10-12-1943 MinutesVIRGINIA: At a regular meeting of the
Board of Supervisors of
Chesterfield County, held al
the Courthouse on October
1943, at 10:00 o'clock A.M.
Pr e se nt:
H. L. Chalkley, Chairman
J. G. Hening
H. T. Goyne
W. A. Horner
T. D. ~atkins
P. W. Covington
The minutes of the last regular meeting having been read, are approved.
"Salaries, Allowances, .etc. Pai~ by the Executive Secretar~ from the
Salary and mtlea~'e - Sept. 1943
Horace L. Chalkley
James G. Hening
W. A. Horner
Harold T. Goyne
P. W. Covington
T. D. ~atkins
Marcus A. Cogbill
Geo. W. Moore, Jr.
¥~alter N. Perdue
A. L. Smith
R. M. Eike
Annie Prindes Nichols
Julia B. Knickerbocker
J. ~m. Dance
W. H. Caldw~ll
Auline Barrett
Nancy Tyree
P.Rixey Jones
Mrs. Lucy B. Groth
B. J. Banks
George Baskerville
Willie Smith
R.F. Jones
C. W.Smith
I. E. Bowman
R. ¥~. Koch
E. P. Gill
G. M. Johnson
C.~,J. Cunningham
H. N. Terrell
Co~onwealth' s Attorney
Co~issioner of Revenue
Clerk, Circuit Court
~i thholding Tax
ForeSt Fire Warden
Wit~oldtn~ Tax
Land Assessor
Wi~holdi~ Tax
Work on L~d ~p
Withhclding Tax
Work on ~nd ~p (6 days)
Withholdi~ Tax
Treasurer
~ecutive ~cretary
Withholdi~ Tax
County Stenographer
Withholdi~ Tax
home Dem. ~ent
Withholdi~ Tax
Co. ~ri. ~ent
,,ithholdi~ Tax
~c'y. Home ~m. Agt.
Ja~tor
Withholding Tax
Truck Driver's helper
Withholdi~ Tax
TEck ~rtve r
Wit~oldi~ Tax
Co. ~ri. ~ent (Col.)
Wit~olding Tax
Chief of Police
Withholding Tax
~ileage and Tel. Allow.
Investigator
~ithholding Tax
Eileage and Tel. Allow.
Investigator
Withholding Tax
Mileage and Tel. Allow.
Polic ~ Officer
~'ithholding Tax
Mileage and Tel. Allow.
Police Officer
~,ithholding Tax
Mileage end Tel. Allow.
Police Officer
'ithholding Tax
Mileage and Tel. A~llow.
Folice Officer
',ithholdi~ Tax
Mileage and Tel. Allow.
$29.28
28.58
" 28.68
" 28.38
" 29.13
" 29.58
" 244.16
" 476.67
$83.33
1.10 82.23
5.20 119.80
~oc'.Oo
23.20 176.80
lO0'OC
2~,00_ 78.00
24.00
4.00 20.00
670.05
275.00
31.20 243.~0
10,40 121.60
85'00
17.C0 68.00
150,00
2.90 14?~10
24.00
82.50
76.00
.70 75.30
1.10 80.40
55~'oo"
.10 54.90
225.00
23.20
2o1.8~ ....
6~.93 266.73
i65.00
3.80
I61.20
88.30 249.50
165.00
4.80
160.20
89.90 250.10
148.50
4.00
144.5~
89.02 23Z.5~
1~8.50
4.00
144.50
88.80
1~8"50
19.60
1~8,90
87.20 216.1(
148.50
9.20
139.30
88.30 227.6(
'_'Salaries, allowances, .e.tc.~' .~.id..fr~om .t.he Oe.~.erel Count.y Fund by the Exec.~Sec'~.:"
D; '~,. ~urphey
Police Officer
~iit hholding Tax
[ileage and Tel. ~llow.
$148.50
4.00
87.75
R.E.~eeback Police Officer 148.50
Withholding Tax 2,90
~45.60
Mileage and Tel. Allow. 92.92
U.B..Puckett Police ~fficer 75.00
,,ithholding Tax .70
E.T.Smith Dispatcher 100.00
Withholding Tax 1.70
C. R. Jacksom Dispatcher ~
Withholding Tex ll.60
J. G. Eggers Dispatcher ~25.'00
Withholding Tax 15.60
V~. H.Flynn Police Officer (Inactive) 62.50
~tthholding Tax .40
S. B. Hirshberg Dispatcher (Inactive)
0. B. Gates Expenses for August, 1943
$232.2
238.5
74.3
98.:
88.4,
109.,
62.
