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Home My WebLink About11-08-40~~ 205 a Council Minutes Pulaski, Va., lyovember 8, 194 The Council of the Town of Pulaski met in monthly session tonight at 7:30 at the ~ayorts office. PRESENT Lottie ~Jorks, Bunts, A. There were present: mayor E. `Jy. Calfee, presiding, R. Runion, clerk; A. 4~a~ Gutev~ood, Director of Public and Councilmen: ti. i'. Eskridge, L. E. `~~hitesell, J. E. F. A. Seagle, T. L. James and G. C. Hall. Absent: Bushong and T . J . Ym`al lner . dI3UTES The minutes of the regular meeting held on October:.::-8, 1940 were read and approved. ,~--, BILLS & A detailed statement of tine regular bills and payroll.:. 4.; .~ r for the month of October was audited a roved and on motion ~~'^ PtiYROiLS ~ pp ~~ ~ duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, ordered paid. Suid bills are given at the conclusion of these minutes. BUILDING The following building permits, coming within the PERMITS requirements of the ordinance were grd-nted: To JUhn H. Shuff for a 1-1/2 story brick dwelling on tre west side of Prospect Avenue at 12th Street, ly. 6`r., to cost x:6,,`.;00.00; Fr~.nk J. Cri~tzer for remodelling brick dwelling on the vaest side of 12th St., and Jefferson hve., to cost.~:2,500.00; D. R.V~ood for remodelling brick dwelling on the south side of 8th St. N. Vd. between Jefferson and Washington Avenues, and converting into apsrtmeimt house, to cost X2,500.00; Mrs. Ervie b. Elkins for addition of three rooms to her frurne dwel-ring on the west side of `~'Jashington Ave, at First 5t., South, to cost $1,000.00; J. R. Odham for frame garage and coal house on the north side of Dora Highway, to cost w~100.00. SNiVITi~RY On motion of ti. T. Eskridge, seconded by T. L. S E'~~~ ER EXTENSION James, and unanimously passed, the Council authorized the IAPLE ST. S. `~. installation of a san~,tary sewer line on ~'danle Street, S. W., to serve 25 houses in that congested area, at an estimated ~; cost of x:1,250.00. LOT The Finance committee, aut'riorized at the September; PUL~iSKI a ST. Council meeting, to sell,~certain lot belonging to the town ~; !k located on Pulaski street, near Valley Street, reco~nnended the sale of the lot at Three Hundred~v,300.00) Dollars. ~ 2Uti Council minutes Cont. P ulaski, Va., iVov. 8, 1940 DEED On motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, EFFIE i~ILLER the Council approved the report of the canmittee, and the LOT mayor was authorized to execute the deed to Effie :filler for the said lot. STATE The Mayor advised th~Council that a State Police Radio POLICE RADIO Station was being contemplated on too of Draper mountain, and. STATION that in the event the project d evelooed, it would be necessary for the town to deed a right of way for transmission lines through its properties. On motion duly :made, seconded and unanimously passed, the ~dayor was em;~ovaered to execute a deed for the right of way to the~State. RESOLU- On motion of A. T. Eskridge, seconded by T. L. James, TION and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: HOUSING nWHEREAS, the Council has been informed that the PROJECT HERCULES nited States Government contemplates the erection of some AREA nine hundred or one thousand dwelling; houses, in what is known as the ~~Hercules Areat~ in the intere.