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0 BON ~ PACE 125 them Current Expense items and the Board of Education had directed him to request such a transfer to harmonize their bookkeeping procedures with their auditor's recommendation. Commissioner William H. Cooper moved that the transfer be authorized. Commissioner J. Eugene Rogers seconded the motion. During the discussion of the motion when it appeared that County Auditor E. M. Underwood, Jr. stated that treating the matters as Capital,Outlay Expenses did not present any accounting problem both Commissioners withdrew the motion and the second on the basis that no action need be taken. Superin- tendent Brinson requested that the action be taken since he was experiencing, difficulty and after further discussion Commissioner J. Eugene Rogers moved -that the sum of $31,468 be transferred from the item denominated as "Other Costs" in the Capital Outlay Fund to the Current Expense Fund for maintenance. Commissioner William H. Cooper seconded the motion and upon roll call vote it was unanimously approved. Messrs. Cooper, Rogers, Gordon A. Wicker and Franklin D. Wicker voted for the motion and no one voted. against it. Assistant Superintendent Ernest Atkinson explained that the Board of Education had been under the impression that they owned more land at the Warren Williams School site than their deed actually covered and that a developer was in the process of installing roads and cutting roads on a portion of the land. 'Mr. Atkinson stated the Board of Education desired to acquire this additional land and the cost would be $2600.00. During the discussion of, the land site, Commissioner Perry White joined the meeting and participated in the further deliberations of the Board.' After lengthy discussion about the land at Warren Williams School and also the possible acquisition of additional land at W. B. Wicker School, Commissioner William H. Cooper moved that consideration of this.item be tabled. Commissioner J. Eugene Rogers seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Mr. William H. Ray, Chairman of the Lee County Board of Elections, appeared before the Board at their request to discuss voting machines. Mr. Ray advised the Board that the Board of Elections desired to purchase two (2) additional machines and that they preferred that all of the machines be of the same type. County Manager Robert Harris, advised the Board that a demonstration of voting machines would be made at a later date for their consideration. Mr. Gerald Shaw, Attorney at Law, appeared before the Board-and presented a petition on behalf of Harry Thomas Lumber Company requesting the closing of a portion of Gunter street. Commissioner J. Eugene Rogers moved the adoption of the following resolution: WHEREAS Harry Thomas Lumber Company, as the abutting property owner on both sides of a certain portion of Gunter Street to which reference is hereinafter made, has petitioned the Board of County Commissioners to close that portion of Gunter Street running northwardly from the intersection of Gunter Street and Winfield Street and abutting Lots Nos. 1 through 14 of Block 5 and Block 1 as shown on map recorded in Map Book 3, page 111, Lee County Registry; and whereas the provisions of G S. 153-9 (17) require that notice of the meeting at which the closing of said street is to be acted upon shall be published once a week for four weeks in some newspaper published.in the county and whereas it is necessary that the Board of County Commissioners fix a time for the hearing in order that proper notice can be given; NOW,. ` OEREFORE, it is RESOLVED that October 16, 1972, at 10;00 o'clock a.m. be and the same is hereby designated at the time and the regular meeting room of the Commissioners is designated as the place for the hearing on the petition required by G. S. 153-.9 (17).