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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-01-65/~" ~~ Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held June 1, 1965, at x:00 P. M., in the Municipal Office. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: H. H. Eggert, Glen K, Aust, C. B. Gallimorey W. S. Cummings, F. L. Carrico, T. J. McCarthy, Rudolph Farmer Also present: Town Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Visitors: Midge Woodard, reporter for Southwest Times P. M. Sadler, Attorney Alton I. Crowell., Attorney The invocation was given by Councilman Gallimore. Minutes of the meeting of May 18th were approved, as recorded. Mr. Philip Sadler, representing the City Cable Company, Incorporated, and the Booth Broadcasting Company, advised that on July. 21, 196la, the Town Council granted a franchise to the City Cable Comany to build and maintain a community television system in the Town of Pulaski, and it was now the desire of the City Cable Company to sell: their franchise to the Booth Broadcasting Company. However, Section 11 of the Franchise Ordinance adopted by Council, stipulates "that the City Cable Company shall not sell or transfer its plant or system to FURTHER another, nor transfer any rights under this Franchise to another without INVESTTG. OF BOOTH Council approval". It was the approval of Council of this transfer BRtJA?BCAST- ING CO. RE that the Booth Broadcasting Company was requesting through their Attortey, TRANSFER OF FRAIdCH- Mz'• Sadler. A quick reference to Dunn & Bradstreet indicated that they ISE BY COUNCIL Booth Broadcasting Company had an A Plus A. One Rating, between $750,000!:.00 and a Million Dollars. It was the feeling of Council that an irivestiga~ tion of the Booth Broadcasting Company would be made and that Mr. Sadler would be advised of Council's decision at its next regular meeting. Mr. Alton Crowell, representing the Virginia Commonwealth' Properties, asked Council if it would look favorably upon curb cuts and: ST. COMM.TO STUDY REQ. cross overs for ingress and egress at or about the a11ey adjoining the FOR CURB CUTS SfIR.PEOPLES Peoples National Bank proposed development on Second Street (Main St.) BANK PROJECT FOR DR11J~-IN and at a point approximately seventy-five feet south of Second Street SERVICE'. on 1~Tashington Avenue, conditioned upon all entries and exits to be ~()!~o Council mins. contd. 6/1/65 limited to right turns only so as to create no crossing traffic at either point. On motion of Councilman Aust, seconded by Councilman Larson, and carried (Mr. McCarthy abstaining from voting), it was, RESOLVED that the request be referred to the Street Committee, and that Mayor Jackson appoint some one to take the place of Councilman McCarthy, who is Chairman of the Street Committee. Mayor Jackson appointed Councilman Gallimore to take the place of Mr. Mc- Carthy on the Street Committee, in this instance, and named Councilman Fred Carrico as Chairman of the Committee to act on the request of Mr. Crowell. Councilman Aust advised that the Fire Committee had been requested by Council to investigate the sale of fire extinguishers to local concerns by the Pulaski Fire Department, and after such an FIRE COMM. RECOMMENDED investigation it was the recommendation of the Fire Committee, andMr. NO CHANGE IN POLICY OF FIRE Aust's motion, that the Fire Department continue as they had in the DEPT. RE: SALE OF FIRE EXTGS. past with the sale of fire extinguishers. This motion was seconded by Councilman Gallimore, and carried. Town Attorney Moore presented to Council an ordinance to vacate a portion of a certain alley beginning at Third Street, N. E. (Route 99) and running to Bank Street, lying and being in the Town of Pulaski, and providing for the cost thereof. On motion of Councilman Eggert, seconded by Councilman Carrico, and carried on the following recorded vote: Woodson Cummings - aye Fred Carrico - aye ADOPTION OF Claaade Gallimore - aye Wm. A. Larson - aye ORDINANCE Rudolph Farmer - aye Glen Aust - aye FOR ABANDONMENT H. H. Eggert - aye T. J. McCarthy - aye OF ALLEY OFF RT. 99 TO the f ollowing ordinance was adopted: BANK STREET AN ORDINANCE TO VACATE A PORTION OF A CERTAIN ALLEY BEGINNING AT THIRD STREET, N. E. (Route 99) AND RUNNING TO BANK STREET, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA, AND TO PROVIDE FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS WHEREAS, M. C. Gallimore for the Trustees of the Gospel Tabernacle, and Charles L. Hudson, appeared by petition on the ~.th day of May, 1965, before the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, after posting due notice of the filing of said petition as required by law in at least three places in said Town on the C ~~1 Council rains. contd. 