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Home My WebLink About0603194622? June 3, 1946 The Board of County Commissioners of Harnett County met in regular session on Monday June 3, 1946 with all members present also present were County Attorney, H.C. Strickland, and Clerk to the Board, Inez Harrington. This being the Regular meeting of the Board of Commissi n ers of Harnett County on the 1st Monday in June 1946, and held at the Courthouse in Lillington, N. C., the regular place of meeting. The report of Howard Godwin, C 3 C was presented, approved and ordered filed. The report of W L Harrington, Tax Collector, was presented, approved and ordered filed. The report of Inez Harrinton, Register of lieeds, was presented, approved and ordered filed. The Board appointed J D Conder as wiring inspector for Central Electtic Member- ship Corporation in Harnett Ccunty. The Board appointed Ferd D Jackson and Lonnie R Byrd as committee to purchase a stoker for the County Home. It is ordered that Bond issue election be called cn July 13th. The following road petitions were approved and ordered forwarded to State Highway & Public Works Commission: (1) Reaching from Johnsonville road North ninetenths mile to v. B. Holder. (2) Reaching from a point on the fair ground road at Willie McLeod et al Property to W M Tart's home a distance of approximately 250 or 300 yards. (3) From Highway 301 at Mary Stewart School leading N for a distance of 3 miles to the intersection of Temporary Highway 40. Also to two churches and two cemeteries and Mail routes and school bus routes. Herbert D. Carson,Jr., the Harnett County Accountant, is hereby designated and appointed as collector of taxes which may be prepaid of the 1946 -47 Harnett County tax levy, and he is directed to cause to be daily reposited in the First Citizens Bank & Trust Company, of Dunn, any and all sums which he may collect and receive by virtue of this authority. It is ordered that N. M. Johnson be released in tax valuation for year 1940 45 on lots 55 56 in amount of $1800.00 Canary Street and Layton Ave. on account of error listing and returned check in amount of $28.08. It is ordered that A. Preston McKay, Col Irwin be relieved of Poll tax for years 1946 and permanently on account of physical disability. It is ordered thad D. P. Ulifford, Dunn,N.C. be relieved of Poll tax on account Physical disability. Board order -ad that Tax valuation of the house and lot of W. H. Lee, Lillington, be placed on Tax book as Tax valuation $3500.;0 and tax valuation of house and lot of J. "ay Johnson be placed en tax at &3500.00. The Board considered several applications made by persons for appointment of Harnett County Tax Collector. After discussion, the members of the Board agreed unanimously that Mr. W. D. Harrington, present collector be appointed as Harnett County Tax Collector for the fiscal year July 1, 1946 June 30, 1947 and that the appointee be so notified and requested to present proper bond on or before June 30, 1946 on or before which date formal resolution and necessary clerance papers will be adopted. The reindexing of records in the Office of the Register of Deeds having progressed sufficiently to enable the clerical workers to transfer from the cards the names of grantors and grantees to the Index record sheets and it appearing that those doing the work are not now in need of supervision on which in the past Mr. L. M. Chaffin was employed to do, it is ordered that the service of L. M. Chaffin be henceforth dispensed with. RESOLUTION The Board of Commissioners having learned with regret of the untimely death of Coroner J. Melvin McLean, and each individual member of the Board feeling the deep personal loss of a sincere friend and devoted public servant, for themselves and the people of Harnett County. DO HEREBY RESOLVE, (1) That in the death of Mr. McLeab the County of Harnett has lost a capable and respected public servant who by his efficient and courteous con- duct endeared himself to all people with whom he came in contact. r224 BE IT RESOLVED, (2) That the members of the Board of County Commissioners of Harnett County on the part of themselves personally and in their offlial capacity do express their sincere sympathy to the widow and children of our late coroner, who served this County so ably for more than thirteen