November 7, 1966 - 11:00 AM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

November 7, 1966 - Regular1 5Fit widthoMinutes Board of Commissioners for the County of JohnstonNovember 7,, 1966The Board of County Commissioners met in regular session in its office in the Courthouse atSmithfield, North Carolina on November 7,, 1966, at 1100 A M, with the following members presentH M Johnson, Chairman, J D Bailey, Jesse H Austin, Jr, Norman C Denning and Frank,BhHoldingAbsent NoneThe following business was trasacted1 Request Cosmetology Instituted North Johnston High SchoolMrs Grace Creech of Micro, N C appeared before the Board requesting that a course in Cosmetologybe instituted at North Johnston High School After quite a- bit of discussion,, the Board informed MrsCreech that the matter was one for the County Board of Education2 Quit-Claim H T WhiteWarren McCullers, Attorney, appeared before the Board with Mr H T White of Clayton, and made anoffer to purchase a certain, lot in Clayton Township, known as Lot # 38 of the McCullers sub-division, itbeing lot # 63 Map 30 of the Johnston County tax maps, which Mr McCullers said now belongs to theCountyCommissioner Austin made a motion that the County sell to Mr H T White, for 10000, the abovedescribed lot if and when Miss Rhetta Martin,, Tax Attorney, passed title on it, and further moved thatMiss Martin, if satisfied that the lot is property of the County-,draw a deed transferring the said lotto Mr White for 10000Commissioner Deming seconded the motion, which carried unanimously3 Resolution Abolish n Johnston Cq4#yPublic biLbrarCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that the following Resolution be adoptedWIMUS, effective July 1, 1966, the County of Johnston has joined with the Town of Smithfield inthe organization and, establishment of a joint library known as the Public Library of Johnston County and?mithfield pursuant to the General Statutes of the State of North Carolina, providing library service toall the residents of the Town of Smithfield and County of Johnston; andWBEREAS it is necessary that a formal Resolution abolishing as of June 30, 1966, the Johnston CountyPublic Library, asconstituted prior to the establishment of said joint library,, be passed by the Boardof Com missioners of Johnston County in order that a new Employers Identification Number be secured forsocial security purposes in accordance with requirements of the office of the Director of North CarolinaPublic Employees Social Security Agency at Raleigh,, North Carolina;NOW, T1EREFORE5, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Johnston County that the JohnstonCounty Public Library be and it is hereby abolished effective June 30, 1966Motion seconded by Commissioner Norman C Denning, which carried unanimouslyBids Johnston County Produce Market Bid Notice bee Page 450Commissioner Holding moved that the Johnston County Produce Market buildings be leased to MrsEffie Williams for 4500 per month according to above notice and specificationsThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Denning and carriedCommissioner Holding moved that the six acres of land at the Johnston County Produce Market beleased to Mr Leon C Williams for 20000 per year according to the above notice and specifications56Commissioner Denning seconded the motion, which carriedR2portThe following reports were filed with the BoardC W TarltonM W KnottMrs Edith ParkWilson BroadwellRubert BarbourW H WillifordHarper GodwinExtension Service ChairmanElectrical InspectorWelfare DirectorCivil DefenseDog WardenJailorTax CollectorCommissioner Bailey made the following motion which was seconded by Commissioner Denning andcarriedThat the Board of Commissioners of Johnston County do hereby authorize, empower and directJulius L Blackmon, Trading as Blackmon and Associates, to proceed with the comprehensive area wideNovember 7, 1966 Contwater and sewer planning for the entire area included within Johnston County,, with the exception ofSmithfield, at the earliest practicable date pursuant to the agreement by the Johnston County PlanningBoard, Board of Commissioners of Johnston County,, and Blackmon and Associates dated July 19667 Request Paving # 1192Fred Langston, F E Thornton and several others from Bentonville Township p ape ated before theBoard and stressed the need for paving of Road # 1192 Mr J 1, Lynch,, State Highway Engineer, waspresent and discussed this matter with the delegationCommissioner Denning made a motion that the Board go on record asking the State Highway Commissionto please give all consideration to the paving of this road as soon as