June 10, 1958 - 2:00 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Special)

June 10, 19581 2Fit width211Meeting of Board of Commissioners for the County of Johns -tonJune 10, 1958The Board of Commissioners of Johnston County reconvened in special sessionon June 10, 1958, at 2 00 F M, in the Auditors office, court house, with thefollowing members presentH M Johnson, Chairman, J D Bailey, Floyd C Price, Sr, R G Gurley,and Frank B HoldingAbsent NoneIThe following business was transactedII Sheriff B A Henry appeared before the Board for questioning by the Commiss-ioners in connection with certain items contained in his budget requests2 After reviewing and examining the dog claims as presented to W G Massey,Clerk, the following motion was adoptedOn a motion made by J D Bailey, seconded by Frank B Hoiding,it was movedthat the following claims filed on account of losses of fowl and swine by unknowndogs be paidPerson Date Description Amt Presented Amt AllowedMrs J R DurhamR #1 Smithfield 1 -13 -58 11 chickens 0 990 445Ivey CrockerR #1 Selma 1- 3 -58 20 hens, geese 4250 2125Douglas Hinnant 5 -27 -58 5 hogs 17100 8550R #2 SelmaClayton Supply CoClayton 5 -27 -58 2 hogs 8000 4000B M CreechR #1 2ebulon 5 -21 -58 2 pullets Newton Hill24 fryers 4300 2150R #1 Clayton 2 -27 -58 1 pig damageRoger Vinson to 2 pigs 3600 1800Wilsons Mills 5- 5 -58 2 hogs 5000 2500W E BarbourR #3 Benson 9- 6 -57 2 pigs, 1 hog 4000 2000H H BattenR #l, Box 192 Wendell 9 -20 -57 27 young pullets 4050 2025Robert Denning E LNorrisR #1 Benson 8 -16 -57 66 hens 13200 6600J Dailey StewartR#1 Four Oaks 3 -17 -58 6 hogs 16o00 80003 Commissioner J D Bailey moved that 30000 be appropriated from the contingentfund and transferred to the Attorneys Salary Fund for the purpose of paying W RBritt of the law firm of Hooks Britt for professional services renderedi includ-ing official correspondence, conferences with Board of Commissioners and heads ofdepartments, and other official business for the Board of Commissioners of JohnstonCounty during the absence of J L George, County Attorney4 Upon the recommendation of W H Britt, Auditor, the following motions wereadopteda On a motion made by Frank B Holding, seconded by J D Bailey, it wasmoved that 565130 be appropriated from the contingent fund and transferred to theequipment and supply account of the Tax Supervisors office for the purpose ofpurchasing equipment for that departmentb On a motion made by Frank B Holding, seconded by J D Bailey, it wasmoved that 80000 be appropriated from the contingent fund and transferred to thepreparation of tax books accuunt of the Tax Supervisors Office for defrayingexpenses incurred in that department5 Commissioner Floyd C Price, Sr moved that the Welfare Department not employone additional welfare worker as the Board did not see fit to employ a helper inthe Sheriffs office, which has been requested for several years by Sheriff B AHenryThe motion failed,as it did not receive a second6 Whereas, W H Britt, Auditor,and Evander S Simpson, Superintendent PublicSchools, have presented to the Board their estimated budgets for the County andschools respectively for the year 1958 -59;21June 10, 1958_ ContNOW THEREFORE, be it ordered that the county and school budgets for the year1958 -59 be accepted tentatively and the tax rate for the year 1958 -59 be set at156, which is distributed as followsGeneral County 36General Welfare 25V Debt Service County 07General Schools 68f Vocational Tax 20and approves an additional levy of district special school tax as followsClayton 25Selma 25Smithfield 25Benson 209; Micro 20Pine Level 25Princeton 20Wilsonis Mills 25FURTHER ordered that the budget be filed with W G Massey, Register of Deeds,and held by him in the office of the Register of Deeds for public inspection fortwenty 20 days pending the final adoption of the budget7 On a motion made by J D Bailey, seconded by R G Gurley, the followingresolution was adoptedWHEREAS, it is provided in Chapter 158, Public Laws of 1939 in an act entitledThe Revenue Act of 193911, Under Article II, Section B , License Taxes of saidChapter, as amended, that the counties of North Carolina or any of them may imposeand levy a county license or privilege tax for the privilege of carrying on thebusiness, exercising the privilege of doing the act named therein, beginningJune 1, 1958, and ending May 31, 1959;WHEREAS, the County of Johnston, a body-corporate and politic in the State of fllNorth Carolina, by and through its Board of Commissioners desires to impose andlevy said license and privilege taxes in Johnston County for said tax year 1958 -59in strict accordance with the provisions of said Article II, Schedule B , and toimpose and levy said taxes in amounts to the full extent and limit allowed andauthorized under said Article Ii, Schedule B ;NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVEDThat the Board of Commissioners of Johnston County do hereby impose and levy in I,and for the County of Johnston, North Carolina, for the tax year beginning June 1,1958 and ending May 31, 1959, the license and privilege taxes provided for andauthorized under the provisions of Article II, Schedule B of Chapter 158, PublicLaws of 1939, as amended, and which under said Article the Counties of NorthCarolina are authorized and empowered to impose, levy and collect; and be itresolved further that said Board of Commissioners does hereby impose and levy saidlicense and privilege taxes in amounts to the full extent and limit authorized under,i,said Article II, Schedule B 8 On a motion made by Frank B Holding, seconded by R G Gurley, it was movedthat the following holiday schedule for the year 1958 -59 be adoptedIndependence Day July 4Labor Day September 1Veterans Day November 11Thanksgiving Day November 27Christmas December 24, 25, 26New Yearns Day January 1Easter MondayConfederate MemorialDay May 109• On a motion made by R G Gurley, seconded by Frank B Holding, it was movedthat car depreciation for all departments be eliminated, and that a uniform rateof 6a¢ per mile be establishedMotion carried