The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
REAL ESTATE MEN
SELECT OFFICERS
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to handle the preliminary setur
of the survey.
The board also adopte! a resolu'
ton calling on the county com
missioners to appoint two mem
bers of the Wilmington real estate
board as tax assessors for l941,
together with a competent con
tractor or builder to serve the as
SCISSORS in an advisory capacity.
Hewlett, retiring president, pre-
sided over the annual business
meeting of the :e--oup held in the
form of an oyster roast at Rig.
gins place at the sound.
Other retiring officers include:
Lloyd w. Moore, secretary and
treasurer; Frank G. Harriss, vice
p%esident; Frederick Willetts and
w. A. Fonvielle, members of the
board of directors.
The board unanimously accepted
the report of the nominations com.
mittee, composed of w. A. Fon.
vielle, chairman; w. A. McGirt,
and Frank C. Harriss.
Proposal for the establishment
of the city manager form of gov
eminent for the City of Wilmington
was discussed at length but nc
action was taken.
Wilbur D. Jones urged that the
board secure data on local housing
problems and have it Immediately
available when needed by the fed
eral government.
"Such data" he said. should be
quickly and intelligently compiled
as a patriotic endeavor on the
part of local realtors and such q
project could be handled by the
board and would entail no addi
tional expense"
Jones appealed for the local real.
ty board to solicit the cooperation
of individual property owners ir
the city and county in gathering
information on the number of va
cant houses and. apartments nov
available and the need for neces'
sary repairs.
I'VE should have at hand def
mite facts on u housing facilities
for the benefit of the U. S. army
officers and enlisted men and their
families who are ex-ected to come
to the vicinity in the next few
months" Jones said.
Various board members agreed
that property owners in the com
munity should be approached i'm
mediately and asked to put theil
vacant houses and apartments il
proper shape before needs actually
develop.
Arrangements to proceed at once
in making preliminary steps tt
conduct the surv'y through the
appointment of a special commit
tee by the retiring officers and:
if necessary to employ several as
sistants in compiling the d a t a
were approved by the board.
Hewlett and Moore then reported
briefly on the national convention
of real estate boards held recently
in Philadelphia. Board members
at the close of the annual business
meeting, gave Z rising vote Of
thanks to the retiring officers fol
their services during the past year
The resolution relative to the
appointment of two local realtor:
as tax assessors for 1941 follows;
The Wilmington Real Estate
board at a recent meeting unani
mously passed the following resolu
ton:
THAT the county board of com
missioners be requested to appoin'
two members of the Wilmington
Real Estate board as tax assessors
for 1871, together with a competent
contractor or builder to serve with
assessors in an advisory capacity
"Realizing the importance of thi:
work, we feel that qualifications
should be considered very care
fully before making any appoint
ments. In this connection, we
would appreciate very much ar
opportunity of being heard at the
proper time"