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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-13-54Council Minutes Pulaski Va. July 13 ~ ~I > > ~; ~~ The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Tows ~I U Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia was held in the Municipal Building at 4 p.m., July 13, 1954. MEETING This meeting was rescheduled from July 20, 1.54 RESCHEDIILSD by unanimous vote of the Council. Signed agreement is in he Town files. PRESENT There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding Councilmen: I. R. Carper, 0. 0. Crowell, J. C. Crumbley, J.R. Martin, ~.F. lEhi to . ~' Absent: J. L. Keeling, W. A. Larson, F. 1~'. Marshall. Also present: Town Manager: Julian_F. Hirst Clerk: Louise D. Logan Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Chief oP Police: L. S. Boothe y' . _ Visit®rs: Delegation for Y.M.C.A. } 1 1 MINUTES The Mayor dispensed with reading of the Minu for this meeting. ~i PUBLIC The Mayor declared the meeting to be a publi HEARING ~. hearing for the proposed budget Por the fiscal year ending' June 30, 1955, said public hearing having been duly advert in accordance with Charter requirements in t he local newsp~ Y.M.C.A. ed He stated that all persons for or against the proposed budget would be heapd at this time. Rev. Charles G. Tusing stated in view of they ri amount proposed far the Town recreation program being unch~~ g®d !` ainee the last meeting of Council, which, apparently, was ~' indicative of Ceuncil~ s intention to take no action relati#e to the Y.Y.C.A. program, he was appearing to further urge suc~ action by the Council, Others speaking from the delegation, urging spport ,. of the Y.M.C.A. were Mr. 1lilliam Tate, Mrs. NT. D. Macgill, ~Jr., ', i Mr. C. !. Crawford, Mrs. Hubert Groseclose and I~r. Nfalter '~, BPOO1~IleyeP. In au~mnati on, it was the cone ensue of the de~ega- ~ Lion for the Y.M.C.A. that the Town program, as provided e present, could not adequately provide Por night recreation such as the Y Canteen, and that any recreation provided by~i~s Town would be of a physical nature, whereas the Y.M.C.A. srea, spiritual influence wi th recreation, and it was the genera ` a~~~ BtTD Chi' 1954-55 ADOPTED Council Min. Conttd. July 13, 1'954, Fulaski,Va. Peeling of the dele gation that the existing need for .recreation in the town could not be adequately met by the Town Council with the amount provided for in the proposed budget. Said matter was freely discussed -between the Council and the delegation, it being the, suggestt on of Councilman ~lhite that the only way the matter could be decided to the satisfaction of all concerned would possibly be a referendum, which suggestion was endorsed by the delegation. ~ In response to the inquiry from Rev. Tus ing as to how the Town proposed to assume the work the Y.T~•.C.A. had been doing, should the organiza.- tion be forced to dissolve, Councilman Martin pointed out that the support of the Y.M.C.A. had been placed b~ some interested persons as a responsibility of the Town Council and it was the opinion of the Council that the support of ttje Y.M.C.A. was the responsibility of all the people in the town and not just the Town C®uncil alone. The Mayor advised the decision was left to the Council and thanking the delegation for their interest, stated the probleffi was a difficult one anti they would be advised of any decision. - ~tiereupon, the delegation retired from the meeting. On motion duly made by J. C. Crumbley, seconded by Q. 0. Crowell, and unanimously carried BE IT ~tDAINEU that to provide for the etu~rent expenses and other expenditures oP the Town of Pulaski for the twelve months fiscal period ending June 34, 1955, the Following appropriations are hereby authorized For the varipus Funds. Sea Pages Following: Nos. . In the matt®r of a proposed Food dealers FUOD DEALERS ORDINAACE ordinance, pending for some time and proposed as a p®ssible means oP controlling outdoor food stands, the Council decided to defer- action on tY~e matter indefinitely with the Town Attorney suggesting the League of Municipali- ties ple,ce the sub jest of outdoor food stands on their 1 _~~~ Council %inutes Conttd. Pulaski, Va.,July 1, 1984 ~' i panel for discussion in the Convention to be held in 3epte~lber, 1954. ,, On motion duly made by W. F. white, seconded by I.R. Carper, it was' unanimously PEAK CREEK RESOLVED, that the action taken at the meeting ALLEY held September 8, 1953 authorizing that the alley on the n~rth side of Peak Creek be provided with an asphalt surface be withdra~rn, due to Council+ s 3udgment that such a surface neat be feasible due to the amount of traffic on said all On motion duly made by 0. 