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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 195308034`~2 611nutes of the Board of Commiss innate idonday, August ,3, 1953 The Board of County Commissioners for the County of Orange met in rag session on tdonday August 3, 1953 at 10 o'clock A. li, in the Commissioners' Room ¢t the Courthouse. 6Iembers presont: Chairman R. 0, Forrest; Canmissionsrs Sim L. Efland and R. J. t.i. Hobbs. idembers absent: None The minutes of the July meetings mere reed and approved. Several road netitions rvere presented upon which no action men taken pendi nc, invest igetion by the Board. The Board reeuos tad the Clerk to send a copy of the resolution passed on August L;, 1952, relative to ¢ toed in Bingham tovmshio, running from Old 51hit¢ Cross south to a intersection vrith the 'rihite Cross-Antioch ro¢d, to '.tr. L. 3. Gunter, District Engineer, Graham, *?. 0• R. Hume Clayton, County Dog t^larden, reported on his vrork for the month of July. Miss Annie Stromd, County Supers ntondent of Public '~/elfare reported that she ryas having to move her Chapel 3111 office into other auerters by September 1, 1953• IIppn motion of Commissioner Efland, seconded by Commis sinner Hobbs, tho folloming ¢id to Blind Grants mere approved: Clinton Riggsbee F;3$•00 per month Sti nnie hiae Rig sbee 3``4.00 per month IIpon motion of Commissioner Efland, duly seconded by Commissioner Hobbs, Gsorge A Cennady of Hillsi~oro, `?. C., is hereby egpoi nt ed 9ssistant Coroner, compenseti on to be the s¢ms as Coroner. Upon motion duly made and seconded the folloming letter m¢s ordered sproad anon the minutes: Orange County Subject: Llileege Allocation for Addition to State System - Fiscel Ye¢r fron July 1, 1953 through June 30, 1954• ?er. Robert Forrest, Chairman Or¢nge County Comnissi opens Sill sboro, itor th Carolina Dear Lir. Forrest: This is to advise that mileage allocation for addition to State System fiscal year Tram July 1, 1953 through June 30, 195 is 7.26 miles. Please bear in mind that netitions presented recue sting add.i tion of roads to the State system should spa cificelly specify e 60' r3wht-o_""-vrey, and e11 roads should ba added rd th this de- finitelg understood. The petition from which :•ro sug.-e st to be used, end a supply o± thane era ev~i lable at out office at all times has a place which should be signed by all the lend ormers one hund- red per cent. As per our discussion of some timo ego all of the av~il- able miles e for fiscal ye er 19$2-53 has been used in Or¢nge County. Yours very truly, /s/ L. H. Gunter DISTRICT Et^G IDi:]ER LHG:rrf U_non motion of Commissioner Efland, duly seconded by Cpmmis sinner Hobbs, it was ordered that comppensation for Superior Court Jury service be reined from $1}.00 pot day to 6.00 per day. Upon motion of Commissioner Eflerd, and seconded by Commissioner Hobbs, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: RESOL7ED, Thet rvherees e term of Orange County Superior Court _^or the tri21 of criminal cases is sche doled to convene on the 2Lth day of AuGUS t, 1953; end `.'II::REA S, t'1. H. Liurdo ck, Solicitor of the Tenth Judicial District and 5. T, Latta, Shoriff of Orengo County, ere recue Stine that the term scheduled ~:a3 to convene on the 21~th day of Aur,ust, 1953 be cancel le d: iQOSI, THEREFORE, The 3oard of Commis si onors of Orange County, being of the opinion thet it would be to the best interest o£ Orangc County and its citizens to cancel the seid term of court which is set to begin on th© 2Lth dey of August, 1953, do hereby re spectrally ask end reeuest the Honorable 17. A.. Devin, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Ceroline, to cancel the seid term of court for the re es ons hereinbefore set forth. It is ordered thet e certified cony of this resolution be submitted to the said Chief Justice. Unon motion of Commissioner Hobbs, seconded by Commie stoner Etland, the firm of Graham & LeGrflnd nes appointed County 9ttorney co 5311 the un- expired term of Grahem & Exkr idge. Upon motion of Commissioner Efla nd, seconded by Commissioner Hobos, it wes ordered that i.Siss Retty June Heyes be oeid F10.C0 "or expon ses for attend ing the Register of Deeds Convention in Chepel Hill held June ll_-15, 1953• Thera being no further business, upon motion, edf ourned to neat at 7: 3o r..:., August z5, 1953• S. E. Lars Clerk to ''oard R. 0. Forrest Cheirmen of 3oard ' C C