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Home My WebLink About09-05-40Council rvlinutes ~i ~~ ~~ ~~ C 189 E k Pul=.s_~i, UG., Seate:~ber 5, 140 The Council met in adjourned session tonight at the Mayor ~ s office at 7:30 , PRESENT There were present: Mayor E. W. Calfee, presiding; Lottie R. Runion, clerk; A. W. Gatevrood, Director yublic Works, and Councllmen: A. T. Eskridge, T. J. Wallner, L. E. Whitesell, T. L. James, F. A. Seagle, G. C. Hall and J. E. Bunts. Absent: A. M. Bushong. MINUTES The minutes of the regular meeting held on August 13th and the organization meeting held on September 2nd, were read and approved. OATHS Councilmen J. E. Bunts and G. C. Hall were qualified by the Mayor, administering the required oath of office. VACANCIES. The terms of the officers elected b the y preceding Council, having expired August 31, 198, on motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, the following persons were nominated and elected without opposition to fill the 1 vacancies: Chief of ~'olice - - - - - - - M. C. Pierce Lieutenant - - - - - - - _ __ L. S. Boothe Patrolmen: Earl Bouldin, Roy C. Hall Bruce i~elton, Fred .Ryan Desk Sergeant - - - - - - - - I. H. Sands Superintendent of Water and Sewer Departments - - - - -- Howard C. Jackson Reservoir Caretaker - - - - - Frank White Director rublic Works - - - - ti. W.Gstewood Street Foreman - - - - - - __ W. T. Crowder Cemetery Sexton - - - - - --- Garnett Meredith Fire Chief------_ ___A, R.~°y~ygal SALARIES On motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, FIXED the salaries were fixed as follows: Mayor - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ ~ X1200.00 per year Treasurer - - - - - - - - 2400.00 " " Clerk.`" Stenographer - - -- 1200.00 " r' Director Public Works - - - 3000.00 " r' Chief of ~'olice - - - - - - 1800.00 Lieutenant of Police - - -- 1500,00 " -r Four Patrolmen - - - - - - 1500.00 each rt Desk Sergeant - - - - - - - 1200.00 per year Superintendent of Water ~ Sewer Departments - - - - 1800.00 " " Street Foreman - - ~ - - -- 1500.00 " n Fire Chief - - - - - _ - ~ 100.00 " " Cemetery Sexton - - - - - - 720,00 " ~ Reservoir Caretaker - - - - 600.00 n *< ~' ~y0' Council Minutes Cont. Pulaski, Va. September 5, 1940 Labor wages Q 25¢ and 30¢ per hour. STANDING On .motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, COM~dITTEES~ ~ . the following standing committees were named: n nc Liaht J. T. Eskridge, Chairman T. L. James, Chairman . E.Bunts A. T. Eskridge F. A. Seagle J. E. Bunts G. C. Hall A. ~. Bushong Ordinance ~I F. A.Seagle, Chairman L. . Ch E.~Uhitese , airman J. E. Bunts J.. E. Bunts T. L. James F. A.Seagle A. T. Eskridge T. L. Js.mes He~ Pubtic Property G. C. Hall, Chairman J. E. Bunts, Chairman L. E. ~~hitesell G. C. Hall T. J. Wallner A. T.Eskridge F. A.Seagle F. A. Seagle eet Fire T. Wallner., Chairman A. M. Bushong, Chairman G. C. Hall G. C. Hall L. E. Whitesell A. T. Eskridge A. ~. Bushong T. ~. Wallner TREASURER'S On motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, BOND the treasurer's bond was authorized fixed at X10,000.00. The bond was placed in t he custody of A. T. Eskridge, Chairman of the Finance Committee. AUDITOR ~ un motion duly made, seconded and unanimously EMPLOYED passed, ~. Y. Miller, CPA, was employed to audit the treasurer's books for the past fiscal year. BILLS & A detailed statement of the regular bills and PAYROLLS payrolls for the month of August was audited, approved and on motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, ordered paid. Said bills are given at the conclusion of these minutes. BUILDING The following building permits, coming within the PERMITS requirements of the ordinance were granted: To Bert Akers for a one-story brick dwelling on the south side of Newbern Road to cost X3300.00; R. T. Long for a one-story brick dwelling on the north side of 12th St. N. W., to cost ~3300.00,(between Prospect and Randolph Avenues). T. F. Wirt for one-story frame dwelling on the west side of Henry Ave., between 5th and 6th streets, to cost X3,000.00; W. R. Bentley for one-story frame dwelling on the south side of Locust St., C ~. Villamont,' to cost X2,000.00; E. W.Covey for frame office Council Minutes Contd. r J Pulaski, +~ 191 .. 