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The Eoard of County Commissioners met on t.7onday, Ido vembar 1, 1954, °et 10:: a. m. in the commis sipper's roon, i7emb ers present Ca mmi ssione rs R. .7. `.. Hobbs end Sim L. Efla nd, members absent Chairmen 3, 0. Forrest. In the absence of Cha iru:an Forrest, Convmissi oner Hobbs presided over said meeting. The minutes of the last meet ine mere read by the secretary and approved by the Hoard. A road nets ti a~ was presented by idr. Gilbert ',Y. Creig of the *iew Hope community. The petition lacked the si¢neture of one pro aertp owner, M1?r, Craig rues advised to secure the sl .nature and meal as id petition to ttr. 5. t`. Gattis v;ho would present the petition to the Hoard at their re ruler meetin¢ in December. .^.^.r, IY. 2. Upchurch of Chanel Hi11 epp eared re let Sve to ¢ road of about 3/10 of e mile leading from Durham=-0ha pel H111 roed to his home. The board ad visod 3r. Upchurch to get a road Hell tion signed by sll property awne rs and present said petition at the noxt re guler meeting. Persons seeking t¢x reductions were: 1."ss, °. L. Holton of Chanel E111, ;lr s. T. C. Lindsay of Cerrboro, David D7cCauley of Hillsboro and M1':rs. F. K. Nunn of Durham, These people ~rrc re advised io m¢ke their conaleint to the Hoard ;vh en they meet es a 9oard of Feuelizati on and Revie•.v in ht¢rch, 1955, because at the present time they could take no ec ti on on said matter, T•fr. F. J. LeCleir of Chapel Hi 11 presented the plans for the landscapl rg of the grounds o£ the new courthouse. '.;r. LaC lair su cgested that Darlington oaks be used ns shede trees because they would have green foliage all year round. Re said the lands capina could be comnle tod for G?500,00 and agreed to teke the contract for that price. Ltr, LeClair stated he would beein the lend- scaping in January, 1955„ and would be resn one ible for replacing all trees and shrubs that di.e before June 1, 1955, but after that date the covntp must pay 1/2 nri ce for e11 trees and shrubs which die end must be replaced. htr. G. Paul Carr, Gunt, of Schools presented a temporary plan for the remodeling of the old courthouse and he asked permission to cut two new doors 1n said building, which pa rmis si on was ¢ranted. '.York elready completed in connection n•1 th the remodeling rues the bri clcing up of all the fireol aces except the one in the accountant's office, sanding of the woodvrork end the first coat of na int had been apnli ed. A letter fron 1.!ebane Lumber Como¢ny dated November 1, 1954, was presented gi vi n:z notice of appeel to the State Hon rd of dssessments, The letter wes turned over to bix-. 5, M. Ca ttis with instnmtions to mail it to the J. 71. Cleminshaw Company as they will be responsible for representing the county in said action. R, C. hasterton and E. H. Denny, Jr„ members of the committee sports Bring a movement to ¢s teblish a rural fire district in the vici my of Chapel Hill appeared and requested the Board to call for an election concc rning the matter of creating a rural fire district Sor the Chanel Ai 11 area. They presented a petition signed by eporoxlmat ely 50,= of the property ovmers in the pro oos ed fire district area. After a lengthy discussion of the many practical problems involved in setting up ¢ Sire dl strict area at this time Commissioner Hobbs suggested that the matter be presented to the Commissioners et e speciel call meeting in December. A latter from the State Hi chway & Public works Co_••wission wes read info rming the Hoe rd of its meeting on Oct. 2~, 1954, at 1:30 p.m, Sn Greensboro N. C. There being no further business to come before the Hoard at this time the meeting was adjourned to meet on VYC-d, 1JOV. 3,,1954 to inspect roads in the county. Hefty June Hayes, Acting Clerk to the Hord R, J. ?d, Hobbs, Acting Chairmen of Eoard ~L