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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-03-59-~~3~. Council minutes March 3, 1959, ~ p. m. Minutes of the regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, held on the 3rd day of March, 1959, at !~ p. m. in the municipal office. There were present: Mayor C. V.,Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: W. F. White, W. S. Cummings, F. L. Carrico John W. Nash, T. J. McCarthy, W. A. Larson Glen K. Aust, J. R. Martin Also present: Town Manager: T. B. Noland Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Director of Public Sorks: A. C. Jackson Visitors: Lt. Travis, Salvation Armor Lhrelyn S. Hall, reporter for the Southwest Ti.~tes C. P. Bailey, Chairman of Planning Commissioni Philip M. Sadler, member of Planning Commissi~-n Geo. A. Hi]lsman, Secretary of Pulaski County! Chamber of Commerce The meeting was called to order and the invocation was given by Lt. Travis of the Salvation Army. Minutes of the regular meeting of February 17th were approved. Mr. C. P. Bailey, Chairman of the Planning Commission, stated that he, along with Mr. Philip Sadler, immediate past-chair- man of the Planning Commissi®n, and Mr. George A. Hillsman, Executivf Manager of the Chamber of Commerce, were appearing before Council for a discussion of the need to accelerate the Sob of securing a PLANNING COMM. Master Plan for the Town. Mr. Bailey pointed out, among other REQ. FOR MASTER PLAN & N~'THOD things, that since the Planning Commission was first appointed and OF OBTAINING PLAN - NO ACTION activated in 1951 no request for more than routine small sums had TAKEN BY COUNCIL been made by the Planning Commission for use in carrying oat its responsibilities and that during those years mayor achievements of the Planning Commission has been a preliminary land use map, considerable studies concerning streets, parkipg, etc., as well as the drafting of a Building Cade, a Subdivision Control Ordinance and the Zoning Ordinance. Mr. Bailey stated that the Planning Commission now feels that the Town should make every effort to secure a fullfledged Master Plan, and that the Commission had been exploring for more than a year the possibility of using a 3~3 Council nit~utes contd. March 3, 1959, !t p. m. combination of students and professors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Anew graduate Planning Department having been established at VPI, the chairman explained that the Planning Commission has a proposal from VPI which would provide for the supervision.. of students to do necessary field work and drafting under the guidance and supervision of the head of the Planning Department. Student work in Pulaski would be part time, probably a ma~dla~um of twenty hours per week with the professorts supervision to be done primarily in the classroom with occasional meetings with our Planning Commission a necessity. The proposal, as outlined by the professor would in his opinion not exceed $3,OO~.DO per year, with the idea that the fob could be done in approximately three years with further fends to keep the plan current being ne cessary in the f~iture. Council took no action except to thank the Planning Commission for its interest and agreed to consider the matter further at the next meeting. _ Councilman W. F. White, Chairman ofthe Water Committee, stated that his committee had met and had studied a considerable amount of information supplied by the League Office in Richmond WATER COMMITTEE having to do with the practice of various municipalities over the RECOMDS. NO ' ALLOGdANCE ON state in regard to excessive water leaks caused by either faulty WATER BILLS DUE TO FAULTY plumbing or .frozen water lines. Cn motion of Alen K. Aust, PLUMBING; CODE REVISION SUGGEST- seconded by W. A. Zarson, and unanimously carried, it was decided ED to accept the recommendation of the Water Committee to the effect that the Town would make no allowances on water b3.11s for leaks due to either frozen and burst pipes, or ordinary leakage caused by faulty plumbing, and that the Town Attorney draft an appropriate amendment to the Town Code covering this policy, xl.th council to take action on the code revision after submission by the Town Attorney. It was also agreed that the Code revision should include provisions for making allowances on the sewer charge where it is clearly indicated that the leak did not enter the sewer system. Council rains. contd. March 3, 1959, 4 p.m. There was a report from the Town Manager to the effect there are presently available one or more students who would be interested in working in Pulaski this summer on a cost basis which id8 ACTION would rang® from $1.50 per hour to an $80.00 per week rate for a TAKEN RE ENGINEERING strident who has completed three years of civil engineering and has ASSIST. FOR SUMMER MOS. had considerable sn~mnertime experience in Eighway work. Council took no action on this situation. Town Attorney Moore reported that Circuit Court dodge Matheks had ruled in favor of the Town in the Loving Field airport FAVORABLE DECISION FOR TOWN RE case wherein the Town had requested the court to direct specific LOVING FIELD SUIT performance on the terms of a contract stipulated i~ a 1946 option to purchase certain lands. He further stated that the court decree should be made a part of the minutes upon receipt of same. There followed a discussion of the rapidly developing plans for a new Armory which included a report from the Director of Public Works on three possible methods of .providing water service for the new armory which will be built in the area on Draper Mountain known as Mountain Park. Extension of a town water main to the armory site would i~olve 4100 feet of pipe line with an estimated cost of this 6" line, the total to include a pump station, to be $22,000.00, and approximately $16,6oo.tx~ for laying TOWN MGR. OUTLINED 6" pipe to the new street at the Corporate Limits and 3300 feet of PLAPIS FOR FURNISHING 4" pipe and a pump station. The third alternate plan involved WATER TO ARMORY; WELL developing an existing well located on the proposed armory site, TO BE CONSIDERED the complete development cost of the well being apprximately $6,100.00. On motion of W. F. White, seconded by W. S. Cummings, and unanimously carried, Council directed that there be expended approximately $lt00.00 immediately to have this xell, which was used many years ago during iron mining operations, to be cleaned out, tested and analyzed so that this information may be used as a basis for a future decision on a most economical means of pr®viding _.___.-~ 3~3 i water service for the new armory. 'Jl1t„) . .Council rains. contd. March 3, 1959, ~ p. m. It was readily agreed that in view of the great distance from an e~cisting sewer line a septic tank facility would be the most economical since it could meet the requirements of the Health Department. The meeting adjourned at 5: 30 p. m. Approved: / /~ ~ yor i Attests ,~ T erk 1 1