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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-16-48ar ~,-~ ~~ Council Minutes Pulaski, Virginia, March 16~~ 1948 The Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia melt in PRESENT VA. LEA. MUN. MATTER -DEFERRED JOINT TOWN- COUNTY RADIO AGREEMENT MINUTES regular semi-monthly session in the Council Chamber of the Muln.icipal Building at 7:30 P. M., March 16, 1948. There were present: Mayor A. T. Eskridge, press ding; Verna L. Dalton, Clerk; A. W. Gatewood, Director of Public Wq€~ks; L. S, Boothe, Chief of Police; Mrs. Lottie R. Runion, Treasus~er; Roby K. Sutherland, Attorney, and Councilmen: T. F. Wirt, Halivard R. Imboden, F. A. Seagle, I. R. Carper, W. D. Aust, G. C. Hale. and W. F. White. Absent: C. V. Jackson. E. L. Thacker, representing the Virginia LeaguQ'~of Municipalities, spoke at some length to the Council regardin~~the advantages of membership in the League and urged the Council 'to reconsider the action to withdraw from the League taken at tY1~ special session held on February 9. In executive session, it was decided that the utter be deferred for consideration at the next meeting of the Council. A letter was read from L. R. Summers, Sheriff,~also present, stating the County was ready to join with the Town h th® joint radio facilities for the Police Department of the Town~f Pulaski and the Sheriffs Office of the County of Pulaski, t~ I agreement to be in exact accordance with the recent written ~roposall from the Council (Minutes pp. 1160-1161) except that the Boa~+d of Supervisors made their appropriation conditional upon the To~i~s paying the rental costs of a line from the remote control un~tt to be furnished the Town by the County, and upon the further coiditiorx that the Town eliminate the ten dollar (10.00) per month retal ~,I charge for the present transmitter. The matter was thoroughly discussed, whereupon~~ on =M motion of W. F. White, seconded by Howard R. Imboden and una~iimously passed, the Council authorized that the Town of Pulaski ente~l into the proposed agreement with the County of Pulaski in regard Rio joint radio facilities, as outlined in the Minutes at given pages, and set forth in above said letter which is filed in the Tov~1 files.. The minutes of the regular meeting held on Marh 4, 1948 were read and approved. 1~~=~ ~ BLDG. APP. -Southwest Motor Co. Council Minutes Contd. Pulaski, Va., March 16, 1948 The following building applications, coming within the requirements of the Ordinance, were granted: To So~xthwest Motor Company for one story body shop, cinder _ block, on South side of present-property at 228 2nd Street, N. E. (Old Pulaski Iron Company site) to cost 3,000.00; -Jack Price To Jack Price (by J. G. Lovern) for addition of one room and bath, frame, to residence property on East side of -Vaughan- Altoona Street, to cost X2,000.00; To Vaughan-G~.iynn Funeral Gwynn Fun. Home Home for one story garage, concrete block, at rear of the Vaughan-Gwynn Funeral Home on Randolph Avenue, to cost -F.H.Whit- 1,500.00; And to F. H. Whitaker, Administrator S. H. aker Whitaker Estate, for addition of one room, frame, to S. H. Whitaker residence on East side of 129 Cliff Street. H.E.AUST The application of H. E. Aust, together with BUSINESS BLDG. APP. presented sketch, for one story business building, glass blocks, plate glass and white stucco - 8" concrete block walls, on East side of Washington Avenue, North, between Second Street and Third Street (adjacent on the North to Harrison-Hancock Hardware Company), to cost X5,000.00 to X6,000.00, following careful study and discussion by the Council, was approved on motion of Howard R. Imboden, seconded by T. F. Wirt and unanimously passed. E.H.MILLIRONS The bill of E. H. Millirons, Surveyor, amounting SURVEYOR BILL to 687.85, for services making surveys of the corporation line of the Town of Pulaski was a?~proved and ordered paid. CORPORATION LINES EST. CERT.PUB.GON. -Whitaker A. W. Gatewood advised that the corporation lines were established and would be marked with permanent markers, and that Mr. Millirons would soon set markers at various locations. The following application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity was granted, following recommendation of the Chief of Police: To John Roy Whitaker for one vehicle to be operated under trade name of Safeway Cabs. SEWER LINE The application for a sewer line to the Aust AUST SUB DIV.Sub Division signed by ten property owners in that locality 1 was referred to the Water and Sewer Committee on motion of ,~ ,~~ Council Minutes Conttd. Pulaski, Va., March 16, 148 H. R. Imboden, seconded by T. F. Wirt and unanimously approved. WATER & The matter of extending sewer and water lines an SEtiR7ER EXT.Randolph Avenue was again discussed at some length, and due ~e the RANDOLPH AVENUE length of time required to obtain pipe, Courflcil deemed immed~~te f action necessary, whereupon, on motion of F. A. Seagle, seconded by W. F.White and uananimously approved, Council authorized than the PIPE necessary pipe for said extensions, estimated roughly to cosh 0 RDERID 17,000.00, be ordered at once - Howard C. Jackson, Superintelhdent of the Water & Sewer Department, who was present, having advised the order for pipe could be cancelled, if necessary, at any time..