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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-02-18 A regular meeting of the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia~ was held at the Office Building of said County on the 18th day of February, 1959o Present: Messrs. Jo_hn Wo Williams, Edgar No Garnett, H. Ashby Harris, Edward L. Smith, ~. Y. Sutherland, Jr. and Robert Thraves. A . bsent. None. Officers present: County Executive and Commonwealth's Attorney. The meeting opened with the Lord's Prayer led by Mr. Sutherland. Minutes of the meetings of January 2~ and February 6, 1959 were read and. approved. Request was received for inclusion in the Secondary System of certain roads ih Shadwell Estates was received. On motion, this matter was deferred for further information regarding same. The following applications were received and ordered referred to Viewers: (1)~ Road beginning at State Route 691 west of Crozet and extending in a southerly direction for .15 miles to ad dead end, known a Virginia Ave. (2) Beginning ai the intersection of 120& and 1205 (High and Myrtle Streets) south 1/10 mile, then east 4/10 mile, ending at fork of road. (3) Road beginning at East Market Street and and continuing for approxi- mately 1/4mile toward the Charlottesville Woolen Mills. On motion of Mr. Sutherland, seconded by Mr. Thraves, the following were appointed to serve on the Board of Viewers, any three of whom may act, to view all road requests which have been received during the past year and report back to this Board: Mr. Guy Via Mr. Jack Page Mr. William McClung Mr. Steve McCauley Mr. Campbell Holt Communication was received from the Department of Highways advising that St. George A~enue from intersection of Route 7~8 in a northwesterly direction for 355' to the ECL of Charlottesville was accepted in the Secondary System of Highways effective February 6, 1959. The County Executive reported that the proposed Trailer Ordinance was now in the hands of the Joint Health Department for consideration. The Director of Finance submitted Statements of Expenses for the Department of Finance, the Sheriff's Office and the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney for the month of ~anuary, 1959. On motion off, Mr..SttherIand~_ seconded by Mr. Thraves, these Statements were examined~ verified and approved Statement of Expenses incurred in the maintenance of the County Jail for the month of January, 1959, was submitted along with Summary Statement of prisoner day~. On motion of ~r. Garnett, seconded by Mr. Thraves, these Statements were examined~ verified and approved. Claim of the Jail Physician in the amount of $6.00 was presented~ and on motion of Er. Harris, seconded by Mr. Thraves, was approved for payment. Reports of the Department of Public¥~elzare~ for the month of January, 1959, were presented and approved in accordance with Sections 63~67ol and 63-67.2 of the Code of Virginia. Claim of the University of Virginia Hospital in the amount of $3,586.50 was presented and on motion of Mr. Harris, seconded by Mr. Sutherland, was approved for payment. One-half of this amomut is ~8 be reimbursed by the State. Report of the Cotmty Executive for the month of January, 1959, was presented and approved and on motion was Ordered filed. On motion of Mr. Thraves, seconded by Mr. Sutherland, rules with regard to second readings were suspended~ and the following resolution unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County~ Virginia, that $9~,627.~0 be and the same is hereby appropriated for operating expenses of the School Board for the month of ~larch, 1959. The Board's attention was called to the fact that an Equalization Board should be appointed for the year 1959. On motion of Mr. Harris, seconded by Mr. Garnett~ and unanLmously carried, ~r. W~ E. Comm~_uication was received from the Crippled Children's Hospital in Richmond, Virginia~ questing an appropriation from the Board~ Due to the fact that some question e×isted in the mind of the Com~onwealth~s Attorney as to the legality of such an appropriation and also because of the previou: established policy of this Board. this request was denied on motion of Nr~ Harris, seconded by Sutherland, and the County ~Executive was directed to so advise the Crippled Children's Hospital. A lengthy hearing was held in the Court House due the the volume of the crowd on hand regard~ ing the propesed Interstate Route 64 through Albemarle County. Those speaking in oposition to this route being located in Albemarle County included Nr~ Bernard Chamberlain, Dr. Edwin Jordan, Nro George T. Carr, N~. Polly P. NcGavock~ ~r. Jack Carpenter, Dr. James L. ~eem, ~r. Allen T. Gwathmey and ~r. John B. Rogan. Those speaking in favor of the local route were Mr. RanS&~h Pertly, Mr. William McClung, Mr. Kent Bradbury, Mr. Joseph D. Saumweber, Mr. Harvey Williams, Mr. Forrest Paulett, Mr. Sol B~ V~ein- berg, Mr. B. B. Eoon, Mr. Robert Waufle, Nr. ~. B. Fogleman and Mr. Joel Cochran~ After hearing the public the Board went into executive session to