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Be it therefore resolved, onrllotion of G.\J.Diggs, that: This Board immediately make application to the \lorks Progress .wiministration for those items referred to in 1~. Jeffress' letter that are eligible under the I~rks Progress A~inistration rules; And be it further resolved, that this Board shall immediately, upon approval by the Works Progress Administration of the applications referred to in the above, take such steps as are necessary to comply \uth the requirements of L~. Jeffress' letter as to the water supply on the grounds of this Court House; I I And be it further resolved, that it is ~nderstood by this Board that this voluntary I offer from Mrs. Jeffress and her son is conditioned, among other things, on approval I by Works Progress Administration of lteLls 1,2,3 and 4 in IJr. Jeffress' letter and . that failure by this Board to obtain such approval releases lirs. Jeffress and her sOf from their offer and that in any event, due to the voluntary nature of their offer that the $5888.33 already agreed upon by 1~s. Jeffress and her son, shall constitutel the sole contribution on their part for these purposes and that no further financialj ai~ shall be asked of them in connection with this matter; ! And be it further resolved, that certified copy of these resolutione be promptly I furnished I~. Jeffress as evidence of Chesterfield County's gratefulness to l&rs. I Jeffress and himself in making it possible to bring into realltrthe ambitions of th~ County in connection with Camp Baker; 1 And be it further resolved, that as soon as this Board, acting for the County shall I have finally qualified under the ter.ms of 1&r. Jeffress' letter, proper resolutions shall be passed by this Board and certified copies thereof furnished 1~. Jeffress asl evidence of such qualification. i i On motion of G.~I.l.Jiggs, the Executive Secretary is directed to promptly r' prepare the necessary application or applications to the IIorks Progress Administrati n for projects for a concrete block clinic building including heat, concrete block I caretaker's house, a two inch water pipe line froo the Courthouse to Carlp Baker and such additions to the buildings, basins, toilets, necessary pipe lines and new septif tank for the dormitories, all for Camp Baker as before here tentatively discussed I and that the Chairman of this Board and the Treasurer of the County be, and they , hereby are directed to sign application or applications as promptly as conpleted,wit the approval of the Builtiings and Grounds Committee; And be it further resolved, that lUss Lilla Spivey, County Nurse, be and she hereby is, made a member of the Buildings and Grounds Cormnittee until further action of the Board. On notion, of G.\i.Diggs, the Executive Secretary is directed to immediatelf secure bids of contractors for the drilling of a new well on the public grounds at the Courthouse and present said bids at the next meeting of this Board. I It appearing to this Board that the County Police should have telephones on lines not to exceed four pa~ties, it was notioned by H.A.Holt, that Chas.W.Smith, Chief of Police, be authorized to have the telephone of Geo.M.Johnson, connected with a four-party telephone line, And be it further resolved, that matters of this nature in the future be referred to the Executive Secretary for handling. It appearing to this Board that additional funds are necessary to the operation of the operation of the Bellmeade Sanitary District pending the sale of bonds for said District; Be it hereby resolved. on motion by C.W. Diggs, that the County Treasurer be and he hereby is, authorized and directed to transfer the sum of Eleven Hundred ($1100.00) Dollars from the County Fund to the Bellmeade Sanitary District Fund, and, Be it further resolved, that said sum of Eleven Hundred ($llOO.OO)Dollars be returned to the Oounty Fund from the Bellmeade Sanitary District Fund when the bonds of said Bellmeade Sanitary District are sold. \ c:;.opy; Tre5. I It having been reported to this Board by the Executive Secretary that the 'I regulations of the I/orks Progress Administration require that the proposed work in the Bellmeade Sanitary District be broken into two projects, and the Executive . Secretary having been presented to this Board the apPlications.. to the \lorks progressl Administration for it's participation in said proposed work, the sponsor's contri- bution contained in said applications aggregating the sun of ~2976.00. I It is hereby resolved, on motion of G.I/.Diggs, that the Chairman of this Board and County Treasurer, be and they hereby are, directed to sign the application to the iiorks Progress Aarlinistration for it's participation in the proposed work in the Bellmeade Sanitary ~istrict. It having been stuted to this Board by D.H.lluddle, Resident Engineer for ' :)' the Virginia Department of Highways in Chesterfield County that the request of this :2. cot'~ell ~l.\.PPli Board by a resolution at a previous meeting of said Board to rent certain eouipment ' . of the said Department of Highways to improve Lynwood Avenue in Chesterfield Gardensl' would have to be declined unless said Lynwood Avenue is made a Gounty road, and it appearing to this Board that the aforesaid Lynwood Avenue is of a less width than required of County roads; be it therefore resolved, on motion of G.\i.Diggs, the l Board doth hereby decline to make Lynwood Avenue in Chesterfield Gardens a County rOrd. On motion, of G.;.i.Di€~gs, that Auline Darrett, County Stenographer, is herf by granted two-weeks vacation and be it furthercresolved, that the Executive Secret ry is authorized to employ such additional office help as is necessary during the absence of the County Stenographer. On motion of G.~i.Diggs, the Executive Secretary is authorized and directe to have two signs uade and placed for the public park in \/estover Hills, the cost of having said signs made not to exceed $24.00.