02-24-1959 MinutesVIRGINIA: At an adjourned meetin~i of the
i~oard of Supervisors of Chesterfield County,
held at the ]ourt House on February 2Z+, 1959,
at 7:30
].~r. Irvin O.Horner, Chairman
I,'~r. tt .T .Goyne
M~. i~. J.Brit ton
,~r.Stanley [(.Ha~'~e, Jr.
I,]r. H. K. Ha germ an
Mr. Marshall F.Driskill
This day t~re comes a delegation composed of Mr.'~Virt Coleman, Mr. Joel Tyson
and Mr.To~n Billingsley~ bringing a petition signed by five of the eight
families of Tomahawk Lane, which roa~ name was recently changed from Byrd
and which petition requested the change from Tomahawk to Carriage Lane.
Mr. Coleman and Mr. Tyson expressed the feelings of the majority of the people
on Tomahawk Lane and Mr. Billingsley said that everyor~ had had a chan~e to
express his desires as to a proposed name, and that the name of Tomahawk Lane
was the name that most people wanted at this time.
Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of ~r. Goyne, seconded by Mr. Hagermal
it is resolved that this matter be referred again to residents on said street
as to the proposed name change.
This day Mr. Jack Williams, License Inspector for the County, comes before the
Board citing the various duties of his office and requesting a secretary to aid
in the work of hie department. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of
~hr.Driskill, seconded by Mr.Britton, it is resolved that Mr.Williams be and he
hereby is authorized to hire a secretary.
And be it further resolved, that the Treas~rer of the $ounty be and he hereby
is reqaested to trans?er from the unappropriated surnlue ~800.O0 to £tem 2c-lO9
to defray the cost of this clerical assistant.
It is here noted that Mr. Goyne votes "No".
On motion of Mr. Goyne, seconded by Mr.Driskill, it is resolved that the License
Inspector be and he hereby is requested to make a re~ort of his activities
each month.
This day there was presented a petition signed by many of the residents of
Ban ~!iew Drive an~ Mt. Bolla Road in Crestwood Farms,which petition requested
that no change in the street names be effected at this time.
The County Enginee~r pointed out that some different designations of these
right angle roads would be desirable in order to number said houses on said
road. It is generally a~reed that this matter be studied furvher.
This day the ExecutiveSecretary read a letter from Mt.B.C. Gladden, Agent for
the Atlantic Coast Line FAR., requesting a street light at the intersection
of South Street and the Railroad property in the Ettrick Sanitary D~trict.
It was generally agreed that this m~ter would be referred to Mr. Ha~erman.
On motion of Mr. Britton, seconded by Mr. Driskill, ~t is resolved that the
A.a.A. ~indow Cleaning Company be employed to wash all exterior w~ndows
i~side and out of the Co~rt Ho~e buildings for the sum of ~160.OO.
On mosion of Mr.gritton, seconded by Mr.Driskill, it is resolved that the Kane
Plumbing Company, Inc., be employed to remodel the heating system in the old
Clerk's Office for tho price of 9~259.O0.
On motion of Mr. Driskill, seconded by Mr. Goyne, it is resolved that the firm
of Chewnin? and klilmer be employed to make certain improvements to the electric
and lighting syst~m of the old Clerk's Office for the sum of $3OOO.O0.
On motion of Mr. Britton, seconded by Mr.Goyne, it is resolved that this Board
accept the $5OO.00 bond from the '.;orthington Farms Corporation for the hard-
surfacing of 350 feet of ~.~cDowell ~oad, from Ludwig Road to Holliday .~{oad.
And be ~t further r~ ~olw~d, ~hat theVirg~nia Department of Highways, be, and
~t hereby is request, ed to t~ke this road ~into the Secondary System of roads.
The Executive Secretary reported th. at the follov,~in roads had been accepted
into Lhe State Second~ry Syst,~.~m of r'oad~-~:
?load cra ft Subdivision
i~rown Road - From a point on Brown '.load (Route 789) 0.04 rails southeast of
the int.~rsection of ftayned i[oad (itoute 175g) thence t.07 $ile southeast to
Cowan f~oa4 (iloube 8~3). Length 0.07 mile.
