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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-24-5213'~C~ Council Minutes Pulaski, Va.,April 24, 1952 SPECIAL A special meeting of the Town Council of the MEETING - Town of Pulaski, Virginia was held in the Municipal Building at 4 p.m., April 24, 1952. - I - - This meeting was a continuation, of the regular semi-monthly meeting held April 22, 19b2. PRF~ENT .There were present: ^ - Mayor H. R. Imbod®s, presiding - Counc ilm®a: O, O. Croweli,lR.D.Macgill, Jr. ; d:R:Martia,B:T.Paiater, G.R.3teger, w:F:~'pite, T.F.~irt. Ab s e11t : I .-R • Carpeg• - - -Also present: Town Manager: Julia~t F. Hirst Clerk: Louise D. L©gan Town Treasurer: Louie R. Bunion Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moor® On motion duly made by 0. d. Crowell, seconded by J. R . Mania, it was unanimously - ~ - DYER PARKING RESOLVEDr that the request of Mrs. Aline B. RESTRICTION REQUEST Dyer for two--hour parking limits in fr-oat of tourist home - on .Fifth 3'treet, N.1~'. be denied. - - - 0n motion-duly made by G. R. Steger, seeonded~ by V~'. F. ~h3.te, it was unanimously TOV~N ATTORNEY RESOLVED, that the recommendation of the Town PURCHASE Attorney to purchase McQuillan Municipal Corporations, law books, be approved, and further, that an appropriation of Two-Hundred & Fifty (~~50.t~0j Dollars b® made Prom the General Funds for this purchase. RIGHT-OF ~1AY' The pending matter of Right-of-way on Vf®st N~.2ND STREET LAN GSORNE Main Street on property owned by D. Graff Langhorne was reviewed, it being advised that Mr. Langhorne had requested that dues b® eontrolled and the street otherwise improved inasmuch as the public used the same. It was the consensus of the Council that cost of improPa ement and should b® - investigated and further information provided in a report to be submitted to the neat meeting. - On motion duly-made by W. F. White, seconded by T. F. ~firt, it was unanimously CEMETERY RESOLVED, in accordance with previous ACCOUNTS action taken July 31, 1951 charging. off the two Cemetery . Accounts given below, that the Town shall give deeds to the following: Mr .Fred S eagle Account in amount of $1G0.00 Mr. d. L. Keeling " ~ " " ~ 50.00 ~`~~ Council Minutes Conttd. Pulaski, Va., April 24, 192 CLEAN tTP WEEK The Town M~snager stated that the annual Clean-III` Week would be from April 28th to May 3rd, with the Chamber of Commere® as sponsor. On motion duly made by 0. 0. Crowell, seconded b W. F. White, it was unanimously SALARY ~ RESOLVED, that the special report oP the Finance: REVISION Police Ca~mittee and Councilman Martin in regard to salaries and we,ge Firemen (Vol. ) be accepted, which provided for the following increases retroatltive to April 1, 1952: Chief of Police From 270.00 to ~28b.00 Lieutenant " 245.00 to 270.f~! Sergeant " 22:5.04 to 245.40 Patrolm®Et a 215.00 t© 230.p0 Be It I~irther resolved, that the pay of the volunteer f'ir~emea be increased from X1.00 per call to ~2.DE~', a}id pay for sch©ol attendance shall be contim~.ed at X1.00 per ever~~ing, retroactiv® to April 1, 1952. On motion duly made by 0. 0; Crowell, seconded bpi Q. R. S teger, it was unanimom~s ly CARHOLL RESOLVED, that Mr. James C. Carroll be appointed~~as APPOINTMENT POLICE patrolman in the Police Department, effective May 1, 1952, at ~( salar of X204 84 er nth with i t $210 y . p mo ncrease o .00 ger month after nix months satisfactory service - this appointment to P~11 vacancy creabed by resignation of Claude C. Cox. On motion duly made by VIt, F. White, seconded by E. T. Painter, it was unanimously STATE RESOLVID, that the quarterly report for period ending 1~ATER CONTROL BOARD March 31, 1952, to the State Water Control Board be prepared b~j the Town Manager in accordance with reports previously submitted. DRAINAGE In the matter of drainage condition at Fifth 3tr~et FIFTH ~c ib~ASH. and Washington Avenue, North, it was reported that N<r. Joe Hargis, owner of Harris Motor Company, had advised that he would be agreeable -if Fourth Street, N.E. Extension, beside his garage were pave, to the installation of concrete curb and gutter and sid®walk on Mile forth side of Fourth Street, N.W. between Washington and Jeffe#Isora Avenues. The Town Manager advised it was his opinion that pav~g Fourth Street Extension had been withheld until drain eo~ald be #i installed, gad upon checking level at the site, he felt additi~knal engineering surveys advisabl®. On motion duly made by W. F. White, seconded by W. D. Maegill, Jr., it was unanimously FOtTRTH ST. RESOLVE, that Fourth Street, N.E. immediately s~uth