04291957MINUTES OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW FOR YEAR 1957
The.County Board of Commissioners convened and sat as a County Board of
Equalization and Review foir their First Meeting of 1957; on- Monday, March 25,
1957 at 10: A.M. in the court house at Lillington, N.`C All members -of the
Board were present. Those present were'L, A. Tart,Chairman, J. E. Womble, Alex
Cameron, Joe Currin, and Jarvis Pleasant. 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
Commissioners.
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 or political friendship or obligation.
This the 25th. day of March 1957.
March 25, 1957
The following townships were given an opportunity to come in before the --
Equalization Board and be heard: Only taxpayers who had' their real estate values
affected or disturbed as much as $100.during the "year 1956 were entitled to appear
before the Equalization Board: Buekhorn, Hector's Creek, Neil's Greek, Averasboro,
Duke and Grove.
Guyten Smith, one of the directors for Dunn Investors, Inc. appeared in interest
of a reduction in the value of the improvement made on the Dunn Investors, Inc.
property. After careful study the -Board ofEqualization unamiously to leave the
value at $25,000.00 as had been established by theaeunty Appraisers.
Hoover Adams appeared before theBoard concerning the personal property value
charged to theDDaily Racorddfor the year 1956. The Board asked the Tax Supervisor's
Department and the County Attorney to make a study-of this charge and report the
results of the study at the" next meeting of the Board of Equaliztion and Review.
J. A. McLeod, Attorney'-appeared before the Board concerning the reduction of
the value of property on East Broad Street known as the R. R. Raynor property, and
purchased by Jesse P. Lee. The Clerk to the Board ofEqualization and Review brought
out that the law did not provide any relief on said property due to the fact that
the value had not changed as much as $100.. Attorney McLeod also appeared in interest
of Mrs. Margaret P. McKay on an improvement on Belk's Store located on East Broad
Street. The Commissioners voted unamimously to leave this value unchanged at
$8.000.
The Board recessed for the second and final meeting to be held on April 29,
1957.
APRIL 29, 1957
The County Board of Commissioners convened as a board of Equalization and
Review for their second and final meetingffor 1957. The following trosnships were
given the pvivilege of appearing before th Equalization'Board: Black River,
Stewart's Creek, Anderson Creek, Lillington, Upper Little River, Barbecue, and
Johnsonville.
John W. Spears appeared before th Board in interest of the Spears Heirs property.
TheBoard granted a reduction of 23 acres from the 91 acre tract ofSpers land and the
removal of a 30 . acre tract of Spears land valued at $900. for 1956, from the tax
books. This removal was authorized because investigation showed that the Spears
heirs did not own said 30 acres,
Perry King of Black River Township wrote in asking that the value of improve-
ment on South Johnson Street in Angier be reduced. The Board requested that this
value be unchanged.
J. E. Williams also of Black River Township appeared before the Board in
interest of a chicken house that he had added to his property. As soon as the Tax
Supervisor checked Mr. Williams' property and explained to Mr, Williams that the
law required the improvement to be added Mr. Williams was satisfied with the value
that had been placed on said improvement.
J. M. Mitchell and others owning property in Anderson Creek Township, was re-
presented at theEqualization meeting byMr. J. M.Mitchell's son. Mr. Mitchell was
asking that the value on their property, known as the Grannis farm be reduced.. The
Board asked that a study be made of said property to see if any relief could be
given. The County Wide Appraisers made such a study and found that no relief could
be given.
Dr. H. A. Eldridge and wife from Averasboro Township appeared before the Board
to get his property in Averasboro reduced. The clerk to the Board stated that the
law did not provide anyrrelief for Mr. Eldridge onhis property.
Mr. Marvin Rayner, manager of Belk's Dept. Store appeared before the Board
asking that the value placed on Personal property in Belk's Store, Located in
Dunn, be reduced for the year 1957. On motion by commissioner, Cameron and
seconded by Commissioner Currin, the Board voted unanimously to leave said value
as had been set by Tax Supervisor unchanged for the year 1957.
The Cpunty Attorney and the Tax Supervisor revealed that there was no relief
that the Board could give to the 1956 listing of the personal property charged as
the Daily Record.
The Board of Equalization and Review adjourned for the year 1957 with all
members present.
Berles C. Johnson, Clerk,