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This day the Commonwealth's Attorney stated he had several requests from Mr. W. N. Ryburn on the Old Carline Road in Chester for the extension of the water line because his well had gone dry. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of T.D.Watkins, it is resolved that Mr. Ryburn he informed that in com- pliance with the policy of the Board of Supervisors a line could be run along Rt. 147 to serve his property provided there was a guarante~ return of 12% on the investment. T~is day the Executive Secretary stated that at a former meeting of the Board of Supervisors he had been instructed to confer with Mr.E.J.Gorman and Mr.A.J.Horner regarding the possibility of Mr. Hornet taking over the responsibility of checking dog licenses and answering dog calls in one of the Nagisterial Districts of Chesterfield County and stated he had held such a conference and it had been tentatively agreed that Mr. Horner would take over the responsibility of Mancheste~ Magisterial District provided it was satisfactory to the State Forestry Department.! Whereupon, the Executive Secretary read a letter from the State Forestry Department~ objecting to such an arrangement. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of W.A.Horner, it is resolved that the former request of this Board that Mr.A.J. Homer take over the responsibility of one of the magisterial districts be and it hereby is rescinded. And be it further resolved th~ Mt. Homer be requested to cooperate with the Game Warden as fully as possible without interfering with his duties as Fire Warden. This day the Committee composed of Mr.P.W.Covington and the Executive Secretary which had been previously appointed to confer with the Sanitary District Committee from Ettrick regarding the renting of the Town Hall to the American Legion, reported that such a meeting had beau held with the Sanitsry District Committee and that the joint recommendation of the Sanitary District Committee and the Committee appointed by the Board of Supervisors was that the American Legion be permitted to use the Town Hall two nights each month (which nights should be rrmnged by consultation with the Ettrick Sanitary District) for the sum of 50.00 per year. This day the Executive Secretary read a letter from Mr. A.H.Pettigrew, Virginia Department of Highways, relative to the acquiring of the right-of-way on the Forest Hill Extension, Rt.683, near Granite,and stated that theBoard of Supervisors had agreed to furnish the riEh$ of way and that the Highway Department was about to let the contract for the work and needed the right-of-way cleared up. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of W.A.Horner, it is resolved that in order to clear up a right for the right-of-way on Rt.683, at Granite, on which they intende~ to request the Highway to acquire the right-of-way, that the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County request the Virginia Department of Highways to acquire such right-of-way as needed for the improvement of Rt.683 at Granite as previously reported to the Board of Supervisors, and pay for the same out of the Secondary Road Fund of Chesterfield County. This daythe Executive Secretary read a letter from Mr.M.M.Pond, Secretary of the Ettrick Volunteer Fire Department, requesting that a stop light be placed in front of the Ettfick Municipal Building for use when the fire engine was being brought out of the building. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of P.W.Covington, it is resolved that this ~tter be referred to theSaniDaFyDistrict Committee of Ettrick for recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. This day the Executive Secretary read a letter from the Richmond Veterans Housing Corpora%ion, requesting that steps be taken to have streets in "~orwood Park" taken into the State Secondary System. ~pon consideration whereof, and on motion of W.A.Horner, it is resolved that the Executive Secretary take such steps as n~cessary tohave the streets in "Norwood Park" taken into the State Secondary System. This day the Executive Secretary read a letter from Mr.C.B.Marcuson, Secretary, Bon Air-Southampton Volunteer Fire Department #4, stating that this Fire Department had been organized and a copy of the By-Laws, Constitution, and a roster of the members accompanied the letter, and that the Department was ready to house the fire equipment when it could be furnished. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of J.G. Hening~ it is resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is instructed to have equipped at once the crash truck now on hand and when ready deliver it to the Bon Air - Southampton Fire Department. And be i% further resolved tha~ the sum of $2,000.00 be and it hereby is appropriated from the unappropriated surplus ~ the General Fund to the purchase of equipping this fire truck. This day the Executive Secretary presented to the Bce rd an application from ~r. Bernard Sidney Jones and ~. James W. Thames, for t he r ezoning of properties within Chesterfield County. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of W.A.Horner, ib,~is resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is instructed to advertise the same for action at the meeting of the Board on October 14, 1947.