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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-18-55A~^~~ a~®+~j~ Council°Minutes Pulaski, Va., October 18, 1955 The minutes of the regular semi-monthly meeting; of the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, held on the 18th day of October, 1955, at 4 p.m.~ in the municipal office. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding, Councilmen; I. R. Carper, 0. O. Crowell, C. T. Brook- man, 147. E. Lester, J. R. Martin, V1F. r~. Farmer, V1I.P.White. Absent: ~~. A. Larson Also present: Town 142 ana~;er: Julian F. Hirst Clerk: Audrey E. Kingrea Town Attorney: Garnett S. "2oore Visitors: Mrs. Grace Carnahan Idir. R. I. Brown Mr. Hugh lt2orris P~Zr. Lee Hale ~,Zr. Fred Miller Mr. Billy B. Flint opened dahe meeting with a prayer. Mrs. Grace Carnahan, Librarian of Pulaski County Free Library presented each Councilman with a copy of report of the Library for 1Q54-55. r~2rs. Carnahan stated that the Pulaski Library ranked second. for its size in the State of Virginia, and they were continuing to expand their services. Messrs. Hugh T,4orris, K.VJ. V~'ebb, Lee Hale and i''red Miller reported on the succes~of the curb market this ,year and they plan to have a bigger and better curb market next ,year if they can obtain space. P~~r. R, I. Br own anneared on behalf of ~,2r. C. N.Tester and suggested that the Town relocate the alley off of Fifth Street, S.E., said alley would be moved 20 feet East of its present location from the street to the rear of 142r.Tester~s lot and then continue on its or3_ginal course. Upon motion du1,y made b,p tel. P,1. Farmer, seconded by ~'. R. ~,~artin, and by the following recorded vote: J. R. Martin - aye W. PlI. Farmer - aye IN. F. V!Zhite - aye P~7. E. Les ter - aye I. R. Carper - aye C. T. Brookman - aye 0. 0. Crowell - aye i t was --~-------a ~~~~ Council Minutes Cont~d Pulaski, Va., .October 18, 1955'. RESOLVED, that the Council does hereby approve the relocation of the alley as suggested by Mr. R. I.Brown, glad as shown on a plat dated October 17, 19`~~5, entitled "Revised Plat Showing C. N~ Tester,Subdivision, as prepared by E.H. rrTillirons, and R. Lloyd TJlathews, Registered .Surveyors. ;BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized to sign the deed of exchange prepared by R. I~~ Brown, Attorney at Law. M ay or Jackson stated that he would appoint a special: committee to work with_the Chamber off' Commerce curb mark~it committee. The Council decided to hold a special meeting VI~'edne~~da,p, October 26, 1955, at 7 p.m. for the purpose of discussing', plans for sewerage treatment plant, to be submitted to tide State Water Control??oard. The matter of cemetery monument sales license tax was discussed at some length 'py the Council and the Town Att~ne,y was requested to investigate the matter to determine if There was an,y way for the Town to license out of state firms w1~.o sell cemetery monuments in Oak~rrood Cemetery. The Town Attorney presented a revised Auto License 'fax Ordinance to be considered b,y the Council. Upon motion c~ii.l,y made b.y I.R. Carper, seconded b,y 11~. F.White, and b,y a redprded vote as follo~rs : 0. 0. Crowell - aye W. F. yuhite - ape C. T. Brookman - a,ye W, i1~. Farmer - aye I. R. Carper - a,ye J. R. Martin - aye M . E. Lester - a,ye it was unanimously RESOLVE, that the Auto License Tax. Ordinance, as ar~~nded, be accepted by Council. (Copy of Ordinance with pages nun#bered 2465-A, 2465-B and 2465-C is inserted following; page 246~~. ~ ~~~ Council ~'Iinutes Cont'd Pulaski, Va., October 18, 1955 The Town Manager advised Council of a situation wherein _ he specifically told Mr.Elbert E. Kinser that the next taxi- cab vacancy would go to him, but that in the meantime it had been brought to his attention that r~4r. Frank Redd has had an application on file since December, 1953, and that Council had recognized said ap plication in a regular meeting in April, 1954, and directed that Mr. Redd's application be continued in line. The Town Manager further stated that he was unaware of Mr.Redd's application at the time he talked with Mr. Kinser, and requested Council to establish which of thetwo applications would be considered at this time for the vacancy which occurred due to the fact that ~4qr. ~uesen- berry has declined his application and does not desire to put a cab on at this time. Upon motion duly made by W. PI[. Farmer, seconded by W. F. VV"hite, it was °unanimously RESOLVED, that l~r.Frank Redd's application for cer- tificate of public convenience and necessity be approved at this time. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that wherein the Town Council does receive during the course of a ,year applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity asrnade by existing or prospective operators who wish to operate new or additional taxicabs other than those approved at the immediately Dreceding public hearing as pro~~ided for in Section 18 - 35 of the Code, that it shall be the policy of the Council~to consider and act upon such applications in the order of the dates they are properly filed with and acknowledged by the Clerk of the Council. It further shall be the policy of the Council that in those cases where such applications for new cabs are still pending before the Town tA: a. Council at the time of the next annual public hearing follow= ing the date of their initial f7_ling that it shal7l~e incum- bent upon the applicants to file with the Clerk of the Council renewals of their original ap plications. 'These renewals will keep the original ~ plications pending before Council Minutes 24~-5-A October 18, 1955 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3 0~ THE LICENSE CODE OF THE TOVfTN 4~r' PULASKI SO AS TO PROVIDE F'OR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF A LICENSE TAX ON MOTOR VEHICLES, TRAILERS, SEMI-TRAILERS, ETC., IN THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA, AND PRO- VIDING A PENALTY FOR FA ILLTRE TO COMPLY THEREWITH. BE' IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Pulaskl,, Virginia, that there shall be levied and collected a liceense tax for the Town of Pulaski from the owner of every motor vehicle as hereinafter specified for the privilege of using the vehicle in the Town and for operating the same upon 'the streets of the said Town. 1. DEFINITION: A motor vehicle as hereinafter refe~~ed to in this ordinance shall be defined as including all ' passenger-automobiles, motorcycles, motorscooters, buses~~ trucks, trailers, and semi-trailers. 2. Motor vehicles to be covered by this ordinance ark as follows: (a) All motor vehicles owned by residents of the Town and/or operated over the streets of the Town, ar~d required to have State license tags. (b) All motor vehicles although stored or garagea~l outside of the Town, when operated over the streets of t~ihe Town in connection with the conduct of or the furtherance of a business whose principal or branch location is witYz'in the Town. (1) There shall be excepted, however, from this section any vehicles owned by persons who live outs~.ide the Town and who operate said vehicles within the Town solely for the purpose of going to and from their place of work or business. (c) All motor vehicles owned by persons residing; or doing business outside of the Town, which vehicles aril customarily garaged within the Town, providing said vehi:~les are required to have a State license. 3. A person, firm or corp-oration moving into the Tows shall become subject to the license required by this ordinance immediately upon being required to buy a State license, and shall buy the same not later than fifteen (5) days from the said date upon which they became subject to State license. 4. Any vehicle licensed by another municipPlity within this State shall be subject to this ordinance immediately upon the expiration of the license. 5. Any person, firm or corporation purchasing or otherwise acquiring a vehicle which would be subject to this ordinance shall purchase the required license immediately upon said purchase or acquirement. E. Paragraph 1, designating rates, of Chapter 3 of the license code is hereby redesignated Paragraph 6 and herein inserted. 7. -IVHEN TAXES DUE AND PAYABLE. -« (a) License tax for vehicles shall be due and pa~~able on the 1st day of September of each .year and shall run through the 31st of August of the next succeeding year with the provision that each owner shall be allowed an additional grace period for renewal of license of fiftee~h {15) days from the time the license is due and payable.''. The Treasurer shall place on sale licenses approximatelyt', fifteen (15) days prior to the time they are due and pay~~ble durin which time the license herein provided for shall be va~id only if the applicant is holder of a previous years license. 