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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0321193931 March 21, 1939. The Board of Commissioners of Harnett County met in their room at the courthouse in Lillington, N.C., at 2:00 F.M. Tuesday, March 21st. 1939, upon expiration of a recess taken March 15th. 1939, to conclude the business of the regular meeting of said Board which remained unfinished at the meeting of said Board held on Monday, March 6th. 1939, and to let contracts for furnishings and equipment to be installed in the County Hospital at Dunn, N.C. Present were: Chairman J.B.hnnis, and Commissim ers Angus A.Cameron, L.R.Byrd, R.L.Pate, and nerd D.Jackson, constituting the full membership of the Board of Harnett County Commissioners. Bids of contractors for the furnishings and equipment of the CountyHosp,ital at Dunn, N.C., having been filed, by unanimous vote of all members of the hoard, Mr.Eric G.Flannagan, Architect, Mr. Colin F.Churchill, PWA representative, were ordered to tabulate the several bids and report to the Board according to the followinz resolution: NORTH CAROLINA: HARNETT COUNTY: RESOLUTION ORDERING THE FILING OF BIDS WHEREAS, pursuant to advertisement, bids for furnishings and equipment for Harnett County Hospital at Dunn, N.C., have been filed by the following bidders: SECTION 1: Albert Pick Company, Inc. Chicago, I11.; Ezekiel & Wellman Company, Inc., Richmond, Va.; The itraus Company, Inc., Richmond, Va.; The John Van Range Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. SECTION 2: Powers & Anderson Surgical Instrument Co., Norfolk, Va.; American Sterilizer Co., Erie, Penna.; Winchester Surgical Supply Co., Charlotte, N.C. SECTION 3: Southeastern Equipment Co., Siler City, N.C.; Dunn Furniture Company, Dunn, N.C. Oettinger Bros., Kinston, N.C.; A.S.Aloe Company, St.Louis, Mo.; Winchester Surgical Supply Co., Charlotte, N.C. SECTION 4: Pound & Moore Company, Charlotte, N.C.; Capital Printing Company, Raleigh, N.C. Carolina Equipment Company, Rocky Mount, N.C.; SECTION 5: Powers & Anderson Surgical Instrument Co., Norfolk, Va.; A.S.Aloe Company, St. Louis, Mo.; Winchester Surgical Supply Co., Charlotte, N.C. SECTION 6: Erwin Furniture Company, Erwin, N.C.; 0.W.Holmes, trading as Holmes Electric, Fayetteville, N.C.; Oettinger Bros., Kinston, N.C. that said bids have been duly received, opened and publicly read: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the bids listed in the preamble hereof be filed and presented. to Eric G.Flannagan, Consulting Architect, and that the said architect is hereby directed forthwith to tabulate said bids, and at the earliest practicable moment, report to this Board of Co*missioners his findings as to the best and lowest bids for the respective furnishings and articles of equipment. Passed this 21st. day of March, 1939. NORTH CAROLINA: RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACTS FOR FURNISHINGS AND HARNETT COUNTY: EQUIPMENT IN HARNETT COUNTY HOSPITAL AT DUNN, N.C. INCLUDING DEDUCTIVE ALTERNATES. WHEREAS, Hric G.Flannagan, Consulting Architect, pursuant to a Resolution heretofore adopted, has tabulated and considered all bids heretofore received for furnishings and equipment of the Harnett County Hospital, at Dunn, N.C., and has made his recommendations to the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County, N.C., and it appearing from said recommendations and report that Ezekiel and Wellman Company, Incorporated, of Richmond, Va., is the lowest and best bidder for the furnishing of equipment detailed in Section One (1) of the specifications in the sum of ONE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED AND TEN ($1,510.00) DOLLARS, it being the base bid, and that this Board of Commissioners, after considering said report and recommendations, and all bids heretofore filed, finds that the bid of Ezekiel & Weilman, Company, Inc., is the lowest and best bid; aryl, r 32 WHEREAS, said Eric G.Flannagan, Consulting Architect, pursuant to the Resolution heretofore adopted, has tabulated and considered all bids heretofore received for the furnishing of sterlizing equipment to be used in said Hospital, and has duly made his recommendations to this Board of Commissioners, and it appearing from said recommendations and report that American Sterilizer Company of Erie, Pa., is the lowest and besttbidder for the furnishing of sterilizing equipment as specified in Section Two (2) of the specifications, in the sum of TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED, TWENTY