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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1943-12-15 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED~ that an emergency exists~ and this ordinance is ~hereby mad~ e~feotive immediately~ t'o-wit: On December 4~ 19~,3~ and shall remain in effect for forty-five days. Upon motion the meeting w~s a~journedo __~Chairman A regular meeting of the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, ~irginia was held at the Office Building of said County on the 15th .day of December, t943~ Present: Messrs. E.~J. Ballard, P. H. Gentry, H. Ashby Harris, C. Purcell McCue, and W. W. Wood, and Dr. L. G. Roberts. Absent: None. Officers present: County Executive, Sheriff, and CommOnwealth's Attorney. Minutes of the meetings of November.17, 1943 and Necember 4, 1943 were read and approved. 1~ E. J. Ballard nominated Mr. P. H. Gentry as Chaiman to fill t~e-m~expi~ed term of Mr. J. M. Fray. There being no further nominations, Mr. Gentry was-unanimously elected. The following copy of an order of the Circuit Court of Appeals of th~ County was ordered spread in the minutes ef the Board: VIRGINIA:- AT A CIRCUIT COURT HELDFOR ALBEMARLE COUNTY, ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10th, 1943. Present: Hom. Lemuel F. Smith, Judge W. WAJL~EN WOOD, SUPERVISOR, APPOINTED. It appearing to the c6~irt that there is a vacancy upon the Board of County SuperVisors of this county occasioned by the recent death of J. M. Fray~ the Court doth hereby designate and appoint W. WARREN WOOD as a member of ~he Board oF C~untySupervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, to fill the~unexpired~ter~ of bffice of said J. M. Fray, deceased, ending December ~lst. 1943. Lemuel F. Smith, Judge, A copy Teste /s/ Eva W. Maupin, Clerk A group of citizens appeared and requested that, if possible, Albemarle County be made to provide canine vaccine at a minimum Of cost to dog owners. Following acomplete discussion of the matter,' the County Execu~ive was instructed to obtain the cost and report back. A Summary Statement of P~isoner Days served in the County Jail during the month of November, 1943, was submitted. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this statement was examined, verified, and approved. Statement of the Cost of Maintenance of Prisoners confined in the County Jail for the month of November, 1943, was submitted. Upon motion, duly made and second~, this statement was examined, verified, and approved. Mr. H. A. Haden, Director of Finance, submitted a statement of Expenses of the Department of Finance for the month of November, 1943, one-tht~d-of which to be borne by the State. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this statement was examined, verified, and approved. Mr. H. A. Haden, Director of Finance, submitted a statement of Expenses of the Sheriff's Office for the month~o~November, 1943, two-thirds of which to be borne by the State. Upon motion, dulymade and seconded, this statement was eXamined, verified, and approved. The Following reports were presented and ordered filed: ~a,) County ExeCUtive. (b.) University of Virginia Hospital. (c.) BOard of Equalization. (d.) Game Warden. The Board's attention was called to the fact that the Auditor in his report on Audit for the year ending June SOd 1943, stated on Page 6 of his report that the Bond-of the Nirector of Finance was not sufficient based on themoney handled during the last fiscal year. ~ ....... Upon motion, duly m~de and seconded, it was ordered that the Director of Finance furnish a Bond in the amount of $150,OOO. OO. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, the N~ti~aI B~hk~-Ahd'~T~ust C0mpany'has re-J quested permission to t~e do~-~e~taih securities whichit-has deposited with the people~Nati~AI'BA~k'bf CharlOttesville in EscroW~to protect the Count~'~'~-d~ssit~in the"NAtional"Bank and Trust Company~andhas~fu~!~h~d a~ list of~seCurities-'~wHich it i~ willing to deposit in~lieuof those which it has requested to. take down, .~ NOW, THEPJ~FORE, BE ITRESOLVED~ by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle, Virginia, that~the National Bank and Trust Company be permitted to take down the~ollowing securitieS: $ 5,000.00 U. S. Treasury 1 1/8%~of 12/15/43 50,000.00 U. S. Treasury 3s of 6/15/48 9,000,00 U. S. T~easury ~ 1/4% of 6/15/56 76,000.00 Federal Farm Mortgage Corp. 3s of 5/15/49-44 7,000.00 Reconstruction Finance Dorp. Is of"4/15/44 26,000.00 University of Virginia -3 3/4s due serially. And deposit with the Peoples National Bank the following securities: $200,000.00 U. S. Treasury~ 2~ of 9/15/53-51. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, the following resolution was ana~imously adopted: WHEREAS, John M.~Fray has since January~lst, 1908~ faith-- fully and generously served the peop!e'of'Albemarle County as a member of the Board of County S~perviSors, having served as Chairman of said Board since January 1st, 1924; and WHEREAS, his de&th~'bn-D~C~ber 7th, 1943~ has deprived this County of one who both in ~bltc end'private life was endowed with untiring energy, sound jUdgment and other rare attainments, the unselfish exercise of which~kas contributed largelyto the general welfare of the people of Albemarle County: NOW, THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED, that the Board of County Supervisors for Albemarle Cou~t~'~BliCly expresses itsRapprecia- tion of the excellect public Service which John M. Fray has rendered the people of Albem~l~ ~As a member0f this Board and officially pays tribute and respect to his life, memory and accomplishments. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of this Board extend sympathy to his Widow and the members of his family in their bereavement. BE IT FURTHEH RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution he spread upon the records of this body ~ a part of the Minutes of this Meeting; that W. N. Wood, member of this Board from the Rivanna DistriCt, H. A. Haden, County Executive, and E. V. Walker, Commonwealth's Attorney, be delsgated to present a copy of these Resolutions to the family of John Mo Fray; that a picture or portrait of John M. Fray be permanently placed and exhibited upon the walls of the Board of county Supervisors' Room in ~e County Office Building; and that a copy of these Resolutions be published in theDai!yProgress. Communications were received from Mr. C. H. Shapleigh concerning erroneou~ assessments of certain lands in Albemarle County. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, Mr. C. H. Shapleigh, who has been employed to make a tax map of Albemarle County, which map will show the location of each tract of land in the County, has recommended that the following parcels of land be deleted from the County's Tax Rolls due to the fact, that in his opinion, the land is erroneously assessed: Name ~.Qhn ~A. Edwards Nillard E. Johnson Delos B. Kidder George A. Sinclair Sarah 6. Snow.~ Mary B. Fleming, Est. David DawSon Mary DAwson Dabney Douglas Dabney DouglaS Melvina Givens Jefferson Kemper ~ Joe Magruder AcreaEe 2.5 · 51 1.5O 10.2~ .25 1.50 5.00 1.00 .50 .31 2.00 2. O0 !,00 Cht~lottesville Charlottesville (Colored) # NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Super- visors of Albemari~ ~county,"-virg~nia~that these parcels of land be considered aS'er~0n~8~S~a~SeS~m~nt~ o~ the baSis of Mr. Shapleigh's report, and no further effortsbe made ~o collect the taxes on same. The~ Board's attention was called to the fact that William Tyree had paid taxes on land in the Rivanna District which had been previously paid due to a duplication of assessment on. the~lan~bo~k~.~or the years 1926 and 1927. Upon motion, duly .made and seconded, it ~as ordered that $35,48'be refunded to James Tyree, the heir of William Tyree who made the duplicate payment. ~1 c~mmunicati~n~fr°m~phe cri~p~e~.~gh~ldren'~s' Hospital in Richmond, requesting a contribution to that ~tutic~, was presented. Upon motion, duly made and ~econded, the County Executive was instructedto advise'thisin~tit~0n that since there was a similar institution in our community, the Board.felt it proper to make its contribution to the local i~stit~tien. A communication was presented from General J. A. Anderson, State Highway Commissioner, requesting the Board to give consideration to the abandonment of certain secondary roads in the County which were of little use. Upon motion duly made and .seconded, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: BElT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle Coun%y,'Virginia, that the Chairm~n of this Board be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to execute contract with the proper Federal Authorities fouthe keep of Federal~ prisoners in the County Jail at the rate of $1.00 per day. Communication from the Executive Director of the Game Commission reques%inE the Board to recommend that certain sections of the road leading to the Albemarle Lake be taken into the Secondary System. 1944Road Meeting. Action on this request was deferred until the regular Upon motion, duly made and seconded, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, theDirector of Finance has submitted to this Board the t?m~ delinquent list provided by Section 387 of the Tax Code of. Virginia for the year 1941, and ~tEREAS, it is the sense of this Board that the Director of Finance to collect taxes shown on the list of delinquent personal property for the year 1941, NOW, THEREFORE, BE I~ RESOLVED, by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that the Director of Finance be, and is hereby, authorized to collect delinquent taxes as provided by Part 3 of Section 387 of the Tax Code of Virginia. The Board's attention was called to the fact that the present rate of pay of persons employed to secure returns of tangible personal property was inadequate under the pr~se~ cost of living. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, it was ordered that persons employed to secure tax returns for 1944 should be paid at the rate of $0.80 per hour, in- cluding the transportation. The County Executive recommended that the salary of Harry Stahl, employed by the mapping project, be fixed at $125.OO per month. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, The County Executive recommended that threa additional persons be employed to assist the Deputy Sheriffs in'enforcing the ordinance requiring dog owners to be confined. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, three special officers were 0~dered employed tem- porarily to assist the Sheriff and his Deputies in enforcing the ordinance requiring that dogs be confined which was adopted on December 4th, and their rate of pay was 'fixed at $5.00 a day and $0.05 a mile for transportation. Dr. T. S. Englar, Hea~th officer, rePor~ted tha_t ~h_e county Board of Health had fiXed regulations for vaccinating dogs for rabies. These regu~&tions areas follows: "That owners of dogs desiring tb ~st~ct their animals ~Eainst rabies immUnize them 6h secdre their immuni~ marion by the admi~iStrati0n '6f at~ least three fUll doses of canine rabies vaccin& ~repared.~by a Federally licensed establishment, The first dbse is to consist of not less than 2 cc., th~ SecOnd"of not less than ~ - cc., and the third of not less than 5 cc. of vaccine. That these injections be given at ~intervals of not less than on week." The question of the purchase of additional land adjoining the McIntire School property was discussed and a committee consisting of~ the Chairman of the Board and the County Executive was instructed to confer with the owner of this property and report back at the January 1st meeting. Claims against the Co~unt~mg~ing t? $58,O35.6~ were-presented, examtned~ and allowed and ordered certified to the Director of Finance for payment~and charged against the following funds: General Fund School ~nd Crozet Fire District.Fund Dog Tax Fund SchoOl Debt FU~d .... National D~fense~TrainingFund McInti~re Trust'Fund All funds - De~erred Debits a~d Credits Road Debt Fund~ Charlottesville District Ivy District ~' Rivanna Dis~ic%~ ~ Samuel Mi!let-District Scottsvi!Ie Di~i6t White Hall District Upon motion the meeting adjourned. Total $ t5,~63.04 25,325.34 6.00 88.66 506.25 21.72 45,03 1~9.59 2,775.00 1,8~5.00 4,~ 350~.~ O0 4,025~00 2,600.00 1,175.00 58,035.63