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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-04-48Council Minutes I ~.-~'''':~ hedt_ 4 Pulaski, Virginia, r,2areh 4, 1948 The Council of the Totivn of Pulaski, Virginia me'~ in regular monthly session in the Council Chamber of the Pa4unicipafL Building at 7;30 P. M., March 4, 1948. PRESENT There were present: Mayor A.T. Eskridge, presiding; Verna L. Dalton, Clerk; A. W, Gatewood, Director of Public Wor]~s; Louie R. Runion, Treasurer; L. S. Boothe, Chief of Police; Roby K. Sutherland, Attorney, and Councilmen: C. V. Jackson, Howard Ry Imboden, F. A. Seagle, I. R. Carper, Vd. D. Aust and G~ C. Ha11~1 Absent: T. F. Wirt and W. F. 1Nhite. T:iINUTE5 The minutes of the special meeting held on Febr~iary 9, 1948, the semi-monthly meeting held on February 17, 1948 and the ;~ special meeting held on February 23, 1948 were read and approv~ld. J.C.Finley Pv2r. Charles E. Bowles, Jr., local attorney, app~iared -Trash can s before the Council in the interest of Mr. J. C. Finley of Wyth~Iville, Virginia, also present, requesting the Council to grant said c]ient permission to place in the business section of the Town fifteen! metal trash baskets, cost of same to be borne by securing local advertising for the sides of said cans. Request The matter was discussed in executive session, end denied it being the sense of the Council that such cans vrere not need~4d . ~ I at present and other reasons, on motion of I. R. Carper, seconded by F. A. Seagle and unanimously passed, said request was dense.. 4! BILLS Sc On motion duly made, seconded and unanimously p$lssed,~ PAYROLLS the bills and payrolls for the month of February were approved and ,, ordered paid. Said bills are given at the conclusion of these;:, 4.~ minutes. • BLDG. PER. The follows ng building permits, coming within t~bie ~' -Trinkle requirements of the Ordinance were p;ranted: To Trinkle and Do1~y-ns, & Dobyns '. Contractors (by R. A. Dobyns) for addition, general repairs and remodeling of Maple Shade Inn, brick, stone, cinder block, con~trete, on North side of First Street, S. VJ., between Jefferson Avenue ;land ~~ Washington Avenue, South, and driveway entrance on Jefferson Avenue, ~, -F.A.Jack- •? ~ to cost ;1;10,000.00; To Fred A. Jackson for Five one-story dwel~ings, son frame, on West side of Hickory Avenue, N. E, between '.~'~alnut Avenue, -Alberson N. E. and Newbern Road to cost X4,000.00 each; To Marion F. A1~ rson,, for one story dwelling, frame (weatherboarded) on North side o 4 16th Street, N. W. bet~n~eeri Randolph and Prospect Avenues, to c t ~~ ~~~~ Council 14tinutes Conti d. ~ -Slaughter ~ -Payton 1 -Mcll4illan -Redd -Rose -Fagg RILEY MCPEAK APP. REF TO TO 4th WARD LETTER F.A. JACKSON -Request granted CERT. PUB. CON. -Stuart -Jackson Pulaski, Va. , Pr2arch 4, 1943 X5,500.00; To H. C. Slaughter, for one story dwelling, frame, on East side of Draper Avenue, between Fourth and Fifth Streets, S. E., to cost ~p4,500.00; To David Payton, Jr. for one story dwelling;, cinder block, on West side of Maga- zinc Street, between 2nd Street, N. W. and Mt. Olivet Road, to cost X3,500.00; To Otis McMillan, for addition of two- room basement to present frame dwelling, concrete block, on South side of "Big Railroad", across from Fayette Street, S. W., to cost X500.00; To Frank K. Redd for addition of bath- room to residence at 316 Water Street, to cost X300.00; To Arthur E. Dose, for addition of one room to present dwelling, frame and block foundation, on North side of Garner Avenue, "Dude Hill', Southwest Pulaski, to cost X200.00; and to W. H. Fagg for .addition of bathroom to residence at 808 5th Street, N. E~, block and asbestos shingle, to cost X100.00. On motion of Howard R. Imboden, duly seconded and unanimously passed, the application of Riley S. PJIcPeak for one story coal and wood house, frame, on East side of Lake Street, corner of 2nd and Lake Streets, to cost X50.00 was referred to I. R. Carper and F. A. Seagle, Councilmen of the Fourth Ward, for investigation. A letter from Fred A. Jackson was read to the Council, requesting permission to move dirt from behind the Pulaski Sales Company building located on the West side of Washington Avenue, South and requesting; permission to open drain on the Townts property running under .s aid building, and stating that dirt would be hauled to various. locations in To`vn and requesting permission further to use the streets of the Town for transferring the dirt. The Director