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<br />Minutes of the Board of Commissioners
<br />Mond av, Februe ry 7, 1955•
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<br /> The Hoard of County Commissioners met on February ], 1955, Sn the
<br /> Commi ssl prig rs' Room, members present Cha itm an R. J. M. Bobbs, Co.,uai ssione rs Sim
<br /> L. Efland, Edvdn Lanier, Dwi Eht Ray and Henry iYelke r, members ¢ts ant none.
<br /> Minutes of the two meetings held on Jaeua ry 3rd and Janue ry 14th, 1955, were
<br />~ read by the clerk and approved 6y the Board.
<br />~- A delegation headed by Rev. J. R. '!anley and Hubert Robinson appeared
<br /> and requested the board to provide fU nds cal th which to build a "gymtorlum"
<br /> far Lincoln School. Rev. ifanley stated several reasons for said request but
<br /> emphasized the most urge^t of these was the fact that Lincoln School would loose
<br /> its accredited standing if this "ggmtorium" was not orovid ed.
<br /> Hume Cl¢ytor, County Dog :Yard en, presented his annual report. There were
<br />- 1188 dogs impounded, 109 shot, 126 placed Sn homes, 1007 gassed, 2032
<br /> vaccinated and 73B vaccination certificates received from ve terinarlans. There
<br /> were no cases of rabies reported in the county for the n¢at your. Mr. Claytor
<br /> stated that the program was now self aupporting,
<br /> IIpon motion by Commisa loner Ef land, seconded ty Commissioner 'iJalker, and
<br /> unanimously pass ad, St was ordered that the fol local ng fee sch edvle be
<br /> ¢ vacclnatl on at
<br />accepted for use in the Dog Clinic: clinic orl ce 75Q Per do
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<br />pound $1.00 oar dog after April 30th, v¢ccln¢ti on at house 1.50 oar dog.
<br /> Fmory Denny, the attorney which hsa been employed bg the county to collect
<br />_ delinquent taxes, rep or tad that letters tc delinquent taz payers were Sn the
<br /> process of being mailed and in said letter he had stated that Snt crest on said
<br /> delinquent taxes would be computed as of February 1, 1955•
<br /> Hy the request of the, Hoard, Gran Childress appeared to explain the
<br /> Jaycees oropos ed recre¢ti on dls tr ict for the Ch sp el Hill area.
<br /> Chairman Robbs informed the Eoard that he had written to the Hoard
<br /> Chairmen of Durham and Wake Counties concerning the matter of granting t¢x
<br /> exemption to ezn erminental laboratories, ha stated that the Durham Bosrd was
<br /> oppoa ed to said taz ezemo ti on and that the Wake Board Chairman expressed no
<br /> opinion. The Orange County Board agreed to take no further action on the
<br /> matter at this tLme,
<br /> ifr. Lynch, Clerk of Court, reoor tad on court fines anal cost.
<br />'-' A. A. A. Will Sams and Sohn P. Ee llard eopearod and requested that the
<br /> county make some provision for bonding Sts employees. No action was taken on
<br /> this matter,
<br /> IIpon motion of Con¢ni ssi oner Etla nd, seconded by Commissioner Ray and
<br /> unanimously Hass ed, St was ordered that the Board accept the basement offici es
<br /> of the new courthouse aub,j act to the completion of items on the check list.
<br /> Three aid to the blind grant were pres anted 6y 1drs, Jane Parker and
<br /> accented by the Board. They were: increases for Frdward g Edward :YOOd s,
<br /> new applicant Tor ¢id lla Johnson and re,j ec ti on by Nora Atkins.
<br /> idra. Parker asked for permission to hold the He lfara Board meetings Sn
<br /> the CommSssl one rs' Room. This request was granted.
<br /> Walter Ylrenn, Director of C1 vii Defense, and Lucius Hro:m, Director of
<br /> the Ground Observers Coro reoues tad the Hoard to supply the money Headed to
<br /> build and equipt ¢n observation Host for Nills bozo, the approximate cost of
<br /> sold post would be w500.00 for the first year. The Board was asked also to
<br /> bear the ezpens es each month of heating, li gh tSng and tel eohone bill for the
<br /> post. Mr. 'Hrenn and Mr. Hrown were requested to make a thorough investigation
<br />' Snto the cost of bulldi ng en observation post ¢nd squinting same and then to
<br /> report tack to the Hoard when their plans were comple ta.
<br /> Tha snnual report of the County Forester was read by Chairman Hobbs.
<br /> Letter from Mr. Hurtoa informing the Hoar3 of the district meeting to be
<br /> held on Feb. 16, 7955. in Graham, N, C., was read.
<br /> Mr. Gatos was requested to write Mrs. Hugo Gld uz and ask Y,er to appear
<br /> before the Board Sn tdarch at which time it will wit as a Poard of Equalization
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<br />C & Review, in connection with her request for a tax reduction and Mr. Claude
<br />Best was also advised to appear ¢t said meeting Sn connection with his request
<br /> for a i"aduc tton Sn his tax valuation.
<br /> Persons having road petitions before the Eoard were ad pis ed in the
<br /> following manner:
<br /> irti llerd Whitley-get a new neti ti on sitm ed by all persons living on the
<br /> proposed road.
<br /> Rev. 'H, tt. lYhi to-get a netiti on signed 6y 25 persona & return same.
<br /> 'rtrs. Mar¢aret Bennett t''/111 Sams-fill out paw petition.
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