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10-19-1950 MinutesV!i~GINiA: At an adjourned meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Chester~ field County held at the Court- house on October 19, 1950, at 8:00 p.m. Present: J.G.Hening, Chairman H. T. Goyn e James W.Gordon, Jr. J .C .iJlcKe ss on Irvin 3. Homer Absent: Robt. o. Gill This day Mr. Douglas Taylor, of the Enon Section, came before the Board and i discussed with the Board the matter of the water system at f4orrisdale, setting outl indetail just the faults of the water and also presenting to this Board three bids of companies offering to provide facilities for filtering and making the water potable. Upon consideration whereof and on motion, it is resolv~d that the matter be referred to the Executive Secretary and the Engineer, ]~ir. Perrow, for report to this Board. This day ~,ir. Hayes of the J&B Shows, operating this year at the County Fair, came before the Board and requested this Board to permit him to store some of his equipment in two of the buildings on the Fair Grounds, offering to pay this Board $125.O0 for the use of the same and guaranteeing to pay any difference in the insurance rate if any was required. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion, it is ordered that this Board enter into an agreement with ~. ~ayes for use of the buildings for such purposes, and the Executive Secretary is authorized to sign an agreement with l~ir. Hayes. ~nmotion, it is resolved that the Executive Secretary contact the Virginia Electri. & Power Company authoriLies concerning the installation of street lights and to have them installed by the Company the lights approved at a previous meeting, october 18, 1950. un motion, it is resolved that the resolution of this Board dated September 12, 1950 be amended to read as follows: "This day the matter of the widening and the improvement of Granite Road (Rt.683) came before the Board, and the Executive Secretary presented to the Board plans of the Department of Highways, Project No.S-456(3), showing said proposed road improve- merit, Upon consideration ~ereo£, and on motion, it is resolved that this Board doth approve the said proposed road leading from the corporate limits of the Railroad Bridge in the following respect: {1) A strip 25 feet wide on the southern side of the center line of the present highway to the crossing of the Southern Railroad; and 3 5 feet wide on the northern side of the center line of the present road to the crossing of the Southern Railroad, with sidewalk on said north side; and westwa~dly from the Southern RR. to Schmidt's Service Station, a right-of-way of 60 feet wide according to the latest plans, 30 feet on each side of line, except that Where the new righti- of-way leaves the center line of the present road at the Southern RR. and continuigg so that it again connects with the center line of the present road, ahat the widthi of said new right-o-fway shall extend n~r thwardly from said c en~er line to the center line of the present road, together with the right and easement to use such additional areas as will be require~ for the construction and maintenanc~ of the r~ad as called for on plans to be revised~ And be it further resolv ed that the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County guarantees to the Department of Highways to obtain the necessary right-of-tray for ;he construction of the above road, the compensation to be furnished according to previous policy of the Hi ~hway Department. And be it further resolved that the ~xecutive Secretary be and he hereby is directed to notify the State Department of Highways that this ~oard has approved this road by resolution and requests the Department of Highways to forward the proper maps showing how much land is needed from the respective owners of land along said right-of-way, with the acreage in each case. This day there was presented to this Boar,! a resolution of the County School Board of Chesterfield County, dated October 10, 1950, and passed at its meeting held at 8:00 p.m. of that day, which resolution is ordered to be filed ~nong the papers of this day's meetin~ of this Board. The resolution in part being as follows: "It is resolved that this Board award the contract for the construction of the Jahnke Road Elementary School to C.E. Nuckols for the construction of the Jahnke Road Elementary School at the price of ~228~408.00, be and the same is hereby approved. This day a request from the Trial Justice Court was presented to this Board requesting this Board to provide that office with a new typewriter. Upon consideration whereof~ and on motion, it is resolved that the Executive Secretary purchase a suitable typewriter for the Trial Justice Office. This day the Executive Secretary presented to this Board a letter from the State Compensation Board, setting out the date of october 30, 1950, for the hearing by the Compensation Board for the purpose of fixing salaries and expenses ~f the Attorney f or the Co~nonwealth, Commissioner of Revenue, Sheriff and the Treasurer of the County of Chesterfield. And it appearing that this Board has heretofore at its last adoption of the budget placed the additional sum of $125.00 as the County's increase in the Commonwealth~s Attorney's salary and expenses for the last six months of the County's fiscal year budget, upon consideration whereof it is resolved that the State Compensation Boar~ be requested to make the increase in salary of the Commonwealth's Attorney for the year ending December 31, 1951 by $500.00, the one-half portion to be paid by the County of Chesterfield and the other by the State of Virginia. And be it further resolved that a certified copy of this resolution be forwarded to the State Compensation Board. This day i~r. Warren Perro~w and ~'~r. Austin Brockenbmough came before the Board and e ented their mnzine~ s report on the proposed enlargement of the water system pr s ..... .~ ...... ,, ........ ~ration whereof, and on motion, it is in the Uoun~y resolved that the matter be 6eferred until the next meeting of this Board. Onmotion of l~r.H.T.Goyne, it is resolved that the ~irginia Insurance Bureau, be, and it hereby is requested to have its Grading Committee re-grade the areas in Chesterfield County~ Virginia, at ~he Committee's earliest convenience. And be it further r esolvee that a copy o f this resolution be forwarded to the Virginia Insurance Bureau. on motion, it is resolved Lhat this meeting be adjourned tomeet sEain on the 31st dayof October, 1950 at 8:00 p.m.