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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-02-39Council Minutes Pulaski, Virginia, May 2, 193 Pursuant to notice, copy of which is hereto attached and signed by all members of the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, the regular meeting of the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, was held at the Mayor's Office at 7:30 P. ~. on Tuesday, May 2, 1939. {` PRESENT PRESENT: Mayor E. W. Calfee, presiding, and the following: A. T. Eskridge, T. J. VVallner, L. E. V'dhitesell, J. E. Bunts, T. L. James, A. i~ . Bushong and G. C. Hall, all being members of the Council. ABSENT: Councilman F. A. Seagle,; On motion of Councilman A. T. Eskridge, seconded by ~~` f.~ Councilman J. E. Bunts, and by recorded vote as follows, ~- ~ . , the following resolution and ordinance was unanimously adopted and passed: For Resolution and Ordinance: Against Resolution and Ordinance: A. T. Eskridge - Aye x' NOES - NONE T. J. 4~Iallner - Aye { ;~ J. E. Bunts - Aye ~~ L. E. 4vhitesell- Aye m4 T. L. James - Aye '` '. A. M. Bushong - Aye ~' i~ G. C. Hall - Aye 3{ ti ~~40,000 V`dATER A RESOLUTION AND ORDINANCE TO PF~OVIDE FOR THE ISSUAiJCE 4~IORKS OF y~'ATER J`JORKS REFUNDING BONDS BY THE 'I'OVdN OF PULASKI, VIRGINI ~~~D~DING IN THE AMOUNT OF $40,000, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFUNDING A LIKE A~{OUNT OF OUTSTANDING BONDS OF SAID TOFF?IV ISSUED FOR THE PURPOS OF ACG~UIRING AND ESTABLISHING A ~JATER 6^~ORKS, SAID BONDS BECOMI fi?UE flND AA3~ABLE JULY 1, 1939, AND PRESCRIBING THE FORM AND OTH DETAILS OF SAID REFUNDING BONDS AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF: WHEREAS, the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, has outstanding valid indebtedness in the amount of X40,000, lawfully incurred for the purpose of establishing a water works for said Town, which indebtedness is pepresented by bonds bearing date July 1 1909, said bonds having been duly and regularly issued pursuant to lawful proceedings, and which said bonds are specifically recognized as valid in accordance with the 1936 Validating Act of the Code of Virginia, under Chapter 122 of said Code, sub-section X090 n; and, .. ... ~ _. 5s Council Minutes Cont. Pulaski, Virginia, i'Iday 2, 1939 WHEREAS, said bonds provided for the payment of `,five per centum interest per annum, payable semi-annually, from the date of said bonds; and, WHEREAS, all of the interest on said bonds has been fiil.ly paid except the final semi-annual payment of interest due July 1, 1939; and, WHEREAS said bonds will mature on July 1, 1939, and there are no funds in the Tovrn treasury for the payment thereof; and, WHEREAS, it is by this Town Council deemed necessary and expedient to issue water works refunding bonds of the Tov~m for the purpose of refunding said indebtedness. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA: Section 1. That there shall be issued water works refunding bonds of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, in the amount of Forty Thousand 040,000.00) Dollars for the purpose of refunding a like amount of valid outstanding indebtedness of said Town represented by bonds heretofore lawfully issued undeE date of July 1, 1909, and maturing July 1, 1939. Said outstanding bonds having been issued for the purpose of establishing a water works for said Town. Section 2. That said water works refunding bonds shall be issued under date of July 1, 1939, bearing interest payable semi-annually at a rate not to exceed five per centum per annum, and shall be in the denomination of One Thousand 01,000) Dollars each, and two (2) bonds shall mature each on July 1, of each of the years 1940 to 1959, both inclusive. At maturity, all of said water works refunding bonds issued hereunder shall be payable to bearer at the Chase National Bank, in the City of New York and State of New YArk. Section 3. That said water works refunding bonds shall be signed by the Mayor of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia and attested by the Clerk of the Council of said Town under the seal of said Town, and shall be numbered 1 to 40, inclusive, and bonds numbered 1 and 2 shall mature July 1, 1940, and so on, ~7 Council Minutes