50.
_172.1
"Routise, Standard C~aims Paid fr.om the Genral County ~bnd by the Exec. Sec'~.":
County of Henrlco
County of Henrico
Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Mechanics &Merchants Bank
Virginia Electric & Power Co.
J. H Oondrey
Virginia Electric & Power Co.
0.B. Gates, Sheriff
Sergeant, City of Petersburg
Sheriff, City of Richmond
Sheriff, arlington Co.
Dr. James F. Parkinson, Sr.
Mra. Theo Cogbill, P.M.
Tress, A.C.L. RR. Company
Sheriff, City of Richmond
0. B.Ga~e~z~Sheriff
The C&P Tel. Company
S. ~. Ellison
Boa~dus.~ & Lucas
Truby Motor Company
Trub~ Motor Company
Board and care of prisoners -Jan. Feb.Mch.
&April
" " " " " -May, June,
July & August 82.34
Current used C.H., Camp Baker,
Conservation Office and ~,elfare Dept. 39.40
Rental on lock box 3.60
Current used Bellewood Manor Pump $3.40
" " Woodstock " 3.8~ 7.2~
Gas, oil and grease-Co, fire truck 5,65
Street lighting in County-Sept.1943 ~90.~4
Co. of Chesterfield Vs. Ida G.B.Gittman
" " " Vs. Clark B. S~allew's
heirs 8.00
Go. of Chesterfield Ms. Grace T. Marchant
" " " Vs. W.T. Hargrave
" " " "Wallace G. Faison,et al ~,00
Co. of Chesterfield Vs. James Mullen,
Trustee and Grace T. Marchant, et als .50
Co. of Chesterfield Vs. Grace T. Marchant
and R. V. Marchant 1.50
Commission of lunacy and profession
services rendered Willie Smith, truck
driver, injured in line of duty 16.00
One coil 3ct. stamps 15.03
For lease of depot space, Centralia,Va.
for month of Sept. 1943 5.00
Co. of Chesterfield Vs. Heirs of A.J.
Bury and Clara Elizabeth Bury .50
Co. of Chesterfield Vs. Heirs of A. John
Bury and Clsra Elizabeth Bury
Local and to~l service-Sept. 1-~0, 1943
Ice for month of ~Ugust, 1943
One vibrator, Police Car. ~77
Gas, oil an~ repairs - Co. truck
" " - Co. car
$30.22
1.50
226.19
9.50
7.50
70.62
23.48
"Claims. A.~thorized by .th~ E~ec, Sec'M. and p$id f.rom the General Count.v Fund~"
Scoggin Appliance Co.
Richmond Office Supply Co.
Chandler Shade Co.
Virginia Stationery Co.
Central Printing Company
Remington Rand, Inc.
Richmond Office Supply Co.
Three compressor belts 2.97
Office supplies - Exec. Sec'y. 4.59
4 Venetian Blinds - Police Office 25.20
Billheads and Legal pa~s~ 7.SO
Notices of Appointment to Election
Board and Receipt Forms 19.75
Carbon Paper coupon books-(All offices) 54.00
Form T-3-1940 Statement of Appropr)
(Treasurer's Office) 24.14
One adding mechine ribbon .45
0
LO
)0
~5 $5,740.81
47.65
Burroughs Adding ~achine Co. 138.90
,,Miscellaneous Claims Paid by the Exec. Se~'y, from the General C9. F~nd:"
Broaddus & Lucas
T. Crawford Redd & Bro.
Virginia Stationery Co.
A. I.. Smith
Everett Waddey Co.
Atlantic Coast Line RR. Co.
~Ir Reduction Sales Company
Atlantic Coast Line RR. Co.
The Southside Va. News
Mrs. Myrtte S. Hawks, A~lmx.
'~. S. Darley & Co.
James Porter
Clyde L. Bowman
H. V. Baldwin & Co.
Clyde L. Bowman
Remington Rand, Inc.
W. S. Darley & Co.
Richmond EngineeringCo.
