02/14/1951
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RRGULAIl !I0N'lliLY r.IF.ETING BUARD OF m:ALTH
HELD IN OrFI~:E OF BOARD
FEBRUARY 14, 1051
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Present: Hr. Addison Hewlett, Chainnan; Dr. J. C. \fessell; Dr. James H.
Smith; }Ir. Il. L. Roland and Dr. J. C. Enox.
Due to the fact that two delegations appeared before the Board, the minutes
of the Called meeting on January 29, 1951, were not read and approved.
A delegation fronl Carolina Beach and Kure Beach headed by Mr. R. H. Hamilton,
City }1anager of Carolina Beach, made two requests; one, that the plwnbine
fees of the actual plwnbing work on Carolina Beach be split on a fifty-fifty
basis or that they be permitted to appoint their own plwnbing inspector and
collect all fees. Second, that they be granted representation on the Consoli-
dated Board of Health.
After much discussion and no agreement reached, Mr. Roland made the following
motion; Resolved, that a meeting be held in the very near future and that the
authorities of Carolina Beach, Wrightsville Beach and Kure Beach suhmit, in
writing, their proposal concerning the disposition of plumbing fees and re-
presentation on the Board of Health.
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Hr. B. H. Marshall and Hr, Ames from the \1ilrnington Housing Authority ap-
peared before the ~oard in the matter pertaining to plumbinc fees on the
Housing Authority Jervay project. After much discussion of this matter and
no agreement reached, it was moved by Dr. Swith, seconded by lIr. Roland, that
a letter received from Hr. Boney, Architect, concerninc the liability of the
Housing Authority and the plumbing contractor for the plumbing fees be turned
over to the health department's attorney and that the matter be handled on a
purely legal basis, as recommended by the department's attorney with the ad-
vice of the City and Countjr Attorneys, if he wishes to confer with them.
After the deler;ation left, Dr. Hessell presented a letter from Dr. Anplewhite
of the State ~6ard of Health regarding Dr. C. B. Davis. Dr. Wessell recorrmend-
ed that the Board take lil~ediate action with regard to the appointment of Dr.
Davis.for a one year. period as health officer. After a hurried discussion,
Dr. Smith moved, seconded by Mr. Roland, that further study of Dr. Davis'
application (telephone call to Dr. ",Jessell) be made by the committee appointed
at a previous meeting to select a health officer, and that action be taken by
~he whole Boara at a future meeting. Carried.
Certain requests by the heads of the divisions in the denartment relative to
the administration were asked for and granted; namely, that work pertaining to
each division be. supervised and passed upon by the head of that division, with
conferences of the division heads if necessary; furthermore, with the right of
the division heads to seek advice from Board members. It was furthermore agreed
that pl1.unbing was logically a part of general sanitation, therefore, coming under
the direct supervision of Mr. L. 1. Lassiter, Sanitary Engineer.
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There being no further business, the meetinf adjourned.
Approved /J1 D.JL d '1-1951
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Hr. it. H. Hanilton
City ManaG"r
Carolina Beech, North Carolina
LJe"r Hr. Hamilton:
Your letter of February 15, 1'151, ",J,S presented to the Hoard of Health
at its repular month 1,' meeting on ILrch 7, 1051, and after a full dis-
cussion of the proposals maue by you, a motion ',ms nade and dul,r carried
that the Board decline to Grant either of ,'our re'1uests. The; I' reasons
for cleclining aT'A hereby setforth:
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'l'he Board found that the fe';s coJ_lected from p'1L'1rin~ 'dork done at these
various lHunj_cipalities W'dS insuf "icient to c'efra,' the cost of the inspec-
tion. Enclosed ycu will find a statenent showinp the iL"1011nt of fees col-
lected over a twmty-month period beginnin['; July 1, 104" and ending FeoruaT')'
22, 1951; hence, it would be ine''1uitab1e to return any portJon of the plumb-
inG fees. rurthermore, it would be impossible for t.heRe rnmicipalities to
Eet competent inSpAction for the amount of Money thAY would recpive as fe~s.
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I'he reasons for declininE reorGanization of the DO I'd of H~alth are as
follows:
1. This lJoard was or[anized by le[islative act in 1013 and is one of the
_ very fE'\' boarus of Health operat.inc under a specific le"islative charter.
2. The orGanizational set up of this board is shular t.o that of all other
Hoarus in this "tate in rt:Eard to gew,ral reprRsentatJon.
3. health conditions in l.ew Hanover County indicate that the Hork of the
Board, as now orGanized, is and has bp-en over a nunber of years of Excellent
'1uality and that increased effj_ciency "ould not be secured be' a chanee in
the organization as now set up by the present charter.
The board is as much intprested in health conditions at thA be;"lches as they
are in any other portion of the Count,' imd at all tirlP-s wish to cooperat.e
full,' with beach authorities. The board fecols that in the int~rest of pub1_ic
health it must refuse the relluests c0ntainecl in )'our letter of FebruaT')' 15th.
Yours ve~r truly,
CC: J.layor J. K. Taylor
f-'layor Lawrence Kure
J;,nclosure
Secretary
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1'he plumbing ,pes collected frop1 Carolina BeaCh, Kure Beach and
\-Irit;htsville lJm,ch beGimun[; July 1, lQ49, and ending February 2P,
1951, areas follows:
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