HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19581020!Sinutas of the Eaard of County Co:raissioaers
4onday, October 20r 1958
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The Orange County Eoard of Conmissionars met in special session on 1!ocdayr October 20, 1958,
at ten o'clock a.m. in the Cocmissioners' room at the courthouse in Hillsboro, t!. C,
LSembers present: Chairman R, J..'d. Hobbs, Commissioners -ona13 ''/.cDade, Donald Htan%ord,
U~^lght Ray a.^.d Henry "talker.
Lf embers absent: none
Tt:e Board convened as a -oard of Houalizati on and Revier.
:tr. fi. R. Zane, Tax Council for HurLngtnn Industries, appsazed in behalf of his tympany
and presented t.hcir protest on the machinery valuati on far the Cazr'ooro Ltills. Lir. Zane reported
that he had discovered that throµ;h a listing erzor property sold during the calerder yeu•
19$6-1957r u:~ountin3 to a book value of ;;106,877.00 vras reported for county taxes :vhen in
actuality this property vras not present in that plant., Ls. Zane rsquasted that tdtis Eoard z?low
Eurlington wills an appropriate reduction for this action. This reduction it is conceded could be
retroactive to the 1957 toy. year but Hurlirrgton Industries is requestio-~ lira[. it be made
applicable for tae 1958 year' along with an appropriate xeducation for machinery disposed of
during the 1957 calendar yeaz.
t;r, A. I?. Orahaa, County httorneyr proposed that Burlington Industries sutmit a list of
the machinery acquired during the 1956-1957 tax yeaz' together vrith a list of the disposals oT -
that year, This list along vdth the irLLormation the county has previously received from the
Hurli rk;ton industries concerning the eouipment located in the Cazrboro plant could be
sulraitted t.o an appraiser and the resulting value obtained used tp help substantiste a per
value cet noon the mill equipment by a reduction in book. value method.
This suggestion ras made into a motion by Commissioner 77alker and received a second from
Commissioner iicDadc. Chairman Hobbs called for a vote and there were L ayes and 0 Hoye s.
The Ta:t Supervisor brought un '..he question of tee oend;n„ appeal of the belle 7ve ;Fanueactur ing
Company.
Tna County Attor nay reported the appeal -ras not in due time and should bo denied, Tnis
reoezt ras formulated into a motion by Caavssion=_r Ra;/. It vras seconded by Commissioner '~Yalker
and there nere L !a ayes and 0 Hayes 'when Chairman Hobbs called for a vote.
Yr. Jamns Pratt anpeaz'ei and requested a reduction in the value of his real pr o, erty iocated
is Chapel Bill Tmrnstti?. Tne 1'a:: 3unnxvisor reported this pr'ooerty was assessed in April of 1956.
The Chairman thereupon adrised ifr. Pi alt hie appeal vas not taken in duo ti:.:e a.d mwt then be
denied by this Hoard.
Thp -oud of ceualizatien and Rsvinw then recessed until idovember 3, 1958, at 10 o'clock a..m.
The Hoard rras then called into session as a Eoazd of County Ca`mnissieners. And a lengthy
discussion o!' a proposed meat insoecti on ordinance was held. s. 5vere rte Kennedy of Piedmont -
Pacldng Company oL Hillsborq W, C., presented his vietes to the Hoard which in essence opposed
the proposed ordinance as it pas not strong enough.
Tre Epazd decided to hold a public heazing on the proposed ordinance at 2 p.m. on IDonday~
2?ovembez' 3. 1950 and requested that all interested parties be notified.
The Eoatd then turned its attention to the matter of securing a renlacemsnt tar the soon
to be vacated ,job of Delinouent Ts: Collector. The County Accountant reoor ted the Delinquent
Collector's Office was presently earning a profit above cost o_° operation of $4,000.00 or pore
a year.
tune apo7.ic 2tions Rave been directly or in:iir ectly submitted to the Hoard for the nostion
of Delinquent Tae Collector. No action rras tai:m at this meeting to fill the vacancy of
the Delinquent Tae Collector.
There being no further business this meeting pas ad,jour'ned to meet again on November
17, 1958, in soecinl session to intervlevr the applicants for ".he Delinquent Ta. Cpllector
position.
H. J. D, Hobbs
Chairman
S, g Cattis
:ic tln~ Clerk