9 f Va. , September 5,140 i .Building building on the Sndth side of 2nd street, N. E., old P. T. Permits Cont~d Co. property, to cost X1500.00; H. ~i+. Poteat for improving and converting old building on the north side of First St., N., between Washington and Madison Avenues, into apartments,:, to cost X1500.00; C. E. McNew for an addition of porch to brick building on the east side of Jefferson Ave., N., to cost X100.00. PERMIT On recommendation of-the Street Committee., the ~H M HUFFMAN - permission to install application of M. M. Huffman. for~two gasoline ~um~as on GAS Tanks the west side of Jefferson Ave., North, between 2nd and 3rd streets, was granted, with the provision that the tanks were to be removed one year from date of installation, (September 1st, .1940) and not to be replaced. ' NEHI On recommendation of-the Street Committee, the SIGN Nehi Bottling Company was granted permission to place a BIG LEAGUE EXHIBI- TION GAME LOT PULASKI St. ASPHALT PAVEMENT TOP sign at_t~ie`:entrance to town at the South corporate limits,w~!th tfie ~:u~tierptanding.: that the Mayor was to de5ighate the place.,.., On motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, the Pulaski Fire Department was granted permission to stage a big league exhibition baseball game here on April 9, 1941, for the benefit of the department. On motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, the finance committee was empowered to sell a lot owned by the Town, on Pulaski Street near Valley Street, the same having been acquired years ago for the purpose of operating a rock .quarry, and it appearing to the Council that the same could never be used for this purpose, nor would the town ever have any use for this property. On motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed,:' ~'~ the Council authorized the laying of asphalt pavement top on 5th Street, Forth from Madison Ave. to Washington Ave., and on Washington Ave. from First St. So. to the corporate ~~ limits; also on 2nd Street North from Washington ~o ~dadison Ave., at an estimated cost of X9,145.00. The Mayor pas authorized to issue a warrant for the cost of these improvements, payable January 1, 191. 1y2 Council B~inutes Contd. Pulaski, Va., Sept. 5, 1940 STATE HIGKWAY On motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, FUNDS the following resolution requesting the State Highway. Commission for maintenance and reconstruction funds for. the year 1940-1941, was passed: RESOLU- BE IT RE50LVED by the Council of the Town of Pulaski, TION Virginia, that the State Highway Commission be and is hereby requested to allocate to the Town of Pulaski, maintenance funds for the maintenance of State Highways within the corporate limits of the Town of Pulaski for ~h~ years 1940-1941, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said Highway Commission be requested to allocate to said Town for said years, recon- struetion funds, the same to be used for the widening out and improving Rsndolph Avenue in the Town of Pulaski, which forms a part of State Route X99. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the State Highway Commission. ADJOURN- There being no further business, the Council adjourned YE~iT at 8:45 Y. ~~ A test: ~oyc.J Clerk of Council 1 L STt~TEi~tENT BILLS & PAYROLLS t _; 193 Council Minutes Conttd. Pulaski, Va., Sept. 5, 1940 '` Administration Department E. W. Calfee, Mayor--------___ C. W. Bushong, Treasurer - - - - - - - Lottie R. Bunion, Clerk 3c Stenographer - A. IN. Gatewood,Director rublic Works - -- Maggie Poindexter, Janitor - - - - - - - Walter Cockerham, Fireman - - - - - - Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. - - -- Twin City Decorating Co. - - - - - - - _- Virginia Penitentiary Industrial Dept. -- B. D. SmithaBros. ----- ----__ Virginia mutual Insurance agency - - - -- Freight - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ . w. Bosang, Clerk - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ Martin-Bunion Hardware Co., Inc. - - - -- Water Department H. C. Jackson, Supt. - - - - - - - - - -_ Frank White, Caretaker - - - - - - - - -- Harrison-Hancock Hardware Co., Inc.