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12-13-1949 MinutesVIRGINIA: At a regular meeting of the Board! of Supervisors of Chesterfield County, held at the Courthouse on December 13, 1949, at lO:OO a.m. Present: J.G. Hen lng, Chairman H. T. Goy. ne J.U.Mc~esson Irvin G. Horn er P.W. Covington James W. Gordon, Jr. The minutes of the last meeting, having been read, are approved. i James G. Hening H.T.Goyne ~ P.W.Covington ' J.C.McKesson James W. Gordon, Jr. Irvin G. Homer ~4.W. Burnett Auline B. Wills i P. Rixey Jones Anne R. Confer R. F. Jones Elsie V. Copeland Henry Goode George Baskerville Leonard Fisher Clifford B. Robinson Willie Smith B. J. Banks Mrs. Helen Mci.Romaine Margaret F. Jessup A. J. Homer Margaret C. Foster Major C. W. Smith Capt. I. E. Bowman Lt. R. W. Koch R. E. Feeback E. P. Gill H. N. Terrell R. C. Phillips C. W. Cunningham E. T. Smith W. E. Martin B. C. Fur:~n W. E. Knight C. K. Jolly C. E. Richter Charles Edward Michie D. E. Ayre B. S. Lane W. H. Flynn Walter N. Perdue, R. N. Winfree Geo. W. Moore, Jr. Marcus A. Cogbill O. B. Gates, Sheriff J. Wm. Dance Supervisor and mileage Supervisor and mileage Supervisor and mileage Supervisor and mileage Supervisor and mileage Supe rvi sor and mileage Executive Secretary Count y Stenographer Count y Farm Agent Home Dem. Agent Co. Agri. Agent (Col.) Local Home Agent Truck Driver Truck Driver Truck driver's helper Truck driver's helper Jan itor Jan it o r PBX Operator Asst. Home Dem. Agt. Forest Fire Warden Extra work in Exec. Secretary Office Chief Captain Lieutenant Inv e st ig at or Invest igat or Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Pat ro lman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Cle rk-Dis pat cher Dispat chef Dispat chef ~etir ed Officer Clerk, Circuit Court Land Assessor-4 days @ $12.00 Commissioner of Rev. & Office Maint. Commonwealth's Atty. & Office Naint. ~heriff & Office Maintenance Treasurer & Office Maintenance 51.20 51.20 52.70 52 · 20 52.70 54.60 363.67 185.27 195.01 105 .OO 9O. OO 75.00 150.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 13 5 · OO 97 · 50 144.20 72.20 100 .OO 98.00 309.54 240.83 2~6.55 247.96 233.48 222.39 207.3~ 196.94 223.31 213.31 186.50 174 .~+0 175.71 171.05 186.40 1~8.5o 148.50 63.40 83.33 48.00 743.33 279.16 308.97 "~iscellaneous Claims" ~N.B.Goodwyn & Sons Lumber for garage building 535.14 N.B.Goodwyn & Sons Lumber for stables on Fair Grounds,&c 311.68 The Penitentiary Industrial D~p. Cap, trousers, blouses for Police Dep.417.16 Richmond Office Supply Co.,Inc. i Shaeffer Refill and P.P. & G.D. 1.05 The Penitentiary Industrial Dep. 1 Table Everett Waddey Co. Rubber stamps for Com. of Rev.Office ~Irs.Helen M. Romaine N. B. Goodwyn & Sons A. J. Davis Travis Oil Co. H. B. Gilliam, Atty. A. J. Davis Concrete Pipe & Products Co. Concrete Pipe & Products Co. Truby Motor Co. Truby Motor Co. Louise Leland Clark, A~I.D. Commonwealth of Va. C. W. Lynn, M.D. Virginia Print lng Co. Petersburg Office Equip. Co. 12.00 2.60 Meals served prisoners-Nov.15-28th 99 meals @ 50¢ Sheeting for Storage Building Laying cinder blocks for Service Station Tires for Police Department Serving summonses in suit Leonidas Wells 45 .O0 Part payment on construction storage Building 400 .OO Lintels for Storage Bldg. 7.99 Lintels for Storage Bldg. 4.12 Gas, oil, parts & repairs 91.06 Gas, oil, Police Dept. 7.30 Professional Services to B.J.Banks 10.OO 5 TJ- 7 Pads - Trial Justice 6.25 Lunacy Co~muission Robert Reynolds 5.00 General & Special election ballots 155.00 I pkg. Stencils and Underwood Ribbons 3.37 49.50 173.95 549.00 106.36 $ 8,69~.74 i The Spotless Co., Inc. ~Mrs. Helen M. Romaine Jas. B. Darden, M.D. Colgin's Auto Service i Miller I~g. Co. i Southside Hardware Co. Count y of Hewn