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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1946-05-15kSO A regular meeting of the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held at the Office Building of said County on the 15th of May, 1946. Present: Messrs.~P. H. Gentry, E. J. Ballard, T. E. Bruce, Henry Chiles, O. Pur- cell McCueand W. W. Wood. Absent: None. Officers present: County Executive, Commonwealth's Attorney,' and Sheriff.- Minutes of the meeting Of April 17, 1946were read and approved. Mr.~Herbert'L: Johnson appeared and asked the Board to accept his resignation as Game Warden, effective.June l, 1946. Upon motion, made by Mr. T. E. Bruceand seconded by Mr. W. Wo Wood, Mr. Eohnson was asked to stay on until July 1, 1946, and-a committee con- sisting of Mr. Bruce and Mr. Wood was appointed byMr. Gentry to ge to the State Game:-Com~ mission in:Richmond tO'msee~if the Game Warden's salary cOUld be restored to what it was in 1934. Mr. E. H. Bain appeared and presented to theBoard the report of the Crozet Water Committee. Upon motion made by Mr. Bruce and secon~edbyMr. Ballard, this report was accept Mr. Cockrell was instructed to ascertain the value of She property located within the boundariew of the Crozet Sanitary District. A letter from Mr. P. G. Ligon was also presented offering for sale to the County the CrOzet Water Works. No action was taken on this matter. Miss Junia E. Graves, Superintendent of Public Welfare, appeared and presented the annual budget for the Welfare Depgrtment and asked for an appropriation of $1,460.00 in addition to the amount set up in the budgeb for the next six months. Upon motion, made by Mr. Bruce and seconded by Mr. Ballard,an appropriation of $1,460.00 was made for this put- Upon motion, made by Mr. McCue and seconded by~r. Wood, the Welfare Budget was~mp- pose, proved. The following reports were presented, approved, and ordered filed: (a) County Executive. (b) Game Warden. (c) District Home Board. Mr. H. G. Cockrell, Director of Finance, submitted a Statement of Expenses of the Department of Finance for the month of April, 1946, one-third of which to be borne by the Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement was examined, verified, and apr State. proved. Mr. H. G. Cockre!l, Director of Finance, submitted a Statement ~f Expenses of the Sheriff's Office for the month of April, 1946, two-thirds of which to be borne by the State. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement was examined, verified, and approved. Mr. H. G. Cockrell, Director of Finance, submitted a Statement of E~penses of th~ Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney for the month of April, 1946, one-half of which to be borne by the State. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement was examined, veri- fied, and approved. A Statement of Expenses incurred in the maintenance of prisonersc6nfined in the County Jai~ during the month of April, 1946, was submitted. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement. was examined, verified, and approved. A S,~mmary Statement of Prisoner Days for the month of April, 1946, was submitted. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement was examined, verified, and approved. cIaim of Dr~ Richard T. Ergenbright, Jail Physician, amounting to $0.75 was pre- sented and approved for payment. Petitiems for improvement were presented for the~followimg: 1.) Chesapeake Street from the Corporate Limits of the City of Char- lottesville to the pointon which it terminates in the Woolen Mills area. ~ ~ ...... ~ ~ ....... ~h ~t~t extendin~ from Market Street to 3.) Road No. 740 connecting Highway No. 231 and Highway No. 22 at Cismont. 4.~ About one mile of Route 615, old Cobham Road. A Committee consisting of Mr. Wood and Mr. Gentry was appointed to view these roads with Mr. Ambler and ~o~submit their recommendations to the Board at its next meeting. A statement of the final allocations for the Secondary System and the Prima~y System was presented and ordered filed. Mr. Cockrell called the Board's attention to the fact that the insurance on the boiler in the County Office Building w~s now only $!0,000 and recommended that this be increased. Upon motion, made by Mr. Ehiles and seconded by Mr. Bruce,. ~,~ Cockrell was authorized to increase the insurance on the boiler to $25,000.00. Upon motion made by Mr. ~cCue and seconded by Mr. Wood, $302.50 was appropriated for the recording of discharges by Mrs. Eva. W. Maupin, Clerk. A Statement of the Receipts and Expenses of the Clerk's Office for the year ended December 31, 1945, was presented and ordered published according to Law in the Scottsville NewspaDer. Communication was received from The Bond Buyer and Mr. Cockrell was instructed to reply to this letter for the Board. Upon motion, made by Mr. Chiles and secondedbyMr. McCue, Mr. Cockrell was authorized t~ p~chase three new cars for-the Sheriff's Office Claims against .the County amounting to $20,029.63 were presented, examined, and allowedand ordered certified to the Director of Finance for payment and charged against ~he following funds: General Fund School Fund Dog Fund McIntire Trust Fund Crozet Fire Fund Crozet Sanitary Dist. Fund National Defense Training Fund Rivanna District Road Debt Fund Samuel Miller District Road Debt Fund Commonwealth of Mirgi~ia Current Credit Account $10,299.2~ 4,128.01 318.00 95O.73 19.78 2,000.00 36.24 250.00 625,00 1,402.59 $20,029.63 Upon motion, the meeting adjourned. CHAIRMAN