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<br />Minutes of the Eoe rd of Commis clone rs
<br />November 7, 1955
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<br /> The Orange County Boe rd of Commi si oners met on tdonday, November 7. 1955,
<br /> at ten o'clock s.c. in the Commies ioro is roam. Members ores ant Chairman
<br /> R. S. '.3. Hobbs, Commissioners Edvvin Lanier, Dwight M. Ray and Henry S. 'Halke r,
<br /> T3emte rs absent Commissioner Sin L. Efland.
<br /> The minutes for the meetings held on October 3rd and 19th were resd ty
<br />' the Clerk and approved by the Eoe r3.
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<br /> 1,",rs, ',11111am L•. Idiven s, County Librs glen, gave a re ~Ort on the libraries
<br /> of Orange County.
<br /> Sem Jones presented a road net it ion to the Eoard for 1/f} of a mile in
<br /> BLngh¢m Township, The Board agreed tc inspect said road when they make their
<br /> next road tour.
<br /> The Veterans 9e mice Officer's monthly report w¢s reed by Chairman Hobbs.
<br /> Upon notion of Co:nm is si ~~er L¢n1s r, seconded by Com..alssioner l'ls lker, and
<br /> unanimously passed, it vas ordered thst the Clerk to the Beard write the Negro
<br /> Home Demonstration State Supervisor that Mrs. Eonn ie Davis rvi11 be returninc
<br /> to her positl on ¢s Negro Home Demonstration Agent, after a years leave of
<br /> absence, on January 1, 1956.
<br /> Ltr. Lynch, Clerk of Court, nresont ed the monthly report from his pffic e,
<br /> He also reported that the recorder's court books and the superior court books
<br /> have now been competely separated ¢nd that with this sapsra tion ¢nd the
<br /> help of Mrs, Violet Bes on the booktseepine in his office was now satisfactory,
<br /> A disc usslon on blanket bonds was held after Mr. Lynch brought up the
<br /> question of bonds Tor county employees. Mr, Gattls had bids on blank et bonds
<br /> which had been requested by the Board previously. 'dr. Gat tic v:as advised by
<br /> the Bos rd to ac ce of the bid :vh ich met the spec iflc at ions set forth by said Eoar
<br /> to cover sil county employees. The bonding company accepting said County bond
<br /> must be sent an itemized list of ail employees so that ell county employees
<br /> will be covered, thereby, leaving no Tray for said bonding campeng to ssy that
<br /> ell employees were not covered by said blanket bond.
<br /> Upon motion of Co.•mnis sl oner :i`alke r, seconded by Commf esioner Levier, end
<br /> unanimously p¢s sad, it vras ordered thst SSr. Cattis pu-chase e bl¢n)ret bond
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<br />C which would insure each employee up to w5, 000.00,
<br /> Sheriff Odell Clayton, vras anted his monthly report on arrest made,
<br /> conv!ctions etc. He also informed the Boe rd that the State Highway Depert:nent
<br /> had cut a road to the side entrance of the jail. Sheriff Clayton requested the
<br /> Eoard to reserve e special Parking area for the cars of the Sheriff's
<br /> Dep ertment. Upon motion of Comm issioaer Lenie r, seconded by Con:missloner Aay,
<br /> and unanimously passed, it was ordered that three pa-king spaces nearest the
<br /> east Bids ant r¢nce of the first floor of the courthouse be reserved for the
<br /> Shs rift's Department. Mr. Ge tt is was authorized to nut reserved parking signs
<br /> on this area.
<br /> Upon motion of Commissioner Ls Hier, seconded by Commissioner t;a lk er, and
<br /> unanimously passed, it vras ordered that Otis Freeze of Route 2 Hillsboro be
<br /> exempt from null tax under the statute giving disable vote revs this exemption,
<br /> Ch¢irmsn Hobbs resd a report from the 47elfare Depertnant. gi vi na the names
<br /> of persons Orange County has Sn the Adult Eos rd inc Home for the Aged in
<br /> Furl ington, Ii. C. Commies±oner "folk er stated that the balance of this fund
<br /> as of November 1st vvns ;7913.00 end et the present rate of expense of x252. C0
<br /> par month the budget of ;:1800.00 will not be sufficient to continue tho care
<br /> of the persons listed in s¢id report, and that the :'slfare Dena rtment will
<br /> need ad diti onel funds of appror.imately ;,1310.00 to complete this fiscal year.
<br /> The Sh eriif end County At torncy were requested to investigate the
<br /> possibly of bring beck husbands who d~ gg~tr~~~~Pe~amil les and to see rh et other
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<br /> #sh a nusoand to support his _*emily but
<br />counties ¢re doing under the new la:v/w
<br /> leaves him in the nlsca Sn which he is then residing.
<br /> Upon motion of Cpnmis si oner Hsy, sac and ed ty Commissioner tYslker, and
<br /> anon imousl7 passed, the :1, S. C, was. granted perni scion to install venetian
<br /> blinds in the became nt qu¢rto rs of the Agriclut oral 8uilding.
<br /> 1Ar, C. D. 'Halters, Highway Supt for Orange "panty, app oared ra th the
<br /> petition of John Ums teed for his Elkin Hill Devel onment which had been
<br />'. "~ submitted by Lir. Ums fed to the Eoard previously, the petition had been
<br />lll..~~~::: ¢porovad by said Board upon the condition that the allotted mileage contained
<br /> Sn a¢id petition could not be deduct ad from the County's ¢1lot fed mil edge;.
<br /> As. Yial to rs informed the Soa rfi that this mileage must be taken Egan Orange
<br /> County's ellottnert, even tho iv'r, Umstead Was comolet Srg said road and turning
<br /> it over to the State Hi ghw¢y Department for mair.tensnc e. The Clerk w¢s
<br /> requested to fill out the necessary fora end return said petition to Sr. :gaiter .
<br /> A b1Snd aid grant for 1'li lliam W:allett ?otte of k55, 00 per month rras
<br /> requested by h1r s. Johnson, B11nd Aid Cese "7o rk a r. Upon motion oS Commies loner
<br /> i,anie r, seconded by Commissar '.4slke r, end unanimously passed said grant was
<br /> m¢d e.
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