Loading...
03-10-1953 MinutesVIRGINIA:At a regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County, held at the Courthouse on March 10, 1953, at lO:OO am. Present: Irvin G. Horner, Chairman H. T. Goyne J. P. Gunter R. J. Britton Robt. 0. gill S. R. Hague, Jr. "Salari. e§~ Mileage, Allowances,etc. paid from the General County Fund:" H. T. ~oyne Robt. O. Gill Irvin G.Horner J. P. Gunter R.J. Britton S. R. Hague, Jr. M. W. Burnett Auline B. Wills l~rs. Elizabeth E. Thomas Mrs. Anne R. Confer Elsie V. Copeland R. F. Jones Mrs. Helen McL. Romaine Wm. V. Robertson Marshall Jones Ida D. Dewell H. B. Walker Geo. W. Rioore, Jr. Lewis Vaden M. A. Cogbill A. J. Homer C. W. Smith I. E. Bowman R. W. Koch E. P. Gill R. E. ~'eeback E. T. Smith N. Terrell C. E. Jones W. E. Martin C. E. Richter R. C. Phillips D. E. Ayre B. C. Furadan J. F. OgOurn Zane G. Davis M. E. Wilson B. S. ~ane Henry Goode George Baskerville Clifford B. ~obinson Leonard Fisher B. J. Banks Willie Smith Joseph Henry Goode O. B. Gates Supervisor and mileage Supervzsor and mileage Supervzsor and mileage Supervzsor and mileage Supervzsor and mileage Supervisor and mileage Executive ~ecretary Secretary Asst. Home ffgent Home AMent Home agent County Agent PBX Operator Building Inspector County Agent Sec'y Bldg. Inspector Comm. of Revenue and deputies Treasurer anddeputies ~lerk, Circuit Court Comm. Atty. and Sec~y Chief, Forest Fire Warden Chief, Police Dept. Capt. Police Dept. Lt. Police Dept. Detective-Police Dept. Detective--Police Dept. Patrolman--Police Dept. Patrolman--Police Dept. Patrolman--Police Dept. Patrolman--Police Dept. Patrolman--Police Dept. Patrolman--Police Dept. Patrolman--Police Dept. Patrolman--Police Dept. Patrolman--Police Dept. ~rolman--Police Dept. Clerk-Dispatcher Dispatcher Dispatcher Truck Driver Truck Driver Truck Driver Truck Driver, helper Janitor Janitor Truck Driver's helper Sheriff $5o.45 52.25 53.85 52.25 51.45 49.45 481.13 195.85 71.30 lO5.00 75.00 90.00 151.5~ 279.90 150.00 106.36 1,089.40 1,210.81 291.00 88.00 339.09 282.41 279.82 274.26 306.43 268.70 237.87 265.53 252.53 253.00 235.11 2~5.58 242.58 255.01 243.25 206.95 220.82 209.72 187.14 162.54 160.07 157.60 75.00 99.73 78.80 323.37 ~.1 $10,651.21 "Miscellaneous Claims Paid from the General CountX FunA:" Helen M. Romaine Meals served prisoners E. A. Leake Work on trees at Courthouse Addressograph-Multigraph Corp. Parts for machine G · Bon Air Sales ~ Service as, o~1, batter~ charge The C&P Telephone Company Telephone--Ettrick Fire Dept. The C&P Telephone Company Telephone--Matoaca Fire Dept. Buildings Equipment & Supply Co.lO0-1bs. V. C. Ease Cleaner The C&P Telephone Company Telephone--Midlothian Fire Dept. County of Chesterfield Ligon L. Jones, Atty. Ralph W. Lampie K. Stuart ~ac~enzie National Seal Works, Inc. Elizabeth E. Thomas Lewis H. Vaden, Clerk Virginia Electric ~ Power Co. Gas, oil--Executive Sec'y's car acting Commonwealth's Attorney Repairs to electric water cooler Materials for Airplane Observation Post Ru0ber stamps(Treas, office) 4-H Club materials Co. of Chesterfield vs. Heirs of Eugene Shuart ~d Lucy Fisher Electric service--Courthouse, Camp Baker, Everett Waddey Company The C&P Telephone Company $55.90 255.00 14.64 8.49 10.65 11.25 19.00 5.75 16.02 375.00 55.65 116.79 8.77 3.00 17.00 Welfare Dept. and Bon Air Fire Dept. Storage boxes (Treas. Office) Enon Fire Dept. 213.52 6.30 14.75 "Miscellaneous Claims Pai_d__from the General County Fund:"continued The C&P Telephone Company Chewning & Wilmer, Inc. Crenshaw Equipment Co. Inc. Bensley and Bon Air Fire Dept. Light bulbs 1 throttle wire complete(~tanchester Fire Dept.) 22.OO Enroughty's Service Oil, rechargirg battery, etc.