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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-07-66`~ ~~ Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held June 7, 1966, at t~:00 P. M., in the Municipal Office. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: T. J. McCarthy, C. B. Gallimore, W. A. Larson, H. H. Eggert, F. L. Carrico, Glen K. Aust W. S. Cummings, Rudolph Farmer Also present: Town Manager: Evan Norton Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Visitors: Clara B. Cox, Southwest Times reporter Paul Dellinger, Roanoke Times reporter The invocation was given by Councilman Aust. Minutes of the regular meeting d'May 17th and special meeting of June 2nd, were approved as recorded. A petition was presented to Council by Tawn Manager Norton, signed by eight property owners, asking that the Town rebuild the sidewalk on the west side of North Jefferson Avenue between Second and PROPERTY OWNERS REQ. SIDEWALK Third Streets, while present construction is underway on the installa- ON WEST SIDE OF N0. JEFF. tion of the storm drain on Jefferson Avenue. The request was dis- BETWEEN SEC- OND & THIRD cussed and Council was advised by Town Manager Norton that the cost of STS. this project wonl.d be approximately $2500.00. On motion of Councilman Carrico, seconded by Councilman Aust, and carried, it was, RESOLVED, that the petition be turned over to the Street Committee for i mrestigation and report to Council. Town Manager Norton read a letter from Chief Engineer Hooker of Coleman Furniture Corporation addressed to Mr. H. C. Jackson, in which letter Mr. Hooker asked that the Town reconstruct the alley back of the COLEMAN FURN. shopping center on Fifth Street. Mr. Norton advised that the alley has REQUESTS RECONSTRUCTION been surfaced by the Town some time ago but that the surface has OF ALLEY. REF. TO ST. COMM. deteriorated due to poor drainage, and because of the many fixtures, such as valves, valve boxes, hydrants and down spout.~drains belonging to the Coleman Furniture Corporation, it would be impossible to consider drainage to side gutters. He further advised that the alley was looked over with Mr. Hooker and since the alley is used mainly by the Furniture Company it was suggested that itbe paved for its full width with an invert at the center to drain water back out to Madison Avenue and the Furniture Company share in the cost. However, Mr. Hooker felt that Coleman Furniture Corporation would not agree to this. Mr. Norton '~~ ~_~ council minx, contd. 6/7/66 estimated that the approximate cost for reconstruction of this alley would be $750.00 or $800.00 On motion of Councilman Carrico, seconded by Councilman Aust, and carried, it was, R>SOLVED~ that the matter be referred to the street Committee for report to Council. There was some discussion relative to the condition COUNCIL DISCUSSES of the railroad crossing at ColAm?n Furniture Corporation on RAILROAD CROSSING AT COLEMAN FURN. Madison P.vPnjiQ, and it was sug~~etA.? that ToTAn Manager Norton CORP. contact the officials of the plant to see if this condition could be improved upon. A petition from 0, H. Meredith in which he agreed to pay for the cost of curb and gutter in front of his property on PETITION FROM 0. H. MEREDITH Main street at Madison Avernae, for that portion of the new curb and FOR CURB & GUTTER TURNED OVER TO gutter in front of the present sidewalk to the railroad on the Main ST. COP7MITTEE. S+reet side of his property, was turned over to the Street Committee on motion of Councilman Carrico, seconded by Councilman Aust, and carried. A petition from Graham Lawson, James C. ~uesenberrv and R. Lewis Murphy for new curb and gutter in front of their PETITION FOR NEW CURB & GUTTER property on High Street, between Wells and Odell Streets, in ON HIGH ST. TURNED OVER which petition the property owners agreed to pay one-half of the TO ST. COMM. costs, was turned over to the Street.: Committee, on motion of Council- man Carrico, seconded by Councilman Cummings, and carried. A reouest from Harry Bouras that the alley west of REQ. FOR ALLEY Randolph Avenue running from Second to Third Street be entirely WEST OF RAND. AVE. TO BE opened was turned over to the Street Committee on the motion o.f OPENED TURNED OVER TO ST. COMM. Councilman Eggert, seconded by Councilman Farmer, and carried. Town Manager Norton advised that in 1960 Council had asked the Town Planning Commission to make a study of the recreational COUNCIL TO ASK possibilities for. the landfill area at the Armory and submit, to the PLANNING COMM. TO STUDY REC- Town a Master Plan for such facilities. As no retort was ever REATIONAL POSS. FOR LANDFILL AREA. made by the Planning Commission, it was felt that Council should re-state their reouest to the Planning Commission and ask them to make a report to Council. -~`=~~~ Council minx. contd. 6/7/66 The matter of awarding bids for the furnishing of AWARDING BIDS FOR GAS, OIL,GREASE gasoline,on:l, grease and chemicals to the Town for the coming fiscal & CHEMICALS TO BE HANDLED BY year 1966-67 was declared to be an administrative matter to be handled TOWN MANAGER. by the Town Manager. A letter addressed to Mayor Jackson from Mx. Jerry R. Whitehurst of Appalachian rower Company regarding action taken by Council at a prior meeting and having to do with a "request by the Industrial Research Corporation to the Town that they be relieved LETTER READ FROM JERRY R. WHITE- of the sewer charge for water not reaching the sewer system, and HURST. RE: SEWER CHARGES which water is used in their cooling system, was read to Council. FOR INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH. TURNED Council discussed this matter at length and on motion of Councilman OVER TO WATER COMM. Aust, seconded by Councilman Farmer, and carried, it was, RESOLVED, that it be turned over to the Water Committee for a thorough investiga- tion, and report back to the Council. Town Manager Norton advised that he had been contacted by the Department of Highways Engineers concerning the preparation of street and highway arterial plan for the Town of Pulaski and surrounding areas by the Highway Department; that they plan to start the local ground work in July with this phase of the work to be completed by September, and they propose to employ teachers and college students HIGHWAY ENG. TO PREPARE ST. & to make traffic surveys and counts, land use studies, and other surveys HIGHWAY ARTERIAL PLAN. and data, with final completion of. the elan in about another year. He further stated the Highway Department would review this thoroughly with the Town before the final draft is completed, and that it will be done at no cost to the Town other than providing work space for those doing the ground work. Mr. Norton stated the plan will provide a layout of arterial streets in and around Pulaski, widths, grades and other standards to which these streets are to be built, cost estimates, traffic projections and a recommended schedule for the construction of each phase of the plan. He advised that it was felt this would be a fine development for Pulaski and would provide a realistic arterial Alan for the Town based on detailed and expensive traffic and 7.and-use studies and other technical work that the Town could probably not afford to undertake; would provide a definite plan that the Town can ~~~~ Council minx, contd. 6/7/66 work toward in preserving rights-of way, in coordinating sub- division of land by requiring street segments to be built to tie in with the plan and cooperation in street costs ; the plan would include cost estimates and a schedule of construction based on traffic prtsjections, which would be of great value in setting up the Town's capital improvement program for streets, and that the arterial streets should be constructed at minimum cost to the Town. The 85-15 policy of state to town participation in costs is true for streets in the primary system and the Engi veers stated they hoped the policy would be good for all streets in the arterial plan, whether primary or secondary. As there was no further business to come before the Council, the meeting adjourned at 5:30 P. M. Approved: ~ _ Tiayor ' ~" Attest: .~ ~~ c ~ /~ ~~~7~h'~ Llerk o~~fie~ounci