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Home My WebLink About12-05-44~l~ I Council Minutes Pulaski, Virginia, Dec. 5,'1944 LUUlY(,1L The Council of the Town of Pulaski met in regular session tonight dt 7:30 at the mayor's of'f`ice. PR~;SEi~1T , There were present: Mayor A. T. Eskridge, presiding, Lottie R. Bunion, Clerk; H. V~, uatewood, Director of Public ti'~orks, and Councilmen: 0. P. Joraan, Jr., T. F'. Wirt, Howard R. lmboden, ~~. F'. White, F. ti. Seagle, I. R. Carper, W. D. must and G. C. Hall. Absent: None. ~«1:iuuT~:S The minutes of the regular,uaeet:ing held on November 9, 1944 were read and approved, On motion of 0. P. Jordan, seconded by T. F. Vdirt, BILLS Yc P~YhJLLS and unanimously ~ pass.ed, the:. future ..auditing , of the ~egula~! bills and payrolls was ordered dis;~ensed with, in lieu thereof the clerk to read a statement of the monthly bill. I~rhereupon, the clerk read a statement of the bills and payrolls for the month of November, which were approved and ordered paid. Said bills are given at the conclusion of these minutes. t3UlLLil1~(i The following building permits, coming within P Lrt~u1T 5 the requirements of the ordinance, were granted - sub3ect to governmental approval: To ~nerican Legian Pulaski Post.. No. 7, for brick and concrete addition to building on the east side of ~yashington tive., between 3rd and nth streets, N. Yd., to cost x.1500.00; to ~. L. Chrisley for a one-story cinder block towelling on the north side of Stuart hve., S. E., between Peirce ase. and Pine St., to cost X1500.00; To J. U. Rogers for one-story co~rcrete block dwelling on the west side of Randolph tive., N. 4ti. ~~~hin lU0 yards of the Nortrirrest corporate line,to cost ~1500.OG YULICE i~. C. Pierce submitted the police report f'or the itt~P01i.'I` ~. month of November, which was read a.nd ordered filed. ~I BiD~ dir. Pierce submitted the following bids on 3-way !ir_Ll U E~ulP- radio equipment: :r1~VT ~ ufacturin r Cor ~otrola ( F'or Tovm alone -Radio cost - - - - ~ 2,000.UO " For Town ~ County) - - - - ~, 835.OU ~' Town cost ---- ~r 2,185.00 ':' County cost -- 2,650.OU a i ~ cont ~ d) b~)8 Council minutes contd. Pulaski, Va., December 5, 1944 POi,ICE General Electric RtillIO L~~u .P . For Town - alone - - - - - - ~ 1, 870.00 Cont'd F'or Town and County - _ _ _ _ _ 6,233.00 Quotations in detail can be found on file in the office of the Chief of Police. kfter discussion, action was deferred in th.e matter, the Council feeling that the equipruent might be purchased later from the government at a saving. Members of the Pulaski County Hoard of Supervisors BO~ttD OF met with the Council in regard to the matter of a joint ~JP~,x- UTaOttS ~r~angement between the town and County, and Mr. T. E. Tabor, chairman, stated that the County was not ready to 1 - act. One-way On motion of T. .E. Gdirt, seconded by F. 1~. Seagle Radio Set X60.00 and unanimously passed, the Council authorized the purchase l~utho ri z- ed. of a one-way Co,innercial radio set at a cost of X 60.00, to be installed in one o f the police cars. PE'T'iT%OiV 1i petition was presented by citizens on Cliff CLIFF ST Pnltc~IiUG Street, between jecond S treet, South and Pulaski Street, requesting the Council to limit parking of any and all vehicles on this section of Cliff Street, to one and the same side of the street. Cn notion of I. R. Carper, seconded by T. ~'. wirt and unanin;osuly passed, the west side of the street was designated for parking. r'd. ll. HriLL far. ~'~. li.Hail