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14inutes of the Boerd of Commissioners November 4, 1957 83 The Orange County Hoard of Commissioners met on Monday, November i}, 1957, at 10 o'clock A. M. in the Cpmmissi oners' Room at the Courthouse in H111s boro, N. C. t4embers present: Chairman R. J. 14. Eobbs, Commissioners Donald McUada, Dwight tA. Rag, Donald Stanford and Henry Ylalker, Members absent: None. The minutes of the October meetings were read and approved. Dirs. Clarence Jones, representative of the Hillsboro Garden Club, mede a report on the progress of the Historical I•?useum. She requested on behalf of her Club, that the unemployment group, which now meets Sn the Courtroom of the Old Courthouse, be moved from this location to the basement of the New Courthouse. She also asked that the weights and measures which are now an display 1n the Naw Courthouse be moved to the Museum. I3rs. Jones was informed that the hies eum Committee has permission to move the weights and measures to the I•?useum, and that some arrangements would be made to re-locate the meeting place for the unemployment group. Ren orts were given for the month of October, 1957, bg the following Department Officials: Ode11 Clagton, Sheriff; Jessie Trowbrld~e, Home Demonstration Agent; Frank I4addry, Dellnauent Tax Collector; Jane Parker, ldelS are Superintendent; E. ht. Lynch, Clerk of Court; iJalter I•lrena, Civil Defense Director; end I?rs, Nivens, District Libreri an, IInon motion of Commissioner Stanford, seconded by Cortsnis stoner Sag, and unanimousl passed, the Register of Deeds was authorized to turn over to the Garden Club all of the conies of ORAIIGE COUNTY 1752-1952". The Club is to keen the money from the sale of these books. The County Attorney and the County Accountant are to draw a resolution pertainiag to the books which ere stored at the Orange Print Shop unbound. They were reeues ted to investigate the printinc, contract which was slened bg Orange County at the time the first books entitled "033^iGE COUPIPY 1752-19526 were printed. The County Accountant informed the Hoard that I•?r. Ferrell from Chapel H111 has be en retained to repair the plumbing in the Jail. Mr. Clarence Jones of Hillsboro epneared before the Boerd and spoke against the ~iprop os ed electrical inspection ordinance. '' Upon motl on of Commissioner :•lalker, seconded by Cormnis si oner Stanford, and ''unanimously approved, Mr. 47eltar Llrenn, Civ11 Defense Director, was authorized to '.pro teed with arrang emente to purchase emergeneg hospital equipment for an amount not 'to exceed 5300.00. A letter was read from I•Irs. Doris culler of Chanel Hill concerning th_ late listing penalty. No action was te!sen an this m¢tter. 8eoorts mere heard £rom r^renk T?orrow and J. L. Ros emend, Orange Countg's Electrica inspectors, Upon motion of Commis si oner Ray, seconded by Corrmds si on er Stanford and unanimously passed, the following fee schedule was approved for the Electrical Inspectors: Mr. Morrow - - - 55.00 per school Mr. Rosamond - - a6.00 per school The difference in the tyro schedules is to comnens ate Nu•, Rosemond far tr evel Upon motion of Commissioner 4lslker, seconded by Comml ss i.oner Ray and unanimously ~~ adopted, it was ordered that e supplemental eppr onrifltion of y1, 000.00 be made to the 'y school budget from the un-appropriated surplus in the school current expense fund to peg the expenses involved in complying with the School Inspection Law, There wes s discussion on the proposed Ele etric al Ordinance which had been drawn and submitted by the County Attorney, and it was decided that the Hoard should studg the ordinance further before tekirgeny action. The loll owing names were drawn to serve as jurors at the December Term of Hunarior Court: