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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - 19580611dlinutes oL the Board of County Comnissioners ~~+~ June L, 1958 The Orange County Eoard of Commissioners met in special session on "~iednesd~', June L, 1958, 8 or clock p,m, in the Commissioners' room at the courthouse in Hillsboro, CJ. C, 0embers present: Chairman R. J. u;. Hobbs, Commissioners Donald LcDadc, Donald Stani or d, ght Na;/ and Henry P1aL'rer. 'Sembers absent: Tlone The County Eoard of Education was present tp discuss the school budget for the fiscal year of 8-59. They reouzsted the Board of Commissioners to authorise the transfer of Cd, 000.00 frpm the 7-58 Capital Outlay Eudget to the 1957-58 Current Expense Budget. Upon motion of Commissioner Pay, seconded by C¢mmSssioner lleDade, and unanimously passed, the. nsfer of the $3,000.00 from the 19$7-58 Capital Outlay Eudget to the 1957-58 Current ~:nense get vms authorized. The budget discussion was concluded at 9:30 p.m. and the Eoard ad~ouned tp meet again on day, June 6, 1958, at 8 o~clocL; p.m. with the Chapel Hill Board of iiiuceti.on. R. J, i5. Hobbs Chairman b. Gattis Gina Clerk tiinutes of the Board of County Commissioners Sun= 6, 1958 The Orange County Eeaz~d of Commissior~rs met in special session on Friday, June 6, 1958, at 8 o~cloc!; o.m, in the Comnissionersr room at the courthouse in Hillsboro, ?I. C. 9embcxs present: Ghaisvian R, J. E1. Hobbs, Commissioners Donald iicDade, Donald Stanford, ~Tright Pay aryl Henrj 'ifalJrer. 9embers absent: Fiore Tho Chapel Bill Eoard of uiucation was present to discuss and review their budget request for the fiscal year of 1958-5.°. the Boart1 of Commissioners adjourned to meet again on ;lednesday, June 11, 1958, at 8 d clock o.m. pith the 'ffelfare Eoard. R, J, E. Hobbs Chairman B. 1', Gattis, `hcting Clerk Flimsies of the Eoard of County Calmissionezs June ?1, 1958 The Orange Couhty Eoard of Commissioners met in special session on ~iiednesday, June 11, 1958, at p~clock p.m. in the Courtroom at the Courthouse in „;il sboro, iJ. C. itembers present: Chairmen R. J, G, Hobbs, Commissioners Donald 'cDade, Donald Stanford, knight R:,/ and [ienry 'i(al.ker. Lembers absent: Mope Tne Orange County 'iielfare Eoard rras are sent to discuss and review their budget request for the 'iscal year of 1958-59. Charles Eass, Senior Fight of iVaJ Engineer Lon the State Nighrav Cosmission, presented to the ?oard a notice in the metter of the removal after aba^.donment of uril:nmvn cemetery located in "no Tvmship, Orange Coun y'y, 4, C., and a notation for the removal of the abandoned cemetery, iT_ATE OF T'ORTN C,?r'DL'1?QA ;owst oe Daaacs :rJ z~w?TTEa GF Txa R~.JOV.ai, !FTER ,?u:17-OI;:cMT OF b'.G?10'iii! pETTyTp,J F!'0 TJC EOA~ OF COUtJTY Cff11ffSEI0lpiiLS OF OH.hIJGE COUtJTY: Your Petitioners, North:-.Carolina State Highway Co;rmission and lJiss Sadie 0. Jones, for their :petition Tor the removal of an abandoned and unknarm cemetery hereinafter referred to, respectPu]1p Ishrnr: - - 1. That your petitioner, State Highway Cor,;mission, is an age icy of the Stata of IJorth Carolina 108 and is authprized to construct axxd main`~,a~.n a rystem of pubLc high~rays in said State and has general supervision over ell matters relatin,---, to the construction and maintenance of State higtnrays in h!orth and the letting of contracts therefore that sairi State Fagk:ray Coc~mission is also vested rdth full poser to Widen, relocate, change, or alter any existing public roads or highxrays yr tho State, 2. That your petitioner, 1fiss Badie 0. Janes, joins in this petition solely for the purpose of cooperating with the said State Fighway Commisson as more fully set Corth hereinbalov. 