11-12-1941 Minutes
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Present:
H. L. Chalkley,
J.G. Hening
H. T.Goyne
T. JJ.\latkins
Vi. A. Horner
p. W; Covington
Chairman
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At a re~ular meeting of the I
Board of Supervisors of Chester- I
field County. held at the i
Courthouse on November 12, 1941, i
at 10:00 o'clock A.M. !
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VIRGINIA:
The minutes of the last regular and of the adjourned meeting having been read, ar~
approved.
"S&laries. 411owances. 1.1ileal':e. Paia bv the .c:xec. Sec' y. from the General ~'und: \I
Horace L. Chalkley
James G. Hening
~J. A. Horner
Harold T.Goyne
P~ 1.1. Covington
T. D. ,iatkins
';J~ II. Caldv:e 11
Auline Barrett
Nancy Tyree
P.Rixey Jones
R~ F. Jones
Matt Redd, Jr.
Matt Redd, Sr.
B; J.Banks
Linden Robertson
Ira S.Hepburn
Catherine Phillips
lIarcus A. Cogbill
J :\jm. Dance
Wbl tar N. perdue
Geo.',I. Moore, Jr.
john '.J. Sne ad
BObt. A.Ivey
J. n..DeVol
~velyn H. Johnson
O. B.Gates
c. .i.Smith
I. E. Bowman
R. Ii. Koch
E. P.Gi11
Geo. 1I.Johnson
C . .,/. Cunningham
H. n. 'l'errell
V. U. Yarborough
F.F. Vincent
C. S. Reme ine
U. B. Puckett
\1. H Flynn
O. L .1'ay lor
S. B. hirshberg
J.G.~ggers
Jerry Branch
W. H.Heintzman
Salary and mileaee-Supv.Oct.,1941
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i'30.78
29.38
29.58
28.98
29.13
29 . 58
250.00
110.00
75.00
125.00
40 . 00
70.00
50.00
75.00
40.00
72.00
33.33
22lil.16
652.72
83.3~
355.55
325.00
200.00
16. 00
100.00
125.00
242.36
241.63
242.72
227.29
226.66
225.12
226.18
226.18
231.06
214.86
75.00
62.50
75.00
70.00
100.00
lil.60
4.20
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ItRoutine Standard Claims Ptidd by Execu ti ve Secretary from the General Fund: \I
R.D. :Moore
Broaddus & Lucas
Town of Colonial Heights
Davenport Insurance Corp.
Eastern :;)tate hospital
Ci~y Collector, hichmond
Mrs.Theo T. Cogbill, P.M.
Virginia Electric & power Co.
Truby Motor Company
StElee Forester of Virginia
Che ster Pharmacy
Virginia Electric & power Co.
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If Executive Secretary
" County Stenographer
" Home Dem. Agent
If Co. Agri . Agent
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If Truck driver
"It "he lper
" Janitor
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II Clerical assistant
" aonm. n.tty.
" and maintenance of office
" Clerk of Court "
" and maintenance of office
" Trial Justice "
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Clerk, Trial ustice
U Substitute Clerk
It Clerical assistant
" :;)heriff
", mileage
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Police Officer
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~isf.atcher
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Sub~titute truck driver fo~ Matt
Redd, Jr. on account of sickness
Mileage traveled in attending
meetings of Zoning Commission
Viewing body and mating medical
exam of John C. Albright
One ton stove coal
Installing Police radio
J:!ire protection npril, May and June,
July, Aug. and ~pt. 1941
~remium on policy-ChesterfieldC.H.
Commission of lunacy-Mrs. Novelli
Responding to fire at 4313 Stockton
200- 3cts. stamps
CurrBnt used C .H. ,ilelfare and Health
Dept.
Gas, oil and ra rts for Co. truck
l"orest fi re s
Medicine for prisoners in jail,Oept.
~treet lighting in County
~5.00
9.50
7.40
150.00
80.00
15.75
75.00
6.00
60. 42
53.24
17.79
1.60
473.09
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"Houtine ::::t[:r~Qard. CHine; PlAid till ~xec. :JOC'Y. from the Gener~ll Irund:1t
S. 'iI'. Ellison
The Chesapeake & potonac Co.
I.Irs. Theo T. Cogbill, P.!.:.
P03tmct~3tE.,r, Richmond
R. B. "~l[U s ti ne Ins. I1.gt; nc~' ,Inc.
City Clollector
Dr. R.C. Hooker
Business E.quipment Co. Inc.
Ta~'lorl.1cCoy, J.P.
