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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03061961461 MARCH 6th. 1961 The Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, March 6th., 1961,_at 10:00 A. M. with L. A. Tart, Chairman and Commissioners Alex Cameron, W. A. Warren and Worth Lee Byrd present. Commissioner Barefoot was absent due to illness. County Attorney J. R. Young (Bob) was also absent. The Clerk to the Board and the County Auditor were present. Neill McKay Ross aseved as County Attorney. The Following Reports Were Presented and Filed: Inez Harrington Elizabeth F. Matthews L. B. McLean D P Ray Kyle Harrington Ray Thomas and Ken Black Register of Deeds Clerk Superior Court Veterans Service Officer Tax Collector Clerk Recorders Court Dog Wardens Commissioner W. A. Warren moved, seconded by Commissioner Alex Cameron that the Chairman be and he is hereby authorized to execute deeds to any property acquired under the tax foreclosure to the original owners or anyone having a vested in- terest in the property, upon receipt of the accumulated taxes pentalities, in- teres, and court cost plus an additional amount of $20.00 each deed to cover'the expense of recording and preparing of deeds and the Clerk to the Board is hereby authorized to attest the sane ari affix the seal of the county thereto to each deed a €- seeae. Motion carried. The Following Road Petition was approved: (1) To extend a new road through McKay and and to abandon a portion of that road from Tre (Petition given to Mr. Small for presentati Commissioner Byrd moved, seconded by Commis members be named to The Confederate Centennial Mrs. N. M. Johnson Mrs. James Surles Mrs. Rachel Lee Paul Mrs. J. Shepard Bryan Mrs. H. Paul. Strickland Mr. John G. Thomas Mrs. Josephine Lasater Dr. Jerry O'Dell Jernigan Dr. J. K. Williford Dr. B. P. Marshbanks Mr. Edward Cameron Mb. James Withers Motion carried. Campbell College property -3/4 miles at Dormitory to Taylor Street. on) sioner Warren that the additional Committee. Dunn Dunn Dunn Dunn Dunn Dunn Erwin Dunn Lillington Lillington Olivia Broadway # 1 The Following Jurors Were Drawn For Civil Term of Superior Court Beginning April 24th. 1961. 1. Ralph H. Cox, Jr. 2. Glenn E. Griffin 3. John H. Smith 4. James Howard Tucker 5. Oscar T. Hudson 6. W L Johnson 7. Troy Blackmon d. Glynn Leroy Page 9. Curtis R. Reardon 10. M J Parker 11. Craig K. Johnson 12. Robert S. Tew 13. Rex Page 14. T G Baucom 15. David Norris 16. Wm M. Davis 17. James Elbert Tripp 18. L E Tew 19. John E. Smith 20. Jessie E. Wester 21. H A Matthews 22. S H Ross 23. Joe R. Wilder 24. Joseph Delbert Beasley 25. D. Wilson McDonald 26. Jason W. Matthews Olivia Lillington # 3 Cameron # 2 Olivia Dunn ## / 4 Dunn Lillington # 1 Erwin Lillington # 1 Erwin Coats # 1 Dunn Broadway # 1 Lillington # 1 Dunn Erwin Dunn Dunn Cameron # 2 Fuquay # 1 Angier Cameron # 1 Bunnlevel # 1 Erwin Lillington # 2 Angier # 2 Johnsonville Upper Little River Johnsonville Barbecue Duke Averasboro Johnsonville Duke Grove Duke Averasboro Averasboro Upper Little River Neills Creek Averasboro Duke Averasboro Averasboro Johnsonville Hectors Creek Black River Johnsonville Anderson Creek Duke Upper Little R. Black River 27. Haywood B. Bowden 28. Robert E. Weaver 29. Lee A Patterson 30. Carl T. Tripp 31. H T Roberts 32. Waymon Adams 33. Crafton S. Tart 34. Alton Marshburn 35. Handy Hicks 36. T N Dewar 37. Geo. D. Elliott 38. Ottis L. Byrd 39. Geo. A McKay 40. R I Hester 41. Hershell Young 42. Malcolm McFarland 43. W R Stephens )jil. Howard B. Byrd 45. Lewis McLeod