Faircloth, -Geneva Carner~ -H. A. Garner~ ~r:.L.Harris V1i11iam Gaylor~ -I~cLean H. Glenn~ Rufus Gurganous~ -ATOrman Heath~ -H.L.& R.C.Horne~ ,1r.L.Ives~ _.] .Vv'.Jackson~ _Lawrence D. Jenkins, Kauno A. Lehto~ -H .Et .bianning -t~orris E. ~'.~ller~ -C.D.I~;orrill & A.T.Gause, P~, . F ,IvIurphy , -Annie Nixon, -J.H.Peachs -~nnie h. Romachko, A.L.Sanders, ~Charles H. Sutton~ -E.L.Vdagamon, Ylrightsville Sound, 4-Iviiles ~ t~.arket Street Road ~ Castle f~ayne ~ Seabreeze~ Virightsvi?le 5ound~ Harbor Island? Harbor Island~ 1-h:ile, Castle Fayne Road~ P,"_arket 5treet Road, Carolina beach Road, Prince George Creek, Castle Hayne, Castle &ayne, Biasonboro Junction, tiJrightsville Sound, Caralina Beach Head~ h:acumbers Station, Carolina Beach Hoad~ Seagate~ ?~-L:iles~ L~2rket Street Hoad, t'drigntsvi_l~e beach Yighway~ Ca rolir.a ~e2 cY Iioad , Castle I[ayne; Carolina Beach l~oad~ GGst1e~PIayne Road~- , 7-ia~iles, ,I~tarket Street Hoad~ Eradley Creek~ I~ a rket Street• Road ~ On Premises. u n u ~, ~~ n ~~ '~~ ~~ ~~ ,~ On and Off Premises. On Premi.ses. ~~ Off Premises. On Premises ~~ ~o u. cr, ~e i.F cr ~r e~ IVir. 0'Shie7.ds asked that certain draina.ge conditions be ~i.ven attention in ^~5~,,,~ the Ogden Corrununity brou~ht to his attention by residents of that area. I~4r. 0'Shields also called to the attention ~ossible d?riage resulting from ~~ ~ movi.ng the dragline from one location to another over the hard surfaced roads, v;hich ~, is quite a strain on the machine. A letter was received frnm ;vir. JosepY~ Norv~ood, District Airport Engineer, CAA~ .~ advising that his Regional Office has indicatPd its approva2 of the p).ans for the ~~.~~" ~luethenthal Field Administlation nuildin~,~reviously approved by this Yoard~ suhject. to ce•rtain minor modifications. A~~aten:ent ~~•as received from the State Roard of Public V~relfare advising that ~~, ' ~41~908.25 was sent to this County for 62d Age Assistance~ Aid to Dependent Children ' and for administration for the montr. of Apri.l. An Audit Report of the ABC Board for the nine months period endin~ A".arch 31~1949~ ^~3 ~- vaas received and filed. , At the request of 2~ir. A.H.Hanson~Director Housing and Horie Fin2ncing Agency, Public / C+orks Adcdnistration, Richmond, Va., the reaict~^rill attend a meeti.ng of the Advisory 1~r~ra~ -~j 0 Committee on Disposition of Pu~lic uiar Housing, called by the I~~ayor for 10:30 0' clock Thursda,y morning, ll`.~y 5~ in the Council CY:~n~bers at, the City Ha7.1~ to di.scuss the genelal housing_situation in '~'Jilmin~ton ~nd paria cularly to try to ttrri.ve at a co-ordinated pl~n of dispoei,t.ion of the v2aent unit~ at &affitt vi?.la~e. Acknov,~ledgrient of our ~etter ~nd inforn~ati.on of April 2'7~.in behalf of the project `,'~ for widenin~ and deepening Cape Fear River from the Ocean Bar to Y~ilmington~ vias ~ Wo'g~g~U received from the uonorable Henry D. Lercade~Jr.~ I~;ember of Cnngress~ who advised ~ that the ssu:e aroulc be insertec in tY:e records cf the hearing. Upon,motio~~ duly secorded; thP Board of Cou^ty Commissio~ers of nevi Hanover Cou~ty ~ 1G~, does hereby levy to the maximura amou~t~ a 7.icense tax for the years 1949 ard 1950, a-~d, z950 a~d 1951, o^ ai1 trades, professio-+s, busi^ess' etc., carried or a~d co^ducted i^ Schedule B said Cou~ty~ which are specificaiiy desig~ated a~d defi^ed i^ Schedule B, of the Reve^ue Act of fi orth Caro~_ina passed at the i.949 ~essior of the Ge^eral Assembly; excepti~g those cases where it is expressly prohibited by law. . 1 i , ~ 91 ,. &:eeting of ~ay 2~ 19a9, continued. ~ -~~5 tdr. Tr~sk 5uggested 'that tfie Board:go out to ft t ti view the dragline operation in the / Elue Clay Road area ng. er he mee , a ~ A request of PJ:r. H. R. VJillisms for an abaterr! ent of taxes on a valuation of ~1~200.00 x personal property, poZl and not-listed penalt y charged against lot 30, Glen Arden, /~~'Y in the nare of Fran k C. Bullard, who left the County ~anuary 24~ 1948~ 2nd personal and po11 brought fo ivaard from last ye2r and c harged as not Iisted, for tY~e year 1948, was referred to the County Attox~ney. UF?on motion of n~r. Fiall, seconded by Ie.r. Tras k, r.E.be~ton who moved from this ~?p~ County in 194'J~ wa= granted an ~brtement of n ot-listed penalty poll and taxes on i a valuati.on of ~580 .OG personal n~:oPerty, brou ght fora~ard frori ~he previous year, and charged as not listed for the year 194~. . It was agreeable to the Eoard that Air Frogress lnc.~ be granted the privilege of ,~r~~ ~ F~luethenthal Field for student night training on terms of ~100.C0 per year base fee~ ~ Q~ plus a minimum charge of ~~10.00 per month for the privilege of flying frorr~ the field on two dates per month. Additional dates at the rate of ~'n5.00 per date. ~~The following good and lav,~ful persons:were drawn to serve as ~urors in the Superior J Court for the trial of criminal cases for the one vreek term beginning iviay 16~1949: R.W.Flztch~ 40 Jackson Prive. Oscar U4erritt, 2'742 Adams Street. Cecil B. N;ercer~ 2654 Adams 8t.~ Geo. F. Stone~ 412 S. 15th, St. J.H.Ulmer~ 2514 Pri.ncess St. Road.VJ.Y.Teachey~ Rt. 2, bo.: 1y9. YJm.E.Henderson~ 1814 Grace St. R.E.Haynes~ 3?4 N. 1~th,,St. A.F.Williamson~ Rt.3~ Box 121. f;.Hernan King~ Bo~: 150~ Ht.2. H.C.Rorison~ 105 Live OaY Parkway. Quinton E. Hhodes, 43 Lake r'orest Parkway. Horace I~~:. Emei~son, Apt.D-12, Oleander. J.u7.L4eyland,Jr.~ 19~8 Perry Ave. D.C.VJright~ 2417 Chestnut St. Antonis P~`:avronicholis~ 40° Via.lnut St. Luther James P.arker, 112 S. 17th, St. T.R.Butler, H"rD ~3. . C.D.b9artin, . 309 N. 4th, St. 6~iilis Holl.eman~ 71E3 ColPrell Ave. H.F.Nevrland~ 410 Northern Fslvd. J. Swart, Box 14. Leonard C. Cook, 1~6 Pinec7•est Pkwy. Flzlton Sullivan~ 215 b'Ie~res Road. J.Gl.Vrilson~ . 808 Orange St. . Gd1n.H.Aoffman~ Box 232 VJrSght~ville Seach. P«oses Nevilie, 1 Spofford Ie~ills. Joe E. Fox~ Sr.~ 103 C.C.Eoulevard. B.L.Bender~ Rt.2, Box 320. F.L.lllintz~ Jr.~ 605 5. 16th, St. Norman n~. Capps, Rt.2~ Eox 134, Vd.F.Fdatson~ 110 Spofford Adills. G.L.Flov~e,s~ 418 Camptell St. ~as.S.Dowless~ 17.OC Dare Street. Geo.G.Lynch,Jr.~ 406 Forest Hills Drive.C.F?.L;eKeithan, 3 N. Harrison 5t. R.L.4Vortham~ 209 T?. I2th~ St.. FJ.T.Todd~ ~26 Vance St. &:rs. 1J. I~;. Hibbs, 1`720 OTange St. R.T~..Piver~ ~iox 923• O.L.Dye 13 N. Jeffer~on St. ~.E.V;alke.r~ ~9 Spofford Niills. , Lawrence Clemmons~ 14Oj Grace St. R.P..Bri.ndell~Jr.~ 1915 N,arket St, ..Lewis R.F '~09 4tzi~htsville l~ve. Robert GL Hodgkin„Sr.~ 224 Park Ace. ~ . Rotert H. Davis 2]15 F. Adams St. H.L.Skipper~ 413 S. 6th~ St. , Ba~ r5~ Willi~ms~ 7%3 N. `~th, 5t. .i .I'.Powell, 5r. ~ 407 Nun St. N~.D.Pye~ Jr.~ 21.17 Klein Road. The meeting then adjourned~ _ . .~ Y~. ~1. A~G . .....-.~.G.1 e rk . !/ 4Yilmin~ton, n. C. ~ It~ay 9~ 1949. The regular weekly meeting of the Board v~as held at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Present: Ad'dison Hewlett Chairman, Geo. PJ. Trask, Jas. &1. Hall~ Claud 0'Shields and County Attorney Marsden fiellamy. ., The minutes of ineeting of May 2~ 1949, were re~d. and approved as recorded. A request to pave Live Oak Avenue, a roadway leading south from US 17 east of the City limits for a distance of approxmately one mile~ which said road~is now in the ,~ '(Z~ County System for State iviaintenance~ was upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Mr. 0'Shields, approved and referred to the State Highway and Public Works Commission for consideration. A request of Mr. G. C. Bordeaux for an abatement of not listed penalty charged against ~~, the VJ.M.Pt, lot I, in block 205, for the year 1947, in the name of Mrs.Huth Ramseur, ~ purchased by Mr. Bordeaux January 2~~ 194'J~ thinking the same ~iad been listed~ was upon motion of hir. Trask~ seconded by Mr. Hall, granted. Applications for licenses to sell beer submitted by K.R.Boehm, Cape Fear Country Club~ ~,~ Iienry Omirly~ Carolina Beach Road, and.S. D. Southerland~ Myrtle Grove Sound; the same bein~ in due form and execution and endorsed by the Sheriff~ were upon motion of Mr. 0'Shields~ seconded by Mr. Tra,sk~ granted. Application for license to sell beer on the Carolina Beach Road submitted in du~licate by C.C.Gray was referred to the Sheriff for additional inFormation. Upon motion of Mr. Ha11, seconded by r~r. C'Shields, payment of ~35.00 each to Albert ~~ rQelton and A. D. Peterson, Special Deputy Sheriifs~ for services rendered at Legion Stadium at night ball games in an effort to break up the practice of boys slipping in through the fence and carrying off baseballs, was arproved. Upon motion of P:Ir. Trask~ seconded by i~r. Hall~ Charlie Monroe CarrolL, white indigent ~citizen, was on recommenda.tion of the Supt.~ of Public ;'Jelfare admitted to the County ~' H ome . ~ . ' I 9~ Meeting of Pday 9~ 1949, continued. , t S~~ Reports of the Bureau of Identification, Community Hospital and Ladies Res~ Room ~~~S Co,r:mittee for April, were received and filed. ~~~ A report of the colored Home Agent for April was received and payment of $7.07 ~~1 for articles used in demonstrations was approved. ~- A report of the Back Tax Collector was received showing that ~5,~89.']4 was 1-)Ce~( collected for the City and ~3~456•62 for the County~ making a total of ~9~246.36 back taxes collected for the month of April. A request of the Trustees of the of the Church of Christ for an abatement of the taxes charged against their vacant lot in block 129~ for the years 194'J and 1948~ ~9y vras dec•lined for the reason the same is not used for church purposes. Hotvever an abatement of the not-listed penalty charged against the same for the year 1948, was upon mo~ion of ;vir. Trask~ seconded by 1~Sr. Hall, granted. A copy of House Bi11 no.463, " An Act to aid v~ar veterans by assisting counties r in providing County Veterans Service Officers, and to provide funds therefor", ~~o~{^ ~~ passed by the 1949 General Assembly, was received from Mr. Leonard VJ. Barrett~ District Veter~ns Co;nmission Oificer, and referred to the County Attorney for opinion. • An offer of Mr. Fritz H. Oertel~ President of Heat Transfer Industries~ Inc.~ ~ J•ackson, Michigan~ to rent~airport building No. T.-9~2, known as West Shop Building, '- G~~O on a basis of building as is at ~'75.00 per month for one year~ with the privilege of renewing rental agreement at the end of the year, was upon motion of 2dr. Hall~ seconded by Mr. 0'Shields, accepted.' ' • A substitute motion offered by Palr.•Aall and seconded by ~ir. 0'Shields~ to tentatively ~ set the 1949-1950 estimate for Old Age Assistan~e at ~~64,974.00, was adopted after a ,_ -r'j motion was offered by Ddr. Trask to ~ake the same ~60~000.00 instead of $~0~176.00 requested by the County Vdelfare Board. Upon motion of Iti4r. 0'Shields~ seconded by • Mr. Hall ~36,972.00 vras tentatively approved for Aii3 to Dependent Children, instead of ~i~a3,9~j4.00 requested, and ~10~000.00~ v~~as upon motion of Mr. 0'Shields, seconded • by Mr. Trask~•tentatively approved for Aid to the Elind. All of the above amounts, a•re subject to •reduction before final adoption of the County's budget. Mr. Jacot Tinga•precPnted Idr. H. V7. Stott~ State-Federal Field District Representative~ Soil Conservation, vaho spoke at length on drainage and ~~~~r`' and soil erosion control~ and procedui•e to secure aid through the State and Federal Soil Conservation Service. Upon motion of Mr. 0'Shields, seconded by ~~=r. Trask, the Board went on record ~~ unanimously approving the establi.shn,eni; of a unit of the Organized Marine Corps 1m~`tt0~~ Reserve in YJilmin~ton~ as submitted ir. a cor:~munication received from Captain C+. C. Davis~Jr.~ L'.S.&Iarine Corps Reserve, District Public Information Officer~ 441 P1. Peachtree St., NE, Atlant2, Ca. ~ iTpon motion, County bills I~os. 205'7 to 2204 were approved for payment. ~ The meeting then adjourned. iis~"-~~ ~14~s.V..~ Clerk. ~ Wilrrington, N. C.~ ~~ay 16~ 1949. The regular weekly meeting of the Eoard vras held at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Present: Addison Hev~lett ~hairman, Geo. W. Trask~ Jas. n4. Hall~ Claud 0'Shields and County Attorney I~arsden Bellamy. The minutes of ineeting of I~4ay 9~ 1949, were read and approved as recorded. At the request of the Board~ T~r. Joe Herlevick, District Forester~ appeared to discuss forest fire protection for New Hanover County. Mr.~Herlevick submitted ~~ a proposed budget calling for an expenditure of ~;6~OOO.pO for the fiscal year ._ S 1949-1950, on a basis of 40~ by the County~snd 60~ by the State, for the employment of a county warden and three part time persons~ equipment and operating expenses~ _ which was upon motion of b1r. 0'Shields, seconded by i,4r. Hall, received~&nd to be~ ~' given serious consideration during the preparation of the Budget. ~ ~ , The sale of City-County owned lan~ Roderick~ for the sum of ~150.00~ ~~~'y~` Commissioners at meeting of April the Board~ therefore~ upon motion and directed the Chairman and the land to Mr. Roderick on behalf of i~ part of lot 2~ in block 549 the same having been approved 20~ 1949, and later approved of I~r. Trask~ seconded by IvIr. Clerk of the Board to execute the County. . to John u'ilson - ~ by the County by the City Council~ 0'Shields, authorized a deed for the said A copy of•the new beer law was received froir.;~Ir. C.A.Upchurch~Jr.~ Chief of Mault l~ Eeverage Diicision of the State AEC Board, which provides in part that applicants for new licenses to sell beer must post public notice as required in section 4~ of the law. A copy of this notice to be sent to the Citc and County Commissioners and . to the State Board. A minimum:-ten day.ylaiting peri.od to give the State Board time to check on the applicant, and to determi.ne v:hether~or not he is entitle to a beer permit. . ~ ~ .. . . , , ` . . 93 Meeting of Pday 16~ 1949~ continued. Upon motion of n4r. 0'Shields~ seconded by I~ir.yHall~ the use of the Exhibition ~.~~ Euilding at Legion Stadium vias granted the boys in the Ftiverside Apartments and , adjacent area,for recreation purposes one or t~vo dates per week urider the supervision of a competent person. A scl:edule to be prepared not in conf]_ict with other events there: ~ A request of Mr. irl. P. Burkhimer to purchase the City-County owned part of lots 4 and 5, ~~ ~ in b1ocY. 58~ for a client~ was upon motion of Mr. 0'Shields~ seconded by Mr. Hall~ referred to a committee from the City and County Boards for appraisal and report their recommendation at a subsequent meeting. ' Upon motion of R4r. Ha1T~ seconded by Mr. 0'Shields, the Board authorized a:renewal of a supplement contract with the Federal.Department of Justice, U.S.blarshal Ford ~C `,t ~ S. Worthy~ Raleigh~ N. C.~ for safekeeping~ care and subsistance of Federal Prisoners if`'t in the New Hanover County Jail, at a rate of ~1.00 per day per person for period ending May 15~ 1950t And the Sheriff was authorized to sign the same on behalf of ~ the County. ' ~ Action on.a motiori~offered by IVir: 0"S'hields that the county dinorce itself from the C3ty owned and operated Police Radib System and provide far the purchase and installation ~/ of our own system in next years budget~ vras postponed until the next meeting of the ~, ~ Board at the recuest of Ts;r. Trask. Hovaevers upon motion of Pv;r. 0'Shields,' seconded by ~r. Trask, instructions ~vere given to advertise for bids to be received till ~ 10:00 o'clock, A.i,4.~ TuESday, I~~ay 31~ 1949, for the purchase of necessary equipment ~ and 3nstalling of a tvro-~~ay radiotelephone system for the Sheriff's Department. i A request of Mr. Eugene Eullard, President of &ssociated Charities, for an additional , appronriation of ~1~604.31 to meet Uills payable as of t~ay 1, to enable the Association ~- Cj~'~~`' to continue its sex~vice, +~~as upon !~otion of I,;r. Trask~ seconded by Mr. 0'Shields~ .. granted in addition to the regular mont.hly budget appropriation and °'85?.00 preeiously • advanced. yy-~An invitation was received from the VJilmington Chamber of Commerce to attend an informal Nsf - ~oti"~ dinner meeting on Tuesday evening~ A"ay 19~ at the Cape Fear Club in honor of Mr. A.9J.Clark~ of Fayetteville, the newly appointed State Highway Commissioner for this District. Upon motion of ~.s. Trask~ seconded by P.4r. 0'Shields, LIr. Robert Romeo~ a former resident of this county, now residing in Florid~r wzs granted an abatement of taxes ~~ a~ on a valuation of "~645.00 personal property removed from this county pr3or to January 1, 1948, and not subject t•o taxation in this county. ' The following apolicaticns for licenses Lo sell ~eer at the locations shown, the same /(~,1~ havin@ been eadorsed by the Sheriff, i^.ere upon motion of Prir. 0'Shields, seconded by -(~' ~~~r. Trask~ approved: ~ - HenrS~ J. Clark., N;arket Street Road, ~ On premises ~ _Carl S. Gre~g~ 4-n4i1e~;~Iarket Street Road ~t re . _Gilbert Hale~ Castle Hayne Road " " •;, -~/.D.Lockafry, Sea~ate " " ~ .,. -Eleanor D. Rochelle~ I~arket Street Road " " ~ ~~ _Clara tFlade, Seabreeze " " , A request of the Texas Company for a reduction of the 3resent ~0.37~-¢ per barrel ~ ~'r~pJ( assessment on their tanks, to ~~0.30¢ per barrel, was declined 'for the reason the . assessment was found to be reasonarle and uni_form 1a~i.th that on similar property. ~ Formal reque~t w2s received from b~r. "vJ. N. Harriss for payment of pension authorized ~,yns/or~ by the 1949 Legi~lature, u~as referred to the County l~ttorney for written,opinion;at the ~ next meeting, inasmuch as the legality of the Act has been rais"ed. ~Upon motion of ~¢r. Trask, seconded by I~ir. 0'Shields, authority was @iven to have f~-C the telephone in the Commi:sioners office n;oved to a more convenient location., within the office. ~ Q~~~2~Upon motion of Mr. 0'Shields, seconded by idr. H~11~ the plans for the new airport terminal building,~Sizbmitted b5~ CtiA~ showing ovtside enclo=ures,were approved. ; Upon metion of t~tr. Trask~ 4econded by ;:4r. H211, The Hall Erokerage and 4'larehouse Co.~ ~ a ' was granted an abaterr.ent of taxes on a valuation o£ ~445.00 for the j~ear 1948~ account ~ - J~x of double charge. It appeared that they l.isted personal property at ~560.00 and through , error v~ere also charged vrith ~445.00 as not listed. - Upon notion of l~r. 0'Shields, seconded by I~4r. Hall, Mr. Geo.V+.Trask was appointed ~~>_~,C ~"alternate member to represent the Board on the Eousing Disposal Cornmittee. Upon motion of Mr. 0'Shields, seconded b~~~~ir. Trssk, County bills Nos. 2205 to ~--~ ~ 2248 inc.~ were approved for payment. . ~ The following good and lawful perrons were drawn to serve as ~urors in the Super.ior` .~J ~ Court for the trial of civil cases for the two weeks tern~ bepinning Tuesday~ May 31~ 1949: R.L.Downing, . ftt.2,Car. Be~ch rrooad. C:R.Croom~ 416 N. 16th, St. H.L.Pittnan, 221 N. 23, St. E.V~~.Edrrards~ 178 Colonial Vil.lage. Ashley T.~St.Amand~ 1?0 S. 16th~ St. John Kelly, Jr.~ 1506 S. 3rd, St. Nirs. Frederick Staebler, 503 Piri~htsville Ave, Clyde Leonard, . 107 N. %th, St. C.G.Raines~ 120 Rutledge Drive. • John~ N. Turner, 134 S. Ha7•rison St. A.T.Parker~ 307 Harnett St. Aaron iviay, 2'734 E. Adams St. F.L.Parnell~ ~~ 133 Rutledge Dr. Robt.S. Benson~ 406 Grace St. W.O.Skinner~ 401 N. 13th, St. N.L.Starlings~ 86 Spofford IJli~ls. C.R.Cannon~ 6?_ Pinecrest Parkway. H. Stel~es~ 211 Orange 5t. D.G.Ca7lihan~ 105 Colonial Village. Geo. B. MePherson~ RFD #3. Jno.A.Orrell~Jr. 1316 Chestnut. G.E.Burnett, Rt.~2~ box 69. Samuel I. Burriss? 2708 nQarket St. Leonard Watts~ 122 Spofford Mills. Louis D. Todd~ 12 Ct.A~ Lake Forest. S.N.Gunnerson, 209 P~Iaryland Ave. ,\ ~ 94 ~Ieeting of P~iay 16~ 19a9, continued. Lilly f~1. Rothwell~ G.A.Tenuta~ V .iQ.Jamiesona Iui.E.Jackson~ J .E.P~IcCarty~ J .I~I.Riggs ~ . Jno.W.I~Iintz~ Henry hiaultsby~ P~.Hertzberg, Walter T. Hetivett, R.L.Clark~ Guy C. Pitts~ For the second week: The meeting then adjourned. 0"T....~~ .~ _~,. Clerk. ~ The regular weekly meeting of the Board v,~as held at 10:00 o'clock A. TtiS. L.A.Long~ C.B.Rehder~ Jr.~ L.J.Hilhurn, Donald L. Sewell~ Roderick B. It4cKeithan, E.D.Partrick~ D.J.Pridgen~ John D. Dosher~ Stephen A. Gideon, Thos.E.Ravon~ J.L.Lamb~ Victor Thompson, A.M.Williams, N . f~.McKenzie , H.E.Whiteman~ Jas . O.I~fintz ~ Thos.S.Jacobs~ J .I~S.bTcDowell ~ Linwood E. R~illi~ms~ L.E.Voss~ E.T.Holden, Vv.T.Brown, G .J .Bun:by ~ C.M.Rittenbury~ Sam Evenson, 2113 Klein Road. h4. C. Cagle~ 218 Vance Street~ 81?_ Greenfi~ld St. J.P,`~.Everett~ Eox 1596. 2'733-D Adacis 5t. Archie Seigler 2017 Creasy Ave. 1320 Dock St. A.F.Teague, 20~ Calhound Drive. 123 Colinial Drive. Hobt. H. Justice, 301 S. 2nd, St. 115 1V. lOth, St. ~acob Horowitz, 1842 Sun;mer Hill. 503 S. 3rd, St. Lela G. Saunders ?26 N. 23~ St. ~ 520 S. 3rd, 5t. W.P.Troutman~ 30 S, 17, St. 2517 Princess Street Road. C.L.VJilliamson,Jr., Box 516. 1~04 N. 4th, St. 1J.F.Fowler~ 6~ Cape Fear Apts. 110 Davie Drive. R.L.Mahon~ 814 S. 5th, St. 307 Greenfield Apts. F.O.Lennon~ 611 Ann St. 212 FFsight St. Henry F. Smith,Jr.~ 30'7 N. 4th, St. 119 Pinecrest Parkway. H.L.Sternberger, 109 N. 5th~ St. RFD #3, ~ox 26~. Jodie L4il.ls~ ~lI S. 4th~ St. 309 Walnut Street. J.VJ.Ledford, 330 Davie Drive. 319 Chestnut St. T.J.Cress~ 2I0 Forest Hills Drive. Box 1584. Frank H. Harriss~ Carolina Beach, Box 181. 124C Williamson Dr. J.I.Rushing~ C-25~ Box 66. 1708 Prineess St. Albert L. Jordan~ 9-Ct. Lake Forest. 273'] Jefferson St. Lyle bi. ~~~illetts~ 309 N. 4th, St. 819 Princess St. b4rs. G.H.Cook,Rt.2. RFD ~2. Hardy C. Brinkley, 2121 Brandon Road. P.O.Eox 1004, Jack B. Farrar~ Box 418. " 1601 S. 4th, St. John ~'Jrede, 212 N. 12, St. Rt.l. J.H.1;~iller, Rt.3~ Box 214E Rt.2~ Box 203-A Ii.C.Benton, 2010 Creasy Ave. Rt.3. Fre~erick L. Williams~~ Box 1444, Car. Apt. 18-B Nesbitt Ct. L.K.Branch, ~~ FJooster St. 228D Uiilliamson Drive. It,.E.Loney, C-25, Box 285. 19 :d. Tyler St. F~.J.Hurst~ 19 ~rookwood Ave. 149 ~°loodlawn Ave. Geo. A. Lur~sden, Rt.3~ Box 243. 304 Brunswick St. R.D.Stone~ 419 S. 19~ St. 1804 Carolina Ave. Ashley H. Jerman~ 819 Princess St. Rt.2, Eox 311-A Mrs. Gladys H. Simpson~ ~ Peoples Savings Bank.. 206 Hutled~e Drive. C.V.Kelley, lb S. 'Jth, St. 516 S. 3rd~ St. Lev3. IYIcb1111an~ 102 N. 5th~ St. Wilminpton, N. C.~ A~ay 23~ 1949• Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo. ~+. T~ask, ~as, M. Hall, Claud 0'shields and County kttorney I~~arsden Bellar,.y. The minutes of ineeting of f,Say 16, 194o~ k~ere read and approved as recorded. Upon ir,otion of 1,'.r. Hall~ secondec~ by P•~r. Trask~ reprecentatives of the Church of God `~~5 were granted the use of a site at the Tra:;,ler Parking Camp at Legion Stadium for erecting a 40X60 foot tent for city-ivide revival for a period not excee8ing six weeks. The selection of ~he lobation was referred to the Chairman with power to act. , John M. Walker~ Attorney, appeared to ask that fur~her consideration be given a recent request of the Trustees of the Church of Christ for abatement of taxes charged against ~~Q~ their church property in block 129, inasnuch as the pacant lot was purchased for the exclusive use as an adjunct to their church facilit3. The question was, upon motion of I~dr. 0'Shields, secondec by Pdr. Hall~ referred to the County Attorney for opinion. A reguest of ivir. L. D. Latta,, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Comnunity Hospital ,p for•$6~826.06 additional funds £rom the County to pay off an accurrulation of indebtedness --~1"~~'! for repairs~ replaceme.nts•and salaries, to enable the hospital to close the present fiscal year without a deficit~ wss upon motion of I~Zr. Trask~ ~econded by 1~Tr. 0'Shields~ referred to the County Auditor for consi.deration in connection with the Ludget to see what relie~ can be given, and tc the City Cour.cil for its consideration. ~ Upon ff,otion of i~r. 0'Shields~ seconded by h~r. Hall~ a request of Eolice Lieutenant J. F. Ivtoore to waive the 12~ gate receipt charge for the use of Legion Stadium for motorcycle race Sunday~ May 22, v~as granted for the reason the question was not J~~ discussed at the time the privile€e was g.ranted and the receipts were donated to the Police Eenevolent Fund. This action by no means establishes a presedent, and future similar events will be m~quzl~ed to pay the 12% charge. _~~ A report of the Vlilmington Public Lib'rary for April was received ~nd filed. ~r. H. E. Clark #5~ Southern Boulevard~ was, unon motion of F,4r. 0'Shields, seconded V~~~ by P~r. Trask~ granted an abateu~ent of taxes on a valuatlon of ~285.00 personal and poll account of double charge for the year 1945. Mr. Geo. B..Phillips~Jr., Vdorld 'n'ar II Veteran~ 128 Co7.onial Village~ was upon motion of Nir. Trask, seconded by T~Zr. 0'Shields~ granted an abatement of tax.es on a -,~G~' valuation of ~y1~000.00 stock and fixtures listed in error~at ~1~500.00 for the yea.r 19a$ \ 95 P~eeting of May 23~ 19a9, continued. Upon motion of Iu,r. Halls seconded by ~Ir. 0'Shields, the following applications for ~x¢~i licenses to sell beer at the locations shoam, the same being rener~als and endorsed ' r~; by the Sheriff~ were approved: ~I - bruce Freeman, ~Grover Freeman, ~C.C.Gray, (Gray'e Grill) C.C.Gray, (Gra~'s Service -Gaston Hussey, _Bertha Iuiae Long ~ -Floyetta E, biarshall, .-Nargaret PdacR2e~ -D. YJ. Raper~ Seabreeze, Carolina Eeach ~oad, Carolina Eeach Aoad, Station) Cerolina Beach hoad~ 3221 Princess Street Road~ Carolina Beach Hoad, Seabreeze, Seabreeze~ Carolina Eeach Road, On premises. we ~ ro re ~v ro ~, ~L rr r. n~ ro n re ~~ ~~ ~ Copies of notice of s,r.~plications to the State Board of Hlcoholic Control for permits ~''i~ to sell beer were received from k. A. RoUbins, Eas;, Wilmington, and Eiigene S. M~uney~ Carolina Beach. ~,s~ request of P,~r. 1'J. N. Aarriss for payment of pension for April and P,Say~ authorized by ~~~~~'~ the 19a9 Legislature, v~as further coi,t~.nued until next meeting pending receipt of certified copies of the Acts pertainin~ to the payment of pension to is4r. Harriss and TN;rs. P~4argaret Nixon~ to enatle the County Attorney to render his wTitten opin3on as to the legality of the Act,reque~ted by the Foard~ . A report of the Crand Jury, i~iay Criminal Term, 1949~ wss received and filed~ and ~~~ recommendation that the County Corr.missioners give thouPht to improvement in accoustics of the Superior Court Room, was referred to the Court House Cornmittee. ~~~Upon motion of i+ir. 0'Shields~ seconded by Mr. Hall~ instructions v~ere ~iven to ask ~~.~r for bids for auditing the books and records of t2ie County Officers for the fiscal ye~r ending June 30, 1949, V~A communication was received from the Neva Yanov2r County Tuberculosis and Health , Association extendin~ an invi.tation to the Baard to inspect the new x-ray equipment ~~ recently instalied in the health Department~ at the c7.ose of the meeting. ~ ' No objections were raised by the Board to•the applicati.on of the Becker County ~,~,e'~ Sand and Gravel Company of CheraK~~~.C., to the United States District Engineer, ~~ for a germit to construct a belt conveyor across.t.he Cape Fear River about 10~j.~ miles upstream from ~Vilmington, A request of ;,€r. B. E. Eryan that Lhe Coami:ssioners indicate a price they will take ~a~ for'the City-County ou~ned 1ot in l.lock 67~ acquired at a tar sale~ ~,~as taken under consideration with the City~ and t.o secure appraisa2 for sale value. A recuest of i~ir. Iiichard ~. Shew~ President, and members of the Vuilmington Board of ~ fiealtozs~ r•;ho a;~peared, that tne Commissioners n;ake every eifort to reduce the current i--~~lY` taxes for the year 1949, was received for coi:si.deration during the preparation of the budget. And their reque~t that thi.s nody call upon 6ongressman F.F.rtel Carlyle to support a~ill in Con~ress to r~~ake putlic housinp. units taaable, was approved. Upon-motion of i,?r. G'Shields, an invitation ti~as extended to representatives of the ~ ~.~~,~ss'~-~ Real z-state Board, other interested organizations and anq private qualified citizens t to sit in on our preliminar5; bud~et tneetings to~off'er proposals as to how to cut ~ppropriations~ ~ ~ /~~~ A copy of the minutes of the Soard of Trustees of Co,~munity Hospital of ineeting of April 2'7~ v~~as received and f~led. Upon motion of PQr. Trask, seconded by I~'r. 0'Shields, taxes charged against K.C.Sidbury ~~'~aX on property in block #213 that accrued aFter the title to the san:e passed to James Wa,lker Hospital, v:ere ordered cancel].ed. , A petition of tne i'cirt~r°T`arli 7'arent-'_'eacher Association and others~ 63 Petitioners, petitionin@ the Eoard to reauest the State Highv~aV and Public Gdorks Cornmission to _~S place tv~o blocks of Peachtree 1~ver~L~ fron. L~aciv?iilan street to Third Street on the State Maintained Countv P,oad S.ystem~ and that the same be hard-surfaced~ for the safety and convenience of the pupils~ vaas upon motiot; of•P~r. U'Shields~ seconded by Mr. Trask~ approved and re£e.rred ?.o the State Highway and Pub~ic Vdo~xks Coc~mission for consideration. ~G~r Upon motion of L:r. Trask, secon~ed by BRr.. C'Sk:ie3ds, the Board voted to use the `~j bulldozer 'for leveling off the drainage canal d.irt piled along`the.Tide Ndater right-of-way, at and below ~~Iinter ~ark~ '' -•, Upon motion of i~lir, Tr~sk~ seconded hy ~~lr. Hal.l,'the Board granted the use of Stadium ~ Q~y bleachers for eeating 800 or more nersons in attendance upon the meeting oi the State Associati.on of fiorth Carolina Elks, colored~ at Udilliston Ea11 Park Vlednesday and Thursday, Iviay 25~ and 26. Sarr,e to be set-up under the Su~ervision of It~Ir. Rheda Farrow, . ~I~n ir~v3tation . rcas received from n4r. John H. Farrell, Executive of the 'A~ilmington '~~,,x^ Chamber of Commerce~ and the Wilmington Easebal?. Club to attend dedication cererr.ony ~ of the the opening of the new baseball park in R'ilmington on Tuesday, ~iay 24. 1949, ~~ at 6:30 P.T~S., was~. appreciatively received. An offer of Wilson Tree Company to remove the sycemore tree, dangerausly close to ~_~SPi the brick wall~ on the premises of Dr. J,B.Cranrner, in the rear of the court house «~~ &nngx~ at a cost of ~;180.00~ half to be paid by Dr. Cranmer~ a~as received for investigation by the Eoard a.fter the meetirg. ~y,d~ Upon rr~otion of tiir. 0'Shields, seconded Uy ivir. Trask~ the Eoard vated to give ~--~ consideration to dragline drainage in the u4iddle Sound area a£ter completion of the ~vork in the Flue Clay and Castle Hayne section. ~ ~ 96 I~deeting of I~ay 2?~ 1949, continued. Dr. John T. Hoggard, Chairman of the Board oF Education appeared to extend an -~e~U.~ invitation to the Board to attend the first graduation exercises at Vuilmington . Co11e@e, Iuay 31~ 1949• I~ionday, iV~ay 30th~ 19a9, being a Nati.or.al Holiday ( t~4emorial Day ) and falling _,C.C_ on the date of the ner.t regular meeting of the Eoard, a~ recess was taken until Tuesday~ I~ay 31, at 10:00 o'c.lock A. ~[. • _ ~"Is•. i.l, s4e. ..~.!y. Clerk. ~ W9.lmington~ N. C.~ D.4ay 31~ 19a9. Pursuant to recess taken May 23, 1949, the Board met at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Present: Addison Hewlett Chairr.ian, Geo. W. Trask~ Jas. M. Hall, Claud 0'Shields and County Attorney t~arsden Eell2my. The minute~ of ineeting of i~1ay 23, 1949, were read and approved as recorded. The following opinion of the County Attorney, submitted in writing at the request ~~ p'~ of the County Con.mi~sioners, as to the legal authority of the county to pay to L4r. Z'd. N. Harriss, a forrr~er employee and officer of New Hanover County, the sum of ~100.00 per month as authorized and directed by an act of the 19a9 session of the General As~eubly oP Tdorth Carolina: ~~ I~iay 31, 1949. ~~ ° Eoard of Commi~si.oners of Neva Hanover County, 1Viln~in~ton, N. C. Gentlemen: fviy opinion has been asked as to whether the Cor,unissioners of New Hanover County have the legal authority to pay to P~r. Vd. N. Harriss, a former employee and officer of new Hanover County, the swn of ~100.00 per month so long as he shall live. As I understand it~ Mr. Harriss has made a request and demand upon the Commissioners to pay to him the sum of $100.00 per month since April 1,1949. PGr. Harriss is baSing his request and demand for this payment upon the provisions of an act of the General Assemhly of North Carolina~ passed at its ~949 session~ being entitled " AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A PENSION FOR W.N.HAHRISS~ A FORMER OFFICIAL AND E~~PLOYEE OF NEW HANOVEH COUNTY." This act~ in the preamble, recites that fi4r. Harriss was an officer and employee of the County fro~ 1905 until 1934~ being Deputy Clerk of Superior Court and Clerk of Superior Court~ during said period~ and that Mr. .Harriss was not an employee of the County when the retirement pension system for employees was set up in 1943, and was therefore not eligible to receive a pension or benefits conferred by 1943 act. It also recites~ in said preamble~ that on account of the public services so rendered by P~r. Harriss to the County~ during the period abeve set forth and with view to providin@ a pension for I~~Ir. Harriss, the Geneial Assembly thereupon authorized, empowered and directed the Board of Cor;mi=sioners of New Hanover County to pay to t~ir. Harriss a monthly pension of H100.00, beginning April 1, 1949, payable monthly so long as ta:r, HUrri:: should live. And~ it further authorizes'and directs the Board of Commissioners to r~:ake necessary appropriation 2nd provisions for the pension payments from the general funds of the County. It is my understanding t.hati the salary and fees Mr. Harriss was entitled to~ duri.ng the ti.me that he acted as Deputy Clerk and Clerk o£ Superior Court~ have been paid in full and that the amount of ~100.00 per month as hereinbefore referred to~ was ordered to be paid him by the legislature for services rendered while he was Clerk~ and therefore~ my opinion is that the sum so ordered to be paid is a gift of public money and the legislature of North Carolina has no power or authority to compe~ or even to authorize the County to.pay a gratuity to any individual. The Constitution of North Carolina, Article 1, Sec. 7, provides as follows: " Ido man or set of inen are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or '•,' privileges from the community but in consideration of public service." This constitutes a specific constitutional prohibition against gifts of public money. . Even though the payment to L;r. Hzrriss be a moral or equitable obligation, the County cannot lavrfully make an appropriation of public money except to meet a legal and enforcible claim. The County cannot~ even with express legislative sanction, assume any function which is not in a le~al sense public. The funds of the County are necessarily, directly or indirectly raised by taxation, consequently the expenditure of money by the County for private purposes does or may necessarily result in the ta?~ing of property of individuals under the guise of taxation for other than public purposes~ and it there,fore follows that the le~i~lature can neither authorize or compel any County to expend any of its funds_for nrivate purposes ~vithout a majority vote of the County being obtained. Our constitution, Article Vii, Section 7, states: " That no County shall contract any debt nor sha,ll any tax be levied or collected except for the necessary expenses thereof, unless by a vote of the majority of voters therein." ~ ~ 9'7 Meeting of I~Iay 31~ 19a9, continued. If the Commissioners e:pend public funds for prl~ate purposes wi_thout a warrant,in law~ they becouie personally liable. ' See Brown vs Commissioners of RicYwiond County et al. ??3 N.C. ~44 and the authorities and cases therein cited. • ~ ' See also Brumley vs ~axter. ?25 N.C. 697. It is therefore, my opinion that the County is neither authorized•or requi•red ~ under the,Act hereiribefore referred to, to pay the sum of ~p100.00 to Mr. Harriss as therein provided." Very truly yours, fib/ka ~ Upon motior. of ~~~ Attorney was a~ to him the surn based upon the Marsden Bellamy County~Attorney ~ NIr. Trask~ seconded by i~4r. Hall, the foregoing opinj.on of the County 9opted, and demand mzde by I~ir. Harriss upon the Commissioners to pay of ~100.00 per month since April 1, 1949, as provided in said Act, was, opinion of the County Attorney~ refused. ,~fdr. 0'Shields requested that a letter be written to Mr. Henry E. Boyd, Jr., Airport ~ Gti~~ 114anager~ to confer ~vith thi.s Sody before permitting any events for paid admission at the airport in the futux~e. ' ho objections were i.ndi.cated by the fioard to the application of i~Ir. B.P.Gialdermaier to the United States District En~-ineer for nermission to dredge approximately 200 ~~~ cubic yard~ nf material frorr Eanks Ch2nnel, to con~truet a wooden bulkhead 110 feet ~ W long~snd to deposit the dred~ed materisl behind the said bulkhead on Harbor Island~ Also an application of It4r. it.r .is4eier to construct a wharf on VJrightsville Beach~ in Ear:ks Chenr,el, approxirr,a.tely 6G0 yards north of Niasonboro Inlet. A communicat'ion.was received from Icir. G. Dudley Humphrey~ Attorney, for an abatement of taxes charPed again~t ~;.:•._.Hi'i et al on 30 acres~ part James Devom, l~iasonboro township, -~G,y for the years 1°43 through 1.y49, acquired by the United States Government January 9, 1943, part lot 30 Carter & Erice for 194'7, 1948 and 1949, and lots 1 and 3 Woodlawn for 1944. account of all the land having been sold and the taxes charged to or assumed by the purchasers, was,upon motion of N;r. Trask~ referred to the County Attorney for investigation and report to the Board. A petition of twelve property owners requesting the State Highway and Public VJorks Commission•to take over and add to the State P~-~aintained County Road Systeu~, about one f~~~ mile of road beginning at Beasley Creek,•and known as the Old Masonboro Road, which is used by a school bus~ and arhich is also an extension of a road maintained bq the State Highv~ay Commission~ intersecting the ;dew ;~4asonboro Road at the i~.4asonboro Bapti.st Church~ was upon motion of Vir. Trask, approved and referred to the Stste Highv;ay and Public VJorks Conunission for consideration. The following applications for reneK.al of licenses to sell beer at the locations shown, ~'~~¢ were upon motion of Mr. Hall~ seccnded by P.ir. 0'Shields, approved: • ~)~ ~ --J.E.Armstrong, Margaret's Oyster Roast~ i~iasonboro Loop Road, On premises. • ~ Melvin Eubank 3 miles ~farket Street Road, " " ~Joe Farrow, ,7r., Seabreeze~ " " ~ R. L. Long~ VViightsville Beach Causex~ay~ " " ~ u n Arlie R. Iu~arshali~ Seabreeze~ ~Rosetta Shaw, Sea•~reeze, " "" ' Ellis Sherman~ i~6asonboro I~oad at Seagate Loop~ " " 'l~rtie Stephens~ Seatreeze~ `- " " 'James Vlheeler~ Seabreeze " " - George VJheeler~ Seabreeze " " ~ Ernest tiTilliams~ Castle Ha}~ne I3oad 14 " Payment of expert vritne~s fees to Dr. H.D.Shaffer in the case of State vs Frznk Paul, charged a:ith a capital ~elony, Bi:Q V1.00.00 to John P.4. PJalker~ Attorney~ assigned by '~5 the Court to represent him, vras upon motion approved on the order of the Honorable W. C: Harris~ Jud~e Presidi-ng. Eids for equipment and insta7ling a two-way radiotelephone in the Sheri.ff's Department -~~~as advertised, vJere received from the fo17.o~ving~ which v~ere upon motion of hir. Ha11~ seconded by b4r. 0'Shields~ ordere6 opened and read: Philco Corporation~ Philadelphia, ~ 3,018.75 Link Radio Corporation~ Tv'ew York~ 3~020.00 I+Totorola Corporation~ Chicago~ 3,300.00 ~~i_.i Upon motion, the foregoing bids were taken undex~ advisement and for further study. ~y~y.