September 7, 1971 - 11:00 AM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

1 8Fit width814Meeting Board of Commissioners for the ,Couttty,rof;JohnstonSeptember 7, 1971The Johnston County Board of Commissioners met in regular session in the Commissioners Roomof the Johnston County Courthouse, Smithfield, North Carolina, September?7, 1971, at ll oclock amwith the following members presenti J Dobbin Bailey, Chairman, Norman C Denning, Frank B Holding, Freddie Adams and Adam JWhitley, JrMembers Absent NoneThe following business was transacted1 Fuel Oil ContractPursuant to an order of the Board and after due readvertisement the following bid was receivedand opened for the furnishing of # 2 fuel oil for heating the county buildings for the fiscal year July1, 1971 to June 30, 1972Smithfield Oil and Gas Company, Incorporated, Smithfield, North CarolinaItem # l Courthouse Annex, Health Center, Agriculture Building and Tax Collectors Office1230 per gallon escalator clause appliesItem # 2 - Johnston County Courthouse1170 per gallon escalator clause appliesCommissioner Norman C Denning moved that Smithfield Oil and Gas Company, Inc, be awardedthe fuel oil contract for the fiscal year 1971 - 1972Commissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr seconded the motion which was carried unanimously2 Johnston Memorial Hospital Audit ContractCommissioner Norman C Denning moved that the Board of County Commissioners concur in theaction of the Johnston Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees in the awarding of the auditing contractto the firm of Koonce, Wooten and Haywood of Raleigh, North Carolina, for the period October 1, 1970to September 30, 1971Commissioner Adam J Whitley, Jrseconded the motion which was carried unanimously3 Notice of Intentiwon to Apply for the Sale of Alcoholic BeverageCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that the Notice of Intention to Apply to the North CarolinaAlcoholic Beverage Control Board for a permit to sell beer for Weavers Lunch, Granville J Weaver,Benson, North Carolina, be approvedCommissioner Norman C Denning seconded the motion which was carried4 Notice of Intention to Apply for the Sale of Alcoholic Bevera eCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that the Notice of Intention to Apply to the North CarolinaAlcoholic Beverage Control Board for a permit to sell beer for Li1 Thrift Food Marts, Inc, Short StopFood Marts, Benson, North Carolina, be approvedCommissioner Norman C Denning seconded the motion which was carried5 Notice of Intention to Apply for the Sale of Alcoholic BeverageCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that the Notice of Intention to Apply to the North CarolinaAlcoholic Beverage Control Board for a permit to sell beer for Eddie Soard, Soard Restaurant, Selma,North Carolina, be approvedCommissioner Norman C Denning seconded the motion which was carried6 Notice of Intention to Apply for the Sale of Alcoholic, BeverageCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that the Notice of Intention to Apply to the North CarolinaAlcoholic Beverage Control Board for a permit to sell beer for The Executive Lounge, Byrone H Pattersonand Charles F Hopkins, Smithfield, North Carolina, be approvedCommissioner Norman C Denning seconded the motion which was carried7 Bids - Automobiles for Sheriffs DepartmentPursuant to an order of the Board of County Commissioners and after due advertisement thefollowing bids were received and opened for furnishing the Johnston County Sheriffs Department withthree 3 automobilesiI1i8i5September 7, 1971a Johnny Stephenson Ford, Benson, North CarolinaOne 1 1971 Ford Galaxie 500Two 2 1972 Ford Galaxie 500b Jordan Motor Company, Selma, North Carolina1971 Model - No Bid Could not supplyThree 3 1972 Polara Custom3,38500 plus 2 Sales Tax3,40957 plus 2 Sales Tax3,80559ea plus tax7611 23,88170 each automobilec Hyatt Crysler - Plymouth, Incorporated, Smithfield, North Carolina1971 Model - No BidOffered 2 or 3 1972 Model Fury IIIs @ 3,12200 each6244 N C Sales Tax3,18444 each automobileAfter much discussion of above bids, the Board of County Commissioners rejected all bids andauthorized the Clerk to readvertise, bids to be opened October 4, 1971, at 12 oclock noon8 ReportsThe following reports were filed with the BoardC W Tarlton Extension ChairmanM W Knott Electrical InspectorRubert C Barbour Dog WardenEleanor Hooks LibrarianHarper Godwin Tax CollectorRhetta Martin Tax Attorney9 Appointments - Board of Adjustments and Planning Board - Town of SelmaCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that the Board of County Commissioners concur in therecommendations of the Town of Selma