1953-02-18173
A regular meeting of the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle Covnty, Virginia, was held
at the Office Building of said County on the 18th day of February, 1953.
Present: Messrs. C. Purcell McCue, E. H. Bain, H. Ashby Harris, Edward L. Smith, J. W.
Williams, 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.
Minutes of the meetings of January 7, 1953, January 21, 1953, and January 23, 1953, were
read and approved.
Mr. D. A. Robinson, Director of Finance, submitted a Statement of Expenses of the Department
of Finance for the month of January, 1953, one-~hird of which to be borne by the State. Upon motion,
duly made and seconded, this Statement was examined, verified, and approved.
Mr. D. A. Robinson, Director of Finance, submitted a Statement of Expenses of the Sheriff's
Office for the month of January, 1953, two-thirds of which to be borne by the State. Upon motion, duly
made and seconded, this Statement was examined, verified, and approved.
Mr. D. A. Robinson, Director of Finance, submitted a Statement of Expenses of the Commonwealth
Attorney's Office for the month of January, 1953, one-half of which to be borne by the State. Upon
motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement was examined, verified and approved.
Statement of Expenses incurred in the maintenance of the Covnty Jail for the month of January,
1953, along with a S~mmary Statement of Prisoner Days, was submitted. Upon motion, duly made and second,
this Statement was examined, verified and approved.
Claim of Dr. Richard T. Ergenbright, Jail Physician, in the amount of $9.00 for services
rendered during January, 1953, was presented and upon motion, made by ~ir. Williams and seconded by Mr.
Harris, was approved for payment.
Reports of the Department of Public Welfare were presented in accordance with Section 3071
of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1950.
Claim of the University of Virginia Hospital in the amount of $2,442.30, one-half of which is
due by the County, was presented and upon motion, made by Mr. Wi~!liams and seconded by'Mr. Wood, was
approved for payment.
Report of the Comnty Executive for the month of January, 1953, was presented, approved and
ordered filed.
Upon motion, made by Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. Williams, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County,
Virginia, that the Director of Finance be and is hereby authorized to cancet the
following checks:
Dat~ No__a.
1/21/53 4543
1/21/53 4533
Payee Cod~ Amount
Reason for Cancellation
Amanda Jane Weymouth 8f-705 $50.00 Payee deceased.
Va. Dept. of Highways 13-319 2.00 Maps furnished free.
An offer of $100.00 was received from Mr. Samuel S. Clark for two 5-acre tracts of land in the
Ivy District and shown as parcels 35 and 52, sheet 42 on the Albemarle County Property Identification
Map. Mr. Edward L. Smith and Mr. E. H. Bain were appointed to investigate these tracts of land and to
report their findings to this Board.
The following Viewers' Report was presented and upon motion, made by Mr. Bain and seconded by
Mr. Williams, was accepted in accordance with Section 2039 of the Virginia Code:
We, the undersigned, being Viewers appointed by your Board at its regular meeting
on January 21, 1953, to view the following described section of road and make re-
port to your Board, hereby wish to advise that on February lC, 1953, we did view
the following section of road and make report on same:
Beginning at the end of maintenance on Route 792 at Alberene and continuing for
· 3 of a mile to the east, ending at two dwellings.
extension, therefore, we do not recommend to your Board that this section be placed
in the State Secondary Road System.
(Signed) A. T. Durrer C. C. Wade
A. G. Fray
The following Viewers' Report was presented and upon motion, made by Mr. Bain and seconded hy
Nr. Wood, was accepted in accordance with Section 2039 of the Virginia Code:
We, the undersigned, being Viewers appointed by your Board at its regular meeting
on January 21, 1953 to view the following described section of road and make report
to your Board hereby wish to advise that on February lC, 1953, we did view the fol-
lowing section of road and make report on same:
Beginning at the dead end of State Secondary Route 1201 (northern line of Blue
Ridge Avenue) and extending to recently developed road adjoining cold storage plant,
thence south over graded and stabilized road to Route 691, a distance of approximately
.lC of a mile, serving the Miller School coal unloading trestle, the adjacent cold
storage plant, also some five homes on north end of Route 1201.
