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This day Mr. T. D. Watkins stated to the Board that the State Department of Welfare had restored to Chesterfield County the amount of money which had previousl been deleted from the budget as prese~ted by the County ?~elfare Department and that it was necessary to use the total amount originally appropriated by Chester- field County to match this sum ~ and further because of the a rran~ement with the Petersburg Home it would be necessary to have an a~ditional appropriation of $2430.O0. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of J. G. Hening, it is resolved that the Board approve the request from the Welfare Departm~nt and appropriate the sum of $2430.00 for this Durpose. And be it further resolved that the Chairman be and he hereby is instructed to sign the corrected budget. This day the Executive' ?~ecretary read a statement from the District Engineer statin~ir that there would be a hearing on the closing of the dra~s~a~^of the S~a~o~d A Line RR. over the Appomattox River, between the hours oY o:uu a.m. and o:~o p.m., in the office of the Engineer, Norfolk~ Virginia, on November 2~ 1947, at 2:00 p.m Upon consideration whereof, and on mormon of T. D. Watkins, it i~ resolved that the Executive Secretary and the Co~aonwealth's Attorney be instructed to attend this meeting and report to this Board. This day the Executive Secretary presented a request from I,~.J.M.Wilkinson for the installation of a water sysI~em in "Meadow Ridge" on Rt.683, accompanied by a deposit of $2000.00 toward the cost of same. Upon consideration w~reof, and on motion of J. G. Henin~, it is resolved that the $2000.00 be accepted and that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is instructed to proceed with this installation in accordance with the policy of the Board for water installations in subdivisions. This day Mr.H.T. Goyne stated that there had been a request for an extension of a water line to serve one house in "Bellwood Heights". Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of H.T.Goyne, the Executive Secretary is hereby instrucDed tomake this extension. This day Mr.H.T.Goyne stated to the Board that he ~d the Executive Secretary had conferred withMrs. Harold requesting the extension of Wentworth Street in Bensley VillaEe. Upon consideration whereof and on motion of H.T.Goyne, it is resolved that the Virginia Department of Highways be requested to improve the extension of Wentworth Street in the Village of Bensley for aDproxi~tely 250 feet to the alley back of Mrs. Harold's property and charge same to the 3¢ road levy, expendin~ a sum not to exceed $200.00. This day Mr.H.T. Goyne stated that there was a road in ,,Half-Way House Heights" leadin~ to the home of Mr. Musselwhite which needed to be improved. Upon consideration whereof and on motion of H.T.Goyne it is resolved that the Virginia Department of Highwavs be and it hereby is requested to improve this road expending a sum not to exceed $100.00, charging same to the 3ct. road levy. This day the Executive Secretary stated he had been fortunate in purchasing from the War Assets two pieces of fire fighting equipment. Upon consideration whereof and on motion of J.G. Hening, the action of the Executive Secretary be and it hereby is approved. This day there was presented to the Board by the Executive Secretary a letter from C.W.Smith, Chief of Police of Chesterfield, resigning from that position as of midnight of December 31, 1947. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion, it is resolved that the s aid resignation of C.W.Smith, Chief of Police of Chesterfield Countybe and the same is hereby accepted. And be it further resolved that it is the sense of this Board that said C.W.Smith, Chief of Police, of Chesterfield County, should be commended for his excellent services as Chief and for his high sense of honesty and justice to th~ e with whom he has come in contact. And be it further resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is directed to send a copy of this resolution to C.W.Smith, Chief of Police of Chesterfield County, Virginia. This day ~. Chas. E.Willis, representing Scott, Horner and Mason, Inc. appeared before the Board and stated he would like to submit to theBoard, as previously submitted, the fact that his firm would be glad to act as financial a gents for the Board of Supervisors in handling the sale of water revenue bonds as voted by the people of Chesterfield County, and that his firm would agree to do all advertising, printing of bonds, and legal approving opinion for a commission of 1% of the amount of bonds sold, not less than $2000.00; tUat his firm would also bid on the purchase of the bonds and if it was the successful bidder, the 1% would not be chargeable against the County, and that if a legal approving opinion could not be obtained there would be no charge against the County of Chesterfield for services. R~. Willis Further stated that ~is firm would purchase the bonds by a private offer and forthwith tendered an offer to purchase the said water revenue bonds at par value carrying an interest rate of 3-1/4% for such water revenue bonds as the Board would determine to sell, provided his firm was able to secure the necessary legal approving opinion, and that if the Board would accept his offer to buy said bonds his firm would bear the eapense of obtaining the necessary