of Public 1 Works advised that Mr. Jackson•was under obligation to open drain at said location, whereupon on motion of Howard R. Imboden, duly seconded and unanimously passed, above request was granted. The following certificates of public convenience and necessity vrere granted upon recommendation of the Chief of Police: To Samuel Marvin Stuart, T/A Diamond Cabs, for one vehicle, and to Frederick D. Jackson, T/A Safeway Cabs., for one vehicle. Council P.Iinutes Conti d. ~~ Pulaski, Virginia, March 4, 1948 PETITION A petition, signed by seventeen residents of Brtlwn BROWN ADD. (water} Addition, applying for town water in said location, was read t~ the Council, whereupon on motion of C. V. Jackson, seconded by How~ird R. Imboden and unanimously passed, said petition was referred Rio the Water Committee for investigation. LETTER A letter from Garl 4"d. Honer, Manager of the Soui~~.- S.VJ. VA. GAS. CO. western Virginia C~as Company, was read to the Council requesti that the Council take the necessary steps to require the Dunlapl± Venser Company to stop the shov~rering of sparks and embers, sta~~.ng that same created a serious hazard to above named plant and thy' -Dunlap Gulf Oil Company due to the kind of materials handled by said -- Veneer sparks companies. On motion of F. A. Seagle,,duly seconded and unanir,~~usly approved, the Fire Committee was instructed to work with A. H.~VVygal to contact Mr. L. A. Dunlap or his representatives and to take immediate steps to correct the situation as presented. DIR.PUB.- The Director of Public ~~Jorks reported to the Cocil 'JVKS. REP. as follows.; -Parking space 1- Drs. Charles E. Fox and H. B. Luttral requested Third Street two parking spaces for their cars on Third S~~reet request in front of the Hall Building. -Meter purchase 2- & erection request Requests granted -Noise & parking 3- 5th St., N.E. -Drain pipe Walnut ~' Avenue inst. -Drain pipe 5th & 5- ti"dalnut inst. -Property owner obj. Iie requested the Gouncil to authorize the ptttchase of one additionalparking meter and also the installation of said meter in front of the Dalton Building on Washington Avenue. On motion of F. ~`~. Seagle, seconded by :; Howard R. Imboden and unanimously approved, ;the above two requests were granted. Following instructions of the Council, he hags contacted Mr. Selby, Manager of the R. C. A.;°,;Plantb relative to the excessive noise and parking ~n Fifth Street, N.E. and that Mr. Selby had as~~ured him that he would study the matter with the plant engineer and would do everything possible to correct the trouble as far as practical. The drain pipe authorized previously by Courl~~i1 to be installed at 322 Walnut Avenue, between ird and Fourth Streets, had been installed. The drain pipe at Fifth Street and Walnut Avenue requested by the Pauline Church of Christ h~. been installed and a drop inlet box had been pro ded at same location. He also advised the Council that the popert~ owner living across from the Church was very?; much opposed to the installation of the pipe. It v~ras the sense of the Council that a~i drain! pipe was necessary at said location and tha no action could be taken regarding the oppositn. ~~ ~ Council Minutes Contd. Pulaski, Va., March 4, 1948 -Plans for widening 6- Plans for tividening Randolph Avenue Randolph Avenue (Route 99) were being prepared by the Vir~?inia Department of Highways and that same had liven consideration to widening v~rith macadam with a whole width -Water & sewer being covered by three and one-half inches ext. cost est. of plant mix material:, but owing to the water and sewer ditches and cross ditches to accomodate the sewer laterals and water services, they had been advised that maca- dam widening would not be satisfactory and that they should revert to concrete as orig- inally planned. He advised that sewer exten- sions vrere estimated to cost 10,991.09 and water extensions were estimated to cost 21,183.54, the estimates being based on •necessary extensions and additions to the North corporation line of Randolph Avenue, the water extensions carrying out a portion of the planning; for water extensions on Randolph Avenue by Vdiley ~C Wilson, Consult- ing Engineers. The above matter was referred to the Water and Sewer Committee for consideration. -15 mi.per hr. signs 7- Two fifteen-miles-per-hour signs which had been on order had arrived. ' -Auth. erection On motion of F. A. Seagle, seconded by C. V. Jackson and duly passed, Council authorized that the signs