Cant. Pulaski,Virginia, May 2, 1939 in compliance with Section 2 herein, so that X2,000 of the principal amount shall mature annually until all bonds are `k'. retired. Said water works refunding bonds shall be coupon ~} bonds, with the coupons attached to each bond,. providing for interest on that particular bond in accordance herewith,. said coupons also being payable to bearer at the Chase National Bank in the City of New York, State of New York, said coupons '. being payable on the 1st day of January and the 1st day of July of each year, as the case may be, as herein provided. Section 4. That in each year while any of the said water works refunding bonds shall be outstanding, there ~ ,~~', shall be levied upon alI of the taxable property not exempt ~ from the levy of taxes formerly levied for the payment of the bonds to be refunded, a tax sufficient in the amount to pay the interest on such bonds and the principal thereof, as the same respectively become due; provided, ho8ever, that said tax may be the same as the direct tax originally levied for the payment of the bonds to be refunded in order that no cha2ege in the nature of the obligation shall be effected by reason of the refunding thereof, and provided further that revenue derived from the water works of the Town of Pulaski may be used for the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds as the Council may deem expedient. Section 5. That said water works refunding bonds when issued shall be in substantially the following form: X1,000. UNITED STATES OF Aa:ERICA No. STATE OF VIRGINIA COUNTY OF PULASKI, TOWN OF PULASKI. '4 V~ATER WORKS REFUNDING BOND. `, KNOW ALL i~EN BY THESE PRESENTS; That the Town of ~G Pulaski, in the County of Pulaski, and State of Virginia, is i justly indebted and far value received hereby promises to pay ,E to the bearer on the lst day of July, 19~, the principal f s~zm of__ ar ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ?` ~; 01, 000. ) ~. with interest thereon at the rate of (not to exceed five) q~; t ~I 5~. Council Minutes Cont. Pulaski, Virginia, May 2, 1939 per centum per annul, payable se_ni-annually on the first days of January and July in each year, upon the presenta- tion and surrender of the annexed interest coupons as they severally become due. For the prompt payment hereof, both principal and interest as the same become due, the full faith, credit and resources of said Toafn are hereby irrevocably pledged. This bond is one of an issue of forty (40) bonds,.. of like date, amount and tenor, except as to maturities, aggregating ~~40,000, and is issued for the purpose of providing funds to pay a like amount of valid outstanding bonded indebtedness of said Town under the authority of and in full compliance with the Constitution and statutes of the State of Virginia, and the Charter of said Town, and pursuant to an order of the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Virginia, authorizing the holding of and election of the qualified voters of said Town to vote on said bond issue, said order of said Court being dated the 4th day of June, 1908, and pursuant to a vote of a lawful majority of the qualified voters thereof at an election duly called, held on the 10th day of July, 1908, and ordinances duly adopted by the Town Council thereof. The said bonds to be retired all having been issued under date of July 1, 1909, and all maturing tai July 1, 1939, and said bonds having been issued for the purpose of establishing a water works for the Town of Pulaski, Virginia. It is hereby certified and recited that all acts, conditions and things required to exist or to be done precedent to and in the issuance of this bond by the laws and Constitution of the said State, have duly happened and been performed; that provision has been made for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax upon all the taxable property within said Town subject to taxation for this purpose sufficient to pay the interest and principal of this bond as the same shall become due; and that the total indebtedness of said Town, including this bond, does not exceed any constitutional or statutory limi- tation; and that said Town of Pulaski in issuing this refunding bond has complied with all requirements of Chapter 122 of