rico B. F. Houchins, Jr. Richmond Rubber Co., Inc. Petersburg Office Equip. Co. T. B. P~pe, M.D. G. T. Mann, M.D. R. K. Waller, lvl. D. Commonwealth Sand & Gravel Corp. M & S Auto Service Proffitt Cleaners J. P. Bell Co. Ettrick Gulf Service Bldg. Equip. & Supply Corp. Liphart Steel Co. Ooncrete Pipe & Pro. Go., Inc. Sergeant City of Pet erwburg Sergeant City of Richmond Sergeant City of Richmond Sergeant City of Richmond Sheriff of Henrico County Sergeant City of Charlottesville Sergeant City of Newport News State Forester of Va. Central Printing Co. L. C. Lush, M. D. H. A. Hawkins & Co. James O. Kirk, J.P. M. W. Burnett, Exec. Sec. Farm Bureau Ins. Co. u. B. Gates, Sheriff l<rs. Theo T. Cogbill Va. State Dept. of Health Massey Wood & West, Inc. Ii~ssey Wood & West, Inc. !Richmond Newspapers, Inc. Richmond Motor Co., Inc. M & S Auto Service Chesapeake & Potomac Tel. Co. Chesapeake & Potomac Tel. Co Chesapeake & Potomac Tel. Co: ~hesapeake & Potomac Tel. Co. Va. Elec. & Power Co. Va. Elec. & Power Co. Chesapeake & Potomac Tel. Co. IH. B. Gilliam, Atty. Savedge Brother s t W. G. Markham Hall's Service Station Southside Auto Supply Lynch Auto Service Johnson & Co. Natic~lal Seal Works Burroughs Adding f4achine Co. City of Colonial Heights Richmond Rubber Uo. 50 lb. nails-Store Building 5.00 92 meals served prisoners-Nor.l-14, 1949 46.00 Treatment of injury Willie Smith, Janitor 9.00 12 Tires for Police Cars-Battery & inspection 143.50 Frames for Utility Building 39.94 Nails for Utilities Building 15.60 532 Prisoner days confined in Henrico Jail Chesterfield County State Prionser days 319.20 39 Local Ordinance Prisoners 58.50 Lunacy Commissi~u for Robert Reynald s 2. O0 Repairs Bon Air Southampton Fire Dep.12.~2 Repairs on Remington typewriter- Police Dept. 4.50 Coroners Services-Viola C.Perdue lO.O0 Coroners Services-Giles,Baby Boy 10.OO Coroners Services-George ~.~itterer, Carole W. Palmer, Charles Patton 30.00 Sm~d delivered to Chesterfield Court House 9.57 Repairs to Police Car 6.60 Laundry for Jail 43 .lO i Conditional Sales Bk. 32 & Post. 75.65 Gas & Wash jobs for Police Dept.Cars 122.47 Paper towels, soap, drinking cups 103.55 Plates,Angles-Plain & Painted 214.O0 lO Processed Masonry Units .97 Notices in suit of Comm. of Va. & Co. of Chesterfield vs. Heirs Gracie Lips comb 2.25 Comm. of Va. & Co. of Chesterfield vs. Heirs of Lula Saunders Bass 6.75 Heirs of Birdie Holstead .75 Leroy F. Barden, Sr., et als 2.25 Un,norm heirs Thomas Elam 6.75 Comm. of Va. & Co. of Chesterfield vs. Heirs of Lula Saunders Bass 2.25 Comm. of Va. & Co. of Chesterfield vs. Heirs of Birdie Holstead 1.50 Comm. of Va. & Co. of Chesterfield vs. Hnknown Heirs of Thomas Elam 1.50 Fire suppression cost 9.02 Tax notices & Letterheads, imprinted 62.00 Viewing jail prisoner Henry E. Montroy at request of Chief Smith 5.00 Repairs to oil burner &theating system at Camp Baker 15.15 Serving papers Lunacy Connnission- Rose Yonker Moore 2.00 ~ileage for month of october, 1949 115.05 Difference in amt. paid & that set up by the Underwriters' Assoc. 49.34 Gas & Oil Police Dept. Schutte 'Wrecker Service 227.O4 one coil 3¢ stamps -T.J. Office 15.O3 Payment due 3 mos. ending Dec.31, 1949 2,500.O0 Relay control exchange-labor & mile age 31.15 Removing gear case, installing new belts, replacing defective stoke r motor 47.1~ Advertising of rezoning cases 20.88 Universal Joint-Police Car 4.~4 Parts & repairs to Fire Warden's Tr. 82.56 Telephone - Manchester Fire Dept. 12.lO Telephone - Fire Dept. No. 2 9.65 Local & long distance telephone calls Chesterfield Courthouse 314.60 Teleph¢ne -Chester Fire Dept. 5.25 Volunteer Fire Dept. #5 .72 Street lighting in Chesterfield Co.