The Following Jurors Were Drawn May 1st. 1961 2: RuiusPurw'yndall 3. L A Stone 4. Harry L. Thompson 5. L B Barefoot 6. James Faircloth 7. Elbert T. Ganady 8. James R. Jones 9. Wesley Brown 10. Edward G. Thomas Jr. 11. G. Gilbert Patterson 12. Roy H. Byrd 13. George A. Wicker 14. Harvey J. Beard 15. Malcolm D. Yarbough 16. William Burnett 17. Wm Leon House 18. H T McDonald 19. L A Morris 20. Elmore Grainger Jr. 21. Frank Gardner 22. C V Lanier 23. W M Newton 24. Benjamin W. Matthews 25. K A Manning 26. Leroy Johnson 27. C. Wiley Snipes 28. Earl E. Gray 29. Garner S. Clark 30. Milton R. Smith 31. Donnie D. Pollard 32. Fred Usher 33. Murphy ER;, Upchurch 34. John T. Royal 35. Jessie H Parrish 36. Carl H. Parker 37. Harold E. Benson 38. W. Garland McLamb 39. D R (Ralph) Haddock 40. Ellis L. Parker 41. L E Page 42. James A. Holder 43. Furman Bryant Keith 44. Lexie B. Langdon 45. O'Max Langdon Angier # 2 Dunn Mamers Dunn # 3 Coats Angier # 2 Dunn Sanford # 6 Erwin Fuquay # 1 Erwin # 1 Dunn # 3 Cameron # 2 Dunn # 4 Angier # 1 Broadway # 1 Lillington # 1 Bunnlevel # 1 Sanford # 6 Grove Averasboro Upper Little R. Averasboro Grove Black River Averasboro Barbecue Duke Buokhorn Stewarts Creek Averasboro Johnsonville Duke Black River Barbecue Anderson Creek Stewarts Creek • Barbecue For Civil Term Of Superior Court Beginning Lillington # 1 Lillington # 2 Dunn Dunn # 1 Lillington Bunnlevel # 1 Erwin Mamers Bunnlevel # 1 Broadway # 1 Bunnlevel Bunnlevel # 1 Bunnlevel # 1 Cameron # 2 Erwin Erwin Lillington # 3 Dunn # # Linden 1 Angier Bunnlevel # 1 Bunnlevel Bunnlevel Erwin # 1 Erwin # 1 Fuquay # 2 Bunnlevel # 1 Bunnlevel # 1 Angier Benson # 1 Bunnlevel # 1 Dunn Holly Springs # 1 Coats Dunn # 3 Erwin Linden # 1 Cameron # 2 Lillington # 3 Lillington # 3 Broadwat # 1 Lillington # 1 Angier # 2 Angier # 2 Teillf Creek Averasboro Lillington Averasboro Averasboro Lillington Anderson Creek Duke Upper Little River Stewarts Creek Upper Little River- Stewarts Creek Stewarts Creek Stewarts Creek Johnsonville Duke Duke Upper Little River Duke Anderson Creek Black River Stewarts Creek Stewarts Creek - Stewarts Creek Stewarts Creek Stewarts Creek Hectors Creek Anderson Creek Anderson Creek Black River Grove Stewarts Creek Averasboro Buckhorn Grove Grove Duke Stewarts Creek Barbecue Upper Little River Upper Little River Upper Little River Neills Creek Grove Grove 463 The Board ordered the County Offices closed on Monday, April 3, for Easter Holiday and the Board will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday April 4th. at 10:00 A.M. The Board Adjourned. Chairman Clerk to Board 64 THE FOLLOWING CHECKS WERE ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1961 735 D P Ray, Jr. 736 Claster Williams 737 Annie Ruth Corbett 738 Boscoe McNeill 739 Mrs. Edwin Morris ' 740. Mrs. Etta McNeill 741. John McLean 742. Mrs. Howard Matthews 743. Mrs. Vera Ryals 744. Mrs. L A Jackson 745. Mrs, Wade Johnson 746. Calvin McLean 747, Mrs. D C McKinney 748. Mrs. Norman Dorman 749. Mrs. W R Gregory 750. Mrs. Etw&hr;.Johnson 751. Mrs. Ernest Flowers 752. Mrs. Mack Black 753. Mrs.,Marian Buie • 754. Mrs. W G Butler 755. Mrs. H O Canady 756. Mrs. Edward Pleasants, 757. Gladys H. Poindester 758. Thomas H. Glasby 759. 