HomeMy WebLinkAbout1924-05-21J.Mas on Smith
Dr, India Hunt
Dr. Frank Helvestine
Rosevelt Atkins
Tom Harris
V;.L. Raines
~f. J, Beard
J.B.Eundie
Geo W. Smith
O. C, Shackelf 0rd
A.M. Solomon
J0bnd Ross
Dr. Geo. W. Starks
Dr. Percy Harris
E.~IcCornell
Dr. F. Page Nelson
Dr. H.McCoy
J,W.Wolfe
G.Nelson Jones
D~..¥. Sutherland
Clarence Wilhoit
Conway Printing Co
Sum jury ~2~ 50
Aut ~psy 10.00
Witness .50
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Juror 1.00
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Lunacy 6. O0
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Jury Commissi criers 20.00
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Printing ballots 33.25
At a regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County held
at the Court House of said County on the 21st day of May 1924.
Present:-- J,M.Fray Chairman, D.Purcell McCue, C.A.. Miller, J.E.Abell and P.H.Gentry.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
On April 24th bids were opened for the construction of nine and three-tenths
miles of the ,Batesville Road between Garland's Store and Batesville. Three bids
were received. The bid of G.P. Clay of Richmond being the lowest received was
accepted, subject to the approval of the State Highway'Department. And a contract
is hereby awarded said G.p. Clay.
The report of ~ohn B.Minor, P.C.Minor, W.D.Holladay and J. 0.Thurman dated
April 18th 1924, in regard to the relocation, alteration and change of the public
County Road leading from 0wensville (Woodson's Store) to Boonesviile through the
!and of J.~.Naupin was laid before the Board with the map accompanying same and the
Opinion of said Board being against establishing or altering or relocating the road
as set out in said report, it was ordered tha~ the said report be rejected 'and
disapproved.
~r rajection: Miller, Fray and McCue
for acceptance : Abell and Gentry.
On motion of CjPurcell McCue and seconded by ~.H.Gentry it is ordered that
the steel for the Harris Mill Bridge be ordered.
On motion of C.Purceil McCue and seconded by C.A.Miller it is unanimouslx.
ordered that the request of Er. J.W.Hopkins to remain at the County Home untill
October let 1924 be granted.
On motion of C.Purcell McCue and seconded by P.H. Gentry it is ordered that
the two bridges on the Miller School Road be rebuilt at once, the School advancing
On motion of C~A,Miller and meconded by P.H.Gentry it is unan-
imous!y ordered that a committee consisting of Mr. Miller, Burnley and Thacker
be appointed to decide in What order the several bridges may be buil~.
~ On motion of C.Purcell McCue and seconded by P.H.Gentry it i.s
ordered that the stum of $25.00 be appropriated by the County to fix the f~ord on
the road ~from Owensville to ~#hite Hallo
At a Called meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County
held at the Court House of said County on the 30th day of k~y 1924.
Present: J.M,Fray, Ch~irm~n, C.Purce!l McCue, ¢,A. Miller, J.E.Abell, P.H. Gentry
~nd W.H. Langhorne.
The minutes of the !~st meeting were read mnd ~pprovedo
In the ~tter of surfacing with gravel a section of road From
Ivy to ~agner's Store, bids were received on the 29th day of ~ay for this work,
three bids were recei~ed~~' F,F.White of Coh~ffet, Va. was low bidder~ The low bid
was ver~ much highe~ ~han the Engineer's estimate~
T~PJEFORE BE IT RESOL~, that these bids be rejected, and that
application be made to'the State Highway Department for authority to do this
work with a County Force, hiring trucks and using District equipment.
It mppearing to the Board that it will be necessary to borrow
some money with which to pay County expenses between 'n6w and the co!lsction of
1924 taxes.
It is therefore ordered that the T~easu~e~ of the County~be,
and he is hereby authorizsd in the name, and on behalf of the County of Albemarle
to make arangemen~s ~ith some bank~e~ banks f6r~them to gdvance the necessary
amount, not to exceed $30,000.00 and to execute such obligation or obligations in
the n~me, ~nd on behalf of said County as may be necessary to secure such
advancement or advancements, and also by such obligation or obligation~a~d pledge
1924 taxes for same.
In the matter of the steel for new bridges over ~echumS River at
Harris's Mill ~nd over Stocktons Creek mt Woodson's Shop. Bids were invited from
the Oha~mpion Bridge Company, the Roanoke Iron & Bridge Works ~nd the Atlantic
Bridge Company. The C.b~mpion Hridge Company bid $3,325°00 for 'the steel for Harris's
Mill ~d $1,350®00 for the st2e~ fo~ the gridge at ~oodson~s Shop. The Roanoke
Iron & Bridge Wroks bid ~3,300~00 for the Hmrris' Mill Bridge and $1,200.00 for the
bridge at ~oodson's Shop~ T~e~bid of the Roanoke Iron & Bridg~ ~roks being ~
the !owest,"w~s accepted by the committee of th~ Board, ~nd the order for this
material is hereby confirmed.