11-01-1960 MinutesVIRGINIA: ~Yt a regular meeting of the Board
of Supervisors of Chesterfield County
held at the Courthouse on November 1,'1960,
at 7:30 p.m.
Present:
Mr. Irvin O.Horner, Chairman
Mr. H, T. Ooyne
Mr. R.J.Britton
Mr. Stanley R..Hague, Jr.
Mr. H.K.Hagerman
Mr. Marshall F. Driskill
On motion of Mr. Hague, seconded by Mr. Britton, it is resolved that a letter from
the Fair AssoCiation thanking the Board of Supervisors and its staff for their
corporation in msking the 1960 County Fair a success, be filed with the Board's
papers.
On motion of Mr. Britton, seconded by Er. Driskill, it is resolved that the report
of the Light Committee to install not more than eight (8) street lights be and i~
hereby is approved.
At a meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County, duly called and
held in the manner p2ovided by Law on November l, 1960, at eight o'clock P.M.,
~in the regular meeting place of the said Board, a public hearing was held on the
Concurrent Resolution relating to the creation of a '~ater Authority to be known
as Appomattox River Water Authority, heretofore duly adopted by the City Council
of the City of Petersburg, the City Council of the City of Colonial Heights, the
Board of Supervisors of Prince George County, the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield
Cnunty and the Board of Supervisors of Dinwiddie County, whichsaid Concurrent
R~solution has become effective.
The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors advised the Board at said public hearing that
notice of the said public hearing has been duly published in accordance with
Section 15-76&.5 of the Code of Virginia and submitted to the Board the copy of the
publication of said notice, published in the Progress-IndeX, a newspaper having
general circulation in said cities and counties, on the l&th day of October, 1960~
te which is attached the certificate of publication of saidnotice, executed by
Evelyn B.Andrews, Assistant Secretary of the Progress-Index, a newspaper published
in the City of Petersburg, Virginia, said certificate being dated Octcber 19,1960,
which said copy of the publication of said notice, with the certificate attached,
was ordered to be filed with the minutes of this meeting.
The~ said notice and the purpose of said public hearing were thereupon explained
to the persons attending said public hearing and no substantial'opposition being
heard, upon motion made by Mr. Hagerman, seconded by Mr. Driskill, and unanimously
passed, the following resoltuion was adopted:
"Resolved, that a referendum on the Question of undertaking the
project or projects set forth in the Concurrent Resolution,
entitled "Concurrent Resolution relating to the Creation of
a '~ater Authority to be Known as Ap~?omattox River Water
Authority' heretofore duly adopted by the City Council of the
City of Petersburg, the City Council of the City of Colonial
Heights, the Board of Supervisors of Prince George Ccunty$ the
Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County, and the Board of
Supervisors of Dinwiddie County, be dispensed with, and that
no referendum be called on the question of undertaking the
project or projects named in such Concurrent R~esolution; and
Be it Further Resolved, that upon ~he issuance of the Certificate
of Incorporation or Charter of the said Appomattox River Water
Authority by the State Corporation Commission of Virginia, that
the said corporation thereupon proceed to exercise the powers
conferred upon it by the said Certificate ef Incorporation or
Chart er".
The Executive Secretary pointed out that the second meeting in November would
normally fall on Thanksgiving Day and requested that a new date be set in place
of this date. Upon consideration whereof, Mr.Driskill makes the following
motion, whichwas seconded by Mr. Britton; That the meeting normally held on the
fourth Thursday at 2:00 p.m., be scheduled for November 29, at 7:30 p.m.,
Mr. Driskill and ~r. Britt~n vote - Aye.
Mr. Goyne, Mr. Hague and Mr. Hagerman vote - Nay.
Whereupon on motion of ~4r. Hagerman, seconded by Mr. Driskill, it is resolved
that the foregoing motion be reconsidered and that the meeting be held on
November 29, at ~:30 p.m.
All vote - Aye.
On motion of Mr. Driskill, seconded by Mr. Britton, it is resolved that the
County Surveyor, Mr. Ben LaPrade be and he hereby is requested to survey the Old
Farm Road in Midlothian District, showing a proposed 40-ft. ro@d.
Mr. Kelley Hughes, Mr. Vernon Dowe%%Mr. J.L. McBride, and t~ Chatlen Caskie, all
officials of the Seaboard Airline, Atlantic Coast Line or Southern Railroads,
come before the Board explaining the positions of the various railroads in
proposing or opposing the intended merger of the Atlantic Coast Line and the
Seaboard Airline Railroads. After much discussion of this proposed merger,
Mr. Goyne makes the motion that this meeting be deferred until after NOvember 28th,
which motion died for the want of a eecond.
Whereupon, Mr. Driskill makes the following motion, which is seconded by Mr. Britton:
WHEREAS, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, and the Seaboard Airline
Railroad Company, both of whose lines serve the County of Chesterfield, Virginia,
have proposed a merger of their properties into one rail system, and have applied
to the Interstate Commerce Commission for approval of such a merger; and,
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of this Board that the proposed merger will
result in a better and stronger transportation system, which will benefit the
County in providing its ~itizens and its industries with a progressive and modern
transportation service designed to meet the needs for all concerned; and
WHEREAS, such a merger must be approved or authorized by %he Interstate
Commerce Commission; and
'~EREAS, the County of Chesterfield has enjoyed excellent ~cooperation in
all of 'the many prcblems a growing County encounters,
d
NOW, THE~.F~E, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfiel
C6unty, Virginia:
1. That 'ohe Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County does not
oppose the application for authorization to merge the
S.~aboard 3~irline Railroad and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Companies into one rail s~stem.
2. That the E×ecutive Secretary of the Board of Supervisors is
directed to file ~ith the Interstate Commerce Commission a copy
of this resolution.
Mr. Goyne votes Nay.
A'letter signed by the Superintendent of Schools, ~r. Fred Thompson, is read for
the Board's hearing, which letter states that the cost of employing teachers
fbr the current year would be about $~0,000.00 more than ant'icipated. Upon
atmon whereof, and on motion of Mr. Hagerman, seconded by N!r. Hague, it
cbnsider ' ~ on be and he hereby
· s resolved that the Superintendent of Schools, Mr.Fred Thomps , ,
i~s requested to come before the Board of Supervisors and e~plain the financial
condition of the schools as explained in his letter of October 27, 1960.
On motion, the meeting is adjourned until November 9, 1960, at 9:00 a.m.
Executive Secre~tary
Chairman