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1. 4t. R. Womble (CH)
2. Lacy Wilkerson (H)
3. Ollie L. Berry (LR)
4• Frank F¢ucetta (Cks)
5. Harry E. Davis (CE)
6. tors. B. D. Harper (Eno)
7. Betty Ruth Eason (CIi)
B. Fannie Mae Sykes (CH)
9. Steven A. Emory (CH)
10. Norman Pres on Davis (CH)
11, Burnie Le•.iis Scurlock (CH)
12, Lassie E Babcock, Jr, (CR)
13• Sarah S. Reyes (Eno)
14. Lynette Warren (CH)
15. Nick 47atts (CE)
16. George lJaddell (H)
17. H. C, 1Jatson, Jr. (CH)
18. James A, t:'ats on (CH)
19• Ralph M. t-0atkins (CH)
20. Edward Scott (CA)
21. Miss Jeep I4111er (LR)
22, Clyde M. Hogsed (CH)
23• Peggie D. Crocker (CA)
2!•. Oscar T. Edwards (CH)
25, T, C, Allison, Br. (LR)
26. Lydia I•iae Blackwood (CH)
27. F. M. Carlisle (CH)
28. id. 'rtat is 19erritt (CA)
29, Myron G. Lloyd (B)
30. Jo'nn R. 4loods (CG')
31. John 8. Perry (N_)
32. 4lelter N. Summerville, Jr. (CH)
33. 4711 ey Torien (Cks)
34. Lewis R, llunn (CG)
35• c, 3, Sullivan, sr. (CF.)
36, A. T, 4711s on (CG)
37. Barbara J. Tucker (CR)
38. Claude Wayland S'narpe (H)
39. Jenny Johnson (CA)
''}l. PaulEubenks (CH)
}2. Bobby Burton (H)
''}3. William E, Teer (H)
'.~., 1+,elvin Rich (CH)
''}5. Claude Roberts (CH)
}6. J. 'vl. Sparrow (CH)
i7. Burr lJ. Simmons (CR)
}B. D. E. blayse (CH)
}9. Marvin nr¢dshaw (Cks)
>0. Jo'nn ESartln (Cks)
There be ing no further business, upon motion, ad,j earned.
R, J. Pt, Hobbs
Chairman
Betty June Hayes
Cie r•]c
Idinutas of the Board of Co:mnls sionera
November 18, 1957
Tire Board of Commissioners of Orence County met on htanday, November 18, 1957,
at 1:30 o'clock P. M. in special session in the Commissioners' Room at the Courthouse
with all members nres ant.
Mr. Greg Culbreth, Chei rman of the Hoard of the Chanel H111 School Administrative
Unit, and J, Q. LeGrand, their Attorney, anne eyed before the Board of Commissioners
and presented the following resolution adopted by the Chapel A111 School 3oard:
"41HEREAS, the Chanel H111 Ci tp Board of Education, by various conveyances of
record in the office of the Register of Deeds of Orange County, has become and Ss
now the owner of a tract of land located in Chapel Fti 11 Township, Orange County,
North Carolina, containing approximately thirty-six acres, which tract of land Wes
knoom as Tract I of the 4711eg Henderson property and was allotted to Willis J.
Penderson in the Division of the 4filey Henderson property, a report of whl ch Divi-
sion is recorded in Book 52, Page 173, Orange County Regis try; ezid,
47fiEREAS, there is located on a part of said thirty-six (36) acre tract of land
en old abandoned private cemetery or burying ground which was not reserved in or
excluded from tY.e deeds by which said thirty-six acre tract of land was conveyed to
the Chanel Ai11 City Board of Educ atl on by the various heirs of 411111s J. Aende rs on;
end,
4tHEREAS, the area covered by said abandoned private cemetery or burying ground
is needed for use by the Chen el Hi11 City Board of Eaucati on in the construction
and operation of buildings, playgrounds and improvements necessary to the operation
of the public schools end to enable the Chanel H111 City Hoard of Educeti on to perform
its public functions and duties es proscribed by law and it has become necessary
end expedient, in the opinion of the County Commissioners of Orange County that the
graves in said old cemetery or burying ground be removed as provided by Sec tl ens 65 -
13 end 65 - 15, General Statutes of North Carolina;
N047, THEREFORE, HE IT RESOLVED by the County Commissioners of Orange County that,
in their opinion, the removal of the graves now located in the old private cemetery
or burying ground herelnbof ore referred to is necessary ¢rd exnedi ant in order that
the Chanel Rill City Hoard of Education may properly perform the duties and functions
imposed upon it by law in the onerati on of the public schools and in the construction
and onerati on of buildings, playgrounds and imnr ovements necessary the re ta, and th¢t
said graves may be removed by the Chapel Rill City 3oard of Education from their
present locations to suitable plots in some other cemetery, as provided in General
Statutes of North Carolina, Sections 65 - 13 and 65 - 15, after notice as required
by law, said work of removal to be under the supervision of the County Health Officer
and the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County.
