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fitinutes of the Board of Cormnissionera
Etonday, August 5, 1945
The Hoard met at the usual hour 1n the Commisa ionera Room at the Court
Hous a: Present, Collier Cobb, Jr., Chairmen, Ben F, tVi is on and Hubert G.
Laws, Commies loners.
The minutes of the July meetings were read sad approved.
E9r. Z. D. Freeland appeared before the Hoard and stated that due to hie
phye ical condition he was unable to do manual labor, and asked that they
grant him a free license to peddle country produce and other commodities Sn
the County.
Novr Therefore, of tar cons iderntion of the above request end upon motion
of Commissioner Laws, duly seconded by Commissioner Yfils on it 1s hereby order
that Eir. Freeland be granted a free license to peddle merchandise in Orange
County.
G1ra. Aubrey Rarward end Etrs. T. W. Goodrich presented n road petition
asking that the State Righway and Public }Yorks Commies ion take over and main-
tain a road located west of Carrboro, lt. C., known as Parkway Drive, connec ti'.
Righway No. 86 and the Old Greensboro Road, the distance being about 1700 fee
Ltr. Don S. Lfatheson appeared before the Hoard and reported on the conditi
of crops in the county. Ae stated tho the farm labor situation was somewhat li
proved over last year but the wilt and black ehaxilt which was appearing in eom~
sections was causing the tobacco growers a good deal of worry. He stated the
tobacco yield would be somewhat lighter than last year.
A road pe tltion was presented asking that repairs be made to the road
from Efland Righway by Pote at~s Grocery to Cedar Grove Rlgfivay.
A petition was pree anted asking that the State Righway end Public t'lorks
Commission take aver for maintenance nurpos as a one mile strip of public or
private ly maintained road connecting the Efland-Ceder Grove road end the
Efland-Hall's 1,1111 road.
Application of J. N. Stanley to retail beer 1n Orange County, was upon
motion, aooroved.
IIpon motion of Cosunias loner Nils on, duly seconded by Commissioner Lawa,
and all members voting in the affirmative, the following resolution levying
'taxes for the year 1948-1947 Se adopted as follows:
On each poll the sum of 32.OU
On each female dog the sum of 2.OU
On each male dog the sum of 1.00
For General County Purnos as the sum of .15
For Public Re alth Purposes the sum of .03
For Suporior Courts and Jail the sum of .03
For General County Debt Service the sum of .155
For School Currant Expense the sum of .105
For School Capital Outlay the sum of .17
For School Hebt Service the sum of .lU
For }Yelfare Service the sum of .14
The above making a county wide total rate of 30.88 on the each 5100.00
valuation of property.
Ir,{ addition to the above levies, the maximum amounts of taxes allowed to
be levied under Schedule B of the Revenue Act of 1939, as amended, are he reb
levied. The County Tax Collector Se hereby authorized and instructed to Coll
the maximum taxes as provided by said State Revenue Act.
On motion of Commissioner Lavrs, seconded by Commissioner cii lson, and all
members of the Beard voting in the ei'firmati va, the fcllowing resolution cov
ing appropriations for the fiscal year 1948-19x7 is adopted, to-wit:
'Phat Orange County no propriato for its budget for the fiscal year beginn
July 1, 1946, end ending June 30, 1847, the following amounts, to-:v1t:
For General County Fund the sum of ;t28,5d5.00
For Public Health b'und the sum of 6,360.OU
For Superior Courts and Jail the sum oi' 7,750.00
For County Dabt Service the sum of 31, 610.0
For Salary Fund the sum of 29,635.00
For School Current Expense Fund the sum of 40,482.00
For School Capital Outlay Fund the sum of 38,398.41
Por School Uebt Service the sum of 19,250.00
For Welfare Fund the sum of 33,782.00
TOTAL ,~`,,2<_2, 132.41
(CONTINHED)
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(Continued-August 5, 19?B)
That the above appropriation to the Balnry "r'und o! 529, 855.00 is de-
rived by using an unencumbered balance oi' $2,700."-5 and other revenues such
as conmis scone and fees to the amount o; `1:,405.00 ~.vith an appropriation
from the Goneral County rand of X12, 025.5: which amount is necessary to raise
the total needed icr county selarie s. ibis appropriation oS ;712,529.55 is
hereby sne cif ically transferred from the General County fund He venuo to th¢
Salary sand, end said amount is in addition to the 5,28,565.04 which appears
in the above described budget under the head of General County Fund.
That in the above apnropr ie bons for schools, as will be shown in de-
tail by reference to School Bud gat atatemsn is which hove been filed by Orange
County Board of Efiuc anon, and whloh he ve bean approved by this Board, it ie
determined that Chapel Hill Bpeciai Charter Uis tract shall receive under the
head of Current Expanse the sum of -16,772.34 and under the head cf Capital
Outlay the sum of 55,835.00.
In addition to the appropriations of .35,B3S.00 made to the Cheocl H311
Special Charter -is tr act fox^ Cao ital Outlay purnosee, 3x14, E80.00 of the
School Capitnl Outlay budget is specific¢lly ¢llocatod to sold D1s trlct for
the purpose oi' ca na tructing two additional class rooms at the Urange Covnty
Training School; 5?00.00 is allocated to said Lis tract for cost envolved in
changes made in Agricultural Building to provide a Class room; end 51,71.41
is elloca tad to said Lis tract to pay costs of moving rock from site o? tho
nevr class room unit.
Th¢t and erthe head of YJa lfare in the above adoptod budget the total
eppropr ie ti on by Orange County amounts to 533,782.00, which amount added to
the Tunds to be made avai leble by seder nl .^*overame nt aad the State of North
Carolina in the amount of 551,817.00 vrill make a t6ta1 tYelfare Budget of
585,599.00.
4pon motion of Commis loner 'Nilson, duly secondod by Commissioner
it is hereby ordered that the sal.ery of l'Jest Hillsboro Ueouty Shori{'f be
E7150.00 per month end tre vel allovran ces of 520.40 par month. Eno Cotton
Idill agrees to pay 50j, of the abo v¢ amounts.
There being no further business, upon motion adjourned.
-OOllier Cobb, Jr.
s~Ti~rm¢ti
J. E. Laws
Clerk
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