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1933 Meeting Minutes (Scan). •" • Wilmington, N. C., January 3rd,1~33. ~ The regular meeting of the Board was held at 3:00 o'clock P.M. ' ~ Present: Addison Hecrlett Chairman, Geo.W.Trask, Frank ~. Ross,Jas.~.Hall ~ and J.H.Hinton. ~ ~ Upon motion of I~Ir. Trask, sec,onded by a4.r. Hinton, the estate of k'annie Hartfield, \~~~ bloclc ~93, yas released from payment of penalty £or not listing for the year / • 1932, account o£ agent having listed other property thinking this vaas included. The request of i.J.Coleman for a reduction of $3,650.00 assessment on lots •' ~,~`G~k 20 and 21, block #10 Carolina Place, to ~3,000.00, statin~ that the same cost ,, ~2,800.00, was referred to the committee with po~er to act. ~Ir. J.H,Hinton having advised the Board at meeting of December 19th,1932, that - / he ~vould offer a resolution at this neeting to abolish the departments of County , ~ ~vYne " Farm and Home Demonstration Agents, did offer~said motion to,become effective ^(~ ,,~ February lst,1933. His motion did not receive a second and was not put by the ~/ ~~ ~ Chairman. A dele~ation of 35. ladies repr.esenting various rural sections of the County appeared to protest any action toi^rard abolishin~ these two departments. , , Pdessrs Hugh IuacRae and D.J.Fergus v~ere also present urging a continuation of this service. . ~ Upon motion duly seconded, Mr. VJalter E. Bland residinff at lRinter Fark, was/ _ ' \` ~ ~~P. e~;~v excused fxom payment o£ all privilege tax for peddl,ing or sellin~ as a ~/ hucL-ster in New Aanover County account of being a disabled.Spanish-American ; . ~Tar Vetrean. The Rev..T.S,.Crov~ley appeared and expressed his disa.pproval of the law imposir~g /~ ~~1G~ a penalty in the form of high interest rates on property oNrners vrho are unable their taxes to pa , . , , . y ~ Upon motion of I~dr. Ross, seconded by Mr. Trask, the Board authorized and approved ,the payment of $~1,500.00 from the general fund account to Mr.,J.A.Taylor v Administrator of Relief for the purchase of tools and conditioning trucks for '~ ~~~~ the Relief Association, the general fund account to be reimbursed out of funds , from t23.e County's appropriation for relie£ when the same is made a.vailable, the , `~ 4 said loan having been approved by the Local Government CorBnission~for ~12,500.00 . to Be borrowed from time to time as needed. '. ~ F: • ~ •~ Upon motion of i^ir. Hall, seconded by Ivir. Hinton, the Board adopted the recommendation ~ f;~ ,' ~n \~,~ ~ .of the Recorder to hire out Ed King for the balance of h'is term on the County I'arm ~ . `. ~i-~?C~ F to enable him ito care for his family. Upon motion o£ I~r.. Trask, seconded by Mr. Hall, the as~essment of ~p6,500.00 on J/ ~.. G~ house of A'Lr. IvIurray G. James,Oleainder was reduced to ~5,000.00 account of •,-~ `. unfinished interior on second floor, and an abatement of taxes ~D a valuation , ° ' , of ~51,500.00 for the year 1932 vras order.ed. ~ ~ . ,' ,~~ • Upon motion of I~. Ross; seconded by I~r. Hintoiz, the estate of Henry Heyer was :: released from payment of penalty charged for not listing property in blocks 190, ~ 1 I~Y~ ~~ 23.9, 2-7.1,291 aild 527 for the year 1932, and an itez¢ of $$165,604.OO.personal •; 1 _f~om t3~~e~previous year, was ordered property charged as not listed brought ove`r ;, , ,abated, the estate having listed personal property regular for ti~e year 1932. , Upon motion of Pdlr~ Rose; seconded by "r~r. Hinton, ~Iyss. H. 5teinmetz: of Raleigh,N.C.~ ~ `~Gy tivas released from pay?nent o£ penalty for not listin~ lot #1, block ~~65 Carolina '~~:" ~~ ~ Beach for the years 1930 1931 and 1932 account df beinp a non-res.ident. ! b ~ M~, ~ Upon motion of rdi, Trask, seconded by P~2r. Hintmn, the bo`a'rd granted tk~e request of - ~Sr. ~'loodus. Kellum to release various interests in the 298 acre tract of land, ~,-~~Q Y estate o~ J.T.Rerr, Cape Fear tocJnship, from back taxes,due for the year 1928, v , accourjt of all having .paid except the interest o£ b'Irs. ToY~n R. I,Zorris who owes the balance due of ,~60.46 for said year. ~ , ' ~ - . ~ \ Office Deputy C.R.Pdorse reported ~74,608.80,1932 taxes collect~ed durin~ the month of ~.~ i ` ~"~ December and a total of ~154,421.00 to December 3].st,1932. J~ ~4r. T.A.Atkinso.n c~as, upon motion of IuLr. Trask, secondee2 by LIr. Hinton, ~ranted an --_. ~~px ~ abatement of ~2.00 tax on female dog charged in error for the year 1932. Upon motion, duly seconded, Ihr. N.A.Tv:cI{enzie t7as granted an abatement of •taxes on .~ \ ia~ a valuation of ~100.G0 household and lcitchen furniture charged in error for the . year 1~~32. .~ Upon motion of 7.(r. Hinton, seconded by hdr. Hall, I~~ir. Charles F. Green tr/as granted a , -~Qy refund of ~3.00 poll tax paid for the year 1931 account of being more than 50 years G--- ~ . of age April lst,1931. ~ ' . "` . ~ ' ~7pon motion of Ifir. Ainton, seconded by t;u~. Hall, tne Board ordered a separation.of - the real estate tax from the pe.rsonal property due by Fred M. Hintz charged againat ~ ~~ qy lot #9, blo,ck F, Ardmore, and alloi~ed PtIr. Vlilliam Struthers, Jr.,, to pay all ~axes due on said lot without being required to pay the personal tax, account of having to ' ; take the property back at a loss and T.~r. Hintz having no equity in the same. Upon motion of E~Ir. Trask, seconded by I~hr. Hall, Iv`~rs. Julia V!. Sprunt and P,~r. Alex ~ '. ~~a~ Sprunt were each a1loMed an abatement of taxes on a valuation of ~300.00 household . - and kitchen furniture exempt by lavr for which they failed to receive credit in ;. Harnett townrship for the year 1932. * ;;,~ The recommendation of the commiti:ee to reduce the assessraent on house•o£ E.R.Pickard, ~ ', ~- '~X lot #51, Carolina Court, from $4,500.00 to ~4,000.00 was adopted, and an abatement of ~ • taxes on a valuat$on 6~':.~~5:00.00 foi`. .the..year ~1932'was ordered. ~ • . , . ~ ~ Pdeeting of January 3rd,1933 continued. ~~ Upon motion of I~~~, Hinton, seconded by Mr. Hall, the Southeastern Life Insurarice~ Company was released from payment of penalty for not listing property in block - ~ #102 for the year 1932. • . ~ `~~~~ A request of the ~oard of Education that ~he sum of ~7,500.00 be placed to the./ credit of the school fund to meet expenditures for the month of Sanuary, was ~ granted. A statement sho~ing in detail the charges for street paving of Borden Avenue a.nd K~aton. ~ 4venue in Brookcrood vras received from the County Auditor shov~ing amount due and •~ ~i.~. ~ ~.bU~y unpaid: ,~.: Borden Avenue from Ja.nuary lst,1929 to January lst',1933, ~1,519.50. . • Keaton Avenue fxom July 1st,1930 to July lst,1932 ~ 953.38 Upon motion of 1~r, Ross, seconded by P.2r. Hinton, the Board directed that a,~ , ~/~'[~ le.tter be written the property ot~ners insisting on.;~rompt settlement of the street paving tax. • . ~ Upon motion of T~Gr. Hinton, seconded by DTr. Hall, county bills Nos. 1305 to 1368~/inclusi~e ~ ~~~`~ were approved for payment. ~ The m eting then adjourned. • ~~ E,_ ""' rl . .. C rk. _ - Wilmington,N.C., January 9th,1933. • ' • \ _ The Iloard met in regular weekly session_~at 3:00 o'elock P.L4. Present: Addison He~rlett Chairman, Geo.W.Trask, Jas.A4.Ha11 and J.H.Hinton. ~ ~~ The reouest of P~Srs. ~iary E. Cox for a reduction of assessments on property,in ~ ,` ~(~~. b$ocks IQos. 221 and 279 eras referxed to the Committee for investigation. " ~ iuirs. D.T.Bowden and Lirs: W.R.Page'of the Grounds Committee of Forest Hills school appeared arid asked that the County furnish sufficient gravel to f ~; bu•ild a semi-circle drivevaay on the school premises. Inasmuch as the rock . `~V is available at the quarry, the Chaixman stated that he ~rould take the matter ' up v~ith Is4r. •G.F.Catlett ~7ork Superintendent of Relief and request that the work ; be done as a relief project. .. Upon motion of Ivir. Trask, seconded by fl4r. Hall, Mr. Horace T. King w~.s granted and~. ~~~,~ abatement of taxes on a valuation of ~p5G0.00 houseriold and kitchen furniture i . charged against him in error in Harnett tovrnship for the yea.r 1932. A copy of the financial report of Associated Charities for fis•cal year ending~/ ^ ~~~`~~ December 31st,1932 was received. • • , A bill for ~13.64 due P„r.James Donnelly for repairs to masonry ~vork , steps and C~~~ plastering in court house annex, was approved for payment. ~ v/~~~r~A bill for ~1.50 due the City for three cubic yards of cinders used~in cement work in repairing the Juvenile building at the County~ Home, was approved. ` A statement of State and County Expense of the Board of Education vras received ~ ' ~n\ ~t,~,~ and filed. ~ ~'1 The Carolina Building and Loan Association 1*~as allov~ed to pay the 1932 real estate tax due by the estate of Harry Goldstein on property in block #87 without ` ~~;/~ being required to pay the personal tax char~ed therein, account of havin~ to take' ~ the property over by foreclosure and the eUtate having no equity in i:he pro~erty. ,./ The mati;er of purchasing a 1931 North Carolina Code for the Superior Court, wa~ ~ S~gC-Y~ deferred until after ~djournment of the Legislature. ' Upon motion of L:r. Hall, seconded by DSr. Trask, the Board authorized the payment ,f ~" of 50/ of the balance due the tlaree military organizations account of 1932-1933 ~'~ ', ~ ~~1~~ budget allo~~ance. - - • • . . Upon motion of AGr. Hall, seconded by r.4r. Hinton, the Board approved the paymentt o~ , ~",~~R ~'5.00 to 2fir. J.B.Huntington Secy., of the Y.2~Z.C,A., tor~ard expense for ~Sr.epar'ing, ~ "Christmas Dinner" for the inmates at the County Home. ~ A statement of amount on deposit in each bank as of December 31st,1932, " together'~~rith a memorandum of securities held in each case was received from -- ~'~°~'~`~ the County Auditor. • Upon motion of T:s. Trask, seconded by P.Sr. Hall, the Board authorized the repair ,~ W.~l~w~`"of the Colored Welfare 1~lorkers typevrriter at a cost not to exceed ~3.00. f/~ ~a,~~ The Auditors cash report for December was received and filed.~ ` ~ The County Attorney announced that t~.e Union Indemnity Company surety on the ~ ~~~ Official bonds of the Sheri£f and Fx~Sheriff and Tax Collector is in hands of ` - S" ~,4~ Receivers and that he too~C the matte~ up with their local agant Ids.H.YZ.Wells, ft.,~+"C' to•the end that the said bonds be talcen over and re-written by some responsible "~°~~ surety company or ne~~ bonds secured. ~ ~ ~~~f~,,,,~r/~ ~ir.Hinton asY.ed authority to cut certain trees, clean up around the premises~~ .~CQ, / and'enlargef>the.groundsrof ;6ak°~Gr.ot~e~,Cemetery. _~~»~ Upon motion, d uly seconded, county bills IQos. 1369 to 1446 were approved for pay~ent The ~eetin ~hen a j ourned. ' ~it~s ~~. ,Clerk. ~ „ ~ Wilmington, N. C., January 16th,1933. The regular ~eesly meeting of the Board was held at 3:00 o'clod; P.~. Present: Addison Hewlett Chai man, Geo. W. Trask, F.~.Ross and S.A.Ainton. , Upon motion, duly seconded, bill for ~4.70 due the Otis Elevator Company / d ~~`` for oil for the elevator, .was approved for payment. . ` Upon motion o£ Pur. Trask, seconded by I~7r. Ross\Nr.J.Ii.Rehder was allotved to pay the 1929,1930 and 1931 taxes due by Roosevelt S~aindell on property in bloc k #287 i/ ~~~~ vrithout being required to pay his personal tax cYiarged therein account of having ~~~ to take the property back and Swindell havii~g.no e'quity in the same~ Upon anotion of Mr. Ross, seconded by Mr. Hinton, i~r. Charles ~. Leamy vras - ~/- -ay released from p~,yment of penalty for not listin~ lots Nos. 6 and 7, blo~.]e L/' ~ \ I7o. l, South Wilmington Heights for the year 1932 account of being a non- resident. ' ' ' ~' ~~uQ.A~1~ ~) ~ \ h~1~- e ' ' ; . -V~~"~ ~~~ % ~a~ ~`~ C!7~ The matter of installin~ self closing cocks on lavatories in the Juvenile ~ building at the County Home instead of the ordinary ones, z~as declined. The Chairman announced the receipt by the County Auditor, of ~12,500.00 Federal Emergency Relief Funds, which raas tutned over to ~r:J.A.Taylor, Admi-nistrator under authori~'ty of the Doard of December 27th,193B. Upon motion of P~fir. Ross, seconded by ~Zr. Hinton, the Chairman vras' authorized to purchese one 1~ ton Ford truck from P.R.Smith I~otor Company at a cost of ~175.00. ~ Unon motion of A~r. Ross, seconded. by Plr. Hinton, r~rs. M.W.Kimball wa~ released from L payment of penalty for not listing lot #78 Oleander for the year 1932.. . The request of ivir. E.R.Pickard that the reduction of ~500.00 ;on house on lot #51, Carolina Court allowed at r.~eeting of January 3rd,1933, be ma.de to apply as of I~day~lst,1929, was declined. A communication from J.Arthur Henderson, Tax Supervisor o£ I~ecklenburg County relative to'revaluation of real estate by a general cut of a certain per cent for 1933 together with adjustments vrher.e inequalities exist, vra,s read by the Chairman but no action talcen. Upon motion of Mr. Ross, seconded by ~F,x. Trask, authority was given to improve ~~~~~~ the visibili~y of the runways at the airport by building a four foot border line ` of vrhitetivashed rock around the sa,me. ~~~~:`,~The folloo~ing good and lawful men were dra~~m to serve as jurors in the Sup~rior ~. e'~ Court for the trial of civil cases, two weelcs term beginning: . ' ~ February 6th,1933s - . •..- " '. i The request of 2akaria Shennarah, '~Jorld War Veteran of Greensboro,N.C., for renewal / of order to extend the time e.xcusina him from payment of privile$e tax for peddling ~ ~~ ~~~~ tapestries in this county was declined. It appearing that he is in good physical condition, and the issuance o£ free license to peddle goods in competition ~vith . a tax payer would not be ,justified. Acting on the request of Pdr. R.C.Fergus, the Board upon motion of T:~r. Hinton, seconded by ?~Ir. Hall, un~.nimously voted to endorse the passage of a bill now ~ before the Le islature rohibitin the fishin for shad in the Ocean off the v ~ ~ The m~~g then adjourned. ~ 7l 4,'~~~`/ ' '~ C1e~Jf. Wilmington, N.C., January 23rd,1933. ~ V ~ ~ The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 3s00 o'clock P.M. Presents Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.V"~7.Trask, F.1~4.Ross, Jaa.M.Hall and J.H.Ainton. ,. A.Abrams. C.L.A~Iathes. 5.I~P.Blanchard. • R.P.Il~cClauany. ~ Jno.S.Cameron. J.G.Brunson. P.17.Bethea. G. Dannenbaum. .. F.IuI.Hiclanan. H.73.Michaelis. R.B.Warner. Jas. King. ~N.K.5tewart. J.E.PSartin. • H.E.~FJilliams. Geo.F.Potter. ' Donald C. King. L.C.LeGtivin. Jos.~T.Roderick. Jul,'ian ]~. Kornegay. , G.I~I.Smith. ~Jalter Seay. Hayden F: Gonverse. Frank G. Harriss. February 13th;1933: . H.C.Davis. I,.I~.Page. Edgar R. Bullock. Ausia l+~urray. Raymond Reinhart. &.C.~iesha~^. Anthony Owens. C.E,Bender. G.deRuitter. Sr., J.E.Guthrie. Julius Sternber~er. W.J.Kerr. F.n.Smith. H.B:.Nilkins. R.Iuf.Iideeks. • W.E.Bremer. S.E.}~~ood. Pl.G.Oury. G.H.Zibelin. George Sternberger. A,.~I.Hoffman. J.E.Jerrett. K.IVI.Willxamson. In.D.1Nillia~s. Dr:Rusa~e:1;I~ Bellainy.~a~: pearetl, and urged the Commissioners to use relief labor in ~~~~~.~ alearing county owned land for relief farming, tHe construction of•a highv~ay along the"river front to~the "Rocks" and the employment of four ladies to take faree on the~erry. No.;:ac.ti.An, was ta ken. ~~~~~.eNn, g r P ~' B .. ~- ~ coast of n~ev~ Hanover, Pender, Onslow and Srunswic'_~c counties, by set nets. It zva.s ~-~. brought to the attention of the Board that shad taken in this manner were des~royed `~ by crabs and not in a marketable condition. .~ Upon motion of Itr. Hall, ssconded by Pair. Hinton, I~r.C.A,Bordeaux residing at , ~ o No.517 South Front Street was er.cused from payment of all privilege tax for ~~e~~ ~ peddling in New Hanover County account of being an aged and infirm citizen. y~i~~ The request of F,~ir. O.L.Todd for a seperation oi' ae~essment on property of G.A.tiVarren in block #31, so the Progreasive Bizilding and I.oan Association ~oo i~eeting of January 23rd,1933, continued. c2,n pay the back ta~s due on the<paxk covered by mortgage, was referred to the committee with power to act. The request of Iur. E.R,Pickard that the reduction of y~500.00 on house located on lots Nos: 51 and 52 Carolina Cburt allowe•3 f or the ,year 1932 be made to apply for.r ` the years 1929,1930,1931 and 1932, was upon motion of ~~r. Hall,'seconded by P~r. ~~ Hinton, grantecl, and an abatement .of taxes •on a valuation of ~500.00 for the said yeas~ ~vas ordered. . Upon recommendation of Idr.VVoodus Kellum, Solicitor, and upbn motion of 1;4r. Trask, seconded by S~r. Fiall, the Board approved the payment of ~10.10 to the Wilmington \ SO~ie~'~'~`~ Hotel for expenses of f&r.C.R.Goodrich, incurred in the case of State vs John J. Furlong.and P.Q.IVloore. ~n- Upon motion of ~r. Trask, seconded by l'I1r. Hall, the 'Nelfare Officer was authorized~ \~ Mv~uX~4 to take Clifton Bellamy and Eddie Gregg,juveniles, to Morrison Training School. The following bills were approved for payment, subject to the approva,l of the \ ' } ~, County Attorney; / ~~~r`S'~~"a C.David Jones,, Sheri,ffi ~~ Transportation of prisoners to State Prison,.. ~130.09 Transportation of escaped prisoner captured,.: 62.20 ' . Summoriing vritness for Grand Jury .............. ~31.50 ... .. - IJleals for jurors,........ .. .............. 8.00 Summoning jurors,Superior Court ............... 27.30 John R. r~orris,Ex-Sheriff;and Tax Collector: . • C'ourt 0£ficers ~'ees,......... ........... 57.30. ~ Upon motion of I~3r. Tra~k, seconded by I~r. Ross, the•Board approved the~ payment of~ ~~~ $2.50.to TcFaircloth for capture and arrest of Sam Goins escaped, same to be chaxged to the Recorders Court. - `~~1~5 Upon motion, duly seconded, County bills Nos. 1447 to 1514 were approved for payrpent The recommendation of the committee to reduce the assessment of $~800.00 on hbuse of ~~~~, Joseph S. ATewton on lot #5,block ~4, Caxolina Beach, to $650.00, was upon motion of -~/ Il~r. Rosa, seconded by 1~Rr. Trask, adopted, and an abatement of t~xea on a valuation of $150.00 for the year 1932 was ordered. ~ Q S~ 'Dr. Russell Bellamy appeared and read excerpts from vario~us ~Sr.bpvsed billa he ~ contemplatea submitting to the General Assembly for passa ~e~! Reposts of Associated~6~hari+ies, Ladies .xest Room and Jas.i~alker~Hos,pital~for the ~~°~h~~~~month of December r~ere received and ordered filed. , - Upon motion of L~Ir. Ha.ll, seconded by Mr. Trask, the Board adopted the recommendation t r ~+.~a_~+~tlr.,.~of the ~tecord2r and voted to hire out Empie Jackson and Will Corbett upon p3.yment o the cost of the court. ~ ' U.pon motion .of }dr. Trask, seconded by ?~~r. Hall, the, Boa.rd accepted,temporary title . ,p ' to Graham tr,uck ~A406400.1oaned to the Wilmington Relief Aasoc,iation by,Norwood ~l/~.~`~°~ Orrell and Robert Strange receivePs for J,.W.Brooks, the saMe to .be returne,d to the ` P,eceiver's .on or before I~ay 30th,1933. .., , .,_ ~ The Chairman announced the receipt 6E ~p12,5.00.00 Federal Relief Fu,nds fr,orq the State ~.~~,}~sr~ to the County Ruditor, which was turned over to I:~Ir.J.A,Taylor, Administratox, under • authority of ~ec~mber ?7th,1932. ~ , • Upon motion of ~r. Trask, seconded by 2,:r. Hall~, the follolvina were, releassd from i~ payment of penalti~8:~for not listing for the year 1932, acc.ount of being non- - reeidents:. . . . ,. , . . {~'dT.S.Clayton, 6 acres Lewis, Cape, Fear totivnahip. . .. . ~ t.iilured "rV. Bear and.Viola 59allace, .block #178 City. ~r. . . • V5cott Stone, lo-ts Nos. 528 and 529 Lakeside, I~asonboxo to~vnship. ~ Upon motion, dizly seconded, I~,ir. C.~.Wallett, was released from payment of •penalty / ,_ t~ for not listing lot ,~2, block "A" Wrightsville Beach.for the year 1932, account of having listed other property thinking t_~is cras included. The request of Tom Croom for an abatement of taxes on dog killed approximately one J month after li.sting, was declined for the reason that the Cotmnissioners have no legal "' ~a ~` authority to abate the sa.me. . ~ The ma,tter of turning the~1931 insolvent list over to.1':iessrs. A.B.Crews and 11.F. / ~~~ v Carpenter for collecti~on on~a commission basie,,was referred to the Chairma.n with. potiver to acts and upon a;~prova~ of, the County Attorney. \ ,Upon motion of Idr. Trask, seconded by ,',ir. Hall, Lir.William Struthers, Jr., was allovred / to pay the taxes due on part of lots Nos.17,18 and 19,.block "G" Ardmore f+ox 1931 and 1932 ~ (~ ~~ and-~not re~uired to pay ang personal tax of 1~r. Dwight PdcEwen charged therein, account `. ~ ' of having to take the said property back and ~7r. IZcEwen havin$ no equity in the same. Upon motion of 'r.4r. Hall, seconded by L~r. Hinton, the Board directed that the State ~ \~ Hi~hti+ray Commission aga,in.be requeste~ to furnish an engineer to survey the proposed `~p.,~`~~ road connecting Sunset Park ~vith 'Ninter Park as a relief project. , Upon motion of Pdr. Hall, seconded by ~ir. Trask, the Board voted to recommend to the Relief Association the grading of a portion of Atlantic Avenue from "K" street to v the property of,the Dow Chemical Company at Kure Beach to provide additional parking ' space for automobiles. ~ ~b The ting then adjourned. t~ '1~. 4~~ . erlc. ~ ~ ~. ,, Y .~ !~ , , ', 4 . ~t., r, . ~ "!' sp. ~ '« } „, i ` . t ; ~. '} y~ . , s~ : i ' ,F . p ,. i~ q ~o~ _ ~ ~'i 4~ilming~on,N.C., January 30th,1933. • ~ • The re~ular weekly meetin~ of the Board was held at 3:00 o'clock P.I+~. Present:Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.W.Trask, F.Td.Ross,Jas.~4.FIz11 and J.H.Hinton. The request of VJ.L.Fartner, Es9•, on beha,lf of the Conununity ]3rotherhood and the Brotherhood's L~.dies Auxiliary for improvement 'in the system for dispen~irig ' ~ /~(~ medicines and medical services to the indigents of the county by the assistant 'health officer, vras referred to the Chairman to confer with the Health Of'ficer concerning this matter. The request of Mr. Jacob Swart for a separation of the real estate from the personal property t~ listed in the name of I~rs.Hel~en tiVeill, Cape Fear township, / ~,--- ' for the year 193?, aceount of having purcha§ed tlie real estate consisting of ,~/ ~0,~ one'acre and house assessed at $~2,500.00, reserving from the purchase price, the amount of tax on same, feeling tlx~t he~should not be required to pay the additional ~ t~ on a valuation of ~650.00 personal property of Pdrs. Y~eill charged against the ' real estate, v~as asked to take the matter up with his examining attorney. A bill for ~1.89 in favor of Associated Charities for'furnishing c~rity rate ~ \ a~~ transportation for Paul 5ilverstein an~ Tl~rs. Grace Ro~inson to Nerv York, was ~ a~proved, based upon inform~.tion furnished by the L9elfare Officer that otherwise , they would become a county charge. ' ' Upon motion of Mr. Ross, seconded by ~ir. Trask,'hdr.R.E.PdcCrary was released from ~- ` ~ lQy~ ' payment of penalty for not'listing'lot ~~5, block 66, Carolina Beach for the year 193Z. . The request of ~Ir. 'rV.A.French that the Board cancel t~ie ~3,000.00 assessment ~ ~~--- ' ~ ` fixed•by the assessors in I932, on nevr elevator installed in his building at d/~ Q~ No.104 Pdo l~ront street, stating tYiat same was merely a replacement, v/as referre to the Committee on Assessments'urith povter to,act. ~ ~ The request of l~~r. B.~'.Brittain, Sr., loc~ 1 in'surance agent, for a redmstribution ~5~ ~,~of the county insurance amon~ the local agents,'to the end that independent ~ 1 ,agents may participate in an equitable sYa~re of'the County's insurance business with members of the Local Board of~Jnder,w'riters, ~~as upon motion of ~~ir. Trask, ~ seconded by ~r. Hinton, taken under consideration. ' The Honorable John D. ~ellamy appeared and urged the co~nmissioners to have a /~ bill prep~.red to be presented to the Legislature for passage th~.t ivould reduce ~ a ~~ ~ (Ot'H 'tihe- interesi: rate on back taxes fPom 10% to 6f. The request was received favorably by all mer,ibers of the Board and the County Attorney ~:+as instructed to ~ write a letter to our represe~Ytatives in the I,egislature_setting forth the bill , . recommerided. _ Dr Russell Bellamy a~peared and urged a revision of the grand jury gjstem by ~ selectirig ,irom six to eigiit lvomen to serve and arrange to ha•ve a certain number to / ,~IM~ hold over from one term to anoiher to acquaint the new members ~vitn its unfinished ~ ~ ~ busii~ess. To compe~ ablebodied men ~~ho receive cnaritable aid to continue ~~ork, trie County to purchase 10U0 acres of land for relief farmin~ and ths construction - ~ of- a hi~hl~ay along the river front`to the "Roclcs". _.. ~ ' The folloYring "re~uest's'for improvements to streets and roads in the various '/ d upon communities of the county, to be done by relief labor were received sn ~/p,~~Q~ ° motion of -~r. Ross, seconded by P~r. Hinton, ~~+ere ordered turned over. to the «` "lilmington Relief Associ~tion for its consideration. The liet follov~s: , .~ The old "vl rth" dirt road connecting St~te highwa.y /¢20 vaith Greenville Sound. ~ • The old Te~ephone road leading oi'f fxom the Turnpike near Bra.dleys Creek. ~ Openin~ ~ ditch iro~ Johnson's pond at ?uidclle Sound, to Corbetts I,anding. Tmproving the Buena ~lista road and an old road leading from th= Buena Vieta road ' to h~iasons 7~anding. l~,inn Barr.road~fr.om Iron Spriilg 2deck to Dunn Barr Landing. ' Road from ~ueen's Point to Bishops Lariding and clearino oif Prospect and Burnett cemeteries. ~xtend Chestnut street to Ken~ood Avenue~and Henry Street connecting. Princess and: Market 3treet roads . ' ~ The request of the estate of F.A.Bissinger for a reduction of the asse6sment on ~ '' ~ '22 acres of land ~a.sonboro townsnip, to equalize it ~~ith adjoining property, ~vas ~~ ~ referred to the cornmi•ttee on assessments ~vith porrer to act. Upon motion of ~r. Trask,seconded by 2~r. Ross; 1,Zr. Herber~ Smith of iNinter Park~-- ~~ QY was er.empt'frorn payment of poll taxes on account of poverty an.d infirmities. . , Upon motion, duly seconded, Hrs. Jaanes Tate;~Cape Fear torrnship and Lary L. Roberts,-/~ ' ~ ~Q~ o~:niei of lot 11, blocic #6 Kure Beach, ro7ere released from bayment of penalty for 4 iiot. listing for the year '1932, account cf having listed other property thinking this •r7as iizcluded and being ~. nonresident resroeci;ively, • Upon motidn of ~Pis. Ross, seconded by Wr. Trask, T+L .'vYillizan Strutners, Jr., rras " ~ allov~ed to pay the 19~~ taxes of Robert Barefoot on proper•ty~in block ~497 less ~~c!X the person~.l tax of I3arefoot charged tHerein,~rovided payment is m~.de e~~ithin tnirty d~.ys from date, account of having to take th~ property baclc and Ba.refoot havin~ no equity in the sa.me. ''` Uoon motion of I;"r. Ross, seconded by P~„r.riinton, Ii4r.'J.A.French ti^~as ~ranted an ~^. ~ 80.00 for the, year 1932 on 2.8 acres abate:~ent of ta~es on a valuation of ~2 ~ . 1 q~f , of land used in the right-of-z+~ay in gatading cit~ street throu~h a tract of 1~ nd _ c.ontaining 76;:6 acres Jumping Run. \ '` f The following resolution prepared by the County Auditor ti~~as presented to the Bowrd \~~~,v~k~-~~~ for adoption'and a,fter having been read, tiras upon motion of Iur: Hinton, seconded by ~s. Trask, referred 'to the Chairman with full po~~rer to act: ~"~ 1dEI~REr;.i ';J.i~1.`d~alsh & Co., have been list?ng certain property at Carolina Beach,tne . ~. oi~nership oi ~~hich ~raas, at the time of listing, in question and ' - 1F ~ n ,~i , ~ ~ s". ~. THER~AS ! J Vla.lsh ~ Co., have sirice .,atisfied themselveU that they do not o~rn the ?' proper{;y in question and ~ ~o~ TuIeetin~ oi' January 30th~1933 continued. `,~lI-I~EI~S Taxes for tne year 1930, 1931 and 1932 char~{ed against ~iJ.~1d:Tr7alsh 8c Co., have not been paid 2nd whereas they are anxious to settle 1930 at once and tne ~ remainder as early as possible; and to that end are asY.ing credit for the ta,xes charged on the above mentioned property; no~v i:herefore be it RESOI,VED: that , The County Auditor be and he is hereby directed to' crsdit W.V7.'tialsh & Co., as follows: f Block B- Lots 1 to~six inclusive. 192~ and 1926-~400.00 1927 to 1930 inc.,(~ ~G00.00 or a total of ~3,200.00 ~ ~1.30 Blocl< C- Lots 1-2-3-4-17 Q~400.00 for 1926 and 1926 and at ~500.00 for 1927 to 1930 Inc or a total of ~2,800.00 C~ ~1.30 ' Bloclc D- Lots 15 to 20 inclusive 1925- 1926- 1927- 1928- 1929- 1930- ~'190:00 400.00 600.00 600.00 700.00 700.00 ~`3~190.00 p 4p1.30 Block 155- Ca3 525.00 for 1927 to 1930 ' or a total of $p2,100.00 C~3 ~1.30 Block 156- 1927- $~900.00 -1928- 900.00 1929- 13~5.00 1930- 135.00 ~2,070.00 9 ~1.30 Iilock 157- 1927- 19?8- Block 158- 1927- 1928- 1929- 1930- Block 159- 1927- 1928- 1929- 1930- ~p550:00 550.00 ~1,100.00 ~ ~,1.30 ~p500:00 g00.00 , ~00.00 300.00 ~p1,600.00 C~3 $~1.30 ;p300.00 300.00 180.00 180.00 ~ 960.00 C~3 ~1.30 Total .................:. $~ 41.60 36 .40 41.47 27 .30 s~ J . ~, 26 . 91 ` ~ 14.30 20.80 12.48 ~221.26 Block B- Lots 1 to 6 to be charged to Il4r. A.~"7.Pate at value of ~600.00 Cancelling cha~ge of lot in rea.r of hotel 150:00 Lots rear of hotel • -~ 250.00 ~p400.0:: Bloclc C- I.ots 1 and 2 are notiv listed by W,D.Hall at value of ~p200.00 731ock C- I.ots 3 and 4 are no~v listed by V.Z.Clontz at value ~200.00 - Bloclc C- Lot 17 is a street: Block D- Lots 15 to 21 to be charged to VJaddell Pate at a value of ~700.00 cancelling present charge of °Lot part HarPer" ~200.00 Bloclcs 155-156-157-158 and 159 a,re claimed by Iirir.bi.I..Piinner'and included ,iii his listing of 11 acres. ~ l The County Attorney hatTing ruled that in~his opinion the estate of P.irs.P;I.L. `py L~eLeod v~as entltle to pay2uent of school pension due Ifirs. '~cLeod at i;he time of ~~,`; her death December 25th,1931, The Board upon motion of T:~r. Ross, approved the ~ , paYmei7t of $p70.16 to PGrs. Gec~r~ia T~4cZeod Stover, Executrix, in settlement of - school pension due P„rs. P;TCLeod for period from October lst,1931 to December 25th,1931 Co3 ~25.00 per month, and the claim ordered f?led until asnount of money ior payment offi sa.me is afailable. ~1The iollo~viizg cor~munication ~oaas recsived from. tne Ccunty Auditor, and upon `~,,,,~\~ motion of P:ir. Ra,ss, Ma,s ordered filed: "January 18~h,1933. Hon. I~oard of County Co,~nmissioners, Ne~>> Iianover Cowlty~ ,'Jilmin~ton, r]'. C. I enclose herei•rith report of W.N.Harriss Receiver-Guardian shov~in~ funds in , his hands as of Januart lst,1933 together with repcr~ aizalizing this account far t~~o years ending January 1,1933.' Yours truly, J.A. t7rrell. U~on motioi7 of It~r. Aoss, ~seconded by T:ir. Trask, the Boa.rd ordered cancelled,a judgment secured by ilathan Cole agaiizst R.E.Calder for p8.15 taxes for i:he . ~ /~`(~ year 1926 or. ene fourth interest Cedar Grove together ~~ith court co~ts arid _ ~~ attorney's fees account of error in bringing suit for_the '.taxes against I,Ir. Calder z~~ho had conveyed has interest in the property to the Oleander ~ompz.ny January 2nd,1925. 1,~Ir. Cmle eras instructed to collect 'tl~e taxes fre:a ttze Olearider Company and remii; ~8.00 to the county for ad.va,nced cost. i . .~. . . . ~o~ _ Meeting oi Januasy 30th,1933 continued. ~. Upon sotion, duly seconded, the Clerk vJas instructed to a.c?rnot^rledge receipt of letter from Ls~. Price Furpless I.Ra.yor of the City of Somthport, and exUress t~o . him that the action taken by this I3ody in endoxsin~ the bi7.1".before'the ~ ,; Legislature v~hiah ivould prohibit i:he taking of shad fish in the ocean off the ,. ~~qP111~`~ ~ coast of IJetiT Hanover, Brunsv~ick,.Pender.and Onslow counties, t~ras done for the benefit of our people. Upon motion of I~r. Trask, secot7ded by Il~r. Ross, the Board unan?mously voted to endorse a bill to be presented to the General Assembly for pa.ssage, tiha.t if enacted \~p,~1~5~"''~ into lac~ vJOUld refund a part of the gasoline tax to the counties. / /~r° Upon motion, duly seconded, bounty bills Nos•. 1515 to 1fi05 tyere approved for/ . payment. . ~ The follo~7ing coupons and bonds hacing been preseizted tiy t~he ~.C:oun,ty^'~1udi.t4r-:as'ePaid were V • burned in the presence of the Board: ~ \~~3 Coupon No. 38, Iiond No. 88- 1 Q~ 12.50 Road Bond ~ 12-~'_~t.,.:= ~•"~~i ROAD BOISD~: • Coupon No. 49 ~' ~0 1 to 50 - 50 ~ ~22.50 -~ 1,125.00 , '~' u q3 u ~r 1 ~~ 6_ 6@~ 22.50 _ 135.00 , ,~ " 43 n ~i , lp ~~ g5 _ 26 C~3 2~.50 - 585.00 . , ~F ~.~ 4~ ~t ie gg n 3g _ 2(~ 22.50 - 45.00 . " ° 43 - " " 43 " 50 - 8 @ 22.50 - 180.00 v~ ~~ 42 n ~ q ~~ g_ 3~ 22. 50 - 67 ~ 50 ~ " 10. 39 " " 1 " 75 - 75 C~n 25.00 - 1'875.00 ,, , n ~• ~g v n $d n g¢ _ 5 C~ 12.50 - 62.50 " " 39 " " 91 " 95 - 5 C~? 12.50 - 62.50 . " ~~ 39 " " 78-86-89-97-100-101-6 Q ~12.50 - 75.00 -. " " 39 " " 103 t0 l0II - 6 Cw 12.50 - 75.00 " " . 39 ~ " " 110 " 117 - S C~ 12:50 - 100.00 , , n n gg n ~w _1'~Q ~! '1'25 _ 6 Ca3 12.50 - ~a.~~ ' " " 38 " " ~99 - 1 L 12.50 - 12.50 ~4,475.00 SCHOOL BOI~TD~: Compon No• 39 Bond No. 1 to 18 -18 ~ 25.00 - 450.00 '~ " 39 " ~' 20 ° 46 -27 ~ 25.00 - 675.00 .. • ~* n 39 n n 52 ~~ ~9 - 8 ~ 25.00 - 200.00 .. ~+ n 39 . u n 61 n 62 _ 2 Q 25.00 - 50.00 ~+ ~~ 39 ~~ ~~ 64 " 90 -27 ~ 25.00 - 675.00 " ' " ~~ 39 ~~ ~' 103 " 108 - 6 ~ 25.00 - 1•50.00 ' , " , '" 3'9 ~~ " 110 " 112 - 3 ~ 25.00.- 75.00 " "j 39 ~~ ~~ 120 " 150 -31 C~ 25.00 - 775.00 „ " 3g " '~ T52 '~ 200 -49 (~ 12.50 - 612.50 , u n 27 ~~ ' n 49 ~~ 7-00 -52 G~ 25.00 ~ 1~300.00 " " ' 27 'T ~~ 61 " 70 _10 @ ~5.00 - 250.00 " ~~ 27 " '" 76 " 125 _50 C~] 5.00 - 1,250.00 . '" " 26 " "' 100 " 103 _ 4 t~ 25 ~00 - 100.00 ~~ +~ 26 " " 109 " 225 -~17 t~ • '.~5.00 - 2 ~ 925.00 " ~~ 6 ~~ ~~ 21 fe 58 --38 t~ 23.75 - 902.50 " ~~ ~~ 6 ~~~ ~~ 64 ~~ 242 _~79 ~ ?3.75 - 4~251.?5 '_ • ~~ ~~ 6 ~i "' 11 ~r 355 -345 Q 23.75 - 8.193.75~22~~5.00 ,~ COURT HOUa"'E BONDS : ~ , Coupon ATo. 18 Bond No. 41 to 160 -120 C~ 25.00 - 3,000.00 ' " " 18 " " T65 " 169 - 5 (~ 25.00 - 1?5.00 ' " " 18 ^ " 171 " 225 ; 55 @ 25.00 - 1.375.00 4,500.00 ' COUNTY ri07ufE BODTDS : Coupon No. 6 Bond 2do. 5 to 28 - 24 (~ 23.75 - 570.00 570.00 FERRY BONDS: - Coupon No. 27} Bond No. ~~ to 50 - 30 @ 30.00 - 900.00. 's...~. • n n 27 ~r n 1" 50 - 50 C~ 25.00 - I.250.00 2~150.00 . VJORKHOUSE BOIS~i 3: ' _ _ Coupon No. 36 Bond No. 1 to 35 - 35 ~ 25.00 875.00 875.00 " " 31 " " 1" 17 - 17 (~J 25.00 425.00 425.00 BOPTD6 Pt-ID: County Home Bonds No 5& 6 - - 2 (s1 1,000.00 2,000.00 • Court H use Bonds " 41 to 50 - 10 ~ 1,000.00 10,000.00 Fe~rry B~nds °.21 ° 23 -~3 ~. 1,000.00 3,000.00 ' School Bonds " 21 " 30 - 10 ~ 1,000.00 10,000.00 , School Bonds-~ "100 "103 - 4 Q 1,000.00 4,000.00 , S~hool Bonds " 11 " 20 - 10 @ 1,000.00 10,000.00 - Total Bonds paid ~~39,OOO.DO-Coupons ;~35,830.00 ~74,830.00 ~~ The mee 'ng then adjourned. ~~7~ ~ ' ( Tl?t~ ~~. 5~~~7~T/d~ • • . /~'ler.k. (/ \ ~oT ~ N, ~~ ----- ~ J a~ Present: Addison He~vlett 21iss Elizabeth ftagin Hom montn of Janua~y. A request of T:Lrs. Tillie 19 and 20 Carolina Place R.E.Lee, tivas referred to Chairman, Geo.4J.Trask, F.2~S.Ross and, J.I~.Hinton.' : Demonstration Agent submitted her verbal report for the.V I,. Rivenbark for a reduction of assessment.on her 3ots.~, in block ~17 and on lots 26 a.nd 27 Bro•okwood o~vned by the CoTmnittee on Assessments for investi~ation. ~ ' . ~/ ~The request of the Rev. Andrecr J. Howell that the county furnish the loca.l Y ~ h,~~1~~ Historical Association museum room vrith t~vo or more column racks for hanging ~ pictures on •~ras referred to the Court House Cosmnittee ~vith po~~+er to act. ~ ~~~ ~ ~„~~, W~• ~ ~~~~,',) ,..,.~,~ The reque3t of Phessrs. John I'. ~lein and L.~,.Allen to have the Relief. Association. Y grade~and repair Klein Street in "Arcadia" East VJilmington, connecting PSarlcet and Pr~incess street roads, c~as upon motion of i~ir. Trask, seconded by I~r. Hinton, approved. •) • J~:iessrs. John,F. Klein and L.~.Allen also asked that Henry Street,Evans and Clay Streets in East i7ilmin~ton be included in the list fpr general improvements and proper grading by the xelief Association, vrhereupon TSr. Hinton moved and it cras seconded by Lr. Trask and carried; That all request for~relief F~ork on streets or,road improvements or any other relief project in the county tk~ t may be presented to this Body.f or approval, be referred to a committee of the`Chairman and two other members of the Board to be named by the Chair~an, for investigation and re~ o-rt thei~ recommendation~ to the Board at eubsequent~meetings,. ~ Office Deputy C.R.b7orse reported the collection of ~97,148.80 account of 1932 tax collections for the month of January and a total of ~p251,570.13 to January 31st~1933. ~ ?9ith referenbe to a~ore equitable distribution of the County~s insurance amon~ lo~al Insurance Agents, it is.the sense of this Board that as the Narzous policies eone due to divide the covera~e and give a part of same to local agents vrho have ~~`p~g~,p,,..•none, after investigation'by the Chairman as to the responsibility of the new •~ insurin~ company. The foregoing motion rvas made by Yatr.. Traslc, seconded by Pdr.Hinton and carried.`Therefore th~ ~oard voted' to re.:uce insurance policy #16607 lP],tYl `~Yall;er Taylor Agent, covered.by the Carolina Insurance Company in the rzmbunt of ~550,000.00 expiring February 15th,1933, to ~30,000.00 and dietribui;e a~10,000.00 coverage each to i.Sessrs. J.N~.u6hton James and 73.F.Brittain, Jr.~ . ~ The Chairman•announced reEeipt by the County Auditor of ~12,500.00 b'ederal Lmergency \ d`~~,~;~,~ Relief funds •from the state evhich tiaas turned over to A~r. ,T.A.Taylor,kdminisLrator under authority of order of thie Board adopted llecember 27th,1°32. • ' A 3tatement shoiving the amount on deposit in each bank as of January 31st,1933 1 ~~~~L<.~-},,,,,. togcther ~+.rith a memoranduia of securities held in each case ~vas received from the ~ County Auditor. ~ A statement of State and County ~z[penditures to January 31st,1933, was received ~ ~,~jCt~Q~6y~ fror~ the Board of ~dueation. ~~ ~*lith reference to pensions for retired schoal teachers as tb the posibili{;y of / ~~~~~~~~ some future eurtailment of this fund, the Chairman was aslced to confer n~ith the Board of iducation concerning this and repart ta the Board at a subsequent meel;ing., Upon motion of :~r. ninton, seconded by 1~r. Trask, the follotiving ~~iere released f.rom ~ ~~G~ payment of penalties for not listin~ for tne Srear 1933,on account o#' being non- I'e5idemt9: f F.A.i~lhitaker, block 19 lot ~8, ?"Jilmington Beach. ' ~/ Allie IuIcTTeil, block 58 lots 6 and 7, Caralina }3each. • '.~ ~ Tesse A, ;'larren,bloek 49,1ot 8, Carolina. Beach. '~ , ` vI.i~~Ci.ller, lots 72 and 73,Government Heights. l, requcst of `Is. A.3.Skelding for a reduction bf asse~sment on Point Peter vras ~ ~~~i~3' received and'referred to the next ~ene=al asse sr.ient. ..~,8' Th2 follo~ving applications for admiseion to the County Hor.ie were approved: • ~ ~~~' • . • - / \ • < t~iilZia^i Barber, colored.Ben fIill colored,and Lottie tii~illiams colored.• ,}, Upon motion of P:~~. Trasl.c, .seconded by I:ir. Hinton, the request to have clay ~ ~}~j hauled for replantin~ shiubbery at Jas.~7allcer I~ospital, ~vas approved. I7pon motion of ~r: Ross, seconded by•fi:ir. ~Trask, a1L applications for keeper of ~~ -,;.-a.,~~.~_~, Oak Grove Cemetery v~ere referred to the Ce.me~er~ Cor~mittee for recorvnendations. •• The ma,tter of securing transportation for returning I,Irs.N:thel Leonard and four •~y I ~~~A children to their home at Pontiac, a~ich., u~as referred back to the tilelfare Officer. to see ~vhat could be done to~5rard securing aid from,her relatives here. a request of the Board of ~ducai;ion that tlie sum of ~6,000.00 be placed to the ~ ~.~ ~z~~,y,.~ credit of tne school fund to ta.ke care of expenditures for the montn of rebruary, ~vas upon motion of T~r. Ross, seconcied by ~ir. Traslc, granted. • ~~~ A report of United Charities for the month of January ~vas received and ordered file Upon e~otion, duly seconded, i;ne asses~ment of y~13,500.00 on ninety acres of land of ~~rs. L.E.TricClelland,I~rnett to~vnship, vras reduced to $~11,500.00 to equalize the ~ \--~'~}f sar.ie v~ith tha~ of adjcining property, and an abatement of taxes on a valuation of ~2,000.~00 for tne years:.1931 and 1932 was ordered. \ ~4ilmington, Id.C., Tebruary 6th,1933. The regula.r raontnly meeting of the Boand ~~as held at 3:00 0' c].ocic P.1d., . :i ~,. , . . ..,~. , ~, .. . ~ ~ l 2U~ Meetin~ of February 6th,1933, continued. ~' _ • ~-~a~+~~ Upon motion~ duly aeconded, county bills 2dos. 1606 to 1672 were approved J ~ for payment. • ~Q ~~~{~ The Auditors cash report for the month of January was received and ordered f iled / , ;~.; w ~ Upon motion of 36r. Hinton, seconded b ~hr.' Traak The Home Building.Com an / ~~ yr _ ~ ~ was released from payment of.penalty for not lis~ing property in block 19 ~,/ for the year 1932. Upon motion of ~r. lrask~ seconded by 1uir. Ross, the County Attorney was instructed to prepare a,bill for passage by the Legialatura that would give / ~ ~~eN (,~S~„~ the County authority to use the Special School Building Fund money nocv to the ,/ ;. credit of I~yrtle Urove School Bu~~.ding Fund, on any other achool building in the ; County. , ~ • A proposed bill prepared by the County Attorney to place officers of New H~snover~ ,,~~ County upon a salary basis was upon motion of Fdr. Ross, seconded by ~r.Trask, .: //'~_ G~~~„~~adopted in ite "skeleton" form and ordered forwarded to Hon. Harrf~e Newman and ~ `~`~~~ Hon. L.Clayton Grant, our RePresentativee in the Legielature for their consider- ~: ation and enactment into law. The press was requeated to published the proposed A~ct. The Board unanimously voted to request our xepresentatives to have a bill enacted ~Q~S°""'~for~NewWBanover~County,ethereby relievinggthenSheriffeof~hisPtiu'~y,aan3 to~provide~/ ~ in the 1933 Revenue Acta, a section excepting New`~anover County from the general state~law as to the rate ~of interest charged on delinquent taxes ard f.ix the rate • of intereat f or New Hanover County at 6% per a~num. ° The me ing then adjou~rned. ~• 'i%1l~i ~ C . 9~~cv~G~ , . ~1~~, , . . . , . . • / ' . . • Wilmirlgton,N.C., February 13th,~933. ~ The regular meeting of the Board was held at 3s00 o'clock P.RH. ~' Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, F.2~.Rose, Jae.Pd.Hall and J.H.Hinton, and ~ Geo. W. Tsask. '. ~ The requ~est of~ Dwight ZdcEwen court stenographer~, that the, Commiss,ioners recind ~ ~ their action further reducii~ his salary from ~135.00 to ~125.00 per month effective,as of January let,1933; or release him from reporting in the Recordere !'~J Cour,t and Coroner's Inquests~ was upon motion of PSr. Rosa, seconded by 1~r. Hinton, . referred to the Cha.irman to confer,with the County Attorney and,epreaent the facta to the Board at a subsequent meeting. The requesis of Messrs. R.E.Williams,ar~ W.G.James and a petition presented by Idr.H.D.Brown, that this Board approve and recommend to the Wilmington-New Hanover /~~~'^`~`~4 Relief Association, the ~rading of a thir~y foot road.AVa;y from the Carolina Beach road at a poin~ beyond Robinsonts FilTing Station to Pdyrtle Grove Sound, and alsa ~"" , a roadway from the "asonboro road near Bethany P~.E.Church to the sound,•said road . known as P,~artindale Avenue, were referred to the Chairman under authority of . meeting of February,~~fi, 1933. , Upon motion, duly $econdec~, the Board approved the payment of ~264.10 to cj1~ John R. Morris, Ex Sheriff and Tax Collector.for jury and witness tickets pand ` •~-~~~ ~~ by him. The Clerk ~s instructed to advise the Sheriff and Tax Collector not tol,/ ~ caeh any future jury or witness tickets for any tax payer who has not paid his , current tasea unless such tax payer gives his consent to"have the value of the ticket applied on the payment of his taxes due. ~~ A~~~,.- A report of the ladies rest room for the month of Janua,°ry was received and ordered/ ~'~ -~ f iled. A bond of John R. Morris Taac Collector in the penalty of ~75,000.00 with the ~ ~ ~- ~.n,. i 1Qational Surety Company as surety~ for the collection of State and County Taxes, ~~~~r and three bonda of C.Ila.vid Jones, SherifY;_ to-wits , ~ ! Process ............::...........................