~t of National Defense, a.nd WHEREAS it is the sense of the Council of the TTown of Pulaski tn.at this community should patriotically assist the Government in providing the necessary housing; BE IT RESOLVED by the Council that the Tovm of Pulaski, Virginia will provide the public utilities. and community services necessary to service. one hundred {100) houses, if built within the corpor~+.te limits of the Town of Pulaski and at points where the utilities can be ecancmically furnished. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it is the sense of the Council that the erection here of more than one hundred (100) houses would seriously affect real estate values of private citizens, and that there is no need at the present for one hundred (100) houses, but it is beliEved that in the ca arse of two or three years these houses coulG be distributed by sale to private citizens. k petition requesting certain. im~~rovements on the PF~'TITION CO.~- west aria of Corn~merce Street to the corporate limits, vrss denied. i~,~ ESC E St. ' 1 STREET LIGHTS NEST END ADJOQRN- :u1vN T ,4, ~., ~~ ~-; d 1 ,. 2 (l 7 Council Minutes Contd. Puiuski, Ja., Nov. 8, 1940 The petition for street lights in this section was referred to the Light committee for investigation and report. There being no further business, the Council adjourned at 8:45 P. lvi. Attest: ~~~ ~~~~ Clerk of Council tippro ~~layor Administration Department E. t~J. Calfaree, Mayor - - - - - - - - - - - _~ 100.00 C. YV. Bushong, Treasurer - - - - - - - - - - 200.00 Lottie R. Runion, Clerk & Stenographer - - - 100.00 ' ~-. bV. Gatewood, Director Public ~uorks- - - - 250.00 ~Saggie Poindexter, Janitor - - - - - - - - - 10.00 Walter Cockerham, Fireman - - - - - - - - -- 4.00 Pulaski Community Chest - - - - - - - - - -- 300.00 E. P. l~Jhitman, Postmaster - - - - - - - - -- 80.00 C. & P. Telephone Co. - - - - - - - - - _ __ 20.17 dartin-Beamer hardware Co. - - - - - - - - - .75 B. D. Smith~Bros. ----------- -- .43 Harrison-Hancock hardware Co• - - - - - - -_ .30 1,065.6 Vdater Department H, C. Jackson, Supt. - - - - - - - - - - - -~ 150.00 Frank White, Caretaker - - - - - - - - - - - 50.00 G;auber Brass Mfg. Co. - - - - - - - - - - - 130.10 Appalachian Electric power Co. - - - - - - - 62.75 i~athieson Alkali Works - - - - - - - - - - - 52.50 Harrison-uancock hardware Co. - - - - - - -- 17.22 Superior Sterling Co. - - - - - - - - - - -- 6.00 Superior Sterling Co. - - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ ti.56 veysor Motor Corp. - - - - - - - - - - - -- 2.25 Huff Coal Co. - - - - - - - ~- - - _ _ _ _ __ 6.50 Pulaski Lumber Co. - - - - - - - - - - . _ _ _ 4.20 ~dartirl-Runion Hardware Co. - - - - - - - - - .95 Gulf Uil Corp. - - - - - - - ._ ... _. ~ ~ _~ _ .35 ' V~. B. i~yatt, ~igent--------- ---- .30 Freight--------------- -- - 2.98 Freight--------------- ---- 181 490.47' Street Departmen Harris Motor Co. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -~ 84.51 Gu1f0i1Corp. ---------------- 82.14 VVhitingOilCo. ---------------- 9`.35 V~ysorl~otorCorp. -------------- 5.35 Harrison-Hancock riardware Co. - - - - - - - - 15.94 Stand~.rd0ilCo. --------------- 6.33 Pulaski Lumber Co. - - - - - - - - - - - -_ 1.00 Pulaski Motor Co., Inc. - - - - - - - - - - - 7.85 296.4?~ (cont'd) f ~n Council Minutes Cont. Pulaski, Va., Nov. 8, 1940 Police Department ~. C. Pierce, Chief - - - - - - - - -~ 150.00 L. S. Boothe, Lieut. - - - - - - - - 125.00 Earl Bouldin - - - - - - - - - - -_ 125.00 Roy C. Hall---------- _-- 125.00 Bruce Helton - - - - - - - - - - - -- 125.00 Fred ~. Ryan _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 125.00 I. H. Sands, Desk Sergeant - - - - -- 100.00 C. E. Bones, Sheriff - - - - - - - -- 20.75 Pulaski b~otor Ca.