appeared before the Council and Petition requested further information regarding the opening of an alley, or lov~ering the sidewalk along his property on Valley street, and the Street coruiuittee, to which the matter was referred at the j~ovember meeting of the Council was continued, for further investigation. Pulaski In the matter of the request of the Pulaski Hospital Light Hospital for a street light at the steps leading to the hospital grounds, I~r. I. R. Carper, chairman of the Light Ccrnmittee, to whom the matter was referred at the November meeting of the Council, reported that the committee did not recommend the additional light at present, since there were now three lights in the block, some shaded &t'th~~rt;q~est cont~d xr 6U9 Council minutes contd. Pulaski, Va., December 5, 1944 of the Hospital, to keep the glare from the rooms of patients. J.bar~ Herron K bill of ~v100.00 presented by J. Sam Herron bill for work in Weak Creek, was approved for payment. ~lUU. u0 On motion of ~~. F. ~tihite, seconded by T. F. N~irt P~~i and unamiously passed, the Council voted to have Peak Crcr,~.K Creek bed in the business section cleaned by the town at regular intervals forces two or three times a year/ aTld that a blade be obtai~ied for the municipal tractor to do this work. PJL2~5riI In the matter of the ~'uluski Fire Department Fi tE DF~PT. responding to alarms in the District, brought before the Ct~.i,1.5 CUJ~VTY Council at the itiovember meeting of the Council, and referred. to a committee for investigation, y~. F. Vtihite reported that they had met with the Board of Supervisors, and that the Board had agreed to pay the town X50.00 for each run outsid~i the corporate limits by the fire trucks, and to pay each fireman responding X1.00 for his services. C1Vi,iiyN mr. I~dhite also reported that the committee D~~~r~uaF appointed at the l~ovember meeting, to confer with the Board h~,PURT of Supervisors in the matter of the Civilian Defense organita- he tion, had met with the Board, and/presented ~ written report of the proceedings of the meeting of~l~ovember 11, 1944, which is as follows: ~UPHhViSUtta~ URliEK bUUtL . iVUVr~uuh.~tt 11, 1944 ter. ua. F, ~yhite of the Town ~ouncll of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, along with the County Tre~.surer, J. F. Y~ysor, appeared before the Board of supervisors and discussed with it matters in connection with the Civilian Defense Center which was set up in the County in December, 1941, and which is now being discontinued. It appeared that the original understanding wds that the County of rulaski was to put up tvao-thirds of the necessary money and the 'jown of Pulaski one-third to run the Defense Center - the Town of Pulaski furnishing the building, lights; heat, etc. ti summarized statement of the expense from that date to October 1st, 1944, prepared by J. G. Bosang, Director, was presented and ordered filed with this order. it appears that there is now cash in the Civilian Defense` Center bank account of X2477.31. It further appearing that the expense of collecting waste paper has bntirely been borne by the 'T'own of Pulaski, such expense being equal if' not in excess of the amount received from the sale of the paper, but that it is advis- able to continue the collection of this waste paper. ~COnt~ C:~ W 'i 61~ STh~,ET S1GiuS P1C0 T~,rtnhCE .ki0 hD nECrt,~`I.'1 UN (:U~~15 St ON tiIhPORT Council Minutes Contd. Pulaski, Va., Dec. 5, 1944 Upon consideration of the whole matter and agreeab-le to Mr. White