The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-02-10
BOARD CONCERNED
FOR z DAYS WITH
THE STATUS QUO
To Advertise for Tax Collector.
Build Jail at Hafferas; Hold
joint Health Meeting

nations in Dare County and max
ing plans for some changes in pro-
cedure, and some additions, the
Dare Co. Board concluded long
two-day session Tuesday might at
$3.50. Out of the meeting came
orders to advertise for someone to
be employed as delinquent tax col
lector in Dare County, applications
are now being received. Both
meetings extended later than 9
pm. each night, although all men,
bers did not sit out the full meet
ings.
The Board reviewed complaints
from Manns Harbor about the
community ditch, which has been
used by small boats, and was dug
some years ago in the process of
building a public road to the wat
erfOnt. A committee was set up
to hold meeting Tuesday night
of next week in the Manns Harbor
community building to iron out
this difficulty. Lawrence Swain,
! Horace Hooper and Attorney Me-
Gown are committee members.
The Board voted to build the
long-discussed Hatteras Island Jail
in the community Of Hatteras on
the site of the former Hatteras
School, and to start work soon
with 5000 set up for the purpose.
Trespass on the Billy Mitchell
Airport at Frisco has become suf-
fcient problem that it was ordered
that warning signs be put up on
the airport, and $25 was appropri-
ated for the purpose.
Accountant John II. Long was
given authority to get information
concerning the purchase of nimeo-
graph and copying machines for
the courthouse, and also was au-
thorized to get heat control units
installed in the several offices in
the courthouse. Alienation of a
problem is sought. Some offices
are overheated in order that offic-
es ON the north side may be suffi-
GENTLY hot.
Numerous roads on Hatteras Is
land were approved, and requests
will be made that the State i'm
prove them. These include the Dark
Ridge road, Buxton, the Matte
Nelson road, Wanchese, the Circle
Drive, the Cedar Road, the Oak
Ridge Road, the Harbor Road in
Hatteras, and some short pieces
of road leading to the home of
the Payne families in Stumpy
Point were approved.
The Board approved plan to
ask the Legislature to pass law,
relieving the Sheriff of the respon-
sibility of collecting taxes, with a
view to employing a full time col
lector for this duty. Legislation
will be asked also, to increase the
charges for court costs in Record
er's Court, and to put the building
permit system under the tax sup
ervisor. This law is now practical
~ ignored. 1t was ordered that
the Register of Deeds not record
any transfers until they have been
checked and approved by the tax
supervisor, for tax listing pur-
poses.
Commissioner Fuller moved that
the Board investigate the legality
of selling beer from boat in
Parnlico Sound, within a minimum
of hak-mile off-shore. Approval
of q beer license for Fred /. Jones
of Manteo was given.
w. s. White, Judge
Stanford White of Manns Har-
Dor was appointed Assistant Re-
corder's Judge, to hold court in
event Judge Baum wishes to be
absent, to be paid by the Judge
for such services rendered.
The Board held a joint meeting
with the Currituck and Dare
Health Boards Monday night at
Currituck. They also had meet
ing with representatives of the
ABC Board to discuss profits from
the stores. This meeting came out
of the agitation of Tourist Bureau
members who desire more money
from ABC funds to carry on their
work. The Bureau now receives
half the profits, which during the
past year exceeded $4,000, in adj
dition TO some $4,000 from private
contributors.
Several items were tabled. These
included selection of garbage dis
posal areas; the management of
Wanchese Harbor and the Halter
as Airport, the long drawn out
problem concerning the public
ditch dug at Buxton for harbor,
and the commitment to build a.
public dock at Mill Landing, Wan
cheese.