July 6, 1959 - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

July 6, 19591 2Fit width328Meeting of Board of Commissioners for the County of JohnstonJuly 6, 1959The Board of Commissioners of Johnston County met in regular session on July6, 1959, in the Commissioners Room, with the following members presentH M Johnson, Chairman, J D Bailey, R G Gurley, Floyd C Price, Sr andFrank B HoldingiAbsent NoneThe following business was transacted1 W G Massey, Clark, was directed to contact Rhetta Martin, Tax Attorney, inconnection with a request of Norman Dublin, 607 Massey Street, Selma, North Carolinallrelative to certain property in Selma Township ii2 Upon the recommendation of W H Britt, Auditor, Commissioner R G Gurleymoved that the school budget be amended by increasing Item 682 WC committmentson of b1o0 9,57 due9touIncomplete cconstructionoonlcommittmentsa made eand increaser the®cash balance of income for capital outlay by 61,029573 Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that W H Britt, Auditor, be reappointedTax Supervisor of Johnston County for a two year term expiring on the first Mondayin July 1961} Upon the recommendation of Sheriff B A Henry and J L George, County AttorneyyW G Massey, Clerk, was directed to request Mrs Nora F Southerland, Clerk 3upericriCourt, to make a charge of 1000 for the committment of inebriates and mentalpatients to the State Institutions in cases where the principal or parties makingthe committment are financially able to pay the same and that the funds be turnedover to the General Fund of the County5 After a discussion, Lulu A Jolliff, Superintendent Welfare Department, wasrequested to complete form necessary for requesting State and Federal participationin expenditures for the construction or purchase by the county of the ThorntonBuilding to provide office space for the Department of Public Welfare in lieu ofrent6 Upon the recommendation of the Board of Trustees of the Johnston County Library, ;,Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that Mrs Paul Keller, of Clayton, and Mr J HMashburn, of Benson, be reappointed Trustees of the Johnston County Library for athree year term beginning as of August 1958 and expiring August 1961Commissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted7 Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that 7500 be appropriated from the con-tingent fund and transferred to the miscellaneous account for the purpose of payingReed, Hoyt, Washburn McCarthy for services rendered in connection with bondreferendum for the erection of agricultural buildingCommissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted8 Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that 015000 be appropriated from thecontingent fund and transferred to the miscellaneous account for the purpose of pay -ing J L, George, County Attorney for services rendered in connection with the bondreferendum, Stanley garage lease, and Thornton BuildingCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted9 Commissioner J D Bailey moved the adoption of the following certification-The returns from the special election held on June 6, 1959 relating to the275,000 Johnston County Building lands have been received and it was determined theresult was unfavorable, as the returns show the vote to be as followsFor 634Against 2291This is to certify that we have examined the original returns of the vote in thespecial bond election held on June 6, 1959 relative to the 275,000 Johnston CountyNorth Carolina Building Bond and have determined that the vote was as follows For631 Against 2291 and hereby declare that the bond election failed to carryCommissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion, which was unanimouslyadopted10 W G Massey, Clerk, and J L George, County Attorney, were authorized anddirected to increase the amount of fire and extended coverage insurance on theThornton Building from 25,000 to 45,000 assuring 100, coverage32DJuly 6, 1959 Cont11 W G Massey, Clerk, was requested to advise Mrs Nora P Southerland to carry 1on the duties of her office under the present budget ,312 Chairman H M Johnson appointed Commissioners Frank B Holding and R G Gurley,,,to serve as a committee to work out necessary changes and occupancy of the ThorntonBuilding and the court house13 Upon information presented by Sheriff B A Henry, Commissioner Frank B Holdinelmoved that Sheriff B A Henry be authorized and directed to advertise and sell inaccordance with law the following described personal property confiscated in liquorraids1 Griggs and Straton Water Pump1 19 1}0 Ford car, No serial or motor number, 1957 Lie No V W6731 191}8 Hudson Car, Serial No 3291516, Lie Plate No CV 597615 Cases 112 gal F JarsCommissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted14 on a motion made by Floyd C Price, Sr, seconded by Frank B Holding, it wasmoved that the State Highway Commission be requested to hard - surface that certainroad in Micro Township, described as followsBeginning at Carters Chapel Road and runs thence to highway which goes byBeulah Church, known as the Richardson Mill road, and being a distance of 31 milesin length, and designated as Road No 1 on the attached mapPetition and map enclosed with this order For reference see Jodie Woodruff,Route # 2, Selma, N C15 On a motion made by R G Gurley, seconded by Frank B Holding, it was movedthat the State Highway Commission be requested to hard - surface that certain road inClayton Township, described as follows;Beginning at Highway # 42 at the Hunt farm, runs thence via Butler Farm andGlen Davis farm to the Clayton- Wilson +s Mills Highway, being a distance of 2 milesin length, and designated as Road No 3 on the attached mapPetition and map enclosed with this order For reference see Leo R Butler,R#1, Clayton, N C16 On a motion made by Frank B Holding, seconded by R G Gurley, it was movedthat the State Highway Commission be requested to add to the Johnston County RoadSystem and maintain that certain road in Pleasant Grove Township, described asfollowsBeginning at the Dunn - Raleigh road and runs thence to the JE Wiggins farm,known as the A A Stephenson Mill road, being a distance of 1 mile in length, anddesignated as Road No 2 on the attached mapPetition and map enclosed with this order For reference see J Graham Lee,R #l, Angier, N C17 On a motion made by R G Gurley, seconded by J D Bailey, it was moved thatthe State Highway Commission be requested to add to the Johnston County Road Systemand maintain that certain road in Selma Township, described as followsBeginning at Wilsons Mills - Selma Highway at house of Leon Pate, runs thencenorth to road leading to Selma, N C, known as Peedin or Ethel Street road, beinga distance of 400 feetPetition enclosed with this order For reference see Mrs Carl Parrish, SelmaN C18 The following reports were filed with the BoardT L Upchurch Tax CollectorL P Creech Veterans Service OfficerH F Palmer Negro Agricultural County AgentJack Barnea Assistant County Agricultural AgentG F Brown Electrical InspectorD R Clifton JailerEvelyn Bishop County LibrarianRubert Barbour Dog WardenMrs Conrad Stallings Assistant Home Demonstration AgentThere being no further business, the meeting w as adjournedairmanC