Calgon, Inc.
tierbert B. Gilliam, Atty.
The Mechanics & Merchants Bank
Tubes for P$1ice Radios $4.A0
Blueprint of Stratford Hills (Lsa~d
Use M~p ) 3.00
Binders and indexes (Treas. Office) 53.40
R,~bber hose and cap 2.45
Tracing paper for Land Use Map 1.20
Freight charges on supplies fro~ O.C.D. 3.82
Cylinder demurrage-fire truck 1.24
~reight charges on water pump 4.80
Sales bills on delinquent tax property 31.50
For viewing and making medical exam.
of ~eceased persons who died in County 20.00
One Champion Type ~ Fire pump 230.Z0
,orking on ditch in ~oodstock 5.60
Repairing line wire at Camp Baker
broken by sleet last winter 104.75
Paint, oil and turpentine for fire
truck 24.17
~ork on Jail building 62.5~
Service agreement and putting machines
in condition to be placed under contract 163.~5
hose reels with brackets 86.~4
One fire truck tank 148.50
100 lbs. Drum Micromar (,ater System) 100.60
To commission on collection of delin-
quen$ taxes 2.57
~,,ithholdtng tax paid from salaries
of employees of Chesterfield County
for Sept. 1943 225.50
~,279.~7
"Claims Paid from the D9~ Tax Fund:"
Robt. C. Salle Salary and mileage - Game Warden
$55
~Claims ~aid from the ~ttEick Saq~....Dist. 0oerating Fund:~_
Miss Grace B. Pond
B.W. ~,altom
Chas. H. Eanes
Cotten Motor Co.
The $&P Tel. Company
~ity ~,ater Works
Virginia Electric & power Co.
Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Postmaster, Ettrick
Ettrick Vol. Fire Dept.
District Clerk $35.00
Janitor Municipal Bldg. ?.50
Reading m~ters ( 260 ~ 5 cts.) 13.00
~ork ~n fire truck 14.60
Local service Sept. 16-Oct. 15, 1943 5.00
Water, meter and hydrant rent -A~g.1945 189.56
Current used Ettriek ~ater pump (Aug.) 55.12
. " Ettrick To~n Hall .56
, , Ettrick Wate~ pump (Sept.) 54.12
Three r~lls lct stamps (~ater bills) 15.~9
Contribution to EttrickVol. Fire
Dept. 1942-'43
200.00 ,5A7.55
"Claims Paid from theEttrick San. Dist. Debt.Fund:"
The Ch~se .~atio~ Bank Bond inte'r~st and'"handling charge
due Oct. 1, 1943
}6,135.00
"~laims Allowed by the Board from the General C0unt.y Fund:~"
A. Robins Labor and materials used at C.H.
League of Va. Counties Contribution to the League of Va.
counties
Virginia Electric &Power Co. For temporary relocation of poles and
conductorw on Rt. 651, Sear Merchie's
mill at Pocoshock Greek
$1
200.00
222.90 $526.17
"Claims Allowed by the. B~ard from the Dog Tax Fund:"
Dr. j.B.FtSher '" Chic'k~ns killed by d0~s
J.W.Pannell
$33.00
50,00 ,83.00
GRAND TOTAL ..................... $15,453.95
This day, Mr.J. Wm. Dance, Treasurer, submitted to the Board his report of expensesI
incurred in the operation and maintenance of his office for the month of September,|
1943, showing a total of $1005.07, of which the County has paid two-third or $6?0.05
the remainder to be paid by the State, and the Board approving the sam~, the report
is filed.
This day, Mr. Geo. W. Moore, Commissioner of the Revenue, subs~ttted to the Board
his report of expenses incurred in the operation and maintenance of his office
for the month of Septem.ber, 1943, showing a total of $715.00, of which the County
has paid two-thirds or $4?6.67, the remainder to be paid by the ~tate, and the Boar
approving the same, the report is filed.
This day, M~r. M.~.Cogbill, Com~nonwealth's Attorney, submitted to the Board report
expenses incurred in the operation and maitenance of his office for the month of
September, 1943, sho~ing a total of $488. Z2, of ,which the County has paid one-half
or ~44.16, zhe ramat$~l~ ~o be paid by the State, and ~the Board approving the repor
the same is filed.
