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Home My WebLink About06-24-52Council Minutes ~~ ~~~ Pulaski, Virginia, June=24,19581 SPECIAL A special meeting of the Town Council of the Tnwn of M£ETIxa Pulaski, Virginia was held in the Municipal Building at 4 p.#., June 2~, 1952. There were present: Mayor H. R. Imbaden, presiding Councilmen: I.R.Gauper,O.O. Crowell,i~P.D.Macgill, Jr. , J.R.Martin, G.R.Steger,~.F.White,$.T.Pain~er. Absent: T.F.~tirt. Also present: Town Manager:Julian F. Hirst C1 erk : Louise D. Logan PROPOSED - ~."he Mayor stated -the meeting was called to further T(~T BUDC~T consider the proposed budget far the year ending June 3D, 19;3. On motion duly made by I. R. Carper, seconded by 1R.F.~hite, it was unanimously Tentativ®ly RESOLVED, that the proposed budget for year ending Ju.~-e 30, approved - - . 1953 be tentatively approved, subject to public hearing to bM held July 8, 1952. On motion duly Yaade by ~.F.~hite, seconded by G.R.Ste~er, it was unanimously - J.H.CHAPMAN RESOLVED, that the Town of Pulaski enter into agreem®~t xo~rxrroa~n SEMER' with Mr. J. H. Chapman, said agreement to cover the ins tallai.on A (~tEE~[ENT of a sewer service line from the s®wer main on Prospect Avenge to the lot on the northeast corner of the intersection of Pr~+spect Avenue and Northwood Drive, on which lot M~. Chapman is presently 1 preparing to construct a residence, and Be It Further Resolved, that upon the completion of tl~e installation of the sewer line, reimbursements will be made 1 Mr. Chapman to the Town of the cost of such work, said coat be contained in an itemized statement to be submitted by the To to Mr. Chapman, and =. Be It Further Resod ed, that in view of the fact that '`the property of Mr. Chapman is without the Town corporate limits,~jshouhd anneaatioa of the area in which tFie lot is located occur within one year after the installation of the sewer lin®, then the shall refund ?0~ (seventy percent} of the original cost as p.d by Mr. Chapman; if within two years; 65~ (sixty-five percent) off'! the original cost paid; °if within three years,. 60~ (sixty perc.eni~~ of the original cost; and the amount to be refunded at any time thereafter to be reduced at the rate of 5~ (Five percent) pest! annum, and ~~~~ ~' Council Min.Cont~d. Pulaski,Va.,June 24, 195E Be It Further Resolved that the Town Attorney shall prepare a proper agreement between the two parties containing the above provisions and"such other provisions as mdy be deemed necessary and advisable by the Torre Attorney, and tYiat ,such agreement be executed by the Mayor on behalf _of the Town and by Mr. Chapman prior to the installation of the surer service line. On motion ding made by J.R. Martin, seconded by G. R. Steger, it was unanimously I T(~AN AUDIT RESOLVED, that Mr. J. P. Miller, C.P.A., be employed at a cost not to eaaeed 800.00 to audit the books for the year ending June 30, 1952. The Town Manager presented a pe tition by A, M. Harman, Jr. and Matthew M. Gemmell for curb and getter on the west side of Prospect Avenue between 13th and 14th streets. ' On motion duly made by E. T. Painter, seconded by J.R. Martin, it was unanimously CURB AN'D (~IIT'i'SR " RESOLVED, that curb and gutter be authorised on VI.SIDE OF PR03PECT BETVIEEN 13TH the west side of Prospect Avenue between 13th and 14th streets, contingent upon the property owners paying one-half of the cost to be proportioned on a frontage basis, and further, that an appropriation of Eight H~xndred ( 800.00) Dollars be made from the General Funds to cover the cost of this improvement. On motion duly made by J.R. Martin, s®cond®d by"E. T. Painter, it was unanimously ORDINANCE ON RESOLVED, that the Mayor be authorised to put RESTRICTIIQ'0 ~ATBR USE TO BE into effect immediately the Town ordinance entitled PLACED IA " EFFECT "Restricting dater Use" as approved June 22, 1946, and Be It Further Resolved, that the Mayor make effective at this time and as provided above only those provisions of the ordinance which prohibit use of the niunieipal