for the Board of Adjustments and Planning Board with the followingappointmentsBoard of AdjustmentsLeslie WardPlanning BoardMiss Georgia StokesGerald ColeyGlenn HatcherMrs Ada SmithSeptember, 1976September, 1973September, 1974September, 1975September, 1976Commissioner Norman C Denning seconded the motion which was carried10 Payment to J P Rogers Construction Company - Estimate # 1The Board of County Commissioners authorized W H Britt, Auditor, to pay estimate # 1 fromJ P Rogers Construction Company water improvements near Holiday Inn to connect Selma and Smithfieldin the amount of 14,1360411 Road Petition - Add to SystemThe Board of County Commissioners was presented with a petition from property owners on roadin Wilsons Mills Township leading `cuff TS`R # 1908, 9 of mile on left from Wilsons Mills, requestingthe State Highway Commission to add this road to the Secondary Road System for maintenanceCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that the petition be approved and mailed to the StateHighway Commission in Wilson, North Carolina, with the Boards recommendationsCommissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr seconded the motion which was carried unanimously12 Resolution - Calling Special Election - Boon Hill Fire DistrictNORTH CAROLINAJOHNSTON COUNTYRESOLUTION CALLING SPECIAL ELECTIONWHEREAS, a petition has been duly presented to the Johnston County Board of Commissioners byat least fifteen per cent of the resident freeholders living and residing in the area lying outside thecorporate limits of any municipality in Johnston County, and particularly lying outside the town ofPrinceton, N C, which area is described in said petition and designated as Boon Hill Fire District;WHEREAS, under the provisions of General Statutes 69 -251 et seq, the Board of Commissionersof Johnston County are directed to call an election upon the question of levying a special tax in saidBoon Hill Fire District as hereinafter provided, for the purpose of providing fire protection in saidfire district0316September 7, 1971 ContNOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Commissioners of Johnston County as followsSECTION I That a special election shall be held in the territory and fire district hereinafterdescribed on Saturday, November 20, 1971, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters residingin said fire district in Johnston County, the issue as to rhether or not there shall be levied andcollected in said fire district annually a special tax not to exceed ten 10? cents on the One Hundred10000 dollars valuation on all taxable property, real or personal, in said area or district for thepurpose of providing fire protection in said districtSECTION II That the Boon Hill Fire District includes that certain area in Boon Hill Township,in Johnston County, according to a map filed with the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners of JohnstonCounty, said fire district lying and being outside all municipalities in Johnston County, including theTown of Princeton, N C, and which is more particularly described by metes and bounds as followsBEGINNING at a point on the Johnston Wayne County line on Highway 70 East; thence in a northerlydirection following Johnston -Wayne County line to a point where the Pikeville Road #1002 crosses theJohnston Wayne line; thence in a northeasterly direction to a point on HickoryCross Road #2354 about05 mile north of intersection of Pikeville Road #1002 and Hickory Cross Road #2354; thence in anortherly direction to a point on Road #2369 about 110 mile northeast of the intersection with KenlyRoad #2342; thence in a westerly direction to a point at the intersection of Pine Level Road #2320and Road #2360; thence in a westerly direction to a point at the intersection of Kenly Road #2342and Pine Level Road #2320; thence in a westerly direction to a point at the intersection of Pine LevelRoad #2320 and Bull Road #2141 excluding that part of Pine Level Road #2320between this and thepreceding point; thence in a southerly direction following Bull Road #2141 and including propertywithin 500 feet to Bull Road #2141 and Highway #70A at Massey Crossing; thence in a southerly directiorto a point on Highway #70 at its intersection with Road #2313; thence in an easterly direction follow-ing Highway #70 to a point at its intersection with Road #2521; thence in a southerly direction toa point of Brogden Road #2523 ; 09 mile east of its intersection with Road #2527 ; thence in asoutherly direction to a point at the intersection of Woodard Road #2526 and Road #2527; thence ina southeasterly direction on Road #2529 to a point 02 of a mile west of its intersection withProgressive Road #2530; thence in a southeasterly direction to a point on Progressive Road #2530about 0,3 mile south of its intersection with Road #2528 about 14 miles south of its intersectionwith Road #2537; thence in an easterly direction to a point on Cox Ferry Road #1226 at theJohnston Wayne County line and joining Oakland Fire District; thence north along Johnston -Wayne Countyline to the point of BEGINNING, LESS AND EXCEPTING those lands and properties embracing and containedin the corporate limits of the Town of Princeton, North Carolina, which are specifically excluded inthis special electionSECTION III That the Clerk of the Johnston County Board of Commissioners is hereby authorizedand directed to publish notice of said special election at least four times in the Smithfield Herald,Smithfield, N C, a newspaper circulating in the area comprising the fire district as above described,setting forth the boundary lines of said fire district and the tax rate to be levied The firstpublication in said newspaper shall be at least thirty days before the election, and said notice shallbe in substantially the following form;COUNTY OF JOHNSTON, NORTH CAROLINANOTICE OF SPECIAL LOCAL TAX ELECTIONBOON HILL FIRE DISTRICTNotice is hereby given that a special election will be held inthe territory hereinafterdescribed on Saturday, November 20, 1971 pursuant to the provisions of Article 3A of Chapter 69, GeneralStatutes of North Carolina, entitled Rural Fire Protection Districts, and upon order contained in aresolution by the Johnston County Board of Commissioners for the purpose of submitting to the qualifiedvoters residing in said area the question as to whether or not there shall be, levied and collected insaid area a special tax not to exceed ten 10? cents on the One Hundred 10000 Dollars in valuationof all taxable property, real or personal, in said area for the purpose of providing fire protection insaid fire districtThe polling place, registrar, judges of election and boundaries of said Boon Hill Fire Districtare as followsPolling Place Princeton Tire Service, Route 1, Princeton, N CRegistrar Gilbert Rowe, Route # 2, Princeton, N CJudges of Election Emmit Martin, Cecil CappsNotice is further given that there shall be a special registration for the qualified voters inthe territory above described in Johnston County, and that no person will be permitted to vote unlessespecially registered for this electionNotice is further given that the registration books for said new registration for the purposeof this special election will be kept open for the registration of all qualified voters in said territoryin Johnston County who present themselves to said registrar for registration each day during the periodas followsThe registration books will be open at 9 oclock am on Saturday, October 16,1971, and willremain open continuously to and including Saturday, November 6, 1971, on which date said books will beclosed at sunset, said date being the second Saturday before the special electionIi8,17September 7, 1971C ontFor the purpose of challenge, said registration books shall be kept open at the polling placeon Saturday, November 13, 1971, between the hours of 9 oclock AM and 3 oclock PM which said dateis designated as Challenge Day for the purpose of said registration and electionOn Saturday, November 20, 1971, the date designated f orthe special election, the polls will beopen at 630 oclock AM until 730 oclock PMNotice is further given that if a majority of the qualified voters voting at said election shallvote in favor of levying and collecting a tax in said area known as Boon Hill Fire District, then theBoard of Commissioners of Johnston County will be authorized and directed to levy and collect a tax insaid area,-An such amount as is deemed necessary, not exceeding ten 10? cents on the One Hundred 100Dollars valuation of property in said area in said county from year to year, to be used solely forfurnishing fire protection within said area as provided by lawBy order of the Board of Commissioners of Johnston CountyDated September 7, 1971W H BrittClerk of the Board of Commissioner of- Johnston CountySECTION IV The polls for said election shall be open and closed at the time and at the placestated in said notice The electors shall be registered for said election in the manner stated in saidnoticeSECTION V The polling place, registrar and judges of the election shall be as stated and setforth in said noticeSECTION VI The ballot to be used in said election shall be in substantially the followingform;OFFICIAL SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOTInstructions to Voters1 To vote in favor of levying and collecting a tax not