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10-05-1948 MinutesVIRGI?~IA: At an adjourned meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Chester- field County, held at the Courth¢ on October 5, 19~8, at 8:00 p.m. Present: J. G. Hening, Chairman H. T. Goyne James W. Gordon, Jr. Irvin G. Homer Absent: J. C. McKesson P. W.Covington This day Messrs. Durrette and Joyce, who are doing some building in"Bon Air Acres" appeared before the Board and stated that they had taken over this subdivision from Mr. Frank Purdy and that they had supposed the streets had been properly graded and graveled for acceptance into the State Secondary System, but from a report f~om the Department of Highways they find this is not so and they would like to make some arrangements to have Brown Road and Peck Road taken into the State Secondary System, and that they were willing to condition Peck Road if the County could do something with the Brown Road. Upon consideration whereof and on motion of James W. Gordon, Jr., it is resolved that if and when the Peck Road in "Bon Air Acres" is graveled sufficiently for acceptance into the State Secondar~ System, the County will take steps to have the Brown Road a ccep%md. use This day Mr. Irvin G. Homer stated that the Highway had taken into the Secondary S~ rem a road known as the Belcher Road, running off from Rt. 653, between Swift Creek and Rt.655, for a distance of one mile but that this distance did not reach the pro~rty of Mrs. Avery and that he felt ~t was desirable for the County to have an additional .2 of a mile of this road improved to serve this home. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of Irvin G.Horner, it is resolved that the Virginia Department of Highways be and it hereby is requested to improve the distance to the Creek and erect a wooden bridge from local materials, expending a sum not to exceed $50.00, charging same to the 3¢ road levy. This day Mr.D.S.Beasley came before the Board and presented a petition from residents along Rt.#l from Half-Way House to Kingsland and the Kingsland area, requesting ~ that a water system be installed for that area and statee he felt sure he could ~ get twice as many names as appeared on the petition to sign up for water. ~ Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of H.T.Goyne, it is resolved that a wateI system be installed from Half-Way House including the Kingsland area as soon as materials are available. This day again the offer from James Friend for the sale of a water system in "Branda Court" on Kingsland Road to the County came befor~ the Board and Mr.H.T. Goyne stated he had investigated the system and there were lO connections which would guarantee a twelve percent return, for the sum of $1800.00. Upon consideration whereof, mid on motion of H.T.Goyne it is resolved that the County purchase this water system as soon as the title to same can be cleared. And be it further resolved that the Commonwealth,s Attorney be and he hereby is instructed to examine the title to this water system. This day Mr. C.has. A. Ryburn, Jr.. Chief of Police of Chesterfield County. appeare~ before the Board and made a verbal report of the happenings at the State Polxce Convention at Old Point Comfort and stated that the International Association would meet in New York City on October 10, ll and 12th and that he felt At would be very desirable if he attended. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of H.T. Goyne it is resolved that the Chief of Police of Chesterfield County be permitted to attend the International Association of Police Chiefs in ~ew York City, and tha~ the County p ay the expenses up to and not exceeding $1OO.O0. This day the Executive Secretary stated there were some bills which wSre urgently needed to bepaid in the Utilities Department of the County and there were insuffic~ funds to pay the same. Upon consideration whereof, and onmotion of H.T.Goyne it is resolved that the sum of $2,000.00 be and it ~reby is appropriated from the unappropriated surglus of the General Fund to the Utilities Department - General County Sanitary Fund. This dW M~. Chas. R. Willis, representative from Scott, Homer and Mason, Inc., appeared Before the Board and presented a portion of a resolution required by the New York Bond Attorneys to be passed by the Boar4 of Supervisors regarding the control of monies collected from the water systems, which Section was carefully reviewed by the Board of Supervisors and the~e appeared no objections to the same. Whereupon, the Commonwealth's Attorney is requested to make a £urther study and re~ort to this Board at its next meeting. This day the Executive Secretary read a letter from Mr.A.S.Gresham, Jr., stating he owned property in the subdivision of "Cloverdale" and directly ~cross from "Cloverdale" and that he had not been informed of the request of S.J.Hicks for the rezoning of certsin lots in the subdivision of "Cloverdale" from Agriculture to General Business, and he would have objected to the same had he known of this request. Upon examination it appeared that S.J.Hicks had not conformed withprovisions of the Zoning Ordinance in supplying to the Board all names of adjacent and neighboring property owners with his request for rezvning. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of Irvin G. Homer, it is resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is instructed to inform Mr. Hicks to discontinue any steps he may have taken to erect business property on this location, and make preparation for the reopening of this zoning matter. Ordered that the meeting be now adjourned until 10:OO a.m. October 12, 1948. --'Ekecutive Secretary