The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-28
CITY, COUNTY GET
HOUSING PAYMENT


war housing projects and as volun-
tary contributions from the low
rent housing developments for 1915.
four checks totaling SOL, 25188 yes"
terday were presented to the city
and county governments by the
Housing Authority of the City OF
Wilmington.
Harry olomon, chairman of the
Authority, presented the checks at
a joint meeting of the City council
and County commissioners at City
Hall.
Payment on the War housing pro-
jects was made under the terms
of the Lanham Act, under which
the developments, owned by the
Federal government, are operated
by the Authority subject to lease
agreement with the government,
Solomon pointed out in making the
presentation.
The payment was made in exact
accord, it was stated, with the
terms set forth and agreed upon
during a recent meeting between re-
representatives. of the city and coun-
ty governments and the authority.
A combined asseassable valuation
So, 828,644 for the city and ST.
7O4,315 for the county-Was agreed
upon at the conference.
Of the total, the county receiv'
ed $48, 1854, of which $45, 1852. 7s
was from the three War housing
developments and 2,423.50 as con
tribution from the low-rent pro
iects. OF the $42, 1854 received by
the city, $37, 1926 was from the
War homes and the remainder
from the other projects.
"Our voluntary contribution or
Nesbitt Courts and R. R. Taylor
homes is made possible by sur
! plus revenue from these develop
ments during the past year." Mr.
Solomon said.
''These developments which are
owned by this Authority are tax
exempt under the terms OF the
North Carolina Housing Authoritie:
law, supported by the decision:
of the Supreme court, but is ha!
been our feeling that during these
current times of increased tenan
income resulting in higher renta
payments to the authority, it is ap
propriate to share the additional
income with the local taxing bodies
The available for such dist-lbu
ton for the past fiscal year wa!
$7,876.18 and we have distributed
this in the exact ratio that the city
tax rate bears to the county rate
producing the payments made
herewith. LAS chairman of the
Housing Authority of the city Of
Wilmington, and in behalf of my
fellow commissioners, I should like
to take this opportunity of thank
ing you and the other members
and officials of the city and county
government for the splendid CO
operation which you have extend
ed to the authority and to assure
you that it is the constant objec'
tive of our board of commissioners
all of whom serve without any
compensation of any kind, to dc
everything in our power to advance
the cause of decent housing in the
community" Mr.. Solomon stated
A spokesman for the Authority
pointed to the steady increase in
income to the city and county from
the 1ow-rate developments-Nes'
bit Courts for white residents AND
R. R. Taylor homes for Negroes
In 1912, the contribution from the
projects amounted to $3,470.32; ir
1913. S., O464 3: in 1914, $6,311.O2 ano
in 1945, $7,876.18
That the city and county have
benefited from the good manage
ment of the projects is shown by
he fact that taxes realized from
them in the past year they were
collected before conversion into
lcw-rent homes were approximate
ly 3,717. less than half the amount
contributed on them by the Au
tkoritv this year.
During the presentation, it was
brouoht out that the Authority is
the largest single taxpayer here
Members of the council and coun
~ board expressed their apprecia'
ton to the Authority fol the splen'
did management that made the
contributions possible