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0 BOOK 8 Po 195 Mr. Barney Bernard, County Forester, was introduced to the Board. The Board then proceeded to open bids for the purchase of a self- propelled, self-loading scraper for use at the Sanitary Land Fill. The bids received were as follows: Interstate Equipment Company . . . . . . . . $46,350.00 N., C. Equipment Company . . . . . . . . $40,154.55 E. F. Craven Company . . . . . . . . $40,146.31 The Board heard all of the representatives present and took the matter under advisement. Mr. Bill Phillips, of the Sandhill Community Action Program, appeared before the Board and reviewed the programs currently being con- ducted by his agency. He advised the Board of Commissioners that they were operating on a day to day existence because of the position with the Federal Government and the future existence of the,operation was in doubt since the reports were that the Federal Government would not further fund operations of this agency. Mr. Bill Rosser and Mr. Erwin Thomas, State Highway Commission employees, appeared before the Board to discuss matters of mutual interest concerning the State Highway Road System in Lee County. The Highway Commission representatives suggested that the Board write the District Engineer concerning signal lights for the Seaboard Coastline crossing in the Beaver Dam community. The County Commissioners presented tothe Highway Commission representatives a petition received from the people in the Ward's Chapel Comm- unity, requesting that a bridge be constructed on their Secondary Road to pro- vide them with a means of crossing U. S. Highway No. 1, as re-located. There was a discussion with the Highway Commission represent- atives concerning the Third Street Project concerning its effect on the Recrea- tion Department's program and grant. There was a discussion concerning trash container sites and the Highway Commission representatives stated they would work with the Landfill employees to locate the containers in a safe place. The use of the suite of offices formerly occupied by the County Manager by the Social Security representative during the period of May 1st through August 30th, 1973, was approved by the Board. There was a disucussion about the chairs to be used by the Comm- issioners in the Commissioners' Meeting Room presently under construction. A model was selected and it was authorized to take bids for the purchase of these chairs. The Clerk presented a draft of a resolution memorializing the service of Chief Deputy Loyd Smith. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker moved the adoption of the following resolution: WHEREAS, LOYD SMITH, Chief Deputy of the Lee County Sheriff's Department passed away on February 15, 1973; and