10-18-1942 MinutesVIRGINIA: ,~t an adjourned meetir~ of the
Board of Supervisors of
Chesterfield County, held at
the Courthouse on October 16,
1942, at 2:30 p.m.
Present: H. L Chalkley, Chairman
H. T: Goyne
%;. ~. t!orner ,,bsent: T. D.~Jatkins
P. 'J. Covington J.G. Hening
iThis day a Committee appointed at a previous meetin~~ of the board to investigate
the request of the Atl~tic Coast Li~e R~'. Cor..~pany that the Cou~'~ty of Chesterfield
iproceed ~ith a condermation suit to secure a strip of l~nd from theproperty of
!~,:r. ii. ~. Hawkins, adjacent to the right of way of the ~{tlantic Coast Line Ry.,
betv:een the Woodpecker and i(iver R~.ds, opposite the newly erected passenger
station of tile Atlantic Coast Line Ry., at I?orth i:'etcrsbur~ , near Lttrick, Virginia,
reported it has ~mde a thorough investigation of the situation and felt that the
Board should take no action until such time as the Atl~,ntic Coast Line Ry. Company
should have accuired a certain strip of land which they contemplate acquiring from
the property a~jacent to the present right of way of the ~tlantic Cea, st Line Ry.
Upon consideration whereof and after a lengthy discussion, ama on motion of P. W.
Covint%on, it is resolved that the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County
take no action until the .question of acquiring additional land by the ~tlantic
Coast Line Ry. Corapany be settled with Lit. t{. A. Hawkins.
This day the h~.ecutive Secretary read to the Board a Court Order authorizing the
purchase of t~o (2) Codes of Virginia, 1942 edition for use of the Circuit Court,
Trial Justice Court, Clerk's Office and the Oo~-.on~'oalth's Attorney. Upon
consideration '~;hereof and on notion of I[. T.Goyne, the Executive Secretary is
authorized to purchase the aboYe mentioned Codes.
The Executive Secretary culled the Bo~.rd's attention to the fact that the Electoral
Beard needed to have some of the Registrar's books re-written and has requested
authorization of this Bo~rd so to do. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion
of P. W. Covington, the Executive Secretary is instructed to inform the Electoral
Board to proceed with this u'ork.
This day l~r. E.S.H.Greene, Supt. of ~chocls of Chesterfield 0ounty, came before
the Board and in~uired ~'~hy the Department of Hi~hways had not improved the
driveways to the Manchest~.r and Chester High Schools. Upon consideration v:hereof
and on motion of H. T. Goyne, it is resolved that the Executive Secretary ~e and he
hereby is instructed to co~:~unicate with the ~tate Department of high~'mys and
urine these improvements be made at an early date in accordance v~'ith a resolution
previously adopted by this Board.
Ordered theft the meeting be now adjourned until 10:00 a.m.I!ovember 10, 1942.
~x6cfitive Secretary