- Nov emb e r Telephone - Bon Air Vol. Fire Dept. Comm. of Va. & Co. of Chesterfield vs. Heirs of John Movah, et als Gas, oil,labor & accessories-Police Dept. Gasoline-Police Dept. Gas, oil, repairs,Police Oept. Tires for Sanitation Dept. & Fi~e Dept. Parts & repairs to Police cars Fuel Oil for Csmp Baker Clean & repair 1 Bates Number.~,~ch. 4 ribbons for Treasurer's Office Fire protection-July, Aug. Sept. ' ~9 1 24 ft. Aluminum Extension Ladder 254.50 5.98 20.37 272.82 35.02 322.35 115.16 124.12 68.40 10.72 2.40 150.OO 92.12 Chest erfie ld Co. Weli'ar e Dept. Mechanic s & merchants Bank G. H. Cogbill E. F. Garner O. B. Gates, Sheriff Appropriation from Co. for Christmas Bas~ e~s cYithholding tax on salaries of County employees for ~ov~nber, 1949 Gasoline for Police Dept. Gas & Oil for Police Dept. For Schutte's Wrecker Service-Gas & Oil 100.O0 302.80 123.72 ,,, ~ .94 "Ettrick Sanitary District Operating" Grace B. Pond B. W. Walton Va. Elec.& Power Co. H. A. Hawkins & Co. H. A. Hawkins & Co. Chesapeake & Potomac Tel. Co. Ettrick Gulf Service City Water Works Dist. Clerk 55.00 Jan itor-Municiple Bldg. 15.00 Elec. Current Town Hall 2.72 Water Pump 27.00 Material used for running water & sewer pipe from Watson St. on Fourth Ave.60.71 Making water & sewer connection on 4th A.14.85 i~]~ing water & sewer connection ~n 4th Ave., property Dr. Boone 18.85 Telephone - Ettrick Town Hall 16.50 Gas for Ettrick Fire Dept. 12.64 Water used during Oct.1949 & meter rent 262.19 "DOE Tax Fund" Joe Hardy G. D. Burns I. T. Wills ~axwell R. Schools Thomas G. Williams E. J. Gorman John A. Phillips 6 goats and 1 pig 41.00 8 crow heads @ 15¢ 1.20. 1 hen - 7 lbs. 24¢ lb. 1.68 12 white leghorns 4 lbs.each 48 lbs. 16¢ lb. 7.68 14 Hamp. i(ed 2-~ lbs. each -35 lbs. 8 25¢ Game Warden A s s t. Game '~'¢ar den 8.75 135.00 200.00 .'.~Election Claims for Election Held Nov. 8, 1~49" "Utititie s Department -, oyerating" R. T. Sunday Co. Va. Elec. & Power Co. Southern i,iaterials Co., Inc. Va. Elec. & Power Co. Chesterfield County Bank South Richmond Bank R. M. Smith Mitchell's Well & Pump Co. A. M. Toler & Co. Truby Motor Co. Mitchell's Well & Pump Co. ~,~. 3. T. Wagstaff International Business ~,mch.Co. Prints of maps 27.00 Electric Current - Sherbourne Hgts., ~qeadow Ridge, Brenda Court, Pembroke St., Adkins Rd. Dodameade St.-$hester, Harragmte Rd. Jahnke Rd. Brookwood Rd. Buford Ave.-Bon Air, etc. Sand and Gravel Electric Current-Dodameade St.-Chester Dupuy Rd. Ettrick 15.12 136 Water Bills collected Oct. 1949 6.80 584 Water Bills collected 29.20 Service call on Bon Air Water Pump & Cherokee Rd. Water pmmp repaired Labor on pump at Bellwood Manor Time of Mr. O'Brien 6-30 to lO-S1 Time of ~r. Landrum 10-5 to lO-16 gas and oil, parts & repairs Repairing pump at Centralia Gardens and Brenda Court 12.00 Elec. Current on Adkins Rd. Rt. 672 for ll months 50.00 Services rendered IBM Service Bureau processing water billing for the month of September and October First & Merchants Nat. Bk. of Rd. Fee for services for year ending Nov. 7, 1949 and ~intenance of three accts. Mutual office Supply Co. Savedge Brother s John V. Colston John W. Dyson Gladys L. Crump C. W. Smith Micke y Jenkins Mechanics & i,lerchants Bank required of the Fiscal Agent i binder, ledger sheets, dividing index, celloloid index gas, oil, lubrication & gear oil Eng iue ering Meter Reading Billing & Acct. Billing & Acct. Reading meters Withholding tax on Utilities oper. Fund. "Ut ilitie s Department - Con struction" Mr. S. T. Wagstaff H. A. Hawkins & Co. Hoenniger-Siz emote Co., Inc. Waters Refrigeration & Elec. Co. H. E. Snead 273 ft. 2" galv. pipe gate valves, hack saw blades,~¥~toaca Job Caulking Iron Gates'Belt-8-60 amp. fuses 29.5 gal. gas 626.84 ~ 13.501~ 6.00 40.00 665.00 210. O0 77.15 314.66 100. O0 14.24 12.42 25. O0 100.00 144.20 54.90 