August 1, 1960 - 11:00 AM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

August 1, 19601 4Fit width418Meeting of Board of Commissioners for the County of JohnstonAugust 1, 1960The Board of County Commissioners of Johnston County met in regular sessionon August 1, 1960, in th a Commissioners Room, at 1100 A M, with the followingmembers presentH M Johnson, Chairman, J D Bailey, Floyd C Price, Sr, R G Gurley, andFrank B HoldingAbsent NoneThe following business was transacted1 By mutual agreement, T L Upchurch, Tax Collector, was authorized and directedto employ one extra office employee and two additional field deputies for the monthof September and October at salaries commensurate with what he has paid such employ-ees in the past2 Upon the recommendation of M W Knott, County Electrical Inspector, Commission-er Floyd 0 Price, Sr moved that the following requirements and regulations beestablished for providing a temporary service pole for licensed electricians in theCountyTemporary Service Pole for Construction WorkFor annual inspection, for which a sticker, with date of inspection, in additionto the regular Inspection Certificate will be issued by the County Inspector, shallmeet the following specification A 16 foot creosote pole, with equipment not lessthan 9 feet from burial and of pole, with a 4 foot marker, to indicate depth whenpole is planted,, in ground Grounding wire and electrode to be one continues wire,not less than 24 feet, wi th not less than 15 feet of AWG size 6 bare copper coiledon the bottom of pole Approximately 10 turns Weather proof disconnect andgrounded type receptacle, shall be used4 After an account by Lulu A Jolliff, Superintendent of the Welfare Department,that she had contacted and was in the process of employing a person with the ratingof Senior Case Worker Supervisor, provided the salary could be adopted to fit thecase, Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that Lulu A Jolliff be authorized toemploy said person and that the salary providing for a case worker supervisor bechanged from 37500 per month to 40500 per month, effective September 1, 1960,with the understanding that this provision is to be void should Mrs Jolliff not beable to employ the aforementioned personCommissioner Floyd C Price, Sr seconded the motion, which was carried5 Upon the recommendation of J Narvin Creech, Treasurer, Commissioner Floyd CPrice, Sr moved that the Johnston County Bank of Smithfield be designated as adepository for the funds of Johnston County for the term begin ing on August 1, 1960and ending at an indefinite date, provided such regulations governing depositoriesare complied withCommissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted6 In order to acquaint the Board with its appropriations to the Old Age Assistance,ADC AND APTD appropriations and the amount expected by the County in equalizing fundsfrom the State Welfare Board, the following letter was read to the Board by W HBritt, Auditor, in response to a letter from Lulu A Jolliff, Superintendent WelfareDepartment, dated July 8, 1960 to Mr R Eugene Brown, Director, Division of PublicAssistance, State Board of Public Welfare, Raleigh, N CJuly 21, 1960Ars Lula A Jolliff, Sup erintendentJohnston County Department of Public WelfareSmithfield, North CarolinaDear Mrs JolliffThank you for your letter of July 8 stating that the Johnston County Board ofCommissioners agreed to provide from county funds for 1 6o -61- 37,500 for Old AgeAssistance, 28,000 for Aid to Dependent Children, and 422,500 for Aid to the Per-manently and Totally DisabledThe letter also indi cates that the commissioners expect to receive 410,000 fromthe equalizing fund for Old Age Assistance and 7,000 from the equalizing fund forAid to Dependent Children While we are not revising the notice to the Board ofCounty Commissioners on F orm C, we will show on our records the amounts the CountyCommissioners a eed to raise plus 410,000 from the equalizing fund for Old AgeAssistance and 7 000 fro m the equalizing fund for Aid to Dependent ChildrenAccording to the best estimates we can make, Johnston County will need as thecountys part considerably