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Ltl nutes of the Hoard of Commissioners
htanday, December 5, lgl:8
The Soard met at 10:00 o~cloc)c e.m. in the Coswiesione r+s room at the
Courthouse and Smmadia tely proceeded to the office of The Clark of Superior
Court where Cha-:~oaths of'offleb=was adminis tared by E. M. Lynch, Clerk of Hup-
erior Court. to Collier Cobb, Jr., San F. Vlilson and Hubort G. Lnws who had _.
been duly elected County Commissioners for a term of two years. !
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Mr. Cobb was again selected dhairman of the Hoard, after which he Smmedle-
tely called the meeting to order and asked the Olerk to read the minutes of
the previous meeting.
The !,linutes of the November meeting were read and approved.
Upon motion duly made by Commissioner Yfil son, and seconded. by Commiseione
Laws, the following resolution was unanimously adopted:
RBHOLVSD, That L. J. Phipna, of Chapel Hill, 1I. C.,be, an•1 he is hereby,
elected and appointed Judge oY the County Recorder+s Court Tor a term of two
years at a salary of 51800.00 par annum, and ghat Jerry B. Stone, Hillsboro,
*f. C., bo, and he is hereby elected an3 appointed as prosecuting Attorney of
said court fcr a tern oT two years at n salary of $1$00.00 per annum.
L1r. Phipps and L1r. Stony warn called in and the oath of office was admin-
istered to thaw by Chairman Cobb.
Upon motion it is hereby ordered that Caswell Training School ba sent
5$.00 as n 8hriatmas dons tl on.
Mr. Don 3. Matheson, County Perm Agont, appeared and made his annual repo t
on >Q the work done through hie office. He stated that although the tobacco
acreage in the county this year was cut from 1g47, that it brought approximet -
ly 52$,000.00 more than the 1g47 crop, and that Mr. J. L. Phelps of Cedar Gro e
To~•mshlp woe first prize Sn the corn contest, his yield being 1,36.4 bushels
per acre.
Mr. Louts Wilson Sparrow of Chanel Hill Township and Mr. Carson Durant
Thomas of Cheeks Township who were elected Cone table of their respective
Townships Sn the last general elect"_on, annoared end were given the oath of
office by Chairman Cobb, after which L1r. Cobb informed them that it would be -I
necessary that each cost a bond of 51,000.00 before assuming his 3utl es, said
bond to 6e approved by the County Attorney. i_
Upon motion of Commissioner Laws, duly seconded by Commissioner Milson,
Ira A. lYard is hereby appointed Tax Supervisor for the year lgU.q.
31r. James Viobb, Chairman of the committee appointed at the October meetin
to study the needs of the county, relative to schools, courthouse and other
county buildings, reported that his committee would not bo ready to mako a
report before the February meeting.
IIpon motion of Commissioner Laws, daily ae conded by Comma seioner Wilson,
Graham 'c Eskridge Ss hereby npnointod County Attorney's for a toxan of two
years at an annual compensation of $$00.00.
Upon motion St wns ordered that a blanket money and securities policy
covering the se•~eral offices at the courthouse be purchased.
Upon motion the following applications to rata±l boor in the County wane
Approved:
Raymond J. Stansbury.
Cecil 1.1. Proctor.
Upon motion the following changes were approved in Aid to Hlind Cases:
Lucille Macklin, reduced from .532.00. per month to 527.00 par month. 17, C.
Jeffries, 1.ncreased from 518.00 per month to 52$.00 par month. Charlie '!chit e,
increased from S3$~00 to 543.00 per month. Bart A. Plileon, `ncreased from
S1q.00 to 527.00 per month.
Zn compliance with an Act passed by the 1947 Sass'_on of the Gono ral Asse
bly abolishing the office of Treasurer of Orange County, The Hoard hereby
authorizes Pta tional Surety Corporation to cancel the bond of G. G. Bivins,
effective as of December ~, 1gIx8. _
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Upon motion of Commissioner Wilson and seconded by Commis si oaer Lawa, the
following resolution was unanimously adopted:
4WiEAEAS, the Gonorel Aaeembly of North Carolina did by special Act at its
1947 Basaion abolish the office of Trea eurar in Orange County, affective as of
the first tdonday in December, 1948, tranaferring all duties of said office ae
of said date to the County Accountant of said county; and
WHEREAS, the County of Orange has funds on deposit and a lock box rented
wl th the Durham Bank & Trust Company, and it is now necesa¢ry that certain
changes and new prowls Sons be made ¢s to the same;
NOW, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Durham Bank & Trust Company be, and it la
now instructed, authorized and directed ae follows:
1. To change the account heretofore designated as "Orange County Runde,
G. G. Bivina, Treasurer" to "Crange County Funds, Ira A. Ward, County Accountan ".
2. To change the account heretofore deeigne tad ae "Welfare Account, G. G
Bivina, Treasurer" to "Welfare Account, Ira A. Ward, County Accountant^.
3. To honor and pay ell checks or drafts on any of said funds signed by
Ira A. Ward, County Accovnten t, without requiring the counter-signature of arty
other person or official of the said county.
4. To change the listing of the lock box Sn said bank now ron fed by the
county from "Ira A. Ward, County Accountant" to the deal gna tlon of "Grange
County, Ira A. Ward, Covnty.Acedunteat, and H. G. Laws". That the ea id lock
boz shall tie under the~~~oint control of the two~eaid persona.
Attar full diacusaion, upon motion of Commisa ioner W11 son end seconded
by Commlea ioner Lawe, the following res olutl on wan unanimously adopted:
Y6iEREAS, it has been made to appear to the Board of Commi s« '
sionere of Orange County that some of the secondary and necesanry
roads in Ornngo County are now in very bad condition and that there
Sa considerable danger that theso roads and other roads will be coma
impassable during the winter months unlace immediate action is takon
to repair and maintain the same; and
WHEREAS, St has been further made to appear to the said Board
that the maintenance force of the Highway Sye tam Ss being uaed~from
time to time Sn the conatruc tion of new roads rather than devoting
its 1h7.1-time to the maintenen ca of existing roads and that such
dlveraion of work is in a large measure reaponalble for the present
condition of the existing roads;
NON, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Comml aeionera of Orange
County do now respectfully request and urge that the North Caroline
State AS ghway & Public Works. Coromi aslon do in the future use its'
maintenance force Sn Orange County solely for the maintenance sad
repair of axle tang roads end that new roads be constructed by con-
tract.
It 1e ordered that the Clerk to said Board send a certi tied
copy of this resolution to the North Ca roll na State Righway &
Public Norks Commisaion.
There being no Strrther buslnesa, upon motl on, ad ~ournad, to meet with .the
Hoard of Public Welfare, 4Yednesdny, December 29, 1946•
J. E. Laws
Clerk
Collier Cobb, Tr.
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Chairman
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