to exceed ten 10? cents onthe One Hundred 10000 Dollars valuation for fire protection in Boon Hill Fire` Protection District make a X cross mark in the square to the left of the words,In Favor of tax for fire protection in Boon Hill Fire Protection District2 To vote against the levying and collecting of a tax not to exceed ten 10? centson the One Hundred 10000 Dollars valuation for fire protection in Boon Hill FireProtection District make a X cross mark in the square to the left of the words,Against tax for fire protection in Boon Hill Fire Protection District3 If you tear or deface or wrongly mark this ballot, return it and get anothersIn favor of tax for fire protection in Boon Hill Fire Protection DistrictAgainst tax for fire protection in Boon Hill Fire Protection DistrictChairman, County Board of Elections ofJohnston County, North CarolinaSECTION VII The County Board of Election of Johnston County is hereby requested to assistin the election and in the supervision of the provision for the proper registration books, booths,ballot boxes and other equipment required for holding said electionCommissioner Norman C Denning moved the adoption of the foregoing resolutionCommissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion The resolution carried unanimously13 Bird Bath Removed from Fish PoolCommissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr reported to the Board that Mrs Lee Thomas wanted the birdbath that had been removed from the fish pool The Board authorized Mr Whitley to dispose of birdbath as he saw fit14 Payment to Johnston County Drainage District # 1Attorney Craig Jones appeared before the Board representing the Johnston County Drainage District# 1, Mr Jones explained to the Board that the Drainage District had completed a maintenance project ata cost of 3,65300¦September 7, 1971ContMr Jones reminded the Board that it had agreed to supplement the Drainage District in theamount of 2,00000 when this work was completedCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that Johnston County Drainage District # 1 be paid 2,000,00Commissioner Norman C Denning seconded the motion which was carried unanimously15 Discussion - Sales Tax DistributionMayor Rudolph Allen, Mayor W, E Ormond, Mayor Sam Godwin, Mayor John Dail and Mayor J HaydenWiggs, acing as spokesman, appeared before the Board requesting that distribution of the one 1? centssales, tax money be on a population rather than an ad valorem property valuation basisMr E 0 Adams, President of Johnston County Farm Bureau, along with other members met withthe Board and expressed strong opposition to the Mayors requestAfter a very lengthly discussion, Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that the Board ofCommissioners rescind its previous ad valorem distribution decision and agree to distribute the salestax money if the election should carry on a population basisCommissioner Holding received no second to his motion16 Resolution - Calling for Special One Cents Sales Tax ElectionUpon motion of Freddie Adams, seconded by Adam J Whitley, and unanimously carried, the Boardvoted to make a written request to the Johnston County Board of Elections to call a special electionfor the purpose of submitting to the voters of Johnston County the question of whether or not a oneper cent 0 sales and use tax shall be levied in accordance with the provisions of General Statutes105 -465 and Chapter 77 of the 1971 Session Laws of the General Assembly of North Carolina, and torequest that the special election be held on Tuesday, November 2, 1971, and the Chairman of theJohnston County Board of Commissioners, J Dobbin Bailey, is authorized to sign said written request,and W R Britt, Johnston County Attorney, is authorized and directed to forward and deliver saidwritten request to the Johnston County Board of ElectionsThis 7th day of September, 197117 Additional Secondary Road Program - 1971 -1972Mr W H Pridgen, District Engineer with the State Highway Commission, appeared before theBoard and presented the additional Secondary Road Ratings and Program for Paving and Road Additionsfor 197111972After reviewing with Mr Pridgen the proposed paving and road addition program for the ensuingyear, Commissioner Freddie Adams moved that the following resolution be adoptedRESOLUTIONWHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Johnston County have received from W H Pridgen,District Engineer of the State Highway Commission, secondary road ratings and program for paving androad additions for 1971 -1972 as presented by Mr Pridgen, all of said roads being a part of the systemmaintained by the State Highway Commission;AND WHEREAS, after careful consideration