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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-05-45614 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. PtthblluT `there were present: Mayor h. T.Eskridge, presiding; Lottie ~. Hunion, clerk; A. fir. Gatewood, Director of Public Works, and Councilmen: 0. P. Jordan, Jr., T. F. Wirt, W. F. White, F. h. Seagle, I. R. Carper, Vu. D. trust and G. C. Ha11: tibsent: Howard rt, lmboden. i~tINU^1 ES The minutes of the regular meeting held on December 5, 1944 were read and approved. tsILLS & ti statement of the regular bills and payrolls P~,YnULLS for the month of December, 1944 was read, a,~proved and the bills ordered paid. Said statement is given at the conclusion of these minutes. POLICE M• c;. Pierce submitted the police report for the HEPUHT month~~of December, which was read and ordered filed. The attention of the Council was called to the ~SO,000 STREET issue of X80,000.00 Street Improvement Bonds due on I~iPHO V i~~;iVT February 1st, 1945, it being the sense of the Council BONDS that this should be paid off and retired at maturity, MaTU kE: . F'eb.l, inasmuch as ~8U,000.00 has been invested in U. S.Government 1945. bonds for this purpose. iu-r. Jordan offered the following resolution, whihh ~ on motion of T. F. Y~irt, seconded by F. x. Seagle, was unanimously passed: BE IT tcESULVED that, ~s. C;. Taylor, Treasurer of the 't'own of Pulaski, Virginia be ana is hereby authorized and empowered to sign on behalf of the Town assignment form on the back of two (2) Five Thousand ~~S,000.UO) Dollar U. S. Treasury 1-3/4~ Bonds, Nos. 825 and 826 dated l~/1j~2 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 X70,000.00 being-<,U~,:..~.~"Tr~~.su.~:; ~ert~'i:cs.t~~' .qf ~x~debd;~~S. 41 9; 615 Council l+~inutes conttd. Pulaski, Va., January 5, 1945: .~rR i'OHT The Council was advised that negotiations ~BUPP L1JnSL) leading up to tn.e lease of that portion of the airport property - ~7 acres owend by Carl .~. Bopp, and now under 'lease by the United States of america- had been tentatively agreed upon, to take effect as of July 1st, 19x5, at the expiration of the government lease. The town of Pulaski to pay v~41U.00 annually for the rental of the 27 acres and the lease subject to renewal from year to year up to June 30, 1955. In this connection, the following resolutions were passed: artPOtiT ~1) On motion of Councilman u'u. F`. V~hite, seconded ttL~OLU- `T`IUi115 by councilman G. C. Hall and unanimously passed, the Council approved file proposed Leuse between Carl h. Bopp & Margie .Bopp & The Town of Pulaski, Virginia, covering 27 acres of land to be used for airport purposes, to8ethe* with certain other rights and privileges as set forth in a said lease, under date January 6, 1945, and authorized .ri. T. Eskridge, mayor and Lottie h. Hunion, Clerk of the ` Council to execute same on behalf of the Town. '~2) On motion of Councilman G. C. Hall, seconded bl Councilman T. F. yyirt, and unanimously passed, the Council approved the proposed lease between Town of Pulaski, Virginia, and The United States of arnerica, covering one acre of land to be used for airport gurposes, and more` generally known as the "Watchhouse plot~t, and authorized a. T.Eskridge, mayor and Lottie n. Bunion, Clerk of the Council to execute same on beh~.lf of the Town of Pulaski. ~3) On motion of Councilman F. ~,. Seagle, seconded by Councilman V~. F'. ~V~hite and unanimously passed, Council approved Form aCa 47, Periait, granting The United atates of t~merica certain rights and privileges to install and maintain Lights, 1~iarkers and equipment for the guidance and operation of aircraft on its premises, all of which is ~~ more particularly described in the permit, and authorized ! I i~. T.Eskridge, mayor and Lottie n.ttunion, Clerk of the i Council to execute said Permit on behalf of the, Town of ' 6~.6 Council minutes contd. Pulaski, Va., January 5, 195 Pulaski. PObTCE On the recommendation of the Finance Committee S!