Officials May Change Way
Highway Engineers Picked
Members of the state Board of
Transportation may push to change
the method used to select private
engineers who do state road work.
The board voted Friday to review
the process, which allows Depart
ment of Transportation staffers to
select an engineer from a pool of ap
plicants without a formal bidding pro
cess. The decision came at the same
meeting in which board members
awarded a 9220,000 design contract
for a Hot Springs road project to
Frank Coleman & Associates, a
Raleigh firm headed by a former
DOT engineer.
But officials said the two events
were not related.
Coleman's contract was not a fac
tor in the board's decision, said board
member Brent B. Kincaid of Lenoir,
chairman of a committee that
reecommended the study.
"The question has always been in
the back of board members' minds:
Would it be proper to ask for firms to
bid on these projects?" Kincaid said.
The board studied the question two
years ago, he said but made not
changes.
He said the board "has no feeling
that there's anything amiss. We just
want to keep our engineering costs as
low as possible. The only tax dollars
that count are what shows up on the
road."
The firm owned by Coleman,
former chief engineer at DOT, has
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become known as "DOT North"
because of the number of former
state employees he has hired. The
firm was awarded a contract Friday
for design work on improvements to
U.S. 25-70 from the North Carolina
Tennessee line to Hot Springs.
Coleman's contract was one of four
private engineering pacts approved
Friday by the board. ?
DOT uses private engineers to sup
plement its design staff during peak
periods when its staff is overloaded.
W.G. Marlev. manager of the
highway design branch, said the state
had paid private engineers $6.5
million for 79 contracts in IMS. Last
year, the number dropped to IS con
tracts for (2.5 million. So far this
year, the board has approved IS eon
tracts worth about 93.S million.
Mariev said DOT had placed
notices about the pending projects in
the state purchasing directory and
had interviewed firms interested in
the work. The staff then picks a top
choice and two alternates and tries to
negotiate a price with the first group.
If no agreement is reached, DOT
moves on to one of the alternates.
From 'Uader the Dome' hi The News
and Observer
State Allocates $2.3 Million
For U.S. 25-70 Project
The North Carolina Board of
Transportation has allocated $2.3
million in state and federal funds to
purchase right of way on U.S. 25-70 in
Madison County.
The approval, the first for right of
way on the project, is for acquisition
along 6.1 miles of the highway bet
ween Hot Springs and N.C. 208.
"This project is among Gov. Jim
Martin's top priorities and I am
pleased that the board and DOT staff
have it moving toward completion."
said state Transportation Secretary
James B. Harrington.
"When finished, the improvements
to U.S. 25-70 will do much to enhance
the safety and convenience of travel
in Western North Carolina," Harr
ington said.
The board had previously approved
$550,000 for preliminary engineering
on the project.
Design plans call far upgrading the
existing roadway to a modern two
lane highway with paved shoulders.
Construction is scheduled to start in
fiscal year 1968.
Rusher Dismisses Charges
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"I do not favor placing a chief of
police, who was acting in perfor
mance of his official duties, on trial in
situations where there is a low
likelihood of being able to prove the
case beyond reasonable doubt," he
said.
Getman had been patroling all
weekend because of H*t Springs
Homecoming activities and had been
working for many hours without sleep
at the time of the incident, he said.
Rusher interviewed several
witnesses - except Miller, who could
not be located - according to the
i
statement
Rusher also criticized the
magistrate's office for issuing war
rants against Getman without first
looking into the allegations.
These warrants were issued by a
Madison County magistrate without
any concern as to whether or not the
district attorney or any other agency
had an opportunity to investigate the
matters in a pre-accusation setting,"
he said about charges made by Miller
and Riddle.
"I do not feel the warrant against
the chief of police of Hot Springs in
this instance was providentally
issued, since it is a felony charge
issued where there had occurred no
prior investigation and since it is a
charge against a police officer where
there had occurred no prior in
vestigation," Rusher said of Leister's
charge.
"My office operates under a policy
where no felony charges will be pro
secuted without a prior investigation
and, moreover, charges against a law
enforcement officer are not en
couraged when no prior investigation
has occurred," he said.