This day, 0. B. Gates, Sheriff, submitted to the Board his report of expenses
incurred in the operation and maintenance of his office for the month of A~gust,
1943, showing a total of $526.10, of which the County had paid one-third or $178.3~
the remainder to be paid by the State, amd the Board approving the report, the
same is filed.
Report from the following offices were submitted and filed: Trial Justice, Police
Department, Home Demonstration Agent, Agricultural Agents, Health Dept', Welfare
Dept. and Executive Secretary.
The report of monies and checks received and turned over to the Treasurer by the
~xecuttve Secretary for the month of September, 1943, was read as follows:
9/9/43 The C&P Tel. Company Commission on public tel..
receipts from6-8-43 to 9-2r43 $8.16#Gen'
9~17/4~ Division of Motor Vehicles Gas tax refund 9.40~ '
9/27~4~ The Chase National Bank 0verpaym~nt on ihterest on
notice due Oct. l, 194~ 2.50 Et~
9/28/43 Mount Vernon Council #20
Sons & ~aughters of Liberty Three months rent on hall ES.CO Et
9/30/43 W.R.anderson Rent on cottage Camp Ba~er
Sept. 1943 25.00 Ge
9/~1/~ Dept. of Public ~elfare Tel. bill for August. 1943 4.00~
10/12/43 Albert L. Smith Fire suppression work 10.00 ~.
~otal ................... $84.06
and the report is filed.
This day there appeared before the Board Mr. John B. ,atkins, Jr., stating that
upon a request of the Governor there had been formed in Chesterfield County three
companies of volunteers known as Mim~te Men or Home Guards, which companies had
been functioning for sometime and had paid all of their own expenses but that in
order to increase the number of trainees in the Oompany it appeared necessary
to call upon boys of High School age ~ho would be unable to furnish their ow~
uniforms and requested that the County of Chesterfield appropriate certain monies
for this purpose' Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of W. A. Homer,
it is resolved that the sum of ~600.00 be and it hereby is transferred from the
unappropriated s~zplus of the General Fund to 18-703a - Supplies for Minute Men,
to take care of such expenses as are necessaryffor the companies of Minute Men
in Chesterfield County, and to be administered by the Executive Secretary upon
the approval of the Captains of the various companies,
The ExecutiveSecretary read to the Board a report of the activities ~f the ~ire
~'Jarden,M~. A. L.Smith, for the month of September, 1943, and the same is ordered
'filed.
The Executive Secretary read to the Bosrd a letter from the ~atoaca Civic Associs
(Colored), concerning the condition of the Sandy Ford Road, Rt. 669, and there
also appeared a Committee of five members of this Association tamA stated that t~
Sandy Ford Road in some places becomes almost impassable in bad weather, and
requested that the Highway Department be requested to put this road in condition
for i~ravel for the winter, urging that it be hard surfaced as soon as practical
Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of W. A. Hornet, it is resolved that
this request be transmitted to theVtrginta Department of Highways and that they
be requested to take note of s~me and improve this road at the present time
for winter travel.
A~d be it further resolved that the Virginia Department of Highways be and they
are hereby requested to hard-surface this ro~d at the earliest possible time.
~r~l Fund
#
~rick Debt.
'~rick 0per.
oral Fund
ion
The Executive Secretary re~d to the Board a letter from Mr. A. H. Petti~rew, Right
of ,~ay ~ngineer, Virginia Department of Highways, stating that they had filed
~tth the County Clerk of Chesterfield County Certificates of DepOsit for the
right of way cn P~. 653 to the approzches and bridges over Falling Creek and in,
if it was the desire of the Board for the State Highway DSpartment to proceed ~ith
this c ondamn~tlon.
Upon consideration v, hereof, and on motion of ~,.A;. Homer, it is resolved that the
Dept. of tii~h~ays be and it hereby is requested to proceed with coAdem~uation
proceedings against ~. R. ~,,illiams, ~red Smith, J. L Wcolsey, James W. McCormick,
and ~. T. ~dams, Estate, in order to clear the title'for the right of way through
these properties.
~d
This day the Commonwealth's Attorney advised the Board of Supervisors that a
Commission had been appointed to m~ke a study of the damage, if any, to the
of H. S.Evans, by the improvement of Rt. 639, and stated that the meeting was set
for ~:30 p.m. on October 25, 19~3.
This day a~ain the matter of ~he discontinuance of that part of the ¥,oodpecker Rca
~here the same crosses the ~tlantic Ooast Line HR. Comp, any's right-of-way came
before the Board, and the report in writing of the five viewers heretofore appoint, d
~as read and considered by this Board.
Upon consideration o~said report and other evidence, it is resolved that the
ra er in the etttton of the Atlantic Coast Line RR. C~mpany for the closing of
~heY~,oodpeckerPRoad where the same crosses the atlantic Coast Line RR. Company's
right-of-way be and the same is hereby denied, and the Board doth accordingly decline
to discontinue said road.
Whereupon, Mr. Haskins Robson, Atty., for the Atlantic Coast Line RR. Company
appeared and noted an appeal to the decision of this Board to the Circuit Court of
said County.
This day the Executive Secretary presented to the Board of Supervisors a bill
the Virginia Electric & Power Company for the temporary relocation of the Power
Company's poles on Rt. 651, near Pocoshock Creek and read to the Board a letter
the Virginia Electric & Power Company relative to this bill. Upon considerat
whereof, and on motion of W. A. Horner, it is resolved that the bill rendered for
the relocation of the Power CompanY's pole line on Rt. 6~1, near Pocoshock Creek,
be, ~and the same is directed to be paid. And be it further resolved that the
location of said pole line be and the same is hereby considered by this Board to
be fixed.
This day the Executive Secretary read a resolution from theSchool Board as follows:
"On motion, the Board directed that ~tr. Haskins Hobson be p~td $350.00,
pursuant to Court Order for his services in the case of the Coumty School
Board of Chesterfield County Vs. the Board of Supervisors o$ Chesterfield
County and J. William Dance, Treasurer of Chesterfield County, and that
this amount be transferred from Budget Item 1763-399 (Other Instructional
Costs) to 17a-299 (~ther Expenses in Administrationl, in the current school
budget, and that the Board of Supervisors be requested to approve this tran:
Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of J.G. Hening it is resolved that the
Board of Supervisors approve the transfer of the funds as requested bY the
School Board.
This day the Executive Secretary submitted to the Board a budget prepared by the
State Highway Department for improvements to the Secondary System for 19A3-'4~,
and on $otion of W. A. Horner, it is resolved that the budget be accepted as subml
This day the Executive Secretary presented to the Board a report of the al:
of funds for the construction or Primary roads for the fiscal year 19~3-'~4,
is received and filed.
The Executive Secretary read to the Board certain correspondence recently had
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company concerning a resolution previously
by this Board relative to a watchman at the River Road crossing, near the North
Pete s~urg Station, and the B card directed the Executive Secretary to continue
such requests until something definite has been done, and Mr. H.T. Goyne,
Bermuda District, called the attention of the Board to the same condition exist
at the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company's station in the Village of CheSter,
requested that this situation be included in the consideration of such m~tters.
The Executive Secretary read a letter from Doyle and Russell confirming the verba
agreement for the temporary supply of ~ater to the Government Hospital Project,
from the Woodstock water supply, which was receive~ and filed.
The Executive Secretary presented a bill from A. Robins in the amount of $103.27
for work on the Courthouse Buildings, and on motion of S. G. Honing, the bill is
ordered paid.
The Executive Secretary reported that at a meeting of the Metropolitan Committee
of the League of Virginia Counties, to which theOo~onwealth's Attorney and the
~xecutlve Secretary had been sent as delegates from Chesterfield County, it was
decided to request certain counties of Virginia for donations to assist in a
campaign for the improvement of the annexation law and the reassignment of certa~ n
taxable items from the State to the v~rious counties. Upon consideration
whereof, and on motion of ¥~. A. Homer, it is resolved that the sum of ~200.00 be/
and it hereby is contributed by Chesterfield County to the League of Virginia
Counties to assist in this work. And be it further ~ re so lved that the sum of
$200.00 be and it hereby is transferred from the unapp ropriated surplus of the
General Fund to "Dues and Subscriptions" - la-206.
~gain the matter of water supply for the sou~hside of Chesterfield County was
discussed and the ~,ater Committee requested the Executive Secretary and the
Commonwealth's Attorney to proceed in such manner as necessary to secure water
rights and easements for the project.
