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12-14-1948 MinutesVIRG~]~IA: At a regular meeting of the Board of Supervi~ rs of Cheo~erfield County, held at the Courthouse on Dece~b er 14, 1948, at 10:00 a.m. Present: J. G. Hening Irvin G. Homer H. T. Goyne P. ~. Covington J. C. ~¢Kesson Absent: James W. Gordon, Jr The minutes of the last meeting ~ ving been read, are approved. "Salaries~ Allowances~ et.c.P, aid by the Executive Secretary from ~he General Co. F~ James G~,Hening H. T. Goyne P. W. Covington J. C. McKessom James W. Gordon, Jr. Irvin G.'Horner Walter N.Perdue M. A. Cogbill~ Geo. W. Moore, Jr. J. Wm. Dance A. J. Homer W. H. Caldwell Auline B. Wills P. Rixey Jones Anne R.Confer Esther B. Foster B. J. Banks Willie Smith George Baskerville Henry Goode R. F. Jones Elsie V. Copeland Laonard Fisher R. M. Eike R. N.Winfree O. B. Gates C. A. Ryburn, Jr. I.E. Bowman R. W.Koch D.W.Murphey R. E.Feeback H.N.TerrelI E. P. Gill E. T. Smith C. W. Cunningham W. B. Gill R. C. Phillips W.E.Martin B.C.Furman C.R,Jacksom C.N. Jolly C.E.Richter Mrs. H.M. Romaine W. H. Flynn Supervisor Clerk, Circuit Court Co~mmo~ ealth' s Attorney Comm. of Revenue & Deputies Treasurer and Deputies Forest Fire Warden Executive Secretary County Stenographer County Farm.Agent Home Dem. Agt. Asst. Home Dem.Agt. Janit or ?, Truck driver's helper Truck driver Co. Agri. Agt. (Ool). Home Dem. Agt. (Col.) Truck driver's helper Land Assessor - i day " " - 3 days Sheriff Chief of Police Mileage & Tel. Capt. Police Dept. Mileage and Tel. Lt. Police Dept. Milea~e and Tel. Investigator Mileage and Tel. Investigator Mileage~ and Tel. 107.02 Patrolman Mileage and Tel. Patrolm~n Mileage and Tel. Patrolman Mileage and Tel. Patrolman Mileage and Tel. ~atrol~an ~ileage and Tel. Patrolman ~ileage and Tel. Patrolman Mileage and Tel. Patrolman Clerk and Dispatcher Dis~m tcher " (Part month) PBX Operator Retired Police Officer $301.30 154.20 207,40' 14.50 154,2) 214.50 142.15 214.50 192;50 154,8~ 188;40 153,96 192;50 171;~0 l~O,OO 17o;9o 77.36 $51.20 51.20 51.35 52.20 53,O0 54.60 83.33 279,16 690~00 9?8,64 100o00 407.73 185.23 195.01 105,00 72.20 97.50 135.oo 130.00 135.00 90~00 75,00 130.O0 10.00 3O.OO 289.44 45~.50 346.98 368.75 356.65 321.52 347.39 342.36 338.31 321.80 323.15 309.26 256.56 165.00 157.30 148.50 82.90 13 5 · 40 63.40 Id:" $9372,5~ "Routine Standard Claims:" R~s. Helen M.Romaine Mrs. Theo T.Cogbill,P.M. City of Petersburg Jail The Fidelity & Deposit Co. The CUP Tel. Company The Arnold Compamy Virginia Electric & Power Company J.G. Loving, M.D. Bon ~ir Sales & Service Truby Motor Company The C&P Tel. Company Henrico County State Forster of Virginia C. K. Jolly Mrs. Theo T. Cogbill, P.M. The C&P Tel. Company The C&P Tel. Company Virginia Electric & Power Company 189 meals served prisoners in Chesterfield lock-up -Oct. 22- Nov. 15 Three coils stamps lO prisoner days for Oct. @455 Premium on Ins. Policy of Edwin T. Smith Local and long distance service Radio maintenance-Oct. 1948 Street lighting for Nov. 1948 Lunacy con~nission-Wayne B. Wall Gas and oil-Bon Air ~ire truck - " - Trash truck $67o9~ ,, , - County car 25.21 , " - Chester Fire T. 4~.27. Telephone ~ervice-Chester F~e Dept. 514 Chesterfield County State Prioner days confined in Henrico County jail for October, 1~8 Forest i'ire control services- Sept. 4,-ZSth Lunacy c o~nission Stamps (Trial Justice and Police Oepb . ) Telephone-Manchester Fire Dept. Telephone -Fore~ Fire Warden Electric service-Clerk's Office, Camp Baker, Welfare Dept. and C.H. "Claims b~ Executive Secretary:" Go£~nOiA CArbon Cumpany Buildings Equipment & Supply Corp. Virginia Printing Company Southern Paper & Sppply Co. Inc. ~ Petersburg Office Equipment Co. Cent~.al Printing Company The Haloid Company Spencer Printing Company Car Don paper 2 cases V drinking cups 200 sheets carbon paper I~meograph paper Stencils and duplicator ink ~ecord cards, envelopes, tax meeting notices, Police forms Record duplex paper and chemicals Envelopes, supplies f~r jail, Tax Bills and County and State Warrants ,,]~Lscellaneous Claims Paid by the Executive Secretary:3~ E. C. Pa st orfi eld W.H.Caldwell,Exec. Sec'y Putting glass in jail and .