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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-01-65~~24 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held November 1, 1965, at 4:00 P. M., in the Municipal Office. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen° Rudolph Farmer, F. L. Carrico, Glen K.Aust, W. S. Cummings, T. J. McCarthy, W. A. Larson, H. H. Eggert Absent: C. B. Gallimore Also present: Town Manager: T. B. Noland Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Visitors: Midge Woodard, Southwest Times reporter Joyce Gardner, WPUV Paul Dellinger, Roanoke Times reporter Rev. Wm. T. Frazier and father The invocation was given by Town Manager Noland. Minutes of the regular meeting of October 19th and called meeting of October 26th, were approved as recorded. Rev. Frazier advised Council that he owned property on Garner. Avenue and Highland Terrace and requested sanitary REV. FRAZIER REQ. sewer service to these properties. In the discussion that foilow- 5EWER SERV . ON PORTIONS OF GARNER ed Town Manager Noland advised that Council had previously AVE. & HIGHLAND TERR. agreed to the extension of the sewer line on portions of Garner Avenue and on Highland Terrace upon the payment of six connection fees in advance and as of that date only five connection fees had been paid. It was not clear the exact location of Rev. Frazier's property and it was agreed that Town Manager Noland would meet with Rev. Frazier and his representative at their home at ®ome convenient time, and go over the situation with him. Town Manager Noland advised that at Council's request he had obtained more information from the Highway Department relative to the three projects which Coundil had, by resolutions, asked the Highway Department to consider. Mr. Noland advised TOWN MAN. OBTAINS FURTHER INFO. ON that the estimated co~.t for plant mix on Route 99 between HIGHWAY PROD. Washington Avenue and Eleventh Street, was $17,625.00, and the Town's fifteen percent share of the cost would be $2,625.00, plus a small additional cost in raising manholes and valve boxes, with ~~~~ Council mins. Contd. 11/1/65 this project to be done in the summer of 1966; and that neither construction on Route 99 between Eleventh Street and the corporate limits nor the relocation of the entrance from P eppers Ferry Road REPAVING & into Route 11 could probably be done before the spring of 1967. WIDENING OF RT. 99 TURNED There followed a discussion with regards to the right-of-way OVER TO STREET COMr~. FOR STiJDY necessary for the widening of Route 99 (Randolph Avenue) from Eleventh Street to the corporate limits, atxl Councilman McCarthy questioned the feasibility of going to the expense of sharing in the cost of placing plant mix on Route 99 from Third Street to Eleventh Street should another route be decided upon for Route 99 rather than the widening of Randolph Avenue from Eleventh Street to the corporate limits, because of right-of-way wxpenses. On motion of Councilman Farmer, seconded by Councilman Cummings, and carried, it was, RESOLVED that the matter be turned over to the Street Committee for study and report to Council. On motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman TOWN RENEWS Cummings, and carried, it was, RESOLVED, that the Town renew its MEMBERSHIP W1TH CHAMBER OF membership with the Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce in the amount COMMERCE of $750.00. It was explained that the new budget carried such an appropriation for membership dues. On motion of Councilman Larson, seconded by Councilman Cummings, and carried, it was, RESOLVED that the Hall Hill water project be placed on the agenda for immediate discussion, together with a discussion regarding the telephone service, Town Manager Noland HALL HILL WATER PROD. DISCBSSED advised that to install an 8" water line from the end of Windsor Avenue to Peppers Ferry Road, a right-of-way for which the Town already has, and which line would increase the water pressure in the Grove Drive-Sutherland Woods area and tie in with the new line to Hall Hill, would cost approximately $10,000.00. On motion of X10,000.00 APP. TO INSTALL WATER Councilman Eggert, seconded by Councilman Farmer, and carried on the LINE TO PEPPERS FERRY ROA]1 following recorded vote: W. A. Larson - aye W. S. Cummings -aye T. J. McCarthy -aye Glen K. Aust - aye F. L. Carrico - aye H. H. Eggert - aye Rudolph Farmer - aye C. B. Gallimore -absent it was, RESOLVED that the sum of $10,000.00 be appropriated to Account 8080 to install an eight (8) inch water line from Route 11 -1~~~ Council mins. contd. 11/1/65 to Peppers Ferry Road to serve Grove Drive-Sutherland Wooods area. Councilman Carrico brought to Council's attention the protest being made to the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone LONG DISTANT Compar~p by the Chamber of Commerce regarding the wrong number TELE. SERV. DISCUSSED. long distance calls coming into Pulaski and asked that a TURNID OVER TO ORD. COMM. resolution be adopted supporting the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce in its effort to improve long distance telephone service in Pulaski. The matter was discussed further and Mr Carrico withdrew his request, and made a motion that the proper committee (ordinance committee) contact the Chamber of Commerce and find out the trouble it is having and make an investigation of the situation and report back to Council at its next meeting. This motion was seconded by Councilman Aust, and carried. A financial report on water and sewer funds from FINANCIAL REP. ON WATER & 1959 to 1965 was made to Council by Councilman Larson, Chairman SEWER FUNDS of the Finance Committee. Mayor Jackson reported on the Highway Department MAYOR REP. ON meeting held in Lexington on October 28th,',which he, the Town Engineer HGHY. DEPT. MEETING and Town Manager Noland had attended on behalf of the Town of Pulaski. It was the feeling of Council that the Pulaski County BOARD OF SUPR. Board of Supervisors should be contacted regarding the payment BE CONT. REG. PAYMENT FOR FIRE for fire hydrants installed by the Town on the Dublin Water line HYDRANTS ON DUBLIN.. WATER LINE in the County, and if the County does not wish to pay for these hydrants, they be removed at once. The m®eting adjourned at 5:20 P. M. Approved: ~~ ackson, Mayor Attest: ~, 1 i Lam' ~lerK