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~~oK ~ SAGE 343 Commissioner A. E. White seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Chairman Dotterer called the Board's attention to the request of the Richmond-Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad to eliminate trains nos. 30 and 34 between Richmond, Virginia, and Washington, D. C. The Board resolved tooppose the elimination of said trains since it would effect passenger travel from Sanford, and authorized the Clerk to notify the Attorney General of North Carolina of the Board's position. The Board generally discussed the ambulance operation and the Chairman requested Commissioner A. E. White, Gordon A. wicker and William B. Joyce to survey the entire operation and to report back their recommendations to the Board. The Commission noted that Mr. William B. Aycock, a teacher at Deep River School had presented to the Deep River School Library, a copy of Bancroft's History of the Constitution ofthe United States, which book formerly belonged to his grandfather, the late Governor Charles B. Aycock, and which book was dedicated to the Lee County Commissioners for their efforts to continue to advance education in North Carolina. The Clerk was instructed to advise Mr. Aycock of their appreciation for the gift, and his senti- ments. The Commission noted that Mr. J. Atwood Whitman, Forester of Carthage, North Carolina, had presented to the County a mosaic aerial photograph map of the County, to hang in the Register of Deeds office. The Clerk was instructed to inform Mr. Whitman of their appreciation for the gift. The Board next considered a bill received from Kammer's, Inc., for uniforms for the Sheriff's Department, in the amount of $1,174.70. The Sheriff's budget contained only a balance of $72.00 for this item and no purchase order had been obtained. Upon motion made, seconded and duly adopted, it was resolved to transfer the amount of $400.00 from the line item for auxiliary deputies and $702.70 from the line item for personal services to the line item for uniforms, all within the fund for the operation of the Sheriff's Department, for the purpose of paying the statement obtained from Kammer's, Inc. The Clerk was instruct- ed to advise the Sheriff of the action taken and to admonish him to conform to the purchase order procedure established to insure proper fiscal control. Upon motion of Commissioner A. E. White, seconded by Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker, and unanimously adopted, it was resolved to authorize the Tax Supervisor to examine the business property statements of business firms within the County, filed with the North Carolina Department of Revenue, and to authorize the Chairman to execute a letter to such effect. The written report of Nathan Crissman, as Tax Collector, was presented to the Board. The written report of, Thomas Haislip, Chairman of the Agricultural Extension Service, was presented to the Board. The written report of Mr. John F. Wood, Building and Electrical Inspector, was presented to the Board. Upon motion of Commissioner Joyce, seconded and unanimously adopted, it was resolved to amend charges for electrical inspections where there are multiple installations at one site to charge the flat rate for the first installation and $1.00 for each additional installation. Page Five