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Home My WebLink About12-06-55^~w.w.w ~~ r r~^+ ~~ ~ Council Minutes Pulaski, Va., December 6, 1955 The minutes o_f the regular monthly meeting of the 'Town Council of the Tovrn of Pulaski, Virginia, held on the 6th day of December, 1Q55, at 4 p.m. in the municipal office. There were present: Mayor C. V, Jackson, presiding, Councilmen: VV, r'.t~'~hite, C. T. Brookman, 0. 0. Crowell, ~'; . ~~1. Farmer, J, R. Martin, T,,7. E. Le G ter W. A. Larson Absent: Councilman I. R. Carper Also present: Town Manager: Julian F. nirst Clerk: Audrey E. Kingrea Tovrn Attorney: Garnett S. Moore The meeting was opened with a pra~,rer by Billy B. Flint. The Clerk read a letter received from Womans 1V1emorial Luthern Church opposing the issuance of a building permit for a filling station on the i~Tortheast corner of Fifth Street and North ~'~'ashington Avenue. On motion of J. R. Martin, seconded by W. A. Larson, it was unanimously RES OLVE~3, that there be accepted and entered into the iE~iinutes of the Town Council an abstract of votes cast in the special referendum election cast in the Town of Pulaski, County of Pulaski, Virginia, fir proposed chan?~e in the form of Town government on Tuesday the 22nd day of November, 1955. "ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST IN THE SPECIAL REFEREiJDUM ELECTION HELD IN THE TOVwN OF PULASKI, PULASKI COUNTY, VIRGINIA, NOVET2BI~R 22, 1955, UPON A QUESTIOi~T Oii' A PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE i~'ORM OF TOWI~T GO V!:R'i:~:7EhTT IN OR;ER TO DETERMIi~tE IF' 1HE ."~.~r'a":~TB`RS Oii T~?E TCJ~~ CO>UNCIL SHAL:fi, BE ELECTED AT LARGE OAR FRf~'~P<<1 THEIR RESPECTIVE V'~ARDS EXISTIi~TG IN SAID TOV~~N. For the Proposed Change were Cast Five Hundred Four (504) Votes. Against the Proposed Change were Cast Three Hundred Fif teen (315) Votes. We,the undersigned Commissioners of the election held in the said ToUrn of Pulaski, Virginia, on i~ovemoer 2.2, 1955, do certify that the above is a true and correct abstract of votes cast at said election and do therefore ~~etermine and declare that for the proposed channe in Town Government were cast the highest number of votes. Given under our hands this the 25th day of November, 1955. S~ O'Neal Amos sg ~ ~'~~ if Council Minutes Cont'd Pulaski, Va., December 6, 19551. S/ Francis ?~. Harris S~ D. ~. Landis S/ E. F. Smith Commissioners ATTEST: CLERK ~rIPGT~?IA: IN PULASKI I, Marvin G. Cxra Count,v aforesaid, in that the foregoing is given at the election attested according to COUNTY CLEP~'S Qµ'tiICE, November 25,E 1955 E yam, Clerk of the Circuit Court of the the State of Virginia, do hereby c~x~tify a tr~~~e copy of the abstract of vot~B abovenamed as certified, signed and law and deposited in my office. In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court this November 25th, 1955. S/ rdarvin G. C-,raham, Clerk's Upon motion of W. F, White, seconded by W. P~. h'armer~j 3_t was unanimously RESOLVED that the abstract of votes heretofore recorided in these minutes be accepted as stated in the abstract. Upon motion of J. R, Martin, seconded by W. A. Larsolt~, it eras unanimously RESOLVED, that the matter of change in the form of electing; Councilmen be referred to the Town Attorney for t ~. preparation of proper ordinance to provide for election o£ the members of the Town Council at large. The Town Mara~er presented to the Council an application for a building permit signed by haul C.,,Roop :for Paul. C.,~toop and Bascom E. Hopkins, for the construction of service st~ltion on the No-rt'neast corner of Fifth Street and North Washington Avenue. After considerable d~.scussion by the Council, updn motion duly made 'oy Q. 0. Crowell, seconded bar J. R. Martin,. it was unanimously RESOLVED that WHEREAS, the Town PZanager acting in the capacity of ? Building Inspector, has, upon trie request of this bod.v, brow?~t to -the attention of the Town Council an applicatidn dated December 1, 1955, for building permit wherein permis4- sion is requested to construct gasoline and oil service F ~~~ Council Minutes Conttd Pu~.aski, Va., December 6, 1955 station on the prooerty located at the Northeast corner of the intersection of Fifth Street, North and Washington Avenue, and` V~'HEREAS, petition has been made to the Town Council by various interested citizens that such a permit be denied, and V~~EtiEAS, the Town Council has reviewed the said aopli- cation and its intent and has considered the merits of the petitions, Now, therefore, BE IT'RESC~LVED, that the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, TTir~;inia, does hereb~;r