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Minutes of the special meeting of the Pulaski Town
Council, held March 10, 1966, at 10:00 A. M., in the Municipal
Building.
There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding.
Councilmen: C. B. Gallimore, H. H. Eggert, F. L. Carrico
W. A. Larson, Rudolph Farmer, W. S. Cummings
T. J. McCarthy
Absent: Glen K. Aust
Also present: H. C. Jackson, Acting Town Manager
Doris M. Larson, Acting Clerk
Visitors: Midge Woodard, Southwest Times reporter
Joyce Gardner, WPW Radio Station
The invocation was given by Councilman Gallimore.
The Mayor stated the purpose of this special meeting
was to confirm the appointment of a new Town Manager and such
other business that might arise.
The Mayor reviewed the steps that had been taken
relative to obtaining a new Town Manager to replace Mr. T. B.
Noland, who resigned December 31, 1965 to become City Manager
of Martinsville. He stated a special committee had been
appointed, composed of Councilmen H. H. Eggert, F. L. Carrico,
T. J. McCarthy, W. A. Larson and himself to review applications
and conduct interviews with prospective applicants. Approximately
twenty applications had been received from Virginia and out of
MR. EVAN NORTON state. The Committee made a selection of four prospects based on
TS SELECTED AS
TOWN MANAGER, AS their qualifications, background and other factors. The Committee
OF APR. 15TH.
and other members of the Council conducted personal interviews with
three applicants and the selection of Mr. Even Norton of Pearisburg
was made.
The Mayor reviewed Mr. Norton's background, qualifica-
tions, experience, his community interest, etc. Following this a
motion was made by W. A. Larson that Mr. Even Norton be employed as
the Town Manager for Pulaski commencing April 15, 1965 at a salary
of $11,500.00 per year. H. H. Eggert seconded the motion and
the recorded vote was as follows:
W. A. Larson - aye
H. H. Eggert - aye
F. L. Carrico - aye
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cCarthy W. S. Cummings - aye
Rudolph Farmer - aye
C. B. Gallimore -aye
-aye Glen K. Aust - aye
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Council mins. contd. Mar. 10, 19b6
Councilman Carrico, Chairman of the Sewer Committee
stated it was the reoommendation of the Sewer Committee that a
sewer line also be installed during the replacement of a major
SEWER LINE drainage line in Calfee Park while the ditch was open, to
TO BE INSTALLED
IN CALFEE PARK. eliminate digging up the ground a second time. The cost of this
project was estimated at $lt80.00. The motion was seconded by
Councilman Gallimore, and carried.
The Street Committee, T. J. McCarthy, Chairman, re-
commended that approximately 150 feet of the median strip on Route
PART OF MEDIAN 99 be removed as noted in the minutes of March 1, 1966, the request
STRIP ON RT.$~
TO BE REMOVED. being made by Macks Gulf Oil Station and the Pulaski Radiator &
Upholstery Company, who were to pay $50.00 each to help defray
the cost of its removal. The estimated cost was $211.00. The
motion was seconded by Councilman Cummings, and carried.
The meeting adjourned at 1d:3l~ A. M.
Approved:
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