We find that this proposed road, in our judgment, definitely has public service to
render the two mentioned businesses and giving an outlet to the dead end of Secon-
daryRoute 1201.
Therefore, we do recommend that this section be placed in the Secondary Road System.
(Signed)
A. T. Durrer
C. C. Wade
A. Go Fray
The following Viewers' Report was presented, and upon motion, made byNr. Williams and seconde~
by Mr. Wood, was accepted in accordance with Section 2039 of the Virginia Code:
Ne, the undersigned, being Viewers appointed by your Board at its regular meeting
on January 21, 1953 to view the following described section of road and make report
to your Board, hereby wish to advise that on February lC, 1953 we did view the fol-
lowing section of road and make report on same:
Beginning at the dead end of Route 805 at north edge of Covesville, Virginia and
continuing along present old road to old plank bridge, a distance of .21 of a mile.
We find this section of road serves ~ome three families an~ one landowner and be-
lieve that it is of sufficient public service to be placed in the State Highway
System provided right of way for economical construction of same is given free of
cost to county. Having talked with the landowners, we feel that this can be done.
We, therefore, recommend to your Board that this section be placed in the State
Secondary Road System.
(SiEsed) A. T. Durrer C. C. Wade
A. G. Fray
The following Viewers' Report was presented, and upon motion, made by Mr. Williams and second~
by Mr. Wood, was ordered filed with no action taken due to the fact that Mr. Shields advised the Board
that this section o~ road was already in the Secondary System:
We, the undersigned, being Viewers appointed by your Board at its regular meeting
on January 21, 1953, to view the following described section of road and make re-
port to your Board, hereby wish to advise that on February lC, 1953 we did view the
following section of road and make report on same:
Beginning at the dead end of Route 670 near Old Dominion and continuing for 1/4
of a mile to the southwest to the mail boxes at the top of grading.
We find that this proposed road has, since January l, 1953, been graded, drained
and stabilized and after talkin$ with some of the residents, to the best of our
judgements the petition for section has been improved as it was placed in the
Secondary System in 1952.
The following Viewers' Report was presented, and upon motion, made by Mr. Smith and seconded
by Mr. Bain, was accepted in accordance with Section 2039 of the Virginia Codes
We, the undersigned, being Viewers appointed~ by your Board at its regular meeting
on January 21, 1953, to view the following described section of road and make re-
port to your Board, hereby wish to advise that on February 105 1953 we did view
the following section of road and make report on same:
Beginning at Lutersection with 795 approximately 1.5 miles north of Scottsville and
going in a northeasterly direction following the present f~rm entrance of Nr. W. W.
Black for a distance of .80 of a mile to entrance to the Black's home.
We find that this proposed road needs drainage and stabilizing and although it
passes the home of Arthur L. Burrell which is just off of the hard surface road,
795, and also passes the John J. Hughes home thence on to the Black home, we con-
sider this a farm entrance with no public service to be rendered as ther is no
further development for the road beyond the property owned by the Blacks.
We, therefore, recommend to your Board that this section not be taken into the
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State Secondary Road Systeme
~,Signed) A. T. Duffer C, C. Wade
A. G. Fray
The following Viewers' Report was presented and upon motion, made byNr. Williams and seconded
by~ro Bain, was accepted in accordance with Section 2039 of the Virginia Code:
We, the undersigned, being Viewers appointed by your Board at its regular meeting
on January 21, 1953 to view the following described section of road and make re-
port to your Board~ hereby wish to advise that on February 10, 1953 we did view
the following section of road and make report on same:
Beginning at Locust Avenue and NCL of Charlottesville following Third Street to
St. Clair Avenue a distance of 600'; due to no development along this section of
Third Street, in our judgment, this would not be considered a subdivision but
would be a service road for the Virginia Electric and Power Company's substation
and to the three homes beyond and east of St. Clair Avenue,
We recommend to your Board that this section be placed in the State Secondary
Road System.