~...,.........~2~500.00 ~ For the collection of county,~Ehoal and special local taxea,. 2,500.00 ' R For the collection of state taxe~ ............................ 1,000.00 ~~ - •\~ all with the National Surety Company as surety, a11 the above said bonds having been fixed by the Board of Commis~ioners to replace similar bonds with the Union Indemnity Company now in hands of 13ebeivers, was upon motion of I~r.Hall, ~ " seconded by ldr. Hinton, approved by the ~oard, all,members voting affirmatively. '- ` 1Nith reference to the school peneion matter,the Chairman presented a list of ~ ~~v~Stu~ teachers furnished by the,Board of ~ducation ahowing twelve white and seven ~ colored teachera who.have taught in the NeW Hanoaer County school eystem for twenty or more consecutive years inclnding year 1931-1932. The request of the Courity Auditor to put all~property in Oleander Subdivision in Harnett tovanship,in order to simplif y the handling of this,property from a ~ st~ndpoint of listing and taxation, a very few lot9 now being shown,in I~ba.sonboro ~~G~ township, was upon motion of ~r. Ross, seconded by L~r. Hintvn,.referred to the Chairn~+n with power to act. , , ' The request of Thomason Lumber Companq for a correction in their ta~ li`st for the L. ~~G~~, year 1932, was referred to the ~ounty Auditor to take up with the State authorities. `+ Upon motion~ duly seconded, Mr.G.H.Joyner uPas relemsed frbm payrr~ent of perr~lty for ~ -~ ''~~'~_ not listing lot #14, in block°~62 Carolina Beach for the year 1932, he haning listed V other property in the County thinking that this was included. 206 Meeting of Februa,ry 13~h,1933, continued. ~ Upon motion, duly seconded, R.H.Pierce wae released from paymenE of penalty for not `~~~ listing property in block ~256 and ~1.55 sales cost for the year 193~'„ for the reaeon y ~' that he owned and listed other property in block #256 and through error one of the pieces was left off his list. ' ~ ~~ IIpon motion, duly seconded, Mr. G.G.Morse was granted an abatement on a valuation~/ ~ ~ of ~250.00 fixtures listed in error for the year 1932. • i, The request of O.L.Evafis and 1~bra. Grace Marie Hintz Por a reduction of asaessmente ~ ~~ on lots 214 and 219 Seagate and northwest part of lot #4, block #133 City, .r ~ respectively~ were referred to the co?mnittee'on assessments for fnvesti~gation. Upon motion of. Nr. Ross, seconded by 1~r. Hinton, the County Attorney was instructed ,,/ ~~ ~ to investigate the judgment secured for the county by Nathan Cole against h3r.R.E.-C~lder,/ ` ~ for 1926 taxes on one fourth interest in Ceda.r arove and report to the Board at its next meeting. _ y Upon motion, duly seconded~~ February 22nd, Washingtons' birth day~ was eliminated ~ ~~d' from the list of holidays observed by the County and f~~ay lOth, Confederate 2~emoxial Day to be observed as a half holida , y. ~ , . ~~~d.~,~j The followring good and lawful men were drawn to serve as ,jurors in the Superior Court, f th t i l P ~. or a e r o civil cases, two weeks term beginning: ~/ First week I~rch 6th,1933s v B.B.Humphrey. N.~.Gorman. W.R.Stewart.W.R.Zane. J.W.Parks. J.A.Parker. Z9.P.Conner. D.B.Robinson.I.M.Ray. T.F.McAllister:S.L.Wright.R.D.Benson. b9.T.Kraft. R.L.Cowan. E.E.Casteen.O.E.Todd. T.B.Lynch. R.N.Simon. Albert Solomon, R.H.Benson. J.A.Thomas. C.L.Merritt. L.T.Rhodes.J.T.Brown~Jr., Second week 1~arch 13th 1933s W.g.Rhodes,Jr. H.I,.Adam\~ E.I,.Crunp. C.E.Brinkley. Aea King. 4Y.J.Flynn. T.L.Speeden. A.C.Giddeons.D.F.Spivey. J.E.Sharp. R.A.Davis. J.T.King. Jennings Otts. A.J.Starling.H.B.Peschau. J.F.Stack. A.E.Eakins.w.H.Darden. L.T.Rogars. H.I,.Herring. H.A.Truelove.J.H.Bost. G.E.Kidger.Frank Cleeve. ~o~ Th8 following good and lawful men were drawn to serve as ~urors in the Superior Court ~ - `~ _. ~ f or the trial of criminal cases, one weelc term beginning March 20th,1933'; r.W.Tremain. ~V.Y.Teachey. J.W.Brooks. ~ W.M.Fulcher. N.E.Block. J.L.Hilbnrn. • '"•~ ~.Jenkine. ~.B.Taylor., E.C.Bailey. W.E.Spooner. ~9.K.Gaylor. Jno.Spillman,Jr. V ; W.L.Blalock. ~ R.S.Brown. L.A,Hanson. J.D.Jackson. R.R.Robbins: A.J.Smith. • ' J.B.Dickinson. D.C.Gore. C.J.Lorick. J.D.Sprunt. R.Mathews. ~.H.Delano. - __ . A.M.Sell. L.Gurganus. J.E.Pa~tterson.H.P.Munson. D.H.~Pilliamson.E.H.Southerland. N.J.Jackson. I.%.Pinner. J.W.TuErman. J.L.Sellera. C.Pd.~laldorf. J.W.Aopkins. , ' Upon motion, duly seconded, Samuel Rnight was released from payment of penalty for not~~ : ~~ ~ listing property in block #18, lots Nos. 15 and 16 Love Grove for the year 1932. - ~ . . . The m ing then acljourned. ~it.._?!. ~r~Y_ , Clerk. ~ - _. . , . .. a Vrilmington,N.C., Febrmary 20th,1933'. The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 3:00 o'clock P.M. ' Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.W.Trask, F.~.Ross and ~:H.Hinton. • •' ~ Due to an unusual attendance occasioned by the passage of a recent Act regulating _:;• G ~ the fishing for shad near the Cape Fear river bar, the meeting wae held in the .1 ~~ Superior Court room. . , ,~ A delegation of citizens from Southport together with a delegation of•fishermen along . ,~ .,. :. the Cape Fear river appeased, two factions, one disapproving and one approving the recent law`enacted to prohibit the taking of shad fish with nets off the coast of ~ New Ha,nover arxi adjacent counties. Among those appearing were ffiesere. Tom Lindsey,{ ~ ~ W.S.Wells, Capt., Church, Capt.,Willis, Mayor Price Furpless and City Attorney / ~. ~• Robert Uavis of Southport seeking a repeal of the Act or modification of the eame, and Me a ar D J d R C F d d d i ti f d - ~ ~ . s s. . n . ergus an . e e ega on ing the Act as passed. en .~ ;~ ~., ~ Considerable arguments were heard, but as this Board had acted in good faith and fqr the protection of the citizens of the above mentioned counties in endorsing the / bill at meeting of January 23rd~1933, and is still anxious to use its influence ~~ in doing the right thing in this matter; therefore reSerred the queation to the State Department of Fisheries for ~nvestigation and opinion. • Upon motion of ~ir. Trask, seeonded by Mr. Hinton Mr. J.C.Pretlow hmving taken over the bl k ~6 li C i h l p E ' ~ ~ oc , na He aro g ts, was a lovred to pay . t y n p ~ ~ ~ ~ .., ,..,~ ~ ~ he 193 taxes o same, leas the po l and ~ personal property taxes of Mr. Allen charged ., (/ '~ against the same on account of P~r. Allen having no equity in the property, and penal~y '~, cha.rged for not listing for the year 1932 was released. " ~ ~ Upon motion, duly seconded, Mr.W.L.Walker was allowed to pay the 1932 taxes on lot #17 in block ~22 Carolina Pl~ce without bei i d t th f ~' _ 1~ , ng requ re o pay e pereonal taxea o r ~- RBrs. Fannie M. Cherry charged against the same account od taking the property over ~; ~ and Mrs. Cherry haeing no equity in the same. . ~ ~ \/ on moti U n f B~ T Y ] S d d b a p `~ ' .. ,>r•, ~ ~ ~~ ~ q, ~ r p o o r. ,, secon ~ e y r e r. Hinton; the Boaxd authorizGd the _ ayment of . , : ' ~ " ~ ~13.50 to the Rev. J.E.Allard toward burial expemse of B~rs.l~lwilda Barrett.~ vr~U~(},,~ \ The report of Aasociated Charitiea for danua,ry was received and ordered filed.,/ • ', `. Upon mo~ion of L4r. Hinton, seconded by I~dr. Trask, the Board authorized the payment of ,) ,. ~/ $~2.63 transportation, expense for returning MTS~Luby Byrd from State Sanatorium. I~dr.Byrd" , .~ rc~~~ having been receiving treatment at the Sanatorium at an expense of $~15.00 per month to , ~ "1 the County. ' - ,. ~ ~ ~07 ..; ,, ~eeting of February 20th,1933 continued. _ . . . ,.... ....- -• --, ..- _.._... ... , Upon inotion~of Mr. Tra§k,'seoorided°-by Mr:" Ross~ Mra. ~d-ieth~t~d. Church~wae released ~~ ' .~ ~Gt~ from payment of penalty for not listing property in Cape Fear to~vnship for yeas 1932. C Upori motiori of ~P4r~ ~Ross; seoorided"by l~dr. Trask; a bill for ~143:70 iri favor of -~ ' ~~e,(j,t•\~John`R. I~orri~s, "Ex-Sheri£f for fees due from Recorders Court was referred to the -. . = , County Attorney.. - • Upori'motTori of"P,rir. Hiriton; seconded-.'~~ Mr.-Trask;-Trieodore'~ott ~was"'rele~sed from --%~ ~~Q~ paymerit-"of"penalt"y""'for riot Tistirig"propeity`in" block #186 for the year 1932, account of eickness and unable to list during listing time. • ; c~~ Upon viotion- of ~~r: "xinton, "secoiided by i3r. Ross, tHe BoaxtiT approved the payinent" of a,/ •~ ~ ~ii" bill for ~36.32-for legal envelopea purchased by FSr.~v.N.Harriss, C.S.C. fPom the ; Keystone Envelope Corapany. . " _ • . Trie request -of`Pbr. L.H.King fo.r~a`separation of assessmerit ori hi~ property iri bToCk -'"~- ~~~~ #I86 and a reduction of assessment on same was referred to the Cor.~mittee on Ascessment~ isith power to act. ", ~ r~7~ Upori moti~on" of~I+~r. Ros9;'Seconded by Nr. Trask, County,bills Nos., 1673 to 1727/ '~ ~ ~-~ were approved for payment._ ~ ', The followi:rig actions taken by trie Commissionera in~~special conference heia ~~i February 16th,1933, were upon motion, duly seconded~ confirmed: ~//~/ \y., Upon motion of 2dr. Ross,~econded by ~Sr. Trask, the followin~ resolutian was adopted: . . ~ IK Q7~LNl'~ ~ . , ~~ 49hereas, at meeting oY October 24th~1932, the Board of Commiasibners adopted a resolution appropriating $12,500.00 to supplement Federal Emergency Relief Funds for relief in this county, and: , ~ ~ VPhereas, the County not having the funds to meet this appropriation request was made on November 28th,1932 to the Local Government Commisaion f or authority to borrovt said *' sum as an emergency measure, and . ~ Whereas; on Dec~mber 15th,1932, tne issuance of notea to borrow the sum of.~12~500.00 ~, for relief was approved at a meeting of the Executive Co~ittee of the Local Government -... Commission, conditioned upon the issuance of so much of said notes from time to time -. as may be necessargc to meet Federal Relief Allotment, and ' -~` Whereas, the County disbursed on January 6th,1933~ the sum of $1,500.00 out of the .r;;;.: general fund account to be_ repaid later by a loan as aforesaid,Now Therefore Be It ~ RESOLVED: That as'requests for payments are made against this fund fxora time tn time and approsed by the Board of"Coa~iss~oriers, tnen and in that'event tkie Courity Auditor~ ~ be and he is hereby author'ized ary3 directed to pay tYie"same~out of the gerieral fand" account tip to ~12~500.00 and that prior to Ju1y 1st,I933,,the Board of Cor~niasioners wi11 execute a loari for ~his"amount, or so inuch thereof that may have been expended, to repla~e the full amount then due the general fund, and that a tax, if neceseaxy, be levied for the amount expended. - / ~ - - -- . , ... ' ~ Pursuant to the forego,ing and upon motion of ~r. TrasY.,-secondefl by P~ir: Hintori, "tkie - ~~~~ Board authorized and approved the pa.yment of ~1,500.00 to ~r. J.9.Taylor,~dministrator - of Relief. . Upon motion of pdr. Ross, seconded by ~r. Trask; the recommendation of the corilmittee \~UpdS approving repairs and ~:mprovements to the following road's and streets ae relief ~ -~ projects was adopted: .. " ~ . ~•~ Henry Street and other streets in Montgomery Subdivision. Streets in Fox Town.Rehders road and clearing off Proepect and Burnett's -- ~ Cemeteries at Middle Sound. Twenty-third Street, or the first street east ~ .,..._ of Hurnt Mill creek running north from I~arket Street, about one block. •"~'e: I~artindale Avenue near Bethany NI.E.Church on 1s~asonboro Loop Road, running • ' from State Highway ~o:,:th~oeound. '.I ~~a~~l~~ Upon motion, duly seconded, the Board approve& the payment of ~130.00 to ~r.4G.R.Dosher balance due on contract for furnishing and instaliing heatin~ and plumbing in ~ juaenile building at the County Home, and ~22.15,for changes made in plumbing fixtures.•~ " ~ The meeting then adjourned. ' ~ ~~~~ , ~ ~ 7L.~y ry~~ . • . j Cl~k. Wilmington,N.C.~ February 27th~1933. ,~ . ~ The regular weekly meeting of the Boazd was held at 3:00 oTclock P.T~. " Preeent: Addison xewlett Chairman~ Geo.~V.Trask, F.tu.Ross,Jas.M.Iiall and J.H.Hinton. Upon motion of I~r. Trask, seconded by P~r. Hinton, an abatement of taxes amounting to :~-- /ax ~221.26 allovued W.W.Walsh P~ Co.~ on lots at Carolina Beach at meeting of January 30tn, ~ ". -`~.. ~ 1933, was ordered applied on the taxes due for the year,1930'by 47.CJ.Flalsh & Co., to the extent of the amount of taxes due for that year, the remainder to be applied on the taxes due by Carolina Beach Corporation for the year`1930.' Dr. Russell Bellamy presented three bills f or approval by this Board for preaentation ~\~(~"~to the General A$sembly to be enacted into law; to wits ;,t;~' A bill'pertaining to the seleution and regulation of grand juries. ~~ '" . Working of persons securiag aid from relief organizations,and a bill pertaining / '/~Y to the coneolidation of the City of t~'ilmington and the County of New Haxiover and~J '~ ad,jacent countios. All of which were taken under coneideration to be definitely .~ decided at meetin~ to be held Pdonday March 6th,1933. ,~ `11~~~~'~~a~ Pursuant to a resolution recently adopted ~.~ al,meeting of the I.ocal Real Estate Board U and Civic Organizations, 2~esars. W.A.Foneville~ William Struthers and W.M.Hill ' appeared and urged the Commissi.onera to ~ive endorsement to the passage of a bill , .. ~ ~0~ . : Meeting of February 27th~ continued. . ' _ ~~~ providing 'for' a~dorriplete revaluation 'of real;:esta,tg iiisl933;' oi'~the pa.ssage of~ - a Iocal aot-iri~the'event a State wide act could not be sec.ured.. Action waa deferrsl , ~-, ' - until next meeting. -- ~ ; .._ . . . ..,_. ._ _ _.. ____ ., - .. . .... ... .. . .... ~9/U~on motion `of A~Lr: Ha11,~ secorided by Rdr. Ti~a`sk, tk~ _90elfare ~;Of~icer 'was authorized ~. ~., ~ " W~\ take~Linvrood'Waiters ai~n3 Robert BTariding to Morrison Training School at to ' ' \ Huffman, N. C.~ at the County s expense. __ Upon tno"tion of .i'~r.- Ha1T, se:oonded.by r3r: Tra"sk, the Board"actirig u"pori the'""' ~ "- ° ~recbmmendation of" the' Welfare-Officer; authorized tYie "e~cpendi"ture~"of~ not'exceeding f/ ~`,~~ `~ ~T0~:00 for~ food'and ~gasoT-irie to aid in reti.irning Domir~eco Ciaa.mira and wffe and ~ ~N five children, to their home in West Virginia. n moti:on s F:Shaffner"" eT ran~7 Up - f Mr~. Ro corid' d h Hi W t al d`~ s M t , o . e y . e ., w e g e o s e n on,; r. ~ ~ ari aba,tement~of taxes "ori a valuation~of ~600.00~ on li'ouae "located on "Lots VWater"F'ionE" ~, ~ U Caroliiia Beach oharged~in error for the y~ear 1932, arid $150.00 on lot #9, in block ~ J, sold to ~r. C.flE.Tdurrin January 18th,1932. 'Phe'request "of Dr: J:~ Buren Sidbizry tYiat the urider-brush arid dx~ inage ~ of ~ ponds ba k of~~the"Batiies' Hospi~al a"t •VJrightsville Sounii whicri serve as'a b"reeding-place~~ -. • `~i for-mosqui~toes; and the-request of c~tizens~ of T~?a.soriboro tocinship~that the'road `~p,~~~ Teadirig "off from "the ~highway by the "n2asoriboro Baptist Cliurch .for a distarice=of ~ ~ °- ~ ~ - . approximately tliree~quarters of a'mile;be properly graded and repaired"by t'he~Relie£ foroes; "vrere reoeived and upon. rriotion'o£"1uLr: 'Ross,` seconfled by ?t4r:'Ti`ask; a,ppro`ved ° as relief projecte and ordered referred to the VPilmington-New Hanover Relief Aesor ' ~ ciation. ` Upori motion of PSZ'. Ross, secorided by h~r: Trask~ Theodo"re and A6ike Gennis *rwere each ~ \~~v, released"frora payment"of penalty for not~listiiig property in block ~138 for the yeaT ~j 1932, account of being abroad during listing time 1932. .. _.. . . _ _ . . - - - -... - . ~.. Three, copies of~Audit Keport oP County Office~S for fiscal "year ending June 30;1932, ~ ~ vrere received and npon motion of 1~r. Hall; seconded by I~6r. "Trask, tfie Board approved ~~^t~`~' tHe paymerit of ~900.00 to ~r.Edv~ard C. Craft, C.P.A., for completing the audit as ` per contract. , . UPon motion, duly seconded,.County bills Nos. 1728 to 1813 were approved for payment ,. ` ",p~\\5 ` ~ _ . ~ . t _ The me ing then ad j ourneci. ~n. at_D~k~ . , . . . . • ~`lerk. U ~. : . Wilmington,P1.C., March 6th,1933. ~ „ The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 3:00 o'clock P.I~. ' • Presents Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.1~.Trask, F.M.Rose and Jas.M.Hall. a,~y~~bi5s Elizabeth Ragin, Fiome Dempnstration Agent,submitted her verbal report for V ~ ` ` ~~ ~ the month of February. , ' : ' C2iief Office lleputy SherifF C.R.Morse announced the collection of $26,699.17 • `~~,~U ~ v 1932 taxea during the month of February and a total of $278,269.30 to I$a.rch lst. _ ' Upon motion of ~Hr. Trask, ~Hrs. Joe Ella Jones vaas granted an abatement of taxea on I a. valuation of $500.00 personal property-acaount of duplicate listing for the year ~~(h~~ 1932~, the same having been previously ~~:$~ed~byr;~Ier husband Mr.J.T.Moore in the ' ~ . name of Lqre. Joe Ella ~oore who v+as formerly I~re. ~oe Ell~ Jones.~ A request of the Boa rd of Lducation that the sum of ~7,000.00 be placed to the ~/ credit of the school fund to take care of expenditures for the month~of Tdarch \~~~ was upon motion of I~Qr. Trask, seconded by I~dr. Hall~ granted. ',~ ~ ~~~~ The report of Jas. Walker Hospital for January was received and ordered filed. Upon motion of ~r.Ross, seconded by Mr. Trask, Mr.H.H.Cook was granted an abatement of taxes on a valuation of ~100.00 on Ford Sedan listed for the year 1932 as a i/ . .~ 1930 model at $~200.00 and late~ chan~ed to a 1931 model at ~300.00 which said • ' ~~ ~ chan~e was made in error. ~ Upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Mr. Hall, Mrs. Annie L. and VJheatZy Davis !'' - ` ~ rr•ere each released from payment of penalty for not listing lot ~13 in block.#124 Y ~~~ and lot #3, in block # 134 respectively for the year 1932, account o£ being non- residents. ' ' ' • . ~ ~~ S The Auditors cash report for the month of February v/as received and ordered filed, . ~~ ~ ~ ~ , Upon motion of 1~Ir. Ross, seconded by Ns. Trask, the Commissioners voted to arrange~J a joint meeting c~ith the City Commissioners to provide ways and means to meet the V '~ expense of'election on consolidat~:6n of city and county g~6vernments to be held L March 28th,1933. ` ~~ , ' Upon raotion of L~Ir. Hall, seconded by ~r. Ross, the Board granted an appropriation, of $~410.00 out of the County's Emergency Relief Fund to be matched by a like amount F~~~' to be appropriated by tne City of ~dilmington, same to be supplemented by ~3,006.00 ~~~' Federal Emergency Relief Funds for the Community~Relief Farm. ' - The Chairman announced the receipt b~ the County Auditor of ~8,250.00 Federal Emer~ency Relief Funds from Ronald I3. Wilson, Executive Assistant to the Director ,~ 1.~!,~j of Relief,and the same turned over to Nr.J.A.Taylor Administrator as directed at ~~~• meeti:ng of December 27th,1932. Y ~ ~f, :T~ . .'; , ~ . i~ ~ .~ , ~~~ " ~eeting of Niarch 6th,1933 continued. ~ Upon motion of'Wr. Hall, s econded by Ldr. Trask~; Mrs. C. Waddell was released from ~ . ~ ~~ listing lot #1, in bloek #40 Carolina Beach for the year, ~ payment of penalty for not 1932, for the reasom that she thought she had listed the sane when she listed other - property in the county. ~ • uartexs ~ to more convenient iti f th i d Ch i f~i , q ar es e Assoc ate ng of ces o The matter of chang ~L~to facilitate ha~dling charity matters was left v~ith the Court House Committee to make G ` ~ any change that may be agreeable. • A statement ~vas received from the County Auditor showing amount on deposit in each ~ ~.~t~7 bank as of February 28th,1933, together with a memorandum of securities held in each case. ~ ~ Upon motion, duly ~econded, county bills Nos. 1814 to 1895 inclusive were approved for/ ~ ~~<«~ payment. Upon motion of 1J1rr. Trask, seconded by Pdr. Ross, Robert Green was released from payment ;~ of penalty for not listing lot #30, Gideon Heights for the year 1932, account of property v 7~~ having heretofore been listed by other parties during the period of purchasin~ and after xeceiving deed did not understand about listing. , , Upon motion of DGr. Trask, seconded by ~3r. Ross., the Board, acting upon the recommendation ~ ' of the V/elfare 0£ficex, authorized the purchase of charity rate transportation at a cost ~ \(~`~G,~ of ~10.10 for returuing T~Grs. Thelma Langley and ttivo children to their home at Asheville ~ . ~ N.C., and $17.47 for returning T~rs. Amanda Fulcher to her home at Charlotte, N. C. ~ C Upon motion of ~'ir. Ross, seconded by 1,~tr. Trask~ the payment of ~11.35 to North Carolina ~i - ~ 7~ Sanatorium for treatment of Deveraux Maultsby for the month of Pdarch~ was authorized. . 2 ~ The following coupons wexe presented by the County Auditor as having been paid and were ~L '~~~16 7 burned in the presence of the Board: ' BCHOOL BONDS. •.Gonponi~To. 29 bond No. 1 to 125 inc., ~~25.00 -~3,125.00 Expense on coupons 7.81 ~3.,132.81 : .' , ' ~ .~ AOAD BODTDS : .Caupon ,To. 39, Bond No. 77-79-87-98 ~02-109----- = 6 Q ~12.50- ~y75.00 COURT ABUSE BOVDS. Coupon No. 18, Bond Ydo. 161 to 164 & 170- 5 Q 25.00- 125.00 ~CHOOL BONDS. ~ ' - Coupon No. 39, Bond No. 19-60-63--------- 3 f~ 25.00- 75.00 " " 39 " " 91 to 102--------12 " 25.00- 300.00 • n u gg ° " 109----------------1 " 25.00- 25.00 " " 39 '! ~~ 113 to 119--- ----- ~" 25.00- 175.00 ~~!75.00- The meet' g then adjourned. ~i'/~ci. ~c.l`~ ~ • , ~lerk. . Wilmington, N. C., PGarch 13th,1933. The Board met in regular weekly session at 3:0 0 o'clock P. M. V Present: Addison Hev~lett Chairman,.Geo. W. Trask, P.~G.Ross,Jas.E~.Hall and J.H.Hinton. II~oxs. J.M.ZNilliams, was upon motion of TJr. Trask,seconded by ~'ir. Hinton, released from ~ payment of nenalty for not listing lot #13, block ~2, Wilmington Beach for the year ~~-- ~~~ 1932~ account oP being a.non-resident. •. . Upon motion of Tdr. Hinton, seconded by Ddr. Trask, Richard Hardimon of Cape Fear v ~~ax township was granted an abatement of ~1.00 tax on dog charged in error for the year 1932. ! The request of Carrie G. Hargrave and others that the Boaxd recommend to the Relief ~ Association, the construction of a hard suxface road from State highway ~40, to v" ~r ,~ J fl2yrtlegrove Sound near Seabreeze, v~as referred to the couunittee for investigation and report back t o the Board. // Upon motion of I;:r. Hinton, seconded by Trir. Ross, the Conunittee on Assessments were ,-/ ~/~!~ authorized to separate the assessment on property of F.E.Crowell in block #307.I 1 . ~ A report of United Charities on relief work for the month of February vras received/ `~~`Uai~-~. and ordered filed. ~ Action on the request for repairs to typewriter used in Recorders Court was postponed~/ ~ ~,~+ to a eubsequent meeting. ~ ~ Upon motion of R;r. Trask, seconded by 3rs. Hall, the Board authorized and directed the payment of $2.50 weekly out of the Poor Relief Fund to Ivirs. Annie K. Turner toward the v •~, ~~~'~ support of herself and two children, i.nstead o£ making pavments to I~rs. J.R.Bell as , formerly. , . ~ . ~ e~'• . .. . y~ .l , ~ . ~~0 ~eeting..of ~asch 13th,1933, continued. ~ The following bids were secured for the purchase of thirty tons of 5-4-4- ~~ fertilizer delivered in barns at the County Farm: Acme Fertilizer Companq ..................... American Agricultural Chemical Company,..... V6ilmington Oil & Fertilizer Co .............. Pearsall & Co ............................... East Coast Fertilizer Co.,... ............... Nitrate Agencies Company .... ............... Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company,......... $17.05 per ton. 17.05 " " 17.05 " " 18.15 " " 16.55 " " , "16.55 " " 16.80 " " The above quotations ~>>ere received over the teleplione ~vhile the Board ~vas in session and none o£ the bidders were present. Inasmuch as the East Coast Fertilizer Company. and Nitrate Agencies Compariy vrere the t~ao lowest bidders, quoting the same, H7r.Ross ,,l~' moved and it ~vas seconded by Mr. Hinton and carried, that the purchase of the fertilizer ~, c~~,~• ~ be referred to the Farm Coffinittee with power to act. Immediately after the adoption of the fo~egoing resolution a corrected quotation was received over the telephone from the Nit~ate Agencies Company quoting ~16.05 per ton delivered at the County Farm, therefore the foregoing resolution was upon motion of 2~r. Ross,recinded and upon motion of L4r. Trask, seconded by ~r. Ross the purchase of the ~ertilizer was awarded to the lovrest bidder. The ting then adjourned. . . ~:>!'Itn ~l. ~~~ ~ . % Clerk. , U Wilmington, N.C., DHarch 20th,1933. ~ The Board met in regular weekly session at 3:00 o'clock P.1~H, Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman,,Geo.W.Trask, Jas.Id.Hall and J.H.Hinton. By reason of constantly increasing demands for a more active service at the County's OaY. Grove ~emetery, it become mecessary to secure the services of a more able ~~person to perform this duty~ therefore upon motion of b~r..Hinton, seconded by ~r. Tra~, ~~~~ the Board decla:ed the position of Reeper of Oak 9rove Cemetery vacant effective ~ March 31st,1933, and upon motion of ~r. Hinton, seeonded by ;nr. Hall, Iidr.J.E.Johnson was elected to fill the nacancy at the same salary paid to bdr. Stillman. 1~[r.Johnson was endorsed by a number of prominent citizen9. Upon motion of ~.".r. Hall, seeonded by Mr. Hinton, Mr.Addison Hewlett Chairman of tkbe ~'~G~ Board was appointed County Supervisor of- Taxation for the year ~933t ~~i+.;':.~{~t :-::.~i.~;i~~~' a ~:....t IIpon reco~nendation of the Supervisor of Taxation and upon motion of Bdr.Hall, seconded. / ~1-~~~ for~tneryear 1933~ollowing were appointed Tax Li3ters for the respeotive townships V ti ~ . 19ilmington Township, 1q.F.Carpenter,B.F.King and E.H.Davis. Cape Fear " W.J.Wilkins. , Federal Point " T.J.Burnett. Harnett "~1, T,drs. Janet E. High. "- Harnett " #2, Geo.T.Shepard. - Ma.sonboro " Mrs. Zeila Horne. Upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Pdr. ~Iintdn, the Tax Lister's pay for 1"lilmington ~ ~~Cti~~ township was fixed at ~$4.00 per day and the pay for County Tax Listers at the same as . ~ ~y lagt year less a reduction of 20f, and the pay for taking the Farm Census at .OSJL ~ per farm reported.' ~ ~ The name of ~fr. R.B.C&lquitt w~a offered by Mr. Hinton as one of the tax lis~ers for ~ • ~ ~~~~ ~9ilmington tovmship,b ut he failed te receive the appointment. ~ ~ ~ ~~ ` , . A statement of State and County expenditures by the Board of Education to March lst~ 1933, ~ccount of 1932-1933 budget was received and ordered fileci. Upon motion of Mr. Hinton, seconded~ by I~Hr. Trask, the requesl5 to hard surface the `' ~ road running through M~sonboro Bluffs from the Masonboro Loop Road to the Sound~ u~ improvements to the road leading from the Blue Clay road where the same intersects ~ ° the Blue Clay road at Mose Pedricks place, and running thence vn an easterly directioni_ °~- and the construction of a road along the south side of the right of way of the '!'ide Water rower Company between the statione knovrn as Vi11a,View and Wrightsville 5ound, were appr.oeed and referred to the 'Ailmington-New Hanover Helief Association to hane the work \ done as eoon as posaible. 1~ ' U The request oF Mrs. J.D.Sykea for an abatement of taxes on a valuation of $50.00, _) ~ ~ ~ \ automobile listed April lst~1932, account of automobile ha.ving been wrecked after ' listing time and h2:ving received nothing for damages, was declined, £or the•reason that the gro~estyne~isted on the firet day of April and is therefore liable for taxation. ~ ~`~~ A report of das. Walker Hospital fo r the month of February wae re ce ived axid ordered f iled~i, Upon motion of Mr. Hall, seconded by Mr.'Hinton, R.A,Nesb~'tt was released from payment f ~2 00 v ~~`u~' o . penalty fro not listing property in block #340 ff or the year 1932 for the reason that he ia a non-resident of thi t idi t s coun y, res ng at Pi tsburgh, Pa., and did not know about the requirements for listing here. ' Upon motion of 2~r. Trask, seconded by Mr. Ha,ll,_tne Ferry Commiasion was given authorit~y -'~~ t ~~ o.sell the ferryboat Menantic at the best possible price, that in the judgraent of the \ ~`y3 Commission, can be secured. , With reference to the pay to the election officers and other election expense for holding elections, Mr. Hinton moved, That all election officials and othex election expenses , ~, be paid in strict accordance with the exact statutory requirements and that no ~ `o ~ t~ ~ discretion whatever be exexcised in making such payments. Action on Mr. :~intor$ motion ~ 2~ was deferred in order to give oppertunity to con£er with the election officers and Clty Commissioners in joint session to be held Wednesday March 22nd, at 10:00 o'clock A.M., concerning the expense for holding the County-City election I~darch 28,1933. The meeting then adjourned, , Clerk. i 1~ . i '. ~ 21~ Wilmington,N.C., ~arch 27th~~933. The Board met in regular weekly session at 3s0.0 o'clock P.P~. Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.~l.Trask, F.1:R.Ross,Jas.D3.Ha11 and d.H.Hinton. ~. ~ 19.H.Moore and.J.A.Bonner, colored ministers of this coffinunity appeared and told the ~ Board that the Community Old Folks Home is now caring for five aged inmates and is receiving an appropriation of ~25.00 monthly from the City toward the support ~ of the Home and that,toge~~er with private subscriptions, is insufficient to meet expenses and urged the Cornmissionexs to grant an appropriation to enable them to \(% carry on and care for the present inmates and additional ones that are pending . admission when funds are available for their ur~.intenance. In view of the fact that there is no room at present for additional inmates at the County Home, Mr. Ross moved and it wae seconde'd by Mr. Hall and carried, that beginning April lst,1933 " the amount o£ ~25.00 per month be appropriated to the Commlznity Old Folks Home ~ until further notice~and the same to be made available out of the emergency fund. '~ ° ~ The Chairman announced'the rec~ipt of $~8,250.00 Federal Euier~ency Relief Funds by ~f~~~~~~' the County Auditor on Tdarch 22nd,1933, which was turned over to J.A.Taylor,Administrator, under authority of this Board of December 27th~1932. Upon motion af P~r. Hinton, seconded by idr. Hall, the Board acting upon the order - ~~~ oP Judge N.A.Sinclair presiding iri St~~erior Court, ~darch term 1933, authorized v' / arxl directed the purchase of 2Jlichie's 1931 Digest for use of the Superior Court only. _ The County Auditor reported that on t~Sarch 18th~1933, ~5,462.50 for the payment of ~ ~b~~~ bonda and coupons had been transferred by the North Carolina Bank fi Trust Corapany ,,' ._ ~ to our credit in the National Gity Bank of New York and that `t'he amount is not secured by surety bond or atherwise. ~ ~` The Grand Jury's report for the LQarch term 1933, was received and referred to the~ ;;": , -.Jbil~ Court House Comrnittee for study and report back to the Board at its next meeting. / ~ Upon motion of i~,ir.' Ross, seconded by NIr. Trask, Pdr.Fred T. Tucker wae released fro.m + ~G.~ payment of penalty for not li~ting'lois~5 and ~S in block F. amd B. Wrightsville . ~ Beaeh for the yeax 1932, for the reason that he was.unable to attend to listing ~= , due to sickness during listing time 1932'. - `-. Upon motion of I~r. Ross, seconded by }dr. l~rask, I~rs. Ruth F. Porter of Birmingham, " /qY~ Ala,, was released from payment of penalty for not listing 115 acres of land,part ~ i of J.T.~oy, Harnett township for the year 1932, for the reason that she is a no~t- ~'r ' resident and did not know about listing. Upon motion of Pur. Roas, seconded by ~3r. Trask, Jas.R.Hall of Charlotte, N.C., / was released from payment of penalty for not listing lot #6, in block ~105 ~/ ~~G~ Carolina Bea,ch for the years 1930 and 1931 account bf being a•non-resident ~ _ and not familiar with the liatin~ of prop~:ty here. • A cormnunication was received from Mr. Lindsay Rnssell urging the Couunissionera ; ,~ to seek particip~tion in President Rooaevelt's re-forestation program. The ~/ '~'~ ~~,~j Communication was present,ed by Idr. Jas. Pd. Hall, but action de£erred when it evas "' °' ~"'~ ~ learned that I'~r. Russell would appear before the Board in tne near future arid ~ ~ ~ explain the plan. , ~ Upon motion of T~r. Trask, seconded by Mr. Ross, Jas.M.Morgan 81 years of age, . ~ residing at No. 105 Dock Street, having been examined by the A~eistant County ~ , ` C~~ Health Oificer, and upon recorrmiendation of the Supt., of Public ti'~elfare, was . admitted to the County °ome as an inmate.. . ~ . / The Clerk was inatructed to sec re from the ~ecretary of State, certified copies' ' ~(~ ~~jS`~ , of the following Acts passed by~the present session of the legislaturet V ~ AN ACT IiBOLISHING PENALTIES ON DELINQUENT TAXES AND ABOLISHING T~S ~ PRIOR TO 1927. AN ACT TO PLACE OFFICERS OF NEW HANOVER COUNTY UPON A SAZARY BASIS ~ AN ACT CONSOLIDATING TAX DEPARTMENTS OF NEVJ HANOVER COUNTY AND THE~ CITY OF '~4ITJ~INGTON. . H.B.~158. I,N ACT PERTAINING TO THE SALE OF I,AND FOR TAXES..~ , ,. .,I . The following ~ood and lawful men were drawn to serve as ,jurore in the Superior ~ ` • Court for the trial of civil cases: . /~ti'~u~ tNeek beginning April 17th,1933: ' A.I.Gideon. J.C.t~dcEachern. C.M.Har.rington.Pd.P.Watkins. 4Y.F.LeGwin. F.B.Barnhill. .D.J.Orourk. Jas.Smith. B.C.Evans. D.J~d.Coble. 1N.S.Horrell. W.J.Adkins. E.E.Canady. J.~.Gallman. Herman Walton. C.D.Jacobs. G.H.Brinson. P.R.Mills. S.S.Cash. D.3wart,Jr,. J.T.Chestnut. J,.C..Anderson.F..C.Shepard. Id.E.V7oody Week beginning 24th,1933: • W.Highsmith. J.G.Brinkley. G.C.Bridgers. J.E.Lawhorne.H.N.Hewlett. C.H.fl4ills. W,C.Russ. S.E.Smith. J.L.CoTley. W.b.Bell. ' G.E.Leftwich.J.J.Tgomas. J.B.Hewlett. G.V.McGee. H.H.DHer'ritt. Ivfalachi Russ.Louis ~4ard. O.S.Hinton. J.W.Brawley. F..L.King. H.W.WeTls. Dio L2~vi.$. ; C.L.Clemmons.l~l.E.Pruett_ The meeting then adjourned. ° ' ' lTbi ~n -~ c . 1XL'~ ~ ~~ • • • • /~Clerk. ' ' ' / ~~~ ~ Wilmington,N.C., April 3rd,1933. The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 3:00 o'clock P.I~n. Preseri~C: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.W.T~sk, b'.YS.Roes,Jae.i~4.Ha11 and J.H.Hinton. J Owing to a decreased appropriation from the State Department for ~others' Aid, ~ it is necessary to reduce the monthly grant from ~Z30.OO to $123.00, for the ~~~jU~' months of April,Iday and June. In order that thi,s reduction may fall equally, - . 'tne Board upon motion of i~r. Hinton~ seconded by E4r. Trask'approved the recocr~nendatiari of the Superintendent of Public ~'elfare and ma.de the Pollowing reductionss Mrs. Lizzie Farrow,from $~15.00 Eo ~14.00. Pdrs. Edelyn C. Southerlan~;~.from ~15.00 to $14.00 Mrs. 1~ary Saunders, from .j'p20.00 to $19.00.' ~ ~rs. Irene K. Anders~ from ~15.00 to $14.00. Mrs. Janie Smith, from ~15.00 to ~14.00. h+Irs. Edna Kellum,~from $15.00 to $14.00, ' Mra. Nellie Bolton, from ~15.00 to ~14.00. Upon motion, duly seconded, Mrs. J.H.Jo!~nston evas allowe'd to pay the 1932 taxes on ~~ lot ~30 Gideon Heights chaxged in the name of Robert Green without being required ~~~ to pay the poll and penalty charged against the property on account of having to ~ ~ take the said property back and Green having no equity in the same. ~ Zdisa Elizabeth Rag~n, Home Demonstat•ion Agent,made a verbal report of her office I ~~,~R.r+! for the month of ~arch. ' ~~ ~r.C.R.2~iorse,OYfice Deputy Sheriff, announced the eollection of ~10,707.49, 1~ `~ ~ 1932 taxes for the montn of T~a.rch, and ~288,976.79 total to March 31st. Upon motion of ~ir. Trask, seconded by N[r. Roes; I~r. ~N.N.Harrise, Clerk of Super.ior ~.C`~~' Court was allowed ~50.0o additional petty cash, making hie total petty cash account ~150.00. " . ~' VJith reference to the su~gestions of Dr.Russell Bellamy that the Co nty lease or ~ purchase land for Relief Farrning, for the unemployed,, the construction, of a 0~~,~ boulevard along the river front, 1~Ir. Ross stated hie suggestions were sound~ but~ inasmuch as funde for this purpose was not available, moved that these gxopoeed p~ojects be declined~ his motion was seconded by 1vir. Trask and it Nas so ordered. ~ ~/~V ~ C`~ fl4r. W~N,Harriss, Clerk of Superior Court, appeared and urged the Cormnissioners, in~ fixing the salariee for the two ladies in his office (I~iiss Lois Ward and L~Iise ) LRary S. Tallman), under the recent salary ~ct, to provide ~1,200.00 per an mim for / the two ladies~ It was pointed out, however, that the Act limited the pay for ~/ 9tenographer in his office to ~900.00'per year. Befoxe actin~ updn any matters pertaining to the salary Act.., E~r.Ross moved and it was seconded~by Mr. Hintdn and carried, that the Clerk be inatructed to secure a certified cop~y of the act and f when received the Chairman call a meeting of the Board and officials affected for the purpose of ascertainin~ and discussing the various provisione in said act. The following communication concerning settlement vrith the Clerk of Superior Court was received from the County ~Yuditor: Wilmington,N.C., April lst~1933. I~r. Addison Hewlett, Chairman, Board of County Commissioners, Wilmington, N. C. ~ a.; ,;.;. r.; Dear Sir:- Referring to conversation of this morning regarding settlement Hith t~ Clerk of the Court; I give you below information which will enabl.e the board to arrive at a proper eonclusion: The amount originally allowed by law to the Clerk was ~4,500.00 per annum. Effective August lst salaries, including the Clerk and his deputies, were reduced lOf and our check to the Cler-k for his allowance as Clerk o£ xecorders Court has been on this basis ever since. Had.Chapter 111 Public Local Laws of 1931 remained in effect for the Clerk as it did for the Sheriff, there ehould be no controversy, but Chapter 419,Public I,ocal Laws 1931 wa.s passed ao that there could be no adjustment until the end of the period. The 1933 Salary Act appears to chan~e the period as it reduces all other salaries affected, m~.king them effective April lst: ~ On this basis tYie C1erk is entitled to one month at $4,500.00 per annum,o:~ or ~ 375.00 Eight months at ~4,050.00 or 2.700.00 ';~3,075.00 ~Jith an expenae allo~vance at,the rate of ~200.00 pex annum or ~150.00 for the nine months. I give you below the axact figures for the period from July ls~ to February 28th and assumed figures for Tdarch as I have not yet received~the check and do not know the exact figuFees Clerks ~upense~ & Retained ~ounty July- 535.06 175.00 8.50 351.56 Aug.- 428.35 157.50~ 7.00 263.$5 ~ Sep.- 523.10 T57.50 8.10 357.50 Oct.- 642.17 157.50 ' 12.50 472.17 . Nov.- 623.34 157.50 '12.90 452.94 ~ Dec.- 643.18 ~157.50 12.00 473.68 • Jan.- 648.81 157.50 12.90 478.41 ~ ' Feb.- 291.73 157.50 12.10 122.13 " Mar.- 900.00 157.50 64.00 102.76 575.74 . ~$5,235.74 $$1, 435.00 ~¢I50.00 d~3,075.00 ~575.74 - Respectfully submitted, ~ ,i, ~ . . J.A.Orrell ~~~.) Meetir~ of April 3rd, continued. . . , ~~ There being some flifferences betv~een the Clerk of Court and the County Auditor ~as to the amount of fees due, 1~6r. Ross moved that the mattex be referred to the . ~~o,,,~m~i. Chairman and tvro other membera of the ~oard, the ~ounty Auditor ~.nd County Attorney . for adjustment and with porver to act., the motion was seconded by Idlr. Hinton and carried. (Mr. Ross and Nfr. Hall were named to serve on this cormmittee.) ~ ' Y G~u~t}~~' A report of United Charities for the month of Tdarch was received and ordered filed.J With reference to the Sheriffs'-request that the Board appoint and fix the salary of an assistant jailer at $1;A00.00 per year in addition to the jailer at $1,200.00 per ~ ( year and continue the employment of a cook at ~8.00 per week, the Sheriff was instructed ~ ~~~ne~7.l~~ ~o continue the operation of the jail as heretofore so far as help is concerned until a /~~a~g~studgr of the salary bill could be had. A request of A.B.Rhodes, Re~ister of Deeds, j/1Jp concerning the salary of hie two elerks, is also to be considered at the same time.~ ' ~ Upon motion of I~r. Ross, secondecE by NIr., Hall, county bills Nos. 1896 to 2055 were./ , . ~~"Jl,~ approved for pagment. • ~- Upon motion of I~Gr. Trask, seconded by Mr. Hinton, the Board upon recoimnendation of the Superintendent of Public 1'~elfare authorized the payment of ~3.45 to Miss Julia YopP, y •.. ~,~j SUC_, Supt., of Travelers Aid, for transportation f or returning fdra. Helen H. Hol~omb and young daughter to their home at Washington, D. C. in order to,avoid a further charge on the county. " t V . ~ .t~ A report of Associated°Charitie and Supt.., of County Home and Farm for the month of ~ ~a~ ~~t~Ma,rch were received and ordered~filed. • ~ The following certification of the result of election held March 28th,1933~ called and ~~~,~held under authority of an act to Establish a Conaolidated Governing Board of the ~ City of Wilmington and County of 2dew Hanover was received from the Board of ~lectionss ~ ~ Wilmington,N.C., 1Jfarch 29th,1933. Board of County Commissionera, . County of PTew Hanover, , . , , Wilmington,N.C. _ Gentlemen:- We the underaigned, members,of the County Board of Elections of New ~ •~. Hanover, do hereby certify in pursuance to law as applied in Section '33, Bill ~599 -.' at the Court House in the Totvn of 19ilmington, on this 29th day of Idarch,1933, for~" the purpose of canvassing votes cast in the special election held on the last Tue,sday in Pdarch, it being the Twenty-~ighth day thereof, in the year of our Lord '. One Thousand Nine Hundred and jhirty-three, and find the follotiving votes were cast: 1189 For the Consolidated Plan. . 4128 Against the Consolidated Plan. We therefore declare the act to estab7ish a Consolidated Governing Board ~ for the City of Wilmington and County of New Hanover defeated. . ' :", ., ! : ' . 1'. Yours vesy truly, (Signed)NEC7 HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF.ELECTION3. John H. Ni~gel. W.G.Hatch . H.R.Ge.rdner. Savorn before me i:his 29th day of I~&rch,1933, at 1 P.Pfi. • ~ W.F.Carpenter,Notary Public L~y Commission expires October 31,1933. (SEAL) • ' • ABSTRACT OF VOTES • , Cast at an election held in the County of' New Hanover,North Carolina,for "An act to / , establish a Consolidated governing body of the,City of Wilmington and the County ~f ' ~New~-Tanover", on the last Tuesday in AGarch, it being the Twenty-eighth day thereof, ~ in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty-three. , ~ - Election Preeinct: For the Consolidated Plan. Against t3~e Coneolidated Plan. , • First Wa,rd; 131 204 ~:, 5econd VJard,First Precincti 102 T87 - . Second Ward, Second Precinct: 59 227 _ Third Ward,First Precinct: 102 268 Third ~tard, Second Precinct: 72 Ti5~ . Fourth Ward: 102 • 332 Fifth iWard, First Precinet: 11~ 468 . ~ Fifth Ward, Second Precinct 105 _ 308 ~~'' Sixth Ward,First Precincta 110 . 473 Sixth Ward~ Second Precinct:~ 94 377 Sunset Park 25 152 . Federal Points 20 32 ~ P~asonboros 14 116 ~~ ~inter Park: 38 . . 263 Seagates 24 •- 154 . • Seven Mile Posts 14 43 East Wilmington: " 42 185 Cape Fears 21 182 ~ Total,... . ... 1189 • 4128 _ State of North Carolina, idew Hanover County. , The Board of County Canvassers for said County,have dpened,canvasaed,and ~ . judicially determined the original returne of the election in the several precincts in this County, held as above stateci, I do hereby certify,as Chairman of said Board that the above is a true abstract there~of, and cont~.ins the number of legal ballots cast in each ~ precinct. , This 29,day of March,1933 (Signed) L.C.LeGwin,Chairman of the Board o~' County -- ~- ~2 o'clock noon. Canvassers. ' . Sworn to before me this 29th March 1933 ~ ~ . ~~L~ ~'.F.Carpenter,Notary Public ~14 ~eeting o£ April 3rd,1933, continued. The matter of determining whether or not the real estate of the county shall be re- ~ • ~ S ~ valued by a horizontal reduction, or by the appointment of Assessors and appraisers, . '~r~~ as provided in the 1933 35achinery Act, was postponed unti~ next ~onday+s meeting. ~ Upon motion o£ ~r. Rose~ seconded by ~r. Ha1T~ the ~oard voted to arrange a meeting ~ with th0 City Commissionere at the City Hall; ~edn~rsdey Apri1 5th, at 10s00 o'clock ~ ;~-r= ~ . A.