of the Town Council, motion was made to return. to the County of Pulaski the amount of ~8UO.U0, representing an appropriation made by the County in 1943 to which the Town Council did not put up the required ~400.OU, and that the remainder of the X2477.31 less a sufficient amount to pay any incidental expense including an audit of the Civilian Defense Center be turned over to the Town of Pulaski, and that future receipts from the collection of waste paper be likewise turned over to the Town Uounci:L, less any incidental expense that might arise in connection with the Civilian Defense Center, - this arra.ngenlent to continue until otherwise agreed upon b_y the Board of Supervisors and the Town Council." i~r. V~hite stated that the town would receive approxi- u~ately ~1, 600. UO refund fro~i ttie OCD. ~iur. h. Yu. Uatewood reported that order had been placed with the Southern Machinery ~c Supply Company for street signs to cover the majority of traveled streets within the town, to be shipped as early as possible- this item having been approved in the budget. Vuith reference to the Pico Terrace road, Mr. Gate~ood reported that he had discussed with Mr. uw. ~. Farmer, one of the property owners, regarding widening and opening up the road for public use, and he was uncertain as to w~~ether the necessary amount of width could be provided without injury to the properties located along the road at certain locations, and that he expected to look into it further. In the meantime, it was thought it might be advisable to repair the ;present road sufficiently for the use of those property owners on the road, rather than attempting at present to widen and open it up for the public. Triis is in reference to a petition presented at the November meeting of the Councils by property owners on Pico Terrace. Mayor k. T. Eskridge reported that the Council had met with members of the Recreation Commission and others, on November 23rd, 1944, pursuant to a request of the Commission at the l~overaber 9th meeting, of the Council. The matter was discussed further, with no action taken. mayor Eskridge also reported progress in obtaining leases on airport lands, and stated that Pulaski is listed in new legislation to obtain ~v225,000.U0 for improvement of its field. 1 f,~ 1 ~f X11 Council ~-inutes contfd. Pulaski, Va., December fi, 1944 a~70,000.U0 The Council approved the re-investment of uOVT BOND RF,-TtvUF~T ~v70,U00.0U in series H government bonds. ;r-.h~u T t,L,~Od~_ There being no further business, the Council ~EiuT adjourned at 9:~U P. ~. l~pproved: Attest: ~aY 1- Clerk of Council k ~~jnistration Department A. T. Eskridge, ~uayor - - - - - - - - --~ 175.00 B. C. Taylor, Treasurer - - - - - - - -- 236.25 Lottie n. nunion, Clerk - - - - - - - -- 156.50 n. 6~. Gatewood, Director of Public ~'rks.- 300.00 i~aggie Poindexter, Janitor - - - - -- -- 13.00 . ~~alter Uockernam, Fireman - J - - - - - -- 5.50 r. ----- 0. P. Jordan, ------- 5.00 T. F'. u~irt-------- ------- 5.00 H. x. Imboden------- w. F. ~~hite-------- ------- ------- 5.00 5.00 F'. ti. Seagle----- -- ----- -- 5.00 I. H. Carper-------- ------- 5.00 W. D. Aust--------- --- -- -- 5.00 G.C. Hall------ --- --- -- --- 5.00 Pulaski County Library - - - - - - - - -- 666.67 American Legion, Post No. 7 - - - -- - -- 80.00 Young `lYPeWriter Co. - - - - - - - - --- 27.25 Southwest Publishing Co. - - - - - - - - 14.40 Appalachian Electric Power Co. - - - - - 15.52 Stone Printing Co. - - - - - - - - - - - 5.73 B. l~. Smith ~ ~8ros. - - - - - - - - - -- 6.3 E 9, , ~ 1,7~2.