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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1940-02-21336 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Committee, appoimted at the last regular meeting,, consisting, of Dr. L. G. Roberts and the County Execut~ive, be and is hereby instructed to present these Resolutions to our Represen- tatives in the General Assembly. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, $200.0G, or as muchP thereof as may be necessary, was appropriated for the purpose of purchasing Grain for feeding, birds during, the recent snow, by the following recorded, vote: Ayes: Messrs. E. J. Ballard, P. H. Gentry, H. Ashby Harris, and C. Purcell McOue, and Dr..L.G. Roberts; Noes: Upon motion, the meeting adjourned. A regularmeating.of the. Beard .of..Oount~Supervisers.-of.,.Albema=le_Oounty, Virginia, was .1950. Present~ Mes,s~$.. J.,.M,....Fray~ E. ~.. Ballard, P.'.H. Gentry, H. .Ashby Harris, and ¢. Purcell.. McCue, and.. D~...L..~Go.~ Rabsr~s. Absent~ Noae. The following 0fficere were present~ Sheriff. County~Executive, Commonwealth's Attorney, and Mimutes of the meetings of January 17, 1940, and January 26, 1940, were read and ap- proved. Communications from Mrs.. E. R. Kayan and Mr. B. ~. D. Runk, requesting improvement to Route 6~9 from Preffit to Route 29, were presented and action on same deferred until the Spring, 1940, Road Meeting. The County Executive presented informatio~ he had secured with reference to results which had been obtained by other counties which enacted ordinances prohibiting the sale of beer and wine on Sunday, in accordance with instructions of this Board following request of Ministers ~erving Rural 0hutches in Albemarle County that suc~ an.~or~i~mmce be adopted by this Board, Upon motion, duly made and seconded, the matter was ordered table~. 0ommunication from Mr. T. ~oods ~arman, with reference to cow which had been killed as a resuIt of damage by dogs, was presented. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, the County Execmtive was instructed to advise Mr. Jarman that the County could allow only $1~.00, the assessed value of this cow, and suggested that Mr. ~srm_~u collect the difference between this amount and the actual value ef the cow from the owners of the dogs. The Committee, which was appointed at the last regular meeting to confer with our Representatives in the General Assembly concerning Legislation, reported that a conference had been held in Richmond on February 19, 1940, at which time certified copies of Resolutions which were adopted by this Beard mt special meeting held on the 26th day of January, 1950, were presented to our Representatives. The Representatives informed the Committee that the B~ard's wishes would be carried out. Upon motion, duly made and seconded~ the following Resolution was unanimously WHEPEAS, it is the sense of this Board that the enactment into law of House Bill No. 240, regulatin, g the use of SchOol Property, is unnecessary and unwarranted legislation, adopted: NOW,THEPEFOP~, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Super- visors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that Hon.. John Si Battle, State Senator, and Hon. L. Gordon ~hite and Hon. E. O. McOue, Jr., Members of the House of Delegates, be and are hereby requested to vigorously oppose House Bill No. 240, which relates to the use of School Property. Upon me, ion, ~ulymade and seconded, the following Resolution was unanimously adopts,,= 337 WHEREAS, it is the sense of this Board that funds can safely be invest, ed in obligations of other political sub-divisio~so£ this. state, ~0~, THEREFOBE, BE IT RESOLVED-..~y the Board of Supervisors. of Albemarle County, Virginia, that Hon. John Battle, State Senator, and Hon. L. Gordon~Uait. e and Hon. E. Oo McOue, Jr,,Nembe~s ef the-House.of Delegates, be and are hereby requested toiaitiatelegislation which~will authorize this BOard. to. invest sinking fwads in obligations o£ the United States of America, the State of Virginia, and the political sub- divisions of this state. The. Reportof the.District Forester covering Forest Fir~ Cont.rol~Wcrk in Albemarle County during the calendar, year 1~39 was. presented-. Uponmo%ion, duly made and seconded, the following ResolUtionrwas.unanimously adopted.