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01-13-1939 Minutes VIRGINIA: At an adjourned meeting of the Board of supervisors of Chester- field County, .hell:d at the Courthouse on January 13th, 1 9'39, at 8: 00 P.lJ. and in the l63rd year of the CoI;lIllC iU- wealth. Presoot: John B. Watkins, Jr., Hfirold T. Goyne, -Qe.1.as \i. Diggs, Hilary L. Fergusson, On motion of G.W.Diggs, John B. Uatkins, Jr., was duly elected Chairman pro tempore. --. , I Be i t h~re noted that the County School Board was in attendance at this meeting. , It appearing to the Board that a flow of water from the \~ll being drilled on the public grounds at this Courthouse, measuring a minimum of twenty-gallons of water per minute on a twenty-four hour pump test, is suffioient for County purposes it is resolved on motion of G.Vf.Diggs, that the Exlrcutive seoretary be and he hereby is, directed to have a twenty-four hour pump test made, and be it further resolved that should the test prove a minimum flow of twenty gallons per minute the drilling is to be stopped. """, A lett~ from L. McCarthy Downs, state Auditor of Publio .Acoounts, end in the following words and phrases: "vk are in receipt of copies of report of audit on the aocounts and records of the COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD and J'. WILLIA11 DANCE. TREJ\SURER. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1938, frOlll A.M.Tolerand Company, oertified public aooountants, Rioh1llOnd. We have examined this report and it appears to oonform to the speo:ifiofitions furnished by the Auditor of Public Aooounts and it is therefore acoepted by this offioe." - i i .~ (Signed ) L. McCarthy Downs, Auditor of Public A6@ounts. was .read and filed. This day came A.M.Toler of A.M.Toler and Company, and presented and read his report of his audit of the County'S books. On .t1crtion of G.~l.Dlggs, the Board expresses gratitude to A.M.Toler for the finely detailed repor~ presented to this Board this day. And be it further resolved that the Executive secre~ary be and he hereby is, directed to pay with his Warl'fint the claim of A.U.Toler and Company for preparation of the aforesaid audit and report to this Board. The Executive Seoretary 8xplElined to the Board th€:t the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducts a thirteen weeks school for Police Offioers, with no cost other than the travel and living expenses of those attending, p.ud recommended to this Board tliat application be made for a representative from tre Chesterfield County Police DepartDent to attend the classes beginning lfuy 1st, 1939. On motion, of H.T.Goyne, it is directed that Chas. W. Smith, Chief of County Police, make application to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for one representative fram the Chesterfield County Police to attend classes beginning May 1st, ~ 9. And be it further resolvea that Chas. W. Smith, be the person to attend the~e classes from this County, the regular expense of such attendunce to be borne by the County. On motion of G.W.Diggs, the County will supplement the saiary paid to Robert L. Pond, liB Works Progress Administretion foreman on the Camp Boker Improveaent Project, witlr an additional salary of $25.00 a month during the ti{ne that he is employed on the Camp Baker \iorks Progress Mministration Pro j eot. It appearing to the Board that the typewriter novl being used by the Clerk of the Trial Justice Court is very old and in need of expensive repairs, the Board dot 1 resolve on motion of R.T.Goyne, that the Executive Secretary investigate the matter and repair said typev~iter or purchase a new typewriter as it is in his opinion practicable. -, - , - i I J This day there was presented a writing purporting to be a proposed statement of this Board concerning this Board's agreement to "use every effort to urge proper maintenance of said work", in and about Vlorks Progress Administration Malaria Contr)l Proj~ct; and it appearing to this Board that this Board has heretofore, by reso- lution, authorized the Executive Secretary of this Board to sign agreemen~s con- cerning the maintenance of said projects. . It is therefore, resolved,on motion of G.W.Diggs, that said writing be not adopted, and the same is filed. ~~ba Board be now adjourned until February 8,1939, at 10:00 a.m Exeoutive Secretary Chairman,Pro tempore. .J ".,' ..,. . .