06-07-1955 MinutesVIH(~iNiA: At an adjourned meeting of
the Board of Supervisors of
Chesterfield County, held
aC the CourChouse on June ?,
1955, at 8:00 p.m.
Present
Mr. Irvim G. Homer, Chairman
Mr. H. T. ¢~oyne
Mr. J. P. G-unter
Dr. Robt. O. Gill
Mr. R. J. l~ritton
Mr. Stanley R. Hague, Jr.
This day a dele~tion aopeared ~efore the l%oard requesting that the road as
shown on a plat entitled "MAP $}tOWIN(; THE }{E-,~U}{DIV1SI()~ OF 'IHE OVERSTREET
PROPEiVI'Y" be classed as a rural road arid not as a subdivision road, and cited
the fact that some of the lots were ~$ much as 25-acres in size. Upon considera-
tion whereof, Mr. (;Dyne made a motion to improve the said road at a cost of
$25~0.00, which amount wonld be paid from t'.he 3¢ Road Fund of the County,
which motion was seconded by Mr. }½ri Cron.
Whereupon, ~Ir. }{a~ue offered a su,~stitute motion, which was seconded by ~Ir.
C~umter: I~e it resolved, that this matter be r-eferred to the Commonwealth's
Atlorney for inv,~sti~ation and a rulings as to the st~ tus of said road. The
vote was taken on the substitute motion and carried three to two and the
matter is referred ~o the Commonwe<h's Attorney.
This day a dele~.~ation appeared from the }~on Air area, headed by a 0ommittee
of five citizens, four of which were prese~lt, seekin~ to obtain from the
Board the ,~roposed actions to alleviate the critical shortage of water in Bo~
The County ~nt~ineer explai~ed to the l~oard and to the citizens pr~.~sent the
sequence of events which caused the shortage-e, namely; Che cleaning of the
E]khardt tank, th~.~ br(;ak ill the 12" main aC the fklto, r plant, the in~dequacy
of the filter p]a~]t to produce water as fas% as was needed, and the motor
trouble with the t%o~ Air booster pun:[), l~e stated that provisions w~.Fe being
made to ~)ut in a standby booster pump for the area and to lay additional 8"
[ir~e to cor~l~ect ~;erman School Road with Jahnke Road.
5lt. lla?.'ue cited the report made by Mr. Shropshire in October, 1954, and said
that had the l%o~rd acted at that time some of these conditions mi;~ht have
0ee,] all~,viated.
The Executive ~%ecretary proposed a Bo~:d issue of $~,000,000.00, $1,~50,000,
of which would be put into a Sinkings' Fund to pay off the .previous bond issue
b~:(h;r this pro0osal the }5end Issue would com,~and a ~etter rate of interest
si,~ce it would be a first lien instead of a th~-rd lien.
The l~or~/lsque was proposed to be based on ~n enff, ineerinff, study of the County
En~,'i~eer and supported by the ppeliminary f[ndin~[s of Catlsey and Weeks. It
was ~oir:led ot~t that valual)]e time could De saved in talc[n{} this action at this
ti0]e so that the filter plant could be el/].ar~[ed and several other necessary
This pro,'~osztl was In,~!e to the Water Com,nittee of the l~oard For their considera-
tion and Dossib].e action by June
A£ter dkscussin~ Lhe water shorta(~e with the l{on Air delegation for a period of
about two hours or more, the citizens were assl:red that everythin~I !)o~sible
would be done to alleviate the co~3ditions now existing.
This day Mr. Roy Laffoon and others of the Sa~itary District Committee of
Ettrick came before the }{o~rd req~e~tin~f some solution to the financial problem
of sewer~,e (reatment in the Et~rick Sanit~ry District. The Commonwealth's
~%ttorney ruled that the County cannot ]end or transfer money to the Sanitary
District uor can the District lay a levy on real estate until a new bond iss~:e
is sold. The Go~,m~onwealth~s Attorney w~s requested to obtain a rulin~I from
the }\tierney General as to the possibility of b~?ansferrin~ money from the
Ettrick Debt Fund to the 0per~tin{f Fund if adequate ~ssurance is ~iven that
there will be sufficient money on hand to ;)ay off the bonds due in 1958.
Mr. Roy Laffoon proposed a $25,000.00 bond issue in the event that transfer
from tl~e Debt Fund to the Operatin~ Fund would be ruled illegal.
On lnotio~ of Mr. Hague, seconded by Mr. (~unter, it is resolved that the
Chair~nan al)point a Com~,~ittee to draw up a contract with Mr. O'Neil the owner:
of %ection J, of ()range l{i]l .Subdivision, by ~,hich water lines will be extended
to said sui)diviskon.
The Chairman hereby a?points Dr. C~ill and ~lr. }Srnest C~ates as this Committee.