~. No actian was taken on a request of the Police Recreational Departn~ent to use Legion ----~~y Stadium on a Sunday afternoon for motorcycle races for the benefit of the Boys Brigade Building fund. ~ The following good and lawful men were drawn to serve as jurors in the Superior Court £or ~ ~the trial of crimim~al cases foi• the one weeY, tei•n, beg9nning bionday~ June 13~ 1949~ F.E.Hilton t311 n`. 4th~ St. J.E.Southerland~Jr.~ 14 Ct.Pui~ L~ke Forest~ Jas.fi.Scrutton~ 2701 AdaR,s St. C.L.Dudley, 207 Red Cross St. VJ.A.Hundley, 1G9~ S. E~'ront St. n~.B.Satchwell~ 1604 Ann St. A.S.Tr•~~ndle~ Jr.~ Box 1182 City~. Orland Dale~ 306 Harnett St. Miss Frances SpIillllP.S~ ACL R~ilroad Office. John b. i~iillis~ Rt.2, Box 201D. Geo.W.Hales, 524 S. Front St. Lacy Pearce, 20 Lee Drive~ Lake Forest. R.R.Taylor~ 11 N. 7th st. L.Vd.Garrett~ 1921 Princess St. ~ I 98 T~leetin~ of ~iay 31~ 1~49, continued. J.E.Hussell~ 106 Iv4imosa Flace Oleander. C.F.Sutphin~ Jr.~ 42 Lee Drive Lake Forest. C.F.Ulethington~ 371 Castle St. Clayton Horne~ ftt.2~ Box 196. E.VJ.Thompson~ 313 Red Cross ~t. M. Forest Cook~ 2206 Gibson &ve. Roger Helms, 15-H~ Tdesbitt Court. Lee 0. Layton~ 309 Southern Boulevard. W.M.Peck~ Jr.~ 31 I~4imosa Place. S.E.Holden~,. Rt.2 I~asonboro Sound. ' ~ Lillie Talman~ t?N D 2~ C.J.Vdatts~ 411 Orange St. Charlie Fotter, 53 Spofford ~iills. E.J.Pigford~ 921 Dock St. Geo. E. Potter~ Rt.2, Box 316-B. C.Y.DeVaun~Jr.~ Box ~14. J.K.Shepherd~ Jr.~ 603 Chestnut St. Va.H.Hoggard~ 504 Orange St. H.b.Hamilton~ 819 Princess St. A.W.Batson, 218 Castle St. Carolyn IJlontgon:ery~ bOG Orange St. I~rs. L. J. Har,:rick~ 2712-D, Adams 5t. Eedford Jackson~ 1821 Carolina Eeach Road. H.E.Shepard~ 106 Carolina Beach Road. i~4rs. S. S. Cash~ Rt.2, Sox 90. Vd.S.Register~ 50'7~- S. 2nd, 5t. The meeting then adjourned. . ~ h~~~~t,. Clerk. . ~ Hanson 5essoms, 110 S. 9th St. S.T.Grimstead, 6 N. 2nd St. Jack Udilkins, 113 n. ~th, St. Geo.D.Cooper, Jr., 205 S. 2nd~ St. F.L.Meier~ 412 Church St. Alice E. Andrews, Andrews hlortuar;y~. Vernon fiu~•riss, Rt. 2~ Eox 196. Harold Porter, 2'713-A Tefferson St. R.H.Curry~ Ht. 2~ Boa 316. P.rthur R. Farroiv~Jr.~ Rt.2~ Box 178. John D. Colm*ell~ 204 N 22nd, St. Wrs. Margaret Brown~307 N. 14th~ ~t. David E. Jones~ Rt.2. H.N.Panther~ 2 Court H~ Lake Forest. N~rs. Ruby Bender~ Ht.2, Box 320. . A.B.Jones~ 315 Dawson St.~ John R. Baucon~ 1°06 Ann St. Nrs,L.E.Andrews, 102-B~ Williamson Drive. P.lfred H, Register, 164 Spofford idills. C.E.Eason~ 14 V~est Dri~Te Lake Forest. Geo. A. Venetos 2630 Adams St., Riverside. A.F.DovJling~ 31~1 I~harket St. 4S~alter C. Povaell, Rt.2, BoX 298-A. S.M.Long~ 409 Ivun St. D.B.Hobinson,Sr.~ 609 Chestnut St. l'+'ilmington, N. C.~ June 6~ 19a9. The regular weekly meeti.ng of the Eoard was held at 10:00 o'clock A. Ni. Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo. VT. Trask~ ~as. Td. Hall~ Claud 0'Shields and County t~ttorney I~Sarsden Bellamy. ' The minutes of ineeting of I~iay 31~ 1949, were read and a,r,proved as recorded. A request of Tuir. Allan i~farshall, speaking for the members of the Board of Directors of the Wilmin~ton Chamber of Comme:rce, for an appronriatj.on of ~:500.00 membership C, in the Association, out of Lhe ~10~000.00 advertising and promotion fund authorized by - the 1949, legislature, was upon notion of f~7r. Hall, secon~ed Uy Io-ir. Trask~ received for consideration during the preparation of the budget, after a substitute motion . offered by 1JIr, 0'Shields to take favorable action on the request at this time, failed of a second. ~liss Ann i~Iaeon, Home Demonstratiori Agent, presented her budget esT.imates for the next ~~fiscal'year, including an additional ~75.00 allowance for supplies 2,nd the purchzse of _~~' a new typewriter at a cost of ~:111.00~ was rece~_ved for consideration during the preparation of the budget. Estim.ates for the i~egro Horae DEpartn;ent and request for a secretary at 2 salary of $~420.00 from the County, was received for consideration. ,, , , , A request of "ihr~. Pl. ~~. Rhodes and i;:r. Gtto Leeuvaenburg for improvement to the drainage _~'''~ in the vicinity on the north =ide of the t~arlcet Street road,be~~ond the airport road, vaas received for consideration alon~ vrith other drain~~-e projects. A request of :~Ir. G. Dudley Humphrey presented at the n;eeti.n~ P~~ay 31~ to correct an erroneous charge of land in h~:asonboro township to ~ro'.t~Y.Hill et al~ which ~~as referred _~~`~ to the County Attorney for investigation and report back to the Board~ was upon moti.on of D~r. Trask~ seconded b~- ~~r. Q'Shields~ amended by gSving the County Attorney power to act~ and to n:ake such corrections that he may recomn~end. A request to use Legion Stadium for motorc,ycle races aunday afternoon, July 3~ 1949, sponsored by the 4Jilmington Police Recreational Department, for which a charge i'or"' -~ ~~~ admission will be made for the benefit of the Eoy's Brigade fiuilding Fund, the County to receive 12~ of the gate receipts, was approved by a ma~ority of the members of the Board. The use af the 5tadium on 5und.a}~~;~ for commercial purposes, was opposed by the Chairman and IJir. Ti•ask~ The wishes of P.Zr. Gardner, who is to ill to. attend the meeting~ to grant the use of the Stadium on a Sunday for the purpose stated~ was recognized. !~ request for an abatement of items of back taxes charged against sma11 parcels of land "riX in block #~13 oivned and occupied by Jas. N'alker I~;emorial Hospital~ which said taxes were ~ charged a~ter the title passed to the Hospital in 194?, Was referred to the County Attorney with power to act. A petition of eight propert,y otivners to grade and nave approximately 700 feet of roadway leading to their property e'ast ~'rpm:a.`.point on the Greenville-Seagate Loop Highway~ about ~ 7~~~i one and a half miles east from the hiasonboro Highvray~ was upon motion of t~dr. Trask~ seconded by P,ir. Ha11~ approved and referred to the State Highway and Public ,1'orks Conunission for it\s consideration. An a~plication for renevral of ~icense to sell beer at Castle Hayne, submitted by ~~~ E.C. aldwin~ the same having been endorsed by the ~heriff~ was upon motion approved. Upon motion of ~Ir. 0'Shields~ seconded by P~r. Hall, the date of July 2']~ 1949, at 10:00 -~~,~Z o.'clock A.M., was set by the Board to sit as the Board of Equali.zation and Review to hear ~ complaints on assessments on real estate~ and notice to that effect by publication was ordered. ~ John 4°1ill.iam En~lish and Katie Lee Lisles English,:.white, 2nd ~~ / citizens~ were upon motion of Lir. Trask~ seconded by Pdr.Hal.l~ ~3 on recommendation of the Supt.~ of Publ.ic 6Telfare. ~dillie James~ colored~ indigent admitted to the County Home ~ ~ V ~ 99 t~deeting of .7une 6~ 1949, continued. The Chairman and any ott-~er rr;embers oi the Eoard who may find it convenient~ were ,~ authorized to attend a rr,eeting if the board of Directors of the State Associztion of County Commissi.oners to be held in the Ccinvention Hall of IJ[ayview h4anor~ June 20th, at 10:00 o'clock. ~ A report of the Back Tax Collector showing that ~6,89]..44 was collected for the City~ ~a and ~3~~?~.39 for'the County~ n;aking a total of ~y10~618.83 back taxes collected for tne ti;onth of ;~.ay. Upon motion of i~r. 0'Shields~ seconded by t4ir, Hall~ Ingram Brother5 were granted an 1~~~ abatement of not listed penalty charged ~gainst their property~ .69 acres of land,l~,& Uawson, ~J Wilmington Township, for the year 1948. It appeared that he listed the same with the Gounty Auditor~ but in so~e manner t~e list ~vas misplaced: ,-~,,,/ A report of the activities of the Eureau of Identification for B4ay *ties received ~~w~ and' filed. ~ ~~i'he followinE bids for auditing ~-h~ ending June 30~ 1949, were rece J . E . ~TcCabe & Company ~ . C. S. Lowrimore o'c Company~ Harry !5~. Cherry~ Edward C. Craft, the County books and ived, publicly opened Per day Senior Acct. ~~35.00 35.00 35•00 35 •oo records for the fiscal year and read: Junior Acct. Guaranteed not to Exceed: ~17.5~ Not quoted. 25.00 Not quoted. 17.50 ~2~100.00 i5.oo 2,ooo.ao ~~,a~i1'" T7pon motior. of i~:r. 0'ariields, seconded by P~ir. Hall~ the corltract was awarded to t~ir. Edward C. Craft~ CFA.~ he teing t.ne lo~vest Lidder. , i~4r. 0'Shields brought to the atteiitior.• the dangero~asly lova altitude pilots are operating ~~ airplanes along the shore-line at C,iri~htsville Beach to the great annoyance and danger ~~~ of bathers and persons walki.ng along the strand, which practice~ x~as upon motion of IJir. Trask, seconded by 4=r. Hell. condemneo by the Board~ and instructi.ons were piven to request the proper enforcement officers to put a stop.to the practice~ or revoke their license to operate a plane. !~ recess'was then taken until 10:00 o'clock A.ivI., June 8, to further consider the bids . for t e urchase of tvro-v~ay radi.otelephone f+o'r the ~heriif's Department. _ ... ~i. > >r ~ Clerk. ~ ?~~ilminuton~ td. C. June 8~ 1949. Pursuant to recess ta.ken June 6, 1g4g, the Foard met at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Present: l~ddison hewlett Chairman~ Geo. ~~1. Trask~ Jas. M..Hall, Claud 0'Shields and • Count,y Auditor C. F. Smith. _.~~~C~ T'he Port Cocrmiission's budget estirr~ztes for the next fi.scal year r;as discussed and a report of its~activities was requested. , w The matter of awardir.g a bid for tne pu~•chase of'a two-way radiotelephone and installing vaas further discussed, and it appearing that inasmL~ch as 2~Iotorola Corporation quoted on ~ S~~ a 30 v:att transrrdtter in their bid of ]J.ay ?6,194g~ instead of a 50 watt unit asked for in our advertisement for bids~ instructions were given to request that this question be cleared up. Also to ascertain from Link Corporation if local maintenance service will be guaranteed~ if local service cannot be furnished, hovr quick can service be rezidered , when needed. And further that all bidders quote a price for maintenance cost only, the County to furnish the parts. The meeting then adjo~;rned. ~~., i~. 9~a~ Clerk. `~~ Wilmington~ N. C., June 13~ 1949. ~ The regular weekly mee`ting of the Board was held at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Present: Addisorf Hewlett Chairman~ Geo. 'uJ. Trask~ ~as. Iu. Hall~ Claud 0'Shields and County Attorney UIarsden Bellamy. The minutes of ineeting of ,'iune 6~ 1949, were read and approved as recorded. d communication from the Cornmissioners of the Housing l~uthority of the City of VJilmin~ton was presented b,y- irir. :':.Hun:phrey i~~arshalls Executi.ve Director~ to ~--~jl~~ clarify a stzten,ent made by the 1~dilmin~ton bo~rd oS Realtors, in a conmunication of I~4ay 23~ presented by Ir'ir. Richard Shew~ its President~ at meeting of ~fay ~3~ 1949, concerning taxation of public housing units, was received and .fi.led-::-°: llRr. Emmett H. Bellamy appeared.to asx/that in view of the rapidly changing economic conditions~hat police protection be given 5eabreeze colored resort~ vri.t}-iout exscting _ S~ too ~reat amount fr.om the business interests there~ for the present swY,mer season. Inasmuch as this service has been provided on a cooperative basis, ;~Ir. Trask moved and it was seconded by tu:r. Hall~ and carried~ that xhey~indicate:to:the Board the_'amount of moneq they can raise for this purpose, the matter be discussed with the Sheriff and to ~e given consideration in the preparation of the budget. i~ request of ;~r: A.B.Rhode~~ Register of HeedsT for one extra girl clerk to help-out ~~5~ in his office during the vacation period June, July ~nd August~ upon mdstion o£ T~Ir. Trask, seconded by tv~r. Hall, approved at ~',30.00 per vaeek salary~'as a charge against the present budget~ balance to be provyded in next years bud~@~,appropriations. ~ I 100 I~ieetine oi June 1?.~ 19a9, conti.nued. { &Zr. John F. Fussell, Zone 1J~anager for i,iotorola Incorporated~~ppeared to advise the c,~,,, Commissioners~that subsequent to the foregoing bid~ certain reductions in prices have ~ ~~""`~`' taken,olace which has enabled his Company to reduce the bid by ~~360.00, making a total net price of ~~2~940.00 in accordz.nce v;ith their letter presented. A letter read and presented by P~tr. rienx~y Eoyd ~ Jr. ~ Airport Iuianager~ asking for a re- hearing on the matter of the 4Velsbach Corporation of Philadelphia~ owners of the Bartow patent, to assess license fees on sponsors participating in the instal.lation of airport ~ lighting =ystems under the Federal Aid Airport Program, resulting in the CAA issuing -- a~`P- instructions to its field personnel to stop all action on a5.rport runwa.y liphting projects~ until further notice, which will retard airport development, was upon motion of It:r. 0'Shields~ seconded by I~:r. Ha11, approved and ordered sent to our 5enators and Congressman with request that they give their influence and cooperation to bring about a rehearing in the matter. A contract to furnish and install a tv,~o-way,50 watt or better~ transmitter radio- telephone system for Nev~~ Hanover County Sheriff's Departn;ent as advertised, was _~~ upon motion of L4r. Hall~ seconded by ~tr. 0'Shields~ avrarded to i~otorola Incorporated, 4545 Augusta Boulevard~ Chicago, Illinois~ at and for a price of.~3,300.00, in accordance with their bid of IViay ?6~ 1~9, in consideration of being able to provide „ local maintenance service which is available and guaranteed. Bond for furnishing and properly installing the sa.id unit to be furnished as required by law. ~ lioon'motion of ;u.r. Hall, seconded 'ty i~:r. lrask~ bi11s of expense for holding the State ~~bond Election in the ag~regate amount of ~2,769.80,~the County~,tb be reimbursed by the ~~ ~ State for said expenses, was uuon motion of Is:r. Hall~ seconded by ~•r. Trask, approved for payment. ' _ P,~J~S A report of the Ladies Rest Hoom Comc;ittee for i,'ay was received and filed. • ~~~ Upon motion of Lir. u'8hields~ seconded by i~r.,Trask~ the appropriation for t'he La.dies ~ Rest Room vaas ordered discontinued as of June 30~ 194g. An application for rene~val of licEnse to sell beer at Casi,le Hayne, submitted by Ivey W. _~~i~cGee, the sar.,e having been endorsed by t}ie Sheriff~ was upon ~notion of t~;r. 0'Shields~ seconded Uy Idr. Hall~ apFr.oved. By reason of the County having awarded a contract for the purchase and installation of a two-way rzdiotelephone system for tne Sheriff's Department, the Board~ upon motion of V L~ir. 0'Shields, seconded by ~~r. Hall, authorized and directed that notice be~'~iven the -_ 5~ City of !'?il~ineton to terminate the contract between the City and County~ dated October 14, 1942~ for services furnished the county by its central radio station, in accordance with the terms of the said agreement, v~~hich requires that sixty day~ prior notice~ in writin@~ of an intention to terminate the said agreement, be given. A statement was received from~the Stete Board of Public ~Jelfare showing that ~43~181.25 ~' S 5 State'and Fed'eral-funds were sent to this County for the month of u4ay for Old Age Assistance~ Aid to Dependent Children and for pdministration. IIpon notion of h`r. Trask, seconced b~ ;:r. Hall, al.l oack ta;ces due Nerv Hanover County ~- for the year 193$ ~nd the ye~rs pri.or thei•eto, are hereby declared to be barred and - ~a Y uncollectable under the provi~ions and authority of Chapter lObS~ 1°4~ Session Laws of North Carolina. Th~~ action v,iil not apply to suits brouFht prior to December 31~ 194&. The meeting then adjourned. ~-ri,., I/$c~q-,~,rs!v C1erk. ~ ~ ~iilmington, N. C.~ June 20~ 1949. ~I~ir. Hewlett, Chairman, expressed his personal tribute to our ~~`~~departe,d member~ Aarry R. Gardner~~ and concluded his well chosen ' ~L remarks rr~ost appropriately vrith " Truly he served well" and loir. Hall ~ offered the following resolution ~a~hich was adopted: ~ ~ ]_OJ_ I~eeting of June 20, i949, continu~d. y ~:o"lhereas~ on the mornirig of the eighteenth day of 7une, 1949, was called from his earthly labors, Harry R. Gardner, a member of this Board in i~ahich cepacity he served abl~ and efficiently since April 20~ 1936, and PJhereas~ his knowledge of public affairs and his even balanced judgment~ keen to meet a situation in a fa~t changing economic condition, which frequently occured~ from time to tiR,e~ throughout his tenure in office, and Whereas, he was ever ready to lend a helping hand to the handicapped , or to further the cause of the more ~uccessful to achieve better things for,the community he loved and served~ and VJhereas, his entire service vzas characterized by that high ideal of right and iair play~ and; he would use his every resource and energy to defend a prinqipal he thou.~h.t:vra~ right, yet his ventlemanly disnosition he kept clean and pure and. untarnished in disappointments~ and held malice against no man. 1'hese nersor;al traits so greatly endeared him to the people he served~ and m~hich established him as an outstanding member oS this Body; NGtiJ~ THEt1EFOrtE BE IT RESOLVED~ that the ~r,embers of this Board recognize in his passing ~he loss, alike to this Board and to this County a valuable public official and h?reby pay tribute to his rr~emory; And~ resolve further~ that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of the deceased with expressions of the heartfelt symnathy of the members of this Body~ a copy to the press and a copy of the same be spread upon a separate page in the minute book of this Board. ~ ~ • J I -10~ Meeting of June 20, 1949, continued. The regular vaeekly meeting of the Board v~as held at 10:00 o'clock A. PYi. Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman~ Geo. i1. Trask~ Jas. Ivi. Hall~ Claud 0'Shields and County Attorney ;Jiarsden Bellamy. The ninutes of ineeting of June 13~ 19a9, were read and approved as recorded. A resurie of the activities of the Port Commission for the pa.st year, including - W'~- reference to n-~atters still nendi.ng and planned ivas presented wi-th comments by ' t~4r. William G. Broadfoot its chairroan and ~'r. J. T. Hiers, F.xecutive Director. A request of Ntr. Glenn :~.. Tucker, FresidenC of S~NCBA,and delegation for an appropriation of , $j:2~500.00 out of the P:ew Hanover Coui~ty ~:10~000.G0 ~~vertising and promotion ~ y~~yc..fund authorized by the 1949 Legislature, for account of expenses for the Fourth Annual Fishin~ Fadeo? spesnsored b~~ SETdCEA. ~~!as upon •mot~.on of ;yir. 0'Shields tentatively alloted y~2'000.00 in the preparation of the budget, a.nd v~~as seconded by nSr. Trask provided the same will not increase the tay rate. ;votice of ~nplieatior~sfor a State pe~mit to sell beer at 215 N• 3rd, St., 910 Greenfield ~~C Street, 102 Sduth rront St., 1"~ilmingtbn, and 107-109 Lake Park Boulevard, Carolina Be~ch, submitted by The Great ALlantic & Pacific Tea Co., was upon motion of ic~r. d'Shields approved subject to investigatSon by the State.Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. A request of Harriss Newman, Atty.~ to refund Hugh n4acRae & Company the taxes paid on '~fi lot 16, in block F; Addition No. 1, vdrightsville Reach for the 1946~194'7 and 1948, claiming ~he same was washed a~^ray by the ocean, and no possibility o~ recov2ry~ was referred to the County Attorney and ille Clerk for investi~ation and report to the Eoard at the next meeti.ng. ~~h~ A report di the vdilmington Fu`,15c L9brar, for T.~iay was received and filed. _~~ A report of the Gr~'rid Jury,~une 1~4G crir~.ina7. term, ~~.as received and filed. IIpon mo~ion of 1,'r. Tra~k~ secondea by i'r. C'Shields, the fioard approved a~renevaal ~ ~of the lease for land at Bluethenth~1 Airport to the Civil Aer.onautics Administrata.on .--Q~~ for use as ~ngine Ger~~erator Site ~ Airway Con~munication Station~ for tkie period beginnin@ July 1~ 1949 and ending June 30, 195~• A conmunication received frori the City b.:anager coricernin€ a recoRmendation of the ~~ Board of Trustees of Con,munity Hospital to increase the insurance covera@e on Community fiospital buildings and contents, w~s upon rotion of A:;r. Trask, seconded by i~r. 0'Shields~ received for consideration during,the ~reparation of the budget. To enable the State Iii~h~~a,y Fatxol to estzblish a booster radio station,to provide ~ comnlete radio coverage in this areaj an oifer oP Iv,r. firovrn Towles to convey 6.96 acres of land on US 17 to the~County for lease to the•5tate Patrol for'use as'a ; _ S}~9~ location for said station, in exchange for approxima•tely three acres`of county owned land an Prince George Creek for a~camp.site, was upom motion of b:r..Trask.; - seconded by P~ir. Ha11~'received fos furthex investigation with i~Ir. Towles. The County Attorney announced that the contract between the County and the I;Yotorola S~ Co~pany covering the purchase and install~tion of a two-way radiotelephone for the _ Shariff's Department has been dracvn and forv~arded to their home office in Chicago ~ for execution. A copy of the 1948 hospital cost and service compari.sons of Negro General Hospitals ~t-~p5~ with Schools of I~ur.ing aveiagin~~ Letween 50 and 140 patients per day, as related to the Coirmunit'y Hospital and as pre_nared by The Duke Endowment~ was received. _~~$~ The follovring resolution was upon inot~on of bfir. Trask~ seconoed by i~;r, G'Shields~ adopted on the reouest of District Solicitor Clifton L. IJ.oore: , udHEREAS~ there are such a large accwnulation of crimj.nal cases on the docket of the Superior Court of Ner+ Hanover County, for trial~ and 4VHEREAS~ consideratle tiu.e has been lost at recent terms of the Superior Court on account of specia? circumstances~ and a first degree murder case and other long cases that mv.st be disposed of, and 49HEREAS~ all of caid cases cannot be disposed of at the regula: term scheduled to convene on July 25, 1949, and 1uHEREAS~ it is the unanimous opinion of the Board of Cou.nty Cornmissioners of P~Te~~ Hanover County~ that at least a one vreek term in addition to the regular term is necessary to dispose of the cases nor~r or. the docket for trial i.n New Hanover County. F.E IT THEREFORE, FiESOLVED, that the P,oard of Count}~ Con,.missioners of Piew Hanover County unanimously request hi.~ Excellency ~i. Keir 5cott, Governor of the State of North Carolina, to order a special term oi the Superior Court, rvithout a. Grand Jur~~ for the trial of criminal c2ses only~ to convene on i~ior.day~ August 1~ 1949, and to continue for one week~ or until the business i~ di~posed of. Be it further. resolved that tne ~lerk of the Boa~:~d of County Cor.,missioners be, and he is herety directed to furt:ish a copy oi this resolution to the Covernor of the State of I~orth Carolina at ~he ezrliest nossible n..on:ent. • A request of ten residents, business n:en and tax payers for drainage and improven~ents _~~~ to a roadway located in.r,ediately east oi and parallel to the adrightsville Il'arine property on the VVr~i~*hi:sville ~eacn Causev,a,y, and running thence in a southerly direction for a distance of 2~proximatel5 tv~o hundred yards~ thence in a easterly direction and parallel to highm~ay '74/'76 for approx~mately one hundred yards~ vaas received and upon motion of I.:r. Trask, seconded by ~ir. Hall, aFproved and referred to the Sl;ate fii~hway and Public yforks Cor~mission for investigation and consideration. - ~. / ~ ~o~ t~Reeting of June ?0, 194g, continued:` , The assessment on .8~ acres of land and buildings, @ueens Point~ Harnett tov~~nship, sold by D. C. Mathews to L.'~'i.Hroukshire, was upoan motion oS 1lFr. 0'ahields, seconded ~~~ by b?r. Trask~ fixed at ~1~075.00 for the.yeaT i9,45, on recommeridatibn of•the~Couhty:~ - ?:tty, and the Tax Collector vaas authorized and diTected to sccept payment of $8.43 in full settlement o£ the tax~ cost and interest due thereon for the said year. ~ CG ~~y~Otis ElevatorfColmpanylforSmaintenanceP~of theselevatoB~atdaacostVOf ~33~757Per monththe ~ based on the prevailing cost of labor and material. And the Chairman was authorized to sign the contract on behalf of the County. ~ ~~Upon motion of I~r. 0'Shiel3s~ secondeo by i~4r. Hall, a copy of the plans for the ~G~ proposed airport terminal building prepared by Ivlr. L. N. Boney~ Architect~ was approved and forwarded to the Civil Aeronautics Administration at Atlanta. Applications for renetval of licenses to sell beer at locations on the Carolina Beach ~,,,Al~_r.oad 2~- miles north of Carolina Beach~ and at Seabreeze, submitted by 4ti.L.Burnett and ~~~Iona GJilliams~ respectively, the same being in due form and endorsed bq the Sheriff~ were upon motion Hall, seconded Uy i~~7. 0'Shields, approved. The meeting then adjourned. _ ~~,~ Clerk. ~ Vdilmington, N. C.~ June 2'J9 1949• The regular weekly meetinp of the ioaid v,as held at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Present: 9ddison Hev~lett Ch~irm~n~ Geo. W. Trask, Jas. M. Hall~ Claud 0'5hields and Countp Attorney b~Iarsden Bellav~y. The n:inute~ of ineeting. of Jur_e ?0, 1949, vrere read and approved as recorded. ~ The Board cf County Cou~missioners sitting as the Board of Equa.lization and Review in ~l~L` accordance with the lav~, and as advertised, heard ~equests'for'reduction of asse'ssments on the ~-followir_g real estate, v~hich were upon motion of Mr. Trask~ seconded by '~r. Hall~ .tj received for inve~tigation and review a~ith the Tax Assessorso ~Mamie Aathan bear~h~.1f interest in various lots at Seaforth~Wrightsville Beach, ~~~ 1948 assessment ~25,300.00 increa.sed to ~45~400.00 for ~949. ~~~,\~L ~-Schloss Estate Corp.~ half interest lots Seaforth, Wrightsville Beach, 1948 assessment $26~400.00 increased to ~f-41,125.00 for the yea.r 1.949. ~-Mrs. Mary T. Summerlin~Laurinbur~, Py. C., Block Y~ lots 18 and ?0~ Northern \~,,,~p,,, ExtenSion ti~rightsville Beach~ Purchased in 1945 for ~?~200.00 and assessed at ~1~650.00. ~"~""~ Claims that the major portion of the lots i= under v~~ater and ask that the assessment be reduced to a nominal swn as of January 1~ 1948. ~-~~„G~~~.-Mr. M.T.Ridaught, Block 67, lot 5, Carolina Beach, assessed at ~7~100.00. Ask that '~ L~ assessment be reduced to rel.ative assessments in the same general area.. Claiming the same is out of line 3nd too high.in coi~;parison with other adjacent.prop~rty. ~~~,~~~,-~.B. & H.J.Bugg~ asked for a reviev, of ~ssessments on improvements on the part east half of lot 3~ S-E pa.rt lot 3-n-E part lot 4 and nart east half of •lot 4, in block ~204. Upon motion of n7r. Ha11, seconded by T~Ir. Tr~sk~ Herbert.Haskins Nixon, colored, blind _~Ov„0'+'"~-indigent citizen, was on reconmendation of the Supt., of Public 44'elfare, admitted to the County Home. A contr~ct iaetween Tow1FC~Cl~ne Co;~structian ~ompany and the Town of ~7rightsville Beach to construct of hot sand•a.sphalt`surface mi.x~ at an estimated cost of ~4,500.OQ, three ,~~j, ietties v:ithin the Town of V'lrightsville Beach, a11 of sa.id avork to be done under the direction of ~. H. Lander, C.E., vras presented by the County Attorney and upon motion of Mr.~Ha?.1~ seconded by i,4r. Trask vaas approyed. IIpon.motion of i~4r. Trask ~econded by luir. Ha11~ the Tnternational Paper Company ia~as released --~-GY f rom the payment of not ~isted penalty charged against 334 acres of land, Nixon Tract, ~ Ha.rnett tovanship ~ssessed at ~'1,7?5.00, and an abatement of tar.es on a valuation of ~i,5o5.00 charged against the same land in Cape Fear tovinship in error, for the yesr 1947. , Upon motion of hir. 0'Shields~ seconded by Mr. Hall~ the Board authorized the payment of ~~.;~~~{ronr~$90.00 for half of the expense with the City of ~fiJilmington for the entertainment of the personnel of the USS Destroyer Furse, upon i.ts visit to this port July ? through the 5th. ~Ir. Trask voted no. r- Acknowledgments were received from our Senators Graham and Hoey and Congressman Carlyle ~~i~~D~of our letter of June,l5~ o£fering, their services to securea:rehearing in the 4';alsbach Corporation matter concerning the collecti.on of ~ license fee on each airport runway lighting under the E~.rtow patent. ~ Applications for licenses to sell beer at loca,tions on the Castle Y.ayne Road and at n,v~6', Seabreeze submitted by R. Z"i. Fonni.~in snd ~,iamie E:iggins~ respectively~ the same being ~U~~~ in due form and execution and endorsed by the SheriFf, v;ere upon motion of Mr. 0'Shields, seconded by P,Ir. Hall, approved sutject to the State ABC Board investigation. A copy of'notice of ir~tent to apply to the St~te ~card of .4lcoholic Control for a license /(~p`~ to sell beer at retail ~t a locat`or. or. the "~asonboro Road at the intersection of the G reenville-Sea~ate Loop Road, was received iron;i~.r. E17.is ~herman and filed. ~ 1Q4 ~eeting of June ?7~ 194g, continued. .~Upon motion of b.r. 0'Shields~ seconded by ~r. Hall~ Compan}- I~ 119 Infantry v~~as \~ granted the use of thirteen giant re~lectors~ not in use at the Stadium~ for drill ~~ _ practice and softball on the field at P,:a.rine Ho~pital~ lights to be erected by the City. ~ An oPfer of Sarah A. Su1li.van, to ~urchase the middle p~rL of lot Ivo.l, in block 794, 66 X 66 ieet in size; for ~b00.00; ~onFnt in for taxes by the City and County~ ` .~ ~~ July ?7~ 1948, v:as received for consider3tion vaith the City. ,__ IvIonday, 3uly 4, 19a9, bein~ a legal holiday, ( Independence Day ) and fa7.ling on ` CCJ the date of the ne.-t regul3r meeting o£ the Lo~rd~ a recess was taken until 10:00 o'clock A. IJi., Tuesday, July 5th, 19a9. o., ~!. ~1s Cle rk . ~ 6`lilr.:i.n@ton, N. C., July 5~ 1949• Pursuant to recess t~ken i;,or~day, June ?'7~ 19a9, the °oard met at 10:00 o'clock A. nt. Yresent: Addison HeKlett Ch~irn:an, Geo. ':+'. Tr~sk~ Jas. i~i. Hall~ C13ud U'Shi.elds~ ihurston C. Lavis and Countj 4ttorney I~i~rsden Eellamy. ,,,y~ IJir. IYrurston C. D~vis, nev.ly ~?pointed member-of this Board by the Clerk of the Superior ~G ~° Court to serve out the unexrired tern~ o£ the 13te Harry R. Gardner, and having -- taken the o~.tn of ofr'ice before tne Clerk of Superior Cou.rt, was welcomed as a member oF thi"s Body by the Ch~irm~n. , The minutes of ineeting of June 78~ 1949~ vaere rea.d and anproveri a.s recorded. Upon rr.otior. of t+~r. 0'Shields~ seccno.ed bq Mr. F.all~ ~ reouest to use Legion St3dium ~ for ~rotcrcycle r3ces Sund~y afternoon~ October 16~ 19~9~ in Iieu of the d~te of - ~ July 3~ which v;as not used, sponsored by the 7vilmir.~ton Police Recre~tional DepartmenT,, for which a charQe for admission vaill be nade for the beneiit of the Eoys' firigade Clut Building I~und, the County to receive 12~ of the ~ate ieceipt~, was ~z3nted. ~&ir: Trask feeling that the ,tadiurn should not be used for com~,~ercial purposes on Sundays_voted no. Ufr. G. S. Si~.mons appeared to a~ain complain of faulty rve5.~htc and me~su.res prevalent in this county and submitted a petition signed by 3o7'persons a.slting that 3n inspector ~r5 be emp7.oyed to check the san;e~ independent of tne St~te DepaY~tment. Upon rroti.on of ~~ Ivir. 0'Shields~ seconded ty :rir. Tr~sk~ instructlons were given to request that a representative of the Sta.te Bepartment be nresent at our next meetj.ng to inform the Board t+~h~t is Leing done concernir.g the r.;~tter in t~~i~ area.. ~ T~.r. E~r~¢,et F.,ella.my apnearinC ior i~;rs. F~ther r. H~le, one of the TruGtees of the Gospel Light ::iis=ion, ur?e.d th~t the v~c~nt loi; ov,~ned by the Trustees of the Church, 1oc3ted near the church biz~lding in b1ocY. 338, vrhich is used for ~rov;in~ ve~et~bles ~G~ and !'lowers fer the e~-clusive use of the church~ be pl~ced on thP tax free list. i~4r. Eell~mq v~~s requestFd to subn:it t.he reasons in wi~iting why the said lot should be exempt from taxes, the same to be suUmitted to the County Attorney Tor opinion. I~ir. J. F. Hughes a residenY, of Edgecombe County Janu?ry 1~ i94£i~ who presented his receipt Ne. 22g0 showing that he listed and paid t~xes in the.t county for the year ~p~ 1948~ va~s upon rr:otion of «ir. Trask~ seconded xy tV~r. H~11 granted a refund of ~7.'78 ~ li~ted in error by his wife and paid June 2~~ 1949. 1~1r. Carl ff. Tucker a resident of Duplin County ,ianuary 1, ?948, w~s also granted an 3batement of taxes on a valuation of ~i~ 210.00 listed in error for the year 1948. J,~~ Nvtice of ~pplic~tion for St~te permit to sell beer ~t "P13yers Cafe" Carolina Beach ~ wa~ received from P~t P~ayer,and filed. 9 report svas received from the B3ck iar. Collector showing the,t ~5,545•39 ~Nas collected for the City ~nd ~ 5~183.98 for the Couni;y~ n.aking a total of ",~ 10,637.9~ back tar.es ~~a~ collected for the month of•:June. The Eack Ta?~ Co~~_ector further advised that collections of back taxes and aUatements for the year ending June 30~ 1949, was ~'71~083.93 for the City ~nd ~76~753.93 for the County, i,a.kin~, ~ tota.l oi ~y7.4~,367.86. A reGuest of Dr. J. Buren Sidbury to release property in block 508 from the opera.tion ~ lG~ oi the tax ].i.en on nerson~l ~roner.y listed by ;~.r~. F~nnie Cumbee and cha.rged against ~he s~ir,e, on account of n~vir_g to t~ke the =~id pr.operty back by foreclo~ure, was upon motion of :Lr. 0'Shielde, seconded Ly :~Ir. :rask, referred to the County 4ttorney for opinion. ' tipon motion of ::;r. 'P~3~k, the ~ouihern be~l ielephor.e Comp~ny ~~~as gra.nted pei~r~iscion to ~y erect ~ telenhone nole and instail fir•:o eut~ c:ire~ on county property at tH~, intersection ~~~''` of the ~'ason~oro hignw~y a.nd U.S. 7~-/76 ~,t {9inter Fark to, provide telephon~ service in that area. ' L'pon n:otion of ItSr. G'Shields~ seconded b,y ivi7~. Davis~ i~~Ir. L.D.Latta and Dr. ict.N.Leary~ ~ ~Q were on nomination of the Board of Trustees re-appointed,to serve on the Eoard of ~~'t Trustees oi Community F.osnita.l for a three ye3r term begi.nning July 1, 1949, subject to approval oi the Ci.ty Council. ~ Upon motion oi' Y`r. Tr~ask9 seconded b~ n-~r. Hall~ T:irs. Neola ~u~nett oS VJilmington ,,>p`~' tovanship wa.s granted an abatement of tayes on a v3lu~ti.on of ~1~050.00 on 19~? Dodge automobile kept by her husband at Camp Legeune ~nd listed in this count,y in error for the year 1948. / , , _ ti._ /~ ' IIpan reoamrmendatSon of tho City fl4ana~er, the City aa~ Cotu-ty Boarcle authoriae~ the eale of a vaoant lot in bloclt 309 L'~Roe ~ o Alley for t he sum af ~2]!„20, the to~el amount of.ta~oes, etreet aeaesamants, intoreet end ooete dvs on e~id propertyo The r...r:.. ~,, to be f3rs$ oPferod to Ehe msp- nho linee next door and 3s presently u$ing the praperty. IP the msn doeo not deaire to purahess eame, thea it may be eol.d to axxy other poraon des~rlag to p~q the emouzrt egree9 npoa. Camm3astoner Hewlett b¢~ought to the CounoS,].~o stter~ion the edviea- bi33ty of tt~e re-appoi..~...:,..:, or appointment of an ex~ecutive hea8 to the IBeuti- £ication Bureaus thereupon~ Counci]man V4ede move~3 Chat Harry E. Falsa be rs- appointed hoad of the Bureau oP Identif3aation, at a ealary fised in tho bud~ete The Etayor adviaed bhat the motiott wae out of order by reasoad of pretrioud atrEiott of the Crvo b~ardes the Cowsty having aaivsd a71 reapotteibility in aanaection vith the•ssid deparCment, except to aupport it Pinsncielly. .. . s Commiesioner Iiall moved that the ~oint bod3es reo~nnd the f ormar at~ion taken in oonnection Rith tke Ident9.fication Hmtean. 3`ho motion did ttot reoeStro a seoonde ' -°--•d Here 4he 9osnt ~gti:~ ~a~~aea. ~r * a The Couucil af the City oP C'ilmingtott recomrened and proceeded mith it°e ordar of buaiaeea. Th~.avrana reporEing ca inveatigation made of lePt tuMte at Sth gud Msrket Sfareet and Frant and Cheatuut SEa~eet~s the City FJanager rea..-.:,..,.r~s8 that no chau~e he madd~ at Front arcd CheatmrE Streete~ and•raqusated more time fct etudy of traffic at the intertseotion of 5th and B~arket Streete. The rec:.W.:_~ia- tion ~uaa appraved end tho matter of left turna at 5th'and 1~rket was contimied aith the Y~aneger. w • r $B~e Or , , yi,. ~~y.aa u~ 1 Identif ~ Hixrean n Ror~ !. 19~ turas E~qqor tdoClel7anz2 ksought to the attention of ~Ehe Pdcmager, the practioe Double parkia of citizone c]ouble parkirag oa Chestxm~ SEreet in the Post 0441cse blook and a].sa P.O. bloak m0ters nat 6einG check im th4s ~rea. The tdanager mas reqneetefl to ine#xao$ the Poliee Aepartment to regulate and anforce traftic in thi~ sad other.areae re- quiring aem~. - - The City Meroagma° reed a}.ettar Prom the American Legian ez~reoeing arr.a.,istion o£ Wilm£agf;on Post #YO For the aotion recently taken at a~oi~E drddloa in appropriating the necesoaiy flands 4'or a Camty Sea~vioe OPfY.a~r. ~ - - The Cit~ b'f~z~ager rend alstter f7rom the City En~ineer ia£orming the Cowzcil and Citq ~+apager that the nark under contract betaeen 0. P. Lof'Eie Compaqy snd the City of Wilm'~gton date9.May 20, 1949 haa been oompleted a~d perPormed eeeor3ing to apeci.fications ..,..~.~ng oonstruotiott o4 the VBster Tsalc fauadat4oa, aad ia ecceptab].e+ in alliespaatej and requested aoaeptsaee by the Couaa.tl and aut,hority to pay tho ra~qn~ atnrnmt of the coa~ract rhicsh io 961,618.19. Upon reoamnetdat3on oP tho Gity Manager~ Cwuwilman Bos~t moved that the Es`ngineer~s reao~ex-datto~ be apprrnred, the s~ork acoepted a~r] that the haleace oP psyment be autbori2ed to the perty to aham it skould goo The motion vas s~aom9e8 by Coune+.].mntt ~4ado anc] sman3moue~v adopt aae ~ w M ~ The City 6ttorneq wae au~thorized to prepere a reeolution congrat- ulatiag Rs„c31o Statian SPE~`~ upon the reeeat L,._ .. ~ 3me~e in it ~ s b~oadaaeting £aoilitieoa to b~ signed by the T~7eyaa~. A aopy to ba furniehetl YPN~'D~ a oopy apread upon the miautes of arort meetSsig. The motion xae deeonded by Counoil- men ~ost and tmaalmous],y adolsf,~de • There being no f1rr~Lh~ buei.aesa~ the maeting ad~........,.~o Respect,i~i12T eubmitted, Appreoiation Sernice Offit ~'ontrao VoPe Lo ,1 oomplet R 64erq B. Southerland CiEy Clsxk S ~ :~' ~ Ju1y 13, ].949 --- li s 9o tU~ The Ci~Ly~ Couno3l.•recorroenea, togather with the Bonrd of Co~nralseionera of New Hanover Couut~. Preaent from *che Couat~: Commieaiottere Hea~ett, Chairmsxi~, Davie, O~Sh1e18s~ Hsll~ Trask. Preeettt!