03-30-1954 Minutes~resent:
hr. lrvin G. Homer, Chairman
Mr. H.T. Goyne
Dr. Robt. 0. Gill
Mr. R.J. !~Jtton
Mr. Stanley R. llat:ue, Jr.
VIRGINIA: At an adjourned meeting of the
Board of bupervisors of Chester-
field County, held at the
Courthouse on March 30, 1~54, at
~:00 p.m.
Absent:
)ir. J.P. ({unter
hhereas, the Atlantic Coast ],ino Railroad Company proposes to discontinue and
abandon its freight station on Washington Street in Petersburg and to construct
a new passnnger and freight station on its Belt Line in Chesterfield County, just
north of the Village of Ettrick,
Now, Therefore, 1~ it Resolved on motion of Dr. Gill, seconded by 3ir. Lm-itton,
that this Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County hereby expresses its approval
of the proposed chan~e, which it believes will bo beneficial to Chesterfield County
and to tho Village of Ettrick and
Be it Further Resolved, that a copy of this resolution bo sent to the Chairman of
the State Corporation Commission, State Office Building. Ric]lmond, Virginia.
This day Mr. Itorton, Supt. Atlentic Coast line RD. and ~tr. J.31. Townsend, Counsel
for the Atlantic Coast ],ine R.R. appeared requesting the closing of the [%oodpecker
Road *'.cross the Atlantic Coast I,ine tracks. Came also ~xir. Jeff Vauchan, repre-
sented by Mr. }l.}i. Gi]]iam, to oppose the closing of the said i%oodpecker Road.
After considerable discussion it was agreed that the [~ard would meet on A,,ril
6th at 5:30 p.m. to view the Woodpecker Road and tho proposed site for the'new
Railroad Station.
This day Mr. Carter C. Swinson came before the Board seeking the answer to whether
or not the ~ard would approve the "~o]loman llouse", a semi-prefabricated house,
and it was generally agreed that after ~lr. Swinson made formal application for a
building perulit the Boar(l of Supervisors would againconsider this request.
On motion of Br. Gill, seconded by ~r. Britton, it is resolved that the ~%oard
obtain the services of an architectural engineer to make a study of the prefab-
ricated houses prently in the County and these p~oposed to be built in the future
in the County, for the purpose of establishing some code for prefabricated houses
in the County of ~hesterfiel~.
On motion of ~lr. Goyne, seconded by )tr. I~itton, it is resolved thai the Trea~,urer
of the County be ~nd he hereby is authorized to sell. the three (~) ¥1000.00
bonds now held to pay off the Bermuda District School }~nd.
This day the Executive Secretary read a letter from ~, ~ic~unond £qemorial llospital
which letter requested some information on tho additional $1000.00 purported to
be contributed by the Soard of Supervisors to the Riclm~ond Memorial Hospital ~ilding
Fund. Upon consideration whereof and on motion of Dr. ~ill, seconded by iQr.
~oyne, i~ is resolved ~ha~ ~his matier be continued for some future consideration.
This day the Executive Secretary read the following list of roads which have been
accepted by the nigh~,ay Department into the Secondary bystom of reads:
}~ginning at presetn end of nsintenance Rt, 1686, extending in an
northeasterly direction to a dead end. Length 0.08 ~lile.
[~ginning at a point on Rt. 1, 0.08 Mi. M. Rt. 144 extending in an easter].y
direction 0.20 Mile to dead end. I.ength 0.20 Mile
Beginning at a point on Rt. 686, 0.05 )Ir. Rt. ~84, extending norht to Int. of
Maple Drive. l.ength 0.31 )file. Westover Gardens.
}~eginning at a point on Westover Gardens Blv. 0.14 Mi. N. Rt. 686 extending 0.23
,x:i. nortbwestwardly to ~ump]e t)rive. ],engtn 0.23 2qile. Grove Drive.
From a point on Grove Drive, 0.04 Mi. west of Westover (~ardens i_~lvd, north o.16 Mi.
to .x[aple Drive. ]ength 0.16 ~lile. i~ark Brive.
From a point on (~rove llrive, 0.23 51i. N.;¥. h'estov,:,r Gardens Blvd., extending east-
ward.ly 0.18 Mi. to l~a, k Drive. Length - .18 ,nile. (biap]e ]}ri%e)
Prom a point on Rt. 698, 0.20 ~,1i. north of Rt. 619, extending N.E. 0.07 Mi.
to a dead end at turn around. ]ongth 0.07
From a ~,oint of Rt. 698, 0.06 ~hi N. of Rt. 619 extending.- N.E. 0.07 3At. to dead end
at turn around.
From a point on Rt. 1691 at the int. of Rt. 726 ~.W. 0.40 31i. to a point on Rt.
610, 0.20 Mi. east Rt. 619.
This day the Executive secretary re.~>orted on the cost of various oil tanks for
the proposed llealth Building, and it was generally agreed that the architect
write into the speckfications a 4,000 gallon oil tank.
3n motion, this meetin~ is adjourned until April 6th, at ~:30 P.~'