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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1953-09-16248 A regular meetiag of the Board of County SupervisOrs of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held at the Office Building ef said County on the 16th day of September, 1953. Present: Williams. Messrs. C. P~rce!l McCue, E. H. Bain, H. Ashby Harris, Edward L. Smith, and John W. Absent: Mr. W. W. Officers Present: County Executive and Commonwealth's Attorney. The Lord's Prayer was led by Mr. E. H. Bain. Minutes of the Meetings of Augast 19, 1953 and September !0, 1953, were read and approved. 0ommunication-was received from the State Department of Highways acknowledging receipt of reso- lution of this Board regarding the Proposed Route 250 By-PasS and stating thatthe possibilities out- !inedwould be looked into. Communication was received from the State Department of Highways advisinE that as requested in resolution of this Board, the additions and abandonments caused by relocations on Route' 20, had been approved effective August 17, 1953. Upon motion, made by Mr. Bain and seconded by Mr. Williams, the following Resolution was unani. mously adopted: WHEREAS, the property owners fronting on.Kenwood Lane and MeadowbrookRoad duly filed their petition requestimg that 0.15 mile of read in Albemarle County, Vir- ginia, lying just north of the corporate limits of Charlottesville, Virginia, be in- cluded in'the State Highway Secondary System; that Viewers were appointed by this Board to view the said road; that a view was taken on February 11, 1952 and a report submitted to this Beard at its regular meeting on March 19, 1952;~ that %he Viewers reported that. said road was a part of a subdivision and did not meet ~standards to be accepted into the State Highway Secondary System~ and', WHEREAS,. the landadjoining the said-.roadjwaE subdivided as shown on~piat recorded in the Clerk's Office'of the Circuit Court of Albemarle .County in D..E. 294, p. 387, and the said read was dedicated to the.public use; and, WHEREAS, i~ is the considered opinion of this Board. that there-are extenu- ating circumstances and conditions which warrant the granting of reasonable modifi- cations to the present regulations governing acceptance of sUch street into the Secon- dary System; and, WHEREAS, the.said road does not meet the other present sub-division standards, but the said petitioners have paid-S400.00 to the State Highway Department to bring said road up to standards that can be accepted by the State Highway DePartment for maintenance: to-wit: that section of Kenwood Lane beginning at intersection of Meadowbrook Road and Kenwood Lane, being State Secondary Route ~?1, thence to the east ever Kenwood Land for 0.15 of mile to turning circle. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albe- marle County, Virginia, that the State Highway Depar%ment be and it is hereby requested to take into the Secondary System 0.15 mile of road above described. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of thins Resolution be sent to the State Highway Commiss~ion. Petitions were received requesting~inclusion in the Secondary System of two sections of road-- one being .03 mile beginning at the north side of Lacy Hutchinson's property on Little High Street in Crozet and ending at the east side of Eugene Pugh's property on Myrtle Street and the second being 093 miles, "end of State Maintenance sign" on Route 672, 200 feet west of Leonard Via residence at DoySesville and these ~itions were ordered referred to.viewers at the regular read meeting on motion of Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Smith. Mr. Cecil Maupin of the Isaac Walton League appeared and requested the Board $o approve alooa- tion in Fluvanna County of a State Lake. He stated that a suitable site had been hoped for in Albemarle County but could not be found. After a disuussion of this matter the following extract from minutes ef the Albemarle Planning Commission meeting of August 20, 1953, was received: "Since it has been brought to the attention of this Commission that the Isaac Walton League of the area has been requested by the State Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to locate a site for a lake in this area, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Supervisors be and they are hereby requested to appoint a committee to work with the local Isaac Walton League to study and locate a possible site for such a project in Albemarle Count." Upon motion, made by Mr. Bain and seconded by Mr. Williams, the Chairman was requested to appoint a eom- mittee to work with the Isaac Walton League in this matter. The Chairman appointed Mr. Bain and Mr. Smith to serve~on this committee. The following report was received from the Committee appointed by this Board to study the matter of a propOsed reduction in the number of voting precincts: "To the Board of Sspervisors of Albemarle County, Charlottesville, Va. Gentlemen: The committee appointed by your Board to study and report on the advisability of having a General Registrar and a reduction in the number of precincts, met for the third time on Friday, July 17, with Messrs. Garnett, Harmon, Page, Fray and Beale present. Mrs. Cash,who acted as secretary, and