~,, to discues the Act to allow Counties to refund Tax Sales certificates, the ~ ~x cancellation of interest and penalties.on delinquent taxes~fox the'"years 1927 to. ' ' ; 1931 inclusive and cancellation of taxes prior to 1927. , ~ A comLnuni¢ation was received from the Superintendant of S~hools stating that the ~~~ ~ ~ ~,~v ~ Board of Education will need, during the month of April 1933, the following amount ~='`"`:' < of school funds t , For Six month school term,... ~2,000.00 . ~ For Extended term,........... 32,500.00 .. Upon motion of Mr. Hinton~ seconded by }dr. Tiask~~15,000.00 for payment of, f `~.~'~ teachers for. two weeke of extended term already taught, was ordered to be made available inmediately, and action bn the balance deferred until a subsequent meeting. " ~~ ~' Upon motion of.P~nr. ~11, seconded by ~ur. Hintori, the Board authorized and directedi ~ ~.~ ~ the payment of ~1,000.00 for ~eneral relief and $410.00 for the Community Relief Farm ~. ~~~~1.~ out of the Qounty's ~mergency Relief r'und appropriation, .to I~r. J.A.Taylor,Administrator. ' ' Th~ allowanoe of ~410.00 for the Community nelief ~ arm was authorized at meeting of Pfiarch 6th,1933. . Upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by BI[r. Hall, payment of bills of expense for holding/ ~~ i~, :; `-~i~ ~~b~ " County-City Election I~arch 28th,I933 amounting to ~p1,309.12 was approved for one half - ~ ,~~;. ~ i / . of the amount~ or ~654.56, the other ku~18 to be paid by the City of ti9ilmington according , to the la~v. • ' Upon motion of Mr.Rosa, seconded by Mr.Trask, I~dr.Julius E. Sternbe.rger was released fro~/~ . •~ ,<<-' ~~~ payment of penalty for not listing property in block ~208 for the year 1932, for the ~ ~ reason that he listed other property in the city, but through error this property wae •, . left off his 1ist. ' - ~ , . • ~ i~ Upon motion of l~Sr. :oss, seconded by Mr. Ha,ll, I~dr.Fred L. Creech was permanently ~~ exempt from payment of po.ll taxes in this county on account of physical disability. h i V ef Upon motion, duly seconded, the requeat-of 1~r. W~,lter P.Sprunt•t at the,Rel ~ Association improce the old "Worth" road leading from State Highway #20, at a point `~ near the "Coramissary" to ~reenville Sound, was approved." The request of hdr. C.E.'Ahite .for a reduction of the assessment on house located on `''- lot #11, block A, Forest Hills, having been referred to the Chairman v+ith power to act ~ ~,~ °` at meeting of August 15th,1932, and the Chairman having investiga.ted the re4uest a~ 8 00 ~5 . ascertained the cost of construction of house,Tecbmmended tha-t the asaesstaent of ~ ~ ~ be reduced to ~7,000.00'for the year 1932. Upon motion, duly seconded, the recor.~lnnendation of the Ghairman was adopted and an abatement of taxes on a valuation of ~1,500.00 for ~ the year 1932 wae ordered. ,`. The ting then adjourned. ~~"i%'LU'f 7~ >~~~llTX~`1 ~ . O Clerk. Wilmington, N.C., April 10th,1933. '. The re~ular weekly meetin~ of the Board was held at 3s00 o'c1ocY. P.M.~ '. ' , Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.FJ.Trask, F.Dd.Ross and J.H.Hinton. Upon motion of ~r. Trask, seconded b,y Agr. Hinton~ ~p19,500.00 balance due Board of ~~`~,~v Education as per request presented April 3rd,T933,~tostakeecare of County's pa.rt of expenditures for the six months term and extended term for April, was allowed. Upon motion of Pfir. j'rask, seconded by Y~r.Hinton, Henry Pridgen 62~ years of a;~e, -~~ residing at #5 Z~.wson ~t~eet, haning been examined by the Assistant County Health ~~; Office r and recommended by the Welfare Officer, was admitted to the County Home ae an inmate. Upon motiorr of Mr. Tr2sk, secondcd by Ntr. Hinton, the board authorized the payment / ~ of transportation for C.H.Davis and wife residing at Castle Hayne, to Stump Sound../ ,~`U^' It appearing, upon recommendation of the 'fdelfaie Officer~ that they ane not self- v ~~g eu~porting and are without meana to return ~~x~ ~-,r...,. to relatives at Stump Sound~ ~ thus avoiding a county charge. ~.p Upon motion o£ ~r. '1'rask, seconded by ~r.Ross. the Board authorized the employment ~ w~7~ of a cook for the County Jail at ~8.00 per week. ~ •. The date for the Commissioners and County Officers to meet for the purpose of atudy ~~°~ and discussion of the Salary Bill was fixeei at 3:00 o'cloek P.M.,Thursday April 13th. The requeat of Dr.~.H.Smith to be released from p~.yment of taxes on a valuation of ~ ,,,_,/,~~. ~1,000.00 office Furniture and Fixtures listed for the year 1932, account of purchase on conditional sale, title remainin~ in the seller until paid for, was declined. The position of this Board, based upon the opinion of the County Attorney, as to the ~ ~~~~ collection of Carolina J3each and County taxes, remain the. same as per resolution adopted at meeting of September 26th,1932. In making final settlement with the Clerk of Court on fee basis for eriod endin P~arch 31st~1933, the Board, upon motion, allowed the Clerk of Court ~360.00 for ~ CLjv extra help on authority of an order adopted April 7th,1931. The allowance allowed vras '~ for one clerk nine months and $30.00 per month and one for three months at ~30.00 per month. Upon motion of I~ir. '1'rask, seconded by 2dr. Hinton, the C1erY. was instructed to notify ~ ~~~ , .~ J r . / , .: ;s. ~~~~ ,,, Meeting of April lOth,1933, continued. . ~ ~ ~ the General Outdoor Advertising Company to remove their sign structure off ~ the County's land near the County Home on State Highway #40, within;thirty - , days from date hereof. A request of the Tide Pdater Power Company that the Board appoint an electric~l / - ~ ~inspector to inspect installatian of wiring for electric current in buildings / _ ,~~~h~e outside the Ci~ty limits, was received and referred to the Chairman and County • '~ ' Attorney for investigation and report back to the Board at a aubsequent meeting. }r :, . r €~? Upon motion of Mr.. Hinton, seconded by tar. Ross, the Board having received a ~ ,t~ ~-}' copy of H.B.#i183 ~validating tax listing in the several eounties in the State ""` ' /~~„)S ~'^6 during the month of April, instructed the Supervisor of Taxation to resume , the listin~ of taxes on VJednesday April 12th,1933. , ,~ , 1~ ~p Upon motion of ~fr.,Hinton, deconded by Mr. Trask, the Chairman was instructed to ~`~`'~ purchase necessary fire extinguishers for the jail,and to advertise for bids ~~~.~n~ for painting the Court House roof. . ~/~ W~y The report of Ia.dies Rest Room for the month of ldarch was received.,,/, U' ~~ A communication vras receined from the County Auditor shorring amount on deposit in each ~ ~~e~7~~ bank as of TSarch 31st,1933, toge,ther .~wAthwa memorandum of securities held in each case: - \~~`,~ry The Auditors-cash report for March was received and ordered filed! The Chairman announced the receip~ of $6~622.83 Federal ~mergency Relief Funds by the~ :.~ ~\ ~e~itk County Auditor from the State, which was turned over to J.A.Taylor,Administrator as directed at meeting of December 27th,1933. The bountyt Attorney was instructed to prepare and forward a bill to our Representatives / : `~ ~~~~~.in the I,egislature for enactment into law, authorizing the transfer of the Carolina ~ Beach School Building Fund to and for the use of the County School Sinking Fund.~ The matter of tax valuea•wa~=discussed and it is the sense of this Board to make a,/ ~~5~ horizontal reduction in real estate values rather th.an a general revaluation. The // ~ : ~~e~' extent values are to be affected to be considered at a subsequent meeting. . /~~I`S Upon motion, dulyr seconded, county bills Nos. 2056 to 2137 vrere approved for payment.,~ ~~ \ ~~\N~oa.Upon motion of i~r. Roes, seconded by f~,Tr. Trask, the following resolution was ad~pteds ~ In accordance with the opinion of the County Attorney to the extent that since the Clerk of Superior Court failed to earn a net_yield of ~*4~500.00,. tkat the Board •-~ __ , could not legally exact a lOf cnt, and since the Q1eTk of Court refuses to voluntarily,/r , grant.the authority for a L0'% cut, the County Auditor be instructed to settle with . - the Clerk of Court on this basie, but as agreed to by all parties concerned,the lOf cut should affect his de7~ut~~clerks. .' " The Board having requested the members of the Legislatuse to pass a special Act which would pexmit the Courity to compromise and adjust taxes and to all~ow discounts~ `~ for certain years and the Board being uncextain as to its rights as to penalties ~ and discounts, did,upon motion of Lilr.Iiinton, seconded by Mr. Ro~$, authorize the _. ~,, ~y~ collection of all taxes for 1931 and years prior~thereto at their face value. The matter of penalties and discounts to be settled later and if the Board did•not relieve the tax payer oi' interest and penalties and did not a11oM doscour~ts, or~ -- under the laev could not allo~v same, then the-tax payer would be required to pay all legal interest and penal~ies. • ~ ~2 ` The follov~ing coupons having been presented as paid by the County Auditor were p~bu'~ burned in the piesence of the Board: ~ • ROE'~D BONDS ' - Coupon Pto. 43 Bond No. 7 8~ 9. = 3 Q~22.50 ~~ 67.50 • • • ~~ n~39 „ n 11~------- = 1" 12.50 ~ 12.50 ~ 80.00 '.. SCHOOL BONDS ~ , Coupon PIo. 39 Bond No. 47 to 51 Inc,5 C~ 25.00'- 125.00 " " 6" " 59 to 63 " 5 ~ 23.75 ~ 118.75 243.75 $3?~3.75 ~~ The meet' g then ad~ourned~ ' ` `'% ~ ~7rn ~L . • ., yx 4 ~ - erk. , Wilmington,N.C., April 17th,1933. ' The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 3s00 o'cloclc P.M. Preeent: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.W,Trask, Ja.s.M.Hall and J.H.Hinton. / ' Action on various applicatione for license to sell 3.2 beer was deferred pending t/ • ~ ay~n.information from the Legislature as to the lavu concerning the same. ' • ° Upon motion of ldr. J.H.Hinton, seconded by ~r. Jas.bt.Hall, the f ollowing resolution / ~~~\e~~.~~wae adopted: WHEREAS, the United States Congress has passed an Act sponsored by President Roosevelt, authorizing the President to employ men for work in reforestation, flood control, prevention oP soil erosion, plant pest and disease control, fire ! ~ protection, and similar work in the public domain, national or state,furnishing ~ ~~~ them with subsistence, clothing, medical attention and hospitalization and cash / allowance as may be necessary during the period they are so.employed, ~ • WHH;REAS, this Act v~as passed with tY~ purpose of relieving unemployment and ~. at the eame time of conserving and adding to our long neglected Yorest resources, _~ ~1~ ~- I~deeting of April 1'7th,1933, continued. ~ Wf~REAS, the Southeastern Countiea of North Carolina have natural forest,areas / of great value, which in the past have been constantly ravaged by fire and forest pests~ a cond~ition that ha.s been no leas deplorable than impossible with which to cope; and • ^ REA ~ the Southeastern Counties of North Carolina have numbers of unemployed ~ in di~~ed of help~ therefore, SE~IT RESOLVID that the Co~mmissioners of New Hanover County,here asser~bled, commend this reforestation program of the President and~ respectfully urge and • ~ re~uest that the authorities directing this relief ineasure, give due consideration to the urgent need, in the County of Ne~ Hanover and the surrounding countiea, of botn the protection of our forests and the welfare of our unemployed. RESOLVED FURTHER, that a copy of this resolution be sent to Dr.Fred Morrison, ~ Director of Relief work at l~,leigh, to Colonel J.~9. Harrelson, Director of the State ' ' Department of Conservation and Development at Raleigh, and to our Representatives in Congress at Washington. _ ' Upon motion of ~Hr. Tra'sk,~ seconded by Mr. Hinton, the assessment of $7,700.00 on buildings of S4r. J.~.Allard at Edgewood,Harnett to~vnship, was reduced to $6,700. / ,((r~(r~ ' for the reason that the Assessors were in error in increasing the assessment by l/ ~ ~ ~1,000.00•for the year 1932~ A new building was assessed in 1931 and apparently the Assessora in viewing the property again in 1932 ldst si¢ht of the faet that the ne~v building had already been assessed and added an addit.ional ~1,o00.00 which was in error, Therefore, an abatement of taxes on this valuation of ~1,000.00 for the year 1932 wae ordered. ' Upon motion of ~r...Ii~ll~, seconded by Mr. Hinton, the salary of the Jailer was ~.r+~ 1~ fixed by the Board, under authority of the Salary Bill~ at ~1,00.00 per month and ~ ~~U ~j the salary of the Assistant Jailer ~t ~1,000.00 per year, or ~83.33 per month, f.az the rema~inder of the present fiscal year, all subject to the approval of the County Attorney. . ~ a~ The Chairma.n announced tYre receipt of ~6,875.00, Federal Emergency Nelief ~'unds b~ S ~,,U\~ ~ the County Auditor from the tate on April llth,1933, which was turned over to t,ur. J.A.Taylor, Administrator under authority of the ~oard of December 27th,1932. Upon motion of ~dr. ~inton, seconded by &Ir. Ha,ll, the follocving action ta~een by the ~~• Commissioners in conference held Friday A~iri7,14th,1933, was confirmed; ~' Ti~e request of Sheriff C.David Jones f or an appripriation.to aid in continuing the ~ services of a Special Deputy Sheriff at Delgado,Forest Hi11s and Oleander and one ~ at Carolina Beach, was declined as the Salary Bill contains no provisi.on for this ~~~' extra service. The County Attorney also ruled and it was adopted that the Sheriff would be personall~tv~~~a3~leL~for payment of premiums on bonds tkat he may require hie deputies to give, as they are responsible to him. ~ 3 ~ Upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Mr. Ross, the folYowing resolution request rtg Sala in t d S f th t t i ~ ti 7 d 10 ~i tf t ~„ ~0 / P~ g e e per a n o our representa on an o ry ves o amen ec Clerk or all a dditi nal De A w nd e ati f ut t f the Sh iff ~~ , p y u ance o er a comp ns on or n a o o o ` Stenographer in the office of the Clerk of Court, was adoptedt - At meeting of the Commissioners of New~ Hanover County held this afternoon(April 14,1933), it wae unanzmously resolved that Hon. I,.Clayton Grant and Hon. Harrise ~ Newman be requested to amend Section 7 of the Salary Act of New Hanover County ~ passed at the 1933 Seseion, so as to permit the oommissioners to allow not exceeding ~25.00 per month to the SheriYf and not exceeding ~25.00 each per month to,two DePuties for the expenae of the operation of their automobiles in the performance of their duties. The said ~epresentativea are also requested to.amend Section 10 of said Act by increasing the compensation of an additional Deputy Clerk and/or Stenographer from $~900.00 to ~1,080.00 per annum. Upon notion of ~ir. Tiask, seconded by ~r. Hinton, the salaries of Mi.ss Ada L. ~~ .~uYti~ Mc@ulloeh and Mrs. Nellie D. Lewis Register of Deeds Deputies was fixed at ~90.00`/~ ~ ~ per ~honth each. . Upon motiori of Mr. Trask~ seconded by I~r. Hinton, authority wae given to employ ~ `.~~"h such help that may be necessary in the proper handling of the tax work in the preparation of the 1933 taxe's:o' :, ~Upon motion, duly seconded, the County Auditor was authorized to offer ~85.00 and~/ ~ ".. ~y accrued interest for the purchase of ~5,000.00, 5~ New Hanover County Road Bonds ` ~~~`` 1938. . ~ ^ ~ `,~ The purchase of eggs for food for jail prisoners was approved by the Boasd. '~. ~~ ' ~ , ~- t~ ~/ The matter of percentage reduction on real estate was discussed, but no action taken.~ .. ~ ,p „G\~h The,,m~ ing then adj ourned, ~ ,~ ~. ~ tf - <-; -1~, ~(.~.~ . :; ; Clerk. _ y+t~ ~ ~: ' • ~; ' " r , ~ . . i 1 ,: r ' ` .:: ;t~ we '. +~' ~ • ~.,. .~'~~ ~ , . . . ^.0. ~. , p1. f~t7' N~ /. ~ •.k Y 4' S ~ ' s. Y^. . . . . . _ 'Wilmington, Id.C., April ~24tYn,1933. { The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 3:00 o'clock P.~.,. ~resent: Addieon Hewlett Chairman, Geo.~1'.Trask,Jas.IJ[.Hall and ~.H.Hinton. The request of Idr. Zouis T. Moore for a reduction of assessment on~lot at v ~.~~~ ~Irightsvil:le Beach account of damage by the tides, house deatroyed January 1933, was received for consideration at the time of adjusting assessments account of property damage at the Beach for 1933. Upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Mr. Hall, the Board approved the payment ~- ~b~~ of ~4.07 half witness fees to 1~r. J.L.Crowder,Raleigh, N. C.~ in the case of ~ State ve T.E.Cooper September term 1923. ' . In reply to a request of the Gove rnor as to the need f or special terms of court during the Fall Term 1933, the Clerk was instructed upon advice of the County r.~ ~~00~` Attor•ney, to advise the Governor that this County would not need an extra term of court for the F'all Term. A"~ Upon motion af Mr. Hall, seconded by Pdr. Hinton, an item of $7.43 tax due on ~'~`~~ ~~ east middle part of lot #1, in block #118, for the year,1895 in the name of ~ _:;~~:.~~ G~` Liiles F. Costin, was ordered cancelled, for the reason that said lot was Public ,i;~ , School prbperty sold by the Boazd of Lducation to N.L.Foy and the taxes would have y i to be paid by the County Board o£ Lducation. - ~~'q1' ~ The Chairman announced the receipt of ~6~875.00 Federal xelief Emegency Funds /~ ` r t~t /~~e~ by the ~ounty Auditor from the State, which was turned over to Idr.d.A.Taylor~ '{I' Administrator under authority, of thia Board December 2?th,1932. , ~a, . ,~ r;i As requested by the ~outaty Auditor in his co~anunication of April 22,1933, the .~i~''' ~ a~ Board agre.ed to hold a~oint meeting with the C,ity,Commissioners to prepare .~ ,'~ri` ~ necessary forms for the tax booka and taac receipt blanks in order to adapt them ~°~.~ to the 1933 law~ consolidating County and City tax collections. , -i~° ~~ '.*~~~~ A request of the North Carolina Bank & Trust Company that the County release ,~~;., ~ ~15,000.00 customers notes held to secure county deposits and the exchange aY .~ `,,,,~ ~~ $22,000.00 City of Gieensboro,3~ofids was discussed and upon motion of Mr. Hinton~ ~1'~~~ /v~ seconded by idr. Hyll, the ma,tter wa~ deferred until next meeting and the i Committee vras instructed to look further into the matter doing the mean time. ~,: r, • - - `~~},~•~. ,,~^ The Comrnissioners withheld recommendatione to the Ferry Commission to pay the ~ ;~d fp"' premium on the Ferry Compensation Insurance pending investigation of the finamcial 2` -r1• ~`~ condition of the~Insuring Company, ae suggested by the County Attorney. ,'y f 'Upon motion of ~r. Trask, seconded by Il4r. Hall, Arthur H. Drew; Sr.~;was released v- from payment of penalty for not listYng lot ~8, block #5, Love ~rove for the ' year 1932, account of being a nonresident. T~Ir. E.H.Hayes a resident of I,akeland, ti/ .'~;>,r+ ~~~ ~ Fla., was also released from payment of penalty for not listing lot #193 and ,.'j; 194, Lake Side Park for the year 1932~ account of'being a nonresident. The matter of ~payment for the preparation of the court calander for the April ~ / j~G~ term`Superior Court ~53.28 was referre d to the ~punty Attorneyfor inveatigation. , ~rti ,~ ;„ , ,. ' i , ::, _- , ~ The ~tter of advertising real estate for sale for the 1932 taxes was referred / 1~~,~,,~ `~ to the County Attorney for opinion. , v ~ Upon motion of Bdr. Trask, aeconded by tvir. Hinton, County bills Nos. 2138 to ~ <~7>>`~ 2187 inc.~ 3~ere>.approved £or payment. . ~ ~ ~,,/ The Board then took a recess until 3:00 o'clock P. M. , Friday April 28th~1933, ~'"~p/to act on applications #'or license to sell beer if sufficient information ~~~ conce~ the law is received by that time. ' S~ Presents Addison Hewlett bhairma,n, Geo.W.Trask, F.M.Ross,~Jas. 1~ff. Hall and J.H.Hinton.~ i i~~, `G~ Idr: Ross moved and it was seconded by 1~4r. Hall ard carried; that the following be ~/ ~ j~ . granted license to sell beer in New Ha,nover County subject to the governing laws . - of the State of IQorth Carolina: " ~~, `.~ ~. , _ . ,,. ? ~,. _ ~. ii '7< . . // Clerk. (/ , Wilmington, N. C., April 28th,1933. Pursuant to recess taken April 24th,1933,~the Board met at 3t00 0~clock P.M., /~ ~`r,,for the purpose of acting upon applicationa for license_to sell beer in ,~~'~'~~ compliance yith the law lassed by the.Legislature 1933. W.L.Kure at Kure Beach eighteen miles from the city limits in A'ederal ~ ' Point township. A.C.Bird, "The Pine Tree" at Sunaet Park on State Highway #40,RHasonboro~ ` tow~aship. , `` R.A.Cole, One mile from city limite on Castle Ha.yne road,State Highway ~ '~40, Service Station and Groceries, Cape Fear township. ~ Carolina Beverage Company, ~9holasale dealers on Castle Ha,yne road, State~' Highway ~40, one mile from city limits,Cape b'ear township. , J.~V.Hewlett, Cold Drink Stand,Lunch and Service Statiori,on State Highway~ ~20, one sixth mile from city limits,Aarnett township. E.L.Robinson, ~ervice Station and Groceries ten milea £rom city limits ~ ~ on Carolina Beach road, State High~aay ~40, Federal Point townehip. ~' ~ ~~~ Meetin~ of April 28th,1933, continued. A.A.Dock, Oyster Roast ten mileN from City limits ori State Highway #20, at ~ ~ri~htsville Sound,Harnett township. F.L.Zewis, Service Station and uroceries, four miles from city limita~ ruasonboro tovrnship. IIpon motion, duly seconded, 5heriff C.David Jones ~vas directed to collect ~~,yr/ the tax from all parties in the City of Wilmington to ~hom the City Commissioners •. ~/`Gfi' have issued license to sell beer~ and issue license to se11 beer to the fore~oing eigh applicants upon pavment of the required tax. ~ John R. I~dorris, Ex Sheriff and Tax Collector having ra,ised the question as to •,~a`~who had the legal right to collect schedule "B" taxes, he or Sheriff C.David Jones, ~~~° the 8ounty $ttorney rule& that th~s riaht and authority was vested in C.David .Tones Sheriff, that 2dr. Il~orris wa.s collecting the county Y9.32.,advalorem taxee'by reaeonj/ ~~ of the 1932 tax books having been plaCed in his hands for collection first Monday in 0etober prior to ~r. Jones taking office as Sheriff in December 1932, Therefore the above reaolution was, upon motion of ~dr. Ross, offe red and passed .• predicated upon the legal it9terpretation of the law in.the opinion of the County Attorney. Upon motion of ~tr. Ross, seconded by 1~r. Hall, the weliare Officer was authr ~ ~~\~s~ orized to take Russell Moore, wayward youth, to Jackson Training School at the expense of the County. The Legislature 1933, having failed to fix the salary af the CYaairrre,n of the ~ Board of Courmissioners in the Salary Bill, the County Attorney gave as his opinion,/ ~y~ that in the absence of any fixed amount appearing in said bi11, left. it vuith the '~/ ~~ Boaxd of Conenissioners to fix his salary under the old law; Therefore I~r. Ross moved and it was seconded by ~r. Hall and carried~ that the.salary of tYie Chairman of the Board of Commissioners be continued as formerly~ as directed by the legal opinion o£ the County Attorney. 'Tk~e me ing then adjourned. r7i?~, ~l • 1~~~~ ~erk. ~ VJilmin~ton, Id. C., I:tay .lst,1933. The regular montrily meeting r~a~ held at 3:00 0~^~~~~' P.n~. ' ~ Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.l'V.Trask,F.M.Boss and J.H.Hinton. The request for a reduction of thA assessmenb on land in Cape Fear and;,H~rnett )~,y' ~~~ tovmshipe recently purchased by 1~rs.Bertha G. Shrier from L.B.Rogers on account ~~ 1 of shortage in acreage revealed by an actual survey~ v~s upon motion af IiGr.Hinton, ~ r '1' seconded by Mr. Ross~ referred to the Chairman with authority to make any necessay corrections after investigation. ' / ~ ~~~ J . \ C`~V The Tax Colleetors Office reported t}~e collection of ~13.~661.57 f or the month of ~/ April~account of 1932 taxes. „ ' _ . ~ 1 The matter of providing a book of "Record of Leans" in the office of the Clerk of v Superior Court, was postponed until after adjournment of the Legislature. R9~J ~ ~'~G~~ . ~~1~a~ The following applications for license to sell beer in Neav Hanover County in ~/ accordance with the requireraents of the o~i:tbalgoverning laws of the Sta.te were, V upon motion of Mi~. Trask, seconded by Adr. Ross, approvedi - ~ • C.T.droom; SeYen miles,from eityrslimit~, Fede~al Point township. Businesa:,,~ . Opster Roast and Cafe. ' • S.E.Sneeden,Jr.-, Three miles from city limi~s, Winter Park,Harnett to~mship.~ Businesss Service Station and Lunch. ~ George Wilkins; Five and half miles from city limits,Cape Fear township. Businessa I~erchandising. The Chairman announced the receipt o£ $~6,875.d0 Federal Relief Funds by the County ~/1 Auditor which ~vas turned over to Mr.J.A.Taylo~,Administrator under authority of this Board December 27th,193~. . Upon motion o~' Mr. Ross, seconded by ~Ir. Trask, the Boani act~ng upon the adaise of v ~,,~, the County Attorney, authoriaed the payment of ~201.80 Co tHe ",:~tilmington Savings ~~1'~'"" and Trust Compariy, Trustees for the bond holders of the Cape Fear Hotel, for meals • and lodging furnished the ,jurors in the case of State cs P.Q.~oore and Jno.J.Furlong. IIpon motion, duly seconded,the Cape Fear Garden Club was allowed the use of the ~ ~ Ca,~~ Court House I,awn for hoLding a Flower Shotv Eday 12th. • ~ -~. Upon motion of I~4r, Trask, seconded by tdr. Ross, the ~oard agreed'to have clay Y~uled V \~~,,.x~"~~ on the grounds of the Wrightsboro School arid Church. Upon motion of Mr. Ross, seconded by ~'Ir. Hinton, the Chairma,n was asked to investiga.te,/ ~,c,~~~ the feasibility of digging a ditah along the blue clay road near Wrightsboro. ~/ Upon motion of I~r. Rose,~seconded by Mr. Trask, Mr. J.E.Burris'was released from .v~ ~,~. payment of penalty for-!no't lieting lot ~6, in block ,~30, Carolina Beach for the year ~ / 1932, account of being a nonresident. • Upon motmon of ,Cr. Trask, seconded by P~r. RoBS~;. a request of the Board of ~ducation ~ ~~~ for $33,500.00 for the extended te.rm and ~2,000.00 County supplement for i;he six mohths ~~`~'/` term, to take care of expenditures for the month of P~ay was approned. , • ~ The Boa~i declined the request of the North Carolina Bank & Truet Co.,to release $15~000. ~~~ customers notes and the exchenge of ~22,000.00 Greensboro bonds maturing 4/1~33~ for a~ ~ ~t `P' like amount maturing at a later date, held by the~ County Auditox to secure depositg l=l with the said bank, until after further investiga.tion. - ~ . . . j z~..... ~~. ~ ~Qy >~~1~, ~~. i ~ ,:~ ~ ~~9 Wilmington, N. C., May 8th,1'933. ~ The regular weekly meeting of the Board rvas held at 3s00 o'clock P:~. ~, Present: Aiidison Hewlett Cha,irman, Geo.1fJ.Trask, Jas.7ut.Ha11 and J.H.Hinton. . It appearing that PBargaret Jones paid taxes on 2.3 acres of land, Allen Tract, Harnet$ to~rnship for the years 1930 and 193~:, which said pa,yments were ~(~,[~ inadvertently credited to the payment of tax~s of Hytm n gones on 9/10 acres /` of 1and,.Allen tract for the said years. Therefore upon motion of Mr. Trask, v~ seconded by i~Ir, Ha11~ the Board authorized"and directed that the payments made by the said Margaret Jonex for the years 1930 and 1931 be properly credited to her account on tne said 2.3 acres of land for said years and the interest and salea coat accruing against same abated,and the taxe ~, interest and sales cost cl~ rged against the said 9~10 acres of land owned by Hym~n Jones for the yea~s 1930 and 1931. ~ ~ ~ /~ Upon motion of ~~r. Trask, seconded by i~r. Hall, the request of S.M.Haxrell for an ~ artificial leg aceount of undeveloped right leg from birth, at a cost of ~125.00 to ~ gJv' be borne jointly by the State and County under the State rehabi3itation plan, was ' taken under advisement by the Board. The,f olTowin~ applications for license to Sell beer in New Hanover County, in ~/ ~i}~~ accordance arith the requirements of the governing lavrs of the ~tate, were upon inotion ~ of Tdr. Hinton, seconded by IiGr. Aall, approveds ~ , • _ W. Harrison; six miles f rom city limits antersection of Maeonboro and Sea gate roads! ` ~ ~ in Iiarnett Township. Business Filling Stationand Cold Lxink Stand._ R.~H.VParren; ten miles from the city limits, Cape Feas townehip~ Busi-ness, Riverside~ park Service Station at Castle Hayne. • Charles Saleen; three miles from city limit~ on highway ~^~O,.at CJinter Park.,~ Business, Service Station. , IN.tiV.Hu~gins; three miles from city limits, Cape Feax township. Business, Grocery~ ~ • ' ` Service Station and Lunches. L.C.Hamnond; four and one half miles fro~ city limits on Gordon road at Airport.~ , Business,_Drinks and Sandyiches. ,~~"` T.E.Aeath; ten miles from city limits at Castle Hayne, Cape r'ear tovmship. ~ ""`'~ : ;-:" Business, General Store and Service Station. ,•`~•s - Upon motion of I'~r. Trask, seconded by Mr. Hinton, the Cor.unissioners authorized the release of ~15,000.00 North Carolina Bank & Trust Company customers notes held by ~. ~ 7 ~ the County Auditor to secure deposits with the said bank becau9e of the shrinkage 00 00 ~ ~ , y . of furids on deposit, and the Commissioners fuxther voted to release ~22~0 ~ ~p~ Greensboro Bonds which ~.tured April lst,1933 in excliange for a lilce amount of said ~ , bonds maturing at a later date; and also upon request of,~r. J.W.Yatee, Vioe,President, ,'• authorized the surrender to the North Carolina Bank & Trust Company of ~35,00o.00 ' •' United States Treasurers Certificates 3~~ held by the County Auditor to secure County ~~ ~funds, upon receipt of the returns thereform of not less than ~p34,059.00. . • .;'. ,~ Upon motion of Ddr. Trask, secondecl by Mr. Hinton, the County Attorney was .asked to f ~ ~ make investigation as to the financial responsibi7ity of the Natio,nal Surety Company ~ , ~v~ ~c ~ rrith reference to'its obligation as surety for A.B.Rhodes Register of Deeds, C.Da.vid ~~-ra"''r~ , ,:i Jones, Sheriff and Jno.R.Morris, Tax Collector. • _ _ Upon motion of I~r. Hinton; seconded by Mr. Trask, the estate of V9.G.Rhodes, 4Vilmington ~ . •~-~ ~ township, was released from payment of poll tax for the years 1930 arxl 1931 account of ~ ~~~ death of Pdr. Rhodes prior to li~ting time. ~ ~ Upon motion of fdr, Trask, seconded by Idr. Hinton, W.D.I~ugn and estate o£ ~7.A.P~oods , ~ ~ ~ and were released from pa,yment of' penalty for.not listing property in block A Pinehurst '~. ~; ~i~ blocks 67 and.E Ardmore respectively for the year 1932. accoiznt of claimg of having listed .. and the list havin~ been misplacecl. , ~ . ~~ ~c "'" ~~' Upon motion, duly seconde~~ tQoses Scott vaas released from payment of penalty for not G- id nt f b i k 3 t i o ' ~ \ ng a nonrrs e . 51 accoun e o listing property n bl c ' ' ~ ~ Upon motion of Pdr. Hi~liton, seconded by i~r. Trask, ,the Bo~.rd upon appro~ra l of the • ' ~'J ~ ~ _ ~ c~p~\C~ County Attorney,'approved the payment of ~C10.00 to Adame Studio for making photo , copies of finger prints for the District Soli:citor. . ,~, •' ~ ~ S ,IIpon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Mr. Hinton, the Board approved repaixs to•the L~ ° ,.-~ Old Whiskey Creek road via of the old election houSe, by the relief association. , , : ~ A bill of Mf's.A.I,.Meylanc~ for ~53.28 for furnishing paper and stencils and mimeographing. 500 cases on civil issue docket and mimeo;g~aphir~g second week civil court calander ,~.-~ ~ „ ~ for April term 1933, the same having been approved by I~essre. J.O.Carr and Iliarsden ~ _ ~~ ' ` Bellaat~y Co~:~ittee appointed by the Court to,prepare the calander, was upon motion of Mr. Hinton, seconded by PJIr. Trask approved by the Board for payment. Upon motion of Idr. Trask, seconded by I~r. Hintbn, the Co~issioners fixed the allowance ~ for the preparation and msmeographing the next sp~cial court calander, if a special ` S~ "~ calander is used, at ~1.00 per•page, the county to furnish the necessary paper and ~~~ . stencils to be u~ed in the preparation of the s~ne. ` ~ . , ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ~ ~e' ' The usual :nonthly reports of ~ssoeiated"Charities, 5upt., of County~Home and Farm~and~ ~ ; ~ + ~ , . Jas. Walker Hospital for April was received. , . • ' Upon motion, duly'~seconded, Geo.T.McRae having been examined by the County As~istr2nt ~ v ~ , ~c ~,Yvn. was~admitted to the County Home subject to the approval. of the Health 0fficer, • ~ . •. Supt., of Public ~~elfare. ~ ~~U Pdeeting of ~Gay 8th, 1933,. continued. ~J ' ~ G~~~~ Upon motion of ~r.,Hinton, seconded by Pdr. Trask~ the Board gave authority to, ' purchase sufficient 4" drain tile to make~necessary connections with the manhole . at the airport. ~ ~ ~~~~N reduction~of~fire•insuranceeonnthe FerMryboatn°JohntICnox"mfrom1~+20.,.0 0. O~toz~15.000. The Board declined to reduce the assessment on property of P~iss Francis Sullivan in ~ /~~~' block y~335 at this time. / /~\a,pi The following cor.ununications vuere received from the County Auditor: ~~ ~ wilmington~N.C., Iviay 4,1933. • Hon. Boaxtil of Cotznty Commissionere~ ~ev~ Hanover County, Wilmington, N. C. Gentlamen:_ ~ I beg to call your attention to the fact that on April 30th, the balance t~i ~ the credit of extended school term was ~49,717.13 and the amount approved by you for / PLay expenditures of ~33,500.00 vaould leave a balance of only $$16~217.13 toward the ~furie expenditures. • \ The six months school term on April, 30th, had an overdraft of ~2,6'57 ~ while the amount appro4ed for P&ay expenditures was ~2,000.00. Under ordinary cond.itions!~ this overdraft, at this time of the year, would be nothing to worry about.,tTnless tax collections 3mprove considerably, we will nDt be able to pay the Board of Education ~ the balance due them on either the six months or the extended term budgetg: Respectfully submitted, J.A.Orrell~. ~• ` ~~~.. ~ , . . .: ~,za';,rt;~;. ' 1Jilmington,N.C.,Iday 8,1933. " Hon. Board of County Commi.ssioners, New Hanover County, • ; 'Nilmington, N. C. Gentlemen:- F,br your information I give you below the back tax collections_for ten months ending April 30, 1933 as compaxed with the previous year, i April April , 1932 1933 Bellattpr 8c Bellamy.....~ 21,194.85 -$ 21,515.15 ~ N. Cole .......:....... 816.75 167.B4 / Office ................ 39.429.38 25.635.63 ~ ' .~-~ • • I $61,440.98 ~ 47~318.62 Loss.......... 14,122.36 or 23~ ~ 61~440.98 - collections for this year, for years prior to 1927,amounts to ~843.49- as compared with $1,349.38 last year. Unless sorsething can be done to increase the collec'tion of both current andi1 back taxes we will have a considerable deficit at the close of the year. 1 No letter has been written the tax payere concerning unpaid 1931 tax~s for~ some time and vue cannot write anmther letter until it is decided juat what pol.icy is to be adopted concerning interest, discount & etc. ' .' Respectfully submitted, J. A. Orrell: i 4 , . . p '. ~ ~ . ~~ ~ . :;~ ~ Due to the.o~low collection of taxes it appears at this time that sufficient amount ~4~. of money evill not be collected to pay the teachers' through the ninth month; Therefore ~ ~ tldr, rrask moved and it vras'seconded by I~[r. Hinton and carried, tk~at the Clerk notify ~ ` the Board of ~ducation that this Board pledge itself to pay the teachers through the ~~ first tlvo weeks of the ninth month and should they conirinue to teach thr remaining two " weeks the Count will ~. , y pap for their services provided funds are available at that •time, or whatever amount on hand June 30th, will be paid on a prorata basis. ~ a~~~o~{1, The County Auditors cash report for the month of April was received and ordered filed P2r. TrasY moved that the State Higharay Commiesion be requested to increase their road ~ maintenance force in $lis county to take care of general road re~irs; his motion vvas seconded by t~r. Hinton and carried. . IJpon motion, duly seconded; hirs.Elizabeth G.Sasser and Irirs. I,assie J. Price were each " I granted an abatement of tar.es on a valuation of ~4,000.00 on~account of home ~nortgage u`~, exsmption due on account.of mortgage of ~10,000.00 held and listed by 1~rs. Laseie J. ~ ~- ~ Price on the home of thrss Elizabeth G. Sasser in block ~156 for the year 1932, ..',, ~ according to a ruling of the Attorney General, and a like adjustment for the year 1933 vaas authorized. The me t ng then adjourned, i !n 7 L. ~ ~` Clerk, V ~ ~, , ~~~ ~ Wilmington,N.C., T~ay 15th,1933. ~ The regular weekly meeting of t:ie Board was held at 3:00 o'clock P.M. , G '. Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, F.~4.Ross, Geo.W.Trask, and J.H,Hinton. ' . . . ' r t' ~ A petition of eight citizens and tax payers of b'Iasonboro township ur~ing repairs ~~ by the Relief A~sociation to a road leading in a south~vestwardly direction from ,~.r ~~~~F the Masonboso•road.at the.northern edge of Paul ~ontford's yard to a,point one ~ ~, quarter of a,mile beyond Archie Friar's house, was received and upon motion of ~~. Hinton, seconded by Iidr. Ross, approved and ordered turned over to the Relief Association. . ~ . . Upon motion of 1vir. Roes, seconded by 1dLr. Trask, the recommendation of the Recorder~ Q~i'Nto hire out William Craig for the remainder.of his term on the County Farm upon ~°~ payment of court costs a.mounting to ~9.40, v~as approved. , ~ VJhile the ferryboat "Liienantic" is on the marine railways for inspection by the ~ Government inspector, for~a prospective purchaser, the Board gave authority to hade .; ~~~ ~he bottom scraped~at a cost of approximately ~lO.OG. ~ The request of Mr. J.O.Aeilly for a reduction of assessnent ori property of the a~ Jefferson'Standard I,ife Insurance Company, formerly the property of Pdr.47.P.Applewhite ~ .~ ~ in block #202, was received for consideration at the time for investigating assessments. • - . ~ No action rvas taken on the request of Mr.P~i.C.P~cIver for rock to repair certain streets . at Carolina Beach by the Relief Association evhile the relief forces are doing work there, ~~ for the~reason that the Quarry is no~e being operated by the State Highrvay Commission, ~ / and the County hasen't~ the equipment or authority to work on roads, but it tivas agreeable to the Board if the Tovm of Carolina Beach could make other arrangements to secure the rock from the quarry for their needs. . i. i~ I Upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by tdr. Ross, the Board,, l5y reason of the shrinkage in deposits of county funds ivith the North C~rolina Bank & Trust Company, authorized and directed the release of ~22,000.00 City of Greensboro,N.C., 4~ street improvement bonds due kpril lst,1933; #10,000.00 due April 1,1936, held by the =~ ~(~`°,Bankers rrust Company of Nev/ York City for account of the Board of Comtriissioners Q of ide~~ Hanover County, and ~7,000.00 City_of Greensboro 4~ bonds Nos.194 to 200 Inc., ~~ Due 1966 and ~p3,000.00 5f itos.100 to 102 Inc., due 1938, held by the Wilmington . " Savings & Trust Company for account of the County Auditor, all of the above to secure deposits tivith the Nortn Carolina Bank & Trust Company. The Board further agreed to release ~10.,000.00 North Carolina State Bonds upon v~ithdra~/al of ~9,600.00 of the unrestricted funds v~ith the said North Carolina Bank & Trust Company. ~ _ The ma.tter of advertising property for sale for 1932 taxes, was deferred pending ~ ~~ receipt of a certified copy of the Act. The matter oY cancelling penalties on the 1932 taxes, which was reported s¢~~~ ~ u~e7 xs~~:~nt as authorized by the I,egislature 1933, was referred to the County Attorney ~/'~ with po<<rer to act~ after ~ securing a certified copy of the Act. '. ` Upon motion of 1~r. Ross, seconded by I~r. Hinton, the following application for license to se11 beer in accordance ~~~ith law, was approved: '" Kurt Richard Bochm, Cape Fear Country Club Incorporated ! . ! , . J.E.Parker, on highway ~30,Harnett township two miles fron city limits~ Geo.J.Bumby,.Atlantic Avenue & Fourth Avenue Carolina Beach. r tB F Riley Br-eakers Hotel' Wilmington Beachw/ •• ~ ;. ^ . , ~: . ;~ The Chairman announced the receipt of $6,?50.00 Federal Emer~ncy Relief Funds from,/ ~,~ the State on May 12th, which as.s turned over to I~r.J.A,Taylor,Administrator as per ~./, authority of ,thie Board December 27,1932. . Upon motion of Mr. Hinton, Seconded by P~Rr. TrasY., the colored Welfare Worker was •~Q\~c~granted transportation for porothy and Lillian Riggs charity tubercul~r patients l ,to Sanatorium~N.C. .~ Upon motion of 1dr. Ross, seconded 'oy TeIr. Traek„ the Chairma,n was requested to secure ~nfo~ation f'rom the State Insurance ~epartment as to the financial stability of the ~`--- ~~`,~y~~ ~aryland Casualty Company ~Y9rth reference to the Workmen~ s Compensation and' Liability ,Insurance on ferryboat "Nlenantic". Upon motion of Iulr. Ross, seconded by Mr. Trask, the Board authorized a refund of taxes ~ paid by Dr.S.E.Koonce,Harnett township, on a~400.00 valuation for the year 1932 account ~ ~ri,X of error in charging him ~vith ~200.00 £or new house,whereae his assessment should ha.ve ' . been reduced by ~200.00 on account of house destroyed. ~ Upon motion of Mr. Ross, the County Auditor veas authorized to confer with the ~ -~~JCoramissioner of'Finance of the City of VJilmington and empowered to proceed with the ~~ ~.~,,~d preparation and adoption of necessary forms for tax books that in their opin-ion is adaptable to the collection of taxes under the consolidation of County & City tax • collectione. ~ In consideration of the payments heretofore made by IiSrs. Daisy I. Innis on lot ~~11, block #2, Hanover Gardens, the Board, upon motion of Mr. Txask, seconded by Mr. Hinton,r / ~~ ~~~ authorized and directed Il4r.Niarsden Bellamy~ Trustee to cancel:. the deed of trust"held t~ for the County. . ,~ . The m,ee~t~'`'g then adjourned, ~'%`'~?.-:. 7l ~~ ...~t. /iClerk. (/ ' ' ! ~ . .,: ~~2 _ ~ . CPiZmington, N.C., May 22nd~1933. f The regular weekly meeting of the Board wa:s held at 3s00 o'clock P.I~, Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.~.Trask, F.1~d.Ross,Jae.M.Ha11 and J.H.Hinton. The Carranissioners met in conference at 3:Q0 o'clock P.Id., May I7th,1932 for the \~~ purpose of considering t~ao propositions offered by I~r. Geo.G. Dodge of Elizabeth City ~ for the pur~hsae of the ferryboat P~tenantic. 3st, An offer to purchase at $2,500.00 and cost of repairs on the following termsi Repairs ~1,475.00 and will give the County his note for ~2,500.00 payable ~500.00 every sixty dayg until paid in full. . . 2md. 19i11 take option to ptu chase within twelve months at a purchase price of ~ $~5,000.00 on the folloecing terms: County to pay cost of repairs estimated at ~1,500.00 and will take •; the boat on a charter basis at ~250.00 per month, agreeing to pay three, months in advance and ~250.09 per month thereafter during the tvrelve months~ none of said payments:to apply on the.purchase price of the boat. '. The two foregoing offers were declined, and upon motion of Mr. Hinton, the Commissionexs ~< '~ ~~ agreed to sell the ferryboat "Menantic" for ~$2,500.00 on the following terms: . The purchaser to give his certified check for ~1,500.00 and Yiave the boat „ repaired at his own expense and in addition thereto pay ~500.00 upon taking the boat and the balance of ~500.00 payable ~250.00 per month. The purchaser . 5. to have the boat fully insured for the benefit of the county, fire,liability , - and collision coverage, and the county to talce lean on the boat until .pa.id . for in fmll. , ~ _ ~. 2v4r. Dodge being present at todayg meeting was not disposed to.accept the foregoing terms, therefore I~r. Trask moved that upon the proper execution of the necessary ~- ~ papers and agreements betc~reen the county and 1~r. Dodge and I~ir.R.R.Stone,thereby releasing .; the ~erryboat and the county fro~n.any and all liabilit$r:for expenses that may be incurred for repairs, the ferryboat "I~enantic" be sold to Idr. Dodge at a price of ~2,500.00 `. ~~. payable ~500,00 every sixty dayg from date of.taking ~he boat away, untii-paid for in full, all expenses for repairs "~o be borne by I44r..Dodge in.addition to the purchase - ~;' price,said purchase price to,be secured by proper lien on the boat, and provided further ' the the same be covered by fire_ insurance payable to the county as its intereat may '.