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10221941355 October 22, 1941 An adjourned regular meeting of the Hoard of Commissioners for the County of Harnett, North Carolina, was held at the Courthouse in Lillington, North Carolina, the usual place of meeting an October 22, 1941, at 10 o'clock A.M. Present: Chairman J.B.Ennis and Commissioners Fered D.Jackson, L.R.Byrd, A.A.Cameron, and R.L.Pate. Absent: None. Commissioner Ferd D.Jackson introduced the following bond order authorizing County bonds, which was read and is as follows: ORDER AUTHORIZING 441,000 SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS. WHEREAS, the County Board of Education of Harnett County has certified to this Board a resolution passed by said County Board of Education on October 21, 1941, showing that it is necessary in order to maintain the constitutional six months' school term in Harnett County to provide certain school improvements described in said resolution; and WHEREAS, the County Board of Education has requested this Board to order the issuance of County bonds in order to secure the necessary funds for providing said school improvements; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has carefully examined the facts and has determined and hereby dins as a fact that the statements of said resolution are true and that it has become the duty of said Board of Commissioners, acting as an administrative agent of the State in providing a state system of public schools, to order the issuance of a sufficient amount of County bonds to provide all of such school improvements in order to maintain the constitutional six months' school term; now, therefore, BE IT ORDERED AND RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners for the county of Harnett: 1. That bonds of Harnett County be issued pursuant to the County Finance Act, as amended, in an amount not exceeding $41,000 for the purpose of providing funds for constructing additions to or additional units for the following school buildings: Erwin Vocational Building Lillington Vocational Building Anderson Creek Home Economics Building 2. That a tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest of said bonds when due shall be annually levied and collected. 3. That a statement of the County debt has been filed with the Clerk and is open to public inspection. 4. That this order shall take effect thirty days after the first publication thereof after final passage, unless in the meantime a petition for its submission to the voters is filed under said Act and that in such event it shall take effect when approved by the voters of the County at an election as provided in said Act. The Board thereupon designated the County Accountant as the officer to file with the Clerk the statement of debt and assessed valuation required by the County Financt Act to be filed before the passage of the bond order this day introduced. Thereupon the County Accountant filed with the Clerk, in the presence of the Board, the statement of debt and assessed valuation as required by Section 13 of the County Finance Act. The order authorizing 341,000 School Building Bonds was thereupon passed on first reading. And thereupon the Board fixed 10 o'clock A.M. November 3, 1941, as the hour and date for the public hearing as required by Section 16 of the County Finance Act and requested the Clerk to publish the bond order which had been introduced this day, together with the appended note as required by Section 16 of said Act, in the Harnett County News not later than the 10th day before said date. 356 Statement Concerning School Indebtedness I, H.S.Freeman, County Accountant of Harnett County, North Carolina, do make and file the following statement of the financial condition of said County, having been designated by the Board of Commissioners for that purpose. Said statement includes a statement of debts incurred and to be incurred for school purposes under orders either introduced or passed, whether evidenced by bonds, notes; or otherwise, and whether incurred by original creation of the debt or by assumption of debt, including debt incurred by the County Board of Education, and