TWO ($2,622.00) DOLLARS, it being the base bid; and that this Board of Commissioners, after considering said report and recommendations and all bids heretofore filed, finds that the bid of American Sterilizer Company, of Erie, Pa., is the lowest and best bid; and, WHEREAS, Eric G.Flannagan, Consulting Architect, pursuant to the Resolution heretofore adopted, has tabulated and considered all bids heretofore received, for the furniture and equipment as specified in Section Three (3) of the specifications, to be used in said Hospital, and has duly made his recommendations to this Board of Commissioners, and it appearing from said report and recommendations that the lowest and best base bid is in excess of the funds available, and that the use of deductive alternates will be necessary in connection with the letting of a contract for the furnishings and equipment specified in this Section; and that Winchester Surgical Supply Company, of Charlotte, N.C., is the lowest and best bidder within the amount of funds available -for the furnishing of the furniture and equipment specified in Section Three (3) of the specifications in the sum of THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY TWO AND 35/100 ($3,562.35) DOLLARS, after deducting alternates numbered one to five (1 to 5), both inclusive, amounting to NINE HUNDRED THIRTY SIX AND 15/100 (0936.15) DOLLARS; and that this Board of Commissioners, after considering said report and recommendations, and all bids heretofore filed, finds that the lowest and best base bid is in excess of the funds available for the purchase of the furniture and equipment as called for in Section Three (3) of the specifications, and that the use of the deductible alternates will be necessary, and that the bid of Winchester Surgical Supply Company is the lowest and best bid on said Section within the amount of funds available, after deducting alternates numbered one to five (1 to 5) both inclusive, as specified in the bid; and, WHEREAS,. Eric G.Flannagan, Consulting Architect, pursuant to the Resolution heretofore adopted, has tabulated and considered bids heretofore received for the furniture and equipment specified in Section Four (4) of the specifications, to be used in said Hospital, and has duly made his recommendations to this Board of Commissioners, and it appearing from said recommendations and report that Capital Printing Company, of Raleigh, N.C., is the lowest and best bidder for the furnishing of the equipment called for in Section Four (4) of the specifications inthe sum of EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY THREE AND 99/100 (853.99) DOLLARS, it being the base bid; and that this Board of Commissioners, after considering said report and recommendations, and all bids heretofore filed, finds that the bid of Capital Printing Company, of Raleigh, N.C. is the lowest and best bid for the equipment specified in Section Four (4) of the specifications; and, WHEREAS, Eric G.Flannagan, Consulting Architect, pursuant to the Resolution heretofore adopted, has tabulated and considered all bids heretofore received for the £urnithing of miscellaneous equipment specified in Section Five (5) of the, specifications to be used in said Hospital, and has duly made his recommendations to this Board:.of Commissioners, and it appearing from said recommendations and report that A.S.Aloe Company, of St. Louis, Mo., is the lowest and best bidder for the furnishing of the miscellaneous equipment called for in Section Five (5) of the specifications, in the sum of THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED NINETY AND 08/100 (43,490.08) DOLLARS, it being the base bid; and that this Board of Commissioners, after considering said report and recommendations and all bids heretofore filed, finds that the bid of A.S.Aloe Co. is the lowest and best bid; and, WHEREAS, Eric G.Flanagan, Consulting Architect, pursuant to the Resolution heretofore adopted, has tabulated and considered all bids heretofore received for the furnishing of refrigeration equipment specified in Section Six (6) of the specifications, to be used in said Hospital at Dunn, N.C., and has duly made his recommendations to this Board of Commissioners; and it appearing from said recommendations and report that 0.W.Holmes, trading as Holmes Electric, of Fayetteville, N.C., is the lowest and best bidder for the furnishing of the refrigeration equipment specified in Section Six (6) of the specifications to be used in said Hospital, and that said bidder