~om the City Councilt DEa~or l~tcOla]J.azxi~ prseidlag, Councilmen ~ Boet~ ~itey C~ade) City L1lannc~er Beneon and Citg Attorney C~W,:~,.11. The lS~yor atatAd t1~at the firet order of buiainees wovld be the diacuasian of tha proposed buc3~et of the Jamea Walker tdemorial Hoepitsle Thereupon, t~r. R. Ii.. Ho71etr3 reneaed the requeet of the Jamea i~s2ker Jamee t4emorial HoepSta7.for an appnopristion from tha City and County in the sum o£ ~9elker ~91,665e90. He was aupported 1sy a maaber of p2~vsicisns~ the hoapitsl~e auditar, l~emoriel aad a msmber o£ members of the Bosra oP Menagerat~ ~noluding Va. Jo~n Ranldn, Hospital Superintendeat. , gug~;oti Comm4~s4oner Aal7. moved that the Citq acK3 County approprSate ~l,O~OOOe eeoh to cara Por the indi~ent aP the City and County for the fiemml year Z949-50. Tha motion ~vas aeoonded bq Co~moilman PJhite. Commiasionep O~Shfelds offered e~ eubstitute motion that, the ~ity ead Couaty appxoprie~Le to care for 9.ndlgente at Jsmee i4alker ldemoriel Hoepitel the aeme smount ae laat qear, or ~35,000,00 esch b;q the Cftq and Cowrty. The motion ~as aeconded by Coimoi3smn Bocst, and roaeivod ~Ehe afPirmative votoe of Coam~3ea- ioner O~Shiold~, Cotmailman Boat and 6Saqor E4oC1e11and~ arad the negative votea of CommAesioner Davie, ~eek~ FYoalatt, Hall and Counoi7men iYsde, ~t+hite. The ~ motiott therehy failed of adoption. The orig~.aal mot3on was put to a vote and received the aPfirmative vo~tee of CouncSlmntt S9ade, YPhi~ea Coamilssionera Dav1s, Hall, Hewlett ena Traek; aad ~he aegative votes of Commisaloner O~Shielde, Counoilmen BosL and b'laqar~ MeCisllaadl. The motion there'by Pel.led of adoptioa inaemuch ae neither board voted three affia~ative eoLeae Commiesioner 0°3hiolde auggeated thst the ~oint hodiee requaet.s breakcloTm of eotusl cost of each indi.gernt patfent per 8ay from the,r'elfare Dept. Coun~i].maa ~oot mcrved thet the Citq and Couatq eaeh appropriate the emn o~ ~35,OO0v00 2o Jawap Na3.ker Hospitel durin~; the fiscal, qear beginuing Ju7,y 1, 1949 to cover the cost of hospita2laatiost and medioal oare of ohsrity p~tienta end lnd5.garii;s of the City snd Countq, and that S.f during the eaid fiaca~.yreor the hospi'ta1 can show that the eost of asring for the osaeu certi- fie8 to the aeid. hoepital exceeda the s~ oF ~70DOOOs00, that, upon eubmiseion ef euch.,reoards aud deta, the oity and oountyr aill give aorreideration to the s~tter esnc] determlae if addit4onal tlxnds ara required and Suatified Por eaid pv~rpoeoe. The motion rrea seconded bq Commi.eaioner 0!Shielde. Counei].nzazs ~ado mede the folloniag suho~3tute mot4on~ that, the Jo1nt boc74.ea appropx~ate bo Jamea Walloer ~lemorial Hospital the ac~ of ~'~9~q95, to be equally div~3ded betwoen the City ~nd the County Por tke fisca2 qear ~ 9.949°5d Por the oare ~f ierd9.gent patiaz-ta at said hospital . The ~aotios~ nae seconded bq Comv3eaioner Traek, and this eubstitute motioa failed a£ adoption in the e,baence of a ma,tority vote by the respeotive boards. •The origina7..motSon of Councllman Boat nee put to a vo~ts snd reoalved the af£irmative votes of sll members preaent .~._:,~ Counoil~sn Wade aex3 Cam~miea- ioner Traak who ~voted no. ' Co~S;a~irnesr Tzaak moved that the 3oint bodiee requeet the eame l,aPor- matien Pram t~e C .....:.......9.tq Hospital ae l~ae besn reqaeeted f~om JameO S"slker ~Hemo- risl Hoep4.ta1 in the expendl.ture of funds apprcnariated to the eaid hospital. The mot3on dfd not rece3ve a seoond. . . .. The C3ty 34acseger presented statement shoxing ~he condition of funde adoenced to the Hoard of Hea1~1~ a tew qears ago to oerry out the ~'yphue and Rat Control. Pra~rsci, nnd ree,..,w,o,.de8 t,hat the ossh, ba3.anco oP $19g0.93 1t~ thie th~ad be re.fundec3 to the Ctty and Couat lai,etceardance with their intereetf that is~ 2/3 or ~37320.(aT to the citg ~na ~ y,r $660.92 to the Cou~r-- ae hereaftor atteched. And t~h~•~ at~y pe~qmente reooi.ved from uneollected itema oP ~831.16 Ue pa3d to •tho Cft,,~ anrl County ua tLoir interest appe~r~. Comwlesioner Hewlo~t movec] that the city Mansger°s reoommend~- tSoa lis spprov~d end di.atxiiru~~.o» of llu~de i~e made as outlinsd above. The znotioa~ waa s~~ondes~ bq ~'ounailmsn Bos~ ana „~,a~~r+~„R]3• e~dopted9 $ ~ Reflald ba9.. Typhus '~nd Rat Control tlmda Page :fr-~7y 3, 1~.9 A reoes~:;d ma~.::.?.~„n at` t:ie City Cousze:il c.ad Cc~:i~::'c~xe~ a° :1k~r7 I~BnoveT Coun~y ree~r:set~Ad 4t: ~ara~ r,~,~, :~;i. .•oo~a a~ t:he C]:~~ Fi312 on •~ho ~.'~ocv dats nt IO:OU o'e~l.i~c~": At~. P~~aEn~L fa^ow cko Eoar.d af Corzntv Com~nissianz~~ra ~s1A~: Tdr, fee:ci'..soai Ha~vlott~ ~lisz5~~an' preal.ding~ Cnu~n~~aionnxo 0'Shtel3taR D~zvi~p i:ao1•;q fifxl7.g frut'~ t'7~e+ City Co?~tc~ail ~rez^v: i.`eynx I~IcG~~3.laarl., Qc;~4nss3.'~reon C~etr Reds arr3 lYn1'co; CSLy /~tanaf;er Bonson. snd CSty Attoruey ::~u~G~e17, Ds. ~ A~ R113ot$, ~o*zri~w F,~r~lth Off~cex wcis ~^~~~iHnt esd gr;°cetaen?:ec' the pro-~caed HnA1~h Depa~~~r~e~•t UT.c~ge';, 3n ran amowat ~Y ~$S:irY278~i)0, p"'.~ts ~3Lw.30 Attorn.oy~s feoe. He axo~.ali~at3 t't~e dif:Pe.or:e~ 't~t~en the ixsdgef, for •biin 1+~sv ~~e~: arad the ra- ~nisa~ far ~t'riSQ yoar~ 'ta:ir~ tr~te7. atuerq S.ncre~ane i,~a tlic~ n:.~auc9t aY` $2;.32fs.U0; $i,~~O,tX~ of. th3.~ t.~~~ntat repra~asntn msndstory a~lary 'kaxcr3asE3s vndnr u~e r.:r.ri~ oyaLc~m. ,4ttor a genosal dl~cu.~ai.r,tt, Cow~.ci]raa.a ~7Ix3x. raver, tha~~ tha3 ,~~ixit bod3ea apprcpxia~e tlie aome amuunt a~ r,ppropriated Po~ lest ~3nr, o;• $a2~5G10.J0 x"or tus r,:l"uy, cuid $ for tha s%our~tq, plua Q~3a~;ory ~e~lnea utider the mer~.t arote:a, glus es:Fonaea zavur•ssd ~y th~~ 'boerd Iea~t year :'ur t.tu~r:.~y's foen, or ~:~L,.~an }~1us sddl~ionc~2 txs~~n2 ~s~naur~ :tn t'ao r,mow~xt crF ~S~OQ~0t1a cr ~; totaii aP ~81;196o90t thn ciLg~s pox~ion ~ing 2/3 oF Lhia emoturts ax' "54q'I3~,)..S~S, e.n~; ~Cne cavut~'o 1/:~ oa ~~7~C5.5.4~ ~ TLc~ ra~acn was ce.oYx:~d by Co:~, ~i~~ionds f'9t3h:.~,3de r:nd tu~nfaso;zniyr ~r3c~pted. ~ Conm2as~!osius• 1'ra~L• mo~ac7 ths~ the ~o3nt 7:ocii~s. r..gsprn~re Pp,r C•Iro 3salth -DT, y,2,OC0,00 and Hsa.lth ~Ja:ar3:~, ;1~?i0.OC1~ e~ch Yry the C i ~y an~ Ccnw~k;v, T~~e raatio» vros eeccndad l~y Cina:al~.m6aa t~':xit~~ ,i~d tmas7~.¢a~as)-~ ad~pf~o3. ' Covna~m.eux ~~;t ~aov~:ct that Lhe C•ity ruzd C~utYiy^ ^r~c1: .apl•,z~o~rir:1:E the ~nm+ At' ~2,5~O.OJ Far n yat~rants „~r.v3co Gffiee ~'or r'~.]misk;ton a~r :Verr F1~n~v~r Co~u>cge Co~utci?:~u~ri ~~'nS.te ofy"~,r~d s ~nubs~3.~uto mo~ion, tl-a~ vhe C1.ty atcxi Cou~ty nGrorcprlnto th~ s1~ of' a2~()QQ.O(? Pec'h fcr a Vnterar~~a ~.~arcicc~ Uffico for FPl.1m3n~;M t~~f~ sxid tkw ii,~nc,vea~ Caaai,y. 'Ch3 ~ot:tan vrr:,s r~~csonde~t' hy R.'c+mmi~es:iAtzer lla~:3~ end pa~sed Ni~,h 'cHe aif`i.x~me.t4v~ vote!s ef a~.? m~bets prH~e~?, ~c~p`; ~~4mclileoab Hoat ~r~~~ t•uted xio, . . 'i'hs C1t,r.'dann~er pcs9.ntier] c~ub tha,~; •~lle Ids~ntiPi~rafiiea H~rasu 1.e Ia szasd o£ pr~x ar,c3 dafiF:3te t3uperv:sicn~ ~nd aelcod th~ j~~~t:~ bodlet~ ta ~c~~3~,mate ~o~c~ g:a-rtrc.ral~x '~ex;y cr f~Eraorea ta r~~t1~~o a:xl cson~v~~:l. t?alrl dGpzrt;Y1e~~~.. i7}rnro• UpOmt, C~tYilttYt38~.~t:~?Y~ ~sak mov~~ th3~t tl-~e gc;nt bor7ioe rpprava th3 :~r~23am:it~ reoolu~ ~ioa~~ tYaet t~~he C~uctty a£ heR Hc.ronor h_e?-oL`~~ agroee end renson'~s thiat Lua 8....~,,., tlP Tdan$iF1eG~3ox~ r~rd 1t'~ pext~r.~snM1. La~ "rsea~.axarf~d ::a end Ix~ k.3I'M:~i'ter u.dsr t:ho cozatrnA' Q~xeat3ori e.nd sixervinl.vz~ a~ tlae C;it~ of Tti~a~4ra~i;on<, Tho tsa4i.o~^., ~~.~ sAe~ ondec~ by Co•sncl~.man t"hite r.r,d ntt~ae@ ti*~.'~~ $~16 AYf~R'!'.14'E~GL' '4Oj;uE cf rIl mornFx~°s pre~an~ ei~ap~ ~o~r~isaionexe Q~;:Y1e1dy an3 D~.v4.s Cl~'l0 ''A'oF!iI 71'Jn ~$t3 i%Cit:27C~3. F1llQ GGL+'171~.8S~.GA~'_P£1 A~;3~Td 2t1tiAY0a S'xStO a OS:.^.13oHi.Al3 U.'.." f;QTH Janaa S7A7.l:er i~e:aor~sl No3p:.,,a1 badget rsqt~.os~t. Ii; vra;3 st+1.., tii~ conoaTUaus of the t:~~ t•cdi~.r, tha~G zhe coe~t o° 4`10.9§ por dr~• w~e 6:LC.°.Sf3°y3y ur.3 thc.t t1.e aaid bcdias ~hoii~d a~ree on acae pqu3tab3~s f.i.~:~xc~ ior tha care ~!.' atu~,:^:'~v pa~;lezr~ca a4 i;So na3.d hos}xLt;el o " Ccnani3~lc+ner. Ila].I s~c~~d ;.h~.t t,~ae ,,iairs'i b~dtss fs~.;~~vr~ fhe y~ur, c.f ~4~l00~, v~a'n for t_1e fliac~ y~oc~,^ 3.949°5`+ fox~ Ja!nae~ Fts~.lcc~.r ~:e~a,a•rl.a7. Iiaspitr~?.. f•o~ci.l»~ra i:~~3t,e ~dfe~e~9 e subs~itutE aot:P.on ~h~;: tt:e mctt,er a~ a~propr- iatienx to J~~r~ea ~ ail~ar L:c~ric~r.ltzl. Hoa7:{'Ge,l 'er; ~~fex~re& ~znt,3.I nux4; S7mluos@~,Y°s in9~ting. Qt,e n,^.~iora nes se;:nr:c~e9 ~, Coir~az~sloxa~r Oo::LieZdrs ~,nd ~r~cfie,] v~~.th tIze s£.f3rmatlve ~~oi;o~ of' a]i mcmt~~m pr.es~r.~ a:;~:c~t Cmaa3ss~.onsr ?4t1.I, ef~.c tn~f,ed n~. `~"nere ~4ng na .fw•tr.=:A• tnze4ne~~, ~Y.:e ~~~t,inE? ~:~:Jcurn,ed. f:eapec~£u7.ly au~n3t•'taciF He~1~h Dopar~ment Ii~alth. DDT Ve~Woran ~ s B(34'l'~.cv-' 0!'Piae .i8~ntiY'3.c:~- t:~on Btu~ea~: I;.~sry ~, S~ut,hnrl.anG ~aty C1oxk a 2 . ,, ~ Zt wa8 po9.nted out by the City bSantt~or that Lha terma of office,oP f~s.. Appoint- I,> A. I~stta~ Chairman of the C„~.4..r.ity Aospital Board rsxd Dr. 1'•. N. 1~ary expirad menta Com. 30, and rea~um~enc3ed that the tr~o members bo rs-appointod, Thereupon, Commisa~ Juna Hos. Board . ianer Her+lett movod thgt La~. L. D. Iatta and Dr. 16. N. Leary be reappointad to the of TrusteeE Hoard o£ Truateea a£ the Comc~ultty Hosp'ltal 4or a term af qears. Tl~e motian ' aas seaonde6 by Couzicilman 47ade anRl vnanistously a8opted. a r ~ ', L'~r. Addieioa Eerrlett, Jr., Attarney for the Carolina Coaoh Compa~q' Re4ue reQueoted the fcrint bodlea to ~~nd a repreaentative to Ra1e4.g,h to attea~ a Carol hearing by the Utilitiee Cb~ianlon srr3 support a petltion £ilod by t,he Carollne Coach e Coaah Comps~v erjth the Commiss~on, request4n~ that ~the reotr~ctiong be removed re: hearin~ fxom it~a Pranchiee mhich prevents it from picking up paasengers in Burgan anc3 1~r~nging them to }~ilmington, and, alao pScking up passengers in ~Vilmington for Jscksonvil~@, Commieaioner Hemlett moved thst t,~-e foitt~ bodiea meet the raqueet oP tl~e Carollna Coaah Coaipany and sond a repreeentative to Rml.eigh ta a0tend ~ " hearing before,the '~bi].itio~ Commisaion in the sbovementioned matter. ~e motion wa~ secotided and unanimouely adopte8. ~ s r ~ L'~. r. C. Staoad~ representing the Vetexans of Foreign Flara~ t,Tr. VeLerr~ne~ Solomon Sternbsrgc3r, representing the American Legion and 6~r. Leonard D~._~tt, 3ern3ce repreaentix~ 4~he Veterane~ Adm4niatration appeared be£ore ths meeting ana efi- .OfYice ploined the need Por a Vetorsn°a Service OffS.ce in CPilmington an8 Nee Aanover Cauntp; end reque~tod an epprop~iation of $2~50~,~0 eech from tho City anS County. The stete M311 approprinte ~1,000.00. Commissic~ner Trask moved that the reque~t 'be tsken under consider- p~ioae The motion vrsa seconde8 }Yy Counailman Nhl.te and w~ta~.mo'u~ly adopt ed• ., Cavrmi.eaionor Hemlett snoeed thot en appropriation aP ~150.00 eaoh ' Sorooi~ by the City awd Cou~ty bs approvod Far ~the 5oroe3s n'[useum far fiacal year R9ueeum 1949-50. The motion vcas secon~ea t-y Coiuicilman ~islte and w~nimausly ~dopteaa Co~nisalo~ner Asll move~ that tho appropr4ation to the LiL.~.,r Far Pub21o fiecal year I949~S0 be apprrnaed in t4ie eame amount as 1as~ year, or a8,2'SB.00 L3brarq by tho city and ~v b~j the Countq. The motion Rae ~on8ed by ~ Gouncllman Bost and wiaxiimoc~slq~adopte~3. . Councilrran V~h4to mavod tha~ the apgropriation to the Colaa~od Litr- Colored r.taa~y be approoed in ths eam~ a~~tmt as last year,.or $1~000.00 each by the Librars~ C£ty aad Cauntqo Thr~ motion wes duly eeoonded and unenimonaly adopted. An appra~riation oF ~1~000.00 eaah ky the Citq o.ud County rras T;ili approva$ for..the {~ilittiry Coapnni.ea, upon mot4on of Commiasioner Trask, Compan; ~ aeconded bq Council~u Boat snd vnanimously adopted. Upon motion of Counci].man Bo~tQ seoouded by Commieaioner O~Shielde~ Healt dlacuseian of th~ b'udget of tl^e Health Department faa de£erred until Friady, Dept the Sthe The bud~at for the Zdentification Bureau in the amount a£ ~4,595.~ Tdent. ~ eaah by tho Citq arn3 County ~as appa~oveA for fiaeal yesr 1949-50, by nnanimoua Eiuresu vote of both boarda~. Comratsalonex T'raek maved that thd amount of $19,9a5.00 tw opprave8 Tex Bept~ For tha Tt~x Departm~nt, $ b~ the City gnd ~+ b9 t~e County. The ttotl~n was esaorsdcE:d 't~y Councllm3n ~4hite exyd urasnSmaus]y adopte8. TAe mee~ing waa recesaed ~sntil 1Os00 o~olock Fx3day mornis~ ~ily 8, ].9490 NespeotitLi7.y subm3.ttod, Pdary B. Swt~.erla-ad Citg Clexk ~/`, ~Film:ington, N. Q. Jul.y 7, 19b9 F aoint mseting of the Counci7. of the C1ty o£ Stiln3ngton attsi ~he Board of Conunissioners of ATaW Hsnuvo., Cawtt3~ rta~ he1c3 on tl:e obove date at 10s00 o~cloak AB! in.the C1tq CounoiZ room. Fre~en.t from tbs Hoard ot' Commlesionern aeres h;r. Addison Hes~lett, CSaca9s~men, Com~ianioae~e Hall, Traok, O~Shiolde and Davisi from the City Council mern: F~ayor 1~aCleliand, presidi.ng, Covnci].men Hoet, 19k~ite and r~sdaf City L'aneger Benaon and Citq Attorney Cempbell. ' Mqqor ~L"eClel].ar.d aal].ed the meetiag to order and stated that tho meot- Ss~ had bson oslled for tr~e p+irpooe of diacuesing fo3nt appropr3ati~ns oP the ~auntq of New Hanover and the City of t^ilmington. '. The Ci~ty L~tanager dintributeci a liet of organl~atione ta r+H3oh tho City ~ad Couxi'Eq cot~tritutF ~o1.nLly. t,9r. R, H. Holland, lt~^.,3ohn W. Ronkln and f;:r. Dcin Penton ~erQ preaent and diaous~ed raith tho ~oint taoorde the request of the Jaraes Wallcer ~7emorisl Hosp3te2e 1`ho total amount rc>,qudatea ro: 1949~-5o being $45,832.95 eaoh Praa tho City and Countg fer the oare oF indigent pst3enta. Yt uea pointe8 out by Mr. Rankin thnt the hospital request nus ~se8 on the ectual coet of nperation per . dqy per petiont, which ie ~10e95E ~so, the on]y increase Jn e9miniatrative cost is ~bout ~, ~ehioh xae cauesod by eome sdditiona]. instu~eaoQ eovera~s, It eao t.he eonoenaexp oP the tr~o boarda that the ovorall ooat as outlined bq b~'. Asnisin Rae e~ocessi.~vm. OQUIICSZIDtitl B08L etate3 thst it voae his apinion thet ~he tmo bodiea shoul.d have in£o~ation more speoific and more in de4,ai1 before nppropr2at3ng the taxps~~rs moaey.. 4~.-..~,.ran~ tdr. Ftanki.n exEended an ~rvi- tetion to sll .~.:.w~~. s of the tv+o hoar8e tmho asrea to, to visit the hoepital ar.~ malce inveatiga+.ian anc7 see for thontaelves the operation of the said hoa- pitela lifter considerablo diecuooion, the msttex Aas deferred for 4'urther atudy~bq Lhe boarda at a f~ture meeting. ~ ~ . ~tr. I.. D. Zatta, Chaixman o£ the Community Hhapital Bo4rd in prea- entia~g the requeet for the Cor.mnuiity Hoepitel in the amount of ~wl,1,S20.00 re~ queated from eaCh baard, callod upon 9uparinteadaut Adair te outline the trp- eratS.on coet etc.q theroupon, he exp7slned to thF Council that in the pmouat requ3sted was ~5~0~0.00 £or e Pathalogia2, which the hospitsl badlq needa and ~.a quite eaaential to tho proper aperstion of ~the hospital. Tho Counei2 an3 Commigaioners ttore trery aompliment~ary of the Rey the hospital 3a being operated, and cor~mz~ndefl S~periatecident Adair ead the Board of Trusbeee for ~he fine mork rein; dons. It wao pol.nte& out during ~he diecussion that the cost ~ox~ a eh~rlty patiezrt at the Ccu~it~ Hoep3te7. ie ~7.20 per day. Couno'.l].mz~re Bost move~ ths$ the foint bodSee apprapriats $83~040.00 ~tu tlze com~uz3ty Hoepital r~ fiacal yeor x949-50, to ha p~i~3 "~W.pS~.~ b9 the City and ~w41,520.00 b~ ttie Count~, to coner the aoet of inedical oaro af th~ 9ndigent eick and affl3ete3 pool. The ~fation waa aeconc7eil.'~q Gommlt~~ionex OtShields~ • . Coa~•leaianer A'raeIc offe~ed a subetitui;e mot~.on `~Ywt, thc+ C3ty and , Carxn~q epprrnro t~utative]y the amount oY ~/,1,520.00 each lr,~ i;he City and • Caunt~ for the pu:°poaee afcras3e.ic3~ and tha~ seme be gAven Purther consAder- a21on in~iie final ndoption a~' L-he budget, :cn ordex tnat no inoreuea meq We nec~esaery in the {;.vx ra$o. Ti~o motion did not recoivo es seeon8 Couttci]mara Eoa~t~s mo8lon was puc to e•yoi;e end reo~iwd tho sf£ir^ u~e.L•ive aotes of a11 a~•,~;,~_a prosent a:mept Corom4s31oner T1C'E.81i N$O VO$etI 110~ ~nr.i ~ras thereby adoptod. Cow~cSlmaa F~hite rr~~ad tha't tha City and Cowsty a~a~ee to •tnko care of the defi.el~t ineurr~d by t~he Cammtmity Hoapi.t~al Sn ~he amoutxt o£ $6,826.05 each by the C'.t,-~ a~a~~ Co•~ty, or a tetal o£ $3~3,b52.10= oaid deficit hav"sg besxr incurre~ ir. car9ng for the 3ndigea~ patiente. The mction saa ttecandsd by Comm~~eaioner U~Shields an@ uasniaiaual,y ed~rbed. Cor.unis~3uner Srssit m~ved that s11 negro chari.tq patienta hers- after be cerLiPied to Camnruni.ty HoepStal For treatmeat Snstead ~f Jamoe V~elker I~:omoricil HQSpitsl when the Superint'ent of Conmunity Ho,3p9.ta1 noti- f'?ed tho City and 4ounty that a Pathoingist hae been olbtcti.ned' oo that th~ aharity pattents esn ~o prept~r~y asre8 Sore The mot4on mae sessonded by Coune'.t].man Bost ea@ paaeeii wlth the af£irmntive ~otse of ell ea~mbc~r~ prenent emoept Caancilmaix P!&de e~ho voted no. - 'i Requeet Jae. Wallcer lrtem.Hoenltal. ~omunxnity Hoagitsl , . ~ t n iv9e~o oharit~y patiantEi to Oommunl'ty H. i n , ~ ,J ~ Ivieeting of July 5, 7.94g, continued. Jpon motion oi i~;r. :dall, ~ecor.ded l;y .~:r. Dsvis~ Lynn 9. Batson o: Harnett tovanship ~~~ w~s ~ranted ~n ~;,~ten,ent ol taxes on a valuation of ~:805.00 and po11 as to Ci.ty taxes ~' only, ch3rged i~ v~i.lmin~~ton townshin ~n error. Upor, motiori of i~r. 0'Shields, seconded by °-r. D~vis, the Chadbourn Hosiery iviills, Inc.~ i~y ' of i~+i~sonboro Tov,~nship~ tiv~,s granted ~ x~~fund of ~'480.17 tazes on a. valuataon of ~54~440.00 '~ overcharge on machinery ior the ye~r 1948~ ~ecommended'oy the Coitnty 4uditor o~,'account l of clerical error,and opinion oi the County 91;torney as to the leq~.l ri~h1, to rlake the refund. ~~ 9 request of the Atl~ntic Co~st Line Railroa.d Company to take up its tiacks running ~- into the airport for the rea.son it is too expensive to maintain, va~s referred to the Eoard for~investi.gation on the.premises. ~ jiYA communication received from the Civil Aeronautics.Administratior_ ~dvisi.na that the U~~-~d allottment for improvements at the airport has been increased by .~"j25~000.G0~to provide / for the inst~llation of high intensity runv~ay lights on the instrument runway xas t3ken under consideration for discussion wi.th ;.,r. Atorwood. ~ No objections v~ez~e raised to the applications of 1d.E.Sneeden and H~rdy Theodore Taylor ,~'~~ for State permit to sel.l beer at G~inter Park and ~laffitt Village, resnecti.vely. Upon motion of '~:r. Trask~ seconded by i~,r. Davis~ author•ity vuas given to continue the ~'~~~operation of the v~rious Count-y De~~rtrr,ents on the same basis of the 1948-1949 L^udget pending the adoption of the 1949-1950 budget a_r.nropi~;3ti.ons. The meetinF then adjourned. __,~ ic.:'.~'_ ~.r Clerk. O Vdilmington, IQ. C.~ July 11~ 1949• The reguiar v~eekly meeting of the Board was held a.t 10:00 0'clock 9. L~. , Present: Addison Hevllett Chairman, Geo. ud. Trask~ J2s. iei. H~11~ Cl~ud 0'Shileds~ Thurston C. Davis and County ~ttox•ney fk~arscen Eellamy. The minutes of rr~eeting oi July 5~ 1549~ were rea.d and anproved ~s recorded. i `` Qt the request oi the Eoard 1ir. C. D. i~A.UCUl7~ Superintendent of 'vdei~hts and 1Jleasures ~ Division of the St~te Depa.rtment of A~ric~;lture, appeared to explain in detail vaha.t e~~ service is rendered in checking weights and rr.easu~e~ in this County~ following a ~1~{'~ complaint of tGr. J.S.Sir~~mons ~nd 307 pe~itior~e?s concerning short ~~:eights~~.nd asked that ~n inedpender,t inspecto,• be implotied by the City and County to take ever the ~ duties in this County. 2+1r. E~ucwa told t:~e bc~rd th3t a cor:nlete check ~^»s rr,~de in , . ' .1~4~ ?n~ reri.odicallj~ since thsi tii~~e. G~soline purr:ps ~sere checked tv,~ice a ye~r, and ~,1 ~th~t he found conditions nere ~bout on ~ p~r or be~ter than other pl3ces of comp~rable ~~; si2e. fiis inspector~ ~_re check5n~ in this area ~t tnir time. The last Iegisl3ture made it possible to increase their personnel for a i~ore adequate•~nd frequent checkinp v~hich `t'ivill be put i.nto effect i.n about sixty da,-s. He oifered the fu.ll cooperation of his Dep'~rtment ~nd an~• compla?nts r~3de throuFh '.his Loard would be given immedi~te ~ttention. ":He advised further i.h3t the Jep~rt~iient had plenned to ~ocate an ins^ector in this area. `~ftea fts~ther di.scussion~ ;~:r. Tr?~k offerFd '~ r.otion to decline the reuuest of i,4r. Sir;mons to employ an incependent inspector, failed of ~ secqnd. No'action w~s~t~ken and the matter vras left ~rith the State Dep~rtment to handle. A request of AQr. tiv. B. Co1e for an atatement of ha.lf years ta~;es p~id on property,block 101, purch3sed liy.the Irdependent Order of Red i~ien Jurie 27~ 1949g on~a basis of 1/3 0~ the bui1= ~~~ ding~to be take~ ~r commercial purposes and 2/3 used exclusively for the purposes of the Lodge,be placed on the tax free list~ and fix, the assessment accorciin~ly to enable them to estimate the taxes due annually tc be included in the purchase lo~n , a.nd paid through the Bui.ldi-ng and Loan 9ssociation~ ~=as referred to the County Attorney , fo.r~ onini.on. , . lipon motion of Iu`:r. 0'Shields~ seconded by i~r. Da:~is~ the Bo~rd a,pproved sn applic~tion ~with the C9A to,retain Federal Funds to i.nstall a high intensity lighti.ng system on a ~`~1,~ runway at the airport on a 50/50 basis of expense of approximatel3r 5rj0~000.00 which will en~ble the County to later secure the installation of instrument landing system throuUh Fedetai funds vrithout cost to the Courty, which will increase the use of the ~irport by making la.r~ding possible under most a.il weatnei~ condi.tions. ~ A request of 1tir. J. A. Orrell~ rr,ember of i.he boa.rd o~rustees of Community Hospital; that ~~22~800.00 be advanced jointl;~ b;~ tne CS.ty ~nd Cou.nty~of the 1949-1950 budget allowance ~~V~b to Cor~;munity Hospit_a.l, to «?naple ~l~iem to p3y i.ts Uills due~ ~=as upon motion of Nir. Hall, received for ;joint conside~~at~.on v!ith~ the CiLy. 4 report of the St~te E~~~a.•d of rub7.ic tiieli~re showing that ~4a,go9.50 was sent to this ~~j`7 County for ~une for Old yQe ?ssi.stlnce~ Aid to Dependent Children and 9dministration, vr3s received and fi7.ed. A reauest of Caison Erothers t.hat the ~'~17~~OO.OQ assessment on their property in block 56, ~G~ which was reduced by the iar. 'vssessors to ~"10~900.00 for 1949; be ~ade retroactive in effect _, for tne year 1948, clain~ing that all imprevements were completed and'assessed for taxes in ' 1948~ and therefore a c3ouble ch~r~;e~ v~as upon motiort of .Jfr. 0'Shields, seconded by i~7r. Ha11~ • granted subject tp :inv~•sti~ation and approval by the County Auditor. . . r J io~ Preeting of July 11~ 194g, continued. _~~ A report of the acti.vities of the fiureau of Investigation for June was received and filed. A peti.tion of lb residents of t2iest Audubon aski.ng that Tenth, Eleventh and Peachtree _~h Streets and Park avenue in Audubon be included in the County System for State ~aintenance~ ~ vras upon motion of liir. Tr~sk~ seconded by ir7r. Davis~ apnroved And referred to the State i-iighGray and Fublic raorxs Commi.ssion to grant such relief that can be ~iven. ~ lipon motion of ::tr. U'Sh~elds~ seconded b5=Ioir. D~vis~ the State iiiehway and PuUlic ^~ Vvorks Cemnu.ssion tiva.s requested to i~educe the speed limit of notor vehicles on the ~ p~C`~ bld F?rightsville Turnpike east from tne City lir~its to 35 miles per~hour for a distence of aprro~:imately two r~iiles. A request f.or ?.n a~,ater:ent of ta.~~es on a v~luation of ~'400.00 on a 1939 Hudson ~uton,obiie, Ad~m Lrovan of ;;~ 1^~0 south 8th~ St. ~ claim to have turned• back to tne ,~'~~~` rin~nce Comn~ny Yeiore danu~r~ 1, 1948,v~-3s upon n:otion of h1r. hall~ seconded by i~.r. 0'3hi.elds, ~;r~nted ~yrovided the s~me was listed for tar.es by the Finance Company. U?~on rr~otion of ~'r. 0'Shielcas, secen~ed bv ;~Fr. Dacis~ Jirrmie P$. Kennedy~ Jr.~ Harnett G`~ township, tiva.s ~r~nted ~n a~a.t.er~~ent of tay,es on a v?luation of ~5']0.00 and poll for ~~ the year 1948, 3ccount of douUle listing. It a.ppe~red that he li.sted hi~ taxes first on J~nu~ry 26 ~ 194£3 whi ch was ir,3dvertently cha.rged in the na.me of Jirmie hi. Can~,dy ~ ' ~nd ag3.in on I,•.~rch ~~ 194~ in his correct name Jinmie T~i. Kennedy~Jr. ~~ A request of the Sheri.ff for advance oi funds to bring Alfred 9. Brandon, Fugitive from C Justice~ from ~emnhis~ Tenn.~ to stand trial in this County, was referred to the County Attorney to nsndle corx•ectly wi.th the District Solicitor. Upon irotion of iJir. 0'5hields, seconded by °`r. Trask~ the Gospel Lignt i~:ission was gramted an ab~tement of taxes on a valuation of ~1~500.00 on the west middle part of ,~,~t~' lot 5~ in block ~338, on wnich the church building is located a nd used exclusively for church purposes, for the years 1948 and 1949, and ordered placed on the tax free list. k request of ivirs, fiester B. H~le, Trustee of the Gospel Light iaiission to include the ~~~,~ e3st rniddle nart of Iot ~~ in block ~38 v~~hich is used for ~rov~ing flowers a.nd vegetables for ~he exclusive use of the church .and for distribt;tion arr,onp the poor~ was referred to the Chairman and the Cour.ty '~ttorr.ey for reco~waendations. A contract prepared by the County 9ttorney,by and between D4otorola Incorporated of ~ Chic3go~ I11.~ end Neh 'r~?nover Count,,, for the installation of a two way commtznication ~ system for iv'ew Aanover Cour.ty 5heriif's ~epa.rtment for the su~ of ~2~840.00 in accordance witn their bid of June 11 i9G9, ~nd f~i.thful performance bond ~ti~ith i~Iaryland Casualty Company in the atr;ount o£ ~~2~840.00, the same bein~ in due form a.nd approved by the Count,y Ai+ornay as to execution~ ~va~ a.poroved by the ~o`~rd. Unon motion of iir. Trask~ seconded by ~'r. Davis~ the Board abated the. 194g ta.xes on / a v3luation of ~60.OG person3l nronerty listed by Ivirs. Fannie Cumbee and charped -~rtG~ a~ainst the e3st ena oi lots 5 ~nd 6; in b1ocY, 508~ taken b.~ck by Dr. J. Bu?en ,Sidbury by fi'oreclosure, for tne reason t:~e Bo~rd fi.nds th3t .T~~irs. Cumbee 'rad no equity i.n the pr.onerty. 4ialter Hi11 Sneeden~ partially olirid ~>hite 5ndip,ent citi.zen~ F:~s upon r.otion of tvir. Trask, seconded b,y ~~~r. D3vis~ ~drritted to the County iiorre ~s an inn.3te on '- recommenda.tion oi the Supt.9 of Pu~7.ic ?i~elfare. Upon motion of ~~~r. 0'Shields~ secon~ed by ~'!r. ^lrask~ the Bo~rd requ@sted a. cor.ference 'vaith the i7.S.District Engir.eers to the end that a lock be inst311ed i~ 8now& Cu~, ~s ~/~ origin~.lly planned by the U.S.Engineers~ to stcn the flow of pollutec'r water from the Cape Fear River into t,i,y~rtle Grove .`.~ound, and resto•r.e tne shell-fish industry i.r. s~id ~ound ~ which vras tiestroyed by~ silt and fresh water frorr ihe Cape rear Ri_ver. This, hoti~~ever, would not inter£ere with ~he e.ffort to secure an i.nlet north of C~rolina Feach. ~t th9.s point the Board pau=ed to congrat~.zlate radio station ii~iSFD upon having successfully secured inereased po~^ier from ?50 watts to 1000 watts vrhich has gre3tly increased i.ts ~ ~C ~'`~w recepti.on in a larger are~,and for the splendid service it is rendering thi~ part of the State and community. ' iJir. Davis brought to the'attention of the Bo3rd the necessit:y ior addition~l police ~ service at M~ffitt Village~notwi_thstanding the wonderful. job the Sheriff is doing to ,- ~ cope with the situation ~ti•i.th his limited ~orce, and ~ske~ that the n.atter be givsn considera.ti.on. U,pon n.otion of I<<r. fIa12, seconded b;y ~~~r. Tr?sk, County b911s 2dos.?205 to ?6j9 we.re ~~(,-~j approved for p~yment. ~ The follow~n~ ~ood and 1ac;ful ner~cr.s werz r'7a~+~n to ~erve ~s jurors in the Superi.or _~~ Cot?rt for the tr~31 of crimi.n~i c~.~es io~• the re~ul3r terr., teginning July 2j, and Special tern; tei~inning Aug~zst l~ 1949: For the regular term: Robert ~. Fo~~.ntain~ 308 Harne.tt St. C.H.Eatchell~ 1022 N. 4th St. H.T.Buckan3n, Eox 1.12 Rt.3. k.F.Ganej~~Jr. ~ 515~ T~. 4th St. Crowell E. Spivey,?1? Vir.7ini~ 4ve. ~N.H.Hu~gins, 310 Colon~al Drive. 9mos Eubanks~ 116 Dare St. J.L.T.Burch, 4G8 Gr~ce St. O.I.Dempsey~ 314 Ann St. ~i.;ut.Hi11~ Foster-Hill Realty Co. ~ J. fi.Fs'ebo ~ 28 Spofford Pv.ills . E.L.L-lanton~ 515 ~. 6th St. RoUt. J. Godhold~ 1917 Castle St. '~`;.'r..Kernon~ 613 9nn St. ~;:.S.Godfrey~ 209 N. 14th St. Gerald Bowmar_~ 1606 Princess St. iJ.bi.Abr3ms ~ 1106 S. 4th St. Fred L. Her,drix, 1~07 t~i~rket St. , i_o~ R4eeting of 3uiy 11~ 19ag, conti.nued. J3s, H. Edv~ards~ 1?03 Grace St. J.i~u.Davi.s~ 404 S. 17th St. Leo.R. Palmer~ Jr., 15 C-S L~xe Forest. Richard S: Ro~ers, ~ VJS&TCo., YJ.A.Loftin~ 210 rorest riiils Drive. 6'I.E.Curtis~ 3? Country C1ub riiie~. D~ve Tai, fIea.rn~ 417 S. 3rd St. Jas.C.Boyd~ 10 'v~ooster St. F,.;at.Gr~y~ c-33, Boa 345-A. John Nilcetas, 512 Iv. 4th St. veo.F.Jenness~• 406 T~iercer Ave. Fi.1v'.bradsh~w, Rt.l~ Eox 50-?~. K~rno Lents~ 1j07 t~~~rxet :3t. f~lerrert ~. Robins~Sr.~ 2'734-9T Jefferson St. tia.E.Keer~~ 605 Queen St. i.A.Reynolds~ 30~ Grace St. Harry Love~ 1°02 Frince~s Nt. L.i.i.Cromartie, 188 Finecrest Farlcway. t<athan R. J~cobi, 'cox 9d. W.A.Long~ ?l? U1ri~;ht ~t. John 0. Dunn9 3 So. C.C.Boulevard. Iteith L. ~se~rden~ 2651-D Jefferson St. ~'1.H.Paterson, 8 ~i,'rigntsville Ave. J.H.Crisp~ 1916 VJoolcott Ave. l"J.L.iiilrurn~ 4-E NesbS.tt Ct. r.S.Burr~ 315 S. ?nd Et. SP3-ros 4allianos~ 1~21 Iuiarket St. Bruce r~. Lewis, ?5?5 i:4arket St. R.L.Eurri=5~ ?705 Adar,~s St.~ ',"+.D.'vl~lker, 15 L~ke Forest Pa.rkwa..y. R.F.Sindlen~ ]14 Gr~ce St. Iw":~rtin C. Schriibben~ ?321 ~Iarket St. t~.i~`.Lorick Rt.3. R.L.Davis~J~r.~ ?09 N. 16th St. E3rlee Sellars, 812 Orange St. T.S.Ramsa~ur, 1°30 Church St. E.F.i~~icLelland, 30 StmU' Lake, rorest. H.P..l'dilli.?.ms~ 31.1 La.ke Drive. i~;~ck I. Harrelson~ ~+9 Lake Forest iarkway. Clyde ~. Youn€~ ~Oil Vreacy 4ve. ~~s.A.D~vis~ 218 Pinecrest Parkwa.y. C.9.P~rker~ 6G4 5. 16th St. Ii~.R.Hobbs~ Rt.3. herbert C1ark~ ?_612 5, rront St. Jno.R.i~iills~ lIb Castle St. D.H.N,~ultsby, Sr., Rt. 3. E.9.Thomas~ 503 S. 5th~ St. ,For the Special Term: R.D.Cuthbertson~ 319 1'iilliamson Urive. Louis Dixop, 131 ;~norn?noside Drive. 4d.L•.~ivenbark~ 101~ S. ?nd St. C.C.Crawford~ 26?~1 Ad?.ras St. Davis C. Lee, 909 S. 5tr. S.t. Roscoe E. Lester~ 306 N. 5th St. Clarence D.Pov:e11~ Ant. ~;3, Oleander Ct. Clayton S..Horne, 1619 Castle St. Van B. GJalker~ 109 Church St. J.Ivi.Snow~ 220 rorest Hil1s Drive. G.C.6~na.dy~ C-25. T.S.L'ndervaood, 15-D I~esbitt Court. i~iary C. Kin~, 19112 Ann St. S.S.Cash~ RFD ~1~ Boh 152. Jeo.L.Eenton, 401 S. 6tr, St. H.L.S3nders~ RrD ~`,-1~ Box ;?~-C. F.A.Thomas~ 309 S. 16th 5t. 1'im.E.H~rker~ 910 S. 2nd St. G.T.Russ~ Kure ~e~ch. J.T.Graves~ 173? Orange St,. ieirs. Bessie G. S~unders, 1607 Chestnut St. Jas. Johnson, ~0~ Churcn St. ~ .Ft.Stil.lrn~n~ ~07 N. 22nd St. PI.T.Cooper, Sr.~ 2115 Gibson Ave. G.A.Cook~ 17 S. 9~h St. u~.r^.6~'~gner, 506 N. ?3rd St. J.R.Edwards~ 405 S. 5th ~t, Lloyd N. Elliott~ i0?0 N'oolcott Ave. L.B.Tillerg~Sr. 210 S. 6th St. E.Earl Gaddy, 2~i6? Ad~.m~ St. J.F.Nurray, ~03 Lake Drive. Hubert R. C~nady~ RFD #1, Box 175. E.S.Horreil~ % E.b`v'.Godwin's Sons. ' H.Pd.Radcliffe, 416 N, 5th St. 9.T.Kester, 1G6 I'vorden 9ve. Paul G. LeGwin~ 202 P:orthern Lsoulevazd. S.N.Henry~Jr.9 203 Church St. ',~.d.%ofti.n, jr., 21G Forest Hi.~ls Drive. J.r.Hughes~ 60? S. Front St. ~~4~ulton H3milton, 713 S. Front St. J.r^.Reed, 1708 Orange St. J.E.Ctishing, 8 S.. 6th St. Edw~rd V. Sullivan, 19 S. ~th St. I~ ,F~, 'ria tcher ~ 214~ Fsth S~ . R.F.h~eLamb„ 717 N. 5tn St. • R.1U.Jarrel.l~ 6'7 5poFford :v;ills. Re~ta S. Hupgins, 103 S. b;onroe St. C.F.Lennon~ 106 Finecrest Parkway. D.H.i.iarshall~Jr.~ lU4 N. 16th St. J.C.Pretlow, Jr.~ 305 N. 15th St. Charles E. Stemper, ?08-A Willi~mson A:er;-ton C. Barnes~ ~G~ Calhoun Drive. ~'J.C.P.Bethel~ 205 t')indsor Dri.ve. J.Hargrove Taylor, F,ox 545 City. O.H.Hughes~ '709 N. 3rd St. r.L.~~varlick~ fiFD ~f39 Eox ~6. UVillie Grainger, 1301 5. 7th St. H,D.Pearsall~ 115 S. 15th St. E.E.Poovey~ Eox 1651. G.PuI.Smith, Jr.~ 13 S. 8th St. E.S.S?.leeby~ 409 S. 16th St. Christos J. Stasios, 520 Nixon St~ H.C.Stanley~ 110-A Dare Drive. Harry Ferrell~ RFD #l~ Box 25~. H.R.Si.rrnnerson~ 264Q E. Jeiferson St. Drive. The meeting then ad;;ourned. /~`~.y i,C. ~ Clerk. Vdilmington, N. C.~ July 18~ 1949. The regulsr weekly meeting of the Board ~~as held at 10:00 o'clo~k A. M. Present: A'dison Hewlett Chairman~ Geo. W. Trask~ Jas. M.,Hall~ Claud 0'Shields~ Thurston C. Da.vis and County Auditor i~4arsden Bellamy. The minutes of ineeting of July 11~ 1949, were read and approved as recorded. hir. J. R. Hollis~ Supt.~ of Public Vlelfare appeared to ask that his budget be increased above last years allotment to enable his Department to take care 6f the increased load. ~~~5 Mr. Hollis advised the Board to operate on a basis of last years appropriations~ plus m~ndatory salary increases under the merit system~ would reduce payments for Old Age Assistance from an average of $27.00 per month to $23.50~ and Aid to Depentent Children from $18.00 to $16.00. No action v~as taken. A copy of the proposed budget for Wilmington College in the total ~mount of ~126~900.00 /u~~ ~ was received from the Board of rd ucation~ together with request for the levy of 5¢ on the $100.00 valuation of property in order to raise $38 000.00 for the College. The College from other funds expects to raise ~88~900.00 for wh~ch no levy is requested. ~ I 1;(9~ Meeting of 7uly 18~ 1949~ continued. ~r~ Notice'of the following revocation of beer licenses~for violations of the alcoholic ~-~~T be~erage control'regulations~ vrere received fron Mr. C. A. Upchurch~Jr.~ Chief of the : ~~' Malt BAverage Division of the State A.B.C. Board: -William McKinlep Allen~ Veterans Club~ 1001 Castle St. ~ -4. W. Dugan~ Jr.~ Bop City~ Carolina Beach. -Jas.H.Hendrix~ Veterans Bar~ Carolina Beach. ~ ~Luke C. ~1cKinzie~ Bar 86~ " ~ ~~ ~JoYin Herman Peach~ Peach''s Place No. 1. Carolina Beach. -Carl Winner~ Cork & Sinker Bar, ~~ ~~ ~Frederick C. Chason~ Carolina Beach. ~C, C. Pipkins, Jr.~ Lot 8~ block H~ Carolina Beach ~John Sikes~ Harper & Carolina Avenue~ Carolina Beach. A communic;tion from Mr. W. D. I~cCaig~ Chairman of a committee appointed by the Board ~~h~ of ~anagers of Jas.'VJalker Memorial Hospital~ recommending that the City and County institute ~ sizrvey of hospital needs of the community with the view of establishing a ~ hospital arthority to take over and op~rate the hospitals, was received for study. ~ Upon motion of Mr. Hall~ seconded by ?air. Tra`sk~ the Board agreed to sell a part of the County' Fa'r•r: land next to Herring Brothers Garage on the Castle Haqne road~ to the ` Cj~ Durham-Dun~ Bus Company, at satisfactory price. hir. 0'Shields voted no until the County owned lanc',~ in that area is surveyed and plotted, as he has urged from time to time. Upon motion of Mr. 0'Shields~seconded by Mr. Davis~ the Board authorized and directed ~,~Y;~ that a surveyor be employed to survey that portion of the County's land in the area ~~'" ° between the Castle Hayne Road and the railroad tracks from~ the Grodon Road'back to the ~ State Highway Garage~ and have a plot made of the said land showing the locations of spur tracks and other railroad facilities~ proposed roadivays etc.~ so the Commissioners will have a complete lay-out of what they have there to enable the Board to intelligently ~ direct the disposition of the land in the future. ~ A request of Mr. Covil to correct a drainage condition in East Wilmington near the ~ railroad crossing on the Scotts Hill Road~ m~hich will require the installation of ~ pipe under the highway~ was~ upon motion of i~~r. Hall, seconded by ~ir. 0'Sk-ields, referred to the Chairman and Nr. Trask~ to woTk-out a solution of the matter with Mr. A. K. Mallard, State Highway i~iaintenance Supervisor. ,~~ I~Iiss Margit Kuelprud of Norui~ay, r~inner of an international exchange 4-H club contest~ to ' study home economics here, was presented by idIiss Elaine Noble~ Assistant Home Agent~ ~--Q`~ ~ and cor3ially received by the Board. ' ~ ~ Upon motion of i~r. Davis, secor,ried by b~r. Hall, the Board agreed to rent a small portion of land in the east erid of Legion Field at a location to be selected by the Chairman, _~ for '.a- chiTdrens poney track, and two st~bles, to Mr. Clemmons at a rental of ~20.00 .per month on lease to be prepared by the County Attorney. ~~ A repo~t of the Wi?mington Public Library for June was received and filed. ~ ^ ~Letters of appreciation were received from the Americal Legion for the cooperation of this Board in providing funds for the employment of a Veterans ServiBe Officer. ~~~ Command:ng officerofthe USS Flzrse for the entertainment of the~officers and personnel 1~ of~the ship upon their visit to this port July 4th~'and the Girl 5cout Council for ~ clearing their Day Camp site. ' ' A~motlon offered by Mr. 0'Shields and seconded by IuIr. Davis to appropriate ~2~400.00• ~~~ for cooperative forest fire control with the State Department of Conservation and ' ~ Development at a total cost of $6~000.00 on a 40/60~ basis~ failed on the negative vote of Mr. Trask, Mr. Hall and the C~airman.' . DHr. 0'Shields urged that the proposed conference with tYie United States District Enginee~ concerning the installstion of a lock in Snow's Cut to stop the flo~v of ~ polluted water into the sounds~ be'arianged immediately~ and that a special meeting - "of the'cbinmitteel,.be held this week8>rfinal decision on the seTect~mn of a site for the tuberculosis hospital. ~ ~; Upon motion of A4r. Davis~ seconded by ~ir. Aall, the ~25~OC0.00 request for schoals capital outlay which was approved for ~15~000.00 a.t the budget meeting of July 15~ was increased -- ~jU~~~~ to $20~000.00~ ~S~OOO.C~O of vlhich was designated for immediate iu.provements to the " streets and side-v:31ks at the Sunset ParY. School. . The County Auditor reported the total budget figures at this time to be ~i,79a,i76.66 '' \ ss compared with ~y1~719~000.00 last year, and lengthly discussion followed, but no -~ ~v~`~ action w~s taken, and the meeting was recessed until 10:00 o'clock Nlednesday.morning July 20th~ 1949, at which tin;e`complete estimate of the tentetive budget appropriations ~ wi1l be presented by the County'Auditor for study. • - c . ;~ ~~~ i~ seL _ .~!- Clerk. , . ~ / , . ti ~~~ Wilmington~ n. C.~ July 20~ 1949. 4 ~'i Pursuant to recess taken ~ionday~ July 189 1949; the Board met at 1Q:00 o'clock A.N.~ f~,~~~ to consider the budget with the vievr oS' ~akfn~ e~ery poss3ble reduction in the tentative appropriations,in an effort to keep the tax;rate at a minimum. ~ Present: Addison Hewlett~Chairman~ Geo. 4V, Trask, Jas. M. Hall~ Claud 0'Sh3elds, ~ Thurston C. Davis and County Auditor Chas. F. Smith. The County Auditor reported that baeed on the present total budget of $ 2,59a,956.66 .~-~'lnc~~of which ~~66,28~~4'7 is to be raised~by taxation, would require a levy of ~ 1.1248 on the one hundred dollar valuation. ~ Thereupon the Board called for a thorough examination of all budget items with ~~~~ the vie~v of eliminati.ng or reducing every iteR: possible, and the following reductions ~ were made: , $5~000.00 for the purchase.of land for taxes was cancelled~ and~land purchased at tax sa2es xas ordered ~pprsised and sold to provide funds in 11eu of the appropriation: g5~000.00 School Capital i0utlay provided for improvrn:rnts to the street and side- walks at Sunset Park School was reduced to ;`500.00 to meet annua2 payments to the City for the improvements when made, balance. to be paid over a ten years spread. ~15,000.00 appropriated for tre3tment and care of tubercular pztients~. reduced to • ~'10~000.00 . ~2~50.0.00 for Oak Grove Cemetery rednced to ~2,140.00~ salary not effected. ~5~000.00 for elections reduced to ~3~000.00 on the basis that a second pripary will not be necessary. Repairs to building appropriated for the jail was reduced by ~100.00. ' ~~2~500.00 f.or the Coroner was.reduced to ~2~000.00. ~ $1~500.00 for Legion Field Zights, reduced to ~t1,000.00. 