3. That nor scant to the pmrer and authority vested ;n said State Fligkxay Commission, it has under consbruc lion Project B.1L572, Orange County, the sane being a public hlglrrray in Orange County e.Ytending across the property armed by the said Piss Sadie 0. Jones on ;;bich there is located the unlmmm and abandoned cemetery hereinbelrn~ referred to. 4. Ihat in order properly to continue and cmgnlete the construction of said high;my project in said Orange County, the right of Tray thereof as no;; located rdll of necessity Hass through a cemetery or burying ground located on the property of said Liiss Sadie 0, Jones, said abandoned cemetery being 3esignated herein as the "Unkno;e¢ Cemetery'!. $. That as far as petitioners are able to ascertain, apnroxnately five persons, ;.hose names unkno;m to your petitioners, are ti:e only persons buried in the cemetery designated as the dcnotm Cenretery" on the property of said Llias Sadie 0. Jones} that your petitioners have been ble to ascertain the exact date on :rhich the last burial. in said cemetery eras made, but your itioners are ini'onned and believe that there has not been any burials in said cemeter,/ Within the t seventy-five years; that meaarmile said cr~etery bas fallen into a state of disuse, and the samo not been visited or in any Tray maintained •:lthin the recollection of any of the neartry residents that particular community, 1'nat said cemetery or 6ur,/ing ground is in truth and in fact an ndoned cemetery, and That it is necessary and expedient that the graves situated thereon be removed a suitable plot in some other cemetery or cemeterieag that said removal should be done under tF.e ervision of the Counbj Health Officer of Orange County and of your honorable Board. 6. That your petitioner, i:prttx Carolina State Fiighrray Commission, is ready, able, and xdlling bear all necessary e:cpenses in connection •:ith sa=d removals, in order to be in a position perry to continue and cannlete the constz uction of the sold highway project as aforesaid. 7. That your petitioner, Easy Sadie 0, Janes, joins in tlxis petition solely for the purpose cooperating with said State 51ginray CommSssion in obtaining the legal right to remove said vas and to grant tha right for the removal thereoi insofar as is 'nYihin her poser as onmer of property as aforesaid; that said yiss Sadie 0. Jones joins in ibis petition vrith the soecii'ic erstanding and upon the specific agreement that she :all not be held respons'i61e in ax~v say for removal of said graves, cetaetery or burying ground or any e::nense in connection therc;ath. TIIuP~O&G, your petitioners pray that an order 6e entered declaring said cematesy or burying d abandoned and fir:ding that it is necessary and e>[pedient that the waves situated therein be ed under the provisions oC Section 65-15 of the North Carolina General Statutsses. ~.. This the 9 day of Jvne, 19$8. Bespectfully submitted fQItluSS: S1nI]. iiIGff;i?Y CO:.~[ISSION s/ aattie {. Hatt By /s/ J. f7. Jenld.nson Division vsgineer ~Ytr rss: /s/ Sadie 0, Jones s/ B, L. Pollock Siiss Sul+_e 0, Jones i Co~nnissLoner Stanf oni introduced the fo?lordng resolution and moved its adootipn: 'W7NI'fL.M1S, Petition has been filed rdth this Board by ttxe North Carolina Stata Highsav Commission d Liiss Sadie 0. Jones, re¢uesting said Poard to fin3 that the cemetery or burying ground dasignated 'n said petition as 'Unlmorm Cemetery' pn the property pf said Uiss Sadie 0. Janes, ;~hi.ch said llnknorm emetcry lies nitixin the right oP gray oC the public hi~hvra} being constructed trj said State Highway ~ o~ni¢ssion, designated as }ii-hazy Commission Project 8,1L572, is an abandoned cemetery or burial '4TiwiEiv?S, said petitioners further reouc st that authority be given to then 1'ox the removal of the ' ~ sues located therein, nor svant to the provisions of Section bS-15 of the Hprth Carolina General "tatutes; and "'i~d6iiEhS, at appears to the Board tr on; the petition and other evidence offered in support thereof, ghat the last burial ;n said cemetery took place anprma~.;ately seventy-five years ago; that said emetery tors fallen into a state of disuse and is nos, in truth and in fact, an abandoned cemetery, and "Y715?IiGAS, it furtF.er appears to ire Board, and the Eoazd finds es a fact, that it is necessary and "pedient brat the graves