This the day of November, 1957•"
After much discussion of this proposal end ¢ lengthy exnlanati on of this move
on the Wert of the School Board, Com:lssioner Stanford moved, end Commissioner
Walker seconded, that,~undei• the authority granted to the Board of Commissioners by
Sections 6$ - 13 and 6$ - 1$ of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the County
Health Officer issue a permit granting authority to have this cemetery moiled and
that he supervise this operation, this being found necessary by the Board of Commis-
sioners in order th¢t tae Chanel Rill School Board might carry out the duties
imposed upon it by law 1n the mast expeditious manner possible.
Chairman Robbs called for e vote upon this motion, and there were t} eyes and
0 noes.
Mr. James :•t. Cheshire appe¢red before the Board to present the terms under which
Annie Riley would sell to Orange County her property adjoining the County Courthouse
to the South.
As these terms wore acceptable to the Board of Cortuni ssi oners, the following
motion was made by Commissioner Rag and received ¢ second from Commissioner St¢nf or d:
"REBOLIITION
liHEREAS, Mr. J. 47. Cheshire ¢nneared before the Board as representative ror
Annie Riley reg¢rding sale of certain pr on arty of the said Annie Riley to Orange
County; and after lengthy discussion 1t was upon motl on duly made and seconded and
unanimously adooted that Orange County would mirchase from Annie Riley the tract
of land ,just South of the pre Sant Courthouse lot, said lot being approximately one
chin by two and one-half chains; that the nurchese price of said lot would be
Thirty-Six Hundred Dollars (."">3600.00) usyable Ore Hundred Dollars (7100.00) on
execution of deed and sif ty llollars 0$0.00) on the first Say of each succeeding
calendar month ther ee_fter until the full amount of Thirty-Six Rur_dred Dollars (.;33600.
shall have been neid. In the event that tae said Annie Riley should die before e11
payments have been made, then end in such event any remaining balance would be paid
in e l:unn sum to the estate of the said Annie Riley within thirty days of her de eth."
It was further ordered by the above resolution that the County Acc o:mtant would
have made certain minor repairs to the house hour o:~med by Orange County known as
the Methodist (colored) Parsonage Lot, and that said prop arty would be leased to
Annie R11ey without rent for and during the term of her natural life and that
necessary end reasonable repairs would be made by tn_e governing 9oard of Orange
County during the d+.u•ati on of said lesse,
It was further ordered th¢t the Chairmen of the Board of County Commissioners,
together with the Sec re t¢ry to said Hoard, be authorized snd empowered to execute ¢n
apnronriate lease to Annie Riley carrying out the terms of this resolution.
Zn order to carry out the fin¢nci al arrangements made necessary by the foregoing
ras olut lap, the foil oori ng motion was made by Corrmassioner Ray and received a second
from Commissioner Stanford: That the sum of Twenty-Six Hundred Dollars (x2600.00)
be transferred from the Emergency Fund into the Courthouse and Grounds account to
supnl ement the One Thousand Dollars (y1000.00) presently available Sn that account
for the purchase of this property, and this combined sum of Thirty-Six Eundred
Dollars (.$3600.00) be expended according to the terms of the lease agreement entered
into between Annie Riley end Orange County for the purchase of this pr on arty.
Chairman Robbs celled for a vote apoa the two nreceeding motions, and upon each
there were (} ayes and 0 noes counted.
There being no further business to come before the Board of County Conmissi oners
sitting as that Hoard, they adjourned and immedi stely reconvened IIs a Hoard of
Equellz ati on and Review.
Compl slnts from the following persons were heard:
1. Earl E. Peacock, Jr. 1!}. Sohn L. Carroll
2. J. 5. Piago is chmidt 1$. Elmer A. Jones
3. Edger Lloyd Riggsbee 16. Robert Lee Poythress
h, David R. Aacakins 17. J. A. Cates
$. Grey Culbre tie 18. L. J, 8ogers
6. Ransom Taylor 19. '.d. C. Dawkins
7. H, S. :•lillis 20. Hubert '.de3dams
9. James 3. Gooch 21, I•?rs. Robert hiaddry
9. J. c?. Galloway 22. i•il ch eel J. Coolt (by W. Herold Edwards, Attor ey)
0. Carl 5. B1yth 23• R. L, Lindahl
1. E. A. Brown
2. R. ;d. Joyner
3. T. i!. Groene, Sr.
The Hoard advised esch comnlsinant that they would consider all ces es brought
before them in due time as prescribed by 1s:~r.
The following Bone els were docketed before the Eoualiz ation Bo aril; however,
neither the property miner nor his representative ¢nne Bred:
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1. Taylor Thom"- $. S. 1~71111s Lemmon
2. 47er£ie ld Gars on 6. Rebe cce H. Liner
3. Ptarren Rose 7. D, P, 14urrgy
4. :•r. c. stisall
The Hoard of aqualiz etion took a recess until the first I•Tonday in December, ,gip
at 2:30 P, I9.
R. J. 19. Eobbs
Chairman --
5. if. Gatos
Acting Clerk