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Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town
Council, held on the 20th day of February, 1.,962, at ~t:OO P. M.,
in the Municipal office.
There were present: Mayor C. V. Jacks~?n, presiding.
Councilmen: Ri71y B. Flint., W. S. Cummings. Glen K. Aust,
F. T.. Carrico, John W. Nash, T. J. McCarthy,
~i7gP.T1P, T . Nucko~ s
Absent: Claude B. Gallimore
Al so present: Town Manager: T. B. Noland
C1.erk: Gladys R. Dalton
Town Attorney: A.l_an Groseclose
Visitors: Jim Terrell, r?porter for the Southwest Times
Mrs. J. F, Spencer
The invocation was given by Alan Groseclose.
Minutes of the regular meeting of February 6th were
approved as corrected.
Mrs. Spencer inquired as to the progress being made in
the air no1_lution matter and was advised by To~fi Manager Noland that
hQ had received blueprints of nc_neratnrs, the cost of which being
too exhorbi.tant for the use by 1.nca1 indtast.riPs and that the design
F~p~CT R7TT~'pRTN'af a simple incinerator which had been recommend Ad had not been
OF STMPT a INCIN-
ERATOR TO BF comr,leted; that both Engineers were still working on the problem
CONSIDERED By
T.Or.gr TNTATSTRT~'and that one of these gentlemen was in Pulaski the day before
FOR CO~TTR~I LING
F~,TT,QTTT checking with the inr?ustry condi.sering the installation of a new
boil er .
Mazror Jackson declared the meeting to be a public hearing,
as advertised in the local. newsraTer, nn whether to rezone a portion
pT~BLIC T-TF'ARTNG of the north side of Fast Main Street from residential to business
LOT ON FAST
MAIN S~?FFT classification. No one appeared either for or against the rezoning
REZ~I~TFD RTTST-
NESS FR.^~M of this r,arcel of 1 and and upong being advised by Mr, Noland,
RESTDFN'"T A ? ,
Secretary of the planning Commission, that it was the recommendation
of the Comoniss-+ on that this parcel of. ~ and be rezoned, Co~~nci lman
Aust moved that Council accept the recommendation of the Planning
Commission and that all the 1_and lying between Fast Main Street and
Bank Street, and between the all ?y whi ~h i s midway between Npwbern
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and peach Street, eastward to the Line Lying to the east of peach S
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which Tine is shown on the official Toning Map of the Town as
being the boundary between the present residential. and public
grounds zones in the area, be rezoned business. This motion
was seconded by Councilman Flint, and carried unanimously.
On motion of Councilman Cummings, seconded by
Council rains. contd.
Feb. 20, 1.96?, ~ P, M.
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Councilman McCarthy, and carried unanimously, the fc~1_l.owing
resolution was ad~nted:
WH~'RFAS. Mr. C. P. Bail ey has been a Town
booster for many Years and has been a member of the
Town P1.anning Commission since it was formed on March 27,
7.957 , and has be~+n its Cha rman since August ~, 1.958; and,
C. P,BATTFY
RFSnITJTION
D~f PIED
WHEREAS, during all of h-1s tenure, and especially
during the time he has been Chairman, Mr. Railer has
shown extraordinary interest and willingness to put forth
extra time and effort towards the furtherance of Pulaski~s
planning program, particularly exemplified by hi.s leader-
ship in the promulgation of a Tiui1_ding Code, S~ibd~vision
Control Ordinance and a 7,oning Ordinance as well as
Annexation and major Public t~lorks Proiects; and,
?niT~'RFAS, Mr. Bail.ey~s retirement from his position
of importance wi.tr the Appal achian Power Company will be
fa17oG*ed by his moving to the Gtate of Florida,
NOT~1, THEREFORE, BF IT RFSnLVF'D, that the Pulaski
Town Council hereby recogni?es the many civic
contributions made by Mr. Bailey, esneci.all.Y his service
as a rlanner, and hereby expresses the Town's appreciation
for those civic cont•ri.butions, and wishes for him many
happy Years cf retirement.
Town Manager Noland read a letter from the Pulaski
PT3T~ASKT CO.
HORSEMA.TT' S
ASS~CTA TI ON
GRANTED
PERMTSSTON Tn
TTSE CAT.I'F'F'
PARK
County Horseman's Association reeuesting the use of Calfee Park far
July 20th and 21st, for the Purpose of holding its Horse Show.