possible4 Commissioner Holding seconded the motion,, which carriedROMCommissioner Holding informed the Board that he had received some complaints about elections beingheld in the Cleveland School Building He stated that he realized that it was the responsibility of theBoard of Commissioners to provide a place for voting, but there was only one day until election day andhe felt that it would be confusing to the voters to change with such short noticeMr Holding made a motion that the County Attorney call Mr E S Simpson, Superintendent ofSchools and ask permission to allow the election on November 8,, 1966 be held in the school building asusualCommissioner Austin seconded the motion which carrieded9 Grand Jury ReportThe following Grand Jury Repoi-t was filed with the Board-,North Carolina, In the Superior CourtJohnston County October 24, 1966 SessionReport of the Grand JuryOctober 27, 1966 Session of Superior CourtTHE HONORABLE CLARENCE W HALL, PRESIDING JUDGE-We, the members of the Grand Jury have carefully considered and passed on all bills of indictmentthat have been brought before usWe wish t - o thank the Honorable Judge Clarence W Hall, the Sheriffs Department, the Solicitor,the Grand Jury foreman, Mr Stephenson, and others for their assistance they have rendered in bringingbefore the Grand Jury certain information ndeded in passing on bills of indictmentThe bills No 12637, No 12721,, No 12702 and No 12672 could have no witness available and willbe carried over to next term of Court 1-GrsReport,-- of SchoolsMicro Halls need paintingKenly Lunch room needs paiiatingRichard B Harrison Needs Sinks in kitchenMeadow Hall in School needs paintingBenson Needs Painting10 Bond Shelton Ray CoatsJury Foreman,lbert AycockMr Holding moved that the faithful performance bond of Shelton Ray Coats, Constable of SmithfieldTownship,, in the amount of 200,00, signed by H L Hamilton, be approvedMr Denning seconded the motion, which carried11 Boaxd of Trustees Johnston Memorial HoMitalThe terms of Rayford Oliver,, Dr RE Earp and Jesse H Austin, Sr having expired in October,, 1966,the Board of Commissioners proceeded to appoint three members to the Johnston Memorial Hospital Boardof Trustees for a term ending October, 1972 It was moved and seconded that the Board vote by secretballotThe voting was as follows-Jesse H Austin,, Sr 5J Marvin Johnson 4D E Wilder 11Dr R E Earp 2448Jesse 11 Austin, Sr, J Marvin Johnson and D E Wilder receiveda majority of the votesCommissioner Austin made a motion that the three, Jesse H Austin, Sr J Marvin Johnson d Dan EWilder be appointed to the,Board of Trustees of Johnston Memorial HospitalThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Denning and carried, unanimouslyCommissioner Denning made a motion that J Marvin Johnson be appointed Chairman of the Board ofHospital Trustees, and that Floyd C Price,, Jr be appointed Vice-ChairmanThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Bailey and carried unanimously12 Letter of eciation to Ra ford Oliver and Dr RE EarpCommissioner Denning moved that W ff Britt, Acting Clerk, write Rayford Oliver and Dr RE Earpand express the Boards appreciation for their long and devoted service to the Hospital as members ofthe Board of TrusteesThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Holding and carried13 Courthouse Offices Close November 8 1266 Election Day-Upon a motion by Commissioner Denning and seconded by Commissioner Bailey it was ordered that theCourthouse offices be closed on November 8 1966 for election day,14 Bond Election ResultsThe Clerk, presented the returns showing the result of the voting on the proposition to approvethe Bond Order authorizing 3,000,000 School Bonds adapted August 22, 1966 at the Special Electionheld in the County of Johnston on September 29, 1966, made by the Registrars and Judges of Electionappointed to held the election The returns were read and considered,Commissioner Bailey moved the adoption of the following resolutionWHEREAS, the Registrars and Judges of Election appointed to hold the Special Election held in theCounty of Johnston on September 29, 1966, have held said election and have made returns showing theresult of the voting on the proposition to approve the bond order authorizingPr 3,000,000 School Bonds,adopted on August 2w, 1966, and the Board of Commissioners has considered said returns and has dulycanvassed the returns and ascertained the result of said election; andVWREAS3, it appears from said returns that the polls for said election were opened on September 29,1966 in each precinct at the polling place prescribed therefor at the hour of 