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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1946-01-16 Nr. H. G. Cockrell was instructed .&o contact ~o Ballard to see if he agEeed to the sale of the three acres of land in the ivy District for which the County had been offered $50~00 by,ir. J. C. ~orris, and if Ere Ballard agreed to proceed with the sale. A communication was received from To E. Ctar~ concerning a part-time game warden and was ordered filed. Upon motion made by Mr. We W. Wood and secondea by Nro C. Purcell ~cCue, the budget was ammended so as to provide $110.O0 per month for Mrs. Helen Humbert as Deputy to Mrs~ Eva ~. Maupin~ Upon motion made by Mr. Henry Chiles and seconded by Mr. C~ Purcell,McCue, the budget was also ammended so as to provide the Welfare Department with an additional $500.00 to cover the cost of extra office help. ~aim~(~ainstk%he County amounting to $150,791.10, were presented~ approved, and allowed for payment, and charged against the following funds: General Fund School Fund Dog Tax Fund NcIntire Trust Fund Crozet Fire District F~nd Commonwealth of Virginia Current Credit Accomut Upon motion~ the meeting adjourned. $!8.~65~2 39~535.22 123~35 185.75 8!,00 $150,791.t0 ~~~Chairmah / A regular meeting of the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia~ was held at the Office Building of said County on the 16th day of January, 1946. Present: Messrs. P. H. Gentry, E. J. Batlard, T. E. Bruce, Henry Chiles, C. Pur- cell McCue, and W. W. Wood. Absent: None Officers present: County Executive, Commonwealth's Attorney, and Sheriff. Mr. T. E. Bruce nominated Mr. P. H. Gentry as Chairman for the year 1946, which nomination was seconded by Mr. Henry Chiles. There being no further nominations, Mr. Gentry was unanimously elected~ Mr. W. ~. Wood nominated ~rs. June T. Via as Clerk of the Board, which nomination was seconded by Mr. T. E. Bruce. There b~ing no further nominations, Mrs. Via was unanimousl[ elected. Mr. Ballard made a motion to re-elect the same Equalization Board consisting of ~r. C. M. Garnett, Mr. J. B. Kegley, and ~r. P. C. ~inor. There being no further nominations Mr. Garnett, Mr. Kegley, and Mr. Minor were unanimously elected. Mr. Gentry appointed the following to serve on the Finance Committee: 'Mri Henry Chiles, Mr. C. Purcell NcCue, and Mr. N. N. Need. Minutes of the meeting of December 19, 1945 were read and approved. Mr. Cockrell introduced Mr. Julian Thomas, Assistant Game War~en, whom he and ~ro Berlin Eye of the Forest Service ha~ employed. A committee consisting of Mr. MCCue and ~r. Bruce wam~appointed to meet with Mr. Thomas, Mr. Cockrell, Mr. Eye, and Mr. Fife for the ~urpose of outlining Mr. Thomas~ work. Col. Owen appeared and requested that approximately .6 mi. of Route 631 at the .ntersection of Harris Road be improved. ~.~'e~ion ~h~thi~s;matter wa~ ~e~er~e~un~i~ %He~ii~~ :tregu!ar ~pr'ing~Eoad Meeti'ng ~ Nr~ F. E. Paulett appeared and requested the Board to request the Department of Highways to take approximately ~00 feet of road about .75 mi. no~th of the North Corporate line of Scottsville off of Route 20 into the Secondary System° Upon motion, duly made and seconded, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albe- marie County, Virginia, that the State Department of Highwmys be, and is hereby requested to take into the Secondary System of Highways approximately 1200 ft. of road off of Route 20 and approximately 975 of a mile north of the North Corporate line of Scott~ville. Mr. H. G. Cockrell called the Board's attention to several requests which had been received to black-top the road leading from Shadwell to the NiltSn Airport. Action on this matter was deferred until the regular Spring Road Meeting. A petition was presented by~r. J. W. Hildebrand requesting that the Road extending from Rio Mills to the Earlysville Road, and from the Earlysville Road to the Rea's Ford Road, be taken into the Secondary System. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, th~ following resolution was unanimouslY adopted: BE IT RESOLVED bY the Board of County Supervisors of Albe- marle County, Virginia, .that the State Department of Highways be, and is hereby requested to take into the Secondary System of Highways the Road leading from Rio Mills to the Earlysville Road and from the Earlysvil!e Road to the Rea's Ford Road. Mr. R. C. Ambler appeared and requested the Board to join with the Department of Highways in making a public statement concerning the conditions of roads. Upon~motion, duly made and seconded, this matter was agreed upon and Mr. Ambler was given authority to .ff~?e public notice on behal£ of the Board also. The following reports were presented and ordered filed: (a) Ristri¢~ Home Board. (b) University of Virginia Hospital. (c) Game Warden. (d) Clerk of the Circuit Court. (e) County Executive. !