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Council Minutes
Pulaski, Va., September 6, 1955
The minutes of the regular monthly meeting; of the Town
Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, held on the 6th
day of September, 1955, at 4 p.m. in the municipal offices.
There were present:
Mayor C.V. Jackson, presa_din~;,
Councilmen: I.R.Caroer, PJ[, E. Lester, C.T. Brookman,
ET. 0. Crowell, J. R. martin, VAT. A. Larson,
W, F,White
.4bsent: W. M, Farmer
Also present: Town Manager: Julian F. Hirst
Clerk: Audrey E. Kingrea
Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore
Visitors: Rev. A. L. Brewster
W'. M. Thomas
The meeting was opened with a prayer by the ,Rev. A. L.
Bre~tster, pastor of the First Methodist Church.
The minutes of the regular monthly meeting of Aucust 16,
1955, were read and approved.
fib. 't~I, Thomas appeared bef ore Council on behalf of the
Touchdown Club with regard to the dismantling of the wooden
bleachers at cCalf ee Park. He stated that after the bleache
were taken out there would be a tremendous lack of seating
facilities. He asked that Council reconsider the proposal
to repair the bleachers this .year, and sbaggested that the
Town place a 10~~ tax on tickets sold for the games played
at Calfee Park in an effort to secure money to build new
bleachers. This proposal had previously been submitted
to Mr. W. R. Garland, principal of the high school, but did
not meet with his approval.
Council discussed at some length the matter of repairing
the wooden bleachers and also the idea of placing a l00
tax on the tickets.
Upon motion duly made by J.R. Martin, seconded by
Q. f7. Crowell, and by a recorded vote of 5 - 2 as follows :
J,R. Martin - aye
W. A. Larson - aye
W. F, jfu"'kite - aye
it was
1~1[. E. Lester - no
I. R. Carper - no
C. T. Brookman - aye
0. 0. Crowell - aye
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Council minutes Cont'd Pulaski, Va. =AAzg_U" 955
RESOLVED, that for all activities at (A1fee Park wh
there is a charge made, a loo tax shall be assessed by t
Town on each pair admission to go into Calfee Park Gener�i
Fund to help with the upkeep of the park.
On motion of J. R. Martin, seconded by 0. 0. Crowel
and by a recorded vote of 7 - 0 as follows:
J. R. Martin - aye Al.
E.
Lester -
aye
W. A. Larson - aye I.
R.
Carper -
aye
W'. F. White - aye C.
T.
Brookman
- aye
0.
0.
Crowell -
aye
it was unanimously
RESOLVED, that the Town repair two sections of the
wooden bleachers at a cost of $500 to be appropriated fr
General Fund operating budget to Calfee Park expendituresi,
$100 for labor and $400 for materials.
Council.
Upon motion duly made by W. F.White, seconded by W.
Larson, it was unanimously
RESOLVED, that the E. T. Howard Estate should be re
for a three year period at the rate of $9.50 per quarter
overcharge in the water account at 92 Second Street, N.W.
On motion duly made by I. R. Carper., seconded by W.
Larson and unanimously carried by a recorded vote of 7 -
The Town
Attorney gubmitted an
opinion with regard
W. A. Larson - aye
an overcharge
by the Town for water
service to the E.T.
C.T. Brookman - aye
0. 0. Crowell - aye
Howard Estate.
It was his opinion
that the Town should
AN ORDINANCE TO
reimburse the
estate but that the method and amount of
GOVERNMENT BY AMENDING
reimbursement
should be left to the
discretion of the
Council.
Upon motion duly made by W. F.White, seconded by W.
Larson, it was unanimously
RESOLVED, that the E. T. Howard Estate should be re
for a three year period at the rate of $9.50 per quarter
overcharge in the water account at 92 Second Street, N.W.
On motion duly made by I. R. Carper., seconded by W.
Larson and unanimously carried by a recorded vote of 7 -
ded
or
J.R. Martin - gye
M.E. Lester - aym
W. A. Larson - aye
I. R. Carper - aye
W'. F,White - aye
C.T. Brookman - aye
0. 0. Crowell - aye
the following ordinance was adopted:
AN ORDINANCE TO
CHAiv GE THE FORM OF
GOVERNMENT BY AMENDING
THE CHARTER OF
THE TOINN OF PULASKI,
VIRGINIA, SO AS TO
PROVIDE A CHANGE IN
THE MANNER IN NHI CH
COUNCILMEN ARE TO BE
ELEOT'M AND THE
TERMS OF OFFICE: AND
TO PETITION THE
JUDGE OF CIRCUIT
COURT OF PULASKI
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, TO
ORDER THE QUESTION
OF SAID CHANGE SUBMITTED
TO A VOTE OF THE
QUALIFIED VOTERS OF
THE TOWN OF PULASKI,
VIRGINIA, IN A SPECIAL ELECTION.
