1948-12-15 A regular meeting of .the Board of Cotunty Supervisors of Albemarle .County, Virginia,
was held at the Office Building of said County on the 15th day of December,~..1948.
Present: Messrs. C. Purcell McCue, E. J. Ballard, Henry Chiles, C. R. Dorrier and
~, ~. Wood~ and Gen. P,B. ~Peyton.
Absent:
Officers present: County Executive and. Mr. D. B. Marshall, Attorney of the Office
of the Commonwealth'.s.-A%torney.
Minutes of the meetings of November '17, 1948, and December 1, 1948, were read and
approved.
Mr. E. H. Bain, Mr..D.B..Owen, and Mr.. W. Wright Harrison appeared as a delegatior
for the Crozet Lions Club concerning a proposed sidewalk in Crozet along the north side of
Route 240%hrough the colored section. Mr. Bain stated that the citizens $f.Crozet had
previously made a request for the aforesaid sidewalk and had been advised by Mr. Ambler,
Resident Engineer of the Department of Highways at that time, that the sidewalk would be ovex
the w~ter line and work on this project should be postponed until the water line was comm
pleted. Since this Board was requested to endorse the sidewalk~ the ~following resolution,
proposed by Mr. Chiles and seconded by Mr. Dorrier, was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, the citizens of Crozet have requested that a sidewalk
be laid through the colored section of Crozet along the North Side~ of
Route 240,~
AND, WHEREAS, the Department of Highways has funds set aside
for the above mentioned purpose,
NO~, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supe~-
visors of Albema~-le County, Virginia, that the request for a sidewalk
in Crozet along~the North side of Route 240, be and is hereby endorsed
by-this Board.
Mr. Bain also appeared and discussed the existing~¢ondition or.the road over the
water line caused by. work done by~Mro M. S. Hudgins, Contractor. Mr. Robinson was instructe~
to write to Mr. Hudgins on behalf of the Board of Supervisors, advising that the leveling of
this road is still his resDonsibility.
Mr. Bain also appeared on behalf.~f the Planning ~ommission and requested an ad-
ditional appropriation to cover the cost of mailing the zoning pamphlets prepared by the
Commission.~ Upon motion, made by Mt. Dottier and .seconded by Gen. Peyton, ~he fOllowing
resolution was unanimou~!yadopted:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board .of County .Supervisors of Albemarle
County, Virgiaia, that a sum sufficient be and is hereby appropriated from
the Unappropriated ~eserve of the General~Fund to be used by the Planning
Commission for the purpose of mailing zoning pamphlets.
A request was received from Mr. John B, Rosebrook to close a short section of Road
No. 609 leading from Route 608, and a communication was received from the Department of High~
ways advising the Board of the changes in the Primary System of Albemarle County made
necessary by, the relocation and construction of Route 250. Since Mr. N. W. Shields, ReSiden~
Engineer of the Department of Highways, was not present to discuss these matters with the
Board, action was deferred until the next regular meeting of the Board.
The following reports were presented, approved, and ordered filed=
i~I CountyExecutive.
Tax Collections.
(c) Charlottesville and Albemarle Public Library.
(d) Distric~~ HomeBoard.
In~discussing the DiStrict Home Board Re~0r$, Mr. Robinson .called the' Board' s
attention to the fact that the City-of Staunton, which is. now using the f&cilities ~of the
District Home, is not..a participating unit, and that he intended to obtain the opinion of
the Attorney General on this matter. ~fter considerable ~iscussion., on motio~ of Mr. Chiles~
seconded by' Nr. Wood, .the following resolution was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED that the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle
County is opposed to the admission of any additional counties or cities
to membership ~on the District Home Board'and is likewise opposed to the
use of the facilities of the District Home by any Such additional
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy
counties or'cities or their citizens, of-this resolution be fowarded to
Mrs° I. B. Kennedy, Secretary of the District Home Board.
Mr. D. A. R~binson,~Di~e~te~'0f.~inAnce~sub~i~ted ~?~S%~tement~f~Expens.es of the
Department of Finance for the month of November, 1948, one-third of which to be borne by theii
State. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement was examined, verified, and
approved.
