08-31-1950 MinutesJ.G.Hening, Chairman
H.T.Goyne
James W. Gordon, Jr.
J. C.McKesson
Irvin G. t{orner
Robt. O.Gill
VIRGINIA: ~t an adjourned meeting of thei
Board of Supervisors of Cheste~'-
field County held at the Court.
house on August 31, 1950, at
8:00 p.m.
b~n motion, it is r esolw~d that an ~" water line b e extended eastwardly along the
Warwick Road in the neighborhood of Branch~s Church of DuPont Square, east of
the Atlantic Coast Line P~I.
And b~ it further resolved that the ExeCutive Secretary be and he hereby is
authorized ~o construct said line after receiving the necessary engineering advice~
This day there was presented to the Board a deed from Minnie E% Bridgewater, widow~
et al, conveying a 30-foot strip of land to the County of Chesterfield , describe(
gener~l!y as follows.: Running southwardly from the Memorial Avenue to a 20-foot
right-of-way, all within the bounds of Matoaca Cemetery.
Upon consideration whe~o~ and on motion, it is resolved that the same be accepte(
and the Executive Secra~tary be and he heraby is authorized and directed to record
the same along with the plat attached thereto.
This day the Executive Secretary presented to the Board an offer, in writing~ for
the purchase of the motor grader now on thegroun~s at the Courthouse~ the same
being in the amount of $400.00. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion~
it is resolved ~hat said offer to purchase the motor grader be a~cep%~d and the
Executive Secretary be and he hereby is requested to complete thesale on behalf
of this Board.
· of I,htoaca, came before, this Board along with other
This day I~Q~. Horace Mann, Sr ,
gentlemen, representing th,n citizens of I,~toaca and s~ro~ding territory and
discussed the matter of establishing a roisterer fire department in that Villase,
~d this Board advised ~.~. ~',~nn and his group just what the requirement:~ would
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be. The Board reT' .... ~'~ ~. ~,~nn to submit, ouot what
they had accomplished along this l~e.
This day the mat;.~r of parking automobiles and other vehicles on th~ Fair Gro~ds
during th~ opera%ion of the County Fairs came befor~ the ~oard, and
,'~ercas, it appec~s theft it becomes necessary for this Board to set up some rules
and regulations concernin~ the parking of such vehicles. Upon consideration
whereof, ~dlon motion, it is resolved vh~'t the Chief of Police and his subordinate
officers be and theyher~by are authorized to pl~ for ~he F~rking of automobiles
on the Fair Greeds during said fairs and to enforce the re~;ulations as adopted
by the Chief of Po!ice as they appear proper to him.
~,nd he And his subordinate officers are hereby empowered to enforce ~ny
r~i~,~?~la~ions ~ ~ t o :~uch p~rking.
Thi~'~ 0~.y th~ matter of kt~rning ~pace of autmobli~s ~.f Co~ty enkloy~c~ and
officials came b~Zk)re tke ~]oard. Upon cons~deraiion w]ier~:cf~ and on ~obion,
i% is resolved that ~i~,~ Executive J~cr~ta~'y be and i.e hereby i~ autkorized and
empowered to p~ce suck signs a~ to hi~n may s~em ncccss~y and propel' ~ong tile
east,...rly ~ide of th~ Courthouse j~reen, north ~nd south of the a~.inistration
b~ilding, ~dicating that ~iucL space~ are z'cserved for the p,azk lng of automobil,~s
of Co~ty employees aha officials.
This day acain the ma~a~~ of the erection of c~-~rtain partition in the Police h~a~.;-
quarters came before thc ~oard, and the Executive Seczh~tary having made an
inv,~,stigaLion r~port~d ths~ the cost would be apD~oximateiy .~I00.00. Upo~
consideration whereof, and on motion, it is resolved Z. hat the Executive Secretary'
be and he hereby is dir~cted to have such partition er(cted at a price not to
exceed $100,00.
This day again thcma~ter of the underpass at the DuFont Entrance, 1,lsnchester
District, Chesterfield County, came before the Board, and the Board having not hear
from the Department of Highways concernin~' the se~e, it is on motion resolved that
Executive Secretary be and he her~ by is di~rected to request the Highway Department
to i]ive this Board a report as soon as possible.
