09-29-1959 MinutesVIRGINIa: At an adjourned meeting of the
Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County,
held. at the Court House on September 29~
1959, at 7:30 p.m.
Present:
Y~. Irvin G.Horner, Chairman
Mr. H. T.Goyne
Y~.Stanlev R.Ha~ue , Jr.
Mr. R.J.Britton
Mr. H.K. Hagerman
Mr. Marshall F. Driskill
This day the Executive Secretary read a letter from Mr.W.B.F.Johmson in behalf
of Mr. Lind Lawrence, owner of Bon Air Hills, requesting again the County's
approval of vacatin~ the recorded plat of said subdivision, and allowing a
substitute plat to De recorded, which plat would call for individual wells on
each lot; Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of ~%r. Driskill, seconded
by I~r. Br~tton, it is resolved that Mr. Lind Lawrence or his agent be requested to
come before the Board in order that this n~tter might be concluded to the mutual
satisfaction of all concerned.
A petition signed by approximately 25 people is read, which petition.cites the
fact that little or no maintenance is given to the Bon Air tank site, and
requesting that the Water Department take the necessary steps to beautify this
tank site. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of Mr.Driskill, seconded
by Mr. Britton, it is resolved that the ExecutiveSecretary and County Engineer
meet wU.th the Supervisor and a group of the citizens in the area to ascertain
ehat should be done to improve said tank site.
This day a petition was received from Mrs. R.G.Barnes. Jr., and circulated by the
Plainfield Road Woman's Club, which petition was-addressed to the Governor of the
State of Virginia, complainin~ about the quality of the water in the Cedar Farms
area~ which petition was read, received and filed with the Board's papers.
On motion of ~r.Driskill~ seconded by Mr.Britton, it is resolved t~at this Board
endorse the institution of State-wide daylight saving time in the State of
Virginia, the same being a survey made by the State Chamber of Commerce.
On motion of Mr. Goyne, seconded by ?-~r. Driskill, it is resolved that the action
taken recently in the setting up of the Appomattox River ~ater Authority,
which calls for the Authority to be composed of one member from each of the six
political subdivisions and the expense of setting up said Authority be shared
equally with the said subdivisions, be, and the same is hereby ap~nroved.
On motion of ~r.Goyne, seconded by ~k".Hague, it is resolved that the request
of the Central Ruritan Club for the use of the Fair Grounds on July 4, 1960, be,
deferred until a later date.
This day again the matter of charging the Federal Government rent for the office
space now used by the Soil Conservation Servic~ comes before the Board. Upon
consideration whereof, and on motion of Mr. Goyne. seconded by ~lr.Dris~ill, it is
resolved that this Board request the Commonwealth's Attorney to draft a contract
of lease with the Federal Government calling for a rent of ~30.00 per month
and said contract be submitted to the Soil Conservation Service for its signature.
On motion of Mr.Britton, seconded by i'~'ir. Driskill, it is resolved that ~.Yr. J.A.
Smith be allowed to record certain sections of Westover Farms without the
nefessitv of paying for street signs at the time of refordation. However, it is
understood that before said streets are taken into the Secondary System of r~ads
that sufficient money must be received for said street signs.
This day the following roads were reported, as accepted by the State Highway
Dep ar tment:
Effentive Sentember 1), 19~9 - Additions:
Hylton Park Subdivision, Keithwood Parkway, from a point on Route 653, 0.21'mile
northwest of Route 6~7, and running northeast 0.11 mile to 5avencroft Drive,
then 0.18 mile to Oakcliff Avenue. Length 0.29 mile.
H.vlton Park Subdivision, Ravencroft Drive, from a point on Keithwood Parkwa][,
from a point on Keithwood Parkway, O.11 mile EaSt of Route 653 and running 0.22
mile northwardly to Oakcliff Avenue. Length 0.22 mile.
Hylton Park Subdivision, Oakcliff Avenue. from a point on Keithwood Parkway,
0.29 mile northeast of Route 653, and rur~ning O.15 mile northwest to Ravenscroft
Drive, thence 0.06 mile to a dead end. Length 0.21 mile.
Cherokee Estates, Granite, Hall Avenue, from a point on Route 704, 0.3 mile
~oUtheast of Rt. 1803 and running northeast 0.17 mile to Comanche Drive.
Length 0.17 mile.
