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07-22-1941 Minutes Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County, held at Courthouse on July 22, 1941, 8:00 o'clock p. M. I At an edjourned meeting of the I I th1 at I i VIRGINIA: Present: H. L. Chalkley, Chairman H. T. Goyne W. A. Horner J. G. Haning P. Vi Covington T. n: Watkins On motion of J. G. Hening, it is resolved that the T. B. Association be and it hereby is authorized to use a room in the Caretaker's House at Camp Baker, until more suitable quarters may be arranged for, upon the condition that it is agreef.lb le to the VI. vi. Be kar Child vJelfare Auxiliar y. This day the Chairman of the Buildings and Grounds Committee submitted a blue-print drawing of a storage building in accordance with the direction of this Board heretofore given. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of J. G. Hening, it is resolved that the said building as outlined in said plans be constructed. And be it fUrther resolved that the Kxecutive Secretary be and it hereby is authorized and directed to proceed with the construction of said building in the most economical manner, whether by unit contract or time and material plan. I I This day sgain the matter of the supplying of water in the Manchester Sanitary I District #1 came before the Board. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion! of J. G. Hening, it is resolved that the ~ater Committee be r~quested to continu~ its operation and that it put in the necessary bleed lines at the end of the water lines to improve the quality of the water; that the Water Committee have analyses of the water in said system made and to oake advertisment of the report of such analysis if it be advisable. Juch analysis should be made from water taken from the system in the Manchester Sanitary DistritJt and the Bellmeade Sanitary District. This day the Committee appointed by this Board in its meeting on July 8 to investigate the apparent high cost of the administrative expense of the Welfare Department, made its report through its Chairman, T. D. Watkins, and recommended that the Comml ttee be continued to obtain additional information and to make further study of same. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of J. G. Hening, it is resolved that the oral report of said Committee be accepted and that the Committee be continued in force and to make further study. And it is further resolved that it is the opinion of this Board that at this time the budget for 1941-'42 so far as it relates to the Department of Public Welfare should not be amended. On motion of J. G. it is resolved that an appropriation of $200.00~ be, and the . same is hereby made out of the General County Fund for use by the Committee i appoihted by this Board as a Committee to bring about the approval of Chesterfie14 County as a defense area so that federal funds may be obtained for the constructiqn D~ a county-wide water system. I I This day the Road Committee recommended that Third Street in Bellmeade, just east I of Bellmeade Sohool, be opened as a pUblic road bnd placed in the County Road i System. Upon consideration wheroof, and on motion of \i. A. Horner, it is I resolved that the said Thira Street, just east of Bellmeade School, be, and the sri e is hereby put into the County Road Svstem. .~d be it further'resolved that P. il, Snead, Resident lI.ngineer, VirgInia Department of HiEhvays, be, and he hereby is requested to improve th1s I::ltreet so as to put it in conditions to be traveled, the expense of which is to be paid for out of the 3ct. road levy. This day the ~oad Committee reported that it was the opinion of the Committee I that the County School Board purch..ase from Fred C. Grant that portion of Highland I avenue which lies south of the southern line of the property recently acquired from Fred C. Grant by the County bchool Board. And that same should be placed in the a~ea recently purchased ~or a playground. Upon consideration whereoft and on motion of Vi.A. Horner, it is resolved that the CountySchool Board be and I the same is ~eby requested to take this under consideration. i I I This day the Road Committee reported that it had viewed Winfree Street in the i Village of Chester, as requested by Mr. J. C. Perrow, and made its recommendation I' that this Street be brought up to specifications as required by this Board before taking it into the County Road System. I I I I I On motion of H. T. Goyne, it is resolved that the report of the Road Committee be aocepted and approved and the Exeoutive Secretary be and he hereby is direoted to inform Mr. J. C. Perrow of the actipn of thi s Board. I This day the Executive Secretary read before the Board a letter from the state j Compensation Board, dated July 21, 1941, addressed to 1~. J. Wm. Dance, Treasurer of Chesterfield County, which letter is in part in the following words and figures "The Compensation Board at its meeting held on Saturday, July 19th, transferred from your unused bond premium allowanoes '28145 to cover the overdraft in your allowanoe for cost of issuing dog medals. The action of the Board was taken subject to the concurrence of your Board of Superitisors and does not change the total allowance authorized 'Iou for the calendar year 1941". Upon consideration whereof and on motion of J. G. Hening, it is resolved that the action of.theState CompensationBoard,be, and the same is hereby ooncurred in. This day the ExecutiveSecretary informed the Board that in compiling the budget this Board had inadvertently omitted from the budget any appropriation for the operation of the ~oning Commission. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of W. ~. l~rner, it is resolved that the budget for 1941-'42 be and the same is hereby amended to include an appropriation of $700.00 to the Zoning Commission. And ~e it further resolved that the budget be amended to show the transfer of the sum oft700COO from the "Unexpended Balance to the appropriation of the Zoning Commission". And be it further resolved that a copy of this resdlut'ion be forwarded to the Treasurer of Chesterfield County so that he may set up same on his budget control. This day the Commonwealth's Attorney reported that condemnation proceedings starte against the Sydnor Pump and Hell Company had been dismissed as heretofore instr].lcted by this Board and that the Court had upon application of Garland S. Sydnor allowed an .rl.ttorney's fee of i500.00 to Garland S. Sydnor. On motion of J. G. Hening, it is resolved that the amount so ordered to be paid by the Court be and the same is directed to be paid to Garland S. ~ydnor. On motion of Vi. a. Horner, the Axecutive Secretary be and he hreby is instructed to render a statement tb J. M. Turner and A. L. Davis for the construction and improvement of Poco shock Boulevard in Pocoshock Hills. -- ! Ordered that the meeting be now adjourned until 10:00 a.m. August 12, 1941. ~ - - -....- - -- ..-.'"---'