6/1/65 20th day of April, 1965, ten (10) days at least prior to the time of filing of the petition, said petition requesting the Town to vacate and abandon that portion of an alley lying North of Third fitreet and running between Lots l6 and 25 in Block 2l~6 to Bank Street; and, WHEREAS, upon the filing of the aforesaid petition the said Council did appoint Archa Vaughan, Jr., C. L. Plunkett, and Odell Mayberry, and Foy Aust as viewers and one alternate, pursuant to Section 15.1-36!! of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended; and, WGEREAS, subsequent thereto, all of the landowners who would be affected by the vacation of the aforesaid alley, were notified of the filing of the petition and of a public hearing thereon to be held on the 18th day of May, 1965, in the Town Office at Pulaski, Virginia, said notice being delivered to the landowners and also by proper publication in the Southwest Times; a local newspaper; and, WHEREAS, on the 18th day of May, 1965, said public hearing was held pursuant to the aforesaid notice, and there appear- ing no persons opposed to the vacating of said alley as set out in the petition and as more fully described in motion of Council and hereinbefore described, and upon the filing of the viewers' report stating that in the opinion of the viewers no inconvenience would ALLEY result from discontinuing the use of or by closing the entier alley; and, WHEREAS, the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, is of the opinion that no inconvenience would result from the vacating ORDIDJANCE of the said alley; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGIMA, as follows: That certain unopened alley running from Third Street, N. E. (Route #99) to Bank Street, lying between lots 16 and 25 i n Block 2l~6, as shown on the map ref erred to as the Official Map of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, being 20 feet in width and running a depth of 210 feet in length be, and the same is hereby, vacated as an alley or easementway in the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, subject, however, to reservation for an easement for any water or sewer lines located upon, under r~r across said strip of land. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Town Manager of the Town of Pulaski, Virgi nia, cause to be recorded in the Deed Books of the County of Pulaski, Virginia, located in the Clerks Office of the said County, a copy of this ordinance, and to take any and all other steps necessary to properly place on the record the said ordinance. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that Archa Vaughan, Jr., C. L. Plunkett and Odell Mayberry, the aforesaid viewers, be paid the sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00) each, and that the costs involved in the vacating of the aforesaid alley be paid by the petitioners. And thereupon, the Mayor of the said Town of Pulaski, upon presentation to him of said ordinance, approved and signed the same, this 1st day of June, 1965. ;; TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA By /s/ C. V. Jackson, Mayor Attest: /s/ Gladys R. Dalton, Clerk of Council ~1~2 Council rains. contd. 6/1/65 Trlith regards to the naming of the new Route 611 (Newbern Road) in memory of Mr. TAI. F. ~?hite, Council, on motion of Councilman Eggert, seconded by Councilman Larson, and carried, amended their motion of May !~, 1965, as follows: "RESOLVED, that the AMENDMENT TO TO MOTTON OF new Route 611 be named the "Bob White Boulevard" in memory of MAY l~TH RE: NAMING Mr. Ta. F. White, a member of Town Council for sixteen years, and OF 611 "BOB ~iHITE BLVD." that said street name be transmitted to the Town Planning Commission". Council discussed briefly the recent unofficial "town meeting" held in the Pulas~Ci County Circuit Courtroom with regards to the town's tax structure and Mayor Jackson filed with the Clerk a letter from Mrs. Henry D. Jordan, 5? Fourth Street, Pulaski, Virginia, protesting a local sales tax; a resolution adopted by The Pulaski DISCUSSION OF "TOWN MEETING'rJunior Chamber of Commerce, and letter and petition filed by RE : MEANS OF ADDL. REV.FOR Attorney Bob Ingram on behalf of the Automobile Dealers' Association TOWN & SALES TAX of Pulaski, opposing a local sales tax. For those who had been misinformed, Councilman Larson gave a review of the widening of East Street in East Pulaski in which it was brought out that the General Checmical Company had donated 25 FT.GRANTED a 25-foot strip for this street, and that the deed from the General BY GCCo. FOR WID~3NING OF Chemical Company to the Town contained the stipulation that the EAST STREET street be improved within one year, or the twenty-five foot strip of land would revert back to the General Chemical Company. From salary schedules furnished by the Virginia Municipal League, Mr. Larson compared salaries of the Pulaski Town officials with those of town officials in other towns of similar population as Pulaski, COMPARISON OF SALARY SCHEDUL- indicating in most instances that salaries were higher than those ES WITH TOWNS OF SIMILAR received locally. SIZE As Chairman of the Finance Committee, Councilman Larson, suggested other plans for securing additional revenue for the Town, as follows: (1) An increase in Refuse Collection which would SUGGESTIONS amount to $10,000.00. (2) An increase of 15¢ in the present real FROM FINANCE COMM. ON PLANS estate rate of $1.60 per hundred, would produce an additional $13,800. FOR SECURING ADDL. REV. FOR or a 20¢ increase would amount to $18,400. (3) Tobacco tax: 2¢ on TOWN each pack of cigarettes, and 1¢ on cigars, plug and packaged tobacco, 1 1 1 would amount to approximately $30,000.00 - $35,000.00. (1~) A 2¢ --r `/`~t~ Council mins, contd. 6/1/65 increase, from 13¢ to 15¢ per hundred dollars on sales for merchants license would bring in about ~?~,100.00, and $6,200.00 respectively, These plans were discussed at length, but no action was taken by Council. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:30 P. M. Approved: ayor Attest: ~. ~'~ ~~ 1