1Thomas James 760. Alvin Delano McDougal 761. WtH Matthews 762. Charles T. Buie 763. Void 764. Tom Smith 765. Louvenia_McLean 766. Thad Pope, Dunn Jury Tic Cleaning Cleaning General Boarding Boarding Bairding Boarding Boarding Boarding Boarding Boarding Bca rding Boarding Boarding Home care Boarding Home came Hording Home care Bearding Home care Boarding Home care Boarding Home care Boarding Home care Boarding Home care; Court reporting March term Salary thru March 4 1961 Salary thru March 4, 1961 Salary thru March 4,•1961 Salary thru March 4, 1961 Work on courthouse grounds Void Work on courthouse grounds‘ Salary THRU March 4, 1961 ` Postmaster, Envelopes for Tax Collector's office Rddio service Statement Co. Statement Invoice Statement Invoice County's water Statement. Invoice Void Invoice Professional services Professional services Refund Professional services Feb. account for'Co Jail Service for Co Jail Fees Invoice Corp. _Invoice Invoice kets Welfare Dffice Dunn Wlefare office.' Assitance Home Care Home care Home care Home care Home care Homecare Home care Home care Home care Home care 767. Mobiile Communication Service 768. The Daily Record 769. Lillington Ice and Fuel 770. Duro -Test Corporation 771. Layton Supply Co, 772. Texize Chemicals Inc 773. Town of Lillington 774. LaFayette Drug Co. 775. Owen G. Dunn Co. 776. Void 777. Burkhead,DeVane Printing Co. 778. +he Dunn Clinic Dunn N C 779. Dr, James H. Byerly 780. R L Pate, Coroner 751. Dr. Bruce B. Blackmon 782. Johnson & Bryan 783. N G Natural Gas Corp. 784. B E Sturgill, Deputy Sheriff 785. Twyford Printing CO. 786. International Business 787. Storr Dales Co. 788. Godwin Jeweler's Inc Mchines 789. Carolina Power and Light Co. 378.30 6.19 10.18 75.00 181.20 45.80 180.40 180.00 91.60 227.00 228.40 79.20 90.80 90.20 45.80 46.60 91.00 91.60 5.80 91.60 91.60 35.80 152.90 61.40 43.95 29.10 24.25 34.92 27.94 23.76 47.20 for Feb. 55.00 13.65 16.00 75.87 13.78 70.85 bill 37.00 9.00 63.11 59.20 10.00 10,00 15.00 15.00 330.67 13.70 64.20 15.00 6.49 7.:21 Repair of one fountairn pen 2.70 and refill authorized by welare Dept. Light bill for Dunn Welfare Office 1.00 790. Munden's Electrical Service Service call Welfare D. 791. Dr. W R Hartness Professionalservices authorized by Welfare 792. LaFayette Drug Co. Statement 793. Highsmith Memorial Hospital 794. Lee ounty Hospital 795. N C Memorial Hospital 796. Outpatient Dept. Duke H. 797. O'Quinn & O'Quinn 798,. Sexton Motor Sales 799. Clyde Eby of Raleigh Inc 800. Ruby I Parker 801. Dr. C B Codrington Hospitalization Hospitalization Hospitalization Hospitalization Ambulance service authorized by welfare Painting for Co. AUents office Invoice Expense acct. for Feb. V D Clinics 5.00 4.00 2.00 120.00 53.20 6.65 23.75 10.00 48.00 15.23 5.50 40.00 465 I C 802. Lena McNeill, Sub - Registrar Registrar of Vital Vital Statistics Statistics Elva Perry, Sub - Registrar Vital Statistics - Registrar Jessie Belle Williams Cleaning Dunn Health center 803. 804. 805. 806. 807. 808. 809. 810. 811. 812. 813. 814. 815. 816. 817. 818. 819. 820. 821. 822. 823. 43 842. 843. 844. 845. 846. 847. 848. The American Dietetic Asso. N C State Board of Health Smith & Underwood Holloway Plumbing Shop Smith- Corona Carolina Power and Light Co. Storr Sales Co. N C Sanatorium McCain N C Dorothea Dix Hospital Morris Wade Sales Co. Elizabeth F. Matthews, CSC Royal McBee Corp. Kyle Harrington CRC J M Mathes Co. Inc Dr. C L Corbett Dr. C B Codrington D P Ray Jr. Tax Collector A L Johnson, Constable Lonnie B. Jackson, Constable L CGregory Rural Policeman .Btureill, Deputy St riff - sheriff Invoice Statement Invoice Statement Health Dept. Invoice Light bill for Dunn Health Cente Invoice Sanatorium care Service rendered to Wade Cobb Invoice Feb. postage Invoice Fees in court cases Invoice M & I Clinics M & I Clinics Jury tickets Fees Conveying prisioners conveying prisoner 11 " Fees Statements Invoice Invoice