consider this matter. Back in open session, ihe Chairman issued the following statement to those present: '~The Board of Supervisors unanimously wnet on record favoring the Defense Highway ~arch 20, 1957, and again June 2, 1958. Yesterday, Mr. Sam May, Highway Commissioner, stated that the proposed Route 6~ through Albemarle County is purely tentative. He stated further that a ground survey had not been made. .However, the Board of Supervisors will request the Highway Department to locate a route through Albemarle County whillwill do the least damage to property value and scenic beauty of this County. The following notice published in the Daily Progress on February l0 and'17, 1959, was read by the Clerk: Notice is hereby given that at the February meetin~ of the Board of County Super= visors of Albemarle County, to be held in the County Office Building on February 18, 1959, at I0:00 A.M., it is intended to amend and re-enact an Ordinance regulating the operation of slot machines and license tax thereon. in accord&rice with the foregoing notice, the Chairman allotted time for the public to be heard in this regard. After some discussion, motion was offered by~r. Garnett, seconded by Nr. Harris, that the following ordinance be adopted and.published in the Daily Progress in accordance with law, said motion being carried by the following recorded vote: Ayes ~ Nessrs. Williams, Garnett, Harris, Smith, Sutherland, and Thraves. Nayes - None~ AN ORDIR'ANCE I~POSING TAX ON SLOT NACHINES AND I%~RCHANTS PLACING VE~ING~CHIS~$ BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, on the !$th day-of February, 1959, and in pursuance to Sections 55-361, 58-361.1 and 58-367.2 of the 1950 CSde of Virginia as amended that: SECTION I. Any person, firm or corporation having on a road, street, alley~ or other public place or in shops, stores, hotels, boarding houses, depots~ public or p~ivate rooms~ or any other place anywhere in the County a slot machine of any description into which are dropped coins to dispose of any article of merchandise or for the purpose of operating musical or other devices that operate on the coin-in-the~ slot principal, used for gain, except as a pay telephone, shall pay for every such slot machine or musical or other device as the case may be, a license tax of $2.50 per year on machines where' the custo- mer pays one cent and a license tax of $5°00 per year on machines where the customer pays more than one cent to operate, except automatic baggage or parcel machines or receptacles which are used for the stora of baggage, parcels of any' character on which shall be levied a tax of twent~£ive cents per year for each receptacle that is operated on %he coin-in-the-slot principle; provided, however, that no such person, firm or corporation may keep, maintain, exhibit or operate any slot machine or any device in which the element of chance enters or which gives out any slugs or checks or device which may be used to again operate lhe machine or gives out any priz~ or any other article than the a~ticle of merchandise or musioin payment for which the coin was originally deposited; provided further, that this ordinance shall not apply to slot machines that are used for the purpose of selling individual sanitary drinking cups, This license is not transferable and is not to be pro-rated. Each license issued shall show the man%~fa'cturer's number. If the machine has no number the license must be posted in a conspicuous place on the ~achinel SECTION ii. Every person, firm and corporation engaged in the business of selling goods~ wares and mer- chandise through the use of coin operated vending machines shall be classified as a retail merc~hant and shall pay an annual license tax fo~ the privilege of doing business in this County of twenty dollars$ pro~ded~ however, that if any such person~ firm or corporation has more than one definite p~ace in this County at which goods~ wares, or merchandise are stored, kept or assembled for supplying such vending machines, the annual license tax hereby imposed shall be twenty dollars additional for each such definit~ place in excess of one. The license tax aforesaid shall not be subject to proration. Every person, firm and corporation shall also pay a tax of twenty cents on every one hundred dollars of gross sales through such vending machines in excess of two thousand dollars in each calendar year, or part thereof. Such volume tax shall be assessed and collected by the Director of Finance of Albemarle County after the first day of January and before the last day of January following the calen~ dar year in which such business is done, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Director of Finance. The taxes imposed by this ordinance shall be in lieu of any license tax on the individual vend- ing machines and this ordinance shall not apply to any vending machine upon which the license tax is pai~ under the provisions of Section I of this ordinance. Every vending machine shall be plainly marked by the owner therof with the name and address of sUch owner. The term "vending.~mchin8", as used in this section, includes only such machines as vend goods wares and merchandise and give to the customer on every purchase his money's worth in goods, wares or merchandise. The term does not include any machine the operation of which is proh%oited by law, nor any machine which has any g&mbling or amusement feature whatsoever. Every person, firm or corporation liable to apy the tax hereby imposed shall anuallY make a report to the Director of Finance, as directed by him and on forms supplied by him, on all sales in the County through such vending machines. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect on and after Narch l, 1959. Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from Mrs. J. L. Branham for nine hens killed by dogs. On motion of Mr. Sutherland, seconded by Mr. Harris, Mrs. Branham was allowed ~1.50 for each of these hens. Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from Mr. S. ~. Harris for five geese killed by dogs. On motion of Mr. Su%herland, seconded by Mr. Thraves, Mr. Harris was allowed ~2.00 for each of these geese. Claim against the Dog Ta~ Fund was received from ~r. James C. Andrews for one pig killed by dogs. On motion of Mr. Harris, seconded by Nr. Sutherland, Er. Andrews was allowed ~lO.O0 for this pig. Mr. Edgar Garnett advised that certain people appeared in the audience earlier during the day with regard to the improvement of Route 667. He stated that due to the number of people present, they were unable to remain until such time as they could present their request to the Board and that he was sc presenting ~heir request. He advised that although Route 667 was in the Secondary System, the residents along said road desired certain improvements, including surface, in order to shorten the distance to Charlottesville. On motion bY Mr. Garnett, seconded by Mr. Smith, this matter was referred to the Resident Engineer of Highway~. Claims against thelComuty amounting to $224,844.82 were presented~ examined and allowed~ and certified to the Director of Finance for payment and charged against the following funds: General Fund School Ftu~d Dog Tax Crozet 'Fire District Fm~d Crozet Sanitary District Fund Joint Health Dep%. Fund Central Fire District'Fund Woolen Mills Sanitary District Fund Special School Project Funds: Scottsville School Charlottesville Elementary School West Side Elementary School Commonwealth of Virginia Current Credit Account Total On motion, the meeting adjourned. $ 50,208;52 106,005.27 1,645.O8 84.59 686.24 5,869.96 1.68 3~00 17',276.~3 8,759~75 15,806.00 · 18 498 ! $224,844~82 Chairman · A reg~iar meeting of the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held at the Office Building of said County'on the 18th day of March, 1959. Present: Messrs, ~John W. Williams, Edgar N. Gannett, H. Ashby Harris, Edward L. Smith, M. Y. Suthe~land, Jr., and Robert Thraves. ~bsent: None. Officers.present: County Emecutive. The meeting opened with the Lord's Prayer led by Mr. M. M. Pence. Minutes of the meeting of February 18, 1959, were read and approved. The Director of Finance submitted Statements of Expenses for the Department of Finance, the Sheriff's Office and the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney 'for the month of February, 1959. On motion of Mr'. Smith, seconded by Mr. Garnett,~these Statements weze examined, verified and approved. Statemen~ of Expenses incurred in the maintenance of the CountY Jail for the month of Februar 1959, was submitted along with Summary Statement or. Prisoner Days. On motionof Mr.. Sutherland, seconded by Mr. Thraves, these Statements were examined, verified and approved. Claim of the Jail Physician in the amount of $3.00 was presented, and on motion of Mr. Harris, seconded by Mr. Garnett, was approved for payment. Reports of the Department of Public Welfare for the month of February, 1959, were presented an approved in accordance with Sections 63-67.1 and 63-67.2 of the Code of Virginia. Claim of the University of Virginia Hospital in the amo~ut of $1,757.00, of Which one-half is reimbursable by the State, was presented and on motion'of Mr. Gar~ett, seconded by Mr. Smith, was ap- proved for pay~nent. Budget of the Department of Public Welfare for the year ending June 30, 1960, in the total snm of $231,698.00 was presented and on motion of Mr. Thraves, secended by Mr. Harris, this budget was approved and the Chairman and Clerk were authorized to execute same on behalf of this Board. Report of the County Executive for the month of February, 1959, was presented and on motion of Mr. Sutherland, seconded byMr. Th_raves, was approved and'ordered filed. On motion of Mr. Harris, seconded byMr. Garnett, rules with regard to second readings were susp'~nded, and the following resolution unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED bY the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarl~ County, Virginia, that $94,627.40 be and the same is hereby appropriated for operating expenses of the School Board. for the month of April, 1959.