~1,ri~tTES s 1NCR~,r~SE and on motion of T. F. drirt, seconded by Y. R. Carper, and unanimously passed, the Council authorized a ~v10.00 per month increase in salary to each member of the police de- partment, effective January 1, 1045. - CJRB Tn the matter of a petition for a curb market ~aARKET in the town of Pulaski, presented by farmers from the Draper and Dhilo section, at the August, 1944 meeting of the Council, and referred to a committee of G. C. Hall and 0. P. Jordan, Jr. On motion of V~. F. ~+hite, seconded by T. F. Y~irt, and unanimously passed, this committee was continued and authorized to decide upon a location and determia:e the price to b~harged for such a market, and report to the Council. 5T REET LIGHT Tn the matter of a request for a light on the CUORTHOUSE wyrl~i~~'AY walkway at the courthouse lawn between end and 3rd streets, north, referred to the light committee at the October meeting of the Council, vn.r. T. R. Carper, chairman of the committee reported that they4we~e -sti:l~..inve~tig~~s#ngtand-..;:~.. the committee was continued until the next meeting~of the Council. PULriSKT The mayor read a letter from the Pulaski Recreation RECREATION CO~a-IOSION Commission, addressed to the Mayor and the Council of the R~;SIt~NA+~ TLON 't'own of Pulaski, Virginia, dated December 7, 1944, and the ACCEP`T'ED ~`tilo~ln~._-,~ei~o~.ut~:~~; wae~offex.e~d, which, on motion of F. A. Seagle, seconded by T. F.Wirt, was unanimously passed: Rr501.tJ- '1 ION WHEhEAS, the resignations of the members of the rulaski Recreation Commission were tendered to the Council on December 7, 1944, together with enclosure of check to the Town of Pulaski for Five ~undrzd Forty-Three Dollars and Thirty-Two Cents t~543.32), this being the amount re- maining in their treasury as of that date, as set forth in their letter of December 7th; NOW, TH~;ttr~F'ORE, B~: TT RE50LVT;U that, the Council of the Town of Pulaski accepts the resignations of the members (cunt' d) ~i ~~~ g Council Minutes contd. Pulaski, Va., January 5, 1945 of the Recreation Commission as requested by them, and BE IT FURTHER nE-~OLVED that, the Council thanks the Commission for the work done and efforts extended as 1 members thereof, and BE IT F'URTHEn RE50LVED that, a copy of this resolu- tion be mailed to each member of the Commission. The letter signed by the tuembers of the Commission will be found on file in the mayor's office. OFF'iCE Or' k letter dated December 7, 1944, explaining the C1V1L1t~N DEFENSE status of th.e Office of Cicilian Defense of Pulaski County was read before the Council, which is as follovrs: n mayor X. T. Eskridge and Councilmen,- Dec. 7, 194e ' Town of Pulaski, Pulaski, Virginia. 1 Gentlemen: l submit, herewith, a copy of audit of the books of the Council of Defense from the date of its organ~«- zation to l~ovember 30, 1944. This audit gives you a clear accounting of the funds furnished by the County and the Town of Pulaski with the exception of the items ~~Other Salaries and wages~~, and ~tDonation - Pulaski guar Fund~t, which items 1 think need further explanation. Other salaries and wages consisted of ~r347.50 for clerical help during the organization period, and the remainder of` r~1,~6:3.03 for night watchman and janitpr. The donation to Pulaski 6~iar Fund of ~331.9~ was the balance after paying all expenses, from the proceeds of two Victory Garden r'airs, it being agreed by the Volunt6iler workers on these two occasions, ths.t any balance after payy~g expenses would be donated to a worthy war project. Since there is no further expense anticipated, except for small items in connection with paper salvage, tl~b balance of funds, including future receipts from, sale of paper, will be turned