K. !.T. Lipscomb, Constable
Dr. John B. Womack
Dr. 11ar8h311 J. Payne
lct: for Courthouse
Loctll nnd lon[" di 'Jtclllce service-
October, 1941
Orl8 C oi.1 (5(;0) 3c t. S tuLlpS
2200 postc8J.ds (rrrew:;. Office)
Prenium on policy-Offic e BIde.
Cou:::,thouse
Gostf: of respon1inc to f:i.res-
MOl) 17 und 1{8-4-5-8 and 10 Petg.
Pike
Lunf'C'ycommission -Helson t:ontague
Cosby
October inspection of mrchines
:Jervices rendered in CLUe of James
H. lro~'ers
~ervioes rendered in case of J.H.
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"Claims imthorized by the .c;xec. Sec'y. 1'1'01'1 the Gener!>l ]'und:"
PlUIllfer Printing Co.
Trea~mrer Of Vire:inia
Clms. L,onard Hd\ve. Co.
H. V.Baldwin & Co.
S. B.~dkins & Co.
Virginia 3tutionery Co.
Burroughs .1.lidinf l.:uchine Co.
'l'he Columbia Carbon Co.
Chester Supply Company
~pencer Printing Co.
The Broad \'my Pre S8
Re~ington Rand, Inc.
H. C. Floyd, Jr.
Dei' artment of liifhViays
100 ~axpayers cards for Trens.Office
25 sheets ~heriff Forms 1,12 and
12 pads aPA-104-S
5-1 fallon cans Lithopane paint
hindo\'l shades for CAmp Bnker
Bindinp two property books and one
Land Book
25 No. 5743 indexes
4 Burf'oughs Typev:ri tel' nechine ri bhons
100 sheets carbon paper-'freas.Office
Garbace cans, oil-cloth, paint,etc.
"RelJort of Claj ms" for Ordinance
books
Printinf' 2500 Tax IJotices
500 sheets black carbon l7x 24
(Offic e COfIDl. of Revenue)
Straightening and reinforcing two
steel doors for Co. jail
12 mapS of Chesterfi eld County
"l;iscellaneous Claims Paid by Exec. :Jec'y. from the General Fund:."
P. Rixey Jones, Co. h€t.
Chesterfield Co. Fair Assoc.
Chesterfield County ~'air ASSOC.
C. H. Srd th
E.C.Pastorfield
Ruffin and Payne
~\elson Lewis, Jr.
Eill .l.iir ec1~ory Co. Inc.
Richmond Camera Shq?, Inc.
1~. It. TolEr and Company
I,:cKinley Haye s
The Treas. ~.C.L. RR. Company
J .B. Clarke, Mgr.
Nancy Tyree, Eame Dem. Agt.
"Claims Paid by Exet!. ....ec'y, fer
C.L.Phillips
Fay P. Dance
Elizabeth Belcher
C.L.Phillips
!.:rs. C.P. Burton, Treas.
Ladies ...id Society. Ettricl:
Heimbursement of postElge p8 id on
4-H film
Dona tion to County }'sir ("hi te )
Donation to Colored Fair
Bxpenses incurred while attending
}i.B.I.Police Academy, \lashineton,D.C.
On acct. labor and material for
shutterB for cott8poS at Camp Baker
50 pcs. plywood for storug8 blug.
PlaciI1{~ bowl in (;anp Baker cotta["e
in June I 1941
Petersburg directory for 1941
10 rolls Kodachrome #365
.iudi tin~r record s ")f County and School
1'8 co rd s in c onnE,C ti on wi th Treas.
records - v500.00 - Auditing records
of Dept. of Public \.elfare ~175.00
PulliIlf Co. truck from dump
Lease of Depot space ,. t Centralia
for month of Oct. 1941 by Co..ngrL.~t.
Collect telegram from Philadelphia,Pa.
to C.\..;Jnith, Chief of Police, in
connection with official duties
Vocati anal trainine: supplies
election held .ti.ueust L, 1941:"
JUdge of ,1ection
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Returninf' ballots and nilo8ge
Rental of votine: booth for election
n.ugust 5, 1941
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232.14
1b.03
22.00
88.00
575.00
5.00
7.00
3.25
2.70
5.00
5.00
$1,924.c6
$8.00
1..96
9.26
10. 26
H.OO
53.75
4.00
H.OO
30.14
53.41
2.25
67.32
30.00
1.20
~293.35
oHil.50
600.00
160.00
34.20
100.00
9.60
13.60
10.00
68.40
675.00
5.00
5.00
1.:'''5
4.55
~1,6e8.20
$5.00
5.00
5.00
3.90
2.00
'iP20.90
"::: Claims Paid by Execu t1 ve Secretary from the Road Fund: fI
Watkins B. Davie
To removing all old concrete
foundation at intersection of Summer
Hill Ave. and Newport st.