Counc3.1 discussed this request, and on motion ~f Councilman
Cummings, seconded by Councilman Nash, and carried unanimously,
it was, RES~LVF'Da that the Pulaski County Horseman~s Association
be allowed +.p uGe Calfee Park for its horse shoe on July 20th and
2lst, at the same rate which Pxistpd last Year.
Council man F't int advised that the T anr1, Rui7_dings and
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Parks Committee had studi ed the nronosal_ ~i~f Ri.11y T~sor and others, r ~ ~~ r
RFpORT OF t P k C k d th t h t' on the
with regards ,o ea ree an a , e was repor ,1.ng ,
CnMM, ON PROPQSA?
NLADE BY RTLh feeling of the Committee and not its snecifi.c recommendation,
WYSOR RF : PEAK
CREEK it was felt that the Town won7d want unrestricted use of the land
Council rains. contd.
Feb. 20, 1.962,. !~ P. M.
and would be interested in obtaining the lot ad,iacent to the
Dalton Buil.di.ng because of the wal.kwav to 3 rronosPd narking
lot behind Dalton Theatre; that if Cou.nci.l wished to go ahead
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with Mr. T~ysor's proposal, it was felt that attorneys should be
obtained to check the deed records for clear title. Mayor Jackson
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stated he personally felt the creek should certainly be the propertyG
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of the town, the title to same having been in onPstion for many
,years. He further stated it was his opinion that this Council
could not Hermit any type of building over the creek because of
poGsible flood conditions, As the above was a report only, no
action was reeuired of Council. at tY:~~ time.
Councilman Flint further stated it w^s the reoommendation
of hiG Committee that a strip of land ~?0 x ~0 feet at the rear
C0~?M, RECOMMn. of the Pulaski Hospital be sold to the Hospital., at their request,
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OF T,oNn Rn x 3~' with the understanding that appraisers be appointed to view and
off. M!' *rpv n t~ ,
TO PTrT^..r,?cT appraise the rroperty in order to arrive a.t a sale price to the
HQ~P.~PI~~ TSFRS ~
TO'RF ^pPOTN'~'F'D Ho~ital. On motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by
Councilman Cummings, and carried on thQ fold o~.fi ng recorded vote,
Z~?. S. C~xmmings -ave F. T.. Carry co -aye
T. J. McCarthy -ave .Tnhn trr, Nash -aye
Ri_7ly B, Flint -ave FugenA T~.Nuckols -aye
Gl en K. Aust -aye Cl_audP Gallimore -absent
it was
RFSOTUF'D, that the recommendation of the Committee bP
accepted, and that. appraisers be appointed to appraise the s+,rin
of land at the rear of the Pulaski Hospital_ to arrive at a sale
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~n motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman
Flint, and carried unanimously, Foy Au st, '~T. Marvin Board, and
Curtis C. Jordan were appoi.ntpd armrai stirs, with F. 0. King as an
alternate, for the purpose of appraising a. strip of land at the
rear of the Hospital_ for sale to the T'~~lask-i~ Hospital..
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PLANNING COMM.
NOT OPPOSED TO
REO. TO CLOSE
ALLEY TN JONES
SUBDIVISION BTTT
WIT~L VIEW ATLFY
BET. 6TH & 7TH
STS. BEFORE MAKING,
RFOOMMENDATT OPT
ORDINe NCF trA CATINtI
ALLEY IN H.E. •TON~'S
STTBDTV. ANT? AI,I~Y
BET. WASH. AVE. Ar1D
PROSPECT A VENTT~'
Council minx. contd.
Feb. 20, 1962, ~ p. m.
Mr, Noland advised that the Planning Commission had
no objection to the closing of the all~v as petitioned by H. E.
Jones, et a? s, off Oreen Acre D7-~ivP and the a't'1 Pv between ?Tashi ngton
AvennP and Prospect, AvPnne between the Dobvns property and Property
of the Catholic Church. Hoy*ever, the Commission ~rJ thhe7.d any
recommendation on the clos-i.ng of the a11_ey between the Huff
and Robertson pro*~erty on 7th Street, south to the Shuff Estate
property, between 7th and 6th Streets, until such time as the
Planning Commission could Look at this alley on the ground.
Councilman Carrie moved the following ordinance be
adopted, which motion was seconded by Councilman McCarthy, and
carried on the fol.lowi.ng recorded vote
UT, S. Cammi ngs - aye F. T.. Carrico -aye
Claude B.Galli_morP - absent John W. Nash -abstained
Bi_71v B, Flint - aye G1Pn K. An4t - aye
EuPene, ? , Nuckol s - aye T. J. McCarthy - aye
AN ORDINANCE TC? VACATE AS ,AT~TFYS THAT
CERTAIN TF'N-FOOT STRIP OF T,AND ~'XTEND-
ING ARO[1ND THREE SIDES OF THE H. E.
JONES STJRDIVISTON IN THE NOPTH~'RN SECTION
OF THE TGbJN OF T~[TT A SKI , VIRGINIA , RESERVING,
HOWEVER, n, TTTTLITY FASFM~;NT 0?TFR ANT? THROTIGH
SAID STRIP OF LAND; AND THAT OTHER CERTAITT
STRIP OF LAND TWENTY FFFT TN TnTIDTH RTJNNIT?G
FAST AND WEST THROTTGiH BT,OCK ?7 OF THE TCT^TN OE
PrrI.ASKT, VIRGSNIA, BETWEEN WASHINGTON A_VF'NTTF
AND nRaSP~'CT AV~'NTTE; AND TO PROVIDE FAR PAYNL~'NT
OF COSTS.
?~>NFREAS, H. F. Jones and Ethel P, Jones, hi.s wife,
app Pared by pet.itaon on the 2nd day of Oct.oher, 7.961., before
the Council of the Town of Pu.laski., Virginia, after posting
due notice of the filing of said petition as required by law
in at 1 Past three places in said TouTn, on the 13th day of
November. 1.967.., that being the first day of the November Term
of P~a7aski County Circ~zit Co~~rt, said petition Pea±zesti.ng thats
the Town vacate that certain strip of land t,en (lO) feet in
width, which is shown as an all Py nn a p1 at of the H. F, ,Tones
Subdivision, and extending around three sides of the said
subdivision, through the property of the pet,i.ti_oners, which
stria of land i e needed by neti.t,i onPrs in re-subdividing
their property; and,
?~THEREAS .Tames Robert Dobvns, Cornelia Gates Dobvns,
John J. Swint, Archbishop of. TrThPPling, .Tnhn ?~T, Nash and Marv
Virginia J. Nash, also appeared by petition on the ?_nd day of
October, 1961, before the Council. of the To?an of Pulaski,
Vi_rgi_nia, after Hosting due noti.cp of the filing of said
petition as reeuired btr 7aw,in at least three places in said
Town, on the l 3th day of Nwpmber, 1961 , that being the first
day of the November Term of Pulaski County Circuit Court, said
petition rernaesting that the Town vacate a 2O-foot wide strip
of land extending east and west through Flock 37 as shown on~
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Council rains. contd. P°b. 2C, 1..96?, 1a p, m~
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the offi.ci.al mar of the Town of Pu?aski., between Tnl.ashing-
tnn Avenue and Prospect Avenue, adiacent to the rronerty
of petitioners, which s'F,ri.r of Land iG needed by ret,i_tionPrs
in the use of their nroperti_es; and,
'.~?N~RPAS~ »non the fi? ing of said netiti.ons, the
Council did appoi nt, G. C. Hall , .T~mes R. G'< Ann, and TAT, M.
Poard ~r ewers as is recuired under Section 1K-76F of th?
CcdP of Vireinia of ?9~n; ana,
1.,~cT^R~pS. s~.~bse~nent ±hPre+,~ a?~ of +hA ?andoT~mers
who would be affected her the vacation of the aforesaid strips
of land were notified of the filine of the petitions and of a
nub?.ic hearing thereon to be hP?d on the 16th day ~f January,
1.96?, in the Town Office ~t P~a.laski, Virt?i_nia, said notice
being delivered +,o the ?.andowners and ?w publication i.n the
Southwest Times, a local newspaper; and,
WHEREAS, on the 16th day of January, 1962, said
public hearing was held pursuant to the aforesaid notice and
there appearing to be no persons opposed to the vacating
of the strips of real estate as se+ out i_n S~ti d petitions, and
»ron the fi'lcng of the viewers' rernrt stating that in the opinioln
cf the vi ewers nn objection or ~_nc r'r?ven].~'nee won? d res}.tl t from
d~sc~ntinuing the use or by clnsin~ said 3l7?ys or. easement
ways; and,
?~RFAS, the said Council.. of the Town of Pulaski. is
of the opinion that the vacati.np~ of the aforesaid s+,rips of
land wnal.d bA for the benefit of the Tov*n of Pulaski, and
that no inconvenience would resu?t thereby, Provided that
there i.s reserved an easement for she construction, reconstruc-
ti on, maintenance and repair of am• water oT sewer lines which
R the Tnwn mi_eht hereafter lo^ate in and .iron the s~i;d lC-foot
D Fr de stri.n of ?and desi mated as an all ev arcT~nd the H. F. .Tones
T Subdiv~+ si on.
