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3-'~= 3 Liinutes of the Comalss inners of Orange County
<br />inonday Decamoer 8, 19aa
<br />The Board met ¢t the usual hour, in the Commissioner's Aoom at the ~
<br />Court Hmus e; Pree en t, Collier Co'oo, Jr,, Chairmen, Ben F. wile on and
<br />Hubert G, Laws, Cosmis si opera.
<br />The minutes of the November meeting were read and eppr owed.
<br />xss. Dube of Eno Township anneared before the Hoard :vith reference
<br />to building or repa.lring a road leading from Highway No, 70 to her Parm,
<br />she was in__*ormed that the State was not takin¢ on any new roads Por the i
<br />duration.
<br />Upon motion, St is hereby ordered that a check for FIVE DOLLARS be 'i,
<br />sent Caswell Tralaing School, as a Christmas donation. j
<br />;ra. Jessie Parker anneared before the Board and preeented her plan '.
<br />for restoring the old Nash-Pollock property, for the purpose of using ',.
<br />it ae a community center. The Board voiced their approval to her plan.
<br />Upon motion of Commissioner wileon and seconded by Commissioner ',,
<br />Laws, end unanimously adopted, Far. A. H. Graham was app olnted Attorney ',
<br />for Orange County for a term of two years, ',
<br />Upon motion of Commissioner Laws, duly seconded by Commi as loner ~~
<br />;Y115on, and unanimously adopted, G11'oert w. Aay wsa appointed Tax Sup-
<br />ervisor for a term of one year. ',
<br />Idr. w. T. Matt ox, Superintendent aY Public welfare, pr eaentad e list '',..
<br />of ell 0. A. A, and A. D. C. revisions far the month oP November, he '.
<br />also, pre sented an anolication of iir. will lam C. Fr eelend for aid to thel.....
<br />~ol ind. The application was reJected due to inPormat ion that hie income
<br />was sufilcl ant for his su?port. ',
<br />":iiss Woodward Byers, Home Demonatret ion Agent, submitted a report on '.
<br />curb market sales, which shows total ot'$2, 508, 52 for the month of
<br />November.
<br />Upon motion, bond oP E. M. Lynch, Clerk Superior Court, was approved
<br />eubJect to the approval of Mr. A. E. Graham, County Attorney,
<br />On motion of Commissioner Wilson, duly se aonded by Commissioner Laws„
<br />the following res olutlon was unanimously adopted:
<br />WHEREAS, Mr. George Rene has served Por the nest Pour years ae member'
<br />of the State Aighwey & Publio Works Comc1.=s ion Prom the Fifth North Car-
<br />olina Division, end during said term oP office has rendered to Orange
<br />County Pair and impartial treatment, end eff lelent and setiefactory ser-
<br />vice in connection with the upkeep and mel.ntenance of roads; and
<br />wftEAEA9, the members of this Board are familiar with the noel ificatlm
<br />oY '~. Rene and realize the value:ole servioe that he has rendered to the
<br />State in the time that he has servsd es a ..^_smber of tY_a H1?hway & Puo11c
<br />works Commis clop, and should he be returned to this 6ifice~his further
<br />services would be even more valuebie to hie Die trict and to the 9tete.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Commissioners of Orange County does go
<br />on record ae commending the record made 'oy F~'• Kane as Highway Commis-
<br />sioner from the Fifth Nort_*. Caroline. Division, and does further respect-
<br />fully request Honoraole Gregg Cherry, Governor-elect of North Carolina,
<br />to continue fir. Aane in otfice,
<br />It 1s further dlreo tad that the Clerk to this Board mail to Mr. Cherry
<br />a copy of this resolution for his immediate consideration. '..
<br />P7fiEAEAS, the North Carolina Asaoclatlon of County Commissioners, the '..
<br />North Carolina Aaeocietion of County Accountenta, end the Tiorth Carolina',
<br />Association of Tax 9upervie ors, has each passed a resolution recomvend-
<br />1ng that the Tax 9upervie ore oP the several counties be relieved of the ',,
<br />duties of taking the Ferm Census, and ',
<br />^fr.EREA.S, it 1s the opinion of the Board of Comm iasioners of Orange I
<br />county that the cork of securing the Farm Census by the Tax Bupervis ore
<br />obstructs end d.el eye the lis ting of texee, and that eppropriats and adequate
<br />legislation sh sold be introe~uced end enacted at the next session of the pen- ~-~
<br />erel Assembly oP North Carolina to relieve the Te:; Superv le or of this duty i
<br />and exaedits the work of listing taxes: '__i
<br />NOPt, THEREFORE, be it resolved 'ny the Board oP Commissioner of Orange
<br />county that said Board does hereby recom.:.end that the Tax Supervisors of
<br />the several counties "oe relieved of the resnonsio ility of taking the Farm
<br />Census es e Hart of the work of lis tine taxes anP t5at aeoropriate legislation
<br />be enacted by the next session of the General Asaeaoly oP North Caroline to
<br />ecc omplish this pumose, and
<br />(Continued) j
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