07131929CALL MEETING
July 13th, 1929.
The meeting was called to Order by the Chairman.
The following members were present, ::organ, Turlington, Lowdermilk, Pope
and Ohairman McLeod.
It is ordered That W. A. Smith be releived of Taxes on $600.00 for 1928.
RESOLUTION:
Be it Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Harnett County tha
the part of the order of July 1, 1929 employing R. L. Steele & Co. to make an
audit from Dec 4th, 1928 to June 30th, 1;29 inclusive, be rescinded, and it is
ordered that he be requested to complete his audit to Dec 3rd, 1925 and furnis
a report to the County Comm. of Harnett County. The report to be completed an
filed by the first mond7.y in September. The services of R. L. Steele & Co. to
discontinued upon filing of above mentioned report.
Members toting for above resolution, all members ;against: None.
It is ordered that the board adjourn until the first Monday in August
unless called again by the Chairman.
Clerk to Board.
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CHAIRMAi OARD OF UN Y COMM.
August 5, 1929
The Board of County Commissioners met in rogular session with the follow-
ing members present. Chairman '_£cLeod, Pope, Lowdermilk, & County Atty.
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman and minutes were read
and approved.
It is ordered that the recormnenda.ti r. of Jas. A. Pearsall,list- taker
of Averasboro Township, on the property of Tilghman Lumber Co. be accepted.
The recommendation is as follows.
Harnett County,
Averasboro Township.
Report of Jas. Pearsall, List -Taker
Order of Board of Co-missioners. July 15th, 1929.
To the Board of Commissioner, Harnett County;
Acting under your order of July 8th, I went to the plant of the Tilghman
Lumber Co. near Dunn, and found;
That their tram road track lay mainly in another county and so listed, thot
approximately three miles was in Averasboro, and supposedly listed in this
Township, though therei is no accounting,: for the steel rails removed and sold,
which should be counted 1. the values.
The big saw -mill is there, fully equipped, but idle,
The planing mill is there with the sheds and machinery, and in use,
The mill site consists of 25 acres of land, they ave me a list of. machinery
they are offering for sale, and s -le price amounts to $12,538.00. There are
5 dwellings on the site, good. substantial buildings, for use of their white
employees, their quarters for oommcn laborers has practically no value exoept
the land.
They report 1000 to 600 dollars worth of lumber on hand May 1st, last, The_r
Locomotives (2) and other trap road equipment are ther (supposed to be included
in the list of $12!638.00) tho' they had previously sold and delivered all of
the lot- trucks for trim road.
Considering what is there and the sales made and collected for and the
small amount of lumbe on hand as reported, my opinion is that their request is
for too :Ruch reduction on assessment. The big saw -mill is idle and some of the
other property is not in use at present, tho the plant is being used by Tilghman
Culbreth (using a new ground -mill recently erected)
I have consulted other tax payers, men successfull in their business and
capable of passing on the question, from their opinin, with my own, I think
a reduction of about 1/3 of the assessment wouod be fair to therm and to the
balance of tax- payers, this would leave the assessment on the mill property
$25000.00.
They have 8 dwellings in Dunn listed at $5650.00 on which they ask no
reduction.
Respectfully,
Jas. i. Pearsall
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