(8~ned) A. r. Durrer C. C. Wade
A. G. Fray
The following Viewers' Report was presented and upon motion, made by Nr. Williams ~nd seconde~
by~. Wood, .was accepted in accordance with Section 2039 of the Virginia Code:
We, the undersigned, being Viewers appointed by your Board at its regular meeting
on January 21, 1953, to view the following section of road and make report to
your Board, hereby wish to advise that on February 10, 1953, we did view the fol-
lowing section of road and make report on same:
Beginning at the corner of Greene Street and Palatine Avenue near the Charlottes-
ville Corporate Limits and ending at the intersection of Paletine Avenue and Old
Quarry Road, due to the recent development along this section of Palatine Avenue
we feel that this is a subdivision and would have to be considered as same, there-
fore, due to the State Highway regulations regarding improvement on subdivisions,
we recommend that this not be taken into the Sta~ Secondary Systenuntil proper
improvements are made.
(Signed) A. T. Durrer C. C. Wade
Ao G. Fray
The following Viewers' Report was presented and upon motion, made by Mr. Williams and second~
by Mr. Wood, was accepted in accordance with Section 2039 of the Virginia Code:
We, the undersigned, being Viewers appointed by your Board at its regular meeting
on January 21, 1953 to view the following described section or road and make re-
port to your Beard hereby wish to advise that on February 10, 1953 we did view
the following section of road and make report on same:
Beginning at intersection with Route 29, ½ mile SW of city limits of Charlottes-
ville and the Buckingham Subdivision entrance, thence following the existing road
through this subdivision circling and ending at same entrance, a distance of .7
of a mile.
This section~of road serves six homes, all being a part of the above mentioned sub-
division.
We find that the proposed road is, in our judgment, definitely part of the sub-
division, and therefore, cannot recommend that it be placed in the State Secondary
System until it is developed in accordance with the requirements of the State High-
way Department as covered in the pamphlet "The Secondary System", page 7.
(Signed)
A. T. Durrer
C. C. Wade
A. G. Fray
The following applications having been made to the Board of County Supervisors to approve of
the placing of the roads as described in the applications in the Secondary system, it is hereby ordered
that Messrs. A. T. Durrer, A. Gaines Fray, and C. Co Wade, resident freeholders of this County, be and
they are hereby appointed viewers whose duty it shall be to examine such roads and report upon the ex-
pediency of establishing same; they shall, as soon as practible after receiving this order, proceed to
make the views, and may examine Other routes and locations than the ones proposed, and if of the opinio
that there is a necessity for establishing public roads, they shall locate the. same, return a map or
diagram thereof, with a report to the Board stating locations of such roads, the convenience and incon-
venience that will result as well as to the individuals as to the public, whether said roads will be of
such mere private convenience as to make it proper that they should be opened, established, and kept in
ofder by the person or persons for whose convenience they are desired, whether any yard, gardens, or
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orchard will have to be taken; the names of the landowners on such roads, which of such landov~ers will
require compensation, what will be a just compensation to the landowners requiring compensation for the
land so taken, and for the damages of the residue of the tract, if any, beyond the peculiar benefits to
be derived in resttlt to such residue from the roads to be established; and all other facts and circum-
stances in their opinion useful in enabling the Board to determine its expediency of establishing such
roads, and they shall file such report with the Clerk of this Board;
In the event that some of the landowners do not require compensation and they will execute
written consent, giving the right of way in question, the said Viewers shal! obtain such consent and re-
turn it with their report;
Provided, however, that the Chairman of the State Highway Commission, sometimes called the Stat
Highway Commissioner, shall forthwith be notified and made a party to these proceedings, and that he
shall likewise be notified of the time and place of the meeting of the Viewers herein designated:
(1) Beginning at the end of State maintenance at Greene Street and extending to the
southeast for a distance of approximately 350 feet to dead end.
