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583 estimate to be submitted to the Board at a later date. Attorney Bacbman Brown presented resolutions by the Kannapolts Sanitary Dis- trict approving annexation of two areas to the District and requested approval of the Board of Commissioners. Motion was made by Beasley, seconded by Hawfteld, to approve the resolutions. Vote carried. Resolutions are recorded on page and ~-?~'~ and become a part of these minutes. Mr. Joseph Farrell of the Institute of Government at Chapel Hill discussed various means of funding the construction of a new Courthouse and Jail. Several alternatives were pointed out including the levying of a special tax not required by a vote of the citi?ens. Financing from General Fund Revenues, refinancing the existing debt under the statutory two thirds rule. Another method would be to pledge revenues from facilities fees in 1970 to secure bonds without a vote, although this procedure would probably have to be given Court approval. A bond referendum would be the only other alternative. Mr. Farrell also commented brtefh on the problem of financing police protection for Township ~, pointing out that this was classified as ~ necessary expense and could only be financed through the General Fund unless a special legislative act was passed to create a special police district, to be governed by a separate board. He was requested to send the~ Board a letter explaining this matter. Mr. George H. Broad~lck, District Commissioner, Mr. C. C. McBryde, Division Engineer, and Mr. T. L. Patterson of the North Carolina State Highway Commission presented to the Board a report of Secondary Road construction completed or under contfact'~nce January, 196~' and 1967-6~ Regular Secondary Roads Program. Ranktn made motion, seconded by Hawfteld, to accept the reports as presented. Vote carried. Mr. George Griffin, architect, was instructed to make a study of s~}ected sites and cost of building a new courthouse and 3ail with results of the study to be presented to the Board at the December meeting. Chmtrman James appointed Commissioners Rankin and Hewfield to work as a committee on this project with Mr. Griffin. Mr.Qrtfftn advised the Board of the necessity of installing smoke detector devices in the courthouse annex for protection of the tax books in case of fire since the building is not fire proof. Mr. Gr~ffin was authorized to have these . devices installed A letter of resignation was received by the Board from Clarence E. Horton, Jr., }as Judge of Domestic Realtions Court. No action was taken at this time.