(Midlothian Fire Dept.) 38.83 Esso Standard Oil Company Fuel Oil--Clover Hill and Forest View Fire Depts. 24.91 Southern Stamp & Stationery Co. 2 quires legal size stencils ?.31 Spencer Printing Company Building permit signs, applications for Spencer Printing Com!~any State Forester of Virginia Underwood Gorp~at ion Virginia Electric & Power Go. Virginia Stationery Company Everett Waddey Company Everett Waddey Company Medical College of Virginia Hospital Mac's Service oration Herbert L. Mann Morton ~rks & Sons, Inc. NLtd-Gities Supply Company Geo. W. Moore, Treasurer National Seal Works Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Savedge Bros. Service Station $32.85 27.72 permits Fork and plates(jail use) Forest Fire Control Services One electric typewriter{Clerk's Office) Street lighting--Ettrick, Chester and Matoaca 188.50 office Supplies 40.O0 1 roll tracing cloth 27.10 ~ubber stamps, carbon, etc. 6.30 Hospitalization--Wm. J. Bailey, Bessie Lee Whitmore, ~d Geo. Parr 224.00 Oil--Police Dept. 9.24 ~Fan belt for fire truck 4.95 ~hree chairs{Treasurer) 09.85 Gas and oil--POlice Dept. 4.]3+ Paid to ~rs. A. L. A~rtin, Local Registrar of Vital Statistics by the Treas. of 12.OO Chesberfield County 1½"Prefix da~ers Repairs to machine Repairs to Police car Southern Stamp & Stationery Co. Stencils and 1 lb. ink Petty Cash Fund Local andlong distance calls--C.H. Checks for Trial Justice One coil three cent stamps office supplies--Treas, office Repairs to Police cars Local registrar of Vital Statistics Motor fuel--Midlothian Fire Dept. Police Dept.--Gas, oil and wash Ettrick Fire Dept.--Gas, oil Gas and oil--Police cars, and repairs M. W. Burnett The C&P Telephone Company Chesterfield County Bank Mrs. Theo. T. Cogbill, P.I~. Cole, Harding & James, Inc. Colgin Auto Service i,~s. Sherwood ~ance Esso Standard Oil Company Ettrick Gulf Service. Ettrick Gulf Service Fred R. Hughes Service Station 59.25 18.05 223.24 341.00 8.80 9.42 5.60 8.63 22.96 460.35 6.CC 15.03 14.99 2.82 13.o0 9.09 14.O5 9.45 26.61 Kamo l~fg. Company Lynch Auto Service The C&P Telephone Company Buildings Equipment & Supply Corporati on J. P. Bell Company Fred Walls, Jr. M. D. Mechanics & ~i~rci~m~ts Bank The Haloid Company Southern Fuel Oils, Inc. Floor wax 95.00 I set points, brake linings, brake fluid, labor, etc. 36.65 Telephone service--~hester Fire Dept. 6.75 Towels, brooms, rags(dust), etc. 61.34 24 Deed Books(Receipts) 6 Del. Tax Receipt books, indexes 11t.ll Coroner's fee--ousie Wood 10.O0 To reimburse payments of registrars of Vital Statistics 98.00 Repair parts for machine in Clerk's Office 23.25 Fuel Oil 293.56 Southern Sta,~p ~z Stationery Co. Stencils and mimeograph ink Spencer Printing Company Virginia Electric & Power Co. Virginia Electric & Power Co. Virginia Electric ~ Power Co. Partin Oil Company Perkinson' s Garage Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Miss Grace Pon~ Ramsey's Esso Servicenter Ric~nnond lvlachinery & Equipment C. E. Smith A~h~s. Sue Sneed Jo~n~son & Company ~S Auto Service M&S Auto Service McCoy Motor Company McCoy Motor Compa~y McCoy Motor Company James E. Martin Meister & Smethie Leo Myers, Ins. J. T. O'Neal, ~.D. Wm. F. Gibbs, M. D. N. B. Goodwyn & Sons Goodall Bros. Goodall Bros. Gordon's Esso Servicenter 8.63 ~uilding Permit signs 36,25 Matoaca Fire Dept. 9.64 Ettrick Town Hall 8.64 Street lighting 237.00 Fuel Oil--Fire Dept. #6 28.40 Repairs to Deputy Sheriff's car 7.00 ~ental on postage meter machine 33.00 Registrar of vital statistics 25.50 Grease, oil, tire re~air--Police Dept. 9.50 1 Kohler generator 260.00 Gas--l~4atoaca Fire Dept. 1.94 Registrar of vital statistics 8.00 Fuel oil--Courthouse, Chester and Bensley Fire Dept. 406.53 Police Dept.