HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19390102Liinutes of the Board of Commisioners of Orange County,
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BEanday January 2nd I939
The Board met at he usual hour ,present Commissioners.Ben.F Wilson,J.Ed.Laws.
and Dr Collier Cobb.The minutes of the December meeting were read. and approved.
On motion it is hereby ordered that S.T Latta Jr.be paid ~2u/00 for four sheep
killed by dogs same haviag listed for taxes at this am}~unt.This to be paid from
the special dog tax fund.
A Road petition to the State Highway Commission was presented by Rev.S,F Nicks
for a road near the old James Nicks home,the same is hereby approved and deliv
ered to Rev.Nicka who will preb@nt the same to the State High say Board at the
District meeting in Hillsboro on January 9th.
No tics was received Yrem Hom.S,M Bastin State Highway District Chairman start
ing that the Board would meet in Hillsboro on Janua~y~9th and the Board of Or-
ange Ccunty Commissieners decided to meet at I.30 to confer with the District
Board ae 8o the Orange County Roads and to ascertain so far as possible a bet
er understanding with the District Board.
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Liss Grace E Holcombe Home Demonstration =.gent submitted a detaild report of
all December activities, with a report of the Orange County Curb market at
Chapel Hi11,N,C. which sold during the mcnth,' of December. prcduce etc to the
mQvnt of ~957,I5- also expense acct for material used of°~2.37 and an acct,
for Clerical help of ~I 0 the report is hereby approved and the accounts orders
paid, and report filed with the proper reports.
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The Grand~ury repcrt for the December Term was presented to the Board by the
Clerk of the Court said rep~~eccmmmenda some minor repairs at the County Hone,;
that new Chairs he installed or the Jurors, the old chairs being so uncomfortable
and further reccommends that enough cf the front benches in the Court reem be Ss
cushio t accommodate the Jurors who are not in the box. The said Jury also
reccommn~that a $rand3ury be drawn to serve for I2 months the first nine,~to
serve for s1z months and the seEond nine for twelve months ae we beleive the
County will have a far more efficient Grand-Jury,The Board after discussion,on i
motion of Commissioner Cobb,duly seconded by commissioner Wilson, and unanimous
ly adopted all members being present and voting the affirmative the said report
is hereby adopted-and the County Atty.Hon.A.H Graham s instructed to prepare I
the proper bill for Legislativve enactment.
G,W Ray County accountant submitted a complete report of all Bgdget appropria -`
tions and the amount: used by each as of December ._3lst I938. ~
The Tax Collector submitted a report ahcwing a total tax Charge in Orange-
(County for I938 taxes ofaI55,674.37.~with ccllections,releasea: and discounts to
''an.I-I939 of y"y75,042,I7- leaving an uncollected balance due January I~I939
of X80.632,20 ~
The following resolution was duly offered by Ccmmissio~:er'r'7ilson, and sec-
onded by Commissioner Cobb,and unanimously adopted with all members being press
and voting in the af~irmative,
':+"FiEREAS,under Section I9,of Chapter I46,Public Laws of I927,as
ar,emded known as"Zhe County Fiscal Control Act"this board has selected and de
ignated the Farsaers and_-=erchants Bank of Hillsboro,N.C.,and Durham Bank. and
Trust Company(Hillsboro Branch)as Official Depositories oY the funds of the --
County for the period beginning the 5th dap oY December I938,and ending on the
2nd day of December I940, and said banks have as security for the protection of
the funds deposited therein ,furnished the bonds described opposite their respe
tine nanes,below,whiIDh bonds oY the kind and amounts described in the aforesaid
Section I9,and have b?en approved by the Local Gmvernment Commission by a let
ter d~d 1st=day of December 1936,3 copy of which letter is attached hereto an
a~de a part of the record as provided in Section 32, of Chapter 60,Public Lawa
[93I,as a~emded, and known as the" Looal Giovernment Act"
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~~ 'y:inutes oY January 2nd I939-Continued
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Name of Bank of ldaximnm Desoription of
Trust Company Deposit Bands oT security
furnished
Farmers & Merchants
Sank of Hillsboro,N,C ~'I0,000.00 X9.000.00
Orange County Highway
Bonds;
X6.000.00
Town of Roxboro
Durham Bank & Trust ~I0.000.00 ~I5.000.00
Company,Hillsboro N.C State Bonds
Place~+7here
the s, curittes
furnished have
been devo~ited
The Fidelity.
of Durham.N.C
Thp Fidelity Bank
of'iDur$am.N.C
and,
`Fhereas the securities have bees,deposited-with the Fidelity Bank as above set forth pur
suant to Section 32 of the Local Government Law,and agreement Por the holdin~ oY said se-
curities has been duly entered between said banks ,the. County of Orange and th Depository
Now ,THr~t~.~".FORE,BE IT RESOLV~,that G,G Bivins, as Treasurer of this ounty,is here
by directed to deposit daily in the aforesaid designated Depositories,to-w t;
The Farmers & ffierchants Bank of Hillsboro ,North Carolina, or the Durham Bank and ..Trust
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Company.(Hillsboro Branch any funds or money belonging to the County of Orange,or-any sub-
division thereof received or collected by him III
COPY OF LETTE.4,from Local Government Commission
State of North Carolina j
Local Government Commission- Revenue Building,Raleigh,N.C.Dec.I-I936 ~
;s,J.L,Lockhart
Hillsboro,ffi.C.
Ressecurity far depos=its cf Orange County
Dear Sirt-
replying to your faioor of November 30th,you may regard this
~ letter as approval,by the Local Government Commission, oY the Fidelity Bank ~urham.~.
worth Carolina, as a depository of security.furnished by the Hammers and 1,iterchants-
Bank, and the Durham Loan and Trust Conpa,ny,both of Hillsboro,ffiorth Carolin3~yov may
also regard this letter as approval by the Commission of X9000.00 of Orange County -
$i~hway Bonds and X6000.00 bonds of the Town of Roxboro,N.C.,furnished by the farmers
and merchants Bank as such security.There is no requirement of law,that'the Com-
mission app6ove Bonds oY the State of North Carolina,of the Federal Government,or
Bonds guarranteed as to principal and interest by the Bederal Government, by !the Local
Government Commission .
i Yours Very Truly I
tiV.E Easterling i
Secretary, ~
There being no further business on motion adjourned,
to meet with the District Road Commission on Jan.9-39 -
The entire Board of Comnissioners,to;-wit ,J.Ed•
Laws Collier Cobb,and B.F.~Vilson met with the
Histrict ~oad Commission ol,Jan 9th for a
consultationiand abetter understa:~ding as to the Orange County
Road matters,
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C1 rk to Board +
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