<br />vm.GL,I,~: .i~t a Gpecial neeting of the BOard of
<br />Supervisors of Chesterfield County,
<br />held 3epteuber 12,1938, at Chester-
<br />field Courthouse, Virginia, hnd ili the
<br />163rd yeur of the COI'llilonwealth.
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<br />Present: Gaius.;. Diggs,
<br />Hilary L. l"ergusson,
<br />Harold '1'. Goyne,
<br />Horace ./1.. Holt,
<br />John B. ,iatkins,
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<br />..,bsent': Horace L. ChHlidey
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<br />On motion, of Ii. .il.. holt, John B. ,:etl:ins,Jr., \'/aS elected to serve as
<br />pro teLlpore in the absence b t this aeeting of Horace L. Clw lkley.
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<br />',Iherefw, n certe in offer for the irmrovemen t of Cm i.p Bnl:er is be inc' :Me de
<br />through this BOArd to the Countv fraIl Lrs. Th~nf:s J....Jeffress Imcl her son, Robert ;:.
<br />Jeffress in ner,ory of i'hOr1n8 J!'." Jeffress, Esquire, n forner !'lember of this board,
<br />through the medhm of n letter dated the eivhth instnnt, niUied hy IIr. Hobert I:.
<br />Jel'frer3s Hnd Httnched hereto as f1 plJrt of these resolutions Hnll rellClinc es follOl.'s:
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<br />"I:y nothf"r, Lrs. Thomas ]e. Jeffress, ciJ1cl I ue~3ire as u nenoriEl
<br />to ny futher, rrhorwfl P. Jeffress, 1:8([., to nc:ke 3 contribution to the
<br />{"eneral welfhre of the citizens of Chesterfielci County, (m~ l~l1Cr.lillL' the
<br />{;reet interest he hrll1 in the \lorl~ of Clnp Balcer, nake the f011m:1ng offer
<br />throuch you to tho County in the hope thrct you \Ii 11 accept ShI:1e (1W.l thut
<br />it vlill ',fork continually increnGine stlrvice to thE' }J8op1e of Ghester-
<br />fielci County.
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<br />I unclerstrmd. that soveral yeurs ueo ;\'our Do[,rd tool:: over tho oper-
<br />ation 01' this Canl) elm. \':ithin the lUflt fm! 'leeks h(,s (lctually take~ title
<br />to the ll:n(,. end iIlprOVel'lonts am. nSBlllaecl responsibility of its o\'mership
<br />hnd opel'ations so that \:hile it if; our purpose to wil~e the cii't boloH set
<br />out to the locul Covernrwnt of Chesterfielu Co\'nty, \10 wish to have its
<br />bonori ts lini ted to the hef'lth end '.:ell-beinr; OJ.' the need;\' people, in
<br />the ','fort of the caIlp.
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<br />I have vi,Ji ted tho CUIlp CllCl hI d the \:0l'ldni:8 expl,.ineu to no by
<br />l:is8 Lilla "';pivey, County IJurDc, (:nQ huve hm the pln[isuru of tulkinc \:ith
<br />1:e8sr8. l:r:rcus n. CoCbill, Cor:.liom:ea1th ..ttorno;\" hnd Gnius ',I. Dices, of
<br />your Bosru, anu ubtained the bone1'i t of their jUUP:1ellt liS to the nOEt
<br />effective \my in '.rhich He ",:ant to liO cnn be applied.
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<br />l?rorl th!,,,e conferenceB it UjJpOf:TS tho. t '.:i th the coopurution 0:1' the
<br />".1'.;.., [,nei your sponsorship in tlw anount of ,';5,8t3B.33 the CUll}:' CUi
<br />obtain the benAi'i t 01' the folloninC inprovenents (iHd v.ccessol'ies:
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<br />Estimated cost.
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<br />1. Concrete block clinic buildinc
<br />incllltlinl' heut
<br />~. ,;ater SUI-;])l~! frOl.l tIlt; Courthouse
<br />by 2" pipe line,4,'753 feet,
<br />:5. Concrete block Caretakers house
<br />4. Addition to the present dornitories_
<br />inc ludinr, basins, toilets, noce ssnr:,'
<br />line s, [,nd new sortic tank
<br />5. Equipment for c+inic
<br />6. P1nyeround. equipmont
<br />'7. ;,tove
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<br />"m ,000.00
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<br />;~, :~t)o. 00
<br />~~ , 000.00
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<br />pipe
<br />1,400.00
<br />1,083.50
<br />498.18
<br />'715.00
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<br />Total
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<br />~? 16,946.68
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<br />l:y Lother und I on the f'ollO\iinl' conclitions offer tu you .,,;5,888.33, Lnd
<br />\;ill pcy ~?J ,ooe.oo u]'lon YOUI' f'ornul acceptance 01' the above pro[ru:.:. t.tl1(l the
<br />l'enainin[~ ,~2,888.33 ufter such f'orlwl ccceptance uriC bet\!een DecCI'lber 15th,
<br />1938 unu J[lllU&ry 15th, 1939.
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<br />In line '.Iith ny talk '.!ith tlw t\;O above {'ontlenen it is our JJUl'pOf3e
<br />to concli tion this Lift uIJon tho Count:,' nccolJtine tho rosponsibili ty for
<br />ct:rryinc out the r:bove procrmi \lith the ciefini te un(lorstrmuinc there \lill
<br />be no further call or oblirution on us even thouch the (,ctual cost ney
<br />e::ceed the present estiHCltes, unci we unc.orstuneJ. you \:ill, fur your in-
<br />terest, reouire definite ',;.1'...(.. uIJl)rOvcl before you rlve us i'ornel accep-
<br />tance. I rOt:lize thut there nay be variations in tho (;I10unt:3 spent, but
<br />',Ie do Hunt D fornal acceptence fro!:). you thD,t the procrm:l can, [,net Hill be
<br />SUbstantially carried out by the County.
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<br />Your fon~lUl ecceptnnce of this procrc.n '.lill be unuerstooci to neun
<br />that nn adequate water SUPIJ1:,T \lill hLve been provided nt the Court lIouse
<br />sufficient ufter rc"quirerlents there to talce cltre of the needs of' Canp
<br />Betel'. Fror: a pl'f.:ctica1 standpoint this is n necessity and a conui tion
<br />to your rormul liccpethnce.
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<br />Yours very truly,
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<br />(Sicnec1) Hobert I:. Jeffress."
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<br />'.'herens, to qualify (,ne. [;ccept said offer '.lOull. (;dd so creatly to tho services
<br />of Cr.:.r:p Bd::er to this County f,8 to complete the CrulP' s ef'uipnent to the IJoint of
<br />nnl:inc it prncticully u nO(lel such institutionj
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