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!Sinutas of the Eaard of County Co:raissioaers <br />4onday, October 20r 1958 <br />1`ti5' <br />The Orange County Eoard of Conmissionars met in special session on 1!ocdayr October 20, 1958, <br />at ten o'clock a.m. in the Cocmissioners' room at the courthouse in Hillsboro, t!. C, <br />LSembers present: Chairman R, J..'d. Hobbs, Commissioners -ona13 ''/.cDade, Donald Htan%ord, <br />U~^lght Ray a.^.d Henry "talker. <br />Lf embers absent: none <br />Tt:e Board convened as a -oard of Houalizati on and Revier. <br />:tr. fi. R. Zane, Tax Council for HurLngtnn Industries, appsazed in behalf of his tympany <br />and presented t.hcir protest on the machinery valuati on far the Cazr'ooro Ltills. Lir. Zane reported <br />that he had discovered that throµ;h a listing erzor property sold during the calerder yeu• <br />19$6-1957r u:~ountin3 to a book value of ;;106,877.00 vras reported for county taxes :vhen in <br />actuality this property vras not present in that plant., Ls. Zane rsquasted that tdtis Eoard z?low <br />Eurlington wills an appropriate reduction for this action. This reduction it is conceded could be <br />retroactive to the 1957 toy. year but Hurlirrgton Industries is requestio-~ lira[. it be made <br />applicable for tae 1958 year' along with an appropriate xeducation for machinery disposed of <br />during the 1957 calendar yeaz. <br />t;r, A. I?. Orahaa, County httorneyr proposed that Burlington Industries sutmit a list of <br />the machinery acquired during the 1956-1957 tax yeaz' together vrith a list of the disposals oT - <br />that year, This list along vdth the irLLormation the county has previously received from the <br />Hurli rk;ton industries concerning the eouipment located in the Cazrboro plant could be <br />sulraitted t.o an appraiser and the resulting value obtained used tp help substantiste a per <br />value cet noon the mill equipment by a reduction in book. value method. <br />This suggestion ras made into a motion by Commissioner 77alker and received a second from <br />Commissioner iicDadc. Chairman Hobbs called for a vote and there were L ayes and 0 Hoye s. <br />The Ta:t Supervisor brought un '..he question of tee oend;n„ appeal of the belle 7ve ;Fanueactur ing <br />Company. <br />Tna County Attor nay reported the appeal -ras not in due time and should bo denied, Tnis <br />reoezt ras formulated into a motion by Caavssion=_r Ra;/. It vras seconded by Commissioner '~Yalker <br />and there nere L !a ayes and 0 Hayes 'when Chairman Hobbs called for a vote. <br />Yr. Jamns Pratt anpeaz'ei and requested a reduction in the value of his real pr o, erty iocated <br />is Chapel Bill Tmrnstti?. Tne 1'a:: 3unnxvisor reported this pr'ooerty was assessed in April of 1956. <br />The Chairman thereupon adrised ifr. Pi alt hie appeal vas not taken in duo ti:.:e a.d mwt then be <br />denied by this Hoard. <br />Thp -oud of ceualizatien and Rsvinw then recessed until idovember 3, 1958, at 10 o'clock a..m. <br />The Hoard rras then called into session as a Eoazd of County Ca`mnissieners. And a lengthy <br />discussion o!' a proposed meat insoecti on ordinance was held. s. 5vere rte Kennedy of Piedmont - <br />Pacldng Company oL Hillsborq W, C., presented his vietes to the Hoard which in essence opposed <br />the proposed ordinance as it pas not strong enough. <br />Tre Epazd decided to hold a public heazing on the proposed ordinance at 2 p.m. on IDonday~ <br />2?ovembez' 3. 1950 and requested that all interested parties be notified. <br />The Eoatd then turned its attention to the matter of securing a renlacemsnt tar the soon <br />to be vacated ,job of Delinouent Ts: Collector. The County Accountant reoor ted the Delinquent <br />Collector's Office was presently earning a profit above cost o_° operation of $4,000.00 or pore <br />a year. <br />tune apo7.ic 2tions Rave been directly or in:iir ectly submitted to the Hoard for the nostion <br />of Delinquent Tae Collector. No action rras tai:m at this meeting to fill the vacancy of <br />the Delinquent Tae Collector. <br />There being no further business this meeting pas ad,jour'ned to meet again on November <br />17, 1958, in soecinl session to intervlevr the applicants for ".he Delinquent Ta. Cpllector <br />position. <br />H. J. D, Hobbs <br />Chairman <br />S, g Cattis <br />:ic tln~ Clerk <br />