more than 447,000 for Old Age Assistance, 35,000 for Aidto Dependent Children and 122,500 for Aid to the rermanently and Totall DisabledOur estimates on Form C agree with the County Welfare Board estimates whyic appear414August 1, 1960 Contto us to be reasonable and conservativeN Sincerely yours,R Eugene BrownDirector of Public Assistances7 Commissioner R G Gurley moved that the State Highway Commission be requested Ito add to the Johnston County Road System and maintain that certain road in Smith -field Township, described as followsStreet connects Pace and StricklandFor reference see M, B MacLeod, Jr, R #3, Smithfield, N C CommissionerFrank B Holding seconded the motion, which was unanimously carried8 Commissioner Floyd C Price, Sr moved that the State Highway Commission berequested to add to the Johnston County Road System and maintain that certain roadin Smithfield Township, described as followsOak Street- parallel with Pine StreetFor reference see E J W elloas, Smithfield, N CCommissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was unanimously carried9 Commissioner R G Gurley moved that the State Highway Commission be requestedto hard - surface that certain road in ONeals Township, described as followsBeginning at Highway # 39 and runs East approximately6 miles to a dead end, known as Aebulon- Middlesex Road,and being a distance of 6 miles in lengthPetition and sketch enclosed with this order For reference see Neil PChamblee, Wendell, N CCommissioner Frank B Holdi ng seconded the motion, which was unanimouslycarried10 At 3 00 P M, H M Johnson, Chairman, proceeded to open bids for the newelectrical wiring of the courthouse annex Thornton Building and for bids for thepurchase and installation of seven air conditioning units for the courthouse annexand the purchase, wiring and installation of the one air conditioning unit for theSoil Conservation Office on the third floor of the courthouse The following bidswere received and tabulatedBid Tabulation New Electrical Wiring forThornton BuildingBidder License Bid Bond Base Bid Alternate 1Gaddy Electric 3377 5 8,800 6,10059D C Electric 3213 5 5,885 4,02800Bid Tabulation Window Air Conditioners for theTho rnton BuildingBidder Base Bid on 8 units including Other Bid Prices,wiri ng for 1 unit in courthouseGaddy Electric 23000 per unit Wiring included in electricwiring bid of Thornton BuildingTalton Inc 20950 per unit 9950 wiring 250 Elec kit Tax Exempt certificateJames C Bingham Co 7 Chrysler Airtemp 0154644 including wiring asspecified1 Chrysler Airtemp 33092James C Bingham Co 7 Chrysler Airtemp Slendermodel 1508711 Chrysler Airtemp Slendermodel 32553 including wiring asspecifiedRadio Sales Service 8 Gibson Models 164000 installedRadio Sales Service 8 Frigidaire 143200 less installationInstallation 18000Radio Sales Service 8 Frigidaire 165600 installed 418000Sommerville- Bennett Co 7 Fedder 26000 182000 ?1836oG1 Fedder 26000 1310,9 wiringTotal 0221100415August 1, 1960 Cont11 Upon representation by E V Wilkins, Attorney, that A H Rose had paid thetaxes on two lots located on North Street and Fifth Street, Town of Smithfield, inthe amount of 4p28792, representing taxes in full through 19144;And whereas, the Board issued an order quit - claiming said lots to said A HRose and the deed conveying said lots was not recorded, or tras misplaced or to §tCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that a quit -claim deed be made to Ruth SRose, wife of A h Rose, deceased, conveying one lot North Street and one lotFifth Street, Town of Smithfield, foreclosed in the name of W R Sanders and A HRose, as shown by F R # 5, page 25, Tax Collectors OfficeCommissioner Floyd C Price, Sr seconded the motion, which was unanimouslycarried12 W G Massey, Clerk,was requested to ascertain whether it would be to theadvantage of the County to include the theft premium policy on camera located inthe Home Demonstration Agent Office with an insurance policy covering contentsof the courthouse13 L P Creech, Veterans Service Officer, complained to the Board about assist-ing parents in filling out Class Q4 allottment forms, stating that his work hadincreased