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02-15-1939 Minutes ~, VIRGINIA: At an adjourned meetina of the Board of Supervisors ot Ohester- field 09unty, held at the Oourt- house, on February 15, 1939, at 8:00 P.M. and in the 153rd year of the oommonwealth. l' Present: Gaius W.Diggs, John B .Watki:ns, Jr., Horace A. Holt, Hilary L.Fergusson -I ,. Horace L.Chalkley being absent, the Executive Secretary asked for nominations for the election of a temporary Chairman, on mot ion, John B. Watkins, Jr., was duly elected Chairman pro tempOre. This day a C01IIIl3ittee of citizens from the Village of Matoaoa appeared bellere the Board and requested. that this Board conter with the State Hi~Vlay Commission or its agent relative to the oonstruction of sidewalks along Route a5, through the Village oC Matoaca. On motion of Horace A. Holt, it is resolved. that the Ohair.man be, and he hereby is, directed to appoint a Oommittee to oonter with said State Highway COlIllllission, or ita agent, with the object in mind of having said State lIighway Commission oonstruct sidewalks in the VUlage of Matoaca, along Route 36, as 1s oontemplated in the prov1sioJll of Chapter 13a of the Acts of the General Assembly ot Virginia ot 1938. Whereupon the Chairman named as the Oommittee authorized in the above resolutioj: Horace A. Holt, Harold '1'. Goyne, and. the Executive Seoretary. This dayW.a.Coburn, Exeoutive Seoretary, exPlained to the Board a plan for the" oamplla:tion and construction ot maps tor the County cC Ohester.t'ield in conjunction with a Works Pr05ress .Administration PrOjeot.. On motion ot- G.W.Diggs, it is resolved that the Executive Seoretary be, and he hereby is, authorized and direoted to. proceed to make application to the Works Progress Administration tor a Project, lOOking to the oompilation and construotion of Il County map, as well as! shall be advise with the state Planning Oommittee relative to its preparat on of a s:1J:n1lar map: kid be it further resolved that the sum ot One Hundred. ($100.00) Dollars be and it hereby is, appropriated as a sponsor's contribution to said proje't. This day there was presented, in the form. of a letter tram J.N.Pastore, 01' the Virginia Commission tor the Blind, requesting that the Board permit the installation 01' vending machines in the publio buildings at the Courthouse, t.he next proceeds traIl suoh vending machines to be used to rehabilitate sane blind person. On motion ot G.tl.Diggs, it is resolved that the. Virg1nia State Oommission tor the Blind be aDd it hereby is permitted to place in the pUblio buildings the proper vend1Dg machine for the purpose 01' using the nektreturns trom. such vending machines tor the rehabilitation ot Bome blind person under oon trol of and supervised by the State Commissi on tor the Blind. 'rhis day there was read before the Board a letter from Garland S. Sydnor, advising this Board that the City of Riohmond had instituted. oondemnation prooeedings against him and other s which might interfere with him in com.plying with his contraot with the Board 01' Supervisors tor the furnishing of water in the Bellmeade Sanitation Distriot, and the same is ordered. to be tiled. This day again the matter 01' the oontribution 01' this Board to the salary of Robt. L..Pond, Works Progress Administration 10reman at oamp Baker, was brought to the attention ot the Board. Upon oonsideration whereot, it is resolved, that the same be oontinued for further consideration at the neat regular meeting ot the Board. On motion ot G.W.Diggs, it is resolved that the Executive secretary be, ani he hereby is, authorized. and 11j.reoted to make such rules and regulations ooncerning the interviews with salesmen and solioitors as inhls opinion wUl best faoilitate the operation at the ottioeot the Exeoutive Seoretary. . This day the County Road Engineer made his report upOn his view of the proposed road lead1Ilg tran the River Road in Kidlothian D1strio't, at a point approximat ely one mile wes t 01' RObious, southwardly through the propertie B of Robt. H. Winfree .and others, to and near the Railroad Station in Midlothian, in accordanoe with the order of this Board entered on the eighth dey of Feb1"Jlary, 1939, direotine .h1a\ to make suoh view and. report as is provi4edby law, and the Board beiDg of the opinion that the said proposed road should be established; doth order and direct 'the Exeoutive Seoretary to this Board to issue process, sWllllOniDg the proprietors and tenants of the laIUla on whioh it is proposed to e:sjTablish saii road. to showoause against the establishment of same. Such summons' shall be returnable at the next regular m:leting of this Board on Mar()h 8t 1939. ........., -I - - - On motion of G.Vl.D1ggs, the County Road llAgineer, is directed. to make a survey ot the proposed road leading trom the River Road in M1d.loth1an Distriot, at a point approximately one .m11e west 01' Robious, southwardly through the properties ot Robt.lI.Wintree and others, to and near the aailroad depot in .Midloth1an, the cost of said. survey not to exceed the sum. of $75.00 ':Chis day the Exeoutivo Seoretary reported to this Board that the newly f'ormed Ci.Via: Assooiat.iO. ill of .B:L~eade has oriticised t,he Director .er--Sani tatioill for hi~ .!ail~e to enforoe ila.liw:a.inance governing the regulations ooncerning septic tanks. And it appearing to the Board that the aotion ot the Director ot Sanitation was advisedly taken in that there is a proposal to construot. a sewerage system in the said area and that to strictly entorce the Ordinanoe governing septic tatlks, whioh in a number of OElses would result in great hardship and unnecessary expense ot oitizens in said area;. .And that pending the determination ot the question 01' the construction 01' the sewerage system in said area that. the entoroeent of' such Ordinance should be held in abeyanoe, suoh determination will on the 27th day ot :February, 1939, be made. Upon oonsiderationwherl:lof and. on motion, it is resolved that the Direotor ot Sanitation be and he hereby 1J!l, directed. to follow the polloy heretofore tollowed until the dterminat10n of the oonstruotion is IIlIlde, or \Ultil the turther order of' this Board. ,. Ordered that tbe Board be now adjourned until !&aroh 8, 1939, at 10:00 a.m 7/~'l2L~ Executive Secretary Chairman, Pro Tempore.