1957-11-20A regular meeting of the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held
at the Office Building of said County on the 20th day of November, 1957o
Present: Nessrs. John W. Williams, Edgar N. Garnett, H. Ashby Harris, Edward L. Smith, N. Y.
Sutherland, Jr., and Robert Thraves.
Absent: None.
Officers present: Commonwealth's Attorney.
The meeting opened with the ~ord,s Prayer led by Nr. N. Y. Sutherland.
Minutes of the meetings of October 16 and October 2&, 1957, were read and approved.
..... Nr. H~ W. Runkle, Resident Highway.Engineer, presented to the Board the final Secondary Budget
f~rthe year ending June 30, 1955. On motion of Er. Thraves, seconded by Nr. Sutherland, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County,
Virginia, that the Final Secondary Budget for the year ending June 30, 1958, as
presented by Er. H. W. Runk~e, Resident Highway Engineer, be and is hereby ap-
proved as follows:
OrdinaryNain%enance
N~~~Maintenance Re.placements
Construction
Total
$263,880;83
59;452~00_~,~.?~
-55,717~71
Communication was received from the Virginia Department of Highways advising that the follow-
ing roads had been accepted into the Secondary System as requested by this Board in resolutions of Octobe3
15, 19~7, effective October 30, 1957:
(l)
Kenwood Lan~ in Carterton Subdivision - From intersection Routes 653
and 7T1 in a northeasterly director for 910' to end'of pavement.
(Length 0.17 mile).
(2)
Carter Lane in Carterton Subdivision - From Kenwood Lane in a westerly
direction to Galloway Drive. (Length 0.13 mile).
~randywine Drive in Rutledge Subdivision - Begirming at Route 743 and
extending in a northeasterly direction for 2550' to intersection of
Routes 1402 and 1403. (Length 0.48mile).
The Clerk submitted statement of expenses of the Department of Finance for the month of
October, 19157, of which one~Half~ is to be borne by the State. On motion, duly made and seconded, this
Statement was examined, verified and approved.
The Clerk submitted statement of expenses of the Sheriff's Office for the month~of October,
1957, of which two-thirds is to be borne by the State. On motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement
was examined, verified and approved.
The Clerk submitted statement of expenses of the office of the Commonwealth's Attorney for the
month of October, ~957, of which one-half is to be borne by the State. On motion, duly made and seconded
this Statement was examined, verified and approved.
Statement of Expenses incurred in the maintenance of the Jail for the month of October, 1957,
was presented along with Summary Statement of Prisoner Days. On motion, duly made and seconded, these
Statements were e~amined, verified and approved.
Reports of the Department of Public Welfare for the month of October, t95~, were presented in
accordance with Sections 63-67.1 and 63-67.2 of the Code of Virginia.
Claim of the University of Virginia Hospital in the amount of $422.40 of which one-half is to
be reimbursed by the State, was received and on motion of Mr. Garnett, seconded by Mr. Smith, was approve~
for payment.
Report of the County Executive for the month of Octoher, 1957, was presented, approved and
ordered filed.
On motion of Mr. Thraves, seconded by Mr. Harris, rules with regard to second readings were
suspended, and the following resolution unanimously adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County,
Comm~ication was received from the Auditor of Public Accounts advising that the audit of
acco~uts and records of the County of Albemarle by ~r. Robert N. Musselman, CPA, for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1957, had beem received and accepted by that office.
Co~unication was also received from the Auditor of Public Accounts advising that at the
time audits are made of co~uties, a determination is made as to whether the bond of the director of
finance is sufficient as required by law, and that the responsibility of fixing said bond is with the
Board of Supervisors. The communication further stated that according to the collections of the direc-
tor of Finance, said bond was deficient in the amount of $32,640.42. On motion of Mr. Smith, seconded
by Mr. Harris, and unanimously carried, it was ordered that the bond of the Director of Finance be in-
creased in the amount of $33,000.00.