Messrs. Pence, Clark, and Goodtoe. Mr. Maupin of White Hall District was absent. The question of-the General Registrar having been settled, the discussion was confined to the question of reducing the number of precincts. The following points in favor of the reduction of precincts were brought out by different members of the committee: (1) Small number of voters at some'precincts. (2) Difficulty of getting qualified election officials. (3) Difficulty of holding elections according to law at most precincts. (4) Lack of facilities, ie. light, heat, waterand parking space. (5) Good roads and automobiles have greatly shortened timeand And distance. After due consideration of the above and other points, it was moved by Mrl. Harmon and seconded by Mr. Page that the number of precincts be reduced from twenty-four to fourteen, eliminating ten pre- cincts, thereby making a considerable saving and an initial saving in setting up the registration books. The above reduction to be accompl&shed by having one precinct for Charlottesville District, one for Ivy District~and three for each of the other four Districts. The motion was carried by a vote of three to one, Mm, Beale dissenting, the Chairman not voting, there b~ no tie. It was then moved by Mr.: Page and seconded by Mr. Harmon, that considering the above points and the geographical location of voters as shown by Mr. Clark's chart, that the precincts be located as follows: District Charlottesville ~umber of Precincts One Location Court House er McInti~e School Z~y One Rivanna Three Meriwether Lewis SChool Stony Point Earlysville Cismont Samuel Miller Three Batesville Hillsboro North Garden Scottsville Three Scottsville Esmont (Porters) Carters Bridge White Hall Three Croze% ~ Free Union ii It is further recommended that use be made of schools or other pbuhc owned ~uml~mngs for votm~g places as far as possible. That no hard and fast precinct lines be established, the .voters being allowe$ (within their District) to vote where most convenient, otherwise some may be inconvenmenCed by an~imagi-l! nary or abitrary line. It is believed that the above arrangement will tend to economy, efficiency, convenience and a proper and lawful holding of elections, with competent officials. Times have changed, our election set up is obsolete, most thinking people realize that a chan is long over due. Your committee urges you to'take the necessary steps ~o place this matter before the Circuit Cottrt of this county for determination, as promptl~as possible.~ Respectfully submitted, 250 Mr. Garnett, Cel.~'H. B. Goodloe and Mr. ~alcotm Christian appeared regarding this matter and urged that the Board request the~Co~rt to pass on the matter. Col. GoOdloe also advised that the Electoral Board unanimously ~endors~d the report of the csmmittee. Oemmunication was received from the League of Women voters favoring a reduction in the number of.precincts~ After considerablediscussion, motion' was made by Mr. Williams and seconded by Mr. Harris, thanking the committee for its work and the matter was taken under advisement. Mr. M. M, Pence, Director of Finance, submitted a Statement of Expenses of the Department of Finance for the month of August, 1953, one-third of which to be borne by the State. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement was examined, verified and approved. Mr. M. M. Pence, Director of Finance, submitted a Statement of Expenses of the Sheriff's Offic. for the month of August, 1953, two-thirds ef which to be borne by the State. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this ~Statement was examined, verified and approved. Mr. M. M. Pence~ Director of Finance, submitted ~Statement of Expenses of the Commonwealth Attorney's Office for the month of August, 1953, one-half of which to be borne by the State. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement was examined, verified 'and approved. Statement of Expenses incurred in the maintenance of Prisoners confined in the County Jail was submitted~along with a Statment of Prisoner Days. Upon motionS duly made and seconded, this State- ment was examined, verified and approved. Claim of D~. Richard T. Ergenbright in the amount of $37.0Ofor services as Jail Physician during the month of August, 1953, was presented and upon motion, made by Mr. Williams and seconded by'Mr. Smith, was approved for payment. Report on inspection of the. CoUnty Jail ~was received from the Divisionof Corrections of the Department of Welfareand Institutions and was ordered filed. Communication was received from the Albemarle League of Taxation and Good Government statim~ that the League felt that the~asis for the new assessment of real estate for the coming six years shoul, be considered in the present economic situation so that a normal value is put on the real estate and all real property should bear equitable parts of the tax' burden and urging further that proper resolutions be passed to support legislation permitting the counties to levy such taxes if the need arises for more revenue than that yielded by one-fourth of normal Value (1942) and a $3.50 rate or to equalize taxation by taking some taxes Off real property. No action was taken on this matter. Reports ef the Department of Public Welfare were presented in accordance with Section 371 