Mars Hill OKs County Dispatchers
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telephone number, eliminating confu
sion over which number to call. Fox
!said.
The board gave tentative approval
to the plan.
. In other business, Mars Hill Mayor
Owen Tilson told the board that the
town may not see funding promised
by the former Madison County Board
of Commissioners.
The former commissioners, before
leaving office in November, agreed to
give Mars Hill $50,000 to help the town
finance repairs to its water system,
Mars Hill has been under fire from
state officials to make repairs to its
spillway system. The estimated cost
of the repairs is $300,000.
Tilson told the board that the new
courtly commissioners are unable to
guarantee the additional funding will
be available.
The board also heard from Cuilen
Pat ton of the Cullenwood -Silvers Con
struction Co. concerning the proposed
townhouse project on Ponder Street.
Project architect Wayne Roberts
showed the preliminary site plans for
the townhouses, stating the project is
for private home owners and each
unit will sell for between
sso.ooo-*i2o,ooo
The board also agreed to hire Brian
Tucker as a new police officer for the
town.
Welch May Get New Trial
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League estimated that it would be
eight to 10 months before the Court of
Appeals decides whether Welch will
actually receive a new trial.
"The final disposition of this case is
still several months away," he said.
Welch was convicted of second
degree kidnapping and attempted
rape of a 19-year-old female Mars Hill
College student.
According to testimony in Welch's
1983 trial, he was driving the woman
home after she visited her brother at
the Welch home in Mars Hill when he
covered her face with a cloth soaked
in chloroform.
She fell unconscious, and awoke to
find Welch sexually assaulting her,
according to her testimony.
TOWN OF MARS HILL
Mars Hill, North Carolina
SALE OF REAL ESTATE FOR 1 986 TAXES
At 12:00 o'clock noon, Monday, June 29, 1987, 1 will soil at public auction at the
Town Hall, pursuant to the existing laws of North Carolina, the following real estate
on which the 1986 taxes remain unpaid. This being all the real estate owned in the
respective Town of Mars Hill, North Carolina. List of all property to bo sold and the
t of taxes are as follows:
1419.88
2.80
277.27
41.06
257.60
50.89
.... 148.65
160.02
280.00
26.60
.... 12.60
288.54
. 14.00
69.23
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will Mil *1 public auction llw rul property mat it
described below, in Kcor^oci with the order of
the Court in mil action
ADDRESS OF PROPERTY OH Rector Corner
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DATE OF SALE : Friday. Juno It. IW
TIME OF SALE: 11: ll A.M.
PLACE OF SALE: Moditon County Courthouse
door. Marshall. NC
TERMS OF SALE to the highest bidder for cash.
K> percent deposit required ot timo of solo. Titto
and condition of proporty "a* it" including any
lions or faxes. Solo will bo hold opon for ton days
tor upset bids according to law. if no wpsot bid.
high biddor will bo oxpoctod to make prompt sot
tiomont or par diem will bo charged.
TAX LISTING I.O. : Township 1$
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Number I Township.
Madiion County. NC
BEGINNING on o stake in a field end runs West It
poles to a stake, thence South 14 poles to a stake,
thence West 52 poles and 20 links to o stake in the
old North and South line, thence South 70 poles to
1 a poplar on the bank of the pond mill branch,
Elihue Rector's corner, thence down and with
satd branch crossing the railroad. South 40 dog.
East 34 poles to the mouth of sold branch and
French Brood River, thence down and with said
river North 41 dog. 30 mm East 114 poles to o
maple on the bank of the river, thence leaving the
river North S3 West SO poles to the BEGINNING,
containing 30 1/2 acres more or less.
SUBJECT to the rights of way or easements of the
Southern Railway Company.
Reference is made to Oeed Book 37. Page 04. for a
better description.
SCOTT CARTER, Commissioner of Counsel:
CARTER ANO KROPLENICKI. P A.
75 N. Market Street
Aihevilie. N.C. 20001
Telephone: <704)252 9004
May 20. June 4. 11, 10. 1007
NORTH CAROLINA
MADISON COUNTY
NOTICE
The undersigned having qualified as Executrix
of the Estate of W. M. Bishop, a/k/a William
Marcellus Bishop, deceased, late of Madison
County, this is to notify that all persons having
claims against said estate to present them to the
undersigned, on or before the 10th day of
December, 1907, or this notice will be pleaded in
bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said
estate will please make immediate payment to the
undersigned.
