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Commissioner Hal L. Hancock joined the meeting and participated in the further deliberations, of the Board. Mr. Harry S. Miller, Chairman of the Hospital Board of Trustees, appeared before the Board, accompanied by Mr. Raddy Holton and Mr. Huitt Reep. Mr. Miller reported that the hospital could receive a grant of up to $20, 000. 00 per physician for two physicians to operate the emergency room during the night time hours, and that they would need $60, 000. 00 from the County in order to fund the project. The terms of the grant would provide that grant funds would.be reduced by one-half in the second year and thereafter would terminate. The matter was discussed at some length. The Board then authorized the Chairman to advise the hospital authorities that no funds were avail- able at this time and that the Board's recommendation was that they utilize hospital funds presently on deposit for this purpose and submit a request to the Commissioners for consideration when the. next. Lidget',is7.prepared,., ' The Chairman reported to the '-Board that he had had several requests that the sign on the bridge on U. S. No. 1 north of Sanford, be changed from the name "Johnson Road" to "old U. S. No. 1". Upon motion of Commissioner Hal L. Hancock, duly seconded by Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker,. which motion was unanimously adopted, it was resolved to request the Highway Division of.the Department of Transportation to change the name of the sign from "Johnson Road" to old'U. S. No. 1!'. The Chairman advised the Board that the personnel at the School Maintenance Garage had informed him that a new wrecker could be pur- chased for $6, 200. 90, for use at that facility. No action was taken upon this request and the maintenance personnel were to be instructed to present their request to the Board of Education and the Board, in turn, would.consider any request made by the Board of Education. The monthly bills as listed by the County Finance Officer were presented , together with a statement from the City of Sanford for the County's share of the of the costs of the 201 Facility-Study. These bills were approved and ordered paid upon motion of Commissioner Cooper, duly seconded by Commissioner Hancock, which motion was unanimously adopted. The letter of Mr. Kenneth H. Brinson, Superintendent of the Sanford-Lee County Board of Education, requesting that the proposed Armory be enlarged to provide a seating capacity for 3, 000 spectators at a basketball game, was read to the Board. The matter was discussed and the Chairman was authorized to find out what the additional cost would be to the County. A letter from the" Chairman of the Triangle Housing Development Corporation was read to the Board, advising them that under the by-laws of the corporation, Lee County needed to appoint a member in advance of the annual October meeting. Upon motion of Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker, duly seconded by Commissioner William H. Cooper, which motion was unanimously adopted, it was Resolved to re-appoint Mr. Elwin Buchanan as the County's representative on the Board of Directors. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker called'to the Board's attention the need to appoint an alternate representative from Lee County to the Triangle J Council of Government's Board. Upon motion of Commissioner Hal L. Hancock, duly seconded by Commissioner William H. Cooper, it was unanimously resolved to appoint Commissioner John E. D'otterer to serve as Lee County's alternate representative to this Board.