630 1 Oclock A MEastern Standard Time and were continuously kept open until the hour of 630 oclock P M EasternStandard Time,, and that the voters voting at said election were required to use ballots in the formprescribed for said election by the resolution adopted by the Board of Commissioners on August1966; andWI]EREAS, said returns show that said election was held in the following election precincts in saidCounty,,, and that the total number of voters who were registered, and qualified to vote at said electionin each of said election precincts and the total number of votes cast for the bond order and proposedindebtedness submitted at said election in such election precincts, and the total number of votescast against such bond order and such proposed indebtedness in such precincts were a s followsNo of Votes Cast for Votes CastElection Precinct Registered Voters Said Bond Order Against Bond OrderNorth Banner712ll143South Banner3892852West Banner866183131Bentonville5934094North Beulah6156155South Beulah935169141North Boon Hill121257435South Boon Hill491912 oEast Clayton126223957West Clayton107224465Cleveland46110132North Elevation4643852South Elevation48-45Past Ingrams118-59106130,West Ingrams8767764North Meadow4044954South Meadow5475775Micro6o88095North Oneals6956640South Oneals8575476Pine Level899119175Pleasant Grove7375873East Selma1811P4281West Selmalo4917565East Smithfield1692366illNorth Smithfield1423329107West Smithfield1498438122Wilders7088551Wilsons Mills?322-25TOTALS24j8383 5, 72723,770449November 7 1NO14j, TIEREFORE,, BE IT RESOLVE by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Johnston, asfollows 01 It is hereby determined, and declared that the number of voters registered and qualified tovote at said election was 24,8382 The number of votes cast at said election For the bond order authorizing 3,000,000 bonds tofinance the cost of erecting in the Johnston County School Administrative Unit several new buildings tobe used as school houses, school garages,, physical education and vocational education buildings,,teacherages and lunchrooms, and other school plant facilities and of reconstructing and enlarging, bythe erection of additions, several existing buildings located in such unit and used, for such purposes,and of acquiring land and furnishings and equipment necessary for such now or reconstructed or enlargedbuildings, in-ord,er to enable the County of Johnston, as an administrative agency of the public schoolsystem of the State of North Carolina to maintain public schools in said school administrative unit forthe nine months school term prescribed by law, and a tax therefor was 3,727 and the number of votescast at said election AGAINST said bond order and tax was 2,,770, and a majority of the qualified votersof said County who voted at said election voted to approve said bond order and said proposed indebtedness3 A statement showing the number of votes cast for and against said bond order and the ind,ebtednes,proposed thereby and the number of voters qualified to vote at said election,, and declaring the resultof said election, shall be prepared and signed by at least 4 majority of the members of the Board ofCommissioners and delivered to the Clerk so that such statement may be filed and recorded in accordancewith lawCommissioner Austin seconded the motion and the motion was unanimously adoptedThe members of the Board voting for the adoption of the last mentioned resolution thereupon signeda statement of the result of the election and delivered the statement so signed to the Clerk For thepurpose of recording, the statement so signed is inserted in the minutes-,STATEMENT OF RESULT OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION IELD IN THE COUNTY OF JOHNSTON ONSEPTEMBER 29, 1966TE ,S, by direction of the Board of Commissioners of the County of Johnston, in the State ofNorth Carolina,, the following questions were submitted to the qualified voters of said County at aspecial election held in said County on September 29, 19661 FOR the bond order authorixing 3,,000,,000 bonds to finance the cost of erecting in theJohnston County Scho6l Administrative Unit several new buildings to be used as school houses, schoolgarages, physical education and vocational education buildings, teacherages and lunchrooms,, and otherschool plant facilities and of reconstructing and enlarging,, by the erection of additions,, severalexisting buildings located in such unit and used for such purposes, and of acquiring land and furnishingsand equipment necessary for such new or reconstructed or enlarged buildings, in order to enable theCounty of Johnston, as