(2) Beginning at Route 631 just south of SCL of the City of Charlottesville and
continuing in a westerly direction over Cleveland Avenue in subdivision
known as Cleveland Heights, a distance of approximately one mile.
(3)Begir~uing at end of maintenance on Route 610 at Eastham section and continuing
to the east for a distance of .8 of a mile.
(~) Beginning at the end of State maintenance on Route 6~5 in the Gordonsville
area and continuing for .3 of a mile in a southerly direction to Wilden
Baptist Church.
Application was received from Nr. Gene ~o~d for permission to obtain auto graveyard license.
The Board inspected the proposed location of Nr. ~ood~s auto graveyard and upon motion, made by
V~illiams and seconded by ~r. Bain, the following resolution wa~ unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED that it is the ~animous opinion of this Board that permission
should be granted to Gene ~ood to set up and operate an "automobile graveyard" on
his property, provided that operation of said "automobile graveyard" shall be re-
stricted to the following location:
Said "automobile graveyard" shall be restricted in location to the
two parcels of land identified as Nos. 61-173 and 61~170 as shown
on the Albemarle County property identification map which are situa~
ted in the Charlottesville ~gisterial District approximately one mile
north from the COrporate Limits of the City of Charlottesville, west
of Rio Road~ and this "automobile graveyard" shall be further re-
stricted to tho~ portions of said parcels of land lying west of the
ridge on these two parcels of land and out of view of Rio Road, and
same shall be kept out of ~iew of all structures'on other parcels of
land in said neighborhood, either by natural or artificial means and
so maintained.
iT IS FURTHER that the Director of Finance be and he is hereby authorized
to issue a license to the said Gene Wood for the operation of said "automobile grave-
yard~ in accordance with the laws of Virginia and the ordinances of Albemarle County.
The matter of a general registrar £or Albemarle County was discussed and a progress committee
report was received from N~o Co Nercer Garnett~ Jr.~ Chairman of the Committee a~ointed by this board
to study this matter. Nr. Henry Bo Goodloe, Secretary of the Electoral Board advised the Board that
action on a general registrar would have to be taken during the month of ~arch. A number of citizens
represented by ~. E~ O. NcCue, Jr., Attorney, appeared in opposition to a general re§istrar~ Commuuic
tion was received from the League of Nomen Voters endorsing public hearing on ma~ters of interest to the
public° Upon motion, following a general discussion of this matter, made by Nr. Nilliams and seconded
by Nr. Smith, it was ordered that a public hearing be held ~n the matter of a general registra~ at ~:30
P.N. on February 26~ 195~, in the County Court House.
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The following report was received from the Fair Committee~
"We have given serious consideration to the problem you assigned us regarding a
County Fair. The main recommendation we wish to make is that if anything is
done by the Board, it should be entirely independent of the carnival.
We suggest that if you are interested in having a County Fair, that we partici-
pate with the sponsors of the Fair in prizes for agricultural products, home
economics products and livestock, up to a maximum of $1,000, with the provision
that the sponsors participate for at least one-third of the prize money. To
illustrate, if the prizes amount to $1500.00, we put up $1000.00 and the spon-
sors $500.00; if the prizes amo~ut of $1600.00, we put up $1,000.00 and the
sponsors $600.00; if the prizes amount of $1200.00, we put up $800.00 and the
sponsors put up $~00.00.
We conducted hearings on this matter and sought the advice of interested citizens.
From these hearings and this advice we formed the opinion that carnivals should
not be encouraged. If the Board desires to encourage an Agricultural Fair, we
have no recommendation to make, but do suggest that we consider contributing
toward the prizes as outlined above."
(Signed) E. H. Bain, Chairman W. W. Wood
H. Ashby Harris
Upon mormon, made by Mr. Wmllmams and seconded by Mr. Bamn, the foregoing report of the Fair
Committee was accepted and t e following resolution was unanimously adopte~.