Invoice Hospitalization pital Inc Hospitalization Hospitalization 11 " P. Invoice ly Co. Invoice el Hill Board and treatment Inc Invoice Co. Invoice Statement Statement Reg. of Deeds CSC & CRC Professioanl, services March statements for Co Jail and Health Dept. Invoice Invotoe Invoice Postage for Veterans Office Adv. for Election Board Old Account 849. Fuel Oil for Cornelius Harnett Boarding Home 850. Premium adjustmen ts Sor Harnett Co Library 851. Federal Reserve Bank, Richmond Va. Withholding tax withheld from salaries of Hare tt Co. employees for month of Feb. 852. Byerly Insurance Agency Premium on ploicy` #71700247 853. Cape Fear Insurance Agency of Lillington Inc Premium on policy # 132AD0599 854. Erwin Insurance Agency Premium on policy #54 81 64 855. Virginia E. Johnson, Aoent Premium on Policy #206 -90 -61 856. McLeod Insurance Agency Fire I's. nn courthouse 857. Neill McK. Ross Tax foreclosure suits 858. Thomas H. Glasby Salary thru March 11 1961 859. Thomas Janes Salary 860. Alvin Delano McDougal Salary 861. W H Matthews Salary 862. Louvenia McLean Salary 863. Woodrow Groves General Assistance 864. Claster Williams Cleaning welfare office 865. M D Lanier, Postmaster Envelopes for tax collector 866. Void Void 867. Thad Pope PostmasterDunn Envelopes for tax collector's 0. 868. O'Quinn & O'Quinn Statement 869. International Business Machines Corp. Invoice 870. Twyford Printing, Co. Invoice 871. L & M 041 Co Inc State ment for Welfare Dept. 872. Godwin Building Supply Co Inc Statement for Welfare Dept. 873. Cromartie Hardward Co Inc Statement for " " 874. Hood's Drug Store Inc Statement authorized by welfare Dr, J K Wis._ Modern Laundry ant.. Cleaners Mac's Typewriter Service Town and County Oil Co Frank Lewis L & M Oil Co Inc M D Lanier, Postmaster The Dailey Record Matthews 011 Co. Thomson -Davis Agency $ 114.00 231.0o 23.3o 8.50 25.92 4.20 55.01 11.73 r 13.65 1.70 82.80 75.00 4.75 4.00 337.50 54.06 34.15 30.00 30.00 432.80 45.00 16.80 8.20 5.60 21.70 18.00 3$9.99 47 :00 26.22 29.10 109.80 396.50 190.65 13.02 34.12 37.20 10.50 184.38 23.24 452.70 18.00 16.50 25.65 114.53 180.45 12.00 619.50 63.18 18.55 2,460.90 79.50 70.50 79.50 129.50 82.25 391.74 61.40 43.95 29.10 24.25 23.76 123.00 5.09 173.00 23.60 112.84 35.60 263.17 24.79 10.50 3.13 8.42 875. Dr. A W Peede Professional service authorized by Welfare Dept. $ 62.00 876. Thomas Welgreen Drug Store Statement 31.56 877. Betsy Johnson Aemorial Hospital Inc Hospitalization 158.01 878. N C Memorial Hospital " " 39.90 79. Duke Hospital " " 59,85 880, N C Sanatorium McCain N C Sanatorium care 2.40 881. N C Sanatorirmu Drugs authorized by Welfare Dept. 2.83 882. N C State Commission for Blind County's part for aid to Blind 592.77 883. Conservation and development County's part for forest fire control 472.05 563.28 6.19 180.60 61.40 43.95 24.25 23.76 15.00 7.35 20.12 140.00 79.50 71.82 7.50 4.71 11.82 10.70 879. N C Natural Gas Corp. 885. Claster Williams 886. Thelma Hartley. 887, ,N C Natural Gas Corp. 888. ,Thomas H. Glasby 889. Thomas James 890. W H Matthews 891. Louvenia McLean 892. i� G Public Employees Agency 893. Mrs. Earl Wester 894. Mrs. Frank McLeod 895. Howard G. Godwin 896. Jas. A. Taylor' and S 897. Culbreth - Hutaff Inc 898. Thomas J. Byrd 899. Annie Ruth Corbett 900. W A Warren 901. Dr. Bruce Blackmon 902. Mary Edith H Lee Social ons Inc Service to Feb. 21 foroourthouse Cleaning welfare Office Boarding Home care Service Welfare Dept. Salary thru March 18th . Salary thru March 18th. Salary thru March 18th." Salary thru March 18th. Security - Adm expense