Bids were received from the construction of an 8 x 10' cinder block shed at D~mp #2 on the
Broad Ax Road as follows:
H. L. Settle .......... $572.00
Ivy Construction 8o~p] ........ 750.00
On motion of ~r. Harris, seconded by Mr. Sutherland, the bid of ~. H. D. Settle in the sum
of $572.00 was accepted, rules with regard to second readings suspended, and the following resolution
unanimously adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County,
Virginia, that $572.00 be and is hereby appropriated for the construction of an
8 x 10~ cinder b~ock she~ at Dump #2 located on the Broad Ax Road.
The Board was advised that it would require approximately $3,065.00 for the operation of D~np
#2 from November l, 1957, to the end of the fiscal year, June 30, 1958. On motion of ~. SUtherland, ~
seconded by ~r. Harris, the following resolution was ~_uanimously adopted and rules with regard to second
readings were suspended:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Co~u~ty Supervisors of Albemarle County,
Virginia, that $3,065.00 be and is hereby appropriated for operating expenses of
Dump #2 as follows:
7c-109 Salary - Care Taker $1,040.00
7c-215 Maintenance & Operation 1,700.00
7c-298 SoCial Security 25.00
7c-311 Fuel lO0.00
7c-323 Materials and Tools 100.00
7c-399 Miscellaneous lO0.O0
Total $3,065.00
Nr. Garneft stated that he felt signs should be erected to give directions to the location of
dump #2. On motion of ~. Garnett, seconded by Mr.~ Smith, rules with regard to Second readings were
suspended and the following resolution unanimouslyadoPted:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County,
Virginia, that $50.00 be and is hereby appropriated.to cover the cost of one
sign to be located on St. Johns Road and two signs to be located on Route 250,
West, said signs to give directions to the location of Dump #2.
At the request of Mr. Thraves, the Chairman appointed a committee consisting of Messrs.
Smith, Garnett and Sutherland to inspect the construction and operation of Dump #2.
Report on inspection of the County Jail was received from the Departm. ent of Welfare and
Institutions recommending the Sheriff, through proper authorities, to arrange for the employment of a
jail physician to be subject to call. This matter was discussed at length and on motion of Mr. Smith,
seconded by Mr. Harris, was taken under advisement.
Resolution was received from the Amelia County Board of Supervisors with regard to expendi-
tures of local funds for the building of schools. On motion of ~r. Harris, seconded by Mr. Thraves,
it was ordered that this resolution be filed with proposed legislation.
0ommunication was received from Mr. Ruth Burruss Huff expressing appreciation to this Board
.for its resolution Of October 16, 1957, regarding her resignation as Home Demonstration Agent.
The Board was advised that Piedmont Airlines had-applied to the Civil Aeronautics Board for
permission to extend service to ten new cities. On motion, duly made and seconded, the following reso-
lution was unanimously adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County,
Virginia, that the Commonwealth's Attorney be and is hereby instructed to petition
the Civil Aeronautics Board for the right to intervene to protect the County's
interest in Piedmont Airlines application to extend service to ten new cities.
Mr. Williams advised the Board that the toilets in the Court House were in a deplorable con-
dition and should be cleaned and policed. Ur. Thraves stated that he had also received complaint from
Mrs. Fontaine Watson regarding the condition of the grounds around the Court House. It was decided
after some discussion that the Board would take these matters-up with the Sheriff.
The matter of pending application of Nr. Charlie Rea to operate an automobile graveyard on
Route 2&O near Crozet was brought before the Board. A number of citizens from in and around Crozet
appeared in opposition to an automobile graveyard in this vicinity. Mrl Garnett advised that his com-
mittee had viewed the site of Mr. Rea's business and found that Nfl Rea did fall under the County's
Ordinance regarding automobile graveyards since there were more than five cars incapable of being driven
located on his premises. After a lengthy discussion of this matter, Nr. Rea's application was denied
on motion of Mr. Thraves, seconded by Mr. S~herland, and unanimously carried.
Communication was received from Mr. Robert Crile requesting a refund on a pmtion of 1957 per-
sonal property tax in the name of Sara D. Crile based on erroneous assessment of turkeys. Action on
this request was deferred pending the return of Ur. N. M. Pence.
