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Council Minutes - Pulaski, Virginia, Marc 2,1954
The regular monthly meeting of the Town Counei~ of
the Town of Pulaski, Virginia was held in the Municipal Building
at 4:OS p.m., March 2., 1954.
PRESENT There were present:
Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding `
Councilmen; I. R. Carper, J. C. Crumbley, F.~~-
Marshall, J .R . Martin, ~. ~'. Wlhi t " .
Absent: 0. 0. Crowell, ~. A. Larson, J.L. sling.
Also present:
Town Manager: Julian F. Hirst
Clerk: Louise D. Logan
Visitors: Pulaski High School seniors elected
for "Youth Day"; F. ~. Thompson,
F. A. Spraker, P. L. Whittington,
J.E. Walters.
MINUTES The Minutes of the regular semi-monthly meeting held
February 16, 1954 were read and approved.
YO~g The Mayor extended a welcome to those Pulaski I~~.gh
COUNCIL ETC
V~ELCOME School Seniors present, who were elected to serve as Mayor,~'~
Councilman and Town Manager for Youth Day to be observed
March 12, 1954.
ALLEY REAR Letters from Howard C. Gilmer, Jr. , as Chairman ~bf the
METHODIST
CHURCH ~ Official Board of The First Methodist Church, and Mr. G. M. ayter~
as Chairman of the Property Maintenance Committee of the Fit
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Methodist~Church were read, both requesting Councils consic~ration
as to opening and paving the alley in rear of the church inlock
No. 3 to improve drainage conditions, parking facilites.
On motion duly made by I. R. Carper, seconded b
J. C. Crumbley, it was unanimously
Ref-to RESOLVED, that the above letters of request bed.
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referred to the Street Committee for recommendation. ~,
N~T~_ A letter from Mrs. D. E. Nester, 130 13th 3tree~,
Garbage
Fee North, Pulaski, Virginia relative to garbage Pee ass_essment,~,
requesting relief therefrom, was presented.
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HOUSE RES. A letter from Dr. W. C. Caudill, State Senator,:..
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Pertaining acknowledging receipt of resolution passed by the Council on.
local pers.
roper y February 4, 1954 was read, advising of his intent to prevent~th®
~axation
passage of House Joint Resolution No. 10, and his ext~ression;that
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passage is unlikely.
MASHBURN F. A. S;praker of 902 Mashburn Avenu®, together ~ith
AVENUE
SEER F. ~. Thompson, P. L.1Pdhittington and J.' E. Walters appeared end
entered into lengthy discussion with Council concerning the
possibility of a d~ewer line on Mashburn Avenue to serve app r~xi-
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Council Minutes Contd. Pulaski, Va., March 2, 1954
mately thirty residents. They inquired whether they would
be required to connect to a sewer line, should one be
installed in the future, e,fter septic tanks _were
instal led.
DRAINAGE IN Whereupon, Mr. Spraker advised of the
AREA
situation where kitchen sinks from Pour houses near him
drained onto his property and advised of his intent to
close the drain in the near future, inquiring as to any
ordinances to cover the condition. The Town Manager
thereupon advised the Town would not be concerned in
the matter unless and untie. the drainage flowed onto
the street.
The Mayor advised the delegation from
Mashburn Avenue of the number of petitions for sewer
lines on hand, several pending for some time and of
the Towns decision to await a forthcoming report Prom
~4tiley & Wilson, Consulting Engineers, Lynchburg, .
Virginia on a sewerage survey being made by them,
before considering the petitions on hand, and he also
pointed out that Councils consideration at any tim®
must be based upon sufficiency of Town funds.
The Town Manager advised the delegation,
in answer to their inquiry, that should the Town have
a bond issue, one of the provisi ons most likely would be
that properties would be required to cormect to sewers.
A question raised b y the delegation pertained to
whether the Town did not promise to provide sewer to
the area when same was incorporated in 1948, and they
were advised that there was no official record to
indicate such a promise had been made by the Town.
The property owners thereupon advised
they would secure signatures to a petition for sewer
in the area and present scone to Council within the near
future .
AGENDA It was stated that the agenda had been
REVISED ~R
YOUTH revised to present several items as a matter of advice
to the High School students, which items have been set
out in detail in previous Minutes.
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Council Minutes Contd. Pulaski, Va., March 2, 194
TOPICS The Council then discussed annexation, proposed `'
DISCUSSID
Garbage Collection Fee Ordinance, preparation of the Town C~Ide,
Survey U. S. 11 at north corporate limits, survey for Newbe~n
Road sidewalk, s~mvey of Ailey & Filson for sewer lines anda
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ST~U~T&AVE. A petition, previously presented, by Stuart Avenue
OPENING
THEREOF residents for a sewer line, as well as opening Stuart Avenu~f
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to Peirce Avenue, was again reviewed and deferred until the ;next
meeting of Council, in order that it might be determined whither
Stuart Avenue was legally open for the entire distance from;
Spruce Street to Peirce Avenue.
6TH ST I~ The Town Manager requested the Council to cons idr
OPENING _
THEREOF the possibility of opening Sixth Street, N.W., from Randolp~l
Avenue to Henry Avenue.
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GENERAL The Council then opened the meeting to any questions
DISCUSSIOBI
to be presented by the Youth Council, whereupon, all of they
students present participated in questioning the Town officals,
regarding phases of Town governmental activities and plans.;
ADJQURNMENT
The meeting adjourned a t 5:40 p.m.
Attest:
~1 rw tl~ iB. aCa~_.~..., J
Clerk of Council
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