~'o D. A. Robinson, Director of Finance, submitted a Statement of Expenses -of t.,he
Sheriff's Office for the month of November, 1948, two~thirds of which to be borne by the
State. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement was examined, verified, and ap= !i
proved. ~.~
Mr. D, ~. Robinson, Director o~ Finance, submitted a Statement of Expenses of the
Cemmonwea!th's ~torney's Office for the month of NOvember, 1948, one-half of which to be
borne by the State. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement was examined,
verified and approved, il
A Statement of Expenses incurred in the maintenance of prisoners confined in the ~
County Jail during the month of November, 1948, was submitted. Upon motion, duly made and
seconded, this Statement was examined, verified, and approved.
A Summary Statement of prisoner days was submitted. Upon motion, duly made and
seconded, this Statement was examined, verified, and approved,
Claim of Dr. Richard T. Ergenbright, Jail Physician, in the amount of $10.50, was
presented and approved for payment.
Communication was received from Mr. Henry McComb Bush advising that he could no
longer serve as a member of the Finance Board since he Was now a resident of the City of
Charlottesville. No action was required by this Board on this matter.
Mr. Robinson advised the Board that the names of theapplicants for the poSition
of Game Narden in Albemarle County, along with proposals of the County relative to this
position as set forth in minutes of November 17, 1948, _had been turned over to Mr. Quinn,
Executive Director of the CommiSsion of. Game and Inland Fisheries. Mr. Robinson further
advised that the aforesaid proposals had been tentatively approved by Mr. Quinn.
Claims of the Virginia Stage Lines, Inc. and Dr. Burnley W. White, amounting to
$12.40 and $9.50 respectively, covering charges made by Mr. B. D. Chesshir, former Game
Warden, were presented butno a~tion was taken on these claims at this time.
The matter of personal property assessors for the coming year was discussed. A~p-
plication was received from Mr. J. R. Robinson for the position of Sc°ttsville District
Assessor and was ordered filed. Mr'. Robinson was instructed to get in touch with Mr. Eugene
P. Durrette to see whether or not he could render his services as an assessor for the ~omingl
kear.
E~ supplemental report was received from Mr. David A. Lyons, Jr., Ta~ Collector,
~howing collections amounting to $102.~1 and was ordered filed.
The deficiency in the amount of the Bond of the Director of Finance was again
Wood, Mr. Robinson was authorized to increase his bond in the amount of $25,000.00
Communication was received from Dr. S. D. Sturkie, Director-.of the Joint Health
· Department, ,concerning the inadequate water supply and sewerage ~disposat-at the Pine Grove
i~ Service Station and Trailer Camp. Dr, Sturkie advised that this condition could not be
corrected until after January 1, 1949, at which time the Law would permit him to correct con-t
ditions of this type.
Communication was receivedfrom Miss R. Belle Burke-, District .Home Demonstration
Agent, advising that the Virginia Extension Service recommended Mrs. Joyce T. Hoge for the
position of A~sistant Home Demonstration Agent in Albemarle County effective January 17, 1949
The employment of Mrs. Hoge was approved by the Board, and upon motion, madebyGen~.~Peyton
and seconded by Mr. Chiles,~Mr. Robi~s~ was instructed-to~,advise the Virginia Extension
Service that the County of Albemarle would supplement the salary of Mrs. Hsge in the amount
of $1,200.00 per year..
Communications were received from the State Compensation Board approving requests
salaries and expenses of the Department of Finance, the Sheriff's Office, and the Common-
wealth's Attorney's Office as follows:
~partment of Finance
Salarie~:
Treasurer
Commissioner
Robert C.~Sours, Asst. to Director
Lucille J~ Stephenson, Clerk
Hilda ~a~Ye.r, Clerk
Virginia D. Hicks, Bookkeeper
'q?Vlrginia Re Sandridge, Bookkeeper
~a~line Wood, Clerk Clerk
Assessors and Collectors
Extra Help
Other Exens~
Premium on official bonds of employees
Telephone and Telegraph
Stationery, office~ supplies, and tax tickets
~ileage, Director of Finance - 55 per mile
POstage
Sheriff's Office
Salaries: Sheriff
W. S. Cook, Deputy
P. M. Elliott, Deputy
W. Abbott Smith, Deputy
Thomas W. Wolfe, Deputy
T. M. Whitten, Deputy
J~ F. Thomas, Deputy
Jail Cook
Other Expenses:
Premium on official bonds
Telephone and Telegraph
$4, 500,00
4,000.00
3, O0G~. O0
2,100.00
1,740.00
1,500.O0
I,SO0,00
1,500.00
1,500.00
4,000. O0
1,800.00
175o00
200.00
800.00
60O.0O
1.ooo.o0-
29,915.O0
2,280.00
1 ~860.00
2~280. O0
2,280~00
2,160.00
1,980 · 00
300. O0
55.00
125.00
Necessary travel on official business- 65 per mi.