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A rI(~^', TfTF'RF'F'ORF J RF T'" ORDn Tr~n t?y TFTG' (,'!11TTT(~TT nF THE'
N T~`^TN nF prTT,~ GKT, ZrTR.r,TT?Tp , as fnl? „wG.
F That certain t.An (lC~ foot wide stein shnwn
on rPCC?rdQd ~!lbdi~')SiOn ''~lRt ps An a??nv eXtend~n~
arnnr.dthreP (?~ sides of the Grid H. ~', .Tones S~~b-
dvisi_on of record in t:h~ C?.Ark's ~fficP of the
Ci reui t. Court of. ?'nl as1~i C rn~nt.~, Virg; n-i a , i n p?. a±,
Rnok ? ~ rapA l ~; the cc~ntAr ? ~ nA of said a?.? Ay bei.t~
describAd as full o'~rs: Reginn;ng nn +~^~ north side
~f a ?(t_fcet street running east and west, known as
GrPenl Aa ~h i r. P, a.n~ in the center of say d al i may;
thence from the said rn;n+ of Redinning, Norte 1? deg.
?~~ Fast 16?.~ fAA+ to a poin+; t.hPnce North 76 def.
KO' ?n~ASt ??5.6 fee+ r»nning rara?l A? to thA northerh
bo»ndary l l_neS of T.nt,s Nos. i )i, 1~, 1 h, ? 7, 1R, 19,
and ?~ i.n said Subdivision and lands of Foy A~zst;
thence North ?? deg. 1~5" Fast 162.? feet to a noi.nt
on the aforesaid ~~-fco+~ st.rp~+.;
And
That certain alley twenty (~~) fAAt in wi_dt,h and
anproximatAly two hundred and forty (?L~O~ feet. in
? ength, lying and hei ng i_n the Term of pn? aski,
Vi.r~i.nia, beginning at a mint on +.hA west side of.
T~Tashington Avenue arrroximate~y 71iri.9~a feet South
deg. ~' U'ASt from the SO!J'~;h~?ast, intersection of
T~Tashington Avenue and prosrec+ AZrern1P, r~.~nning east
between Para?1 e? lines twenty (~nl fee+, arart, and
?ring between the rronertz~ of ,Tamps Robert Dobvns and
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Council mans, c~ntd,
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Cornet i a Gates D~b~ms, and .Tnhn ItiT, Nash and Mary
Virgi ni.a ~T, Nash, on the north, and orox?erty be-
7 ~ngi.ng t~ the Catholic Charch and John UT. Nash
nn the South; a1.1. in Block ~7 as shown on the
Official Man of the TnT~rn of. Pnl a ski. , V-i.rgini ? ;
be, and the samr~ axe hereby, vacated zs a17.eys or ease-
ment ways in the Town of Pulaski, V_rgi.nia, sub,iect,
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R however, to the reservation ~f an easement for the con-
struction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair of any water
D or sewer lines which the ToUm mi.gh+• hereafter locate in and
T ur,on the said 7.0-foot wide si;ri.n of 7 and designated as an
n? a71ey around the H. F. Jones Snbdivi_si.on, which is here-
A inabove more fully d?scr~bed,
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r F?~' IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Tou?n Manager of
F the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, cause tc be recorded in
the Deed Rooks of the County of P~.zlaski_, Virginia
7.oca,ted
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in the Clerk's Office of the said County, a copy of this
ordinance, and to take anY and a7.1 other steps necessary
to properly place on the record the said ordinance,
RF IT FIIRTHFR ORDATR~'D that G. C. Ha l7 , James R.
Glenn and Ztir, M. Board, th? afaresai_d viewers, be paid the
sum of Twn D~l7ars ($10,001 each and that the con.rt costs
involved in the said vacating of the aforesaid a7Jeys or
easement ways be paid by the ret,itioners in proportion t~
their reszzective interests.