This the*! 1th day of June. 1907
Jenice H. Pegg. Executrix
c/ Charles E . Mas hburn
P.O. Box 90.
Marshall. N.C. 207S3
June II. 25, July 2. 9. 1907
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF LAND
MADISON COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA
TITLE OF ACTION: RUBY S BUCKNER.
WIDOW. ET AL.. PETITIONERS. VS. JAMES
ADDRESS OF PROPfRTY: Pen Handle Branch
DATS OP SALS: Friday, J?M W. 19C7
TIMS OP SALE; H 00 A M
PLACE OF SALE : Madison County Courthouse
door, Marshall, NC
TE RMS OP SALI t To the Wgheet bidd ar for caab.
10 percent deposit required at time of Mia Title
and condition of property "aa la" including any
liens or taxes Sala will ba haid apan for tan pays
for upeet bids according to law if no upset bid.
high biddar will ba expected to make prompt tat
tiement or par diem will ba char pod.
TAX LISTING I.O. : Townahlp I N
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LYING and bainp in
Madison County and on the waters of Panhandle
Branch:
FIRST TRACT. BEGINNING at a pine stump
Jamas Smith corner and runs South 32 dag. East
40 pales ta a stake; then North 91 dag. East 17
poles to a stake another corner of the said James
Smith; thence South 33 deg. E 44 poles to a stake
end pointers in Jacob Allman's line; thence with
Allman's line North 15 dag. West 133 poles to a
white oak, said Allman's comer, thence with said
Allman's other line North 37 deg. West S3 poles to
a stake in John Patton' line (old) ; thence with said
last mentioned line East 51 poles to a post oak,
said John Petton's Southeast corner; thence with
said Peffon's line North 17 poles to a pine corner
on top of the ridge in a line made between John
Cole and Patterson Reeces; thence East with John
Cole's line 40 poles to the place of the BEGINN
ING, containing fifty acres be the same more or j
less
SECOND TRACT. BEGINNING on a stake in
James Lunsford's spring branch in Smith's line or
James Smith's line SI poles to the said Panhandle
Branch, thence up said branch to the mouth of
James Lunsford branch; thence up said Lunsford
branch 71 poles to the place of the BEGINNING,
containing three acres be the same more or less.
Reference is made to Deed Book 35. Page 503, for
a better description.
SCOTT CARTER. Commissioner of Counsel:
CARTER AND KROPELNICKI. P A.
75 N Market Street
Ashevllle. NC 31001
Telephone 704 353 9004
May 30, June 4, 11. 11. 1907
NOTICE OP FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY
Under and by virtue of the power and authority
contained in the certain Deed of Trust executed
and delivered by William D. Kemp. Linda D. Lorn
bardo. Russell A. Thomas and Jan J. Thomas
dated February 11, 1911 and recorded in the Office
of the Register of Deeds for Madison County, N.C.
in Book M at Page 475, and because of default hav
ing been made in the payment of the indebtedness
secured by said Deed of Trust and failure to do
and perform the stipulations and agreements
therein contained, and pursuant to demand of the
Owner and Holder of the indebtness secured by
said deed of Trust, the undersigned Wilder Wad
ford, will expose tor sale at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash the property therein
btl?M Fntby . ?r . RLS. a?TM Mar II. 1*71 a.
to! I owl
??GINNING or an Iron UMt South at Ihe
Bruce *0*1, a chettnut Kg m Dm lint M Burnett
end being the bif tiwini cofiKf o f a cirtdn
*3 acre tract at land deacrlbed m a deed dated
Ap.NI 1, IW from G W Robert*. la M.B. Celdweii
of record In Oaad Boo* I] at Pa9? 4)0. Madlaon
County Regittry . and run* thence with Nta Una at
ma 43 acra tract. Bumatt Frady and latar Sal
Caldwell. North 7 dog East 34polet. Norm It dog.
Cast 15 polea, North 13 dag Watt ? polas la ?
point on ma top at Snaka Dan Ridge. thence wim
Sanke Oan Rldga and ma Una at Prod Predy and
latar tha llna o f Mark Raberta Norm N dag. Waal
44 pola* and Norm 44 dag. VMat M.J pa** la a
Mack gum. common earner of tha 43 acra tract
above mentioned and alta beginning corner of a
40. I acra tract described In a dead dated March 4.
1*15 from M L. Gudger, Agent to Jacob Caldwell
of record In Deed Book 35 at Page M*. Madlaon
Caunty Reentry, thence wim me line af Jonnnle
Randall helra and Snake Den Ridge and the line of
the <0.1 acra tract. North 53 dag. Waal 21 pole*.
North ?5 dag. We*t 14 pofaa. Norm 70 dag. Watt 42
poiet. Norm 4] dag. Weat It pole*. North 70 dag.
watt 22 poles to the lop of the mountain mat
divide* Big Pine and Spring Creak; thence along
the top of the mountain and Woollethot. South 34
deg. Well 3* pole*. South 10 deg. West 3* polo* to a
high rock where Pole Cat Ridge interaect* the top
of tha mountain; thence along ma lop of Pole Cat
Ridge wim It* meander* and with tha line of J.N.
Roland, South 47 dag. Eaat I] pole*. Soum to deg
Ea*t 10 pole*. South 71 deg. Eait 10 pole*. Soum S
deg. Ea?t 10 pole*. Soum 4 deg. East la polea.
South 40 dag. Eaat 12 pole*. South 44 dag. Eaat 15
pole*, thence with the line at the 41 acra tract.
Soum 40 deg. Ea*t 40 polea. thence wim the line of
Burnett Prady and the top of Pole Cat Rldga at II
meander* Soum 7? deg. Eaat 110 polea. mora or
let*, to the point ol BEGINNING Being the *ame
property a* deacribed in Deed Book IS4 al Page
155. Madi*on County Registry.
TOGETHER WITH and SUBJECT TO aaaa
ment. reitrictions. and right* of way of record In
cluding the Boundary Line Agreement a* contain
ad in Deed Book 110 at Page Sfl. Madlaon County
Regi*try.
Addret* of Property :
Number I
Back Branch
Marshall. N.C. 2*753
Preiont Record Owner*:
William D Kemp
Linda O. Lombardo
Russell A. Thomas
Jan J. Thomas
The term* ol the *ale are mat me real property
hereinbefore Described will be *oid lor ca*h to the
higheat bidder and mat the underalgned may re
quire the successful bidder at the tale to Im
mediately deposit cash or a certified check m the
amount of ten percent 1 10 percent) of the high bid.
The real property hereinabove daacribad will be
sold tubiecct to any and all superior lien*. In
eluding tana* and special assessment*
The sale will be held open lor ten 1 10) days for
upset bid* a* by law required
Date and hour of *ale: June 10. Wal 12 00pm
Place of tale: Madlaon County Courthou**
Date of mi* Nolle*: June ?. IM7
Wilder Wadford
June 10. 25, 1?*7
NOTICE OF ELECTION
The Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) County Committee elec
tion this year will be held on 6/30/87. The ballot below must be filled
out, detached and mailed and received or returned in person to FmHA,
Marshall, N.C. not later than 6/30/87. If you do not vote in person you
should mail your ballot inside a blank envelope marked ballot to
ensure a secret ballot This blank envelope should be placed inside the
envelope you use to mail your ballot Your name and address must be
legible on the outer envelope. Failure to provide this information will
render your ballot invalid. Ballots and envelopes may also be obtained
from your local FmHA office'.
The slate of nominees for Madison County are listed in the ballot
below. The qualifications of persons voting are described in the "Voter
Certification Statement" For further information regarding voting and
voter eligibility, see the county office listed below. FmHA elections are
open to all eligible voters without regard to race, color, religion,
national origin, age, political affiliation, marital status, sex, and/or
handicap.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION
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Candidate^): DENNIS R. FREEMAN ?
ONLY VOTE FOR: ONE (1) CANDIDATE(S)
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