considerably by new laws enacted by Congress and that if he continued toassist people with these forms that he would need more help to carry out hisduties One of the Commissioners reported that he had received a message from MrJames Oliver, Commander of the Veterans Service Organization of Selma, statingthat he did not think the Veterans Service Officer should be saddled with thisburden After discussing the subject, it was decided to defer action on thematter14 W H Britt, Auditor, acquaintedthe Board with the status of the HealthDepartment budget, whichwas placed at030,000 for the year 1960 -61 with the statecontributing 14,464 ofthe 30,000He stated that if Mr Matcher and Iiss Thornewere replaced subsequentto their retirementthat the Health Department would needan additional 650000015 At the request of JamesZ Hill,Smithfield, N C, R #2, W G Massey, Clerk,was directed to notify JI Lynch, DistrictEngineer, State Highway Commission,of the drainage problemexisting in frontof Mr Hills property located on Smit h-field- Brogden Road16 Nilson Jiggs Broadwellgave a verbal report of the Civil Defense Activities17 Lulu A Jolliff, Superintendentof the Welfare Department, gave a verbal reportof the progress of her departmentin reviewingOAA, ADC AND APTD cases18 At the request of the Board, J Narvin Creech, Treasurer, submitted the follow-ing report showing investmentsmade byhim of monies in the various funds of thecountySchool Fund56,11110NDEA15181Book Rental11,655x}3Driver Training5,48761General32,96312 11,20898 Cert Dep 2Hospital Revolving92983Gen Welfare Fund28,50238Public Library35955Sinking Fund86283 34,00000 U S Treas bonds6772 2zADC4000APTD-0-oAA67250Revaluation98453 5,00000 U S Trees bonds196772 2z7,00000 U S Treas 3 58notes5,00000 U S Tress 5notes4 °94500 Cert Dep 3Agr Bldg Fund500 4,24500 Der t Dsp 35,00000 11 35,30677 35,15113 n n 312,00000 U S Treas Notes3 581,00000 U S Treas, bond2 R5,00000 County Hosp bondsBentonville Special33012Debt Service8,91489416Akugust 1, 1960 ContSpecial School Funds June 30, 1960Archer Lodge 12305Benson1,16035Cleveland16896Clayton1,62933Cooper3,72334Corinth - Holders2,26634Four oaks6,9256Four Oaks Colored2,70077Glendale2,63161¢Stanoils Chapel5184Kenly1,35509Meadow1,181 5Micro3,832 3Pine Level2,425 5Princeton5,10231Princeton Colored1,028 6Brogden7VSelma11,18922Harrison7,19 13Smithfield11,0508JCTS3,96046Wilsons Mills3,81655Benson Colored97201Bagley1,17859Short Journey 2130819 A proval was given to the following agreement executed by W G Massey andW B Woodall, representing Smithfield AA groupAs per agreement with members of the Board of County Commissioners of JohnstonCounty, the County hereby loans to W B Woodall, representing the Smithfield AAgroup, one mounted electric fan formerly used in the courtroom for use by theaforementioned group, with the understanding that the fan will be returned upondemand by the County in as good condition as accepted, further understood that thefan will be located in the Smithfield AA group room, 217 Johnston Street, andsubject to inspection at any time, This July 14, 1960Signed W G MasseyClerk, Johnston CountyBoard County CommissionersSigned W B WoodallRepresenting SmithfieldAA GroupFan received this the 14th day of July, 1960Signed W B WoodallRepresenting SmithfieldAA Group20 Approval was given to W H Britt, Auditor, to attend the National meetingof County Officials at Miami, Florida21 With the acquiescence of the Board, Chairman H M Johnson directed W Gkassey, Clerk, to return all bids on the re- wiring of the Thornton Building and theinstallation of air conditioning units, with the exception of the bid of D CElectric Company, of Benson, NC, the low bidder, and that he arrange for MrChandler and Mr R C Browning, Consulting Engineer, to confer with the Board attheir next regular meeting to discuss the re- wiring of the Thornton Building22 The following reports were filed with the BoardC W Tarlton Agricultural AgentSarah Anne Butts Home Demonstration AgentH F Palmer Negro Agricultural AgentRubert Barbour Dog WardenEvelyn Bishop County LibrarianJohnston Memorial Hospital June 1960There being no further business,the meeting was adjourned