~ WHERE~S~ a Report of,the Forest FireControl Work in.this County:has has been p~esented by.the Distric~ Forester~.for-the. ca!endar year 19~9, and WHEREAS, this Report indicates that the work has been prosecuted in a very efficient msmaer, NOW, THEREEORE, BE ITRESOLVED by. the Board of. County SuPervisors of Albemarle. County, Virginia, that the.State. Forester and his assistants be~ and they.are hereby commended for their diligence and efficiency in the administration ef Forest Fire CentrolWork in this. county. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Executive be and he is hereby authorized:and directed to forward a copy of these Resolutions to Mr. Berlin Eye, District Forester.: Communication from the Chairmaa of the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries, advis~ that there is no fund for the payment of damages by deer, was presented and ordered filed. The matter of securities to be deposited by the Citizens Bank and Trust Company to secure the County's deposits, which was referred to the Commonwealth's Attorney for an opinion as to the class of securities necessary at the regular meeting held on the ~?th day of January, 1540, was again brought to the attention of the Board. Communication .from Mr. E. V. Walker, Commonwealth's Attorney, stating that in his opinion bonds.secured by first lien real estate are proper securities for the deposit of County Funds if they meet %he requirements of Paragraph 6~Section ~4~1 of the Code of Vir- ginia, was presented. This requirement is that such securities should be accepted at two= thirds of their par value. Upon motion~ duly made and seconded, the following Resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle Count~, Virginia, that the Citizens Bank and Trust Company, of Chmr- iottesville, Virginia, be and is hereby authorized to make the follow- ing exchange of securities, deposited with the Peoples National Bank, of Charlottesville, Virginia,in escrow to secure the County's deposits, thereby increasing the securities by a sufficient amount to secure the County's increased deposits~ $1,000.00 Mark and ~osie D. Henderson First Mortgage Bona aue DEPOSIT: $1,000.00 Edward S. Foster First Mortgage 6% Bond due 9/8/44, 1,O00.O0 E. L. Bailey First Mortgage ~ Bond duo ~/2~/44, 1,000eOO Town of A~pomattex ~ewer System Construction Bonds due 12/1/66, !~000.0O Town of ~ppomattox Sewer System Construction Bonds due 12/1/67, 1,000.00 Town of Appo~.~a~tox Sewer System Construction Bonds due 12/1/68, 1,000.00 LymchburE Theatre Cgrp~ration First Mortgage Bonds due !2/1/~0, 1,000o00 Lynchburg Theatre Corporation First Mortgage Bonds due 12/1/40, 1,000.00 Lynchburg Theatre Corporation First Mortgage Bonds due 12/1/43, 1,000.00 Ly~chburg Theatre COrporation First Mortgage ~% Bonds due 12/1/43, 2,000.00 Lucy A. Brown First Mortgage 6%Bonds due ?/26/4~2, 1,o0o.oo H. w. uby' R. J mes'6% Bon s due 1,000.00 E. D. and Stella G. Mustard 6% Bonds due 5/1~/4~, 1,000.00 F. C. and Madie M. Thacker 6% Bonds due 4/27/42. Communication- from Mr., E.. D, Numdley, Jr,,..rejeoti=g-. the, offer. ~f~ ~th£s .Boated of $6,000..00 for 'thi~ee.n lots in his sub-division adjacent to McIntire School, ~s pres~ied ~d ordered filed, The matte-=~.of~ pa~t of premi~ on bond. of.tM. Direct, er of Finance fa~.a, four-yeast. period in ad~ance, ~ich was .o.rde.r.edr. 2%. ~e reg. ula~ mee.t~g ~ld o~. the 20th day .of December, 15~9, provided the Oe~ty~ Executive ~nd the~ Co~enwealih-, s Attorney were satisfied the Ce~ty'$ interests wemld.~: protecte~ ~s~. again ~re~t t~ ~ atlentien ef the Board. Board was advi~d ..b~ the Co~ty Executive ~d the OO~onwe~h'$ Attorney t~t in their opinion the Ce~ty~s .