--Repairs to car 12.94 Fire Warden's Truck--adjusting brakes, oil, repairing oil line 6.25 Work on Sheriff's car 18.37 Police Dept.--work on cars 7~.95 Trash truck--installing sylinder R. head gasket 4.48 Maintenance police radio--Jan, 1953 125.O0 Sharpen two cutting blades 2.00 Mutual Fire Ins. Co.--Matoaca Volunteer Fire Dept. 141.O0 Coroner's fees--~rnest Crawley lO.CO Lunacy commission--Irvin D. Mars~mll 5.00 i sheet 4xSx3/4" plywood 10.95 Fuel oil--Ma6oaca Fire Dept. 51.55 Fuel oil--Ettrick Municipal Bldg. 55.35 Gas and Prestone 5.02 '~iscellaneous Claims Paid from the General County Fund:--continued- B.J. Hamm--Hai,~a's Service Ota~ion Everett-Waddey Company G. R. Henniger Home Equipme~t Company, Inc. Home Equipment Company, Inc. George L. Gee~ M. D. Furn~n Brothe rs F. Stuart Fitz$~%trick, Mfg. Chamber of Commerce of U. S. Ettrick Gulf Service Esso Standard Oil Company Esso Standard Oil Company Epes-Fitzgerald Company, Inc. County of Chesterfield County of Chesterfield County of Chesterfield County of Chesterfield County of Chesterfield Mechahics & ~erchants Bank F.I.C.A. Contribution Fund Gas and oil--Manchester Fire Dept. Liberty storage boxes Coroner's fee Gas--Fire Dept--Uhe ster as--R ~re Dept.--Chester Lunacy commi ss ion--I. D .Marshall Gas and oil--Clover Hill Fire Dept. 15 copies "City Planning and Urban Development" Matoaca Fire Dept.--Grease Fuel oil--Bon Air-South~npton and Manchester and Clover Hill Fuel oi--Bon Air Fire Dept. Paper and envelopes Trash Dept.--Gas, oil, plugs, etc. Fire Dept.--Gasoline S!~eriff's car--gas, oil, tires Police Dept.--Gas, oil, wash jobs, oil filters, plugs,tires Bldg. Inspector--Gas, oil, battery Withholding tax Social Security tax--employee's share / $17.27 6.30 10.O0 4.65 6.65 5 .O0 49.06 3.00 1.80 ~1.18 38.31 28~.85 127.25 9.95 51.10 1,O97.59 7~.85 633.8o 193.48 $8,210.16 Miss Grace B. Pond Treas. of Chesterfield County Utility Department Virginia Electric & Power Company City Water Collector F.I.C.A. Contribution Fund "Claim_~--~t.tr.i.qk~ ~S. ani.t.ar.y. D~i~st.r~ict.Qpe.r.a_t_i_o.n_ __~{uj._z.F' ~ ,, District Clerk Due from Ettrick Sanitary Dissrict for billing and accounting--Nov, and December 1952, Jan. 1953--Materials, etc. Electric service--Ettrick water pump Water used during January, 1953 Social Security Tax / $54.17 1,502.85 67.80 324,80 .83 $1,950.45 "Dog Tax Claims" E. J. Gorman John Alvin Phillips Treasurer of Virginia James T. l~orris, Jr. ]qrs. N. S. Pemberton ~. C. Schrum Colonial Heights Journal Mechanics & l'4erchants Bank F.I.C.A. Contribution Fund Game Warden Asst. Game Warden Dog tags and books 1 milk goat and 1 brush goat ~{abbits 25 New Hampshire reds Advertising 1953 dog tags Withholding~tax Soci&l Security $135.00 170.87 281.50 15.00 20.00 31.63 6.50 1.50 2.63 "Court ty_~q.~ Ffa~le~; F.I.C.A. Contribution Fund Social ~curity tax E. W. Clarke Service station operator The Little Oil Co~pany ~obilgas The Little Oil Company Mobilgrease--1 case permazone The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company,Inc.Tire and tubes Goddin & Cayton, Inc. Points, plugs, etc. Electrical Equipment Company 4 brushes #59 Chester Motor Company Oable--Chevrolet Goddin ~ Cayton, Inc. Three hose couplings S. W. Ellison Two tons coal Mechanics & Merchants Bank Withholding tax $3.O8 194.12 871.25 29.31 362.84 56.46 1.20 2.02 ~.lo 35.00 7.80' $1,565.18 "U~t i_~i.t_ ].. e.