~.'~arthaven Subdivision on ]~iarthaYen Drive, from a point on Rt. 733, 0.29 mile
north of Rt.663, and running 0.12 m!!e ~,,est to dead end. Length 0.12 mile.
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.. ~.~ing ~oad~from r~. point on ,.~ockopr~ng Drive, I[t.2296, ,05 mile
west of Dar!in, ton Road, Route 2212, runnin~ 0.2~ mile west to ,~aloec~ Road,
thence 0.0~ mile west to dead ~nd. ~en~th 0.29 mile.
R_ock Sprin~_s Farms, Melbeck Road, from a point on Gilling Road, .24 mile west of
Rock Spring Drive, Rt.2296, and--'running 0.12 mile north to Garthdale Road.
Length 0.12 mile.
Rock Springs Farms, ~arthda!e Road. from the intersection of Rock Sprin_~] Drive,
Rt.2296, and R6dte 2211, and running westwardly 0.12 mile to Metbeck Road.
Length 0.12 mile.
Oxford Addition Subdivision, West Weyburn Road, from Rt.892 and running north
~'08 mile to Cha'rl~-~"~oad and then' ~.08 mile north to ~lm Road Route 1811.
Length 0.16 mile. '
Oxford Addition Subdivision, Charlise Road, from a point, on West 5~leyburn Road,
0.08 mile north of Rt.892 and running East 0.17 mile to ~thitewood Road.
Length 0.17 mile.
.Oxford Addition Subdivision.Whitewood Road, from Rt.892 and running northwardly
0.15 mile 'to .iOharlise Road at the intersection of Routes 1851 and 1856. LenEth
0.15 mile.
Oxford Addition Subdivision, SherbroOk iRoadt from intersection of RDs. 1859 and
1854 and running s0uthwardly 0'17 mile to Rt.892~ Length 0.17 mile.
Oxford Addition SubS~vSsion,East Weyburn Roa.~, from the intersection ofRts.
~'~l'l and 18~4 and runnin~ east and south 0.17 mile to Blaine Road, thence 0.10
mile southwardly to Grimsby Road, thence 0.06 mile to Duncaster Road, thence
0.02 mile southwardly to Rt.892. Length 0.35 mile.
Oxford Addition, Subdition, Duncaster Roada from a point on East Weyburn Road
~.~3 mile south of Rt.185& and running eastwardly 0.12 mile to dead end.
Length 0.12 mile.
Oxford Addition Subdivision,Grimsby Road, from a point On east Weyburn Roa~,
0.27 mile south ofRt. 185g and running 0.06 mile East to a dead end. Lenzth
0.06 mile.
Oxford Addition Smbdivision, Blaine Ro.~d, f rom a point on East Wey0urn Road,
0.17 mile of Route 1854 and runnin~ 0.04 mile East to a dead end. Length 0.04 mile.
This day a petition was received concerning the Wellin~Iton Subdivision, requesting
theBoard of Supervisors to investigate the responsibil{ty of hard-surfacin~
Burgundy Road and ~Collingbourne Road. It was generally agreed that Mr.Driskill,
Supervisors of the area, wb~t~ contact the James River Lumber Company, the recent
purchaser of the remaining lots? in an attempt to work out some solution to this
probl em.
On motion of Mr. Britton, seconded by ~Mr. Goyne, the following resolution is
adopted:
WHERE~iS, the Woodstock Home and Land Company, Incorporated, is the owner
of all the land abutting those certain streets and alleys as shown upon a
subdivision plat entitled "Map of Section ~B
LaPrade & Bros., Civil Engineers and SurveFors, dated June 10, 1925, and recorded
in Plat Book 4, pages 58 and 59, and more particularly described as follows:
(1) That portion of a street, 44 feet _in width, designated as
5Oth Street, which lies between S~ockton Street and Hull
Street. Said portion of 50th Street, at the time saidplat
was made, was and is now unimproved.
{2) That portion of a street, 44 feet in width, designated
as 51st ~treet, which extends no~thwestwardly from the
western edge of the ditch as it cuts diagonally across said
51st Street to Hull Street. Said portion of 51st Street,
at the time said ~lat was made, was and is now unimproved.
