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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-16-65~~ ~~~ Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held March 16, 1965, at ~t:00 P. M., in the Municipal Office. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: Glen K. Aust, T. J. McCarthy, W. A. Larson, H. H. Eggert, F. L. Carrico, C. B. Gallimore, Rudolph Farmer, ti~T. S. Cummings Alse present: Town Manager: T. B. Noland Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Director Of Recreation: Ned B. Bane Visitors: Midge Woodard, Southwest Times reporter Paul Dellinger, Roanoke Times reporter Chas. N. Boone J. W. Lark, Jr. The invocation was given by Councilman Gallimore. Minutes of the regular meeting of March 2nd were approved, as recorded. J. ?~~. Lark, Jr. appeared before Council and requested that a shed used for keeping horses, and located on the Oakwood Cemetery lot owned by the Town, which is adjacent to the Bageant property on Bayhurst Avenue and which Mr. Lark plans to purchase, be removed. Mr. Lark also asked that Council give consideration to modifying the line fence on the west side of the Bageant property LAND-BLDGS.& PARKS COMM.TO REPORT ON at a later date. A discussion followed during which it was dis- REp.OF J.W.LARK FOR REMOVAL OF closed that the Town by verbal agreement had given Mr. Bageant STABLE ADJACENT TO BAGEANT PROPERTY permission to build and maintain this shed during the time he lived there and that the Town receives a monthly sum of $3.00 from the rental of the land for grazing purposes. Councilman Cummings, moved that the matter be referred to the Land Buildings and Parks Committee, which motion was seconded by Councilman McCarthy, and carried unanimously. Ned Bane advised Council that he had been approached by the Dillon Brothers to participate in bringing a horse show to Pulaski TOWN.MGR.& REC. TO ACT AND BRING July 1, 2, and 3, 1965. He further stated that the Town would not ABOUT SOLUTION TO HORSE SHOW be obligated for ,any expense except the usual maintQnance of FIRST OF JULY Calfee Park, and that it would be necessary to secure a co-sponsor. Council discussed this reouest and on motion of Councilman McCarthy that a poll be taken to see what Council thought of. having the horse show on July 1, 2, and 3, seconded by Councilman Carrico, carried as follot,?s: ~(~1 Council mins. contd. 3/16/65 W. A. Larson - abstaining F. L. Carrico - aye ?~~. S. Cummings -aye N. H. Eggert - aye T. J. McCarthy -aye R~_idolph Farmer - aye Glen K. Aust - aye C. B. Gallimore -aye Councilman Gallimore moved that the Recreation Committee on the Council work with the Town Manager and Director of Recreation to bring about a solution, with the power to act, to this horse show proposal. This motion was seconded by Councilman McCarthy, and carried. Town Manager Noland advised. that X575.00 represented the structural damage to the Recreation Building as a result of the Pulaski Building Supply fire, and that X2,550.00 had been received from the Insurance Comrany and rlaced in the General Fund. Mr. Noland further .`x,2,000. A.PPROP stated that most of the football equipment had been destroyed and ,FOR BASKETBALL EC!UIPMENT asked Council to appropriate fi2,000.00 to replace the football DESTROYED IN FIRE equipment destroyed. On motion of Count-lman Larson, seconded by Counci'l.man Farmer, and carried on the fcl.lot~ring r. ecorded vote: Tv~T. A. Larson - aye F. L. Carrico - aye UT. S. Cummings -aye H. H. Eggert - aye T. J. McCarthy -aye Rudolph Farmer - aye Glen K. Aust - aye C. B. Gallimore -aye it was, RESOLVED, that X2,000.00 from the General Fund be used to replace the football ecuipment recently destroyed by fire. Chesapeake and Potomac Telenh~ne Company Manager Chas. N. Boone appeared before Council in protest to the proposed utility. Mr. Boone gave as his reasons for opposing the utility tax that a ten per cent federal tax on telephone service which is a hold-over C. & P.T'{;L. MGR. BOONS from the war years, has been reduced but not completely removed; GIVES REASONS FOR OPP~ING that his customers would look at the figure as a cost .for telephone PROPOSED UTILITY TAX; service and not as a tax; and to keep proper records, separating FINANCE COMM. RFCOMMEND.ATION customers within the town limits from those in the county, would ACCEPTED involve a burden on his company. Mr. Boone stated that he felt the tax on telephone and electricity is unfair in that it singles out the two services to be taxed, and that the real estate tax was more just and equitable. Mayor Jackson thanked Mr. Boone for coming and voicing his opinions, and later in the meeting Councilman Larson, as Council rains. contd. 