• appear.The motion was duly secorided and carried, all of which was agreeable to and accepted by Mr. Dodge. 1~r. a member of the Board of Cormnissioners ,, bf Brunswick County and repnesenting the Brunswick County Covunissioners on the Ferry +• Coimnission, vras present and concurred in the foregoing action. For the purpose of ~ , properly executing the terms and details of the foregoing resolution, Tdr: I?oss moved and it ~ras seconded by R4r. Hinton and carried, that the Chairman, Mr. Trask and hir. Ha.ll and the County Attorney constitute a comnittee with power to act. . ' ~~eJ Upon motion of 1~r. Ross, seconded by i~dr. Hall, the Board upon appraval of the County /~ , + Qc Attorney, excused Phr. Harvey Nichols,' a disabled World 'Nar Veteran, from payment of ^~` ~•1;; ~~ tax to peddle in Netie Hanover County as provided for by law. • , ~,,p~ Upon motion of ~~r. Hinton, seconded by T~Qr. Ross, the follov~ing applications to sell~/ ~ ~ h,pg~ beer in New Hanover County in accordance ~vith law, was appro~reds ' , '`~. `}Y Annie E. McKoy, Seabreeze, Federal Point Township./ .. ~ E.H.~chulta~ Oceanic Hotel, i+Jrughtsville 13each.v .. ~ , . Upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Pdr. Hinton, the Commissioners voted to guaran~eet~aymen$ of `~ ~62.50, half cost for an artificial limb for BSr.Harrell if the State Rehabilitation ~ CommisNion will pay the other half. This action talcen to enable Lir.Harrell to apply -~ $10.00 per month toward the purchase of the limb which he.agrees to do~ this being the• '' ~ mount that would be a monthly saving to him if he had the use of the artificial limb! ~~ A communication was received from the United States I~arsha.ll's Office at Raleigh, ~ .~• advieing the Corranissioners that they were reducing the rates paid for feeding Federal ~~ k, ~r Prisoners in the County Jail to .50fC per day as per instructions from the Bureau of '• I '{;"• Prisons Washin~ on, D.C., based upon county's allowance of 35~ per day for Count~ Prisone~rs. y~ Upon mo~ion of`T~:r. Ross, the Board gave instructions to take this matter up with the ''` , Ifiarsgall's office and request that their rates be made .60 ~ of .90¢ for £eedin~ City Prisoners. 2' Per day based on pay~jtent .,~ Upon motion of I~Sr. Hinton, seconded by I,dr. Ross,, the Board declined receipt of check I for ~1.25 for six months rent from the North American Service Company of Chicago, for ~~ /~;tJ sign board on county's property featuring the Spirittine Chemical Company and aske.d that ;~ ' the sign be removed. \ ~ . , , . ; Upon motion of ~r. lrask, seconded by i;~r. Hinton, the Board a~proved the payment of '. ~y~"~ ~45.70 to C.David ~ones, Sherif~ for half fees Recorders Court for period from December 1932, to 2darch 31,1933, upon approval of the County Attorney. ,~ /,1'J ` ~~ ~ ~~~ ^ ~~ ~~ Upon motion of t$r. ".inton, seconded by hlir. Hall, the Commissioners voted to be included , in the Counties that will administer Mothexs~ Aid during the year 1933-1934, and the,{~' ~ Chairman was authorized to sign an agreeMent vrith the State Board of Charities and ~, Public i9elfare to set aside in the County's 1933-1934 budget a Sum of money equal to the quota received from the State, appropriated on a per capita basis. A report of, Jas.lJalker Hospital for ethe month of April vras received and ordered f iled.~ ~.~ In preparing the tar, books forms for the City-County consolidated tax collectione~, the ~ ~ , County Auditors'recouunendation to put both City and County tax items i~t one and the sa,me ~',~•' colurnn, wa,s upon motion of ~ir. 'i'rask, seconded by I~iirr.Ross, approved. ,• ~ . . ~ ; ' i • f: . . ~ . ~~~ Meeting of 2~uay 22nd,1933, continued. . A communication from the County Auditor for instruc.tions from the Board to ena~le him _^~~ to properly.carry out the provisions of the 1933 Salary Act, was upon motion of ~ ~"" Iar. Ross, seconded by I~r. Ha,ll, referred. to the Chairman and County Attorney to -. discuss the same vrith the County Auditor and rr~.ke recommendations to the Boasd - at its next meeting. Upon motion o£ ~r. Hall, seconded' by I~r. Ross, Mr.Louis B. Todd was released_from ~ ~G~~ payment of poll and personal taxes in Wilmington Tov~nship for the year 1932 and the same transferred;to and payable in Idasonboro township, account of error in listing in the wrong township. ,: A co~munication yas received from D.Vaughari Allen Lsq., enclosing check o£ H.H.Hartis for ~2.08, 1932 County taxes due on lota 7 and 8, block 43 Carolina '~ ~1u~'" Beach which said tax vras refused by the Tax Collector unless the ~axes due the / Town of Carolina Beach was paid at the same time. This Board acting upon the opinion /~, ~ of the County ~ttorney, which has been previously recorded in the minutes of this Y _ Board, concerning the collection of County taxes due on property located within the limits of the Town of Carolina Beach, ordered that the Tax Collector be instructdd '_ to accept payment for the County Tax due on the said lots for the year 1932. r A coirmlunication was received from the New Hanover Relief Association advising that ~ due to'oo many uncompleted projects on hand and planning to concentrate a very large ~ ~ j~~~~~ .part'~of their f~nices on mosquito eradication through the summer months, it does not . i appear possible tha.t they ~ill be able to~undertake any further road projeets until the fall. ~~.~. Upon motion of Tdr. Trask, the ~oard gave authority to correct tne valuation of ; , ~300.00 placed on 1927 Chrysler Sedan of I~Hr.J.A,Peebles for year 1932. It appearing ~ ~~a~ that a 1928 Chrysler Sedan is only assessed at ~150.00 and that a 1927 model-snould L.~-' ~.- not be more than ~100.00 and therefoxe an abaterhent of taxes on a valuation of ~200.00 - - • { vras authorized. ~ ~ Upon motion of ~r. jrask, seconded by Mr. Ross, Mr.7aines Rising residing on :~*:~ c'r / /~G~Y ~ tlie Carolina Beach road was exempt from p~yment oP pqll:taxes account of physical ~ disabilities. • , Upon Motion of t1r. Ross, seconded by T~[r. Hinton, the Board directed that an advertisercfent , . be inserted in the newspaper to appear for seven consecutive days, informing the ~ •_ ~ /~~ tax payrers of the changes made 'in the l~ws governing the collection of 1932 taxes, _ .. showin~ r`~te of interest and penalties charged and the manner in ~Rhich property t~.y , be sold for taxes. . ~ The meet' g then adjourned. , - , (~.~~It~ ~(. ~~y /„- . , /f Clerk. . , ~~ Wilmington,N.C., IVIay 29th,1933. _ = The regular weelcly meeting of the Board was held, at 3:00 o'clock P.Pd. ~, Present: iLa.s:~•M:. Ha11:;.,Geol~::,.W.~~T~aslc, I'.Ivl.Ross and J~s.H.Hinton. •' ~,y,~{~The Chairm2,n being absent account of sickness., Vice Chairman Jas.Nl.Hall presided. ?• - '~ . In compliance with a reqmest of iJIr. J.A.Taylor,Relief rldministrator, B~iss Elizabeth ~ Ragin, County Home vemonstration-Agent, was upon motion of 1~Qr. Hinton, seconded by ~~QvnoaI~r. Trask, allo~~ed to suspend her daily club meetings as Home Demonstrator for the , months of J.une,July and August to take care of canning as County Director, this being the peak of the cannin~ period. ' ~' . . . . . - The matter of adjusting the ass~ssment on buildings of 1~fiss Francis I,. Sullivan in block ~„r • ,, ~ay~ #335 account of damage by var~als, wae upon r.,otion of ~r. Ross, seconded by Lir.~Iinton, , / referred to ~he Chairman and LIr. Hall with power. to act. _ .' . i3ased 'upon the approval of the Sta~e-~i~xrsurance Department as to the financial condition ,~" ~ ~~ o~' the .~a,ryland Casualty Company'of Ba~imore, the Board approved the ~ayment of ~366.00 ~. '_-~ ~~ih`~' premium on Workmen's Compansation and Employers I,iability Insurance on the ferryboat - John Knox. ' ~~ Upo;, motion of ~ir. •Trask, seconded by Idr. Ross, the Board authorized the payment of" ,'' ~:~~30.34 charity rate transportation for Carrie G. Hargrave, Colored V~'elfare Worke'r, for v , _ ~taking a tRro year old child of the late Sarah Riggs to its Aunt in Boston,T~ass; thus relieving the County of a public char~e. _ ~.- ; Upon motion of Ifr. Ross, seconded b~ I+~r. Tra~k, the Board_approved the completiorl of ~j .~ epairs to the Southern end of McRae street in East 49ilmington by the Relief Association, ' --, / V~~~as ~er petition of citizens in that co~ruaunity; provided the Association can conveniently ~; _ • do ~. . Y , , Upon motion of ~?r. Hinton, seconded by T~Hr. Ross, the payment of transPortation for /~ ~~ taking thirteen year old Perry Rose from the County ~ome Juvenile Quarters to Stonewall~/ ~~S Jackson Training School by the County '~elfa"re Officer. ~ Upon motion of i~r. Rosa, seconded by i'3r. Hinton, county bills Nos. 2187 to 2412 were / rL~~S approved.for payment. ~ ~ / The Bba then took a recess until 3:OO~o'clock P.1R., June 2nd,1933. l7P~C~ '7~. S<~'~~j ~ ~~~ • ~ • \ ~~~ Wilmington,N.C.,•June 2nd,1933. Pursuant to recess taken I~ay 29th~1933, the Board met at 3:00 o'clock p,P~. Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.':J.Trasl:, F.~.Rose,Sas.I:R.Hall and J.A.Hinton. ~ Upon motion of i~r. Trask, seconded by ~r. Hall, the Board adopted the recommendation~ Y •' ~ of the Hecorder and voted to hire out ~7.A.Thomas serving a thirty day sentence on the .~' \~ County Farm. ~ Upon motion of ~r. Hall, seconded by ~r. Trask, the following resolution prepared \~~.~\,a'~'° by the County Auditor, was adopted by the Boards WI~AEAS the question has arisen as to whether the salaries named in the 1933 '- Aot, placing certain 8ounty officials on a salary basis, sha11 be paid when the fees *~ : turned in by said officers do not eaual the amount of the salaries and WI~REAS there is some doubt as to wa.ht account certain charges should be made against, noy therefore be it . ~ •RESOLVED lst. That it is the sense of thie board that,it ~vas intended that the : salaries named in the bill are to be paid even though said salaries exceed tYte fees ` collected and the Bhairman, 01erk and Auditor are authorized~and directed to pa~C ~ ~~ such salaries and.the P.uditor is directed to transfer from the Salary blznd to the General Fund, at the end of the fisca,l year, a#T~ balance remaining to the credit of the Salary Fund; and to transfer a suf£icient ar,iount from the General Fund to the ~.:, Salary Fund to cover any deficit there may be in said Salary Fund. • • 2nd. That the salary of the Recorder and the Solicitor shall be charged to the ~ Recorder's Court and the salaries named in the law sha11 be paid even thou~h•i;hey exceed the aznount of costs collected by said necorder's Court. 4;:~ 3rd. That the salary of the Assistant Clerk ( acting as Llerk~ of the Recorder's ' ~ '~ Court) shall be charged to the Salary Fund under the account of "Clerk of Superior .. Court". • . 4th. That the Automobile Allov+ance provided for the SheriPf sha].1 be cl~arged~ to ' ° the $alary Fund under the account of "5heriff". ' y> . 5th. Tha.t the expense of "Court Officers, Transportation ete." sha11 be charged ~.: ,' - to Superior Couzt, Out Door Poor & etc,"as heretofore; the amount received by the ~; ~'. officials Enr such itema to be turned over to the Auditor to be credited to the ~: Salary Fund. • ' The back tax question was discussed at lengtn, and Mr. Ross moved and it was aeconded ~~" 1 -a'4~ ~ and carried, that the City Commissioners be requested to meet with the Board l~onday •,~7,': ~~ ~ June 5th, at 3:00 o'clock P.rd., to consider back taxes witn the view of taking . -, definite action on this question. • ~ ' , A motion by L~r. Geo.W.TrasY., to reduce assessments on real estat0a10~ and all }~, aptiropriations in the budget under the control of the County Commissioners 5~ l~ , ~'~ did not receive a second and was therefore not put to vote b~ the Chair~n. :', ~ ~ ' • . • . The me ing tnen adjoizrned. s ~'i`Iv~ ~C.S~i~y ~ . / ,fClerk. Wilmington, N. C., June 5th,1933. I ~~~ , • G ~. The regular monthly meeting of the Board rvas held at 3s00 o'clock P.Pd. Present: Addison He~vlett Chairman, Geo.W.Trask, F.IuI:Ross,Jae.IJl.Hall and J.H.Hinton. ~ -: Responding to an invitation of the Commissioners, members of the ~eal Estate Board . appeared to discuea assessments on real estate. W.B.Campbell Esq.~ ~dd~eaeed;,~Ghe ~, the Cornmiseioners on behalf of the Real Estate Board and ur~ed a reauction of f` ,,y 7 assessments to an extent more in keeping with present day values. ~e~ers Frederick ~ L Willetts, C.B.Parmele, E.L.Fonvielle and other members of the Real Estate Board ~~4~` urged some reduction, but after the matter as to the effect a material reduction " in asseesed values ~vould affect the General Fund appropriatione by reason of the constitutional limit of a fifteen cent levy, vras explained by the Chairman and ?~.4r.. Ross, it was apparent that the Real ~state Board members saw the diffioult . , problem the CoTrnnissioners were facing. Therefore after considerable diecussion during which ~r. Geor~e Rountree urged a horizontal reduction 6f ~salues and that tlie Commissioners work out the problem as. best they can, 1~Ir. ~raslc, moved that a , , horizontal reduction of 10/ on real e~tate values be made, his ~iotion vras seconded . by Ddr. Hall and unanimously carried. ~ ~.,~~??~ _ A motion by Mr. Trask, to reduce all budget appropriations over vrhich the + , er ~ Commissioners have control,by five per cent tivae, upon his request, withdrawn. '. ~~, At 4sflA o'clock P.r~., the Commissioners met ~vi•th the Board of Education in joint~ i t7 t l S d f P h t i t t b i f f i t v ~...,~ ~~a~~ sess a on o e uper el wo years. ec n ea en o u l are or t e ensu ng c ~, At 4:20 the Commissioners then resumed business• ~ ~ A request of the Board of Education that $1,000.00 be placed to the credit ., ~~ of the six months school term and ~"p35~900.00 to the extended term was received, and it appearin~ that on June lst there ~vas only ~20 675.30 of school funds available J ~ J , , , Mr. Trask moved that such funds that are available be placed to the credit of the ~ / J school fund, his motion ~aas seconded by 1Jfr. Ross and carried. . " Upon motion of Il~r. Ross, seconded by S~r. Hinton, ~iessr8• J.D.Edwards and H.F.Wilder ~ ~ /~U~ were appointed County Tax Assessors for the year-1933w1934,- at ~3.00 per day each for i d i ll f ~ 00 ' r~ ~ serv ces an a max mum a o~aance o 6. per day for auto, ~ - ° . t ~ ~iv`I I~eeting of June 5th,1933 continued. ~ ~ i . . _ t.~ s'. . .~i . Upon motion of I~r. Hinton, seconded by Mr. Hall, the Board extended the time f or `rCA~ listing property in 1'Jilmington tovanship,by the City Listers through June lOth~ and ~ -~ directed the publieation of~a notice to tha.t effect. -' ~ ~``~y Upon motion, duly seconded, County bills Nos. 2413 to 2498 inclusive were approved for / ~ . , payment. Due to the absence from the City of Pdr. 3Vs+ I,ouis Fisher Commissioner of Finance, a j oint _._ ,i~G~ meeting of the County and City Commiseioners to settle the baclc tax question was postponed until until a later date,to be`arranged. , cr~'>Reports o£ Ladies Rest Room and Associated°CYiarities for the month of May rvere received~ ~"`~a~'~'Q and ordered f iled. ~~'~~'~ bankaasmoftI+~ays31st,1933 together withta memorandum of nsecuritieanheld~inteache$ase f . Upon motion of ~"ir. Iiall, seconded by Nir. Hinton, the application of J.R.Hame ~For;-~3:icense ~ ~1~~ ~o sell beer at Carolina Beach in accordance with la~v, was approved. ~ The request of George C. Wimn, Sr., for an abatement.of taxes on a valuation of ~~~500.00 for the year T932 account of mort~gage exemption on h~D home, lots 13 & 14 , ~~~ block ,'~27, Carolina Place, which he failed to claim at lbsting time, and it appearing that the mortgage note tieas properly listed for taxes by the holder ~4rs. Jennie C. I~duse, ~vas upon motion of ~r. Hinton, seconded by ~r. Hall, granted. ~~,2~~The Auditors cash report for the month of Pday rras received and ordered filed./ / . It wa~s brought to the attention of the Board by hdr. Hinton, that in viev~ of the State liaving to pay the coat for constructing the bridge over the Inland Waterway at ~^7rightsvil7e, ~ yI this would be an opportune time to aslc the State 'to;i~.provide sufficient money to purchase ~~Jf~~u the Causevray and provide free passage to Aarbor Island. IuIr. Ross moved that a coffinittee r.-' . be named to confer with the ovrners of the causeway and ascertain amount necessary to purchase and then make request on the State. His motion was duly seconded and carried. In view of the fact that no relief work has been done in Cape Fear to~+nship, ~r. Trask ~~~~~ mpved that the Board request the Relief Association to aesign a number of inen to repair ~~ the dirt roads in Cape I''ear township~ His motion was seconded by iVir. Ross and carried. Pdr. C.R.Jdorse announced the collection of ~17,412.30 account of 1932 taxes for the month ~~ ~ of I•3ay. . ~ ~ Upon motion of Pdr. Trask, seconded by Ioir. Hall, the Board approved the payment of ~37.50 ~-~ /~~p~~to J.H.Boatwright & Son., for prenium ori the Back Tax Collectors bond. The County Attorney concurring in 'the opinion of ti~e Attorney General, ruled that the ay County has no authority t.o~efund tax penalties paid on 1932 taxes in instances 1~here the ~ penalty paid ~nder the~origin"'~1-law is greater than that provided for by the 1933 Act, and that penalties of o.ne half of one:per cent per month on 1932 taxes are applicable £rom and ~ ,after the first day of February 1933 and not from and after the date of ratification of the Act. ' The follovring coupons ~vere presented by the County Auditor as having been paid and were ~. ~ ~~ ~1 burned in the presence of the Board: ~ . ~ , ROAD BONDS. ' Coupon No. 43 Bonds Nos. 36-37 ' = 2 C~ $ 22.50 ~^~ 45.00 " " 43 " " 40-41-42 = 3 C~1 22.50 ~ 67.50 ~ 112.50 SCHOOL BONDS. ' Coupon No. 27 Bonds No. 71 to 75 inc., = 5 ~ 25.00 ~^~ 125.00 " " 39 " " 151 - ~ 1 ~ 12.50 ~ 12.50 ROAD BONDS. Coupon No. 39 Bonds No.85-88-99-118` =~4 c~ 12.50 ^$ 50.00 , BONDS PAID. SCHOOL BONDS: No. 104 to 108 Inc., = 5 ~~1000.00 ~$5.000.00 ~5,187.50 ~ The following good and la~vful men were drawn to serve as j~zrors.in the Superior @ourt for the trmal of Criminal Cases for one tveek ~zginning June 12th,1933. / H.B.Burns. T.J.Peterson. PJ.B.Creasy. ~9.P~I.Riggs. J.G.Brinson. / D.P.Coffin. ~ R.H.Borlcenhagen.W.B.Glenn. Lacy Hunt. W.N.Brineon. J.T.Moss. . Sterhberger. Julius E A.W.Branch. Julius Rudolph .A.N.Lucas. A.~i.L.Frayer.J.H.Jenkins. J.S.L:Broc~n. 1V:H.Henderson. C.S.DuBose. J.C.Garrett.H.IVi.Kyle. I,.W.Swinson. W.U.P?etivkirk. Clarance Fales. P.J.Kasehagen. Joe Kosh. Chas.I~orton. H.Stein. B.J.V7illiams. R.C.Andrews: A,A,Saffo. E.P.Dudley. E.Z.Huggins. B,F.Bezth. T.F.Greece. The meet' g then adjourned. . M '~ G . ~ivtGN cy~7erY.. ~~ . o~ ~ , ~ 226 , ~ilmington, N.C.,' June 12th,1933. The regular weekly meeting tivas held at 3:00 o'clock P.Id. Presenti Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.VJ.Trask, F.~.Ross~ Jas.~.Hall and J.H.Hinton. The applicatian of R.]d.Kermon for license to sell beer a-t Harbor Island, Ha.rnet~ ~ ~~ to~mship, in accordance ivith the law, was upon motion of ~r. Trask~ seconded by ~r. Hinton, approved. - Upon motion of P:r. 'rrask, seconded by 1~r. Hinton, the Board o"rdered a separation of / ,(n-~ the assessment on real and peraonal property of A.T3.Riggs,I~4ontgomery Division, ~/ '~ Iiarnett township and allowed Mr. N.A.l~illett to pay the 1932 taxes on lot #72 , ---' without being required to pay the poll and personal tax of A.B.Riggs charged therein, , account of having to take the property over and I~dr. Riggs having no equity in the same. Upon motion of IJtr. Hall, seconded by ~Ir. Ross, the Board conf.irmed the action of the Commissioners on Friday April 9th, in authorizing paytpent of~1,00d.00 to I~ilr. J.A.Taylor ~,~~~\~ Administrator of Relief, account of County's appropriation for relief. Th.is payment was necessary account of delay in receipt of Federal Funds from the State to meet pa.y rolls, and as authorized at meeting of February 20th,1933. • ~ Upon motion of Mr~ Ross, seconded by Mr. Trask~ the ~ecommendation of the Recorder ~ ~~'~ to hire out Henry Herring upon completion of five days additional time on County Farm in lieu of Court Costs, was adopted. Upon motion of Id(r. Hall, seconded by Mr. 'j'rask, the Board approved the payment ~of ~ ~,,1~~"~~ ~V62.50 balance due Company I, 120th, Infantry, aecount of 1932-1933 appropriati.on.- ~ ~... ~~\~ Upon motion of ~r. Trask, seconded by Mr. Hall, county bills Nos.2499 to 2584 ~vere approved for payment. Upon motion of Idr. Ross, seconded by PEr. Hinton, the acreage of land in Federal Point y township purchased by W.A.Corbett from I,.B.Rogers September 16th,1931, wae reduced f~om ~ (~ 101-~ acres to 93 acres account of survey of land shovaing only 9~ acrea, and fox the i ~~y~\ ~~ further reason tYt3t previous sales of one acre and 7.5 were made by Pdr.Rogers to _ ` Oliver R. Craig and Katherine PdcKeithan respectavely, which was not deducted from the~ ~ i original tract, and an abatement of taxes on an excess valuation of $170.00 for the - y year 1932 was ordered. - • • At this point I~6a.yor 19a11;er H. Blair and Corrunissioner of Finance W.I,ouia Fisher and '. , ~ • City Attorney J.J.Burney of the City Commiissioners met with this~Board to discuss Lhe , • ~, back tax ma,tter. A~'ter much discussion as to the matter of adopting Senate Bill No.180 ~~ which provides for the cancellation of t~npaid~"taxe§°:due f~or the year 1926 and prior" -; ~~,~ ye~rs, and refunding 1927 to 1931 taxes over a pe~riod of five years~ or operating under ~~ t he 19 29 Act. Nir. Ross moved and it was seconded by Ivlr. Hall and carried; That a coirnnittee constituting the City Corrunissioner of Finance ~~r.W.Louis Fisher, City Clerk and Treasurer Mr.J.R.Benson and City Attorney P~r.J.J.Burney; BQr. Addison Hec~lett Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, L1r.J.A.Orre11 County Auditor and Iv4r. ~ , j PJlarsden Bellamy County Attorney be named to draft a definite schedule plan of back,tax ,~. ~ collection ~=rith the 1929 Act as a basis for a.djustment and report back to a joint ~~ . meeting of the two Boards at an adjourned meeting. ' ~ ~ The Cha.irm,an read a communication from Mr. H.F.Wilder stating that he could not work as - ''%~~ /,~~ one of the Tax Assessore on a salary of ~3.00 per day, therefore, Upon motion of nir. Ross, ~~~ ~} seconded by ~r. f#all, Mr. J.H.Salling was elected one of tYie Tax Assessors to succeed " ~ Pdr.~ Wilder. ~ ~ ~ k~ , ' ~ ~ A communication v+as received from ~ir. PI.N.Harriss,urgin~ the Commiseioners to provide ~/ .,.I ' ~ ~~'~ a salary for the ~County Juvenile Judge in the 1933-1934 county budget. Tlie reguest was. ~ referred to the County Attorney for opinion. , ~ . Upon motion of Mr. Ross, seconded by Mr. Hinton, the Board authorized the payment of not ~ ,~~. exceeding ~?5.00 each to the Sheri£f and two field deputies for the actual expense ' •~ in the purchase of gasoline and oil for the operation of their re9pective automobiles in ~. the performance of their duties, and an allowanee of ~1,080.00 per annum for an additional ~ ~ Deputy Clerk or Stenographer for the office of the Clerk of Superior Court, and a salary of ~? ~3,000.00 per annum to the Recorder of the Recorders Court; all as of May let,1933, as J ~ E ~ is provided for and authorized by House Bill No. 1548 an Act amanding the Salary Bill ,i 1933 (House Bill No.889). Upon motion of I~r. Hinton, seconded by Mr. Hall, the Commissionera authorized the release ~~~..?*'' of ~7,000.00 State of North Carolina bonds held to secure County £unds deposited with t,~ ` ~/ the North Carolina Bank & Truat Compar~y upon release of Yunds deposited sufficient to bring the deposits down to the market va.lue of bonds. • . . . " . , ,w. A- copy of a couanunieation from 1u~r. Louis T.~Moore to Tdr. E.B.Jeffrese Chairman of the State~"HigYnv~y CorrIInission urging the widening of State Hi~hvray #40~ to b'ort Fisher to ,~~/ ' t, ~ relieve the very conjested traffic, was presented to the Board for endorsement. This ` ~'~~r Board acknov~ledging the need for relieffrom existing conditions, upon motion of PSr. Rosa~ seconded by ~ir. Hinton, voted to request a conference with I~r. Jeffress to discuss the ' ' situation. ' ,~ ~~i Upon motion of B3r. Tie,sk, seconded by I:tz•. Ross, the Boaxrl voted to request P~r.Jeffresa ~ '~,'~a" to repair the m~cadam roads in this County. ~ The Board then took a recess until 10:00 o'clock .~.T~i., Thursday June 15th,1933~ to ~~,. meet w h the City Co~issioners to discuss the back tax situation. ~ , , ,' / C JN t~i> ~S 7~7ir~i~/ _ .. . ~ Clerk. • . ~ - ~ ~- ~ ~ ` `r "~dilmington, N.C., June 15th,1933. A joint meetin~ of the City and County Commiesioners held this day at 10 0'Clock A.h4. in the Council Room at /~~ the City Ha11 for the purpose of receiving report of the special joint committee of the tvuo boards with reference to Senate Bill ~180 regarding delinquent taxea, and espec- ially the possibility of operating under the special act of 1929. ( Present from the City Board;-I~Eayor Blair and Gommis- eioners Fisher and Wade. From the County Board; Commissioners Trask, Hall, He~vlett, Hinton, Ross and County Attorney I~arsden Bellamy. There being no further business the, meeting was adjouined." i 2~ / V O City Clerk. Commissioner Fisher stated that the committee met Tuesday June 13th. in the County Commissioners Office and after considering the 1929 Act, both the City and County Attorneys advised that in their opinion no compromise, _ adjustment or discount could be allowed under the provisions of :aid Act, except in cases of error or doubt existed as to the taxes being due. That said act required the ~ collection of the tax due plus interest at 6 per centum per-annum. f r ' A~eneral discuesion rvas had regarding the provisions of Senate Bill ~180. It was the opinion of those present that while the Boards would like to grant some tax relief ~the provisions of said bill ~vere unfair, probably unconsti- tutional and would not increase the City's revenue from delinquent taxes to any great extent, and therefore should be rejected. ~ ~ . ~. Commissioner Ross moved that Senate Bill r~180 entitled "AN ACT TO ALL01Y THE COUSd'PIES~ I~UNICIPALITIES AND OTHER GOVERNING AGEPICIES TO RErUN- TAX SALES CERTIFICATES" be rejected as unfair and unworkable and that both the City..and County proceed with the collection of taxes under the provisions of the spetial act of 1929, and the tax payers be called upon to pay the net taxes plus interest at the rate of 6f. Cor,unissioner~Fisher offered a second to Corrnnissioner Ross's motion, and upon a vote the motion unanimously carried. ~ ~~ ' . ' \ ~ l \ ;~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . ..~ ~ .~ ) ~ Wilmington, N. C., June 19th,1933. The 2egular eaeekly meeting of the Board vras held at 3:00 o'clock P.~. w , Present: Addison He lett Chairman, Geo.W.Trask and F.Pd.Ross. • Representatives of the Ladies Benevolent Soeiety, 1~drs.Pd.L.Stover, Iurs. F.Td.Ross, ]~Irs. Koonee= h4rs. Philander Pearsall and P$re. Spencer appeared and told the , , Co~rnnissioners that due to the failure to realize from securities held by the ~ Katherine Kennedy Home, the Home was facing a g.rave financial dificulty and • unless they could receive aid from other sources, the xome would not be able to ~p/ further care for its twenty three inmates, aged and feeble ladies who have met ~ ,~N' the financial requirements of the Home in order to be assured of maintenance ~f~' for the rest of their declining days. ll4rs. Ross ~xplained the financial , ~ condition of the Home in detail by comparing the yeara 1931 and 1932, shorving a eurplus of ~140r62 for year ending October 1932, and a deficit of ~607.05 ~ ' for eight months-~pe~iod~from October 1932 to June 1933, occasioned principally. ' • by failure to receive dividends from Atlantic Coast Line ,tock invested as an . endo~vment fund for the Home and urged the Comm"issioners to give them financial ,, aid. Upon motion of ~Hr. TrasY., duly seconded by PvIr. Roas, the Board voted to consider the request at the time 6f pieparation of the County's 1933-1934 budget~ A rea,uest of ~dr. 49.P.Fletcher that the Board cancel the taxes due in the name of ~ ~ ~ Henry Sampson in block #237 for the years 1891 to 1894 inclusive, accourit of ~ " -^~'^" ,~t ` Pdr. Ross,•referred to the Chairman and County doubtful charge, was upon~motion of • ~ Attorney for investigation~and r@pbrt back to the Board., ` ' ' Upon motion of j~r. Ross, seconded by Mr. Trask, the following resolution was a ~ "~ ~~~50~+^~'D unanimously adopted: ' . ~,~. Schedule The Board of Commiasionera of Idew Hanover County do hereby levy to the f"B" ~ maximum amount, a license tax for the years 1933-T934 and 1934-1935 on all ~ • Tax v trades, professions, business etc.~ carried on and conducted in said county, , which are speaifically designated and defined in schedule A, of the Revenue Act of North Carolina passed at the 1933 session of the General AssembTy; excepting ~ business of Laundries, Pressing Clubs, Dry Cleaning Plants,Hat Blockers and , Pawnbrokers.on which the. county levy is hereby fixed at $b42.50 on Laundries, , ~,~10.00 on Pressin~ Clubs, Dry Cleaning Plants,and Hat Blockers, and ~2BO,QQ • ~. on Pawnbrokers, and further excepting those cases where it is expresaly - prohibited by`law. ' '~` •. The xequest of I~Sessrs Nim. B. Peschau and C.B.Parmele for an appropriation to ° aid in paying expense for holding State Convention of American Le~ion here,. ;, ~~~ August lSth to 20th, inc., was declined, based upo~i-the opinion of the-Co'unty / Attoxney that the County has no le~al autriority to grant an appropriation of thi9 . , nature', for the reason it ie not a necessary county expense. _ . ' , htir. C.B.Parmele asked the I3oard to consider the fact, ~rhen adjusting assessments ~~~~• at 'vVri~htsv?lle Beach, that his building on lot -~ 4-A in b].ock A, ~was damaged ~' ' `r • / amounting to prior to April lst,1933 to the extent of necessitating repairs . ~ ... ~p840.00 during 1~Zay 1933. ' ~ ,/ ~ The following bids on four cars of coal were receivedc : , • . -. - . The Springer Coa1 Company- ' 2- Cars New River Navy Standard Pool #1, straight run of mi.ne `` ,. fob tracks County nome n~ ~4.31 per ton. ,,..,.-- ~ ~`~ •. . Li ~'~'" • 2- Cars delivered in bins at Court House Q~4.88 per ton. `-~"' ~~ y ~ ~~ • Nortn-Smith Coal Company- ~:' 2- Cars Ne~v River iJavy Standard Pool #1, straight xun of mine fob tracks Count,y Home ~$4.26 per ton. , ~ 2- Cars delivered i:n bina at Court riouse (9 ~4.`76 per ton. , ! . . •• , ~ Upon motion of f~I+r. Trask, seconded by ;:~r. Ross, the contract to furnish ., ~ the above coal was awarded to the lowest bidder, North-Smith Coal Company. ~: Upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by IaIr. Ross, the Board separated the real and personaT property taxes of A.C.Camache in block y~214~ and allo~ved R4r. J.E. ~ . _. IGX. ' ~ ~ Sternberger to pay tl}e real• estate tax on said real estate in the name of • A.C.Camache for the $~ear 1930, 1931 and 1932 account of ha.vin~ to take the said rea7. estate over and Mr. Camache having no equity in the same. , Upon motion of NIr. Ross, seconded by 7~2r. Trask, the 1933 assessment of ~60,000.00 ~ X-n ~~ a on buildings and machinery of Thomason Lunber Company, Cape Fear toti~mship, t~as f ~300 t ! . o reduced to ~50,000.00 account of removal of machinery, and an assessraen ' ~ on timber on Svrart Land cancelled account of the timber havin~ been cut. - ~ Upon motion of I~r. Trask, seconded by idr. Ross~ the Board gave authority to have ~ Rex Yarborough escaped insane held in jail here, returned to the'State Hospital ~/ .~ •~~V~ at Mor~anton, upon advise and recommendation of the Clerk of Superior Court who informed the ~oard that Yarborough was presumsbly fPom Idontgomery County. , , Based on information secured frorn the ofYice of the Clerk of Superior Court that ~ hir. S.E.Elks was committed to State Hospital at Raleigh,for treatment and haeing ~ GS~ no funds to meet the expense which is fixed by law at ~50.00, and it appearing i that T~r. Chas.B.Parmele paid this expense, the Board,upon motion of Idr. Ross, ' secondedby I~Lr. Tr~ak, authorized and directed the payment oP ~50.00 to Mr.Parmele ' ~. ~ to ~re~~tlburse him for the amount which otherwise would have been borne by the ~ • - County under the law. ' _.~" . SJir. Ross, seconded by iV[r. Trask, the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. ~ Upon motion of ' ' ~- , was granted an abatement of taxes on a valuation of ~10,000.00 on buildings " " ~ - ~fl Cape Fear tov+nship for the year 1932, the said reduction having Almont Factory i • been made on the assessment book last fall, but through error was not corrected on the tax books, and also.an abatement of taxes on a valuation of ~375.00 sutbmobilea charged in error for the said year. \ ~~~ Meetin~ of June 19th,1933, continued. _~ Upon motion, duly seconded, the application of A1 Sharpe for license to sell ,~' ~°beer in accordance ~vith law, at Harbor Island, Harnett to~nship, was approved •_/ by the Board. ~ l / Upon motion of ~r.~Trask, seconded~by 1~r. Ross, the Chairman vras authorized ~nd N ~ directed to have a list of names of persons ~vho have paid taxes assessed against ~~'~j_ them for the year 1932, selected from the 1932 tax books as the'jury list and ordered listed as required by section #2312 of the ~onsolidated Statutes. . ~ Upon motion of ~r. Ross, seconded by T~r. Trask,the Board authori2ed the purchase ,/ of one 20-gallon soda and acid chemical fire extinguisher from the Pyrene I~fg.,Co.~% ~- ~, for the County riome at a cost of $~93.00 fob Chicago. Upon motion of Pdr. Ross, the Chairman was asked to appoint a committee to confer ,~ `~,~ witn the @lerk of Superior Court, District Solicitor and other proper Court OffioiaJ,s ~' ~t` vaith the view of reducing court expense in thid county. Upon motion of Nir. Ross~ seconded,by idr. Trask„ the Board authorized the payment of ~~,~ ~10.00 ta d.L.5kinner,Secy-Treas,for membership dues due the State Association of `/' ~ County Commissioners. . •S( Upon motion of D(r. Ross, seconded by P~r. Trask, the Board authorized the payment of ' x1~,\~`' ,~1,000.00 to J.A.Taylor,Administrator, account of County Lmergency Relief Funds under~/ ~ u~ authority of ineeting of b'ebruary 20th,1933. Upon motion of ~~Rr. Trask, seconded by Mr. Ross, the Board approved the actmon of the Coimuissioners in reducing the assesement on bizilding located on 7~ acres of land ~l,~"~ owned by Harry I,. Walker P~asonboro township to ~650.00 effeetive for the years 1923 (~ to 1933 inclusive account of the condition of the building, and settlement of taxes V due for said years on a basis.~of assessment of ~1,000.00 for land and building,plus costs and 6~ interest per annum, was authorized. Upon motion, duly seconded, county bills Nos. 2585 to 2623 inclusive were approved~ . for payment. The me ing then adjourned. ' • ' s.'.e!i°"~ 7C. ' lerl<. ~9ilmington, N. C., 26th,1933. _ . ~.. The regular weekly meeting of the ~oard was held at 3:00 o'elock~P.M. ` ~~ Presento Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.T,p.Trask, Jas.I~d.Ha11 and J.H.Hinton. , LTpon motion oP Mr. Hinton, seconded by IvIr. Trask, the Board abated the 1932 taxes on ,/ ~ a~1,000.00 v~,luation on the west part of 1ot #4, ~lock ~166, owned by T.H.1Vri~ht and (/ •~.~Cr~~ C.B.Parmele account of error in carrying this valuation as a separate assessmen~ which ~ was intended to be included in the total land and building assess~ent of $42,500.00 on all their property in said block. , ~' ~ '`~ ' Sheriff C.7lavid Jones ~~~aefl~`the question as to the future issuance of. license under f ~'1~~schedule B, for operating slot machines, which machines are later destroyed as a y~ ,' ,,,., ~ls ~amoling device. The Board assumed that application would not be made for a license : to operate a gamblin~ device, and it was laft with.the Sheriff as to the 1e~itiraate use of the ~lot machine licensed. • Upon motion of rdr.' Trask, seconded by IvIr. T~11, the Board authorized the purchase of ~ , \~~1 towels for the jail.prisoners, and upon motion of Mr. Hinton seconded by I~dr. Trask, ~ ~ d the Chairman vras authorized to purchase necessary paint for pa.inting the jail quartere. ~ + Upon motion of I~r. Hall, ~econded by 71r,. Hinton, Mr. Herbert Smith of IVinter Park, ~~ ~'~`~,*'~ Haxnett township, was exempt from payment of poll taxes on account of being blind and unable to earn a living. ,' ~ The request of Hughes Brothers for a reduction of assessment on building and equipment, V. ~ \.~~A~~ Cape Fear tovunship, v~as referred to the Assessors. - Upon motion of T,1r. Hall, seconded by ~r. Hinton, ItZr.T.C.R.4unn vras granted an abatement,/ ,~ ~,~°~, of po11 tax for the year 1932, account of being a nonresident, having resided in ~~ ', `~. ~"' Columbia,S.C., for the past three years. '.,- ' ~ Upon motion of n4r. :~all, seconded by ;~~Ir, Hinton, David Hill was granted an abatement ~7 ' ' .~~~G of taxes on a valuation of ~200.00 for the years 1931 and 1932 on house burned in Y + Cape Fear township in 1930. `' ,, Upon motion,. duly seconded, tYie Board ordered that all real estate on which the 1932 / ' taxes have not be~n paid`be sold for said unpaid taxea on the Firet P~onday in ' '~~~*~`"-~~eptember 1933. - Upon mation of I~dr. Hinton, seconded by L4r. F&~,11, tne Board authorized the pa.yment of r~ 1~'~~125.00 and ~62.50 reapectively to the 4~ilmington Zight Infantry and Headquarters ,~ " • ~~'f~< <Battery, same being the b~lance due on the 1932-1933 budget ap~ropriation. / J) \~~~A report of Jas.JValker HospiLal for the month of 3Say was received and ordered filed.~/ " Upon motion of P~.~r. Trask, 'seconded by Mr. Hinton, County bi11s Nos. 2624 to 2693^ ~T'1~^° vrere approved for payment. ' . Upon motion of I~r. Hinton, seconded by Ivir. Hall, the Progressive Building & Loan Asso., ~ was allowed to pay the 1931 and 1932 taxes on lots 20 and 21, bloek ~9; Fox uubdivision, ~~i~u"~ charged in the name of Ben Chadwick, and released from the payment of penalty for not listing and poll and personal tax of Chadwick charged against the said lote, apcount ~~' of having to take the samd property over and Chadwick having no equity in the same. ; , 4., , --~ ` ~~~ , Iu~eeting of June 26th,1933, continued. - Upon motion of RGr. Trask, seconded by TFr. Hinton, the Board gave authorit to • ~~U'~_ settls for the amount of taxes due by Henry Sampson on property in block ~237 ~--"= for the years 1.891 to 1894 inclusive for the amount of taces due vlithout interest, acr,ount of some possible doubt as to the accuracy of the amount charged. the application ~'~~` ?-Iarbor~Islandf Harnettltownship,dinyalccordancensv~h therlaw, wasnapprovedl beer at~ ' Upon motion of Mr. Ha11, ''seconded by t~3r. Trask, the County's Securities' Cor.unittee was authorized and directed to release ~13,000.00 State of North Carolina 4~% '~ v bonds held by the BanY.ers irust Company of New York City for the Board of, /`y°`'`~y Commissioners of Ne~v Hanover County, to secure County~Funds deoosited tvith the „ IJorth Carolina Bank & Trust Company, account of shrinkage~in deposits. , Qv~~~ The follo~~ing cor,~munication vras received from the County Auditor: ~ ~ ~I~ilmington,N.C., June 21st,1933. • Hon. Board of County Coimnissioners, • . ~ 'JJilmington, N, C. : Gentlemen:- •. ' On account of c~hanges in local banking arrangements it becomes necessary ~ . for us to make bond.and coupon payments through the following banks which have not ~; been designated by you as county depositories and from whom v+e•hold no securities.. ", The National City Bank- New'York ~ Pdanufacturers Trust Co.- " " ~ Baker Watts & Co. Baltimore, 2~d. ,~ I have no authority to enter into any arrangeme,nte with these, banks until~% ~ , . they are approved by you and would therefore sug~est your prompt attention. . Your9 tx•ul~r, •. ~ J.A.Orrell. ~ .. Upon motion of iu~r. Trask, seconded by i~r.-Hall, the Board instructed the , County Auditor to provide necessary funds to take oa.re of bonds and coupons payable at the above banks. " ' +-~~ .f The following request to increase the 1932-1933 school budget to~'extent of ~/ ~~' additional receipts accruing to the school fund since the ado~tion of the budget, , was received from the Board of Education, and upon moti:on of PRr. Trask, seconded by , T~r. Hall, the same was apprmved and granted:- . Wilmington, N.C., June 26th,1933. ~ - Board of Commissioners, ' ~ , Necv Hanover County, ~ • ~ '3Jilmington, N. C. • • Dear Sirss .. ~ ~ On account of miscellaneous receipts subsequent to the approval of the ~ six months school budget on September 19th,1932, we wish you -~aould change the ~ , ainount approved at that timg_from ~73,033.34 to ~75,393.66. The ~2,340.32 the amount~~' , of the increase was derived from sources given on the separate sheet and for the ~ purpose indicated. In addition to the county six months budget we would like to have the ~ appropriation from the stal~e changed from the amount estimated in the budget to the ~' . amount actually received from the state. The estimated budget figures September 19, ~;\~. 1932 were ~180,326.07. The amount actually received from the state to date is . . ~183,463.54. , . Very truly, • Ray Fur~derburk,Clerk. . - Ne~v Hanover County ~ Board of Education , We are giving below a statement of the amount of money cre have turned •• over to you during the school year 1932-1933. • ~ ` ' Date Bv~Whom Paid and Reason Amount• ~ . .,~~ 1 • j[e.s:.( ~ . • 8/11/32 ldotor 5ervice Comuany- Refund £or • • Excise tax on school bus cha~sis ~16 ^~12.28 .'-~ 10/21/32 ~:~asons - Use of Yi.S. auditorium . for OxFord Orphanage Singing Class 10.00• !i 1/13/33 Neiv iianover H.S. - Payment of exami- ` nation paper - lst semester 76.50~ ~ 1/25/33 I.J.Dudley - For 1933 license platea for echool buses 4.00 ~~ 2~14/33 Remington Rand,Co. - Refund for mainte-- f' nance coupone 13.75 ' . ' 5/29/33 • New Hanover H.S. - In ~ayment of exami'- ' - ' • nation blue books for 2nd semester ' 72'.70 ~ 6/10/33 itJilmington Baseball Club - Broken windows "' ' • at Delgado School ~ ' 16.80; 5/9/33 State- Special•Vocational ~ 2,232.00 '` 5/31/33 Sta te ' " " ' ' ' 108'. 32 ~ • Total,........ ~2,546.35 , Ray Funderburk, Clerk. Ideva Hanover County . Board of Education , . ~30 I~2eeting of June ?6th,1933, continued. _ Up.on motion of 1~r. Hal.l, seconded by T~ir. Trask, the ~chool Soard was authorized to ~ carry on as usual,the necessary work and repairs to schabl buildings•and premises ,y~ `~,ti~ during the summer nonths from receipts from fines and forfeitures, dog and poll tax~.5.• pendYng adoption oF the 1933-1934 school budget. - The ting then adjourned. • i"i'/7477L.7~9-.6~/yii , ' , - 0 Clerk. Wilmington,N.C., July 3rd,m933. The regular weekly meeting of the Board tvas held at 3:00 o'clock P.M. Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman~ Geo.69.Trask, Ja"s.I~d.Ha11 and J.H.Hinton. ~'~eX~I~tiss Elizabeth Ragin, Home Demonstration Agent submitted her verbal report for,l '~ the month of June. . ' A delegation of property owners residing on B~arathon Avenue,Cape Fear township, ~ ~ appeared and luir. A.B.RSoore speaking for the delegation urged the Commissioners to pecormnend tY~at:,.repairm:beWdone~:tbether•~s~iet-~>.avenuebbydthe Relief Association ~~~ cooperating with the State Highway Department. Pdr. Bibersteih,District Highv~ay / ~ Engineer and Mr. Catlett of the Relief Association tvere present, `and ~ir.Biberstein agreed to furnish and spread rock on that part of the road used in hauling rock ~ from the quarry if the ~elief Associati_~on could arrange to have it hauled. After some discussion ','r.Trask moved and it was carried, that this Board recommends repairs ~ to I~Sarathon-Avenue and requeste the L'elief Association and the State Highway Department . to get together and put the eaid Avenue in good shape. ~ . The Tax Collector announced~the collection of ~15,858.62 for the month of June,account ~- ~ A~` of 1933 taxes. ~ ~ . Upon inotion of PBr.. Trask, secnnded by I~r. Hall, the Board authorized the use of approximately ~8,751.85 of prepaid 1933 tax funds to pay the school teachers the ~ /1 N"~. balance due tfiem on salaries.The.County Auditor announced that the_amount of prepaid • - l 1°33 taxes collected to date i~ ~17,889.91. , A communication was received from Mr.B.H.Bridgers advising the Commissioners that ~ ~ Dr.J.Buren Sidbury advised the ``elief Association that it will be agreeable to use a Q~ certain areas back of the Children's Hospital at dVrightsville'as a public parking ~ y,,~ place, the ftelief Association agreeing to make necessary repairs and improvements to put the place in condition.~ Upon motion of I~~ir. Hinton, seconded by f3r. Trask, the Chairman was asked to appoint a committee with po~ver to act, to get in touch with Dr.Sidbury and .lay out a definite area to be used. ~ \ ~>~~The Board declined the offer of P~r.L.M.Noble to rent part of TToble land for Corrunun~ty "~ Farming at a rental of ~100.00 jointly by City and County for period from June 26, ~~ to December 31, 1933. , , A request of the Americar I~olasses Company for a reduction of assessment on tank J ` l1G~' assessed at ~12,000.00 £ormerlyr used for storing mola~ses, was r.eferred to the Tax " Assesscrs for investi~ation. ~,n\~~i~/A statement of e~enditures by the Board of Edu.cation fo~ period ending June lst,1933,1 y`~~ was received. ~ Upon motion of I~~Ir. Hinton, seconded by I':r. Trask, the Board approved the payment of J ' ~~,t~~5.40 charity rate transportation for Daisy Riggs-, an infant orphan of a tubercular ~~ ~'amily, to relatives in I~'lorida, who otherwise ~vould continue as ~. county charge. ~ \,~\~y Upon motion., duly ~econded, County bills Nos. 2694 to 2842 were app.rov,ed f,or payment.. ' ~ ,~Upon motion of ~Lr. Hinton, seconded by Mr."Hall, the Board authorized and directed •~,~ that the County continue its oper.ations under the 1932-1933 budget appropriations \~j'" pending the adoption of'~the 1933-1934 budg~t, and that an,y changes that may be made'~ in the 1933-1934 budget appropriations to be affecti~-e as of July lst,1933. Upon motion, duly seconded, Mr.C.N.Phillips tivas released from payment of ~9.15 ~ penalty for not listing charged against 3.3 acres of land Harnett township in the ~ ~,~ /~;~ name of TJ1rs. Atha H. Josey for the year 1932.IlIr.Philli~s having recently purchased the ' \ property. Upon motion of ~Lr. Hinton, seconded by &ir. Trask, the Board authorized and directed ~. a correcti`on in the acreage of land purchased by b~ir~. Bertha Shrier from Baxter Roge~.s, ~~~J Cape Fear totmship~ July 9,1933, by reducing the number of acres cha,rged, to the ~ number of acr.es shown by actual gurve,y~_an~allowed the payment of t-he 1932 taxes, charged in the name of Ba}cter Ro~ers, on this basis. ~~,`' The follorving good and lawful men were drav~:~ to serve as jurore in the Superior Cour , for i;he trial of criminal cases Yor vreek be~inning July 24th,1933. ~ `~V T E.J.Casteen. C.C.Iv4illinor. 1;,A,Harrington.J.T.Elfrink. ~.L.Cravaley. P..~.Kin~. C.H.Dixon. E.V.Hunt. $,D.Br~ant. i;.P.Uzzell. V~'.R.Brovm. Lenox G.Cooper. Ia~onroe Carter.C.C.Fields. C.D.Skip~ier. C.H.Dement. B.J.Newton. ~.J.I~cIntire. . Ha.rry Wettig. ~.Iv.Sellers. R.F.Vlalker. C.Z.Davis. Jas.L.Duffy I;1.F.Pletche'r. J.O.Florvers. «.F.Sidbury. H.J.Geischen. L.:I~fi.DuRant. J.P.Russ. T.C.Bateon. J.D.Padgett. 1yT,G.Saunders. i.`~9.Davis. Geo.T.STetvton.E.E.Graham. 11.C.1uillican. H.C.Blake. 'dJ.P.Toon. Jno.T.Hill. Jno.R.Hines. , The ting then adjourned. ~rii. 7~ , /`~N O Clerk. ~~Jilmington, N. C., July 10,1933. The :~egular weelcly meeting of the Board was held at 3:00 0' clock P,LL[. ~resent: Addison Hewlett Chairman,. Geo.W.Trask,-7.H.Hsn~on and F.I~d.Ross. ~ ~ .~: ~j-~~~\-2/Upon motion of ~r. Trask, seconded by I:~r. Hinton, John N. T~Iohr a dieabled "u7orld,, , l i V7ar Veteran ~vas excused from payment of a license tax to peddle NECKTIES in Ne~v . . Hanover County, as' provided for by law in such cases. As requeeted by Mr.H.A.Lynch Chairman of the County Board of Education, the ~,1~/~ Commissioners agreed to meet in conference with the Boascl of ~ducation ~Flednesday ; ~~~~ July 12th,at 7:30 P.M. to consider calling an election to pass on the question ~, of levying a tax to supplement the State School Funda. ~~ The Tax A~sessors having separated the assesement on the north east part of lot y~l, •.' _ ~~~ block #23, P~ir. W.D.Col~vell was, upon motion of P~'r.Ross, seconded b,y ]~Ir. hinton, lf- a1.lovred to pay the 1931 and 1932 taxes due on the north east middle part of lot ~1, ~ purchased from Jane C.Taylor January 21,1932 on a basis of the ~new asses~ment ~ fixed by the Asseasors on that ~art purchased by him. :~ A corrununication v~as received from TvIr. J.A.Taylor adviaing a reduction in Federal ~ ~~~~~ R~1~ef.Fund;allotment for Ju1y and indications are that Federal &llotments ~ \ for August and September v~ill be less than the Suly apportionment and stating that the Governor's office urges local governm~.nts supply the deficiency, was taken under consideration as a budget item. , ~ '~ Upon motion of Pdr. Hinton, seconded by ldr. Trask, the Board approved the payment of/ , r~y~~ $5.40 charity rate transportation for Daisy Ri~~s to relatives.at Tallahassee ~ Florida, . ,~ • ~ .. . _ • ~ 1 . I' ~I~, .~ . °: . , ~~ ~ , •. • ;~ !~ ~~ I t _ Upon motion of I~dr. Ross, seconded by P~Ir. Trasic, the assessment of ~1,500.00 on /t~V ~arage of I~r.J.C.Roe, Jr., at Oleander was reduced to. ~1,000.00 on recoimnendation ~ l of the, Tax Assess,ors account of over asseesment. The samd having cost only $$780.00 to construct. Upon motion of I~r. Ross, seconded by A4r. Hintori; the bid to replace three ai~nings ~ ~ ~n/ and repair two awnings for the Court House windowe, was awarded to Tur.E.G.King at ~`'S~ a coet of ~25.00. . The only other bid received was that of T~r. C.Nf.Littleton at a ` pTice of ~30.00. U~on motion of T~Tr. Trask, seconded by I~r. Hinton, Iinr. C.F.Strunck was granted a refund of tax~~,paid:-~'uner.l6th,1933, xxxx on personal and poll taxes of ~ '~G?~' S. Salyer charged against twelve acres of land V~ilson Tract for the year 1931 ~3.72 / and J:932 $4'.18 ma.king a total of ~7.90, account of having to take the said real estate back and Salyer having no equity in the same. ~~~,y~ 1~r. Hinton requested that the Chairman have the County Auditor prepare a statement ~ ~ dt~" ~ of the ferxy operations for a period of fifteen days and report to the Boa~d. U Upon motion of I~dr. FTd:nt'on, seconded by~,:x. Trask, Coiznty bille Nos. 1 to 29 '~~ rrere approved for payment. ~ l - - ~ Upon motion of Mr. Ross, seconded by Nir.Hinton, Stanley Guttuner of Wilmington /~~Y` tovJnship v~as granted an abatement of taxes on dog charged in error for the year 1932. The meet'ng then adjourned, , ' r'7`hs-~ ~<. ~~Cl! L ~ - C~rk. ~ . Wilmington,.N. C., Jul~ 17th,1933. The regular weekly meeting of the Board ~uas held at 3:00 o'clock P.IrT. Present: Addison Hetivlett Chairman, Geo.Z9.Trask and J.H.Hinton. . The request of N:r. Roger I~oore for a refund of the di~ference of penalty for delayed /((,(X, payment, paid Iura.y 11,1933 on 1932 taxes under the old law,and that prooided under the ~~ 1933 Act, was held over f or opinion of the County Attoxney. ~ Upon motion of R4r. Trask, seconded by 1JIr. Hinton, ~Ir.J.T.Tyler a disabled '~9orld VPar /~~~\~¢~Veteran residing in Harnett tovrnship, was permitted to HUCKST~R in Idew Hanover County~ without bei:ig required to pay a license tax as provided by law.in such cases. Idr.V~.N.Harriss_appeared and requested that the County Attorney.give hi~ written opinion ae to his conetruction of the 1933 Salary Act pertaining to hig salary as Judge of the `~l Count~ Juvenile Court, and the matter of charging the salary of the Clerk o£ Recorders Court to the Superior Court. • ~ / ~r. I,ouis T. Il4oore appeared and urged the Bcard to get in touch with Adr. y.B.Jeff ress, ~ Chairman of the State Highway Com~ission with the viev+ of securing a conference here ~ ~~7 this week end to discuss the matter concerning the widening of State Highway 40 South ~~ to Carolina Beach or providing other means of additional highway transportation to relieve traf£is to and from the Southern Beaches. the County Ifome as an inmate.It was found.that 2~Ir. Buck was totally unable to woTk. ~ ~ ~,A statement of expenditures by the Board of Education from June 30th, to July lst,/ ~~~ '~was received and ootdered filed. ~ Upon~mot:.on of P~.r. Hinton, seconded by ~ir. Trask, the Board authorized and directed ~~,,,~'he payment of ~15.50 to I~inneapolis Artificial I,imb Co., on account of artificial /S limb for J.M.Harrell~ $u~LYx:e~ payments to be made o~ as paid by LIr. Harrell as per ~~ ~,greement; the County to aseume payments in the event of default by Tdr. Harr.ell. ~ ~~,~iA request of the Sheriff tha,t 1.4r. .T.A.Taylor,Administrator of Relief, have •two members ~- Up~n_motion,of ~dr. Trask, seconded by Mr. Hinton, James i"/. Buck ha.ving been e~ca.mined ~~Q'~y t~e County Healtn Of£icer and recommended by the Welfare 8fficer, was admitted to 232 ~eeting of July 17th, 1933, continued. ' of the Relief force assigned to police duty at Wrightsville Sound and Iiarbor ~/ ~ Island under the supernision of the Shesiff, to protect parked automobiles f Pom vandalism and other depredations, was approved. ~~ Upon motion, duly seconded, the Board ga.ve authority to have the chairs,which have / -\~~,i(1~ been broken away from t~e concrete floor in Superior Court Room; refastened. ~~ ~ A report of Ladies Rest Room for June was received and ordered•filed.,~ ~ ~ ~~,~1 .. T.he County Auditor presented his annual report, also his cash report for the l~ ~month of June, which was received to be presented to the Commissioners at a full ,~~,~.~ meeting of the Board. ' ~ Action on a petition received from the Board of ~ducation to call an election to ~ determine ivhether there shall be levied and collected annually a special tax not ` exceeding 15¢ on the one hundred dollar valuation of property for the purpose of ~y supplementing the State appropriation for an ei;ht monthe school term, ~ras upon ~~ motion of T~r. riinton, postponed until meeting of the Corrnniseioners to be held at - 3:00 o'cloclc P.T~i., ~Iednesday July 19th,1933. , `~\~i Upon motion, duly seconded, County bi11s Nos.~~30 to 66 wae approved for payrnent ~ ~~ The Bo ^tn~nF;took a recess until 3:00 otclock P.7d., Wednesday Jlzly 19th,1933. _ h 7[.S~ // Clerk. v/ Wilmington, N.C., July 19th,1933. Pursuant to recess taken Jmly 17th,1933, the Board met at 3:00 o'clock P.3d. Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.oV.Trask,F.bd.Rosa and J.H.Hinton. ~! The following petition received from the Board of Education July 17th;1933, was .~ Vb,~~/~ formally presented to the Board: ' • 1+ "The Board of Education, New Hanover County, North Carolina, hereby petitions the Board of Commissioners of said county, to call an election of the / qualified voters of said county to determine whether there shall be levied and / collected annually a Special SchoC~1 ~ax;; not exceeding (15)~cents on the one V hundred (100) dollars valuation of property, for the purpose of supplementing the State appropriation for an eight {8) months achool term in said county. By order of the Board of Educ2~tion, New Iianover County,North Carolina. This the 12th, day of July,1933. H.A.Lynch, C1'~irman. ~ ' Ra.y Funderburk, Secretary. Board of ~ducation,New Hanover County,N.C. ,~~VJhereupon the following resolution prepared by the County Attorney ~vas presented, .,,,;.~` and upon motion of Pdr. Hinton, seconded by Idr. Ross, was unanimously adopted: ~ ~ ~ WHERI;AS, under Section 17 of Chapter 562 of the Public I~aws of 1933, it becomea the duty of the County Cormnissioners to ca11 an election to determine rvhether a tax ) shall be levied for the purpose of supple~enting the State appropriation for an ~/ eight-months school term in said County, when the Board of Education of New Hanover County, North Carolina, has petitioned and requested the said Board of Commiseioners to call such an election, and when said Board of Education has requested that said election be called. N0~'J, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by t:ze Board of Commisaioners of New Hanover County that a special election shall be held in New Hanover County on Tuesday, the 22nd, day of August, 1933, between the hours of sunrise and sunset to ~ determine whether Nev~ Hanover County ehall levy a special tax not exceeding fifteen l M\ cents (15~) on the Hundred Dollars (~100.00) valuation of property for the purpose / of supplementing the said State appropriation for an eight-monthe school term in ~/ sai:d County. At said election, those ~vho axe in favor of the levy and collection of a tax not exceeding f~fteen cents (15¢) on the Hundred Dollars ($100.00) valuation of property ehall vote a ticked on ~vhich shall be printed or written the words "'For~Local;;~aY"';:::afid those wlio oppose shall vote a ticket on which ahall be printed ~~~~ y~ or'written the words °Against Local Taac". l1P ~ "r.;.r ..: e ; u_ •:cva ° A~ For the purpose of this election as autnorized by said Act, said Board of ~V ~.~~ommissionere do hereby order a new registration, and the follov~ing are designate,21 ~g ~ as the polling places £or the townships, precincts, and wards, and the persons ./ ~/ A„~/ hereinafter named are appointed as registrars and ,judges of election in said ~~~ townskiips, precincts, and wards: / Wilmington Totvnship: First VJard: Polling Place, Engine House- 4th and Campbell. - Registrar, N. J. 4Villiams Judges of Election, Cha.s.P~.Trott~ and D.D.Christman. Second 'Aard; First Precinct: Polling Place, Hemenway School. Registrar, Z.E.1~urrell. Jtzdges oP Election, T.A.Shepard and iV.J.Meredith. 'l ~I `, :r ~ ~ Polling Place ' ' Regiatrar ~ Judges of Election Federal Point Townships Pollin~ Place PBeeting of July 19th,1933, continued. . Second ~arcl; Second Precinct; Polling Place, Police Station,City Hall. / , ~ . ' Registrar, J.H.2~orse~ , , Judges of Election, H.A.Tdewell and 'v7.0.Green. - " ~ Third Ward; First PrecincC: .. , . ... ' ..• . = , =-~,' ~ • ~ ~'~.~• Pollin~ Place, 0'@rovaley Cleaners, 8th,& Princess. Registrar, Ie~iss Carrie t7hite. Judges of Election, J.E.Evans and B.C.Fussell. / Third Ward; Second Precinct: Polling P1ace~ Isaac Bear School. , , Registrar, ~ Mrs.Josie DeVane. Sudges of Election, R.J.Divine and Miss H.Y.Trott. Fourtn G~rd: Polling Place, Tielston School. ~ Regi»trar, L.C.LeGwin. ' Judges~ of Election, H.T,:f.Turrentine and VJ.H.Register. Fifth Ward; First Precinct: " Polling Place ~ Shorty ?viills Garage,306 Castle St.~ ' Registrar E.T.Keal. - ~ Judges of Election 1~1:E.Bremer and S.1~.Creech. Fifth tiPard; Second Precinct: polling P12.ce Engine House 5th, & Castle St., Registrar J.R.Davis. ~ Judges of Election ,T.H.Curtis and ~.E.Hilburn. Sixth Waxd; First Precincts ' , Polling Place Vereen's Barber Sho~,1608 Alarket. Registrar E.V.Aunt. _ Judges of Election ~9.C.Lassell and Iktin Vlalker. Sixth '~.rd; Second Precinct: ^ Polling Place y ') Registrar Judges o£ Election ~ Cape Fear To~^rnship: Aoll~ing Pl~ce o Aegistrar Judges of Elec{;ion Harnett Townships ~ol.ling Place , Re~istrar Judges of Elaction Polling Place R~gistrar ~ Judges of Election Polling Placs Regisi:rar Judges of Election Polling Place Registrar Judges of Election ' Piiasonboro Township: . . Polling Place ' Registrar Judges of Election > Registrar Judges of Election ~~ ~ Engine House, 17th, & Dock Sts., J.H.4Vomble. J.H.Tiencken and Z.E.Al].en. ~ . / Wilkins Store,Castle Hayne Road. Nirs.J.A:Westbrook. W.J.~Nilkins and VJ.F.Seitter. c l~Iinter Park School House. H.O.Thomas. ~1Zrs.Janet High and ti9.F.King. Seagate School House. iN.C.Taylor. TJ1a.rtha tiYalton and Liston Larkins. 7-IViile Post,S.S.Springer's Store ~ G.T.Shepard S.G.Bennett and S.J.Springer. East ~Vilmington, Roger's Garage. J.Herbert Johnston J.F.Klein and Leonard Pyle. I,umsden's Oyster RQast,Whislcey Creek ~rs. ~i1.H.Lumsden B.E.Ho11is and Frank I:~eier. ~ Sunset Park School Hoizse C.D.Bender I,.Il4.LeGwin and A.L.Mincy. ''~. Oak Hill School House,C~rolina Beach Road. J.E.Taylor S.A.Lewis and S.T.Keyes. The registration books of each tov,mship, precinct, and tivard shall be kept open for the registration of electors tv+enty (20) days preceding the day of closing the re~istration booke as hereinafter provided, Sundays excepted, between the hours of 9s00 o~clock A.h2. and eunset of each day,,,,be~inning the 21st da~r of July,1933, and the books shall be closed for registration at sunset on the second Saturday before the said election, to wit; the 12th day of August,1933, and on Saturday, the 22nd day of July, 1933, and on the 29th day[ of July, 1933, and on the 5th day of Auguet, 1933, and on the 12th day of August, 1933, the Saturdays thereafter~ the registrara ahall attend the polling places of their respective totvnships, wards, and precincts, with their registration books, fox the registration of electore. The registrars ahall attend the pollin~ places of their respective towrishipe, wards, or precincts, with their regietration books, on Saturday preceding the election, to wit; August 19, 1933, from the hours of 9s00 o~clock A.id, to `the hour of 3:00 o'clock P.Ni., when and where the said books ~~ shall be open to the`inspection of the electors of said township, ward, or precinct, and any of the said e`leetors shall be allowed to`object to the name of any person appearing on said books. 234 ~eeting of July 19th,1933, continued. The said Boa.rd of Commissioner~;shall, for at least thirty (30) day$ preceding r the said election, give public notice of the same and the purposes of the same in one ~ Q~~ or.more newspapers.published in the city of Wilmin~ton,North Carolina. ' Upon motion,_the Chairman was empowered and directed to make a.dvertisement as ~ \ ~~! hereinbefore set forth. " Upon motion of ~.~r. Trask, seconded by Ns. Hinton, the Supt., of Public VGelfare vr~s -I authoriz~ed to take Bernard Raftery,wayward youth, to Stonewall Jackson Tr&ining School ~ ~// at County expense. . Upon motion of 2~Gr. Ross, seconded by h~Lr. Hinton, the Board approved the separation of ~9.,700.00 asaessment made by the Tax Assessors on the property of Keith Brother~; 1~~, block ~17Z by fixing the assessr~ent of ~5,300.00 on the tiUest middle part lot ~4; and ~ / ~ ~4,400.00 on the Souths~~est part lot #4,,and authorized and directed acce~tance of` taxes by the Piolet Life Insurance Company for the year 1931 and 1932 on the Blfa:ddleweSt._part , of lot ~4 on a basis of the new aesessment, account of having to foreclose the said property and Keith Brothers Yiaving no equity in the same. Upon motion of ;~r. Ross, seconded by Tls. Trask, the assessment of $p900.00 on tv~o bui aings ovmed by 3fr.J.D.James in block #52 was r,educed to ~500.00 for the".years ~~`'4, 192 ~ to 1932 inclusive; for the reason that the Board finds that the said buildings~ were, during this period, in a dilapidated condition, over valued a.nd erroneously - assessed; and an abatement of taxes on a valuati.on of ~400.00 for the said years was ~ ordered. ' Upon motion of P~r. Roes econded by 7~Gr. Trask~ the Cit~izens Building and I,oan Association i~as allowed torr:pay the~~~.~32 taxes due on the property of D.G.Raines in block #35 and J`p,'~ released froni payment., :~of pezYaltyi.Eorsnot listing and pro rata part of pereonal ~~ / property tax due by Mr. Aaines for said years, account of having to take the eaid property over and PJLr. Rai.nes ha~ring no equity in the eame. ' `~'1j 1 Th'e County Auditor' s annual zeport for year ending June 30th,1933, . received Jtzly 17~H, ~. p.~~~ ~aas formally presented to the Board. ~ ~ ~ ~ G~•~~611 The Auditors cash report for :Tune was received and ordered filed. ~' 47ith reference to the request of I~i~r. ~1.N.Harriss, C.S.C., for payment of salary as Judge of the County ~uvenile Court for the months of April; Iviay and June. The County ~~Attorney ruled; that in his opinion,Idir. '.~J.Td.Harriss,C.S.C., ~vas not entit.led to a JGj ~~ salary as Judge of the County Juvenile Court under Che 1933 Salary Act. - The Board then took a recess until 10:00 o'clpclt A.E7., Friday July 21et,1933, to take ~~such action that may be necessary to replace, by appointment, any Registrar tha.t for any~,'~ reason, would be unable'to serve in the Special S~hobl Election to be held Au~ast 22nd ~,, 1933A ~i'/?v~ 7C, ~~~'~L , , Clerk. 49i1mington,N.C., July 21st 1933. Pursuant to recess taken July 19th,1933, the Board met at 10:00 o'clock A.Id.. Present: Addison Heaalett Chairman, F.~.Rose and J.H.Hinton. , Upon motion, duly seconded, LTr.'i1.C.Lassell was appointed Registrar for the Sixth V,Iard, V First Precinct, taking ~he place of ~r. E.V.Hunt vrho informed the Doard he crould be unable to serve. \ , The mee ' g then adjourned. N 7L. ~~~~/z~~`! Cl~k. 49ilmington, N.C., July 24th 1933. // The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 3:00 o'clock P.A4. Present: .Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.ZN.Traslc, F.T~I.Rose and Jas.Ul.Hall. . ~~,~IIIr. Alonzo Blake, 120 Dock 3treet was, upon mot~~,~.~f;~~r. Hall, seconded by I~r.Ross, `, ~~~, excused ~`~'om payment of tax to huckster vegetables^in ew I~Ianover County for a period , ~ of ninety days from date hereof, account o£ being a dieabled World War Veteran. , Idir. R.B.Page of the Star Publishing L'ompany was present to discuss the matter of „/ . ,~~~`! advertising the sale of land £or taxes and was asl:ed to submit a proposal for eame. ••' ' „~ Upon motion of I~r. Trask, seconded by r~r. Hall, the Board acting upon the recommendation `~ ~'~of the County Welfare Officer authorized payment of ~2.40 halfi fare charity transportation•v ~;,'~ for returning Lou Eudy to tne Salvation ~rmy Maternity Home at Durha.m, D?.C., who ~ ~~~' otherwise would have become a pizblic charge on the County. Upon motion of ~r. Ross, secondecL by P~r. Hall, the following achedule of disbud~sement~ Eor Mothers' Aid as recommended by the Supt., of Public 17elfare for the fiscal year ~ ~ 1933-1934 was approved by the Board subject to the approval of the State Board of ~ ~~ Charities and Public Vlelfare: ' ~hrs. Irene K. Anders $~14.00 P+~rs. Claudia B. Davis 10.00 I~rs. Lizzie G. Farrow " 11.00 ~ Mrs. Edna F~ellum 12.00 . P3rs. f~dary C. Saundexs 17.00 rdrs. Janie Smith 12.00 ' Mrs. Evelyn C. Southerland 10.00 ~ The County Auditor vras asked to secure bids for print ing 100 to 200 copies oP his ~ ~~ $nnual report in pamphlet form and eubmit the same to the Board. ~~ ~` ~ ~ r 23 i~ nleeting ,of July 24t~a 1933~ continued. A copy of a coffinunication from 2IIr. Geo. J. ~oore, President Moore's Creek Battle Ground Association to Alr. Geo. F. Lucas, Auditor Pender~County, urgin~ him to have ~~`~~ the Board of Commissioners tna.ke'~f~rmal application irrnnediately with the State High~ray Coumiission to improve the "DTegro Head" road with l~ederal funds, was receiced fxom the ~,Vilmington Chamber of Cou~erce for endorsement. The•Board deferred action pending action by tne Pender County Commiseioners: • ~ The Bond of Foster porter Davis, Rural Police, in tne penalty of ~1,000.00 ~Frith the L IInited States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety was presented, the same having ,p„~.~been approved as to form and execution by the County Attorney, and the said amount /`(~ having been fixed by the Board of Commissioners tivas, upon motion, unanimously adopted by the Board. Upon motion of I~r. 'Srask, seconded by D,ir. Ross, Mr. Addison Hewlett Chairman of the ~ """~~,,,,~~~/// Ferry Commission was authorized and.empowered to execute all n'ecessary papers in „NV I~ connection v~ith the sale of the ferryboat "tlIenantic" to S~r. Geo.G.Dodge of Elizabet~s / ~ City, subject to the approval of the County Attorney. ~ yr; A comnunication.was received Srom the County Auditor showing tne amount on deposit ~1 in each bank as of June 30th,I933, together with a memorandum of secizrities held in ~-~\ each case. , ~ ~,~ A report of James ?9alker Hospital for the month of June was received and ordered filed./ Upon motion of hSr. Trask, seconded by PSr. Ross~ the assessment of buildings of the Heirs o$ C.E.Goodwin in block ~41 and ,~42 vras reduced to ~100.00 in each block for the L--~"' ~~(,t~- years 1927 to 1932 inclusive, account of extreme dilapidated condition of the buildings existing over that period, and an adjustment of the taxes on this basis was authorized. Upon motion of ~~ilr. Ross, seconded by Idr. Trask, the Board authorized and directed the 9 a t ~ • ~ the ~ r c 3 n e !1 . ~~~~` 1878,(nova year the p~oper ty of Nlrs .~nna P a Savage) 0ithout acceptance of flat tax by interest, account of the sa me bein g a dou btful cha rge. , Upon motion of T~dr. Hall, se conded by Mr. Traslc, T.Sr . F'.Ii2.,Ross was released Trom payment /~ ~CA~ / of pe,alty for not listing for the year 1 93?. • The mee 'ng then adjourned. , N ~ C. ~CL4 . ~ // Clerk. U VJil mington, N. C., July~ 31st,1933. The regular we ekly ineeti~g of the Board was held a t 3:00 o'clock P.~f. Present: L~ddis on Hewlett Chairman, Geo.W. Tras~, Ja s.Iu.Hall and J.H.Hinton. . ~~ The following coupons and 13onds we re pres ented by the County Auditor as having been V /~ paid and were burned in the presen ce of t he Board: ROAD BONDSi ` Coupon No. 39, Borid No. 96 a 1 C~ ~ 12. 50 • ~ 12.50 ROAD BONDSs Coupon No. 50 Bond No. 1 to 50 . 50 ~ ~~22.50 ~ ~ 1,125.00 ' . n ~r ~4 u ii 1 n 5 s 5'~ 22.50 = 112.50 '" " 44 • n " 10 " 17 = 8~~ 2 2. 50 ~ 180 .60 " " 44 1° " 20 ~~ 35 = 16 " 22.50 ~ 360.00. o n 4q. n n 38 n 39 = 2 n 22.50 = 45.00 '~~ n 44 n. n 4g ~~ 50 = S~~ 22. 50 - 180.00 ~ • " " 40 " ^ 1 ~~ 75 = 75 " 25.00 - 1,875.00 ~~ " 4p " " 76 ~~' 83 = 8 " 12.50 = 100.00 ~ " 40 " " 86- a7-89 = 3 " 12.50 = 37.50 "' " 40 " " 91 tf~ 84 = 4" 12.59 = 50.00 " " 40 " " 97 " 98= 2" 12.50 = 25.00 ~~ ° 4p " '' ~.00 "'l18 . 19 ~~ 12..50 - 230.50 " " 40 " '~ 120 " 125 ~ 6 ~~ 12.50 ~ 75.00 n u gg n ii 76 - T" 12.50 - ".,'r.;:-~,'2.50 ~4~415.00 ,'w SCHOOL BONDSa • • Coupon No. 40 Bond No. 1 to109 . 109 " 25.00-- 2,725.00 , @ " 40 " " 111 '~ 150 • 40 '~ 25.00 _ 1~000.00 , " ~ 40 '~ '~ 151 " 200 - 50 ~* 12.50 _ 625.00 " " 2g " " 61 " 70 ~ 10 " 25.00 - 250.00 '~ " 28 " " 76 " 125 - 50 " 25.00 - 1,250.00 " " 28 " ° 49 "' 100 - 52 " 25.00 - 1,300.00 " " 27 ° '~ 109 " 225 - 117 '~ 25.00 - 2,925.00 " " 7 " ~~ 21 " 355 ~ 335 " 23.75 - 7,956.25 - " ~~ 7 " " 3'1 " :2?~2 - 212 " 23.75 - 5.035.00 23,066.25 FyRRY BOND~: ~. Coupon No. 28 Bond No. 1 to 50 - 50 " 25.00 - 1,250.00 " " 25 " " 24 " 50 - 27 " 30.00 - 810.00 2,060.00 `~ WORKHOU5E BONT~5: Coupon No.•37 Bond No. 1 " 35 - 35 " 25.00 - 875.00 VdORKHOUSE AND COUNTY H01~iE B OTIDS: Coupon No. 32 Bond Pdo. 1 to 17 - 17 " 25.00 - 425.00 COWi TY HOI'dE BONDS s Coupon No. 7 Bond No. 7 to 28 - 22 " 23.75 - • 522.50 . COURT AOUSE BONDS: Cogpon No..~Q Bond No. 51 to110 - 60 " 25.00 - 1,500.00 " " 19 " " 111 " 160 - 50 "' 25.00 - 1.250.00 2,750.00 " " 19 " " 165 " 169 - ~5 " • 25.00 - 125.00 " " 19 " " 171 " 225 - 55 " 25.Q0 - 1.375.00 I,500.00 SCHOOL BONDS: Coupon No. 30 Bond No. 1 - 1" 25.00 - 25.00 ~;35,638.75 ~• ROAD BONDS No. 1 to 50 - 50 Cc~ ~1 0 00.00 50,000.00 SCHOOL BONDS Sd o. 49 to 52 ^ 4 Q~1 ,000.00 4~000.00 " " No. 61 to 65 ~ 5 p 1 ~000.00 5,000.00 9,000.00 Tatal C oupons and Bo nds pai d ...... ......... .......................$94r651:~~ 236~ ~ Zfieeting of July 31, 1933, @ontinued. ' " Upon motion of iuir. Txask;, seconded by 3~r. Hinton~ the Board authorized the purchaae of ~,. ' -/ `~ n ,tv ~ transportation for Prescilla Antwine to Kinston;Td.~C., and ~7illiam Hartsoe to -/ ` - " ~~~J~' 6~ ~ Chesterfield, S. C., as recommended~by the County Welfare Officer to avoid maintenance ~. \ U ae county charges. ~ , J I~dr.l9.N.Harriss appeared and asked the Board to rec~ind section ~~3 of resolution adopted J June 2nd,1933, pertaining to the Salary Bill, cla.iming the same to be an improper char~'~ ./'~ ~ } >~~ , against the Superior Court. The request was taken under advisement. Upon motion of ?rtr. iia]:1, seconded by iir. Hinton, the Board approved the appTication of :`. ~ Daniel C. Hines and Altori A. Bro~vn for license to sell^beer in New Hanover County in v ~~~ accordance ~~ith the law. ~ , ' --"-' Upon motion of ~r. Hinton, seconded by P,4r. Hall, Pdise Jeannie Jackson was released , ~ ~ from payment of penalty for not listing lots 124 and 125, bl.ock ~2 Shore Acres for the ~~A ` ~ year 1932, #'or ~the reason she thought the same had been listed by ti~e Shore Acrea Co. • . Upon motion of i~r. Hall, seconded by Iulr. Hinton, the Board confirmed the action of the ~ . ~ // CYiairman and i'vir. Ross and ?~iir. Ha1T, in appointing Mr.Iufax S~.4adrin temporary Registrar in ,, •~. ~" First VJard during the sickness of IuZr. N.J."~Jilliame,' Registrar. . - ;. `~ ' Upon motion of h.4r. Trask,. seconded by ~r. Hinton,the Board approved the division o£ , assesement made by the Tax Assessors on the property of G.A.V/arren in.block #31 by ~ ~. , ~. fixing tl:e asseUNment at ~1,025.00 on the east middle~.p~r~Fofolot ~6 t,o enable the ,. , - l,(~ Progreseive Building Loan Association to p~y the 1929,1930,1931 and 1932 taxes on a ~ ; ` basis of the new assessment, on account of having to take the property over ancl the ~; ~state of G.A.Pdarren having no equity in the same. < < . Upon motion of RYr. Hinton, seconded by I~r.Trask, the request of 1~dr. O.E.Todd for a _~;~ ~ separation o~ the assessment on two five acre tracts.of land orvned by Charles Perthey / V ~- • ~ G, in Cape Fear tor~nship, to enable the Citizens,Building Fc Loan Association to pay the , ~ taxes due on bne of the five acre tracts account of having to take the same over by ' ' foreclosure, vras referred to the ~hairman for adjustment and with power to act. ,' , Upon motion of P~r. Hinton, seconded by T~r. Hall, }+Ir.~~.A,French was granted an abatement , . ~` -~ of taxes on ~a valuation of ~3,000.00 cha.rged in error, account of replacement of ~ ~, ~ _ ~,`` elevator in building,block,~178 for the year 1932, thereby reducin~ the assessment of ~48~000.00 on building to ~45,000.00. • , . . It having been brought to the attention of the Board that the Board of County Commissioners ' of Pender~County has made formal request on the State Highway Cor.unission to inolude in •.' its program of State-FederaZ Road construction, the opening up of the "Negro i-Iead Road" ~7 from the Cape rear river bridge to CurriefN.C. This Board, upon motion"of IrIr. Trask, / ~ seconded by IJir. Ha11, hereby endorses the efforts of the Pender County Board in its ~ endeavor to secure the necessary worl< on this propose~i hi~htivay vrhich vrould ~reatly , "' ~ shorten the distance to 1~oore's Cr~ek Battle Ground and other points in Sampson and , , Pender Counties to 1~7i1mington, in.addition to o~ening wp valuable territory along this 4 route. ' A request of The Board of Education for ~1,700.00 for maintenance of plants during ~, ~ , ' ~~ /} ~~. July and ~2,000.00 for maintenance of plants during August was received and upon , , ~.Y mction of T~Ir. Hall, seoonded by iir. Trask, the County Anditor was authorized t~o advance ~. \~ these amounts to the Board of Education. '~~ ~The County Commissioners acting under authority of Cha.pter #146,Section 19 Public I,ativs ' ~~. ~ 1927 and as amended 3:n 1529,1931 and 1933, and upon moti,on of T~dr. Trask, seconded by ~ I~r. Hinton, hereby designates the follo«ing banks Depositories for County Fundss I/ v . ~ e The ~orris Plan Bank, ~4ilmin~ton, N. C. ~ i:; • , The Peoples Savings Bank. & Trust Company,49i1mington,Id.C. • , The Fdilmington Savings & Ts`sut Company, ti9ilmington,PT.C. '~ , Norti~ Carolina Bank & Trust Company limited to the extent . '' ~ , of the present amounts on deposit. , .~~ Upon motion of PSr. Trask, seoonded by ~ur. Hinton the Board ordered that the surety v• ;V~•~ ~ ~ bond of n~r.J.A.Orre11 County Auditor as Treasurer of the County Board of ~ducation, ,: ' ~ bond No.48-07-224-30 prith the Unite,d States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety '~ in.the amount of $50,000.00, be rednced to ~10,000.00 as of August lst,1933, due to • the St~te operation of schools which vitally reduced the school funds heretofore ~ ' ,,. handled by the Treasurer of the School Board. „t-'°°~The Chairman calied attenta.on to certain recommendations'made by the Hartford Steam J: ~ ' _: ~ ' ~' .~ ~ Boiler Insurance Company concerning the boilers a.t the County Home, Stockade and Court ~ ~ ~ir House, whic:~rtill be ~iden attention. •.~, ' .. ~_"~' ' ~~ ~ ~ ` Upoi~ motion of l:r. Hall, seconded by P:ir. Trask, the Iloard authorized the u~e of the • . .' "" offices in the east end of the Court House Annex basement formerly used as a'book roor,~ - ` c~ and storage room for the Associated Charities, as quarters f or the VJilmington-Tdew ,~/ ~ Hanooer Relief Association under the new Fedexal Relief Or~anization. The administrative \ offi:ce to be vacated by the Associated Charities to be used by the Board of Education '. as a book room. . ~ The me ng then adjourned. - . ~ ~~ . 5~~~ C rk. Wilmington,Id.C., August 7i;h,1933. -! The regular weekly ~ing of the Bpard was held at 3:00 0' clock P.I~I. , , .'~j. ;'~ ~t Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.~7.Trask,F.I~II.Ross,Jas.P:~.Ha11 and J.H.Hinton. ~ . . . City Commissioners 'Nalter H. Blair,~~~ayor and Commissioners Jas.E.L.Wade and FV.Louis I+'isher zyr~ being present, a joint meeting of the two boardy v~as held for the purpose of fixing . ~r' `(~~' ~ the. ea~laries of the City-County ~ax Collector his assistant and clerks, and to taice ~ such further ~ction that may be necessary, pertaining .to the Consolidated City-County Tax Collection Department created by the le~islature 1933. ` ~ i~$~tl ~y~ Af ter a, general discussion_ of the matter of salaries,. 1aIr. Trask moved that the salar,y~ '`~ , .. '-~ ... . ~ ~~' I~eeting of August 7th,1933, continued. of the Tax Co7.lector be fixed at ~2,400.OO~~an a~sistantiTa~c Collector at ~"2,000.00 per ,year,Ane Clerk a'~.;~1;8.0-,0.00 and two clerks at ~1,500.00 per year each, Ifiis ,- motion was seconded ~by i:ir.Fisher vrhereupon 3~~r. .Jas.E.L.i7ade offered an amendmen~ _ , to the foregoing se~ting the maximum amount of salaries provided by the bill, the ame ment did not receive a second, theref.ore the original resolution as offered ~va~ut to vote by the Chairman and unanimously carried. S. / Al motion offered by P~r. tTlade, seconded b,y- I~Ir. Trask, to locate quarters for the Tax ~/ ~~r~~~Collection Department in the Court House building was withdrawn. ~yo Upon motion of Mr. Ross, seconded by ~r. Blair, the Chairman and Pdessrs.Hall and ~ Fisher were named to look into the ma.tter of locating suitable quarters for the Tax ~~I„v~, Collection Departmeni; and report their recotmnendations to a joint meeting.to be held ~~~~1` P~onday August 14th, at 3:00 0' clock P.I~I. '. Upon motion of Mr. ~Aade, seconded by I~6r. Ross, the tvro boards .voted to select the /~ - ~ personnel for the Consolidated City-County Tax Collection Department at the joint \'~GY meeting to be held I~fonday 14th. .,, ~~~ The joint session then took a recess until 3:00 ~cloclc P.1~7., August.l4th,1933. ~ The following business was then transacted by the County Commissioners. ..~ ~. A request of NIr. W.N.Harriss,C.S.C., that the resolution adopted at meeting of -c;. ~~C~ Tune 2nd,1933, specifying the accounts against ~vhich certain charges should be /---- !. ~ made under~the Salary Bill be amended b inserting the 4aord"Clerk" in section 2 and ~• eliminate Section ~3,_ was upon motion o~ I~r. r~oss, seconded by I~Sr. Hinton, taken . • under advisement.. , • A request of I~4r. ~PJ.I,ouis ~isher Commissioner of Finance of the City of ti9i lmington / ` /that the Cormnissioners provide for payment of approximately ~5,000.00 due by the / . ~~~~~/Board of Education for sidewa,lks and street pavement, rvas upon moi:ion referred to ' . , the Chairman and Count~ Attbrney for investigation and report to the Board at~the next meeting. ~ ~ " Upon motion of y?r. Ross, seconded by D.4r. Ha.ll, the Chairman was autliorized to have ~ . ~~~~ posters printed for distribution and posting in the rural sections, calling attention to the restrictions recently placed on dogs by the Board of Health. ~ Upon motion of 2~ir. Ross, seconded by Idr. Hall, the Board•approved the payment of ~,~• ~38.50 to the State Sanatorium for maintenence and treatment of Ashley Jackson to ~,~'- c~ ~ August lst, and authorized payment fpr maintensnce and treatment for Au~ust and • `` ~eptember if necessary; at a cost of fifty-cents per day. ' ~. i~ C , 4 ^{~ The ~ax Coliector announced the collection of ~18,8?7:42 $ccount of 1932 taxes for ~ ~"~~(:~_ July and a total of ~354,736.76 to August lst., \ ~~ ~~ ,~ ~' , . ~ . ., ~ a i. ~. • The following bids for advertising the sale of land for 1932 taxes v~ere received: ' ~Iilmin~ton,N.C., I~ay lst,l°33. County Cor.unissioners of . New Hanover County. Gentlemens I'hereby submit my bid for printing "Sale of Land for Taxes" in 1933 in vrhatever manrier or form you may decide to print it. The old systers naving been ~boli'she~l,% suppose you vril~ formulate some plan to publish delinquent taxes, in order to exequte collect.ion of same. My bid isi 25~ per column inch,l~3ems,7 point for each insertion same 29 in 1931 and 1932. - . ' ' ' , ~ Respectfully, ~ Geo.VJ.Cameron,Publisher The Union Labor Record. ~ • ~ • '~lilmington,N.C'., A~~gust 7th,1933. . Chairman, County Cormnissioners, City. ~ Dear Sir:- We have given your request for a yearly rate quite a bit of thought and on investiga,tion find it is going to be necessary t'o revise the city rate on account of consolidation of the tax officee, and we feel that it is better to wait until that t•ime to make a yearly rate. ' ', ~ VJith reference to the p'resent tax liwrF, we wi11 publish this list ,~• in either paper at 10¢ per line for tne first insertion and 5fl per line for all -, additional insertions eliminating the names that have paid from the list each day. Very truly yours, ~ THE ~~ILPdING`POTd StAR-I~Z75 . R.B.Page,Publisher. , ~ Upon motion of I~ir. Trask, seponded by is?r. Hinton, the contract to publish ~ ~~~ the sale of land f or 1932 taxes was awarded to The ITnion I;abox Record, it being the _ ' lotivest bidder. . '. C~~ Upon mo'tion~ duly seconded, the County Auditor vras authorized to have 200 copies ~ :~ of his annual report=.printed in pamphlet form at a cost of ~100.00, '~. , ` C~~ The County Auditore cash report for the month of July wa3 received and oxdered filed.~/ A communication showing the amount on deposit in each banlc as of July 31,1933,together /~ ;: ,~ ~~~5 with a memorandum of securities held in each case, ti•ras received from the County Auditor~ ; \„~\`~ Upon motion, duly seconded, county bills•Nos.67 to 198 were approved for payment.~~ ~- ,~/ T~?e BoaY~d thAn took'a recess until 8:00 o'clock P.P.4.,Friday August llth,1933,to ~n. ~,Qy/ consid the County's 1933-1~34 budget. ^ ~YT R d .r, ~ c..sL~LrrY-~ lerk., 23$ ~~' Pursuant to recess taken Au~ust 7t ~ purpose af discussing the Gounty's and to take such other action that Present: Addison I-Iewlett Chairman, ~Nilmington,N.C., August llth,1933. h,1933 the Board'met at 8s00 o'clock P.~., f or the 1933-1934 budget with the ~iew of adopting the same may be necessary. ~• Geo.+J.Trask,F.r~S.Ross, Jas.M.Hall and J.H.Hinton. Failure to receive estimates for school maintenance from the Board of Education, ~doption of the budget was postponed until the regular meeting to k~e'held 3s00 o'clock ~ P.1~I., Tu~onday Avgust 14th. Therefore r~r. Hall moved and it wae set~onded by Mr. Trask ~ ~ and carried; that the Board of ~ducation be requested to file trieir estimates for ~~ school maintenance with this Board in time to be included in the bizdget for adoption at ~~onday's meeting, failure to receive the estimates an axbitrary amount will have 1:0 be fixed ~vhich may prove unfair to eitner party." Upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Tdfr. Ross, the County Auditor was authorized and V. directed to credit the general fund account with a11 future payments received from the ~ State Highvray Commission for rent of the County Stockade as of date of July lst,1933. - The me ing then adjourned. ~ bi 7l . Y.'C^v' Clerk. +rVilmington, N. C.., August 14th,1933. A joint meeting of -the City and County Cotruniesioners lpas held this day at 3:00 o'clo_~ ~U,,"~- P.I~., in the Commissioners office at the Court House for the purpose of electing a ~ Consolidated City-County Tax Collector as directed by an Act of the Legislature 1933, ~. House Bill I~o.888. Coii~rt,y C9mmissioners Presente Ad3lison Hewlett, Chairman;r,and~,Carrnnissian~rs°.Geo:V7:,Trask; F.M.Ross,..Sas.. ~1[.:Aall .and.:J:H.Hiiiton~_ and County-Attorney IVlarsden Bellaany. City ; Commissioners present: S4aTter..H. Blair ~oyor, Co~rmiissioners °W.Louis Fisher and Jas. E. L. Wade and City Attoxney J.J.Burney. Addison Hel~lett Chairman of i~he County Board presiding. Applications for appointment of Consolidated City-County Tax Collector were received ,~~from iIIessrs. T.B.Ausley, C.A.Morse, Jas.E.Holton,Jr., J.Pvt.Davis, Chas E. Wallter, ` J.T.Gordon and h4rs. i~ercy IQewkirk Hartley. ! ~ ~ Upon motion of fvir. Fisher, seconded by i+ir. Rose, it ~vas agreed that after the appoin ent ~u`~~ of the Tax Collector at this meeting, to appoint the Tax Collector's Apsistant and - / Clerks at a later joint meeting with the Tax Collector.. The applications for the appointment of tax collector vrere then read by 2dr. Fisher, who J; moved -~~- the appointment of Ps~ir. Jas.E.Holton, 7r., his motion vras seconded by ~ 1_,~~ Idr• Jas.E.L.'~Vade. • ~ Mr. Ross then presented the name of T.4r. C.R.P:~orse and moved his appointment, his motion~ , wa.s seconded by IlGr. mrask. Further nominations were, upon motion of T,Ir. Hall,seconded , by Mayor Wa1ter H. B1air, ordered closed. No further discussion the question v~as called, ~1 vote was taken on the the motion ~of it4r. ~.Louis Fisher nominati.ng I~r. Jas.E.Holton,3r., ' and City Comnissioners Walter H. Blair, VV.Louis Fisher and Jas.E.L.Wade voted yea. A vote wae than taken on the motion of :.~r. F.bq.Ross nominating T~Sr. C.R.Morse and County . Comr,iissioners Addison He~vlett, Geo,W.Trask, F.T~4.Ross,Jas. IZ. Hall and J.H.Hinton voted ~`~ 1~ yea. Th6 ,Q,~t provides that the Board of City Commissioners and the Board of County Cormni i nall h ~ ss oners s ave one vote each irrespective of the number of inembers of v~hich ~ either governing body may be composed; therefore a tie was declared ~,nd Iuir. W.N.Harriss',' ~ , Clerk of the Superzor_Court oY New Hanover County was oal3ed in to cast the deciding vote as directed by the Ac~. ~"lhereupon T~Ir. VJ.N.Harriss Clerk of the Court cast the ~ deciding vote ~o~ I'rir. ~.R.Morse who was then declaxed by the Chairntan as the duly elected Consolidated City-County Tax Collector for a term of two years. At this point I~ayor 47alter H. Blair took tne occasion to say on behalf of the Cit,y Cor.vnissioners, that in voting for ~r. Holton they did so in recognition of the ~ valuable services he has rendered the City of ~'lilrnington during the paut several years ~ ~ l~ ~ he has so faithfully sexved as Tax Collector. In the selection of P.~r. ~orse, not ~ only a f riend of the community has been chosen, but one ~ho i~ courteous, capable and j energetic and his appointment is satisfactory. I,ikewise the County Commissioners paid ., f their respects to IrTr. ~orse, at the same time recognizing the fine qualities and efficient servicee rendered the City of ~Tilmington by IuIr. FIolton. ''~ In discussing the matter of locating quarters for the 9Eax collecting department, - l ~ ~r. Ross was of the opinion that if the community could be best served, the water and `/~ `~ sewerage collectiuns could be conducted in separate quarters under the Act, however ' / • this matter was left v~ith the special committee to v~ork out. : ~ There being no f urther business the joint meeting took a recess to meet in the Council ~ ~ Room at the City Hall August 16th,1933, at 3s00 o'clock P.IJI. : ~ ~. The County Cor~unissioners than proceeded with the transaction of County business. ~ ~ It a i ~ ~ 1 ppear ng on petition of Robert D.