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lSnutes of the Board of Coors is si opera ,~~~f <br />Avgust 15, 1945 <br /> <br />The Hoard oP Commis szonere of Orange County held a special <br />meeting in the Cone Building in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on the 15th day <br />oY August, 19x5, at H:CO o'clock p. s., meeting .Jointly wit:: the Board oP <br />Educet ion of Orange County and the Hoard oY Trustees oP the Chapel Hi11,North <br />Carolina City Adminis trative Unit. <br />The members of the Hoard present were Collier Cobb, H. G. Laws <br />end Hen F. Wilson, this being all of the members of the Board, <br />The meeting was called to order by the Chairmen, Collier Cobb, <br />and the Chhirmen stated that the purpose of the meeting was to consider the <br />proposed bids for the Chapel Hill High School building nr o,j act. The Chairman <br />then recognized Dr. Coker of the Hoard of Trustees oP the Chapel HS11,North <br />Carolina City Administrative Unit, and it was learned that the lowest bid suB- <br />mitted for the new building prole et eras apnroximetely S1a5, 000. A general <br />discussion was held "oetween all the members of the respective Hoards and the <br />Architect, itr, }yeeka. <br />Since the said bid s': ae considerably higher than had been antici- <br />pated, and since the Hoard of Commissioners had allocated in its 'oudget the sum <br />of 5110,000 for this nroJ act, and since the members oY the Board felt that due <br />to the close of the war that the advertising Yor new bide within the next Yew <br />months would result in loner bids, the Hoard, after considering the remerka of <br />the members of the trio other boards nres ant, felt it vrould be to the "best <br />interest of the Chao el Hill City Administrative Unit end Orange County that the <br />oide ea already made be re.J acted. <br />Therefore, upon motion oP Commis 6moner Lawe, duly seconded by <br />Commissioner Nilson, the foL owing resolution was unanimously edon tad: <br />REHOLVED, That the Hoard of Commissioners of Orange County <br />do norr recommend to the Board of Trustees of the Chapel ?fill, <br />North ~Cer clips City Administrative Unit to re,tect any and ell <br />bids heretofore made ae to the nronos ed building project Por the <br />Chanel H111 High School, rvi th the Yurther recommendation that the <br />said Board oY Trustees readvertise for nevr bide at such time as <br />conditions will warrant, "out in time eo the building shall be com- <br />nleted by September 1, 19?6. <br />There being no Yurther bus inees to come before the meeting, un on <br />sot ion duly made and seconded end unanimously carried, the meeting was <br />adJourned, <br />Collier Cob"o Jr. <br />C eC a rma~ <br />