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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-05-62~s~~ Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held on the 5th day of November, 1962, at It:00 P. M. in the Municipal Office. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: F. L. Carrico, Billy B. Flint, Eugene L. Nuckols, Glen K. Aust, Claude B. Gallimore, T. J. McCarthy, W. A. Larson, W. S. Cummings Also present: Town Manager: T. B. Noland Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Visitors= Miss Elizabeth Bonham Mrs. J. F. Spencer The invocation was given by Councilman Carrico. Minutes of the .regular meeting of October 16th were approved. Mayor Jackson advised that in the absence of Town Manager Noland, he had written to Mr. F. A. Stanley, President of the Pulaski Furniture Corporation and Mr. J. B. Shumate, President of the Coleman Furniture Corporation, asking that they meet with Council in an informal meeting sometime prior to October 30th for the purpose of discussing the complaints made by local citizens with regards to the opening burnings at OFFICIALS OF TWO FURN.PLTS. their plants. Mayor Jackson read to Council letters he had TO MEET WITH COUNCIL ON received from Mr. Stanley and Mr. Shumate in which they agreed NOV. 27TH RE: AIR to meet with Council at 2 P. M. on November 27th at the Coleman POLLUTION Furniture Corporation office. After discussing these letters Councilman Carrico moved that the meeting with the representatives of the two furniture plants be held in the Council Chamber, as outlined in Mayor Jackson's letter to them, at 2 P. M. on Tuesday, November 27th, and the representatives be so advised. This motion was seconded by Councilman Gallimore, and after a rather lengthy further discussion by council of this proposed mee ting, the motion carried on the following vote: W. A. Larson - no F. L. Carrico - aye W. S. Cummings - aye Billy B.Flint - aye T. J. McCarthy - no Eugene L.Nuckols - aye Glen K. Aust - aye Claude B.Gallimore - aye `33 Council rains. contd. Nov. 5, 1}62, ~t p. M. On motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Nuckols, and carried on the following vote: W. A. Larson - aye F. L. Carrico - aye W. S. Cummings - aye Billy B. Flint - aye T. J. McCarthy - aye Eugene L. Nuckols - aye Glen K. Aust - aye Claude B. Gallimore - aye it was, RESOLVED, that Council appropriate $1,000.00 for one COUNCIL year, to cooperate with the County in the Civil Defense Program, A PPROPR~ATED $1,000. for it being understood this assistance would be on a year to year CIVIL T7EFENSE FOR 1963 basis. Councilman Carrico, Chairman of the Safety Committee, gave the following report on the loading and unloading of .school buses in the Town: At Central Elementary, the bus unloads in the alley and the ebhool children step off the bus onto the school lot. SAFETY COMM. REPORT ON LOADING At Jefferson School, the children get right off the bus & UNLOADING OF onto the sidewalk and eater the school. SCHOOL BUSES TN CORPORA~'E LIMITS At Claremont the same situation exists as Jefferson. At Northwood the buses pull onto the School property and unload the children, but it was found that the parents are also pulling onto .the school property and making a bad situation there. At the High School, negotiations are going forth for re- 1 lieving the situation of loading the buses facing east. The street in front of the High School is the property { of the School Board, we. were told, and the buses are ' loaded facing east to eliminate the buses traveling down the hill and into Route #11 traffic. It was also noted that the Committee could not find a deed dedicating this street in front of the High School. There followed a discussion of the Safety Committees r~sport, and of possible solutions to this problem at the High School. Counc~.lman ST. GOMM. & SAFETY COMM. Flint moved that the matter be turned over to the Street Committee tp TO DETERMINE OWNERSI~2P OF look into the ownership of the street and with the Safety Committee STREET IN ' i FRONT OF HIGH to continue its study of the situation and report back to Council. SCHOOL This motion was seconded by Councilman Aust, and carried unanimously At Councils regular meeting of October 2nd, Mayor MAYOR TO SIGN Jackson was authorized to sign a resolution directed to the State RESOLUTION Highway Department for improving the interchange at Route 100 and FOR IIyRROVE- MENT OF INTER-proposed Interstate 81. Town Attorney Moore read the resolution CHAN(~ AT RT. 100 & INTER. which had been mailed to the State Highway officials. 81 X634 Council mina. contd. Nov. 5, 1962, !~ P. M. MAYOR & CLERK AUTHORIZED TO SIGN EASEMENT TO KAHN & FELDMAN FOR STEAM & AIR LINE & POWER LINE TO NEW S0. PLANT At its meeting on August 21st Council had directed Town Attorney Moore to prepare the necessary easement for adoption by Council, granting to Kahn & Feldman, Inc., parent company to Jefferson Mills, Incorporated, permission to place an underground steam and air line in First Street between Valley Street and Maple Street, as well as the right to swing company power lines overhead, for their new South Plant. Town Attorney. Moore read the easement to Council and on motion of Councilman Nuckols, second- ed by Councilman Larson, and carried unanimously, Mayor Jackson was authorized to execute said easement to Jefferson Mills, and further the Clerk was authorized to attest the same. There was a short discussion relative to the problem ORDINANCE COMM. TO STUDY "Tff~CK OR TREAT" SIT. ON HALLC~IE EN OPTION OF ESKRIDGE LOTS ON 1ST ST. EXTENDED & M0. RENTAL TO BE $50.00 of older children engaging in Halloween "trick-or-treat" door bell canvassing. Councilman Flint moved that the matter be turned over to the Ordinance Committee for study and report to Council. This motion was seconded by Councilman Larson, and carried unanimously. On motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Cummings, and carried unanimously, an option to purchase eight lots belonging to the Eskridge Estate on First Street, back of the present Municipal Office, was extended for six months, with the rate of rent on these lots during that six months period, to be $50.00 per month, with the $50.00 rent to apply against the purchase price, if the option should be exercised. Councilman Nuckols moved that Section 1l~-37 of the AMENDMENT OT SECTION 7.~.-37 POOLROOMS & BILLIARD ROOMS Town Code be amended as follows: SECTION 1lt-3? - All public poolrooms and billiard Y `"~""` rooms shall close at 12:00 midnight, each day. No playing or work in any public poolroom. or billiard room will be allowed from 12:00 midnight on Saturday to sunrise the following Monday morning. There being no farther business, the meeting adjourned at 5;55 P. M. Approved: ;,- ~~~ ayor Att st: ` er 1.