over to the Town of Pulaski in accorc~nce with agreement of dir. tiff. F. t~~hite for the Town of Pulaki, and fir. J. ~'. Niysor for the County on November 11, 194. Respectfully yours, (Signed) J. G. Bosang, °I Director-Caordinator." OCU x copy of the audit by J. P, miller, CPb, together aUD.tT with dir. Bosang's letter, will be found on file in the ~iayo~t s effice, The audit showing balance of cash dov.30,19 X1,593.04. yy'D.Hr'1LL The matter of the request of ~+. D. Hall for the `~ PET1TlON tiLLEY opening of an alley at his property on Valley Street, refe to die street committee at._.a_ precious meeting of the Counci was discussed, with no action taken, pending further inform ~, tion,and the committee continued. ~ lcont~d. ,~ ~{ ed 618 Council minutes contd. Pulaski, Va., January 5, 1945 iyir. F. ti. Beagle brought up the question of the ~SST- F'I~ employment of ,ur. G. D. Ray as a full-time assistant for D~,PT. the fire department, which was authorized at the jyovember meeting of the Council, and advised that ter. Ray could not accept the position on account 4~ being unable to move his family to within the corporate limits. On motion of 4V, F.Vtihite, seconded by 'I. F. Pr`irt and unanimously passed, the Council agreed that ter. Ray could accept the position without moving his residence to town, as he would be available at any time, day or night, on short notice. xDJOUi~iN_ There being no further business, the Council ~iE:NT adjourned at 9:25 P. ~. tipproved: . -:~~ attest: ;~~.Y r ------' f~ '~-, C1erK of Council xdministrdtion D,~p«~ttuent ' HlyLb x h. T. k~skridge, ~-a.yor - - - - - - - - - -* 175.00 PriYttULt,S D, C, `aylor, Treasurer - - - - - - - - - 236.25 Lottie n. nunion, Clerk- - - - - - - - - - 156.50 x. uu. Gate rood, Director of Public r~orks- 300.00 Maggie Poindexter, Janitor - - - - - - -- 13.00 !, 4yalter Cockerh«m, rireman - - - - - - - - 5.50 0. P. Jordan, Jr. - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.00 T~ F, r~irt---------------- 5.OU Howard R. .Imboden------------ 5.00 VY. F'. r~hite--------------- 5.00 F. x. Seagle _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 5.00 I. R. Carper _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 5.00 'rti. D. trust---------------- 5.OU G. C. Hall----- ----------- 5.UU C. K.ning---------------- 48.00 G~. r . Thomas, lns. - - - - - - - - - - -- 10.00 The ~. ~ P. Telephone Co. - - - - - - - - 6.45 t~ppal«chian Electric Yower Co. - - - - -- 15.x;4 E. Y. ~~hitman, Postmaster - - - - - - - - 1.00 h. ll. smith ~ ~sros. - - - - - - - - - --- 1.20 J. ~. Jones--------------- 3.03 rulaski Lumber Co., inc. - - - - - - - -- .75 National assn. of master Ylurubers of u.ST .~+~ .. 1., 012. ~2 Street lle~,artruent stand«rd uil Co. of u, ~. - - - - - - --~ 86.26 ~~y sor motor Corp. - - - - - - - - - - -- 41.83 Laughon Lumber Co. - - - - - - - - - - - 32.00 Rutherford Pontiac Co. - - - - - - - - - 25,55 Tidewater Supply Go. - - - - - - - - - - ~7a-~3 J. L.i',esling-------------- 12.80 Pul«ski Co-operative Exchange - - - - -- 10.04 Frost Service Station- - - - - - - - - - 5.10 Umberger mercantile Co. - - - - - - - - - 1.50 kppalachian Electric ~'ower Co.- - - - -- 1.00 Pulaski Lumber Co.,lnc.- - - - - - - - - .44 Rutherford Freight Lines - - - - - - _ _ .67 234.48 (c~t'd 619 1 I~ ~~ Council minutes coat ~ d. Pu:i.~.ski, V G. , January 5, 1945 4rnter Department ti. C. Jackson, supt. - - - - - - - - ~ 215.00 F. L. V~hite, Caretaker- - - - - - - - 57.75 bppalachi~n Elec. Power Co.l~~arden ~) 31.18 bppalachian elec. ~'ower Co. - - - - - 95.69 Kish Equipment Co. - - - - - - - - - 216.00 Rish Equipment Co. - - - - - - - - - 34.00 LynchbuEg Foundry Co.- - - - - - - - 144.64 Harrison-Rar~ock Hardware Co. Inc. - 15.23 The ~-athieson alkali works, Inc.