BE IT REoOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County,
Virginia, that $1,000.00 be and is hereby transferred from the Unappropriated '
Reserve of the General Fund to be used for/prizes for agricultural and home °~-~-~',~.¥ ~,.~o
economics products and livestock provided, however, that the sponsors of any
such County Fair shall participate for at least one-third of the prize money
and provided further that no expenditures shall be made from this appropriation
without further action of this Board approving same.
Mr. C. G. Greer, Negro County Agent, appeared and advised the Board that h.e expected to re-
tire on April 1st of this year. He advised that the Extension Service would probably send someone to
talk with the Board about filling his position. Upon motion, made by Mr. Bain and seconded by Mr.
Williams, the following resolution was unanimously adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County,
Virginia, that Mr. C. G. Greer, be and is hereby thanked for his lOng and faith-
ful service to the County of Albemarle as Negro Farm Agent.
BE IT F[[RTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to
Mro Greer.
Claim against the ~og Tax Fund was received from Mr. Harold R'. Mullman for two ewes killed
by dogs. Upon motion, made by Mr. Wood and seconded by Mr. Harris, it was ordered that Mr. Mullman be
paid $25.00 for these two ewes.
Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from Miss Josephine White for four lambs and
~Ee ewe killed by dogs. Upon motion, made by Mr. Harris and seconded by Mr. Bain, Miss White was al-
lowed $10.00 each for the smaller lambs, $20.00 each for the two larger lambs, and $20.00 for the ewe,
making a total allowance of $80.00.
Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from Mr. Re N. Middleton for one calf killed by
dogs. Upon motion, made by Mr. Wood and. seconded by Mr. Bain, Mr. Middleton was allowed $75.00 for
this calf.
Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from Mrs. A. B. Dawson for three hen6 killed by
dogs. Upon motion, made by Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. Wood, Mrs. Dawson was allowed $1.25 for each
of these hens, a total of $~.75.
Claim against the Dog Tax Fund was received from Mrs. Justine Mayo for one ewe killed by dogs
Upon motion, made by Mr. Williams and zeconded by Mr. Harris, Mrs. i~ayo's claim was denied on the basis
of insufficient evidence that the ewe was killed by dogs.
Claim ~ainst the Dog Tax Fund was received from Mrs. J. L. Watson for one hen killed by dogs
Upon motion, made by Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. Bain, Mrs. Watson was allowed $1~25 for this hen.
dogs. Upon motion, made by Mr. Wood and seconded by Mr. Williams, ~Ir. Page was allowed $25.00 for each
of these ewes, a to%al of $75.00.
Mr. Robinson presented to the Board the Budged of the Department of Public Welfare for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, which had been approved by the Welfare Board, in the amount of
$186,490.00 of which $43,644.00 will come from local funds. Upon motion, made by Mr. Williams and
seconded by Mr. Bain, this budget was accepted and~Mr. McCue was authorized to sign same on behalf of
the Board.
Mr. Robinson presented to the Board copies of the Budget of the School Board for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1954.
The following resolution was received from the District Home Board:
"ON motion of James E. Bowen, Jr., seconded by D. A. Robinson, this Board doth here-
by request each member of this Board to discuss with their governing body if they
think it wise to enlarge the Home as each city and county has a waiting list for
admittance to the Home, and report their findings at the next regular meeting of
this Board."
This matter was discussed along with the matter of Waynesboro's participation in the District Home.
Mr. Robinson stated that he felt dissolution and reorganization was the be~t way to get Waynesboro out
of the District Home. He suggested reorganization as a private home on basis of present polulation
whereby the Federal Government would participate in care of inmates under 01d Age Assistance. It was
the expressed feeling of the County Executive and the Commonwealth's Attorney that the capital outlay
project ~nd dissolution should be worked together. The following committee was appointed to work with
the City and other Counties in the District Home on this matter: Nessrs Bain, Wood and Smith with
the County Executive and Commonwealth's Attorney as ex-officio members.
A report on the audit of the District Home Board for the calendar year 1951 was also presented
and was ordered filed.