34.60 10.30 $ 2 90.09 21.50 1.60 2.86 ,,¢ 9i, 789.41 485.46 $95.31 .9O 588.93 5. C. Anderson A. R. Tiller Corp. Dyson's Store Franklin Robins James McGraw, Inc. F. R. Barrett N. B. Goodwyn & Sons Nance Construction Co. M & S Auto Service Ettrick Gulf Service i~ & S Auto Service Dorton ' s ~rket Alexander & Martin Appomattox Service Station Southern Materials Co., Inc. N. B. Goodwyn & Sons A. R. Tiller Corp. A. R. Tiller Corp. Pittsburg-Des Moines Stee~ Co. A. Robins John V. Colston John W. Dyson Ruben Washington W. L. Jones C. W. Cole J. H. Stallings Horace PIoore Wm. Anthony Wilson Lee Lawrence W. Ellis C. W. Smith J. J. ~.h~nsley ~iic key Jenkins A~lechanics & i~rchants Bank Sharpen & terper nine picks for l~r. Robins 8.10 2 Presto Lite Exchange - i Presto Lite Tip 4.45 gas and 1 flashlight 3.40 Partial refund on water line in "Westov er Gardens 1000.00 Pig lead, nelting, hack saw blades,&c 25.?9 Payment for easement of tank site on Jahnke Rd. 150.00 Nails 6.22 Excavate, install 426' pipe and back- fill on Byrd Ave. Off Spring Rd. 100.00 Repairs & parts for ~r. Robins Truck 21.85 Gasoline, oil, etc. Utility Dept. 35.44 Gasoline 19 · 42 Gas and Oil 64.12 Digging ditches for water lines,making connections, boring under road ~toaca Rt. 619, Sherburne Hgts. Rt. 360, McGuire Village, Cherokee Rd. ,Broad Rock Rd. 2792.04 2 glasses and felt installed 15.00 Gravel and sand 2.90 Lumber for Utilities Dept. 36.35 1 Prestolite Exchange 1.35 2 Prestolite Exchange 2.70 ~alance due on water tanks for Chester and Bon Air 21,168.OO Con st ruc ti on 207.80 Construction 204. OO Construction 100.00 Pump Hou se 12.80 Con st ruct ion 185.20 Setting meters - pump house 105.85 Pump house-meter connections 169.05 Setting meters - pump house 1Ol.15 Laying pipe, setting meters, pump house 185.12 129.30 115.60 Laying pipe,setting meters,pump house Laying pipe, setting meters Setting meters, reading meters, pump house 56.55 Setting meters-meter connections 32.00 Meter connections-Pump maint, etc. 64.80 Withholding tax from Construction Fund ~0.80 ~27 "Utilities Department - Stores" John H. Frischkorn, Jr., Inc. Hajoca Corporation John H. Frischkorn, Jr. James McGraw, Inc. John H. Frischkorn, ~r. Electrical Equipment Co. Fitzgerald & Zaun Badger ~eter Mfg. Co. Gundlach & Co., Inc. E. E. Titus, Inc. Virginia Equip. & Supply Co. Cook & Bookman Va. Equip. & Supply Co. galv. tees, nipples, black plugs, pipe dope, black bushings, brass gate valves galv. mall tees, galv. ells, G.J. Unions, steel nipples, dresser couplings Black nipple bolts with hex nsts, askets, bushings, pipe, nipples, rass gate valve, plug, tees, valves, malleable unions Walworth Gate Valves Tees, bushings, ells, plugs, nipples, unions, dresser couplings Voltage tester, friction tape, eco fuses, plug fuees 33 Meter Boxes 148 5/8" Meters gal. pipe for November Job 1 - C.I. Valve Box Gate valves, 2" Square Nut, Ail Bell 90 Bonds, Ail Bell Tees 630 ft. galv. pipe ~educers, Ail Bell Tees, Solid Sleeves, etc. 864.22 149.02 507.88 17.99 36.70 9.18 57.75 2501.20 297.23 7.60 140.85 151.20 ~$4,9 This day ~r. J. Wm.Dance, ~reasurer, submmtted' hms' report to the Board for the mont~ of November, 1949, showing expenses incurred~in that office in the amount of $1677.6) of which the County has paid two-thirds, or $1118.42, the remainder to be paid by th~ State, and the Board approving the report, the same is filed. This day ~r. Geo. W. Moore, Jr., Commissioner of Revenue, submitted his report to th~ Board for the month of November, 1949, showing expenses incurred in that office in the amount of $1115.00, of which the County has paid two-thirds, or $743.33, the remainder to be paid by the State, and the Board approving the report, the same is fi led. This day ]~r. Marcus