be erected - one between First and Second Streets, S. W. against East bound traffic and one between Fourth and Fifth Streets, N. ti's. against West bound traffic, in accordance with the recommendation of A. VJ. Gatewood. -Special sign 8- A sign readin~ "Cross Only When Traffic Clears Safely' had arrived. On motion of Howard R. Imboden, duly -Auth,erection seconded and unanimously passed, Council authorized that the above sigma be erected on the East side of Washington Avenue approaching; Fifth Street, North. -Signs in allays 9- He advised•further that "No Parking" signs had been placed in various alleys of the Town in accordance with Councilts instruc- tions,.but that restricted parking signs had not been erected on Third Street as previously authorized by Council. -5i{ms 3rd St. The_Council was of the opinion that • signs on Third Street should not be erected at the present time, owing to multiple reasons, but that said signs could be erected at any future time when deemed necessary or advisable.. POLICE PHONE #8 In accordance with the recommendation of the MOVED Chief of ,-Police, on motion of Hotivard R. Imboden, _ seconded by C. V. Jackson and unanimously passed, Council authorized that phone number eight of the Police Department be moved to the corner of Washington Avenue and 1st Street, South. A.E.P. PRO. On motion of F. A. Seale, seconded by G. C. Hall -Li ~ht Committee and unanimously approved, the Council granted the Li€~ht Committee granted auth. authority to proceed with plans with the Anpalachian Electric ~?~ ~ _~ { Council Minutes Contrd. Pulaski, Virginia, March ~, 1948 Power Company, regarding their proposal as previoU.sly brought before the Council, to install the lights as outlined on diagrams presented to the Council by said company, it being the privilege of the ~'ommitt to make such minor changes and additions as they deemed neces~!ary. CHAS. E. Charles E. Dyer appeared before the Council and !s poke DYER -payroll in favor of a local payroll tax to be used for the purpose of wising tax such additional funds as mi,~ht be needed for plzblic purposes. ROOF AT The matter of building; a roof otTer t'_ne bleachers at CALFEE PARK Calfee Park, brought before. the Council by Howard R. Imboden, v~.s referred to A, W. Gatewood for investigation. FRED A. The Director of Public t'Vorks brought to the atte?htion JACKSON V~ATER of Council the req~.iest of Fred A. Jackson for water connection to REQ. twenty houses on the Nort~i side of Pepper's Ferry Road, West of the . Mashburn property, On motion of I. R. Carper, seconded by Howa$xd R. Imboden and unanimously approved, the matter was referred to€ the Water & Sewer Committee for investigation. AD JOURPI There being no further business, the Council adjourned at 10:00 orclock, P. M. Atti.e//st : ~p U~lir%!'LQ/ oy~ Clerk of Council Approved: Mayor Administration Department A. T. Eskridge, Mayor- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1'75.00 Lottie R. Runion, Treasurer- - - - - - - - - - - 236.25 Verna L. Dalton, Clerk & Office Assrt. - - - - - 155.00 A. W. Gatewood, Director of Public Works - - - - 350.00 Roby K. Sutherland, Attorney - - - - - - - - - - 25.00 Maggis Poindexter, Janitress - - - - - - - - - - 13.00 Walter Cockerham, Fireman- - - - - - - - - - - - 8.50 T, F. Wirt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.00 C. V. Jackson- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.00 Hovrard R. Imboden- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.00 F, A. Seagle - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.00 I. R. Carper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.00 W, D. Aust - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.00 G. C. Mall - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.00 R, M. Shufflebarger- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50.00 Appalachian Electric Power Company - - - - - - - 35.00 Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company - - - - - 41.40 Acme Typewriter Company- - - - - - - - - - - - - 15.00 Burroughs Adding T~2achine Company - - - - - - - - 13.50 Smith Office Supply Service- - - - - - - - - - - 6.60 Young Typewriter & Electric Company- - - - - - - 3.66 rr n n n rr - _ _ - _ _ - 1.83 P;Zartin-Leaner Hardware Company, Inc. - - - - - - 1.00 ,165 contrd. .._.,.. ~~~ Council T~4inutes Contrd. Pulaski, Va., March 4, 1948 Street Department Roanoke Concrete Froducts Company- - - - - -~ 269.20 Whitinn Oil Company- - - - - - - - - - - - - 111.50 