~ D.eP,ar tree nt: ,,-f st o re~ Virginia Equipment & 5upFly Company J. A. Zaun, Jr. Crane Company Dept. of Public Otilities City of [{ic~nnond Dresser Mfg. ~Compan y The Ford MUter Box ~ompany H. A. Hawkins ~z Company Johns-Manville Corporation Noland Company, Inc. Tidewater Supply Company, Inc. Hyman Viener & Sons Concrete Pipe & Products Co. Inc. Badger Meter Company, Inc. J. H. Chase 5" Bull ~nU ~atc v~lv~s, t~a~ solid sleeves Meter boxes 2" galv. steel pipe One lOx6" B&S water tee 4 and 6" couplings Linesetters, ironcrete tops with anchors 2" galv. steel pipe 4" and 12" Transite pipe 441'2" galv. steel pipe 210"2" Ealv. pipe Sectional Ingot lead 8" sewer pipe, 6" sewer pipe 100 5/8" meters 294 ft. 2', galv. pipe "Utilities--Operating Fund :,, Samuel Hausman Charlie R. Quaiff Theo. T. Cogbill, P.M. McGuire Park Pharmacy Richmond Bank & Trust Company Postmaster, Richmond, Virginia Addre ss o!~raph--Mult igraph Corp. Refund of meter deposit Petty Cash One roll 3¢ stamps Water bills collected ~Vater bills collected For postage Permit $941 1 qt. Repelex City of Colonial Heights For water used Dec. and Jan. Count~, of Chesterfield Gas, oil--Dec. Jan. and Feb. Epes-'itzgerald Paper Company, Inc. White Inv. index and salmon index Richmond uff~ce Supply Com~ny, Inc. Plain cards, and Col. pads Southern Stamp & Stationery Cospany Carbon paper and cards A. M. Toler ~ Company Treas. of Chesterfield County or M~s. L. A. Miller. Treas. of the U. S. Bellwood Depot Virginia Carolina Chemdcal Corp. Virginia Electric & Power Company Ettrick Sanitary District Chesterfield County Bank ~[rs. F. ~.. Burge John W. Dyson Thelma S. Dyson Charlie ~. Quaif£ Exam. of records for year ended oct. 31, 1952 and preparation of report For refund of meter deposit Sale of water Jan, 1953 to Feb. 2, 1953 as per contract 6-150# Cylinders, liquid chlorine For electric service at pumps For water purchased and pumping charges for Nov. and Dec. 1952 and January, 1953 Collecting water bills Collecting water bills Meter reading Billing Billing and accounting $1,015.90 119.50 125.56 25.80 107.0~ 322.68 450.05 4,627.06 171.90 8~.85 333.~7 147.32 1,860.00 130.68 $10,614.49 $1o.oo 4.90 15.03 20.20 7.80 50.00 3.06 5~.15 111.63 61.&5 ~.7~ 4.96 215 .OO 10.OO 90.25 92.25 2,087.&& 275.75 10.20 5.10 185.00 175.OO 2 o.oo $3,839.03 "Utilit.y_ _D_~pt. --Con ~truc t ion :" Robert Macon Phillips, M. D. Peck Iron & Metal Company, Inc. Mueller Company McCoy Motor Company Charlie R. Quaiff George T.High Richmond Battery & Ignition Corp. For professional services to Thomas E. utey hurt on job llO"cast iron ~pe Repairing tapping machine Repairs to nruck Petty Cash Fund For watchman services at Dam and Filtration Plant--Feb. 1 through February 15, 1953 Overhaulin;~ engine, parts, etc. Shoosmith Brothe rs Charging battery Richmond Machinery& Equipment Co.Inc. Rental on:Compressor, Jackhammer, paving breaker, drill road Shoosmith's Garage Keys for water valve, welding pipe Smith-Courtney Company Southern ~later[als Company, Inc. Talley & Flanary Tidewat,:r Supply Company, Inc. A. ~. Tiller Corporation A. R. Tiller Corporation C. A. Wilson ~ Sons Virginia 1~chinery ~ Well Company, Virginia Builders SupMly Company, In~70 bags cement $10.00 5.50 16.55 73.46 25.70 25.00 97.03 