HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19490103294 Minutes of the Board of Commissioners
January 3, 1949
The Board met at the usual hour in the Commissioners Room at the Court-
house, with all members present.
The Minutes of the December meeting was read and approved.
Mrs, Kathryn Hamrick, Home Demonstration Agent and Miss Virginia Cathay,
Assistant Home Agent appeared and made an annual report on the work done �J
through their office for the year 1948.
The following applications to retail beer in the county were, upon motion,
approved: Mrs. Zella Williams,
J. B. Forte.
John Daniel Wright.
Upon motion of Comm, 'Nilson, duly seconded by Commissioner Laws it is
hereby ordered that A. H. Hawkins be paid TEN DOLLARS for two turkey hens
killed by dogs.
Upon motion of Commissioner Laws, duly seconded by Commissioner Wilson
the contract of W. It. Russ 4 Company to audit Orange County Funds for the
year beginning July 1, 1948 and ending June 30, lghg was approved.
?epresentative JohnW. Umstead of Chapel Hill and Senator James Webb of
Hillsboro appeared at a joint meeting with the Board of Education and Board
of Commissioners. Several matters of interest to the county ware discussed
with the Legislators.
Report of Orange. County Road_ Sinking_ Fund as of December 31st,1948
64 bonds this issue
$64,000.00
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U. S. Governments (Coupons)
45,000.00
U. S. " (Series F.
Cost) 19,040.00
U. S. Savings (.^210,000.
in 1949) 7,500.00
2*Lee County C :'+500.00
1,000.00
1 Oxford, N. C.
1,000.00
5 Gastonia, N. C.
5,000.00
3 Orange County Jail Bonds
3,000.00
_
2 11 Funding
2,000.00
1 Rich Square S. D.
1,000.00
9 Chatham County Highway
9,000.00
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1 N. C. Highway
1,000.00
$158,540.00
Stock in Federal Savings k Loan
Associations in Durham,
Burlington and Winston Salem; and
in guaranteed Building
and Loan Associations in Durham
and Wilmington.
55000.00 in each
30,000.00
Notes and Deeds of Trust- Real
Estate
5,077.99
Certificate of Deposit, Morris
Plan Bank, Durham
5,000.00
Cash on deposit, Durham Bank 4
T. Co., Hillsboro
1,599.61
Total Fund - - - - -- - --
W,200,217.00
Respectfully submitted, Hillsboro, N. C.
Dec.318t,1948-
S. A. Johnson,
Trustee.
Mr. A., C. C,le who has served for sometime as County Electrical Inspect-
or tendered his resignation effective as of January 31, 1949. The Board
accepted Mr Cole's resignation.
Mr. Larry Coleman appeared and stated that some of the requirements for
electrical wiring worked hardships on some people,as he understood that all
work had to be done by persons licensed and'residldg in Orange County and
they charged more for wiring than electricians in A.lamance County. The Board
informed Mr. Coleman that there was no clause prohibiting him from employing
an electrician from out of the county.