- - -- ~~- Tidewater Supply Co. - - - - - - - - _ _- '-~= Tidewater Supply Co. - - - - - - _ _ _ __ Glauber Brass mfg. Co. - - - - - - - - -.. ~ Appalachian Electric Power Co. - - - - -- GulfOilCorp. -------------- WysorMotorCorp. ------______ Service Garage & Sales Co. - - - - - - -- Martin-kunion Hardware Co., Inc. - - - -- Street Depart,~.ent Whiting 011 Co. --------------~ Harrison-Hancock Hardware Co.,Inc.- - - - ' ~tiysorMotorCorp. ------------ CityFuelCo. -------------- PulaskiBdotorCo. ------------ J. R. Ferlines------------ - Dflartin-Bunion Hardware Co., inc. - - - -.. Harris '~otorCo. ------------ Light Department A~rpalachian Electric Power Co. - - - - -- Appalachian Electric Power Co. - - - - -- Duro-TestCorp. -------------- _Police Department M. C. Fierce, Chief - - - - - - - - - --- L. S. Boothe, Lieut. - - - - - - - - - -- Earl Bouldin - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- RoyC. Hall--------------- Bruc a Helton - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- F. A.4. Hyan---------------- I. H. Sands, Desk Sergeant - - -- - - - -- C. E. Bones, Sheriff----------- Automotive Supply Co. - - - - - - - - - - ~Vysor~otorCorp. ------------ Service Garage ~ Sales Co. - - - - - - -- Oakwood Cemetery Garnett ~+er edi th - - - - - - - - - - - -- C. L. Dent---------------- (cont~d) ~ 100.00 200.00 ?5.00 250.00 10.00 1.00 23.28 200.00 84.00 7.40 5.73 1.68 1.50 .75 ~ 960.34 150.00 50.00 189.55 85.44 :66 69.50 48.06 6.21 5.15 1.00 .25 ~ 605.82 88.99 74.73 12.95 5.26 4.90 2.50 .50 .49 190.32 790.08 22.87 85.32 898.27 150.00 125.00 125.00 125:00 125.00 125.00 100.00 57.25 3.90 3.79 _ .50 , ~ 940.44 ; ~ 60.00 2.00 62.00 194 Council Minutes Contd. dire Department Pulaski, Va., Sept. 5, 1940 A. H. ~Yygal, Chief ----------~ 90.00 Appropriation - - - -- - - - - - - - -- 41.74 Martin-Runion Hardware Co., Inc. - - - 1.50 Wysor Motor Corp. - - - - - - - - - -- .45 ~ 133.69 Sewer Department Laughon Lumber Co. - - - - - - - - - - ~ 51.70 Pulaski Lumber Co., Inc. - - - - - - - 3.90 Harrison-Hancock Hardware Co.,Inc.- -- 3.38 ~ .58.98 Parks Pulaski Lumber Co., Inc. - - - - - - - ~ 11.66 Harison-Hancock Hardware Co., Inc.- -- 9.50 ~G 21.16 Interest Pulaski National Bank - Interest on Warrant - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ 400.00 18 - Interest coupons ~ X12.50 each Street Improvement Bonds, dated Feb. 1, 1915----------- 225.00 9 -Interest coupons ~ X12.50 each Street improvement Bonds, dated Feb. 1, 1915----------- 112.50 4 - Interest coupons ~ X12.50 each Street jmprovement Bonds, dated Feb. 1, 1915--------- PAYROLLS Water Department -- _ _ 50.00 ~ 787.50 Labor pa~rroll week ending Aug. 16 - - -~ 108.25 ' " " Aug. 23 - - - 12.50 " " " " Aug. 30 - - - 70.OQ ~ 190.75 Street Deoartment Labor payroll week ending tiug. 16 - - -~6 165.25 n n t~ ~~ Aug. 23 - - - 144.50 n n it n liug . 30 - - - _185.75 ~ 495.50 ,Sewer Department LaboP pa~roll week ending Aug. 23 - - -~v 114.50 " ' " " Aug. 30 - - - 81.25 ~ 195.75 Health Department Labor pa~roll week ending Aug. 16 - - -~ 37.75 n ~ n n Aug. 23 - - - 48.00 ft tr " n Aug . 30 - - - __ 44.00 ~ 129.75 Police DeDalttng~}t Labor payroll week ending tiug. 23 - - -~ 10.00 ~ 10.00 1 (cont~d) 195 Council Minutes Contfd. Pulaski, Va. , Sept. 5, 1940 Pay Co~• Fire Denartmen~ Payroll for month ending Aug. 3~, for responding to alarms - - - - - - _ -~ 72.00 Payroll for month ending Aug. 31, for $ttendance at meetings and schools- -- X1.00 ~ 103.00 $ECAPITULATION Administration Department - - - - - -~ 960.34 `~ 4~iaterDepartment------- ---- 605.82 ~~ Street Department - - - - - - - - - - 190.32 ~~ Light Department- - - - - - - - - _- 898.27 ~•~ Police Department - - - - - - - - - - 940.44 ~ Fire Department - - - - - - - - - - - 133.69 ~ Oakwood Cemetery - - - - - - - - - -- 62.00 Sewer Department - - - - - - - - - -- 58.98 Parks------------ ---- 21.16 Interest - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 787.50 ~ 4,658.52 Payrolls: Water Department- - - - - - - - - -_-~ 190.75 Street Department - - - - - - - - - - 495.50 Sewer Department - - - - - - - - - - 195.75 Health Department - - - - - - - - - - 129,75 Police Department - - - - - - - - - - 10.00 Fire Department - - - - - - - - - - -_,_103.00 1s124s 75 ~„ 5, 783.27