N.E. - ' EXT. of Harris Motor Company, and extending to a public alley r~ai PAVING ~~~~ AATNE~CATION REPORT FROM R.STUART ROYER & ASSOCIATES INT.TRACTOR BULL CLAM PURCHASE HALEY TREE REMOVAL REQUEST MANAGERS t MEETIDi ~r Council Minutes Cont~d, Pulaski, Va., April 24, 1952 north and south from ~. point, at the end of the presently unfinished street, to Third Street, N.E., shall be paved. It was advised that the anMexati©n report from R. Stuart. Royer & Associates had bees received, whereupon the Council decided to meet at 4 p.m. os April 29th for consideration of tt~e same. On motion duly made by ~. F. il~hite, seconded by J. R. Martin, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that purchase of an International Tractor Bull Claim from the Carter Machinery Company, Inc., at a'cost sot to exceed 3,250.00 b® appro ved, providing satisfactory agreement could for this piece of equipment, before July 15, 19.52, and fw be made for this item in the June 30, 1952. On motion duly seconded by G. R. Siteger, it be made in regard to payment which would be made on or ether, than an appropriati©a budget for the yQ~ ending made by ~. D . Mae g ill,` Jr. , was unaniffiously RESOLVED, that the requ®st of Forest VI[. Haley for removal of two trees in front of property on Valley Street be referred to the Str~aet Committee. On motion duly made by W. D. Macgill, Jr., secosdecf by ~'. R. MArtris, it was unanimously RESOLVID, that the Iowa Manages be = g~ant,ed p®r~issioa.to..°attend the State Managerst m®eting at Natural Bridg® on 2nd and 3rd of May, 1952, with all expenses to be paid by the Town of Pulaski. ~1~EEKLY KEPOKTS Tu CUUIVCIL D I1 CH 1~EST YIi`ASH . AVE . BET~EEAT 5 & 6 STS. Upon discussion and recommendation by the Town Manager, it was the consensus of Council that condensed weekly reports would be submitted to the Council on a trial period, thereby ®liminating much of information -except for statistics and factual data, as presently provided in the monthly report to Council. The matter of filling ditch on west side of ~lashingtoa Avenue bettyeen Fifth and Sixth Street, forth, D 1 L! was referred to the Street Committee for report at the nekt meeting. It was decided that complaints received DUST VIC. PULASKI HIGH SCHOOL regarding dust in the vicinity of the Pulaski High School due to ungrassed lots, etc., around the high ,school, should be referred to the School Board..4 Council Minutes Contd. ~~~3 Pulaski, Va., April 24, 1952~~ j On motion duly made by ~. F. R'hite, seconded by 0. 0. Crowell, it was unanimously SIG1~S FROtyT FiE3(~yVED, that wording on present signs in Pront of OF POST Or'~+'ICE the post office be changed to~read "5 Minute Parking". CARS PARKING The matter of cars parking in the rear of th® REAR W'ESTERiv AUTO ASSO.~gestern Auto Associate Store, in which area "No Parking"' signs; STORE were installed, was discussed; . FIFTH ST. The Council directed that a report on water and hewer S . E.~i'ATER '& SAYER service to Fifth Street, S.E. vicinity be submitted at the nex meeting, inasmuch as several persons intending to build in tha area had inquired as to status of these services. Y~HITEI~AY It was advised that Mr. John R. Powers, shortly ~o EXTENSION E.MAIN ST.locate grocery business in building on East Main S'~treet, reque~lt®d whiteway extension of approximately two lights, to the railroad tracks. This matter was deferred, pending further informations to be presented at the next m®eting. TAX TOBACCO, The Town Manager was directed to secure information ETC. INFO. from nearby towns pertaining to taxing amusements, tobacco ands soft drinks. CRESTLIiVE Councilman R''irt advised that residents of Crestl~ne DRIVE Road had inquired as to when the Town proposed to hardsurface~he street, it being their understanding that th® Town had indicated i the~work would be done as Boon as practiQal.~ . ORDI~uANCh On motion duly made by 1l~. F. white, seconded bye ~~T~RItvQ t~. R, Steger and unat~i~itously passed, the f011owir~g ordinance w~Is .YARKIN~,doptad; E:BcY~.SIDE ROUTE Ai0.11 BE IT O~AINED that 1®itering and vehicular paroling SOUTH CORPORATE LIN[ITS be prohibited oa both the cast and the west side of U.S.R®ute ~ti.ll in tha area ad~acsnt to the public park situated at the south` corporate limits of the Town of Pulaski, and that loitering an vehiep.lar parking be further prohibited on the same park areas° within one-hundred feet of both the cast and the west Right-of~-ay i of U.S. Rout® 1~®. 11. °) AD.iO uROIMENT l~ttest The meeting adjourned at 6:D5 p.m. aC0T1./.o~ / "Y• K Z°'1e~k~G~oune Appr ova d: +`,~ Mayor ,. ~~ ~, ~; ~f