"C, aims Paid by Exec. See' y. from the Dop; Tax Ifund: tI
E. J. Gorman
P. C. Jerue
Salary and mileage
Treatment necessary for Tommie Jerue
due to bite of dog on July 8, 1941
Semple treatment-rabies vaccine for
Mrs. Stargardt -Oct.3, 1941
The @illiland Laboratories
"Claims Allowed by the Board from the Dop; Tax Fund: "
Mrs. U. W. Myers
T. R. \/atson
Drs. Fisher and Richardson
Chickens killed by dogs
Turkeys killed by dogs
To treating Mrs. Mary Stargardt,
bitten by dog
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$55.00
14.00
6.37
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22.60
14.00
$4jl.10
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E. W. Blanken ship
Collector of garbage
"Claim Paid bV Exec. ~ec'Y. from the Westover Hills Garbap;~ Coll. and Disposal
Exec. Sec'
from the EttrickSan.Dist. 0 ere Fund:"
str ct C erk
Janitor Municipal Bldg.
Reading meters,
Co. Current used Ettrick Town Hall
Water used during Sept., meter rent
and fire hydrant rent
Ten gallons g~s for fire truck
Fuel 011
&. Power
Petg.
Andrews Bros.
Delta Oil Co.
"Claims Paid b
F.W.Abbott
F.W.Abbott
Virginia Electric &. Power
Garland s. Sydnor
ere Fund:"
t1Claims Paid by Exec. see' .
F.W.Abbott
F.il.Abbott
$35.00
5.00
13.40
.84
185.99
2.05
40 .83
$289.11
$30.00
21.80
.92
336.63 $38~.35
o er. :V'und:"
$. 20 .00
26.90
t'Claim Paid by Exec. Sec'y. from the .i.ioanchester San.Dist. Constr. Fund:tI
Travis &. Bro. Gas and oil for truck
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GRAND TOTAL............... . . . $10 .820.59
This day, J.Wm.Dance, Treasurer, submitted to the Board his report of expenses
incurred in the operation and maintenance of his office for the IIJ.bnth of October,
1941, showing a total of $979.08, of vmich the County has paid two-thirds or
$652.72, the remainder to be paid by the State. and the Board approving the said
report, the same is filed.
This day, Geo.il. Moore, Comnissioner of Revenue, submitted to the Board his report i
of expenses incurred in the operation and maintenance of his office for the month i
of October, 1941, showing a total of $533.33, of 'v:hich the County has paid two-thiItds
or $355.55, the remainder to be paid by the State, and the Board approving the saiq
report, the same is filed. !
This day, M..A.Cogbil1, Co~uonwea1th's Attorney, submitted to the Board his report
of expenses incurred in the operation,and maintenance of his office for the month
of October, 1941, showing a total of $458.32, of which the County h as paid one-
half or $229.16, the remainder to be paid by the State, and the Board approving
the said report, the same is filed.
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J:teports from the following offices were submitted and filed: Trial Justice, Chief I
cf Police, County Agricul tural ~Emts, home Demonst::ation Agent, EXeC'utive secreta~y,
Treasurer, He[,lth Department and JJepartment of Publ~c ,ielfare. i
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This day the Executive Secretary reported to the Board that he had received,
endorsed and turned over to the Treasurer,certain checks and monies for credit
to the various funds, to-wit:
10/18/41
C. Vi.Smith, Chief of Police
Commonwealth of Va. Vs.
Vi.D. & Loretta Wallace-
Tel. and telegraph and
'.iitness attendant
J~rre st fee
Arre st fee
';litness fee
Witness fee
~gr. Tel. call to Manteo,Fla.
Rental of office space for
October, 1941 40.00
Current used -V.~.&P.Co. 67.20
$10.30
1.00
1.00
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1.85
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10/28/41
10/28/41
10/28!~1
11/3/l'1
11/3/41
lG/28/41
H. N. TlB'rrell
Geo. M. Johnson
F. F. Vincent
H. N. Terrell
Mr.Foust, Fair Concessions
Che sterfie ld Health Dept.
Che Merrie ld Fair dSSOC.
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and the report is filed.
