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• On motion of Commissioner Atkins, which motion was seconded i� Commissioner Winstead, the appointment of M. W. Harriss, Jr., £S a member of the Lee County Library Board to fill the unexpired term of Mrs. Hobert Wicker was unanimously confirmed. Hugh Talley, County Sanitary Officer, reported upon his activities for the month of April, 1957. Mr. Talley also presented the report of the County Health Department for the month of April, 1957. Commissioner J. M. Cheshire together with the other members of the Board was present for the afternoon session of the Board, at which time the 'fcllowing business was transacted; J. A. Farrell, County Forest Ranger, appeared before the Board with ' District Supervisor Moehler and presented the proposed budget for forestry and fire control for the fiscal year 1957-58. Mrs. Clifford Tracy, Supt of Public Welfare, presented report of'the Welfare Department for the month of April. Mrs. Harry T. Johnson presented a road petition requesting that a road leading from Lawrence Street to a dead end, the same being known as Stroud Avenue, be added to the system and improved. On motion of Commissioner Kelly, seconded by Commissioner Atkins, the road petition was unanimously adopted and ordered forwarded to the Commissioner's Office. Dr. David Garvin, District Health Officer, presented budget proposal for the Lee County Health Department for the fiscal year 1957-58. W. D. Gregson, Veteran's Service Officer, reported on the activities of his office for the month of April. Mr. T. A. Early, Inspector of Correctional Institutions for the State Dept. of Public Welfare and Mr. M. F. Page of the Architectural firm of J. L. Williams and Company, appeared before the Board to discuss plans for building a new jail or improving the present jail facilities. This matter was discussed at length but no formal action was taken by the Board. W. H. Campbell, County Tax Collector, reported upon the tax collections for the month of April. H. M. Jackson, former County Tax Attorney, appeared at the request of the Board to report upon the status of all tax foreclosure suits now in progress. Mr. Jackson was requested by the Board to file all tax foreclosure papers in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court. Commissioner Kelly introduced and moved the adoption of the following petition, to-wit; BE IT RESOLVED that there is hereby appropriated from the unappropriatec General Funds of Lee County the sum of $6, 537. 89 for the purchase of equipment for the Lee County Library; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Auditor is hereby authorized empowered and directed to issue voucher for said sum of $6, 537. 89 for the purchase of equipment for the Lee County- Library and to deliver the same to the Lee County Library Board. The motion for the adoption of the above resolution was seconded by Commissioner Atkins'and members of the Board voted upon the same as follows; Kelly - aye Winstead - aye Cheshire - pass Atkins - aye Measamer - aye