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This d~.y again the matt~.£' of th~ fumigating the w~'~.er along lit. ~1, from Swift
Creek northward came before the Eoard~ ~d upon consid~ration and on motion,
~,~,~t the ~x~u~ S~.~cr~tary b~:~ ~d he hereby is requested to
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ineuire of the authorities of th~:: City of Colonial ilei~hts whether it ~ould furnish
an a~equate supply of wat~:r along U.S.RL. /~1, from Swift Creek northwardly for
one mile, making special inouiry as to the following:
(1) Will the City of Colonial H ei .'ht$ instal] an ~-inch lin,,~ from its corporate
limits along its westerly si~e of ~{t. ~l, for a distance of approxi~!:~lY' one mile
from its corporate limits, making all necessary connections to t~kers oE~wa~er
along said mile route, an d furnish an adequate supply' of water.
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,~ty install such a pipe line ~,nd connections for the County of
Chesterfield along said routes, and furnish th~~. supply of water
(3) Will the City supply an ~dequate supply of water at its corpora~;e limits to
a like pipe line along said route constructed by the County of Chesterfield
(4) If the City will answer any or all of these inquiries in the a fYirmative,
what will be 't~,e approximate cost of construgting a line and connections and
furnishing] an adequate supply of wa%er under the respective condit ions.
(5) If th,~' City answers ~ues'tion ~1 in the affirmative, will it agree to turn
over to the County of Chestc. rfield as the County's property for compensation at
a future dat~.~, and if so. what will be the approximate cost of~the date of
delive:'y of said t',ipe line to the County.
(6) If th~ City a~swers ~4ue:'i;tion #2 in the a ~lrm,.~mve, as an alternate, what will
tht ~ity charge this County to construct said pipe line for the County, the pipe
mid fittings bein,/; furnished by the County.
(7) ~)hat will the City charge to furnish the supply of wat~r t o the pipe line
under inquiry No 2 and 3 ·
Thi~ day a?~in the ~'m~ ter of widenin ' and the improvement of Granite Road (Xt.6;~3)
came before] the Board, and the Executive Secretal~ presented to the Board plsns
of the Dep~:~rtma~t of Hi~)'~ways, Project No.S-~56 (3), showing said proposed road
improvement.
Upon consideration whcrao.f~ ~d on motion, it is r~solved that this Board doth
approve the said proposed road leading from the corporat~ limits at the Railroad
Bridge in the followin6 respect:
(1) A strip 25 feet wide on the southern side of th~ center line of
present highway to the crossing of the Southern Railroad; ~d 3 5 feet wide on the
northern side of the center l~e of the present road to the crossing of the
Southern Railroad witk s~de walk on said north side; ~d w~stw~'dly from the
,t,l. to Schmidt~s Service St~ ion, a right-of-¥fay of 60 f~et wide wide
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according to the latest plans with 3~ feet on the nor?~crly side of th~ said
center line and 25 feet on the southerly side of said conger 1D~e, except that
where the new right-of-way leaves the center line of the present road at the
Southern Rt~. ~d continuing so that it again connects with the center line of
present road, ~md the ~dth of said new right-of-way shall extend northwardly fr~
said ne~ center line t c the center line of the present road.
And be it f~ther resolved that the Board of Supervisors of the Co~ty of Chesterfield
guarnatees to the Department of H1Ehways to obt~n th~ necessary rxEht-of-%~ay
for the const~ction of the above ~ad' the compensation to be furnished a ecording~
to' previous policy of the Highway Department.
And be it further resolved that the Executive Secretary be ~dhe hereby is directe,
to notify the State Department of Highways that tLis Board has approved this road
by resolution and requests the Department of Highways t o forward the proper maps
showing how much land is needed from the respective o,~ers of land along said
ri-ght-of-way, with the acreage in each case.
Ordered t~at the Board be now adjourned until September 12, 1950, at
10:00 a.mo
' E~ecutive Secretary
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