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1946-09-18 A regular meeting of the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held at the Office Building of said County on the 18th day of September, 1946. Present: Messrs. P. H. Gentry, E. J. Ballard, T. E. Bruce, Henry Chiles, Co Pur- cell McCue, and ~. W. Wood. Absent: None~ Officers present: County Executive, Commonwealth's Attorney, an~ Sheriff. Minutes of the meeting of August 21, 1946 were read and approved. Mr. J. Emmett Gleason and ~r. Fred Natson of the City Council and ~r. James Bowen, Director of Finance for the 8ity of Charlottesville, appeared and requested the Board to raise the County license fees for carnivals and circuses to $250.00 and $200.00 per day, re- spectively, to parallel the city license fees° After considerable discussion of this matter,~ it was decide~ that the County license fees would not be raised at this time. ~. W. E. Buford appeared and requested a resolution from the Board asking the Department of Highways for a supplemental appropriation for the pn~pose of resurfacing Route 613 from Oharlottesville to Scottsville, a distance of approximately 20 miles. Upon motion, ~duly made and seconded, the following Resolution was unanimously adooted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of ~upervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that the State Department of Highways be, and is hereby, re- quested to make a supplemental appropriation for the purpose of surfacing Route 613 from Charlottesville to Scottsville, a distance of ap- proximately 20 miles, provided the amount so appropriated shall not be de- dudted from future allocations which may come to the County. A group of citizens appeared concerning the improvement of Route 601. ~r. Ambler advised the Board that there were funds in the present budget for the improvement of approxi~ mately 3 miles of this road and that work would be begun on this as soon as possible. A p~tition was presented requesting that~aroad leading west off of Stony Point Road, No. 6~3~ 2.70 miles north of Route No. 250, a distance of approximately one-half of a mile~be taken into~the Secondary System. Upoh motion, made by ~r. Chiles and seconded by Wood, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT ~ESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS of Albemarle County, Virginia, that the State Department of Highways be, and is here- by requested to take into the Secondary System a road leading West off of Stony Point Road, Route No. 613, 2.70 miles ~orth of Route 250, a dis- tance of one-half of a mile. Request was received for improvement of the ~ilton Road to Doylesville. The dele- 'ation presenting the request was advised that this road had been approved by the Board but 'ork could not be started until the same has been approved by the State Highway Department. The following resolution was introduced by C. Purcell McCue, seconded byE. J. Bal~[i .ard, and adopted by the following vote: Ayes: T. E. Bruce, W. Harren~Wbod~E. J. Ballard, :. Purcell ~cCue, P. H. Gentry, and Henry Chiles. Nays: None. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COD~TY SUPERVISORS OF ALBE- ~AKLE ~OUN~Y~ VIRGINIA, AS FOLLOW, S: 1. It is hereby determined that it is necessary and ex- pedient to construct a water supply system in The Crozet Sanitary District in Albemarle County, Virginia, from which undertaking said District Will derive revenue, and to contract a loan on the credit of said The Crozet Sanitary District in an amount not ~o exceed $250,000.00 for such purpose and to issue bonds of said The Crozet Sanitary District in an amount not to exceed $250~000.00 pursuant 2. The eighteen per cent debt limitation prescribed by SeCtion I of said Chapter 126 shall not apply to said bonds) provided, however~ that from and after a period of five years from the date of the election on the question of the issuance of said bonds, whenever and for soulong as such undertaking fails to produce suffieient revenue to pay for cost of operation and administration ( including interest on the bonds issued therefor) and the cost of insurance against loss by injury to persons or property, and an annual amount to be cowered into a sinking fund suf- ficient to pay, at or before maturity, all bonds issued on account of said undertaking, all such bonds outstanding shall be included in deter- mining such limitation. The net revenue de~iv~d from the o~ration of said waver supply system shall be set aside to. pay the interest on said bonds and to create a sinking fund to redeem the principal thereef at