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T-~L Road // 2001 South Ridge Ave. - Request for Speed ordinances T-~ Road // Carolina Avenue - Request for addition A le.tter from John R. RobinsOn, Jr.,chairman of the Juror Commission, was read to the Board requesting office space, equipment, three secretaries, and necessary supplies to begin operations of the .jury commission. Request also made for Jury commissioner fees to be set and for a telephone to be installed in Mr. Robinson?s. office. Commissioner Hawfteld made motion that the first items of the request be approved with the fees and the telephone matter to be acted ttpon later. Mot ion was seconded by Petrea. Vote carried. A letter of thanks from the Cabarrus County Unit of the N.C.E.A. was read to the Board in appreciation for the additional salary supplement approved by the Board in the school budget for 1967-6~. Register of Deeds James O. Bonds discussed with the Board various fees that could be charged by his office to bring these fees more in line with other countte!s which would also help reduce the operating deficit of that office. Accordingly, Commissioners set the following fees effective November 1, 1967: marriage license fees increased from Sb~.O0 to $5.00; Recording of deeds increased from $2.00 to $2.50; recording of deeds of trust Increased from $2.50 to $5.00; written out deed~ increased to $1.50 per page; plats increased to Sb~.O0 each. Mr. Bonds was instructed to notify Savings and Loan Associations, Attorneys, and Banks,of these changes. Commissioners instructed County Manager Hurt to write owners of property in the proposed Courthouse sites requesting purchase prices and options to purchase their property. Commissioners Hawfteld was requested to obtain cost estimates for teardn9 down buildings on proposed sites. Robert L. Wall, assistant administrator ~fCabarrus Hospital discussed with the Board changes in the method of the State agencies in making payments to the hospital and requested permission from the Board to begin billing the County for indigent patients on the basic consistent with that of the State, which is now 90% of the charges., of the patients. This would increase the current billing rate from $22.00 to $~5.00 per day. It was pointed out that the6~ levy per $100.00 valuation included in the General Assistance Budget for this purpose would be paid to the hospital for their charges until this budget is exhausted after which the hospital would receive no further funds until the next fiscal year. Motion to approve billing at the rate of $35.00 effective October 1, 1967, was made by Hawfield and seconded by Beasley. Vote carried.