2465-8 Council Minutes October 1$, 7.955 (b) In the event the owner of a vehicle has in effect a license on said vehicle issued by the Town and the vehicle for which it applies has been sold or is no longer subject to the license, this license may be transferred to another vehicle owned by the same person by making application to the Treasurer and paying any additional fee if the vehicle to which it is to be transferred is subject to an additional license tax. In event the transfer is made at a time when licenses are subject to proration then the amount of tax applicable for credit from the license to be transferred shall first have been computed on a prorated basis. In the event the license to be transferred requires exchange of metal license tag to provide suitable type license tag, then an additional fee of 1.00 shall be charged for the transfer. Failure to accomplish transfer of license shall be considered violation of this ordinance. (c) There shall be no refund of license tax in instances where the holder moves, sells or otherwise changes status so as not to be further subject to the provisions of this ordinance. It is further specifically provided that the license shall not be subject to transfer to another owner except in the case of taxes for which the Council has approved by proper action a transfer of certificate of public convenience and necessity. 8, Paragraph 3 providing for proration of licenses, of Chapter 3 of the license code is redesignated Paragraph 8 and herein inserted. 9. Paragraph 4 relating to the procedure for obtaining and insurance of licenses is redesignated Paragraph 9 and herein inserted with amendments as follows! (a) The first paragraph is designated paragraph (a). (b) The second paragraph is designated paragraph (b). (c) Every motor vehicle licensed under this ordinance shall display the Town license plate or tag upon the said vehicle and it shall be fastened to the State license plate, immediately above or below, and shall be maintained in such condition that the numbers thereon shall be at .all times clearly legible. 10. Paragraph 5 relating to the application of the fees, of Chapter 3 of the license code is redesignated Paragraph 5 and herein inserted. 11. PENALTIES F'OR VIOLATION, Every person, firm or corporation conv cted o~ a violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance shal_1, for a first conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than 5.00 nor more than 100.00, or by imprisonment in jail for not less than one nor more than ten days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and for a second or any subsequent such conviction within one year by a fine of not less than X10.00 nor more than 200.00 or by imprisonment in jail for not less than one nor more than twenty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 1 n 1 An emergency existing this ordinance, as amended, shall be in full force and effect from the date of its passage. ~~ r r~ Qouncil Minutes Cont'd Pulaski,~Va., October 18, 1955 the Town Council until the next public hearing unless acted upon prior thereto. However, provision is made that each application will maintain`a priority based on its original date of filing if renewed annually in accordance with the above. The Town NZanager advised Council of a refund receiv~~i from T3ituminous Casualty Company of X557.36 on its 1954-~5 l~Iorkmen's Compensation. He stated this refund is achieved solely by a very low accident rate and by such success as? might have been developed in keeping the employee's safeti~r conscious. He stated he felt the employees should in sorry way be recognized for their safety record as an incentive~j to contirnze their safety record, with consideration to paying the employees a safety dividend from a portion of i' the refund. ~' Upon motion duly made by VIA. 1~7. Farmer, seconded by J. R. ~~2art i n, it was unanimously RESC~LVED, that the Town employees be given a dinner ~n recognition of the past ,years accomplishment in safety. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the money far said dinn~Ir be aopronriated from the Workmen's Compensation Account o the General Fund. The Town rt-~ana~er recommended th^t the south half of ~~ the alley east of Washington Avenue running from Main to Third Street be made one-way permitting only north bound traffic. Upon motion duly made by J.R. l~2artin, seconded by W. M. Farmer, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the south half of the alley east of Washington Ave ue running from i~~ain to Tnirc~ Streets be made one-wa,y permitting only north bound traffic. ~4ayor Jackson presented a letter which he received from J. O. Walker, Jr., of Rainelle, UlFest Virginia, requ.esing permission to prospect for Uranium in the Peak Creek watershed. October 18, 1955 Council ?~iriutes Cont'd It was the consensus of Council that propsecting not be permitted on Town property. Councilman Partin requested that street cleaning in the business district be put on the agenda for the next meeting. Upon motion of ~,~. n.~. :Farmer, the meeting adjourned at 6:10 p.m. Approved: ~, ;y or Attest: erk 1 1