300.00 provided for entert~inment was transferred to the Advertising F~nd. ~5~000.00 for Legion Field Operation~ reduced to $4~000.00. ~7~500.00 Advertising Fund reduced to $~5i000.00. . ' $f1~000.00 appropriated for improvements to Hugh It4acRae Park, reduced to ~500.Q0. $15,628.21 59d emergenc3- fund was fixed at ~'15~000.00. , niaking a total reduction of $25~888.2Z. . A motion offered ,by Ivir. Tra.sk.to reduce the appropriation for Communfty Hospltal to the same ,. ~~>~S~ amount allowed last year_~ .. __ ._ and reduce the appropriation for recreation at . hiaffitt Village from ~~00.00 to $~500,00 failed of a second. A motion offered by D~r. Trask to fix the 1949 t~x rate at .90¢ on the ~100.00 valuation ~~aK of taxable property failed of a secor.d.~ A motion offered by hir. Hall and seconded by bir. Trask~~to reduce the ~~5~000.00 appropriation ~ for dragline drainage to ~4~000.00 failed on the negative vote of I~ir, Davis, Mr.O'Shields ~ and the Chairinan, after a moti6n offered by Mr. Trask to reduce the appropriation to • $3~000.00 failed of a second. . A recess was then taken until fiO:Od o'clock Thursday morning July 2Z. . ~.~ s~wd.r Clerk. ~ , • ~. , A'ilmington, N. C. July 21~ 1949. ; Pursuant to recess taken July 20~ 1949, the Board met at 1Q:Od o~clock A. M., to further consider the budget. . Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Gea.. ~. Trask~ Jas. AQ. Hall~ Claud 0'Shileds~ . Thurston C. Davis and County Auditor Chas. F. Smith, . '` ~~~ Mr. Paul Coxy appeare8 to complain of the sale of vegetables,fruit,shrimp etc.~ on Hugh I~acRea Park property at VJinter Park, which was received for.investigation with the County Attorney. , The County Auditor reported that aftex• reductions of items in the budget were considered~ ~.~.~,~Ri'would result in a tax rate of ~1.Ofi, the Commissioners then further investigated the budget '. -~~- w~ith the view~ of making further reductions~ but no action R~35 taken~ and the meetin~ was upon motion of Mr. Hal1, seconded by Pur. Devis~ adjourned with the hope that the question ~ of fixing the tax rate could be reached at the regular meeting Monday, July 25th. ~.l. ~~. Clerk. v obi-~ 11~ , ~ilmington~ N. C.~ July 25~ 1949. The regular weekly meeting of the Board M,~s held at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Present: Addison Ae~vlett Chairman~ Geo. 4`i. Trask~ Jas. ~. H3I1~ C1aud.0'Shields~ Thurston C, Davis and County 4ttorney ~arsden Bellamy. The minutes of ineetings of July 1$~ 20, and 21, were read and approved as recorded. Mr. R: H. Hamilton City ~anager of the Town of Carolina Beach appeared to ask that `~, ~5~000.00 be included in the County's budget for erosion control work at Carolina ~~,bJ`~ Beach to be performe~ under the supervision of ~ competent engineer~ was upon motion ~ of ~r. Trask, seconded by N;r. Hall, teken under consideration a"nd f8r'study'with the ' officials of Carolina Beach at a later date. Upon motion of Mr. Trask~ seconded by ~r. Hsll~ authority was given to provide back ` ~7~ door entrances to two of the tenant houses at the Old Red Cross 5anatorium site. Upon motion of Mr. Davis~ seconded by Mr. Hall~ permission was given Daily Brothers •. ~~~ Circus to shovu at Legion Stadium on September 20~ 1949, upon making a deposit of ~200.00 to guarantee the grounds to be left in as good condition as found, and payment of 12~ . -of the gate receipts to the County. ~ Mrs. J. Haughton James a former member of the Vdelfare Board urged an investigation of fi the department~ stating that she felt a number of families were receiving too much money f rom the Aid to Dependent Children fund. Mrs. James spoke of Jas.R'alker Hospital being : run on a too high a plane~,and together with Community Hospital should be investigated ; ~~' before an increase in their budgets are allowed. Mr. Willetts compar~d the cost of `` ~ the operation of the Welfare Department to that of a five million dollars business and suggested that a committee be named to investigate it before setting a tax rate~ and secondly that four or five business men be called in to help with the budget. ~ At this point the Chairman suggested that it P~ould be well to have any group of interested citizens sit around the table with the Board to study- the conditions and offer at~y ~ constructive criticism or suggestions per~ainint to the budget. • l A communication was received from Il4r. C.R.Morse, Tax Collector, suggesting that items 1q~ of back taxes under ~50.00 be docketed as a tax judgment a*ith the Clerk of Superior „ f-- Court under General Statutes #105-392 and handle larger amounts for collection by suit, was referred to the County Attorney for opini.on. s Upon motion of Mr. 0'Shields, seconded by t~Ir. Davis~ payment of ~4~3~5.OO.to the Town of ~~~'~~ Wrightsville Beach for the construction of three jetties for erosion controZ as per agreement, was approved on certificate of Mr. I~7.H.Lander~C.E.,who supervised the work. ~ Notice of application for a State permit to sell beer at ti7rightsville Beach was received -~'/~i from Belma DeLaney, Elanch Davis ~nd Louise Pittman. Upon motion of Mr. Davis~ seconded by i~r. 0'Shields, the Board approved a lease prepared by the County .4ttorney covering the rent3l of a parcel of land 100 X 100 ~~ feet in size, part of Legion Fie].d ~rounds alon~ the Carolina Beach highway, to James ,_ _~ Cleu~ons~ to be used only as a pony drive ot track~ together with two barns~ at a i rental of ~20.00 per month, in accordance with the action of this Board July 18i and ~ the Chairman a~as authorized and directed to sign the lease on behalf of the County. Upon motion of tNfr. Davis~ seconded by I~r. 0'Shields~ Ralph B. Langley a resident of a~ Harnett township and charged with City taxes in error~ was granted an abatement of . - ~~ taxes on a v~luation of $200.00•on automobile and Poll as to City taxes only. A cou~unication was received from the Wil.mington Retail Grocers Association ob~ecting to ~ the employment of an independent inspector of weights and measures; recently requested by Mr. J.S.Simmons, on the grounds of being a duplication of services rendered by the State and therefore an unnecessary additional tax burden on the tax payers. A com~unication was received from Mr. B.H.Marshall•~ Jr.~ Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the City of Wilmington~ advising that because of their retrenchment program -~'~~''~ and due to the disposition of_war housing~ are forced to discontinue providing police service in Maffitt Village as of August 1~ 1949. ~Zr. Davis raised the question of the inability of the Sheriff with his present limited force, to take over and continue the service there. • ~ Upon motion of ~r. Hall~ seconded by ~r. Trask~ ~iamie Camble Jackson Haywood~ colored C~,~N'" i7digent citizen~ was admitted to the Countq Home on recommend3tion of the Supt.~ of Public PJelfare. Upon motion~ authority was given to niimeograph a sufficient number of letters for mailing and otherwise distributing among the residents and property owners in the DQasonboro and Myrtle Grove Sound areas concerning the effect river water has had on the fish~ clam and oyster industry~ and the pollution oF the waters in said sounds, in an effort to assist the United States District Engineers in their study of this condition, with the view of correcting the same. .. : j - . . . Upon motion of t~r. 0'Shields, seconded by ~ir. Trask~ the Board approved a lease to the United States of America~ for 1,350 square feet of flnor space~ 25' X 54', in building _ described as No. T-9'70 located at New Hanover County Airport (Bluethenthal Field)~ l9ilmington North Carolina; at a rental of 5ix Hundred Dollars (~600.00) per annum~ for stor~ge purposes exclusively. The Chairman and the Clerk of the Board were authorized and directed to execute a rent~l 3~reement prepared by the Civil Aeronautics Admin.istration covering the same on beh~lf of the County. ~~t~ L B~eeting of July 25~ 1949, continued. ,". 'o '-~ ) ;. ~ r, The County's 1949-1950 budget estimates shov~ing~=the amount of expense~~Eor the County Government, its activities and institutions~ was upon motion of A?r. 0~3hields, seconded by Zr. Davis, tentatively adopted as prepared~ and was rePerred to.the ,-+~,,a~Chairman and the County Auditor with instructions to change any estimates in Lhe budget necesasry to reduce the total tax rate tb ~1.05 on the one hundred dollars valuation of propertyt and then ordered placed in the hands of the c;lerk.Por public inspection Por a period oP t~^~enty days pending the adoption oP the appropriation resolution at a regulas meeting to be held P.4onday, August 22~ 1949. Allotments Por the airport~ libraries and Legion Stadium to be paid out oP the profits received f'rom the ABC stores. All members voting aPPirmatively except 11r. Trask who asked to be recorded as not voting. . Upon motion oP I~r: O~Shields~ seconded by P.Sr. Davis, the folloving resolution Pixing ~J~~r the 1°49 tax rate at ~w1.05 on the one hundred dollars valuation oP property and ~2.00 ~ on each poll, recommended by the County Auditor~ was adopted on the aPfirmatfve vote of ?:~1r. 0'Shileds~ P,~. Davis~ h.Br. Hall and the Chairmen. P:7r. Trask not votings 'B~ Ii•~xr;~~L"v'Eu by the Board oP County Commissioners oP PFew Hanover County~ that the following tax levies and assessments upon all taxable property in Ne~v.Hanover County~ Por the ye2r 1949~ as prescribed and authorized by the General ?nd 5pecial Acts of the legislature; to be as Pollov~s: For detail oP levy see page No. The meeting then adjourned. ~~. i~ B'~ _ ~.... Clerk. ~ vtilmington, N. i:., August 1, 1949. The regular weekly meeting oP the Board was held at 10:00 o'clock A. r.7. Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman~ Geo:: v~. Trask,•Claud O'Shields~ Thurston C. llavis and County P.ttorney Marsden Bellamy. ~~'he minutes oY meeting oP July 25~ 1949' were read and approved as recorded. 111~ P:ir.T,.A: Jones, Inspector Por the Idalt Beverage Division of the State t~bC ttoard: appeared to file charges ~gainat ,P_.':'~'.Dt~an,Jr. ~ for operating a businesa kno~, as Bop City located at Carolina Beach, in~a disorderly and unlawPul manner. lst. Eiy permitting the sale oP beer to niinors. Znd. By permitting the sale of beer to intoxicated persons. 3rd. By ~C perr,~itting the sale oP beer after legal hours, and 4th. that u~rhiskey was displayed i in his said place oP business~ and asked that his county license to sell beer be revoked~ Thereupon I~dr. O'Shields moved and it was seconded by P7r~ llavis and csrried, that A.~t.Dugan' Jr.~ be notified to appear bePore this Board at 11:00 o'clock e. M:~ Thursday~ August 11~ 1949, to show cause why the license issued to him to sell beer at the said locztion should not be revoked. - A communication v,~as received Prom Congressman Carlyle advising that the 4,iasonboro Inlet !~~~,¢~'Q"'tjjproject is receiving his attention and that the several reports on the matter were being ' advanced without delay. Acknowledgment oY our request to reduce the fifty-five mile per hour speed limit on the ~-~ Old C/rightsville Highway~ was received Prom Dr. H.W.Jordan~ 5tate Highway Chairman~ ~ advising that the request vaas looked upon v?ith favor az~c1 that an investigation and recommendation Por a proper speed li.~it vaill be made. ' ,p copy of a letter vmitten by P~Sr. J.n.3enson~ City 1~4anager, to ChieY Hubert H. nayes~ was received, advising th<at in connection vaith the uvork oP the _P,olice Department~ oPPicers from time to time Pind it necessary to take injtared persons to our hospitals for treatment ~~bs~ and that in the future all such white persons shall be taken to James Walker *?emorial Hospital and all colored persons to Com~unity Hospital kaho are unable to pay their hospital bi11~~ and asked that County la~ir•enfone2ment officers be likewise instructed ~ t~'~at the orde.^ can be carried out to the Pullest extent possibley wrhich met yu~'ith .the•~app'roval: oP the ~• ' Bo~rd: An audit report of the Al3G tsoard Yor the Piscal year ending June 30~ 1949~ prepared by /~~' Pufr. J. Neveland Brand~ Jr.~ CPA, was received and rePerred to the County Auditor. ~~ ~^ A report oP the Grand Jury~ July Criminal Term 1949~ was received and Yiled. ,: _~s~ A copy of the annual report oP Community Hospital was received and filed. _ Upon motion oP P~7r. Trzsk~ seconded by T~4r. Davis~ R.r.Lee~ colored~ 54 years of age, was ~v granted zn abatement of poll taxes eharged in error and released from the payment oP not ~~ listed penzlty charged against the Nv~ Pt. lot 2,Pt.3, in block 67, inadvertently lePt oPP his tax list oP other parcels oP land listed by hi.m Yor the year 1948. .- An offer of $350.00 submitted by Mr. Nathan Cole~ Por a client~ to purchase the Si~ rt. lot 2, in block 21~ which cvas aoquired by'the City and County at a t~x sale~ vaas held in /-~~ abeyance pending an appraisal of all sueh land s~cquired by the City az~, County; to esteblish a sales vs~lue as directed at meeting of July C0. A request of P~.~r. Pl. K. rennington Por an abatement oP the~1948 taxe's on~a valuatibri'of"~ f~U~ $3~200.00 on house burned prior to January 1~ 1948~ was upon motion o4 2~4r. Trask~ seconded by tRr. Davis, granted, provided ,'••'u'. Pennir~ton will Purnish a certiPied statement showinp, that the building was burned prior to Januaty 1~ 1948. Upon motion oP t?r. 0'Shields., seconded b;~ P.'Ir. Davisy P.r. C. ii. niorse, Tax Collector, was `~~y( authorized and directed~tE advertise the sale of land Por taxes once a week Por four v~eeks as required by law, on ivhich land the 1948 taxes have not been paid, said sale to take plmce on the Pirst Islonday in SepteMber, 1949. ;r I SL f1 ~ i Meeting of August 1~ 19a9, continued. The Committee after having made a study of available sites for the proposed Tuberculosis Hospital, recommended that a site in the Maffitt Village area; containing eighteen acres, cleared;of~buildings, owned~by the Housing Authority~ -~~~ to be the most desirable location. Therefore, upon motion of Wr. Davis~ seconded by Mr. 0'Shields~ authority was given to begin immediate negotiations with H~Ir. A. R. Hanson, Director of the Richmond Field Office of the Public Housing Administration to acquire the same. ~ The Vdelfare Department was again brought up and discussed, and Mr. Davis moved and G~ it was seconded by Dbr. 0'Shields and unanimously carried, that an investigation - of the records of the Dep~rtment be made by the Board. . A supplement or final budge't foi the Junior CoTlege in the amount of~~138,54i.48.was presented~ shoP~ing an increase of ~11,641.48 over a previous budget submitted. This~ ~C~ Mr. Roland explained was for shop equiprr,ent for the Technical School~ that the cost - U of this equipment v~ill be $44~000.00 of vahich amount ~~11~641.48 is requested for this year. The Board of Education further asked for. the levy of five cents on the ~100.00 valuation of property for the Junior College,as provided by law~ AfteT discussion the' ~, said budget was upon motion of Pfir. 0'Shields, seconded by Mr. Davis~ adopted as presented~ and the five cents tax levy on the ~IG0.00 valuation of property requested for the operation of the Junior College va~s fixed by the Board. Mr. Trask voting no. ~ The County Auditor then reported that after changes were made in the County's,general ~ budget as directed, plus adoption of the Junior College budget and five cent levy~ the -~ budget is in balance to meet a~1.05 tax rate. Thereupon the action of this Board at meeting of July 25~ 1~49~ tentatively adopting the budget and fixing the tax rate at ~1.05 on the ~100.00 valuation of property for the year 19a9, was, upon sotion of Mr. 0'Shields, seconded by Mr. Davis~ re-affirmed. Mr. Trask voting no. The meeting then adjourned. /~r, ~~ D4~~- ~ ~. Clerk. . ._ !~ 1 Wilmington~ N. C.~ August 8~ 1949• The regular weekly meeting oi the Board wss held at 10:00 o'closk A. M. Present: (~ddison Hevrlett Chairm~n~ Geo. W. Trask~ Jas. M. Hall~ Claud 0'Shields~ Thurston C. Davis and CountS~ Attorney Marsden Bellamy. \-~A request of liir. Walter L. King to be appointed to the office of Constable of ~or~""~ Federal Point Tov.nship, ~a~3s upon motion.of B4r. Davis, seconded .by I~r. Hall, received for considera,tian with the Governing Bodies of Carolina ar~d~Kure Beaches~ as to their recommendations in the matter. " ' A n offer of H4r. Nathan Cole,~vho presented a check for the purchase of ~ City-County owned land in block 21 for a client~ was upori motion of ~4r. 0'Shields~ `~'~ seconded by Mr. Trask, held in abeyance~ pending appraisal of all land bought in by the City and County for taxes for the purpose of establishing a sales value. Upon motion of UIr. 0'Shields~ seconded by I~r. Ha11~ the'Board granted a request of ~Mr. Wallace C. Bdurchison~ Chair~an of the Junior Chamber of_Commerce Public Affairs w.~' Committee~ to hold a meeting in the Superior Court room for a public discussion oP the ~~b 1949-5- budget appropriations. Monday night~ August 15th was set as the date for the meeting. Upon motion of Mr. Hall, seconded by Mr. Davis~ a request of Mr. H'.K.Rhodes~Jr.~ to _~1~y use Leglon StadSum for the American Legion sponsored R3ftery Shows £or the week of October 23, was granted. Upon motion of T~r. Davis~ seconded by I~4r. Hall~ payment of ~']6.31 ~o S.V.Sneeden~ Deputy Sheriff~ for expenses incurred in returning Alfred A. Brandon, fugitive from Justi.ce~ ~'y/ from Memphis~ Tenn.~ and payment of w125.00 each to C.D.Hogue~Jr.~ and Jas.D.Carr, Attys.~ - D'- appointed by the Court to represent Fred a. Allen charged with murder, w3s approved on order of the Honorable Vu. I. Halstead, Judge Presiding August 1949 Special Criminal Term.. ~~"`A report of the Colored Home Agent for ~uly w3s received and filed, and p'ayment of $7.01 "-~ for articles used for demonstrations was approved for payment. A report from the Eack Tax Col.lector shoaaing that ~3~520.5~ was collected for the City ~Qy~ and ~4,017.54 for the County, making a total of ~7,53fi.11 bacY. taxes collected for the month of July~ wss received 3nd filed. A statement was received from the State Board of Public Welfare showi-ng that ~.44~024.50 _~~ vaas sent to this County for Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children and for Administration, for the month of July. .i+ ~/~ A report of the activities of the Bureau of Identification for July was received and filed. ~3 A copy of the minutes of the Board of Trustees of Community Hospital of June 15~ 1949, wae received~ and their schedule of vacations recommended for employees ranging from `~„5~ one to four v-aeks according,to position, was discussed~ and the Board feeling that the ~ r' maximum time recommended is too great and that all the employees of the hospital should be treated alike~ Mr. Trask moved and it was seconded by RSr. Davis and carried~ that all employees of the ho~pital be allcwed ten days vacation. • ~V~, The Board agreed to review complaints on assessments filed by various persons, Friday morning Au~ust 12~ 9~3~•r~ ~ Upon motion of ~hr. Trask, seconded by i~;r. Hall, Coa~missioners 0'Shields and Davis were ~~ named to work-out a. solution of the parking pro~lem in the court house lot. ~ Letters of acknowledgment were received from Congressmen Carlyle and Bonner and Senator ~a.~ Graham, offering to lend every assistance possible. to the retention of the Branch office of the Civil Aeronautics Administr~.tion at Cdi.lmir,rton. ~ . Meeting of August 8, 1949, continued. *,. Mr. 0'Shields brought up the matter of the reckless operation of speed boats and ~ ~ skis at 1~irightsville Beach and moved that the Coast Guard be requested to look into ~~ni~i~'~ the• matter and prosecute offenders with the viev~ of breaking-up this hazardous practice which endangers the lives of others, His motion was seconded by Mr. Davis and carried. . Mr. Davis again brought to the attention the need of additional officers for the ~-~'~ Sheriff's department to provide better law enforeement. ~Ir. 0'Shields brought up the m~tter of a later hour for closing the ABC stores and moved that this Board recommend that at lea.st that one store remain open until 9:00 ~-j~,~~- P;M.; His motion was seconded by i~dr. Ha~Z and c~rried on the affirmative vote o.f • NIr. 0'Shields, t~ir. Ha7.1 and i~4r. D3vis. t.ir. Trask 3nd the Chairman not voting. ~~ Upon motion of i'~~fr. Davis, seconded by ivir. 0'Shields, the Chairman v+as authorized to .-- have a new jury list pre-~a.red in accordance with the law. ~ The following good and lax~ful persons were dravm.to seroe as jurors in the Superior d~,~ Court for the trial of criminal c3ses for the one v~eek term beginning Monday, August 22, 19a9: . , D.H.Barnett, 2019 Creasy Ave, Rex E. Benson~ 1g15 Chestnut St.~ Robert A, Biddle~ Rt.2, Box 30SA. Oscar A. Broam~ 2308 Brandon Road. Jno.T.Brov~n~ 308 Erunswick St. Mrs. Lois Connant~ 316 S. 3rd~ St. M:C.Cook9 22 Spofford. Frank A. Cottle~ 317 Lake Drive. T.C.Davis' 109 S. 17th~ St. O.E.Durant~~r.~ 2302 Market St. B. F. Fdv~.~ards~ 3 So. Tyler St. H.R.Fussell~ 217 8th, St. „ Ralph Wi~letts, RFD #3• , L.C.Godfrey~ Jr.~ Rt.2, Box 183-F Vd.J.Gore~ 1519 Castle St. Matthevr Guthrie, 120 Nitn St. W. 9. Hardee~ 113 Spofford. E.B.Hardin, 102 S. 4th, St. F.R'.Sears~ '702 Pdarket St. Sas. L. Sprunt, Tr.~ 1806 Princess St. Stevaart D. Striekland,Jr., 309 ti'~lnut St. D.L.Thompson~ • ~20 Chestnut St. Herman Ydalton~ 108,~5. Front St. H.F.?Nattersy '215 Queen St. , R.G.tNhite~ • 21j Park Ave. A.L.Williams, 2115 Chestnut St. The ffieeting then adjotarned. ._..`~'.~r,~~l. 3~-!.. _.:. - Clerk. (/ Betram Hayes~ 610 S. 3rd~ St; A.B.Hollemon~ 60 Spofford Mills, L.G.Horne~ 410 5. 4th~ St. Ralph V. Huband~ 20 N. 5th~ St. L.D.Ke1Zy, Kure Beach. T.A,Lawther' Sr.~ 614 Market St. Clifton S, Lee~ Kure Beach. W.D.Lee~ ?524 Prlncess St.~ Rd, C.D.Lewis~ 2S S. 9th~ St. J.I.Lockfaw~ 14 C-X L~ke Forest. H.R.Love~ 1902 Princess St, Clarence B. McKoy, 405 Dock St. Claud b`1. }diller, 128 Spofford VJ.V.t~organ, 3320 Market St., Road. W. J. Nk~llard 5Z8 s. 4thy St, J.R.Padrick~ ~~3 Wright St. Robt. H. Peterson~ Jr.~ 309 Castle St. P.D.Piner~ 116 Jefferson•St. Hobt I. Simkins, 212 S. 3rd~ St. R.D.Stephenson~ 614 S, Front :t. A.B.Stokley, 2 G Nesbitt Court. J.T.Yelverton~ ~r.~ 806 Dock St. :4~oodrow M. 4'latson~ 110~ S. Front St. Clyde 4'dest~ 1510 Orange St. IuI.L.WilY.ins, 917 S, 4th, St. A.T.Woodcock~ ?1?4 Brandon Road. Wilmington, N. C.~ August 11~ 1949. Pursuant to the action of this Board at meeting of August 1~ 1949~ the Board met at 11:00 o'c1ocY. A.M,~ to give A. W. Dugan,Jr.~ opportunity,to appear to show c~use why ~~/ the County license to sell beer at his place of business at Carolina Beach, known as " Eop City 'L should not be revoked on conplaint made by 1vir. T. A. Jones, Inspector for the t~alt Beverage Division of the State Board of 42coholic Beverage Control that said bu~iness is being o~~er3ted in a disorderlp and unlaraful manner: 11~ 1. By pexmitting the sale of beer to minors. 2. gy permitting the s~.le of heer to intoxicated persons, 3. By pern,itting the sa.le of beer 4. That ~r~hiskey was openly displayed in his.place of business. . Present: Addison Hewlett Cha.irman, Geo. VJ. 'Pr~sk, Jas. M. Hall, Claud 0'Shields , ~Thurston C. Davis and Coanty Attorney luiarsden Be:,.lamy. ~ Others present were : R. N, Kermon, attorney for .4.VJ.Dugan,Jr.~ Cliff Smith, ~ill Tanner, i~dr. Kirby~ E. S. Bland, Chief Lav.~ i~.nforcement Ofiicer ABC Bnard~ T. A. Jones~ State Inspector ABC Eoard and C. R. I~torse~ City-County Tax Collector. ~r~C I~r. Ker.mon Attorney for Mr. Dugan~ offered no objections to the hearing. The County Attorney asked what i: the st~tus of the present beer license. Mr. Tanner reported that the license were issued in the name of;James B. Han~n2.'h. The Chairman then ~j2~~ read an affidavid from the Town Clerk of C~rolina Beach to the effect that the T rnnn ~ issued licedse No. 2074 to James D. Hannah ~nd A1 W. Dugan, Partners, which business ~., was to be operated in the i3ichie BuSlding in block H, of the Town of Carelina Beach, under the'name of 'r The Roof '" which was later changed to "Bop City ", And further that at a regular meeting of the~C~r~lina Beach City Council ~;eld on 9ugust 9~ 1949> James D.Hannah appeared and voluntarily surrendered the said license and that no license of the Town of Carolfna Beach to sell beer in this loc~tion now exist. • Mr. C. R. PGorse, Tax Collector~ reported that no license h~s been issued in the name of A. V1. Dugan~Jr. of James D. Hannah. The County Attorney than gave:his oninion that the hearing is not ~n order.Mr. T. !~. Jones~ State Inspector~ reported th~t he did not check the license because of the restraining order issued to Hannah in name o£ the "The Roof tt and that the State beer permit having been surrendered~ and Hannah having v~ithdrawn from the partnership, it app~ars that Dugan was operatinp without a license~ The County Attorney stated that a misdemeanor ha~ been committed. Mr. Kirby stated that he novr owns and operates the business and that Dugan has no f~rther interest in it, and that he is not selling beer. Thereupon Mr. Hall moved and it was seconded by Mr. Trask and carried~ that it appearing ~n~,~ to the Board that no county license were issued to Dugan to setl beer, that the matter be «~~ closed and that IJir, biorse, Ii~r. Bland and the Sheriff be advised that Dugan operated aithout a license. I I ~_~i~ Meeting of August 11~ 1949, continued. - ~~ businessehas~beenhsold~nthereforeeno~~ction3isnnecessary bySthisnBoarded and the Upon motion of A4r. Hall~ seconded by mr. Davis, John Christopher Freimuth, physically ~~disabled citizen, was on recommendation of the Supt., of Public R'elfare admitted to ~ the County Home with the understanding that he vaill do such work as he may. 9 communication was received from bir. A.R.Hanson, Diz•ector Richmond Field Office~ Public Housing 9dministration, sdvising tha.t there appears to be no particular ~~,~T~ reason vihy the purch~se oi lancl in it4~ffitt Vill~ge by the County for hosAital site `¢~ ~ car.not be given favorable consideration by the Government~ but it e~il.l be necessary . that the Co~:mty fuz~nish his office v:ith a survey of the land it desires to purch~se. The Chairman was therefore, upon motion of Mr. 0'Shields~ seconde@ by l~r. D3vis, authorized and directed to have a survey made of the land and forwarded to his office as requested. Upon motion of Mr. Hall, seconded by IuIr. Davis, Joseph P. Russ was granted an Q'{~. abatement of taxes on a valuation of ~'350.00 charged agaAnst him on block D~ lot ~~ -~ ~ Wilmington Beach for the year 1948~ account of double listing. The same was also listed by John P. Russ. ~ The meeting then adjourned. ., if.~.. ~l.S~L~r ....- i C le rk . . ~ Wilmington, N. C.~ August 15~ 1949. The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo. W. Trask~ Claud 0'Shields~ Thurston C. Davis and County Attorney ~Iai~sden Bellamy. A request of Mr. Ud. L. King that he be appoii~ted constable of Federal Point Township ,~ was upon motion of Mr. 0'Shields~ seconded b5~ Mr. Trask, recei.ved for invest3gation ~d with the governing b6dies of Carolina and Kure Beaches as to their needs for a ~ ~ constable and recommenda.tiocs in the matter. i~r. ~T. ~. FBeaves appe~red to co~ipl~in of the use of a part of the school lot ~.n the~ ~ ~ ~~~ Prospect sect3on.:of Miaidle-Sbund;3s a colored~burial ground he purchased from the ~k~"~ Board of Education~ a.nd the matter w~s upon motion of 1Vir. O=Shields~ seconded by - Mr. Davis, referred ~o the County Attorney for opinion. Members of the VJil.mington B.oard of Realtors ~ppeared and ~ukam~~ted re~ommendations s ~y • to reduce the County's budget by appi•oximately $~62 375.~~ which waS received and -+~~ a vote of thanks was extended the Re~ltors for the~ir interest in the County's affairs. A communicatlon was received from Mr. L.E.Whitfield~ Third Division State Highw~y ~R ~ngineer at Fayetteville~ advising Y,hat our request to reduce the speed limit on the 1ti~~ Old Wrightsville Highvray to 35 mile~ per hour was granted and ordered put into effect. A letter v~as received from Mr. A. W. Clark~ Third Division State Highway Commissioner _~y requesting a meeting with the County Commissioners nine o!clock A.L4:, Tuesday August 16~ to discuss plans for the secondary road program~ vthich was agreeable to the Board. Upon mot~on of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Trask, R. T. Wells~ 317 Red Cross Street~ World War Veteran and for the past three years an inniate of a mental hospital, was ~~~~ granted an abatement of poll taxes and not listed penalty charged against lots Sn Summer Aill and Mercer Place for the year 19~8. A letter was received from i~br. YY. D. ~Iacii;illan~ Chai~man of the ABC Board advising _~~ that in compliance v,*ith the wishes of this bo~rd, they are~ effective Saturday~ August 13th keeping the store on biarket Sti•eet and the one at Carolina Beach open until nine o'clock in the evening. ~~``~r~A report of the Plilmington Public Library for July was received and filed. Unon motion of :~ir. Trask, seconded by ;vir. D~vis, IJ;r. H. B. Garriss v~as granted the sole privilege to gather certain Aquatic plar,ts fs•om a pond located on county land on the ~~rg"~ road betAreen Viinter Pa.rl~ and i~iaffitt Vill~ge at a nominal charge of ~10.00 per year. Q~S _ ~1~~ Upon motion of i~r.O~Shields, secorided by.i~Sr.:Tr~sk, the Board declined to a request of . Nir. John C. Lunan to purcha.se a full page advertisement at ~100.00 or h~lf page at ~60.00 in the official program of the bi-centeni~l celebration of Duplin County~ but extended the congratulations of the County on their ef£orts. A petition of eight residents and property owners of Federal Point Township, requesting that a road connecting t<<e River Hoad with the Carolina Beach highw~y at a point . approxim3tely five,miles ~outh of Wilmingtnn be included in the county highway system for State maintenance, was upon motion of t~r. Tresk, seconded by Nir. Davis~ approved and referred to the State Highway and Public ~"Torks Commission m~ith request that the same be grarited. . The meeting then adjourned. ~5.,. J/S~r/,.,. C1eTk. . - ~ .. ~ .. ~ r . , ~ 7_~~~ Vdilmington~ N. C., August 22~ ~9a9. The regular weekly meetin~ of the Board va~s held at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Present: Addison Hetvlett Chairman~ Geo. VJ. Trask, Jas. ~t. H~11, C1aud,0~Shields~ Thurston C. D~vis and County Attorney I~arsden Eellamy. ~ The minutes of ineetin~sof August 1, and 8~ were read and approved as recorded. A delegation of 15 or more citi2ens appeared to complain of a drainage condition ,r,,,+~ in the area at the junsction of the Carolina Beach Aighway and the Masonboro Loop • j~7`'~ Road drained by Motts Creek~ and reported considerable damage to their crops and ~ gardens by the recent heavy rain fall. It was urged that blotts Creek be cleaned out together with other drainage ditches draining into the same and that larger pipe be „ installedur~erthe road at t~fotts Creek to take care of the flow of wster. Considerable ~ discussion followed and Mr. 0'Shields moved and it was seconded by ~1r. Trask and carried that the dragline be moved there for drainage work after other commitments for drainage and the Middle 5ound drainage project have been completed. iuYr. David S. Harriss repres~nting the Eoosters Club appeared to urge the County to ~~~$ transfer Legion Stadium to the City, stating th~t his C1ub had gone on record to that effect, and asked that it be ~iven consideration. The County's 1949-1950 Eudget 9pproori.~tions, after having been given serious consideration and advertisement made in accord°nce v;ith the law, vaere finally adopted, and upon motion -' jJ,~`.~~ of PRr. Hall, seconded by i.'.r. C'Shields, the foilowing appropriation resolution was adooted, ~~`e~P~" all members voting affirm~tively except ;?r. TsasY., who st~,ted he feiz ~nere were several , , items in the budget that could h~ve been eliminated oT reduced, esoecially a reduction ~ in the appropriation for Communi.ty Fiospital~ and voted no. IJir. Hall in offering the motion ~ to adopt the budget sta.ted that sug@estions offered by interested citizens to reduce the . budget came too late ~nd a~ked to be recorded as inviting them to attend all our budget ,_ meet:ings next year. APPROPRIATION RESOLIITION _ ;~• Section 1. Be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of New Hanover County~ North _ Carolina~ this 22nd d3y of August~ 1949, that the expense for County Government~ its activities and institutions, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950~ the amounts of the ~ ' following schedule~ or so much of each as may be necessary, are hereby appropri3ted: ti Section 2. That for the said fiscal~year there are hereby appropriated for ' '~ Agriculture and Economics ..................... ..... 11,913.00 ; Section 3. Th~.t £or the said fiscal year there is hereby a.vpropriated for Aid to the Blind ..................................... 10~000.00 ~ Section 4. That for the said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated for the ~ . County Home ........................................... 4'],623.02 Section 5. That for the said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated for ~ 68 00 '~ 202 . ,3 Dependent Children .................................... That for the said fiscal year there is hereby appropri3ted for the Section 6 . General Fund ......................................... 297~673.64 " Section 'J. That for the said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated for the Health Department ........................ ........... 29~615.43 , Th3t for the said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated for the Section 8 . 392 55 ° 84 . e Hospital Fund ........................................ Section 9. That for the said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated for 00 `~ 80 700 . , Old Age Assistance ................................... 3 wection lO.That for the said fiscal year there'is hereby appropriated for 10 841 50 ~` . ~ Port Development .................................. Section 11.That for the said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated for the ~ 00 090 57 . ~ Salary Fund ............ ............................. Section 12.That for the said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated for the ~ 54.412.20 VJelfare Department .......... ... ................. ~ • ~ 1,186,6?9.34. , Section 13. That for the said fiscal ye3r there are hereby appropriated • for the Schools: ' Regular Term . .........................$ 19~~800.00 ~ 00 ' 000 165 . ~ Supplement ............................ 00 f 000 2 - ~ . ~ • Books ................................ 1 00 / 000 600 ' . ~ Buildings ............................. 9 ~ 059 ? ' • _ • Pensions .............................. 7, 00 ~ 000 15 - ' . ~ • Lunchroom .. . . ...........~,....... 00 / 4 000 ~ ` ' ~ . Supplies ................ Instructional Veter3ns Program .................... 140~000.00 ~ 00 ~' 42 000 . ~ Voc~tional Educ~tion .................. 48 541 8 ' . ~ Junior Coilege ........................ 13 ~ $ 1~314~400.77 Section 14. That for the sai.d fisesl ye3r there are hereby appropriateq . for the County bond Funds: ...................... 1~101.25 i • County* Home .. ' _ ~ Court 'r.ouse ........................... 11~550.00 ' 7~ ~ 8a.17o.00 51E o . . schools ...:........................... ? ~ , Total Budget ............. . ......... $ 2~584~200.I1 7 11.~ 1 ~ Meeting of August 22~ 1949, continued. ~ PGr. 0'Shields then offered his re~ignation ~s the County Representative on the Board _~ of Trustees of Community Hospital, and r~o'ved that ITr. Trask be appointed ss his successor; his inotion ~~:as secor.ded by t~4r. Ha11 and carried. Mr. Trask voted no. PGr. 0'Shields called attention to a wash-out near the residence of &Ir. Francis Foy `~\~ 4810 Park Avenue at VJinter Park, and asked that I~r. P_.K.Mallard~ State highway ~~~~ Road Maintenance Supervisor be notified in order that repairs be made promptly. N.tith further reference to the complaint of i~4r. J. W. Reaves concerning the use of the school lot he recently purchased from the Board of Education~ as a c~lored ,S~,,ps~ burial ground, for which it is claimed a deed was given for hurial purposes but not recorded. It was suggested that all parties to the transaction meet on the grounds with the view of working out some solution oi the matter. . , A deed conveying 6.96 acres of land on the PJilminoton-Scotts Hill Highway~ known as ~~ lot No. 24 of the Southerland Divi.s~on, from Towles-Gline Construction Company to J` ~ the County in exchange ior approxim~tely three acres of land on Prince George Creek~ for the purpose of securin~ the the said land or. the FTilmington-Scotts Hill Highway £or leasing :~m the ssme to the Dep3rtment of :~,otor Vehicles of the State of North Carolina on which to erect, maintain ~nd operate a radio booster station for the State Highway Fatrol as authorized and directed at a budget meeti.ng held on June':2, 1949> was receivud, and tr~.nsfer of the 3 acres to Towles-Cline Con. Co., as u~reed was ~~uthorized. With reference to the matter of appointin~ a. constable for Federal Point Tovanship~ _~,~5~ a communic3tion was received from Nr. L. C. Ku_^.e, M~yor of the Town of Kure Beach advising that it is the unanimous opinion of his Board that there is no need for a constable of Federal Point tov~~nship at thi.s time. An offer of Willie I~4eKeiver to purchase a@ounty-City owned lot in block ?29 for ~500.00 on which he has made a deposit of ~~55.00 approved by the City P~;anager, was held in abeyance pending an appraisal of the 75 or more pieces of City-County -~~~ owned property bought in at tax sales. It appeared that the City Couneil are not agreeable to the a~praisal to be made by the Taa_ Assessors and suggested that both the City and County Boards make the appraisal. The Qhairman thought a majority of the two Boards would suffice. However instructions n~ere given to confes~ with the local Real Estate Board concerning the matter. Upon motion of I~ir. Davis~ ~econded by Rir. 0'Shields, Mr. C. R. ~orse was re-elected City-County Tax Collector for the two years term beginning October l~ 1949, and bond - -TC~y fixed at ~37~500.00 each by the City and County. Surety bonds for the other employees of the City-Coiznty Tax Office were ordered continued in the ar,~ounts of ~2,500.00 each by tYie City and County as heretofore. All sub~ect to similar•action and approval b~~ the City Council. " . Upon motion of iv"r. Davis~ seconded by u"r. 0'Shields~ I~4r. E. R. Pettet~ Rt.2~ Nasonboro Tovanship, was grsnted an abatement of taxes on a veluatuon of ~229.00 personal property r-~~+5( and poll 3ccount.,of double listing for t~e year 1948. A copy of the rninutes of the &oard of Trustees of Community Rospital of Ju1y 20~ 1949, ~ ~°~ -was.received and filed. Uoon motion'of N;T. Davis, seconded by :,:r. 0'Shields, Mrs. Lucile VJinner was granted an abatement of taxes on a v~_lu~tion of ~1,000.00, house charged in error on lots 1 to 7 ~`~ax in block 6~ Kure Eeach for the year 1944, which has since been corrected by the tax . assessors. ' The Chairman and the County Attorney~ havir_g i.nvestigated a request of ivIrs, Esther E. Hale, Trustee of the Gospel Light I~ission, to exeu~pt the E N Pt. of lot 5~ in block 338 from ~.:_ ~~ ~ taxes, claiming that the vacant lot is used for gror~ing flowers and vegetables for charitable purp.oses in connection with the Church 3ocated on land aeross A'.street, repoited that the nacant lot was not suffisiently used to warrant such action. Upon:motion of Mr. 0'Shields, seconded by Iv:r. Davis~ the report of the Committee was ac' ''. A request of the VJilmington Baseball Club to remove the home-run fence they erected at _~,~5 the Stadium~ v~as upon motion of ?