(3) That portion of an alle~, t6 feet in width, running north-
westwardly from the point of intersection of the eastern
edge of the ditch and the western line of Lot 11, of Block 9,
for a distance of 140 feet. more or less. between Lots 8, 9~
10, 11, 36, 37, 38 and 39, in Block 9, of the said Subdivision;
together with an alley, 16 feet in wiSth, running eastwardly
from 50th Street to 49th Stree6. said alley lies between Lots
1,2,3,4,5.6,7 and 8, and 39 in Block 9 of the said Subdivision.
The aforesaid alleys, at the time said plat was made, were and
are now unimproved.
(4) Analley, 16 feet in width, briefly described as runnin~
northwestwar~ly from S~ockton Street for a distance of
568 feet , more or les~,to the alley next herein described;
together with an alley' 16 lfeet in width, runninE eastwardly
from 51st Street for a distance of 266 feet, more or less,
termininz at 5Otb Street. The aforesaid alleys, at the time
said plat was made, were and are n6w unimproved.
That portion of an alley, 16 feet in width, briefly described as
running northwestwardly from Dellwood Avenue for a distance ~
375.19 fee~, more or less. intersecting Stockton Street, thence
continuing northwestwardly for?:a distance of 55~.~5 feet, more
or less, to the alley next herein described; together with an alley,
16 feet in width, running estwardly from 52nd Street a distance of
305.36 feet more or less,terminating at 51st Street. The aforesaid
alleys, at the time said plat was made,,~ere and are now unimproved.
WHEREAS, the aforesaid petitioner desires to vacate said street and alleys
as described above and shown on the aforesaid plat; and
WHEREAS, it appears that the said streets an~ alleys, proposed to be vacated,
have never been improved or opened to the public and that the said vacation
will not abridge or de~troy any of the rights or privileges of other property
o~mers within the bounds of the area of land shown on the plat referred to
above.
~OW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
That this Board approved vacation of those certain ~treets and alleys as
shown on a subdivision plat entitled" MaD of Section ~B~ ~f Woodstock, "made
by ~;J.W.LaPrade & Bros., CivilEngineers and Surveyors, dated June 10, 1925,
and Recorded in Plat Book &. paKes 58 and 59, and described above, which
vacation shall become effective when the said ~foodstock Home and Land Company,
Incorporate,~, shall have executed and recorded the appropriate Delcaration of
Vacation in a form approved by the Commonwealth's Attorney of Chesterfield
County, Vi rgini a.
On motion of Mr. Goyne, seconded by ~r. Driskill, it is resolved that this Board
request the Highway Department to improve the road in front of Lots 39 ,thru
42,"Block E, o£ Rayon Park Subdivision, at a cost not to exceed $500.00, and
charge same to the 3~ Road Fund of the County.
And be it further resolved that the aforementioned resolution be sent to the
Highway Department upon receipt of one-half of the estimated co~t ffrom Mrs.
Allie E. Prevette.
On motion of Mr. Hagerman, seconded by Mr. Goyne, it is resolved that t~is Board
grant to Mr. Shadrack Bassnett, a variance to allow the construction of a house
on a 32-a~re parcel of land connected to Rt.36 in Matoaca District by a 15-foot
eas ememt.
On motion of i~ir. Hagerman, seconded by }~r. Goyne, it is resolved that this Board
grant to I'dr. Irving H. Pritchett, Jr., a variance to allow the construction of
a house on a lot fronting on '?infree Avenue, 50 feet and extending eastwardly
~00 feet, the same being the southern 50 feet in the h;itliam E.GillEstste.
On motion of I'.~r. Britton, seconded by ~dr. Goyne, it is resolved that this Board
grant a variance to Mr. Andrew Buehr residing at 1620 LinwoodAvenue to allow the
construction of a house on a lot fronting 55 feet on Linwood Avenue and
extenSinK northeastwardly 202 feet, said lot being approximately 30 feet north-
west of the intersectionwith Clearfield Street.
On motion of ~dr. Driskill, seconded by Mr. Britton, it is resolved that the
Building Inspector be an.~! he hereby ~.s authorized to issue a building permit,
free of charge, to the Bon Air-Southampton Fire Department for the construction
of a one-room addition t~ the second floor of the Fire House.
On motion of ~,~r. Driskill, seconded by i~.Goyne, it is resolved that this Ba~.rd
grant to [~r. John J.McDonald, Jr., a variance to allow the construction of a
house on a lot fronting 90 feet on ~[cRae Street and extending 202 feet'west-
wardly, said lot being 230 feet north of ~azen Street.