This day aEain Mr. J. T. Moore appeared Oefore the [~oard citinff the proff, ress
ho 11~.d made in ~ettint~ wat,.r in the ]~euloh Villa~%e Subdivision, however, no
acti ,n was taken by lhn Board conce~nim~ the DroDlem of water supply to
]%~u]ah Villa~e at ~his time.
~Ir. Goyne ,discussed briefly an inadequate water line on Oakland Street extending
on to Curtis Street in the Villat~e of Chester, and cited the fact that a new
house was bein{I put on this line. Whereupon the County Engineer stated he
would have a repo~t at the~next meeting concerning this matter.
~Ir. Goyne again brought the matter of Mr. Elbert Mumma's water system before
the }{oaF(l, and the County Engineem stated he would have a ~poFt in writing at
the next meeting of this }%card.
l~ere was held a b~ief discussio~ of tile proposed 5ewer Authority. Upon
consideration whnreof and on motion of Mr. I%ritton, seconded by Mr. C~nteF,
it is resolved that this ['$oaFd invite the fi~m of Alexand,~r and }~rown to mnet
with the County Engi~eeF and the Executive Secretary to, review the sewer
pFoDos~tls and advise the [%card a~ to the feas~hility of.setting up an Authority
tO finance arl~l control this utility.
it is here noted that the County Engineer was requested lo ascertain from the
e~ginee~ing fiFnl of Hayes, 5eay, ~latteF[] and ~latteFn, what changes, if any,
would benecessary in the en~ineering proO,)sal if an Authority were initia~ed.
0n motion of Mr. BFitton, seconded by Mr. Goyne, it is resolved that this
}{card request the [tighway Department to include in its rural road progress
Amcadia Street, from Rt. 60 to Rt. 644 and Roselawn Avenue, from Wythe Avenue
to 500 feet north of Arcadia Street, the cost of said improvement to be paid
from the 3~ fund of the County.
0n motion of iqF. Hague, seconded by ~lr. ~nter, it is resolved the forme~
motion requesting the Commonwealth's Attorney to investigate the road in the
0veFstreet Sub)division be and tile same is b.,~reDy rescinded.
On motion of Mr. Goyne, seconded by Mr. Brktton, it is resolved that this
[{card reque.~t the Virginia Department of [[i{~hways to improve the road in the
0verstreet Subdivision under the Rural Road pro,ram of the Co~nty, and cost
o£ said road not to exceed ~2530.00, to be paid from the 3~ i~oad Fund of the
County.
0n motion of Mr. [ta~,~ue, seconded by Dr. Gill, it is resolved that a new fire
siren be l)urch~sed for the Dale Volunteer Fire Department.
On motion of Mr. HaL~ue, seconded by Mr. [{ritton, it is resolved that tile
County accept the title to a tank truck purchased hy the Dale Vo]unteer Fire
t)epartment, provided th,~ mechanical condition of the truck meets the approgal
of a com,nittee of the I~,c, ard of Supervisors.
The Chairman harehy appoints Mr. l]ritlon as a Committee to investigate this-
truck.
0n motion of Mr. Goyne, seconded by Mr. tlaf~,ue, it is resolved that the County
Engineer be atlthorized to nurchase a used Fadio for his car at a price of
$]00.00, and have said radio reconditioned anti installed in his car, the cost
of which will be borne by tile Water Department.
On motion of Mr. Gunter, seconded by Mr. t~ritton, it is resolved that this
[5card pay one-half the cost of repairing the old Olover Hill power wagon, which
will De sent to the Midlothian Volunteer Fire Department.
On motion of Mr. Gunter, seconded by .Hr. [%ritton, it is resolved that the
Executive Secretary be authorized to !,urchase for the new power wagon for
Clover H~]i Vol. Fire Dept.
On motion of ~lr. Gunter, sec~nded by iqr. }3ritton, it is resolved that the
Executive Secretary be and he hereby is authorized to advertise for an Assistant
[Suilding Inspector.
On motion of Nit. [~ritton, seconded by Mr. Gunter, it is resolved that this
~%oar(l r'eque~t the Gom~aonwealth~s Attorney to draw up the necessary ordinance
to the efl'ect that tile Executive Secretary will be the Purchasing Agent for all
departments, including ihe School [$oard.
On motion of Mr. I{a:gue, seconded by 5Ir. Guntor, ii; is resolved that the
Executive ~ecretary be authori, zed topurchase a power mower for cutting the
]awns a% the Courthouse at a price not to exceed $5o0.00.
It is l~enera]ly agreed that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is
authorized to request R'lr. 1. ouis Long, est and ~]F. ~obert Lloyd to view the DroPert)
belonginF; to Ml's. dohn Gogbill and appraise said p~ooerty for future acquisition
i)y this l%oard.
This day the Executive Secretary read a resolution from the School Board
requesting the installation a drinking fountain at the Sckool Storage [~u[lding,
which resolution was received and filed.
On motion, the meeting is adjourned until the 1L~th day of June, 1955.
· Exe6u t'i~e ~e~c r~e tary
Chairman