of the services rendered by said roadss and the trafficdemands of said County, it is deemed necessary that said roads be improved, in order to better servethe interests of the people of the County;NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Board of County Commissioners of Johnston County herebyapprove and request that the State Highway Commission make the following improvements in the roadslisted belowGrade Bridge or Right ofPriority No Road No FROM TO Length Drain Base Pave Large Pipe Survey Way Total11 SR 2162 NC 222 SR 2159 07 91940 59040 31500 None 840 19680 21900013 SR 2341 SR 2345 SR 2339 32 45,440 23,040 16,000 None 3,840 79680 965000New Addition SR 1318ExtDead End 026 3,848 1,872 None None 260 520 69500New Addition SR 1908 SR 1901 035 5,180 2,520 None None 350 132925000107,89683 24,35317 OVER DRAFT To Come From 1972 -1973 AllocationCommissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr seconded the motion which carried unanimously700 8,750 132,250i319September 7, 1971C ont18 Lease - N C State Highway Commission and County of JohnstonCommissioner Freddie Adams moved that the County of Johnston and the North Carolina StateHighway Commission enter into the following lease agreementSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF JOHNSTONNORTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONAnd L E A S ECOUNTY OF JOHNSTONTHIS LEASE, made and entered into this the 7th day of September 1971, by andbetween the STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION, an agency of the STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, hereinafter designatedas LESSOR, and the COUNTY OF JOHNSTON, a body politic of the State of North Carolina, hereinafterreferred to as LESSEE;W I TN ES S ETHThat WHEREAS, the LESSEE desires to lease certain land belonging to LESSOR, said land beingland conveyed to LESSOR to be used as a borrow pit for the North Carolina State Highway Commission;andWHEREAS, the LESSEE desires to use this land as a land fill area; andWHEREAS, the State Highway Commission is no longer in need of this landNOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the LESSORdoes hereby lease and rent unto the LESSEE, AND THE LESSEE does hereby take as tenant under the LESSORa certain piece of property containing 3926 acres, more or less, lying and being in Selma Township,Johnston County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as followsBEGINNING at a point designated as Point Aon a map dated November 3, 1970, prepared for theNorth Carolina State Highway Commission Property Survey Division, Location Department, surveyedby J 0 Ethridge and plotted by M L Matthews, said map being on file in the HighwayCommission office in Raleigh, North Carolina, said Point A being located North 37 deg 50 min45 sec East 9442 ft from the centerline of Secondary Road 1929; thence from Point A North37 deg 50min 45 sec East 73930 ft to a point designated as Point B; thence South 50 deg50 min 00 sec East 24940 ft to Point C, thence North 44 deg 00 min 00 sec East 1,05479ft to PointD; thence North 34 deg 00 min 00 sec West 31000 ft to Point E; thence North45 deg 00 min 00 sec East 30000 feet to Point F; thence North 57 deg 57 min 11 secEast 57916 ft to Point G; thence South 15 dge 00 min 00 sec East 63000 ft to Point H;thence South 67 deg 30 min 00 sec West 40400 ft to Point J; thence South 1 deg 30 min00 sec West 62000 ft to Point K; thence South 58 deg 16 min 45 sec West 15600 ft toPoint L; thence South 45 deg 16min 45 sec West 22024 ft to Point M; thence South 80 deg15 min 00 sec West 43800 ft to Point N; thence South 43 deg 38 min 00 sec East 36779ft to Point P; thence South 31 deg 32 min 41 sec West 70276 ft to Point Q; thence North53 deg 10 min 15 sec West 43739 ft to Point R; thence North 53 deg 48 min 00 sec West11526 ft to Point S; thence North 54 deg 21 min 15 sec West 10092 ft to Point,T; thenceNorth 57 deg 18 min 15 sec West 10233 ft to Point U; thence North 63 deg 14 min 45 secWest 10329 ft to Point V; thence North 69 deg 52 min 15 sec West 419 ft to Point W;thence North 53 deg 10 min 15 sec West 17591 ft to Point A, the point and place ofBEGINNING, containing 3926 acres, more or lessBeing a portion of that property described in Deed Book 552, Page 243, and Deed Book 634,Page 482 in the Johnston County Register of Deeds OfficeThis Lease is made subject to the following terms and conditionsI That the term of this Lease is twenty years beginning the 7th day of September ,1971, and ending the 7th day of September 19912 LESSEE agrees to pay the LESSOR in advance the rent for said premises in the sum of TenDollars 1000 per year3 Neither the LESSOR nor the LESSEE shall have