situated in said abandoned cemetery or 6uryi7g ground be removed therefrom o a suitable plot in scma ot:ner cemetery try petitioners puz-scant to the provisions of Section 65-1y' of he tlorth Carolina Caner al Btatutes} ' "::0{'i, Pd31ts O1?E, PT. n;9 IT IS hT?LBY :diSODl~ nil 0~>:iilw , that the cemetery or burying ground knaisn d designate3 as the 'UNmvm Cemetery", located on the lands of petitioner, Liss Sadie 0. Sonec, be and he sane is hereby ceclued an abandoned cemetery} ar~d petltioner, State Hihway Coamiss on, is authorise and 'reeled to remwo the waves !'ram said abandoned cemetery to some suitable plot in same other cemetery er the supervision of tld.s Eoazd and the County Health Officer of Orange County, and that in such removal due care be taken to pz oiect the tpmbstones or headrmarLers and to replace them nrcnerly, so as o leave the groves in as good condition as they :.-ere before removal. 109 June ]1, 1958, meeting continued "iT IS FUHTiisR ORDERED that before such removal is commenced, thirty days' notice be given the unknorm relatives of the deceased osrspns buried in said graves in said abandoned cemetery by means of a notice minted in one of fire nerrspaosrs published in Orange County, for a nexiod of not loss than thirty days prior to such remw+~, and i:hat said notice be signed in the name of this Hoard bS' the Chaia;aan thereof? "A;9 IT IS FURTHER OADERR7 that the cost and ea'nense ei' szi.d notice, together with all other costs 1n connection uith the removal of the graves from said abandoned cemetery, bs borne by the }forth Carolina State Higharay Coruniesion." The foregoing resolution and order ~:as seconded by Commissioner ';Talker, and being put to a vote, was unanimously carried. STATE OF NO?1'H Ci.AOindA courlT't or oR.o;acE IH T}U; Iiu1TI'ER OL TH.E RuiOVAi AFIER AE"uiJ02uiEiil Oe U}fri'r10Pid rgT],'CE I•IOtice is hereby liven to the udmo:m relatives of all merlons whose names and identities are cnorm buried in the Urimorn Ceanetery on the nr operty of Miss Sadie 0. Jones, being located on Highway zaending across the property of said ;;ins Sadie 0. Jones, that the llth day of June, )The Eoard oT County CommissionoYS of Orange County declared said tetery to be an aosndored cemetery and authorlsed the removal of the graves located therein. to a .table plot in some other cemetery, by the Tforth Carolina State High,.ay Commission, under the oervision of said Hoard of County Commissioners and the County Health Officer of Orange County, You are further notified that tF.c removal of said paves ;x111 be begun immediately of t.er this ice has been published for tirtz ty days in this nersnaner, and you rn11 take further notice that t are repuired to appear and show cause, if any you have, to the undersigned ~rithin thirty days the graves Gould not be rer••oved as harcinabwe sot out. This 12th day si' June, 1$58, HOARD OF COIIivIl' COi^_tISSIONERH OF 0341fGE COUNTY HY /s/ R. J, i:. Hobbs, Chairman Aster further budget alscussions the board adjourned to meet again on Idonday, June 16, 1958, 8 o'clock p.m. R, J. ''„i, Hobbs Chairman . M. Gatos ding Clerk Minutes of the Hoand of County Commissioners June 16, 195fi The Orange County Eoard o£ Coruaissioners met in special secsio¢ on tlonday, June lti, 1958, at 8 te!: p,m. ir. the Couztroor„ at the Courthouse do Hillsborq Ii, C. L'embers nzesent: Chalzman R, J. t`., Hobbs, Commissioners Donald McDade, Donald State ord, ;t Rag and Henry 17alker. Members absent: }lone A general budget discussion rras held during this meeting, The Hoard adjourned to mast again on Friday, June 20, 1958, at B o'r7.oc!: p,m, R, J.. 'x{, Hobbs Chairman L. Gatos ;ing Clerk ' G1lnutes of the Roard of County Cornissioncrs Suns 20, 1958 1'he Orange County Eoard of Commissioners met in special session on nriday, Tune 20, 1958, at 8 'clock p.m. in the Ceurtroom at the Couz thouse in Hillsboro, H. C. E!embers present: Chairman 3, J, .a. Hobbs, Commiss_oner's Donald !icDade, Donz?d Stanford, right Ray acd Henry Sfalker. t1 er.Uars absent: Ifone