04-29-1948 MinutesVIRGINIA:
At an adjourned meeting of the
Board of Supervisors of Chester-
field County held at the Courthouse
on April 29, 194~, at 2:00 p.m.
Present:
J. G. Hening, Chairman
H. T.Goxne
J.C. McKesson
Irvin G. Homer
P.W. Covington
James W. Gordon, Jr.
This d ay Dr. E.C.Gates, HealthDirector, of Chesterfield County, came before the
Board stating that the Hill-Burton Act made available certain funds for the
building of hospitals, public health clinics and public health offices, and he
was sure the County could obtain at~roximately 44~ of the cost of an office building
and Clinic at the ~ourthouse, if proper appl~ation was made. Upon consideration
whereof, it was decided to continue this f or further study. ~
This day the Executive Secretary read a letter from J.Garland Jefferson, Judge of
Circuit Court, relative to the deletion from the budget for the M~ear 194~-'49
of Chesterfield County, the supplement to his salary stating he had no objection
to this, which letterwas received and filed.
This day the Executive Secretary read to the Board t he resignation of Mr. Stanford
Vassar, who has served for the past two years as Assistant Earm Agent of Chester-
field County, who is resigning to accept the position as County Agent of Greensville
County. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of P.W.Covington, it is resolved
that the resignation of Mr.Vassar be adcepted as Assistant Farm Agent of Chester- i
field County, with regret.
This d ay the Executive Secretary read a letter f rom Miss Blanche D. Harrison, D~trict
Agent of Colored Home Demonstration Agents, stating that a m~colored Home Dem.
Ag~ t would assume duties in Chesterfield County on Nay 3, 1948, and requesting
that office space be provided at the Courthouse for her.
Upon c~nsideratio~ whereof, and on motion of J.C.McKesson, the Exenutive Secretary
is instrucEed to inform the Colored Home Dem. Agent that provisions had been made
through theSchool Board for office space for t he Colored Farm Ament and Colored
Home Demonstration Agent ~n the new high school now being erectS~ in~he~ounty nea~
the Courthouse. · : "~ ~ ~'~'
This d ay the Executive Secretary read a letter from H.H.Price stating he represente~
the Spring Creek Baptist Church, requesting that an appeal be noted to the Board of
Zoning Appeals protesting the issuance by the Board~of Supervisors a Permit to
establish a midget auto race track on Rt.604 in Cheoterfield County. Upon
consideration whereof, and on motion of James W. Gordon, Jr., it is resolved that
the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is instructed to write to H.H.Price and
explain why an appeal to the Board ~ Zoning Appeals was refused and instructing
him that any appeal would be made to the Circuit Court.
This day the Executive Secretary stated he had a request from Er. Rice onRt.360
for permission to h~ve the Richmond Utilities Department make an l~" water tap
n a "
o 6 lmne adjacent to his property. Upon c onsideration whereof, and on
motion of J.C.McKesson, it is ~esolved that any request to have the Richmond
Utilities Department make any tap on Chesterfield County's water line should be
denied.
This day the Executive Secretary stated that the September publication of the National
AssociaUon of County Officials would feature Virginia and that there had been a
request Ehat Chesterfield County either assume two pages of advertisement or sponso2
the same and sell advertisements to other individuals. Upon consideration
whereof, and on motion of James VJ. Gordon, Jr., it is resolved that the Executive
Secretly be and he hereby is directed to advise the National Association of County
Officials that the County will make every effort to secure two pages of advertise-
ments for the September issue of the "County Officer".
This day the Executive Secretary stated that he had a number of calls for Zoning
Urdinances and for the Subdivision Control Ordinance. Upon consideration whereof,
and on motion of H.T.Goyne, it is resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he
hereby is instructed to have mimeographed 250 copies of the Zoning Ordinance and
250 copies of theSubdivisbon Control Ordinance.
This day Mr. James ~. Cordon, Jr., stated he felt that in some way the question
the responsibility of Colonial Heights to the indebtedness of Chesterfield County
should b e clarified particularly in regard to the schools. Upon consideration
whereof, and on motion of James ~. Gordon, Jr., the Commor~ealth~s Attorney is
hereby requested to obtain an opinion from the Attorney General was to what
proportion, if any, of school bonds the City of Colonial Heights should be
responsible for, and whether t here should be any responsibility by the City of
Colonial Heights on the new bond issue proposed by the School Board of Chester-
field County.
This day I'4iss Lucy Corr, Supt. of Welfa;re, came b~fore the Board s taring that she
been requested to supply the Board with a list of recipients receiving welfare
aid in each district of the County, and that she felt this information should be
ha!
given to the Board but that s he hesitated to do so. Upon consider~tion whereo~,
and on motion of H.T.Goyme, it is resolved that the Chesterfield Welfare Board
be and it hereby is requested to supply the Board of Supervisors with a list of
recipients receiving welfare aid from the Department, in each District, in every
six month intervals.
This daythe matter of the study of the repc~'t made on the investigation of the
Police Department came before the Board. Upon consideration vh ereof, and on
motion of H.T.Goyne, it is resolved that the Board ',~ill meet as a Committee on
May 5, 1945, at ~:O0 p.m., to make a study of this report. And be it ftrther
resolved that the four employees of the Police Department who have been mentioned
as being of irregular conduct be invited to attend this meeting.
Ordered that the meeting b e now adjourned until 10:OO a.m. May ll, 1948.