3/16/65 t Chairman of the Finance Committee, reported that it is the recommendation of his Committee, that the Town ?ttorney and Town Manager work with the Finance Committee in drafting an ordinance based on the figures submitted by the Finance Committee UTILITY TAXES CONTINUED and bring back to Council for any necessary changes; that his committee felt the head tax as well. as tax on household effects be dropped. He further stated that his committee recommended the utility tax on elnctrici.ty, gas and telephone services. Council- man Farmer moved that the reoommendation of the Finance Committee be accepted, which motion was seconded by Councilman Cummings, and carried. A request from t^?illiam R. Cress, Jr., to place a house trailer at 51~ Pulaski Terrace was considered and denied because the applicant did not plan to have sani.tar.y facilities connected to the PERMIT TO PLACE HOUSE trailer. On motion of Councilman Cummings, and seconded by Council- TRAILER DENIED Wm.R CRESS man Farmer, the Town Manager was directed to return the Ten Dollar. UNLESS HE PLANS TO CONNECT TO application fee rea_uired of Mr. Cress unless Mr. Cress wished Council WATER & SEWER to reconsider his application upon the express understanding that Mr. Cress would have sanitary facilities connected to the trailer. Council agreed to hold over for further investigation a reauest for the construction of a sidewalk on Northwood Drive from SIDEWALK- NORTHWOOD DR. Prose ect Avenue to the intersection of Hillcrest Street. HELD OVER A deed and bill. of sale from the Town to the Appalachian Power Company conveying certain rights of way and easements of an MAYOR AUTHORIZ- electric power line in connection with the operation of the pumping ED TU EXECUTE DEF D & BILL station at Warden Springs for the consideration of ~E~10.00, was OF SALE RE: PC~7ER LINE AT considered by Council. On motion of Councilman Eggert, seconded WARDEN SPGS. by Councilman McCarthy, and carried on the following recorded vote: W. A. Larson - aye Ud. S. Cummings - aye T. J. McCarthy - aye Glen K. Aust - aye F. L. Carrico - aye H . H . Egg ert - aye Rudolph Farmer - aye C. B. Gallimore -aye 1 [, 1 it was, RESOLVED, that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute said deed and bill of sale. --r---- ~~)t~3 ~~ U 1 Council rains. contd. 3/16/65 On motion of Councilman Larson, seconded by Councilman eummings, and carried on the following recorded vote: W. A. Larson - aye W. S. Cummings -aye T. J. McCarthy -aye Glen K. Aust - aye $17,500. appropr.. from water Fund to cover Exp. of Case Knife Rd. water line F. L. Carrico - aye H. H. Eggert - aye Rudolph Farmer -aye C. B. Gallimore - aye it was, RESOLVED, that the sum of X17,500.00 appropriated from the ~nlater Fund to cover the cost of the recently installed six inch water line to Case Knife Road. Mayor Jackson advised that something must be done about the trash and litter on the streets and directed Town Manager Noland to determine what ordinances the town has to correct this situation. Mayor Jackson further asked that a representative of Council go before the Board of Supervisors and ask them to join the REPORT C)N BEAUTIFICATIONtown in a campaign against litter on the streets and along the high- PROGRAM BY MAYOR ways. Mayor Jackson referred to the many improvements already JACKSON accomplished by the beautification committee, but stated he felt more rigid enforcements of the law must be made. The meeting adjourned at 5:35 P. M. 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