- - - 15.23 Frost Service Station - - - - - - - - 11.50 Superior aterling Co. - - - - - - - - 3.73 Superior Sterling Co. - - - - - - - - .95 2'he C. & P. Telephone Co. - - - - - - 6.15 Ditto--------------- - .65 Ditto -------------- - .94 Pulaski Printing Co. - - - - - - - - 6.50 Gu1f0i1Corp. ---------- - 4.25 Express-------------- - 5.18 :express-------------- - .60 F`reight------------- -- 7.05 Freight-------------- - 1.52 ~ 1,154.74 police Department i~1. C. Pierce, chief--------- y15.00 L. 5. Fioothe, Lieut. - - - - - - - - 159.00 Earl Bouldin, Sergeant - - - - - - - 159.00 Bruce Helton - - - - - - - - - - - - 150.00 F'.~. Ryan------------- 150.00 I. rI. Sands, Desk Sergeant- - - - -- 150.00 C. G. rsle.nKenship - - - - - - - - -- 150.00 Louie J. Roope - - - - - - - - - - - 150.00 Elizabeth H. Caves - - - - - - - - - 105.00 L. h. Summers, Sheriff - - - - - - - 51.00 The C. ~c P. Telephone Co. - - - - -- 25.00 The C. ~c P. Telephone Co. - - - - -- 13.77 Rutherford ~'ontiac Co. - - - - - - - 14.10 Rutherford Pontiac Co. - - - - - --- 7.75 Western auto hssociate Ctore - - - - 11.47 W. F'. Thomas, Ins. - -- - - - - - -- 10.00 B. ll. Smith~cBros.--------- 3.65 Harrison-Hancock Hardware Co., Inc.- 9.36 ~ 1,534.10 Fire Department K. H. ~'~ygal, Chief--------- Virginia Realty & Ins. tigency - - - C . K . wing - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ppalachian Electric Power Co. - --- The C. & P. Telephone Co. - - - - -- ~irginia ~-utual Insurance Kgency - - 115.50 195.00 48.00 6.12 ' .05 4.00 ~ 368.67 1 Garnett~+eredith---------- 73.50 ~,, i,igY~t DeZ a~ rtm~nt ~' 73.50 hppalachian Electric Power Co. - - - 529.1 „ nv 529.61 "~' Old Yovrer douse Builain~ hppalachian Electric Power Co. Peak Creek J . Sam Herron - - - - - - - - - - -- ~cont'd) spa Council minutes contd. Pulaski, Va., January 5, 1945 Interest 43 - Interest coupons ~ X25.00 each Street Improvement rsonds, dated June 1,1927----~ 1,075.00 24 - Interest coupons ~ ~v25.0O each Sani- tary sewer Ex. Bond dated June 1, X27-- 600.00 25- Interest coupons ~ X25.00 each Street Improvement Bonds dated June 1, 1927---- 625.00 5 - Interest coupons ~ X25.00 each Sani- tary Sewer Ex. Bond,dated June 1,'2'1---- 125.00 1 - Interest coupon ~ X12.50 each Street Improvement Bonds, dated F'eb.1,1915----- 12.50 25 - Interest oupons ~ ~v25.00 each Street Improvement Bonds, dated June 1,1927---- 625.00 2 - Interest coupons ~ X25.00 each, Sani- tary Sewer Ex. Bond, dated June 1,127 --- 5000 _ ~p3,112.50 PhYttOLnS 6'uater De~z trte tt- Labor pa~roll week ending Dec.8,i944- yv 352.75 ` " " Lec.15 " - 270.75 " " Dec.~2 " - 287.50 " " " " Lec.29 " - 239.00 " r' " ~~ Jan. 5,1945_ 257.25 Street Department ~v1,4O7.25 Labor payroll week ending Dec. 8,1944 ~ 194.25 " ` " " Dec.l5,1944 263.94 " " " Dec.~2,1944 179.00 ~` ~' u Dec.29,i944 220.69 u u u " Jan. 5,1945_ 212.00 ~vl, 068.88 Health Dp~r •nrent Labor pa~rroll week ending Dec. 8,194 ~ 150.00 ' " " Dec.15, " 115.00 " `' " Dec.2z, " 135.00 " ~~ ° " DeC.29, " 100.00 ~' " " Jan. 5,1945 ~v 627.50 Fire Deaartme~~ Payroll for month ending Dec. 31, 1944 for responding to alarms - - - - - - -~ 22.00 Payroll for month ending Dec. ~1, 1944 for attendance at meetings ~c schools -_ 18.50 40.50 R~CxPITUL~,T10N administration Lepartr~-ent - - - - - -~r 1,012.42 Vtiater Department - - - - - - - - - - - 1,154.74 Street Department - - - - - - - - - -- 234.48 colic e Leparta~ent - - - - - - - - - -- 1, 534.10 Fire Department - - - - - - - - - - -_ 368.67 Oakwood Cemetery - - - - - - - - - - - 73.50 Light Department-------- --- 529.61 Old ~'ower riouse Building- - - - - - -- 1.00 Peak Creek_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 100.00 Interest - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _,112.50 Payrolls: ~ 8,121.02 Dater Department - - - - - - - - - - - 1, 407.25 Street Department - - - - - - - - - -- 1,069.8 He.81th Department - - - - - - - - - -- 627.50 ~`ireDepartment--------- -- 4 50 ~pll, 266.15