10-19-1948 MinutesVIRGINIA: At an adjourned meeting of the
Board of Supervisors of Chester-
field County,-hel~ at the Courthguse
on October 19, 1948, at 7:30 p.m~
Present:
J. G. Hening, C~airman
H.T.Goyne
P. W. Covington
Irvin G. Homer
J.C.McKesson
Absent: James W.Gordon, Jr.
This day there appeared Mr.A.L.Davis and others requesting water servic~ be extendE
to "Elkhardt Heights" and thoroughly discussed the entire area and policy
pursued.
Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of J.C.McKesson, it is resolved that the
Executive Secretary be and he hereby is instructed to extend from Elkhardt School
along Elkhardt Road to Elkhardt Heights a water line to service this area as soon
as pipe for this purpcse if available.
This day l,~. C.F.Kellam,~esident Engineer, of Virginia Department of Hishways
sppeared before the Board and presented to them a budget for the Secor~ary Road
Funds which was explained in detail as to the amounts and roads in each district
which would be improved, alonK with the general maintenance of Chesterfield Roads.
Upon comsideration whereof, and on motion of H.T.Goyne, it is resolved theft the
budget as presente~ by Mr.Kellam for 1948-'49 be and the same is hereby adopted.
This day again a letter from R~C.S. Mullen which h ad been received a considerable
length of time was taken up for consideration, and
i~nereas, the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County recognize that some
provisions must be made in the budget for moneys to improve he, additions to
secondary system, and this amount should be control~d largely by the Board of
Supervisors, and
Whereas, the Board of Supervisors recognise that such roads as may exists in
the secondary system which are not now being used should be abandoned from the
maintenance of the system, and
Wherea~, the Boar~ of Supervisors recognize that a subdivider should c~ndi~n
the streets in a subSivision ~efore request is made that the road be taken into
the Secondary System,
Now, Therefore, on motion of P.W.Covington, be it resolved that the Board of
Supervisors of Chesterfield County approve in principal the request stat~-d in the
letter from Mr.C.S.Nullen and recommend that the counties of Virginia be permitted
to allocate from the secondary funds that percenta~e of same which the Board of
SuperVisors of several counties may determine from time to time may be necessary
to condition the new additions to the secondary system.
And be it further resolved that the Board of ~upervisors of Chesterfield County
recommend to the State High~ay Con~ission that some provisions be made whereby
portions of the secondary roads in the ~arious counties are not being used be
abandoned from the State Secondary for maintenmnce.
And be it further resolved that the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County
recommend to the State Highway Commission that a regulation be adopted whereby the
Boards of Supervisors of several counties will not recommend the acce~nce into th~
State iIiqhway System of streets in a subdivision unless and until the subdivider s!
have constructed and improved the same to a condition satisfactory to the Resident
Engineer of the Virginia Department of Highways. On which motion Mr.H.T.Goyne
did not vote.
This day ~. Harry D. Eichelberger appeared before ~he Board and explained to them
a bid for a smaller bulldozer, a road machine and trailer. Upon consideration
whereof, and on motion of Irvin G. Horner,the Executive Secretary is hereby
instructed to investigate further this matter and receive other prices on this
equipment.
This day the Executive Secretary stated that upon instructions from the Board
of Supervisors he had installed a sewer line on South Street in the Village of
Ettrick and there were outstanding bills in the amount of $2490.30, an8 tha%
there was no money in the EttrickSanit~ry District Construction Fund. Upon
consideration whereof, and on motion of P.W. Covington, it is resolved that the s~
~i~690.30 be and it hereby is transferred from the unappropriated surplus of the
Ettrick Son. Dist. Operating Fund to the Ettrick San. District Construction Fund.
And be it furthar re~olved that $1~00.00 be and it hereby is appropriated from
of
the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund of the County as a loan to the
Ettrick Sanitary District Construction Fund.
Ordered that the meeting be now adjourned until 10:O0 a.m. November 9,1948.
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