~r. 0'Shields received for consideration with the High School Athletic Association as to their needs for the fence. . . ~ Upon motion of Mr. 0'Shields~ seconded by Mr. bavis~ Nr. Carl Reynolds was granted an abatement of taxes on a veluation of ~.2~500.00 assessment on buildings on land part of ~J`~~ Herring~Harnett township sold to C.C.Carter ~uly 10, 1946 and assessed for taxes against Carter fbr the yeaT T947• Double chasge. `r-~ Upon motion of iv~r. 0'Shields~ seconded by ~~ir. Davis, County bills Nos .' 1 to 165 ~vere -~~t~ approved for. payment. . , The followin~ good and laa~ful persons were dz•av~~n to serve as jurors in the Superior Court _~~ for the: trial of Civil cases for the twoveeks term beginnin~ September 6~ ~949: Russell Plymale~ Geo.E,Rackley~ Henry L. Lev:is~ R3ymond A. Garvey~ E.R.Sneeden, ~ A.D.Peterson~ Denver P. Brewer~ A.L.Batts, Victor M. Goodman~ ~irs. Jerusha G. J~mes, L.J.Horne~ J.W.Narron~ Carl Heger~ W.R.Loveless, Henry Oliver~ 140 f~iorning Side Drive. 5-C 4 Lake Forest. 511 N. 4th~ St. 920 N. 3rd, St. Bor. 255. 1801 Nun St. 307 N. ?nd St. 407 S, 18th St. 142 VJoodlav~n Ave. 215 ~•C.Boulevard. 410 S. 4th St. ~09 ~ . 15th ~t. xF'D #3 1I08 N. 4th St. 1316 Castle St. R.C.Allen~ 15~9 Narket St. n4rs.G.FJ.Miller, 502 S. 3rd St. Fiidie L. Wood~ 1506 Nun St. B.F.Keith,Jr.~ 1914 Pender Ave. J.L.Bowden~ 122 Brookwood Ave. Albert Hufham, 917 N. 5th St. Vd.M.Edwards, 116 Dock St. Jno.B.O'Sullivan~ 3-B Nesbitt Ct. E.Burton Myers, 108~- Live Oak Pkwy. Henry B. Rehder~ 19 C.C.Pines. A.P.Dale~ 53 C~rolina Apts. E.~l.Ssms~ 1910 Ann St. C.S.Pierce~ 81.1 S. 4th St. A.T.Lawhorne~ 712 Dock St. O.R. Thomas~ 161~ A4arket St. ~ \ ~_ 17 Meeting of August 22, 1949~ continued. Lina W: Aorne, J.A.Scott~ ~ L.N.Clifton~ Fred H. Smith~ Jr.~ Jas.E.Carter~ Harry J. Burr, B .J .Wooten, ~ T.C.Callihan~ Chas L. Taylor~ L .:'Y: Pope ~ 114 Iv . t~onroe St . 114 Kenwood Ave. 720 Greenfield St. 102 Lake Forest Pkxy. 310 u7arsteller St. 2103 Creasy Ave. 2313 Chestnut St. 119 N. Ps~onroe St. 219 S. Front St. 2301 Chestnut St,., ~ T. E. Kemp~ 'J19 N. 5th St. Charles E. Johnson~ 170 Pinecrest Pkay. Mrs. C.R.Williamson 11I4 S. 4th, St. Stanley J. Thomas, i?_2 S. 9th St. fi.T.Ferguson, 220 VJillard St. Robert Hughes~ '7.21 S. 6th, St. V.C.McIntire~ 522 S. sth St. W.H.Warren~ 1419 S. 4th St. N.F.Rouse, 9 Vvest Drive~Lake Forest. A. E. Baggett~ 1035 V?rightsville Ave. ' Seond vaeek, Se;~tember 12th: ' • C. B. Crawford, Rt.2, Box 320C Jack F. Canady~ 405 Market St. ' Glen Taylor~ C-25 Box 290. M.W.Gore~ Jr., 2633 F. Jefferson St. Mrs. W.E.Starnes~ C-25,Box 30 Wri. Ave. George Gornto~Jr.~- 1914 ~?arket St. E.H.McKeithan~ A-11 Oleander Ct, . T.Fi.Brunjes~ 21 Lake rorest Parkway. Winfred E. Stewart, 15 Ct.D~ Lake Forest. L.N.Hurrell, 615 Princess SL. E.3.Wilson~ 11 N. ~th St. E.L.Vdells, 505 Wooster St. J.F.Cnllum,Tr.~ 1009 N. 4th St. W:A.Moore~ 414 Red Cross St. C.D.Holt~ 113 N. 6th, St. Mrs. Stella F. VJest~ 208 Church St. A. E. Rhue~ 804 N. 8th~ St. A. Harriss Ev3ns, 318 Nun St. .NJ. G. Cmoom, 2112 Park Road. L.J.Coley~ •107 Spofford It~i~ls. C.B.Register~ 3? Ct.U Lake Forest. ' Albert G. Otta~~~ay~ 1018 N. 3rd~ St. F.M.Gray~ 1312 Queen St. C.G.Sibley~ 1917 r~~rket St. John C. Birmingham~ 102 S. Monroe St. E,Y.I~ooten, 11 S. 3rd, St. G.L.Akers, 1114 Roderick Alley. B.E.I~alpass~ 212 N. 4th~ St. G.E.Hodnett~ 65 Lake Forest Parkvray. Puade F. Herman, 7i3~ rz. 4th St. Esther M. Crisp~ 301 S. Front St. C.C.lRebb, Sr., RFD #3~ Box 226-II. E.4V.I~a11~ 1511 Orange St. l°i.W.Carroll~ 1311 S. 13th St. f~rs.VJ3de Barrier~ Wrightsvil~le. Eeach. J.T.Eelcher~ 1400 Dock St. Homer Crook, RFD #1 Box 77. H3rry C. Smith7' 417~ N. 4th St. J.J.Gray, RFD ~f~~ Box 188. a4rs. Burne~l P. Curtis~ 311 N. Blvd. VJ.ni.Jackson~ RFD #1, Box 25. Chas. Nichols~ '706 S. 2nd St. Harold L. Cagle~ 2'738 Jefferson St. R.B.Duncan~ 1404 Castle St. E.E.Sandlin~ 417 N. 3rd, 5t. John Nuckton~ Box 1614. R.I~i.Hinkle~ 19 Ct.tf, L3ke Forest. Roy Rivenbarkz Rt.l~ Box 69. W.J.Kerr~ 170y Orange St. Herbert GYard~ 312 Willard St. The meeting then adjourned. ~' Ss~ , lerk. __~~ ~.~c ,~ . . Wilmington, N. C.~ August 29~ ~949. , The regular weekly meeting of the Board w,s held at 10:00 o'clock A. 1~. ~ , ~ Present: Addison Hewlett Ch~irm~n, Geo. VJ. Trask, Jas, I~F. H~11, Claud 0'Shields~ . Thurston C. Davis and County~ Attorney Narsden Eei.lamy. The minutes of ineeting of August 22, 1;49, ivere re~d and approved as recorded. 9 com~laint of Col. R. S. IaicClelland th3t G. Vl. Barefoot never received notice of.$8.80 ~~~( bacY. taxes ... dvr~ on 3.3 acres of land Caoe rear township, charged in the name o.i / Mrs. Lenora Nelson for the year 1943, or he would have paid the same~ was re£erred to the County ~ttorney to ascertair, the facts in the matter. Mr. V~. A. b7cG3rt, Chairman of the Highway and Streets Committee of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce~ and I~r. John H. F~irell~ E~:ecutive Secretary~ submitted -~-~~ recommendations for the following irr~medi~te need for primary road i.mprovements in ~ VJilmington ~.nd New Fianover County: r3 • - 1. ' A. A new four-lane highvr~y from Pdilmington to Wrightsville Beach,(li5 Route 74/~6.) " -~""' B. A new four-l~ne highway fro~ w'ilmington to Carolina~ Kure and Fort Fisher Beaches ( US Route 421.) ~--2. An improved modern highway from Wilmington via Burgav? to Wallace~ with new modern bridges along the entire route (US Route'll~.) The fore~oinP recommendations were upon motion of I~~ir. Trask, seconded by Mr Davis~ .~ ~~5 approv~d, and the Eoard voted its full cooperation to secure the improvemen~s~ A request of ~Ir. C. R. Morse~ Tax Collector~ to abate the remaining taxes appearing against items of 1948 taxes on property that have been bought in b,y the City and County at tax ~ TG,Y sales~ in cases where the amount of the bid wss not suffica~ent to pay al? 6f the 1948 taxes ' due~ was'::upon motion of Bdr. 0'Shields~ seconded by Mr. Trask, granted~ and the same ordered charged back against the proper~y.as a part of the cost for handling. ~ ~Upon motion of &Ir. 0'Shields, seconded by DG ~the Wilmington Board of Realtors concerning r-~~ pieces of pxoperty the City and County have establishing a sales value on the same~ and appraisal on a per diem basis. r. Davis~ instructions were given to write the matter of appraising the ~~ or more purchased at tax sales, for the purpose of to advise us the cost for making such an , ~.~.c~ Meeting of August 29, 1949, continued.. . Inssmuch as the County has given financisl assistance to CaroZina~ V7rightsville and ~ Kure Beach Resorts to supplement their police force through Labor Day 1949~ And there . appearing to be ~4I0.00 in unpaid bills for expense incurred by the Sheriff for furnishing police service at Seabreeze Colored Resort~ Mr. 0'Shields moved and it ~~ was seconded by Mr. Davis and carried~ that the ~410.00 unpaid bills be paid and , the said service for Seabreeze be continued through Labor Day~ September 5th~ 1949, . and said expense to be charged against the budget appropriation allowance for • , additional officers for the Sheriff~s Department. Appropriations for police service . at Carolina, Wrightsville~ Kure and Seabreeze resorts to be discontinued neyt year, as this service will be taken care of out of the appropriation for additional officers allowed the Sheriff's Department. '~ Upon motion of Mr. 0'Shields, seconded by i~r. Davis~ instructions were gfven to advertise for bids to be received at 10:00 o'clock A.M.~ September 1?~ 1949, for furnishing: • 3 2-door 6-Passenger 5edan Autor~obiles for the Sheriff's Department. • Optiona2 Eqa~ipment: - Separate bids to be furnished on oversize generators~ red flasher lights ,~ and hesters to be in?ta.;led by the selIer at time BP purchase ' . 1 4-door 6-Passenger Sedan for the CJilmington Port Commission. Trade-in allowance on: "• . 2 1948 Chevrolet 2-door Sedans Sheriff_'s Department . 1 1948 Chevrolet Surburban Sedan tt ~~ '"" . 1 1939 Fora 2-door Sedan. 4`Jilm3ngton Port Commission. • ~~Q_ The County Coromissioners reserve the right to reject any and a?1 bids~ or to 75~''ti~ accept any,bid that may yope•3r to the best interest of the County. [ A communication was received from the City &~anager of Carol3na Beach advisirig that the Town Council would not approve of the a~pointment of A4r. Walter Ring to the position of constable ~ C~bf Federal.Poir,t township, or that a constable should be appointed at this time~ but are . of the opinion that such an appointment should be made be£ore the next resort season. ' Acknowledgment of our Ietter of August 20~ was received from Ddr. A. R. Hanson, Director of the Richmond Field 0£fice, Public Housing Administration~ thanking us for our offer r~0~~-to have our local Board of Realtors mske an appraisal of t11e Iand we hope to acquire for ~ a hospital site, bur existing regulations require that the appraisal be made by an independent appraiser selected by the Public Fiousing Administrator or by one of its staff. Upon motion of i~r. 0'Shields~ seconded b~~i~:r. Davis~ payment of ~500.00 to the Wilmington `~~Chamber of Commerce and ~~1~000.00 to the Eastern North Carolina Be~ch Association, both budget appropriations for the Year 1949-1950 were approved out of the advertising fund. Upon motion of n4r. Davis, secor.ded by P~r. 0'Shields, a request of Nir. James B. Hines to _{~~S purchase four giant reflectors forrnerly used at the Stadium, but not now in use~ was re£erred to the Stadium,Cor;,mit;tee with power to act. Upon motion of i~;r. Davis~ seconded by &;r. 0'Shields~ the F~ilmington Basebell Club v;as .-~kg granted permission to ren;ove the hon;e-run fence from Legion Field it erected there some s . years ago. Upon motion~ the ~seard 3~reed to make ,an investigation of the records and administration - SS of the VJelfare Depastment~ Thursday afternoon, September 1~ 1949, at j:00 o'clock.~ P~onday~ September 5,1°49, bein~ a 1eg31 holiday ( Labor Day ) a nd falling on the date of ~ C'~' the nex.t regular meeting of the Board, ~ rece~s vaas taken until 10:00 o'clock 9.M.~ Tuesda5~~ September 6~ 1949:• ~~ J6 Clerk. ~~~ Wilmin~ton, N. C.~ September 6~ 1449. - Pursuant to recess t3ken .4ugust 29, ig49, the Board met at 10:00 o'clock A.t~i. Present; 4ddison Hewlett Chairman~ Geo. V~. Tr3sk~ J?s. M. Hall~ Claud 0'Shields and ' Thurston C. Davis. The minutes of ineeting of August 29~ 1;49, were read and approved as recorded. Mr. K. C. Sidbury appeared to complain of not receiving a deed for a 1ot bn Pauline ~ -~!'~~ Avenue he purchased at a tar. sale on mhich the bid w3s raised and the lot re-sold and bid in again the second time~ w~s referred to the County Attorney to investigate with ~r. ~[cI~~ire Cormi.~s~s~ope~ vaho hand~ed the sa].e f r the Coun~y. ' ~~~ pon mo ion df Mr. ~hie ds, secon_ed by T,4r. Hal~~ the Eoar acce.pted ~n offer of the Y~ilmington Eoard of Re~ltors to have a three man committee f~om its Bozrd to appraise the land~for the purpose of establishing ~ sales value, bought in by the City and County at tax sales~ on a b.~sis of ~~4.Od per unit and for appr~ising future land so acquired. p Instructions were given to secure, a definite answer from the State Highway and Public "!~~ Works Commiss3on concerning improvements to Bonh~r~s Avenue as requested some time ago. Mr. Davis brought to the attention the urgent need of making repairs and improvements to the buildings and beautification of the grounds at Legion Stadium, calling special, -~~S attention to the replacement of xrindova li~hts broken out of the exhibition building~ paintin~ the seats provide two gates to the grounds to xelieve traffic congestion and to " minimize traffic hazards, dre.inage and general cle~ninp up o; the premi.ses, and advocated seiling surplus lots on the Highc~ay~ if necess3ry~ to raise funds to make the improvements, The matter was further d~.sctzssed and referred to the ~tadium Committee to erobk-out . a plan for improvements and report their recomr~endations to the Board at a subsequent meeting. I~Ir. 0'Shi.elds suggested that corsideration be given to cal.lin~ relatives of persons recekving _ 5`7 Old Age Assistance before the Vlelfare Fsoard to aecert.3in why they do.not assume the care of - their parents i£ they are financ.;al eble to do so, Neeting of September 6, 1949, oontinued. Upon motion~ Mr. Davis v~as n?med to confer with the City Corunittee on the selecti-on ~{~i`f}v~of a Veterans Service Officer for New Hano~rer County. ~~S The Boarcl ~gaeea~ to resume its investigation of the R~elfare Department Thursday aftern~~n~~ September 8, at 3:00 o'clock. ~• Upon motion, Itir. D3vis, seconded:by b1r. Hall~ C.B.Parmele et al., were granted an ~-1~ abatement of taxes on ~ valuation of ~2,750.00 on lot in block #100, VJrightsville -~ Beach, for the year 1948, account of double ch~rge. The same was listed by i~r. L.L.Newell for the year 1948. Upon motion of t~r. Tr~sk, seconded by ;::r. Davis~ i~4r. Glenn Tucker was granted sn ^ abatement of ta~~es on a aaluation of a'2~000.00 account oF double charge on buildings J~~ on three tracts of land 50'X 150; 20'}: 150'and 80'R 150' which is ~lso included in.lots 19 and 20~ in block '~D" Carolina Be3ch for the years 1946, 194'J and 1948. The s~me v~as corrected by the Tax Asses~ors for the year i9ag. \ 1.~9 ~,~--G~ A report of the Back T3x. Office sho~~;ing that ~,2,985.21 ~vas collected for the C2ty~ and ~4~9']2.96 for the County, m~.king ~ total of ~7~958.17 back taxes collected for the month of August„ v,~as received and f9.led. ~ letter was received from ;vtr. N.~alter L. King, advising that he wishes to ~vithdraw his _ C~' spplic3tion for the »ppointment of Const~ble of rederal Point Township. . ~ Upon rr.otion of I~.r. D~vi.s, secorr~ed by if~r. Hall~ an appropriation ot' ~350.~0 to match a like amount by the City of 'vlilmington, was granted out of the advertisement fund toward ~" q~ the erpense of Colonel George Gu. Gillette~ Executive Director of the I~orth~Carolina State i~"~~ Ports .4uthority, in connection with the educational ~~~ork necessary to the State Ports Authority p~~ogram which led to the avail~bility of ~~~500 000.00 for the development of ports oi this State, of v~hich ~5~?00~000.00 of said amoun~ was authorized for VJilmington. All members ,TVr~ting affi.rmat9.vely except hir. Trask, who voted no unless the amount is appropri3ted out of the ~Rilmington P6rt Commissibn funds. L`pon motion of ~Ir. Davis~ seconded by hir. lrask, the heirs of the Rev, J. P. King v~ere J Qy released from the payment of not listed penalty charged against the east middle part of lot 1, in block 37, overlooked by the executor of the estate at Iistin~ time 1948. A request of I~r. T. YJ. Tucker for an abatemPnt of the not listed penalty charged 8P31TlSt ~.~~X lot 21 Greenbrook for the year 1948, stating that he was reason~bly sure that he listed. the property, rras granted, but his request for ~,reduction of the ~460.00 a~sessmerit on a_ 1~39 ~ercury 5edan on account of its bad condition was received for further investigation. Upon motion of 14r. Davis, seconded b~ i,:r. H~11,"H.H.Hutchinson et al were granted an 3b3tement \ .~~4~ of taxes on ~ valuation of ~1~300.00, house ~ncJ nart of lot #3 H~nby Beach,~ charged in error f~r the year 1948. Patt of 1ot 3 and house was sold to D.L.Pope and charged to him.for 1948. ~C~~„~,.,~ Upon motion, the Chairman vuas appointed to represent the County on the Safety Council.Board. , lipon motion of ~Ir. Tra.sk, secondcd by yir. D~vis, county bi?Is Nos. 266 to 690 ~M1!ere approved J~jij~5 for payment. The meeting then ad~ourned. . .~~~ ~c ,~~r.". ;. Clerk. ~ ~ P~ilmington, Pi. C., September 12~ 19a9. The regular weekly meetitig of the Eoa.rd v•~s held,at 10:00 o'clock A. N. Present: Addison HeV;lett C'r:airman, Geo. Vl. Tra.sk~ J~s. iVi. Hall~ Claud 0'Shie7.ds and Thurston C. Da.vis. The County Attorney v;s= aLsent on account of sickness. The minutes~ of ineeting ~f Se~tember 6~ 1~49~ vJere read and approved as recorded. - Tuir. A. Vl. Farrov; appeared to ~sk for improvements to Pdontgomery 9venue, a 20 f~ot roa.dway ,y\ in East Wilmin~ton~ was given a State form on which to prepare his petition for approval ' ~ 1~C~' by this Board ar. presentation to the State Highvray and Fublic ir.'orks Commission. His re~uest • ' for dr3inage in tha,t community wes received by the Board for investigation. ~ayment of ~596.50 to Record Rebuilding Service Co., 1416 Iv.~. 23rd~ Avenue~ Minneapolis~ ~~~.~ hiinn.~ for repairing 25 record books in the Register of Deeds Gffice~ w~s upon motion - of Nr. 0'Shields, seconded by P~1r. Davis, approved subject to the app.roval of the Register of Deeds. ~. A request of Mr. T. 'v9. Tucker for an abatenent of the not listed penalty charged against ,,,Y lot 21 Greenhrook for the }~ear 1945, a~as' gx~anted on tii5` ~tatem~nt that .he'is~sure he iisted ~'~~\ the same~_but his.'request for a.reduction of.the assessn~ent o.n a.19~9 Niercury Sedan account of its bad condition, was upon motion of L_~. Davis~ seconded by bir. 0'Shields~ declined for , the re~son it is assessed at ~he blue book v31ue same as other simila.r cars. A communication was received from I:ir. J. H. Eer,son~ City nianager~ advising that 1~4r. J. Pd. A~,~1/ Bryant ha.s of£ered the City lots 1 to 12 in block D, Pinehurst Subdivision to be used as a i Ut~~ City park on condition that all city ~nd coun~ elelinquent taxes be abated was received for investigation. . Upon motion of T~ir. Da.vis, seconded by r,?r. 0'Shields, insiructions ~n~ere given to write the „` Safev:ay Transit Company to observe the haz~rd of stoppinP on the hi~hways and ask that . ~~ their drivers be instructed to drive off on the side of the high~1'ays out of the iine of traffic when m,a.king stops to receive or discherge passengers. , I {1: ~~~ Ivieeting of ~eptember 12, 1949, continued. i~r. Paul Stanley spea.king for a delegation of 15 or rnore property owners present, , compl3ined of the flooded condition on the east and ~r~est side of the Scotts Hill ~~~` Road in the Four Mile post a.rea~ effecting some 30 to 40 families and cited Murreyvi.lle~ ~~ Gordon Road 3nd Four fl2ile Post areas as most pressing. It i~~as agreed that a committee representing the property o~iners and this Board observe the conditions together on the grounds vrith the vievr of ascertaining the best method to follow to relieve the situation. n2essrs. R. A. il,oore,,Paul Stanley, J. A. Smith, Harvey A3tton and the Reverend Grady were named by the delegation as their co;~~mittee to investigate the matter with the fioard. A petition of 39 citizens of the 49ri@ V~rrightsboro Acres subdivision be hard ~,~`~ by P~ir. Hall~ approved and petition to road improvements to be furnished a,nd C,o^:mission for its consider~tion. htsboro cor,munity asking that the road leading into surfaced~ va~s upon ~~otion of D4r.0'Shields,.seconded be prepared by the citizens on a state form for forti~rarded to the State Highway and Public NJorks Upon motion of Mr. Hall~ seconcied by L'a~. Da.vis~ I.;ortgonery llewett~ ~Red .~nd indigent ` C~~~ citizen, itias on recommendati.on ot the Supt., of Public ;Jelfare admitted to the County HoR,e as an inma.te. ~ '~ A report of the inspection of the cast iror: boiler in the old court house of date of , ~° August 23, 1949, vaas received from the Har•t.ord Steam r3oi1_er Inspection and Insurance ~~,y~ Co.~ advising that no conditions were observed that require attentior. at this time. ~ Inspection of tl~e boiler in the court house annex si-ovaed that corrosion in the form of scattered pittin~ was observed on the.internal sur;:ace~ ~nd recommended that the present water treatment be.continued to retard pitti.n~ 3nd corrosive action. Pio other conditions were observed that require ~ttention at this ti.,,e. Iutr. Davis presented a petition of '] residen*s asking that steps be taken to stop the -~~~ loud music v:hich is carried on into the e.~rly hours of the morning at the Carolina Drive-In oper~ted by V~. F. A4urphey on South Front Street Fr.tension, to the great annoyance of the residents. The Bosrd directed that a letter be varitten.?:~r. Iviurphey requesting him to tune-down his music to be less a.nnoying to the residents. Mr. G. Dudley Humphi•ey appeared to report an error in transferrin~ one and one half i~ acres of land from J. T. Biddle to Rudolph Phillips April 6, 1945. Stating that the / ~, same was merely a transfer of the interest of one of the parties to another in land ' . charged to Agnes B. 3enK~ins et al, Iti.asonboro Tov~nship, was upon motion referred to . the County Auditor for investigation and correction. „- Bids were received froe, the P,~ney-Chevrolet Company, BouRh 1_otor Company and the Cape , W~~ Fear Notox~ Sales Company for fux•nishing thx•ee autornobiles for the Sheriff's Department ' Qo,~ and one for the V~'ilmin~*ton Port Commission as advertised~ we~~e opened and read, and upon ~ ..7)~ not5.on of P:ir. Hall~ seconded by :.=7, D.~vis~ referz•ed to the County Auditor for ana7:yZation • and report to the Eoard at the next meeting. lipon motion of PIr. U'5hields; seconded by Nr. Ha11~ the State Yi~hv~~ay and Public Uiorks Commission was requested to reduce tFie present 55 miles per hour speed limit `1J1~5 on US highway 11~ ( Castle Hayne Road) to 35 miles per hour for a distance of approhimately ~` one and one half miles north from the VJrip,htsboro School. This portion of the Highway runs through a thickly settled residential area and the present 55 miles per hour speed limit is highly da.ngerous to the school children ~nd other pedestrians walking along the highway. The meeting then adjourned. /~`T~.., ~S~ -_....! Clerk. // P,~ilmin~ton~ N. C.~ September 19th~ 1949• (/ The regular weekly meetin~; of the ~oard caas held at 10:00 o'clock 9. I~. Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman~ Geo. Vi. Trask, Cl~ud 0'Shields~ Thurston C.,Davis and County Attorney Marsden Bellamy. The minutes of ineeting of September 12, 194°, were rea.d and approved as recorded. ~,,,,~ The follotiving report on bids received at meeting of September 12, for the purchase of _ y.y- _ n~/ automobiles for the Sheriff's departme nt and Port Commission v~ a.s submitte d by the County ~v~~v Auditor: • • Bough Motor Cape Fear Haney- Cape Fea r, Motor Sales Couipany Nlotor S31e s Chevrolet ~'ord. Dodge l~ord 6 Cy. 8 Cy. ' Coronet-bfeado~;brooY, 6 Cy.95 H. P.8 Cy.100 HP Custom Custom Sheriff Total Price Cars 4,125. a,275. • Less Trade-Ir. ~.000. ~.000. Piet Price 1.125. 1.275. L 955.~0 Port Commission Total Price C~rs 2~064. 1,924.85 1~450. 1,520. 1 66. ~5 1 680. ~a ~ Less Trade-In 225. 225.00 ~~75. 4'J5. • 4'J5. 475. net Price 1.8'~9. 1,699.~5 - ^ 975. 1t045. 1.201.90 1.091. 1.205. Optional Equipment: - • Heavy Duty Generator ~x V.R. 285 05 285, 0 « " Battery , 2 00 2 5 2~.Ob Comb. Fuel & Vac. Pump 1. Red Police Flasher 2'j.00 ?_ .00 Total Price Sheriff's Cars 1.556.25 1.~0 .25 1.955.70 , ~~~ Meeting of Septer,ber 19~ 1949 continued. ~ LTpon motion of b;r. Trask, seconded by Mr. 0'Shields, the bid~of the Cape Fear ~7otor ..- Sales, Inc.~ to furnish 3$ cylinder, 100 horse power 2-door Ford Sedans for the Sheriff's Department at a net pric:e of ~:1,2']5.00 was accepted. Upon motion of hIr. Davis~ seconded by ~Ir. 0'Shields! purchase of the following ~.~ optional. equipment for the three cars, to be installed at the factory~ was authorized: ' Heavy Duty Genera.tors & Voltage Regulators ~285.00 Heavy Duty Battery 23•25 ~~ Combination Fuel and Vacuum Pur,ip 21.00 Red Police Flasher 27.00 • ~~35~.~5 . 'Making a net total cost for the three cars including equipment ~~1~631.25 ! ~ Upon motion of A~;r. Tr~.sk, seconded b5-??r. 0'Shields~ the bid of the Raney-Chevrolet w~~ Company to furnish one Special Chevrolet Sedan for the Port Commission 3t a cost of 4, -~ °~1,201.90 plus the old ca.r, end ~:29.25 for heater, making a total net cost of ~1,231.15 • v~~s accepted. .. : . i ,~,.~,Q The question of combining the purchase of cosl for the County~ Community Hospital and ~~~~""° schools Prith the City's contract v,~ith the view of securing lower prices,was suggested i by L;r. 0'Shields to be ~iven consideration in purchssing next years supply. A comrnunication received Prom Phr.- Barrett advisir~ that the P]orth Carolina Veterans Comnission vaas selecting a veterans service ofSicer for this County, Pailed to receive /~~ ~,~ the approval oP the Board and ~•ras turned over to p,".r. llavis to handle ~ inasmuch as the County 4ai11 cooperate in the expense o~ maintaining a service oP£icer here, and it s+as understood that T:~r. Davis who bvas n~,med ,by the ]3oard to represent the County t~vould be given opportunity to confer vaith the Commission on the selection oP a service oPficer, / recei.ved no notice of such anti~ci~aated action. A request Lo clear prince Georoe Creek oP fa.llen limbs~ leaves and other debris thet !~~,J has retarded the flova oP water Por a distanc.e of approximately one thousand yzrds Prom the Castle Hayne Road, cvas upon motion of F'.r. Tr~sk~ seconded by P1r. Davis~ received for investigation to see v~hat can be done to relieve the cbi~dition. hn invitation ~vas received from R4r. A. C. H~11~ Chairman of the Board oP County ~C~^'~ Commissioners oP Duplin r,ounty, to attend one of the nights oP the pageaYit;is~ecal~br.ation' of the 200th, ~nniversary af Duplin County September 22~23 and 24~ at Kenansville. A letter was received Prom Judge Henry A. urady recommending that at least a tn+o weeks, preferably thxee or four, special term oP the Superior Court be called to dispose of ~ S~' the 1500 or more cases on the Civil t~ocket. And a letter ~-~as also received from the Clerk of Superior Court submitting ~, request oP the Pleu:~ Hanover county Bar to call a ~ S~ two creeks special civil term to begin on January 23,1950, in lieu of the term recommended by Judge Grady, Action the the requests c,~as postponed unti2 next meeting. tipon motion oP ?~?r. Trask, seconded~by rss. O~~hields, the Board acting on the opinion of the County kttorney and the aut'nority contained in C.b.NO. 423 oP the 1949 ~ession ~~ of the General Assembly, authorized and directed the payment of a pension to Mrs.P~.4argaret ~~p,r,5~ P?ixon~ out oP the General Ftuid oP the County, $60.00 per month as of July 1~ 1949~ on a basis oP 1/3 of the amount by the County and 2/3 of the amount to be paid by the City. ~'irs. Nixon c~ras a public health nurse under tYie employment and control of the Consolidated Board of Health from 1822 until Alovember 30, 1945a w.hen she resigned on account of bad health, and the said amount of pension hereby authorized is the same amount she ~vould have received~at the•time oP her retirement in 1945. Upon motio~ of t:Ir. Davis~ seconded by Mrl.7'rask~ taxes charged against lots 7 and 8 in at block 43, Swnmer ~Iill in the name oP Lula B. Varzaal for the years 1947, 1948 and 19~9 ~~ were ordered caneelled on account of double charge. '!'he said lots ~~rere bought by Mart~ F. williams at a foreClosure sale August 8~ 1940~ and have been listed by her each year since that date. A copy of notice of final decision of the State Board of tillotments and Appeal upholding ~ SS the action of tne PTevr Hanover County Board oP Public V.'elfare in rejecting the application of ElZa O'wuinn watkine~,l2 Bordeaux avenue~ Por old age assistance~ Yor the reason her resources were sufficient to meet 60q~ of her monthly requirements and she has other resources ay:~ilable vahich she can use, wss received snd filed. Upon motion oP P'u'. Trask~ seconded by Pdz'. llavis~ Joseph Vfilliams, colored; physically disabled le~aZ resident of Philadelphiat Pa,~ vaas on recommendation oP the Supt.~ of ~~^^~-'"Public G;e1P~re, gr~nted temporary admission to the County Home as an emergency case, pending nis removal to Philadelphia. upon motior. of D:s. Davis~ seconded by t~4r. 'rrask"~ the Board v~en~,~on record unanimously opposing tlze construction of Yurther housing units in this county by the Federal Housing y2I~~ Authority, feel5.n~ th~t uhe units now ~v~ilable are suf£icient to meet the demands~ ~nd ~" to destroy the units ir: R~~t'fitt Vill~ge a,nd build other units, appears to be a needless and_unnecess~ry expense. Upon n;otion of Mr. Trask, seconded `.,-;I~~r. D~vis, C.F.Payne v,ras granted a refund of ~--~Q.~ taaes paid or. a v~lu~ti.on of' `~;00.00 on house on lo~s 13 and 14, E3st UJilmington Park~ H~rnett tov~r.ship, char~ed 9.n e=ror-fer i.he year 1945. The m,eetir.c t":er~ adjour•ne:i. ~. ~~~.: ..~,~ Clerk. ~ ~ J I ~~~ Wilmington, N. C.~ September 26, 1949• The regular v~eekly meeting of t,he Board w3s held at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Present: 4cdison Hewlett Chairman, Geo. L7. Trask, Jas. M. Hall, Claud 0'Shields~ Thurston C. Davis and County Attorney iJ:~rsden Bellam5~. The minutes of ineeting of September•19~ 1949, v;ere read and approved as recorned. E1 request of Il;r. R.R.Key, 204 north 3rd St., to use Legion Stadium next spring, beginning the latter p~rt of it~!arch,'for stock automobile races, stating the race ~~~ track needed repairs~ six inches more of clay in pl.aces, and offered a proposal to make the re~nairs and•deduct the cost o;F same from the County's 1?°/ gate receipt char~e~ vaas referred to the Sta.diurr Committee to ascertain the cost of putting the tracks in shape etc., ~nd renort to the ~oard at a subsequent meeting. Complaint of persons finding it difficult to locate roads leading to the Airport, ~~~ P~Ir. Boyd explained that he v+as arranging to erect a nev,• sign at the intersection ~ of the Gordon Road and US 117 at Roosevelt G~rdens for their convenience. Upon inotion of ~Ir. 0'Shie]_ds, seconded b;; P~iY. I3311, the recommend3tion of CAA Airport sr Coordinating Commi.ttee to loc~te the centr~l i;ov;~er ~t Bluethenthal Field 500 feet north ~~4~~~~ of the E-67 ~nd 750 feet~vresterly of ihe NE-S4V rurv~a~~s was~ ~pproved in lieu of the ~j~ locatiori 3top`the proposed nevr~acimini.Str~tion bui.lding, end a.l~o ~pproved runway #16 ` for the instrument 13ndirg runv.~ay. it'r. Trask voting a~firmstively provided the cost of reloc3ting the ccrtrol to~ver ~~~ii 1 conie vrithin the sllotted funds. Permit 1~:as received from the Federal Communi.c~Cions Commission to construct the two-~vay Radio-telephone s3~ste~n for the SheriPfs' Dep?.rtr.;ent., 3nd 1~Iotorola~ Inc., of Chicago v.~~s _~' notified to that e'~ect to ena~le it to be~i.n the insta'lation of the equipment promptly. ~9/An audit report of the county books and records pr=p~red by Mr. ~dn•~rd C. Craft~ CPA,~ ~~~'" for the iiscal year ending June 30, ~Q~9, vt~s accepted ~nd filed. The follov~ing •reconunendations'vrere stib>>:itted by ;ur. D~vis v,ith the view of eliminating ,~y~ undesir~ble shows and ent~rtainr;ent from appe3rin~* in this County in the future~ ~nd 1~ to th~t end moved its ~.doption which tiva~ seconded by ;~r. 0'Shields and carried and ~ refez•red to the County Attorney for epinion: "Fully realizing that vae are not a].egislative body nor a l~,w enforcement body~ and knowing that we must be guided by the findings of our County Attorney~ but realiaing too th~t we are here to look out for the best interests of our county and the people~ I feel that vre are faced with a situation ~nd we 'should do something about it~ and in thinking that way I vrant to ~ake the following suggestions: Having received a number of telephone calls and visits from citizens i.n our county protesting the conditions that existed ~ahen the Dailey Brothers circus played here la.st week~ I feel th3t the County Co~~missioners should do something about the complaints. As a representative of the people of I~ew Hanover County~ I believe that the County Cor.:missioners should take some actzon here today to protect the citizens in the future. I would like this Board to set up sone standard procedure for the control of any entertairunent activity chargin~ ad~:ission ~nd open t•o the pu~lic~ vaherein a license must be securedand the activity is only going to be presented for a day or two. I believe it is our duty tb rr.ake ~dequate provisions ior the prevention of over- crowding~ vrhich is hazsrdous and ag3inst the s~fety of the people ~ttending such events. ~ I believe we should provide ~dequate po'_ice protecticn 3nd health protection. I believe that by provi.ding full pc]ice protection that any F;ambling can be eliminated. I further believe that i; vre, the Courty Cor.:missioners, c~r.not see that these services are provid.ed for pu~i.ic s~fety then s~id licenses dhould not be ~rant<.d. I further su~gest that-~ if :it is within the 1~1~~~ that the County Commissioners appoint a com~ittee of three citizens to recom;.tend to the G~mmissioners the best method of • censoring any such entertainment prior to its presentation in the County. I believe that this m~tter deserves the in:mediate and serious consideration of this Boa~rd and that vre~ the Cor~missi.oners~ v:ill be neglecting our duty if vae fail to pass on this matter here to day. '7de are here to serve, and we are not serving the best interest of the good people of this County if we ever allow again the unsafe and unhealthy conditions that prevailed.during the appearance 6f-~he circus here last Tuesday. Therefore, I ma.ke the motion that~ if,it is within the law~ that the County Commissioners appoint a committee of three citizens, and instruct the cor.~mittee to draw up for aproval _ - of this body ~ recommendation for an edequate method of censoring and grading such public entertainment prior to its appearance in the County. And further that the County Commissioners establish a standard procedure for full police and }iealth protection during the appearance of such entertainment in the County". ' Thurston C. Davis. were received ~nd f~.led.: ~ A petition of 49 property oviners ~sl;i.r.~ that H~rner 4venue in C3rolina Beach be opened ^,/~ ~S paved and r,,aintained ~s a nai•t of the 5i ~te ~~i~h~r~~~ S~stem between 5th Street and ~~ Dov,~ Highvday, v~~s upon motion o~ tair. D?vis~ seconded LS i4r. 0'Shields, ~pproved and the petition ordered returned to the peti.ti.one,rs to be I~repared on the 5tate form. ,_1~,~ A copy of the r~inutes of the Eoard of 7'rustees of Car.muiiity Hospita.l of ~ugust 17~ 1949, ~ 1 ~~~ iufeeting of September 26, 1949, continued. Notice of application ~~ade by J.9.Trotter ~nd Odis E. Bozem3n to the St~te Board of ~~' Alcoholic Beverage Control for permit to sell beer at 119 South k'ro~* Str^eet; known ~ as the St. Helen~ Cafe~ tiJ~s received fror: R.PvI.Kermon~ Atty.~ and action on s~me deferred until ner_t meeting pending checking the status of the loc~ti.on v:ith the City. ~ ,~ Unon motion of P~lr. Hall~ seconded by Rir. 0'Shi-elds~the appeintment of Nr. A.H.Seav.~el.l~ ~~~iI~~RFD ~;2~ for the position of Veterans Service Oificer~ recommer.ded by n~!r. D°vis our representative for the selection of an officer~ following his conference ~vith nir. Barrett Lionday ni~ht, v~as approved subject to approval ~y i.he City. A communication v~*as received from ~:r. A.R.Hanson, Director Richmond.Field Office~,Public ~,~}~n1~ Housinp, 9dministration~ advising that his of°ice expects to establish a. s31es nrice for ~. ~~ the la.nd the County v;ishes to purchase at Il4affitt Villsge for a hospital site and ~~ill ~dvise us =~s soon as the price h~s been finall;~ est~blished. Upon m.otior of icir. 0'Shields, seconded hy A1z. 'Prask, the fioard approved the sale of the r City-County owned 13nd~east middle paxt of lot one in block 309, to James Pe~rsall for ~.j~~ the sum of ~:'214.?0 vrhich said ssle v:~as 37so authorized by Lhe City and Gounty in joint session Jul}~ 13~ 1949. And the Cra_~~r.ar ~n6 the C1erY of this Board v~rere authorized 3nd directed to execute the deed on the p~rt cf the County. ~ Upon motion of Iyir. Trask~ seconded by n3r, Dav's~ h2iss Freddie Gregory~ Durham~ N. C.~ vras granted a refund ofi taxec pa.~d on l~et 8 Seabreez Park~ M~sonboro to~a~nship~ for the tvao years ~~Gt~ 194'J and 19~8~ n~hich said lot*has been charged ~gainst her ir. error since 1915, and the back taxes charged against said lot in her n~,me for the years 1940 throuph 1y44 ~nd current taxes for 1949~vrere ordered ~bated and the assessment cancelled. Tayes mn said lot for the past five years 1944 through'T948 and for the year 1_a49 v~ere ordered charged L.J.Comer the record tit].e ov~ner of s:~id lot~ and that he be r.otified to that effect. Il~iss Gregory's request for a refund of the taxes paid on same for the years 1915 through 1939 vaas on opin~on of the County 4ttorney~ declineci, for the reason the Commis~i.oners have no legal ripht to refund tayes p~id, back of the tv!o previous years. Upon motion of a".r. H~11~ seccnd?d h~- A4;. U~vis, Vdiili~m Eatson, phy~ica.lly disabled and a ~,y_netive of Onsloca County, r.rn~a being c~red for, by the S~.lvation Army, w~s on recommendation of the Eupt., of Pub7.ic :"elfare~ granted te.mParery adrrission to the County Home pending the establishment of his le;al residence. Ja.mes Fr~nklin Tyler; physically disabled County indigent r~,~s on recommenda~tion of the Supt.~ ~s~""~of Pubi.ic V~el~f~re admitted to the Co~~r.ty I~on e as ~n irr^~te. ,, On recommendation oi the Stadiur: Co^•:.r.ittee, ?nd unor. r~otior. of t~4r. U'Shields~ seconded by Mr. Hsll~ the Bo~rd voted to se11 the d:'aellin~ house,to~sther wi.th lot =.nproximately 60 X 150 feet in size~fac~ng the C3P0~2??3 ri~~¢^h ffaFHv:~3~,ir. the south end of the Stadium Property~ ~~..~~ and use the funds to~be received fror~, i:he s?le. of s~me for making needed repairs to the Stadium bui.ldi.ngs, and that iur. Elanchard ~e ~iven.r.ot_ce to vacate the premises on or k~~efore J3nu~ry 1~ 1950~ snd the Real iri,~te Po?rd be r.enuested to anpraise the property for sa.le value. . `Q~S Upon n:otion of i:;r. 0'Shields~ secor.ded by ~~r. Davis~ L:r. P,hoda. Farrova, Superi.ntendent of the Stadium ~rounds xras put in full ch3rge,talci.ng over the d.uties of Ielr. El~nchard. ~~ 9 report Firepared by Prir. ~ohn Vd.P~nkin, Director Jas.Walker Hospital. and Fire Chief Ludie ~ Croom~ on fire hazards at ,ias. u~'a,lker Hospital, vras received and fi7.ed. v~ Upon motion of I~4r. 0'Shields~ seconded by T~Ir. Hall~ the Board voted to work-out a program ~'~ns~ r•aith the assistance of the Supt., of City Parks, £or the bea.utification and improvements '~kS of the Court I:ouse grounds. Stadiusn and High 1~~?3cRae Park, planting of azaleas etc.~ First ~-- preference to be given the court house grounds. The~question of employing deputy sheriffs to provide better supervision of pa.rl:ing and ~~ the protection of Froperty at Legion St?.dium w3s c?lled to the a,ttention by I~r. Davis~ ~ and izpon his r,otion seconded by 1.4r. Tra.sl:, ~vas referred to the Stadium Committee for reco~:imend.~tions. • • nd i~ir. Davis reported their 0'Shields a M r visi~ tc the County Home Sunday afternoon, and . ,'-~"" ~ . vC~V~~ighly complimented I~4r. and D~rs. Klrby D~niels cn the fine job they ~re doir_g at the County Y.ome . The follov,ing geod and 13v:fu1 persons i:~ere dr~v.m to serve as jurors in the Superior Court for i~v~?