On motion of Mr.Goyne, seconded by Mr. Eagerman, it is resolved that the
Building Inspector be and he hereby is authorized to issue a buildin~ permit
to ~.'~.Andrew McCauley to allow the construction of a house on Lot F, in the
Perd~e Lumber Company Subdix~ision in Chester, provided said building permit
stipulates that the existin~ old dwellin:, on the lot be torn down when the
new house is completed and that the Count'y has no responsibility in improving
the present roadway on the said lot.
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County herein
called the "Applicant", after ~horough consideration of the various aspects
of the problem and study of available data has hereby determined that the
construction of certain public works, generally described as the installation
of a sewer sMstem including treatment plants for citizens residin~ within the
limits of the Chesterfield Sanitary District No.1, is desirable and in the
public interest and to that ~nd it is necessary that action preliminary to the
consZ~u~t~.6n?, of said wor~s be taken immediately; and
~.~H~i~%{S, under the terms of Public Law 560, 83rd Congress, as amended,
the United 5tates of America has authorized to making of advances to public
bodies to aid in financing the cost of engineerin~ and architectural surveys,
designs, plans, workin~ drawings, soecifications or other action preliminary to
and in preparation for the construction of public works; and
T,'JHEREAS, the Applicant has examined and duly considered such Act and the
Applicant considers it to be in the public interest and to its benefit to file
an application under said Act and to authorize other action in connection
therewith;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by Mr.Britton, seconded by Mr. Goyne,
members of the governing body of said Applicant, as follows:
1. That the construction of said public works is essential to and is to
the best interests of the Applicant, and to the end that such public works may
be provided as promptly as pra~cticable it is desirable that action preliminary
to the construction thereof be undertaken immediately.
2. That M.W. Burnett, Executive Secretary, be hereby authorized to file
in behalf of the Applicant ~n application ( in form required by the United
States and in conformity with said Act) for an advance to be made by the United
States to the Applicant to aid in defraying the cost of plan preparation for the
above described public works, shall consist generally of completed preliminary
plans, final plans, and specifications for sewer system within the boundaries
of the Chesterfield Sanitary District No.1.
3. That if such advance be made, the Applicant shall provide or make
necessary arrangements to provide such funds, in addition to the advance, as may
be required to defray the cost of the plan preparation of such public works;
4. The said M.W.Burnett. Executive Secretary, is hereby authorized
to furnish such information and take such other ~ction as may be necessary to
ena.ble the Applicant to quality for the advance;
5. That the officer designated in the preceding paragraph is here~y
desiEnated as the authorized representative of the Applicant for the purpose
of furnishin~ to the United States such information,data, and documents
pertaining to the application for an advance as may be required; and ot~rwise,
to act as the auth~ized reoresentative of the Applicant in connection with this
appli cation.
6. That dertified copies of this resolution be included as part of
the application for an advance be submitted to the United States.
I, the undersigned, the duly qualified and acting
of the
(Title of Officer)
( Applicant )
(herein called the "Applicant") and the keeper of the records of the Applicant,
including the Journal of proceedin~ of the
{Governing Body of theApplicant)
(herein called the "governing body") do hereby certify:
1. That the attached resolution is a true and correct copy of the
resolution as finally adopted at a meeting of the governing body held on the
29th day of September, 195~, and duly recorded in my office;
2. %hat such meeting was duly convened and held in all respects in
accordance with law and to the extent required by law, due and proper notice of
such meeting was given; and a legal quorum was present throughout the meeting,
and a legally sufficient number of members of the governing body voted in the
proper manner and for the adoption of said resolution; that all other require-
ments and proceedings under the law incident to the p~per adoption or passage
of said resolution, including publication, if required, have been duly fulfilled,
carried out, and otherwise observed~ and that I am authorized to execute this
c ertl fic a~e;
3. That if an impression of a seal has been affixed below, it
constitutes the official seal of the Applicant and this certificate is hereby
under such official seal, but if no ~eal has been affixed, the Applicant does
not have an official seal;
of
IN TI',~ESS WHE~tEOF, I hve hereunto set my hand this
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(Signature of Officer)
(Name ~f Officer)
On motion of Mr.Britton, seconded by M~.Hager~an, it is resolved that the Highway
Department be and it hereby is requested to hard-surface the Hodges Road, the same
bein~ Rt.685 and charge same to the 3¢ ~oad Fund of the County.
