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The Hoard of County Commissioners met in regular session on Atondag, October 1, 1951> at 10 o'cloclt .4.M., in the Commissioners' Room at the Courthouse. Members present; Collior Cobb, Jr., Cheirmaq, R. 0. Forrest and Sim L. Efland, Commissioners. i `- The minutes of the September meeting was read and approved, Mr. Don S. Matheson, County Farm Agent and Dr. P.ogers, Ve ternarian, employed by the Federal Government appeared in connection with the testing of dairy cattle for bangs disease. Dr. Rogers stated that he mould tost 20n of the herds in the covnty,not including Greda"B" Deries at no cost to the County,but that he mould noed a helper, and that tho county would be raeuired to pay for his services. IJow Therefore, upon motion of Commissioner Forrest, duly seconded by Cammiasioner Efland and passed unanimousl$ that Orange County eporopriate 5150.00 from the General Emergency Fund to pay helper in testing cattle for Bangs Disease. ISrs. Kathryn Hamrick, Home Demons tratien Agent, presented her rural program for the fiscal veer 1951-1952. Idr. E. 16. Lynch, Clerk of Superl or Court, appeared and stated that the County Recorder's Court had grown to such an extent that ha needed additional help in his office in order to Iteep up with the vrork. 11ow Therefore, upon motion of Commissioner Forrest, duly seconded by Com- missioner Efland end passed unanimously that SL472.00 Emeregency Appropriation in the Salary Fund be used to ompl oy additional help in the Cler)ta Office. Upon motion oT Commissioner Efland, duly seconded by Commis sinner Forrest it was ordered that L. E. Latta be paid 525.20 for I}Z chickens killed by dogs. Upon motion of Commissioner Forrest, duly seconded by Commissioner Efland it was ordered that Herman Davis be paid 51}1}.1}0 for 74 pullets killed by dogs. i Upon motion o£ Commissioner Efland, duly seconded by Commissioner Forrest I~~ it was ordered that John G. Lockhart be paid 538.00 for 19 young turkeys killed by dogs. IInon motion duly made and seconded the following changes is Aid to Blind Grenta were approved: Julia Fisher increased from 518.00 to $20.00 per mo. Leo Cetea " " L..00 to 50.00 " Hanks Eobby " " 47.00 to 50.00 " {'tilliam Lawrence Dickens " " 21.00 to 36,00 " 3fiss Annie Strowd, Superintendent of Public Y,'elfare reported that fifty two recipients ®£ old age ass istence had voluntarily rithdrawn ®Snce the new lien law went into effect, thereby, reducing payments by approximately One Thousand Dollars per month. Upon motion, duly made end seconded a road petition reeues ting the State Highway & Public Ylorks Commission to build and maintain a road in Cheeks Township, running from Highway n70 to Efland-Hells Id111 Road, known as No. 5183 Extension of Oalt Street and being .2 of a mile in length was approved and ordered sent to the State Highway & Public Works Commission for their consideration. It was then brought to tho ¢ttenti on of. the Board that the Board of Trustees of the Chapel H111 City Administrative Unit had filed a petition with the 9oard of Education of Orange County asking for an enlargement of the boundaries of the Chapel Hill City Adminis tretiva IInit end for the levy of supplementary taxes therein. That said petition had been approved by the 3oard of Education of Orange County at its regular meeting on the 1st day of October, 1951, and that said petition had beon duly submitted to this Board. That the said petition giving the dascripti on of the proposed boundaries of the near Unit was then read and considered by this Hoard ~, Upon motion duly made and seconded, the following resolution was unanimously adopted bg the said Board of Commis si opera: 77ow, therefore, acting under the authority o_` Chapter 1169 of of the Session Lews of the 1951 General Assembly and Articles 22, 23 and 21y of the General Ste totes of North Carolina, BE TT RESOLVED: CONTD.