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HomeMy WebLinkAbout090319577 SEPTEMBER 3rd. 1957 The Board of Commissioners met in -a regular session on Tuesday, September, 3rd. atI10:00 A. M. with all members present except Commissioner Joe- Curran who is out of the State. Also present were theCounty Attorney the Auditor and the Clerk to the Board. - The minutes of the August meetings ;were read- and;?approved, The following monthly reports were approved aryl filed. Elizabeth Matthews Clerk SuperiorCourt D. P. Ray, Tax Collector, Inez Harrington, Register of Deeds Kyle Harrington, Clerk Recorders Court Earl Wells, Dog Warden L. B. McLean, Veteran Service. Officer' B. H. Sellars, County Electrical Inspector Commissioner Womble moved, seconded by Commissioner Pleasant that the fuel oil tank at the Cornelius Harnett Boarding Home be furnished by eke County and that bids be received from the ,Gail Companies to furnish fuel oil to the County offices. Motion carried, / s.� - sy °° -" - Commissioner Womble moved, seconded by Commissioner Pleasant, that the salary of Louvenia McLean the cook at the County jail be raised to 520.00 per week. Motion carried. The following road petitions were approved: (1) To sand gravel that road in Upper Little River Township beginning at a point at home of Mrs. John Harrington and running west -to a point on Rosser Bridge Road at Womackts Cross, Road, a distance approximately 1 mile. (petition given to Mrs. JohnHarrington and Mrs. John Sloan for presentation) (2) To black top that road in Upper Little River Township which runs from Lillington -Swann Station Road to Highway # 421 and known as Rosser Bridge road, a distance of 4 miles. (petiton given to Ralph Buchanan for presentation). Commissioner Pleasant moved, seconded by Commissioner Cameron, that the resignation of Charles R.Williams, Solicitor,of Harnett. Recorders Court effective as of August 31, 1957, be accepted. Motion carried. Commissioner Pleasant moved, seconded by Commissioner Womble, that Tom Pemberton be employed to make necessary changes in and additions to the electric wiring systems in the courthouse, the same to be dorn under the supervision of Commission Womble and the cost not to exceed $2500.00 for labor and material per- formed andfurnished by the said Tom Pemberton. Motion carried. Commissioner Cameron moved, seconded by Commission Pleasant, that the pur- chasing agent be andhe is hereby instructed to purchase for the county supplies to be -used in rewiring the courthouse, the total to be expended and therefore not to exceed $1000.00. Motion carried. Upon motion made andunanimously carried, it was ordered by theBoard of Harnett County Commissioners that a parcel of land containing 6 acres listed for 1953 taxes by John Fleming Peede on March 19, 1953, in Grove Township, Harnett County, valued at $330., be relieved of the apparent tax lien for that year inso- far as John Fleming Peede in concerned, and that it be listed and taxes for 1953 on said 6 -acre tract of land charged to Valeria C. Adams a±d Marie E. Long, the true owners of said land at tax - listing time, to -wit, January 1, 1953. This the 3 day of September, 1957. - L. A. Tart Chairman Attest: Inez - Harrington, Clerk, - Upon motion of Commissioner Womble, seconded by Commissioner Pleasant, the following resolution was unanimously adopted. WHEREAS, the Tax Supervisor for Harnett County has advised the Board of County Commissioners that the tax books containing the tax levy for the Tear 1957 are now ready for delivery to the tax collector to the end that said tax collector may commence the collection of the taxes set forth and contained in said books; and WHEREAS, Thurman C. Ennis and Company, CPA, -has audited the'1956 -57 records - of the Harnett County Tax Collector and reports said records to be in proper order and all funds handled and received by said Tax Collector properly accounted for; NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by theBoard of Commissioners of Harnett County as follows: 1. That the Tax Supervisor shall and he is hereby ordered and directed to forthwith deliver to the Tax Collector the tax books for Harnett County for the year 1957. 