water supply in the sprinkling of lawns, gardens or flowers. _ On motion duly made by G.R.Steger, s®conded by 1P, D. Macgill, Jr. , and carried by a unanimous vot®, the following ordinance was adopted: _ ORDINANCE PLUMBING INSPECTION BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Tda n of Pulaski, Vir ginia that authorised employees of the 1 1 1 Council Min. Cont~d Pulaski, Va.,June 24,~~5 jl 1l6ater Department are hereby directed to make routine inspections j of all plumbing and rater use facilit#es of consumers eomieced to the_muaicipal water supply with the int®ntion that the consu~,ers~ attention be directed to leaks or otYier wasteful features of, their rater sytem, BE IT FiTRTHER ORDAINED that the Town dater l~epar~nent shall bring to the attention of the consumers of such misuse 'of rater and determined through the above authorized inspection~i, and that failure to take corrective measures on the part of the sonsumers following proper written notice by the Torn of Pulaski shall constitute a misdemeanor, and violation of the ordina~ce. Any person, firm or corporation violating this ordinance shad upon conviction thereof be fined not less than Two Dollars acid Fifty Cents 02.50) nor more than Ten 010.00) Dollars, a ad or a second violation the water service may be discontinued. This ordinance shall be effective immediately frb~x the date of its passage. On motion duly made by G. R. Steger, seconded by . 0. 0, Crowell, it xas unanimously A(~EEMEI~T RESOLVED, that the propca ed easement agreement b~txeen NORTfl~l00D RT/wY'3 APPROVED the Town of Pulaski, Virginia and Foy ~. and Mildred B. Anst~dn regard to certain .right-of-ways in Northxood Additi®n be app~foved, sub3 ect~ to final drafting of the agreement, a consideratL on t~~.gure to be limited to a minimum of X7,500.00. On motion duly made by I. R. Carper, seconded bye 0. 0. Crowell, it xas unanimously PETITIONS RESOLVED, that the To~a-n Manager and the mater & ~bwer F/Y-ATER Ec SEr1Ef~ Connnittee visit sites in regard to petitions presented for xtter and sew`ep extensions and report their recommendations at thek~ext Council meeting. p~,pgg2 The Town Manager stated the cn-nership of the Pulki PxILLIES Phillies had been changed as of June 20, 1952, and Mr. L.D.Sl~vlan, Business Manager under the new owners hip, desired to enter io a formal agreement with the Toxn. ' On motion duly made by G. R. Steger, seconded by :, 0. 0. Croxell, it xas unanimously RESOLVED, that Mr. Howard R. Imboden,.as previoue) owner of the Pulaski Phillies, sign the present contract ove~,tA the new ownership of the ball club, and that said contract tc~! ~. t} zj ~~~~ FEDERAL URBAM AID PROG~AM- -Funds in abey~atac BLDG. PERMIT Marshall I AD JOURIiMffi~''I' Council Min. Cont ~ d. Pul ask i, V a . , Jumme 24, 1952 eont roue with the new ownership on the same baste as eaisLing under the former ownership. The Town Manager advised that Mr.1/.F.Smith, Urban Engineer for the Virginia Department of Highways, in a recent visit to his office, had stated that approximately' ~?5,000.00 was available to the Town for a ma3or Federal highway pro~ett, as had accumulated over the past fiv® years, under the Federal Urban Aid Program. This money was held in abeyant®, and represents the percentage basis on whit h such F.U.A. work is approved, i.e. ?5~ of the t®sts borne by the Fed®ral Goverrmment and 28~ by the mnnitipality. The Townts percentage pari~itipation would bring the total to $100,000.00 which could be used on a pro~ett in the town. Mr. Smith had stated that if funds were not used over a Considerable period of time, it was their policy to divert such monies to municipalities or projects elsewhere. On mat~.on duly made by G.R.Steger, seconded by E.T.Painter, it Sias unanimously RESOLVED, that the following building -permit application be approved: To T. V. Marshall for tinder - blo ek private -garage, 20x20, at rear of 32? Franklin kvenu®, estimated X200.00. The meeting was adjourned. Apps Quad: Attest: .t ii ~J oV. v4 ~~-~2~Q/Yt/ Cler of ountil Mayor 1 L' J