The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter., 1961-06-09
COLUMBIA TAKES
ACTION ON CITY
TAGS FOR TRUCKS

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COLUMBIA-The Town Board
Of Alderman meeting Monday went
on record to cooperate with the
appointment of Colon Edward
Smell as County Civil Defense Di-
rector and further appointed Julian
L. Poston as deputy to work with
Smell.
Digesting the opinion of the
North Carolina Attorney General in
regard to imposing taxes and re-
quiring city tag on trucks and
other motor vehicles being persis-
family parked and kept within the
town limits at night, the board
agreed on having the authority to
, tax the said vehicles plus town tag
requirement. The tax collector was
authorized to check and re-check
on motor vehicles so kept within
the town limits which have not met
the tax requirements, and to pro-
ceed according to law. Three of the
owners named to be Marvin Has
sell, Marvin Brickhouse and trucks
owned by the Butler Lumber Co.
driven home by employees.
H. T. Davenport, Mayer, reported
the county had been allowed by the
Legislature to levy up to ten cents
to meet expense requirement for
the. Industrial Commission TO help
toward attracting industry to Tyr
rell. Since it was an entire county
project, the town voted to cooperate
should the Commissioners decide to
contribute to the Industrial COM
mission expense budget, and tc
match county funds on a one-third,
two-thirds basis, with the towns
portion not to exceed $780,. &
A report on the May 2 Town
Election was made by Mrs. Blanche
w. Cahoon, Registrar. The new
member elected to the board, Shell
ton Ludford, will take the oath of
office at the beginning of the fiscal
year the July meeting.
The town went on record as irav-
ing no claim against the property
in question of C. D. Cooper, and
to instruct the attorney to prepare
notice in writing of said action to
be sent to Cooper and copy to be
spread on the July minutes for,
future confirmation.
A letter was directed to be writ
ten to the State Stream Sanitation
Commission under the Pas1uotank
Stream Pollution Program, agree
ing to comply with the set pollu-
ton abatement plan. 1t was brought
out that two proposals: the use of
septic tank or the lagooning meth
cd of one acre per every 300 per-
sons would be allowed. and the
further allowance of six months
for blue prints to meet specifica-
tions be drawn by an engineer.
Water works for the town were
discussed.
On application to connect sewer
age line on the Fonsoe Road, it
was passed that the line be INSTALL
led.
J. L. Poston was ordered to write
request for a free survey offered
by the Corps of Engineers under
the new flood control survey work
program.
Lloyd Davenport and Borden Nc
Clees were appointed on budget
committee. The board voted to meet
June 20 for approval Of budget for
new fiscal year.
| w. M. Russ and Co. Accountants
of Raleigh were again hired to
audit the Towns books during
July.
| A recommendation was ordered
to be made at next meeting for
some sort of traffic precaution at
the intersection of Water and
Bridge Streets.
From the League of Municipality
an order of 250 motor vehicle tags
flor 1862 was voted.
Poston reported that saw dust
from Mason's mill was again clog
ging the drainage ditch which had
recently cost large sum to keep
lopen. The problem of trash collec-