The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-09
COUNTY BOARD ACTS
ON MINOR MATTERS


press his thanks to the Board for
it's cooperation in the work done
by the committee for re-opening
Oregon Inlet. He presented the
Board with copy of the booklet
on the Inlet, written by Mr.. Mac
Neill and published here this
week.
Garbage Removal
The Commissioners acted upon
a large number of motions at their
Tuesday meeting, most important
of which was probably it's move
to advertise for bids for garbage
removal on the beach between
Currituck Sound and Roanoke
Sound. The schedule calls for gar
bage to be picked up once week
during the periods April Is
through May 81 and September
16 through October 20; daily pick
ups will be made from May %
through September Is. Bids will
be received in the office of the
clerk of the board until noon on
April 8.
Upon motion by j. w. Scarbor-
ough, the Board set up an emer-
gency transportation fund for
Welfare Department patients,
which may be drawn upon for an
amount not to excede 500. The
department of welfare is heraf-
ter to present County Accountant
C. S. Meekins with a statement of
its postage costs for the month,
-uponi which the accountant has
been authorized to advance the a.
mount required.
ZOning on the Beach
R. s. Jordan, representing the
Dare Beaches Chamber of Com
merce, appeared before the Board
in the interest of instituting zon-
ing regulations along the beach.
He said that he had written to
R. B. Etheridge, Dare representa-
tive in the General Assembly, and
the states Encouragement about
the matter. Mr.. Etheridge, he re-
ported, has promised to try to get
a law covering the matter through
the legislature. The Board in
structed Mr.. Jordan to have Pc
tition circulated among the per-
sons who would be affected by the
coming regulations, if instituted,
said petition to request the Coun-
ty Board to set up a coming COM
mission.
1t was moved by Commissioner
Albert Austin and unanimously a.
greed upon to donate $50 for the
reconditioning of two outdoor tot
let's built some time ago by the
county at Mill Landing, Wan
cheese.
Comm. H. F. Perry made a mo-
ton, seconded by Mr.. Scarbor-
ough, that the Highway Commits
sion be requested to hard-surface
the road known as County Street
Extended, in Manteo, which leads
from the highway past the Roa-
noke School. The Highway Com
mission is also to be asked to take
over a short stretch of road at
Manns Harbor near the home of
Clarence Holmes.
Health Center
The Board agreed to ask the
Cape Hatteras Health Center to
make a report at the April meet
ing to the Commissioners of its
activities, stating "just what has
been spent on the building and
what revenues are being derived
from said building" Mr.. Perry's
motion to this effect was seconden
by Mr.. Austin.
The Board voted to list the Leo
Midget lot, near Manteo, at $3.50
for 1851; w. L. Daniels, tax sup
ervisor, was directed to look over
the Tracy Ward Apartment, also
owned by Leo Midget, and report
its taxable value.
John E. Ferebee, upon motion
of Comm. Swain, was directed to
be paid 5000 for moving a G. l.
house for the welfare department.
The sum was the same as the
amount paid to the Board by
Quint Dozier for lot which had
been bought formerly for the well
fare department.
Floyd Hooper of Stumpy Point
was named to succeed S. B. Til
lett as Oyster Bed Inspector. Mr..
Tillett had resigned.
Melvin Daniels, Board clerk,
was instructed to write to Rep.
Etheridge informing him that the
Board endorsed the bill providing
for listing personal property in
the county in which same is To-
Gated; also that the Board oppos-
es the bill prohibiting government
tai agencies in Dare county from
spending for plans and engineers
fees for municipal improvement
until funds have been provided or
bonds authorized therefore.
On motion by Mr.. Swain, it was
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