Communication was received from the League of Virginia Counties advisin~ that the Virginia
Advisory Legislative Council of the General Assembly would hold a public hearing in Richmond at lO:~O
A.M. on ~arch 13, 1953, in the Senate Chamber of the Capitol Building.
Communication was received from Dr. E. C. Drash endorsing the proposed fire truck for Albe-
marle County.
Communication was received from Mr. T. J. Michie, Attorney for Robert Crile, and was ordered
filed.
Communication was received from Mrs. F. E.. Berkeley r~garding tax assessments. No action
was taken on this matter.
Communication was received from Mr. Robert Walker, Manager of Station W.C.H.V. proposing~a
radio program entitled "The County Board Speaks." Upon motion, made by Mr. Williams and seconded by Mr.
Bain, Mr. Robinson was requested to acknowledge this letter and the following committee was appointed
to work with ~r. Walker on this matter: Messrs. Williams, Smith and. Bain with Mr. Robinson and Mr.
Downing Smith as ex-officio members.
Communications were received from the State Chamber of Commerce and were ordered filed.
The following report was received from the Crozet Water Committee:
"In Committee assembled February 16, 1953, a motion was made hyMr. Perkins, seconded
by Sandridge recommending that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Albemarle secure
~ competent consultant to survey the fac&lities of the Crozet Water System and to ap-
praise the actual and potential consumption, income and facilities plus a tentative
recommendation ~as to area which should be included in any proposed Sanitary District
Boundary.
We will appreciate your consideration of this project at the earliest possible date."
(Signed) A. J. ApperEon
Ted Perkins
Dabney W. Sandridge
Edward D. Daughtry
Mr. Robinson recommended that ~Ir. Nac~iahon be employed to make this proposed survey. Upon
motioh, made by Mr. Bain and seconded by Mr. Wood, it was ordered that Mr. Robinson get a proposal from
Communication was received from Mr. Charles Barham, Chairman of the County Planning Commis-
sion, setting forth ways in which he felt the Commission could be improved and suggesting that members
of the Commission should be paid for their services. It was requested that Nr. Robinson and. ~Ir. McCue
meet with Mr. Barham to discuss this matter and report back to the Board at the next regular meeting~
Mr. Shields appeared regarding the rights of way on Route 656. Upon motion, made by Nr.
Bain and seconded by Nr. Wood, it was requested that Nr. Downing Smith and Mr. Shields prepare a reso~
lution guaranteeing rights of way on Route 656.
A request was sade by Nro Estes to blacktop Route 663 from Chestnut Grove to Nortonsville.
~r. Shields advised that the portion carrying the largest traffic which is the end connecting with
Route 603, a distance of .5 mile was in this year's budget and that this was all which could be done at
this time.
Mr. J. J. Edwards again appeared regarding improvements to Route 641 and Route 644 at Burnleys
Mr. Shields advised that the only possible thing which could be done would be to surface the proposed
connection along the present alignment and that the Highway Department would work toward that end at the
earliest possible date. Nr. Edwards stated that surfacing the present aliE~.~ment would be acceptable.
Upon motion, made by Mr. Williams and seconded by Er. Harris, it was ordered that resolutions
be written requesting the Highway Department to take into the State Secondary System Paletine Avenue aE
the road through Buckingham Subdivision due to extenuating circumstances.
Claims against the County amounting to $152,837.23 were presented, examined, and allowed, and
certified to the Director of Finance for payment and charged against the following funds:
General Fund
School Fund
Mclntire Trust Fund
Dog Tax Fund
Crozet Fire District Fund
Crozet Sanitary District Fund
Joint Health Department Fund
School Construction Bond Fund
Albemarle Central High School Construction Fund
Shop and Stores Construction Fund
Commonwealth of Virginia Current Credit Account
Total
$ 38,457.48
66,149 · 94
95.00
507.32
240.56
5,399.26
4,060.16
1,49~. 51
30,235.54
3,194.81
3 002.65
$152,837.23
Upon motion, the meeting adjourned to reconvene at 7:~0 P.N. on February 26, 1953.
Chairman
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