~aking ballot boxes Expenmes incurred on trip to ~oanoke R~gee's Corner Drug ~tore Johnson & Company Tomahawk Filling Station W.B.Gentry, Sgt. W.B.Gentry, Sgt. Sgt. City of Peters0urg Richmond Newspapers, Inc. Carwile's Sunoco Service Richmond Rubber Co. Inc. R. T. Sunday Company Virginia St:~tionery Company Southern Hdwe. &Bldg. Supply Co. Sheriff, King ~illiam County C.A.Wilson & Sons Walter N.Perdue, Clerk Petersburg Hospi%al, Inc. Petersburg Hospital, Inc. St. Philip Hospital $94.50 35.09 4.50 5.00 2~7.66 100. O0 396.17 5;00 20.28 138.7! 913.8( 683. $208~ 138,39 15.7~ S08 ~ 47 3 3o.o~ 9'65 lO.9~ ~8'29~1614.2~ $24.00 ~ ..62 7.0o~ to brL~g back fire truck 22.40 Supplies for first-aid kit 5.56 Fuel oi1#2 - 820 gallons (Conservation)99.2~ Gas and oil (Fire truck) July,Aug. and Sept. 79 · 7~ For services of sttmmonses in suit of Com. of Va. and Co. of Ches~ erfield Vs. D. R. Gregroy .7~ For serving summonses in suit of Com. of Va. and Co. of Chesterfield Vs. Heirs of Rachel Brown 5.75i For serving summonses in suit of Co. of Chesterfield Vs.Heirs of Rachel Advertising on rezoning 7.92 Gas, taire changing and washing car 9.35 One 1" hose mender (Forest Fire Warden truck) .4D Prints of sections of Tax Map 5.83 1,000 Personal property sheets printe~ 85.00 Hinges and hasps for ballot boxes .8~ Services of summonses in suit of Com. of Va. and~Co, of Chesterfield Vs. R.D.Gregory,et als 1.SD Misscelaneous supplies for cleaning 21.~) Clerk's fee in ~hancery suit of County Jchool Board of Chesterfield County Vs. Board of Supervisors and J.~m.Dance, Tr~asurer 29.C0 Hospitalization services-Baby Robert Davis 15 .GO Hospitalization s ervices-Martha Vaughan " " -Gertrude Harris, ] Ethel I~Liller and Dan Bannister 155. ,,~qiscellaneous Claims :" Medical College of Virginia Anderson & Woodfin State Dept. of Health The ~olumbia Carbon Company Johnson & Company Double Envelope Corp. H.A.Hawkins & ComPany H.B.Gilliam, Atty. ~m.T.Angle, Ace High Vertical Radiator Co. lV~echanics & Merchants Bank Hospitalization services -Ara Glenn and ~Y~s. Letticia Jones $190.Z~ One Bendix starter and labor 8.5p Payment due three months ending Dec.31, ~ 225o.o~ 1948 28.5D 100 sheets carbon paper #2~Fuel oil-960 gallons-Camp Baker 116'1~ 10,OOO envelopes (For tax bills) 15.OO~ Cleaning and repairing oil burner County of Chesterfield Vs. Heirs of Stephen Bailey and preliminary title fee lO.OO~ Painting tower on top of jail building 40.00~ at Courthouse 200.90! Wit hholding t ax - ~35 ~7..6Z ,,Election claims for election of November 2, 1948" Game Warden 1 hawk head - 2 crow heads 6 turkeys killed by dogs 8 hens killed by dogs "Claims Paid from Dog Tax Fund:" E. J. Go rman Ern est Tuma Mrs. N.B. Villemagne Mrs. L. M. Hudson "Claims Paid ~rom the Ettrick San. Dist. Operating Fund:" Miss Grace B. Pond B.W.Walton Virginia Electric & Power Co. City Water V~orks, Petg. Ettrick Gulf Service The C&P Tel. Company Goodall Bros. H.A.Hawkins & Co. District Clerk Janitor ~unicipal Bldg. Current-Ettrick Water pump $10&6.34 32 16 $40.OO 15.00 27.48 3,52 215.11 2.49 16.50 27.20 Alexander & ~rrin 44.O0 ,, - ~ttrick Municipal Bldg. Water used during October, 1948 Gas and oil for Ettrick Fire Dept. Telephone service-EttrickTown Hall #2 Fuel oil-Ettric k Municipal Bldg. To making 1" water connection at Ettrick Baptist Chur ch To repairing meter and water pipe broken at Ellis~ home To making sewer connection at Mr. Baker's 10.25 property on Chesterfield Avenue 124.30 To making ~ater connection on Chesterfield Avenue 42 .~0 To ~,aking sewer connection " " 51.25 To ~aking sewer connection on South St. 20.50 To making ~ater connection on South St. 25,60 Digging wat er lines and making connections 88.50 .'Claim Paid from the Manchester Debt Fund:" ~ech~nics & ~ercha~ts Bank $95,395.84 Bonds and interest $754.l "Utilities Department-General County Sanitary Fund:" Treas. of U.S.-Richmond General Depot Water purchase~ for period Oct.1 thru Oct.31,1948 Treas of U.S.- Richmond Genersl Depot Water p~chased from Sept. 1- virginia Electric & Power Co. Virginia Electric & Bower Co. ;~tchell's Well & Pump Co. The ~&P Tel. Company Chas. Leonard Hdwe. Ce.Inc. Phipps & Bird, Inc. Teho T.Cogbill, P.M. l~s. Thee f. Co~bill,F.i4. Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Thee T. Cogbill,P.M. Chesterfield County Bank Moore's Service Station R.B.Augustine Ins. Ag~ncy, Inc. Ben air Sales & Service Alexander & ~L~rrin Old Dominion Iron & Steel Corp. E.C .Pastorfield Goyne Cement Block CompanM Friend & Company N.B.Goodwyn & Sons N. B. Goodwyn & Sons Ashton L. Pond Mitchell's Well & Pump Co. ChasLoenard Hdwe. Ce. Inc. Virginia Electric & Power Co. W.O.Phillips John V.Colston W.O.Phillips Anna R. Rybmrn William Anthony Willian Russell Mechanics & ~rchants Bank Picks and pick handles Electric service-C~ster, Dupuy Rd. Burrou~,~hs St. and' Trevillian Ave. Mileage -161 Mile s @ 5¢ Salary (Part) Work on v~ater~ system '! ,, ,~ ,, $108.12 Sept.30, 1948 102.O3 Electric curr~nt-Walnut Place 2.92 ,, " ~Centralia Card. 13.64 " "- Chester 8.28 - "- Dupuy Rd. 1.80 ,, "- Chester 44.00 , ,, - Ben Air 6.08 ,, ,' - Trevillian Ave. 8.56 Electric service-Buford St. .40 ~epairing 3 HP motor and bearing rep~ced (Stop 17) 53.50 3 20 ft. Class 7 creasoted Pine poles 15.65 3 ors. 6" strap hinges, hinge haspel, 1.79 1 case II.T.H. 21.50 Stamps for postage meter 50.00 2 rolls 1 ct.stamps 10.06 Quarterly rental on meter machine 9.00 Stanps for meter :~ chine leo.e0 155 water bills ~ 5¢ 7.75 5 qts. oil 1.75 Insurance on l½ T. C~vrolet truck 36.00 One casite 1.OO For digging water lines and making connections-Centra lia Gardens, Chester and Ben Air 664.35 Trenches for water lines and labor installing meters and connections 1108.~5 Trenches for water lines and labor installing meters and connections 572.~6 Balance due on tank purchased- Sherbourne Heights 900.OQ Digging foundation and laying 936 block s 19~.48 Cement blocks for pump house- Sherbourne HeiEhts 295.00 Cement and Mravel-p~p house- Cent~ lia Gardens 10.7~ 4" boards, and 81 ft. T&G lumber 10.02 2x4, 2x6 and 2x8" and lx4" 98.51 Grading, tank foundation and cement floor in pump house at Centralia Gardens 252.~3 Bellewood Manor-p~p assembly 231~50 Sherbourne Heights-Drilling well 1065.00 8.60 69.20 8.05 125.O0 86.66, 7~.00f 81'00I 105~35 1.90 $65~3.84 Withholding tax "Utilities Department - Stores:" Hajoca Corporat ion Hajoca Corporation Hajoca Corp. War Assets Administration ~a~'~ger Meter Mfg. Co. Badger Meter ~Lfg. Co. The Ford Meter Box Ce. Inc. Noland & Company C.B.Sowers Company Johns-i~nnville Sales Corp. The Ford Meter ~ox Go. Inc. W. L. Pe tway E.E.Titus, Inc. Fitzgerald & Zaum Virginia-Carolina Hdwe. Co.Inc. Virginia Machinery & Well Co. Morris Rormn Hoenniger-Si ze~ore Co. Inc. Hajoca Corp. James McGraw, Inc. Virginia Equipment & Supply Co. E "]~har dt Hdwe. Co~ John H.Frischkorn, Jr. Inc. John H. FriscSkorn, Jr.Inc. Galv. s~eel pipe, caulking lead, Galv. steel pipe and tees Galv. joint union Oakum ./~8 bronze meters (150) 5/8" bronze meters {150) 1001 ironcrete tops with anchors 3~4"#adapt er s 2" galv pipe 600~ ft] 6" Class 150-transite pipe 100 #1 ironcrete tops with anchors 1~" and 2" galv. pipe 25-C. I.Valve boxes Meter boxes 1 set pipe stocks and dies $378.66 3o~.1~ 7.29 2205.00 2205.O~ 282.1b 22.1~ 158.9¢ 6783.