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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-01-54~i Council Minutes Pula ski,Va.,September ., 1954 At a regular municipal election held for the Town of Fulaski, Virginia on June S, 1954 the following offi~~ers were elected for terms of two ye ars beginning September 1, ]~b54: if Mayor C • V • Jackson ~' First rlard 3'econd ~-ard ~: ~ to J. alph Martin Gilliam A. Larson Mr. M. Farmer Third Ward Fourth ward °' 0- i~.~ll I. ~~ar_ per- _ C. T. Brookmaa Marvin E. Lester The Mayor-elect and the aouncilrnen-elect, havi duly qualified before the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pul~ki County, Virginia, as provided by S'®etion IX of the Town of Pulaski Charter of 1948, a meeting was held this the 1st da~~ of September, 1954 at 10:20 a.m. in the Town offices. ~~ PRESEATI' Ther® were present: "i Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding Counciloren: C. T. Brockman, I.R.Carper,0.0.Cr~rell, M.M.Farmer,l~.A.Larson,M.E.Lester,F;' J.R.Martin,~C'.F.1~'hite. Absent: bone. ~{ Also present: Town Manager: Julian F. Hirst Clerk: Louise D. Logan Town attorney: t~arnett S. Moore a~ OPENING PRAYER ~ The Mayor called upon the Town Attorney for an# E:. opening prayer. ~ k On motion duly made by I. R. Carper, seconded ~. A. Larson, it was unanimously i ABSTRACT OF VOTER RESOLVED, that the reading of the abstract of ii votes cast in the Town of Pulaski, Virginia at a isuniclpal , electi®n held mn the 8th day of June, 1J54 be dispensed wit. ~: On motion duly made by M<. M. Farmer, seconded icy I. R. Carper, it was unanimously ^,, RESt~LVED, that there be accepted and entered i#~to the Minutes of the Town Council an abstra©t of votes cast 3 the Town oP Pulaski, C©unty 0f Pulaski, Virginia, for manic pal officers of said ta-n, at a municipal election held in said~ttown ,; on Tuesday, the 8th day of June, 1954. ~: . Abstract of votes cast is the Town of Pulaski,; ~i County ,of Pulaski, Virginia, for Municipal Officers of said; v~ Town, at a Municipal Tlection held in said Town on Tuesday,~the 8th day of June, 1954. i TOTAL WTL~3 CAST- - - - - - - - - -1, 091. ~I ti~~.~ Council Minutes :!font-d. Pulaski, Va., Sept. 1, 1954 For Mayor, C. V. Jackson, were asst Five Hundred Eighty-five (588) votes For Mayer, D. Obel Ratcliff, were cast Four Hundred Ninety-three {493) votes First Ward FOR COUNCILMEN W. F. White, were east three hundred ninety-one (391) votes Gilliam A. Larson, were oast. Three Hundred Thirty-six (336) votes Ellen Kate Harman Carson, were cast One Hundred Ninety-eight (198) votes gecond Ward J. Ral~h Martin, were cast One Hundred Eight (108) votes w`. M. Bill" Farmer, were oast Qua Hundred Four (104) votes J. C. Crumbley, Jr., were east Ninety-nine (99) votes J. T. white, were cast Fifty-seven (5?) votes Third Ward 0. 0. Crowell, were oast One Hundred Twenty-eight (128) votes C. T. Brookman, were east One Hundred Seven (10?) votes J. L. Keeling, were cast Qne Hundred Four (104) votes Fourth war d I. R. Carper, were oast One Hundred Twenty (120) votes Marvin g. Lester, were east One Hundred Three (103) votes Frank Marshall, were east Eighty-seven (8?) votes J. UI. Smith, were- east gifty-four (5~4) votes Clerk-s Offioc of Cirou it Court-June 10,1954 We, the undersigned, Commissioners of the Eleotion held in the said Town of Pulaski, the second Tuesday in June, 1954, Qertify that the above statdment of votes is a true and correct Abstract from the returns of said Eleotion, and° do therefore determine and declare- that C. V. Jackson received the highest number of votes for Mayor; W. F. ~6hite and William A. Irarson reoeived the highest number of votes for Councilmen fr®m the ~`irst Ward; J. Ralph Martin and W. M. "Bill" Farmer received the highest number of votes for Councilmen in the seoond ward; 0. 