the right to assign the Lease, either inwhole or in part, without the written consent of the other party4 That the LESSEE will use the leased property for a land fill area, and that the LESSEEshall adhere to all laws governing air and water pollution The approval of the State and CountyBoards of Health shall be required prior to use by the LESSEE5, That the LESSOR shall have the full and unlimited right to use said leased property as aland fill area for its own purposes6 The LESSOR covenants that the LESSEE shall enjoy said premises during the term of thisLease, free from adverse claims of any persons whomsoever7 If the leased premises shall be abandoned during the term of this lease, them the LESSORshall have the right at his option, upon giving written notice to the LESSEE, to take possession ofthe leased premises, re -enter the leased premises, and annul and terminate this LeaseIN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the County of Johnston has caused this instrument to be executed in itsname by its Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of Johnston County, attested by its Clerk to320September 7,--1971Contthe Board of Commissioners, and its seal to be hereto affixed, all by authority of the Board ofCommissioners of the County of Johnston duly given, and the State Highway Commission has caused thisinstrument to be executed in its name by its Administrator and attested by its Secretary, this theday and year first above writtenCOUNTY OF JOHNSTONSEAL BY J Dobbin BaileyChairman, Board of CommissionersATTESTW H BrittClerk to the Board of CommissionersSTATE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONBYATTESTSecretaryAPPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITYROBERT MORGANAttorney GeneralHoward P SatiskyStaff AttorneyNORTH CAROLINAJOHNSTON COUNTYI, Eleanor N Creech a Notary Public, do hereby certify that J Dobbin Bailey this daypersonally appeared before me and being first duly sworn, says that he is the Chairman of the Boardof Commissioners of Johnston County, a body politic and affixed the corporate seal -to the foregoinginstrument; that he knows the corporate seal of said county and itis the seal affixed to the foregoinginstrument; that said instrument was signed by him and the corporate seal affixed thereto by W H Britt,Secretary of said Board of Commissioners under the direction of said Chairman , and in behalf ofJohnston County, all by authority of the said Board of Commissioners of Johnston County duly given; andthe said writing in the act and deed of said CountyWitness my hand and notarial seal this 20th day of September, 1971SEAL Eleanor N Creech , Notary PublicMy Commission Expires November21, 1975NORTH CAROLINAWAKE COUNTYI, Notary Public of said County and State do hereby certify thatMyrtle R Wall, personally came before me on the day of , 1971, and beingby me duly sworn, says that she knows the official seal of the State Highway Commissionand is acquaintedwith George S Willoughby, Jr, State Highway Administrator, and saw the said State Highway Administratorsign the foregoing instrument, and that she, the said Secretary affixed said seal to said instrument,and that she, the said Secretary, signed her name in attestation of the execution of said instrumentWITNESS my hand and official seal this the day of , 1971SEAL , Notary PublicMy Commission ExpriesCommissioner Adam J Whitley, Jr seconded the motion which was carried unanimouslyi9liSeptember 7, 1971Cont19 County Landfill Site321The Board of County Commissioners asked the County Health Department -to -press the State forapproval of the proposed landfill site on the east side of Neuse River adjacent to the Selma Oil TerminaThe State Highway Commission has agreed to let the County use this site, for a landfill, over a twentyyear period without charge20 Rural Housing Project - Paul KellerPaul Keller, Executive Director, Johnston County Community Action, proposed that the CountyCommissioners ask the Regional Authority to prepare and push an application for Federal funds thatwould finance construction of housing units in small towns and rural areas of Johnston County TheBoard expressed interest in Mr Kellers proposal, however the Commissioners stated that they weremore in favor of turnkey projects rather than rental Mr Keller further stated that, in most cases,we were working with people that could not afford to buyAs a result of the discussion, the Board instructed the Clerk to invite Mr A P Winfrey,Executive Director, Eastern Carolina Regional Housing Authority, to come to Smithfield and discussthe proposalUpon a motion made and duly seconded the Board adjournedr194J obbin Bailey, ChairmanrW H Britt, Clerk