did fail to submit with his said bid descriptions of the equipment on which he bid, and he also failed to submit cuts or pictures of said proposed equipment, all of which was called for in the specifications, and that his base bid was SEVENTEEN HUNDRED NINETY FIVE AND 68/100 01,795.68) DOLLARS, and that said bid should not be considered; and that from said recommendations and report Oettinger Bros., of Kinston, N.C. is the lowest bidder for the equipment specified in Section Six (6) of said specifications, within the amount of funds available for the purchase of said equipment, in the sum of ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY SIX (01,856.00) DOLLARS, after deducting alternate numbered one (1) amounting to TWO HUNDRED NINETY FIVE 0295.00) DOLLARS, and that the said base bid is in excess of funds available for the purchase of the equipment called for in Section Six (6) and that the use of a deductive alternate will be necessary; and that this Board of Commissioners, after considering said report and the recommensations and all bids heretofore 33 filed, finds that the bid of O.W.Holmes, trading as Holmes Electric, should not be considered for that he did not comply with the specifications in making his bid, and that the lowest and best base bid of the next lowest bidder, Oettinger Bros., in in excess of the funds available for the purchase of the equipment specified in Section Six (6), and that the use of deductiable alternate will be necessary, and that the bid of Oettinger Bros. disregarding the proposal of Holmes Electric, is the lowest and best bid, within the amount of funds available, after deducting alternate numbered one (1) as specified in the bid: NOW THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County, North Carolina, as follows: Section One: That the bid of Ezekiel & Wellman Company, Incorporated, for the furnishing of the articles called for in Section One (1) of the specifications, in the sum of $1510.00, is hereby accepted, determined and declared to bb the lowest and best bid. Section Two: That the bid of American Sterilizer Company, of Erie, Pa. for the furnishing of the articles tilled for in Section Two (2) of the specifications, in the sum of $2622.00, is hereby accepted, determined aid declared to be the lowest and best bid. Section Three: That the bid of Winchester Surgical Supply Company, of Charlotte, N.C., for the furnishing of the articles called for in Section Three(3) of the specifications, in the sum of $3562.35, after deducting alternates numbered one to five (1 to 5), both inclusive, as specified in said bid, is hereby accepted, determined and declared to be the best bid within the amount of funds available for the purchase of the equipment specified in said Section. Section Four: That the bid of Capital Printing Company of Raleigh, N.C. for the furnishing of the articles of equipment specified in Section Four (4) of the specifications, in the sum of $853.99, is hereby accepted, determined and declared to be the lowest and best bid. Section Five: That the bid of A.S.Aloe Company of St. Louis, Mo. for the furnishing of equipment called for in Section Five (5) of the specifications, in the sum of $3,490.08, is hereby accepted, determined and declared to be the lowest and best bid. Section Six: That the bid of O.W.Holmes, trading as Holmes Electric, of Fayetteville, N.C. on the articles called for in Section Six (6) of the specifications, be not considered, for that he did not comply with instructions to bidders and with the specifications; and that the bid of Oettinger Bros. of Kinston, N.C. for the furnishing of the articles of equipment called for in Section Six (6) of the specifications, in the sum of $1,856.00, after deducting alternate numbered one, as specified in the bid, is hereby accepted, determined and declared to be the lowest and best legitimate bid within the amount of the funds available. Section Seven: That the six awards above set forth in this Resolution shall not be effective until the respective awardees shall have been notified in writing by Henry C.Strickland, Counsel to the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County, of such awards; and that upon the respective awardees being so nbtified in writing, a contract for the furnishing of the several articles of equipment, and the installation of same (if called for in the specifications) as heretofore prescribed by the plans, specifications and contract documents, shall be forthwith executed by the said respective awardeec for