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The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, August 3, 1964, at 10:00 o'clock A.M., in the Commissioners Room in the Courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C. ?lmbers Present: Chairman Donald M. Stanford,: Commissioners Harvey Bennett, Gordon B. Cleveland, Carl M. Smith and Henry S. Walker. Members absent: none. The following road petitions were submitted and the clerk was authorized to forward them to the State Highway Commission: 1. Rd. #1102 (Old Hillsboro--Pittsboro Rd.) 2. Extention of Rd. #713 at intersection of #/716. 3. Hillside & Short St. ( -Runs off #1560, Crawford Ad.) The following department officials submitted reports for the month of July, 1964: E. M. Lyncy, Clerk of Court Cashe Boggs, Dog Warden James I-light, Welfare Director Tom Bivins, Veterans Service Officer Chairman Stanford read a letter from Ted Tillman of Chapel Hill. Said letter contained the resignation of Mr. Tillman from the Chapel Hill Board of Adjustments. This resignation is effective immediately, as Mr. Tillman was to leave Chapel Hill August 1. Mr. Tillman stated that upon his return to Chapel Hill he would like to be considered for re-appointment to the Board. Upon motion of Commissioner Bennett, seconded by Commissioner Smith and unanimously adopted, Steward Sechriest of Mr. Bolus was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Ted Tillman on the Chapel Hill Board of Adjustments. R. J. Smith, Sr., Chairman of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, along with Dr. D. D. Carroll and Giles Long, presented the Annual A. B. C. ievenue Report to the Commissioners. The County Attorney advised the Board that they were authorized to adopt an ordinance to control noises within Orange County. Discussion ensued as to the interpretation of noises that would be incorporated in such an ordinance. No action was taken. Chairman Stanford read the following letter from T. A. Burton, Division Engineer, State Highway Commission: n This will acknowledge with thanks the receipt of your letter of July 23rd, 1964, relative to petition presented by Mr. William Parker of Hillsboro, request- ing paving on the above streets. (Subject: Request for Paving of Streets Border- ing West Hill Elementary School on Last and West Side (Jones Street and Collins Avenue). Following our Meeting with the Board of Commissioners of Orange County on Friday, June 19, 1964, for the purpose of going over our 1964-65 Secondary Road Plan for Orange County, I went over these streets with Mr. Hoover, District Engineer, and Mr. Walters, Maintenance S-pervisor. I have discussed same with Mr. Y,aclamroc, Commissioner, and furnished an estimate of the cost; and he has asked me to advise you that he will be glad to keep this request before him and consider it further if and when funds are available. If you will convey this information to the Members of your Board, it will be appreciated. With regard to the to the paving of the Rogers Road, S. R.,#1729, 1 have furnished Mr. MacLamroc with all the necessary information on this road, which is 1.3 miles in length and which runs from S. R.#1727 to S. R.#1777. Mr. MacLamroc wishes me to advise you that this request will be kept in mind for consideration when future Paving Projects are set up for Orange County. Also, with regard to the extension of the Hawkins Road to the road leading to Spring Valley Lake, this will be considered along with the other two requests referred to above. " Chairman Stanford read the following letter from H. E. Thompson, Superintendent of the Chapel Hill City Schools; said letter was a copy of a letter addressed to W. F. Babcock, Director, North Carolina State Highway Commission: "The Chapel Hill Board of Education at its meeting on July 16 Unanimously endorsed the request of the Board of Aldermen a the Town of Chapel Hill in urging the Highway Commission to improve the Air Port Road at least as far as Homestead Road.