This day the Buildings and Grounds Committee reported that they are making a
study of the purchas~ of the property of M~. John Cogbtll and requested that they
be permitted to continue this study until the next meeting of this Board.
This da the matter of the improvement of/road in Dale District over the property
of the ~ormer right-of-way of the Tidewater and Western Railway, be~$nning ~t a
point at Cogbill's store on Rt. 10, westwardly toward Rt. 632, was Glscusse~.
Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of ~. G. Hening, the Virginia Department
of Highways is requested to improve this road a distance of approximately .5 of a
mile, expending a mum not to exceed $200.00, charging same to the 3ct. road levy.
This da the Executive Secretary reported that the Committ?e on Deli.nqu.ent..Taxes
pre vi ouYsly appointed by this Board had assigned the following accounts ~o mr.
H. B. Gilliam, Attorney, for collection:
August J. Bury .............................. 295.00 acres
12 50 "
America Bennett's ~st ........................
.70
Eettie Bryant .............................. 98 00 "
~,. T. Hargrave .............................. ,
Venzel & Una Kurzelka, Est ................. 12.00
Grace Marchant ............................. 20.00
73 90 "
C. B. Swallow, Est ..........................
J. ~. Pride ................................ 30.00 "
J.W. Pride ................................. 83.00
White Carolina Land Corp ................... 27A.6~ "
103 00 "
G. G. Worsham ................................
1 00 "
J.P. Lyttle ................................ 20.00 "
C. H. Pyre, Est ............................ Lot Sch Alley Ettrick
W. H. Faison ................................ '
Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of T. D.Watkins, it is resolved that
t~ese assignements be and they hereby are approved·
This day Mr. P. W.Oovington called the attention of the Board to the fact that
M~r. P. W. Snead, had recently been promoted from Resident E~gineer to Acting
District Engineer and stated that he felt that some. recognition of ~he em~ellent
work of ~r. Snead as Resident ~ngineer should be taEen oy this Boara. upon
consideration whereof, and on motion of P. W.Covtngton, it is resolved that the
Executive Secretary be and he he,by is instructed to write a letter to Gen.
~endered to Chesterfield County , and expressing ~ne gra~
~upervtsors for the splendid cooperation he has extended to them.
This day t he Commonwealth's Attorney reported that the Ordinance concerning
Subdivisions as amended at a ~revious meeting, had been duly advertised and reques
the adoption of the same. On motion of W. A. Homer, it is resolved that the
Ordinance be adopted as submitted as follows:
~N ORDINANCE_
A~ ordinance r~equiring owners and proprietors of property in
Chesterfield County, proposing to subdivide property into
three or more parts for the purpose of laying out any suburban
lots to obtain the approval of the County Road Engineer, prohibiting
the recordation of any plat or map of a proposed subdivision without
having o.first obtained such approval, setting up certain requirements
for approval, and ratifying and approving plats heretofore recorded
without the approval of the County Surveyor; and repealing the
ordinance adopted by the Board of Supervisors on the 8th day of
September, 19~2, relating to the same subject matter.
bnder and by ~irtue of the authority conferred upon the Board of
Supervisors of Chesterfield County, Virginia, by an ~ct of the
General ~ssembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1942, and known
as Chapter 389 of said Acts of Assembly, this Board of Supervisors
having carefully considered the matter, doth ordain as foll~s:
~ed
SECTION 1. That every subdivider who divides his land into three or more parts
for the purpose of laying out any suburban lots in Chesterfield County shall
submit a plat or map of the proposed subdivision to the County Road Engineer
for his approval of such subdivision and map for recordation, that the Clerk
of the Circuit Court of the County of Chesterfield sha~l not record any map
plat of a tract of land divided into three or more parts for the purpose of
out any suburban lots unless there be shown on the face of such plat or map the
approval of the County Road Engineer of Chesterfield County, provided, however,
this ordinance shall not apply in the to¥,~ of Colonial Heights.
SECTION £. The following general rules and ~pecifications shall be complied
by the subdivider before the County Road Engineer of Chesterfield County shall
approve a map or plat of any subdivision:
(a) ~ihere the plat or map of subdivision consists of more than
one sheet, then each sheet shall carry the number of the sheet,
the number of sheets, the scale., the meridian, the matching
numbers on the borders.
