Town Council Proceedings For Month Os July
July 18, 196?
Edenton, N. C.
The Town Council of the
Town of'Edenton met this
day in regular session at
8:00 P. M., at the Edenton
Municipal Building.
Members present: Mayor
John A. Mitchener, Jr.,
Luther C. Parks, Henry G.
Quinn, David G. White, Leo
Katkaveck, Thomas H.
Shepard, and J. D. Elilott
Mayor Mitchener called
the meeting to order and
Councilman Parks gave the
invocation.
Administrator W.
B. Gardner reported to the
Council that the street pav
ing project would begin in
Edenton during the week
of July 24th and be com
pleted a short time there
after.
Mr. D. W. Patrick, Di
vision Engineer, of the N.
C. Highway Commission,
appeared before the Coun
cil to explain the project
on East Church Street
which calls for widening of
the street to a 36 ft. typi
Welfare Board Changes Noted
Henderson Kay Peele of
Tyner has been named to
the Chowan County Wel
fare Board and Thomas
Shepard has become chair
man.
Changes in the organiza
tion of this board was
brought about with the
mandatory retirement of
Mrs. Ina Asbell, who has
served six years.
W. H. Hollowell is the
third member of the board.
Chowan County com
missioners were apprised
of these changes toy Mrs.
J. H. McMullan, welfare
director, as she made her
monthly appearance and
report to the board.
At the request of area
doctors, the commissioners
agreed to pay $5 for an
examination of indigents to
determine if they are dis
abled and eligible for as
sistance. Surrounding coun
ties have been paying this
fee, while Chowan has not.
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cal section. He stated that :
while all trees would have ’
to be removed that both 1
sidewalks in each instance
would be undisturbed and
that the Iredell House
would be protected with a
retaining wall.
He further stated that
the Highway Commission
believes this project to be
of utmost importance for
the orderly flow of traffic
within the corporate limits
of Edenton and that while
parking would be allowed
on the north side of East
Church Street, at such
time as traffic conditions
warranted, this could be
removed and have suffici
ent travel lanes for orderly
flow of traffic.
The pros and cons of
this project were fully dis
cussed by members of the
Council and the audience
present. Afterwards it was
explained that deleting
this project would result in
additional cost at a later
date to the city and Ad-
Activity in the depart
ment for July included:
Old Age Assistance: 117
cases, $56,403 grant, $34.72
average.
Aid to Dependent Child
ren: 54 cases, $4,480 grant,
$18.06 average.
Aid to Permanently and
Totally Disabled: 54 cases,
$2,892 grant, $33.55 aver
age.
Aid to Blind: 10 cases,
$378 grant, $37.80 average.
General Assistance: sl2.
Nine hospitalized in the
county at a cost of sl,-
032.60. County’s share,
$729, joint funds $303.60.
Two hospitalized outside
the county, $Bl, all coun
ty’s share.
One out-patient service,
$14.32, from joint funds.
Fifty-five pharmacy bills,
$480.30, from joint funds.
One dental service, $lO
•from joint funds.
There were 410 financial
or service cases serviced.
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1967.
ministrator W. B. Gardner I
was instructed to attempt
to secure the needed rights- ;
of-ways on East Church
Street. The Council will
meet again in the very
near future to make a fi
nal determination on this
matter.
A study of the need for
housing completed by the
Edenton Planning Board
was presented to the Coun
cil with the conclusion that
one hundred and lifty-five
low rent housing units were
needed in Edenton to re
place dilapidated struc
tures. A petition of 25
interested citizens in the
Town of Edenton was pre
sented calling for the cre
ation of a housing authori
■ ty for the Town of Eden
ton. This petition is here
by made part of these
1 minutes.
! Motion by J. D. Elliott,
* seconded by Henry G.
' Quinn, unanimously carried
1 calling a public hearing to
determine the need for a
■ housing authority and set-
ting the date for such a
meeting on August 10, 1967.
The Administrator is here
by notified to put in no
tice of this meeting in the
next two issues of The
Chowan Herald.
Mr. Quinn presented a
request of the VFW Club
for a water tap on Old
Hertford Road. Motion by
Luther C. Parks, seconded
by J. D. Elliott, unani
mously carried approving
the request for a water
tap at no charge to the
VFW Club.
The problem of water
skiing and boat racing was
presented by Councilman
Quinn who stated that he
felt there is a definite dan
ger in this and that water
skiing should be limited to
the southern side of the
Pembroke Creek Bridge.
After much discussion by
the Council it was decided
that Mayor Mitchener
would consult further with
officials of the League to
determine just what action
could be taken by the
Council. ’
The request from the J
T & T Fish Market for per- •
mission to operate a con- 1
cession booth on the park- '
ing lot area between P&Q
Super Market and the Sam
Habit building was pre
sented. It was determined
that this operation is not
taking place in an area
that would be used for
parking and that the per
son was properly licensed.
Motion by J. D. Elliott,
seconded by Thomas H.
Shepard, duly carried that
a lease for this area be
granted to Mr. Guy Toppin
for the price of $5.00 a
month and relieving the
Town of any and all lia
bility incurred in the op
eration of this business pro
vided this can be done le
gally with the approval of
the city attorney. Not vot
ing Councilman Quinn.
Motion by Luther C.
1 Parks, seconded by David
, G. White, unanimously car
ried approving Electric &
. Water Dept, bills in the
amount of $45,153.75 for
payment. And also ap
proving for payment E&W
bills in the amount of
$25,626.06.
Motion by Thomas H.
Shepard, seconded by Leo
Katkaveck, and unanimous
ly carried approving Town
of Edenton bills in the
amount of $18,791.98 for
payment as follows:
Fire Department
Town of Edenton, St.
Dept., $33.03; Savin & Hill
Co., $23.20; Volunteer Fire
men, $99.00; Hughes-Park
er Hardware, $1.86; Town
of Edenton, E&W, $42.13;
Norfolk-Carolina TeL &
Tel. Co., $30.15; Ricks
Laundry & Cleaners, $6.18;
■ Byrum Hardware Co., $9.01;
, total, $245.15.
> Administrative Dept
The J. F. W. Dormap
" Co., Inc., $33.88; Mitchen
l er’s Pharmacy, $12.62; The
: Norfolk-Carolina TeL &
l Tel. Co., $38.55; James M.
) Bond, Treasurer, $25.00;
i Town of Edenton, E&W,
> $3.72; The Norfolk-Carolina
Tel. & Hel. Co., $8.25; The ]
Chowan Herald, $153.49; :
Town of Edenton, E&W, :
$85.78; W. J. P. Earnhardt, :
Jr., $75.00; total, $436.29.
Police Department
Town of Edenton, St.
Dept., $181.36; Humble Oil
& Refining Co., $13.24; Miss
Linda Ashley, $15.00; P&Q
Super Market, $3.01; 'Don
ald S. Lavigne, Inc., $21.34;
Belk-Tyler Co., $6.18; By
rum Hardware Co., 70c;
Charles Williams, $20.00;
Wayne Mizelle, $20.00;
Hughes-Parker Hardware,
$3.54; George Chevrolet
Co., $7.65; Norfolk-Carolina
Tel. & Tel., $54.20; Ricks
Laundry & Cleaners, $6.34;
Bill Perry’s Texaco Ser
vice, $3.00; The Chowan
Herald, 60c; Edenton Office
Supply, $9.55; Frank E.
Twiddy, Signs, $12.50; A-B
Emblem Corporation, $81.06;
Dr. L. A. Dees, $21.00; Al
bemarle Credit Bureau,
$3.00; Mrs. Walter Mills,
$15.00; Willie Satterfield,
$45.00; Goodyear Service
Stores, $47.23; Carlyle
Webb, $120.00; College of
the Abemarle, $60.00; Colt
Industries, Inc., $12.38;
Bunch’s Auto Parts, $12.20;
total, $796.08.
Street Department
Town of Edenton, St.
Dept., $264.56; Colonial
Sales & Service, $161.30;
Baker Equip. Engineering
Co., $6.92; Del Chemical
Corp., $131.14; J. H. Con
ger & Son, Inc., $30.21;
Sinclair Refining Co.,
$516.95; Hughes - Parker
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Hardware, $14.11; Bill Per- i
ry’s Texaco, $23.15; Moto- 1
rola Comm. & Electronics, «
$15.00; Southern Block & <
Pipe Corp., $321.60; Nor- <
folk-Carolina Tel. & Tel. i
$14.10; Texaco, Inc., $116.50;
Town of Edenton, E&W, *
$25.92; Shelby Business
Forms, $49.70; Bunch’s Au- ■
to Parts, $89.88; Ashley ■
Welding & Machine Co., ;
$8.42; Edenton Tractor &
Implement Co., $16.48; M.