~Cronly, Jr., Attorney for Samea P. Mooxe, Jr., that deed dated February 20th,1913 conveying lot #63, block E, 6Vri~htsville Beach Extension from P.R.1~doore and y~ife to Lillian Colvin Moore has been listed and taxes paid~J ea h inc 'th d f ~i ~, / ~ year s c e e ate o conveyance, and it further appearing that the said deed was_ ` , not filed for record until the 20th, day of July 1933,and on September 19th 1932 ' ~ ~ ; a judgment for the County in the sum of ~1,316.25 for taxes again5t P.Q.P~Qoore et al was ~ filed for record in the office of the C1erk of Superior Court. Therefore it was requested )',' ~ that the Commissioners release lot 63,b1ock ~' from the operation of the lien. Upon motion of f~ir. Rose, seconded by T~r. Hall, the County Attorney was authorized to release said , lot from the operation,of said judgment. ' n_~~~~~ y~.1 Upon motion of IJIr. Trask, county bills Nos.199 to 273 were approved for payment. ~ , . ~ BQee ing of August 14th,1933 continued.' I,~ . Herbert A. Lynch Chairman of the Board of Education was present and told the `(~bm^issioners his Board could not furnish the 1933-1934 estmmates for school '/, / books, BcFaintenance, capital outlay etc., at this time as requested by~ ~Yie +Conunissionera '' /~.~,x•~~. for the 1933-1934 county budget until after the special school ~lection to be held ~~~~ August 22nd.1933, for the reason that mf the school supplement should fail to carry his Board would be forced to ask the Commissioners tc ~rovide additional funds for equipment for automatic fire alarm system in the various schools to replace tBlephones not provided for by the State and an additional item for transportation equipment etc. It appearing however, that further delay in adopting the county budge.t would also dela~r fixing the tax rate and complet:on of the tax books for tax collections. The following items for schools were,therefore, upon motior d~11~s~seconded fixed by the • Corcmtissioners and ordered inserted in the budget: ~~~ For S~hool Baoks ~v10,000.00 ~ For School L~Iaintenance 15~Q00.00 For School Debt Service 16,239.25 For School Capital Outlay 5,000.00 ' , The County's proposed budget for the year 1933-1934 v+as then presented and upon , motion of 1~r. Trask, seconded by 1~r. Hall, was received and the Clerk vaas instructed ~ „~/ to insert a notice iri one of the ne~vspapers publiehed in the County to the effect ~ ~S' that the Board rvill consider the budget mnd ~tdopt the appropriation resolution~at the meeting to be held at 3:00 o'clock P.'r~i., _Tuesday September 5th,1933. Upon motion of Pdr. Hall, seconded by 2+~r. Hinton, the following resolution was adopted ~~ by the Boaxd: ' ~ . Aesolved that the Resolution of this Board of June 2nd,1933 offexed by • ,,Com~nissioner Hall and seconded by Couunissioner Trask be amende~i as followa: after the ~vord " Solicitor " in article second of the first line add the ~vords " and Clerk" and after the tqord "Court" in last line of Article two add the words ~ "provided if there should be a profit from said Court, one half oP the amount paid to the Clerk shall be paid to the City from the ~enezal fund of the County, ae provided by 1aw". • Both Resolutions to take effect as of April lst,1933, the beginning of the salary `_ period for officers. Be~it further resolved that article 3rd of the Reaolutia~.of June 2nd 1933, be ~~ recinded. . Upon motion of I:4r. Ross, a co~nittee composed of the Chairman, ~dr. Hall and P,~r. Trask/ _,Q~j, was named to consider the suggestion of Capt: Russell Bellamy to lease for a term of ~~E'~°~ t~/enty-one yeare, from 500 to 1000 acres of land for coimnunity relief farming. 1 Upon motion of Mr. Hinton, seconded by 1ur. Hall, the Board approved'tne purchase of ~~ ` charity rate transportation amounting to ~8.97 for Nicie DeVaughn, 70 year old citizen~ P nQ, ~`1,an inmate of the County Home, to return with her sis~er to her sisters home at ~/ V"` Philadelphia, Pa.~ thereby relievin$ the County of further maintenance expense. The ma,tter of adjusting valuations on certain lots ov+ned by the New Ha.nover Transit ~a ~_SLj Company at Carolina Beach was referred to the Chairman and County Auditor auith poz~er 2Sd~ to act. , . •~ . 5 ~ ' . The meetiryg then adjourned. _ :' . ~ l/ ~ //~v, ~< . ' ', ` • C1e . WiTmin~ton,N.C., August 21st,1933. The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 3s00 o'clock P.~i. Present: Addison He~rlett Chairman, Geo.~'V.Prask,F.Iu~.Ross,Jas.M.Hall and ,T.H.Hinton. It being the sense of this Board not to sell, but to reserve the growing timber on " - the Count~Cland for future County needs, but realizing the value of the Dow:Chemical ~ ibl (~.~~ e Company to this community and wiahing to cooperate vJith tY~em in every way pos~ ~i ~~ in assisting thern to secure sufficient piling for construction ~vork for their plant, - ~ .the request of Ivlr. C.H.Zebelin to purchase approximately 500 trees froa the County " atc~1.00 per tree, vras upon motion of I'~r. Ross, seconded by I~~ir. Hall, referred to the ~ Chairman to keep in touuh with the parties from time to time in assieting them.in ~• locating piling and with power to act. , - It appearing that the assessment on lot~'~27 I~dasonboro Bluffs and the house assessment on same was separated on the tax books for the year 1931 and the Tax Collector ~ separated the tax and collected the land tax only for said year vrhich 1ed I~4r.E.I,.Rogere ~/ , ~ ~`~ ~Q to believe that all taxes on said property ha.d been paid ~Dr~,~the year~i931, thereby , ~./ losing his opportunitjr to ret~.in a sufficient amount to pay said tax due on house at ~ the time of purchase of same from C.E.Craig, the Board, upon motion of TSr.Trask, . seconded by A4r. Hall, released the tax due.oxi said house for the year 1931 by reason :' '. . of such error and failure on the part of the.tax collector to collect the said tax. seconded by Mx. Hall, Tur.J.A.Newell was appointed Upon rnotion of ~Ir. Hinton ~ , Registra~,for the purpose of Special School Elect_ion, in the~Secorid 1Yard,Second ~~ ~ Precinct, to fill the vacancy occasioned by T~r. J.H.Morse, resigned. ~ , Upon motion of P~r. Ross~, seconded by P~r. Hal~, the request of I~2r. E.R.Pickard to be allowed to pay the back taxes due on lots, Hanby Beach,,for the years 1927 and 1928 v ," ~a~ on a basis oi the 1929 assess,ments, the same having been reduced that year from f i son o ~v450.00 to ~250.00 per lot, wae referred to the Chairma.n to make a compar ~, values with other pPo~ert$!nin~;thatw-section and report to the Board at a subsequent meeting. .. n ~4U ~eeting of Auguet 21st,1933, continued. It appearing upon recommendation of the County ~9elfare Officer that John Garriss ~and wife of Seattle Washington, former residents of this County, are stranded here~/ v~ithout any ~ti8ible means of support, therefore upon motion of hir.. Hinton,seconded V by E4r. Trask, tne Board authorized the payment throu~h the Welfare Off icer, of not ~v~ exceeding ~15.00 for the purchase of food,gasoline and oil t04~i'd.FCl transportation. for the said parties to their home in Washington, thereby relie'ving the County of a,charity charge. ~ to The request of Capt., Russell Bellamy/eliminate illegal and excessive noisy traff' ~ from no"rth Third Street was upon motion of Idr. Hir~ton referred to the, Sheriff to-. ~ . ~C~, see what can be done. bSr.Trask requested to be recorded as not yoting. . u Upon motion of i;~r. Aall, seconded by P.Ir. Hinton the Board $ave autnority to re- ~ assign the titlea to the o~vners of the follovaing trucks loaned the ~elief Association, , which said titles were held by the County: i , Nr.E.R.~ubanks, Ford #2898232~• ~~ Southern Junk~Company, Packard ~181165 IuSac~illan Rc Cameron, Chevrolet ;#T484671 Davis-~oore Paint Company, Ford ~14515255 ~ L.D.I!2arshburn, Ford /~AA463447 ~ - The question of furnishing the Registrars and Poll 33olders crith meals or lunches ~ on election day having been brought to the attention of the Board, it was found that , ~~ under the 1933 Public Zaws the Commissioners have no legal right to furnish such . me~.ls or lunches. ~ Upon motion of P~r. Hall, seconded by 1:4r. Trask, the Board authorized the sale of ;~ ~ti~ two old discarded Ford truck bodies at the Stockade for the sum of ~5.00 for the two ~ -yl . ` a +~u~~ A report of Jas. ltialker Hospital for July rvas received and ordered filed.J ',~ ~ t~a Upoh motion, duly seconded C.H.Jackson ~~as allowed an abatement of taxes for the year 1931, on a valuation of ~1,000.OO,the same being two thirds assessed valuation ~/~(~~ of house in block #241,on account of the construction of same ivas not started until • ~a.rch 7th 1931 and completed T4ay 14th 1931, accordi•ng to the records 'of P~oore- , Fonv~ielle Realty Company. , Upon motion of Ji4r. TrasY, seconded by i~dr. Hinton, the Chairman vras instructed to J secure settlemeni; from I~essrs. .L.E.A11en and D.A.Herring for collections made for ~C. ~the County on the sale of ?ia.nover Garden lots.The .Chairma.n wa~-~aut]io%ized to cancel ~~-,°-'y the deeds of trust on lots that have been paid for by I~Hrs.Daisy,I:Innis and H.L.Smith. ~ Recommendations made by the Grand Jury, July term 1933, pertaining to the County Home`/' ~, repairs tivere read and upon motion dnlyrseconded, was referred to the Gounty Home ~-.~ ~~ Committee. ~. v~,~~ Upon ~notion, duly seconded, county bills Nos. 274 to 314 ~vere a~>proved for payment. The matter of cleaning up and painting around the Court House building vras. referred /, f to tne CourtyHouse Committee for investigation. ~~ The 3oard then took a recess until 11:00 o'clock A.M., TueBday August 24th,1933, ~~~to rec e the result of Special School Election to be held Tuesday August 22nd";,1933. fn )C~~ Clerk. • 0 Wilmington, N.C., August 24th,1933. ~ in compliance with authority of Section 17 of Chapter 562 of the Public Laws of 1933, the Board of Commissioners of Atew Hanover County met thie day at .~ 11s00 o'clock A.f~. for the purnose of tabulating and declaring the result of e1.• election held on August 22nd 1933, to determine the question "Sizall a tax not ~~ exceeding fifteen cents (15¢) ora the One Hundred Dollar valuation of property be levied for the pux~ose of supplementing the State appropriation for an eight- monthe school term in New Aanover County". ~~~ There were present Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.4Y.Trask, Jas.Iv~.Hall and J.H.Hinton. The following, duly and legally appointed, by their respective election officere ~ of the precincts and wards to make their returns to the Board of Commissioners.of New Hanover County, made their returns as follovas: ~ 9VILMIAIGTON TO'+TNSHIP r First Uriard,. . ... . .............................. ,~ Second '~Jard,lst~Precinet .....:::....::....::....:..... ( Second ~7ard,2nd Precinct,.. .... ... ... ..... ~~el~ Third dYard, 1st,Precinct,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,. Third Wardy 2nd Precinct .......................:...... /~ Fourth Ward ........................................... Fifth 4Yard, lst Precinet .............................. Fifth Ward, 2nd Precinct .............................. Sixth Vlard, lst Precinct .............................. Sixth RVaxd, 2nd Precinct .............................. Cape F`ear Township .. ................................ Federal Foint Tov~nship,. .. .. ... ................ I-iarnett Township; ,~'Iiinter~Park~Precinet ................ Harnett Township, Seagate Precinct,.......:'........... Ha,rnett Township, 7 Mile Precinct .. ..... ........... I3arnett Toemship, East Wilmington Precinet,........... i,ia,sonboro Totivnship, Lumsden'~~St~ore,:~::•~,:. :............ 1~aeonboro Township, Sunset Park Precinct .............. J.E.Tladrin. Z .E.I~urrel l. J.A.Ne~ell. ' Piiss Carrie iNhite. r~4rs.Josephine C.DeVane. L.C.ZeGwin. y~ .T.F{eal. J.R.Davis. i7,C.Laseell. J. H.VJomble. IQrs. J.R.We ~ti~rooY,. J.E.Taylor. H.O.Thomas. • YV.C.Taylor. G.T.Shepard. - J.Herbert Johnston. Idrs.Rebecca Lumsden. C.D.Bender. ~ ~ ~4 ~. . ldeeting of August 24th 1933, continued. ~ ORIGIIJ?:L RFTURDIS OF REGISTRARS AND JUDGES OF ELECTIOlv ~'Je~ N.J.Williams, Registrar and I,ucile Ste~vart and J.E.I~~Iadrin Judges of Election at Firat iNard ~'rc:Cinct, Necr I-I~.nover County, do hereby certify that at • • the election held this day in said County to determine the question "Shall a tax no~ exceeding fifteen cents {15~L) on the One Hundred Dollar valuation of proper~y be levied for the purpose of supplementing the State appropriation for an eight- months school term in Nerr :ianover County7" the follo~ving number of votes were cast: , For Local Tax Number of votes 60 - Against Local Tax ldur~ber of votes 136 P1e further certify that there were 362 qualified votera re~istered in said precinct and entitled to vote at said election. This the 22nd day of August 1933. N.J.Williams, Registrar I,ucile Stetivart, Judge of Election , J.E.Madrin, Judge of Election. . ti~e the undersigned do hereby appoint J.E.Madrin to attend with the xesult above certified to the meetin~ of the Board of Commissioners of Ne~ Hanover Cour~ to count and tabulate the votes in the above election. , This 22nd day of August 1933. , ~. • Id.J.jVilliams, Registrar • Lucile Ste~vart,Judge of Election . • J.E.L4adrin, Judge of Election. ~ tiYe, J.E.Murrell,Regietrar and 4.T.Harriss and ~V.J.PSeredith Jud^es of ~lection at Second Ward, First Precinct, 2dew Hanover County, do hereby certify that 9~t - the election heid this day in said County to determine the question " Shall a tax not ~: ' exceeding fifteen cents (15~) on the One iiundred Dollar valuation of property be . levied for the purpose of supplementin~ the .State appropriation for an eight- , months school term in Ne~~r Hanover County?" the folloiving nwnber of votes were cast: ' For Local Tax Nutnber of votes 69 •. Against Local Tax Number of votes S1 VJe further certify that there were 265 qualified.voters registered in said . precinct and entitled to vote in said election. ~ This the 22nd day of August 1933. Z.E.Tfurrell, Registrar " A.T.Harriss, Judge of ~lection T9.J.D~eredith,Judge of Election. - 4Ye the undersigned do hereby appoint 7.E.EYurrell to attend with the reault above certified to the meeting of the Board of Corrnnissioners of rre~v Hanover County ~ to count ~nd tabulate the votes in the above election. This 22nd day of August 1933. _ • Z,E.Murrell, Regietrar • . - . - A.T.Harriss, Judge of Election .. W.J.I~deredith, Judge of ~lection. v Y ,. ~Ve, J.A.NevJell, Registrar and TZuriel •Gooden_and H.Earle King Judges of ;:-_.. •. ._ ~.. Electioi~ at Second 1~1ard; Second "Precinct ~ IQEN.~ Hanover County, do hereby certify , that at the electmon held this day in eaid County to determine the question "Shall -~ a tax not exceeding fifteen cents (15~) on the One Hundred Dollar valuation of ~,~.. property be levied for the purpose of supplementing the State appropriation fox an • ei~ht-months school term in New Hanover County?" the follov~ing number of votes v~ere cast: . For Local Tax Number of votes 57 Against Local Tax Num~er of votes 80 , We further certify that there vaere ?29 qualified voters registered in said precinct and entitl•ed to vote at said election. • '' This the 22nd day of Au~ust 1933. ~ J.A.Netivell, Registrar Iviuriel Gooden, Judge of Election -, H.Earle King, Judge of Election. , ~~Je the unflersigned do hereby appoint J.A.Nevrel~ to attend with the result above certified to the meetin~ of the Board of Commissionera oP New Hanover County, -. to count and tabulate the votes in the above election. ~hie the_22nd day of August 1933. , . . J.A.Nev~ell, Registrar ~ Muriel Gooden, Judge of Election ~. , fI. Earle Etin~, Judge of Election. ~' 19e, Carxie S. ~hite, Registrar and Da•vid D. Sloan and J.S.Craig Judges of Election at Third ~~Vard, First Precinct, New Hanover County, do hereby certify that at the election held this day in saod County to determine the ques:tion,"Sha11 a tax ,not exceeding fifteen cents (15~) on the One Hundred Do11ar valuation of property be levied for the purpose of eupplementin~ the State appropriation for an eight- months school term in New Hanover County7" the follot^ring number of votes were cast: " For Local Tax Number of votes 91 ' Against Local Tax Number of votes 153 ~Ve further certify that there tivere 434 qualified voters registered in said precinct and,entitled to vote ~.t said election. This 22nd day of Auaust 1933. Carrie S. 7lhite,Registrar ~ J.~.Craig, Judge of ~leotion j David D. Sloan, Judge o; Election. 24~ p~eeting of Augvst 24th 1933 continued. i~7e the undersigned de hereby appoint Carrie S. ~nite, Registrar to attend with the result above certified to the meeting of' the Board of Commissioners • of New Hanover Coixnty to count and tabulate the votes in tkie above electinn. This 22nd day of August 1933. Carrie S. V,Riite, Re~is~rar ~ J.S.Cr.ai~, Judge of Election ~ David D. Sloan, Judge o~' Election. i~e, Josephine C: DeVane,Re~is~rar and 1~drs. Henrie Y, Trott arid R.J.Divine Judges of Election.at Third 19ard, Second Precinct,. Ne~~r Hanover County, do hereby certify that at the election held this day in said County to determine the question, "Shall a tas notexceeding fifteen cents (15~) on the One Hundred Dollar valuation of property be levied for the purpose of, supplementing the State appropriation for an eight-montha school term in Nevr Hanover County4" the following number of votes- were cast: ~ For Local Tax Number of vote§ 44 Againet Local Tax Number of votes 160 ` 19e further certifythat there were 204 qualified voters registered in said precinct and entitled to vote at said election. This the,22nd day of August 1933., T~rs.Josephine C.DeVane,Registrar N[ies Iienrie Y. Trott,Judge of Election R.J.Divine, Judge of Election. Z'Je the undersigned do Yiereby appoint NTrs.Josephine C.DeVane to attend with the resmlt above certified to the meeting of the Boa~d of Commissioners of Ne~v Iianover County to count and tabulate the votes in the above election. This 22nd day of August 1933. ISrs.Josephine C.DeVane,Registrar , I~iiss Henrie Y. Trott,Jud~e of ~lection R.J.Divirie, Judge of Election. YJe, L.C.ZeGwin, Re~iUtrar.and H.~9.Turrentine and 4V.H.Re~ister Judges of Election at Fourth Ward precinct, Ney Hanover County, db hereby certif y that at the election held this day in said County to determine the question, "She.ll a tax not exceeding fifteen cents (15~~ on.the One Hundred Dollar valuation of property be levied for the purpose of supglementing the State ap.propriation for an eight- months s~hool term in New Hanover County?" the following,number of votes were'cast: For Local .Tax Number of votes 97 •. pgainet Local Tax i~amber of v.otes 131 W~ further certify that there were 429 qualified voters registered in saicl precinct and entitled to vote at said election. THis 22nd dayiRof August 1933. L.C.LeGvrin,Registrar Hugh ~7.Turrentine,Judge of Election 4`~.H,Register,Judge of Election. . ~Ve the undersigned do hereby appoint I,.C.LeGwin to attend ~~ith the result above certified to the meeting of the BoaPd of Commissioners of New Hanover County to count and tabulate the votes in the above election. This 22nd day of August 1933. - L.C.LeGarin,Regi~strar ~ , Hu~h ~l.Turrentine,Judge of Electi.on ~~I.H.Register, Judge of Election. ~7e, E.~.Keal, Registrar and S.I~I.Creech and S.R.Niallard Judges of Election at. Fifth V~ard, First Precinct, Netiv Hanove.r County, do hereby certify that at the e1~. election held this day iti said County to determine the question, "Shall a tax not exceeding fifteen cents (15~) on the One Hundred Dollar valuation oP property be leoied for the purpose of supplementing the State appropriation for an eight- months echool term in Plev~ Hanover County7" the following number of vmtes were casts For Local Tax' Number of votes 55 Against Local Tax Number of votes }.63 _ . ~ 4Ye further certify that there, were 414 qualified,voters registered in said precinct and entitled to vote at said election. ~his 22nd day of August 1933. ~.T.Kealn Registrar S.T~.Creech, Judge of Election , S.R.Pdallard, Judge of Election. l~e the undersigned do hereby appoint E.T.Keal to attend wii:h the result above certified to the meeting of the Boaxd of Comrnissioneig of New Hanover County to count and tabulate the votes in the above election. ' This 22nd day of August 1933. E.T.Keal, Registrar . ~ S.M.Creech, Judge of Election ,. S.R.Iulallard, Judge of Election. We,S.R.Davis~Registrar and J.H.Curtis and Carl Zellers Judgee of Election at Fifth Ward, Second Precinct, Ivew Hanover County, do hereby certify that at the election held this daybin said County to determine the question "Shall a tax not exceeding fifteen cents (15~) on the One Hundred Dollar valuation of property be levied for the puxpose of supplementing the State appropriation fbr an eight- montne school term in T?eH Hanover County7" the follovring number of votes vrere cas~: For Local Tax Number of votes 37 Against Local Tax . Number of votes 165 ~'~e further ceri;ify that there were 314 qualified voters registered in said precinct and entitle~ to vote at saia' election. This 22nd day of August 1033. ~ . 243 ~eeting of Auguet 24th,1933, continued. . ' - J.R.Davis, Registrar ' J.H.Curtis,Judge af Election ~ • - Carl Zellers,.Judge of Election. . ° ti~e the undersigned do hereby appoint J.R.Davis to attend with the result above certified to the meeting of the Board of Commissionere of Idew Hanover County to count • and tabulate the votes in the above election. v This 22nd day of August 1933. •J.R.Davis,Registrar J.H.Curtis,Judge of Election . ~ Carl Zellers,Judge of Elsction. We, W.C.Lassell, Registrar and C.R.Branch and 2~Sargaret Niendorf Judges of Election at Sixth ~'Jard, First Precinet, Ne;~r Hanover County, do hereby certify that ~ at the election held this da in said County to determine the question, "Shall a tax not exce~ding fifteen cents ~15¢} on the One Hundred Dollar ~aluation of property be levied for the purpose of supplementing tne State appropriation for an eight- months~school term in New Hanover County?" the following nwnber of votes ~ere cast: • For Local Tax Number of votes 149 fsgainst Local Tax Nwnber of votea 138 ' \Ve further certify that there v+ere 475 qualified voters registered in said precinct and entitled to vote at said election. This 22nd day of August 1933. ; W.C.Lassell,Registrar ' C.R.Branch,Judge of Election I~argaret Niendorf,Judge'of Election. We the undersigned do hereby appoint V7.C.Lassell to attend with the result • , above certified to the meeting of ,the Board of Corrunissioners of Ner•r Hanover County to count and tabulate the votes in the above ilection. This 22nd.day of Au~ust 1933. W.C.Lassell,Registrar C.R.Branch,Judge of Election TT~ar~aret Niendorf,Judge of Election. SYe, J.H.~9omble, Re~istrar and J.H.Tienken and L.E.Allen Judges of Election at Sixth 4Vard, Second Precinct, Ne1v Hanover County, do hereby certify that at the election held this day in said County to determine the question, "Shall a tax not exceeding fifteen cents (15~C) on the One Hundred Dollar valuation oP property be levied for the purpose of supplementing the State appropriation for an eight-months school ter`m in New Hanover County?" the following numberof votes were cast: For Local Taac Against Local Tax 1Qumber of votes 85 Number of votes 139 FVe further certify that there were 370 qualified voters registered in said precinct , and entitled to vote at said election. This the ?_2nd day of August 1933. ~ J.H..~omble,Registrar ~ ~ ~ J.H.Tienken,Judge of Election _ L.E.A1.len,Judge of Election. •. ~e the undersigned do hereliy appoint J.H.VJomble•to attend with the,resul.t above certified to the meeting of the Iloard of Corrrnisaioners-of New Hanover County to count and tabulate the votes in the above election. . . This 22nd day of August 1933. ~ J.H.~'Vomble,Registrar ~ J.H.Tienken,Judge of Election I,.E7Al1en,Jud~e of Election. We,Mrs.J.A.Westbrook,Re$istrar and'~~.F.Sei,tter and 2u~aude E.~"Jestbrook Judges of Election at Cape Feax PreCinct, New Aanover County, do hereby certify that at the election held this day in said County to determine the question, "Shall a tax not exceeding fifteen cents (15~} on the One Hundred Dollar valuation of property be levied for the purpose,of supplementing the State appropriation for an eigh't- months sc,hool term in ATew Hanover County?" the following number of vo.tes were cast: ~ '. , For Local Tax Number oY votes 25 Against Local Tax ' DTumber of votes 67 We further certify that there were 142 qualified voters regis.tered in said precinct and entitled to vote at said election. This 22nd day of Au~uet 1933. , Mrs.J.A.V7estbrook,i?egistrar . ~'J.b`.Seitter,J~zdge of Election Plaude 17estbrook,Judge of Election. . ~ We the undersigned do hereby appoint ]vIrs.J.A.~estbrook to attend «th the result above certified to the meeting of the Board of Co;n~issioners of New Hanover County to count and tabulate the votes in the~above election. ~hws 22nd day of August 1933. 1urs.J.A.Westbrook,Regist~rar 1V.F.Seitter,Judge of Election ISaude 'Aestbrook,Jutlge of Election. ~44 ~ n4eeting of August 24th,1933, continued~. We, J.~.Taylor,Registrar, and S.T.Fieyes and S.A.Lewis Judges of Election at Federal Point precinct,New Hanover County, do hereby certify that at the electinn held this day in said County to determine the question, "Shall a tax not exceeding fifteen cerits (15¢} on the One Hundred Dollar valuation of property b~e levied for the purpose of supplementing tne State appropriation for an eight- months school term in New Hanover County?" the following number of votes were cast: For Local Tax Number .of votes 2 • Against Local Tax ~ Number of votes 24 We further certifyJthat there were 73 qualified voters registered in said precinct and entitled to vote at said election. . This 22nd day of Au~ust 1933. , • J.E.Taylor,Registrar S.A.Zewis,Judge of EI-ection ' S.T.Keyes,Judge of Election. tiYe the undersigned do hereby appoint J.E.Taylor to attend lvith the result above certified to the meeting of the Board of Cou~issioners of nTew Ha,nover County to count and tabulate the votes in the above election. 'Ehis 22nd day of August 1933. ~ J.E.Taylor,Re~istrar. S.A.Lewis, Judge of Election ~ S.T.Keyes,Judge of Election. 'Ne,H.O.Thomas,Registrar, and Nlre.Janet High and J.C.Huey Judges of Election at ~~7inter Park precinct, T1ew Hanover County, do hereby certify that at the election held this day in said County to deterrnine the question,"Shall a tax not exceeding fifteen cents (15~C) on the One 3undred Dollar valuation of property be levied for the purpose of supplementing the State appropriation for an eight- months school term in r?ew Hanover County?" the following_number of votes were cast: For Zocal Tax Number of votes 86 Against Local Tax Number o~ votes 77 G4e further certify that there were 263 qualified voters re~istered in said precinct and enti.tled to vote at said election. This 22nd day of August 1933. H.O.Thomas, Registrar Janet High,Judge of Election J.C.Huey,Judge of Election. `Ae the undersigned do hereby appoint H.O.Thomas to attend with the result above certiiied to the meeting of the Board of Cotmnissioners of New iIa.nover County to count and tabulate the votes in the above election. This 22nd day of Au~;uet 1933. . H.O.Thomae, Registrar Janet High, Judge of Election J.C.Huey,Judge of Election. We, 47.C.Taylor,Registrar and Martha. S. ti7alton and L.Zarkine Judges of Election at Seagate precinct,NetiR Hanover County, do hereby certify tha.t at the election held this day in said County to determine the question,"Shall a tax not exceeding fifteen cents (15~) on the One Hundred Dollar valuation of property be levied for the purpose of supplementing the State appropriation for an eight-months school term in Nevr Hanover County7" the follovring number of votes were casti For Local Tax Number of votes 46 Against Local Tax Number of votes 37 SNe fr~rther certify that there w~re 163 qualifi~d voters registered in said precinct and entitled to vote at said election. This the 22nd day of Au~ust 1933. VJ.C.Taylor,Re~istrar ' L.Larkins, Judge of Election TVlartha. S. 1Valton,Judge of Election. ~Ve the undersi~ned do hereby appoint G9.C.Taylor to attend with the result above certified to the meeting of the Board of Conunissioners of I1ew Hanover County to count and tabulate tlle votes in the above election. This 22nd day of August 1933. W.C.Taylor~ Registrar pdartha S. 'JValton,Judge of ~lection L.Larkins, Judge of Election. 'iJe, G.T.Shepard, Registrar and G.i~l.Koonce and J.K,George Judges of Election at Seven Mile precinct, New Hanover County, do hereby certify tha.t at the election held this day in said County to determine the question "Shall a tax not exceeding ~ fifteen ~ents (15¢) on the One i-Iundred ~ollar valuation of property be levied for the purQose od supplementing the State appropriation for an eight-months school term in New Ha,nover County?" the follo~•ring numbe.r of votes were cast: For Local Tax Number of votes 22 Against Local Tax Number of vates 31 We further certify that there were 89 qualified voters registered in s~id precinct and entitled to vote at said election. Tliis the 22nd day of August 1933. G.T.Shepard,Registrar G.W.iioonce,Judge of Election J.K.George, Judge of Election 17e the undersigned do hereby appoint G.T.Shepard to attend Mitn the result above cerf;ified to the meeting of the Board of Coimnissioners of New Hanover Countp to count and tabulate the votes in the above election. Tnis 22nd day of August 1933. G.T.Shepard,Registrar G.W.Koonce,Tudge of Election J.K.George,Jud¢e of Election.• ~ s M1 245 ~eeting of August 24th,1933,continued. We, J.Herbert Sohnston, Regiatrar and T.F.Klein and Zeonard IC.Pyle Judges of Election at East 1Yilmington precinct, lJeiv Hanover County, do hereby certify l/ that at the election held this day in said County to determ~ne the question, "Shall a tax not exceedirig fifteen cents (15¢) on the One Hundred Dollar valuation of property be levied for the purpose of supplementing i:he State appropriation for an eight-months school term in New Hanover County?" the following number of votes ~vere casts ' • For Local Tax ~ Ilu~yb'er. of votes 70 Against Local Tax ivumber of votes 98 u1e further certify that there vrere 232 qualified voters registered in said precinct and entitled to vote at said election. _This 22nd day of Au~ust 1933. J.Herbert Johnston,Registrar J.F.K1ein,Judge of Election L'eonard 'n".Pyle,Judge of Slection We the undersi~ned do hereby anpoint result above certified to the meeting of • County to count and tabulate the votes in This 22nd day of August 1933. J.Herbert Johnston,Registrar J.F.I~lein,Judge of Election Leonard K.Pyle,Judge of Election ~Ve, T~rs.Rebecca Lumeden,Registrar and Frank rleier and B.E.Hollis, Judges of Election at Lumsden's Store, biasonboro precinct, New Hanover County, do hereby certify that at the election held this day in said County to determine the question, "Shall a tax not exceeding fifteen cents (15~C) on the One Hundred Dollar valuation of property be levied for the purpose of supplementing the State appropriation for an eight-months school term in Vew Hanover County"? the follovring number of votes vrere cast: We the undereigned do hereby appoint reeult above certified to the meeting of County to count and tabulate the votes in This 22nd day of August 1933. Number of votes 63 Number of iiotes 35 i"!e further certify that there tivere 130 qualified voters registered in said precinct and entitled to vote at said election. This 22nd day o£ Au~;ust 1933. Iurs.Rebecca Lumsden,Registrar Frank P~ieier, Judge of Election B.~.Ho11is,Judge of Election. a J.Herbert Johnston to a.ttend vrith the the Board of Commiseioners of New Hanover the above election. ivlre.Rebecca lGumsden to attend vrith the the Board of Cor~nnissioners of 1~?ew Hanover the above election. I~;~rs.Rebecca Lumsden,Re~istrar Frank ISeier,Judge of Election B:E.Ho11is,Judge of Election. 19e; Carl D. Bender, Registrar and A.L.I~incy and L.IS.LeG~vin Judges of Elect4~on at Sunset Park precinct,Masonboro town,ship, New Hanover County, do hereby certify that at the election held this day in said county to determine ~he question, "Shall a tax not exceeding £if teen cents {151L) on the One Hundred Dollar valuation of property be levied'for the purpose of supplementing the State appropriation for an eight-months school term in Plew Hanover County?" the following number o£ vote~ were cast: For Local Tax Against Local Tax Number of votes 50 Number of votes 63 tUe further certify that there «ere 200 qualified voters re~istered in eaid precinct and entitled to vote at said election. ' This 22nd day of August 1933. " C.D.Bender~ Re~istrar A.L.I~Rincy, Judge of Election I,.P~.LeGyin,Jud~e of Election. P~e the undersigned do hereby appoint C.D.Bender i;o attend v~ith the result above certified to the meeting of the Board of Co~nissionera of New Hanover County to c.ount and tabulate the votes in tYie above election. Tk~is 22nd day of Au¢ust I933. C.D.Bender,Registrar A.L.P~incy, Judge o~ Election L.T~i.I,eGwin,Judge of Election ~Election Precinct ~ For I,ocal Tax ~oainst Local Tax RECAPITULATION Total Registered First VJard 362 . Second ~'~ard,Fi$st Precinct 265 Second V~ard,Second Precinct 229 Third LYard, First Precin.ct 434 Third 49ard, Second PPecinct 204 Fourth Ward 429 Fifth '1~ard, Fasst Precinct 414 Fifth VJard, Second Precinct 314 SixtY! V/ard,First Precinct 475 Sixth oVard, Second Precinct 370 Cape Fear Precinct 142 Federal Point Precinct 73 Iiarnett,Ninter Park Precinct 263 Harnett,5eagate Preeinct 163 Harnett,Seven NIile Precinct 89 Harnett,East 47ilmington Precinct 23? • Pd~asonboro,Lumsden's Store Precinct130 ]sfasonboro Sunset Park Precinct 200 Tota~ ...................... 4~~at~ Votes for ~rotes against Local max Local T~x 60 69 57 91 44 97 55 37 185 25 2 86 46 63 50 l:L U t5 136 81 80 153 160 131 163 165 139 67 24 77 37 31 35 63 1'7 Y ti 24~ ~, ~'_ &ieeting of Au~ust 24th,1933 continued. ,, ,,/ After carefully canvassing the foregoing returns of the several voting precincts ,.,Uo,J/ of the County and tabulating the same as• above, the Board of Commissioners ,~ U" declared the election against Local'Tax by 3680 majority. Upon motion of I~/fr. Hinton, seconded by Mr. Trask, the expense of Registrars and . Judges of Election for special school election Rugust 22nd, v~ere approved for ~ payment, to-wit; Registrars,seven days at ~2.00 per day and Judges of Election ~~ 1 day at ~2.00 per day each, the same to be paid by the Board of Education as the law directs. Upoh motwon of ISr. Trask, seconded by Pdr. Ha.ll, the recor~mendation of the ,/ \ ~~ecorder to hire out Idinnie Dobbins for the balance of her term on the County , ~ Farm upon payment of the Sourt costs amounting to ~p10.25, vras adopted. The m ing the ad,journed'. 7G. ~y~=e."er~l- /,Cl e rk". , ~~ tiPilmington,N.C., August 28th,1933. The regular weelcly meeting of the Board was held at 3s00 o'cloclc P.N[. Present:- Addison He~vlett Chairma.n, Geo.W.Trask, F.I~.Ross and J.H.Hinton. ~ Upon motion of ~dr. Ross, seconded by ~r. Trask, the estate of John Herring was granted an abatement of poll tax for the year 1932 account of error,John Herrin~ ~~~~ having died May 29th,1931. ~ Upon motion of Tdr. Trask, seconded by 1JIr. Hinton, .ISr.Chas.T.Smaw, 75 year old ~ ~"' citizen, sick amd without relatives or any means of support hav~ng been investigated \~ and recoimnended by the County ~`Jelfare officex, was admitted to the County Home as an inmate. ~ ~ It having been brought to the attention of the Cormnissionere that Henry Fridgen, an inmate at the County Home, has been under the influence of intoxicating liquor,/ I:~Ir. Trask moved and it was seconded by P~r. Hinton and carried; that the Ct~~k ~" notify him that this Board will not tolerate this practice, that he must abide by ~~1 tl~ie rulea and regulations of the Home and that further violations of the rules in this respect will necessitate his expulsion from the Home. r. Eaton,.a repreuentative of 1;he National Red Gross Life Saving Surface appeared ' / ~ before the Board urging the Csmmissionera to pass an ordinance requiring reaistered !~ and trained life saving guard:service at all public bathing places in the County. ~- . The County Attorney advised that the County had no authoritLy to pass such an ordinance that s~sch request should be made to the governing bodies of. the incorporated resorts., . ~ ~ Upon motion of t~r. Ross, seconded by 2Rr. Hinton, the folloNing resolution fixing ~, ~~~~j the 1933 tax rate was adopted, all members votin~ affirmatively:including the Chairman: Be it resolved by the Board of Cormiissioners of New Hanover County, that the following tax levies and.asaessments upon all taxable property~.for the year 1933 as provided and authorized by the General and Special Acts of the Le~islature to be as f ollows: TAX RAT~s PROPERTY $0.75, BOLL ~2.50 Schools (Current Expense),•• Schools (Debt Service) ..... Schools(Capital Outlay~,.... Schools gensions,........... School Booke ................ School Bond Fund,........... County Home Fund,........... General Fund ................ Special Tax,................. Health Fund ................. Hospital Fund~............... _ -_`, /1~~ \ `,~. /` U`~ ~ .031 ~ $1.50 ~ County Home Bond Fund,.. `~.009 ~ J.008 ~ Court House Bond Fund,.. ~.055~ .014'' Ferry Bond Fund,........ ~ 022 ~ / .008 j Roed Bond Fund~......... '~.029 ~ .08 ~ .019` Workhouse Bond Fund,.... `~.008, ~ .223 f .42 '~ ~ .05 f Total ............... .75 ~2.50 ~ .15 ~ .50 ~ .05 `~ . 03 f . ~ / . 044 ~ The assessments on lots 4-5-6-7-8-10-11-16-and 17 Hanby.Beach ovrned by PI,r. E.R.Pickard, having been reduced from ~4b0.00 to ~250.00 in 1929 account of error in assessing the V said lots in excess of that on eimilar property, and the Chairman having investigated the said lots and assessments, T3r. Trask moved and it vras seconded by ~r.Hinton and carried that the said reduction made in 1929 to apply also for the years 1927 and 1928~ ~~ and an abatement of taxes on a valuation of ~1,800.00 for the said years 1927 and 1928 was oxdered. / Upon motion of P.4r. Ross, seconded by lr. Trask, the Raney-Chevrolet Company was released from payment of penalty for not listing lot #10 in block #5,49ilmin~ton Beach V', for the year 1932, account of having listed other property thinking this was also• included. ~ Upon motion of I~Ir. Ross, seconded by Ia~r. Trask, the penalty char~ed agai.nst W.R.Stewart ,~, ~~ N~ on property in block m93 for "not listing" was ordered abated on account of error. . The said property having been properly listed. IIpon motion of 7dr. Trask, NIr.L.E.Allen was allowedi;to make eettlement with the county `/ ~q,~ by making monthly payments on collections by him on the sale of Hanover Garden lot ~10 V `^,,e block ;~2, to I~fr.H.L.Smith beginning ~vith 5eptember 1933. Upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by hTr. Hinton, the ~oard approved the bills for ~ services of election officers in special school election for two day p~3.00 per::day ~+ and ~20.00 for distributing ballots,the same to be paid by the Iloard of Educatuon. ., _~, " : . Meeting of Auguet 28th,1933, continued. ~~~ pon motion of Mr. Hintoa, seconded by I~dr. Trask, the rent for places.for registration /.~ and holding epecial school el.eetion August 22nd,1933, was fixed at ~p20.00 for city ~~ ~, ~ precincts and ~10.00 for county pTecincts in.cases where it ~aas necessary to rent space. ` ~- Upon motion of I~r. Trask, seconded by hBr. Ross, the Board voted to ascertain.,charges for rent and other items not fixed by lavr, and agree upon tYie amount befor~ incurring v ,/~ any expense for holding future elections. , iJpon motion of P,~r. Hinton, seconded by Tv2r. Trask, the Board authorized the expense for transportation for Bo~Bden'Ga,rrison to~Stonewall Jackson Training School,'ae `~`/` ~ recommended by the Superintendent of Public 4Velfare. ~~ ' Upon rnotion, duly seconded, ~ir.S9.E.Hardison, an infirm citizen, wae allowed to ped&1e ' ,,~fruit,fish and vegetables in New Hanover County without being required to pay a license ~ tax, for a period of sixty days from,date hereof. _„nDThe follo~ving good and lati~ful men vaere drawn to serve ae jurors in the/ Superior Court W"~ for the trial of civil cases for weelc beginning September 18th,1933s / ~ ~~ I,amont Smith. J.E.Savage. G.W.Tiencken. V.I,.Simmons. C.I.Brinson. L.P.Tragk. H.Steernberger•.C.~9.VJatters. • R.F.Johnson. Roy Jacobs. C.F.Earp. F.D.Poisson. _ G.W.Godwin. E.H.Fechtig. G.i~V.Martin. S.J.Ellis. ~ V.L.Carr. Z.Q.Ellis. Odis ~~ells. V.Dowless. . G.R.~Ioore. L.A.Jones. G.T.Musselman. O.J.Buck. ~ ~ i e ~ . t For the trial of cximinal cases for week beginning September llth,1933. ~ C.S.Foshee. G.F,Hunt. J.T.JPilliams. A.H.Frady. D.B.Cheek. A.C.Thorpe. S.F.Robinson. H.A.Stokley. .4.59.1"lilson. H.A.King. C.T.Flovrers. W.M.Thompson. A.F.Lee. O.M.PJiartin. A.Teachey. T.O.Green. L.C.Brown. D.A.Brovrn. J.O.Grimes. T.M.Dunham. J.~"1.Boesnh. S.H.Glove:r. J.~.Sikes. F:t~,Hardly. `~ S.O.Yopp. J.F.IiScInnis. R.N.Coleman. R.L.King. E.F.Beals. R.H.Williams.~ H.~.Jennings. R.C.P~IcCarl. D.L.Palmer. ~ Baul Ke11s. A.B.Grimeley. L.C.V~il~liams. ~= The m~g then: adjourned. . _ ~i ~ c . ~~.~"~!~Y ~ Cl~k. ~ Wilmington, N.C., September 5th,1933. The regular meeting of the Board VJ2.9 held at 3;00 0' clock P.A4. ' " ,- Present: Addison Hewletft Cnairman, Geo.~+I.Trask, and Jas.i$.Hall. ' ~. The Ta.x Collector announced the collection of $19,832.35 account of 1932 taxes for (/" the month of August. Upon motion of I~r. Trask, seconded by rdr. Hall, the Board abated the 1931 taxea on ~~ house a~sessment on lot #27 TJfasonboro Bluffs char~ed zn the name of C.E.Craig, for the ~ ., ~, reason that construction of said house was not begun until April~lst,1931 and completed late in the follovring su~er. ... . Upon motion of i~r. Hall, seconded by T~r. Trask, the applic~tion of IiSrs.Rebecca Lumsden- ~ ~~ to sell beer at Lumsden's Oyster Roast,.rVhiskey areek, in accordance with the law, ~ was approved. U-pon motion of iSr. Trask, seconded by Pdr. Hall, a request of tne Board of Education for ~1,700.00 for ma.intenance of plant, ~5,000.00 for Ca ital 0utlay, ~974.60 for Improvemerrt ~ p~ Fund an~ $2,000.00 for Book Fund, ra~.king a total of ~9,674.60, for the month of September, . /+~~ w~s granted. The request of I~IIr. P~eares Harries to be released from the payment of penalty, poll and ~, /~ personal tax of Z.I,.Jones charged against lot ~7,block ~"B" Ardmore for the years 1931-1932 ~ 0'(~, and 1933, accon~tt of•having to talc~ the same over and pay 'the t~xes for the said years, :, ~~ and 2~~r. Jones ha.'ving no eqizity in the'same, was upon caotion of P,4r. Trask,seconded by NIr. Hall, granted. ' _ Upon motion of ~r. Trask, seconded by I~ir. Hall, 2uoore-Fonvielle Realty Company rvas ~" released from ~ payment of penalty for not listing lot ~~114 Shore Acres for the year v ~':;- ~C{~ 1932, aCcount of having listed other property in the county and through error this ~ , / was left off,his list. • , Acting upon the advice of the Count;~'Attorney that the jud~ment secured by Nathan :i~, Cole, Esq., against I~isses~I,ois and Rosa Edwards for 1926 taxes, due the County~on tv~o v, ~ lots at Carolina`Beach is void for the reason that the said parties resided within the :~q~~ State, in Henderson County, and service Vras attempted to be had by publication, the Board •/ upon motion of T~r.Hall, seconded by I~r. Trask, agreed to accept the taxes pluss interest, •~ ~ and release the charges for court costs and attorneys fee~, and the said judgment ~ ordered cancellecl upon payment of the said tax. , ; 1' - ~ Having been investigated and recommended by the '~~lelfare Officer, and upon motion of ., '. ` r. Trask, seconded by ;~5r. :Ia11, the Board approved the payment of $p10.65 charity !