~1 Vrate,p Depart ment H. C. Jackson------- ------ 215.00 F'. B. White, Caretaker- - - - - - - - - 57.75 R. D. y~oodCo. ------ ------ 458.16 Appd~:achian Electric Power Co.~'~~'ars~e~ S) 189.07 t~ppalachian Electric Power Co. - - - -- 97.64 Harriso -Hancock Hardware C o. - - - - - 58.24 Wallace ~ 'Tiernan Co. - - - - - - - - - 17.81 ruallace & Tiernan Co. - - - - - - - - - 14.69 Superior Sterling Co. - - - - - - - - - 20.45 The ~athieson tilkali yyorks, Inc. - - -- 19.00 The ~lathieron Xlkali ~yorks, Inc. - - -- 15.23 E. Y. Y~hitman, Postmaster - - - - - - - 15.00 Lynchburg Foundry Co. - - - - - - - - - 13.01 L.'I'. Howard------- ------- 3.00 Pulaski Hardware Co. - - - - - - - - -- 3.36 C. ~c P.Telephone Co. - - - - - - - - -- 6.15 C. ac P. Telephone Co. - - - - - - - - - .40 t~-rs. Mary `l.Steger- - - - - - - - - --- 3.33 Freight---------- ------- 20.51 Freight---------- --- ---- 2.20 Freight---------- -- ----- .55 Express---------- ------- .80 ;~ ~ 1, 231. (cont~d} bi M i ,I "{ 6~2 Council ~-inutes contd. Pulaski, Va., Dec. 5, 1949 Street Dgnartment 4~hiting Oil Company - - - - - - - - - - - ~ 85.7u Pulaski Veneer Corp. - - - - - - - - - - - 50.00 Wysor motor Corpp. - - - - - - - - - -- 29.60 rulaski Lumber co., Inc. - - - - - - - - - 18.64 trust Glass Works- - - - - - - - - - - - -- 11.00 Pulaski Co-operative Exchange- - - - - - - 11.00 S. F. Surratt----------- ---- 2.50 J. K. Ferlines----------- ---- 2.50 sppalachian Electric Power Co. - - - - --- 212.19 Police Department ~. C. Pierce, Chief - - - - - - - - - - - - 215.00 L. S. Boothe, Lieut. - - - - - - - - - --- 159.00 Earl Bouldin, Sergeant - - - - - - - - --- 159.00 Bruce nelton - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- 150.00 F.LU. Ryan------------- ---150.00 I. H. Sands, Desk Sergeant - - - - - - - - 150.00 C. C. blankenshi~ - - - - - - - - - - - -- 150.00 Louie J. ttoope------- -- -- ----150.00 Elizabeth H. Caves -------- ----105.00 L. H, Summers, Sheriff - - - - - - - - - - 40.25 Hatcher, Askew Co. - - - - - - - - - - - - 899.00 The C. & P. Telephone Co. - - - - - - - -- 24.85 The C. & P. Telephone Co. - - - - - - - -- 14.12 The C. & P. Telephone Co. - - - - - - - -- 1.00 Frost Service Station - -- -- - - - - - - - 17.20 Harrison-Hancock Hardware Co. - - - - - -- 4.03 Huff Coa1Co. ----------- ---- 2.00 Home ~ Auto Supply Co. - - - - - - - - - - 3.65 ttutherford Pontiac Co. - - - - -- - - - - e.10 . ~ 2,396.20 Li~De~grtment Appalachian Electric Power Co. - - - - - - "~ `~ 1 522.27 Fier DeFa,~tment e. H.~~ygal, Chief - - - - - - - - - - - - 115.50 Hatcher, hskew Co. - - - - - - - - - - -- 63.75 dppalachian Electric Power Co. - - - - - - 5.88 Frost Service Station - - - - - - - - - - x.65 ~P 187.78 Qakwoo~ Cem____eterv Garnett Meredith - - - - - - - - - - - - 73.50 R. E. Eastman-------------- 3~.OQ ~ 76.50 Pa R. E. Eastman----------~---- ;17,65 17.65 Government Bonds He-jnves~n~n.~,! Pulaski National Bank - - - - - - - - - - 70,000.00 70,000.00 Old Power Ho3,~s,~~ui ? di g Appalachian Electric Power Co. - - - - - 1.00 Virginia Realty ~c Insurance agency- - -- yS.OQ 6.00 Rental Property ( - eftwi rh) Robert Cornett- - - - - - - - - - - - -- 4.50 Laughon Lumber Co. - - -- - - - - - - --- 15.50 ~v 20.00 (,cont' d) 61~ Council minutes contd. Pulaski, Va., Dec. 5, 194 :Cnterest 2 - interest coupons ~ X12.50 each Street Improvement Bonds, dated Feb.1,1915------ ~ 25.00 7 - Interest coupons ~ ~p25.00 each Street jruproveruent Bonds, dated 3une 