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Council Minutes
Pulaski, Va., October 13, 1955
The minutes of a special meeting of theTown Council
of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, held on the 13th day of
October, 1955, at 1 p.m. in the municipal offices.
There were present:
Mayor~C.V. Jackson, presiding,
Councilmen; I. R.Carper, O. d. Crowell, J. R. P1lartin,
V~. A. Larson, V~~.F. ~'hite
Absent: ~. TR. Farmer, ">~. F. Lester, C. T. Brookman
Also present; Town Mai aver, Julian F. nirst
Clerk, Audrey E. Kinarea
The 'P~ayor stated that the meeting was called after due
written 'notice had been served upon each member of the Town
Council. The Mayor also stated that the purpose of the
meeting as indicated in said notices was to consider and
ac t on the purc has e of anew backhoe equipment for the Town
and for consideration of such other matters as might be
properly presented.
The Town Prianager advised that consideration has been
given to the procurer~tent of backhoe equipment in three cata-
gosies, namely: 1~2 yard, 3~8 yard and used equipment. It
was stated treat it was felt that equipment in the 1~2pard
group represented an expenditure in excess of the require-
ment of the Town and fret the used equipment was of debatable
value. the Town itRana~;er then placed before Council th~eee
proposals for the .fur:~.ishing of 318 ,yard backhoe as follows;
J. ti"'". Lurress, Construction and Industrial Equipment,
Roan oke, Virginia, model C35-A Schield Bantam Crawler,
new price 10,374.95, F.C.B. Roanoke. quotation letter
dated October 11, 1955.
Carter P~Tachiner,y Company, Roanoke, Virginia, and Blue-
Field, blest Virginia, Lorain-~?ixie 3/8 yard backhoe,
mounted on rubber, ~~~12.,388.00, F.O.B. Harrisburg, Peen.,
quotation letter dated f3ctober 10, 1955.
Remiss Equipment Corporation, Salem,Virginia, Bucjrrus-
Er-i.e, i:7ode1 lOB 3~8 ,yard cr. awler, X13, 970.58, F.O.B.
Pulaski, quotation letter dated October 11, 1955.
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Council Minutes Cont~d Pulaski, Va., October 13, 1955:'
On motion of I. R.Carper, seconded by W'.A. Larson,
and with the recorded vote of members present as follows
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W. A. Lars on - aye
tip`. F. White - a,ye
I. R. Carper ~ aye
0. 0. Crowell - aye
J. R. Martin - aye
it was unanimously
RESC~LVE~, that the Town i~-~ana~er i s instructed to pl~Ce
an order with J.~W.Burress, Roanoke, Virginia, .for one model
C-35-A Schield Bantam crawler in accordance with proposal;
dated October 11, 1955, as submitted to the Town,and be ~;
,further RESOLVE, that there be appropriated from the Eq~l~p-
ment and Stores Capital Outlay Fund the s~~m of X10,375.00
as full purchase price on ,the equipment.
The meeting adjourned at 1;55 p.m.
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