~,loodcroft Road - From a joint on Brown ]load (Route 789) 0.04 mile northwest of
$owan i[oad (Route 8~+3) and running northeast 0.16 mile to a dead end.
Length 0.16 mi~e.
On motion of Mr. Goyne, seconded by Mr.Hague, it is resolved that this Board
pay by order of the Court ~200.00 to Miss Anna ~. Ward, for determining the
~alidity of signatures appearing en the petitions filed with the C(~urt on
October 2~ 1958, for the purpos~ of calling a referendum on the sale of
alcoholic beverages other than beer in Chesterfield County.
This day the Executive Secretary r~ad a letter from the Garrett Contracting
Company requesting payment of ~53~2.70 for work done on the constructi~ng of a
parking area around the new office building, which amount would ]~eave ~1000.00
yet to be paid.
On motion of Mr. Driskill, seconded by ~ir. Britton, it is resolved that the
Executive Secretary be and he here~y is authorized to pay ~3000.00 ~f this
outstanding amount, the rest to be psid upon completion of the parking area
according to contract.
On motion of Mr. Ha.~;ue, seconded by Mr. Goyne, it is resolved that this Board send
$~00.00 to the Crippled Children's Hospital, and that this matter be discussed
further when the new budget is considered.
This day the Executive Secretary read a letter from Dr. [~.R.Fergusson, Chairman
of the ~,[osquito Control Committee for the metropolitan areas around Petersburg~
which letter requests a Committee from Chesterfield to a trend a meeting on
February 26, 1959. Whereupon, the Chairman appoints Mr. Goyne, Mr. Hagerman
and the Executive Secretary to serve as the Mosquito Control ~ommittee.
It is generally agreed that a meeting be held approximately on March 16, 1959
on the Richmond Metropolitan Area by the Public Administration Service.
It was suggested that Mr. Howe Todd, Executive Secretary of the Metropolitan
Planning Commission be requested to appear and explain said report at that time.
This day Mr.Stanley Hague, cited to the Board a list of things which he wished
to have accomplished to improve the buildings and grounds at the Courthouse,
which items were approved by the SuperVisors.
On motion of Mr.Driskill, seconded by Mr. Hagerman, it is resolved that the
Commonwealth's Attorney be and he hereby is requested to investigate the
possibility of imposing charges on the families of persons on which lunacy
commissions are held.
On motion of Mr. Hagerman, seconded by Mr.Britton, it is resolved that the
Treasurer be and he hereby is requested to transfer from the unappropriated
surplus of the General Fund the following amounts:
$595.00 to item 18 - 199
1500.00 to item 6a- 220
1000.00 to item 8h- 12&
1179.10 to item &a ~ 20~
253.32 to item 6b - 211
529.50 to item ? - 211
75.3& to item 6a - 211
5.55 to item lOa-211
18.89 to item la-211
37.92 to item lOb-211
18.89 to item 2c-211
- Sheriff's travel expense
- Lunacy commissions
- Clerk of Court, Binding Records
- Police Dept., Fleet insurance
- Fire Departments
- Sheriff's Office , Fleet insurance
- Trash collection
- Executive Secretary
- Building Inspector
- License Inspector
On motion of Mr. Hagerman, seconded by Mr. Britton, it is resolved that the
Executive Secretary b~ and he hereby is authorized to investigate the architects
available for drawing plans for the construction of a grandstand and for plans
on the new fair grounds building.
On motion of Mt. Hague, seconded by Mr. Driskill, it is resolved that a letter
from M~.E.B.Swineford, Jr., be and it hereby is received. And be it further
resolved, that the Executive Secretary be requested to acknowledge receipt of
said letter, which letter requested the concession rights in the new grandstand.
See resolution on McDowell Road, Worthington Farms, taking same into Secon~iary
Road SySbem recorded in minutes of April 8, 1959.
On motion, the me~ing is adjourned until March 11, 1959.
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