~ Mr. HI G. Cockrell, Director of Finance, submitted a Statement of Expenses of the Department of Finance for the month of December, 1945, one-third of which to be borne by the State. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement was examined, verified, and approved. Nr. H. G. Cockrell, Director df Finance, submitted a Statement of Expenses of the iSheriff's Office for the month of December, 1945, two-thirds of which to be borne by the State. Uoon motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement was examined, verified, and approved. ~r. H. G. Cockrell, Director of Finance submitted a Statement of Expenses of the ~ Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, one-half of which to be b~rneyby the State. Upon motioh, duly made and seconded, thiE Statement was examined, verified, and approved. A Statement of Expenses incurred in the maintenance of prisoners in the County Jail during the~month of December, 19~5, was submitted. Upoh motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement was examined, verified, and approved. A Summary Statement of Prisoner Days was submitted. seconded, this Statement was examined, verified, and approved. Upon motion, duly made and Claim of Dr. Richard T. Ergenbright, Jail Physician, amounting to $0.75, was pre- sented and allowed for payment. ~r. W. L. ~aupinandapp2a~ed and requested a new book to copy ~h~original of Deed Boo~ No. 21. ithe book. Upon motion, duly made and seconded., Mr. Maupin was authorized to purchase~ Upon motion, made by Mr. 6. Purcell NcCue and seconded by ~r. T. E. Bruce, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albe- marle County that Honorable John S. Battle, Honorable E. O. ~cCue, Jr., and Honorable Allen K. ~andolph, be and they are requested to use their efforts at the 1946 Session of the Legislature to have enacted into law a bill entitled, "A Bill to amend and re-enact Section Six Hundred Seventy-three of the Code of Virginia, relating to Loans for the erection of school houses," in the form in which this Bill has been approved by Messrs. ~ood, Hoffman,. King & Dawson, Bond Specia!isSs, and draft of which as been submitted at this meeting of the Board. Mr. McCue made a motion that a light be installed in front of the Crozet Fire House, the cost of which to be borne by the County. T$is motion was unanimously adopted. Communication was received from Wiley and Wilson concerning the Crozet Water System, and was ordered filed. It was brought to the attention of the Board that Mrs. Rosa J. Humphries, a Confederate Widow, died on December 12, 1945 but a request had been received that her check be made payable to the Hill and Irving Funeral Home to cover her burial expenses. Upon m~tion, duly made and seconded, the Director of Finance was authorized to make this check payable to Hill and Irving. Communication from R. M. Youell, Commissioner of Corrections, was presented and ordered filed. Communication was received from Mr. W. E. Radford and ordered filed~ H~e~mo~ion, duly made and seconded, a~d appropriation of $156.00 was made to ~over an increase in salary of two Department of Finance employees from Januaay, 1946 until July I, 1946. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, an appropriation of $412.50 was made to cover the County's share of the salary of ~r. Julian Thomas, Assistant G~me Warden. Claims agains~ the County amounting to $!06,454,31, were presented, approved, and allowed for payment, and charged against the following funds: General Fund School Fund Dog Tax Fund Croze~ Fire District Fund National Defense Training Fund Read Debt Funds: Charlottesville District Ivy District Rivanna District Samuel ~iller District Scottsville District White Hall District Dog Tax 6redit Account C~mmonwealth of Virginia Current Credit Account ~pon motion, the meeting adjourned. $11,031.45 32,3~8.4~ 117.85 248J12 100.00 2,650.00 1,825.00 4,600.00- 4,650.00 2~600.00~ !~17~.00 2.25 45 ~ !06. ~ $106,454.31 Chairman