This day the Exec,~tive Secretary read au invitation to the Board of Supervisors
to attend the Virginia Highway Conference at the Virginia Military Institute
inLexin~ton~ Virginia.
It is agreed that the Executive Secretary write a letter to the %'leatherford
Memorial Baptist Church, extendin~ them greetings and congratulations from the
Board of Supervisors on the dedication of their new church building.
It is agreed that the Executive Secretary write a letter to ~ir.A.K.Missimer
thanking him for his many activities in the County and wishing him a pleasant
and happy retirement.
On motion of Mr. Britton, seconded by Mr. Driskill, it is resolved that the Executive
Secretary be and he hereby is authorized to make the final payment to the Garrett
Construction 'Company for paving the p~rking lot around the few office building.
This day the ~lkecutiveSecretary reported that he had visited the Wagsta~f .Circle
Fire Department and had discussed with the members the problems involved in
purchasing, an old truck and converting same toa tank wagon, and makes recommendations
that the ~Vagstaff Circle Fire Department not buy the old truck. Upon consideration
whereof, and on motion of Mr. Driskill, seconded by Mr. Britton, it is resolved that
the Executive Secretary inform the Fire Department that the Board will make every
effort to get a new tank wagon in the next fiscal year.
This day the mechanics of administering the Water Policy was discussed at length,
and it was generally agreed that the subdivider would pay ~60.00 for meter
connections on both sides of the street before hard-surfacing.
It was generallyagreed that the Purchasing Agent secure bids for the tappin~
machine, generator and back-hoe tractor.
On motion of Mr.Britton, seconded by Mt. Hague, it is resolved that this Board
allow Mr.H.M.Shoosmith a 30-day extension in mining gravel on the Hey Road,
said action being necessary due to the extreme periods of bad weather encountered
in the previous months.
On motion of Mr. Britton, seconded by Mr. Driskill, it is resolved that the
following standard water contracts be and they hereby are approved:
Southaven Homes
VirginiaDept. of Highways
Fan Court Subdivision
Bellowe Circle
Henry Snead
Central Oil Company
~217~.75
2000.00
5~62.50
128~.00
217.5o
On motion of Mr. Britton, seconded by ~'k~.Driskill, it is resolved that the contrac~
for installing water in the subdivision of Meadowbrook, be, and it hereby is
approved.
On motion of Mr.Britton, ~conded by ~ir. Drisk~ll, it is resolved that the contract
for in~tallin~ water in Long~ood Acres in the amount of ~)15,032.50 be an~ it
hereby is approved.
This day the ~r~tter of constructing a water line to the High~..~aySchool being
constructed on the Granite Road comes before the Board and the County Engineer
advised the Board thab ~ 12" line should be ins~,~l!ed from the inter~ection of
Granite Road and Stratford Road, along Granite Road to the School. And it
was generally aF~reed that the E~ecutive ~ecretarv contact the School Board and
request that the School Board pay the entire cost an~ the Board reimburse the School
Board for the difference between an ~', and 12" line, at a later date.
The matter of closing Arklow ~oad comes before the Board and it is generally
agreed that this matter be deferred for further study.
This day Mr. George Ta]cott comes before the Board presenting two requests~ one,
that the Board approve a contract with the engineering firm of R.Stuart Royer
and Associates for studying water problems in the northern part of the County,
said agreement stipulating methods of paving, etc., and an agreement between the
County and said engineering firm by which certain studies could be made on the
eliminating of manganese from the water treatment plant. Upon consideration
whereof, and on motion of Mr.Britton, seconded by ~dr.Driskill, it is resolved
that the contract and agreement on the aforementioned problems be and the same
are hereby approved, and the Chairman and Clerk of this Board are authorized to
sign said agreements.
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On motion of ~P.Hague, seconded by ~,'ir. Britton, it is resolved that this Board
a~rees to reimburse R.Stuart Royer & Associates in an amount notto exceed
~000.00 for the up-dating of the present sewer report.
On motion, the me~ting is ad.iourned to October 6~ 1959, at 7:30 p.m.
Executive Secretary