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06021952129 1 1 JUNE 2nd. 1952 The Board of County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday June 2nd, 1952,with L. A. Tart, Chairman, B. P. Ingram, H. S. Holloway, Worth Lee Byrd, present, R. L. Pate, absent, also present were the County Attorney and the County Auditor. Mrs. Velma S. Edwards, Deputy Register of Deeds, acting as Clerk to the Board in the absence of Mrs. Inez narrington. The report of Elizabeth F. r'latthews, acting Clerk Superior Court was approved and ordered filed. The report of Inez narrington, Register of Deeds, was approved and ordered filed. The report of D. P. day, Jr., Tax Collector, was approved and ordered filed. The report of L. B. McLean, Veteran Service Officer, was appooved and ordered filed. The report of L. K. Boston, Negro Farm Agent, was approved and ordered filed. The report of Ida P. hinnant, Negro Home Argent, was approved and ordered filed. E. L. Morgan tendered his regisnation as Constable of Grove Township effective June 5th, 1952. Upon motion of Com. Byrd duly seconded, Mr. .Morgans regisnation was accepted. Upon Motion of Corn. Byrd seconded by Com. Holloway, Mr. Clarence E. 1'loore was appointed as Constable of Grove 'i'ownship to !'ill the unexpired term of Mr. Morgan, subject to his giving the bond and taking the oath required by law. Motion carried. Upon Motion of Com. Holloway, seconded by "Shad Street" in B de's Creek, Neill's Creek forwarded to "iehway Commissioners office in Com.Byrd the road petition covering Township was approved and ordered nshboro. Motion carried. Motion made by Con. Holloway, seconded by Com. Ingram that t:-_e County Offices be closed July 4th and 5th. Motion carried. Upon Motion made by Com. Byrd seconded by Com. Holloway that J. B. Allen, Erwin, N. C. ;3 1, be permanently exempted from Poll Tax, by reason of the fact that he is permanently disabled. Motion carried. Upon Motion made by Com. Holloway, seconded by Com. Byrd, the following county officers were appointed to serve for a term of one gear beginning July 1, 1952. motion carried. Veteran Service Officer L. B. McLean Home Agent -- Miss Lela Huntley Asst. Home Agent Miss Virginia Oliver Negro Farm Arent L. K. Boston Negro Home Agent Ida P. Hinnant Herbert Carson, Ur. was appointed as prepaid Tax Collector for 1952 and 1953. (_Motion made by Com. Byrd and seconded by Com. Holloway) Motion carried. Miss Wilma Williams appeared before the Board and requested that the county employees be placed under Social Eecurity for the coming fiscal year. Upon motion of Com. Byrd, seconded by Com. Holloway, the request was tabled. The Chairman appointed Commissioners Holloway and Ingram to serve on a planning committee with represenatives from the Grany Jury to study the Sheriff's Department in several counties having paid deputies. The Grand Jury's report was read and considered by designated to have t'.;e jail roof mapairel, and Com. Ingram was requested repairs made at County Home. Action on painting the (erred pending the cetermin,tion of the question of building a county. Commissioner Holloway introduced the following Bond Order which was read: An Order Authorizing 4,490,000 Courthouse Bonds the Board. Com, Byrd was appointed to have the jail inside was de- new Courthouse in the BE IT ORDERED AND ReSOLVL D EY TnE BOARD OF CO. US o ; ,RS OF hidiNETT COUNTY: Section 1. That the County issue its ponds pursuant to the County Finance Act, as amended in an amount not exceeding 4490,000 for the purpose of erecting a County Courthouse to replace the existing Courthouse and two existing county buildings, and toe acquisition of the necessary equipment therefor. Section 2. That a tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest of said bonds when due shall be annually levied and collected. Section 3. That a statement of the debt of the County, other than the debt for school purposes,' has been filed with the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners is open to public inspection. Section L. That this order shall take effect when approved by the, the County at an election as provided by law. voters of And thereupon Commissioner Holloway' introduced and raoved the passage of the following resolution: and THAT WHEREAS, it has been introduced and there is now pending before the Board of Commissioners an order authorizing ¢490,000 Courthouse bond$; NOW,'THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of CommisSioners_of`Harnett County that the County Accountant <be and -he is hereby designated as the officer who should make and file with the Clerk to this Board the sworn statement of the indebtedness an:d assessed valuation of said County before the passage of the Bond Order now pending. Commissioner Ingram seconded the motio following vote and the Resolution AYes: Commissioners Byrd, Holloway and Ingram Noes': None, as passed by the After tile Passage of said resolution, the County _Accountant filed with the Clerk inthe presence of the Board .offCommissioners, the sworn statement of debt and assessed valuation as required by said County Finance Act, as amended. Thereupon, Upon Mttionof- Commissioner Holloway, seconded by Commissioner Byrd, the order authorizing $490,000 Courthouse bonds was passed on first reading by the following vote; Ayes: Commissioners - Holloway,,Byrd and Ingram.. Noes: None, And thereupon, the Board fixed'. 