the Code of Virginia, 1936, and The Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-six Validating Act approved ~.4arch 25, 1936, and set forth in the Code of Virginia, 1936, Chapter 122, Sections 3090 a - 3090 p, both inclusive. IN 4ilITNES5 WHEREOF, said Town has caused this bond to be signed by its Mayor and attested by its Clerk, under its corporate seal, and the interest coupons hereto attached to be signed with the facsimile signatures of said bfficers, as of the 1st day of July, 1939. iMayor ATTEST: Clerk .o ounci . Corporate Seal. COUPON ~. No. On the 1st day of , , the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, will pay to bearer at the Chase Tdational Bank, New York City, the sum o~___.__ Council Minutes Cont. Pulaski, m _ w s .,_ ~,~.m.....~...~~..q- . ' ~~ Virginia, May 2, 1939 being the semi-annual interest due that day on its water ~~ works refunding bond dated July 1, 1939. i~dayor ATTEST: Clerk 6~ C.4unci .s BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Pvlayor of said Toxin forthwith advertise for sealed bids on the purchase of '' said bonds, to be opened at the Council Chamber of the ,..., Town of Pulaski, Virginia, on the 2nd day of June, 1939 ~~ at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Said bids to be on the whole of ~~ ~ said issue or any part thereof, and that no bid for less than par shall be received for said bonds and that said Council may reject any and all of said bids, and that each bidder shall accompany his bid with certified check for the si of One Thousand (1,000.00) Dollars, payable to the Town of Pulaski, Virginia. ~dINUT~5 The minutes of the regular meeting held on April 4th, , 1939 were read and approved. BIDi,S & A detailed statement of the rcdul~:.r bills and payrolls PkYRULLS for the month of April was audited, approved and on motion duly made, seconded and unanimously p~~ssed, ordered paid. Said bills are given at the conclusion of these minutes. '! BUILDING The following building permits coming within the i. PEh~.IITS :~ requirements of the ordinance were granted: To. ~'J. L. 'P 1'' Grantham for a lz-story frame dwelling and fra:~e garage, ~E on the north side of 5th St. East Pul~~ski, to cost X1,650.00; ;' to ~'V. S. Coalson for a one-story frame dwelling on the east side of Baskerville Street, Locust Hill, to cost x:1,400.00; to VV. A. Hawkins for a one-story frame dwelling on the south side of 4th St. East Pulaski, to cost x1400.00; to R, A. Hudson for remodelling storeroom on the south side of 2ndSt. N., to cost X800.00; to J. G. Lovern for a one-story frame dwelling on ~t ~, the north side of 17th St. N. T~J. to cost x,400.00. Oxi motion.: made.,., se.e_anded.:arid, pass~cl:.~h-~Jappli~ation ~of.:I~arris: M~.~tc~~:Co. s® PETITION UNION AVE J YV FAGG Council ~[inutes Cont. Pulaski, Va., day 2, 1939 fog a ~r~,r~e en~las~d automobile storage- ~Yie~..~ on~ 't~e`~north side ~ ~~' to cost ~a900~00 _ __ _ .,...~ ~l~eir Pxeser~t Storage ~~~:~d#-n~ Z~~r~~-~as~Z~:~:~o~? ~~~~~~' ~'~- ~6~d~t~~~ed on~in the event it shouJ.d ever b`e sided up, it should be done with brick or concrete. Councilman T. J. '1Jallner asked to be recorded as not voting on said permit. J. Y~. Fagg, through his attorney, presented a petition asking for the closing of a portion of Union Ave. in East Pulaski which, on motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, was referred to the Street Committee for investigation and report. A~EFiICAN LEGION A committee from the Pulaski Post American Legion CARvIVAL appeared before the Council relative to holding a carnival sometime during the summer. In that no definite pl~~s or date had been fixed, no action was ts.ken. PETITION With reference to bequest made at theApril 4th SE`r~ ER GRhHA~t St meeting for a sewer extension on Grsham Street, fir. A. ~~. Gatewood, director of public works, submitted a detailed report and estimate of cost which, on motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, was ordered filed. T.A.DOUTHAT In the matter of protest of A. setts against T. A. FIRE Douthat, alleging that the boiler room of the Ulika Cleaning HALL-.RD ~ ADJOURN- plant was a fire hazard, after hearing attorneys representing the parties interested, it ws.s the sense of the Council that it was a matter to be heard by the i~a.yor in Police Court, and not by the Council. There being no further business, the Council adjourned at 9:15 P. ~. ATTEST Clerk of Council Approved kayo 1 ~. `~ I..