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i;iinutes of the Board of Commiesione rs <br />3fi$ <br />i•Sonday, Ifovember 6, 195G .3G 9 <br />^_ho Board of Coumissioners for the County of Orenge mat in regular se ssi o? <br />on :.Iondey, ilovembar 6, 1950, et 10 o'clock A. 'i. in the Commissioners' Room at <br />the Courthouse. t[embera present were Collier Cobb, Jr., Chairman, H. G. Lera <br />¢nct Ben F. 47ils on, Commissioners. <br />The minutes of the October meetings vre re reed end epproved. <br />Don S. 4iethason, County Farm .Agent, and Ed B¢rnes, P.s si stent County Farm <br />Agent enneared end reported on the general Fermin; condi ti oas in the county. <br />They st¢ted thet corn zcrenge hed been reduced, but the nroduc ti on had been <br />doubled end thet the? erera re con!mendin~ more swine to tel<e care of the inerea: <br />aroduction. <br />Unon motion of Co:mni ssioner Lerrs, seconded by Con?missioner '.711 son, t?:e <br />`o1lo:cinr, road petition, for a coed in Cheeks Torrnshin, wes nap roved for <br />stabilized on and ordered sent to the State Highwey and Public Vlorks Commis sic <br />for their cons ide retion: <br />Running from iii ghc:ay ?Io. 70 to the Lebanon Road. Length <br />of road: 1.5 miles. <br />The following rond petitions v+ere nresentod, but action was doterred <br />e leter dete. <br />Road in Chenel Hill Torn sh ip ±^unning from Columbia Street <br />3xtension to the Airport Road. Length of road: 0.3 miles. <br />Roed in Geder Grove Tormshin running from tho Old Re ssee <br />Plece to the Cesvrell County Line, Length of rond: 1 mile. <br />Uaon motion, duly seconded, it ees ordered thet Curtis Scott be P.;iven the <br />contre ct to neint the front porch of the Jnil et e Write of S1 .$0 per hour, <br />the County furnishing the paint. <br />'upon motion of Commissioner Plileon, duly seconded by Comnissi oner Lacs, ii <br />was ordere3 thet an order be ale ced with 1.4otorole Eouinment Comoenv for the <br />equipping of trro cars in the Sheriff's Department rri tL r¢dios connected with <br />the Police Denertment Station in Chs nel Hill; elso, that Orange County nay to <br />the ^_otm of Chspel Hi11, FS.00 ncr month es pert of the maintenance of the <br />redio equipment located in the Police Department. <br />Lirs. Jeep i~F. Heer, Superintendent of Public '~:elfnre aaaeered and dis- <br />cussed the per; Social Security L¢w, end elso ee]ced. that Ce113e Jones Durham <br />be accented as an Aid to Blind ce se. <br />liow, therefore, upon motion of Commissioner Le•^s, seconded by Commissioner <br />'ili lson, it is hereby ordered thet Ce11ie Jones Durham be paid X8.00 per month <br />from the Aid to Rlind fund. <br />Uaon motion of Comm ssioner H. G. Laws, the following resolution wes <br />adopted by a vote of Cheirmnn Collier Cobb, Jr., nn3 Commissioner H. G. Lee>s: <br />'a'niR!i45> Sen F 'Filson v+es elected es e member of the Board <br />of Commissioners at the general eln c ti on held in 1938 and has since <br />served sir, full terms in such office; and, <br />lfr ~.P,13AS, Commissioner "iil eon hzs et ell times shorm profound <br />znd sincere regards for the duties of his office, end hzs rendered <br />inte lli(;eat znd efficient service, worlang et ell times unselfishly <br />for the general welfare of Orange County and ell of its citizens; and, <br />V7IiEHEP.S, the seid Ben P. 7111 son is leev;ng his oaf ice as Com- <br />missioner with the expiration of the present term: <br />iQ0'.'!, 9E TT F3SOLVED, Thet the County of Oren^e, ec ting through <br />its Commissioners Cobb e.nd Lars, does now express to Commissioner <br />4711son its highest enprec ietion and gratitude for his loyal, faithful <br />and cooperet ive service to the County during, his term= in office es <br />Commissioner, and rishes for him the future success and hepPino ss <br />which he so richly deserves. <br />It ie ordered thzt e certi.`i ed cony of this resolution be meiled tq the <br />se id Ben =. `:Filson. <br />The follovn_ng nemes were 3revm to serve es jurors et Chs December ^!erm <br />or Superior Court: <br />