~terests weald be protected. Mr. H. A. ~, Director of Finite, s~b~tted a state~t~ ef exposes ef the ~De~- merit ef.F~ce for the m~nth of j~ma~, 1950, one-third of which te be b~rne ~y the State. Upon motio~, duly ~. and seconded, this ~tate~nt ~s ~ex~ined., ver~ied, ~nd approved, Oe~i~tion from Mrs. Frederick H~ S~eder, ~rresponding Secrela~, Jack Jouett C~pter, D. A. R., with reference tea project covering the preSe.r~tion ef Virginia Records, ~s .presented and action on s~e deferred ~til reply is received te ~unicatien fr~ the Co~ty~ Executive to .Mrs. Shroeder, req~sting mere particulars. The ~ollowing.Reports were presented and ordered filed~ 1. County E~ecu~ive, 2. ~niversity~,f Virginia Hospital~ ~. ~e Warden~ 4, ~eg=o Fa~ Ag~t~ / Co~nications from the Soil Co~er~iion Service,U. ~. Depa~ment of Agriculture, with reference to distribution of g~in for feeding birds during the recent snow were presented. Upon ~tion, duly made and seconded, it ~s ordered t~t the records of the S~riff be audited at-the t~e the County's records are audited for the fiscal year endi~ J~e 30~ 1940. Claim against the County of R. Stua~ Royer, C. E., ~o~ting to $100~00, c~vering balance due him on aceo~t of services rendered in co~ection with Annexation Proceedings in 19~8, ~s presented. Upon motion~by Mr. C. Purcell NcCue, seconded by Mr. E. J. Ballard, this cla~ ~s ordered paid and am appropriation of $100.00 to cover s~e ~s ~de by the following recorded vote: Ayes: Messrs. J. M. F~y, E. J. Bailard, P. H. Gent~, H. Ashby ~rris, and C. Purcell McOue, and Dr. L. G. Roberts$ Noest None. ~e Chai~en a~ounced t~t El~n A. M. ~s the t~e designated t0 receive Bids on $74,000.00, par value, of Cowry and Municipal Bonds o~ed by the Sinking Fund. Thereupon, Bids were opened from the following Bidders: Security 4~ Augusta Ce.~ 3/25, 2N City of Danville [CN City of ~rrisen- ~ City of ~rrison- 4M Charlotte ~M F~irf~ Co. ~ Prince ~Willi~ ~ Prince Wilii~ Co, ~ Prince Willi~ ~M Dickenson Co. ~, ~ Princess A~e Oo~ ~ V/~/~V W,E.Buford Smith,Bar- C.FoCas- Mason- Scott,Herder R.$.Dickson & Co. ney & Co. sell & Oo.Hagan,Inc. &iMason,Inco & Co.,Inc, Ch'rills . Wash.:D,C, Ch'rills ~~ Rich'. Va. 119.5¢' -a- 119.?78° 119.50- n9.29- lO4.04 lO~.lQo.- lO5.356~ lO5.80. 105.79, lO5.31- lO6.8o- 106.486. lO6.386, lO?.6o' 104,79, IO6.15- 106.68. lO6.689, lO6.667~ 107.92- 104,87- lO6.73' 120.96' 119 ?/8~ 121.287' 122. 121.19- 119.60' 105.79' 105.5~?' 105.368' I0%.79~ 106.79- !0~.37~ -o- 105.635' 106.- 106.7~- -~- 10~.~- -o- 106.~83- 106.2~- 106.??. -o- 118.3o~ -o= 117.876' 11~.- 119.29. -o- 339 Upon. me,.ion duly made--and seconded, the following Bids were accepted for delivery Monday, Yebruary 26, 1940: CoFoCassell · Co. Mason~Nagau, Inc..Scott, Homer Re S. Dick- Charlottesville Richmond & Mason, Inc° son Lynchburg RicP~o d_ 2M Cityof Danville 2 3/4s, 12/1/44 151~ Cit~.of Harris~nburg 3s, i~M City of H~rrisonburg 4~ Charlotte.Ce.Ss' 7/1/4,5 1SM Augusta Co. ~ 3~$s, 2/1/$~ %MYairfax Ce. Ss, 1/1/45 ~ Prince ~illi~O.o. ~Princess 2,116.00 16,140.00 16,188.00 4,786.8o 18~3oo.oo'>' 5',894,50 2,135,80 2,!35.80 1,067.90 4 $6, lQ8 ~66 $16,005.60' $6,108.66' Upon motion-~y Mr. 0~ Purcell McOue, seconded by Mr. P. H. Gentry, it was ordered that $60,000.00, maturity value, of United States Savings Bonds be. purchased by the following District Road. DeBt, Fu~da~ Distri¢~ Charlottesville Ivy Rivanna Samuel Ydiller Scottsvitle White Hall Amou~_ ~ $t0,000,00, 10,O00.00, 10,000.00~ 10,000,00, 10,000.00, 10,000.00, Total $60,000.00. Mr° Eo N° Waylandand others, appeared.concerning unsatisfactory telephone service in Albemarle Co~ty. An official ~f the Virginia Telephone and Telegraph Company present ex~ plained that a survey was being made concerning some of the lines in the county at this time, which survey would indicate what corrections were necessary to improve the service. Upon motion by Mr. C° Purcell McOue, duly seconded, the County Executive was instructed to follow the matter up and ascertai~ what length of time the Company would require to make the necessary improvements. Upon motio~ duly made and seconded, the following Resolutions were unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, the construction of Route 2~0, Project ~6~-MNBS~ in Albemarle Coumty, mew overhead crossing at Shadwell~. has made it necessary to abandon two sections of Secondary Road, add to the Secondary System eno connection built during construction and close the old wooden overhead crossing with the O, & 0. Railway, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that the State Highway Commission be and