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~.~~ The County Attorney presented the following Resolution: "Pursuant to the authority of Chapter 153-A, Section 153, the Board of Countq Commissioners of Drange County does levq an animal tax beginning with the gear 1971} as follows: Any person owning or keeping about him any open female dog of the age of six months or over shall pay annually a license or privilege tax of $2.00. Any person owning or keeping any male dog, or female dog other than an open female dog of the age of six months or over, shall pay annually on each dog so owned or kept a license or privilege tax of $1.00. To every person paying the license or privilege tax prescribed hereby there shall be issued by the Countq a metal tag bearing the Countq name, a aerial number, and expiration date, which shall be attached by the owner to a collar to always be worn by any dog when aot on the premises of the owner or when engaged in hunting." Upon motion of Commissioner Henry S. Walker, seconded by CommisaSoner Richard E. Whitted, it wee moved and unanimouslq adopted, that the foregoing Resolution be adopted. Commissioner Melvin Whitfield brcught to the attention of the Board a copy of Chapter 106 of the General Statutes that dealt with the dispose]. of dead animals. No action was taken on the matter. Chairman Walker informed the Board that a meeting had been scheduled in Raleigh on Thursdag, February 21st, for the purpose of discussing the energy crisis. Commissioner Henry S. Walker and S, M. Gatos agreed to attend the meeting. Chairman Walker referred the Board to Ttem $ on the Agenda: (Representatives of the Town of Hillsborough to continue discussion of possible County financial participation in the coat of construction of a sewer plant being constructed bq the Town of Hillsborough.) Mayor'Catea of the Town of Hillsborough presented copies of an agreement that had bean prepared by the City Attorney. Said Agreement reads as follows: "THIS AGREEMENT, Made and entered into th~.e the day of February, 1971-F, by and between the TDWN OF HILLSBOROUGH, a munigipal corporation, party of the first part, hereinafter referred to as "Town", and the COUNTY Ok' ORANGE, a body politic, party of the second part, hereinafter referred to as "County", WITNESSETH: That whereas, the party of the first part hea received a federal - grant in the amount of $1,000,000.00 for the purpose of constructing a waste water treatment plant which will adequately treat waste water so as to enable Town to discharge adequately treated water into the Eho River, and whereas, Town has been advised bq the North Carolina Board of Water and Air Resources that Town is in danger of losing the aforesaid federal grant unless contracts are let for construction in the immediate future, and whereas, Town, hie insufficient funds at this time to enable it to let contracts, and whereas, County is desirous of cooperating with Town in a point effort to make passible the construction of adequate waste treatment •. facility; NOW, THEREFORE, the parties do agree: 1. That the purpose of this agreement is to insure the construction by Town of a waste treatment facility which will adequately treat waste water which is discharged into the N]1o River. 2. The duration of the agreement shall be as hereinafter set forth. 3. Tha waste treatment plant shall be financed bq federal funds in the amount of $929,000 and state funds in the amount of $1}22,500, Countq funds in the amount of $98,000, and Town funds in the amount of $2LF0,50D plus - land cost. 4. The said treatment plant shall be the property of Town. 5. This contract may be amended by the majority note of the governing bodies of both Town and County. 6. That County shall receive From the gross revenues received by Town for sewage treatment (including within and without the corporate limits inclusive) per cent ( ~) of same until the sum of $98,000 has been received by County, at which time this contract shall terminate.