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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-10-10October 10, 1955 An adjourned meeting of the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held at lO:00 A.M. on this date in the County Office Building with the following members present: Messrs. E. H. Bain, Edward L. Smith, John W. Williams, and W. W. Wood. Absent: Messrs. H. Ashby Harris and C. Purcell McCue. Officers present: County Executive and Commonwealth's Attorney. A request was received for an extension of oil surface on Rou~e 706 for one mile south, the Board being advised that landowners along this route would donate $600.00 towards the cost of this project. After discussion of this matter, the following resolution was unanimously adopted on motion of~Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Wood~ subject to receipt of said $600.00: WHEREAS, request has been received by this Board from citizens living on Route 706 between Route 631 and Route 708 for oil surfact from end of present macadam to a point one mile South: NOW, THEREFOr, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that the State Highway Department be and is hereby unanimously petitioned to extend the oil surface on Route 706 from the end of pre- sent macadam to a point one mile South; and BE IT FDRTHE~ RESOLVED, that this Board, realizing that the public ser- vice rendered on this section of road does not compare favorably to the service rendered by many other sections.of roads in the County where school centers or other communities having a much heavier traffic, does hereby guarantee the payment of $600.00 to supplement placing oil surface on this mile of road; and BE IT FURTHERRESOLVED that the following transfers in the secondary road budget of Albemarle County as approved by this Board on May 18, 1955, be and the same are hereby a~proved: Activity Key. Location From: Rt. 631 To: End of Macadam Route Section O7O6 0228 212 TRANSFER T~ T.ype..of Work Length Amount Mod. Pen. 1.00 $3500. 0706 0228 From: End of Macadam To: 1.0 Mi. South 211 Reconditioning I.O0 From: End of Macadam To: 1.0 Mio South $14o0. 335 Mod. Pen. 1.O0 $ 800. 0706 0228 This last item to be supplemented by the $600.00 subscribed by petitioners. Mr.M.N. P~nce read to the Board the following advertisement for bids which was published in the Daily Progress: "Sealed bids will be received by the County of Albemarle in the office of the County Executive in the County Office Building, Court Square, Charlottesville, Va. until 10:00 A.M. EST October 10, 1955, at which place and time they will be publicly opened and read for the following work: Construction work involved in the converstion of approximately one half of the top floor of the County Office Building to office space. The work consisting of erection ~f partitions, heating and lighting changes, and decorating. Plans and specifications maybe examined in the office of the Couuty~Executive and copies may be obtained upon deposit of $10.00. Bidders may examine the portion of the building to be remodeled by appointment with the County Executive. ~he successful bidder will be required to furnish performance bond in the amount of his contract. The successful bidder will be required to obtain and pay for building permit and such inspections and certificates as are required to fully comply with the require- ments of the Building Department of the City of Charlottesville. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in the bidding, and to award for the best interests of the County of Albemarle." Mr. Pence then preceded to open bids for the work outlined above which are as follows: W. T. Gimbert and Phill C. Wood ....... $5,450.00 Edward VanLaer ............... 5,378.00 C. R. French ................ 5,650.00 W. E. & J. F. Bishop ............ 4,324.00 A. E. Cutright ............... 5,718.00 Carl Barnett ................ 5,050.00 On motion of Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Wood. the bid of W. contract for this work after the County Executive investigates details of the bid of Bishop and Bishop, said contract to include inspections to meet with approval of O. R. Randolph. On motion, the meeting adjourned. ? / Vi~e-Chairman A regular meeting of the' Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held at the Office Building of said County on the 19th day of October, 1955. Present: Messrs. E. H. Bain, C. Purcell McCue, Edward L. Smith, John W. Williams and W. W. Wood. Absent: Mr. H. Ashby Harris. Officers Present: County Executive and Commonwealth's Attorney. The meeting opened with the Lord's Prayer led by Mr. E. H. Bain. Minutes of the meetings of September 21, 1955 and October lC, 1955 were read and approved. With regard to petition on road on Lyman Hills Subdivision, Mr. W. Wo Shields, Resident Engineer, advised that he had contacted Mrs. Jo L. Hartman who advised that all houses on this road were owned except two which are rented and that she was asking for maintenance without hard surface. Mr~ Shields advised that this road which is approximately .25 mile is dead end and will not develop for public service and also, that it would have to be considered as a subdivision. Mr. Pence was instructed to advise Mrs. Hartman that said road is classified as a subdivision and specifications would have to be met before this road could be taken into the Secondary System, mbtion being made by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Smith and unanimously carried. Mr. Schroder appeared in the interest of the Sugar Hollow Road which he stated he felt to be one of the most important roads in the County. He stated that the City Reservoir is on this road, that many families live on it, and that it is a mail route and school bus route. He advised that after hard rains, the road is impassable. He stated that the road should be improved for the foregoing reasons as well as for developing recreational areas which were ideally. Mr. Shields advised the Board that improving this road would involve relocating and raising approximately seven miles of read which would be extremely costly. No action was taken on this matter. Mr. E. H. Copenhavev, Attorney, appeared and presented a tentative resolution regarding request for inclusion in the Secondary System of a section of River Road extending from the present end of State maintenance approximately 500 feet in a westerly direction to Locust Avenue. He advised that on December 15, 1954, this Board adopted a resolution approving the vacation and closing of all of that portion of St. Clair Street lying and extending between Smith Street and River Road as shown on plat of Locust ~rove Extension in Deed Book 252, pages 286-89 in the Albemarle County Circuit Court Office. He further advised that the Virginia Electric & Power Company had option ~n land beyond this point if said road was closed and that the request for inclusion of the section of River Road was brought about by those persons objecting to the closing of St. Clair who wished an out-let over River Road. Mr. Shields advised that he did not feel the Highway Department would put money into undeveloped land as in this instance. After some discussion, motion was made by Mr. Smi.~th, seconded by Mr. Bain, and unanimously carried, taking this matter under advisement pending advice from Mr. Shields and recommendation from the Commonwealth's Attorney. Mr. W. W. Shields, Resident Highway Engineer, presented to the Board the final Secondary Budget for the year ending June 30, 1956.~ On motion of Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Wood, the following resolution was ur~nimously adopted: