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Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town
Council, held on the 2nd day of April, 1963, at It:00 P. M.
in the Municipal office.
There were present Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding.
Councilmen: Claude B. Gallimore, Glen K. Aust, Billy B. A'lint,
Eugene L. Nuckols, T. J. McCarthy, W. S. Cummings,
F. L. Carrico, W. A. Larsen
Also present: Town Manager: T. B. Noland
Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton
Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore
Visitors: Jim Terrell, reporter for Southwest Times
Miss Elizabeth Bonham
Mrs. J. F. Spencer
Jesse Hopkins for Claremont Corporation
Mrs. A. K• Hooker, representing the Madeline
Harman Woman's Club, Sponsor of Youth
Day Activities
Miss Mayme McCoy, Pulaski High School Teacher ~4nd
Advisor
Pulaski High School Student Officials:
ayor: eery er
Town Manager: Jimmy Ward
Clerk: Charlotte Lane
Town Attorney: Jerry Guynn
Chief of Police: Richard Leftwich
Councilmen:
Donald Taylor Mary Katherine Gemmell
Posey Payne Billy Endicott
Robert McKenney Garland Earhart
Bill Phibbs Donald Hughes
The invocation was given by Councilman Flint.
Mayor Jackson welcomed the youth student officials, and
YOUTH STUDENT it was learned that this year makes the fourteenth year that Youth
OFFICIALS
WELCOt~iED Day activities have been observed.
The minutes of the regular meeting of Council for March
MI NS. APPROVED 19th were approved.
Town Manager Noland advised that real progress is being
made at one of the industrial plants for solving the open fire
INFLp~B~ burnings, and that highly inflammable debris from the other plant
DEBRIS FROM
IND. PLTS. has been buried to see if the town can safely bury this debris at
BEING BURRIED
AT LANDFILL
IN TEST the landfill. He stated he felt definite progress is being made.
OPERATI'OIV After a general discussion of the negotiations concern-
ing that part of the proposed Route 611 (Newbern Road) Project
right of way which traverses the property owned by Claremont Corp-
oration of Pulaski, Council approved the suggestion that it will
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be necessary that Claremont Corporation make a written proposal
to Council after which the matter will be decided.
A letter from the Virginia Maid Hosiery Mills was read
to Council by Town Manager Noland, in which letter Mr. Raymond Rice,
President, requested Council to consider the closing of Lee
STREET COMM.
TO STUDY REQ. Street from First Street, S. W. to the 12 foot alley running
OF VA. MAID
HOS.MILLS FOR behind the buildings on Commerce Street from Jefferson Avenue
CLOSING PORTION
OF LEE STREET to the Jefferson Mills property, to give additional floor space
for Virginia Maid and its affiliate plant, Acme Hosiery Dry Works,
Inc., in their proposed expansion plans, This request was discussed
briefly and on motion of Councilman Aust, seconded by Councilman
Flint, and carried unanimously, the reauest was turned over to the
Street Committee for report to Council.
At this time Mayor Jackson declared the meeting to be
a public hearing as had been advertised in the local newspaper,
for the purpose of hearing those who were in favor of or against
the application of Sterling S. Kinser for placing a house trailer
PUBLIC HEARING
ON APPLICATION on First Street, S. W. There was no one present who opposed
OF STERLING
KINSER FOR the placing of this house trailer on First Street, but Town
PLACING HOUSE
TRAILER ON Manager Noland read a petition which had been signed by
FIRST ST.&
APPLICATION WAS approximately siz property owners in that vicinity who opposed
DENIED
same. Councilman Carrico moved that Mr. Kinser's application
be denied on the grounds that it was opposed by neighbors and
taxpayers. This motion was seconded by Councilman Gallimore,
and carried.
Councilman Flint advised that the Land, Buildings and
Parks Committee felt the matters referred to it pertaining to
additional municipal office space and the purchase of the Eskridge
SPECIAL MEETING
RECOI~IENDED FOR lots on First Street for off-street:: parking were of such
CONSIDERATION
OF PUR. C&' importance that a special session of Council should be held as
ESKRIDGE LdTS
AND MUNICIPAL soap as possible to discuss these matters.
OFFICE SPACE
Councilman Nuckols reported that an .ordinance amending
Section 20-21 of the Town Code would be presented to Council at
ORD. AMEND.
SEC. 20-21 its next regular meeting.
TO BE PRESENTED
AT NEXT MEETING
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Council mins. contd. April 2, 1963, 1i P. M.
Councilman Larson asked members of Council to be
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considering persons who would be active and take a special
interest as Trustees in providing for perpetual care at Oakwood
NAMING riff' Cemetery, the names of whom would be presented to the Judge of
OAKWOOD CEM.
TRUSTEES the Circuit Court for appointment to the Board of Trustees for
SHOULD ~
CONSII~RED Oakwood Cemetery.
Town Manager Noland went into some detail for the benefit;
of the Youth Council of the chronological events leading up to the
present necessity of making a temporary loan to pay the remaining
portion of the town's twenty-five percent of the total cost of
TOWN FINANCING Route 99 Project, with about $19,500.00 already having been paid.
ERPLAII~ED TO
YOUTH COUNCIL The explanation included the importance of the Route 99 Project and;
BY TOWN MGR.
NOLAND - RE: how the state and federal government shared in the cost of this
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ED(~HILL DR. construction, as well as how the Edgehill Drive construction project
and the changing of .the channel of Peak Creek were a part of this
over-all project. It was explained that no action by Council would;
be necessary until more detailed information frori the banks could
be received, since on the day of the meeting the Town had been
advised that the State Highway Department would wait until July 1, j
1963 for a final settlement from the Town with the understanding
that the $30,000.00 which was appropriated in the current budget
for this project, be sent immediately to the Highway Department as
part-payment.
Youth Mayor Henry Albert introduced the members of his
Council, and there followed a short Question and answer period
between the Pulaski Town:Council and the student Youth Council.
During this discussion Mayor Jackson advised that the contract
YUTTH COUNCIL for the "Project Decision Building" should be let May 1, 1963, for
& TOWN COUNCIL
DISCUSSION a shell building containing approximately 175,000 square feet, and
CONTRACT FOR that the Appalachian Power Company would then guarantee an industry;
PROTECT I]ECISION
MAY BE LET BY to occupy this building.
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There being no further business the meeting adjourned
at 5:30 P. M.
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