-, DIR~.PUB. The Director of Public Works reported to the CotAncil WKS. REP. as follows: -Whiting Oil Co. 1. Whiting Oil Comp any had applied for permission to Application open a parking lot South of their filling station at the corner of Fifth Street and Madison A~tenue, also driveway entrance into the parking lot~- said lot to accomodate approximately fort~* Mars. -Approved On motion of I. R. Carper, seconded by'W. F. White and unanimously approved, the above a~ipli- cation was granted. ' -Traffic lights t 2. He requested permission to have traffic li is cut off at 12:00 otclock at night and made nto cut-off reques blinkers, such as at Fifth Street, and changed back at 6:00 otclock in the morning, statin that, same arrangement would be agreeable to loca~ factory shifts. -Approved On motion of Howard R. Imboden, seconded by G. C. Hall and unanimously approved, above bequest was granted. -Signs erected 3. Fifteen-miles-per-hour signs had been erect~Id as directed by the Council at the preceding melting.. -Calfee Field 4. In the matter of a roof over bleachers at Cl~lfee (Advertising) Park, dla.e to expense involved and other imp~lact- ical aspects, it was his recommendation that the 4 Council grant the General Outdoor Advertising Company space (approximately 75 feet) Northa+of the present sign board, for two, three, or Five years if necessary, with no charge or rentalfor the space, provided that said company build;;sign boards to cut off view of ball diamond at t.t point. -Space to General ~ On motion of T. F. Wirt, seconded by F'i A. th pr'ized' il d C Outdoor Advertising au ounc , Seagle and unanimously passe Company that space be granted to the General Outdoo Advertising Company as outlined by A. W. Ga~ewood. Jackson -F A i 5. The application for water connection to twey . . houses -water corm. houses on the Peppers Ferry Road by Fred A.~~Tack- son had been approved by the Water Committee, and approved taps had been made. pL~g Councilman Carper reported that the Light Commi tee COMPLETE RE WHITE. had completed plans with the Appalachian Electric Power Comp in SYSTEM regard to the .4 recent proposal regarding the "Whiteway System",4and 1_F~~~~ Council Minutes Conttd. Fulaski, Va., March 16, 1948 that the completed contract would be presented to the Council for its approval at a subsequent meeting. A. 4"V. Gatewood informed the Council that it was of importance that some pro- vision be made in the contract for cleaning streetlights, as present lights were not too well serviced in that respect. `DUNLAP VENEER In the matter of sparks issuing from the SPARKS Dunlap Veneer Company stack, which was brought before the Council previously, F. A. Seagle, Chairman of the Fire Committee, reported that a letter concerning requirements, etc. from the Underwriters Insurance Company had to be received by A. H. Wygal before the matter could be considered. PIPE LINES Howard C. Jackson requested that any pipe lines OUTSh9E CORP. outside of the corporate limits be installed under the direc- tion and guidance of the Water Department, the size of water pipes, etc. left to the discretion of said department. Said request was received with general approval of the Council. FRED A. JACK- It was brought out that Fred A. Jackson, upon SON approval of water connection to said twenty houses, had not complied with requests of the Water Department regarding size of pipe and location, whereupon on motion of W. F. White, duly Letter to same seconded and unanimously approved, the Mayor was authorized to write a letter to said party, giving him the complaints about the installation of the pipe lines and the size of pipe used, and informing him that, unless regulations were subscribed to, water would not be turned on. ' BRIDGE LITTLE Councilman Wirt advised that people in the Little RAILROAD Railroad section complained of noise caused by traffic on a bridge in that section, the bridge being within the corporate limits of the Town, whereupon the matter was referred to A. W. Gatewood for investigati«~.. MERCHANTS H. R. Imboden advised that several merchants in COM. DIRT • Town had requested that something be done to keep dirt out of their stores, the dirt said to be caused by use of the street sweeper. A. W. Gatewood informed the'Council that he would look into the matter. I STREETS TO On motion of W. F. White, seconded by H. R. BE WASHID Imboden and unanimously approved, it was ordered that streets ~of the Town be washed once a week. ~i ~~~~ Council Minutes Contd. Pulaski, Virginia, March 16, 1948 LAND AT On motion of G. C. Hall, seconded by T. F. Wiris and AIRPORT unanimously passed, the Council authorized that, in the matter of the purchase of additional land for runways at Loving Field,~as E.P.WHIT- had been under negotiation for some time, same be closed with MAN E. P. Whitman as soon as possible. ROUGH The matter of a very rough crossing at the Southern CROSSING SO.STATES States Service, called to the attention of the Council by W. ~. SERVICE Aust, was referred to A. W. Gatewood for investigation. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to act upon, tY~s Council adjourned at 9:55 O~clock, P. M. Attest: ,~~/1 ~ ~ dV,Q ~i9~1tJ Clerk of Council 1 Approved: Mayo r a^