A. Cogbill, Commcnwealth's Attorney, submitted his report to theI 341.72 .61 Board for the month of November, 1949, showing expenses incurred in that office in the amount of $558.33, of which the County has paid one-half or $279.16, the remain- der to be paid by the State, and the Board approving the report, the same is filed. This day Mr. O. B. Gates, Sheriff, submitted his report to the Board for the month of October, 1949, showing expenses incurred in that office in the amount of $926.91, of which the County has paid cue-third or $308.97, the remainder to be paid by the State, and the Board approving the report, the same is filed. Reports were submi~ed from the following offices: Home Demonstration Agents, Co. Agri. Agents, Health Dept., Welfare Department, and Executive Secretary. A Report of Misscellaneous Collections was presented as follows: 1/.10/.49 Division of ~1otor Vehicles -Gas Tax Refund 67.22 1/1.O/_ 49 " ,, ,, ,, , ,, ~ 27.05 10/.26/.49 R. D. Garrett Fee 1.00 10/10/49 J & B Shows Rental of buildings on Fair Grounds 100.00 11/30/49 H/N. Terrell Rent of cottage at Camp Baker for Nov. 1949 30.00 11~30/.49 Chesterfield Health Dept. Office Rent - £~ov. 1949 60.00 11/30/49 Board of Public Welfare Telephone Bill .... .4.00 $289.27 and the report is filed. This day there was presented to the Board claims in the form of Court Orders, directing this Board to pay to John V. Cogbill, the sum of ~60.00 for representing Herbert Ellis and Henry Lee Wilson, who were on trial in the Circuit Court in this County and which allowance is authorized by law. This day there was presented to the Board a claim in the form of a Court Order directing this Board to pay to Wm. old, the sum of $15.00 for representing one David' Millford, who is on trial in Circuit Court in this County, and which allowance is authorized by law. This day there was presented a claim in the form of a Court Order directing this Board to pay to Richard L. Jones, the sum of $30.00 for defending one Walter Williams, who is on trial in Circuit Court in this County, and which allowance is authorized by law. This day the Board received communications from the State Compensation Board setting forth the salaries and expenses of the Co~mnissioner of Revenue, Treasurer, Common- wealth's Attorney and the Sheriff, for the year 1950. Upon consideration whereof and on motion, the said communications are ordered to be filed. This day again the matter of the improvement of Rollins Road in ~4an c he st er District came before the Board, and on motion, it is resolved that a sum not to exceed be appropriated fr~m the 3~ road levy for the improvement of this road. This day again the matter of the plans for the road running from the Camac Road came before the Board, and upon consideration whereof, and on motion it is resolved that W. W. LaPrade & Bros. be and they are hereby requested to complete the plans showing! the necessary compilation of figures and other data reeuired by the State Department! of Highways. On motion of J. C. l~lcKesson, it is resolved that the streets in the subdivision kno~' as "M~dow Ridge" be and the same are reco~mnended to be taken into the Secondary System of Highways when the same have been brought up to the required specifications~ This day the Board received the final budget for the Secondary System of the Virginia" Department of Highways. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion, it is resolved that the matter be carried over to another meeting for further dis'cuesion. This day I~h~. Carl T. Cash, appeared before the Board in support of a claim for pidgeons killed by dogs. Upon consideration whereof and on motion it is resolved that thi~ Board pay Mr. Cash the sum of $50.00 in settlement of his claim for pidgeons. I Again the matter of the contract for the purchase of gas and supplies for the fillin~ station here at the Cour~chcu.