~ 282.1~ 256.9~ 192.00 490.00 17.20 Galv. ells, solder, couplings,bushin;s !5.6~ Gate valves, hydrants, corking valves 5~8.5p 1 3" Disc auger Galv. tees, nipples, plugs, etc. Four 2 om. cans soldering paste All Bell Tees, reducers 525 ft. 4" galv. pipe Gate valves, galv. pipe, tees. ells, Copper tubinE, galv. pipe, bushings, curb cocks 3.0p 364.1~ 748.7p 3016.1~ "Utiliti es De~ar~nent-Stores :,, Joim H.Frischkorn, Jr. Inc. John H.Frischkorn, Jr.Inc. John H.Frischkorn, Jr.Inc. Galv. pipe, gate valves, ells, tees, nipples Hub end /~ate valves, gal~. pipe, bushings Galv. pipe, bushings, nipples $2321 1450.60 _ 438.11 323,217. "Utilities Department - Mqnchester San. Dist.:" Virginia Electric & Power Co. Virginia Electric & Power Co. A. B. George Virginia Electric & Power Co. Mitchell,s Well & P~p Co. Sydnor Pump & Well Co. Inc. Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Theo T.Cogbill,P.M. South Richmond Bank W.O.Phillips R.B.Augustine Ins, Agency,Inc. John H.Frischkorn, Jr. Gresham's Nursery Alexander & ~rrin Truby Motor Company C .A.Wilson Dorton's ~arket Anderson & Woodfin Anderson & Woodfin rown-Moonev Supply Co. utch GapWelding Service ~lexander & ~rrin S .T. Wag st aff Virginia Key & Lock Co. Mitchell's Well & Pump Co. A.R.Tiller Corp. Hajoca Corp. A.R.Tiller Corp. Chester Motor Co. Truby Motor Company John V. Cols ton W. O.Phillips A.Robins Anna R. Ryburn William Anthony W. L. Jones William Russell Mec~mni~ & Merchants Bank Electric service-Stockton St.,~lub Road, Wainwright Drive Electric service-Pembroke St. Electric service-Tnrner Road Electric service-Jahnke Road, Club Rd. Ellington St., Cherokee Rd. and Stockton Street gepairing pump on Turner Rd. Graphite packing Rental on meter machine Stamps for postage meter Collecting water bills for Oct.- 386 bills Mileage for Nov. -109 i~les@ 5¢ Insurance on 1½T. Chevrolet truck Combined drill and tap Four Forsythia (To replace plants destroyed by digging machine) For digging water lines and making connections reams Rd., Providence Rd., Woodstock, Jahnke Rd., McGuire Park, Cavalier Court, Chesterfield Gardens Gas and oil and repairs Gasoline and oil Gas-and oil (Sept., and Oct. 1948) Gas, oil welding 6 couplings Gas ~nd oil i bag H.E.cement Welding 31 pipe ~uplings Trenches for watm~ lines and installing connections 3 and 2" pipe and ells Two doz. padlocks and keys Dri~ding 8" Well on Jahnke Road T~ree P.O.L. Exchange i tubing cutter Presto lite refill and key Oil and belt-Utility truck Gas and oil Engineering (Part, salary) Billing and accounting (Part salary) Work on water systems Billing and accounting Work on water systems Withholding tax $204.84! 10.00 10.00 808 · 64 21,00 2'?6 9.00 50. oo 19.3o i 5.45 36 -oo 29.00 .80 1607,97 115.18 27 ~27 15.50 1690.14 589,1F 31.50 2.2 2'82 2'80 36.9~9 lO~ .op ll4.00 207.8P 52.60 71.00 185 .~0 6.OD This day, Mr.J.Wm. Dance, Treasurer, submitted tothe Board report of expenses incurred in the operation and maintenance of his office for the month of November, 1948, in the amount of $1467.96, of which t~e County has paid two-thirds or $978.64, the remainder to be paid by the St~te, and the Board approving the same, the report is filed. This day, Mt.Geo. W. Moore, CommissionEr of Revenue, submitted to the Board report of expenses incurred in the operation and maintenance of his office for t~ month of November. 