01-29-1954 MinutesVIRGINIA: At an adjourned meeting of
the Board of Supervisors of
Chesterfield County, held at
the Courthouse on January 29,
1954, at 2:30 p.m.
Present:
Mr. Irvin G. Homer, Chairman
~. R.J. ~itton
~. S.R. Hague, Jr.
Mr. H.T. Goyne
Absent:
~. J.P. Gunter
Dr. Robt. 0. Gill
This day Dr. Maguigan and ~. McOamm from the Allied Chemical Company o~ne presentt
their views on the financing of the Allied Road leading northwardly from Rt. 10;
~. kullen, Mr. Glidden, Mr. Crute, Mr. Snead and Mr. Kellam, came from the Highw~
Department to present their views on the financing of the l~Oposed road. The
Executive Secre2~y outlined briefly'the history to date. Dr. ~u~an added t~t
he and~. McCann and others had seen ~. ~rton ~a~e concerning the road In
Oc2ober 19~2, and was told ~o seek the aid of the County, ~hich he did ~ediately
by letter and maps show~nc the requested location, later offficials ffrom the Allied
Chemical Company met with ~. Kell~ and ~.Snead and again reiterated their
~osition of not contributing to thefinancing off said road. Dr. ~aKu~an stated
that he ~d asked for no tax concessions, and will not do so in ~he. futve; and the
request now of the High~ay to contribute to the ffinanci~ of a proposed road comes
somewhat as a surprise. ~. ~ullen stated that since 1~ the H~g~ay policy ~d
been cle~, that is, industries should give some financial assistance for the con-
struction of roads to serve the needs off ind~stries; that perhaps the H~hway was
at fault to some degree, for not settling the financial issue before this t~e;
that the desires of the Allied Chemical Company were flor the most.expensl~ road
and thai "Plan B" would be much cheaper. ~. ~ullen suggested that the Allied
Chemical Company contribute 2~% and the County contribute 2~ of the constru0tio~
of this road, ~h~ch is est~ated to cos~ $1~,000.00.
After much consideration and after the leaving of the Highway Officials. and on
motion of Mr. Goyne, seconded by Mr. ~itton, it is resolved that the ChaPman of
this Board and the Executive Secretary to seek the following solution to this
problem: $110~000 to be spent from Federal Aid Funds; $24,000.00 to be spent
from the Construction Fund of the Highway Department as allocated to the County;
$10,000.00 from the 3¢ Fund of the 1954-~5~ budget of the Oounty; and ~10~000.00
from the 1954-~55 of the 3~ Fund of the County, makinc a total expenditure of
$154,000.00.
This day there was a demonstration of a lawn mower leaf mulcher by the Power Pro-
ducts Company of Richmond, Virginia, and it was generally agreed that further
consideration would be given this matter before the purchase of the equipment.
On motion, the meeting is adjourned until 10:00 a.m. February 9, 1954.
Executive Secretary
Chairman