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1947-08-20 Claims against the County amounting to $22,699.60 ~ere presented, examined, and and allowed and certified to the Director of Finance for paymen~ and charged against the. following funds: General Fund_ School Fund DOg Tax Fund Crozet Sanitary District Fund Crozet Fire District Fund Com. of Va. Current Credit Account Dog Tax Credit Account $9,956.26 8,988.81 1,169.23 1,995.58 34,00 485.66' 70.06 $$2,699.'60 Upon mo~ion, the meeting adjourned. - ' A~hairman. /- / A; 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 August, 1947. Present: Messrs. P. H. Gentry, E. J..Ballard, T. E. Bruce, Henry Chiles, and W. W Wood, Absent: Mr. C. Purcell McGue. Officers present: County Executive, Commonwealth's Attorney and Deputy Sheriff. Minutes of the meeting Of~y 23, 1947, were read and approved. A delegation appeared and requested that approximately 1800 ft. of Locust Grove Extended, 360 feet of End Street, and AO0 ft. of Sinclair Avenue be taken into the Secondary System. The delegation was advised that viewers would be appointed at a later date. 2 The Joint Health Department ordinance regulating the disposal of human wastes and excrements was again brought up and action was postponed until the next meeting of the Board Communication was received from the Chamber of commerce requesting a contribution to the Charlottesville Municipal Band but no action was taken on this matter. Claim was presented by George Maupin for four sheep, only two of which the Game Warden found and declared killed by Dogs. Upon motion, made by i;!r. T. E; Bruce and seconded by Mr. N. W. Wood, it was ordered that !~r. Raupin be paid for the two sheep only. The following reports were. presented, approved, and ordered filed: (a) County Executive. (b) University of Virginia Hospital. ~r. H. G. Cockrell, Director of Finance, submitted a Statement of Expenses of the Department of Finance for the month of July, 1947, one-third of which to be borne by the State. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement was examined, verified, and ap- proved. Mr. H. G. Cockrell, Director of Finance, submitted a Statement of Exoenses of the Sheriff's Office for the month of July, 1947, two-thirds' of whicL_ n to be borne by the State~ Upon motion, duly made and seconded~ this Statement was examined, verified, and approved. Nr. H. ~. Cockrell, Director of Finance, a~kmitted a Statement of Expenses of the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office for the month of July, 1947, one-half of which to be bo~ne by the State. Upoh motion, duly 'made and seconded, this S~atement was examined., verified, and approved. A Statement of Expenses incurred in the maintenance of prisoners confined in the County Jail during the month of July, 1947, was submitted. 'Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement wam examined, verified, and approved. ......... ~++~ u~n motion, duly made and Claim of Dr. Richard T. Ergenbright~ Jail Physician, amounting to $3.00 was pre- sented and approved for payment. Application was received from ~artha Richford Roberts to close a portion of the Glad,Stony Point Road. This'matter was postponed until Viewers are appointed at a later dat$. Communication was received from A. H. Pettigrew, Right of ~ay Engineer of the Highway Department, and the following resolution~as unanimously adopte~: ~HEREAS, the Commonwealth of Virginia through the Department of Highways has prepared and submitted plans to this Board for the improvement of a section of the State Secondary System of Roads No. 712, Project Section A., from 1,632 mi. N. of Int. Rte. 631 to tnt. Rte. 6~1 (South Garden), approved July 25, 1947; and NHEREAS, it is the desire of this Board that said road be im- proved in accordance with said plans. NOW, THE~EFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board hereby approves the plans and requests the Department of Highways to proceed with construction in accordance with these plans, and the Board further herebybaEmees to and does guarantee a 30 foot unrestricted rzont of way as may be requmr~m for the proper execution of the work as in- dicated on the above regerred to plans. It is further dnderstood, however, that the Department of Highways, at its expense, will move and relocate any existing fences or buildings on said right of way, or fence the right of way on any new location through property which may now be under fence. As provided by Law, ~r. H. G. Cockrell, Director of Finance, submitted the delin-? quent list for the year 19~6. Upon motion, made by~r. ~n~y.