years. Let a copy of this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the board, a copy be transmitted to Mrs. J. Melvin McLean and copy be furnished the Press. This June 3, 1946. HARVETT COUNTY SCHOOL BUDGET '1945 =46 Budget Current Expense 106,174:33 Less Income other Than Taxes 61;118 :55 Add for Collection of Taxes 1;802.23 Balance for Tax Levy 46,858.01 Capital Outlay Less Income other Than Taxes Add for Collection of Taxes Balance From Tax Levy Debt Service Less 'Income Other Than Taxes Add for Collection of Taxes Grand Total from Tax Levy: Current Expense Capital Outlay Debt Service 76,900.00 6;200.00 89;700.00 2,828.00 73,528.00 Alternate Capital Outlay Budget Capital Outlay Less Income Other Than Taxes Add for Collection of Taxes B&Iance From Tax Levy Grand Total from Tax Levy: Current Expense Capital Outlay Debt Service NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF HARNETT 61;423.38 4;500.00 56;923.38 2;276.94 59,200.32 46,858.01 73,528.00 59;200:32 1r72, §86.3,6" in Event Bond Issue Fails 46,858.01 73,528.00 59,200.32 Proposed Budget 194 113; 102.00 & 67;341.00 45;761.00 1;830.44 47,591.44 58;915.00 6;700:00 52;215.00 2;088.60 54,303.60 70 ;916:00 1197700;00 51;216.00 2,048.64 53,264.64 47,591,44 54,303.60 53;264.64 155,159.68 242;015.00 6;700:00 232 ;315.00 9;412.60 244,727.60 47,591.44 244,727.60 53 ;264.64 179,586.33 345,583.68 CHANGE IN COUNTY ROAD WHEREAS, the State Highway and Public Works Commission has filed with the Board of Johsonvilleo s Of the County Masons Cross Hat a designated ds. oBarbecue as Project B.S.6- 7 -52 -11 urch , showing a proposes relocation of a section of county road; and WHEREAS, it appears that this relocation is for the best interest of the road system of the said county: NOW THEREFORE, the proposed change and eelocation as shown on the said map is hereby approved and ratified. -4 225 1 1 The following beer licenses were granted: William Earl Jernigan, Dunn, N C 3 at Tart's Billards Wi111am.M, Watkins, Dunn, N C Box 159, Watkins Service Zack Harris Duncan 214 E Broad Street, Dun , N C at 0. P. Shell Place Woodrow Wilson Watson, Coats, PT C at South of the Borddr Alease : onds Ring, Dunn, N C at Rachel M Brinkley's The following: were granted beer and wine licenses D M Darroch, Lillint t n, P' C at D M Darroc$ J A Lockerman, Erwin, N C at Pauline Davis Geor`e R Jeseph, 902 N Ellis Ave at Crystal Cream & Candy Co. At 4 otc ock P M the Board of Harnett County Commissioners receased its meeting to meet and continue its business of Monday, June 3, 1946, on.Wednesday June 5, 1946, at 10 o'clock A M. J B Ennis, Chairman June 5, 1946 The members of the Harnett County Board of Commissioners met in tte it room at the courthouse in Lillington, N 0 l°iednesday , June 6, 1946 at 10 :00 o'cloek A M upon the expiration of the recess taken Monday, June 3rd, All members of the Board were present. Upon recommendation of hon I R t'lillians, Chairman of the Harnett County Demo- cratic Executive Cornr.ittee, Mr. C B Allred of Lillin ;tcn, N C was appointed as Harnett County Coroner to fill the unexpired teri of the late J, Melvin McLean with bond fixed at 52,000.00 to be approved by the Board. The motion for the appointment was made by commissi ner Ferd Jackson and seconded by Commissioner L R Byrd, and unanimously carried, all members being present and voting for the appointee. By unanimous vote cf the County Commissioners, the following named persons were appointed to the respective positions set opposite their names for the one year ten beginning July 1, 1946: Mr. C. R. Ammons, Mr. T D O'Quinn Mr. L K Boston Miss Jean Pegram Miss Rachel Herring Miss Ida P Hinnant Harnett Ccunty Agricultural Agent 1 " Asst ° " " n " " Negro n n " • Home Demonstration Agent "Ass " 7? ' " Negro Home Demonstration Agent At 5:00 o'clock P M Wednesday June 5, 1946 it was determined by the Board of Commissioner of Harnett Ccunty, Plorth Carolina that they could not finish the business of Mcnday June,2, 1946 to which said later date recess had been taken of it's regular meetingwhich convened the 1st Monday in June, namely June 3, 1946 and upon motion duly made and seconded the members of said Board voted unanimously to recess it's meeting further, and to reconvene on Monday June 17, 1946 at 10:00 o�cloek A M for the further transaction pf business.