/ •/~~~ate transportation for Edwa.rd ~intz, Jr., and attendant to the school for deaf at Pa'forgant on, Sd. C. ° y . . r~! ' ~~ Upon motion of T~r. Trask, seconded by I~r. Ha11, the Board approved the payment of ~15.50 ~/ `~~J to the State Sanatorium £or board and treatment of Ashley Jackson for period from ~- ` July 30th,1933 to Au~ust 30th,1933. . Upon motion of i~2r. Traslc, seconded by I~Sr. Hall, the Board approved the purchase of '. c~~/'transportation for Iuiss Irene Horne to Duke Hospital at Durham,N.C., for an operation• ~'F ~~/ niiss Horne has been a patient at the'local Red Cross Hospital for the past t~^io years and an operation was recommended by physiciane as ~crne hope toward recovery. ., C~~on wotion of ~r. Trask, seconded by Mr. Hall, the Board acting under authority of • o`~~ Chapter 146, Section #19, Public Zaws 19?7 anfl as amended in 1929-1931 and 1933, hereby ~. .~~ ~ designates the Security National Bank of VJilmington,N.C., one of the Deposi.tiries for + ~ . . . /v~r~ . ~ _ , I~Ieeting of September 5th,1933 continued. ~ ~County Funds, and ~he fu~yis for the County, Ferry,Health DePartment and Relief Fundw „ ordered transferred from tYie North Carolina Banic & Trust Company~to the Security ~ ~ National Ba:nk upon furniahing acceptable securities covering the said funds. ~~'~ corr~nunication was received from the County Auditor showing the amount on deposit. \~~~ in eaeh bank ae of August 31~1933 together with a memorandum of securit~esaheld~in~ each 'case. ~ ~~~ Upon motion of Mr. Hall, seconded by idr.'Trask, the Pollowing appropriation resolution ~~ ava$ unanimously adopted~ all members present voting including the Chairman: ~ ~. E ". APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION Section 1. Be it reaolned by the Board of County Couanissioners of New Hanover County. . North Carolina, this 5th, day of 'September 1933, that for expense of county government, its activities and inetitutions for the.year ending dune 30th,1934, the amounta of the f ollowin~ schedules, or so much of each as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated. Section 2. That for the said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated for the "County General Fund" the folTowing: • ~ • General. Fund ..........................•.........................~ 85,657.3~ Section 3. That for the said fiscal year~there are hereby • ~ ~ appropriated for the "Maintenance of Public Buildings and • Charities the £ollowing: ~ Court House .........................................~ 6,167.31 Jail,. .•..............' ............................... 6,572.84 Charities ............ ..........................'... 3.000.00 15,'740.15 Seetion 4. That for the said fiscal year there are hereby ' •appropri.ated for the °Salary Fund" the followingt ' ' Sheriff .. ........... ............................ 7,500.00 Clerk of Superior Court,. ..........................:. 8~220.00 Register of Deeds~ .................................. 4,660.00 20,380.00 , Section 5. That for the sa~d fiscal year there are hereby ' appropriated ou~t of the"County Home Fund" the following: , ~ County Ho*ne and Farm ................................ 21,799.20 Section 6. That for the said fiaeal year there are hereby ~ appropriated for the "County Iiealth Fund" the following: Appropriation .......... ........................... 8,272.70 Vital Statictics ................................... 235.~00 Moaquit~ Control ................................... 1.200.00 9,707.70 Section 7. That for the said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated out of the "Hospital Fund" the followings ~ppropriation Jas.Walker Hospital .................. • 15~300.00 Secti:on 8. That for the said f iscal year there ie hereby • appropriated out of the ;}'~chool Book Fund the following: School•Books ....................................... 10,000.00• Section 9. That for the said fiscal year there is hereby ' appropr'iated out of the "School Fund" the followings ' School Jdfaintenance ................................. 15~000.00 .. ~ ----.- ~ School Debt Service~ ............................... 16,239.25 School Building Fund,. ............................. School Capital Outlay .............................. 994.60 5.000.00 ' 3';7,213.85~ .~2.`~J.~-%~ Section 10. Tha.t for the said f3,soa7. year' there are hereby , 6 r.~~ z~`~ _ appropriated for the "School Pension Fund" the following: Miss °:a'~.E.Cook ..................................... ' 125.48 ` Miss Adelaide Meares ............................... 524.38 ~ Pdiss Kate Johnson .................................. 679.50 BQisa gate Yanborough ....................... ....... 603.00 ' Estate of I~rs. ?~.L.PdcI,eod .......................... 70.16 Fannie Blount ...................................... 522.00 Bessie Burnett ..................................... 522.00 , Matilda Story,....... .........:.................... 522.00 3~568.52 Section ll~. That for the said fiscal year there is hereby appronriated for the "Road F'und" the follo~ings ' Fire Insurance ............:........................ • 481.39 ~ • Section 12. That for the said fiscal year there are hereby ~ appropriated out of the "County Bond Interest,Redemption '•-'' and sinking Funds" the follovting: ~; Ferry Bond Sinking Fund; ' ' ' ~ Interest on Bonds ............................. 4,120.00 Expense on Coupons ............................ 15.00 Bonds ~turing,....... ..................... 3~000.00 • Sinking Fund Inetallments ........................ 1,154.50 8~289.50 . Court House Bond Sinking Furid: Interest on Bonda,............ ................. 8,750.00 ' ' Ex~e~nse on Qoupons ..:........................• Bo fl~fat 5 10 000.00 18 785 • 9 ~ uring ...... ......................... s , ~ . 5 , Meetin~ of September 5th~ continued. ,- ~~y . ~ County Home Bond Sinking Fund; • -Interest on Bonds ...............................c:f;::,..~ 1,045.00 Expense on Goupons ................................t:::... 10.00 , % . • Bonds T~daturing~ ...................... ...... ...... 2.A00.00 ~ ,3;055':00 Road Bond Sinking Fund: ' , ~ Interest on Bonds~ ....................................... 8,375.00 ~ . Old Coupons~ .................:.............................. 37.50 Expense on Coupons,... ...... ~ ....... , _ ................ 85.00 . Sinking Fund Installments,.,.:::.. ...........:.::..^.:'r•....._ .F.. 3,463.50 ~ ' ' Box Rent ..... -.-. .•....G: -'~ :~,. ~~~~~ ~,>s-:~•c`~;.•:::.;~..:; 4.00 ":'~1;966:~00 11ti~~7'l~f..d.~'''-,~..r^'..~ ~t.v,~i~:~,;.~ ' %/Ge.~.~`z~..i' - = y~ _ ; , , ,~-n School Bond Sinking ~nd; ~ ' .. Intere~t on Bonds ........................................ 52,457.50 , ~ Expense on Coupons,.....•...•..... ....................... 13I.50 ' Bonde I3aturing,........... ..................... ........ 42,000.00 , Old Coupons ............. ........................:....... 125.00 .. .... _ Box Rent~ ............................................ 4.00 Sinking Fund Inatallments ................................ 6,183.25 100,901.25 '-. Workhouae Bond Sinking Funds ;., Interest on Bonds,........... ............................. 1~750.00 `1Jorkhouse and County ~ome Bond Sinking Fund: Interest on Bonds ........................................ 850.00 Total ................................ ~365~444.85 ~. Upon',motion, duly aeconded, the Board granted permissiori to ~SS.C.W.Hollibuah ~ and Frank Pheiffer to exhibit an agricultutal fair known as The Greater Ten : ~~-Counties Fair, in this county week of October 16th; it being represented that / , . ~ they are agents of a bona fide Agricultural Asaociation- PROVIlaED that there / °~ will be no immoral exhibits of ~any kind or any gambling d~vices or games of chance :. ~ used br exhibited in connection with the same, and the Chairman of this Board and Com~nissioner Geo.Z7.Trask vrere named to serve on the Mayors Cormnittee v~ith full power and authority to eliminate ~rtyt objectionable feature in connection with the same. The meet' g then adjourned. ' i ~i~c7 7C.'5~~~7~'l erk. . ' ~' Wilmington, N. C., September llth,1933. The regular meeting of the~Board was held this day at 3s00 oTclock P.M. Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.W.Trask, F.M.Ross and J.H.Hinton. The request of John R. Morris Ex Sheriff for a refund of the 10°~ salary reduction ~ , UK~I retained by the County on cor~issions due for collection of the `1932 taxes, on the _G~~4>'' U"grounds that the eo~issions did not ariount to_ as much as ~10~000.00 the limit ~ , allowed by law for the collection of ~aases, therefore did not constitute a sal~ry~ was upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Mr. Hinton~ refe:red to ti~e Chairman and County Attorney for inveatigation and report to the Board at the next meeting. Upon motion of Mr. Hinton, seconded by ~Hr. TrasY.~ the Board upon recorr¢nendation of ^ the welfare OfY,ic~er, authorized the, payment of $1.00 for repairing eye glasses for ~ _ ~l~~~Mr. J.W.McCartney and inmate at the County Home. . " Upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Pdr. Hinton, the Board authorized the trans- J ~~~~ portation of Alfred Hall, wife and three children, indi.gents, to their home at ~/ Faison, N. C., by county truck, thereby relieving the County of a charty charge. - The m~tter was investigated and recommended by the Supt., of Public Welfare. ~ i William Hopes, colored, of #413 Nixon Street, 87 years of age, havi:,g been examined/' ~ti6v~''~by the Assietant Health i0fficer and recomrnended by the County Welfare Officer~ was upon motion of 1~r. Hinton, seconded by ~r. Traek, admitted to the County Home as an inmate. ~ request of i,br. J.H.Stone that this Board endorse the paesage of an Act that would regulate ahad fiahing industry of the Cape Fear river and ite tributaries, was taken unaer consideration. - ~ ~.._.. Upon Motion of Mr. Hinton, seconded by Mr. Trask, the Chairman was authorized to / , (/ ~ Upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by 1~r. Ross, Mrs. Ida B. Kellam was,grantecl a refund v ~ of ~5.10 taxea paid September 9th,1933 on poll aid ~210.00 peraonal property of ~ ~X W.H.Bullard charged against lot #33 Carolina Court for the y@ar 1932, for the reason ~ that Bullard had no e9uity,in the said property at the time of sale to BBrs.Kellam there being a first and second mortga~e mn the same. ~ ~ A com~nunication was received from.the Iiilton Lumber Company advieing the Commiasioners ~ ~*~ ' xr that an appeal has been taken under Section 525 of the rdachinery Act 1933 to the State ~/ ,_j-~~tl~ Board of "Assesamente, fPom the values placed'upon their properties in Wilmington~ township. provide toilet facilities on the second floor of the old court house for colored a~ ~j'J`~ welfare workers and to make such changes and use of the present.old fixtures that ~ ,/ may be necessary. ' Upon motion of :~dr. Rosa, seconded By htr. Hinton~ the application of Mr.E.W.Clennnons ,/ - L~Ci to aell beer at Bradley's Creek Service~Station in.aecordance with the law, was approved. Upon motion of Mr. Hinton, seconded by Mr. Trask, J.B.Dudley was granted an abatement (~~~~, of taxes for the years 1928 to 1932 inc.,on a valuation of $200.00 on house in block f /"1 #48 burned prior to i~ay lst,1328. ~G ~"~ U Meetin~ of September llth,1933 continued. . ~d~ Upon mo~y:Qn of ~r. Ross, seconded by Mr. Traek, the Board authorized the payment to ~ ~ 6) V~.E.Yopp Inc., ~13.50 for the burial of Elizabeth J.Ruas~a coanty indigent. ~ Upon motion of Mr. Ross, seconded by Pdr. Trask, the Board approved the payment ofJ ~~~ ~~62.50 to Company I~, 12O.Infantry account of 1933-193.4 appropriation. ` ` It appearing to be impossible to establish the amount of bac?: taxes due on any ~particular lot charged against New Hanover Transit Company a,t Carolina Beach by reason of4 various partiat payments m~de on lots and acreage Iater said.property having been •~ ~,(~~ platted into lots,and in order to clear the taxea on same~ the Board, upon motion of ~Gr. Rosa~ geconded by 23r. Hinton~ authori2ed the acceptance of $5.50 per lot in full settlement of taxes coat and intereat due on any lot charged against the New Hanover Transit Company at Carolina Beach for the years 1920 to 1924 inclusive. v Upon motion .of Mr. Hittton~.seconded by I~r ~iaSk,~,the Board approved payment by the~~ Board of Education the sum of ~50.30 to the Star Publishing Company for adverti.sing ~~~ .special achool election, and $3.50 to the Wilmin~t.on Furniture Company for rent of chairs by the County for general election last fall. ~ ~~~ \ ~~~~~, Upon motion of ~dr. Tpask, seconded by Mr._ Hinton, the State Highvtay Commiasion was f requested to continue hard surfacing the road now under construction tb the plant of the Dow Chenical Cmmpany, to.Kure's Beach connecting with route #40 at that point~ to~ take care of the inc.reasing traffic oeer that part of the highv~ay. Upon motion~ duly se.corided, county bills Nos. 315 to 503 inclusive were approved for . , .:,;_, , ~t:c `~i;~a.r,~, -. .;'ir,.~~' ~t,,,,.c;.s~w:i.cr: Wilm~ngton, N. C., Septembex 18th,1933. payraent. = ,.'; r ~.it . Thi'i-~.~~-~m/~ting tYleii,°ad~oi~rned.;,~c~..~c~ ;~~. ;,,> frn )C. S~a-~,~'~ //Cl erk. ~/ The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 3t00 o'elock P.M. Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman~ Geo.~N.Trask, F.M.Ross~ Jas.M.Hall and J.H,Hinton. Upon motion of I~fr. Hinton, seconded by t~r. Hall~ the matter of assesaing lots Nos. ~ \~r`j~~ 200 to 208 Oleander~ owned by Hugh ~!IacRae & Company was referred to the Chairman for fnvestigation ancl with power to act. .. Hansome Evans~ 75 years of age, havin~ been exanined by the Assistant Health Offic~ ~ and recommended by the County Welfare Officer, was granted admiasion to the County Home as an inmate. ~ . ~ A communication•was received from Security National Bank advising the Board that ~~,ph~ said bank would accept no deposita predieated upon the giving of eecurity. / \ ~~ A report of Iadies Rest Room for the ~Sonth of August wae received and ordered filed.~ ~ • ~ U~~~ Upon motion, the Board hace instructions to ask fur bids for auditing county officera,., / Upon motion, the Chairman was authorized to attend a meeting of the State Advieory ~~ Board of the Feaeral Emergency Administxation of Public 49orks to be held at Kinston~;N.C.~, .~ v~~ gueaday September 19tn,1933. • • • ~ _ . ~( tJpon motion of ~dr. Hinton, seconded by P~r. Ha11~ the Board approved the payment of~5.00 `'~~.~1 to Mr.W.H.Davis for repairing three chairs. 'l~ The me~ g then ad,; ourned. N ~C, ~ • ~lerk. Wilmington, N. C., September 25th,1933. _ The re~ular ~veekly meeting of the Board was held at 3:00 o'clock P.M. Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman~ Geo.W.Trask, F.Pd.Ross,Jas.M.Ha,ll and d.H.'Hinton. ~o Upon_motion oP Mr. riinton, seconded by rIIr. Hall, the Board approved the payment of ~5.00 to I~acMillan & Cameaon'for repaire to State ~ighway truck damaged .by prisoners~ ` C7 .nnder ar.res.t.at Sea Sreeze ~by cutting the seat and tire while being used by the Sheriff _in.:`the:iper€ormance of his duty, the same being a necessary expense of his office. ~ ~Upon motion of Mr. Trask~ seconded by ~r. Hinton~ the transportation of the Aarrington / ~UF' Pamily to Tarboro, N. C., by county truck was authorized~ thus relieving the County o£ V ~ a charity charge. ' G~ ~ ~'] ~'~~~17J~ , `~G~' Upon motion o£ r~r. Trask, seconded by 2~r: Hinton, the transportation of Jimu4Y Tdontford Y to Stonewall Jacksort Tiaining School was authorize&. Upon motion of Mr. Ross, seconded~by 1dr: fB.ll~ the Board acting upon the opinion of the Connt~~ Attorney, granted the request of the Superintendent of schools to,reduce item ~, "Books Purchased and Freight" und'er "Schodl Books" allowed in the 1933-1934 budget, by ~120.00 and increase item "Salary Mr. Gause and f~r. Funderburke~~ by $120.00, and reduce item "School Truckes"° under "Capital Outlay" by not exceeding ~3,000.00 and increasecitem "Repairs to Buildinga" under "School Fund" by not exceedzng ~3,000.00. 7 The matte,r of.~.djusting the final settlement of the amount due John R. 3torria Ex Sherif£v for the collection of 1932 taxes was upon motion .of ~Gr. Hinton, seconded by Mr, Hall, referred to the County Attorney to take up the matter with the attorney•for B6r. biorris and report to the Board at its next meeting. ~~ Auditing1for~fiscalTyear~1932~1933 was~awarded~to JhB.MeCabec& Company,1ethey bein~~they ~~„r lowest bidders, at a cost of Senior Accountant at ~20.00 per day and Junior Accountant at ~+15.00 per day~ the total cost not to exceed ~,695,(00. The nnly other bid received Wae . ~ ~.,: ~ i 1-+ . 1 :: ;i '•r ~ '~,. : r ~~~ .~ 2deeting oE September 25th,I933 continued. that of Mr. Edward C. Ciaft at a cost of ~900.00 Mr. Ross moved that the Chairman appoint a committee of two membera of the Board to work with the Chairman in investigatin~ the feasibility oi' installing and operating ° ~~; l~od~Iights and making other improvements with Federal Funds at the airport, and ~ \ a~~~@DriLreport recpmmendationa to the Board at•a subaequent meeting, his motion was seconded by PSr. Hin'ton and carried. Mr. Rose and Pdr. Hall were named to serve with the Ck~irman on this eb.r,udittee. - • ~- ~~{,Upori motion of Mr.'Ro~a:;, seconded by I~dr. A~nton~ f~r. Trask wae authorized to have the„~ ~ ._ G`n""~ grass mov~ed at the .County A~rport. ~ ( . - i~Vith,reference to his attendance upon the meeting of the Federal Administration of / Public ~Vorks held at Kinston~ N.C., September 19th,1933, the Chairman announced that ',.. ~~'~ ~~~ he was of the opinion that full Federal Funds couid be secured to protect Fort Fisher `. f rom future erosion and make general improvements in reatoring the old fort~ whereupon ~Hr. Trask move~ and it was seconded by Ydr. Ross and carried, that application be made . to the Federal Government for aidf~~ this project. '- ~~~~ A report of Jas. Walker Hospital for August:;was received and ordered filed./ , Upon motion of Mr. xinton~ seconded by Mr. Trask, Cicero Dixon, 82 yeare of age, ~ residing in Cape r'ear Townehip was released from payment of penalty for not listing ~~ his property for the year 1932:. ~ Upon motior,, duly aeconded, the Chairman and members of the Board were authorized And ~~ requeated to call on Mr. E.B.Jeffress, Chairman of the State Highway Commiesion, ~_. ~.~ at Raleigh and urge that the road now being constructed to the plant of the Dow-Chemical ~/ 'j Company be continued on and connect with high~vay #40 at Kure's Beach. n_`~~ Upon motion, duly seconded, County bills Nos. 504 to 556 were approved for payment.~/ ~r>> _, ' The meet' g then adjourned. , ~~ . ~ 7.f7 v, ~ L. ~k1~f_ - Clerk~/ Wilmington,N.C., October 2nd,1933. ' {~ ~ The r.egular weekly meeting of the Board ~s held at 3:00 o'clock P.M. ! Present: Addison Hewlett-Chairman, Geo.~9.Trask, and J.H.Hinton. ~ .. . . . `"• The requeat of Mrs. Bertha G. 3hrier for a reduction of asseasments on 164 acres of ~~ ~~ ~~ lan~ "Ness Creek" and 360 acres of land "Toomers Creek" Cape Fear townehip~ was referred~i!"" ~ to the committee for inveatigation and report back to the ~oard at a eubaequent meeting. The requeat of Mr. William Struthers that the ~oard release.t}~e poll and petaonal tax due ~y Nathan Cole which is charged in the real estate tax on property in block #161~,~ ~, ~~~X -for the yearo1931~ 1932 and 1933, and allow him to pay the resl estate tax for said ' years on account of haping to take the property back at a loss; was upon,motion of ~ Y~r. Trask; secondedlby ~°r. Hinton, granted,for the reason that the Board finda that 3Sr. Cole has no equity in the property. • - It appearing that ~r. Q.R.Morse~ recently a?pointed Coneblldate3~City-County Tax Gollector~ under authority of the legislature 1933, has not secured surety bond and is therefore unable to qualify as such Tax Collector at this time, and the 1933 City- \~~.~ County Tax Books having been completed by the County Auditor wfth the exception of the ~ insertion of itema of corporate excess due by corporationa not yet received from the ~,. corporatd~on Commiasion; Mayor '~.H.Blair and C~ty Commiasioner of Finance, W.Loixis Fisher~ . being present, Mr. Hinton moved and it was seconded by Idr. Fisher and carried, that the said tax booke be turned over to the Chairman of this Board who is hereby inetructed to later turn the said tax books over to the Tax ColLector or the Aesiatant Tax Collector, for the collection of the 1933 taxea under the supervision of the Chairman of the Board . of Countg~ Commissiobera and Commisaioner of Finance W.Louis Fisher of the City of VPilmington, until such tmme that the said Tax Collector has secured surety bond and qualified according to law. ~ Upon motion of Mr. riinton, aeconded by S,~r. Fisher, due to the inabllity of ,the ~x .'~~' ~~ G~. Collector to qualify at this time, it was ordered that six tax receipt books containing ~ 500 rece~ipts each, be prepared without printing the name of the T&x,Collector thereon. , . ~ Upon motion of Mr. '1'rask, seconded by hdr. Hinton~ the County Auditor wae suthorized ~~ !~ ~Iu'~ to colleet the.1932 tax certificates until the same are checked, at which time they shall be tizrned over to the Tax Collector og his Assistant. - The sum of $9,375.26 account o$ the 1932 tax collections wae reported by John R. AHorris , ; _~,~,9~/ collector.of the 1932 taxes~ for the month of September 1933. 0 " :• ~ . .r g• ~ yf''.., The.~B.~~iement of the 1932 taxes by John R. L~orris, Ex Sheriff and 1932 Tax Collector, ~ together witb the necessary ~ffidavits as required by law~ was pres ~~~ ented and after due C-" consideration was upon motion of IaIr. Hinton, seconded by I~dr. Traek,, accepted by the Board subject to the check by the County Auditor~ the detail follow e: Listed as per abstract,... $555,994.84 Inaolvents,....... $8,898.56 Polls ..................... 18,636.00 Sold for Taxes,... 138,913.42 ~ Doge,~•••••••••••••••••••• 1,427.00 Not Listed Sold,.. 4,665.88 Corporate Egcess Added,••• 22.00 Discounts,........ 669.23 ~576,079.84 Paid to the Auditor 383.944.31 I,ess Collected by Auditor 49,417.47 ~537~1U5.4V ~5~6~66~.37 Lese over,........ 8.63 Less Abated ............... 884.79 ~525~777.58 Listed I,ate~••••••.••••••• 811.55 Noti Listed Collected,..... 2,365.64 ' Not Liated Sold,.......... Penalty for Delayed Payments 3~000.32 Advertising Cost,......... 475.80 , $537,096.77 v~a537,096.77 ~ )~ 3Qe~ting of October 2nd,1933~ continued. ~~ ~~ Upon motion of P~dr, Hinton, 8econded by A2r. Trask, the Chairman was asked'to ~ appoint a'~COmmittee to theck the 1932 insolventa. Upon motion of Mr. Trask~ the Board authorized the payment to John R. Morris Ex Sheriff and collector of the 1932 taxes, for the months of July, Augtzst.and ,( . \ hu~ September 1933~ at the rate of ~10,000.00 per year as agreed between the County ` Attorney and R.S:1dcClelland Esq., attorney for Mr. L~orris. ` Upon motion of T~r. Hinton, seconded by Fdr. Trask, E. I~deyera~was released from / j~ U,~' payment of penalty for not lfsting property in Federal Point totmahip for the year !" f 1932. ///A request of Supt., of Schools, Mr. Ra:y Funderburk, that the Coa~niesioners increase ~the 1933-1934 school appropriations by $1~242.00~ the same being the unexpended ~ balance of ~2~340.32 1932-1933 Federal Vocational r'unds received from the Special Vocational Board, in order that they may use this unexpended balance for library ~ ~ and clerical expense at the High School, was heard and the CoTmnissionexs agreed to allo~+ this amount at such time and in such manner as they can from current and back tax collections. ' . ~~ A request of the Board of Education that the sum of ~1,500.00 and $4~000.00 fox ~ ~ Lsaintenanee~of Plant and School Books respectively, be placed to the credit of school fund to take care of expenditured for the month of October, account of '~- ~ 1933-T934 budget, wae upon motion of NIr. Trask~ seconded by A~r. Hinton~ allowed, ,. and the County Auditor was instructed to place said amounts to the credit of the Board of Education as fast as the funds become available. '~~y Upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by ~r. Hinton, county bills Nos. 557 to 636 1~~~ were approaed for payment. ~ , Upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Mr. Hinton~ T.K.Vloody was granted a vacation J ~~. of ten days. ~ G The following good and lawful men were drawn to serve as ,jurora in the Superior,J ~~ Court for the trial of civil cases for two weeks term beginning October l6th~1933s ~~~` For the f irst weekt ~ ~ Ben,j • T:, Jacobs. S.T.Keyes. R.M.Griseora. F,P.I-~tch. Otto Schmidt. E.C.Moore. M.M.Murray. E.R.Blake. J.P.Rivera. Phillip H. Briskin. .Clifton D. Lewis. Dallas I. Moor'. W.L.West. Albert Edwards. C.J.Chapman. ~ R.D.Waddell. G.G.VPilliame. S.A.Phillips. R.S.Hyman. M.F.Johnson. E.E.Wells. A, Simon. A.B.Hudson. J.W.Pierce. For the aecond week: C.S.Pierce. D.L.Williamson. John Ponos. D.P.Fole;~. J.D.Edwards, Jr., Frank Lorick. John B. pdoore. V1.H.Montgom~ry. H.E.Stephens. J.A,Merritt. W.H. Cleirnnona. B.G.W.Croom. J.W.Shepard. C.C.Webb. E.H.Schulken. W.I,anders. J. R.I,o ckamy. R.W.Scott. THG 1932 LIST OF INSOLVENTS FOLIAt~lS ~ W.F.MeDaniel. Jenninga B. Cole . •A.L.Mott. , M.F.Mattocks. W.E.Pearson. Harris F. Paul. ~ x v~ a t ~~3 wilmington,N.C., October 9th~1933. The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 3t00 o'elock P.M. Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.W.Trask, Jas.~.Hall and J.H.Hinton. ~ The request of l~".r. W.A.~ontgomery, on beha.lf of his committee, that the County provide an.appropriation of ~300.00 or in'lieu thereof, administration quarters in the Court '/ ~D~iouse to enable continuing the Federal Employment Bureau to remain open from December <~ .i-~j , lst,1933 to June 30th,1934, was upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by ~r. Hinton,taken under adcisement to see what can be done as to providing quarters. The reques:t of I~dr. W.N.Harriss, C.R.C.~ for an allowance of ~50.00 per month for extra~ elerical help in Recorders Court, was upon motion of ~r. Hall, seconded by ~r. Hinton, ~C~ referred to the Chairman for investigation and with power to act. Upo» motion'of Mr. Trask, seconded by BQr. Hall, Mr.Linwood Brinson, 201 Church Street~ ` was granted privilege to peddle "Rawleigh ProductsN in Ne~ Hanover County for a period • /~ ~~,~of ninety days from date hereof, without being required to pay a license tax account of . being a disabled World War Veteran, as is provided for by lavr in such cases. "~ The offer of E.S.Bland to install, under the superviaion of the Sheriff, a finger print ~ , ~ bureau ae an experiment and without cost to the County until suCh time ae the V ' ~~/ ComMissioners aee fir to adopt it, ~as upon motion referred to the County Attorney for ~/ opinion. . . . ; Upon motion of Mr. Traek, seconded by Mr. Hall, the Board approved the payment of $24.99 - ~for treatment and Board of Ashley Jackson at the State Sanatorium. Iu~r. Jackson having f~ ~ been discharged from the Sariatorium as an arrested case o£ tuberculosis. •pon motion of Iddr. Hinton, seconded by ~r. Trask, Mias A'follie Thomas 74 years of age, ~ r ~ aving been examined by the Assistant Health Oificer, was adinitted to the County Home as an inmate. , / , A report of the Ladies Rest Roofn for the month of September was received and ordered/ f~.~~ filed. ~ Surety bonds of Thomas A. Henderson as Cashier of ~Vater and Sewer Department and Jacob ~ ,. b,N'iarsden Davis as Field Deputy Tax Collector, in the amounts of ~$2,500.Oo each with the ~.~bn United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company and IvTational Surety Company respectively a . as sureties, the said bonds havin~ been fixed by the City and County Couunieaioner~ in . , joint session assembled, were upon motion accepted. ` ~~ ~ Upon motion of ~IIr. Trask, seconded by ~r. Hinton, the assessment of ~3,000.00 on tan3~ ' l`~`~ of the Gulf Refinin Company+in Cape Fear township, was reduced to ~1,400.00, this ~ ` amount being the ~cs~ual;.cost of construction, and an abatement of tzxes on a valuation ~ ~. of ~1,600.00 for the year 193~ was ordered. ~ ~ Upon motion of•Mr. Hintin~ seconded by Mr. Hall; the Board gave authority to have the ~ _~', .~~~~t~7'~ flag pole on the Court House painted at a~cost of $~6.00. Upon motion of'T~r. Trask, seconded by I~,tr. Hintcn~ the Board ordered that all tax payera who have failed to list their property and are cha.rged with a penalty for failing to ~ ~~U~. list such property and who ~omes forward and settle their taxea on or before January lst,1934, shall be allowed to pay the amount of their taxes without the penalty. 1 Upon motion of "~r. Hinton, seaonded'by Mr:'Iiall,~the application of Mr.F.P.Harrill to `. ~~~C sell beer at Sut~ner Rest~ Wright,sville Sound, in accordance with the law, was approved. 1 Upon motiort of T~r. Trask, seconded by Mr. Hinton, the Board authorized the payment of~/ ~' ~j one fourtn of the amount of the appropriation due the Wilmirigton Light Infantry for ~ml ~~O~the year 1933-19;34. .A commun.ication was received from the County Auditor ehowing the amount on depoeit in / each bank as of SeptemUer 30th~1933, together with a memorandum of securities held in , ~~~~p5~ each case. : ' Upon motion of'Mr. Trask, seconded by Mr. Hall~ the following resolution ~vae received. ~,(ZeSp~ ~ from the Exchange Club and unanimously endorsed by the Board: '~l ' ,~ ' " In view~of the National Tndustrial Recovery lACt, Title iI, Public Works and ,~ Construction Pro,jects, under section 204, granting funds to the State Highcray ~ Departments for the~emergency construction and repairing of highways and related _ pro,jects in accordance v~ith the provisdoons of the Federal High~vay Act, which provides £or the allocattion of funds.to the several strates out of an appropriation of Your hundred million dollars, ~ Be It Reaol~,oed: Tha,t, inasmuch as the WiS~mington Exchange Club, having deeply ~ appreciated the importance of the project for the extension of North Carolina Route 40, from the Smith~s Creek bridge to a designated point on North Fourth Street, just J l northeardly of the concrete overhead bridge of the Seaboard Air Line railvray. that is ~ more fully covered by resolution adopted Tanuary 24th,1930,-directed to the City of • _ Wilmington and North Carolina Highway Connnissioners, that we no~r urge serious and favorable consideration of the project, to be undertaken with funda above mentioned, in order that tne spi~it as well ae the letter of the Act may be fulfilled for the ~ betterment of traffic conditions". , The County Auditors c'a~h ~eport for the month of•September wae received and ordered ~ - ~/,A'~v.(Z~~lfiled. , ~, Upon motion of l~r. Trask, seconded by NIr. Hall~ the Board authorized payment of ~70.00 ' ~ out of the balance of $1,242.00 Federal Vocational Funds left over from last year, to the " ,r~, Board of Education to pay clerical expense of the library at the High School~ if the same can be done le~ally, anci further aimilar appropriations to be given conaideration., , Upon motion, duly seconded County bills Nos. 639 to 757 were approved for payment.~/ ~~,~ The m ing then adjourned, -- ~.~vLGn '7L . ~.L"71'~ Clerk. } - ~~ .. ~ 2~4 ~ilmington, N. C.~ October 16th,1933. \ ~,,~, . The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 3s00 o~clock P.I~d, Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.W.Trask, F.M.Ross, Jas•2~.Aa11 and J.H.Hinton. The f'ollowing resolution was received from the Gity.Commisaionerst "V0ilmington,IlT.C.~ October 16,1933. ~2r. Addison Hewlett, ChBirman County Commissioners ~ City , Dear Mr. Hewletts ' At a meeting of the City Commissionera October Tgx Collector~ appeared before the Board and stated that for the Tax De~artment to properly function without the UpIDn motion it vcas unanimously paseed that Mr. employ one ~remporary man at a salary of $125.00 monthly. the understanding that your'Board would likewise approve additional man. 14th 2d[r.C.R.Morae, it would be il4possible zelp of an edditional may~. Morse be authorized to/ This motion passed with the employing of the Youra very truly, J.R.Benson~ City Clerk. ' Therefore upon motion of I~r. Hinton~ seconded by Pdr. Trask, ~ttr.C.R.Morse vras authorized to employ one temporary man at a salary of not exceeding ~125.00 ~-~J per month to aseist in the work of the Conprolidated City-County Tax Department. Upon motion of 2Ss. tiinton, seconded by Mr. Roas~ the Cha_irman was authorized to ~ l purchase an aQdif~gcmachine to be used in the office of the Coneolidated-City-County -~.~ u,\ ~Tax Department, the title of said adding machine to remain in the County. \ ~ The following oommi~nieation wss received from the Countq Auditor: ~ ~~~ ' " Wilmington, N.C., October 16th,1933. Hon. Boas•d of County Commisaioners, New Hanover County, Wilmington,N.C. Gentlement- ' I attach hereto a statement ahoeving diaposition of taxes placed in the hands of the Sheriff for collection for the year 1932. ' This statement shows the following results as compared with the year 1931i , ' 1932 1933 ' ~ Inaolvents ................... 01.52~ 01.46~ • Sold for Taxes .....:......... 23.68~ '16.34~ Not Li.ated-3old .............. 00.80% 00.93~ Diacounts .................... 00.30~ 00.279 Collected by Auditor,........ 08.24~ 05.12~ r~ . Collected by Sheriff,........ 63.83J 73.99,~ Sheriff's Commixsion,........ 01.631 01.89~ Total,..~ ............... ~ $1Q0.00 ~100.00 ~ Balance due,........... 6.10 1.75 You will note that for 1932 the total collectiona were 72.07~ as compared • vrith a total of 79.11% for 1931. There are many items shown as insolvent on the white and colored peraonal book which it would appear could have been collected and the following items charged to Corporatione were shown as insolvent: American Telephone & Tele~raph Co ................~ 72.32 Belvin 8c Galloway ................................ 45.00 ' A.B.Blake~ ............... ....................... 9.50 ~ullocks Hoapital~ ...:...... .................... 100.00 Honnetts Incorporated~ ........................... 8.00 ~ Hotal Cape Fear .................................. 11.00 M. & S. Transfex Company ......................... 38.09 Industrial Investment Company .................... 3.50 V9ilmington Base Ba,ll Club ........................ 22.00 . ~6309. 41 There are a few sli~ht differences between the f igures shown on the attached statement and those ahown on the Sheri£f~s statement, but they are not material and will not affect.the per-centages shovm, Respectfully submitted, J.A.Orrell. ~ Upon motion of Mr. Trask. seconded by ~r. Hinton, the poll taxes due by C.O.Russ for ~ ~~(~ the years 1932 and 1933 was separated from tkie real estate tax due for eaid yeara ' on lots Nos. 41,42 and 43 I~danhattan, and the Citizens Building and Loan Association / 1 was al].owed to pay the 1932 and 1933 taxea due on said lots without being required ./ to pay the poll taxes due by Mr.•Rusa and char,g~d against said real estate, for the reason that the said property was sold under foreclosure and the Board finds that ' I~dr. Russ had no equity in the same. ~ Upon motion of L~Lr. Hinton, seconded by I~r. Trask, Mrs. H.W.HoWell was ~ranted a refund ~~~~ of taxes paid for the year 1933 on a valuation of ~500.00 on account of error in listiags ~ to-wit; A mortgage listed at ~2~000.00 wherea~ it should have been liated at ~1,500.00~ • • the face value of the mortgage at listing time April lat,1933. " i r. ~ ~`^AT • ~ : . 255 Meeting of-October 16th,~1933 continued. - Upon motion of` ~r. Trask, seconded by I~r. liinton, the resolution adopted at ~ meeting of October 9th~1933, authorizing gayment.of ~70.00 out of the balance .'. ~~~ of ~1,242.00 Federal Vocational Funds left over from.last year, to the Board of Education,to pay clerical expense of the Zibrary at the Hi~h School,if the ~, s~me can be legally done, and further similar appropraitiona to be given consideration, is hereby recinded, and in lieu thereof the folloeving resolutfon was unanimously adopteds " . That the said baZance of ~1,242.00 being a special fund having raingled ~ with other funds of the County on July lst,1933; it was ordered that ~70.00 be ~ • paid out of the County emergency #'und to the Boaxd of Education to meet High . School Library expense~monthly. ~ ~ , Upon motion of Mr. Ross, seconded by Mr. Hint'on; the (;ountV Auditor F wa~ instructed to provide Jas.E.Holton,Jr.;,A$sistant Tax Collector,with a petty cash fund v ,r~." ~-`~ of ~300.00 for the purpose of taking care of the payment of Jury and Witness tickets. ' ~ / The request of E.S.Bland to inatal a finger print bureau in the SherifP's Office, ~ ~h9N was upon motion of 1~r. Ross, seconded by Mr. Trask~ denied. , A statement of expenditures by the Board of Education for the months of July, ~ ~~ August and September was receined. • r Upon motion of Mr. Ross, seconded by NIr. •Hinton, a committee of th~ Chalrman~ / , ~he County ~luditor and the Gounty Attorney were named to work out a percentage ~/ ~ '~~~ of expense of the Consolidated City.County Tax Department to be borne by the County and report defAn~te recommendationa to thie Board at a subsequent meetfng. ' 9,,Upon motion, duly seconded~ it was the sea~ee of this Board that the Chairman ~ have the water~pipes feeding the boiler at the 5tockade repaired in the event V ,. ~ ~,~j~ this is not done by the State Highway Commission, lesaee. . Upon motion, county bills Nos: 758 to 789 were a.pproved f or payment. r,~ The mee ng then a.d,journed. l7 7l. ~ ' ' Clerk. ~ ~lilmington, i~i. C.; October 23rd, 1933. ,. The regular weekly meeting of the Board ~~as held at 3:00 o'cloclc.P.~4. ' .~ ~ • Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.ti`l.Trask, F,L~,Ross,Jas.M.Hall and J.Fi.Hinton. ~~ Tne request of the ~Tet~ Hanover Transit Company for an e.~aminati.on as to the amount '~ ~' ~~ p`~ of tax.es due by it rra,s referred to the Chairman,County Auditor and County ~Attorney. , i , ~ ' Surety bond of L.1~,blassey as clerk in the Tax Collecting affice, in i;he amount o£ ~ . ~}~~ ~2,500:00 with the National Surety Company,as surety, the said amount havin~ been ~- • ' ~ /,f~w`' fixed by a,joint meeting of the City a,n@ County Commissioners, r•Jas approved by the ]ioard by ~unanimous vot.e. , Upon motion, duly seconded,, the Board granted an appropriation off ap~r;ox5,~nately ~ji ,~18.00 per month for three months, for board and treatment of Belinda Johnson (wnite) l/ .. ~~ at~State Sanatoria~m, as recommended by the Superintendent of Pulalic Welfare. ~ . , • , ° Upon motion, duly seconded, ~r.~J.R.Ho11is,Welfa~-Officer,, vras ~ranted transportation~/ ~~~~ ~ of approximately ~20.00 for talcing Linwood ~i+lalker and ifartin Davie to Stoneaall Jackson / i Training School. , g , • ; ~~ Upon motion, dul,y seconded., the,schedule B,levies adopted by resolution at meeting of L/ /_ ~ Jtme 39th,1933, was amen3ed:.by:•fixing the: County:_~tiaciunder schedule B for Phrenologist / ',. at ~100.00. , Upon motion, tne County Auditor vras authorized to'advance ~300.00 petty cash to the _/~G1~ Assistant Tax Collector. , , ~ ,- , Upon mo:tion, duly seconded, A,J.Brou~hton wa,s granted an abatement,of poll taxes and , I~ ~. penalty f~or not listing charged adainst property in I~tlasonboro tormship for the year t931 / ...~ and 1932 on account of being a non-resident.. ~, ~ • Upon motion, duly seconded, the Clerk lvas instxucted to notify the Tax Collector that ~~ in cases ~rhere a tax ~ayer nas not paid his t~tes and ownes real estate, he is authorizedG,,i , ~ ~ to pay jury fees to such tax payer, and in cases ~,qhere the ta.x payer o~anes personal ~roperty only then he is authorized to apply the value of jury ticket to nis taxes, and in all cases apply ~,itness fees to the taxes due, • ~ ' Upon motion, the County AUd.itor ~~a.s instructed to deliver to the Tax Collector the ~~ Gy original real estate tax books forlthe year 2932 ~,nd the origin~.l personal property tax books for the years 1931 and 1932. ~ Applications of Chas. I:4cZoneland Ai~thony Cunnin~hasn'~for, admission to the Covnty Home/ t' ~ti~ere approved when room is available. ~ A letter from Dr.A,Fi.Elliott reo,uestin~ securities to cover funds of the Health Department V r , j.C~S ~;~as referred to the Chairman to take up with the banks. ' - The raeeti 'then adjourned. ' ~ ~/'~N 7C • ~ - ~ ~_ ~~2~!' (~~rk. a ~~~ ~~' ~ ` , ~ f ~ ' ' • - , ~ ' • Wilmington, N. C.,. October 30th,1933. , The regulas vJeekly meeting of the Board was held,at 3:00 0'clock P,IvI. • Present: Addison Hevrlett Chairman, Geo.~J.Trask and S.~iIiinton. ~ /~-~ The request of 4drs. ~9.R.Evans for aliatement of taxes on house bua~ned on lot #2,Pauline ~~ Avenue about October•1930, vvas ~ranted if after investigation the same was found correct~. It is the sense of this ~oard not to talce Henry Pridgen back to the~County Home ae an ~ ~ inmate after completion of his sentence of tEn days by the Recorder for bein~ drunk. ~ ~, If further appearing that he has frequently been under tne influence of liquor vrnile an .• ' inmate. ^ . - • Upon motion of bTr. Ross, seconded by b~fr. Trask, the resolution adopted,at meeting of ~ ~\ June 19th,1933 levying county taxes under Schedule B, is hereby amended by ~ixing the . tax on laundries .qr other concerns 4vhere 1:he ~vork is performed exclusively by hand or ~~~ home size machines only, and ~7here not more than four persons are employed~including the ocmers, at ~14.25. The reqvest of R.C.i~dcClelland Esq., for invesi:iagtion 6f duplicate listin~ of property in ~~1~~ Cape Fear tor•msk~ip by the Burkheimer heirs and R.L.Durton ~~as r.eferred to the, Auditos and .~' Chairman ~+~ith pocJer to act. , Upon motion of Pdr. Hinton, seconded by Nir. Ross, the reauest of F~r: A.I3.Yopp for a ,/ reduction ofTassessment on hou~e on ~ lot #8, block #47, Carolina Beach, was referr.ed to V ~. ~ the Chairman for investigation and vrith power to act. ' The applica,tion of VJ:B.Spindle for license to sell beer in accordance ~vith the lav/ at h~ ~ fillin~ station located on the Carolina Beach road about seven and half miles from the ~-.~~ City, the~same ha,ving been presented in due form, was upon motion, approved. ~,x ~.~ The request of ItSrs. E.K.Bryan for a reduction of assessments on two ~ouses in block /• 7 ~220, ~^~as referred to the Chairman for investigation. Upon motion of Iuir. Trask, seconded by Pis. Ross, the Chairman vaas appointed a repreeentative of this Body to appear before the next meeting of the State Pu151ic Works Co~mis~ion at ~/~ `~ ~ Raleigh on the re-location of xoute #40, f~com the Smith Creek bridge to a designated V point on ~brth~~Fourth Street, and re-affirm this Board s endorsement of this project. The Board took un¢ler advisement•and for investigation, the ma,tter of re-admittin~,, ~R4r. James Huthraed,and Robert I~GcCartney to the County Home. \ ~ ,. It appearing that clothing ~~ill soon have to b~ purchased for Nir. J.W.Buck an inmate at ; 'the County Home, and it further appearing that he has sufficient clothing vaith the 1 ` ~City Laundry9left for cleanin~ prior to his admission to the County Home, for ti+tnich /he is ~ C~` due the laundry ~5.29 and unable to pay, the Board, therefore, upon motion of iJ1r.Ross, seconded by PLr. Trask, approved and authorized the payment of the said amount. The requeat of the Trustees of Conununity Cnurch at Carolina Beach to be released from ~• payment of ~3.75 tax on lot ¢r3, block ~77, pu~chased from Wm.A.Cook since April 1,1933,~ • ~ ~(~'~ '/wras declined, for the reason' that thi~s Board has no legal authority to abate•the said ;' " ~ 1 tax ~rhich accrued prior to ~the purcYiase by the Church. The request of Robert C. Cantv~ell to purchase or lease for his client, a small tract of ~ ~,._ ~~`~,,.