The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-09
County Considers Proposal
On State Roads Assistance

County commissioners yesterday
+beir regular meetings receiv-
ID > copy of resolution passed
~, the local board of Iredell coun-
:, at Statesville, urging closer
aoonoration between the State
I1;onrav and Public Works Com
'raiesion and local county govern
.nents.
The resolution was forwarded to
commissioners here with the nope
,Sa+ members of the New Hanover
bosrd would approve similar &C
ION in an effort to obtain legis-
1afion 10 bring mutual consulta-
+;on and cooperation between
co,,n+v Governments and the State
IF9hWav Commission in relation
"a highway construction and ex-
penditufeS.
Although the resolution Of the
1redcll county boards was accept
ID fol, consideration, it is expected
hat it will be shelved,
Addison Hewlett, ST., chairman
NJ the local board, described the
nroposed legislation as being i'm
practical. for it was only recently,
he pointed out, that the State
Highway Department mas become
recognized as a Statewide operat-
inc unit. rather than taking into
consideration the desires Of 100
different counties.
Hewlett explained that the bud
get of the State Highway Commits
sion is planned each year with
memorandums on the needs OF
each county, designating funds In
suc1 q manner that at the end
of the wear it may be discovered
that one county has greatly ex-
ceeded the proposed amount, and
other counties have been sighted
However, the system was describ-
ed as beneficial to all counties,
for travellers necessarily have to
90 from one county to another if
going any great distance, and new
roads in Fender county would be
beneficial to residents of New
Hanover county, Mr.. Hewlett ex-
7lained.
The local chairman also said
tlat New Hanover county received
: few good roads over the past,
because of the defense industries
in this area, that probably would
not have been constructed other
wise. He mentioned the road from
the shipyard to Winter Park, and
the road from Wrightsville to the
Camp Davis highway. Had the
county been on a budget basis of
the State Highway Commission, as
the Iredell county resolution pro-
poses. probably these roads wc<d
never have been built, it was point
ed out. unless the urgent need for
them in relation to defense indus
tries was recognized.
At the meeting yesterday, COM
mlssioners were formally notified
by the State Highway Commission
that the curve at Greenfield Park
has been inspected, and shrubbery
would be planted between the
Carolina Beach road and the Front
street extension to lessen hazards
caused by lights from motorists
on Front street, whose automo-
bile lights flash into the eyes of
motorists on the other highway.
A petition containing As sigma
lures of Castle Haynes residents
was presented 10 the board ask
ing that a traffic signal be in
stalled at Gordon road and the
Castle Haynes road, for the safety
Of school children in this vicinity.
The matter was accepted and will
be recommended to the State
Highway Commission for action.
A total Of S9,190.88 was collected
in back taxes for the city and
county during the month of De-
cember, according to report
IRON j. E. Canady of the back
tax department.
The report disclosed that S.
o09.l9 was collected for city taxes,
and county taxes totaled $5,5946 So
After discussion of the proposed
legislation making the city-county
Bureau of Identification entirely
CITY department, the county
BOARD went on record as opposing
the hill