04301956Minutes of Board of Equalization
The County Board of Commissioners co
Equalization and Review for their First
at 10:00 A.M. in the court house at Lil
sent except Mr. R. L. Pate. Those pres
Ingram, Glenn Johnson, and J. E. Womble
Chairman, L. A. Tart. Before entering
subscribed to the following oath and fi
Commissioners:
and Review for year 1956.
nvened and sat as a County Board of
meeting of 1956 on Monday March 26, 1956
lington, N. 0. All commissioners were pre -
ent were: L. A. Tart, Chairman, •B. P.
. The meeting was called to order by
upon their duties all members of the board
led with the cldrk of the Board of County
, 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 26th. day of March, 1956.
Berles C. Johnson, Clerk,
March 26, 1956
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 1955 were entitled to appear
before the Equaliztion Board: Buckhorn, Hector's Creek, N ®ill's Creek, Averasboro,
Duke and Black liiver.
A. B. Godwin, Jr. appeared concerning his new residence on S. Mc Kay Ave.
After Mr, Godwin presented his case fully to the Board, the Board decided that the
value placed on said property by the County Appraisers be left unchanged.
The Board recessed for the second and final-meeting to be held on April 30th.
1956.
April 30, 1956
The County Board of Commissioners canvened as a board of Equalization and
Review for their second and final meeting for 1956. The following townships were
given the privilege of appearing before the Equalization Board:,Grove, Stewart's
Creek, Anderson Creek, Lillington, Upper Little River, Barbecue, and Johnsonville.,
Mrs. Claude R. Cheek appeared concerning herresidence on Morris Dr. After
the procedure as to how value was arrived at was explained to her and that said
value was in line with similar property, Mrs. Cheek was satisfied with the value
that had been placed on said property by the County Appraisers. No change was
ordered in value on said property.
Louis Bear had written the Tax Supervisor's office prior to this meeting of
the Equalization Board concerning an excessive -value placed on an improvement on the
Louis Baer Plantation. The board ordered that no change be made in said value,:
E. Baer & Sons has asked that warehouse storage located on the Wart of E.
Baer &.Son's business located on E. Broad and S. Clinton Ave. be rechecked by the
County Appraisers as to an excessive value on said property.
After the County Appraisers had made a full investigation of said property,
they recommended that the value of W5,&O0.00 be reduced to #2500.00 on above mention-
ed property. The Board of Equalization and Review asked that value be reduced as
recommended by the County Appraisers.
TheBoard of Equalization and R view adjourned for the year 1956 with all
members present. a
Berles C. Johnson, Clerk,