deny the application dated December 1, 1955, of Bascom E. Hopkins and `Paul C. Roop for the construction of a gasoline service station on Lots Nos. 16 and 1~3, Section 35 of Corrected Plan A of the Town of Pulaski, such denial being on the grounds that a service station at this location would be detrimental to the nei~:hborhood and would thereby constitute a nuisance, and on the .further grounds that the ingress and egress of vehicular traffic to and from the service station would constitute a traffic hazard on both W'ashin~ton Avenue ar_d Fifth Street, Northeast, and BE IT FLiRTHER RES~3LVE-, that the Building Inspector for the Town is hereby directed to take such action as is in order to brim to the attention of the az~plicants this denial. Councilman Larson, Chairman of the Street Committee reported that it was the recommendation of his committee that the alley between n1[ain Street and. Third Street adjacent to Martin-Beamer Hardware Company be made oneway the entire length of said alley with the entrac~to said al ley being from Third Street only. // ~~ Upon motion of W. A. Larson, seconded by Wi'. M~ Farmer, it was unanimously RES~JLVED, that the recommendation of the Street Com- mittee as to the alle~,r between Main Street and Third Street be accepted on a 60 da,y trial basis, and be it further ~~~-~ s~ Council Minutes Cont~d Pulaski, Va., December 6, 1955 r RESQLV'~D, that the Town P~~anager is instructed to erect nNo Parking' signs on one side of said alley and "Loading Zone" signs on the other. The ToUm Manager stated that he had written several towns in thi s section realuesti_ng information as to what procedure they followed with reference to out of state cemetery monument sales in municipally owned cemeteries. After considerable discussion 'the Co»ncil referred the matter to the Tpwn,Attorney for him to work out some method of licensing such firms. The Town Manager advised Council the bids for the construction o:E' the new million gallon water storage tanl on Bertha Street would be opened at 2 p. m., December l~j, is t The Council decided to hold a special meeting at 4 p. m. Thursday, December 15, 1955 to study said bids. On motion of W. A. Larson, seconded by V+~. F. ~tUihite, ~, it was unanimously RES~LV~D, that Seven Thousand Dollars (7,000.00) be transferred from the Street Bind Sinking Fund CTeneral Account to the Street Bond Sinking Fund Savings Account in the Peoples National Bank, as provided in the current` budget, and that Five Hundred Thirty Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ( 53'7.50 ) being interest from Government Bona investments of the Sinking Fund be likewise transferred from present deposit in the Street Bond Sinking Fund GeneE~'al Account to the Street Bond Sinking Fund Savings Account ah the Peoples National Bank of Pulaski. Upon motion duly made by J. R. ~~Zartin, seconded by 1N. P,2. Farmer, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Town Attorney prepare a vehicle towing ordinance to be considered by the Co?~.ncil. Il~.w......wi ti~.~ Council Minutes Cont'd Pulaski, Va., December 6, 1955 The Plfayor brought up the matter of the recent citation of the Town employee who lives on the municipal lot for having no auto tag and stated that there was some question as to the manner in which the Police Department had handled the situation. After a brief deiscussion, upon motion of J~ R. r,2arti_n, seconded by 0. 0. Crowell, it was unanimously RFSOL`r'~3), that the matter be referred to the Police Committee for investigation. Upon motion of W. F.V'~hite, seconded by J. R. iJiarti_n, it was unanimously R~S(~LVED, that the Council go on record as approving and ratif,yin~; is of December 6, 1955, the postponement of the delinquent tax sale scheduled for December 12, 1955, for. the delinquent taxes for the ,years 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1952, and including 1953, until the second 1!Ionday in December, 1956. Be it further RESOLVL~, that the Town Treasurer is authorized and directed to continue to make collection of all delinquent taxes. The Town 't'[anager advised the Council of the fifth annual Town employees Christmas Party to be held Thursday evening, December 15, 1955 at the Wurno ~omm~ar:,ity Club on l~ew Bern Road. Upon motion of W. ~"'.V'~h-~_te, seconded b,y J. R. T~Iartin, it was unanimously RESOLTED, that the monthly and semi-monthly pa,ych.ecks issued to salar-,r employees at the end of each month, be paid December 20, 1^55, in accor:~ance with action of Council in previous years. Upon motion of W. ;vl. Farmer, the meetin adjourned at 5;35 p.m. Approved• ~~ Plfayor Attest; C rk