1.90 190.22 bender, sharpen drills, 12" augor 25.75 ~ental-Moil Point, chisel bits, Timkin 95.65 bits, etc. Tons of gravel Backfilling ditches Flanging tool, hacksaw blades, shovels, fire pot, etc. rresto lite exchange, wrench Couplings, adapter, Presto lite exc?mnge Oil, files, etc. 4 irons 73.65 2,850.00 87.21 3.47 27.11 10.28 3.60 80.5O . ~"U_t.i~l_i.t.y' Department--Con structi on: --cent Elliott's Supply Company Savedge Brothers County of Chesterfield Universal Ivlotor Company, Inc. Adjusting brakes, repairing stop light, gaskets, 1 bulb Highway I~lachinery & Supply Ce. Inc. One ptunp, check magneto and retiree engine, rental on Crawler tractor C0~nonwealth of Virginia Herbert M. Levitt, ~. D. Johnson & Company Industrial Supply Corporation Hull Street Hdwe. ~ Supplies Elliott's Supply Company Electrical Equipment Company George T. High N. B. Goodwyn ~ ~ons Alexanders, Inc. Anderson & Woodfin Bishop's Garage J. H. Chase $9.51 743.88 5.39 19.~45 One union, bushings, cement, bolts, l,~obile battery installed Gas, oil, tires, grea~e, etc.(Mov. Dec. 1952--January, 1953) 1,020.95 Inspection fee 5.00 For professional services to Lawrence Ellis hurt on job. ?5.00 Fuel oil 29.03 Ditching dynamise, electric blast capslll.30 22.30 Machine bolts, rope, cutsaw, handles Switch box, plu~s, nipples, tees, reducers Repairs to pumps For watchman services at Dam and Filtration Plant--January, 1953 Cement, roofing, lumber Di,~ching Welding water keys, welding clu~h arm 9.07 56.90 50.O0 31.85 12~.80 2.50 Welding part for Bulldozer - 1.50 Ref~md of water connection // 60.00 Laying pipe, etc. 5___~_~37~2__~3 ~11,587.3~ The report of m~scellaneous collections was submitted as fol].ows: l/3O/5~ 2/5/53 2/27/ 3 2716/5 Chesterfield Health Dept. Chesterfield Welfare Dept. Chesterfield Welfare Dept. Chesterfield Riice Dept. Lewis l~rtin ~ealty Corp. Lugs. Corine ~. Wilson Ellsworth Investment Corp. (~alph Kinsey) Farm Bureau )Iutual Fire Inc. Company Division of Motor Vehicles M. W. Watts, Jr. (Noland Company) Off[ce rent, January, 1953 Gas and oil Telephone service Fee Improvement of roads in Wendell Farms ~ent of cottage at Camp Baker Rezoning fee Dividend Gas Tax Refund For damage to window by truck $60.00 46.09 4.00 1.00 1,687.o0 40.00 10.o0 16.90 253.50 18.60 $2,137.69 and the report is filed. This day a delegation from Crestwood Farms Subdivision, along with representative Edward Hudgins and ti~eir spokesman David Meade White appeared before the Board seeking the hard-surfacing of roads in the Crestwood Farms Subdivision. It was pointed out at this time by Mr. Kellam of the Highway Department that said roads with the exception of ~4t. Bella Road had been set up in the 1953-'54 budget for hard-surfacing sometime this su~mmer. The residents along ~4t. Bella Road wished to go on record as seeking hard sur- facing for their road also, but were told by I,ir. Kellam that this road had only recently been accepted into the State Highway System and would be necessary to wait its turn in the schedule on hard-surfacing. This day i~. E. S. H. Green, Supt. of Schools, appeared before the Board and presented the School Budget for the year 1953-'54 and it was agreed that the Budget Co~,m~ittee of the Board of Supervisors meet with the School Board at 7:30 p.m. on the night of F~rch 18th. This day there appeared a delegation requesting reduced speed signs on the Wood- pecker Road and citin!