1948, in the amount of $1035.00, of which the County has paid two- thirds or $690.00, the remainder to be paid by the State, and the Board approving the same, thereport i~ filed. This day, Mr. M.A.Cogbill, Commonwealth's Attorney, submitted to the Board his report of expenses incurred in the operation and mairZenauce of his office for the month of November, 1948, in the amount of $558.33 of whichthe County has ~aid one-half or $279.16, the remainder to be paid by theState, and the Board approving the same, the report is filed. This day, Mr.O.~. Gates, Sheriff, submitted to the Board report of expenses incurred in the operation and maintenance of his o~ice for the month of October, ~ 1948, in the amount o£ $868.33, of which the County has paid one-third or $289.44,! the re:~inder toOe paid by the State, and the Board approving the same, the report is filed. This day the report of miscellaneous collection was read as follows: 10/30/48 Board of Public Welfare Telephone bill for October, 1948 $4.00 12/2/48 H.N.Terrell Cash-rent on cottage at Camp Baker for November, 1948 Telephone bill- 11/ 0/48 12/9/~,$ Board of Public Welfare Health Department O. B.Gates, Sheriff 30.00 November, 1948 4.00 Office rent-Nov.1948 60.00 For old clothes sold at public auction 1.2~ $72.25 which report is received and filed. Reports were receive d and filed from the following offices: Health Department, Home Demonstration Agents, ~gricultural Agents, Welfare Department and Executive Secretary. This day the Executive Secretary reporte~ that as previously instructed by the BoarG he had viewed the road leading from Rt.360 into the property owned by Mr. Miles on the old Rt.360 right-of-way, approximately 1/4 of a mile east of the _ intersection of Rt.360 and Rt.653, and that in his opinion it was very necessary that this road be taken into the highway system. Upon consideration whereof~ and on motion of J.C.McKesson, the Executive Secretary is authorized to take such steps as necessary to have this road taken into the State Secondsry System. This day the Executive Secretary reported to the Board the following additions which had been accepted into the Secondary Rced System of Chesterfield County: ~ Second Avenue, Crest Lane, Chase Avenue and Cardwell Avenue, Extension of Rt.1629, Baldwin Road, Clay Road, Manor Road and Percival Street, which letter is received and filed. This day a Committee from the Ruritan Club of Midlothia~ came before the Board requesting that additional' street lights ~ installed in the village of I~idlothia~. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of J.C.McKesson, it is resolved that th~s request be referre~to the Light Committee for further study and action. This day the Executive Secretary stated he had a request for an additional streetl light on Jackson Avenue in Ettrick. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of P.W. Covington, it is resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is instructed to have the Virginia Electric & Power Company install this light. This Executive Secretary presented and read to the meeting a Supplemental Agreement for the Purchase of Street and Highway lighting Service, Traffic light~g Service and R~is cellaneous Light and Power Service, from the Virginia Electric and Power Company, a copy of which is made a part of these minutes, and the Executive Secretary stated that the proposed Supplemental Agreement for the Purchs se of Electric Service was, in hi~ opinion, very advantageous to the County. Whereupon, and on motion of H.T. Go]me, it is resolved th~ the proposed Supplemental Agreement to Agreement for the Purchase of Street and Highway Lighting Service from Virginia