2. That the Tax Collector of Harnett County shall and he is hereby authorized, empowered and commanded to immediately begin the collection of the taxes set forth in the tax books. NORTH CAROLINA HARNETT COUNTY NOTICE AND ORDER TO D.P. RAY, JR. Harnett County Tax Collector: You are hereby authorized, empowered and commanded to collect the taxes set forth in the 1957 tax books filed in the office of the Harnett County Tax Supervisor and the tax receipts herewith delivered to you in the amounts and from the taxpayers likewise therein set forth, and such taxes are hereby declared to be a first lien on all real property of the respective taxpayers in Harnett County, and this order shall be a full and sufficient authority to direct, require and enable you to levy upon and sell any real or personal property of such taxpayers, for and on account thereof, in accordance with law. Witness my hand and official seal of Harnett County this 3rd. day of September, 1957. Attest: Inez Harrington, Clerk to Board. L. A. Tart Chairman, Harnett County Board of Commissioners THE FOLLOWING JURORS WERE DRAWN FOR THE TERM OCTOBER 7th. 1957. 1. H S Hedgepeth 2. F H Tingen 3. J C Hatley 4. Leslie McLean 5. J H Williams Jr. 6. A A Spivey 7. Albert Baker 8. T L Dean 9. Wm H Thompson 10. William McKay Pearsall Jr. 11. W HDull 12. Raymond Godwin 13. R G B Shaw 14. J A Black 15. Jas. A. Coats 16. Garner S. Clark 17. A B Cameron 18. L C McLean 19. W H Newsome 20. Cleo Jackson 21. A S Davis Jr. 22. Nathan L. Carroll 23. Wadeford Coats 24. Butler Day 25.. Stdney W McMillan 26. Wm H. Addison 27. C G Sawyer 28. Edgar J. Faircloth 29. Johnnie Roberson 30. McBryde Withers 31. Albert 0. Bassett 32. James Thomas Johnson 33. Herbert Carter 34. Bill C. Howard 35. George A, Moore 36. Oliver Burnett 37. Henry Autry 38. James Roy Wood 39. 0 R Thomas 40. James K. Spivey 41. Davie W. Pittman 42. Thomas F. Smith OF CIVIL COURT BEGINNING Bunnlevel Lillington # 3 Lillington # 2 Bunnlevel # 1 Erwin Olivia Erwin # 1 Lillington Dunn Dunn Sanford # 6 Dunn Bunnlevel Lillington Dunn Bunnlevel # 1 Dunn Lillington # 2 Dunn Angier # 1 Overhills Dunn Coats Lillington # 1 Spring Lake # 1 Dunn # 3 Lillington # 1 Coats # 1 Erwin # 1 Broadway # 1 Olivia Lillington Dunn Benson # 1 Dunn # 2 Dunn # 1 Dunn # 4 Erwin Cameron # 2 Willow Springs # 1 Dunn Angier Stewarts Creek Upper Little River Lillington Stewarts Creek Stewarts Creek Barbecue Stewarts Creek Lillington Averasboro Averasboro Barbecue Averasboro Stewarts Creek Upper Little River Averasboro Anderson Creek Averasboro Lillington Averasboro Black River Stewarts Creek Averasboro Grove Neill's Creek Anderson Creek Averasboro Neill'sCreek Grove Grove Upper Little River Barbecue Lillington Averasboro Grove Averasboro Averasboro Duke Duke Johnsonville Black River Averasboro Black River 7 43. Woodrow Upchurch 44. A L Holder 45. Frank L. Porter Buffets Creek Sanford # 6 Dunn Neills Creek Barbecue Averasboro THE FOLLOWING JURORS WERE DRAWN FOR THE TERM OF CIVIL COURT BEGINNING OCTOBER 11th. 1957 1. H L West 2. Russell Thomas 3. Atlas Batchelor" 4. J J Hudson 5. Dorsey B. Dupree 6. G W Wilborn 7. T C Eason Sr. 8. Bernice Wood 9. Melvin C. Byrd 10. J C Denton 11. L M Warren 12. Lavon Johnson 13. F D Smith 14. 0 D Sherman 15. N W McLamb 16. Melvin Smith 17. Malcolm Walker 18.. James C. Bailey 19. Robert L. Young 20. George Allen 21. C P Cameron 22. Garland Knight 23. T J Corbin 24. D C Holder 25. Harry Clay Dupree 26. R B Patterson. 27. Boyd Hodges 28. S W Langdon 29. Alfred Gray 30. Henry Cooper Pope 31. E W Smith 32. Clarence Turnage 33. Charles L. Pope 34. Harold Gainey 35. Roy F. Jones 36. E E Perkins 37. Walton Parrish 38. James R. Batchelor 39. John E. Smith 1+0. Worth D.Senter 41. Tommy R.Brown 42. R B Matthews 43. H 0 Senter 1j4. Marvin D. Stewart 45. Chester Ennis Cameron # 2 fl amers Sanford # 7 Erwin Angier.# 1 Fuquay # 2 Lillington Dunn # 4 Erwin.# 1 Lillington # 1 Dunn Lillington # 1 Fuquay Springs # 1 Fuquay Springs # 1 Linden # 1 Angier Linden # 1 Broadway # 1 Angier Olivia Broadway -# 1 Lillington # 2 Dunn Lillington .# 2 Angier Broadway # 1 Dunn Dunn Dunn Dunn Angier Erwin Dunn # 4 Dunn # 1 Bunnlevel Olivia Dunn Olivia Cameron # 2 Kipling Lillington # 1 Angier # 2 .. Kipling. Buiets Creek Coats t Johnsonville Upper Little River Barbecue Duke Grove Hectors Creek Lillington Averasboro Stewarts Creek Neills Creek Averasboro Neills Creek Hectors Creek Hectors Creek Anderson Creek BlackRiver Stewarts Creek Upper Little River Black River Johnsonville Upper Little River Lillington Averasboro Upper Little River Black River Upper Little River Averasboro Averasboro Averasboro Averasboro Black River Duke Averasboro Averasboro Stewart's Creek Johnsonville Averasboro Barbecue Johnsonville Hector's Creek Neillts Creek Black -River Hector's Creek Neillts Creek Grove- The written request of