including debt to the State or any department thereof, but not including obligations incurred to meet appropriations in anticipation of revenues to an amount not exceeding the amount of the last preceding tax levy for school purposes (except such thereof as are to be funded under bond orders introduced or passed, which obligations are included), nor including debt incurred in anticipation of the sale of any kind of bonds except funding and refunding bonds. (a) The assessed valuation of property as last fixed for county taxation $ 24,289,000.00 (b) Outstanding school debt $ 577,584.28 (c) Bonded debt to be incurred under orders, either introduced or passed: School Building Bonds 41,000.00 (d) The sum of items (b) and (c) 618,584.28 (e) School sinking funds, being money or investments thereof pledged and held for the payment of principal of outstanding school debt none (f) School credits, being principal sums owing to the county from school districts which are pledged to and when collected will be used in the retirement of outstanding school debt $ 1,500. Amount of unissued funding and refunding school bonds included in gross debt none The sum of items (e),(f) and (g) 1,500.00 Net school debt being the sum by which item (d) exceeds item (h) 617,084.28 The percentage that the net school debt bears to said assessed valuation 2.540 (signed) H.S.Freeman, County Accountant. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd day of October, 1941. Sudie S.Parrish, N.P. (SEAL) my com. exp: Sept. 26, 1942 357 Upon motion, Mr. Thornton D.0'Quinn was elected as Assistant County Agent to fill the unexpired ter of Mr. Joe B.Gourlay, resigned, his . appointment to take effect December 1, 1941. Upon motion, the Board authorized the sale of the County Farm (old County Home site) at auction, on the premises, at ten o'clock A.M. November 13, 1941, reserving the right to reject any and all bids. Terms of sale to be one - fourth cash, balance in one, two and three years, deferred payments to draw six per cent (6 %) ;Interest per annum. It was further ordered that this sale be advertised in the Harnett County News and the Dunn Dispatch. It is ordered that all Hereford cattle owned by the County at the County Farm be sold at public auction on Thursday November 6, at 10:00 A.M. at the farm. The resignation of Joe B.Gourlay, Assistant Farm Agent, was accepted by the Board and the appointment will be made of his successor. On motion it was ordered that Mrs. Mattie A.Byrd be allowed release on all cotton listed for 1941 because of loan on cotton. BE IT RESOLVED that the 1937 taxes on 35 acres of land listed to Allen McDougald, colored, in Barbecue Township, be released because of double listing. BE IT RESOLVED that the taxes for the years 1938, 1939, 1940 and 1941 on 83 acres of land in Barbecue Township, listed to the Greensboro Joint Stock Land Bank be released; taxes oh this land having been paid for these years in the name of M.F.Wicker. It appearing to the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County that it is necessary and exonomically expedient to provide facilities in connection with the Harnett County Hospital, at Dunn, N.C., for the accommodation of the nurses as their home and for the conduct of a laundry for the benefit of the Hospital in connection with the home; and it further appearing that the town of Dunn is the owner of certain valuable property in Dunn known as the "Convalescent Home ", and that the Town of Dunn has expressed its willingness and desire to sell its Convalescent Home or to conveyt o Harnett County Hospital as a gift, in so far as it may extend, toward the cost of building the Nurses' Home and Laundry for the benefit of the Harnett County Hospital; and it further appearing that the aid of a grant might be obtained at a later date from the Federal Works Agency, Public Works Reserve, Capital Improvement Program, to be used in connection w ith the construction and completion of the aforesaid combined Project, and that authorization and direction by the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County should be given to theTrustees of Harnett County Hospital, at Dunn, N.C., to