4. Crowell, seconc~d by I. R.Carper, it was unanimously CIIRB & GUTTER MAPLE AVE. RESOLVED, that the Town construct a cone curb and gutter and sidewalk for 2701 on the north side ii 1 %aple Avenue and curb and gutter only for 50+ on the east , side of Peirce Avenue at a total cost of X738.00, and Approp. Be It Further Resolved, that an appropriation. of 3'even Hundred and Thirty-Eight ($738.00) D©llars be emu from the General Funds for this work, provided that Virgins Oak Flooring Company reimburse Five Hundred and Seventy-Si~ ($576.00) Dollars oP the total cast, the Virginia Oak s har~ +~ being the full cost of the corresponding distance in curb nd getter Daly. ASPHALT TANK On motion duly made by J. R. Martin, second A(~EEME~IT by W. F. white, and serried by a unanimous vote, the follariag Resolution was adopted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town cf Pulaski, Virginia: ~I (1) That the Town .%anager, Julian F. Hirst,? is hereby directed and authorized to enter i3~to and eaecu on behalf' of the said Town an agreement with American Pig ~ Corporation, dated the 9 day of July, 1954, for the insta tioal of a storage tank for asphalt, which tank is to be locate is ~', Pulaski, Virginia, on property belonging to t!n American gment, Corporation, which contract is hereby incorporated in t he ; st3sutes of this meeting and made a part hereof. ~~ ., (2) That Section (7) of the aforesaid coat ct, ~ which x-~ada as follows *(7) TheTown agrees to indemnify and save less the Pigs~ut Corporat3 on from any damage or loss incurred reason of the Townts installation or operation of said st age tank." ', is hereby specifically ratified and affirmed. p, (3) That the Town %anager is further direr ~ d '~, and authorised to enter into a separate agreement with t ~ American Pi,~mat Corporation for installation of a line t ough which the American Pigment Corporation will furnish bo t Tows; necessary steami needed in the operation of the asphalt to , location of the line to be determined by this Town Manager d ~~ the American Pigment Corporation and to b e set out fully i~ the ~,~~~ ~~~5~% ,~~' ~c ~,~`~. ~,~ Cnc it Minutes Cont t d. ~ ~ ,.. ~~ ~G. ~~ ~+. . ~ ~ ~' - Pulaski, Va., July 13, 1854 ~~,~~ ~~ ~,~ - ~`y~, aforementioned eon tract, with the Town having control and fit, ;~~~ ~, being responsible for said line from the point where it ~' ~ '~~ ~; ~,~ leaves the said Pigment Corporation building tv the ~~7~~N ~,~' ~ terminus of the said line. r~~. ~'~ '~~~ BE IT PO`R~iER RESOLVED that the Town-agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Pigment Corporation for any damage or loss incurred by reason of the installation, use and operation of the said steam line. TOOT tafEDE Relative to galley proofs of the Town :CQde, which the Town Attorney stated he had reviewed, the Council directed that the Ordinance Committee upon review of same, should no questions be raised, forward a copy to the publishers. - - MAEiAZTNE The request of the Virginia Deparianent of lY~`tTNTAIN PARK LAND Highways to construct a maga2ine for the storage of dynamite in the Town mountain park land, which storage would involve two permanent type buildings, plus the fencing and clearing of one hundred square Peat of land and an additional acre, was deferred far Further consideration. On motion duly made by I. R. Carper, seconded by J. aR. Martin, it was unanimously PARKING LOT RESOLVED, that the following rates be RATES E.Main established for the parking lot on East Main Street, and that such schedule be adopted as apart of the contract dated July 1, 1954 between Roscoe Alleh and the Town of Pulaski: X0.15 first 3 hours 0.25 all day, and over 3 hours 1.25 week 4.50 month 0n motion duly made by I. R. Carper, seconded by 1~. ~'. ~tiite, it was unanimously JAMES DRAPER RESOLVED, that the re~commendat ions of the HENRY FADES Town iMianager be approved as follows: That James S. Draper be transferred