1953-01-07 A Public Hearing on the matter of fire protection for the County was held in .the County Court
House on January 7, 1953, at 7:30 P.M. with the following members present: Messrs. C~ Purcell McCue,
E. H. Bain, H. Ashby Harris, Edward L. Smith, J. W. Williams and W. W. Weed.
Officers present: County Executive and Commonwealth's Attorney.
Mr. J. W. Williams outlined to the public his proposal for a County fire truck etc. as spread
in the minutes of December 17, 1952.
A lengthy discussion followed Mr. Williams' proposal. Among those speaking against this pro-
posal were Mr. Henry Chiles, Mr. Jack Apperson of the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department, members of the
Crozet Lions Club, Mr. Walter Young, and Mr. George Bailey. Among those speaking in favor ef said pre-
posal were Mr. John Wise, Mr. Bernard Chamberlain, Mr. Charles Barham, Mr. Jack Camblos, Mr. Payne, Mr.
Venable Minor,Mrs. Craw, Mr. J. R. Wingfield, Jr., Mr. Bill Perkins, Jr., Mr. William Stevens, and Dr.
Robert King of the S¢ottsville Volunteer Fire Department.
A count of those attending the hearing show~d 45 from the Charlottesville District,-.22 from
the Ivy District, ll from the Rivanna District, 39 from the Samuel Miller District, 16 from the Scotts-
ville District, and 22 from the White Hall District.
Mr. McCue advised the public that since this ~ea~ing was not an efficiaI m~eetlng of the Board
no action would be taken at this time but that full consideration would be given to the ~a~ter by the
Board.
Chairman
A regular meeting of the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held
at the Office Building of said County on the 21st day of January, 1953.
Present: Messrs C. Purcell McCue, E. H. Bain, H. Ashby Harris, Edward L. Smith, J. W. Willie
and W. W. Wood.
Officers present: County Executive and Commonwealth's Attorney.
The meeting opened with the Lord's Prayer led by Mr. E. H. Bain.
Mr. J. W. Williams nominated Mr. C. P~rcell McCue as Chairman, which nomination was seconded
by Mr. H. Ashby Harris. There being no further nominations, Mr. McCue was unanimously elected.
Mr. Bain nominated Mrs. June T. Via as Clerk of the Beard, which nomination was seconded by
Mr.~.lJ$,~o There being no further nominations, Mrs. Via was unanimously elected.
Mr. Williams nominated Mr. W. W. Wood as Vice-Chairman, which nomination was seconded by Mr.
Harris. There being no further nominations, Mr. Wood was unanimously elected.
Minutes of the meeting of December 17, 1952, were read and approved.
Several citizens appeared with Dr. Chas. Leavell, who requested an appropriation from the
Board of $2,064.00 for the I.V.N.A. He stated that this request was based on a cost of $2.58 per visit
and that 800 visits by the I.V.N.A. had been made in the County during the past year. Upon motion,
made by Mr. Wood and seconded hy Mr. Williams, the chairman was requested to appoint a committee to
work with a committee from the City Council regarding this matter, said committee to also work with
the Welfare Boards and Joint Health Department. This matter was again discussed later in the me, ting
and the foregoing motion was rescinded will all members voting aye except Mr. Bain. Upon motion, made
by Mr. Williams and seconded by Mr. Harris, the request for an appropriation of $2,064.00 to the I.V.N.
was denied on the basis that this Board had refused 'to contribute to the Community Chest. This motion
received the following vote: Ayes: Messrs. McCue, Harris, Smith, Williams and Wood. Noes: Mr. Bain.