This day, E. S. H. Greene~ :;)upt. of ~chools, presented to the Board a resolution
adopted by the County School Board, requesting this Board to appropriate $1500.00
to be used at the Hidlothian Hltgh School for the construction of an extra
stairway to the basement, installation of maple floors in all classrooms and
electrical wiring of tLe basement rooms. Upon consideration whereof and on
motion J. G. Hening, the sum of $1500.00 be and it hereby is appropriated to the
County School Board from the Unappropriated ~urplus, to be used at the Midlothian i
High School for the construction of an extra stairway to the basement, installatio~
of maple floors in all classrooms and electrical wiring of the basement rooms. i
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This day came, J. C. McKesson, bringing to the atter"tion of the Board a bill for
repairing the entrance to thelFair Grounds, it having been stated in a previous
meeting of this Board that the Fair Association would bear this expense. Upon i
consideration whereof and on motion of J. G. Hening, it is resolved that the action
of this Board in its meeting of September ~, 1941, be, and it hereby is rescinded. I
And be it further resolved that the expense of the improvement or the entrance
to the Fair Grounds, which amount is $89.85, to be borl~ one-half by the Fair i
Association and one-half rroI'l theGeneral Fund of this County. !
This day the ~xecutive Secretary brought to the attention of the Board a letter
from 11r.P. H. Snead. Resident .Kngineer, Virginia Department of lIichways.,. stating
that the P.T..... of the Che3ter High School had made a request for the improvement
and/or reflooring of the old trolley bridre over the Atlantic Coast Line RR. at I
Chester, to be used as an alternate sidewalk by the school children, the approy.ina~e
cost to be ~100.00, of which Mr. Snead requested that the County pay-one-half. I
Upon consideration whereof, and onrlotion of H. T. Goyne, the amount of ~50.00 be i
end it hereby is appropriated from the Una.ppropriateLi Surplus to defrny tLe !
uxrense of fuch a project.
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This day the Executive Secretary read befol.e the Board a letter from Gen. J. 1\. :
.hnderson, Commissioner, Department of Highways, relative to an alternate route I
from Richmond, south to relieve the congestion of Route #1. Upon consideration I
whereof and oU motion of J.G.Hening, the Committee heretofore appointed to flake I
a study of this matter is hereby continued. I
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'rhis day, Supervisor P.Il.Covington, called the attention of the Board to certain
conditions of streets and sidewallcs wi thin the Village of Ettrick. Upon
consideration whereof, and on motion of J.G.Renine:, P.\I.Covington, and the
Executive Secretary are requesteJ. to confer with p.\i.Snead, Resident Engineer,'
Department of Hie;hways, and attend to the matter as they saw fit.
This day the Executive Secretary brou["ht to the attention of the Board the
tentative allocations of the State Hi{'hweys of Virginia of $15,000,000,000 for
the year 1942-'43 and pointed out that Chesterfield County was allocated a
fair proportion of this amount. Upon consideration whereof and on motion of
J .G.Hening, the letter is received and filed.
This day the ~xacutive Secretary read before the Board a letter from Mr. M. A.
I,1utchinson, Ohairman, Compens&tion Board, \'.'ith check attached in the amount of
~96.82 being the lState's proportionate part of a refund to the Clerk of
Chesterfield County for eXcess fees which were paid to .the State over and above I
the amount that should have been paid, amounting in all to $290.47. Upon I
consideration whereof and on motion of T. D. Watkins, the Treasurer of Chesterfieldl
County is hereby authorized to issue a check to Mr. -lialter N. Perdue, Clerk of :
the Oounty, in the amount of $193.65, which is the County's portion of these
excess fees.
Mr. Il.A. Horner Supervisor, broutht to the attention of the Board a request to
have the extension of Clydewood Avenue, Rt. ff735, improved. Upon consideration
and on motion of Il.A. Horner, the Virginia Department of Highways is requested to
improve the extension of Clydewood Avenue, charging same to the 3ct. road levy.
This day a Committee from the Finance Department of the City of Richmond on an
invitation from this Board appeared before the Board concerning a resolution of
theCouncil of the City of Richmond relative to the extension of Riverside Drive
on the south side' of the James River to the \lestham Bridge. Upon conaideration
whereof and on motion of Il.A.Horner, the Chairman of thisBoard is requested to
appoint a Committee to make study of this matt8r and report back to the Board at
a future meeting of this Board. Whereupon the Chairman appointed W. A. Horner
and T. D.hatkins as such Committee.
This day the Executive Secretary brought to the attention of theBoard the fact
that after January 1, 1942 a revision of the trash collection schedule would be
necessary, and requested the he be instructed as to the desires of the Board with
reg~d to the trash collections. Upon consideration whereof and on motion of
H. T:Goyne, the revision of the trash collection schedule and the matter of trash
collections is referred to the Buildings and Grounds Committee.
