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294 Minutes of the Board of Commissioners
<br />January 3, 1949
<br />The Board met at the usual hour in the Commissioners Room at the Court-
<br />house, with all members present.
<br />The Minutes of the December meeting was read and approved.
<br />Mrs, Kathryn Hamrick, Home Demonstration Agent and Miss Virginia Cathay,
<br />Assistant Home Agent appeared and made an annual report on the work done �J
<br />through their office for the year 1948.
<br />The following applications to retail beer in the county were, upon motion,
<br />approved: Mrs. Zella Williams,
<br />J. B. Forte.
<br />John Daniel Wright.
<br />Upon motion of Comm, 'Nilson, duly seconded by Commissioner Laws it is
<br />hereby ordered that A. H. Hawkins be paid TEN DOLLARS for two turkey hens
<br />killed by dogs.
<br />Upon motion of Commissioner Laws, duly seconded by Commissioner Wilson
<br />the contract of W. It. Russ 4 Company to audit Orange County Funds for the
<br />year beginning July 1, 1948 and ending June 30, lghg was approved.
<br />?epresentative JohnW. Umstead of Chapel Hill and Senator James Webb of
<br />Hillsboro appeared at a joint meeting with the Board of Education and Board
<br />of Commissioners. Several matters of interest to the county ware discussed
<br />with the Legislators.
<br />Report of Orange. County Road_ Sinking_ Fund as of December 31st,1948
<br />64 bonds this issue
<br />$64,000.00
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<br />U. S. Governments (Coupons)
<br />45,000.00
<br />U. S. " (Series F.
<br />Cost) 19,040.00
<br />U. S. Savings (.^210,000.
<br />in 1949) 7,500.00
<br />2*Lee County C :'+500.00
<br />1,000.00
<br />1 Oxford, N. C.
<br />1,000.00
<br />5 Gastonia, N. C.
<br />5,000.00
<br />3 Orange County Jail Bonds
<br />3,000.00
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<br />2 11 Funding
<br />2,000.00
<br />1 Rich Square S. D.
<br />1,000.00
<br />9 Chatham County Highway
<br />9,000.00
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<br />1 N. C. Highway
<br />1,000.00
<br />$158,540.00
<br />Stock in Federal Savings k Loan
<br />Associations in Durham,
<br />Burlington and Winston Salem; and
<br />in guaranteed Building
<br />and Loan Associations in Durham
<br />and Wilmington.
<br />55000.00 in each
<br />30,000.00
<br />Notes and Deeds of Trust- Real
<br />Estate
<br />5,077.99
<br />Certificate of Deposit, Morris
<br />Plan Bank, Durham
<br />5,000.00
<br />Cash on deposit, Durham Bank 4
<br />T. Co., Hillsboro
<br />1,599.61
<br />Total Fund - - - - -- - --
<br />W,200,217.00
<br />Respectfully submitted, Hillsboro, N. C.
<br />Dec.318t,1948-
<br />S. A. Johnson,
<br />Trustee.
<br />Mr. A., C. C,le who has served for sometime as County Electrical Inspect-
<br />or tendered his resignation effective as of January 31, 1949. The Board
<br />accepted Mr Cole's resignation.
<br />Mr. Larry Coleman appeared and stated that some of the requirements for
<br />electrical wiring worked hardships on some people,as he understood that all
<br />work had to be done by persons licensed and'residldg in Orange County and
<br />they charged more for wiring than electricians in A.lamance County. The Board
<br />informed Mr. Coleman that there was no clause prohibiting him from employing
<br />an electrician from out of the county.
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