HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19510904'3~)b Minutes of the Hoard of Commissioners
Tuesday, September ~., 1951
The Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange met in regular session
on Tuesday, September h, 1951, At 10 o'clock A. M., in the Commisa Sonars' Room
at the Courthouse in Hillsboro, the usual place of meeting.
Ltembers oresent: Collier Cobb, Jr., Chairmnn; Sim L. Efland and R. 0.
Forrest, Cortuaisaioners. i
Members absent: None.
The minutes of the August meeting were read end approved.
tAr. Don S. Matheson, County Ferm Agent, and tArs. Aathxgn Hamrick, Home
Demonstration Agent, apps ared and stated their plans of ral sing the income of
the Orange County Farmers.
Mr. Matheson stated an estimate of the average gross income was $1,88$.00
or a net income of around $1,000.00, but they were honing that under a program
they were stye ss lug, the farmers would raise more pigs, cattle, dairy cows, etc.,
whereby the average income would be increased by $1,000.00.
Mr. J. L. Scotton of Cheeks Township appeared and stated that the High Roc
Road was very dangerous due to the fact that it eras vary narrow with four
dangerous curves.
The Board agreed that something should be done to this road, and asked
Mr. Scotten to get a petition signed, and present same at the October meeting.
Mr. Sam Ward of Efland, N. C., presented s road petition asking that the
State Highway and Public Nforks Commission, take over and maintain a road 1n
Cheeks Township, running from Highway No. 70 to Efland-Halls Mill Road.
Length of road: .(t miles. The Hoard agreed to look over this road at their
October meeting.
IIpon motion of Commissioner Efland, duly seconded and passed unanimously
that 2ASss Idiriam Cox, Court Reporter, be paid $100.00 per wesk for each term
of Superior Court.
Upon motion of Commissioner Efland, duly seconded and passed, Graham & _
Eskridge, County Attorneys, are he rebg authorized to notlfg all tax payers who I
pre delinquent 5 years or more, that foreclosure proceedings rrill be started
against their property, unless the taws are paid immediately. '-
IIpon motion of Commissioner Efland, duly seconded and passed unanimously,
Ira A. Ward Ss hereby authorized to have plastering, painting, etc., done to
the Courthouse, Jail and Agricultural Building on a material and labor bnsis,
except that the paint wi 11 be furnished by the County.
IIpon motion of Commissioner Efland, duly seconded and unanimously passed,
subfect to the eooroval of the Sheriff> Ira A. Wnrd Ss hereby directed to
authorize the Deputy Sheriffs to collect insolvent taxo s. It is also ordered
that the deputies be paid a Commission of Thirty (30~) Peresnt of such collec-
tions as compenset ion for such service.
Upon motion of Commissioner Efland, dulg sacondod end passed, n road
petition cell ing for the vride Wing and stabilizing of a road running from the
Erwin Road to Blackwood Station teas approved and ordered sent to the State
Highway end Public Vlorke Commission for their consideration.
There being no further business, upon motion, ed,journed.
J. E, Laws
Clerk To Hoare
Collier Cobb, Jr.
Chairman Of Board
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