~ came before the Boar~, it is resolved on motion of / Irvin G. Homer that the mat~er be continued until the next ~eting of the Board. ~ This day the matter of rezoning the lot 20Ox200 feet fronting on the west side of Ferndale Avenue in the Village of Matoaca came before the Board. It is resolved on motion, that this application, made by 14. D. Jones, be granted and the property rezoned from Agriculture to Local Business. This day the matter of the improvement of Rt. 683 came before the Board and upon consideration whereof, and on motion, it is resolved that the Virginia Department of Highways be and it hereby is requested to set a date for a hearing on this matter so that the residents along the line of said Route may be heard. And be it furthe~ resolved that the Virginia Department of Highways be requested to file, in writing, its conclusions of the said meeting to this Board. This day again the matter of the improvement of a road in "West Chesterfield Heightsi' came before the Board and upon consideration whereof, it is resolved that this Boardi appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 from the 3¢ road levy for the purpose of improving said road. And be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Virginia Department of Highways with the information that this road runs parallel to the Seaboard Airline Ry. and ccnnecting Dupuy Road and Piedmont Avenue Extended. This day the matter of the improv~nent of roads in Lynedale along Rt. 360, came befoJ~e the Board~ Upon consideration whereof, and on motion, it is resolved that a sum not to exceed $500.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated from the 3¢ road levy for t he purpose of improving the maid road. This day the matter of the road running northwardly between Rt. 16~1 and gr. 16~2 in ~mn c he st er ~istrict, crone befGre the Board, and it appearing that heretofore thisl Board had requested the State to ab~andcn from its Secondary System of Highways this road, and it now appearing it is necessary to have this road reinstated into the Secondary System and to construct the s~ne for the purpose of providing a route for school buses in that area. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion, it is resolved that the Virginia Department of Highways be and it hereby is requested to reinstate said road into the Secondary System of Highways and to construct the same into a useable road for the school bus route. This day the matter of a traffic survey on U. S. #1 at Dutch Gap Road and a traffic ! survey on the Snead Road, c~me before the Board. Upon consideration whereof, andi on moti~u, the Virginia Dept. of Highways is requested to make a survey to determine whether "Reduce Speed" highway signs shoMld be placed on said Snead Road and on Rt. li at and near the Dutch Gap Road, commonly known as the Osborne Road. This day the matter of a meeting with General Anderson of the Virginia Dept. of Highways came before the Board. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion, it is resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is directed to arrange a meeting with General Anderson, if possible before January 1, 1950, so that this Boar~ may meet and discuss the Highway's policies so far as the construction and maintenanse of Secondary System of highways are ccncerned. ~ This day there was presented to this Board the resignation of P. Rixey Jones, County;i Agricultural Egent~ Upon consideration whereof and on motion, of lvir. H. T. Goyne, it is resolved that the resignation of Mr. Jones be accepted with regret, and that this Board pay t~. Jones for the same number of days vacation as the