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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-16-54 i7 S~f"!~ 11 Ad;.,W ') Council Minutes Pulaski, Va.,February6,1954 The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Town Cuncil of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia was held in the Municipal ~' Building at 4 p.m., February 16, 1954. PRESENT There were present: '} Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding Councilmen: I.R. Carper, 0. 0. Crowell, J.C.Cumbley, J . L. Ke sl ing, VV~ .A. Lars on, F.~6.Mar hall, J.R.Martin, ~IF.F. White. '. Absent: None a Also present: Town Manager: Julian F. Hirst ' Clark: Louise D. Logan ~~ Visitors: Messrs. R. P. Beamer, Philip M. S dler, Nelson Boan, Harold Grogan, Lyle mith, Issy Lepchitz. MINTJTES The Minutes of the regular meeting held February 2, 1®54 and the special meeting held February 14, 1954 w®re red and app roved. ~ . MERCHANTS Philip M. Sadler, Attorney-at-law, appeared as:" COMMITTEE DA ~R spokesman for the Chamber of Commerce Merchants Committee, Members Y of which were present, in regard to a previous request of t~1e Committee to waive. the us® of parking meters in town duringthe Dollar Day retail sale on February 25, 26 and 27. In addition to Mr. Sadler, each member of the Committee expressed their vices on benefits accruing to the town in general from such s sale. On motion duly made by ~l'.A. Larson, seconded b~ J. L. Kesling, it was unanimously } a: E REStI~LVED, that the request of the Merchants Co~mittee of the Chamber of Commerce for free parking in town on Febrary 25, 26 and ?.7 be approved, with the merchants to be respons~jble for covering parking meters and policing the meters and removing the covers at the conclusion of the sale. On motion duly made by I. R. Carper, seconded y J.R. Martin, it was unanimously VI~tGINIA ~dDS - RESOLVED, that parking space for two cars, app~oximate- SUSHONG PARKING ly 351, be marked off both in front of Virginia Foods, Inc. sand SPACE Bushong Motor Corporation, on the south side of First Streei, N.W., f upon advice by the Street Committee that such constituted t~jeir request rather than elimination of two hour parking as per ormer Council minutes. ~' On motion duly made by I. R. Carper, seconded ~`. F. l~hit e, i t was unanimously W'fiITTINC~I'fTN RESOLVED, that the Council shall defer the fir t HYD~2ANT-SE~!ER REQUESTS hydrant and sewer line requests of P'. L. Whittington, press ed ~3~"A~ ~ ~''~''`""~ Council Minutes Cant' d. Pulaski, Va., Feb.16,1954 at the last meeting, until Ailey & ia'ilson, Consulting Engineers shall have completed their sewer survey, but shall indicate approval of making arrangements to furnish Mr. Whittington water in the Mashburn Avenue section if and wh®n requested. On motion duly made by W. A. Larson, seconded by I. R. Carper, it was unanimously ~RBAGE CdLLECTION FEES APPRU'VEIJ RESOLVED, that the recommended plan for assessment of garbage collection fees, presented by the Town Manager and as generally outlined below be approved, and Be It Further Resolved, that the Town Attorney be directed to prepare a suitable ordinance incorporating such Pees and outlining billing and collecting procedure and oth®r pertin®nt informati©n, said ordinance to be presented to Council at a meeting in the near future: DVI[ELLINGS. APARTMENT BUIL7-INGS AND/OR UNITS Fee Size Per Month 4 rooms or less 0.50 5 - 7 rooms 0.75 over 7 rooms 1.00 BUSINESS HOUSES Volume b as i s Said fees to be paid on occupancy basis, not on collection basis. TRACTOR-LOADER UNIT Council reviewed the ro~osals as~submitted gROM RISH-AUTHORIZED P P PAYMENT by Bemiss Equipment Corporation, MBIlhaney Equipment Corporation, Carter Mae pinery Company, Rish Equipment Company and Highway Machinery & Supply Company, for sale to the Town of tractor loader units for the' 1 garbage di'aposal grounds on Draper Mountain. After discussion of the merits and proposed prices of the various types of equipment, it was the consensus of Council that award for purchase should be made to Rish Equipment Company for a TD-14 International Tractor-Loader. Discussion then was given to the method of payment. The Town Manager advised that the present Town-owned tractor Bull Clam which had been used as trade-in had operat®d from April, 1952 to February 15, 1954, a total of 1,924 hours and that the General Fund w,, re~ Council. Minutes Contt d. Pulaski, Va., ~'eb. 16, 954 ,_ had paid into the E. & S. Fund, rental for that time to tot~Ll. X6,374.00. He further reported maintenance and operating gists on the Bull Clam for the same period total X2,557.93, which; figures left a difference of ~4,186.OT between rental fees~aid the E. & S. Fund and operating cost. On motion duly made by I.R.Carper, seconded by~ J. C. Crumbley, it was unanimously ~. ,; RESt~LVED, that the Town enter into a contract kith the Rish Equipment Company, Roanoke, Virginia, for the purc~tase of a TD-14 International Tractor-Loader at a cost of X13,18.00, including trade-in of the Town-owned TD-9 Bull Clam, based Rish Eauipment Company bid submitted February 1, 1954, and Be It Further Resolved, that the sum of X4,185 yi00 b® transferred from the E. & 3. surplus fund to the General FFund and that an appropriation of like amount be made from the G~Ineral ~~ Fund for initial payment of above piece oP equipment, and Be It Further Resolved, that the Town Manager ~s hereby authorized to negotiate a 5~ note with the Rish Equi~nent Company in the amount of the ba~lane®, 9,000.00, on this bass that the Town shall make payments not to exceed X300.00 perpnonth for the remaining five months of the current fiscal year, a~ld that there shall be included in the 1954-55 budget an appro~ iatian to cover the outstanding balance. i ANNEXATION The Council decided to hold a special meeting t 4 p..m., February 23, 1954 for further study of annexati on. ~. The Town Manager advised that a search of the ~ecorda had failed to indicate the names of councilmen appointed ta~aerve as an Annexation Committee, it being the opinion of some t ~t sucY~ a committee had been appointed. It was the consensus of Co eil that, inasmuch as there had been a turnover in Council membership since th® committee was allegedly appointed, anew committed ~~ would be t'oraed at the neat meeting. N MRS. S.D~.ENGLISH The Town Manager presented the request of Mrs. ~~.D. ~'QODS 'i~ATD LINE ~iglish for refund of X700.00 paid by her for water eonnect~jon fees on the Sutherland Roods water line, her request being used ~'~ on the fact that she did not propose building in the locati~ in the near futur®. The matter was deferred for consideration~ntil ~: such time that revenue deemed to be a sufficient amount had~been #:: received from additional connections to the line. It being~}the ~~ titi~~'' AD J(?tTRNMEN T - Council Minutes Contd. Pulaski, Va., Feb. 16, 1954 consensus of Council that sufficient Conn®ctions had not been yet made to the Sutherland Woods water line to indicat® a reasonable return on th® Townes initial investment in the prof®ct. The meeting adjourn®d at 5:35 p.m. Approved: Attest : Clerk of Council - - Mayor 1 1 1