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000180 Motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Marshall to (1) confirm the Assessment Roll, (2) Accept the Certificate of meiling offered by the Clerk, and (3) direct the Tax Collector to collect the -assessment. Confirmation time took place at 9:32 p.m. • TTEMS FOR.pEcTsION • *4 Judy Eastman, Chair of the Commission for Women, presented for consideration of adoption the following resolution prepared by the Orange CountyCcamission for Women: WHEREAS', Harriet Morehead Berry (July 22, 1877-March 24, 1940) was a native of Hillsborough and a long time resident of Chapel Hill and Orange County, and WHEREAS, Harriet Morehead Berry.from 1917-1921 was a leader in the North Carolina good roads movement, and • WHEREAS, Ms. Berry, as acting head of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey, led the North Carolina Good Roads Association in an attempt to secure legislation to construct a state system of hard-surface roads, and • WHEREAS, upon failure to secure an adequate law, she exerted strenuous efforts between 1919 and 1921 to speak in 89 of North Carolina's 100 counties, and disseminated news releases, letters, petitions, and circulars, and WHEPEAS, through her efforts the membership of the North Carolina Good Roads Association increased from 272 to 5500, and WHEREAS, in 1921 she led a unified and enthusiastic good roads movement to the General AsseMbly and emerged with a road law • that created a powerful state highway commission and committed • North Carolina to the construction of a state system of modern highways, and , • WHEREAS, Josepbus.Daniels, long time editor of the Raleigh NEWS AND OBSERVER, wrote, "to her credit stands one of the most . • • stupendous pieces of legislation in the history of the state, the authorization of a statewide system of road", and • WHEREAS, in 1962 the state highway commission authorized . - placement of a bronze plaque in the Highway Building • 'commemorating Harriet Morehead Berry as "North Carolina Mother • of Good Roads', and WHEREAS, no highway in North Carolina is named for Ms. Berry, and WHEREAS, Interstate Highway 40 is now under construction in • Orange County, NOW THEREEORE BE TT RESOLVED that the North Carolina Board of • • Transportation, in recognition of Ms. Berry's contributions and • leadership, name the Orange County segment of Interstate Highway 40 the HARRIET MCWEEEAD BERRY HIGHWAY." • Motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by Commissioner Carey to adopt the resolution as stated above. • VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 1.---198E8SMECIAEMEREEIRMI .• Motion was made by Commissioner Walker, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve the 1985-86 secondary road improvements program as proposed by the Department of Transportation. Ti rimamralnc