n rr T' - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.70 Gulf Oil Corporation - - - - - - - - - - - - 114.35 The Atlantic Refining Company- - - - - - - - 101.50 rr TT rt rt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 111.50 Standard Oil Company of New Jersey - - - - - 13.00 n rr TT rr T1 rr _ _ _ _ _ 36.04 Bole-Swecker Tire Company - - - - - - - - - t r n 70.30 t rr _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11.80 rr n n rr _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9.00 New River Oils, Inc. - - - - - - - - - - - - 42.70 Harrison & Hancock Hardware Company- - - - - 3.22 Landis Auto Parts Company- - - - - - - - - - 21.07 Tidewater Supply Company, Inc. - - - - - - - 19.60 Radio Corporation of America-R.C.A. Victor D. 7.50 Aust Glass &c Ydelding ti"lorks - - - - - - - - - 4.25 J. L. Kesling- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.15 Bushong Mon or Corporation- - - - - - - - - - 4.93 - - - - - - - - - - 27.30 Automotive Supply Company- - - - - - - - - - 3.90 Riley Trucking Company - - - - - - - - - - - 2800 Rutherford. Freight Lines - - - - - - - - - - 1.15 Norfolk ~ Western Railway Company- - - - - - 10.76 Appalachian Electric Power Company - - - - - 1,00 Highway Machinery & Supply Company - - _ _ - 222.52 1,260.92 Oakwood Cemetery Garnett Meredith, Caretaker- - - - - - - - _y~ 80.00 80.00 .Old Povrer House Building Appalachian Electric Povrer Company - - - - -~ 9.32 9.32 Police Department ' L. S. Boothe, Chief- - - - - - - - - - - - -~ 225.00 Earl S. Bouldin, Lieutenant- - - - - - - - - 200.00 Bruce Helton., Sar~*eant - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ 180.00 Fred M. Ryan- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 170.00 I. H. Sands- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 170.00 C. G. Blankenship- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 170.00 Charles E. Comer, Jr.- - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 170.00 Elizabeth H. Caves _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 135.00 ' Arthur R. Pickerel - - - - - - - - - - - - - 170.00 Jame s A. Jorie s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 170.00 I. .D. Long_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 170.00 Griff Bishop_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 100.00 R. C, Elkins, Jr.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 90.00 Mose C. Helton _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15.00 L. .R. Summers, Sheriff - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ 80.75 Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company - - - 25.00 Boyle Swecker Tire Company - - - - - - - _ _ 10.50 . Rutherford Pontiac Company - - - - - - _ _ _ 7.50 Bushong Motor Corporation- - - - - - - - _ _ 4.50 Harrison ~ Hancock Hardware Company- - - - ~ - 4.75 Pulaski Motor Company, Inc.- - - - - - _ _ _ 15.15 Landis Auto Parts Company- - - - - - _ _ _ _ 3.69 Whiting Oil Company- - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 04 Young Typewriter & electric Company- - - - - 1.00 2,292.88 Fire Department A. .H. Wygal, Chief- - - - - - - - - - - - --~ 125.00 D. G. Ray, Ass r t. Chief &; 1l~Techanic - - - - - 200.00 C. K. King_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 286.00 Amer~.can-~,a-Fra~.ce Foa~ite Corporation - - - 28.20 - - - 16.46 contrd. P ~~~~{~ Council P.~tinutes Cont r d. Pulaski, Va., March 4, 1948 Fire Department Contrd. Aust Glass & Welding Works - - - - - - - - - -~ 14.45 Auto Springy; ~: Bearing Company, Inc.- - - - ~ - - 31.00 n rr - n n it rr _ _ _ _ _ _ 5.69 D. Gray Langhorne- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12.15 Marshall Melding & Supply Company- - - - - - - 11.02 Automotive Sup ly Company- - - - - - - - - ~ t - - 3.75 rr r - - - - - - - - - - - 1.43 Landis Auto Parts Company- - - - - - - - - - - 6.10 Pulaski Hardtivare Company, Inc. - - - - - - - - 1.58 Western Union Telegraph Company- - - - - - - - .58 Bill!$ Junk Company- - - - - - - - - - - - - - .60 Bushong P~To L-or Corporation- - - - - - - - - - - .13 Harrison & 'Hancock Hardware Company- - - - - - .05 Appalachian Electric Power Company - - - - - - 7.00 Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company - - - - 2.25 Rutherford Freight Lines - - - - - - - - - - - 1.15 754,E 9 Light Department Appalachian Electric Power Company - - - - - -yp 556.46 556.