~the tri.~l of civil c~ses for the tt~ao v,cel:s term becinning October 10~ 1949: Pomeroy P:ichols, 10?. Id. 15th St. . T~4~lcolm H. Hill~ Rt.l~ Eox 82-E. ~Jas.T.Baker~ 1608 Ann St. P.E.Riley, 311 N. 14th 5t. B.J .Jenkins ~ 158 Lake r orest P~ rkc:•sy. JoY:n D. ti0e'? s~ 17-~ Nesbitc Court. cha,rd D. Cook, Ht.l, L.ox 171. ~ Ri iier:.r} Lee, ~1? Greenfi.eld ~t. . C.A.Horne~ 114 ?~. I~Ionroe St. ' A C.'~;.T.'.Sers, 1818 Carclina Ave. 31 fl4i~osa Place. Sr ;:LPecY 'd ' ve. Jas. Et. Sharpton 23? Fark 2408~ Tuletts Ave. 1;'atson J R ., ,, . ~ J.~:V.Jos~,Jr.~ 1504 S. 4th St. ~ . . W.C.Loflin~ 7 Ct.O, La.ke I'orest. V1.f:.Ga.ylor~ 208 N. 13th St. G.C.Cashvaell~ 209 Va.nce St. Front St 226 S ~.F.Stack, Box 7~2. .ino.E. Gilmore,Jr., ° N. 5th St. . . Antonios Roondos, G.F.Tart~ RrD #?, Eox 233. J.T.Ero~^rn~ P.O.Box 682. Annie B. St3nley, Rt.l, Castle Hayne. Edmond Herring,817 Orange St. R.L.Fergus~ 404 S. 5th, St. L.C.Erothers~. 201 N. ll.th St. Frank S. Shepard~Jr., 308 5. 16th St. L.N.Johnson, Rt.l. 143 Forest Hills Drive. Loughl•in Jno 14~ R~.A.Ledbetter, 1?1 Ivey Drive. Hobert G. Bunn, 109 N. Pdonroe St. , . . G.I~I.Goodrum~~r.~ HFD #?. _ Ssmuel C. Bell, Rt.~~ Box ?O1. T.k.Johes~ 913 nr. 5th~ St. Mrs. H. VJ. Keen~ 2102 Pender Ave. J.~.Roderick, 102 S. Jackson St. • Joseph E.'Rose,Jr.~ 2206 Princess St. C.k.Peterson, RFD #1~ Box 292-B. Ud.P.Sutton, 220 henwood Ave. J.V.4~r'estbrook, 21-A Plesbitt Court. L.F.Andrecvs~ 1501 S. 3rd, St. 14.G.A1lison~ 1?_ Dock St. Guy Dimarzio, 122c 4tiilliamson Drive. O.H.Kin@, 1401 Castle St. 180~ Perry Ave Wh l Grover M. Sellers~ 62 W. Drive L~ke Forest . er, ee .Wiley i3. PIIrs.B.PF.Owens; Ca~tle Hayne. J.C.Christian~ b15 Dock St. ~ I 124_ Meeting of September ~6~ 19G9, continued. S. L. Gai•dner~ 2635 Adams St. S. F. ~7ebster, 5~ F?ydranger Pl~.ce. J .F.Y~31ton, RFD ,`r`3 . Jas. W. Holton~Jr.~ 2011 Era.ndon koad. C.UJ,Madison~ 1011 &7arket St. Edw. B. UJard~ 216 S. 3rd, St. J.L.Crowder, 201 Vir~inia Ave. T.J..lenkins~ No.10 Carolina Besch Road. Johnnie T. Saul~ g0'7 N. 3rd~ St, J.L.Bass~ 511 S. 5th St. V~'m.D.Jones~ 211 P~rk Ave. Ralph Fowler~ 4 Spofford iVfills. 6econd VJeek: J.Pl.VJilliams, 9E Lake Forest. VJillia.m L. Schutt~ 131° Grace St. ~ Thos. ~. Reaves~ 910 S. 6th~ 5t. G.C.N4cSwain~ 409 Central Boulev3rd. iVfilford A. D~le~ 42 Terrace Vkalk. J.PJ.Eollingsvaorth~ 1.^- Lake Forest Parkwa~~. Chris. H. Buttlernan~ 1710 Carolina Ave nue.E.i!4.Solomon~ Box 510. Robert F. Ic:unn, 145 Colonial Vi1_].a~e. ?';.C.Rirgs~ 115 N• lOth St. J. E. Bordeaux~Jr.~ 4082 ICorthern Boulevard. Herbert 0. l%Jilliatr.son~ 122 ~. 9th~ St. Herbert L. Parker~ 418 S. 4th St, t.i.":.P::raultsby~ 409 S. 4th St. C.L.Sta.nley~ 40'7 S. 16th ~t. ~.~.Pviaztin~ 1905 Per•ry Ave. ~ MeC B. Vailson, 1606 Chestnut St. Faul D. Harrell~ 5~7 Chestnut St. .7.?4'.Hewett, iiure Beach. ';/ilbur C. ~ohnson, 312 D:ie~res Et. 4'I.H.Tillery, 2202 Pa.rk Ave. ++.L.Eurri_ss~ 212 l'di'lia~~s St. • C.H.Jewell~ Y.O.Box. 13j0. J.P..Perrin~ 1615 1~:arket St. Don~ld E. Eecker, 2G8 Diorthern filvd. L.L.LC'yatt~ 619 Oran~;e ~t. A.L:xeg~ster, 303A C~lhcur. Drive. rred C,. Smith~ 811 Ghestnut St. Erby King, Jr., 2110 r.le~n Drive. O.i.~ldridge, C-33,Eox 343. L.r~.Peterson~ 607 S. 4th St. H.~:.'.Cherry, 1410 Rankin St. `'~.E.F~~row, 1C21 S. Front St. Finis Y.. Shea].y, 1902 Ch~stnut St. Jas. H.•i?obbins~ ~0 Pinecrest P~rkv;~.y, Geo. L. I~:itchell~ ACL Railroad Co. Leon E. t°iright, 1~:~rirhtsville £ound. H.Z.Johnson~ 201 t~,e~res St. L.J.D~genh~rt~ 218C tiJiLian:son Drive. John L. Glisson~ 16~~ N. li:onroe Et. VI.N.Jackson~ 15z ~~{~Gh1T'igton St. Vii113rd J. Grubbs~ 3'7 Pinecrest P3rkway. J. E. Shsrp, 4-A nesbitt Court. Geo. E. Lae:horne, ~l~ Dock St. Everett F. Jeffords~Jr.~ 85 Lee Drive. A.C.Divine~ 111 S. 7th~ St. J.H.Wierse, 105 Sottthern Boulev~rd. D. E. Hooker~ Castle Hayne. C.B.McCandless, Jr.~ 20 Terx•ace Walk. E.H.Vdhitehurst, Rt.2, Kerr .4ve. B.C.Fussell~ 4d7 Red Gross St. Vd.P.Apple~±~nite~ 21 Di. 14`ashington St. E.G.Sh~rp~ 2004 Perry Ave. Fred A. Smith~ 14 S. 7th, St. Rufus L. LeGrand, HFD #2. T.S.Jacobs~ Tenn. 9ve, Summer Hil.l. H.P.Langston, 2110 B~rnett Ave. J.N.Johnson~ 19 Ct.S Lake Forest ~ Henry F. Simon, 18 Ct.I~ Lake rorest. i L~ke Forest Park~vay. Jesse B. Sellers, 10 The meeting then adjourned. ~ pT,.. ~~ 9g~. ,~ Clerk. : ~ Wi lmington~ N. C.~ October 3z i949. . The regul.a.r weekly meetir~p oi t'rie Eo3rd i~o~s held at 10:00 o'clock A. b4. Present: Addison Hewlett Cr~ir^r~an, Geo. "J. Tr~sk~ Jas.' Nt. Hall~ Claud 0'Shields~ Thurst ~~n C. D~vis a.nd County ~ttmrney ?:i~xsden Bel.lamy. The minutes of ineetir.P of September ?6, 1949, vaere read and approved as recorded. , Mr. R. R. Key appe3red a.nd told the Eoa rd that after looking more ful.].y into the matter ~ of repairs to the r~ce tracks at I~egion St~dium, found that the tracY.s could be straightened ~~5 up and repaired with clay where needed at a cost of from $~;1~500 to ~!2,000.00 whi.ch he would , ~ agree,to do at his own expense to be re imbursed for the cost of s~me out of the Cbunty s. 12~ gate receipt ch~.rge for use of the Stadium.for automobile stocY. races next summer, and if for a.ny reason he should discontinue the use of the Stadium be£ore he is fully repaid for such funds so advanced~ he will not expect further reimbursement from the county for any remainin~ unpaid b~lance. Upon motion o£ Mr. 0'Shields, seconded by fl4r. D~vis~ the foregoing proposal v!as accepted. Z'hereupon I~4r. 0'Shields moved a.nd it va~s seconded by NIr, Hall and ca.rried upon the aPfirmative ,~~s vote o~ Pf.r. 0'5hields, N:r. Davis and ~r. Hall, that h4r. R. H. Key be granted the use of Legion Stadium race tracks for automobile stock car races on two Sunday's per month for one year beginning the latt~r part of Aiarch 1950. Provided I~ir. Key wi71 r~ake the necessary z~epairs to the tracks at his ov;n expense, cost of same to be deducted from the County's 1?~ g~te receipts for such events~ and the grounds and traeks to ~e left in as ~ood conditi,on , as found. Unit price and quantity of ;saterial used fo: ma.kin~ the repairs to be ~pproved by the Stadium Committee. Contract coverine the use of the Stadium as afbresaid to be prepared by the County 4ttorney. The Chairman and n4r. Trask voted no,feeling the Stadium skaould not be used on Sundays for commercial purposes. ?~1r. C. R. nlorse~ Tax Collector, made his report of settiement of 1948 taxes ss follows, ~~~ which was upon motion of t.~r.~Trask~ seconded by Il7r. U'Shields~ accepted subject to the check of the County Fuditor: ~ Listed as per ~bstract, real estate and personal property, ~704~606.07 Not Listed, ~ 34~517.28 Held by County, • 491..63 • 739~614.98 Less ~ibatements ~ 4 •~$ •`~ ~ 735~066.54 Listed and collected by the Tax Collector, 14~497.04 Penalty collected~ • 2,680.05 rdvertising cost collected, • 61.50 752~305.13 ~ 125 P."eetir~ oP October 3~ 1~49~ continued. Real Estate Sold Por Taxes, Not Listed Sold~ Held by the County Sold, Insolvents~ Personal Property Polls~ Dogs, ~ $ 7 ~ 814 .00 (~ .90~' 7 ~ 032 . 09 2145 C'~ 2.00 4 ~290.00 420.00 Taxes Prepaid~, Discounts ~llov~ed~ Collected by the Tax Collector & Deposited in Bank~ Out oP F3alance .~ 29~957.24 7~886.70 41,~.23 3 y, L i. ~ ~ 11~742.09 160~425.01 1~198.50 b40.677.97 752~302.74 • 2.39 ~752~305.13 The 1949 tax books were then presented to the Board by the County Auditor, and ~`~~ upon ~otion of iti4r. 0'~hields~ seconced by P,4r. Davis~ were accepted and the Chairman authorized and directed to sign the order turning the same over to the Tax Collecter Por collection, .T11 nembers voting affirmatively. Upon motion of Nr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Trask~ the Chairman v~~as further di.rected to sign ~ trie order for the collecti.on of the taxes shov<<n as "'Held by the County" which are those items ~. ~~y on which taxes for previous ye3rs are urpaid,ard the Tax Collector is hereby authorized and empo~~ered to enter the same on the back ta~- books as a lien against said property until paid and satisfied. ~ Upon motion of n4r. 0'Shields~ seconded b3~ r,ir. Tr~sk, it vaas crder that all tax payers vaho have failed to list their property for the gear 1949, and are charged with a penalty for ..--~Q~1 failing to list such property and ~>>ho come forvT~.rci and settle their taxes on or before, Janusrq lst 195~, sh~ll be allowed to nay the a~~ount of the taxes without the penalty. Surety Bond Por Christopher Roger P.4orse~ ^lax Collector with the ATational ~urety ~2~ Corporation as Surety~ in the penalty of ~37~500.00~ the said amount havir~ been Pixed Y.~~ by the Board~and the bond approved ~s to Porm and execution by the c;ounty Attorney~ was upon motion oP P~9r. 0'Shields~ seconded by I~~Ir. Hall~ accepted. All mer,ibers voting sffirmatively. Upon motion of nx. 0'Shields, seconded by PSr. Hall~ the Boar.d voted to investigate the `~Gx Possibility of employing an attorney on a Pull time b~sis to take over und prosecute • the collection of back taxes in its entirety~ Upon r~ot?on oP ?,~re Davis~ seconded by r~r. 0'Shields~ the Board authorized and diTected the payment of ~660.32 unused balance refunded to the county out oP the speci~l::° ~-~`~~ppropriation 3or rat control~ and $3II7.02 out of the emergency Pund, to the Board of fi1 ealth; tov;ard the payment oP the balance due on the purchase price o£ a ne~v X-Ray t:4schine for Health llepartment~ requested by Dr. Elliot. A report oP the Back Tax Collector shocring that $7~255.82 was col7.ected for~ the City~ and ~5~872.34 for the County, making~a total of $13~128.16 bacl: t~xes collected for TQ~ the month oP tieptember. R statement was received from the State Board oP Public ^'elPare ~:dvising that ~42~913.76 ~ v~as sent to this County £or Old Age Assistance~ Aid to Dependent Children and for ~ Administration for the Month of Beptember. Upon motion of P;~r. 0'ahileds, seconded by rs. Trask., the Board conPirmed its action in o special conference with nhr. A. F7ilbur Clark~ Third Division State Nigh•~!ay Commission~~ ~~`-~S ['tednesday~ ~;eptember ?8~ 1949~ to abandon the present Northeast River Bridge and road approaches on US 1Z7, upon the completion oP a new proposed State Highway Bridge over the saici river at ~nother location. ~~~, A report of the 6'Filmingt J Z~2t various stations~ for Upon motion oP ns. Hall~ ~y~e~Iv, Bookmobile vvas requested - / service it is rendering;. ~n Public Library and c;irculation report of the Bookmobile the month of September was received and filed. secorded by n~r. Trask~ the Superintendent in charge of the to give the Board a general outl3ne of the operation and the at the next meeting . ~ Upon motion oP T:1r. Davis~ seconded by ~,9r. Trask~ R4rs. C. r~. Mallette was granted an • ~qX abatement of taxes on a valuation of $400.00 account of double charge on the'baclc end of '~ lot 1, in B1ock D~ i";rightsville Beach, and $250.00 on building recommended by the Assessors. Upon motion of L^r. 0'Shields, seconued by b:1r. Trask, the City-v+~s requested to consider giving its:garba.ge to the County Farm,to be used for feeding pigs, at the expiration of ~~its present garbage contract, in consideration of the maintenance of cYtarity patients at the County Home and jail prisoners. The meeting then adjourned. • Oti.. ~!. Clerk. ~. a s ~ 1~6 -~ u9ilmin~ton, ~i. C., October 10, 1949. The regul~r lveel:ly meetin~ was held at 10:00 o'c].ock 4, M. Fresent: ~ddison Hewlett Ch~irt:~n~ !'eo. ;'.'. 'Piask~ ~~s. I~i. Ha,11~ Clsud 0'Shields~ Thurston C. Dsvis and County 4ttorney Isi~rsden bell~r,~~~. . „rr~ Mrs. iv?ildred Uorsey, assist~nt Eookmobile LibraTian, appeared ~nd ~~ve a very interesting ~b~>' Uhistory of the operations and service renclered the citizens through the Bookmobile ~ irom the date it tvas put in operation until the present time. • Upon notion of bir,. 0'Shields, seconded by ~Ir. Trask, instruct_ons were given to make ever}r effort to secure a 1es~ expensive pla.ce for the treatn.ent of county p~tients~ G/~ pending sdmissions to St~te institut~ons~ other than Guilford County San~torium where the - charges appe~r unusually high. , A request of P~rs. J. F. Crossley, Jr., for ab~ter.ent of tax.es on Chevrolet ~utomopile ~ she kept with her in 19ake Forest v~~here her husb~nd was a student~ prior to January 1~ ~ 1949, which car was listed here by her f~ther~ v:~3s upon motion of -~ir. Da.vis, seconded '- by Mr. Hall~ referred to the County Attorney for opinion. _~ Mr. Henry C. Bost brought to the a.ttenti_on of the Board~ a question raised by some of the Q residents near the Stadiwn o~ noise and c3us~ from proposed races Sunday afternoons, while 1 others residing nearer the St~diwn did not object.Pio action ~a~a.s taYen. A request o£ G. Dudley H•mphrey, 4ttorr.ey, for ~ separation of any'personal property taxes J th~t a~~y 3ppe~r in the n3me of bl. C. Haas, ch~rged 3geinst lot at Seaforth, Flrightsville ~ Beach~ for the years 19~~ throw-h 1948, ~nd permit IrIrs, iCamie Nathan Bear to pay the taxes { ~U~' tha.t may be due on the lot,ti^:ithout cost and~iriterest~ for the reason 1~r. Haas never had ].ega,l title to the prope~ ty, !~~hi.ch he h~ s since quit clair:ed to i4Srs . Bear the owner, v+as ~ upon motion of l:ir. G'Shie'.ds, seconded b5 Ilir. Hall~ referred to the Tax Supervisor and County attorney v:itn'power to act. Upon notion of I~~,r. 0'Shi.elds~ ,econded oy P.r. Davis~ Gulf Oil Corporation was granted an ~ ~a~ ab~tement of ta7.es on a. valu3tior of °~5~050.00 as to City tar.es only~ on merchandise~ , ~nd autotnobile in Cape .~e~r tov~nship li=ted in '47ilmir.€ton in error fos the year 1949. 9 communication v~~~s received fror,; the St~te I;i~*h~^a.y and Public V~'orks Commission aavising ~ that Twin Oaks Road runnir.g v~e~t £ror~~ I~?yrtle Court on the Old 1'Jri~htsvi7.le Tur.npike near _~~y Bradley's Creek fo: a distance of about 6/10 of ~ mile~ and Hinton Avenue from US''74/~6 near Gi1 lett's bo~thouse~ via Edna Station to the Seagate I~iacsdam Road, h~ve been 3pproved ~nd added to the CountS~ Highla~ay System. I,1 ~` The following resolution was upon rrotion of ;.4r. Davis, seconded by nir. Tr3sk~ unanimously ~e adopted: SNhereas~ tha State Hi~;h~~ay and Fublic Uiorks Cormission has adopted a program of extensive road i~r,provements in the various counties of the State, ~nd ~Fhereas~ it will therePore be necessar,y for, the State I3igh+rray Department to purchase Certain equipment to carry out its program~ ~.nd Whereas, it appear~s that certain contractors and road builders are attempting to prohibit the State High~;a.y Department fro, doin~; any road building wha,tsoever~ and ~ Whereas~ in the opinion of this Eo3rd the best interest of the State and the several counties thereof can be best served by the State Hi~hl•:ay and Fublic VJorks Cor.~mission cerrying its road or.:provement program =~s planned: Therefore E'e It Resolved by the Eoerd cf Cormissioners of ivew H3nover County~ in regular meetin~ assembled thi.s ].Oth day of October, 1949, that vre endorse the purchase of ~uch necessary road building equipment xy the ~.t,~te Highv,~ay Departrr:ent to enable it td~ carry out its program 3nd continue certain ariount~ of ~oad building in the counties of the State as has a.lways been its custom, in the p~si. Upon ^otion of ~Ir. 0'Shi.e~ds, seconded b;r i:.r. Da,vis~ I~1r. James C. Porrell~ 142 $fercer Avenue~ . _~\~r`g a disabled citizen, e~3s gr~nted rREE CGLTnTY" LI,C:'I~:SE to operate a fish stall or sea food market ~t 610 south 17th Street, for a peri.od. of one year fros the d~te hereof. Upon motion of Pair. 0'5hields, secon~ed by ifr. irask~ ?~I~rcellus I~Ior~an Gorn3n~ indigent citizen~ was admitted to the Cc~unty Home ~s ~r. inn:ate on account of phy=ical disabilityT `„~„}w~-'Provided, and it i.s clesrly understcod ar,d =~Freed ~ that he will abide by the rules and lJ' regulations of the institution and vrill net leave the premises without permi.ssion of those in authority, and v:ill pErform such light ~sorY, at the county home th3t may be required. Upon motion of iatr. Trask~ se.conded b~~ i~Ir. Ha11~ 0?.lie Eryant Sweat~ physic~lly disabled ~ ~,,g.citizen, 63 years of age, injured in an automobile vureck in Georgia and tr3nsferred from . _C`~' a hospital in Georgia to Jas, l+~a.lker l~er_,ori~l Hospital~ thence to the County Home~ vJas on recommendation of the Supt.~ of Public 4Velfare~ granted tempor~ry admission to the County Home. • . _~i_~A report of the colored home agent for September was received and fil.ed. ~ `~ A reauest of Dr. A. H. Elliot, County Health Oificer~ to increase the Plusber Inspectors ~ `~`~~~~ ~s~laOyShields220eoonded~bySMr~ Tr~sk~ltabled~ ~`250.00 per sonth~ v,~as upon motion of ~ Ia4r. B. Humphrey ;~iarshall~ Jr.~ Lrecutive Director of the Wilmington Housing Authority presented the Eo~rd witYi ~ chec~ for ~4,907.55 p~yment in lieu of taxes on Federal Housing ,Ar~ Projects~ which rep:esents the di°ierence prepaid for 19~9 on the 1948 tax r~te of .90¢ ] ~ and the 19G9 rate of ~1.05. P,Ir. ?{"3rsha1l expressed his appreciation for the 3ppropriation l ~r~nted the Housing Authority for ,rf~ffitt Village I?ecreation for 19a9-~950• ~ ~ ~ Upon motion of hir. Davis~ seconc'ed by "'r. Hall~ the Sheriff P~~3S authorized to attend ~• _ G~,o„i a meeting of Sherif~ on lavr enforcement matters at ftaleigh October 1?, provide it will, ~'~" not interfere vrith his court duties while court is in session. `_An audit report of Associated Charities prepared by ~ir. Pdward C. Cra.it~ CPA.~ fcr the -~,a~:iscal year ending June 30~ 19a9, w~s received and referred to tYie County Auditor. , ~ ` ~~ 12 ~ , ~Ieeting of October 10, 19a9, ccntinued. J~~ Upon motion of ~;r. Tr3sk~ seconded by i~,ir. D~vis, adjustments and abatements to correct errors 3ppe~.ring on the following 1°49 taa lists for the rea,,ons shown~ a~ere authorized: ~/ - Archie C. Blue 60? yPynnewood St.~ I.~ove Grove~ t3zes on ~;6~0.00 abated account of double charge on 19?8 Chevrolet 4utor.;obile. -Vernon H. ~rindell, 12 S. 17th St., poll tar. ab~ted ~ccount of double charge. ~Letha ~. Dixon~ ?02 C~stle St.~ not listed penalty ~hated, blocY. 75• ~J.D.H~rrison, 22~5 Princess St., t~~:es ab~ted on a v~lua.tion of ~12~930.00 on Goods, Vd~.res and Ivierch3ndi=e and fixtures ~isted at ~1~440.00 and charged in error at ~:14~3'70..00. rClaud F. Howell~ non resident for two years prior to J3n.~ 1~ 1949g poll tax abated. -Rev. Harvey E. Johnson~ 516 T1. 4th, st., taz abated on a valuation of ~'700.00 on piano listed in error at ~1,500.00. ~-George Kara.s~ 822 Orange St.~ 20 years of age, vaas granted an a.batement of poll taxes charged in error. ~Alma McShore~ 1013 Dock St.~ taxes on ~:220.00 value on a.utomobile abated account of double listing. .~-94iss i~4innie Payne, 68 Carolina Avenue, a~as granted an abatenent of tar.es on a valuation of $;~700.00 autov.obile listed at ~'~420.00 and charged in error at ~,1~120.00 . _John VJ. S3sser, 123 Spofford li~i'.ls, abated tax on ~:205.00 valuation on household goods ch~rged above its v~lue in error. _~iarold J. YJoolard, 311 N. 3rd~ St.~ vuas granted ab3tement of tares on a valuation of ~440.00 on Puick automobile vrhich v:~as also l.isted by A41ss Thelma P. Fi7_lyaw, and ~2.00 poll listed in Federal Point tovanship vrhich v~~.s also listed in VJilmington. Taze~ on a•v~lu~tion of ~435.00 on 50.40 acre~ of land Ca,pe Fear Township~ charged to ,%1~~ir. D. 3. Herrin was ordered cancelled. It aF:pe3red that the original tract contained 3~6 acres from v~hich nine di£~erent tr~cts v<<ere sold ~nd•nothing x~3.s left. T1.H.yhillips,Jr., Cape Fear Township, taxes abated on <, valu<ation of $1,000.00, two houses cn lots 7, Yt. 6 and 8, Burton Division torn dovm prior to January.l, 194°. , Upon motion oP L7r. 0'Shields~ seconded by ~:r. llavis~ it was recommen~ed that the Q~ Alcoholic Beverage Control Board close its stores at ].?.24 north 4th St.~ and 618 Castle ~°i'` Street at 6:00 o~clock P.P.9., instead oP 7:00 o~clock ]~.rt. Upon motion of I1r. 0'Shields, seconded by I~~r. Hall, the hour for holding Board.meetirigs • ~ -~ on the Second t~onday in each month was fixed at 7:30 Y.ea., instesd oP 10:00 o'cloek ~. M.~ to give citizens oppD~tunith to present their matters to the Commissioners, c~ho Pind it difficult to attend the morning sessions. P.ir. •rrask being opposed to night meetings voted no. A motion offered by P,1r. Davis to request the City h~gineering t~epartment to lay ofP ~~~5 parlcing lanes at Legion Stadium, and corPer with the school authorities cor•cerning the use oY RU't~: boys to enforce parking regulations during High School games, if aQproved by the County ~'^ttorney, ~vas rePerred to the St<x3ium Corn~~ittee to confer ~~ith the 1s~~4~ enforcement o4ficers ~nd P.thletic ~.ssociation to see vahat can be worked out. ~~S Upon motioa of r.Fr. Trask, seconded by r~tr. llavis, County bi11s Mos.691 to 911 vrere -~ approved Por pa3~nent. The Pollowir~ gooc? and lawFul ~ersons ~,ere dra,~m to serve as jurors in the ~uperior ~U~~ Court for the trial of criminal cases Por the one v~eek terni beginning Oct.~31~ 1949: David A. Eellamy~ 52'7 S. Front St. Stanley Mazur~ Castle Hayne A. J. Page; 410 Vc~lnut St. , R. H. Shew~ Rte. 2 :','31ter D. Bass~ 5ll So. 5th St. • . Leo Ganey~ 169 Spofford It4ills . G. C. I~arine~ .118 Iiieares St. Theo. G. Zezefellis~ 26 No. Front St. R. G. Peterson, 12 No. Tyler St. A. 4. Lev~is, 1111 Chestnut St. H. T. Ne~r~land, Jr.~ 505 So. 1Jth St. S. C. Hill, 226 Calhoun St. Richard A. Anton~ 7_018 Barnett P.ve. E. ~',. Dunham~ 1736 Grnage St. . G. R. b~refoot~ Jr., 315 Calhoun Dr. J.,_L. Gholson~ 40 V~i, llrive~Lake Forest 9rthur D. Y.~nthos~ 411 Central' cslvd. E, II. Hobbs~ 3 Belvrell Ave. D. L, fioone~ F. 0., Eox. 3C6 Charlee E. Merr2tt, 4152 ZT. 4th St. . Claiborne T. Hill, ~0'7 i~o. 15th St. Vd3lter P. Yenny~ 2010 i,iarket St. H. B. P~IcLawhorn, 13 Ct. G, Lake .~orest F. T. Us~ery, 24~ D~vie Drive Joe D. Hendricks~ 'J Scme bldg. Russell D. Cherry~ 1415 Dock St. Fr~nk RRaite~'y ~.~6 brooicv~ood L. J. Gornto~ 102 Kenvrood Ave. Richard 9. Shev~, l~ll Orange SY.. • G. Vl. Dowd~ 2 Ct. B~ Lake I'orest Leo Hewett~ 914 Market St. H. C. Jenkins~ 17-a n'esbitt Court Almon Jordan, 21 No:. Py1er St. T.he meeting then adjourned. • %h.~ iCB~Ja.-- .~ Clerk. ' v Harold D. Alexus~ Oleander. 6'J. C. Hatcher, 110 No. 6th 5t., Jerry A. Jones, Jr,, 2413 Chestnut St. Da.vid Ho¢~ov~itz~ 122 t,~orningside Dr. ~ugene C. Fiedler, Rte. 2 Box 1_']6 Shelley S. Horton, Jr., 510 Tdun St. Cvrus J. Plooten, 1615 C~stle St. S. ~'~. Spocner, Fte. 2, fiox 88, - J, lz~. Aov~a.rd, 81.3 .~nr_ St. Harold R. Hines~ l19 So. Iuionroe St. P. H. Gr~y, 309 No. 16th St. Eddie L. Jones, Jr., 315 Chestnut St. L. C. A11en, 105 i~o. 15th St. Joseph D. Levine~ 1115 Grace ~t. E, P,:. L=v;is, 203 fiutledge Dr. 'vd. ~:. 'iJilson, 107 r:o. '7th St. ~ Lcuis P.. Henderson~ Jr.~ 213 tdo. 6th St. '~/ i7. Hug~;ins, Jr., 1.03 So, ll~onroe St. J. 'r~. Sikes, 420 So. 4th St. i'i. L. HicY.man, 208 No. 19th St. F. C. ;iillburn~ 416 Castle St. D. J. Herrin, 111 So. 4th St. H. C. Cole, 173 Lake Forest Parkv~ay i`dil.liam 3. Idorris, Box 230~ Carolina Be3ch D. S. C~nady, 4'7 5pofford It4ills P.. S. King~ 914 Princess St. 0. D. Nead~ Jr.~ 211,So. 6th St. ~idilliam F. lomz~ 22 Terrace t"ialk J. P. Johnson, 306 P]o. 5th St. H. L. Lucas~ ~i01 Central Bl.vd. P. T. Peterson, R.F.D.;~3 Robert G. Smith~ 23 Brookwood .9ve. ;;t. L. Sheffield~ Jr.~ 207 No. 16th St. ~ I 12~ l~Vilmington, N. C.~ October 17, 1949. ' The regul~r v~eekl~~ meetin~- of the Eoard w~s held a.t 10:00 o'clock A. M. l Present: James L4. Hall~ Vice Chairmsn, Geo. ?7. Trask, Claud 0'Shields, Thurston C. Davis ~nd County 4ttornFy i~9?rsden Pell~.r.y. J~ll':iss Ann'dason, Hc;,ie Der,-~onstr~tion ~~ent ~nd b~i.ss Elaine Noble~ Assistant Home Agent~ _a~ shoc~ed a movie '~ iiitchen Steps ", ~ ver?r interesti.n~ picture of a r.~odern equipped and conveni.ently arran~ed kitcher., designed to s~ve the housewife man,y unnecees3ry . steps. L~i~s Iaiason s~id that blueprint~ for remodeling kitchens a.re •av~ii3ble 3t her office. She ?lso eytended the Commissioners 3n invit~t~on to Achievement meeting of the various clubs ~.t Communi.ty Center 8:00 o'clock F•.A4.~ Tuesd3y evening~ October 25th. A public L~mployees Fa.ithiul Perfor~ance Blanket Position Bond covering all the employees in the Tax Co,lectors Orfice~ in the amount of $~'2~500.00 for each employee~ with the ~~'~ hational Surety Co~pany as Surety, the said amount having been fixed by the Eoard and approved ~s tc iorL~! and execution by the Count;~ Attorney~ ~~~~s upon ~otion of t~Sr. Davts~ seconded by i~dr. Q'Shields~ approved by the Board. . ,~ A financial statement of the Uvilmington Public Librar~~ to~ether vrith ~ circulation report ~~-~./ of the Library and BooY.mobile for Septerr.ber, were received and filed. / , ~ fiotice of at;plication for a State permit to se17. beer at "i~.~rina" Resta,ura.nt, l~Iri~htsvil.le _~ Sound~ was received from Henry Ornirly. ido objections vrere indicated. A communication vras received fron: the Heverend Guy C. It4oore, President of the B3ptist Pastors' Association, advisin~ tha,t on :aonday, October lOth 1949, the V~ilmington Eaptist ~[~1F, Pastors' Association voted unanin~ously to repister a protest ~g~inst the use of Legion YF' St~dium on 5und3ys for any p~.id ar.usements, and asked th3t the Christi~n people of th9_s cor,.munity ~nd other inte~ested p~rties be pi.ven 3n oppmrtunity to be heard concerning this niatter. Inasmuch ~s our r?~ul~r meetir.~s 3re public meetings ~t which any citizen or' ~roup of citizens ~re taeicorr.e to atiend to present any matters nf nu.b]ic intere~t~ the rastors' ~1s~e~i3ticn OI' Ot~i@:'S ~re ~tielcome to attend and preserit such matters at any time. Upon motion of Lir. Davis~ seconded by :~~Ir. Tr~sk, :,4r. Geo. H. Hutaff~ Jr.~ 50 years of age 'Ja~' fl~4axch 5~ 194~, was ~r3nted ~n a.b~tement of poll tares li~ted in error for the ye?.r 1949. r Upon motion of i4~r. 0'Shiel.ds, seconded by L?r. D~vi.s~ abatements to correct errors _~J~( appearing on the fo]lovring tax lists fcr the ys~r 1949~ V,'ere authorized for the reasons ~~ shown: / -Clyde Eby ~c Son. ~ 6;i1^:in~-ton township~ t~~ on y;1~715.00 personal property,~bated account of • doutle charPe. -E.E.Gaddy~ 33 Ivey Circle~ VJi.7.mi.ngton tovrnship~ Goods,Via.res ~nd Fixtures listed at ~°9.45 ~nd ch~.rged in error at ~9,9a5.00 was ab~ted'tases on a v~lua.tion of ~;9~845.55• ~3~Irs. L. 9. Kienzle~ Oleander Apts.~ t3res abated on a va.luatior. of ~150.00, Household ~,nd Kitcher. Furniture charged above exenptien in error. _Heath V!.'. Love, 502 Greenfield Street, 'taxes on a valu~tion of $`170.00 abated on 1947 4-D Frazier Sedan cha,rged in error a.bove,tHe,Blue~Book va.lue. _ 5. A. Miller, HFD #3, Narr~ett Township~ tares on ¢;710.00 personal and poll abated as to the City of Wilmington only, cha.rged in error. '/ ~F.S.Seay,Jr., 4411 Greenfield Street, ti4~inter Park~ ta~es on $,r670.00 personal and poll abated as to the City of tiJilmin~ton only~ A resident of Harnett toH~nship and cha.rged with , City t3xes in error. ~D.b.Shum~te~ JacYsonville, N. C.~ tax on ~ velu~tion of $~250.00 on Zot 3~ in block 45~ Carolina Beach, and ~990.00 personal property and poll account of double charge. ~ Lot 82 X 120 Part Erown~ A~rnett Township~ assessed apainst Chas. A. Smith at ~'S0.00~ ~vhich is also included in half ~cre P~rt Brown~ and assessed against hini at ~1?5.00~ was ordered cancelled as being a double crarp,e. • /Requests of A. G. Seitter et al., ~nd Church of God in Christ~ to esempt the East half of lot 3~ Pt. 2 and 4, in b1ocY, 501~ and the SE end of lot 5, in block 3j1~fY~om taxes, respectively~ for the reason the same 3re used fo.r church purposes~ ~vere referred to the Ch3irman and County Attorney ~~aith pov:er to act. 9 request of Ler;is Stein~ for an abatemeni, of the 1.94~ taxes on a valuation of q~600.00 2Qe _~`~ house on lot 3, in block 67~ ourned October 1_94~3, was referred to the Tax Assessors for investigation. 9 request for ~n abatement of t3xes or 9 V'11ll9t10;! of v'=9~000.00 on Goods~ ?~'ares, i+Ierchandise ^~X and Fixtures char~ed ~gainst S~].ly Shoe Solon, 117 ICorth Front Street, burned Janua.ry 21, 1949, was referred te the County ^~ttorney for opin,on. Upon motion of i:"r. Tra,sY,, seconded by i,ir. Davis, ~ request of R~ia jor Thomas G~. 0'Neal. `M`~~~ City Director of Pub].ic S~iPty, to use the sr,:aJ.l o~fice room in the Court House Annex basement for the use of the Liilit~ry Police on vreek-ends, ~^as granted. . I~r. H. Edmund Rodgers, 9tty.~ appealed for such aid the County and City c~n give Joe ~ Pcv:ell vrho he claims vaas paralized fo'_lowing a cold iood tr?atment ~iven him at Community ~~ Hospital ~uly 3~ 1946, for vrhich suit r•:as brou~ht and dismissed~ v;as upon n:otion of @dr. Trask~ seconded by ?vir. 0'Shields~ referred to the City and Coi~nty Pttorneys. P,~r. Marx Nathan .,ppeared to suggest that retired lativ enforcett:ent oificers be emPloyed to `-~~S'~ direct parking and render pol_ice service a.t ni~ht events at Legion Stadium in lieu of the ROTC boys. Upon moti.on of i~.4r. Davis~ seconded by IGr. 0'5hields~ ~ request of ~Ir. I~orri.s Je£frey~ ~ Q~~ Athletic DiTector of the Goldsboro Highschool to borrow 750 bleacher seats to accommodate _SPrN.~~ R'ilmin~ton Fans at the :'ootball g'~me between i3evr Hanover fii~h-Goldsboro Fri.day night~ vaas granted~ provided the seats vri.ll be returned in as ~ood condit9on as vrhen delivered to them h~ re . \ -~ 129 T~Ieeting of October 17~ 1949~ continued. Upon motion of ivir. D3vis, seconded by i~ir. T'rask~ the i~oard voted to go along v~ith the City in permitting the use of the City-County o~vned lot on the 4~'est side of Second Street near Or~nge~ block 139, for teen~ge recre~tion purposes, until such tiff:e the property i.s neede.d for other t~urnoses. The fo~lov~~ing ~aritten statement c<<~s preserted by I~tr. Geo. !'d. Trask and read: ~ ~CC~~ It4r. Ch~irm~n and fellovr Commissioners: It is with reluct~nce the,t I m~ke this st~ter~ent, but I?ra compelled to st.3nd by my convictions ardat times d=~end n:y pos~tion. I. feel tha.t my rega.rd for the w~ishes and ~rod wi1l of this ~oard is t~o Yiiph to vote to force you to attend night Board ~'' meetings for an audience in the Superior Court Room, t^:hich is unusual and wholly unnecessary. I also feel it is an imposition on P~4r. Hev,lett and Iur. VJoody to be required.to attend Board meetings at night after.• i~.~7ey have fi_nished their days work. I feel it my duty to attend all Board meetings, but I don't believe my friends '~ ,. wno elected me to the of:fice ever thou~ht it necessary that I should transact the County~s business at night~ but if it should ever become necessary~ I would gladly serve. I understand that beceuse I refused to attend night meetings I was~severe~y criticised by the Editors of the I~4orning Star aad ~ver,ing News~ iWi.lmington's only ~nd very much praised and highly admired nev~sp~.per, and vaa.s told to resipn and if not~ the Eoard should ~sk £or my resienation. Also~ i vtas termed es a reL~rder of pr~gress and dubbed as old out-of-d~te re~ctionary. I~1y answer to the first is that I sn311 not resign e.nd I do not believe this Bo3rd ~vishes Lo ask_ my resipnation. ~1s to progress, I be7.ieve I have been progressive, but I~m not i~: facor of w~.sting our texp~yers' }-?.rd-e~rned money. High taxes are a sure retarder of progress but~ of course, none oS us in this County is as progressive or as much interesi;ed in the vrelfare of tne Cnurity as the Honor~ble Page and his Editors, ~ope and Dixon. I did not ~-ive the editori~l enough consideration to read i~',but was ~ told ~-t~ coritehts b}~ myfriends IBelieve T h~ve more friends in P?ev~ Hanover County th3n ~he..trlo. ~ • ' . ~;: ' ~ I feel confident thet my ch~.r~cter, reput~tion, integrity, and past record ~re equal to,if not superior to,theirs. So I a.sk tneir reporters to tell•the Honorable Page~ Hope and Dixon~ County pror:~oters of proFress, to write 3bout me, cuss me and discuss me~ to their nearts' content; to tell the truth ~nd I will have n~thing to fear. ~ So long as 3 3m a member of the Bo~rd ~nd an ell-wise Providence blesses me v,ith life and strength~ I shall, a.s I see it; honestly, economically ~-nd imp~.rtiallg, to the best of my ability, vrork for the best interest of ~11 our ;:~eople as one of their elected represent~tives and vahom I have served continously for more than thirty ye3rs. . - The meeting then adjo~zrned. ~J"'.j..~ i!. 3~ .. ~'ae C le rY. . . ~ 'rli.l~7ington~ A~. C. ~ October 94 ~ 19a9. The regular weeklt~ meetin~~ of the F.oard vras held at 10:00 o'clock A. Iui. Present: 9ddison IIev~lett Chairr..an, Geo. 'v~i. Ir~sY., ~as. i~~~. Hall, C1~ud 0'Shields, Thurs~on C, Devis 3nd County Attorney ~larsden iellamy. • The minutes of ineeting of Octot~er 1~; 1949, vaere re~u ~.nd approved as recorded. ,~ , lipon motion of D~Ir. Davis~ seconded by 2~fr. G'Shields, the V,~ilminpton Folice Recreation ~ Department ~"a.5 pranted rein,bursement of ~30.11 out of the 19~ ga.te receipts, f.'rom the '~ rnotorcyc7e races at Legion StaBium~Sunday, Oct.~ 16yfo'r gas arid oi1 used in_n:aking sapairs to..the:race~,tr~cks. . Upon motion of i~ir. 0'Shields~ seconded by i.ir~ Davis~ A.G.Seitter~ et al, Trustees of 5t, t~.athews Luther~n Church tive~•e ~ranted ~n aUatement. of taxes nn a valuation of. -~,~QX ~"4~000.00 on the east end of lot 3, Pt. ? 3nd 4~ in block 501 for the ye3r 1949, recommended by the County 4~torney, for t'r~e reason the sarr,e is used exclusively for the Church P~rsonsge. !~n~ i;he sa,:e v~~s ordered pl~ced on the tav free list. --- Requests ior revievc oC assessments on lot~~'10 ~~09, P.,agnoli3 Place9 and lot 53 Oleander~ f ~~Fx s~zi-ar,itted by Joh=~nns E. iie,",der and ~1.;?.GiYson, resnectivelt~~ v.~ere upon rr.otion of T~Zr. Tr~sk~ seconded by ~:r. H~11, r°cFiver. ~"or invastiu^tion. Upon motion of :,_r. Trask, seconded ry :.2r. C'Shields~ the Lad9.es Fenevolent Society vaas, ~-- on recommendati.on of the C~7z,-,t.;,~ 4t,torney~ exempt fron: th~ ~ayment of taxes on property in ',, ~aX. block 12fi used es~clusit~ely for cha~ritible purnose~ ~n~ the t~~~es charg,ed ag~.inst s3me for the year 1949 on a valua.tion of 431~720.00 v~~s ordered ab~ted ~nd the property placed on the ta~~ Pree list. Upon motion of ~Rr. Davis, seconded by iuIr. Trask~ Joseph P~7. Neuwirth~ 520 North 3rd~ St.~ '" ~~x v.~as gr~nted 3n abatement of poll taxes account of douhle charge for the yea.r 1949. Upon motion of P,4r. 0'Shields~ seconded Uy :~ir. Trask fienry P. Batton, Harnett to~vnship, ~UX v:~as granted an abetement of tar,es for the years 194~ and 1949 on ~ valua.tion o£ ~~600.00 _ assessed a?ainst ~ three room house removed from 3.8 acres of land, ~'isherville, 12~y 10~ 1947~• and placed on lot 8, ;in tlock 94~ Carolina Beach~ ~charged~~`to and listed by ~N. C. Grimstead for the said years. A request of U. H. Crenshaw for an a,batement of taxes on a v~luation of w600.00 charged against lot 4 in block 3, Princess Place, ov-ned by the Trustees of the First Christi3n '~ ~a~ Churcn~charged on his personal iist in error~ for the year 1949, ~nd that the same be ezempt from t3~~es for the re~son the lot was purchasecl b~ the Church on v~Lich to build ~a p~rsona~e~ ~as 13tPr sold and nroceeds used to pt.rchase other preperty on :~.~hich to build a parson~ge~ .~~a~ upon motion of D~ir•. Davis, s<con~aed hy idir. 0'Shields, referred to the County :~ttorney for oro5nion. Upon motion of k:r. D3vis, =econded .`.• ~.~?'. Trask~ ~";riFht Developrrient Company was gr~nted 3n ~~a~ abatement of ta.zes on a valu.~tion of ~'~,000.00 on 3.76 ~cres of 13nd~ Adj. Country Club~ Ilarnett to~~,nship, ch~x•~Pd ~s not '_~:Led ~or i.l~e ;F~~rs 1~4~ ~nd 1949~ acceunt of double ch~r~e. TY;e s~rre v;~a~ inclunen in ot,her ~cre~ee listed in 7lilrrin~i:on tovrnshj.p. I ; ~ ~~ ivleetinp of October ?4 , 1549, conti.nu.ec~ . lipon motion of ,:r. ~'Shielas; seccn-:ed b~ P~T~. Davis, 4merican Oil Company,~t.iasonboro ^~.{a'{~ township~ u=as gra.nted an ab~ten,ent of taxes on ~ v.~l.uation of y 26~?_ 50.00 double J charge on storage t~nks for t2ie year 194~, Upon rr~otiot: of ;;r. 0'Shields, seccr.~ed by S':r. ll~vis~ James Feir.,ster 320 N. 5th~ St.~ --~~U~ was a,bated po1.1 ta.xes ~ccour.t of doizble.charge for 19a9. ~ tinon mation oF Zr. Tr~sk, secon~ed h~ i~ir. G'8hields~ S. behrends et ua vras granted ~ an 3beten,ent of taxes or. ~ valt,~t9on~of ~5,990.00 propert3~ in block 501 charged in ~ eTror. ihe s~me r~as sold +,o Ceorge C~.plan v~ho listed the ~ame for 1949. iTnon r:otion of ':r. Davis, seconc9ed by .:r. v'Shields~ a request af Chas. R. Clay for an a~~.tereent oi t~se~ on ~ v~lv~tion of Y:1~500.00 house char~ed in error on --~~ lot l, Flm G~~ove, Harnett townsY:ip for 1949~ v;hich should have been'charged against Edna. Josephine Sidbury on lots 4 and ~'r'ernside~ v~as refFrred to the Chairman and ~ Tax Assessors ti•iith no~eer to 3ct. ia.aes on an assessment of ~2,600,00 on lot 38, block 5, ti7oodlarvn, char~ed ~p,~inst i~6~~, C.47.Clark, '~02 N. 4th, St.~ in error for 1_949, vras ordered ab?.ted ~nd charged to ~ Clyd~ Vd. Cla.rk, 34 UJoodlawn, the ovaner. Upon motion of I~:r. Tr~sk~ second2d by f~:r. D~vis~ Safe r9a5~ Transit Co.~ was~ on recomnendation of the County Auditor, ~ranted an ab~tement of taxes on a ~aluation ~0.~` of ~46~495.00 on 32 Uuses assessed a.t ~'7?~100.00~ for. the year 19a9, v+hich' said -, amount ab~.ted represents ~he difference in the 1.948 2ssessrnents 3fter deprecia.ti.on v,as a.ilov~ed, and ~~556•59 PFn~.lty for noi; listing oi•dPred abated. L'non motion~ Aulene• G. Stoutz, 1','ilmin@ton township~ vras ~ra.nted ~n abatement of taxes ~ on a ve.luation of ~?:1,000.00 ?nd not listed nena_lty on 1ot 814 :a4agnolia Place ~ccount of double ch~r~e for the ye~rs 1948 and 1949. The ~aid 1ot v~~s sold to Thos.D.t~i~ttnews on October 31~ 19~+7~ and ch~rged to him for the s~i.d two yea.rs. ^~~ The Commissioners received.~n invitzt~.on fror~ LSr. ~.N.Ramsey~Chairn,an of the I~4yrtle • a~p~~~ Beach ~iuri~ipal +iirport Cor~mission to ~ttend the 8outtie3stern 9irF.ort i~i~nagers A~sn.~ p at i.Iyrtle Beach October 25t'r. ~nd i~th. Upon rnoti.on of Ik`r. Trask~ ~er.cr.~;ed b~ ~~•r, 1i311, ~osephine lia~res Singleton, colored indieent citizen, c~s oi: reco:rr..er,d~tion oi the Supt.~ of Fublic VJelfare, ~drritted to ~C the County IIor~e a~ ~ n inn~~ te . ~ A communication w~s received fron; the Stinset £~ntist Church,protesting the opening of S~- iegion Stadium to ~utor~ohile r~ces or to a.ny other paid amusen~ent on Sund3ys. A letter v~~s received from I~ir. i9inston Bro~dfoot of Tde~~ Orle3ns, La.~ tendering his '~~'~fJ resignation as ~ rnerrber of the .9gri-cultir~l and Breeders 9ssoci.ati.on of Idew Hanover. County, for the reasons he has located ir a position that is ain~ay froru the County~ v~•as unon motion of i~:r. Davis~ seconded by Iti:r. C'Shields~ 3ccepted. 