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The Board of Commissioners recessed to meet at 2:00 o'cloock P Pd 'arch 20, 1946
and the members will meet as a Board of Equalization and Reveiw at 10 :00 o'clock A M
Monday Morning March 18, 1946.
March 18, 1946
The Board of CountyCommissioters met in the Court House on Monday march 18, 1946
at 10:00 O'clock, sitting as a Board of Equalization and Review, for hhe first meeting
of the year 1946, with all members present.
The Board of Equalization and Review consists of the following members: J. B.
Ennis, Angus A Cameron, R L Pate, L R Byrd, and Ferd D Jackson, Commissioners; A F
Fowler and C H Thornton, -ounty Appraisers; H C Strickland, County Attorney, and
Berles C Johnson, Clerk.
Mrs. Lovelia Lee was granted a reduction on buildings in Averasboro Township from
$2,350.00 to 02050.00.
John Suggs was granted a reduction on spme of his lots in Averasboro Township
from 01,725 to $1620.
The Board ordered the Appraisers to investigate 800 acres of Babcock Lumber 00
land located in Anderson Creek Township and valued at $7.20 per acre to determine its
right to a reduction in rate to that of cut -over timber land.
The Board also ordered the Appraisers to investigate 500 acres of Babcock Lumber
Co land located in Johnsonville Township and valued at 08.50 per acre to determine
its right to a reduction ih rate to that of cut -over timber land.
J M Canoy of Lillington Township asked for an investigation by the County Appraise
as to the equalization of some of his property located in Barbecue Township.
There being no further business the Board recessed until Monday March 25, 1946.
Berles C Johnson, Clerk
The Board of Equalization and Review met at 10 :00 o'clock Monday, march 25, 1946
with all members present.
Some Minor cases were brought before the Board and were explained and cleared up
to the taxpayers' satisfaction, No action was taken.
There being no further business, the Board recessed until Monday April 1, 1946.
Berles C Johnson, Clerk
The Board of Equalization and Review met at 2 :00 o'clokc idonday, April 1, 1946
with all members present.
There were no complaints brought before the Board. The work of the Equalization
Board in general was discussed.
There being no further business the Board recessed until Monday, April 8, 1946.
Berles C Johnson Clerk
The, Board of Equalization and Review met for its final sitting on Monday
April 8, 1946 at 10:00 o'clock with all members present.
It was advised that two acres of land in Johnsonville Township heretofore listed
to C A Hamilton for Taxation of Olivia for for year 1946 and five preceding years at
valuation shown on tax abstracts and that upon payment to the 'LJounty of Harnett of
said taxes, penalties, and cost, the lien of taxes against said property be dis-
charged.
£here being not further business the Board adjourned.
Berles C Johnson, Clerk
March 20, 1946.
The Board of Harnett "'ounty Commissioner reconvened their meeting Wednesday March
20, 1946 at the Harnett County Courthouse at 2 o'clock P M upon expiration of the
recess taken March 4, 1946.
Present: Chairman J B Ennis and Commissioners L R Byrd, A A Cameron, F D Jackson,
and R L Pate. The Court room was well filled by citizens from all sections of the
County, and after having heard many of the representative citizens present and tax
payers, all of those present :oined in the request which had been made by the
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