~ thi math 0=S Dissoni~inuaac• of portion of IInion lvenue JPPLIC1TI01~. "t0 'ffis COIIBCIL OF THa 2'OW$ OF PULASgi, vIxGI1~I1: '_ ohs applieaticn o~ d. V't. Fagg of Pulaski, lfirginia, for the dies©ntinaance and vasation ©t a portion of IInicn lvsnae taituate is salt Pulaski, the same being described as folloWas ginning at the s. E. corner o~ Lot ~8, bsotion X36, as shorn on the o,~fiaial map of the down o~ Palaski; thenc 8. with the line of bth 3t. to a point 30 ft. fr©m the center of the present coaorete gewbern- Pulaski Goad; thence in a s~outhernly direction in an anbroken Qurved line each point o~ ethieh is 30 tt. from the center of said read to a point in an alley; thence in a sesternly direction approaimately 15 ft. to the S. s. cornea of Lot ~8, Secti®a g2i6; thsnc• in a gorthernly direction`With the line of said lot to the point o2 Beginaing* ~aad in mhivh appliaation the undersigned d. ~. Fagg Would Irespscttully ahcnt onto your Honor$ble Body: 411 That said portion of Tanion lvenue Yas tee f' a~td established by sertain plat of the Lake Spring Land and Improvement Company, Which was never recorded in the Clerk's Offivs of Pulaski Qoaaty, but which said plat ryas inoc~parated into cad became apart oY the Of~iaial Map of the xown of Pulaski; and, (E) That the p®rtion cf IIaion Jlvsnue herein deacribed host neser been astually opened er u®ed by an3r persons for street purpoaea nor the dedication aforesaid of~isiallt ~accspted; and, 4~) mat the adj®iaing frosts of lanA hale been ao treated and co~eyed with a view of ohaaged conditions in 'IM' l~ ~. ,.- y ,~~ " ~ ~. ~~ Council ~dinutes Cont. Pulaski, Va. ~ day 2, 1939 Administration Department _s t E. W. Calfee, Mayor - - - - - - - - - - -~, 100.00 C. Vd. Bushong, Treasurer - - - - - - - - 200.00 Lottie R. Runion, Clerk ~c Stenographer - 75.00 A. W. Gatewood, Director Public ~~uorks- - 250.00 Maggie Poindexter, Janitor - - - - - - -- 10.00 4'~alter Cockerham, Fireman - - - - - - - - 4.00 United Christian Charities- - - - - - - - 300.00 { Pulaski County Centennial Commission- - - 250.00 Pulaski Public Library - - - - - - - - - 220.00 Whiting Oil Co. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 52.30 C. & P. Telephone Co. - - - - - - - - - - 20.60 Young Typewriter Co. - - - - - - - - - -- 7.50 ~' B. D. Smith&Bros. ----------- 14,00 B. D. Smith ac Bros. - - - - - - - - - - - 7.50 Southwest Publishing Co. - - - - - - - -- 5.40 Pulaski Lumber Co., Inc. - - - - - - - -- 3.30 ~ 1,519.6 a Water Department ~a-K '~; 1 H. C. Jackson, Supt. - - - - - - - - - --~ 150.00 Frank White, Caretaker - - - - - - - - -- 50.00 C. & P. Telephone Co. - - - - - - - - - - 5.65 Gulf Oi1Co. ------------ --- 6.53 Harrison-Hancock Hardware Co.,Inc.- - - - 118.25 i Lynchburg Foundry Co. - - - - - - - - - - 3.76 Lynchburg Foundry Co. - - - - - - - - - - 6.64 ~dathieson Alkali Works - - - - - - - - -- 15.75 Freight--------------- -- .55 Freight--------------- -- .55 B. D. Smith&Bros. --------- -- .25 Dixie Foundry------------ -- 13.24 Wysor ~-otor Corp. - - - - - - - - - - -- 1.60 ";~ Service Garage & rotor Co.- - - - - - - - 1.00 '` Pulaski Lumber Co.,Inc.- - - - - - - - -- 11.98 385.... Street Department The Garland Company - - - - - - - - - - -~ 54.47 ~' General Chemical Company - - - - - - - -- 14.50 Gulf Oil Corp. ---------- - --- 82.14 Harrison-Hancock Hardware Co.,Inc.- - - - 3.59 Freight--------------- -- 3.28 Pulaski County----------- --- 14.85 Pulaskil~otorCo.,Inc.-------- -- 1.15 ;F Pulaski rotor Co.,Inc.- -- - - - - - - - - 1.50 Whiting0ilCo. ----------- -- 79.75 Wysor Motor Corp.- - - - - - - - - - - -- 4.50 ~. Harris Motor Co. - - - - - - - - - - - - 50.98 310.- Police Department ~[. C. Pierce, Chief - - - - - - - - - - -~ 150.00 L. S. Boothe, Lieut. - - - - - - - - - - 125.00 EarlBouldin------------ --- 125.00 Roy G. Hall------------- -- 125.00 '~ Bruce Helton------------ --- 125.00 I. H. Sands, Desk Sergeant - - - - - - -- 100.00 ` Fred M. Ryan------------ --- 100.00 L. R. Summers------------ -- 29.50 L. R. Summers------------ -- 25.00 Harrison-Hancock Hardware Co.,Ine.