Electric & Power Comfy be and it hereby is approved. And be it further resolved that the Chairman of this Board, be, and he hereby is authorized and directed to execute and deliver the said Supplemental Agreement on behalf of the County, and the Clerk of the said Board be and he hero, by is authorized and directed to affix the seal of the County to the said agreement and attest the same. This day Miss Helen Ricks, District Agent, came before~the Board stating that Miss Esther Foster, Assistant Home Demonstration Agent, had been offered a positio$ as Home Demonstration Agent in another County and wished to be relieved of her dutSes in C~esterfield, and that she had been able'to secure for appointment Miss Macklyn Price as Assistant Home Demonstration Agent. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of H.T.Goyne, the resignation of ~ss Foster as Assistant Home Dem. Agent is accepted, and the appointment of Miss Mackl Price to th~ position is approved. This day Mr. and ~rs. Tatum, of Stop 26, near Chimney Corner, came before the Board asking what steps cpuld be taken tohave a water line installed in that area Upon consideration whe~eof, and on motion of H.T.Goyne, it is resolved that this matter be referred to the Water Committee for study. And be it further resolved that a petition be placed in that area to determine the number of potential users of water, if and when the. line is extended. This day several residents of the area from Chester to Dutch Gap and along Rt. #l! to the intersection of Rt. la~da #lO, appeared before~ t. he Board stating that they~ desired to have a water line from Chester along Rt. 616, the Osborne Road, to Rt.~[ and from the intersection of Rt. 616 and #l along #l to the intersection~ of Rts. #l and 10. After due consideration and on motion of H. T. Goyne, it is resolved that the request of this group be complied with provided there was a guarantee sufficient to warrant 12~ gross return~ 'This motion was lost by a vote of 3 to 2. Mr.J.G.Hening, Mr, J.C.McKesson and Mr. Irvin G. Homer voting "No'~. And be it further resolved,on motion of Irvin G.Horner, that this matter be reconsidered at a future meeting if additional information is available. This day the Executive Secretary stated he had a conference with the officials of the Virginia State Collete regarding wat~-r lines to the ColleEe and from Ettrick along the Matoaca Road to the Randolph' Farm and into the farm prol~ rty. Upon consider~tion whereof, and on motiOn of J.C.McKesson, it is resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is instructed to' cooperate with the Virginia State Colleqe in the installation of water lines, provided the College will pay the cost of the inst~llation of the line to the ~andolph Farm, with the un~ersbanding that if and when a 12% return should be bad on the line on the Ettrick-Matoaca Road that the County will reimburse the Virginia State College the a~ount equal t o the cost of laying a 6" line for t he distance from the intersection of Hickory and Rive9 Roads to the Randolph Farm. This day Mr. C.A.Ryburn, Chief of Police of Chesterfield County, came befcre the Board asking for additional radios, fire extinguishers and sirens for the County cars, to be used by the Police Department. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of J.C.McKesson, it is resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is instructed to purchase e~uipmmnt for these cars at the best prices obta inable. And be it further resolved that a sum sufficient to take care of these items be and it hereby is appropriated from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. This day l~r.C.A.Ryburn, Chief of Police, stated that the private cars of the poliqe officers now in use had been marred by the installation of radios and antennas, aqd that he felt it was the responsibility of the County to have these cars restored to their former fitness. Upon consideration whereof, and onmotion of Irvin G. Hornet, it is resolved that the Chief of Police be and he hereby is authorized to have these cars repaired. This day the Executive Secretary read a letter from R'~.C.D.LeFaivre, making application for the rezoning of property on Rt.360, opposite the Tomahawk Service Station. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of Irvin G.Horner, it is resolved that the Executive Secretary he'and he hereby is instructed to advertise the same for hearing on January ll, 1948. This day the Executive Secretary received letters from the Compensation Board, setting forth salaries o f the Treasurer, Commissioner of Revenue, Commonwealth's Attorney and Sheriff and expenses of their offices, which lettersare received and filed. This day the Executive Secretary read a letter from Mr. John H. Randolph,Presidenl of the First Federal Savings and Loan, requesting that water service be extended to "Chesterwood", a subdivision which he was developing ,~tating he would be willing to make a deposit to Chesterfield County for the estimated cost of this line, to be returned to him when the line paid a 12% return. Upon consideration r 'll whereof, and on motion of J.C.McKesson, it is esolved that the Executive Secretary~ is requested to communicate with Mr. Randolph and state that this proposition wi be accepted and to pr. oceed when money has been received for the installation of a water line along R$,.635 from the subdivision of "Meadow Ridge" to "Chester~ood". This day the Executive Secretary read ~letters from Mr.T.C.Redford and ~r. Howard A~ Mayo, Jr., requesting water service to their property on Cherokee Road and guaranteeing to pay an amount to equal a 12% return on this extension. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of J.C.Mcaesson, the Executive Secretary is instructed to make this extension at the earliest possible time. This day the Executive Secretary, in accordance with instructions at a previo~ meeting, submitted bids on trucks to be used as an additional trash trucK. The bids were submitted from Ford, Chevrolet, Studebaker and Dod~-]e. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of J.C.McKesson, it is resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is authorized to purchase a Dod~.~e truck and equip same for use as an additional trash truck. And be it further resolved that the ~xecutive Jecretary be instructed to secure the necessary personnel to operate this truck. And oe it further resolved that a sum sufficient to purchase and operate this truck be and it hereby is appropzi ated from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. This day the Executive Secretary read a copy of a letter addressed to the Mayor of Colonial Heights from Mr. W.L. P~inter, Chief, Bureau of Local Welfare Services~ relative to welfare work in the City of Colonial Heights and the County of Chesterfield, which letter is received and filed. This day the Executive Secretary reported that the ~a!~er Committee had considered the possible employment of ~r. John Dyson, for operation and maintenance work in the Utilities Department. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of H.T.Goyne, it is resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is instructed to employ Mr. Dyson for work in the Utilities Department at a salary of $2400.00 per year, eff~ctive January 3, 1949. Ordered that the meeting be now adjourned u~til 7:30 p.m.December 28,19~ ~ Ek%6ubive Secretary