Communication was received from the Albemarle Tuberculosis Association adMising that the
Virginia Foundation Fund which has been paying the cost of laundry, toilet articles, haircuts, etc. of
indigent tuberculosis patients in the sanatorium, is now depleted. The communication further advised
that the need of each patient is in the amount of five dollars per month and that at the present time,
there are five patients from this County in the State Sanitorium. The Association requested that the
County contribute twenty-five or thirty dollars per month to provide for these patients. ~TheC~i~man
appointed ~. ~raves and U~. Sutherland as a committee to study this request and report back to the
Board at its next regular meeting.
Plat of Section One, Woodhayven Subdivision, as approved by the County and City PlanrAng Com-
missions, was presented. On motion of ~. Harris, seconded by Nr. Sutherland, this plat was approved
and the Chairman and Clerk were authorized to sign same on behalf of this. Board.
The Board was advised that the Robert Nusselman, Auditor, felt a third person should be autho-
rized to sign County checks in the even~ that the Director of Finance and the Clerk should both be out
of the office at the same time; that is, three persons should be authorized, any two of whom could siE~~.
On motion of Ur. Sutherland, seconded by Mr. Thraves, and unanimously carried, ~r. R. C. Sours, Asst.
Director of Finance~ was authorized to sign County. checks.
Mr. Williams advised that he had been unable to find someone to serve on the Library Board fro~
the south side of the County. After some discussion of this matter~ ~r. Williams was authorized to ap-
point a member from the County at large to serve on the Library Board as a replacement for Dr. ~cFarland
who resigned some time ago.
On motion of ~. Thraves, seconded by ~r. Sutherland, and unanimously carried, the Board went
into a short executive session at the request of Mr. Frank Dorman, to discuss matters pertaining to the
reassessmento
Claiz against' the Dog Tax Fund was received from Nfs. G. R. Paschal for one peacock killed by
dogs.
dogs.
lambs.
On motion of Mr. Thraves, seconded by Mr. Harris, ~rs. Pazchal was allowed $10.00 for this pe~codl
Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from ~r. Ca,mann C. Duke for two lambs killed by
On motion of Nr. Harris, seconded by Nr. Smith, Mr. Duke was allowed $12.00 for each of these
Mr. Pat Janssen appeared with regard to the installation of a street light'at the entrance to
Bellair. He stated that Bellair Association, Inc. would bear the cost of installing said light which
would be approximately $200°00 to$250.00. After discussion of the matter, motion was offered by Mr.
Garnett, seconded by,ir. Smith, and unanimously carried, ordering that VEP Co. be authorized to install
a street light at the entrance to Bellair upon receipt Of letter from Bellair AssoCiation confirming its
agreement to bear the cost of same.
On motion of N~. Sutherland, seconded by Mr~ Garnett, the following resolution ~suuanimously
adopted'
¥~EREAS~.'the~Board of County Supervisors cf Albemarle County, Virginia,
desires to officially pay tribute and respect to the memory and. accomplishm~ents of
the late C.~ Purcell NcCue, a member, of the Board of County Supervisors for some
thirty years, and its Chairman from January l, 19%8 to October 20, 195%~
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that in the death of Nr. NcCue, the members
of this Board have lost a dear friend a~d a courteous and considerate associate, and
the County an efficient and faithful public servant~
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the sympathy of the members of this Board be
extended to the family of Mr. McCue, that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to
his family and that a coPY be spread upon the minute~ of this meeting.
~r. E. O. NcCue III appeared and requested the abandonment of a section of an old right of way
on the Old Garth Road. On motion of Mr. Harris, seconded by ~.r. Smith, the Commonwealth's Attorney was
authorized to prepare a resolution approving the abandoment in this instance.
Claims against the County amounting to $191,~?1.06 were presented, examined and allowed, and
certified to the Director of Finance for payment and charged against the following funds:
General Fund
School Fund
Crozet Fire District Fund
Croze% Sanitary District Fund
Dog Tax Fund
Joint Health F-mud
Noolen Niils Sanitary District Fund
County Dump contract Deposit - Refumded
Co~m. of Va. ~u~rent Credit Account
Dog Tax Credit Account
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
$ 41,740.54
112,158.13
600o88~
655.05
383.10
5,178.42
6.o0
1,000.O0
29,709.93
_ 39.01
Total
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