9nd upon motion of I~ir. Davis~ seconded by •~~r. H~11, T~4r. H. G. Carney ~^ras appointed to succeed him. The County 4ttorney x~uled,th~t in his o~ir.ion,L:rs. ~;F.Cros~ley, Jr., is li~ble for the 194g ta3•es on her autoraobile vrhich c~as ~isi;ed in this County,•her legel place of residence~ ~1G~` ' u~hich she kept vrith he~ in R`a.ke County ~.hi.Ie tempor3ry residing nt 7;ake Forest with ~ her student hustand, ancl the c3r not listed elsevrhere~ ancl Sall,y Shoe Sol~n for taxes on stock of gaods and fi~:tures ~ahich existed and listed a.s of Janu3r,~ I~ 19G9,,destroyed by fire Ja.nuar~ ?1, 194g, Upon rr.otion of 1,:r. 0'Shields~ seconded by ..ir. D~vis, the opini.on of the County Attorney v;a.s accepted. ~~Upon motion of i~~ir. Hal7., seconded bs~ ;~'r. D3Vls~ the &o~rd agreec~ to resume the work of -^„ Upon motion of ;~?r. Hall, seconded b5- 8`r. D~vis~ County bills I+os. 912 to 990 were ~nproved '~e?7s7 for payment. The follov~.~ing good and laviful men were dra.wn to serve as jurors in the Superior Court for the /~~ IViixed Term beginning ivivenber '7~ 1949; ' _ / C c1~3ning up the premises and ~rounds at Oak Grove Cemetery as e~rly as possible. A suggestion offered by [~ir. 0'~hields to Eive publicit3~ to ~ proposal,.to be considered n~t at the next meeting,, to recor.mend to the 5c~te Hir;h~a~ay 3nd Public P;orks Conimission~ the -A ren:oval oi trees alon~ tfie count~ n~~h•~~5s th3t present an acci.dPnt hazard~ especially in the i':'inter Park area~ met v;ith +rie ~I~prov~]. of the Poard. ~Dr. Elliot appe3red to ask i~.h~t. the Board recersider his request for a.n increase in the Q~ Plumbing Inspectors s~lary to $;?'75.00 per moi~th, statin~ he is doing ~ good job,and cannot ~1 cont~nue on ?t the present s~l~ry of ~'r.^0.00 per ii:onth p~id 3 forr~er inspector. L. F. Gore ~??;'2 i~detts Ave . V~.E.Eranch~Jr.~ ?743 Jefferson St. J.ti'i.Rackley~ 1003 Cowan St. H.E.Boyd, 1908 Ann St. Carl F. Sutphin, 1913 Ann St. John L. Iianson~ 103 V~nce St. Paul Stone~ Rt.3, Box 64. Jas.C.Cavet~augh, 312D Vance St. J~.S.Jones~ 50 Dock S~. 49m.Clyde Cher~y, 1616 Castle St. Lewis B. Henderson,Jr., 213 N. 6th, St. Ja~.C.Shep~.rd~ 4T2 Queen St. Roland Jenkins, 13~0 Castle S~. R.T.Bland, 1~?0 S. 4th, St. Addie ii. Sykes~ Rt. 3~ Eor_ 28-A. S.A.Cor.~~rd, 403 Do~k St. J.r~•:.IiIorris, 904 Princess ~t, Ernest E. brovan, 1112 1. 5~h~ 5t. Carl B. LZaxshburn~31r.,315 ~ueen St. Arnold Ray Potter, 117 C3stle St. I~Zrs. Helen H~~;ood~ 1210 Grace St. W.E.Burnett~ Rt.2, Box 193• Jos.B.Brown~ 617 S 6th, St. T.~"1.H~_rison, Rt.2~ Box 1~SA. Geo. L. Clark~ 90? N. 5th, St. Eugene T~te~ Eox 1?'75. F. G. 1alan~r~ 619 S. 5th, ~t. !'lm.F. Flovrer~ ~05 n. 3rd ~ St. l~i.D.Hollana, ~21 s. 5th st. D.'i'.iior`on, 10}~ S. ~th St. Chas.F.l'Jard~ ?0 Ct. S. Lake Forest. b.t';.D~niels, 1410 Dock ~t. Leon l7. V;orley, ~638 Adams St. Y.C.Newkirk~ 1?09 Grace ~t. C. D. P~io~rill~ 706 N. 12th~ St. „o=eph H~rrell~ 511 S. Front St. , , ~ 1_ e~ ~ bieeting oF October 24, 1949~ continued. Ca H. Tra.sk~ & Flydrang~r F?3ce. Fi. T. Justice, 1:07 Chestnut St. T. L. ~enkins, 417 S. 5th~ st. Cha s. F. H•~S~mer ~ i z id .;~.onroe . C. Edwa.r•d 4'a'hitehurst~ 20a Castle St;. Y?. E. King, ?65'] Ad~ms St., Riverside. George Kuhn, Apt.~ C-10 Ole~nder Ct. Jame~ E. rugh~ 110 ~ueen St. r; . ~. Dre~~~ ~ P-15 Lake I'orest. G1_enn J. ioon, 263~-c 9d~res Si. E.Yi.irIerritt~ Rt.2~ Box i?7. S. F. Sistrunk~ Sr., 20 Eorden Ave. L. A. Johnsor_~ Ht. 1, Box 143. F.J.Garner~ 2018 i{lein Road. E. F. T~ZarshUurn~ Rt. l, Fso~ 34. 1^he r.;eetinp; then 3d jo _irned . ~D / i:n.`i! D4 ~ C le rk . The regular v<<eei;l~ r..eetin~ oi S~dney I. Eatson~ fit. ?~ Box 207. „~mes C!. Te~chey, 19?4 Klein Ro~d. ii. i~. Shumpert~ 104 id. ?3~ St. I. '~/. rhiilips~ 602 Greenfield St. J~me~ "r'erner, Rt. ?~ Rox 1~0. S.L.Sater~ 2I0> BT~ndon P,o3d. n'.I~i.dotinson, itt. 3. t'ha. E. Craft, ?11 Finecrest Park~v~y. fIenry I~~rrell, "r., 1704 Church St. Homer H. Babb, 411 n. lE, st. R.T.Cribb~ 317 S, 3rd~ St. D~niel T~. Jones~ 411 Dock St. D. J. Black, F.t. 3~ Eox 98A. S3~lie P,i. Creech, 50S S. 2nci; St. l`ia.ln,in~ton, t?. C.~ 31, 1949. the Foard vr~.s helci at 10:00 o'clock A, bi. Fresent: 4dd_son ~Tew~ett Cnairr..~n~ Geo. :';. '1r~s~. J~s. iit. A3Il~ Cl~ud 0'Shields~ Thurston C. Uavis 3nd Coui:t-y Attorne;, :~:~rsden re11-ar~~~. The n~ir~ut~s o° rneetint> of OctoLer =~, i9~9, u;~re re3d and 3pDY'OVP~ as recorned. ~ Upon motion of ;~_r. D~v~s~ secnr.ded by t;:r•. ?~311~ a request of the T_oard of Health for ,~`p,^'~funds to incrEase tYie salary of tYie F1tunLinn lnspector frore ~;?20.G0 to ~;?75.00 per month, i~~~` as of Julj• 1~ 1949~ wkiich _equest r~.s presented and recommended by Dr. A.H.Eiliot~ City-County ~:~~lth Oificer~ ~t ~ f'ormer ;~.eeti.n€~ to enable the riealth Board to reta.in tnF services of the present In~peet.or; ~~h~., he ~a~s is doing a good job~ stating th3t re.c~nt incre3sed~ir.sPect_ion fees to ~1.00 per fyx+ure w~,7.1 more tnan offset the additional s~l.~r} allor•rance, r~?.s approved. i,r~r. 0'Shield~ voting no. iJpon motior of i.:r. 0'Shi~l.ds, eecon~c•cl ' y i,i~ . D~vis, thP Board votec3 to cooper3te v:i.th the Tovans o£ i;ure, G~r•olin~ ?nd '+,'i~_~h,tsv5'le neaches and the City of 4S%ilmi.nvton in ~E~ forr.,ing a.n 3.^sociation of ~.,iinicinal_itins.-,r~een~ed b,y Cit;~ Councilman Jas. E. L. ~~dade, ~.~ the ne~~~ E3nover `..ianicinal. A=soci3tion. ~nd v~hich wa~ aPproved by the Citc of t~iilmin~-ton Z~st V:ednesda5'. ~ir. 0'Shields brougnt to +.h~ ~ttention~ fees charged b3~ the County Electrical Inspector ~+hich are retained b~~ h:ri for his service~, rvhich i.n~pection f~ils to shova the amount of ~~C~fees cha.rved Por each ouLlet or fixture, a.id the niatter of establishing FPP$ t0 be charged ~~~^ and ~,ive consideration to the p~acir?g the office on ~ salary b.~sis and monthly reports be nade etc. ~ v:as re.£erred to the Chairt::an 3nd Count~~ A;.torney to conPer v~i.th ;~Ir. fi~rry ~verett the ~lectrical Inspector for recorrmendation at tne next meetin~. Z'he Chairt7an annotzncFd th3t in ad.u;.t~or, to ~rovidin~ ~- rooi:. in the Court House basenent for ~~~1`~p.~, the :,ii.lit~.ry Police, desk space '_,-n the recre~i;io; ~31 quarters h~s been provided for the ~Lieutenlnt ~n ch~rgP vlhich ~1r~nger~n~ si,ou:La not i.nterf'ere r;itt~ the recrea.tion set-up an3 vuor?~_ out s~tisf~ctor~ to botl~~ 7i•ou^^. , lipon mot~on of i..r. U'Shields, secor.~]ed Y~r "r. "'r~:-l~. i:h~ r~~tter of contact~n~ th~ S~rosis c~5 Clu~ to see if sp~c?'ca.h be'~rran~eci~ thera ta ta'r,e c3re of the n:useum where i;ne exhibits ~ ~n~ould be in a rcore a,cce^sible p?~ce for a ffre,ater nw,~ber of`people to vie~rr~ and i~~hich ~n~ould re:lease the rc~or,:s in i.he cour~t hou.n for ur~ent county needs~ was reierreci to'the Court Hou=e Co•°xnittee. I:ir. J. L. uldernran~ Udilmin; ton township, not a resident of this county Jenuary 1~ 19~+9~ and h~d no person~l here, ras upon r,oti.on of i:1r. D3vis~ seconded by I+1r. Hall~ pr~nted an ~~~~ ~batement of taxes on a valu~tion of ~895.00 personal property charged to him in error for the year 1949. a reo,uest of ~5r. C. P,I. I~oker for reviev~ of assessment on property in i.lock ?~3 ~~rhi.ch was _,~~X. i.ncre~sed by $;1~000.00 ~nd no improvements ttiere made~ vzas upon motion of Pfr. Trask~ ~econded by i•,1r, Uavis~ referred to the cor.,mittee for i.nvestigation and v~~ith nower to act. ~ reply to our letter of October• ~5~ ~~ras rece9.ved from Lir. A. R. 'r_anson~ Director Pield p~Office~ FuUlic ~ousing 4dn:ini~trat~on, Richi:~ond, Va.~ a.dvi.sing that thP tract of 13nd ~' G` at itiaffitt ~'illage foz the proposeci tubercizlosis 'nespital~ has been ~nnra.ised~ and will co;r.mlznic~te further ~a~ith us as soori ~s ~ price is established. A copy oi a. letter to i~ir. i~.'J.Foisson, At~orney ior the Tide 1'rater Fower Comp3ny, irom ~ the Distr.ict ~1lrport Engir.eer, C94., concerning the tra.risier of cer~,e.in li~hting system `Q~p~a~ a.t the Airport to the Tide ~:~~.ter Foaer Con,;~~ny; by the County ~nd the CAA, auvis~ng that auti:ority has Leen given ;..r. ~o~enh 'i:orv;ood, D~s~rict ?irnort En~ineer~ to e~~ecute thi.s instrun:ent in the n=xr.;e oi the C9.A and vri i.1 be ~7ad to c~o so at thP convenience of the Tide F~%ater Povic~r Co~r.pany ~nd P~ev i:anove:r County' vr~s referred to the Coznty Attorney. A st,ater,~ent shovri°i~ that ~,41~43i.3&_e:.~s sent i.o tiii= Cotinty for Old Aae .4ssistance, Aid to ~GjS Dependent Children and Adr:iniGtr~i~on °or tne r~~.onth of October~ was receiveci 5rom.theJ. State Eo~rd of PuLlic i~?ellare, ~nc~ tiled. ~1 ~2 ?„eetin~ of Gctober 31, 1949, ccr.t~nued. ,~c~4n audit report of tne 9~C °oard for the three rr.onths period endin~ Septen:ber 30, ~,~~` . 1~4~, prepa.red by J. idevel~nd Erand, CPa., tiaas received ?nd iiled. ~ P~ir. 0'Shields rai~ed the question concerning,ir:eeti.ngs of the A.B.C. Composite Poard, c:hich is con~posed of the Count,- Corcmissioners, Eo~rd of Health ~.nd Bo~.rd of ~:iuc~tion. . ,~~(_ Inasmuch ,~s it ~as been a year or longer since a r.:eetin_p, was held, it H~~.s agreed to have ~ request prepa.rec] to ca.'1 ~ meeting at an e~rly~ date. ~ Upon motion of Ivlr. 0'Sh~elds~ seconded by ",Ir. Trask~ the Bo3rd~ in the ir.terest of ~ ~~ safety~ voted un~nimously to recoi,;mend to t.he State Hiphi^ray and Public VJorks Cor.mission~ the re~r.oval of trees along the ~ i~ ht of .ti~:~-ys of our county road systen to pro~lide a minir,um five foot shoulder to coaforr,~ v;ith t'r~e psttern adopted by the State. F A].etter of appreciation for the lc~r of the b].e~cher seats to the Goldsboro fIigh ~ ~ Sc~;,~ School Athletic Aseoci~t~on. ~cr i.tie ~~me l,etyreen Goldsboro and' R'ev~ Hanover High School fcotba~l te-~rr.s, ~t'Go~dsboro-Friday~.October ?8th~ ~~ss received frorr. Mr. Norris Jeffrey, Director of ~he Goldsxoro High uchool Athleti.c Association. ihe meetin~ then_ adjourned. ~Jl.. il.S l,. _T1is~ Clerk. . 4 'v'mi].r!in~t,on~ I~T. C.~ T~ovember ~~ 7.949• ' The regul~r vieeY.15~ r!eetin~ oi the io~.id v,~~ he7.d ~t 10:00 o'clock A. NI. Present: Ardison He~~~lett C}:a~r~:~n, Geo. ;`f. Track.~ Jas. In. H?11, Cl~ud 0'Shields~ , Thurstor. C. Da~~is ~nd Count}~ 9ttorney Lt~rsdei; Eel.l.~m3'• The n,inutes of ~:eetino oi Ociober ?l, l~~a, i:~ere read and at;proved 3s recorded. Vv'ith reference to a request of H. Edrr,und Rodgers, Atty.~ at meetin~ of Octcber 17~ for such ~id the County es.d City can ~ive Joe Pov;ell v.~ho cl~ims vaas p~r~lized -~I~lUS~ following a cold fcod tre~tmer.t ~t Cormunity IIospit3l July 3~ 1~46, the Cou.nty. Attorney, ~,iter having investi~a,ted the case.v~ith the City Attorney9 repo.r.ted that in aqdition to the clain~ beino barred bg the st~tute of lirritati.ons, no county liability er.i.sted ~t, a.ny tir.:e. A communic~tion v?as received from the State Highvaay ard Puhlic l','orks Commission ?dvisin~ ~ ,~~S that Cherry Avenue u~est of Ai:dkbon Boulevard and Ha.rner avenue~st Carolina Beach have been added to our county ~i~h~ray~ system. ^. ,, A petition subr,:itted on ~ State right-of-v~a.y ~greement form by nine property ov~~ners of Federal Point Toc;nship~ rFquestin~ the St~te HiFhtivay and Public 17orks Conimission 10\S to in.prove a road in ~'ederal Point toi°~nship knoean as St. Joseph Street from the Town ~s" lin:its of Carciina Ee~ch north to 4Yinner Avenue~ thence vre<t ~~•ith ~`~i.nner Avenue to• Sta.te Highv~=~y 421~ e di.stance of 1~5~0 feet, r~ss upon notion of I4r. 0'Shie].ds, seconded by i~~lr. Tr~sk~ approved and Por~r~rc;ed to t;he S{.~te Iii~hvi3y ~nd Public F~lorks Corni~sion for its ~7~proval. A copy of a letter written to P~~Ir. A. 4'Jilbur C1ark~ State Highway Cor,;missioner~ wa.s „ received fro~ 3~r. RandS- Haskell Hzr;,ilton, City ia1•~n~per of the Town of Carolina Beach, , ce7ling ~ttention to the fact that US f?ighcray ?17 has it: ter;~inus in l-:'ilrr.ington~ ' `~s la~hich ~v~s brou~ht to hi~ atter.tion ry :~,i. Louis 7, ~r`oore~ Ch~ir:r.a.n of the Nev~ Y.2.nover ~ Historical Co;~;mission. And on behalf of the Torrn~ of C~reli.n~ and kure Be3ches request that US 11% be erten~ed, so ~hat it~ terrinus is at Fbrt fiisher ~nd th~t Hiphnr~~~y rc~rkers - be er.tended ~ccordinFly, ~nd tiie ch~n~e be ehov,n on future offici3.1 snd cor.:mezci~l . ~ highvaa3- r.i~ps, ~ivhich vro~zld ~ezve to accentu~.te tl~e imt o~•tance of the si.te of Fort~Fisher • ~nd heip i.t to ~chieve its un?que pl~ce ~s: A;rericsn iii.story~ ;M1'as upon i:~ot~on of n4r.D3vis, ' seconded by :.t; . U'ShiFlds~ u.i~nir.~ously ei~dorsea ~y this Lod}~. ~, The Chairman told the Fioard that Judge Ste.vens hed confe:red vrith him concerning *, irnFrovements to i;he acoustics in the Superior Court room ~nd recor.~mended thst consid~ration be given to the•i.nsta.llation of ~ public a~dress system sin:il~r to _S~ that installed in the court roon: 3t ~fialeioh~ vrhich, he sa.id ~ w~s very satisfactory. Upon motion of ::r. Trask~ seconded b5~ .~Ir. Davis, it ia~zs =~~reed to investi_ge,te the i~Jake County ~qstem ?nd secu-re prices for the inst~l.lation of electric3l devices £or ~udge, Solicitor, Jury =nd ~tenogr~.pYier. ~ ,~ ~{ Acknov;led€Ment of our lei•ter of Ccteter ?5, v,~~s received from u~Ir. H. G. Carney, sccepting ~~~ G~ the appointroent 3s a r..ei:,ber oi the A~r~ct,.ltur~l ~nd Breeders Association to fill a ~r vacency occlsioned by tkie re~i~_n~tior~ o; b._r. l7inston F;roadfoot. .~ report of tlie ar.tivitie of t;he Eu~e~u of Id~ntification for October vaas received ' ~~~_or/ and filed. • - U °~ ic:r. 0'Shields.then l:rou~;ht up th~ queetion of improvin~ the operation o.f the }3ure~u of Identification, stating that app~rentl} it is not functioning as efficiently 3s it ~ ~hould, had h~3rd compl~ints as to }~oi^~ i.t is bein~ run~ and felt vre should find out ~_,/ somethin~ about it and rer.:edy the trouble ir.asmuc}: 3s the County ~~~propri~tes funds `~" tovaard it~ ~-~aintenance. Te that end, ;.:r. 0'Shields r,:oved a.nd it vras seconded by bir. D~vis • - and c~~ ried ~ th3t a conference be had v;ith the City Itisnager ll~:r. Eensor_, I~r. F~les officer -~ in charge of the denartrient, Chief of Police and Sheriff ~t an early d•ate. UFon Motion of t~.r. Davi.s, seconded b~~ ;~4r. 0'Shields~ V~m.NI, n4~nsfield~ 17 Terrsce Vr`alk, w~s on recommenda.tion of the County Auditor~ granted an abatement of taxes on a ~~ valuation.of ~~715.00 i'ersonal Property, poll and not listed penaltq ch~rged against lot 19, F1ock A~ Wloodcrest~ ~ccount of double charge. ~ ,~~~ Upon motion, duly seconded, county bills T+os. 991 to 1118 were approved ~or payment. ~ .\ ~~.33 , n~?eeting of p?ovember ?, 1949, continued. Upon notion of P;r. 0'Shields, seconded by P/~r. Trask~ the Ch~~irmsn and County Auditor were asked to have the tax listers meet ~rith them prior to takir~ the tGx lists~ f'or instructions ~( concernin~; the listing oP personal property for the purpose oP securing a more complete ~1~ listing oP t~xable items and to ~ive the tax payer opportunity to indicate the vslue of the items listed c.:ith the view minimizing errors. Upon motion of I~s. Trask, seconded by i~tr. Davis~ Farrar Trcansfer and Storage S'larehouse~ 1121 South Pront rtreet, ~vas granted an abztement oP taxes on a valuation of $2~575.00 ~~~. on 17 trucks charged at $9~025.00 which asaessment was reduced to ~6,450.00 account of depreciation,recommended by the County Auditor. ~ Upon motion of t;ir. Hall~ seconded by P•'r. Trask~ Reverend E.L.Smith, coloTed~ VJilmington toc~ziship~ vras grani;ed an abatement of taxes on a valu~,tion of $50.00 household and ~-~ ~ kitchen furniture above exemption and $40.00 rsdio v~hich belongs to the parsonage and charged to him in error. An~ Sherley C. Vance~ 607 Ann St.~ on a valuation oP $340.00 . household goods listed above its value Por the year 1949. L : ~ `a ,~. ~t- r ~ ; Upon motion of P.4r. Davis~ seconded by i~"r. O'Shields, Robert ';'. :'aters, 233 Calhoun Drive, R4affitt Vill~ge, .~ps granted an abaternent oP City t~xes only, on a valuation of ~10.00 ~~Q1L personal and ~2.00 poll. He is a resident oP ItIasonboro to:mship and chargec with City tzxes in error. Upon motion of t~9r. Trask~ seconded by L~r. Hally Agnes Varner +r~as granted an abatement oP ~,,v taxes on a va.luetion of $5~600.00 account oP double charge on lot 208 X 210 Carolina ~"`~ Beach, sold to and listed by C.B.Bannerman for the year 194°. Upon motion oP N1r. Hall, seconde~ by P:'r. Tr&sk~ ~:'.U7.Jackson ~ras gr~nted an abater!ent of ~0.~ error fordthelyearsnl948~and~p949~ bTheksa$d lot is ownedtandrlistedgby BtgN1Jackson in for the sai~ two,years. Upon motion of f,'r. Davis, seconded by It~ir. m'Shields~ the Board voted an expression oP appreciation to the City Police Uep~rtment, State High~~~ay Patrol and SherifPs' Department ~ for the fine and efficient service rendered in the parY.ing oP automobiles znd di~ectir~g ~ traffic at Legion Stadium last Friday night, November 4th. Rnd ~lso brought to the ~ttention needed repairs to the parking area by filling in holes !•:ith clay; rep~~irs to the gate and replacing glass broken out the exhibition building windovas. COUNTY II,i~~CTRICtiL ORDIN~INCE ~~~~n ordinance for safeguardir~ life and property by regulatir~ and providing for the inspection of electric vuiring, devices, appliances and equipment; creating the office of Electrical ,~ Inspector and prescribing his authority and duties. ~ Upon motion of /~~s,rpC~~~a County ord a ins I~s. T~ask, s~conded by P9r. Hall~ the Board of Commissioners of Nera Hanover ss Po11ou<<s: SeC . 1. ELECTRICAI, INSPFCTOR -!~I'POIIdTt~NT AI~D DUTIES. There is hereby created the office of County Elec:.rical Inspector, whose duties snsll be to enforce G11 State ~:nd local la4as governing electrical inst~~llations and materials, to issue permits i'or and to make inspections of all nev: electrical installutions Gnd euch other inspections as may be t~rescribed by the County Commissioners. He shall make a monthly report to tne County Commissioners , or their~ authorized agent, of all inspections m<~de and fees collected and shall keep a permanent recorc: thereoP~ and such other records as may be prescribed by the County Commissioners. Fees shall be paid to the Flectrical Inspector as deternined by the County Commissioners herein~:fter set forth. Sec. 2. ~?iJTHORI^`! GRANTED TO COUNTY EI,ECTRICl;L INSPECTOR. have The Flectrical Inspector shall/the right durir~ reason~ible hours to enter any building in the discherge oP h3s oPficial duties, or for the purpose of makir~ any inspection, reinspection or test of the instell~tion oP electric v;iring, devices, appliances and equipment contUined therein; and shall have the authori.ty to cut or ' disconnect any v~ire in cases of emergency where necess~.ry for s<aPety to life and property. 5aid electrical inspector is hereby authorized to disconnect~ or ordez` the ~iscon- tinuance o~ electrical service to any eleciric vairing, devices, appliances~ or equipment Pound to be dangerous to life or property bec~use it is defective or defectively installed ~until sucP..~iring, devices, 2ppliances and equipment and their installation have been made °" sufe and approved by said electrical inspector. Sec. 3. PERMI':'S AND INSPECTIONS. (1) 2io electric ~a-iring~ devices~ appliances or equipment shall be instulled G~ith in or on any building, structure, or premises, nor sh~ll any~alteration or addition be made in any such e}_isting v~iring, devices, appTiances or eq-uipment ~~~ithout securing a permit therePor and h~ving <~n inspection thereoP m~de by the county electrical inspector, except as ~t~ted in the Pollovring paragraphs a und b; belova: a. No permit shall be required Por minor repair vaork~ such as tYie repl:~cement of lamps~ or the connection oP port~ble devices to suitable receptucles ~~hich have been permanently installed. r b. A1o permit shall be required for the installation, construction, m~intenance or repair of telephone, telegraph, or signal systems by public utilities. (2) In lieu of an individual permit for each inst411ation or alteration, an annual permit sh~ll~ upon application therefor, be issued to sny person, firm or corpor~tion regularly employing one or more electricians Por the installation af~d maintenance of electric wiring~ oevices~ sppliances ancl equipment on premises oarned or occupied by the applicant for the permit. The ~pplication for such annual permit shall be macle in ~~riting to the Electrical Inspector and shall contain a description of the premises nithin vahich vzork is to be done under the permit. The person, Pirm or corporation to vahich an annual permit is issued shall keep a record oP all electric wiring, devices, appliances, and equipment installed under said permit~ and the electrical inspector shall ~ccess to such record. Fach•annual permit shall expire on December 31st of the year in ~vhich it +raas issued. ~ ~ ~ 134 P.leeting of RTOVember 7~ 1949~ continued. (3) IJo permit, except ~n z~nnual permit; for the installation or alteration of ~:ny electric wiring~ devices, appliances or equipment sh411 be issued to any person, firm or corporation unless such person~ Pirm or corpor~~tion is the holder of an electrical contractor~s licerise issued by the North Carolinu State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors. ' (4) Upon completion of ~~ny inst:;ll.ation Por which a permit end inspection is required~ it shall be the duty of the person installing same to notify the Electrical Inspector, who shall•inspect the installation within 24 hours o~' the time such notice is given or as soon thereaPter Us practicable. ' (5~ Pthere the Electrical Inspector Pind's the in~tallation to be in conformity with tkie provisions of the Public SaPety L~v~s of the Stata governing electrical wirir~ installations and.m~terials anci o° this Ordinance, he shall issue ~ certific~te oP •approval in duplicate, one for the utility furnishirig the electrical service and one Por the property o:;ner. (6) The person Working;in the capacity of. electrician in charge oP any job sha11 have in his posession and on the premises ~•~here c^~ork is being nerPormed ~~'orkman~s Identification Card, showing that he is a qualiPied electrician~ or that he is in the empl~y of a qualiPied anu licensed electrical contr~ctor. (7) 4'lhen a certificate oY approval is issued autnorizing the connection and use of temporary .,ork, such certificate shall be issued~to expire at ~ time to be stated therein and shall be ~evocable by the county electrical inspector for cause. (8,1 Additional inspections made necessary through the f~ilure of any electrical contractor~ or electrician in charge of v;ork~ to install v~iring in the proper manner are hereby designated "Extra'Electrical Inspections:' For each such ~~Extra Electrical Inspectiont~ a fee of $2.00 plus mile~ge shall be ch~,rged against and paid by said contractor or electrician to the County Flectric~l Inspector. Plothin~ herein shall be construed to require extra Pees for the several inspections m~.de necessary in the regul:r order of electrical eonstruction work. ~~ See . 4. ~,ECTRICAL INSPECTION FE.~5. Before a certificate of approval is granted for any electrical installation, tne property owmer or electrical contractor shall pay~to the county~ or its authorized agent~ a Pee in such amount as specified belova: (1) putlets and 17a11 $witches: 1 - 12 (fiI~,uimum feeD ..:................................... $2.00 Over 12,each .............................................. .05 (2) Ii~otors: 1 motor (P,~iinimum Pee) .. ... ......... .............. Each additio.nal motor(I.Yinimum fee) ..............., ....... (3) Ii-?iscelTaneous: Electric Range 'vJater Heater Electric 5~'Jater Electric Si~n ylectric Fence Oil Burner and Recti£ires and ~ h4inimum fee) ............................ ( T,7inimurn fee) ....................... Pump ( Il4inimum fee) ..., ................ (p,rinimum Yee) .......................: (P;2inimurn fee) .. .... .. ........ . .. Stoker PurnaCe Connections (It4inimum fee)... al:l maehines o~' like nature~ e<ch.......... 2.00° .25 2.00° 2.00° 2.b0° 2.00° 2.00° 2.00° 2.00° °(Note: IP these items ~?re installed and inspected when the original inspection is made, the minimum fee shall be ~1.00 each.~ In addition to the above fees five In the event the inspector can make ~ trip~ the mileage shall be prorate Sec. 5. PEDTALTIES. cents per mile sha11 be allowed the inspector. tc^~o or more inspections in a vicinity on one ~ d as fairly hs possible between the property owners. .f~ny person, firm or corpora'tion vaho shall violate any of the provisions oP this Ordinance~ or ~s~ho shall fail to correct any dePects t~iithin a reasonable speciPied time after h<_;ving been notified in ~vriting by the county electrical inspector~ sha11 be guilty oP a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereoP shall be punished by a fine oP not less than $25.00 nor more than $50.00 for each ofPence~ together vrith the costs of prosecution and in dePault oP p~yment thereoP by imprisonment for not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days. Sec . 6. LIAB~I,YTY FOR DAn'f,~GFS. This Ord.in::nce shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the respon~ibility or liability of any party ovmir~g~ operating, controlling or installirt~ <:ny electric v,iring, devices, appliances or equipment for dumages to person or pronerty caused by sny defect therein~ nor shall the County of t?evr Hanover be held as assuming any sucK ].iGbility by reason of the inspection authorized herein or the certific<te of a~~proval issued as herein provided. Sec . 7. LIFiB3LITY. • If 2ny section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional~ such decision sh~:ll not ~fPect the validity of the remz~ining portions of this Ordincnce. The County Commissioners oP PTew H~over County hereby ceclares that it •.voulcl h~=ve passed thi~ Ordin~.nce and each section, subsection~ sentence, clause or phrase thereoP~ irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections~ subsection^ sentencess clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional. Sec. 8. DATE TO TAKE EFF'ECT. . This Ordinance shall take ePfect Prom and after the date hereof. 135 l~yi].mington, ~; , C., P ov~wbe r 14 ~ lq4g. Pursu'~nt to the action taken hy tl:e ~c~rd at meeting of October lo, 1949, the Bo~rd rret in regul~r v.~ee~;]_y session at ~:30 p,.,i., ir. the Sizneri.or Court Fsoom, Present: ~ddison Eevrl~tt Ch~~ru.~n, J~s. :,?. H~il, Cl~ud 0'Shields~ Thurston C. D3vis ~,nd Count}~ Attorne~. „Iar;den 3~17.~r:.ti . ' The r,:inutes of r.,eetin~ of October 31, ?_~q;'~ v;ere re^.d and approved as recor~?ed. 141r. H. Edmun~ Rod~er~~ ~ttori7e5~, anpe~red with S1VP, representative l~:embers of the I~Ziddle Sound A.~i.E. Church~~comp~aining o~' the s~le of l~.nd by the Eo~rd of Educ~tion to tMir. J. YJ. Reaves on r+~iich th~ Chuiech Cer..~tery is Iocated. In~smuch ~s this is a matter ~~~- entirely v:ith the Eoard of Lducation and the Cot~nt?~ Cor:missioners h3ve no control over the ~chool board's 'property~ I.'r. Rodgers v~as ~.sked to take the n:atter up vrith the School Bo~rd, on ~dvice of the County 4ttorney. • Upon rr.otion of Ia,r1 H~II? seconded by isir. 0'5hields~ the Eoard granted s request of b:r. E. B. Bugg for ~n anpropriation of $150.00 out of the advertisinp tund tov~ard the '. expense for the constnuction, erecti.on ~nd five years naintenlnce of a hlghwa.y sign '~ ~~' 15' X~6 feet in size~ to be installed at the intersection of highways 117 and 301 near Vvilson~indic~tir.g 24 miles to Goldsboro; ].15 miles to 1'lilmington; 177 n:iles to D45-rtle ' Eeach ~nd ?00 miles to Charlaston, S. C. The Cit;,~ h~i-ing anpropriated a like a,r.ou.it, it t•as said. ~ itIr. R. 1;2. Kermon arpea,red to s~y th3t hE would r.,resent ~ forfnal request 3t i:he ne,~t r,eeting of the Board to 12~se the 9tadi_ui~: for ne>:t snrin~ horse r~cing under p~ri- ~ ,~~ mutuel bettin~ o~~er~tion=. an~ ~sked t'ze Co~a,1t.;~ 9ttorney Lo be pr~p~red to cive hi_s ' oninion on the r~tter of ~-ivir~- t',~e Couiity l0ia oi the ~ro« ~~te rece~pts for the use of the 5t3dium, in lieu of other ~ay^ents.undFr the act. vhi5~lhe Ch~irm~n the~ gave the ~v;ert3 0~~ ;..ors persons presen~ o,F~ortunity to be he3rd, a.nd -~eC h~vinF received no re~ponse proce~ded ti;1th the ix•~n=actior of the County's business. Upon rr:otion of i~`r. D~vis, seconded by ;`r. C'3hi.elds~ ;:ir. J. L. 1?'atters Jr.~ et ~7 Harnett to!~anship~ v:a.s ~r~titeci ~n ~~:t~.;-:er~t' cf t~ses on .~ v~lu~tion of ~1~800.00 ~~x account of double c'r~~.r~e on ~uildin~; on p~rt of F~.m 44, V,?inter Park Gardens, ta~hich is ~1~o inc?.uded in the sssessm~nt oS $;'3,?00.00 ch~rged ag~inst C.Ts2.Ite1ly.e~G al'on" buildings a~ P~rt oi F=..rn; 4n~ ~'lir.t~r Pa:k G~rdens for the year 1°4y. ~ Upor. metion of L:r. Ii~7.l, ~ecor.ded by f.~r. 0'Shields~ T,Ir. Jas. T. Clune, 3 r.iember of the ~ 4~~ Coast Gua.rd, residing ~=zt ~&68A Jefferson St,reet~ 1~r~s granted an ab~ter::ent of t~xes on -~~~ ~ va.luation of y;?OO.GO household 3nd kitchen furniture listed.above its value for the year 19°9. Upon mot?on of :;Tr. 0'Shields, seccnded by P,Zr. 1ia11, i~4r. .A. C. Hilrurn v:~~s granted an ~~~ abatement of ta~es o~} a valuation of ~3~775.00 on lot 220 X 330, part of f~rm ?7 Vs~inter Park ~ccount of double ch~rge for the years 1948 and 1949, He sold the said lot to D.E.Poisson I~iarch 15~ 194~ vrho has listed the sar.ie for the years 1948 and 1949. Upon n:otion of nir: Davis~ seconded b; ~ir. Hall, 1:'Ir. D. A. Gooden et us~ ~~~3s granted an .~ ~G~ 3b3tement o£~taxes on a va.luation of ~.?'7~000.00 on"the Breakers Hotel~ UJilmin~ton Beach~ ch2rged to therr, in error for the yea.r 19~9• It 3ppeared that A~ir. Gooden and vaife . ~ pu:ch~sed lots 4/5/1G/,19 i.n block 5~ ~':'ilminrton Ee~.ch v,hich did not include the hotel building vrhich is charged to Jennie T. Person. Upon rLOtion of tir. D~vis~ seconded by nir. 0'Shields, f~Irs. Ka.tie B. Hines, F'ederal Point ~~t~( tovinship~ aas gr3nted an abatercent of taxes or. ~. v~lu~tion of H??~000.00 on house ov;ned ' by Richard J. Burnett and ctiarged a.~ai.nst her in error for the yearG 1948 and 1949•,. And the same tivas ordered charged to Rich~rd J. Purnett for the said tv:o years, ~ A report of the colored hor~e agent for October v:r:~s received and payment of ~14.18 '-'~ for surplies used in demonstretion i~aork vras ap~>roved for p~yn:ent. ~~ 9 report of the Urand Jury~ October 1°49 crin;in~l term~ wa,s recei.ved and fi)_ed. ~ • Upon reotion of i..r. D3vis, reconded b3 ::ti•. ~':hields, the s3la.ries of ";;iss llorothy (~ Dr3yton ~nd liFrs. Freddie :io:'~s. enployees in thA o,:fice vf the ~urea.u of Identific~tinn~ ~,91V were raised fr•om y~14G.G0 to w1~~.0U ~s of ?~'oven.ber ?, Z949~ ~und from w165.00 to ~ $~175.00 3s of October 1, 7.949 per riunth respectively, to be p~.i.d in equal proportions ry the City and County. ihe s~r,:~ hevin~~ leen ?noroved by the City. ~ A circul~.tior. report o~ th= 'S51mir.~t.on Fublic T~ibra.ry 3nd financ-_al and c~rcul~tion /~-~b~"~report of t:he fiookr.ob;ile f'o,r the ~orth ci October~ v:ere received and filed. A substitute notion oifered by I~,lr. Hal]. and se~onc~ed by ;•:ir. Davis, to take under cotisideration for fu*ther negotia.tions for the pw~pos? of securin~ a lovrer price th~n ~y']~850.00 e=ta.blished by the Governi~:ent ~or tne 15.7 3cre tr~ct of 13nd ~t t:•i~ffitt Vi113ge for the tuUersulosis hc7s?~~tel site, submitted by P;;r. A.I~.Hanson~ ~~s Director of, the IiicYu,ond Field U.".'fice of Che Publ.ic t~ousing Adr:inistration, v<<as adopted ~fte; 3 n.o-t~on r:~de US• :,lr. ~'Shields ~o pur~ch~se the land at the pr9.ce n~n,ed ir. cor,s~derstion of tr3.r_sport3tion, p~ved reads 3nd city vaater a.vailable ~t the ~ite, ~nd h~ving er.heusted ever~ eilort to secure a n.ore suitable ?.ocat5.on, f~iled of a second. tio further business ~ppeari.ng, `;Fr. C:Sh.ields th~,nk~c the citizens prerent for their ~~1'~~S~interest sho~+:n in 3ttending the ni;ht sessi.ori v:h:cn ia3s arr~nged for their conv=nience, ~nd expresser~ a hone th~.t they c;oulr.i ccr:t:;r.ue to attend to acqu~irit themse'lves vaith t,he Coi:~nty'~.problems and fee7. i,~ee to ~oin ~r. the discussion of questions of public interest. i.'pon ;~.otion of ~:r. H~11~ eeccnded ~;r I.ir. D~vis, ~he reetir.~- then ~d~,ourned. _ rJ'I~.. .~ Bd ,_~ , Clerk. ~ I I 13fi Wil~ington, N. C., november 21~ 1949. The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Present.:,Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo. W..Trask, Jas. ~I. Hall~ Claud 0'Shields, Thurston C. DaviS and County Attorney`.Ma.rs3eri Bellamy. . ~ ~. , The minutes of ineeting of November 14~Y1949~ v+ere read and approved as recorded. Mr. Lloyd f~intz and wife appeared to ask that privilege be granted them to g:~ther ~ aquatic plants from the County's "5ilver,Lake°1 pond located on the Maffitt Villsge- _~ road near Winter Park. That privil'ege .ha,ving been leased to 1~r. ~3.B.Garriss for a period of one year beginning August,l5~ 1949, Mr. ~fintz was advised to tske the matter izp.with the Board at the exp~ration h~r. Garriss' lease. - A request~of N.. M. McE~chern~ et al.~ for,a reduction o£ the assessmetit on merchandise~ -~X automobile`parts,. tools, bins and equipment in buildin~ at.']21 south.l7th~ St., listed ~ at $11~000.00 for the year 1949, which is claimed to be the full cost price and sold at a foreclosure sale ~fbr $4,100.00; was received by the Board for investigation and with power'to a.ct. Nrs. J. T. Vick appeared to complain of her land being used for right of way for State improvements to Hinton Avenue near Seagste, and asked that the Board recommend that ~S no part of it be included, was upon motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. 0'Shields, received for consideration, aiter a substitute motion offered by Mr. Trask and seconded by Mr. Hall~ to recommend to the Sta'te Highvaay Commission that half of the right of way be located on NIrs. Vick's land and half on adjoining property~ failed to carry. Mrs. L. R. Hughes, who requested widenin~; and improvements of a roadway connecting ~~S P~2ercer Avenue evith Live Osk 9venue in East lNYlmington, approximately 350 feet in length~ was given a St~te right-of-v+ay agreement'form on which to prepare a petition for the improvements requested. " ' Mr. R. M. Kermon told the Board he would postpone submitting an offer to lease Legion ~ Stadiwn for horse races under pari-mutizel betting until a statement of the county ~ operation of the Stadium requested can be furnished by the County Auditor. Mr. Kermon indicated that his racing association would ask for a years lease of the Stadium~ v+hich ~~~e Co-At~ i3oubte8 could '.be done in viaw of a WPA grant secured from ' ~the Governcient to aid in the construction of the Stadium on the grounds that it would be used for the benefit of the public genera.lly. And further that the use of the Stadium was granted Mr. R.R.Keyes for st'ock car races two Sundays a month beginning about March 1950. A report of the Back Tax Collector skiowing that ~3~63~.32 was collected for the City, and !~~( $2~804.44 for the County, ¢iaking a total of $6~441.76 back tar.es collected for the month of October. Uoon motion of 1dr. Trask~ seconded by I~r, 0'Shields.~ the,following State Institutions and f~~ Training Schools were granted donations in the amounts shown below to supplement their _~ Christmas Funds, in consideratiori of the,inn~ates frbsa this County in said Instututions; . which amounts are the same allowed last yea.r and included in the Budget: ~ Caswell Training School, , = Fa stern North Carolina Training - Morrison Training School ~ --Samarcand Pdanor~ ~ -`State Training School for idegro -Stonewall Jackson Tr~~ning Scho Y.inston, N. C. $ 25.~ schooi, Roc~y I~ount " 25.00 Hoffman~ " 25•00 Eagle Springs 30.00 Girls, Rocky Mount " 25.00 Dl~~ COI]COTCI ~r 3O.OQ Upon motion of.Mr. 0'Shields, second'ed by I~6r. Davis, the Board voted to have this fiody ~5 represented at the meeting of the North Carolina Fire Chiefs' Association at Ralei~h ~l~ . December Z3th for,a discussion of matters pertaining to Rural Fire Protection and to inspect the'ampiifying system ih the~Wake County court room. Upon motion of Mr. 0'3hields~ seconded b5~ivlr. Trask~ Garland MeLeod was granted an ~batement of taxes on a valuation of ~2~200.00 account of double charge against lot 3~ ~~~. in block 5~ Princess Place for the year 1948. The said property was also listed an the t3xes paid by Inez B. Boyd for the s~id year. ~ Upon motion of n4r. Hall~ seconded by h~Ir. Davis~~Fleet Liability Policy on County owned --~1v5~ sutomobile and trucks with the New Amsterdam Casualty Comnany was approved and payment or ~•596.26 premium for one year vras authorized. • Requests of C1ara Vann for a reducti.on of the~450.00 assessment on lot 3~ Riggs Land~ -~~x Harnett township, to equ~lize it r~ith the assessments on ad~oining property~ and ~ D.W.Lockey~ 9r.~ shed on lot 38 Poezolt assessed at $600.00~ were referred to the Commi'ttee for investig~tion and with power to act. Upon motion~. D.B.Shumate was granted an abatement of taxes on a v~luation of $250.00 -~uX lot 3, in block 45 Carolina Beach, account of double charge for the year 1949. An audit report of the 1948 tax settlement of the consolidated tax office, prepared by ~~~X J.B.MeCabe & Co.~ was received and referred to the County Auditor. Applications for admission of Rosa Isabe7'1 New ~nd Jas. Pridgen Robbins, indigent citizens~ _~~~zY~"4'~ to the County Home, were granted on recommendation of the Supt.~ of Public Welfare. ~ 2 ' ' Upon motion of Mr. Davis~ seconded by Mr. 0'Shields, John Smith was granted an abatement ~ ~,,}, of taxes on a valuation of ~~700.00 account of double charge against property in block ~~J'~ 37. It appeared that the property was charged as listed regular and also charged against him as not listed for the year T948. •~ • , ~ 1Y~"7 Meeting of November 21, 19a9, continued. .~ A surety bond for C.VJ.Wilson as a Justice of the Peace in the penalty of $,1~000.00 ,d_ ~y with the National Surety Corporation as surety~ the sacne having been approved as to p `-~~ form and execution by the Connty Attorney~ and the amount fixed by law~ was upon motion of iti7r. Davis, seconded by ~r. Hall~ approved by the Board.~ , ~ Mr. Hall, after er.pressing himself as feeling t}iat there is no particular necessity for holding night sessions of the ~oa rd, and all meetings should be heid at an hour ~ all members could ~ttend to transaet the county's 6usiness~ moved that the action ~--~~ of this Board at meeting of October 1 0, 1949,' fix.irig the hour'at ~:30 P.M., for holding meetings of the Board on the' Seconcl n'sonday iri eacfi'month~ iristead of 1~:00 A.M.~ be rescinded..His motion was seconded by•Mr. Davis an8 unanimously carried~ after Mr. 0'Shields stated tha.t,he would no t oppose the motion, and that his motion adopted at the'meeting of October lOth, to ho ld'night sessions, was offered for the benefit of every one who could not £ind it convenient to attend the mor.ning sessions. Mr. Davis feeling that the price esta blished by the Government on the 15.7 ?.cre tract of • ~ ~ land at Niaffitt Village~proposed £or sideration'of other sites be th t the tuberculosis hospital site, is too high, moved and that re-opened for further investlgation ~ j con a , i ~ Dr. John C. Wessell who was in charge of the O1d Red Cross Sanatorium~ be consulted - in the selection of a site. His motio n was seeonded by Mr.