an administrative agency of the public school system of the State of NorthCarolina to maintain public schools in said school administrative unit for the nine months school termprescribed by law, and a tax t#ereforand2 AGAINST the bond order authorizing 3,000,,000 bonds to finance the cost of erecting in theJohnston County School Administrative,Unit several new buildings to be used as school houses, schoolgarages,, physical education and vocational education buildings, teacherages and lunchrooms, and otherschool plant facilities and of recounstructing and enlarging, by the erection of additions, severalexisting buildings located in such unit and used for such purposes, and of acquiring land andfurnishings and equipment necessary for such new or reconstructed or enlarged buildings, in order toenable the County of Johnston as an administrative agency of the public school system of the State ofNorth Carolina to maintain public schools in said school administrative unit for the nine months schoolterm prescribed by law, and a tax therefor, and said Board of Commissioners has duly canvassed thereturns of the Registrars and Judges of Election appointed to hold said election and has determined theresult of said election to be as hereinafter stated,, NOW,, THEREFORE,Said Board of Commissioners hereby makes the following statement of the result of said election,pursuant to the County Finance Act of North Carolina1 The number of voters registered and qualified to vote at said election was 211,,838,2 The number of votes cast at said election for the bond, order described in said question,and for the indebtedness proposed to be incurred by the issuance of the bonds authorizedby said bond order was 3,727 The number of votes cast against said bond order andagainst said indebtedness was 2,,770 A majority of the qualified voters of said Countywho voted at said eleotion voted to approve said bond order and said proposed indebtednessIN WITNESS WBEREOP, we, the undersigned members of the Board of Commissioners of the CountyofJohnston, have hereunto set our hands this 7 day of November, 1966Ho M Johnson ChJ Dobbin BaileyNorman C DenningFrank B HoldingJesse H Austin,, JrMembers of the Board of CommissionersCommissioner Bailey moved that the statement so signed be approved by the Board of Commissionersand that the Clerk be directed to file the original statement in his office and to publish a copy of thestatement in the manner provided by lawNovember 7, 1966 ContCommissioner Austin seconded the motion and the motion was unanimously adopted15 Payment to Britt Ashley for Le al ServicesCommissioner Holding moved that Britt Ashley,, Attorneys, be paid 470445 for legal servicesperformed in connection with the School Bond, Election held on September 29, 1966Commissioner Bailey seconded the motion,, which carried16 Em, 12yment Mrs Lorraine Massengill Full Time Tax Collectors OfficeAt the request of Harper Godwin,, Tax Collector, Commissioner Holding moved that Mr Godwin beallowed to employ Mrs Lorraine Massengill full time and that 80000 be transferred from the ContingentFund to the extra help account in his budget for purpose of defraying this extra expenseCommissioner Bailey seconded the motion, which carriedNoticeNORTH CAROLINAJOI-INSTON COUNTYTAKE NOTICE that sealed, bids will be received by the Board of Commissioners of Johnston Countyat the regular session of said Boaxd, at 12 oclock Noon on Monday, November 7, 1966, in theConmission-ers Room at the JohnstonCounty Courthouse for the leasing of the lands belonging to Johnston Countyknown as Johnston County Produce Market on Highway 301 between Selma and, Smithfield,, from January 11967, through December 3,1,, 1967 Included in said leasing will be the Johnston County Produce MarketBuilding and six acres of cleared land with a 1966 tobacco allotment of 64 acre and one acre ofcotton The successful bidder shall have the option to renew said lease for one additional year atthe same rental priceNot included in the foregoing leasing will be the Johnston County Dog Wardens Office and thedog poundSeparate sealed bids will be receiveda On the entire property above described,, including farm land and the Johnston CountyProduce Market Buildingb On the farm land, separatelyc On the Johnston County Produce Market Building separatelyThe Commissioners reserve the right to accept or reject any and all bids submitted to them onNovember 7, 1966This October 14,,1966Oct 21, 28,, Nov 4H KJohnson, ChairmanBoard of Comissioners ofJohnston CountyBy W H Britt, Acting ClerkOn motion made and seconded, it was moved that the Board adjournanActing Clerk IF