Stationery and Office Supplies
Commonwealth's Atty,'s Office
Salaries: Attorney
Nancy Wade Failes, Stenographer
O__ther Expenses:
Postage
660. O0
_~ 50?00
$ 17 ~ 666.00
4,000.00
48O.OO
20.00
4,500.00
Mr. Robinson presented and requested approved~tthe following claims:
(a) Meals for overtime, Department of Finance $ 11.35
(b) Meals - Commissioners of the Revenue Meeting 10.65
(c) Meals ~ D~A~obinson and D. B. Marshall -
to Department of Taxation 1.80
(d) Meals - Committee to Commission of Game and In-
land Fisheries 4.75
Upon motion, duly made and seconded, the foregoing claims were approved for payment
Communication was received from the State Chamber of Commerce regarding capital im-
provement for schools in the &rate of Virginia and was ordered filed.
Communications were received from Fred C. Kimbo and ordered filed.
The mat~er of relocating the-two-way radio antenna ~o 'Patterson'S Mountain was'
again brought tO the attention of the Board and Mr. RObinson ~advised that 'he had not yet ap-
proached Mr. Osgood concerning this'.-matter. No further, action .was .taken on this mat~er.
'Upon motion, made by Mr. Chiles and seconded by Gen. Peyton, the ~°llowing rose- ~
lutiOn was u~animousty..adop%ed: ~'
WHEREAS, the people of Charlottesville, of Albemarle Connty,
of Richmond, of RockingHam County, of Port Republic, and of Harrison-
burg, have petitioned the-Honorable Harry F. Byrd, The Honorable Ac
Willis Robertsen, and the Honorable Howard N. Smith to have a bill
enacted in the next session of Congress to open and construct a road
' across the Shenandoah National Park, known as the Brown's GaP Turnpike,
and restore the breastworks of Stonewall Jackson1 which were destroyed
in the construction for the Park D~ive at this gap, thereby connecting
Virginia State Highway No. 629 and No. 230 on the east with No. 629 on
the west of the Mountains,
AND WHEREAS, they have requested that this Board endorse the
aforesaid project,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLYED by the Board.of County Super-
visors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that the afpresaid project be and
is hereby endorsed.
Mr. Bill Hubbard appeared and advised that years ago the road by his property was
relocated, leaving a piece of property approximately twenty feet wide between the old and neT
locations. He further advised that the presen~ landowner of the property between the two
roads wou d not permit~ him to cross this strip of land and consequently~ he was forced to drive
into Nelson County to come eastwardly into Albemarle, Upon motion, made by Mr. Chiles and
seconded by Mr. Dottier, it was ordered that Mr. W. W. Shields, Resident Engineer, and viewers,
to be appointed at a later date, view this road and suhmit their recommendations to the
Board.
Mr. Robinson, County Executive, reported that on December 1, 1948, he gave Mrs.
Lucilte J. Stephenson a thirty-day notice of termination of~ her services with the County
after which date she did not report for further work with the County..Mrs. Stsphenson this
day came before this Board and asked to be heard regarding the action taken by Mr. Robinson
and after having been heard by this Board, on motion of MrJ Chiles, seconded by.General P.B.
Pey~pn, it was ordered that the action of Mr. Robinson be confirmed, and inasmuch as Mrs.
Stephenson had not reported for further work after Deeember~ 1st, that she be paid for her
services through that day, plus one week of vacation not previously taken, amounting to a
total of $49.00. Mrl Robinson reported that he had secured the services of Mrs. June T. Via~
formerly employed by the~ County and at $175.00 per month - the amount previously' paid her,
/nd recommended that she be appointed Clerk. Upon motion of Mr. 'Chiles, seconded, by Mr.
Wood, Mrs. Via's employment was confirmed and appointed Clerk of the Board. Mrs, ~ia's em-
ployment as of December 1, 1948, is hereby confirmed and appointed Clerk of this Board.
Claims against the Couuty amounting to $1~9~209.!6 were presented~ examined, and~'~
il!owed and certified to the Director of Finance for payment and charged to the following
unds:
General Fund
School Fund
Dog Tax Fund
Crozet Fire District Fund
Crozet S~nitary District Fund
Joint Health Department Fund
1t~760,98
56,376.01
189.96
17o61
94~o07
2,658~20
Commonwealth of Virginia Current Credit Acct, [77~265.33