~ certain violations of the existing speed limit to the detriment of surrounding property. On motion of Dr. Gill, seconded by l~. Go]me, it is resolved that the Board request the Highway Department to put 25-mile per hour speed signs on the Wood- pecker Road from the Atlantic Coast Line RR. tracks westwardly to Old Town Creek. On motion of Mr. Go)me, seconded by Dr. Gill, it is resolved that this BOard request the Virginia Department of Highways to put 25-mile per hour speed signs on an area of Rt. 616, from the Petersburg Pike {Rt. #l} eastwardly, one mile. This day i~r. James Sowers a~d Mr. John ,~toore appeared Oefore the Board requesting the improve~,~e.ut of Tangiewood ~oad between Oherokee and Chello On motion of ~;[r. Britton, seconded by Dr. Gill, it is resolved that this road 0e considered as a rural road wi~e~ the rural road allocations are next discussed. This day l~[r. Stuart Tompkins, Right-of-Way En ;ineer for the Department of High~ays~ came seeking the guarantee of a 40-foot ri,~%ht-of-way of a certain section of Old Gtm Road{Rt. 673} in the vicinity of Mr. C. Merle Luck's property. On motion of i4r. Gunter, seconded by [.Ir. Britton, it is resolved that this Board re~uest the Virginia Department of Highways to inve.';ti~late the feasibility of considering] this road for construction in its entirety, that is, from Rt. to Belona Arsenal, and that citizens ow~ing adjacent propcty would guarantee the necessary ri~%ht-of-way. This day there was a petition presented seeking the hard-surfacin~ of Banton, Tinsley and McCaw i~oads, in the subdiv~s'ion of Bon Air Heights, and it was a~reed that this petition be received and filed for f~ture action. On mot[on of ~¥~r. Britton, seconded by ~.lr. Goyne, it is resolved that this Board request the Virginia Department of Highways to improve .1 of a mile of [~iilo Road and .15 of a mile of Wake Road sufficiently to pass the State's minimtun specifications at a cost not to exceed ~1150.OO, said cost to be paid from the Manchester 5¢ Road Fund. On motion of i.~r. Goyne, seconded by *,*r. Gunter, it is resolved that this Board request the Highway to seek the removal of the large billboards on the southwest corner of the intersection of Rt. 10 and 1, due to the safety hazard involved in the lack of sight distm~ce for school Ouses, £[re trucxs and other vehicles. This day the Executive Secretary read a let~.er from lQr. P. W. Snead, District Engineer, Virginia ~Department of Highways, advlsin~ that the !~roposed road leading northwardly from Rt. 10 to the Allied Chemical Company should be shifted westwardly for economic reasons. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of ~[r. Goyne, seconded by Dr. Gill, it is resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is requested to contact offkc:ials of the Allied Chemical Compamy to ascertain their feelings in this matter. This day again the matter of draining Hudson Street in ~toaca District came before the Board; upon consideration whereof, a~d on motion of Dr. Gill, seconded by fir. Britton, it is resolved that this Board reeuest the Highway Department to install drain tile in Hudson Street according to plans and specifl, cations already approved by this Board, and subject to correction or 'rev~.sion by the Highway Depart,~ent, the cost of same to be ~aid from the ~¢ Road Fund of Matoaca District. This day the Executive Secretary read a letter from idrs. W. O. Kemp, requesting the construction of sidewalks from the Atlantic Coast Line RR., southwardly to the i~lcGuire Hospital, and Whereas, this matter has been before th'is Bo~rd !