~hi~es ~nd seconded by Nr. T. E~ Bruce, it was ordered that no part of this list be published. Nr. H. G. Cockrell called the Board's attention to the fact that someone would have to be appointed to serve on the Equalization Board . Uoon motion, mady by ~r. W. N. ~ood and seconded by ~r. E. J. Ballard, Nr. Ira Fray was ~ppointed to serve on the Equali- ~ zation Board. Upon motion, made by Ir. T. E. B~uce and seconded by ~r. Henry Chiles, the rate of pay of Equl!ization Boar8 members was set at $10.00 per day. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that $1,400.00 be and is hereby appropriated o~t of Unappropriated Reserve to be used for the purchase of an automobile for the Game Warden. ~Upon motion, made by ~r. T. E. Bruce and seconded by ~¢~. W. ~. Wood, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that $1,200.00 be and is hereby appropriated out of Unappropriated Reserve to be used for salaries in the Department of Finance. Upon motion, made by ~r. Henry ~hiles, and seconded by l~r. W. W. Wood, the fol- lowing Resolution was unanimously adopted: ~ BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that all Road Debt Investments of the various dis- tricts be transferred to the Rivanna District and other districts having surpluses. Upon motion, made by ~r. T. E. Bruce and seconded by ~r. W. W. ~ood, the following resolution was unanimously adopted:. BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle Couaty, Virginia, that a temporary loan from the General Fund be made to the Scottsvi~le District Road Debt Fund of $152,O00.00 for funds used in retiring bonds of the Scottsville District. ~r. H. G. Cockrell called the Board's attention to the fact that ~wo persons should be appointed to serve on the Lib~F Board. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, l~rs. Hannah Catlin who was recommended by Nr. Henry Chiles', was appointed to serve on the ibrary Board for a term of two years, and ~rs. W. H. Faulkner who wa~ recommended by ~r. '[?. E. Bruce, was appointed to serve on the Libzary Board for a term of one year. ~r. S. Kemper Garrison made application for a water connection for irrigating a small acreage of strawberries and a water contract on an annual basis. Upon motion, made by Mr. Henry Chiles and seconded by ~r. W. W. Wood, Mr. Garrison's application was approved. The fiscal re~ort fo the Virginia Conservation~Commission was presented and ordered filed. An offer of $200.00 was received from Ada R. Price for 5.69 acres of land in the Rivanna District. Uoon Motion made by' Mr. ~e~y Chiles and seconded by Ur. T. E. Bruce this offer was accepted. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the following re~olution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albe- marle County, Virginia, that the Joint Health Deoartment Contract which is now in effect between the County of Albemarle, the City of Charlottesville, and the University of Virginia, remain in effect until a new Contract is drawn up and that the State Funds continue to be sent to the County of Albemarle. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the $300.00 which wms paid to the CitY. of Charlottesville through error and deducted from the July check to the County, be refunded to the County of Albemarle. ~r. Gentry appointed a committee consisting of ~r. To E. Bruce, ~r. W. W. Wood, and Mr. W. O. Fife to gather information on the Joint health Department Agreement. ~rs. Loving appeared concerning a deficit in the Welfare Department Funds. Upon ~otion, made by ~r. T. E. Bruce and seconded by ~. Henry Chiles, the following resolutions was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors that $1,500.00 be and is ~ereby appropriated out of the Unappropriated Reserve to be transferred to General Relief - Non-matchi~ account. ~r. Seth Burnley appeared concerning a conteur map for the Joint Negro High S~hool. Upon motion, made by Mr. Henry Chi~es and seconded by Mr. W. W. Wood, the followin~ res61ution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors that $250.00 be and is hereby appropriated out of the Unappropriated Reserve to be used for a contuer map for th~ Joint Negro High School. Upon motion made by ~r. Henry Cailes and seconded by Mr. T. E. Bruce the salary of Mrs. Anne H. Loving was increased from $200.00 per month to $215.00 per month to be effective August l, ~947. C~aims against the County amounting to $52,567.64 were presented, examined~ and allowed and certified to the ~Cirector of Einance for payment and charged against the following funds: General Fund School Fudd Crozet Fire District Fund Crozet Sanitary District ~und Dog Tax Fund Comm. of Va. Current Credit Account $11,653.81 35.80 9,489.31 1,807.78 696.56 $52,567.6~ Upon motion, the meeting adjourned. Chairman.