G. Brown Co., $17.48; Baker
Equipment Co., $10.23; By
rum Implement Co., $28.70;
J. D. McCotter, Inc., $26.68;
total, $1,889.03.
Other Expenses
DeWitt Chemical Co.,
$368.23; Orkin Ext. Co.,
$25.00; Edenton Const. Co.,
$6.00; P&Q Super Market,
$5.43; Earnhardt & Evans,
$20.00; Edenton - Chowan
Board of Education,
$2,000.00; Lula White Flow
er Shop, $15.45; Mrs. Ber
tha B. Bunch, $3.50; Town
of Edenton, General Fund,
$165.00; Town of Edenton,
E&W, $384.08; Council
Members, $790.00; Salary of
Mayor, $600.00; Daly-Her
ring Co., $1,158.75; The In
ternational City Mgrs. As
sociation, $15.00; W. B.
Gardner, expenses, $18.48;
Edenton City Schools,
l $890.00; N. C. Dept, of Rev
enue, $40.19; Howe Fire
; Apparatus Co., $7,925.73;
1 Mrs. Lena M. Leary, $35.00;
Peoples Bank, $6.00; N. C.
; League of Municipalities,
, $412.48; National League of
• Cities, $20.00; White’s Heat-
ing & Sheet Metal, $55.75; 1
W. E. Mills, $25.00; Earl ]
Jones, $75.00; Mark Mfg.
Corp., $327.28; Williamston i
Office Supply, $37.08; to- i
tal, $15,425.43. ]
Total bills: $18,791.98.
Salaries paid in June: ;
Administrative Dept., sl,-
726.32; Police Dept., $3,
700.18; Fire Dept., $1,585.00;
Street Dept., $4,050.00.
Total expenses: $29,853.48.
Receipts from taxes and
miscellaneous revenue, $53,-
100.80.
Receipts in excess of dis
bursements, $23,247.32.
Dr. Richard Hardin,
Chairman of the Edenton-
Chowan Airport Commis
sion, and Rudolph Dale ex
plained to the Council that
the Town had no fire in
surance coverage on the
hangar building and the
tile building located at the
Edenton Municipal Airport.
He further stated that the
insurance cost for this area
was prohibitive and asked
the Council for their sug
gestions in this matter.
For the time being it was
decided that the Town
would be self-insured in
this area and that they
would consider this matter
at a future date.
A meeting with the
Edenton-Chowan Planning
Board would be called for
some time during the
month of August. Also, a
resolution adopted by the
Edenton-Chowan Planning
Board requesting the Town
and County to consider the
PAGE NINE
hiring of an inspector for
Edenton and Chowan Coun
ty was presented. Chair
man of the Finance Com
mittee, Mr. Katkaveck, and
Mr. Gardner, directed by
the Council, to meet wits
an appropriate committee
of the County to see if
these details could be
worked out.
Motion by Henry G.
Quinn, seconded by Thom
as H. Shepard, and unani
mously carried, directing
the Electric & Water Dept,
to install water lines in
Beaver Hill Cemetery for
an anticipated cost of $2,-
242.00.
Motion by Thomas H.
Shepard, seconded by Da
vid G. White, unanimously
carried, granting Mr. Wil
liam Spruill the right to
cut the timber at Beaver
Hill Cemetery on a per
thousand foot basis with
the Town receiving $45.00
per thousand for pine and
$25.00 per thousand for
hardwood.
It was decided by the
Council after a report by
: Town Attorney W. J. P.
Earnhardt, Jr., to pay to
i the Clerk of Court the
r monies for the Herbert
1 Small property on West
Eden Street and to notify
: Mrs. Ward that the Town
; wishes to occupy the build
■ ing at the earliest possible
f date.
i There being no further
: business, the meeting was
’ adjourned.
i W. B. GARDNER,
i Administrator