make a contract with Charles C.Benton and Sons, of Wilson,N.C. Architects and Engineers, on the proposed combined project as herein mentioned, and to make application to the Federal Works Agency for the aid of a grant for the purpose indicated: NOW, THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the Board of Commissioners of Barnett County, that J.B.Ennis, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Harnett County Hospital, be and he hereby is authorized and directed, with the approval of the members of the Board of Trustees of said Hospital, to fill in and execute in proper form in behalf of said Hospital, (1) the attached contract in duplicate with Charles C.Benton and Sons, Architects and Engineers, and (2) the necessary formssof application to the Public Works Agency, Public Works Reserve, Capital Improvement Program, for the aid of a grant for the construction and completion of a Nurses' Home and Laundry to be used for the benefit of Harnett County Hospital, at Dunn, N.C. in such an amount as to the members of the Board of Trustees of said Hospital may seem necessary and proper; and the Secretary of said Hospital will properly attest such documents as may be incident to the accomplishment of these objects. There ben, no further business, the board adjourned. Chairman Secretary 358 The following checks were issued 1756 Mrs. Charles L.Cruse 1757 Lola 0 /Quinn, DTC 1758 W,D.Harbington, CTC 1759 Lola 0/Quinn, DTC 1760 Lola 0/Quinn, DTC 1761 M.O.Lee 1762 Herbert D.Carson,Jr. 1763 J.E.Truelove 1764 E.C.Bass, Jr. 1765 J.J.Turnage 1766 Lonnie Temple 1767 Archie McKay 1768 Mrs. James Hockaday 1769 Elsie Butts 1770 Mrs.B.F.Parker 1771 Gladys Upchurch 1772 John Johnson 1773 Ilah Mae Marsh 1774 N.0.State Blind Com 1775 Henry A.Grady 1776 Carrie S.Edwards 1777 Lola 0/Quinn, DTC - 1778 VOID 1779 Arties :McDougald 1780 Flora Green Milton 1781 Mrs. W.-H.Parrish 1782 Mrs.Marvin Edwards 1783 Jessie S.Beasley 1784 R.L.Pate 1785 Everett McNeill 1786 E.C.Byrd 1787 J.B.Collins 1788 C.G.Collins 1789 Howard Godwin, C.R.C. 1790 Howard Godwin, C.S.C. 1791 Elijah Knuckles 1792 Penny McDougald 1793 J.R.Sexton 1794 Edwin McKay 1795 W.H.Matthews 1796 F.B.Yow 1797 E.J.Pipkin 1798 L.B.Jackson 1799 K.C.Matthews 1800 �.E.Salmon 1801 .H.Avery 1802 H.A.Wells 1803 J.A.Darroch 1804 C.C.McDonald 1805 P.A.Arrnold 1806 Inez narrington, Rd 1807 Mitchell Ptg Co. 1808 Commercial Ptg 1899 Capital Ptg 1810 Alfred Williams 1811 Cromartie Dail 1812 J.Melvin MdLean 1813 Johnson Cotton Co. 1814 J.C.Thomson agt 1815 Maude L.Searcy 1816 Barefoot & Morgan 1817 A.L.Newberry 1818 H.C.Strickland 1819 C.H.Thornton 1820 H.S.Holloway 1821 Monroe Calculating 1822 Storr eng 1823 John Deal Co. 1824 Howard Godwin 1825 W.H.Gilbert 1826 Geo.G.Scott Co. 1827 A.T.Massey Coal Co. 1828 Owen G.Dunn 1829 Lillington Ice 1830 Purdie Brothers 1831 E.B.Cameron 1832 Lillington furn 1833 Johnson & Bryan 1834 Modern Laundry 1835 Colorcraft Co. during the month of October, 1941: court reporter refund refund rebate express checking titles land sale suits on salary guarding skating rink guarding skating rink guarding skating rink guarding skating rink janitor work on tax books work on tax books work on tax books salary plumbing at county home work in DTC office county quota two weeks court reporting one week court reimbursement jury tickets installing motor work on tax books work on tax books work on tax books work on tax books county commissioner work on proposed storage work on porposed storage work on proposed storage work on proposed storage costs in recorders court costs in Superior Court Work at county home work at county home milk for county jail work as janitor janitor unloading coal stills stills stills conveying prisoners,etc summoning special jury summoning special jury stills stills stills postage printing printing printing supplies labor coroner seed for bonds equipment for barn commission tax suits assessor assessor rental supplies supplies postage rebate invoice for county cups ice Supplies lumber supplies supplies service paint for county jail bldg bldg bldg bldg 65.50 337.08 2.33 25.00 .61 39.00 20.