is here- by requested %Ooabandon the following sections of Secondary Read, as shown in blue on the Plan prepared and submitted by the State Department of Highways: Section 1 - Secondary Route 731 from new location of Route 2~0, at Station 2710+00, looping northwesterly to the new connection built and from the new connection to Route ?29. Section 2 - Section of Secondary Route ?29 from Route 22, south 0.107 mi° including old'overhead crossing to Route 250, thence south 0.008 mi. to Route 731, thence southwest 0.085 mi. to end of con- nection built. Len~h...O,200 mi~ _T0~TAL SECONDARY ROAD TO B.E ABANDONED, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that th~ State Highway Commission be and is hereby requested to take into the Secondary System of Highways the following section of read shown as Section 3 in b~,wn on Plan prepared and submitted by the State Department of Highways~ 340 ,/ CONNECTION TO BE ADDED TO .THE SECONDARY SYS~"M: . Section 3 - Connection bmilt-£rom...new Iocationof Route250 at Sta. 2713,23, southwest 0.084 Mi. to Secondary Rou~,e 729. Length 0°_0.84 ~i. TOTAL .CONNEC?IONS TO BE ADDED TO..THE SECONDARY S__ Y. STEN.: _ O~,Q84 MI.. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the State Highway Commission be and is hereby requested.to close the overhead crossing with the C. '& O. Railway as sho~ in yellow on Plan prepared-and submitted by the State Department of Highways: OVERHEAD CROSSING. TO BE CLOSED~ Route 72? - Old woodsn'~overhead bridge at. Rwy. M. P. 176,23 of the C. & O. Railway~ at Shadwell, this crossing having been eliminated from the Secondary' Highway System. Communication from Southwestern Virginia, Imco, was presented. Upon motion, duly made and seconded,, the following Resolutionwas unanimously adopted: BE IT.RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that.a communication from Southwestern. Virginia, Inco?porated, tothis~Board, dated February 5, 1~40, relative to the distribution ef %he entire Liquor StOrem Profits'to the counties and towns, excluding the newtax for schools~ is approved in principle; provided, the.practical effect of same will not be to increase taxes or cause the State Budget to becomeunbalanced. Proposed Budget for the fiscal year beginning July I, 1940, was presented~by the County Executive. Aprill$,l$40, at.$:~0 A. M., was fixed as the time for Public Hearing on said Budget and a Synopsis of said Budget was ordered published according to law in The Daily Progress, a newspaper having general circulation in-'the County of Albemarie~ It was further ordered that the Chairman and Clerk prepare and publish a statement giving Notice that it is proposed to in~rease the rate of levy for Schools by $.2~ per $100'.00 assessed value and that a Hearing on this proposed increase will be held at the Court House at 9:30 A. M. on April 17, 1940. Cla~$ against the County, amountiBg to $85,4??.13, were presented, examined, and allowed, and ordered certified to the Director of Finance for payment and charged against' the following funds: General School Crozet Fire District Dog Tax Road Debt: Charlottesville District Ivy District Rivanna District Samuel Miller District Scot%sville District White Hall District Commonwealth of Virginia $ 6,561.06 20,102.51 24.93 82.25 7,500.44 7,500.0,0 8,724.87 7,500.00 7~'~oo.oo 11,225.00 8,776.O7 To~al $85,49 ? o13 ~- Upon motion, the meeting adjourned. A regular meeting of the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held at the Office Building of the said County on the 20th day of March, 1940. Present: Messrs. E. J. Ballard, P. H. Gentry, H. Ashby Harri~ and C. Purcell McCue, and Dr. L. G. Roberts. Absent: Mr. J,~M. Fray. The following Officers were present: County Executive and Commonwealth' s Attorney. Minutes of the meeting of February 21, 1940, were read and approved. In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman, Mr. P. H. Gentry, presided. The Chairman announced that this meeting had been designated as the regular semi-annua Highway Meeting. Therefore, any interested citizens would now be given an opportunity to make requests for improvement of and additionsJto the Secondary System of Roads in this county.