10:00 A.M. Monday July 7, 1952 as the date and hour for the public hearing as required by the County Finance Act, as amended, and directed the Clerk to publish the bond order which has been introduced this day, together with the appended note, as required by said act, in the Harnett County News not later than the 10th day before said date. The statement of debt filed by the County Accountant as above set ou follows: HARNETT COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA reads as STATEMENT OF D.bT'FOR OTHAR THAN 'SCHOOL 'PURPOSES AND ASSESSED VALUATION. MADE PURSUANT TO THE COUNTY FINANCE ACT AS AMENDED I, H. D. Carson, 'Jr.,,County Accountant of Harnett County, North Carolina, do make and, file the following' statement of the financial condition of said County, having been designated by the Board of "Commissioners for that purpose. Said state- ment includes a statement of debts incurred and to be incurred for other than school purposes under orders either introduced or passed, whether evidenced by bonds, notes or otherwise, and whether incurred by original creation of the debt or by assume - tion of debt, including debt to the State or any department thereof, but not in- cluding obligations incurred to meet appropriations in anticipation of revenues to an amount not exceeding the amount of the last preceding tax levy for other than school purposes (except such thereof as are to be funded under bond orders intro- duced or passed, which obligations are included), ar` including debt incurred in anticipation of the sale of any kind of bonds' except funding or refunding bonds. ASSESSED VALUATION A. Assessed valuation of property as last fixed for County taxation - $46,317,235.00 GROSS DEBT B. Outstanding debt for other than school purposes- 270,500.00 131 C. Bonded debt to be incurred for other tnan scnool purpoe ss under orders e`�ther passed or introduced D. The sums of Items B and C DEDUCTIONS -1490, 000.00 760,500.00 E. Sinking: funds (except school sinkin - funds) .00 F. iMonies payable to the County by a railroad or interurban railway company, under contract, as all or part or the cost of grade crossing elimination, if such :ponies are pledged to and when collected will be used in the retirement of outstanding debt f'or other than school purposes. .00 G. amount of unissued funding and refunding bonds not for scnool purposes included in °ross debt .00 H. The sum of items L, P and G -.00 i ' T DEBT 1. ,Net debt eor other than school purposes, being the cum by which Item D exceeds Item H yN760,500.00 J. The percenta ::e t_>at tie nct debt for other than school purposes bears to :;aid assessed valuation 1.64% The foregoing statement is true. H. D. Carson, Jr. Harnett County accountant Sworn to and suoscribed before :ae this 2nd nay of June, 1952. Elizabeth F. Matthews Acting Clerk ouperior Court PHOPOSED _i.a,UHTT COUNTY CO?IHT HOUSE The design of tne Proposed Harnett County Court House to replace the present edifice located in Lillin: -ton, 14orth Carolina, will incorporate the newest ideas in Court House planning and construction. rather tnan tne familiar and costly monumental piling of stone, t'.ve Barnett County Court House -as desi;;ned to take advantage of the large site and is luxuriously spread out in one story over the site. The one story structure permit eas7 access to every department without the need of tiresome climbin=g of stairs or of elevators, which not only is costly to install but costly in mai ntenance and operational expenses, d're tt mmu�}}11 ication with ever, department will be of great convenience in L el various gofiices, and the location ob several entrances insures against traffic conjestion in the lobby,a fire hazard and a point of confusion so prevalent in existing Court Houses. Yet the various allied departments are closely inter- related and grouped so that inter - departmental communication can be readily realized. The plan of the Court House is roughly U-shaped with a covered passageway connecting the two ex- tremities of the U. The open court thus enclosed will be a landscaped garden pleasant to look at from tne surrourldiny o "rice rooms as well as serving as a focal point of interest markingg2 the main entrace. This open court will also serve as a well thru which both 11-ct ald ventilation can be had to the inner offices. The North wing will be occupied b,- the Health and Nelfare '',apartments which can be reached thru this landscaped garde:: or from the parking lot immediate- ly north of tne building. Whe Jail and t_e ,Jailor's quarters are located to the last, or tne back side of t ie lot, and tneb in turn are immediately adjacent to both the .oheriff's Office and the two Court roans, Superior Court and the Probate Court. the Court itooms open one end to tne r.,blic Looby and the other to an inter- ior corridor which will be directly connected to the various jury rooms, Judge's chamber, witness room, and to the jail. -he Clerk o;.' the Court will be located on the South end where it will ce close to the Court Hoorn as well as to the Public Lobby. On the ;est side of tie i'.,blic Looby facia- the ^ourt hcoms will be the Tax Supervisor and collector, The auditor, Tne ft,, ;gistrar of Deeds and the Commissioners o fice. 132 The Court House will be built of steel and reinforced concrete frame with brick walls and limestone trim. Thus it will be a completely fireproofed building to preserve all the documents kept in the vaults of the various. departments. The warm red of the brick will temper the modern design of the Court House to blend with the-surrounding _ buildings, and yet it will. "be used in a manner to express the latest construction methods. The use of large areas of glass and windows;wi11 