ef the 1950 Acts of the~General Assembly. Report of the County Executive for the month of August, 1953, was presented, approved and ordered filed. Upon motion, made by Mr. Bain and seconded by Mr. Smith, the following resolution was unai- mously adopted: BE IT RESODVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that ~$1~40,000,00 be and the same is hereby re-appropriated to the Air- port Committee Fund, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that $10,000.00 be transferred from the above appropriation to the Joint Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Committee. Upon motion, made by Mr. Bain and seconded by Mr. Williams, the following Resolution was unai- mously adopted: WHEREAS, this Board and the City Council of the City of Charlottesville have heretofore resolved to construct jointly ~he Charlottesville-Albemarle Joint Airport near Earlysville in Albemarle County, Virginia; ~WHEREAS, it is necessary for that purpose that the ~ity of Charlottes- ville and County of' Albemarle jointly acquire certain additional land at that loca- NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOEVED that ~he Joint Airport Committee of this Board and the City Council of Charlottesville be and it hereby is authorized and directed to make offers to the present ~o~ners of the Eliza_Thompson 11.32 acre tract designated as parcel Ne. 32-62 on the Tax Map ef Albemarle County at a price to be fixed by said Committee. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, in the event said offer hereby autho- rized, is not accepted and the attempt to purchase shall be ineffectual, The Common- wealth's Attorney be and he hereby is, directed to proceed, with the City A%torney of Charlottesville, to prepare and file the necessary legal proceedings to condemn in~ fee simple the said land and te prosecute said proceedings to completion as soon as practical. Upon motion of Mr. Williams, seconded by Mr. Harris, Mr. C. Purcell McCne,~Chairman was au~- rized to sign application to the State Corporation Commission, Division of Aeronautics,~for-permit for the establishment, maintenance and operation of the Joint Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport. Communication was received from Mr. D. F. Swortzel with respect to water rates and other ob- servations on the water supply in the Crozet Sanitary District. This matter was taken under advisement and upon motion, made by Mr. Williams and seconded by Mr. Harris, it was ordered that the Board~meet with the CrozetWater Committee to go over this and ether matters pertainting to the Sanitary District. The following extract' from minutes of the meeting of Augst 20 of the County Pla~nimg Commis- sion was also received: "In a discussion of County Dumps and a request for a dump located to serve the Keswick area, the Planning Commission approved the following recommendations for locating and operation of the dumps and instructed the Secretary to submit them te the Board of County Supervisors: 1. Expert advice should be obtainedbB®fore locating and operation of dumps, 'Consult Soil Conservation and Forest Service. 2. Dumps .should be policed by local citizen groups to insure ~roper use. 3. Local residents should find damp sites that may be effectively oper- ated and maintained. The Board of Supervisors would request Keswick residents te locate a damp which would serve their area." Upon motion, made by ~r. Bain and seconded by Mr. Williams, the report o£ the Planning. Commission was accepted. Notice was received from the State Corporation Commission advising of public hearing to be held in Richmond at 10:00 A.M. on October 15, 1953, regarding petition filed for authority the existing combination freight and passenger depot building at Burnley, Virginia, and toerec~ thereof a standard waiting booth. ~ ~ il Communication was received from the Grottoes Lions Club inviting the Board to attend a meetin~ on September 15, 1953, pertaining to the opening of the 01~ Brown's Gap Turnpike th~0ugh~ the-Shenan~oa~ National Park, which would provide a more direct and shorter route from considerable areas of ~est Virginia~And~Augnsta and Rockingham Ceunties~of Virginia, te Charlottesville and eastern areas of Pied- mont Virginia. The Board discussed this matter and decided to go along with theChamber of Commerce in its stand in the mawr. Communication was received from Mr. Luther Wertz advising that some time ago Mr. Robinson contacted him regarding the p~chase of his property adjoining the Jail on Fourth Street, N. E, This matter,was carried over. Several communications were received expressing to the Board appreciation of the social hour and picnic supper at the Local Government Officials 0onference. Upon motion, made ~y Mr. Bain and seconded by Mr. Smith, the following resolution was unantmousl~adopte~: BE IT RESOLVED by the Beard of County Supervisors of Albemarle Count~, Virginia, that this Board does hereby express its deep~nd sincere appreciation to Mr~ Colgate W. Darden, Jr., to The Bureau ~f Public Administration, and to Mr. Bob Kinker for their .assistance and cooperation in the recent Local Government Communication was received from Mr. J. Gordon Bennett, Auditor of Public Accounts, accepting the turn-over audit report on the accounts and records of D. A. Robinson, Director Of Finance, for th~ period from July 1, 1952 through May 31, 1953. Audit report was received from the Auditor of Public Accounts of the County Clerk and Clerk of the C~cuit Court for the calendar year 1952. Claim against the Dog Ta~ Fund was received from Mr. Cammann C. Duke for three lambs killed by dogs. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, Mr. Duke was allowed $10.00 for each of these lambs. Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from Mr. Cammann C. Duke for one ewe killed by dogs. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, Mr. Duke was allowed $15.00 for this ewe. Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from Mr. Cammann C. Duke for one ewe and one iamb killed by dogs. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this claim was disallowed due to the fact that the Game Warden did not view the carcasses. Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from Mr. Cammann C. Duke for .two ewes killed by dogs. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, Mr. Duke was allowed $15.00 for the large ewe and $8.00 for the smaller one. Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from Mr. C~mman C. ~uke for one ewe killed by dogs. Upon motion., duly made and seconded, Mr. Duke was allowed $15.00 for this ewe. Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from Highland Orchards for one ewe killed by dogs. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, $21.00 was allowed for this claim. Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from Mr. C. H. Yost for six turkeys killed by dogs Upon motion, duly made and seconded, Mr. Yost was allowed $2.10 for each of these turkeys. Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from Mr. J. T. Via for three turkeys killed by. dogs. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, Mr. Via was allowed $2.30 for each of these turkeys. Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from Mr. J. T. Via for six turkeys killed by dogs. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, Mr. Via was allowed .~2.30 for each of these turkeys. Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from Mr. C. M. Eddy for three sheep killed by dogs. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this claim was rejected due to lack of evidence.. Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from mr. Robert Crile for six turkeys' killed by dogs. Upon motion, made and seconded, Mr. Crile was allowed $2.?2 for each of these turkeys. Claim against the Dog TaxFund was received from Mr. J. Stewart Barney for fifteen turkeys killed by dogs. Upon motion, duly made and seconde4~ Mr. Barney was allowed $1.60 for each of these turkeys. Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from Mr. J. Stewart Barney for thirty-four turkeys killed by do~s. ~n motion, duly made and seconded, Mr. Barney was allowed $2.00 for each of thes~e turkeys. Claim against the Dog Tax Fu~.d was received from Mr. J. Stewart Barney for fourteen turkeys killed by dogs. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, Mr. Barney was allowed $2.00 for each of these turkeys. Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from Mr. J. Stewart Barney for eleven turkeys killed by dogs. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, Mr. Barney was allowed $2.47 for eac~ of these turkeys. ~laim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from Mr. J. Stewart Barney for seven turkeys kills( by dogs. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, Mr. Barney was allowed $4~00 for each ef these turkeys. Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from Mr. R. H, Middleton and the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company for one calf killed by dogs. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, $35.00 was allowd for this calf. Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from Mr. N. L. Via for one ewe killed by dogs. .Upon motion, ~uly made and seconded, Mr. Via was allowe~ $15.00 for this ewe. Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from Mr. J, T. Via for one buck killed by dogs. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, Mr. Via was allowed $20~O0 for this buck. Mr. Pence presented to the Board final bill from'Culpeper Bmiiding & Supply C.c. for the filter plant at Crozet in the amount of $10,363.22, approved by Wiley and Wilson, Consulting Engineers. State Pence was requested to get letter of approval from the/Health'Department before paying this bill. Mr. Pence was requested to write Mr. Fred C. Forberg advising that due to the fact that a full Board was not present, action was deferred on the general reasSessment procedures to be followed. Claims against the County amounting to $141,998.30 were presented, examined and allowed, and certified to the Director ef Finance for payment, and charged against the following f~nds: General Fund School Fund Dog Tax Fund CrozetFire District Fund Crozet Sanitary District Fund Joint Health FUnd Albemarle Central High School Construction Fd. $ 28,740.11 83,983.35 645.69 105.36 10,618.41 4,147.35. 13,551 · 02 Shop and Stores Construction F~nd 21.75 Commonwealth of Virginia Current Credit Acco~ $141,998.30 Upon motion, the meeting adjourned, ~il September 23, 1953. Chairman