for 1961 for Harnett Co. Board of Health Boarding Home care Boarding Home care Tax foreclosure suits . Agency Policy No. 166 dated 3 -16- 61 Policy No 873606 dated 3 -15- 61 One day as officer of:grand juty Cleaning welfare office Welfare Board Meeting Welfare Board meeting Transcript of inquest into death of Archie Hicks Feb. and Mar, rent for Dog pound Jury tickets Void Balance of appropriations for year 1960 -61 2,070.00 Refund for inquest of Archie, V. Hicks County's light bill County's tel bill Cleaning welfare office. Security Administrative expense March salary March Salary March salary March salary March salary Professional services for March March salary and- travel March Salary March salary and travel March salary March salary March salary and travel March salary March salry and travel March salary and travel March salary and travel March salry and travel March salary and travel March salary and travel March salary and travel March salary and travel March salary March salary March salary March .salary"? March salary March salary March salary March salary March salary March salary March salary March salary March salary March salary March salary 903. John Mason 904. D P Ray, Jr. Tax Collector 905. Void 906. Harnett County Library Board 907. R L Pate 908. Carolina Power and Light Co. 009. ,Carolina Tel and Tel co. 910. Claster Williams 911. _N C Public employees Social Agency 912. L A Tart. 913. Worth Lee Byrd 914. A C Barefoot, Sr. 915. Alex M. Cameron 916. W A Warren 917. J R Young, Atty. 918. Berles C. Johnson 919. ,Lottie Patterson 920. D P Ray Jr. 921/ Alice Patterson 922. Lola 0/Quinn 923. Wade H. Stewart 924. Edna K. Newton 925. A Walker 0 /Quinn 926. J. Stanley Byrd 927. B F Temple 928. James V. Griffin 929. L L Urchurch 930. Lemual C. Gregory, Jr 931. Carson A. Hall 932. H D Carson Jr. 933. Rachel W. Blanchard 934. Inez S Harrington 935. Velma S. Edwards 936. Flora Green Milton 937. Inez W Sessoms 938. Hilda W. Shaw 939. Louise B. Blackmon 940. 'R L Pate 941. B E Sturgill 942. Lala Ruth Sturgill 943. C R Ammons 944. T D O'Quinn 945. W W Faanklin 946. Edsel H. Thompson 947. Juanita S. Hight 10.00 100.00 185.15 15.00 288.36 465.98 6.19 132.00 65.00 78.50 40.00 40.00 40.00 240.00 426.17 199.45 384.47 200.45 199.45 605.45 172.80 395.00 407.75 395.75 406.70 384.15 405.80 386.8o 401.61 172.80 305.62 199.45 178.45 155.90 169.00 162.70 171.30 149.30 93.95 239.55 191.50 158.00 97.60 105.64 467 948. L K Boston 949 Ophelia McLean 950. Ruby I Parker 951. Alma Jo Martin 952. Fannie G. Byrd 953. Ida P. Hinnant 954. Dr. W B Hunter 955. M. Irene Lassiter 956. Lida R. O'Quinn 957. Hattie E. Barnes 958. Rebecca S. Coleman 959. Bessie S. Pruett 960. M H Canady 961. Gertrude P Johnson 962. Alta Pearl Pope 963. Nina P. Bethune 964. 965. 966. 967. 968. 969. 970. 971. 972. 973. 974. 975. March salary March salary March salary March salary March salary March salary March salary and travel March salary and travel March salry and travel March salary and travel March salary and travel March salary and travel March salary and travel March salary March salary March salary Elizabeth F. Matthews ¥arch salary and travel Ruby T. Currin March salary Madie Lee Morgan Georgia Lee Brown Kyle Harrington Ada W. Stone R B Morgan Jake Lamm Roy S. Godwin Charlie L. Dean Jr. L B McLean Jean Maness A Ray Thomas Ken Black March salary March salary March salary March salary March salary March salary March salary March salary March salary and travel March salary 976. March Salary and travel 977. March salary and travel 978. Lillington Bux Station 