The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-10-06
FULL MEETING
OF COLUMBIA
TOWN BOARD

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COLUMBIA - The Town of CO.
Ilumbia Board of Aldermen meeting
Monday night turned the 1861 tax
books over to the tax collector JUL
| ian L. Poston and charged him with
the amount $20,7O5.56.
The report of the Building In
lspector T. X. VERIFY Jr. in allowing
George G. Owens to build a tank
on his property on Combs Street
was accepted.
Expenses were voted to be al
lowed members of the board to
attend the workshop of the League
of Municipalities, Oct. 1924. j. L.
Poston was ordered to adjust error
in Sam Spencer's Taxes; to allow
the small amount Of interest on the
personal property taxes of the Rev.
Gordon Shaw, who had left the
county; two-hour parking limit
for trucks only on Second Avenue
was passed.
! The Aldermen voted to make
another payment of 81, 958.62 on the
Bypass Right of Way cost to the
North Carolina State Highway.
! To stimulate interest and regis
ter appreciation for the Voluntary
services of the local Firemen, the
board agreed to entertain them at
a lookout dinner meeting.
Julian L. Poston made the fol-
lowing reports: The Town Hall in
need of roof repairs - no action
taken; that a DOSAGE of $5S4.17
was sustained in the Powell Bill
check received from the State as
compared to last years amount;
that $1,O31 had been received for
mosquito control from the State
Board of Health.
1t was agreed to allow the v. E.
& P. C.. to install street light
on Queen Street without charge.
Several townspeople appeared
before the body: B. Ray Cohoon
presented petition to have two
blocks Penn. Ave. - from
Bridge to Howard Streets paved or
black topped minus the curb and
cutters. The petition was left open
for study. James Roulac = about
having drainage tile placed in q
ditch fronting his home on Kohlass
Lane. It was agreed to allow AZ,
feet width tile providing Roulac
would assume responsibility of the
cost Of tile, as he indicated, and
the town to furnish the installing.
Rosie Sawyer about parking
problem in front of his home on
Water Street, between Main and
Bridge Streets. After much discus
sion, the board ruled that parking
on the present side - East - of
the street was more suitable for
traffic flow. No action taken.
w. F. Godfrey - about street
fronting his home. Street Commits
sioner Lloyd B. Davenport was ord
cred to look into the matter. Jimmy
Hopkins - in regards to complying
to a cleanup notice sent out by
the Mayor on his lot on Road
Street fronting the home of j. d.
Selby. Permission was granted to
burn the debris, providing an at
tend was there at all times during
the burning and provided the Fire
Chief was notified when the burn
ing would take place to stand ready
for action if needed.
c. d. Cooper again brought be-
fore the board request for a clear
title on property - a long ago
abandoned street sold to his father
some 20 years ago. The site is i'm
mediately back of his home and a
portion of which faces the home
Of Mrs. w. A. Williams. This pro-
perty he stated was also sold to
him about five years ago by the
Town of Columbia costing him $1S9
guaranteed title. He requested a
clear title or refund of money for
purchase and amount. of taxes paid
on the place. The board offered,
what they thought to be the only
solution - that of public auction
sale to clear technicalities. He, not
ambitious for this procedure was
advise that advice would be receiv-
ed from the League of Municipal
tiles on the correct procedure dur
ing October.
Mrs. w. A. Basnight and Mrs. H.
T. Davenport asked for a cement
walk and a Library sign for the
Tyrrell County Nibrary - No ac-
ton taken.