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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-11-55i. ~J z' COUNCIL MINUTES Pulaski, Va., January 11, 195 x. A special meeting of the Town Council of the To'!rn of Pulaski, Virginia, was held in the Municipal Offices s~ 4 p.m., January 11, 1955. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding Councilmen: J. R. Martin, W. M. Farmer, C. T. Brooktnan, W. A. Larson, M. E. Lester and I. R. Carper Absent: ~. ~'. White and O. O.Crowell Also present: Town Manager: Julian F. Hirst Clerk: Audrey E. Kingrea Councilman I. R. Carper, as Chairman of the Erie Committee, recommended that Council prepare a resolution.,!to be entered into the minutes, recognizing Chief W'ygal~s ldhg service record in the Town Fire Department and forward tY~s same to his family and also have it published in the Southwest 'Mmes. Whereupon Mayor Jackson appointed Mr. Carper and. Mr. Hirst to draw up the resolution. The Mayor stated that the primary purpose of tY~e meeting was to consider the report on sewage collection ~Irid disposal for the Town of Pulaski as prepared by Wiley & Wilson, Consulting Engineers. The Council gave general discussion to the report with particular respect to the ' coverage of the Town by the new lines proposed by the en.neer- ing firm. In summation, it was the consensus of the Council that (1) all of the lines proposed by Wiley & Wilson in t4~ieir report should be included in the construction as outlinec~~by a bond issue, (2) That the lines within the Town indicat~~ed by Wiley & Wilson on Table 1 of the report for future cor~±- struction and totaling in cost X2,647.00 should be includeed within the present construction status thereby making a total of X201,669.00. (3) That the new intercepter sewer line~,long Peak Creek at an estimated total cost of X7,775.00 shoulc~!be under taken, and (4) that the treatment plant as generally proposed by the engineers should be accepted by the Council. i ;; ~~~~ Council Minutes January 11, 1955 Mr. I. R. Carper, Chairman of the Annexation Committee stated that his committee would meet prior, if possible, to the next regular meeting of the Council in an effort to submit to the Council their recommendations as ~ comm~.ttee regarding the matter of annexation of additional areas., to the Town. There was spme_general discussion by the Town Council of the value of the recommendations of Mr. Louis Purdy, principal speaker at the annual Chamber of Commerce dinner on January 7 insofar as those recommendations pertain to the Town. The matter of revision of the assessment percentage for the Town and County was considered and it was agreed that phis should be discussed with the Town Attorney. On motion of I. R.Carper, seconded by J. R. Martin, the Mayor and Town Manager were directed to ascertain by such methods as their deemed advisable the approximate appraisal value of the present municipal building. The meeting adjourned at 5:25 p.m. Attest: C k Ap oved: ) r n.