This day the matter of the transfer of certain items and materials from the I
Bellmeade Sanitary District, which was annexed by the City of Richmond, to the i
l!;,ttri ok San! tary Di stri ct W!l:B:.,~rought to the at tent ion of the Board. Upon :
consideration whereof and on motion of P. W. Covington, the Commonwealth's Attorneyl
is requested to contact the officials of the City of Richmond and secure their I
permission to transfer such copper tubing as is deemed necessary from the Bellmeadei
Sanit ary District. !
Ar~ be it further resolved that the City of Richmond be requested to permit the I
transfer of the 1940 model Chevrolet truck from the Sanitary Di strict to the i
County of Chesterfield. i
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~his day the Executive Secretary called the attention of the Board that they had
authorized him to construct a storage building at the Courthouse and that such
storase buiJd ing had been construCted at a cost of $1998.16 and that it was
necessary to transfer from the Unappropriated Surplus of the General Fund an
amount to take care of this building. Upon consideration whereof and on motion
of W. A. Horner, the sum of $2,000.00 be and it hereby is authorized to be
transferred from the Unappropriated Surplus of theGeneral Fund to Capital Outlay
for the purpose of a storage building, budgetary code 19- 601.
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This day the Executive Secretary read to the Board a le~ter from the state Head-
quarters of the Selective Service concerning the reemployment of men who had been
called to serYice by the Selective Service System and subsequently discharged from
military duty, requesting the Board to assist in any way possible in this matter.
Upon consideration whereof and on motion of J.G.Hening, the letter is received
and filed.
This day the Executive 3ecretary read a letter from the Crippled Children's
Hospital, requesting such donations as the Board of SUpervisors could give to
this organization. Upon consideration whereof and on motion of vi. A.Horner,
the ~xecutive ~ecretary is requested to reply to this letter stating that nothing I
was set up in the current budget to take care of such donation, and informing ,
them that the citizens of Chesterfield County had contributed as individuals to ther.
through the Community Chest Fund.
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This day the Executive Secretary presented a bill from l.lrs. Fisher and Richardson I
fOr the treatment of Mrs. Mary Stargardt, who was bitten by a dog, in the amount ofl
$14.00. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of Vl. a. Horner, this bill
is ordered to be paid from the Dog Tax Fund.
This day the Executive Secretary brought to the Board's attention the matter of
furnishing water to Bellwood Manor, near the Willis Road. Upon consideration
whereof and on motion of J.G.Hening, the Chairman is requested to appoint a
Committee to make a study of this matter and report to the Boo rd at a laterl
meeting. \~reupon the Chair.man appointed J. G. Hening and H.T.Goyne as this
Committee.
The matter of an apparent discrepancy in the light bills as charged to the County
by the Virginia Electric & Power Company was brought to the attention of theBoard.
Upon consideration and on motion of H. T.Goyne, this matter is referred to the
Light Committee for investigation.
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This day the Executive Secretary made a report of the Zoning Commission. Upon
consideration whereof and on motion of H.T.Goyne, the whole Board is appoint~d
as a Commit t ee to ma ke study of th i s lll!llt ter .
'l'Mre having been appointed at a previous meeting a Committee of Vi .A.Horner, I
and T. D.Vlatkins, to make a study of the arrangements for the reassessment of rea~
estate in Chesterfield County for the year 1942 as prescribed by law, this
Committee made its report through its Chairman, Mr. W. A.Horner, that the Committ e
felt that the best method of obtaining an equitable assessment was to have an
appraisal ~ade of all the properties in Chesterfield County in order that the
pebcentage of assessments might be as near equal as possible in all cases. Upon
consideration whereof and on motion of W. A.Horner, it is resolved that the Court
be requested to appoint two men to aot 8B appraisers and assessors for such
appraisal and assessment.
~ld be it further resolved that cards for such an appraisal and assessment system
be inaugurated in the office of the Commissioner of Revenue as may be worked out
by the Commissioner of Revenue, the Executive Secretary and the State Department
of Taxation; and that the otate Uepartment of Taxation be requested to fUrnish
such cards and work sheets as may be necessary for this system.
And be. it further resolved that this Committee report its findings at the next
meeting of this Board.
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This day, P. W.Covington, ~upervisor, brought to the attention of theBoard the
fact that there was being constructed in the Village of Ettrick a new depot by
the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, and that they had requested that the sewer line
be extended to their property in order that theymake a connection. Upon
consideration whereof and on motion of P.W. Covington, it is resolved that this
sewer line be extended to the property of the At~antic Coast Line Railway
Compaau, a distance of approximately 250 feet, sO thatthey may make a connection
thereto.
Ordered that the meeting be.now adjourned until Tuesday, November 25, 1941
at 8:00 o'clock P.M.
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