2 bus tickets authorized by Welfare 979. M D Lanier, Postmster Postal cards for tax Sup. 980. Tvela Moore Hall March salary and travel 981. Void Void 982. Naomi F. Hawley March salary 983. Glyness Meeks March salary 984. Madeline W. Hawley March salary 985 Judith S. Arnold March salary 986. Doris T. Reardon March salary 987. Patricia W. McDonald March salary 988. Cannella Avery March salary 989. Marjorie G. Richey March salary andtravel 990. Margaret J. Carringer March salary a r°avel 991. Glenn C. O'Kelley March salary and travel 992. Sue Jo Glasby March salary and travel 993. Emma Lee West March salary and travel 994. Fletcher C. Hubbard March salary and travel 995. Mavte Agnes M. Austin March salary and travel 996. Walter B. Love March salary and.travel 997. Robert G. Stewart, Jr. March salary 998. Harvey V. Godfrey Jr. March salary and travel 999. Robert L. Winston, Jr. March salary and travel 1000. Bertha M. Simmons March salary 1001. Esther T. Butts March salary and travel 1002. Margie Harrington Marchsalary and travel 1003. Mrs. Nelvin Monds General Assistance 1004. M D Lanier, Postmaster Postage for Health Dept. 1005. Effie Davis Work in Tax Sup office 1006. Bessie S. Johnson Work in Tax Sup. office 1007. N 9 Natural Gas Corp Service to March 20th for courthouse and jail 1008. Gladys H. Poindester Court reporting March ter; 1009. D P Ray Jr. Tax collector Jury tickets 1010. Colonial Life and Accident Ins Co. Group Ins. for Harnett Co employees 1011. Hospital Savings Asso. Group Ins. for Harnett Co employees 1012. Thelma Whitehead General assistance 1013. Naomi C. Eastep Work in tax collectors office 1014. Thomson -Davis A "ency Ins. premium 1015. Thomas H. Glasby Salary 1016. Thomas Janes Salary 1017. Shelton Core Salary thru Mar. 25 1961 1018. W H Matthews Salary thru March 25, 1961 1019. Louvenia McLean Salary thru March 25, 1961 1020. M D Lanier, Postmaster Postage for CRC office 1021. Harnett County welfare Dept.Funds for keeping aged of community home 1022. Southern Regional Conference CWLA - Registration for Emma Lee West, Sue Jo Glasby and A"nes Austin 1023. ©a'ttbrine Wood Graves general Assistance $ 176.70 59.17 212.70 133.5o 69.12 117.80 652.52 393.93 302.76 337.91 355.32 330.05 427.87 214.05 165.15 48.5o 409.72 230.00 153.45 163.55 283.30 162.70 351.21 459.56 71.13 84.85 323.66 183.25 367.95 377.2o 13.00 90.00 479.35 241.95 257.00 194.00 186.40 153.45 162.70 153.50 342.62 349.01 326.38 317.56 317.03 404.72 303.73 311.18 200.10 320.31 336.67 254.70 282.82 304.52 108.00 25.00 149.40 161.80 316.66 141.10 1,042.70 12.00 297.10 30.00 66.35 119.94 61.40 43.95 25.85 24.25 23.76 12.00 40.00 25.50 32.00 468 1024. Vallie K/ Harrington 1025. Claster Williams 1026. M D Lanier, Postmaster 1027. Lena Mae Weaver Overby 1028. D P Ray, Jr. Tax collector 1029. R L Pate, Coroner Work in Clerk Recorders Court office 0]e aning at welfare Dept. . Postage for Sheriffs office General Assistance Jury tickets Refund for inquest of Steve Brooks MINUTES OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION & REVIEW FOR YEAR 1961. 