ded
or
F.r'7Y
Cour~c$1 Minutes Cont' d Pulaski, Va., Sept. 6, 1955
WHEREAS, the Town of Pulaski, through a duly constitu-
ted and appointed Charter Committee, did give thorough con-
sideration to several manners in which councilmen of the
Town of Pulaski, Virginia, should be elected and the terms
of office of said councilmen, and did further investigate
the manner in which councilmen were elected in other places
in the State of Virginia; and,
WHEREAS, said Committee did recommend to the Council
that eight ( ~3) councilmen be elected from the Town of Pulaski,
Virginia, at large, and that they be elected for a term of
four (4) years, but at the first election of ter the effective
date oP this change four (4) councilmen to be elected for
two (2) years and four (4) councilmen to be elected for four
(4) years, and thereafter four (4) councilmen to be elected
every two (2) ,years for a term of four (4) .years; and,
WHEREAS, the said Council, in regular convened session,
has given further study and thought to the said recommendation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT Q-RDAINED BY THE C€~UNCIL OF THE
TOWN 4'F PULASKI, VIRC=T~~TIA, that for ';he reasons aforesaid
the necessar~~ steps be taken to change the form of govern-
ment for the Town of Pulaski and that its Charter be amended
to provide for the election of eight (8) councilmen at large
for said Town of Pulaski,VirTinia, and that each councilman
be elected for a term of four (4) ,years; that at the first
election after the effective date o.f said change, four ( 4 )
of said councilmen be elected for a period of two (2) ,years,
and that four (4) of said councilmen be elected for a term
oI' four (4) years; that it shall be determined which of the
four (4) councilmen are to serve two-year terms and v-hich
are to serve~f~our-year terms by placing; eight (8) slips of
paper in a container; on four (4) slips there shall be
written 'two ,years' and on four (4) slips there shall be
written ~tfour .years". Eaeh councilman elected at the first
election, s.~t~e~ °the effective date of the proposed change
shall, at the Council's organization meeting held in
September after the said election, draw one slip from said
conta~_ner and each councilman shall be declared elected for
the term of Tears designated on said slip of paper which
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Council Minutes Cont~d Pula ski, Va., September 1'6, 195
he draws. Election for councilmen shall be held every t1~o
(?) years thereafter an:~ each councilman shall be electe~
ears.
at said elections for a term of four (4) y
BE IT FURTh'ER ~~DAIN~D that the Mayor of the Town o.
Pulaski,Vir~inia, petition the Jude of the Circuit Cour~1
of Pulaski County, Vir~i.nia, to order a Special Election;..
to submit the hereinafter stated auestion to a vote of t}~ie
qualified voters of the Town of Pulaski, Virt~i.nia, to de~ler-
mine whether or not said changes shall be made; that at a
said Special Election the following question shall be st~,kted:
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question: Shall the form of ~ov~rnment of the 5,
Town of Pulaski, j?ir~inia, be chan~ec
to provide that Crom the effective
date of said change eight (8} council-
men shall be elected at lame in the
Town of Pulaski, 'I i.r~?inia, four (4)
of said councilmen to be elected for °Y
term of two (2) years, and four (4)
of said councilmen to be elected for
a term of f o}zr ( 4 } ,years at the f irsl#;:
election; and thereafter four (4)
councilmen to be elected every two (~'~)
,years for a term of four (4) years? .
FOR -- Proposed change in form of i~liuni cipal
Government ~;
AGAINST -- Proposed change in form of
Municipal Cxovernment
r
That the proper officials of the Town of Pulaski, Vir~in~~,
take an,y and all necessary steps to petition said Court d
to carry out its order; that the ordinance shall be in fc~~ce
from its passage.
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W, A. Larson, Chairman of the Street Committee, advi~ ed
Council that his committee had met and a survey had been:`
made of the traffic at the intersection of Madison Avenuel~
North, andFifth Street and it was their recommendation th&t
the tra~'f is light remain in operation.
Upon motion of I.R.Carper, seconded by U-F. F. White, t
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was unanimously
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RESOLVED, that the traffic light at the intersection
of Fifth Street and Madison Avenue be changed to 35 seconds
on Fifth Street and 15 seconds on P=~adison Avenue, and be
continued .in operation.
W. ti .White, Chairman of the P-olive Committee, reported
that his committee had recently met to discuss the matter
of new uniforms for the police department and that it was
their recommendation that the Council leave the appropriation
as orig~ nally made in the 1955-56 Budget u_y~less a hardship
case arises.
Upon motion of tPT.A. Larson, seconded by I. R.Carper,
it was unanimously
RESC'L`:' ?~~, that th.e recommendat~.on of the Police Com-
mittee to leave appropriation for new uniforms for the Police
Department as orig_inall,y made in the 195556 Budget, be
accepted.
Upon motion duly made by W. A. Larson, seconded by I. R.
Carper, it was unanimously
RESOLVED, that Lieutenant of Detectives G.E.Bouldin be
made Assistant Chief of Police and also retain his title of
Lieutenant of Detectives.
After a brief discussion of the new municipal building
and East lt2ain Street bride projects, Council asked the Town
M ana~er to supply more information on these two projects.
The T0V7n ~~ana~er stated that he had received a petition
from the residents on the West side of Randolph Avenue
req~_~_estin~; sewer extensions from ab~out~ Fourteenth Street to
the hill in from of the P.C. Corbin property. He requested
advice fromCounc%1 as to whether they wish to continue
with their present polictr which provides that property
owners must pa,y all above the Town's estimated amortization
in a ten year period, or if they would cons:i.der the possibility
of taking a portion oC' the 5,000.00 appropriated in the
present budrret for sewer extensions and establish that a
certain amount of that will be spent. Council unanimously
agreed to continue their normal policy.
Council Minutes Cont~d Pulaski,
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Va., September 6, 1955}''
The Town Manager advised that a request had been
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received from Mrs.
garbage collection
Upon motion o
it was unanimously
RESQLVED that
exemption from the
be denied.
J. P. McNew for exemption from the
and disoosal fee. i
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f J.R. Martin, seconded by I.R.Carper,
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the request of J!~Trs. J. P. n1lcNew for
~arba~e collection and disposal fee
The Town Council referred the request for a street ~;
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light on Third Street, N.W. to the Town Manager for his
inspection and if deemed necessary by him, to have the ~.
same installed.
The Council was amain reminded of the Lea?ue of Vir~!inia
i
Municipalities Convention at t31d Point Comfort, September}!.
11, 12 and 13. Mayor Jackson urged that all who possibly'
could be present.
The meeting adjourned at 6;.15 _p .m.
Approved: ~'
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