~~ County land on route ~40, or the.Gordon road, was referred to the Chairman for.investigation. ... , The matter of payment of coupons amounting to Y~125.00 on five county bonds due July 1,1933, • which have never been presented for payment and appear to be lost as advised a nd requested ly ~"~1~ by the I~ational City Bank of Ner~ York for a bank at Jonesville Iviichigan, was referred to the County Attorney for opinion. • ; Upon motion of l~dr. Ross, seconded by Par. Trask, Mr. H.D.Futrelle ~aas grz.nted an abatement ; \--~ G~ of taxes on a valuation of ~75.00 on radio listed in error for the year 1933, the same ~, ' h2.ving been duly listed for said ye2r by the o?~ner v~ho mras residing erith ~r.Futrelle at listing time. ~~~\ upon motion, duly seconded County bills Ivos. 790 to 886 vrere approved for pay ent. ' ~ u~,~ A report of Jas.PJalker Hoepital for October was received and ordered filed _ Upon motiori of I~Tr. Boss, seconded by P~.r. Hinton, the Board authorized the payment of salaries to the City-County Comsolidated Tax Collecting Department employees for the .~ month of October, on a basis of 50f with the City of V/ilmington, and if the Chairman I ~~~~'~ \ and County Ai:torney reach an agreement with the City Commissioners to continue this ~~ arrangement to bear the expense of the said department on a 50/50 basis, that it be adjusted at the end of the year on a basis of revenue received as the lav~ directs. Upon motion of fl4r. Ross, seconded by 2JIr. Hinton, the assessment of ~6,500.00 on house `~ of R.B.1"larner on lot ~3, Oleander, was reduced to ~5,500.00 on account of error in ~~`U~ assessing, the same having been assessed for more than that of similar buildings, and an abatement of taxes cn a valuation of ~1,000.00 for the year 1933 was ordered. The m in~ then adjourned, ~n ?C .Q~Z/Z'r~ . lerk. F ~5~ Wilmington, N.C., November 6th,1933. The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 3:00 o'clock P.M. Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.W.Trask, Jas.M.Hall and J.H.Hinton. ~rs. Elizabeth Ragin Jones Home Demonatration Agent tendered her resignation to become ~ ~~,r~~ effective December lst,1933, which w as upon motion of Mr. Hall, seconded by•A9r.Trask, l ~~~1~" accepted. • ~ ~ . •. Mrs. Smith,District Home Demonstration Agent then presented Bfiiss Ann Mason Pormeri,~ ,~ flome Demoastration Agent of Certeret County, to succeed Mrs. Jones on December lst,1933, .~-~~ ~~ whose appd~ntment was,upon motion of iur. Trask, seconded by Nir. Hall, approved. Upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Nr. Hinton, the State Highway Coa~ission was ~ requested to make necessary repairs to the road on Eagles Island leading from the ~'-~ ~~7 causeway South to the HEarine Railway interests. • ~ The matter of employing extra clerical help.in Recorders Court having been referred to `,<;,~ r~ the Chairman with power to act at meeting of October 9th,1933~ the Chairma.n reported ~ ~~;~~" that he recommends the employment of Mr.P.H.Davis for period from October lOth, to ~~ Januaxy lst,1934,=vuhereupon the following resolution was upon motion of N~r. Hinton, seconded by 1r11rr. Hall, adopteds '. Be ft resolved that the Clerk of Recorders Court sriall be allowed a . Deputy at a salary not exceeding Fifty dollara per month as of date of October ~ • lOth, 1933, the eaid salary to be•charged to the operation of the Recorders Court. ~ This resolution to remain in effect until January lst;1934. • / / ~ • Upon motion of Mr.•Hinton,•seconded by I~6r. Traslc, the asaesament of ^~800.00 on house ~ ~~~ of•16rs. Rebecea S.•Yopp, lot #8, block #47, Carolina Beach, was reduced to ~550.00, ~ _ t account of•error•in assessment, an d an abatement of taxea on a valuation of ~250.00 - for the year 1933 was ordered. / Upon motion of P~Sr. Hinton, seconded by Ivir. Trask, the Board authorized the payment `- •~~` of~~12:50 County part of Automobile expense per month for'the Field Tax Collector. ~ Upon motion of Pdr. Hinton, seconded by D6r. Trask, the Board approved the payment of ~`~~ ~ the County's hal~ of the follovring bills incurred by the Consolidated .T.ax Collecting • Department: - ';. ' ' Star Publishing Company ............... ~43.50 • • • • • • Carolina Printing and Stamp Company,.. 45.95 . ~ ~~ • • • • • Jacobi Hard*~are Company ............... 2.25 • ' ' • • • O.H.Shoemaker ......................... 16.15 • ~ ~ ' . . . . . . . . . Upon motion of P~s. Trask, seconded by 1if,r. Hinton~ the Board approded the payment of .~' • ~Qx ~171.50 for Burroughs kdding Wa.chine purchased by the County and used in the Tax - ~ ~ Collecting Department. } ~ Upon motion of Mr. Trask, seco3~ded by Mr. Hinton, the Board directed that nQtices be j~ : ~, ~GY, mailed to County tax ~ayers,evho have not-paid their 1932 taxes. ;' . ~. Upon motion of B,r. Hinton, seconded by Mr. Trask, the schedule "B" levies adopted at ~ _ `~G~~( meeting oi June 19th,1933, wa~s amended by fixing the County taac on Pressing Clubs as • follov~s: ~ • VV~en not more than three persons are employed $10.00; when more than • t three persona are employed ~20.00 . • • ~ ~~S A report of Ladies Rest Room for the month of October was received and ordered filed 1 Upon motion of DGr. Trask, seconded by LIIr. Hinton, the Board approved the payment of / .. ~ Pn~,~second quarter of appropriations due the military organizatiof~a for year ~933-1934.f~ n~ • v Upori motion of D;7r. Hinton, seconded by 1dr. Trask, J.W.BQorel and Isiah Ballard of ,r ~. ~.~~`J~ Wilmin~ton tgwnahip, were granted an abatement of poll taxes for the year 1933 on account of being overage~and listed in error. . ~ A requ~st of the Board of Education that ~8,400.00 be placed to the credit of the ~/ ~t- ~ school fund for the month of November to tak e care of: .~ I~Aa,intenance of Plant,........$1~100.00 . . ~ inaurance on buildinge,...... 2,800.00 - ~ Book Fund .................... 4,500.00 : ,. . ~ ~. . , . r was received and approximately~$S,OG0.00 of this amount having previously been provided, d' '_ the Board approved the amount for ~400.00• . ; Upon motion of ~'r. Trask,~seconded by I~dr. Hinton, the Board approved and directed the ~~~~~ payment of $70.00, Special Government VocationaT Funds left over from last year, y out of the County Emergericy Fund to the Board of Education to meet High School Library ~ clerical expense for the month of November. The request of Mr. J.A.Dennis for an abatement of taaces on house assessment in block ~~ ~ ~~ ~#296, account of same having been torn dovm in May 1932, was referred to the committee ~'~ Por investi~ation and report back to the Board. ~~. ~ ~ A communication e~as received from the County Auditor showing the amounts on deposit / oflp~,,.in each bank as of October 31.st,1933, together with a memorandum of securitiea in each • '" `~ case. ~ ~~ ~ ~5~ The privilege granted W.E.Hardison at meeting of August 28th,1933 to peddle fruit,fish ~q.~, and vegetables in the county without being required to pay a license tax for a period, ` ~fD~' of sixty days, was upon motion of Ffs. Trask, seconded by &ir. Hinton r.enewed and extended ~~ for 'a period of six months from October 26th,1933. ~ Upon motion of Idr. Htnton, ~25.00 premium on $2,500.00 seconded by I~ir. Ha11, the Board bond of NIr.L.M.B~assey,clerk in approved the payment of. the Tax_Collecting ~- Department, sub~ect to the .said charge being in line with preminms on similar bottds. Upon motion of R•r. Trask, seconded by Mr. Hinton, the Board approved the payment oP .~ ~~'"$70.16 school pension due the estate of Mrs. M.I,.~tcLeocl fro period from 0_ctober 1,1931, ~,~ to December 25th,193,1, sub,ject to the approv~:l of the County Attorney.. ~^.~ ~ The Coun'ty'Auditorg cash report for the month of October was.received and ordered f.i ed: w~rv~ ~~ \i~ Upon motion, duly seconded, county bills Nos. 887 to 960 were approved for payment. A bill for ~1.97 due O.H.Shoemaker for,of£ice supplies.furnished the Board of Elections J ~~.~ for holding special achool election August 21,1933 was approved ~n~i re~e•r.red to the ~ ~ Board of Education for payment. ~ ~ ~,~N~ The following ~ood and lawful men were drawn to serve as jurors in the Superior Court ~ `r~ ~ for the trial of criminal cases week beginning DTovember 13th,1933s , RESOLVID, Ehat this Board appropriate fFom the emergency fund of the County, the sum o£ ~400.00 plus quarters for period beginning January lat,1934, and ending June 30th,1934, for the purpose of Federal Employment Bur,eau in this County; provided the City of Wilmin~ton make a similar money appropriation. c Upon motion of Mr. Hinton, seconded by h,r. Hall, the Board acting upon the recommendat~/on " ~of the Recorder approved the hiring out of ~Hilton Thorpe for the balance of his term,l~ ~ ~-,v` without cost. . ~~ Action was def erred on the matter of payment of ~50.00 to the State Hospital for V ~~~+'t~ treatment of 17.H.Davis, inebrp,te. ,~i r Meeting of November 6th,1933, continued.. Alfred Conner. ~.W.Ee~'r.in^,e R.E.Piner. W.R.Al1en,Jr., J.H.Morse. J.W.Saynox. M.T.Sellers. C.H.Belvin. W.I,.Clemmons. W.A.Aimaworth. W.J.Rhodes. D.H.Wfllard. H.D.Brovm. W.H.Cox. W.F.Bowen. W.G.Baker. Henry Maultsby. L.Zuther Toon K.F.Anderson. Morris Cook. Jas.Wenberg. L.P.Hall. H.W.Strfckland. T.J.I,andon. J.D.Vann. J.E.Walton. PI.P.Conner. G.L.Pistolis. P7.E.Tusch. , V1.L.Allender B.G.Hodkins. W.A.VPalker,Jr.Tos.A.Padrick. C.J.Carpent~. H.L.Adams. E.J.Todd. For the trial of civil cases,vleek beginning December 4th,1933: O.F.19alton. Gibson Segister. Tabias Huffaker. M.P.Watkins. J.E.34obley. C.M.Pucket.) E.G.King,Jr., H.M.VJill~.ama. Chas:W.Ruark. F.N.Skipper. W.K.Allen. S.B.Yopp. J Dan H. Earp. P.B.Rhodes. G.J.Hufha.m. Z.K.Bell. D.D.Sloan. ~~l.J.Cle~rnnona. C.T.Regieter. D.H.Malpa.ss. E.A.Bordeaux. E.T.Bland. B.H.Smith. Robert Jacobe. Second week fo r the trial of c£eil cases beginning December llth,1933: W.H.Powell. G.R.Moore. O.H.Shoema.ker. M.W.Gore. W.H.Alexander.J.E.George. P.E.Dobson. R.EH.Grissom. C.Y.Milton. R.S.Rogers. C.H.Bornemann.P.M.Holmea. W.E.Peterson. H.~S.Solomon. Alex Huf£man. E.S.VJillis. , Albert Brown . C.H.Hatchel . O.H,Hender.son. H.D.Dawson. O.C.Hutaff. W.G.Farmer. J.F.Stack. C.J.Stokley. /f Clerk. , `, . }~ / Wilmington, N. C., Noaember 13th,1933. ,._ The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 3:00 o'clvck P.M. The m ing then adjourned. ~ ~~ Sk~~ Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Jas.lrl.Hall and J.H.Hinton. ~ Mr. VJ.H.Il~ontgomery chairman of the local Federal ,Employment Bureau coriunittee and ~6-.~ ~r. Capus M. Waynic State Director of remmployment, and del,egation appeared and urged ,~" ' the Board to grant an appropriation of ~400.00 and provide quarters to ma.ke possible ~ -~~i~~@ the continuation of the Federal Employment Bureau in this county from January 1,1934 to - • June 30th,1934, After a general discussion orF the requeat, it was upon motion of , ~ Mr. Hall, seconded by Nr. Hinton, and unanimously carried, ~irs. L.T.Sewell of VJilmington township was granted an abatement of taxes on a valuation~ - . ~~ of ~25.00 account of radio listed in excess of its value for the year 1933. •, ~-- ~ ~ Upon motion of 2~4r. Hall, seconded by &Sr. Hinton, the application,of Mr.R.L.Johnson to ' , ~~`~ sell beer in accordance yrith law at Seaen Hdile, Scotts Hill road, vaas approved. ' The matter of separating the assessment in the division of property of the late W.H.Turley in block #305 was upon motion of BGr. Hinton, seconded by Mr. Hall, referred ~/ ~~1~` to the Chairman vrith power to act. ~~ ~ Mrs. Ruth E. Baker, 71 years of age hav4ng been inveatigated'and recemmended by the ~ . ~'Vlelfare Officer, was upon motion of Mr. Ainton, seconded by 2~r. Hall, admitted to th ~C1~ County Home as an inmate. <`~ ' ~ ,.. . . Upon motion of ~ir. Hinton, seconded by hRr. Hall, bills amounting to ~570.34 incurred, ~~ for holding election Nov~rnber 7th, was approved for payq~ent. . , ~ . ~~_(~ Upon motion, duly seconded,county bills ~os. 961 to ~1026 were approved for payment. ' ~ s _~~.. , . ., 's~ ~ •` ,. 2~9 ~eeting of November 13th,1933, continued., y'~.M . ' ,~ statement of expenditures by the Board of Education for the month of October wae' / ~ ~eceived and o~cdered filed. • a copy of the audit report of the Board of Education for fiscal year ending June 30th,1933, ~ ~.r;:a.,,,~w~:s received and ordered filed. ~ (~%~r The meet g then adjourned. , co ~l. ~iT,~L ' Cle~ic• , // 9Vilmirgton, N. C., November 20th,1933. ;." a ~ The,regular weekly meeting~of.the Board was held at 3:00 o'clock P.M. Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.[~l.Trask, F.~G.Ross,Jas.M.Hall and J.H.Hinton. ~ Upon motiott of Nr. Trask, seconded by ~Ir. Hinton, the Board authorized transportation / ~~` ~ for P.Holmea to East~ Caxolina Trai.nin~ School. • Upon motion of T`s~. Trask, seconded by H~Ir. Hall, the Board a,cting upon the request of \~.zG,,, the ~Clerk of Recorders Court amended its order of ~Idovember. 6=,,19:~, by author~.zing the f employment of a full time ma,n as assistant to the Deputy Clerk of Recorders Court at $80.00 per mont~ from date her eof,~o ~ontinue'so,long~as his services are necessary. _-- ~ The offer of the Virginia-C olina Chemical Co., to increase their 1931 listings. by --°~ ~32,787.20 and for the year~932 by 5,348.89 account of under estimated values, was•upon ~~ ., ~~ ~~K motion of P+x. I3a11, seconded by Mr. Hinton, referred to a committee of the Chairraa.n, Mr. Ross and the County Auditor to investigate the said values for said years and report back•to the Board. ,~ ~~~ The Grand Jury~report November term, was receivedr/ ' After reading a cor~unication from Mr. Dunning by Mr. Ross, regax$in~ the posibility of securing lighting and other improvements-for the County Airport through the Civi2 J ,~ ~ G`~ Works Administration, the Chairman was requested to attend a conference of the Public VJorks Commigsion at Raleigh GGednesday morninc, Idovembe'r 22nd,1933 to aseertain what can be done in securing an appropr~ation for thiei~ro,ject• , • Mr. Q.R.Mor`s~ presented hia bond as Tax Collector in the penalty of^~37~600.00 with the ` ' National Surety Company as surety, the said amount having been fixed by the Board ~~ o£ Commission~rs wa.s unanimoias}.~.adopted. The Board then ordered that the name of the Tax Collector be stamped or printed on the tax receipts. , Upon motion of Mr. Hall, seconded by ~r. Hinton, the Board approved the payment of~l ~~. $16.00 to the ~L~ichie Company foi the 1933 su~plement to the code for the Clerk of Superior Court. ~' ~, f~1`Il1 . Upon motion of Idr. Hfl~~, seconded by Es. Hir~ton, County bills Nos. 1027 to 1047~ Inc. "• • "~ ~ were approved` for payment. The Recorder appeared~and told the Commissioners tha.t there appeared to be approxir~ately ~ ~„~~150.00 accumu'lated fines remitted over a period of eight or ten years that.3iave~°n~ve;~.. , \~.~E,C~`'" been called for and asked what disposition ahould be made of the same. After some .,~ ~ discussion and,upon motion oP ivirr.,Trask, seconded by Mr. Hall, the Board oxdered that " t ~ the same be placed to tYie credit of the General Fund account of the County. v~`s? ~ r• .' . The Board then took a recess to meet with I~;ir. J.A.Taylor, County Civil Works _ _~~ ~ Administrator, at the City Hall, for the purpose of submitting for his approval~ the follo~ving Civil Works projectss . • ' Painting the County Court House. ~ Construction of~a road from Castle Hayne to connect with route ~30, near Scotts Hill, , distanee about Pive miles. Extending 1~ontgomery Avenue running eastwardly from l9rightsbo3~o to connect with , route #30, distarice about three miles. - ~ Construction o£ a road to connect ~dcCumbers Station with Seven ~,iile on route #30, ~ distance about three miles. • Construct a road to connect route #20 near 49inter Park with the Carolina Beach road ~ near Stitna~t Park, distance about tv~o and one half miles. . Completion o£ the aurfacing of the Blue Clay road, distance about two miles. Completion of the surfacing of the Gordon road,.distance about three miles. , . ~ C//~!n ~ l. r~. Cler Wilmington, N. C., November 27th,1933. ' The regular weekl,y meeting of the Board rvas held at 3:00 0' clock' P.P,~. ~ ~ Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.~7.Trask, F.M.Ross, Jas.~.Hall and J.H.Hinton. ~ ' Upon motion of I4fr. Trask, seconded by 2~r. Hinton, R4r.$.D.Futrelle was granted an abatement ~~ ~~~X of taxes on a valuation of ~I50.00 for the year 1932, and ~250.00 for the year 1933, on ., household and kitchen furniture listed in error. The request of Etr. W.A. Fpniville, Secy-Treas., of the Carolina Building & Loan Association, • ~a~ ~for an abatement of taxes on a valuation of ~10,120.00 "~ioney on Hand Not Deposited" v ~ ` ~/ receiqed on Saturday April lst,1933, wae referred to the 8hairma,n and County Attorney for , f investigation and with power to.act. A suggestion by Col. ~alke: Taylor, representing the Local Underwriters, that the County merge it various insurance policies and bonds into one general blanket policy, was upon `~~motion of Nr. Ross, seconded by ~dr. Hall, referred to a committee consisting of the ~ Chairman, Mr. Trask and I~Er. Hinton to confer with the Local Board of Undervrriters and Tepart their recommendations to thia Board at a subsequent meeting. , f~ . ~~U ~ Meeting of November 27th,1933, continued.• ^ Upon.motion of ~r..Trask, seconded by rFr. Hinton, the Board approved the payment of . ~~ $50.00 to the 3ta~e Hospital at Raleigh for Board and Treatment of W.A.Da~is,finebPiate,~ ~ for period from July 5th, to October 5th,1933. A petition bearing,the naznes of twenty-four citizen5 and property ovmers was presented ~ by bir. Chas.B.Parmele and Herbert Bluethenthal asking the Commissioners to approve as a Civil Works project, the construction of a public road connecting.State highway ~ ~~~ #40 with the Blue Clay road. Said proposed road to be approximately 3000 yards in ' ~-- lettgth and located about six miles from Wilmington. After discussion of the request ' it wae upon motion of h;r. Hall, seconded by ~r. Hinton, aPProved, also the proper ' drainage of the area was upon motion of b;r. Ross approved b~ the Board. •. ~~ The Board acting upon the recommendation of the County ~elfare Officer ~ranted an '; ~(~ appropriation of approsimateiy $18.b0 per month for board and treatment of H.S.Harrell~ for tubersulosis at Sanatorium,N.C. ' y Upon motion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Mr. Hinton, ~r. Louis W. Stuckey of Wilmington~ ` ~~~,"~ tovrnship, was granted an aba.tement of poll tax for the year 1933 account of being .. . - ~ under age and having listed poll taxes in error. ~ The request of Mesa. fIall & Pearsall for a reduction of assessment on proper-ty in \> ~- -U~ block #259 was rePerred tothe Chairman and Tax Assessors for additional information." 1 ~ • Plith reference to the offer of R.S.Dickson & Co., Raleigh, N. C., the Board declined the ` / p,;~~~'- purchase of one New Hanover County road bond 4~~ due July lat,1936 at a price of ~96.50. ~~ ~ ~ - Upon motion, duly seeonded, I~Hr. Geo.D.Dodge was granted an extension oY ninety day~ },~~,aN~ from November 22nd1933, to meet his initial payment of ferryboat 34enantic. v / V • The Board acting upon the recommendation of t'r~e committee composed of the,Chairman, Count~r Auditor and the County Attorney ordered that all unpaid taxes charged against / the 9~few Hanover Transit Company and the Carolina Beach Rail~ray Company on lota at !/ ~/ ?,~ Carolina Beach~for the years 1920 to 1924 inclusive be cancelled; for the reason of /~U~ extreme doubt as to the amounts due,the County's inability~to prove any tax due and also the smallness of the items involved. -~ It.appeaiing that Daisy I' Znnis and H.I,.Smith haoing settled with the County's Agenta ,~+ the amount of purchase price°due on lots Nbs. 10 and 11, block No.2, Hanover Gardene, it / ,~ 6~.`,Y was:;_ therefore, upon motion,o:duTy,seconded, ordered:that the notes given t o the County j/ ~\j~ for deferred payments on same be cancelled and surrendered to ~he asid above mentioned parties. ~ Upon motion of PLr. Ross, seconded by P6r. Hinton, Mr..T.A.Nisbet was allowed an abatement~ of taxes on a valuation of ~1,500.00 on home assesament, lot 4, block 5, Sunset Park ,C ~', account of mortgage reduction he failed to claim at lmsting ti.me•1933. Said mortgage `\Q?.~'. is held by the Victory Home Company and duly listed for the year 1933. • ~- ~ . The m ing, then ad,journed. /~ ~!. ~''?' • Clerk. Wilmington, N. C., December 4th~1933. The re~ula.r wee ly meeting of the Board wae held at 3s00 o'clock P.M. ~ Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.W.Trask, F.M.Ross and Jas. fl~. Hal•1. - /Upon motion of Nir. Ross, seconded by T~Gr. Trask, Mr.~~d.L.Rfvenbar~C was released from ~ ~f - f~U~ ~ payment of penalty for not liating property in Wilmington township for the year 1933. ~ IIpon motion of ~ibr. Ross, seconded by B:r. Hall, the application of BHr. ReG.Lytton, ~,,,~ Mana$er o£ Sunset Pask, to finish repairs to streets at Sunset Park undertaken by ~~~ relief workers la~t epring, as a civil works project vras approved. Upon motion of Mr. Ross, seconded by 1fir. Hall, the Board voted to amend the County's/ $pplication for approval of Civil FJorks project, a road connectin~ route #30 near / Scotts Hill vrith route #40 at Castle Hayne by including in-the same a,txi making a part ,y, ~~ thereof, the road requested by citizens and property ownera requested at meeting of November 27th,1933. ~~~Upon motion of T~kr.Trask, seconded by 11r. Hall, N~r.A.B.Rhodes Regiater of Deeds, was / granted a petty cash account of $25.00. ~d~' . . ~ The Chaixman vras instructed to con£er with Dr.Jno.C.Wessell relative to securing J ~/ admission o£ T~s.J.C.Belcher in the local Red Cross San3torium. Mr. Belcher is now ,-- ~~'J located at the State Sanatorium , but this Board ia informed by the' :qelfare Officer ~ that he will have to leave on account of the lack of fumds. Upon motion of Mr. Ro~s, seconded by &Ir. Hall, the claim of•Thos.R.Ames for ~50.00 J ~~~ for loss of a cow bitten by a ma.d dog was referred to the County Attorney for opinion. , ("i ` • l~ Miss ~nn b;ason newly appointed Home Demonstration Agent appeared and told the Board that ~~'~she assumed her duties on December lst. ' \~,J Upon motion of PJ;r. Ross, seconded by Ddr. Trask, the Board approved as a civi'1 works project, the request of citizens and property owners to extend Chestnut street from the~ -` ~~f city limits to connect with Kenvrood Avenue, provided the same does not in any tnanner ~ interfere v~ith the airport project as to men available for this work. r r _.~ ~ , ~~ & ~ ~~ ~ ~t115 Meeting of December 4th,1933 continued. The request of Mr. C.H.Zibelin to be released from payment~of sales coets and penalty for delayed payment accrued a~inst his property in Masonboro toenship V for the year 1933, wa~ declined for the reason that the sa,me is a usual char~e fixed by lavr and all other tax payers against whom such h~aa~ge has accrued aI'e required to pay. ~ Upon motion, duly seconded', county bills Nos. 1048 to 1210 iilclusive were~ aoproved for payment. ~ Upon motion of Mr. Ross, seconded by I~Sr. Trask, the Board acting upon the reco~endation of the coirnnittee granted the Home Real Estate I,oan and Insurance ~ ~ ~( ~y„CD Company an abatement of t~es on a valuation of ~900.00 assessment on 100 feet /( Caxolina Beach adjoining block "G", Yor the year 1933, account of the same being the same deaignated as lots 1 and 2 in block "G" Casolina Beach listed by W.F.Shaffner et al. . ~ Upon r.~otion of Mr. Trask, seconded by Efr: Ross, the Board approved the payment of ,~~~152.83 to Baxter Durham, State Auditor, for expense for maintenance of indigent ~ _/ S pupils £or the year 1933-1934. •~ Upon motion of i~r. Rosa, secondedeby P;r. Trask, he Co~issioners authorized the . use and repair of the porch adjoining the basement on south side of the old court house , ~~,~~,., for the Civil ~Yorks Administration, the cest of repairs to be charged against the ,~ . Ne~~ Hanover County Relief aceount. The Chairinan zras further authorized to purchase neceasary incidentals in connection with the the Court House CiYil Works painting . the sa~e to be charged to the NeA Hanover County Relief Appropriation. C~ The annual report of Pd:r.W.N.Harriss, C.S.C., was presented and upon motion of ~ ~ / ~ ~6r. Hall, seconded by Nr. Trask, was rePerred to the County Auditor for checking 'and.then ordered published as the law directs. The term of the Chairman of~the.Board having expired this day and this being the meeting at which a chairman is to be elected, Mr. Ross moved tha,t ~r. Hewlett ~ne~eQ9~--be re-elected Chairman, his motion was seconded by I~,r. Hall and ~hr. Hewlett was t/ ' ~1~ ~ unanimously elected Chairman of the Board for a term of one year. Upon motion the Chairman's salary vuas fixed at ~200.00 per month and $~25.00 per month for automobile ~ expense. . Upon motion of ISr. Traslc, seconded by I~r. Roes, 11s. Jas.M.Hall vras re-elected Vice ~~2." ~~Chairman of the Board andi authorized to sign vfarrents on the County Auditor for county expense in cases of absence of the Chairman. •~. ~ • Upon motion of Pdr. Ross,~seconded by Mr. Trask, Thos.K.Woody was re-el~ected Clerk v ~~~%'~l~' of the Board and salary fixed at $200.00 per month. 4 ~ ~ ~, The following were re-elected to their.respective positions for the year ending ~i /~~ l~.e~- iJocember 30th,1934~ and salaries fixed as follows: , ~., - . . . . Bellamy & Bellatt~y, County Attorneys .................~100.00 per morith. D.G.Edmondson, Clerk to,the County Auditor,....... . 125.00 " " . ,. Mrs.E.T.Keal, Stenographer .............,.........:.. 95.00 o n _ L' ~ • Ed George, Janitor Court House (Old Building),...... 95.00 " " L.N.Rich", Janitor Court House (Annex) .............. 90.00 " " . S.G.I.ong, Buperintendent County Home and Farm,...... 100.00 " " • S.G.Long, Automobile allowance ...................... 20.00 " " ~ ffirs. S.G.Zong, ~iatron County Home .........:......... 50.00 " " .. ~ , C.L.Philemon, Special Officer .................... 120.00 " " " F.Porter Davis, Special Officer ..................... 120.00 " " J.H.Southerland, Fish Inspector ..................... Fees only. ~ STAI~TDING CO~fITTEE ~ , ~ ~ ~g,."~"-~s~- . . . .. .. County Home and Farm ............... .. ... ..... Geo.FJ.Trask, Chairman. Addison He~vlett. ~ F.M.Ross. r/ Court House and Jail ................................ J.H.Hinton,Chairma.n. Geo.W.Trask. ~ Jas.Dd.Hall. . : , . Home Demonstration Flork,.........•.....' ............. F'•~•R088~ Cl]31T1T18X1. Addison Hewlett. ~ Geo.V9.Trask. Health .............................................. Jas.I~H.Hall, Chairman. ' F.P~.Ross. J.H.;~Iinton. . Oak Grove Cemetery .................................. J.H.Hinton,Chairman. - Addison Hewlett. Q ~ ~~~~~ . Ferry Co~nmission .................................... Addison Hewlett, Chairman. Jas.M.Hall. Bluethenthal Airport,....._... ....................... F.M.Ross, Chairman. ~ Addison Hewlett. Jas. DQ. Hall. Upon motion of 1~r. Aoss, seconded by Mr. Hall, the contract to care for~the`County ,/ clock was acvarded to ~s. W.A.Whitney at a cost of ~100.00 per yeax, he being the V only bidder. . ~~~ Meetiag of December 4th,1933 continued. L~/ A request of the Board of Education that the foll,owirag amounte be placed to the ~~ 4~r~ credit of the achool fund to take care of expenditures for the.month of December.~ ,~ v~as approved and the same to be provided as funds become available from tax collectiona. L /Z~ii ~ Clerk. . Wilmington, N. C., December llth,1933. The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 3s00 o+clock P.DH. The m ing then ad,journed. ~ ~ . ~~ Present: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.W.Trask, and J.H.Ainton. A delegation of citizena from Pander County composed of I~essrs. Julian Keith,F.D.Orx, H.Chas. Walker, C.A.Bell and George Moore appeared and told the Board that the Pender County Co~issionere have approved repaira to the ~'Negro Hesd Road" to the New Hanover County line as a Civil iNorks pro~ect and that the Administrator of Pender ~'~ County vaould soon have a Yorce of inett at work on the project,•and urged this Body ~ ~ to take action approving that portion of the road in New Hanoner County, thus considerably shorten the distance of travel betv~een Wilmington and Fayetteville and intermediate points ae well as apening up new and valuable territory along the route. A committee of Messrs. A.J.Beach, G.J.47alsak, W.A.Pdiller and Al£red B. Sternberger from the United Commercial Travelers were also.present and ur~ed favorable action. After discudsion at was, upon motion of T~r. Hi.nton seconded by Mr. Trask, RESOLVED; That this Board approve repairs and improvements to the Negro FIead Road to the Pender County line as a civil works project as soon as men are available. Upon motion o£ 34r. Trask, seconded by Bfs. Hinton, the Board adopted the recommenda~ion \~Q~~~ of the Recorder to hire out Annie.~mith upon pa,yment of $11.40 court costs. The Chairman reported that he was advised by Dr.John C. Wessell that there is no room at the•local Red Cross Sanatorium to care for J.T.Belcher at this time, but wi11 receive him for treatment just as soon as room is available. Mr. Belcher now receiving. treatment at the State Sana,torium and rather than have him returned here for the wont ~~ of funds to continue his treatment for tuberculosis pending admisaion to the Red Cross / Sanatorium, Mx~. Hinton move~ and it was seconded by ~ir. Trask and carrieci, tY~at this Board authorize the payment of ~15.00 per month to the State Sana,torium for his'board . and treatment until such•tinie that he can be admitted At the local Red Croas Sanatorium, Upon motion o£ Mr. Trask, seconded by ll~r. Hinton, the ma.tter of separating the assessment ~ ~.~ ~~L~ • on the portion lo atedfonathelnortheside of~thehBlue Claybro drinTorder~to~make ahsale,eg. was referred to the Chairman with power to•act. ~_`~,t~' ~ .__ ~ , ~~~~~~ Upon motion of idr. Hinton, seconded by hTr. Trask, the Board separated the assessment of ~14,400.00 on the v~eat half and northea~t quarter of lot #3, in block #182 an fixed the ~-, asses~nent on the v~est half lot #3 at $10,350.00 for the year 1933 and at $1i,500.00 ~ for prior years to.enable L9r. John D. Bella.u~y to pay the taxes due on the west half of ~ ~ot #3. ~ . . . l ~ Up6n motion, dulq seconded, county bills Nos. 1211 to 1225 were approved for payment. IIpon motion of I~ir. F3inton, seconded by Mr. Trask, the Chairman was authorized and ~/ directed'to pirchase necessary material and labor to make needed repaira to the court h e C~C~T' in.connection ~rith the Civil Works painting~project, the cost of same to be charged ~ against the New Hanover County Relief Fund. ~ ~ ~~~ / - ~ ~ Updn motion of LIr•. Hinton, seconded by ~r. Trask, the Chairman and Clerk were'authorized and directed to execute a rider to be attached to the bond of J.A.Orrell as Treasurer 1/ of the Board of Education,ahowing the reduction of said~bond from $50~OOU.00 to ~10,000.00 as authoriied at meeting of July 31st~1933. A communication wa§ received from the County Auditor showing the amount on deposit in~ ~J each bank as of November 30th,1933, together with a memorandum of 5securities held in ~~~~ each case. ~~~~~. To enable the Carolina Building and Loan Association to pay the taxes due on the r.G.bBurphy home, southwest part of lot #5, in block #141, account of foreclosure, the / Board, upon motion of h~r. Trask, seconded by b~ir. iIinton, separated the land asseasment of $5,100.00 on the southwest part of lot #4 and west half of lot #5, and fixed the assessment on the southwest paxt of lot n5 at ~4,050.00 for the year 1933, and ~4,500.00 £or the years prior thereto for which back taxes are due. ,~~i? The report of ladies rest room for November wae received and ordered filed.~ ` ~~~~ Upon motion of ~~r. Hinton, secon3ed by Pfr. Trask~ the request of Mr. Z~1.G.James for an ~, ~ adjustment of the taxes due on the property of heirs of D.G.Rober~ts in block #175 for ~, F • ~~~,•°f the years 1922 to 1933 inclusive account of the dilapidated condition o£ the building , ' ~ l~ for several yeaxe back, was referred to the Ch~irman for investigation and report to the ' . Board at a subsequent'i., meeting. The County Auditor's cash report for the month of November was received and ordered filed ~L . ~~`~ Upon motion, hSr. u1.R.Dosher was allo~red to instal a fuel saving device on one of t$e / ~ ~ , court house boilers,on trial. V ', (`~i~~ Upon motion of N,r. Trask, seconded.by Mr. Hinton, the Board suthorized the puschase oY l~ ' `- T~22~000.00 New Hanover County 4~$b bonds maturing ~15,000.00 January 1st,1937,~7,fl00.00 ~~ ~,~ January lst,1938 at a 6~ yield. _ The ~me, ~'ng then ad,journed. ~ d~"~ ~~ _4¢vT,xZx . . ~ erk. ~ _ . t_ ~~~~ . VJilmington, N. C., December 18th,1933. ' . The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held at 3:00 0'clock P.~. ' Preaent: Addison Hewlett Chairman, Geo.P~.Trask, F.,M.Ross,Jas.~H.Hall and J.H.Hinton. ~ ~: . The request of• interested citizens presented by Mesars. Louis T.Moore and ~deares Harriss, asking the Commisaionera to recommend and urge the Department of Conservation and Development to include ~lfyrtle Grove Sound in its oyste~r and clam ` ~~ propagation program under Civil ~/orks Administration, and the matter of blasting an / inlet through the beach at upper Myrtle Grove Sound to afford a more abundance " of rsal.tywater~ to offset the fresh vrater coming into the sounds'~hrough°the1..}nland ,- `. avaterway, to insure the proper amount of sea water for the succeseful propagation of _, • clams and oysters, was taken/under advisement and the matter of opening an inlet was, upon motion of Ivir. Ross, sec~onded by Mr. Hall, referred to the Chairraan to confer with the United States Engineer/s Office and report to the Board at a subsequent meeting: ~v Upon motion of Fi?r. Hall, seconded by fl~Ir. Hinton, the request of Mr. VJ.N.Harriss ~ that the Commiesioners purchase a larger sa£e for his office, was referred to th ' ~ C Chairman with full power to act. - 'l ~ Upon motion of L~,r. Trask, seconded by•Pdr. Ross, a petition presented by D~r.B.Van Bavel bearing the si~natures oP fourteen property owners reguestin~ hard surfacing v - ~/1~~( •and dr.aining Northeast Avenue for a distance of approxim~tely one and one half miles, ~ at Castle Hayne, was approved and referred to the State Highway and Public°Warks ~~ ~ Commission. • ~ ,0 / Upon motion of ~r. Ross, seconded by Mr. seconded by D~r. Hall, the Board adopted the recommendation of 2~dr.J.H.Ainton Chairman of the Oak Groce Cemetery Committee, to ~ ;` ~ 9''~appoint Iur. D.J.Browning Keeper of Oak Grove Cemetery for a trial term of thirty days .. ~~ beginning January'lat,1934, thereby terminating the aervicee of 1~ir.J.E.Johnsori t}ie present keeper. • Upon motion of ~:r. Trask, seconded by ~r. Hall, sheriff's bond No. 549532 in the penalty of•~2,500.00 with the National Surety Company for the collection of County,~ ~~~ School and special local taxes, was ordered cancelled on account of all taxes now ', • paid to the Tax Collector. ~ i~'GyQ/ ITpon motion of ~fir. Hinton, seconded by Mr. Hall,,the Board authorized turkey to be ~j ~`~~ served to the jail and county farm prisoners for dinner Christmas day. , y , y past, the Board voted ~C'~ Upon motion dul seconded as has been the cuatom in ears . to allow a amall appropriation toward meeting the expense of the Yoke Fellows f or `' ~~~ serving special Christmas Dinne~-at`the County Home. , ~`~~~`~ ~'LicBoy Decemberul4th,.1933, uponepayment of the courtgcostaramountingnto~~12R15eas' recommen3ed by the Recorder, was confirmed by the Board. ~ , The Commissioners noting a decision of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, confirming , .~~ judgments against.~trie State in favor of the operators of the i~lilmington-P7rightsville ~~ ~ Beach Causeway, approximating $110,000.00, the Criairman was, upon motion of Mr.Ross,~ ~7 ~% seconded by \Mr. Hall, authorized to renew efforts of this Body and work in ~ conjunction ~Aith the property owners of Wrightsville Beach,in an effort to have the ~ State Highway and Publie Wroks Commission take over the causew~y and provide free ' pas'sage over the same. ~ Mr.C.R4.I~urrin asked that the Coa~issioners refund to him ~43.75 taxes paid February ~~ ~ 12th,1932 on lot #9, block #29 Carolina Beach and $5.50 paid September 22nd,1933,~ • on lot #20, block '~48, formerly owned by'~d the said taxes acerued against the _ /~p~J.~~ DTev/ Hano~rer Transit Company, in view of a recent order of this Board, tha.t all unpaid ~ taxes charged against the New Hanover Transit Ccmpany.o~ the Carolina Beach Raflway Co.,' on lots atlCarolina Beach be cancelled for the years 1920 to 1924 inclusive, £or the . reason of.extreme doubt of taxes due etc., It appearing that similar•payments have ' - been made by other parties, the matter was, upon motion of R~r. Hinton, seconded by ~ ' ~Br. Fiall, referred to the,County Attorney to ascertain what payments have been made _ • and report the same together tivith his reco~endations to the Board at its next meeting., ~ '~lith referenee to the Claim of Mr.T.R.Ames for $50.00 for loss of a cow, killed by xeason of haYing been bitten by a mad dog. The County Attorney ~ave as his opinion,, ~~y~~•m ~ that it would,be a legal claim againat the school dog tax fund if it was shown to have . been necessary to kill the coe by reason of the in,jury received. Dr.R.P.Huffman having attended the cov~, the Clerk~was therefore directed to to request Dr.Huffman and Mr. T.R.Ames to be present at the next meeting of the Board for the purpose of ., establishin~ the true facts in the case. ~ A request of 1,fir. W.L.Ri;venbark for abatement of 1933 taxes on two houses c~l.ext~oyed by fire ~~,,I2S in block #10, in August 1933, was declined, for the reason that the property existed ~~ ~~ ~~~ and was taxable on April lst,1933. . ` • Upon motion of 1dr. Trask, seconded by i~r. Hall, the Board authorized and directed the ,., G pay~ent,of ~25.00 to the Childrens Home Society of North Carolina at Greensboro,N.S., ~ ~/~~as a holiday donation to sid in caring for homeless children. . , The m~ ~~g then adjourned. . , . ~ ~/`I !~ '7 ( . 7~/TiZ~y • . • ~ark. . . ~ ~64 , Wilmington,N.C., Decenber 26th,1933. The regular weexly meet~ng of the Board wae held at 3:00 o'clock P.M. , . Present:.Geo.W.Trask, Jae.~.Hall and J,.H.Hinton. J~~ Due to sickness,the Chairman was absent and Vice Chairman Jas.Pd.Hall`presided. ; / ~ ~~~ The audit report of the officers of New Hanover County for yeax ending ,/ ~ June 30th,Z933, prepared by J.B.McCabe & Company was received and upon motion` of I~r.Trask, seconded by.~Sr. Hinton was accepted and theiT.:bil~ for ~695.00 ~ for ma,king the audit as per Co~tract, was approved for payment. ~ ~ ~~~1~ Upon motion, duly seconded, county bills Nos 1226 to 1300 were approved for payment /, Upon motion of ~r, Trask, seconded by Mr. Hinton, Louis Everett 86 year old citizen ~, -, ~ having been investigated and recommended by the County Welfare Officer was admitted C to the County Home as an inmate. ,// Upon motion of ~r. Hinton, seconded by Mr. Trask, Mr.W.H.Prease former inmate at the ~/ ~County Home,now at Jas.~alker Hospital, was upon recommendation of the County Welfare ~~ Officer re-admitted to the County Ho~e. . ~ ~i The claim of Thomas R. Ames filed ~ith this Board Dec;ember 4th,1933, for $50.00 " damages sustai~ed.by the loss of a cow bitten by a mad dog,'was investigated by~ ~ `~~he Commiesioners and from information £urnished by Dr.R.P.Auffman found that , Mr. Ames ~vas justified in having the cow killed by reason of having been bitten \ _d~ by the said do~. Therefore based on the opinion of the County Attorney and upon V" motion of Mr. Hinton, seconded by ~dr. Trask, the Board apprbved the payment of the claim out of the dog tax fund by the Board of Education as provided by law. , ' (Section 1681 N.C.Code 1931) . ~,~`~ Upon motion of ~r. Hinton, seconded by 2~r, Trask, the Bdard~a~so approved the payment, , ~_,M out of the.school dog tax fund,the personal expenae incurred by Dr.R.P.Huffman in ~ lr" shippin~ the above mentioned dogs head to Raleigh for e~mination. < -a~,,JUpon motion of ~6r. Hinton, seconded by hdr. Trask, payment of not exceeding ~12.00 tq/ ~ ~~~ ~f' A.B.Blake for repairs to wiring in the office of the Assistant Health Officer v~as ~/ authorized. Upon motion, duly seconded, the Chairman and ZSr. Ros~ and T~r. Hinton were named to ' ~ ` C~j~ check the annual accounts of I~r.W.N.Harriea, C.S.C. . %~• . j ~ The me in~ then ad~ourned. ~, r'ii~/h 9l.7'SR~vr~~i . - Clerk. ~~ 'J~ilmington, N. C., January 2nd,1934. ~ , The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held this day at 3s00 o'clock P.Yn. ` ~ • Present: Addison Hewlett Chairn~n, Geo.'~V.Trask,F.I~i.Ross and,J~,s. M. Hall and ~ , J.H.Hinton. ~ Upon motion of Idr. Hall, seconded by T~r. Trask, the recommendation of the Hec xder ~. ~ C~ to hire out George Fields upon payment of ~16.10 cou~t.costs, was adopted. . ~'. The request of Donald Kelly, agent,for an abatement of taxes on a valuation of $~200.00 household and kitchen furniture charged against &Siss Etmna H. Iielly at ,~ ~~ Ca.rolina Beach, Federal Point township for which she failed to get credit_for at V the time o; listing 1933, as provided by law,'was granted subject to the approval --~ of the County Attorney. It appearin~ that Pdiss Kelly a former`resident of this county, now residing in Charlotte has not received a similar exemption in any other county in tne Stat:e, and that Netv Ha.nover County is her nome. ~ ~ Upon motion of Iuir. Hinton, seconded by ~r. Trask, the Board approved the application • ~~'`. of Kure Iand & Development Company for a public pa.rking place at Fort Fisher Sea ~ ~ Beach as a Civil Works Project. Upon motion of 2uTr. Ross, seconded by 2~dr. Hinton, the Board ordered the Sheriffs' ~ ~ bond with the National Surety Company in the ~enalty of $~2,500.00 for the collection ~/ • ,w ' of County taxes cancelled, for the reason that said taJCes are no longer collected ~. ~'~Iy by Che sheriff, but by the Consolidated Tax Department. The request of the Board of Educatior~ that the sum of $4,630.00 be p7aced to the credit of the schocl fuud to take care of,School Book Fund $3,000.00; Special ~ ~ ~ Vocational Fund ~130.00 and I4laintenance of Plant ~1,500.00 for the month of January, ~ ~ was upon motion of I~~ir. Trask, seconded by Mr. Hinton, approved and to be provided ~hen funda are available. For the purpose of pa,ying the back taxes due by Estate of F.tiJ.Ortman on part of lot ~. west middle five, block 182, account of mortgage held by the Eeoples Building and • I,oan Association, the assessment of ~p6,500.00 on the west middle part of lot £ive ~~'~ block ~I82 was upon motion of I~~.r. Hinton, seconded by }!Tr. Trask, separated as foll.owst ~ For the year 1933- V~I~5 ~2,925.00, part iNIs45 ~2,925.00, for prior yeare l^lM5 ~3,250000 ' part G9I~d5 ~3,250.00. No action was taken on the request of the oil interests below Sunset Park to ^~ eliminate a fire hazard by burning off the under brush by the County, this being a-. `! matTer for the oil interests to handle. ~ ~ ` Upon motion, duly seconded, County bills Nos. 1301 to 1409 were approved for payment . T'" ~`11 Upon motio:; of ~IIr. Tzask, seconded by TJ:r. Hinton,the request of Pdr. I,.T.Rogers to be allowed to pay the taxes due on lot ~9 Seagate for the year 1930, less the poll ,~/' ,w ~(y~`/ and personal tax of J.K.Parker charged therein on account, of B~r.Rogers having to take the said lot back and Parker having no equity in the same, was granted.