from the semi-monthly payroll, as Strset Superintendent, to the hourly payroll, at Mr. Draper~a request; Transfer of Henry Fades Prom street :weeper at night ti regular Street Department force; - Both transfers to be effective upon direction of the Town Manager. On motion duly made by I. R. Carper, seconded by 0. O. Crowell and carried by a unanimous vote, the following ordinance was adopted: ~ ~ "7 -7 ` 19 5 Council Min. Conti d. - Pulaski, Virginia, July , , ORDAINED that ~an ordinance adopted by the Town ~~~~ ,, ~~~ INa Council on January 6, 1953 entitled AN ORDINANCE REGULAT THE E~tECTION, CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPA MOVING, REMOVAL, CONVERSION, DEMOLITION, OCCUPANCY, EQUIP NT, USE, HEIGHT, AREA, AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS O8 STRUC I1~ THE TOWN OF~ PULASKI; PROVIDING FO~t THE ISSUANCE OF P T3 AND COLLECTION OF FEES THERE~+(?R; TJECLARIN G AND ESTABLISHI FIRE DISTRICTS; PROVIDING PENALTIES F(~t THE VIOLATION TH , ' AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN C FLICT THE~tEIPITH, be am®nded as follows; SECTION 45 (d) Marquees or Fixed Awnings ~' (1) Fixed awnings or marquees-shall be entirely ; supported from the building. ~. (2) All combustible materials used in the construction of such awnings or marquees sh 1 be protested with not less than one-hour fi resistive protection. All glasing in marqu a a or fixed awnings shall be of wired glass. (3) Every fixed awning or marquee shall be at lust nine (9) Feet in tha clear between the lowe~~ point or pro~eetion and a sidewalk or public~~ way immediately below. (4) No•fixed awning or marquee projecting over a public way shall extend nearer than twenty-fur • (24) inches to the curb line of the street. ~iThe ' overall height of any marquee, including si s, shall not exceed eight (8) feet measured fr the roof of such marquee. Advertising lettering shall be permitted on he top of marquees hereinafter installed ~rhere3~ such lettering extends not more than eighte (18) inches higher than the normal top of t marquee. (e) Movable Awnings (Metal or Canvas) Metal or canvas awnings may project over public ' property, prow iding they do not extend nearer ths~ twenty-four (24) inches to the curb line of the street, and provided such awnings or any part ' thereof maintain a clear height of eight (S) fee I above the sidewalk or public way. All such mows e awnings shall be supported on metal frames attac d to the building. (f ) Prohibitive Locations ~' ~; (1) Every awning or marquee shall be so located ~s, not to interfere with the operation of any ~! exterior standpipe, stairway, or exit from t~e building. (2) Awnings or marquees shall not be used as a ]~,ndiagi for any fire escape or exterior stair. ' ~C3`Y AIIST The Town Manager advised that the changes requestd S.C.L. DEVEIAP. by Foy Aunt at the South Corpor ate Limits were presently b~ing negotia ted with the Virginia Department of Highways, and fat ' Mr.Aust had been advised to forward a map outlining the proposed changes to the Department for review and study, s)t'ter which the Town would resume consideration of tha matter. ti~~~ Council Min. Contd. Pulaski,Va., July 13, 1954 4RA~ILING The request of Mrs. A. W. Baker of 210 'Fourth NNE Street, N.i~F. for a railing to alleviate the hazard of the high sidewalk between Rand©lph and Henry A®enues was referred to the Street Committee for investigation. PTIIAAMTTPING TheTown Manager stated that study was underway PFAAI01~ C~gg in connection with the pumping station on Peak Creek and that the Appalachian Electric Power Company was in the process of making a survey regarding elebtric current into the area. PCH~NNEI~EK Upon question from the Town Manager as to CLEAAINa whether the Town should proceed with cleaning the Peak Creek Channel bet~een Randolph and Madison Avenues, it was the consensus of the Council that action should be withheld until further investigation could be undertaken on the sub~eat of ownership of said channel. On motion duly made by W. F. ll~hite, seconded by I.R. Carper, it was unanimously T(yMN M(~. RESOLVED, that the Town Manager be given a VACAT IOIQ' w®akts vacation to ba tak®n at his discretion. ADJO'RT The meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m. Approved: " ~~~. rY_ Mayor Attest: Cl re k of Counc i ii D Li