1,1927------ 175.00 5 = Interest coupons ~ yr12.50 each atreet jmprovement Bonds, dated F'eb.1,1915----- ~.,~0 ,~ 262.91 PtiYHOLi,S V'~~ ,er D~n art~u~ne t Labor payrolls week ending ivov. 10 - - - - ~ 288.25 a rr n tr lyov.l7 - - - - - 297.75 n " " " i~ov.24 - - - - - 366.75 rc rr ;, '; Dec. 1 - - - 0 - - 343.3 r• - 1, 295.5 St reet De partment Labor payroll week ending ivov. 10 - - - -- 293.69 " " ivov, 17 - - - -- 224.75 " rr " " ivov. 24 - - - -- 231.94 n ° ° ~~ DeC. 1 - - - -- 144.00 w rr 894.8 ~,e~th DQ,gart~. ~~ Labor payroll week ending Gov. 1U - - - - - n u n a Nov. 17----- " " " n ivov. i~4 - - - - - " " " " Lec. 1---- - 1 Fire Depar ent Payroll for month ending l~ov. 3U, 1944 for responding to alarms - - - - -- - - _ __ 151.00 155.00 145.00 136.00 _,, _ _ 587 . t~0 37.00 Payroll for month ending Nov. 30, 194 far attendance at meetings and drills - - - 21. 0 , ~v 58.d0 RBCkPtTUL~TlON administration Department - - - - - -~ 1,742.21 ~yater Department - - - - - - - - - -- 1,231.35 Street Department - - - - - - - - - - 212.19 Police Departrnept-------- -- 2,396.20 Fire Department--------- -- 1x37.78 Oakwood Cemetery - - - - - - - - - -- 76.50 Parks-------------- -- 17.65 Light Department - - - - - - - - - -- 522.:7 Government Bond Re-invest~uent - - - - 70,000.00 Old Power Rouse Building- - - - - - - 6.00 Rental pruperty Leftwich)- - - - - - 20.00 Capital Investment) Interest------------ 262.50 ,~ -- _ ~ 76.6?x.65 ~ av,~,.,rolls 'eater Department - - - - -- - - - - -;w 1, 295.05 Street Departrnen~ - - - - - - - - -- 894.38 Health Department- - - - - - - - - - 587.00 F`ireDepartment----------- 5$00 2.834.43 ~V ?9, 509.08 1 614 Council Minutes Pulaski, Va., January 5, 1945 The council of the Town of Pulaski met in regular session tonight at 7:30 at the ~ayor~s office. PttLSBi~T There were present: Mayor r~. T.Eskridge, presiding; Lottie x. Hunion, clerk; A. 6v. Gatewood., Director of Public Works, and Councilmen: 0. P. Jordan, Jr., T. F. Niirt, W. F. White, F. ~. Beagle, I. K. Carper, W. D. dust and G. C. Ha11: kbsent: Howard R, lmboden. i~II~UThS The minutes of the regular meeting held on December 5, 194 were read and approved. ts1LLB ~C k statement of the regular bills and payrolls PhYhOLLS for the month of December, 194~~ was read, ag~proved and the bills ordered paid. Said statement is given at the conclusion of these minutes. POLICE ~• U• Pierce submitted the police report for the REPORT month~:of December, which was read and ordered filed. The attention of the Council was called to the X80,000 STKEET issue of X80,000.00 Street Improvement Bonds due on I~iPHOV v~r~tuT February 1st, 1945, it being the sense of the Council BONDS that this should be paid off and retired at maturity, ~iaTtl~E: . Feb.l, inasmuch as ~8U,000.00 has been invested in U. S.Government 19x5. bonds for this purpose. i~r. Jordan offered the following resolution, whihh ~ on motion of T. F. y~irt, seconded by F. x. Beagle, was unanimously passed: BE IT nE~ULtiED that, ~s. C. Taylor, Treasurer of the '.lown of Pulaski, Virginia be and is hereby authorized and empowered to sign on behalf of the Town assignment form on the back of two (2) Five Thousand 1~5,000.U0) Dollar U. S. Treasury 1-3i4~ Bonds, Nos. 825 and 826 dated 12/1/a2 due June 15, 1948 for the purpose of selling same and obtaining funds with which to meet payment on Town of Pulaski, Virginia Street Improvement Bonds maturing February 1, 1945. The remaining ~7U,000.00 ~~~ng_:.U~,.:.,~.<;Tr~~su~'~ ~~r:ti~'i<cat~~.9f ~~d~b~S•