pro - vide efficient working areas -with adequate light and good ventilation. This is in contrast to the usual monumental Court Houses with its dark corridors and stuffy rooms. - Its appearance will not be that of expensive monumental pompousness. The new Court House will have a serenity and a solidity of "its own bythe honest use of the varied materials. Rather than ornamental trim and costly decoration, this building will use the very best materials and construction method so that it will .assume 'a dignity of its own. It will be a pleasant and efficient work space tempered to the human scale and integrated to the site with property designed land- scaping. Modern lighting fixtues will supplement the natural light when necessary and the heating system will be so designed that air- donditioning can be incorporated into the overall design. The entire Court House is designed on a column bay of 20 feet by 24 feet and the windows are either 4 or 8 feet wide. This sets up a module of 4 feet so that all interior panels shall be 4 feet wide. The interior wall panels are non - bearing partitions as the columns support the entire weight of the roof. Thus, these 4 feet wide interior panel walls can be removed -at will and rearranged to accomodate any room size changes that may be necessary'in the future. This will allow for flexible changesin.departments, and should there be a tremendous growth inthe need of office spaces, the North wing over the -Health and Welfare Department is so designed to accomodate the addition of two or more stories. This flexibility in office room arrangement, and the possibility that this Court House can double its size means that any future unforeseeable changes in the functioning of the Court House can be accomodated, economically and simple. This will insure that you will have the very best of working conditions and inter departmental - relationship for the duration of the 60 or more years :life -span of the Court House. William Moore Weber, A.I.A. A R C H I T E C T Raleigh, North Carolina NORTH CAROLINA HARNETT COUNTY BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF HARNETT COUNTY: 1. That D. P. Ray, Jr., be and he is hereby appointed Tax Collector.for the County bf- Harnett for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1952 and ending June 30th, 1952, and that in connection therewith the §Caid D. P. Ray, Jr. shall furnish surety bond in the Amount. of `.x''35,000 for.the faithful performance of his duties during said term. 2. That the designation by the Tax Collector of Alice Patterson as his Assist- ant, or Deputy Collector, be and the same is hereby approved. - 3. That the First Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Dunn, North Carolina, be and the same is hereby designated as the official depository of the County of Harnett for all the funds of said County, including such funds as may be collected by the said D. P. Ray, Jr., as Harnett County Tax Collector, and the said First Citizens Bank & Trust Company shall make bond as by law required to secure all funds of the County of Harnett which may b e deposited in said bank, said bond at all times_to be in a principal amount - aggregating more than the total deposits of the County of ' Harnett on any given date; provided; however, that in lieu of said bond, said depos- itory may place in trust with the Wachovia Bank and Trust Company of Raleigh, North Carolina or Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company of New York City, acceptable securities approved by the County Accountant for the purpose of securing such deposits, the aggregate amount of such securities to be ina sum hot less than the bond required by law. 4. That D. P. Ray, Jr., Harnett County Tax Collector, shall deposit daily all amounts 'collected by him in the First Citizens Bank & Trust Company of Dunn, North Carolina to the credit of Harnett County, and "that said depository shall issue daily to said Tax Collector a receipt for such deposits, which said receipts shall there- upon be delivered daily to the Harnett County Accountant. 133 1 1 Upon motion of Commissioner iolloway, seco :lded by Commissioner Byrd, the foregoing resolution was unanimous) -- adopted. The Board recessed to reconvene at the Call of the Chairman. Chairman erk to ?oar NORTH CAROLINA HP.: ?'I'fTT COUNTY June 6th, 1952 The Board of Commissioners of Harnett County met in a call session on Friday June 6th. at 2:J0 F. M. witn L. A. dart Chairman, Worth Lee Byrd, B. P. Ingram and H. S. Holloway present. Also present was Inez Harrington, Clerk to Board. Worth Lee Byrd moved, seconded by H. S. Holloway that C. R. Ammons ce and he is hereby appointed County Farm Agent for Harnett for a term of 1 year and T. D. Ol uinn e and he is hereby appointed Asst. Arent for a term of 1 year. Motion carried. The Board recessed to reconvene at t 4' i Clerk to Board 11 of t- Chairman. 1 v ` Chairman June 12th, 1952 The Board of Commissioners met in a call session on Thursday June 12th. at 2 :00 P. M. with L. A. Tart, Chairman, B. P. Ingram, H. S. Holloway and Worth Lee Byrd present, R. L. Pate was absent on account of illness. Also present were 'd. A. Johnson, County Attorney, and Inez Harrington, Clerk to the Board. Miss vvilma Williams Supt. of Welfare and the entire staff of the Welfare Department appeared before the Board and requested that Harnett County come under the Social Security Act and that staff be given an increase of ti.20.00 per month in salary. After due consideration the Board of Commissioners denied both request. R- Th6 Board • C ialrman