0. Crowell and C. T. Brookman reoeived the highest number of votes for C©uncilmen in the Third Ward;- and that I. R. Carper and Marvin w. Lester received the highest number of votes for Councilmen in the Fourth Ws~rd. Given under our hands the day above writ tea. /s/ Francis M. Harris G. C. King, Jr. co~ISSraNERs /s/ O~Neal Amos C . w. Il~ebb D. D. Landis coM~ISSI©NE~ VIRGINIA. IN FULASKi COUNTY CI RCIIIT COURT CLEHK-3 OFFICE, JUNl3 10, 19 54. I, Marvin G. t~ahltm, Clerk of said County, do hereby Qertify that the foregoing is a true copy of the abstraot of votes_given at the election above named as certified, signed and attested according to law, and deposited in my office. In testimony whereof, I hav• hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this "8tti day of June, 1954. SEAL /s/ Marvin G. E~raham Clerk By: /s/ Dorothy 3'toote, D.C. On motion duly made by I. R. Carper, seconded by W. A. lateen, it was unanimously RE80LVffi~, that whereas the abstract of votes as heretofore 1 1 1 recorded in these Minutes had bean accepted by the Town Council, u Council ~[inutes Conti d. ~: ~;.~ Pulaski, Va. ,Sept. ]~j, 1954: that the members so elected be seated. On motion duly made by I. R. Carper, seconded ~~ ~. A. Lars®n, it was unanimously ~' VICE MAYOR RESOLVED, that Mr. ~'. F. white, present Vice-M~~rar, 'i be retained to serve as Vice-Mayor oP the Council for a p~~iod concurrent with that oP t'he present Coun~a il. They Ma~ror then presented a list of Standing Committees of the Council as t'cllows: CQUNC IL COI~dMITTEES 1954-1956 Airport: Breo~ea, Chairman; Crowell, llhite, Lester. ~" Anne cation: Carper, Chairman; Martin, white, Lester. '" Recreation: Partin, Chairman; °Larson, Carper, Lester. w ~I-ater: 16hite, Chairman; Crowell, Carper, Farmer. Sewsr: Crowell, Chairman; Martin,Farmer, Larson. '" Streets: Larsen, Chairman; Martin, Mhite, Brookmaa. Finance:. Larson, Chairman; ~Ilhite, Carper, Brookman. .. Ordineace: Lester, Chairman; Larson, Carper, Martin. :~~ Fire: Carper, Chairman; Crowell, white, Farmer. Poliee: P!hite, Chairman; Martin, Crowell, Lester. Safety:~ Farmer, Chairman; Crowell, Brookman, Carper. 1 Garbage: Martin, Chairman; Brookman, Carper, Larson. flaploye• Retirement: Crowell, Chairman, Farmer,Larson,Martin. ': On motion duly made by 0. 0. Crowell, seconded~y 1!. A. tars on, i t was unanimously ti' ,, TtD1l~2T EMPLOYEES RffiOLVED, that the present Town Manager, Town ~].erk, Tower Treasurer, Town Attortaey, Chief of Poliee, Chiet' of Fire Department, Superintendent of mater Department and Public works e~ , Commissioner of Revenue, Director oP Recreation, Trial Justice q and Three Issuing dustiees be continued in offi~ses with salarie to ren~aia the same until t'ur~her action of the Council. 1 sewerage survey report prepared by Miley & 1131sea, Consulting Engineers, Lynchburg, Virginia had been ~eaeived and rsquested hat each counoilnan assure a c®py upon ad~our~ent. ~' ADJQURNNIE~tT The meeting adjourned at 14:55 a.m. '' ,~ SEWERAGE SIIRVEY #tEPORT The Town Manager s tatsd that tan copies of the ~ttsst: -,r i C~Is rk o oun~l ~