maturity) provided, however, that any part or all of said sinking fund, as hereafter determined by this Board, may be applied in redemption 8f such bonds, if re- deemable by their terms, or in the purchase of any of such bonds at any time, and provided further that this Board shall, if necessary for the paymentof the interest on such bonds or to increase the sinking f~ud pro- vided therefor~ levy an annual tax upon all the property in The Crozet Sani- tary District subject to local taxation to pay such interest and to make payments iDto said sinking fund. 3. This resclution shall be deemed a petition on the part of the members of the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, and a copy thereof, duly signed by each of the members of said Board voting tZere- for and duly attested by the Clerk of said Board, shall be presented to the Circuit Court of the County of Albemarle or the Judge thereof in vacation, who is hereby requested t8 make ~neorder requi~ing the Judges of Election of said County at the next election of County officers, to-wit, on November!5, 19&6, to open a poll and take the sense of the qualified voters of said The Crozet Sanitary District on the question whether the Board of County Suoer- visors of Albemarle County shall~issue bonds of said The ~rozet Sanitary Dis- trict for such purpose. T. E. Bruce Warren 'Wood J. Ballard C. Purcell ~cCue P. H. Gentr~ H enr~[ Chiles The following reports.were presented and ordered filed: (a). County Executive. ~.b) University of Virginia Hospital. (d) District Home Board. Mr. H. G. Cockrell, Director of Finance, submitted a otat~ment~ = of Expense~..:~of the Department of Finance for the month of A~gust, 19~6, one-third of which to be borne by the Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement was examined, verified, and State. proved. Mr.~H. G. Cockrell, Director of Finance, submitted a Statement of Expenses of the Sheriff's Office for the month of August, 1946, t~-thirds of which to be borne by the State. Upon motion, du~y made and seconded, this Statement was examinted, verified,-and approved~ ~ro H. G. Cockrell~ DirecOor of Finance, submitted a Statement of ~.pe~ees2of~he Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, for the month of August, 1946, one-hal~ of~&~'/.to be borne by the State. Upon motion~ duly made and seconded, this ~tatement was eXPlained, ver~ ~ied and aooroved. A Statement of the Expanses incurred in the maintenance of prisoners confined in the County Jail during the month of August, 1946, was submitted. Upon motion, duly made and seconded~ this Statement was examined, verified, and approved. ~ ~ 19~6, was submitted. A Summary Statement of Prisoner Days for the month of ~UoUSt, Upon motion~ duly made and seconded, this Statement was examined, verified, and approved. Claim of Dr. Richard T. Ergenbright, Jail Physician, amounting to $2.00 was pre- sented and approved for payment. Upon recommendation of Mr. W. W. Wood and Mr~ E. J. Ballard, a Viewers Committee ap,oointed at the last meeting of the Board, a request to extend Route 648 to Route 607 was re, je~tedo This committee re~ommenaed for improvement from the intersection of Route 616, Boyds Tavern ROad, Wes~ ~2 of a mile to the intersection of Route 250. Both'of these recom- mendations were approved by the Beard. The fiscal report of the Virginia Conservation CommissiOn was pres~ntem and ac- cepted. Communication was received from ~iss Junia E. Graves concerning a leave of absence for Nrs. Louise A. Williams. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, it was decided that Mrs. V~zl].~ams leave should continue until such time as hhe Board sees fit. Conmunication was received from Fred C. Kimbo. Up.on recommendation by ~r. Wood, Mr. E. J~ Og~Ssbywas apppointed as a School Board member from the Rivanna District. A proposed resolution to make effective in Albemarle County the provisions o£ ~hapter 319 of the ~cts of Assembly of 1936, relating to the p~otection of deer and elk, was considered and continu$d. Claims in coS~ection with a lunacy commission held for Henry Henry were presented and approved for payment. Claims against the County amounting to $61,732.28 were presented, examined, ~llewed ~nd certified te the Director of Finance for payment and charged against the ~ollowing funds: General Fund School Fund Dog Fund Crozet Fire Fund Ivy District-Road Debt Fund Rivanna District-Read Debt ~ White Hall District-Road Debt Fund Commonwealth ef Va. Current Credit Account $ 14,428.70 45,475.46 200.09 5.44 225.00 625.00 400.00 72 Upon'motion, the meeting adjourned.