~~ 6 Parking Meter Department 1 The Karpark Corporation- - - - - - - - - - - -~ 701.54 Martin-Beamer Hardware Company - - - - - - - - .32 Landis Auto Parts Company- - - - - - - - - - - 4.66 rr rr rr rr _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .85 707. 7 Water Department Howard C. Jackson, Superintendent- - - - - - -~ 275.00 Frank B. ~Rhite, Caretaker- - - - - - - - - = - 57.75 OrDell Lumber Company, Inc.- - - - - - - - - - 323.16 Appalachian Elec. Power Co.(Marden Spring) 495.32 - - - - - - - - - = - 37.20 Chesapeake ~ Potomac Telephone Company - - - - 10.05 Superior Sterling Company- - - - - - - - - - - 238.80 rr tr rr - - - - - - - - - - - 3.2 9 Hobert P3. Grubb- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 173.25 rr rr rr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.34 A. L. Williams - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .140.00 Strother Drug Company- - - - - - - - - - - - - 41.00 E. P. Whitman, Postmaster- - - - - - - - - - - 22.00 Gemmellrs Transfer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12.17 Pulaski Lumber Company, Inc. - - - - - - - - - 38.88 Harrison Pc Hancock Hardware Company- - - - - - 36.75 _ ~ y hon Lumber Company Lau _ _ 19.35 _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ ~ rr it 4.10 Lynchburg Foundry Company- - - - - - - - - - - 18.70 rr n rr _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - 97.01 The P,gathieson Alkali Works, Inc. - - - - -- - - 19.43 Virginia Block Company, Tnc. - - - - - - - - - 14.00 Neptune P~geter Company- - - - - - - - - - - - - 12.36 `' tr rr - - - - - - - - - - - - - .68 D. Crray Langhorne- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12.65 ! Wysor Electric Appliance Company - - - - - - - 9.40' P+Zarshall Welding & Supply Company- -. - - - - 8.30 Joseph G. Pollard Company, Inc.- - _ _ - _ _ _ 8.96 Pulaski Hardware Company - - - - - - - - - 5.32 a; ~Jestern Union Telegraph Company- - - - - - - - 1.77 Bushong Motor Corporation- - - - - - - - - - - 1.'77 Automotive Supply Company- - - - - - - - - - - .94 Landis Auto Parts Company- - - - - - - - - - - .45 B. D. Smith & Brothers, Printers - - - _ _ _ _ 2.35 ti~J. H. Smith, Jr.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 2.80 R. B. Havens - - ~- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.15 Vd. W. Hoback - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.85 Fre ~ ght ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 10 r ~ contrd. ~~~~ 1,~~~ ~~ Council Minutes Conttd. Pulaski, Va., March 4, 1948 Water Department Conttd. Freight- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ 2.08 Express- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.00 2,167.95 Special Water .Capital Account Pulaski National Bank: Investment 1?o U. S. Treasury Bonds Due 12-15-50- - - - - - - - - - - - - -10,000.00 ~ Premium- - - - -- 46.88 Accrued Interest to February 13, 1948 - 24.59 Chase National Bank (fee)- - - - - - -- 1.50 • 10,072.97 LABOR PAYROLLS Street Department Payroll for week ending February 6, 1948 -~ 535.00 tt tt tr n tt 13 ~ tt _ 532.00 tt n n tt n 13 ~ tt - 53.00 tt n n tt tt 20 ~ n - 435.00 n tt n n n 20 tt - 53.00 n ~t n tr n 27 ~ " - 491.00 2,099.00 Water Department Payroll for week ending February 6, 1948 _~ 492.90 13, 439.00 n -t n tt tt 20 ~ tt - 500.60 tt tr n tt tt n 27 _ 433.55 ~ ` 1,866.05 Health Department Payroll for week ending February 6, 1948 -~ 213.00 n tt n rt n 13 t' - 199.00 n Tt tt , ~t t~ 20, tt __ 223.50 n n tt n tt 27 ~ n -- 237.50 873.00 Fire Department. Payroll for month ending February 29, 19 48 for responding to fires and alarms- - - --~ 51.00 Payroll for month ending February 29, 19 48 for attendance at meetings and schools - - 26.00 • 77.00 • RECAPITULATION Administration Department- - - - - - - - -X1,165.74 Street Department- - - - - - - - - - --- - - 1,260.92 Oakwood Cemetery - - - - - - - - - - - - - 80.00 Old Power House Building - - - - - - - - - 9.32 Police Department- - - - - - ~ - - - - - - 2,292.88 Fire•Department- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 754.59 Light Department - - - - - - - - - - - - - 556.46 Parking Pt7eter Dex~artment - - - - - - - - - 707.37 Water Department - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2,167.95 Special Water Capital Account- - - - - - -l0 072.97 19,068.20 Payrolls: 1 Street Department- - - - - - - - - - - - -2,099.00 Water Department - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,866.05 Health Department- - - - - - - - - - - - - 873.00 Fire Department- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 77°. 00 4,915.05 TOTAL- ~ 23,983.25