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04-27-1949 MinutesPresent: VIRGIN IA: J. G. Hening, Chairman J~nes W. Gordon, Jr. H. T. Goyne P. W. Covington J. C. McKesson Irvin G. Homer At an adjourned meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Chester- field County, held at the Court- house on April 27, 1949, at 8:00 p.m. This day again the budget for 1949-'50 which was tentatively adopted on ~rch 16, ~ · in to law was again considered and it is lqAq. and having been advert.~.sed~ ac~cord, g ..... lb= ~,~ . including the budget ~igived on motion of Ja~ms w. uor?on,~ ?r.., ~.~^+~.~2--g~neta.the same is hereby g~ ~he Department of Welfare and the ~cnoo± Dual,u, -~, ---- approved and adopted as the budget for the year 1949-'50. Whereas, in accord~u~ce with law, the proposal to adopt and fix levies required by the budget for the year 1949-'50 has been made public according to law, and Whereas, this day was fixed for the public hearing of same, Now, therefore, an motion of James W. Gordon, Jr., it is resolved that the following general levies for the County of Chesterfield in support of this budget heretofore adopted be and the same are fixed to-wit: Bermuda ~isterial District ................. $2.00 Clover Hil% Magisterial Distric~l~.~[l.l~ ~. 2.00 ......... 2.O0 Dale Magisterial District .............................. 2 O0 ~isterial District ..... ~0 Manchester ~· ................... 2 Matoaca ~4agisterial District ........................... 2'O0 Midlothian ~4agisterial District ........................ 2'40 Ettrick Sanitary District ............................... l0 All Districts - Machinery .............................. citizens from Ettrick stated that they felt they would like to have a lThis day some understanding of finances and activities of the Ettrick Sanitary more thorough Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of J. C. McKesson, it is iDistrict. the entire Board be appointed as a Committee to investigate thmroughly resolved that the Ettrick Sanitary District, financial and adtivities, and report all phases of ~ back to the Board at a later meeting. i This day the Executive Secretary stated that he had purchased a number of fire hydragts from War Surplus and that they were availab].e for installation and there had bee~pon· considerable discussion as to where these fire hydrants should be installed. consideration whereof and on motion of H. T. Goyne, it is resolved that the Board go on record as being willing to install such fire hydrants as they now have on hand in areas where the citizens are willing to pay the cost of same, plus installation, whic~ at the present time would be set at $100.00 per fire hydrant. ~ Whereupon, I~r. James W. Gordon, requested that six fire hydrants be set aside for use of the Bon Air Southampton Volunteer Fire Department, to be installed as directed. ~ day the Executive Secretary presented a list of applicants for water which were~ beyond our lines and would neet certain extensions to serve them. Upon consider~.- tion whereof, and on motion of James W. Gordon, Jr., it is resolved that the Executi'e Secretary be and he hereby is instructed to install these connections provided they are making a 12% return. And be it further resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is instructgd to install a 4" line on the Cherokee Road from the end of the present 4" line along the Che~okee Road across the Bon Air Road and to connect with that portion of the Gregory Water System north of the Bon Air Road· This day the Executive Secretary stated that Jones & Robbins had requested that a line be run along the Jahuke Road to serve "Westover Gardens" and that they were willing to pay the entire cost of this line and to make arrangements for repayment to them when the line produced a 12% return, either in revenue bonds, cash, or such other aErangements as could be agreed upon by the Board and themselves· This day the Executive Secretary read a letter from Mr. carlton C. ~ssey, County Manager, requesting that Chesterfield County loan to Henrico County 1300 feet of 4" transite or century pipe, stating he would guarantee that this pipe wculd be returned at the earliest possible date. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of P. W. Covington, the Executive Secreta~. is hereby authorized to loan to Henrico County 1300 feet of transite or centmry pipe This day the Executive Secretary read to the Board & letter received from Alexander & Brown, Financial Agents of Baltimore, Md., stating they were interested in financing, purchasing and extending the water systems and/or sewer system in Chesterfield County and requested that the Board appoint a Committee to meet with them. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of James W. Gordon, Jr., it is resolved that the entire Board be appointed as a Con~nittee to meet with representatives of Alexandgr & Brown on Tuesday, May 3, 19~9. This day the Executive Secretary stated that through the efforts ofl~. J. C. McKess~ he had been able to locate a piece of property that could be used as a trash dump on the CCC Road near Luck's Store in Midlothian District. Upon consideration where(,f, and au motion of James W. Gordon, Jr., it is resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is instructed to proceed with developing this area for a County dump. And be it further received that the Comn%onwealth's Attorney be requested to prepare an agreement between the County and Mr. Joe Condrey, owner of this land. This day the matter of the installation and/or extension of the water systems in Bensley Village, Chesterfield Gardens, and Matoaca Village, came before the Board, and Whereas, from the records in this office it apt?ears that there is a moral obligation of this Board to extend and/or install the water systems in the respective localities for a connection fee of $35.00, the same having been agreed to previous to January I~ l, 1949, and Whereas, it is the opinion of this Board that in the installation of extension of any water system it is, and should be, resulted that a return of 12% be had from said installation to be determined before the installation or extension of any such system, and Whereas, it also appears to this Board that it is necessary before the constructing 'of such installations and/or extensions of such water systems in the County, the cash deposit and application from the several takers of water be in hand before any such installation or extension is made Now, therefore, Upon consideration whereof, this Board doth resolve that the residenSs along the water line recently installed in the V..illage of Bensley be permitted to connect to said water system upon a deposit of $35.00, along with the application ~o~ said connection that the pipe line b~ extended into Chesterfield Gardens and tI~t the connections be made therein at $35~00 paid at the ~ime application is made, and that before any construction of the extension is made in said Chesterfield Gardens a sufficient number of takers be obligated by the making of application and a deposit of .$35.00 each to assure the return of i % on the cost of the extension; that a wate~ system be constructed ~n the Village of }~toaca as soon as practicable to run ahead of the construction of the roadwmy on River Road by the State Highway Department, upon the condition that a sufficient number of takers be obligated to make connectio~ to said system by the deposit of $35.00 each along with the application required and l conditioned upon a sufficient ntbmber of water takers be obligated as aforesaid to make a return of 12% on the investment in ~atoaca Village. And be it further resolved, that after the laying of pipe is begun in the Village of~ hesterfield Gardens. no application by any ~ndi~ual shall be ~atoaca, and in C · . 'received by this Board unless he shall deposit the sum of ~50.00. ~x'ebut ive Secretary' Ordered that the meeting be now adjourned ~util ~ay 4, 1949, at g:O0 p.m.