- - - - - - - - - -- 500.00 Pulaski rotor Co. - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ 6.35 Automotive Supply Co. - - - - - - - - 3.12 Service Garage & Sales Ca. - - - - - .65 ~ 1,405.87 Fire Department A. H. V~ygal, Chief - - - - - - - - --~ 100.00 Appropriation - - - - - - - - - - - - 78.34 Robert Bunts Eng. ~ Equip. Co. - - -- 395.00 Harrisonl-Hancock Hardware Co. - - - - 3.75 Wysor motor Corp. - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1.69 578.78 Light Department Appalachian Electric Power Co. - - --~ 795.86 Appalachian Electric Power Co. - - -- 36.54 Harrison-Hancock Hardware Co. - - - --- 1.38 833.78 Oakwood Cemetery Garnett Meredith, Caretaker - - - - - ~ 60.00 ~ 60.00 Sewer Department Pulaski Lumber Co. - - - - - - - - -- X172.36 Harrison-Hancock uardware Co. - - - - 5.95 ~ 178.31 Sixteenth Street Sewer Extension E. H. ~illirons - - - - - - - - - - - X123.50 Lawrence Russell - - - - - - - - - __ 25.00 Appalachian Hlectric dower Co. - - -- 4.43 152.93 Warrants Pulaski National Bank, ~Marrant X3285-5.000.00 5,000.00 Bonds °~ Interest Sewer Bond x`43, dated Oct.1,1913--- Sewer Bond X44 " -~ n r, _-- 8 - Interest coupon ~ ~~5.00 ea. Sewer Bond, dated Oct.1,1913--- 2 - Interest coupons X12.50 ea. Street lmprovement Bonds,dated Feb. 1, 1915 - - - - - - - - -- 6 - Interest coupons ~ ~v12.50 ea. Street lmprovement Bonds, dated Feb. 1, 1915---------- 1,000.00 1,000.00 200.00 25.00 75.00 2,300.00 i 1 (contra) r ~` ~~ 1 ii Council Minutes. Cont. Pulaski, Va., Nov. 8,1940 Payrolls Water Department Labor payroll week ending Oct. I1 - - - ~ 96.50 rr n n n Oct. 18 - - - 74.25 " n " Oct. 25 - - - 103.50 ~r ~r ~~ " Nov. 1 - - - 126.50 '~ Nov. 8 - - - 130.00 530.75 Street Department ~! 20.9 Labor payroll week ending Oct. 11- - - - 175.75 " Oct. 18 - - - 113.25 n n n n Oct. 25 - - - 110.25 " " " " NOV. 1 - - - 192.00 n tr rr n Nov. 8 - - - 142.55 733.80 Sewer Department Labor payroll week ending Oct. 11 - - - 52.50 " ~ " " Oct. i8 - - - 143.50 " " ,~ -' Oct. 25 - - -94.00 290.00 Health Dep artment Labor payroll ~ week ending t Oct. 11 - - - 43.00 rr r -' Oct. 18 - - - 43.00 " " " " Oct. 25 - - - 41.50 n n rr rr NOV. 1 - - - 46.00 " " " r~ Nov. 8 - - - 47.25 ~ 220.75 Police Department Labor payroll week ending Nov. 1 - - - 21.00 21.00 Light Department Labor payroll week ending Nov. 8 - - - 2.50 2.50 Fire Department Payroll for month ending Oct. 31 - - - 51.00- for responding to alarms Payroll for month ending Oct. 31 for attendance at meetings and drills---------------- ~ ~ X1...0 ~v 82.50 (cont~d) :, .a Rio. Council Minutes Contd. RECAPITIILhTIOBi Pulaski, Va., i'~ov. 8, 1940. Administration Department - - - - - ~ 1,065.65 Water Department - - - - - - - - - - 490.47 Street Department - - - - - - - - -- 296.4? Police Department - - - - - - - - -- 1,405.87 Fire Department - - - - - - - - - -- 578.78 Light Department - - - - - - - - - - 83.78 Oakwood Cemetery - - - - - - - - - - 60.00 Sewer Department - - - - - - - - - - 178.31 Sixteenth Street Sewer Extension - - 152.93 Warrants - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5,000.04 Bonds & Interest - - - - - - - - - 2,300.00 ~ 12,362.26 Payrolls: "eater Department - - - - - - - - - -~ 530.75 Street Department - - - - - - - - -- 733.80 Sewer Department - - - - - - - - - - 290.00 Health Department - - - - - - - - -- 220.75 Police Department - -- - - - - - - -- 21.00 Light Department - - - - = - - - - - 2.50 Fire Department - - - - - - - - - - 82.50 1.881.30 14,243.56