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 2.67 8.55 53.90 75.08 80.00 5.25 25.20 53.00 136.40 53.48 159.65 1.00 4.20 4.20 34.20 30.90 41.60 3.60 3.60 4.00 4.00 35.55 335.99 (T 15.00 14.00 9.15 1.75 25.00 81.63 23.00 76.00 48.00 65.00 4.50 2.00 10.00 10.00 15.00 13.75 189.59 38.89 30.31 76.10 .75 63.00 39.04 315.00 20.96 110.92 12.00 92.50 5.50 7.50 25.00 55.25 10.00 6.60 2.79 700.85 304.33 9.33 17.20 98.30 35.34 13.93 66.41 61.83 47:25 359 1836 Layton Supply Co. 1837 Kelly's Drug Store 1838 Standard Supply Co. 1839 W.H.King Drug Co. 1840 Apex Chemical 1841 Armour & Co. 1842 J.C.Byrd & Son 1843 4.H.Lee 1844 VOID 1845 W.A.Davis �+Iilling 1846 Farmers Cotton Oil 1847 McLean & O'Quinn 1848 Womble Company 1849 Rex Hospital 1850 VOID 1851 0.S.Payton 1852 Lafayette Drug Co. 1853 Progressive Store No.5 1854 Atkins Bros 1855 Drs.J.M.Lilly & McKay 1856 Harnett County Hospital 1857 Harnett County Hospital 1858 R.L.Pittman Hospital 1859 N.C.Sanatorium 1860 County Sanatorium 1861 Dr.J.K.Hunt 1862 Dr. C.R.Young 1863 City Optical Co. 1864 Carolina Tel & Tel 1865 F -C Bank 1866 F -C Bank 1867 M.D.Lanier, P.M 1868 Nettie Patterson 1869 Floyd Smith 1870 Mack Mci'ay 1871 Carolina P & L Co. 1872 H.S.Freeman 1873 W.H. Matthews 1874 Sheriff Sampson 1875 M.D.Lanier, P.M. 1876 1941 prepayment A/c 1877 State Lab 1878 Lafayette Drug 1879 Dr.A.T.Wyatt 1880 Dr. M.B.Poole 1881 Mrs.Carl Barrington 1882 Helen Hoffmann 1883 Lola O'Quinn DTC 1884 W.D.Harrington CTC 1885 James Morris 1886 F -C. Bank 1887 F -C. Bank 1888 B.C.Smith 1889 Dept of Cons & Delopt 1890 Dr.C.L.Corbett 1891 Dr.C.B.Codrington 1882 Dr.W.E.Adair 1893 Dr.A.T.Wyatt 1894 Dr.A.W.Peede 1895 Town of Lillington 1896 W.D.Harrington TC 1897 Guilford National Bank 1898 L.L.Layton 18999 J.B.Ennis 1900 H.C.Strickland 1901 W.D.Harrington 1902 Lola O'Quinn 1903 Mrs.Prentiss Sloan 1904 W.E.Salmon 1905 H.S.Freeman 1906 Herbert Carson 1907 Floyd Smith 1908 Inez Harrington 1909 Edna telly 1910 K.C.Matthews 1911 Nettie Patterson 1912 E.C.Byrd 1913 Lillie Davis 1914 Eunice Broadwell 1915 Wilma Williams 1916 Mrs.Brantley Matthews 1917 C.H. Thornton supplies supplies supplies supplies supplies supplies lumber shoe repairing feeds fertilizer supplies supplies hospitalization trip to hospital relief orders relief orders relief orders professional services hospitalization hospitalization hospitalization hospitalization hospitalization professional services professional services Ruth Dail service note_ dde interest on note postal cards janitor janitor lettering tax books service on salary repairs courthouse serving tax notices postage refund for health dept supplies clinic session clinic session clinic session clinic session refund refund phone poles principal, interest, etc principal, interest etc cleaning typewriters fire control clinic session clinic session clinic session clinic session clinic session water opening safe not e refund salary salary salary salary salary salary on salary bal salary bal salary salary salary salary bal salary salary and travel salary salary and travel salary and travel salary salary 20.92 4.10 26.62 11.05 53.00 30.21 11.25 5.80 185.30 61.30 11.45 6.00 14.00 5.00 3.50 17.00 2.25 1.00 500.00 148.00 117.00 188.89 10.50 5.00 10.00 4.50 70.20 3,000.00 75.00 5.00 10.00 20.00 3.00 114.59 100.00 19.00 1.00 15.00 10,000.00 1.00 3.15 37.50 32.50 20.00 13.00 12.50 91.75 8.00 2,167.91 3,665.40 19.50 113.75 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 84.10 57.40 1,059.50 13.98 25.00 50.00 431.25 175.00 125.00 347.87 125.00 80.00 20.00 293.33 75.00 90.00 10.00 125.00 175.00 140.00 131.80 90.00 24.00 360 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 -B.F.Miller Mrs. Sarah Butler J.W.Senter - C.R.A:,mons J.B.Gourlay 011ie Gray Morgan Maude L.Searcy , W.B.Hunter M.Irene Lassiter Mabel L Alston Mattie Pearl Wallace K.W.Ballentine Genevieve Warren Howard Godwin F.H. Taylor M.O.Lee Gladys Upchurch allowance allowance allowance salary travel salary salary salary, etc salary and travel salary and travel salary, etc salary and travel salary and txpense salary salary salary salary 10.00 10.00 10.00 110.00 75.00 37.50 75.00 385.48 181.42 165.00 146.66 200.00 80.60 412.50 150.00 125.00 V5.60 7.