M. E. Wade for a refund of an overpayment in the amount of $65.25 on his 1955 County taxes was presented to the Board. Said claim_ was based upon the fact that the bookkeeper for the said M. E. Wade in listing said 1955 taxes inadvertently used the figure representing the total purchasers et said business for the year 1954 as the merchandise inventory for said business, thereby, resulting in an incorrect value for said business and an over - assessment of taxes in said amount of S65.25. The Tax Supervisor advised the Board that he has investi- gated said matter aid, that the facts as alleged in said claim were correct. There upon, upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board voted unanimously to grant said claim for refund(and ordered the Auditor to issue check in the amount of S65.25 to the said M. E. Wade to cover said refund. The Tax Collector appeared before theBoard with respect to the dispute between Harnett County and S. S. Adcock relating to personal property taxes for the year 1553 listed to the said S S "dcock under 1953 Discovery No. 130. The Tax Collector_ advised the Board that the said S. S. Adcock has agreed to pay said taxes without penalty and the Tax Collector desired authority to settle said disputed account on such basis. After fully discussing and considering said matter, and upon concluding that it appeared that there was a valid question as to whether or not the said S. S. Adcock had any liability for said taxes, the Board, upon motion of Commissioner Gamer seconded by Commission Pleasant, voted unanimously to release the penalties on s aid taxes and authorize the Tax Collector to accept the actual amount of taxes due in ful settlement of said matter. n A delegation of approximately forty citizens from Dunn, North Carolina, appeared before the Board of Commissioners with respect to the proposed plan of the North Carolina Highway Commission to -open to traffic that portionof new Highway No. 301 which extends across Harnett County to the Town of Benson. Said delegation requested that theBoard ofCounty Commissioners go on record as opposing the opening of such portion of said Highway No. 301 until such time as the same can be opened for the entire distance between Fayetteville and Smithfield, North Carolina After fully discussing said matter Commissioner Pleaant offered the following resolu- tion: WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Harnett County Board of Commiss- ioners that the N. C. Highway Commission proposes to open that section of new High- way No. 301 which extends across Harnett County to or near theTown of Benson, North Carolina at an early date, and before all of the new portion of Highway 301 between Fayetteville and Smithfield will be ready for opening to traffic; and WHEREAS, the total length of the section which the Commission now proposes to open is only approximately nine miles and that to open such a short section will not result in any appreciable benefit to the traveling public, whereas such opening will, under the circumstances, work an undue and unfair hardship upon the merchants and business houses in and near the Town ofDunn, and will place the Town of Dunn in an unfair competitive condition with respect to such traveling public, and by reason thereof it is the opinion of theBoard of Commissioners of Harnett County that such would constitute unfair and discriminatory action without just excuse or cause, and that the opening of said new Highway No. 301 in Harnett County should be deferred and delayed until such time as the entire portion there- of between Fayetteville and Smithfield can be opened. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County that saidBoard does hereby oppose the opening of the new portion of U. S. Highway No. 301 in Harnett County until such tin: as said highway, as reconstructed, can be opened for the entire distance between Fayetteville and Smithfield, North Carolina, and that the North Carolina Highway and Public Works Commission be and it is hereby requested to defer the proposed opening of such portion of said highway until said time; and Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be furnished to the North Carolina Highway Commission, Raleigh, North C °rolina, and to the District Engineer at Fayetteville, North Carolina. Upon motion of Commissioner Cameron, seconded by Commissioner Wonble, the foregoing resolution was adopted by unanimous vote. The Board recessed to reconvene on Monday, September 16th. at 2:30 P.M. Clerk to Board