the furnishing and /or installation of the said articles of equipment. Section Eight: That J.B.Ennis, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County, N.C. is hereby authorized and directed to execute the said respective contracts in the name of, and for, and on behalf of the County of Harnett. Resolved, that the County sell to John Swann (colored) the twelve acres of land in Barbecue Township, in Judgment A -1281 for the sum of $120.00 payable $40.00 on or before the First Monday in April, 1939, and the balance Nov. 1,1939. Deed to be made when payment is made in full. Resolved, that the County sell to Dr. F.H.Fleming (Coats, N.C.), the 18 acres of land in Neillts Creek Township, Judgment No. 1900 A 864, for the sum of $150.00. The Chairman and Clerk to the Board are authorized to execute Deed to Dr. Fleming upon payment to the County of $150.00. It is ordered that the County purchase a farm level to be used in the Soil Conservation program of the County. It is ordered. that A.L.Newberry be notified to appear before the Board on April 3, 1939 and give report of the progress he has made on the appraisal of the property in the County. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. Clerk. Chairman. 34 The following checks were issued during the month o 3455 J.F.Coggins, agent 3456 Thornton Matthews 3457 W.H.Stephenson, agent 3458 Mrs.T.M.Thomas 345'9 Nellie Stewart 3460 VOID 3461 M.O.Lee 3462 C.R.Ammons 3463 J.B.Gourlay 3464 Naomi Carr 3465 Buie Long 3466 W.D.Harrington 3467 Howard Godwir 3468 Inez Harrington 3469 Lola O'Quinn 3470 J.S.McLean 3471 E.W.Bradley 3472 Pauline Johnson 3473 Lillie Davis 3474 Eunice Broadwell 3475 Wilma Willians 3476 W.B.Hunter 3477 K.W.Ballentine 3478 Mabel Alston 3479 Lillie Lowe 3480 Genevieve Warren 3481 W.H.Matthews 3482 Cooper's Food Store 3483 Johnson & Bryan Co. 3484 Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. 3485 Marion Smith 3486 J.E.Stamper 3487 Lee Grocery Store 3488 Lafayette Drug Co. 3489 Cooper's Food Store 3490 Geo.E.Prince & Son 3491 Albert Pope Grocery Co. 3492 G.T.Noel 3493 Carlyle Core 3494 A.L. -eawell 3495 Progressive Store 3496 Dr.A.W /Peede 3497 Dr.Fred Fleming 3498 Atkins Bros. 3499 John Moore Lee 3590 John M.Lee & Melissa Butler 3501 Angus A.Cameron 3502 H /S.Freeman 3503 Alonzo Wilson 3504 W.E.Nichols 3505 C.R.Ammons, agent 3506 J.A.Johnson 3507 T.B.Young 3508 Mrs.Sudie Parrish 3509 Inez Harrington 3510 W.E.Salmon 3511 H.A.Wells 3512 P.B.Spivey 3513 K.C.Matthews 3514 Sam Jones 3515 E.J.Pipkin 3516 0.H.Mangum 3517 E.B.Beafley 3518 J.D.Hubbard 3519 D.W.Smith 3520 J.A.Darroch 3521 Henry Turnage 3522 Dept. of Con.& Devlp. 3523 Nat'l.Used CarkMarkett 3524 W.H.Matthews 3525 Lannie Crawford 3526 B.W.Mangum 3527 Hudson -Belk Co. 3528 A.J.Collins '3529 Modern Laundry 3520 Blind Commission March ,'1939t freight janitor insurance premiums wood for county home salary salary salary travel travel clerical work salary salary salary clerical work balance salary salary and travel clerical work salary and travel salary and travel salary and travel salary, -etc. salary, etc. salary-, etc salary, etc. salary, etc work on steel equipment relief orders relief orders relief orders relief orders relief orders relief orders relief orders relief orders relief orders relief orders relief orders relief orders relief orders relief orders relief orders relief orders relief orders refund over payment 1933 taxes refund over payment 1933 taxes county commissioner salary wood for courthouse refund seed for county farm work on sewer line refund marriage license work in Reg. of Deeds office postage and clerical help salary, etc. deputy sheriff police jailer conveying prisoner deputy sheriff constable constable deputy sheriff deputy sheriff deputy sheriff deputy sheriff county's share Blue Books repair work at courthouse cooking at county home woodk towels for county home gas jail and county home county share &Id $ 4.91 20.00 34.78 81.00 75.00 93.75 100.00 50.00 50.00 25.00 431.25 412.50 293.33 65.00 75.00 101.25 67.50 200.00 114.00 115.70 380.81 180.25 158.50 155.00 70.80 5.60 4.50 2.00 2.00 3.50 3.00 13.57 .90 2.00 8.19, 1.50 1.00 3.00 5.00 31.50 5.00 20.00 2.25 33.49 2.47 34.20 175.00 2.50 274.06 29.00 18.50 5.00 10.00 76.00 383.77 16.20 6.00 115.82 • 2.00 26.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 10.00 5.00 86.85 14.00 1.00 6.00 75.00 33.75 1.00 52.07 47.50 35 3531 Floyd McLean 3532 Thornton Matthews 3533 Pope Printing Co. 3534 W.H.Benson 3535 J.S.McLean 3536 Carolna Tel.