WHFRFi1PON, this ordinance is hereby adopted by the
recorded vote of said members of Council, as follows:
Woodson Cummings -aye Fred Carrico -aye
Claude Gall_imore -absent. John Nash -abstaining.
Rill Flint -aye Glen .Rust -aye
Eugene Nnckol s - aye T, J. McCarthy - aye
And thereuxzon, the Mayor of the said Tom of Pulaski.,
upon presentation to him of said ordinance, approved and
signed the same, this ?0th day of February, 796.
Mr. Noland further advised that the Planning Commission had
PT.A.NNTN~'~ COMM.
D~ TOT OPPO no objection to the rernzest of T~rot,erty oT~mers that a Portion of
SF I3T~O~TTIG
OF RETT Q`rF. Bell Avenue be closed and after a discussion of same, Councilman
TOWN ATTY.
Tn GT~IE Flint moved that the matter be tabled, and t~+at the TOt~7n Attorney
~;nTTJ~t(!IT Aj~?
OPTNTOTT be instructed to bring an onin~on to Council as to whether the Town
can sell dedicated streets. This motion was seconded by Councilman
McCarthy and carried unanimously,
Councilman Carrico moved that a mP.mbershixz be renewed
MFMRERSHTP with the Virginia Municipal Teague at a sum of $K56.00 which is
T.AK~N WITH
~,tA, MTTNTCTP, based upon the population of the town. This motion was seconded by
T,F A GTTE
Counci.7man A~zst, and carried unani..mous7y,
Mayor Jacks nn advised that FAA had appropriated the
sum of ~lfi,37~, as their share of the lighting costs for New
Counci_7 minx. contd.
Feb. 20, 7.962, ~t P. M.
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.~ ~ .~ , ~ti~r? ~ ~+ver .`Nall Qy'Ri.rpo~t,a: atrusl ~i t ~w2ts C~ow~ {~'Pdss`sa~r~.t~~t , a ~oxma'~y ~:•
.. ~ `~ ~ `,~ { '",~ "~r~tpplicat~i.on, ~Dpr,,~v~cc9 'b~ eac~1 po2.lt~,ca1 .$;a~"tlini s~.~n 'b's . ~~
submitted, He further stated it was b~lievPd there were sufficient
funds in the Airport treasury fir the lighting, but that it was
necessary for Counci.7 to authorize him to sign the formal
M°YnR application for trP Town of Pulaski. Tnih?reupon, Councilman
ATTTHOR?ZFD
T~ ,r,T(~~1 McCarthy moved that Mayor .Tackson be a,~thori zed to sign the
?RO•TECT
~PLTf.`n'rTDN ar~7 i cation on beha.7 f of the Town of °i~7 aski , said moti. on being
FOR T T(}NTTNCr
AT NRyA seconded by Councilman Carrico, and carried unanimously.
(Res~l~~tion Town Manager Noland advised that thQ seven houses in Suther-
f~17.o*~*s on
next ra.~re~ Land Woods Subdivision could not be metered because of the manner
~n wh~~h these water lines had been inc+,al.7ed years ago, and that
in order t~ re-install these lines an esti.matPd appropriation
W4TFR Cl~MM, TO of $7KnC, was needed to cover this cos+. Councilman C~rri_cc
MRKP RFrO?~,
~N WA'~'F'R TTTTES moved that the matter b? t.~,irned over t~ the Water Committee for
RFPI,~CF~'.~Tm FnR
STTTT-1~'RT ^N^ WoCUSobservation, and recnmmendati on to f'o~:n~~ 7 . Thy ~ moti on was
sPCnnded by Councilman p,~~t, ant carried ananimonsly.
After a discussion of the constrnc,tion of a water line to
the Windsor Circle area, which must be done in the year 1962,
Councilman McCarthy moved that, the Town Manager be au.thori_zed to
TOWrT Mf;R. proceed to purchase the necessary valves and hydrants to go into
n rrmunR~ 7,FD
Tn PTTR the line to Windsor Circle and have on hand when construction
rFRTA?tT
McT~'RTIL~' actually begins. This motion was seconded by Councilman Nuckols, and
FpR r^~T~mRTTrm_
TpnT n~ 1nioTFR carried unanimously.
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TnITN^fi^F f'TRI'Tr There being no further business the meeting adiourned at
K:~_iK P. M.
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