•Trask and carried. . ~~~ ~` . , .. . Upon motion of &'r. Trask~ seconded by Mr. 0'Shields, county bills Nos. 1119 to 1200 ~~2.r~ inc.y were approved fo,r payment. The £ollowing good and lavrful persons f '~U^~''`~ were drawn to serve as jurors,in the Superior` two weeks term beginning December 5 1949- th ~ o Court,for the trial of civil cases ~ e r N. L. UPilliams~ Ct.l, W. Lake Forest. W.B.Clemmons~ 411~ N~right St. W.C.Vick~ 1503 Ann St. H.A.F~ton, 1406 Orange St. ~ F.M.Griffith~ Jr:~ 1812 Church St. N.C.Littlejohn~ Box 311. H.C.Peterson; 1410 S. 'Jth~ St. Herbert Branch~ Rt.i~ Box 251. Wm.N.Shearer,,114 N. 4th, St. .4.L.6Yenberg~ Caiseway Box 120 Wrightsville. J.A.Johnston, 50 West brive. C.T.Davis~ Rt. 2~ Box 289-C. W.V.Sellers~ 13-F Nesbitt Court. A.D.Daniels, ?lI S. 4th~ St. H. B. Murray, 16 Queen St. , C: G. Koonce, 209 Lake Forest Parkway. Melvin E. Kester, T06 Borden'Ave. T~I. V. Taylor~ 2006 Klein •Road. Her~an Moore, Rt. 1~ Castle Hayne. R. H. Young~ 610 S. 5th~ St. ~ A.B.Riggs, Sr.~ 616 S. 6th, St. H. C. Stanley, 2317 Market St. ' J. H. Bordeaux, Rt. 1, Castle Hayne~. M. B. Haskett'~ ?13 N. 9th, St. " Joe Elekes, Rt.l~ C~stle Hayne. • M. R. Christmas, 317-B, Vance St E. N. Sma11~ Jr.~ 16 West Drive, Lake Forest. B. J. Shepard, 302 S. 6th~ St. 1?15 5. ?nd~ St. Luther V~illiams E. M. Smith, Box 109 Carolina Beach. , Ed Lee Smith, 12?0 S.'4th~ St. C. B. Hudson~ 6 N'. n4onroe St. H. W. Hanchey, IIox 184~ Caroliria Beach. D. B. Gaither~ Cape Fear Hotel., ~ C. E. Brewer~ 1806 Castle 5t. Geo. B. Byers.~ Rt.•1~ Box 41-A. Second VJeek- , , C. L~ Moore~ 141 Morningside Drive. Alton L. Hines~ 102 Vance .St, Ernest L. Harts~ Rt.l~ Castle Hayne. Jas. H. Ti1lm.an, 41? S•. 18th~ St. 1811 Nun St. G.D.Daughtry R. F. Kin~~ Cape Fear A ts. ~ ~ Z. K. Nettles~Jr., 214'N. 7th St. N. 4th St. E. VJ. Peterson~Sr.~.703 Claude Pierce, Jr., Rt. 2. J. T. Shepard, 406 Willsrd Et. VJ. H. Batson, 1011 S. 5th St. R. D. Jewett~ 323 S. 3rd St. R. G. Richardson, 117 Pauline Avenue. 8 ` D. J. Taylor~ 93 Spofford. ~ 44 West Drive, Lake Forest J King Lev , th St. 7~6 S. 1 E. T. Cook, Raynor~ 815 Princess St. Jas. D. . y y • Joel T. Piner~ 1416 Ca,stle St. . L. R. King~ Rt.l~ Box 290. L. B. Bornemann~ 220 S. 7th! St. ~ Nixie Foy~~ Rt..?_~ Box 3o6-A. Adam N. Povrlas~ 41 Lee Drive. R. C. VJhitaker, 23 Lake Forest P,ark}^~ay. Neil Bolton, Apt:, 208 N. C. 20. Jas. H. Chasten~ 210 Re~ Cross St. Cyrille A. Carter~ 160'7 N. 9th St. K. W. Jewell, 41~~ Church St., 'A. J. Southerland; Rt. 1. J. L. Roderick~ 312 C~etle St. David F. Blackman, Box 5'77 Carolina Beach. J. D. StanEord, 2903 M~rket St. J. T. Lapacka? 312 Dawson St. Rt.l-;..-Eox.36:'_ :.~. Alton T. Jarman Lawrence Peterson~ 111 Lee Ave.~ Sunset ~Park. ' , ~" Webster Eason, 3f1-E Nesbitt Ct. . , Paul Edwards, 320 Church St. , The ~°eting then adjourned. ` __i :i hco JG 8S~ ~' e rk . ~ . . ~ 4 Wilmington? N. C.~ November.28~ 19 9. . , The regular weekly meeting.of the Foard v.~as held at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Present: Jas. M. Hal1~ Viae Chairman, Geo. VJ. Trask, Claud 0'Shields~ Thurston C. Davis, a.nd County Attorney Marsden Bellamy. The Minutes of. meeting of November 21~ 194~;' were read and approved ss recorded. A petition prepared on'a 5~ate right o£ v~ay form agreement for improvements to a ~S neighborhood road connecting Live Oak and ;eiarcer Avenue in F.,ast Wilmington, was presented,and'upon ~motion of I~Zr. Trask, seconded by bTr. Davis approved and ordered forv,~arded to the State Highway and Public VJorks Conunission for its consideration. / A request of 14r. 49alter P. Sprunt, presented 'hy Mr. G.C.McIntire, Attorney, to be permitted to pay $~24."~0 ta~:es due on 2.4 acres of land at Greenv311e Sound~for 1945, plus J~~~j,~ ~1.00 cost, for ~vhich check for $~25.30 iri paS~ment of same a~as 5ubmitted~ and be released from the payment of ~!;5.~9 interest ch~rged against the same~ was upon mo±ion of I+~r. 0'Shields seconded by I~4r. Davis, refe:red to the Tax Supervisor, County Auditor and County Attorney for investigation and report to the Eoard. ~ ~3~ Meeting of November 28, 1949, continued, Upon motion of Il~Ir. 0'Sh~.elds, second~d by~ ~,r. Davis~ ,~ir. F. S. Seay~Jr.~ 4411 ~~~ / Greenfield Street, Y~inter Park~ a»s granted an abetement of taxes on a valuation of ~670.00 and poll as to the City of Y7ilmington only~ He is a resident of Harnett township and charged vaith City t~xes in error~ for the ye3r 1949. No objections ivere indicated by the Board to the app~icstion of the Four County Electric iv?embership Corporat~on, Burgav:, n. C.,,to the United States District - U?°~ Engineers to construct a ~,2d0 volt c3ble ~cross the Cape Fear River approximately .7 miles above the highway bridge at El~zabethtotmn, N. C. ~Gy Mrs. VJ. VJ. Holladay complained of the assess~ent on Zot 7, in block 3, ~'1 Virightsville Beach which was increased from ~600.00 to ~'7~0.00 for the year 19a9, was referred to the cor,miittee for investigation. ~ ' Upon motion of yIr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Trask, the Carolina Building and ]Loan ~u~ Association was granted an abatement of tax.es on a valuation of ~~1,500.00 personal ~ property charged as not listed which was included in ~r7~500.00 personal listed for the year 1g4g: : Upon motion of ll4r. Davis~ seconded by ~Ir. 0'Shields, ~':4~.61 taxes charged against l~y~ 3.41 acres of land Cape Fear Township in the na~e of the heirs of Hannah ll4oore for ' ,..~ the years 1939 through 19~8, and ~6.~~ tax for 2949, were ordered cance~led subject to the a~provaZ of the.County .9ttorney.It appears:th~E the said property was sold ~ to James Williams July 16, 1929 and the same has been Iisted by him since that date. Upon motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by n1r. 0'Shields, I~ir. J. D. Bigford v~~as granted the \ use of the exhibition building at Legion Stadiura for a boxing match Friday night~ ~ ~~S December 36th 1949~ at a flat rental charge of ~,25.00, if Such event is approved by the Boxing Commission. The n~atter of his using the the building for boying matches once every two weeks on Friday nights after that date, if satisfactory arrangements can be , made for heatin~ the building, and rental for the use of the building~ ~~-as referred to the Stadium Committee to handle. .~ Upoti motion of L4'r. 0'Shields~ seconded b5= LIr. Davis~ the ordin3nce regulating and ly,~,~' providing for the inspection of el.ectric vriring, devices etc.~ and fixing the fees J~~for such inspection, adopted at the meeting of November ~, 1949, was amended by .~~~ adding to said ordinance fees to be charged for the inspection of Electric Ranges~ , a Water Heaters and Electric Signs at $~2.00 each, recomriended by the Electrical Tnspector. A request of'Pdr. R. T. blintz, Attorney, for an adjustment of the 1945 assessment of r-~~ ~1~~~00.00 on J.N,Bryant's NIill Site, part Csmp I~d~nufacturing Company, Wilminpton Township, v~hich he claims said assessment 3ncluded certain machinery he sold for which assessment credit was not allowed~ was upon motion of 1dr. Da.vis~ seconded by PP.r. 0'Shields, referred to the Chairman, County Attorney and County Auditor for investigation. • A request of I+Qr. ICirby Daniels, Superintendent of the County Home~ presented by Mr. Trask~ to purchase approximately half acre of land on the west side of the _~v~~~Gordon road near the railroad tracks, was referrec to a cor,,mittee of the Board for investigation and fix a price for the same, ?dr~. J. E. McWatty, ~^as upon motion,released from the paqceeat of raot listed penalty ~-~ charged against lot 23 to 33, block 1&, and lots 19 to•?9, in block 2~j, Sunset-Park , for the year 1948. He listed personal property in the n~me of Sand and Gravel Company thinking the above real estate w~s included. ~ Mr. 0'Shields presented a sketch and proposal of the VlilminPton Junior Chamber of • Commerce to use a part of Hugh h~"sack~e Park for road side drive-in picnic grounds, t- C g~,,la~which was discussed, and it vias sta.ted t7~t supervision and lator for the construction of tables, benches, b3rbecue gri'•ls etc., ~vould be furr.ished by hir. George West, Director of Vocational. Education at t"e f;i~h School Vrithout cost to the county. P,?aterials for the construcLion of the same, cle~r~ng for roadvaa,s etc.~ to be provided by the County out of the ~500.00 at~propri3tion for 9.L_p~ovecaents ar.d devel,opment of the park~ under the supervision of the Ch~irm~.n, v~h~ch w~s approved~ and the matter of•providing a part - or full time c~ret3ke: to keep the premises cle~r_, wa= received for further consider3tion. The meeting then adjoizrned. C~f~Di/ $~.- -..~v Clerk. ~ • Wilmington, N. C., December ~~ i9a.g. The regular weekly meeting of the Board ~ras held4at 10:00 o'clock 9, M. Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo. 41~. Trask, Jas. B4. H~7,1, Claud 0'Shtelds~ Thurston C. D~vis and County 9ttorney t~tarsden Eellamy. The minutes of ineeting of November 28, 194g, v,ere read aad approved as recorded. The Board then proceeded to re-or~?ni.z3tion. t The term of the Chairm~n of the Board ha.ving expired this day and this bein~ the meeting 3t which a chairman•is to be elected, r~~ir. Da.vis r~oved that DQr. Addison Hewlett be re- --~~elected Chairman~ his n,otion was seconded by tvir. 0'Shields and i~ir. Heivlett was un~nimously e2ected Ch~irman of the Eoard for a terrr of one year, Upon motion of i~Ir. Davis, seconded b} lur. 0'Shields, b?r. James t~Q. Hali vras re-eiected Vice , Chair~~n of the Board, and authorized.to sign warrants on the County Auditor~for county ~~~~expenses in ceses of tbe absence of the Ch~irman. ?~ir. PGarsden Bellamy was re-elected /G~i County Attorney and Thomas K. i~~ood}~, C].erk of the Bo~rd. ~C~ ; Upon motion of Mr. Davis, seconded b,y l,~r. Q'Shi.elds, the South Eastern north Gsrol.ina m~~` Beach Association Q,as granted an appropriation of ~.500.00 out of the ~dvertising fund -- ~ C-. toward the eapense for holding the the annual fall fishin~ Rodeo, requested by Mr. Glen Tucker and iNr. Aichard ivleier. , The annual report of the C7.erk of the Superior Court of public funds in his hands as of .~Cc~Cr December 1, 19a9, w~s received, and upon motion of l~r. Trask was referred to.a committee of Mr. 0'Shields, A4r. Hall and b7r. Davis for checking, and a copy of the same ordered published in the neuvspaper, and the original filed with the Hegister of Deeds as the law directs. ' Upon motion of IVir. 0'Shields~ seconded by Mr. Davis, authority was given to close the ~~ G~ounty Offices in observance of the Christmas Holidays, beginning at naon Saturday, December 24, and ending 8:30 A.H~.~ Plednesday, December 28, 1949, and ~Yionday, January 2nd, 1950, as a Ivew Year's holiday. Upon motion of IVir. Davis, seconded by b;r. 0'Shields, L. J. VJhite a resident of Carolina Beach January lst, I949, was granted an abetement of taxes on a va~uation of ~90.00 ~~0.1C personal property and•poll listed in Glilmington Tov,~nship in error for the year 1949. He listed poll tar.es in Federal Poirit township in Jsriuary and acquired the personal property after he moved to 1'Jil~ington. , A communication A~g received fro~! ?dr. Hu~h Iaiorton~ President of Hugh I~IacRae and Company~ concerning a controversy between L.J.T~intz and v:ife and H.B.Garriss over rights to ~-P~S gather certain aquatic plants fro~i a. la}~e Qn Hu~h niacljae Park~ Ieased to H.B,Garriss ' by the County, v~as read to the 3oard b3~ the Chairman, and referred to the County Attorney for opinion. A report of the newly created D'.ew Hanover County Veterans' Service Offi.ce for period ~ypif~~oa;~from November 23, thi•ough Tdovember 30,1on9~ w's received fro~ Mr. A. H. SeawellT Veterans U Service Officer in char~e. Upon motion of TJir. H311~ seconded by h"r. D~vis', Oliver Crowwell Connelly~ physically C~disabled white, county indigent citizen, was on recommendation of the Supt., of Public ~ Plelfare, admitted to the County Home as an inmate. ~CC-r~lUpon motion of 3~`r, Hall, seconded by Ivir. Davis, 1~ir. 0'Shields and Mr. Trask were named ~'n~„Q_to rev3se the rules and regu].ations governing the inmates at the County Home, vrith the "' V`""~~~~assistance of the Superintendent. 1~9 Upon motion of ~ir. Hall, seconded by 114r, Davis, the Sheriff v~as allowed an extra deputy ~ S~` ~,for'approximately six weeks to serve for t~4r. T.T.Butler who is confined at his home sick, Upon motion of Mr. Hal.l~ seconded by ~Ir. 0'Shields, the Sheriff was authorized to return ~ C~ a prisoner from Lynchburg, Va.~ on~the s~me trip he is to take a person with a mental condition to Roanoke. A statement vras received from the State Board of Public Vlelfare advising that ~41~8'J8.88 ss wa~ sent to this county for Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children and for Administratio~ ~ for the month of Plovember. no objections were reaised by the Board to the application of the Carolina Povaer and Light Company to the United States Distxict Engineer, for permission to construct a W~ 2.5 KV cable across the Cape Fear River at a point.'] of a nile 6elova Rockfish Creek ~n Cumberland County. ~~i~~ 9 r~port of the Bureau"of Identification for P:ovember was received and £iled. A report of the Colored Home,Agent for November was received and payment of $3•~5 for . - C~~'~-office supplies was approved. Upon motion of Mr. Trask~ seconded by I~!r. Hall~ the Eoard adopted a recommendation of the Chairman and Tax Assessors to sep~rate the 1949.assessment of ~26~000.00 on the property .~~q~ of Mr. LNalter P. Sprunt~ block #192 and fix the same at ~18,800.00 on .~~and and buildings on the east 1/3 of lot 1, 130'b" X~i6' sold to ~Nilmington Lodge No. 343 Royal Order of Moose~ and ~7~200.00 on l~nd and buildinp_,s on the middle part of lot 1, 65' X bb' retained by I~r. Sprunt. The Board approved a suggestion of P~ir. Ha11, to inv7te &:r. Frederick th'illetts to accompany _ c~s, the Commissioners on an investigation of a more suita,ble location for the tuberculosis hospital, on the Wrightsville Turnpike beloe~ Nlinter Park, he may have to offer. C„~, Upon motion of i~4r. Hall, seconded by ~•r. Davis, the salary of l~r. Marsden EeZ7.amy, County ~ ~~~~~~ Attorney, cras increa sed by ~$3~0.00 per year as of July lst ~ 1949. Tkie meeting then adjourned. ~~ -i a.{-, _?~*Glerk. . ~- I I 14v Wilmington~ N. C.~ December 1^, 194g. The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Present:~Addison Hewlett Chairmsn, Geo. UJ. Trask~ Jas. E4. Ha~l~ Claud 0'Shields~ Thurston C. Davis and County Attorney I~arsden Bellamy. The minutes of ineeting of~December 5~ 19a9, were read and approved ~s recorded. IIpon motion of T~4r. Trask~ seconded by Nir. Hall~ the Board approved a petition'of property owners in rederal Point to~vnship, on State Form R, 10., for opening and ~~15 improving the Old ~ilitary or Federal. Point road eFtending from the Ethel-Dow Plant to Fort Fisher, which vaas also endorsed by the Highway and Streets Cor.~mittee of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, and presented by 11~Ir. John H. Farrell~ its Executive Secret~ry; and referred the same to the State F?ighway and Public VJorks Commission with request that`i.t be included in its ~chedule of present road improvements. A request of Col. R. S. A4cClelland for ~.djustn:ent of the •sssessment on the property of ~laX Pdr. E. B. Bugg, west side of Second ~treet, block 204, on a basis of equalization vcith assessme.nts on the Fast side of the Street, was received for consi.deration. ~ ~Ir. and tJrs. L. J. luintz appeared to furt;her press their reqtiest for pi•ivilege to gather ~~,y aquatic plants from the 13ke on Count~'s land nea,r ;~Jinter P~rk, u~as advised that ~ nothing would be done to.upset the lease with i~;:r. Garriss at this time as the privilege was g,iven hirn in good faith, a.nd would not be changed until the expirat;on of the I.ease. The fo~lov+ing recommendations to ar.prove a.nd accept the land on the Old Wrightsville Beach ~j Highway~ just belovr Winter Pa,rk, a~hich is being offered to tkie people of the County free by _~ Mr. Fred YJilletts, Sr., for the tuberculosis hospital site, and to Smmediately put in motion such methods of proceedure necess~r,~ for the immediate applic3tion of the,p3a.n for the construr,tion of the hospital, was re~d a.nd pretented to the Eoard bv.Mr. Davis who moved its adoption~ which vr3s seconded b~ 'Cr. Tr~.sk and un~.nimously carried: " Several years a.~;o, vihen, like maay others in Ne.w Hanover County, I voted for the levying of a tay to build a county o~vned and operated tuberculosis hospital, it was my belief that the hospital ~~+ould be constructed in a short time. A11 of us were aware of the acute need of such a. hospital. VJell~more th3n tv~o years h3ve passed and still the county is tivithout the hospital. The TB cases have increased~ not decreased, in that time. ~hat is true ~lso in other counties~ and as a result the St~te institutions are crowded and a number of our own people are forced to go without certain treatments afiorded only through the facilities of a sanatorium. Now, as the actual establishment of this county-wide facility rests with the board of County Commissioners~ I believe that the Board should take immediate and definite ~ction. on this subject. Most certainly, any further procrastination is unnecessary in the light of ~the generous offer of free land vrhich iair. Frederick VJilletts~Sr.~ has made to the people of this county~ land for v~hich we have seen for ourselves is more than adequate • for the hospital site. It is easily accessible and is situated in an atmosphere conducive to convalescence of the patients. It is available nor; and can be turned over to the • people of New Hanover County v;ith little or no delay, m~king possible the start of actual construction on t:~e hospital in the near future. Bec3use of this generous offer~ the money that would be spent on other la.nd could te used for equipping the hospi.tal or other such needs. I know th3t a.a~a,ter system wi)1 have to be installed~ but from what I am told~ su.ch a system will not te too expensive. Further, I can see no reason ~^hy a reasonable transportation schedule could not be worked out. v,~ith the bus company serving the area adj~cet~t to this property. Considering all the f3ctors involved and feeling, that some immediate action should be taken, and notin~ that the accepta.nce of this site on the Old PJriahtsville Aeach road will s~ve the taxp~yers money~ ~nd noting ~lso the fact that the eminent Dr. J. C. Wessell~ who for many years directed the work of the Red Cross Senatorium, has publicly sta,ted that he endorses the site, and above all th~t the immedi.ate acceptance of thi.s site wi11 enable us to start const.ructi.on of the hospital soon. T urge thi.s Eoard to take deiinite acti.on to day. And I recommend t~at we un3nimously approve and accept the land on the Old Wrightsville Eeach Highvray~ just belov; i'Jinter Park~ which is being offered to the people of the County free by ivlr. Frederick Willetts, Sr.~ . And I.further recorimend that the Chairman of this Board be ordered and directed to immediately put in motion such methods of procedure necessary for the immediate application of the plan for the construction of the TB hospital; and if such plans and specifications now 3vailable are noL in keeping with the amount of money allocated~ that the plans and specifications be immediately drawn so that that the board can move forward wit;h all possihle speed to build the hosnital the moment the land for the purpose is acquired." (Signed) Thurston C. Davis." ,,,,QyK After adoption of the foregoing~ the same was referred to a corimittee of the Eoard to ^ G~u~w U employ a surveyor and lay off the site with :~dr. V~'illetts. The Board declined a request of ~irs, Pea.rl L. Skipper to abate the interest charge on ~l~X back taxes due' for 1948 on the E.iti.part oflots-1 and 2, in block '74, as the same is a proper charge. It ~ppeared th~t she intended LG psy t,he 19~8 taxes~ but inadvertently pre-p~id the 19~9 taxes instesd. " Upon motion of ivIr. Devis, seconded b5 &~ir. 1'rask, Pdr. R. T. Horton, 1301 4~`riphtsville Ave.~ -- ~~n was on recommendation of the County ~~ditor~ grant~d an abatement of taxes on a valuation of S'1~911.00 ser•vice station merchandise and equ~pment listed in erlor at 5'3~400.00~ full retail price, inste~d of 9'1~4~9.00 cost price~ for the year 1949• ~y ` 1 141 b~eeting of December 12~ 194g, continued. Upon motion, duly seconded, Mr. R. ~T. Giles~ Greenville~ N. C.~ was gra.nted an ~ abatement of taxes on a valuation of ~400.00 hotise charged in error on lots 13/14 ~~~ block 30~ Fort Fisher, for the ye~r 1949. A report was received from the BacY. Tax Collsctor showin@ that ~6,~4g.89 was /~(~X collected for the City and ~5,21E.93 for the County,~ nakin~ a total of ~,11,968.82 back taxes collected for the month of l~ovember. `_vUpon motion of i~ir. D~vis, secunded by i~4r. Trask, P~4aude Be?1 Connelly and Elen Lee /~V~'"j price, two white indigent citizens, ~rere admitted to the County Home on recommendation rZ of the Supt. ~ of Public ,'tt'elf~se . ' ~ Upon motion of hir. Davis~ seconded by I~'r. Trssy, the follov~ing~ vaere on recommenda.tion -~ ~C~'1- of the Cotmty .4uditor~ aopointed tax listers for the followingtov+nships for the year 1950~ Cape rear Tovrnship n4rs. Geo. ~4t. YJilkins. Federal Point " VJsll~ce Aman. • Harnett No.l- " I~4rs. S. 4'J. Brinson. . , Harnett Ivo.2- ~/ Mrs, Sallie F. Pierce. Pviasonboro ~` Mrs. Leila hi. Horne. . P7ilmington t° V~. N. Ha~•riss, . n " W. P. Toon, Jr. « °t J. H. bVomble. "~ " Mrs . E . PJI . DeP~ey . ~ • Upon motion of Mr. Davis~ seconded by Mr. Trask_~ H. S. McGirt and D. A. Herring vaere ~i{r+ appointed tax assessors for New Har_over County for the year 1950. Upon motion of bir. 0'Shields, seconded by Iv;r: Davis~ the members of the Sea Scouts ~ JL~ were granted the use of approximately 60 feet of land. along the Greenfield Lake side IF' of the Stadium property; for headquarter§ cabins:, for a f'ive year term to enable them to put on a more extens~ve service. Upon motion of T~Rr. 0'Shields~ seconded by-Ivir. Davis~ tne Board offered the ABC Board ~'/ the use of its tv~o-way communic~tions service to ~id its officers in the discharge of ~r'~`- their duties, if it zvould c~re to equip its cars for that purpose. ~ 4_1' Upon motion of I~4r. Trask, seconded by Pdr. H~11, County bills Nos. 1201 to 1371 ~-~~ were approved for payment subject to the ~~::proval of the County Aud~itor. "~_,dQ,, Upon motion of I~ir. 7rask, seco~ded by ',;:r. Ua.vis~ the iollovaing resolution ~' ea" - ti735 U"~1"lIDOUS15' 3dOptP.C~ : Ulhereas~ the ~oard of Commissioners of i:ew Hanover Courty has given much tirr;e ~~d thought to the selection of a site ior the proposed tuberculosis hospital~ a^d ' ti7-iereas, r~any locations have been investigated ~ but fOtl~'+d to be unsuited for the successiul treatme~t a-~d eo~valescence of perso+,s sufferir~ with tuberculosis~ and ~ VJhereas, the unsucces=ful eiforts to fi+~d a suitahle site has delzyed the Commissioners in the construction of the hospital~ a^d PJhereas, It;r. Frederick 'v:~iiletts, Sr.~ a pubtic spirited and outstanding citizen of our communi~y, realizing the neec of a loca.l. insti.i;ution for the trea,tir.ent of 'tuterculosis; offered to ~ive the County a t;ract of 13n(j o~ the Old 1Vri.ghtsville ~iighv:ay~~ just below ti7intei• ?ark~ as ~ site for th~t purpose~ v~hich has been investi~ated by the County Co;rnissioners~ £ound to be suitable~ ideally ~ocated a^d ~.dequate for the hospital site~ and was unanir~ouslq a,ccepted by the Commissioners. Therefore be it Resolved that this Body recog^ize I~<r. 4uill.etts a.s the site on vahich to erect the hospita to the needs a~d welfare oS the people oi this Courty~ a^ expressio*+ of thanks a~d a.pnr~ciatior ior his noble Resolved further tnat ~ copy oi tnese resolutions the sar,ie spread upo~ t,he r;5_^utes of, tilis Boa-rd. The meeti~g then a.djourned. ~... iC ~ .' ,_ ~ Clerk. ~ in the gift of land made by 1, an outstanding contribution ~,nd hereby go o~ record vJith 3^d generous ~.C't. be sent to T~ir. 'Nilletts and I ~~~ Wilmington, N. C., December 19> 1949• The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman~ Geo. Vd. Trask, Qlaud 0'Shields, Thurston C. Davis, and County Attorney biarsden Bellamy. • The minutes of ineeting of December 12, 1949, were read and approved as recorded. _-~../ ~ The Chairman announced that he vr~ negotiatin~ with Mr. Frederick Wil2etts t'o ~~ est~blish the exact location of the site for the toberculosis hospital on the ^ VJrightsville Turnpike fii~hway~ donated by bir. l~lilletts. A request.of Mr. D. E. &fcClarnmy to purchase a piece of the Co:~nty's land on the _~'~~ Castle Hayne road on the 1'Jest side of Herring Erothers ~arage~ was received for consideration. The matter of providing addition~l_ heat in the er.hibit~on building requested by Mr. J. D. Big~ord, and the m3t±er of further renting.the build~ng to him and charges ~~~ for same for boa:ing matches, rvas referred to the Stadium Committee with pov~er to act. The following resoltztion VJ3S upon motio.i pf iur. Davis~ seconded by t~r. 0'Shields, adopted on the request of Attorneys hiurray G. James~ VVm. B. Campbell and Vlallace C. ~~ blurchison~ committee representing the i~Iew Hanover County Bar Association: Vv'HEREAS, there are such a large accumulation of cases on the civil docket of the Superior Court of New Hanover County~ and VPHHEREAS~ all of the said cases cannot be disposed of at the regular term scheduled to convene on February 6~ 1950~ and WHEREAS~ it is the una.nimous opinion of the Board of County Commissioners of New Hanover County, that it would be to the best interest of the tax payers of said County~ if a two weeks term in addition to the regular term be held to dispose of the cases now on the docket in New Hanover County- THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Eoard of County Commissioners of New Hanover County ~znanimous request his ~cellency VJ. Kerr Scott~ Governor of the State of North Carolina, to order a special term of the Su.perior Court, for the trial oP civil cases only~ to convene on n7onday, Ja.nuary 23~. 1950, and to continue for two weeks~ or until the business is disposed of. Be it further resolved that the Clerk of the floard of Co•.~nty Commissioners be~ and he is hereby directed to furnish 3 copy of this resolution to tne Governor of the State of Plorth Carolina at the~earliest possible moment. Mr. Richard A. Shew~ President o£ the Real Estate Eoard, submitted appraisals on 104 -!~ parcels of land bought-in for tax.es b}~ the City and County, which were upon motion of ~~ MT. 6~~hielns, seronded t~,y L~;r. Davis, accepted,and instructions were given to advertise the ~arcels for sale, and in the event no bids are received authority is hereby given to sell the same st the app:aisal. value set by the Real Estate Board~ subject to the approval of the County Attorney. Upon motion of ASr. 0'Shields, seconded by ta:r. Davis, pa.yment to the Wilmington ~'oard ~~'~~ of Realtors for appraising the said property was authorized on a. basis of $4.00 for ~ each pa.rcel of land ~ppraised. -~~Upon motion of Mr. Trask~ seconded by Pd7r. Davis~ the Register of Deeds was allowed a nd extra~girl t~pist for a maximum period of sixty daS~s at a cost of from ~10.00 to ~1?.00 per week~ to help catch up eith the work o~.his office. A proposed contract between the County and the Communications Maintenance Company ~ of Wilmington, North Carolina~ for the maintenance of the two-way radio comr~unications eq~.iipment, at a cost of ~y270.00 per annum, the County to furnish parts and tubes for - ~ replacements~ was upon motion of u;r. Davis~ seconded by bir. Trask, referred to the County Attorn~y for opinion and to report to the Board at the next meeting. y~S~j A copy of the minutes of the ~oard of Trustees of Community Hospital of November 9~ 1949, was received and filed. A petition of 30 citizens and property owners requesting improvements to a~ road leading ^~~ from the Myrtle Grove Sound road to ~4yrtle Grove Sound~ a distance of about 2100 feet~ was receive~ and ret'urned to the.petitioners to be prepared on State Form R~ 10, as required by the State Highway Corrmission. .`~~ A report of the R'ilmington Public Library for P;ovember was received and filed. Upon motior. of blr. Davis, sPCOnded by P,4r. ~'Shields, Snoiar Vdhite Laundry~ Inc.~ v~as granted an abatement of tax.es on a v.aluation of ~.6,000.00 on machinery charged twice for the year -~a~` 1949, and an aba.tement of not listed penalty cha rged ~.gainst the NW part of 1ot 5~ in block 35, for the reason the personal sheet was listed thinking the real estate was included, which person~l list included the machinery vrhich was also included in the real estate, v~hich v~3s not listed. ~ Complaint of Willie Owens of assessment on house in block 51,raised in 1949 from ~ I~X ~750.00 to ~1,500.00, on which no improvements or additions vaere made~ wa.~ referred to the corr~mittee with po~ver to act. , 14 0~ Meeting of December 19~ 1949, continued. A request of Bishop C. McGrace, Trustee for the linited House of Prayer to abate the ~~~` 1949 taxes on property in block 51, used er.clusively for the Pastors home~ and place the same on the tax free list~ v;as referred to the County Attorney for opinion. LTpon motion of tt7r. Trask~ seconded by Mr. Davis~ Abraham McKnight~ 1506 Dawson Street _~~q~ was granted an abetement of taxes on a val.uation of ~25.00 radio liste~ at ~50.00 ., for the year 1949. A request of the Winter Park Service Club that the State HighH~ay and Public Vf'orks ~~,~ Commission include P~ges 9venue, from Y+rightsvi7le Avenue to the Meares Road~ and ~ Peachtree Street from P~Iacl4~illan' - Avenue to Floral Parkway~ was received and the same returned to the Club vrith request that the sa.me~be prepared on ~t?te Form R-10. Upon motion of Mr. 0'Shields~ seconded by Mr. Davis~ I~r. John H. Ftiassell~ 1805 Grace ~ Street~was granted an`abatement of taxes on a va.luat~on of ~5~400.00 and not listed ~~ enalty, and A. S. Patterson block 1~ lot 13, Bordeaux Division~ on a valuation of ~~7:00.00 and not listed penalty, account of double eharge for the year 1949. Both parcels were listed regular and also charged as not listed for the ye~r 1949. An ap~,lication to admit VJiley Johnson, 69 year old citizen residing at 503 Nixon Street, ,~,.,,s~ to the County Aone, who appears to own property in hlock 272 City~ was upon motion of ~~ ivTr. Trask~ seconded by Mr. Davis~ referred back to th the Welfare Department for checking as to the ovanership of property, and the pessibility of selling the same and applying `the proceeds to his n~aintenance at the County Home. Upon motion of I~Cr. 0'Shields~ seconded by A4r. Davis~ the Board approved the sale of the .y,Airport Electrical Distribution System lines to the Tide Vlater Ponaer Company at a ~~p~Gi ~price of ~8,500.00 plus cancellation of approxiriately ~1~500.00 accumulated maintenance ~ - charges~ subje~t to the a~proval of the Civil 9eronautics Administi°ation, and if approved by CAA,.the Chairman and Clerk of the Boa-rd are hereby authorized and directed to execute the deed of conveyance of the said property,N!hich has been approved by the County Attorney~ on behalf of the County. tipon motion of Tv;r. 0'Shields, seconded by I~ir. Trask~t,he Chairman v~as requested to secure __--GS~' hids for cost and type of instruments for installing an ampli£lying system in the Superior Court Room, consisting of 3pproair.ately six speakers and two microphones. In observance of the CYiristmas'halidays as authorized by the Board at meeting of C~ December 5th, 1949; a recess w~3s then taken until 10:00 o'clock A. M., VJednesday~ `.,. Decer~ber 28th 1949. ~ ~~ i~ ~~~~„_ Clerk. O~ ~ Viilmington, N. C.~~December 28~ 1949. Pursuant to recess t3ken December 19, 194g, the Ba3rd rnet at 10:00 o!clock .4.~I. Present: A~dison Hecalett Chairman, Geo. i"~. Trask, Jas. T~4. Ha1Z, Claud 0'Shields' ' Thurston C. Davis and'County Attorney ~arsden Bellamy. The Minutes of December 19~ 1949, were read and approved as recotded. ' A request of Nrs. J. Russell K~ood and H,iss Allie Pd. Fechtig for an appropriation of ~~ $~50.00 to match a like a.mount by the City of l"Jilmington. for page ~dvertisement in -~ \ the Sta.te Garden Club Pilgrimage, adverrising Gree~nfiel.d Lake~ was upon motion of A~S' i~Ir. Trask~ seconded by Nir. 0'Shields~ gra,nted out of the Advertisin~ fund. The Superintendent of Public 6S`elfare reported that V•,`i.ley Johnson,i^ho made application _ C~ for ~dmission to the County fIone as an emergency case, and who appeared t•o own property in block 2'72~ which the Supt.~ of Public Vielfa.re vras a.sked to check~ as to the possibilit,y of disposing of the same to n~y his m~intenance expense at the Count.y Aome, ~~.xeconciliation vrith his vaife has heen effected and he has returned home. Upon motion of P~4r. Uavis~ seconded by I~dr. Trask~ the Snow VJhite L~undry vaaG ~ranted an ~~x 3batement of tar,es on a va.luation oi ~400.00, house removed from block 35 prior to ~anuary 1. 1949• Upon motion of IvIr. D~vis, seconded ty i~,ir. H~l.l~ payment of ~450.00 to Vl.P.Burkheimer~ atty.~ for the distributi.on of funds i'or the s2ttlement of taxes on the foll~^.~oing :,property ~~GY bid-in for taxes for the County~ vaa.s apnroved: /~~ J.S.Edgerton, lot 5, bl.ock 16~ l~lilninp,ton Beach u 100.00 • W.H.Eatcher~ "" 15, "' 11, " " 150.00 Fred Sau1s "' 6 " 20 " " 100.00 C. C. Chedbourn 18 " 1~~ °' "' 1: G.00 • ,~, A report of the Elect7 ical Inspector for TdovemUer show:i.ng ~'154.']0 inspection fees ~S~ collected v+~s received.and Yiled. ~ The matter of pl3cin~ the revised ju:r5 list in the jury box for cuirent use was ~ ~ postponed for a.nother K~eek pendin~ furthe~ checking. ' Ur,on ruotion o° llir. Tra~k, seconded by I:ir. Davis, ~;~rs. Jer.nie G. Hill was r~nted an ,~ ~I~~ abatement of taxes on 3 valuation of ~2,050.00, SVJ Pt. lot 3,t in block 15~, for the J year 1949, and refur~d of t3x.es peid on saMe for the year 194t5, account of error in charfling ~he s.an;e to her wnich she sold to the Y'~CA 9/1/4'J. Upon motion of :~ir. D~vis, seconded by R~r. Hall, the Cape Fear Recreation Club was ) ~Iks granted the use of tYie Exhibition fiuilding ~t Legion Stadium for staoing regula.r f Saturday night entertairunent for a period of t~velve months heginning J~nuary 1, 195~~ at a renta7. charge of "~c2_5.00 per night~ or 1?°fa of the gate receipts, which-ever is the greater,m~tter`o£ inst~lling aew floors in the building at an arproxim3te cost of $200.00 to be paid out of the ga.te receipts until the same equals the cost for insta?-ling the ~ floors~was referred to the Stadium Co:^~mitteet v~ith power to act. I 1_ ~~ Meeting of December 28~ 1949, continued. Upon motion of Itir. Hall, seconded by i~:r. D3vis, I~Sr. J. D. Bigford was granted the use of the Exhibit9.on fiuilding at T,eeion St~diun, for boxing matches for the next thrAe ^~ y Friday nights at a xental of ~25.00 ner nieht, trYiereaftef~ at $25~00 per night or 12~ of the Pate receipts ~ v;hichever is the preater. ' Upon rrotion of ll'r. Davis, seconded ty r.1r. Trask~ the City w~s requested to provide -~~ police protection for the bui]_dings ~nd prer~;~ ses at Legion Sta.ditun. ~ I~r. Davis brou~ht up the matter o£ provi.din? the Register of Deeds vrith ar~ adding ~ machine for w~hich an appropriation of ~50.00 was provided in the budg.et~ and I~ir. ~~~0'~hielc~s asked that an appropriation for providing drive-~n picnic facilities at Hugh t~4ecRae P~rk be set up~ Ivir. Hall reported progress in the irvesti~ati.on of the VJelfa.re Dep~rtment~ that some _~~i, corrections would have to be ~ade through legislative action, and tY.~tt a final report would be forth-coming in the near future. _ Upon motion of hir. Trask, seconded by tAr. Davis, Benjamin Spencer was granted an J~~~ abatement of penalty for not ~isting charged against property.in block 8~ City~ and poll taxes for 1949; account of being a non resident. It appeared that he is.a ~esident of New Jursey and listed ~01:1 taxes in error thinking, he was listing his real estate. ~~yl Upon motion of nir. 0'Shields, seconded by A~r. Trask, an accumulation of bills in '~~'^ the amount, of ~'203.95 due the Vlilmington Iron F7orks, was approved for payment. ~ ~t~'ir. 0'Shields suFgested that i.mproverent to the drainape ir~ the Court Eouse par•king v~ lot be made~ and it was agreed Lhat ~ few loads of material in the low pl.aces woul.ri turn the v~ater into the dr~inage and relieve the condition. The meeting then adjourned. ~ it. --~_- ..~sr Cle rk. ~ Rjilmington~ Id. C.~ Ja.nua.ry 3~ 1950, Fursuant to recess taken UecemUer 28~ 19a9, the regular; weekly meeting of the Board was held at 10:00 o'c1oc.Y. fi, iei. Present: Ac'dison Aevilett Ch~irr::an, Geo. Yd. Trask~ Ja~. i~f. Hatl, C13ud 0'Shie].ds Thurston C. D~vis~ and I~~'arsden Ee1.1.~m.y Connty 4ttorney. The minutes of ~eetin~ of Der.e;~xer 28~ 19~9, we^e ~~ead and anproved a.s recorded. ~ Ha~•mond ~,4au7:tsby of VJilmington To~^.mship w~s upon motion of Itlr. Dacis, seconded by ^~~ Il~ir. Hall,;granted ar. abatement of taxes on a valuation of $~']90.00 on a 1936 Chevrolet automobi2e, Blue Book value `~".200.009~~char~ed in error a's a L946 model at ~990.00, for the year 1949. Roscoe Baldvrin, a resident of Currie, P:. C.~ wa~ upon moti.on of P~:r. Davis, seconded by -'Q?~ i~4r. Hall~ granted an ~batement of po].1 taxes ch~rged in error for the year 19~9. A letter was received from the Governors office advising that there is no judge available for the special term of Civil Court rec~uested for Jamlary 30~ but can furn~sh a jndge for the week of Jznuary 23~ vihich~ after c.onferrin@ with the calenda.r -~ committee of the Bar Association, vras agree3ble t~ hold the one week terro be~inning January ?_3, first part of the week t.o be devoted to the hearing of motions etc., and jury be drav:n to appear Thursday, January 26, which ~vas aoproved by the County Attorney. ~ No objections were indicated bv the Board to the application of the Interr~ation3l ~ ` d2~~~..c' Nickel Co.~ to the tinited States Uistrict ~nPinee.r, to constz~uct a H~harf in Banks Channel on the east side of f~arbor I~land ~outh of the highv!ay bridge. y~r+~U~~on motior. of iutr. 0'Shields~ seconded by ;v,r. Davis, ;elr. 9ddison Hevrlett Chairman of the _ ~~ ~ Bo~,rd~ was anpointed Tay ~,upervi~or oi 's+cw H.a.nover County for the ye3r 1950. Upon riotion of T~1r. TrasY.~ seconded t~- i,:r. D~vis~ the Board authorized a correction of ~ ~ the tax records, block 8; Pt.~~! 1,2,3~ by ty chargin~ Samuel Hawes viith an assessment of. ~''~ctk $;1~900.00 for the year ]°4~~ 1945 and 1~49, e~hich fer said years was charged in error to Geo.t°J.J~mes~ and charge Thoras Ja,n~es~ Jr.s with an assessment of ~450.00 for 194'7~ fl948 and 1g49, uvhich vras chargeci to Samuel Hevies. '.: On, approval of the County Attorney. . it. Upon motion of Mr. Davis~ seconded b,y ~r. Trask~ Snrnv White Laundry a~~s gr.anted an _ ahatement of taxes on a v~luation of ~`,7~000.00~ machinery liste~l on personal list for ~~GX the, year 1°48 which was also included in the real estate ~.ssessment~ block 35 which was not listed, and vaas released from the payr~ent of penalty for not listing~ thinking the real estate vr3s included on the ~er=ona.l sheet. ~~„~~~~.w~ A report of the Veterans' Service Officer for December was received and filed. ~ .~ , ~