& Tel.Co. 3537 J.B.Ennis 3538 L.R.Byrd 3539 C.S.Cade 3540 Carrie S.Edwards 3541 W.D.Harrington, T.C. 3542 Januita Soore 3543 M.D.Lanier, P.M. 3544 J.F.Coggins, agent 3545 E.B.Cameron 3546 Howard 3odwin, C.S.C. 3547 Mettle Avery 3548 Mrs.Frank Steele 3549 H.C.Newell 3550 Roger Sexton janitor janitor tax sales noties repair work on salary phone service salary county commissioner grand jury officer court reporting reimbursement jury tickets work on Farm Census postage surveyor's instrument lumber etc. postage, etc. clerical help in TB clinic clerical help in TB clinic findings for WPA seweing room milk for jail 15.00 20.00 65.25 19.00 125.00 67.88 25.00 14.70 12.00 47.40 292.78 18.00 3.00 21.21 90.32 63.45 5.00 3.50 49.25 7.95 April 3, 1939 The Board of Commissioners of Harnett County met in regular session Monday, April 3, 1939, at 10;00 A.M. with Chairman J.B.Ennis, and Commissioners Angus A. Cameron, Lonnie R.Byrd, R.L.Pate and Ferd D.Jackson present. Also County Attorney H.C.Strickland present. It is ordered that the County Auditor pay on behalf of the County, its pro -rata part of the cost incurred to April 1, 1939, of the services of Mr.A.L.Newberry, appraiser, and printing and stenographic hire, according to statement presented this date, the bill for such services having been presented but County's part to be ascertained therefrom. Be it resolved, that the tract of land formerly listed to Mrs.R.L.Byrd, in Averasboro Township, containing 41 acres, more or less, and acquired by the County of Harnett under tax foreclosure judgment No. A -825, be conveyed to Mrs. Ruth Jernigan Byrd and husband R.L.Byrd, upon payment by them to the County of $103.65; and upon such payment being made, J.B.Ennis, Chairman of the Board of Commisdoners, is hereby authorized and directed to execute proper deed to the purchasers on behalf of the County of Harnett, and the Clerk to the Board will attest the same as provided by law. Be it resolved, that the 2 acre tract of land formerly listed to Wm.H.Cutts (colored) in Black River Township, Harnett County, and acquired by the County of Harnett and Town of Angier, under tax foreclosure judgment No. A -875, be conveyed to M.D.Ragland (colored) the brother-in-law of Wm.H.Cutts, upon payment being made to the County of $92.14, without prejudice to the rights of the Tewn of Angier, co -owner of the said land; and upon receipt of said purchase price the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners is hereby authorized and directed to execute proper deed on behalf of the County of Harnett, and the Clerk will attest same as provided by law. Be it resolved, that the property formerly listed to G.H.Jernigan, in Averasboro Township, Harnett County, an interest in which was acquired by the County of Harnett under tax foreclosure judgment No. A -1008, be conveyed to George H.Jernigan, without prejudice to the rights of the Town of Dunn, upon payment to the County of $123.16; and upon such payment being made, the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners is hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the County of Harnett a proper deed to said purchaser and the Clerk to the Board will attest same, as provided by law. Be it further resolved that the resolution of the Board of Commissioners appearing in Minute Book No. 7, page 29, directing deed to the aforesaid property to be made to R.F.Jernigan, be and the same is hereby rescinded in toto. It is ordered that the 29 acres of land in Johnsonville Township, listed in the name of Abe Gilchrist Estate, which was foreclosed by the County, be transferred to Alfred Fuller upon payment of $70.00 down and $35.00 plus interest and 1939 taxes on November 1, 1939 conditioned upon the approval of the majority of the heirs of Abe Gilchrist. It having been conclusively shown to the Board of Commissioners that the listing of the stocks of merchandise of Erwin Department Store and Leader Store, Incorporated, Erwin, N.C., for the years 1937 and 1938, was based upon a boosted inventory of goods, the valuation of which was fictitious, and that the sum of $598.93 is 100% of the taxes on the true value of said stocks at the times they were listed in 1937 and 1938, it is ordered: That the County Auditor and the County Tax Collector accept $309.24 in full aettlement`-of the taxes for 1937 on said stocks, including penalties, and that they accept $289.69 in full settlement of taxes on said stocks for the year 1938; and that upon receipt of the total sum of $598.93, the official tax receipts be released to the proper parties.