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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-15-68,:~`~~f~ Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held October 15, 1968, at 4:00 P. M., in the Municipal office. There were present: Mayon C. Robert Edens, presiding. ,. Councilmen:. William A. House, S. G. Frye, J. H. White, Andrew L. Graham, Mason A. Vaughan, Raymond F. Batciiff, T. J. McCarthy, Absent; Councilman Glen K. Aust Also present: Town Manager: J. E. Marshall Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Visitors: Jane Graham, Southwest Times reporter Paul Dellinger, Roanoke Times reporter Herbert M. Johnson Billy Fagg The invocation was given by Councilman Vaughan. Minutes of the regular meeting of October 1, 1968, were approved as recorded. Mayor Edens advised that, according to the advertisement in the Southwest Times, this was the time and place for holding a public hearing on the application of Billy Fagg for permission to place a house trailer at 329 Franklin Street. Town Manager Marshall advised there is a 12" water line where they plan to place the BILLY FAGG HOUSE TRAILER trailer, and if the application is approved, applicant should not DENIED be allowed to place the trailer on a solid foundation. Mr. Marshall also advised there is already a house on this lot and the placing of the trailer would not meet the R-2 residential requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. He further stated that adjoining and near-by neighbors had been contacted and one had objected to the placing of the trailer, ar~d in consideration of these facts, recommended that the application not be approved. Councilman Frye stated that in view of the policy of Council in denying trailer applications where there is objection thereto, and other ramifications involved , such as the water line and zoning regulation, he was compelled to move that the application be denied. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ratcliff, and carried. '~~~~ d Council mins. contd. 10/15/68 Town Manager Marshall reported that a further re- view of the application of Julia Hunter to place a trailer at 33 Randolph Avenue indicated that the Welfare Department has JULIA HUNTER HOUSE a lien on this property which would automatically prohibit TRAILER APPLICA- placing a triler there. Councilman McCarthy moved that the tion DENIED application be denied, which motion was seconded by Councilman House, and carried. Town Manager Marshall presented to Council a trailer application signed by Kirby Smith requesting that Luther Compton & Sons be allowed to place a house trailer on Pearce Avenue near BAILEY the Bailey Lumber Company, the purpose of this trailer being to LUMBER CO. TRAILER house some of the workmen at the Lumber Company, who have been APPLICATION unable to find living quarters. AN D Town Manager Marshall also presented the application of Rush G. Barrett to place a house trailer at 812 Idewbern Road. RUSH BARRETTCouncilman Ratcliff moved that both of these applications follow TRAILER APPLICATION the usual procedure for holding a public hearing, which motion was TO B E ADVERTISED seconded by Councilman McCarthy, and carried. Town Manager Marshall advised this was the time and place to open and consider bids on the two tracts or parcels of land belonging to the Town, lying and being on the north side of Peak HERCULES Creek north of land owned by the Hercules Powder Company, and ONLY BID REC"D FOR approximately west and southwest of Magazine Street, which had PROPERTY WEST OF been advertised as surplus property. The only bid received was that MAGAZINE ST.$1500. of Hercules Powder Company in the amount of $1500.00. Councilman BID ACCEPTED BY COUNCIL House moved that Council accept the bid of $1500.00 of Hercules Powder Company, which motion was seconded by Councilman Frye, and carried. Councilman Ratcliff abstained from voting on this matter because of his association with the Hercules Powder Company. Councilman Frye reported that the Town had received statements from the State Highway Department covering invoice for APPR~PRIAT- work done on Route 99 (Randolph Avenue) in the amount of $17,432.33, ION FOR PAYMENT TO HIGHWAY and there was in the current budget. the sum of $15,900, for this ROUTE 99 project, which would leave $1,532.33 needed to cover the statement ~~~ Council mins. contd. 10/15/68 from the Highway Department. He stated further that an invoice from the Highway Department had been received in the amount of $15,948.84 for the construction of Route 611, which is for the fourth and final payment; this being for work HIGHWAY completed in 1965 and for which the Town is just now being APPROPRIATION invoiced. Consequently, the Finance Committee met and consider- ed these invoices and recommends that the sum of $1,532.33 be appr€~prated to complete the payment of this particular invoice for Route 99, and the sum of $15,948.84 be appropriated to complete the payment of the 4th and final payment for the construction of Route 611, making a total appropriation of $17,481.17, and so moved. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ratcliff, and carried on the following vote: Raymond F. Ratcliff - aye J. H. White - aye William A. House - aye Andrew L. Graham - aye T. J. McCarthy - aye Mason A. Vaughan - aye S. G. Frye - aye Glen K. Aust = absent Mr. Frye further stated the Highway Department had invoiced the NEC. FOR Town for construction work on Route 11-Pico Terrace in the amount RT.11-PICO of $10,500.93, but that the current budget carried a sufficient amount for this payment and no appropriation was necessary, NO APPROP. Councilman House, Chairman of the Street Committee, advised that his committee had viewed the encroachment of the property of Herbert Johnson on Henry Avenue as requested by Council, and moved that the Ordinance ~~ prepared by Town Attorney Moore allowing the encroa~hmelat be adopted, which motion was ADOPTION OF seconded by Councilman Graham, and carried. The ordinance is as ORDINANCE TO ollows: CLEAR ENCROACHf MENT OF PROP. AN ORDINANCE ALLOWING AN ENCROACHMENT OF HENRY SOHNSON UPON TOWN PROPERTY OF A CERTAIN PORTION ON HENRY AVE. OF A ONE AND ONE_HALF STORY FRAME HOUSE AND PORCH LYING AND BEING ON THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY LINE C~' HENRY AVENUE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN CF' PULASKI, VIRGINIA, that: WHEREAS, a certain portion of the eastern wall and a porch adjacent thereto of a one and one-half story frame building, the property of Herbert M. Johnston, is en- croaching approximately one and one-half feet for a distance of approximately forty-five feet along the western boundary line of Henry Avenue, and a porch attached to said frame house is encroaching approximately nine by fifteen (9 x 15) ~`~2t~ Council mins. contd. 10/15/68 feet upon said western portion of Henry Avenue, all of which is shown upon a map prepared by R. Lloyd Mathews dated September 24, 1968, and designated "Physical Survey of an un-numbered lot in Section E, as shown on map of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, for Irvin R. and Ethel R. Newman";.and, WHEREAS, said encroachments have been in ex- istence for many years and are not susceptible to being removed without destruction of the building; and, WHEREAS, said encroachments as they exist pertttti sufficient unobstructed passage on said street. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IR ORDAINED, pursuant to Section 15.1-377 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, as follows:. That the owners of the aforesaid parcel are hereby authorized to maintain the encroachment as it presently exists upon the said western boundary line of Henry Avenue until such structure is destroyed or removed under conditions hereinafter stated. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if and when the said structure so encroaching shall be removed or destroyed by the present owners or their successors in title on any of the said parcel or pmts thereof upon which the encroachments exists, that this authorization shall immediately cease; and further, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to impose upon the said municipality any obligation whatsoever for the existence of said encroachments or to impose upon said municipality any liability to any persons whosoever by reason of this authority or to relieve .said owners, or their successors in title, of any liability for negligence or otherwise on their part on account of such encroachment. Councilman House reported that several petitions for curb and gutter had been considered by the Street Committee NO CHANGE IN 100% recently where there was not one hundred percent .participation PARTICIPATION FOR CURB by the property owners, and it was the.xecommendation of the AND GUTTER POLICY Committee that no change be .made in the present ordinance covering.. this matter. Mr. House asked that the matter of the Northwood School entrance, which had been proposed by former Councilman Farmer, be NORTHWOOD SCHOOL placed on the agenda for the next meeting of .Council inasmuch ENTRANCE TO BE ON as Mr. Farmer planned to be present and bring this matter to NEXT AGENDA the attention. of Council. - Councilman Ratcliff reported it was the .recommendation of the Land Building and Parks Committee that the building C.V.JACKSONoccupied by Mr. C. V. Jackson, as Mayor, be rented to Mr. Jackson TO RENT OFFICE f or $10.00 a month and he be responsible for the payment of all FOR $10. PER M0. utilities, and so moved. This motion was seconded by Council- man Frye, and carried. ~1 c~~~ Council mins. contd. 10/15/68 Council- considered the request =of ~Guyt~n Furni-tore-`~ Company ta:extend their lease on the Bushong Building through the month of November, and inasmuch as there appeared to be no GUYNN FURN. LE~S~ EXT. immediate need of this space by the Town, Councilman House TO DEC. 1ST moved that the lease of Guynn Furniture Company be extended ..another month. The motion was seconded by Councilman Vaughan., and carried. Town Manager Marshall reported that plans for the access road to Gatewood Recreational area had recently been ACCESS RD. TO GATEWOOD RES. reviewed on the site with Mr. Collins, Resident Engineer of UNDER CONSTR . the Highway Department, and it was hoped that the project will be completed early next spring. Town Manager Marshall advised that Mrs. B. S. Keister had requested a sewer connection to her property on Alum Spring SEWER COMM. TO STUDY Road which would involve an extension as there was no line in REQUEST OF MRS.B.S. the street and recommended that this matter be referred to the KEISTER FUR SEWER SERV. Sewer Committee. Councilman House moved that the request be TO PROP. ON , ALUM SPG, RD. referred to the Sewer Committee for study and report, which motion was seconded by Councilman Vaughan, and carried. Mr. C. V. Jackson, Chairman of the New River Valley NRVAC REPORT Airport Commission, gave a very inf ormative report to Council, BY C .V .JACKSON outlining the development of the airport, and giving a break- down of the contributions made by the Federal and State governments as well as the political subdivisions involved. On motion of Councilman Vaughan, seconded by Council- COUNCIL'S man Ratcliff, and carried, it was, RESOLVED, that inasmuch as the MEETING DATE next regular meeting of Council falls on November 5th, the CHANGED BE- CAUSE OF National Election date, that the meeting be scheduled for ELECTIdN DAY Monday, November 4th, at 4:00 P. M. Council was reminded of the meeting October 23rd at 7:30 P' M. when representatives from the State Division of REPS. OF STATEPlanning would be in Pulaski, and urged all members to be DIV,OF PLANNING TO BE IN Present. PULASKI Council mans. contd. 10/15/68 The meeting adjourned at 5:30 P. M. Approved: /L~ i~~'1f,~~ o ~~ Mayor Attest:. - ~ ~ ~~' ~~ lerk