32.00 6.06 20.00 35.0Q 80.00 15.00 The County Board f Commissioners convened and s t as a County Board of Equaliza- tion and Review for their first meeting of 1961 on Monday, March 20, 1961, at 10 :00 A. M. in the courthouse at Lillington, N.C. All Commissioners and County Attorney were present. The meeting was called to order by Chairman, L. A. Tart,- Before entering upon their duties all members of the Board subscribed to the following oath and filed with the clerk of the Board of County Commissiaers. "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge my duties as a member of the Board of Equalization and Review of Harnett County, North Carolina and that I will not allow my actions as a member of said Board to be influenced by a personal political friendship or obligation. Thb the 20th day of March, 1961. March 20, 1961 The following townships were given an opportunity to come in before the Egdalizati.n Board and be heard: Only taxpayers who had their real estate values effected or dis- turbed as much as $100. during the year 1960 were entitled to appear before the Equal ization Board: Averasboro, Duke, Grove, Neil's Creek, Hector's Creek and Buckhorn. Clarence Barefoot, Averasboro Twp. appeared before the Board in regard to value placed on his residence. On recommendation of the Tax Supervisor and County wide appraisers the value on said residence was reduced from $4,500.00 to $ . 000.00? The Equalization- Board recessed after ample time was given for taxpayers whose values had been disturbed to appear before the Board. APRIL 20, 1961 The County Board of Commissions convened as aBoard of Equalization and Review for their aecond meeting for 1961, All Commissioners except Commissioner Byrd were present. The following townships were given the priviledge of appearing before the Equalization Board: Stewart's Creek, Anderson Creek, Lillington, Upper Little River, Barbecue, Johnsonville and Black River, Mr. J. R. Byrd, Dunn, N C, # 4 and Mr. A. R. Dorman, Dunn, N. C. # 4 appeared before the Board in regard to cleared land located in Johnsonville township having been seeded in pines four or five years ago. These taxpayers felt that since said la'd had been changed from cultivated land to land planted in trees that the olassificatio should be changed . on the tax books to wooded land. The Tax Supervisor stated to the Bard that it was his understanding, according to the law, that this change was not permissible and that he would make a thorough check on this matter with the State Boa d of Assessment and report back to the Board at a later date, This investigation was m de by the Tax Supervisor and the State Board of Assessment's ruling was that the Tax Supervisor was correct., in that the classification of such property could not be charged. A. L. 'Turner and Garland Avery from Grove Twp. appeared before the Board in regard to values placed on improvements on their property. No change was allowed in said values. Roberta McLean, Col. Upper Little River Twp. came before the Board concerning improvements on her property. _Sone of these improvements had been made as-far back as six years ago. They were after listed by the Tax Supervisor's Department and brouht up to date. The Board of Equalization and Review did not see fit to grant any relief to said taxpayer. Mr. B. B. Hudson of Duke Twp, appeared before the Board in behalf of Erwin Mills, Inca on property leased by Carl Lucas. Mr. Hudson stated to the Board that Erwin Mills, Inc, did not make the improvements and that he felt that since they were not receiving any additional rent from said propprty that no increase in the valuation of the property should be charged to Erwin Mills, Inc. The Tax Supervisor made it clear to theBoard that the improvements had been made on said property and that the law required that the assessment must be made to the owner of the props rty. Vhe Board did not see fit to give Erwin Mills, Inc. any relief on the added assessment. The Board of Equalization and Review adjourned for its final meeting for the year 1961,. Berles C. Johnson Clerk