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<br />htlnutes of the Board of Commisioners
<br />idondey, July 2, 1951
<br />The Board o£ County Commissioners for the County of Orange, met in regular
<br />session on ?:ionday July 2, 1951, et 10 o'clock A. 1.4., Sn the Commi asioners' Rooi
<br />at the Courthouse.
<br />Present: Collier Cobb, Jr., Cha lrman, Sim L. Efland end R. 0. Forrest,
<br />Commissioners.
<br />The minutes of the June meetings vrere read end approved.
<br />The following road petitions vrere presented:
<br />Petition calling for widening and oaving a road running from the Ervin Road
<br />to Blackwood Station, length of road 5 1/2 miles.
<br />Petition to..teke over and maintain a road in Little Hiver Tovmship, running
<br />from the Hunt Road to Tom Woods, knovm as the Henry Carden Roed, length of road
<br />2,760 feet.
<br />Road in Cheeks Township, running from Oasis Service Station to Northeast,
<br />by way of Old Road for ¢dis tance of .50 miles.
<br />Road in Eno Township, running from P¢lmer's Grove to L. I. Yates Home,
<br />length of road 1/1} miles.
<br />Road in Chanel Hill Tormship, running from Highway 15A-501 to HIt. Carmel
<br />Rosd end knovih as Pittsboro RAad, length of road 1/2 mile.
<br />Ido action ores taken on any of the above petitions, pending en investigation
<br />by the Board.
<br />Li. C. Burt, Negro Ferm Agent appeared and reported that the negro toilet
<br />facilities vrere not usable end asked that something be done to remedy the
<br />s itueti on.
<br />Tha Board instructed hir. Ira A. Ciard, County Accountant to have the colored
<br />toilets restored to a usable condition.
<br />Upon motion of Commissioner Efland, seconded by Commissioner Forrest it was
<br />ordered that a bill of $18.60 presented by George D. Atkinson, Sr. for 30 21b.
<br />chickens (tilled by dogs in 1950 and 58 L vre eks old chi clcens killed in 1951 be
<br />disallowafi due to the fact that h1r. Atlc3.nson did not list chickens for the year:
<br />1950 or 1951.
<br />Uoon motion of Commissioner Efland, seconded by Commissioner Forrest it was
<br />ordered that Carrie Harwood Hrovm be paid ?~iv6.00 per month as aid to blind.
<br />Ylhereas, it is necessary end proper that flsod salaries, princ~pel and
<br />interest of indebtedness, stated compensation of officers and employees, end
<br />usual ordinary expenses of the county and its subdivisions may be promptly
<br />paid.
<br />Norv, therefore, upon motion of Commissioner Forrest, duly seconded by Commi:
<br />si oner Efland, it is hereby ordered that the following interim appropriations
<br />be made:
<br />To the General Fund ;?3,000.00
<br />To Public Pfelfare Fund 30,000.00
<br />To Salary Fund 6,GDD.DD
<br />To Courts and Jail 800.00
<br />Ta School Fund 17,000.00
<br />To Recorder's Court Fund 700000
<br />The County Accountant is authorized and directed to Pay current ordinary
<br />ezpenses against the funds above listed not exceeding the emounta of the
<br />appropriations hereby made. Said appropriations made by this resolution shall
<br />be chargeable to the several annropria tions reape ctively hereafter made in the
<br />annual appropriations resolution and adoption of annual budget for the year
<br />1951-1952, vrhi ch will be done at the regular August meeting of the Board.
<br />Bids were considered on the structural steel for the new proposed Court-
<br />house. Carolina Steel and Iron Company of Greensboro, N. C. wore considered
<br />the low bidders with proposals es follows: 123 tons of structural steel del.ivex
<br />by truck, 22,000 square feet of mesh reinforcing delivered by truck, 5 1/2 ton;
<br />of reinforcing bars delivered by truck, 30 tons of bar foist, freight allowed
<br />to Hillsboro, 1800 lathe clips.
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