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~~ Lfi notes oT the Board of Commisslo ne rs
<br />"larch 5, 1956
<br />1'he Orange County Board of Commissioners met on ;.fond ay, March 5, 1956, at 10
<br />a'clnc!c A, ih
<br />hiemb ers present: Che irmen R, J. ;l. Pobb s, Co _ni ssioners Edwin S. Ls Hier, Dwight
<br />Pay and Henry 5. :'te lice r.
<br />Idembers absent: Commissioner Sim L, Etls nd.
<br />The :ninu tes far the meeting held on February 20, 1956 were reed by the Clezrc and
<br />approved by tt.~e Board.
<br />The follovri ng persons submitted road petitions:
<br />hits. E. o 'Nerd of ?.feb ape
<br />B, B, Cl eyton
<br />?.enr,! Haith
<br />Stenh en Garrett
<br />She Clerk was asked to write tF..e District EnEi veer on tk:.e neti flop sutra it tad by
<br />. _. Clayton,
<br />Thomas Atwater requested that the dog tax be reduced in Orange County or ttet the
<br />"'. Cou my issue kernel license or pay e bounty on fox tails or have a maximum fee for the
<br />j oe op le wt:o have a large number of dogs for various re es nn s. The County Atto trey was
<br />'. asked to im'es ti ge to the legality of nay ing e bounty on fox tells,
<br />Arnold Kirk appeared end informed the Boe rd thst he vres still interested in our-
<br />'~cnasin¢ tk:.e icra Dodson ?roperty. The Clerk made reference to the minutes recorded
<br />lip :f,tnute Docket 5 on page 606, where the Board agreed to sell idr, Kirk the prooerty
<br />i if the lien in the amount of yi1,360, 00 v+as settled, ni r. Kirk was requested to see
<br />'~', Lir, Paul Ranson, County Attorney, abo ct the title of said property.
<br />Dr, Garvin requested the Board to have its renresen to tl ve seek more State aid
<br />~~'.for the lcc¢1 Ee el th Den artme nt, TY.e Bos rd acre ed to take this matter under advisement
<br />The C1 ark of Court and Sheriff asked that the Ao ril Soe ciel Term of cow rt be
<br />!oostnoned. Bit. Lynch was requested to write the Chi et Justice abcut the delay in the
<br />special term of court.
<br />The Cieri< of Court subml tt ed his regular monthly ten ort.
<br />goon motion of Commiss io net Lania r, seconded by Comrissioner Pay and unanimously
<br />passed, the Reel star of Deeds was authorized tc issue to "dr, >:. A, Boyd s cart!"led
<br />copy of the minutes of the Feb rue ry 20, 1956 meeting.
<br />Permission was granted to the Business 3 Pr otessi opal Wonen's Club of Hillsboro
<br />to use the courtroom Sn the new courthouse for e candidates mee ti ne on Aar11 2lt, 1955.
<br />Chairmen Hobbs read a letter Eton !Sts. Dina H. 'rla tth ews, District Office ?tape ¢er
<br />of the Social Security Ad mi ni.stra flop oT Durh e:n, i4. C., requesting that the large
<br />vacant room adjoining the storeroom si foetal on the first floor of the courthouse be
<br />made avei lsble for her Pi elri Pao res art at ive.
<br />Upon motion of Co:rnl ss loner Pay, seconded by Commissioner Jalker and unanimously
<br />approved, the Field 3en res er.ta ti ve of the Social Security Administretlon was granted
<br />p erra ssion to use the room adjoi Hint the storeroom on the SLrst floor of the court-
<br />house until such time as the County finds it. necessary to make toil time use of this
<br />space,
<br />Upon :notion of Commissioner Leni er, secondec by Caanis si oner ':^7e lker and one Hirano
<br />passed, the following motion was adapted: The County Attorney is on a salary basis
<br />and will not 'oe na id a tee for making collections of old age 11 ens, but a deduction
<br />of ten per cent from amounts collected by him will be Hale to reimburse the county
<br />for e portion of the Attorney's salary.
<br />Cnon motion of Comni ss loner :'lel'rer, seconded by Co::vni ss loner Pay and unanimously
<br />pass el~the foil o:ving bi 11s incurred by the issuance oT the s34, 000.00 school bonds
<br />~•vere eutho ri zed to be paid:
<br />So :.ti tch ell Persh inx of .`law `!o ric - $208.9L.; and
<br />To The Law FLrm of Graham & Henson - p12$.00.
<br />The SheMff merle his monthly report,
<br />I Coreni ssioner t4elker submitted the re aular monthly report of the 7lelf are Department.
<br />ITh ere was a net increase of w177. 00 in tY.e Pelf ere program for the month of Feb ruery,
<br />':1,956,
<br />Comp iss inner i4alker ten orted that the 3elfare fund for the Adult 2oa rd in¢ Home
<br />'pro grain would become over expended in earth, and that the Plelfare Department hsd no
<br />immediate est i.m ate of hew Hoch coney would be needed to carry this program through
<br />'khe remel:;d er of the fiscal yesr.
<br />' Uc on motion of Commissioner Lanier, seconded by Commissioner Psy, a:vd ura nimously
<br />passed, it ::•es ordered to et the Superintendent o: 'ilelfare Snclude in her monthly repo rt
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