Extension Service in Blacksburg, Virginia. This day l~h~. Rogers, District Agent, Extension Division, Blacksburg, Virginia, came before the Board and presented £lr. R. W. Kash, f~om Halifax County, and recommended to this Board that he be appointed as County Agent of Chesterfield Oounty as of January l, 1950, at a salary of $150.00 per month from the County. Upon consideration whereo~ and on motion, it is resolved that ~r. R. W. Kash be appointed as County Agent of Chesterfield County at a salary of $150.O0 per month, effective as of January 1, 1950. This day Mr. Garland Wood, of the City Planning Co~nission and ~r. Tarrant, Consultant of said Commission, and Mr. W. H. Caldwell, Confidential Secretary to the City ~lanag~r of the City of Richmcnd, Virginia, came before the Board presenting a map to this Board showing the building trend in and around the City of Richmond. Upon consideration whereof, and au motion, it is resolved that this Board will render to the City Planning Commission such information as it can in working out the planning for the said metropolitan area. This day a bill in the amount of $36~.43 for work done on the stables and Fair Grounds was prewented to this Board. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion, it is resolved that the sum of $365.43 be transferred from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund to take care of this expenditure. This day ~r. J. G. Hening, President of the Chesterfield County Fair Association, presented a financial statement of the Chesterfield County Fair for the year 1949. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion, it is ordered that the same be £i~md. On motion, it is resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is directed to obtain insurance policies on the two new fire trucks in ~he amount of $4500.00 ea.'~h, to protect this County against fire damage to these trucks. This day the matter of a co:mnercial rate for water users came before the Board. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion, it is resolved that the minimum water rat~ of $2.00 Be imposed and that 40¢ for the first 20~Ocubic feet including the minimum,i amd all over this amount, 205 per 100 cubic feet, to become effective on January 1, 1950. On motion of James W. Gordon, Jr., it is resolved that representatives of this County in the Virginia Legislature be and they are hereby requested to introduce a Bill making a sawer tax in the County of Chesterfield and like counties, a~lien on the lands of the owners and users of the sewers. On motion of H. T. Goyne, it is resolved thab this County's representatives in the Virginia Legislature be and they are hereby requested to introduce a Bill amending the general law to permit the County of Chesterfield to vote upon its supervisors b~ magisterial district, if and when, the County hhall have adopted the County Manager form or the County Executive form of government. This day there was presented to this Board a letter from the President of the League of Virginia Counties, requesting this Board to appoint a two-man Board to judge the contest of the National Counties Government scholarships to the University of Virgin and other schools in the State. Upon consideration ~hereof, and on motion, it is resolved that the County School Board of Chesterfield County be and it hereby is reo~uested to name the two members of the said School Board to judge the said contestI. on motion, it is resolved that the sum of $15.00 be paid to one Mrs. C. A. Cook for the loss of one brush goat killed by dogs. On motion it is resolved to adjourn this meeting until December 20 at 8:00 p.m. at ~ich time the Board will meet with a Committee from Ettrick to consider various proposals for water and sewer rates.