(b) All maps or plats must be ~ack line prints made on "thick
Dir~t Printing, Black Line Cloth, Bl~ck and White Process' of
Charles BrUning Company, Inc. or its equal, drawn to scale of
one inch equal to one huSdred feet, except in special cases with
the approval of the County Road Engineer, on sheets twenty-four
inches lon~ by sixteen inches ~'ide, with one-fourth inch border
on the left side, bottom and right side, and one and one-half
inch border on the top side, with the title in the lower right hand
corner.
(c) Said plats or maps shall show all dimensions of the lots
and streets and v:hen streets are Curved, all necessary information mu2
shown to enable the restaking~, of the lines; and dimensions must
be computed so that the blocks close with an error of not more
than one foot in two thousand feet.
(d) On every lot or street line sufficient data shall be given
so that the lines can be accurately retraced in the field from
the cornerstones and other markers of the streets shown on the
plats and installed on the property. ~t the street intersections
all corners shall be marked cornerstones, and ~'here sight on the
ground from stone to ~tane is impossible, intermediate stones
shall be set. ~he points of curves and the points of tangents
of all curves shall be marked with angle stones. All angle and
cornerstonms shall be a'minimum size of four inches square at top
and twenty-four inches in the ground.
(e) ~o plat shall be approved for recordation which reserved a
narrow strip of land around or along any or all sides of said
property v. hich is commonly known as "a spite wall or strip".
(f) Whenever the roads or streets in a new subdivision rum to a
property line, they must be in alignment with any streets existing
in the adjacent property at the point of crossing the property
line. ~,here adjacent property has previously been subdivided,
then streets and roadways must show for a distance of at least
two hundred feet on the plat of the property being subdividsd, and
this reGuirement shall obtain where property adjoins the Town of
Colonial Heights. All s~reets or roads shall have a minimum width
of fifty feet unless otherwise authorized by the Board of Super~iso:s
(g) The map or plat of subdivision presented for approval for
recording must show all easements grqn~ed for public utilities,
ss well 'as proposed easements for public utilities, sewer and water
llues, which may be required for public service to said subdivision,
whether said services have been installed or ~net at the time the
map or plat is presented for approval and recordation, and shall
show on its face the statement end acknowledgment of the proprietor
by law, and shall in addition thereto show expressly whether the
streets thereon ars dedicated or not, and if there ~e a mortgage
or Deed of Trust on said property, the Trustee in said Deed of
Trust or mortgage and the noteholder shall execute such statement
and acknowledge the same,
if any.
be
consenting to the subdivision and dedication,
(h) There shall be shown on the map or plat of the subdivision when
presented for approval by the County Road E~gineer all restrictions
and/or covenants, unless there be no sufficient space on said
map or plat, in which case the restrictions and/or covenants shall
be~recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court and the
Clerk shall note on the face of the map or plat the Deed Book
and page where the said restrictions and/or covenants are recorded.
(i) All maps or plats of subaivisions presented for approval
for recordation, vacating plats heretofore recorded, mnst show
the plat book and page number ~f the plat being vacated.
(J) All plans of subdivisions presented for approval shall carry
the following certificate, signed by the engineer or engineering
firm making the survey on the plans:
"E~gineer's Certificate
To the best of my knowledge and belief all of the requirements
as set forth in the ordinance for approving plats of subdivisions
for recordation in Chesterfield County have been complied with."
SECTION 3. The subdivider shall submit £or approval the original drawing,
and one copN to be retained by the County Road ~ngineer.
SEETION 4. This ordinance shall not relieve the subdivider of complying with
all state laws where conditions make the said state law applicable.
SECTION 5. The Clerk of the Circuit Court is directed to refuse the recordation
of any such plat or map as is contemplated by the ordinance unless and until
the requirement of this ordinance has been met
.
SECTION 6. The r,~cordation of plats contemplated in the ordinance heretofore
adopted by the Board of Supervisors requiring the approval of the County
Surveyor was not had, are hereby ratified and approved.
~CTION 7. The ordinance adopted on the 8th day of September, 1942, relative
to the subject matter involved in this Ordinance is hereby repealed.
Srdered that the meeting be now adjourned until 10:00 o'clock A.M. November
9, 1943.
Executive Secretary