- - - - 3.65 Pulaski Motor Co.,Inc. - - - - - - - - -- 2.85 Service Garage & Motor Co. - - - - - - -- 3.05 S. F. Surratt------------ - 2.00 ~: ~ 916. .~.-., 62 Council Minutes Cont. Pulaski, Va., May 2, 1939 Fire Department A. H. Wygal------------~ 90.00 Appropriation - - - - - - - - - - - 41.66 City Fuel Co. ----------- 16.50 w~ysor j~otor Corp. - - - - - - - - - .E4 Harrison-Hancock Hardware Co.,Inc-- _ .20 149.00 Health Department Virginia State Department of Health 500.00 500.00 ~' Sewer Constr~ZCtion - Floyd Ave. Pulaski Lumber Co.,Inc.- - - - - - ~ 311.39 J. B. Chrisley - - - - - - - - - - 15.00 Dixie Foundry - - - - - - - - - -- 99.99 425.39 Sewer Department Harrison-Hancock Hardware Co.,Inc.- ~ 20.51 Pulaski Lumber Co.,Inc.- - - - - -- .84 ~ 21.35 Light Department Appalachian Electric Power Co.- - - ~ 774.00 Appalachian Electric Power Co.- - - 22.58 ~v 796.58 Parks Harrison-Hancock Hardware Co.,Inc-- ~ 1.50 Puls.ski Lumber Co.,Inc.- - - - - -- 15.77 ~ 17.27 Oakwood Cemetery Garnett Meredith - - - - - - - - -- ~ 60.00 Harrison-Hancock Hardware Co.,Inc-- 1.70 C. L. Dent-------------_. 8.90 $ 70.60 lnt ergs Peoples National Bank - - - - - - - X100.00 1 -Interest coupon Street Improve- ment Bonds, dated Feb.l,1915- - 12.50 1 - Interest coupon, Street I:~prove- ment Bonds, dated Feb.1,1915- - 12.50 10 - Interest coupons ~ 525.00 ea. Sewer Bond, dated Oct.1,1913- - 2 - Interest coupons ~ X12.50 ea. Street Improvement Bonds, dated Feb. 1, 1915 - - - - - -- 250.00 _ 25.00 ~ 400.00 i 1 3 Council ~dinutes Cont. Pulaski, VG ,, day 2, 1939 PAYROLLS Water Department Labor payrolls week ending April 7 ,1939---~ 66.00 n rr r- rr April 14,193:•9--- 44.20 n rr rr " April 21, 1939-- 47.58 n rr rr r+ April 28,1939--- 92.50 250.25 Street Department Labor payroll week ending April 7,1939----$121.50 rr ++ ++ rr April 14,1939---- 183.25 rr tr rr rr April 21,1939---- 120.50 rr rr rr rr April 28,1939---- ~8,u.50 607.75 ~,olice Department Labor payroll week ending April 14,19x9----~ 12.00 rr _ rr ++ rr April 28,1939---- 4.00 16.00 Parks Labor payroll week ending April 7, 1939---~ 22.00 i°° rr rr rr rr April 14,1939---- 8.00 „~ 30.00 ~~ ,d Sewer Construction - Floyd Ave. Labor payroll week ending April 14,1939----X156.65 n rr n rr April 21,1939---- 193.20 rr n rr n April 28,1939---- 133.50 483.35 Health Department Labor payroll week ending April 7,19:.9----w 43.00 n tr n rr April 14,199---- 43.00 tt tt rr rr April 21,1939---- 30.00 tr rr rr ++ April 29,1939---- 45.00 161. RECAPITULATION Administration Department- - - - - - ~ 1,519.60 °~'ater Department - - - - - - - - - - 385.75 Street Department - - - - - - - - -- 310.71 Police Department - - -- - - - - - - 916.05 Fire Department - - - - - - - - - -- 149.00 Health Department - - - - - - - - -- 500.00 Sewer Construction-Floyd Ave.- - - - 425.39 Sewer Department - - - - - - - - - - 21.35 Light Department - - - - _ _ _ _ _ 796.58 Parks-------------- -- 17.27 Oakwood Cemetery - - - - - - - - - - 70.E0 Interest------------ -- 400.00 Payrolls: Water Department - - - - - - - - - - ~ 250.25 Street Department - - - - - - - - -- 607.75 Police Department - - - - - - - - -- 16.00 Parks---------------- 30.00 Sewer Construction -Floyd Ave.- - -- 483.35 Health Department - - - - - - - - -- 161s00 5,512.30 ~ 7,060.65 NOTICE TO ~E~IBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF T3E TOVri~ OF PULY,SKI VIRGINIti: You, and each of y~~, are hereby notified that there will be a special meeting of the Council of the To~1n of Pulaski, Virginia, to be held at the ~dayor-s Office on Friday, June 2nd, 1939 at 10:00 0 ~ clock l~. iii. , for the purpos e of opening bids on the purchase of yr`ater Yorks Refunding Bonds in the sum of Forty Thousand (~~0,000.00) Dollars, according to resolution of the Council passed on i~ay ~;nd, 1939, ~:nd for the purpose of awarding said bonds to the highest and best bidder. Of all of ~rhich you, a.nd each of you, ;r~rill take due notice. Given under ~y hand this 1st of J e, 1939. Mayor of the Tovrn f Pulaski, Virginia. Nle, the undersigned, members of the Council of t:~.e Tovvn of Pulaski, Virginia, do hereby accept notice of the above special meeting of the Council to be held on Friday, June end, 1939 at 14:00 oTClock ti. ~. - G! d~~ i 1