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<br />Minutes of the Hoard of County Commissioners '
<br />February 2, 1959
<br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in r_gular session on 17onday, Eebruar,/ 2, 1959,
<br />at ten o'clock a.m, in the Commissioners' room at the courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C.
<br />Members present: Chairman R. J, ;d. Hobbs, Corvnissioners Clarence Janes, Donald McDade,
<br />Donald Stanford and Henry 4lalker,
<br />Members absent: none
<br />Minutes were read and approved with the exception of the Jan. 13th meeting, The Clerk was
<br />instructed to make some changes in the wording concerning the source from which the names were '
<br />taken to make up the Co:missioners' School Advisory Convnittee.
<br />H, G, Coleman, Sr. mazle a request on behalf of Sarah Laws Lancaster concerning the old
<br />desk which was used by her Tether and which is now situ¢ted in the oTfice of the Veteran's
<br />Service Officer. Mrs. Lancaster's request was that the County give to her the old desk since it
<br />vas no longer in use. The Board. agreed to take the matter under advisement.
<br />Don S, Matheson, County F¢rm Agent, requested a leave of absence from the County for the
<br />period beginning April 15th thrv June 2nd. Permission xas granted authorizing annual leave in
<br />accordance xith the policy of the 1J. C. State College Extension Service, Upon motion of
<br />Commissioner Stanford, seconded by Commissioner McDade, and unanimously adopted; I-0r. Matheson
<br />was granted an additional seven (7) day leave without nay, in addition t.o his accumulated leave.
<br />The following road petitions xere received and the Clerk was requested to fo[ward same on
<br />to the State Highway Commission. '
<br />Road located in Chanel Hill Twp, known as University Heights Road,
<br />Road located 1o Little River TwP runs from Little River Chureh by Berry's Grove Church
<br />on to the I~. W. Clayton hem=. Said road is known ¢s a neighbourhood road,
<br />load located in Chanel Hill P:m. runs from Orange Grove Highway to Phillips Russell's stock
<br />farm and is known as Old Garrett Road.
<br />Upon motion oT Commissioner :9alker, seconded by Commissioner Jones, and unanimously adooted;
<br />the County Accountant was authorized to invest the 315,025.20 due to the H, B. 741tche1l Construction
<br />Company in Building and Loan Associations until the settlement oT the pending suit filed by J. C,
<br />;•lLnters. These funds are due the H, E. 1•litchell Construction Company for xork completed on the
<br />Central High School building.
<br />She follrn+ing Department Officials presented reports for the month of January, 1959,
<br />Hatherine Pritchard, Asst. Home Demonstration Agent
<br />Cache Boggs, Uog 47arden
<br />Sherman Shelton, Negx'o Fazm Agent
<br />:•fater Ldrenn, Veteran's Service OTr'icen
<br />E. ^f. Lynch, Clerk of Court
<br />Jane Parker, :ieL^are Supt. and the Sheriff's of ace.
<br />The Hoard decided to request Representative Umstead and Senator Lanier to invest the
<br />possibilities of getting the State to assume it's zi~htful responsibility of supplying adequate
<br />assistance to the District Solicitor.
<br />Upon motion of Comnissiener Walker, seconded by Commissioner Stanford, and unanimously adopted;
<br />the County Accountant xas authorized to affiliate Orange County with the North Carolina Conmissioners
<br />Asspciation by paying the requested membership fee of 3172.18.
<br />John H. Cate, of Rt, 1, Chapel N111, requested permission to use poison to help rid his area
<br />of foxes, This matter was referred to the County Attorney for his ruling on the use oT poison.
<br />A committee from the Chanel Hill-Carrboro ;lerchant Association and the Hillsboro Merchant
<br />Association aope¢red. L, J. Phipps spoke in behalf of this group and requested that the present
<br />policy pT assessing inventory at 100$ of its acquired cost less mark drnm be changed and that from
<br />Jan, 1, 1959, and thereafter all such inventories be assessed at 70$ of acquired cost less mazk
<br />dmwn. The Hoard took no action on this request but retained the request for further study.
<br />Upon motion of Commissioner McDade, seconded by Commissioner [talker, and unanimously adooted;
<br />the County Accountant was authorized to have acousital file out in the Commissioners Room, The
<br />bill for said title is to be taken from the Bmezgency Fund.
<br />Upon motion of Commissioner 14a1ker, seconded by Commissioner Stanford, and unanimously adopted;
<br />a refund of $61.76 1s to be made to Robert ?, tCixby of-Cedar Grove Township because of clerical
<br />error in his property record card.
<br />The following names xere drawn to serve as ,jurors for the Feb. 23rd Perm of Ceiminal Court,
<br />1, John Cate, C,H, ll, 4!. T. Evans, C.H. 21. Curtis 5, Riley, Hb.
<br />2 M. L, 47a1ker, Eno 12, tits. Jean Herzig, C.N. 22, E, Marvin Allen, C.N.
<br />3. Mary R, Foust, C,H, 13, J. G. Berry, L.R. 23, Boyd B. Walker, Hb,
<br />6. Mrs. L. L, Christopher, Cks, vi. Louis Thompson, B. 26. T. 0, Elliott, Eno '
<br />5, Jas. Roberson, C.H. 15, N, N. Jordan, 0.G, 2S. Dorothy 5, Douglas, C.N.
<br />6. Jean P. Gates, Rt. 3, Hb. 16, 1{azgaret O. Gu1L=y, C.H, 26. Jas, Smith, C.G.
<br />~ 7. Neal Lesley, B, 17. H. A, Bennett, H. 27. E. W. Godfrey, Jr., Hb.
<br />8, Margaret E, Eubanks, C.H. 1B, Anner Belle Lloyd, C.H. 28. Melvin Lee Parker, L.R.
<br />9. h.. H. aaness, B. 19. T. A. Taylor, Hb. 29. Neva Shan4lin Berry, Efland
<br />10. t-0m. J. Forbish, Hb, 20, I4alter J. tPright, Cks. 30. M, A. Latta, C.G.
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