~revious to tills time, and Whereas, the extreme hazards were pointed out to t~e Board rather vividly recent- !y by a ntunber of accide~ts, Now, Therefore, Be it Resolved, on motion of ~r. Britton, seconded by Dr. Gill, t~at this Board again requ,~st the State Highway Deparment to install sidewalks beginning at the Atlantic Coast Line RR. tracks ~n ~t. #lO and extending south- wardly to the ~,~cGuire itospital. This day it was reported that ,.,r . Harold Davis and others residing on East 5Oth Str~:et have reeuested the Highway Depart:,~ent toallow the citi. zens of this road to hard-surface thei_r own road. Upon consideration whereof and on ~otion of Mr. 'Britton, seconded by Gunter, it is resolved that this Board request the Virginia De[mrtment of Highways to cooperate in every way possible in this project and to allow the citizens of this area to surface-treat their own road, provided it is done to State s!~ec;~fic.~tions and under State supervision. This day the ma~ter of trafTkc hazards on Rt. 360 came before the Board and after a considerable amount of discussion, it is resolved on motion of Mr. Britton, seconded by Dr'. (;ill, that this Board request the Virginia De!~artment of Highways to investigate the location of the median strips on Rt. 360, at the intersection of Snead Road and Hey Road, to ascertain whether or not said median strips are in the correct location. This day Hr. Ralph Kinsey, appeared before the Board seeking the rezoning from Residential .to General Business of the following described parcel of land: Win Manchester Magisterial District, a parcel of land fronting 160 feet on the Granite Road and extending southwardly 200 feet, said parcel being, known as Lots 2 and 3 of the Gravel Hill Subdivision, to be rezoned from Residential-2 to General Business,, Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of M~. Britton, seconded by Mr. Goyne, it is resolved that this Board grant said rezoning and that Lots 2 and 3 of the Gravel Hill Subdivision are rezoned from Residential-2 to General Business. This day the Game Warden, Hr. Gorman, presented the game claims from citizens of the~ County. On motion, the same are ordered to be paid. This day the Executive Secretary read for the Board's hearing several proposals for ~ALC hearings, papers for which are filed with the Board's records. The Chairman appointed Mr. Goyne, Hr. Hague and the Executive Secretary to represent the County at the State Corporation Commission hearing concerning the abandonment of flag stops for Chester, Centralia, and Bell's Bluff, by trains Number 31 and 22. This day the matter of installing fire hydrants in the Village of Bon Air came before the Board, and · hereas, requests for several fire hydrants was-previously presented, Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of A~lr. Gunter, seconded by Mr. Hague, it is resolved that this Board approve the installation of the fire hydrants at Burroughsand Snead Street, and Burroughs and Granite Streets. This day the Executive Secretary read a request for a street light to be install- ed at the intersection of Granite and Tinsley Drive. It was agreed that same be referred to the Light Committee for study. This day several citizens in the area around Woodpecker Road came before the Board seeking a street light. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of Dr. Gill, seconded by Hr. Hague, it is resolved that a street light be installed on the Woodpecker Road west of the Atlantic Co~st Line Railway crossing. This day the Executive Secretary reported to the Board that one of the trash trucks was in an inoperative condition and should ~be replaced. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of Dr. Gill, seconded by Hr. Hague, it is resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is authorized to receive bids from the Chevrolet and Fo~Companies for the purchase of one truck, with or without the dumping equipment. And be it further resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he h~reby is authorized to accept the lowest bid of those received. un motion of Dr. Gill, seconded by Mr. Britton, it is resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is directed to receive bids on two (2) truck chassis suitable for fire truck construction and being comparable to the.Ford designation on Ford F-650, and that bids be received from both Ford and Chevrolet Companies. This day the Executive Secretary read a resolution from the School Board request- ing additional office space and storage space for the School Board here at the Courthouse. Upon consideration whereof and on motion of Mr. Goyne, seconded by Df. Gill, it is resolved that this matter be referred to the Buildings and Grounds Committee for study and report at the next meeting of this Board. on motion of FAr. Goyne, seconded by Mr. Gunter, it is resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is directed to include in the fleet policy of the County, the three (3) pieces of equipment in the Water Department not at present covered, which are two small bulldozers and (1) one small ditcher. This day the Executive Secretary reported that the proposed Workmen,s Compensa- tion for the Utility Department would cost approximately $1,0OO.00 per year, Upon consideration whereof, the Chairman appointed F~r. Hague to che~k with officials of the League of Virginia Counties to ascertaim general customers in similar circumstances in'other counties. un motion of Mr. Britton, seconded by M. r. Hague, it is resolved tbmt the Executive Secretary be .and he hereby is directed to pay to Mr. T. W. Mast $35.00 for a road right-of-way, provided, a Seed for same could be obtained. This day again the matter of a $3,000,000.00 bond issue for the improvement of the County school system came before the Board. ' Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of Mr. Britton, seconded by Mr. Goyne, it is resolved that this Board approv$ the proposed bond issue and urge people in the County to vote for it, pointing out that a bond issue is the most feasible way to finance the improve,ent of our school system. It is here noted that there were five ayes; Dr. Gill be~g.ab~9~t at the time of voting. This day the matter of the exceptional service in apprehending the criminals at the Thomas Dale High School b~Police Officer Ayre was discussed before the Board. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of ~r. Hague seconded by Dr. Gill, it is resolved t~mt the Executive SecretarY he and he hereby is requested to~ write Mr. Ayrea letter of commendation for his part in the capture of these criminals. This day the matter of insuring the fire houses came before the Board, and it was pointed out that there was no insurance on the fire departments of Clover H$11~ Bensley ~d Chester. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion, it was generality. ~agreed that the Executive Secretary be requested to check the title on all ~ire houses 'and ~eP~rt at t he next meeting of this Board. motion, the meeting is adjourned. Executive Secretary