April 1, 1968 - 11:00 AM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

1 3Fit width+IApril 19 1968The Johnston County Board of Commissioners met in regular session in its office in theCourthouse in Smithfield, North Carolina, at 1100 A M, April 1, 1968, with the followingmembers presentH M Johnson, Chairman, J Dobbin Bailey, Adam J Whitley, Norman C Denning, andFrank B HoldingAbsent NoneThe following business was transacted1 C S Coats - HistorianMr C S Coats, President of the Johnston County Historical Association, came beforethe Board and requested that the Board of County Commissioners adopt a resolution to set outthe correct spelling of Wilsons MillsTownshipMr Coats exhibited old pbstal - -records, showing -, the ,establishment of the Post Office atWilsons Mills in 1869 and a copy of Chapter 323 of the 1887 Public Laws of the General Assembyb ich created Wilsons Mills Township He stated that through common usage the apostrophe isoften left out after Wilson, and, he thought that this should, be corrected He asked, that theBoard of Commissioners pass the following resolution, calling attention to the correct spellingof Wilsons Mills TownshipUpon a motion by Commissioner Whitley and, upon second of Commissioner Bailey, it waspassed, unanimously that the attention of the people of Johnston County be called to the correct1 spelling of Wilsons Mills Township, to the end, that an apostrophe be placed after Wilson and,before the s2 M W Knott - RequestMr Knott came before the Board and requested that the Board recommend improvements rovements to? q Pthe shoulders of the road on Highway 42, which are very narrow, between Jimmy Flowers residencand Percy Flowers storeMr W H Pridgen, District Engineer with the State Highway Commission, who was presentat this time, assured Mr Knott that he would, make every effort to see that these improvementsare made as soon as possible3NApril 1, 1968 ContReportsThe following reports were filed with, the BoardM W KnottHarper GodwinC W TarltonEleanor HooksWilson Br oadwe l lRubert BarbourEdith ParkRadio Contract - Frankie FlowersElectrical InspectorTax CollectorExtension ChairmanLibrarian WrittenCivil Defense DirectorDog WardenWelfare DirectorMr Frankie Flowers, who was formerly with Coastal Electronic?, came before the Boardand informed the Board that he is now in business for himself, located in Goldsboro Whenthe present radio contracts expire, Mr Flowers request that the Commissioners consider hisbid for a yearly contract, as he feels that he can save the County moneyThe Board assured Mr Flowers that they would give him every consideration5 Repair`s - CourtroomJames C Woodard, Clerk of Superior Court, appeared before the Board and reported thathe had determined what repairs needed to be made to the Courtroom and related facilitiesCommissioner Holding made a motion that Mr Woodard be authorized and directed toadvertise for-bids, where required, for the repairs of the courtroom and related facilitiesSaid bids to be opened by the Board at a later dateThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Whitley and carried_6 Bids - County Library-Property RemovalPursuant to an order of the Board and after ,due advetisement, the following bids werereceived and opened for the removal and or demolition of the Old Johnston County LibraryProperty one frame building only on Johnston Street in SmithfieldThe following bids were opened and reviewedT W Shirley 490 minusJoseph E Batten 150Mitchell BackhoeNelson Mitchell 575Commissioner Adam J Whitley moved tbat the bid be awarded to Joseph E Batten,Smithfield, N C, at 150 with the stipulation that the work be completed within a sixty 60day periodThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Holding and carried unanimously7 Renovation Plans - Herald BuildingJames C Woodard, Clerk of Superior Court, and Harry K McGee, Architect, appearedbefore the Board and presented plans and specifications drawings for the renovation andthe conversion of the SmithfieldHerald Building into a new Courthouse AnnexCommissioner Whitley made a motion that the Architect and the Clerk go ahead with theplans and these plans and specifications be reviewed with the Resident Judge CommissionerWhitley further moved that James C Woodard, Clerk, be authorized and directed to advertisefor bids for the renovation of the old Smithfield Herald Building Said bids to be openedby the Board at a later dateThe motion was seconded by Commissioner Frank B?Holding and carried unanimously8 Courthouse RepairsJames C Woodard, Clerk of Superior Court, appeared before the Board and requestedthat he be authorized to make immediate repairs to the hole in the roof of _the Courthouse,and also to convert the old boiler room into a storage areaThe Board authorized Mr Woodard to go ahead with these repairs9 Road Petition - SR # 2331Artis Brown appeared before the Board and requested that it approve the extension ofSR # 2331 from Artis Brown house to Charlie Godwin houseCommissioner Bailey moved that the petition be approved by the Board and mailed to theState Highway Commission Office in Wilson, North CarolinaCommissioner Adam J Whitley seconded the motion which carried910April 1, 1968 ContRoad Petition - Frank Skinner RoadAttorney W R Britt, at the request of Frank Skinner Sr, asked the Board to approvea petition requesting that this road be reviewed for improvements or pavingCommissioner Holding moved that the petition be approved by the Board and mailed tothe State Highway Commission office in Wilson, North Carolina Commissioner Denning secondedthe motion which carried11 Road Petition - Heavner StreetA petition was presented to the Board, signed by several property owners of Route # 49Smithfield, requesting the addition of Heavner Street between Stancil and Hartley, intersectingPowell, two blocks from Thomas W Pittman to Grover C Godwin residencesCommissioner Bailey moved that the petition be approved and mailed to the State HighwayCommission office in Wilson, North Carolina, with the recommendation that said request begrantedCommissioner Denning seconded the motion which carried12 Road Petition - S R #1151Mr Less A Massengill of Route # 2, Four Oaks, North Carolina, presented to the Boarda petition signed by several property owners along S R #1151 requesting that this road bepaved as soon as possible and -asked the Board for its approvalCommissioner Denning moved that the petition be approved and mailed to the State HighwayCommission office in Wilson, North CarolinaCommissioner Holding seconded the motion which carried13 Notice- Application to the N C State ABC BoardCommissioner Holding moved that the following application to the N C State ABC Boardfor license to sell beer be approvedWilliam and Lois BradleyBradleys Soda ShopSmithfield, North Carolina612 Massey Street, Smithfield, N CCommissioner Bailey seconded the motion which was carried14 Paul Keller Ambulance ReportPaul Keller, Director of Johnston County Community Action, came before the Board andadvised that the ambulance was available for the County and needed to be picked up by April 5,1968Commissioner Holding stated that he would get in touch with Mr Simpson, Superintendentof Public Schools, and see if his transportation crew could pick it up15 Bert Monteque - Administrator of CourtsMr Bert Monteque, Administrator of Courts, visited with the Board of Commissioners andstated that he had viewed the plans for the renovation of the Old Smithfield Herald Buildingf,and the,-provisions being made for the Courtroom and related facilities, and he heartily approvedlthe plans16 Renting of Agriculture Building AuditoriumMr C W Tarlton, Extension Chairman, advised the Board that a Church of God fromRaleigh wanted to rent the Agriculture Building Auditorium for the purpose of holding a revival,for the week of July 7 through 14th He also stated they would pay the County a fee of 15 perday 10 for rent of building and 5 for Janitorial servicesAfter a thorough discussion, the Board advised Mr Tarlton to use his own discretionabout the matter1?to Upon a motion made by Commissioner Whitley and seconded by Commissioner Holding, it wasmoved that the meeting be recessed to meet again on April 8th at 745 P M