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Council Minutes
Aug. 3, 1959, $ a. m.
A called meeting of the Pulaski Town Council was held in the
Municipal offices August 3, 1959, at 8:00 a. m.
There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding.
Councilmen: W. F. White, W. A. Larson, Glen K. Aust,
F. L. Carrico, W. S. Cummings
Absent: J. R. Martin, JohnW. Nash, T. J. McCarthy
Also present: Town Manager: T. B. Noland
Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton
Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore
After an explanation on the purpose of the meeting by the
Town Attorney, who had written Council a letter on Saturday with
the request that Council meet at the stated hour, motion was made
by Mr. Larson, seconded by Mr. Aust, and carried on the unanimous
vote of those present, that the session of Council then beginning
be declared an executive session.
The Town Attorney reviewed the various court proceedings
which had been necessary up to this point in the Town's attempt
to secure title to approximately 80 acres of land necessary for
the development of the new water supply impoundment in Raines
Hollow, the property in litigation beir_g that of Robert Raines.
It was explained that a consulting forester from VPI had been
REPORT ON LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS RE: employed to cruise the standing timber on the Raines tract and
80 ACRES OF RAINES
LAND: COUNCIL on the basis of his cruise there are approximately 13,200' of
AUTHORIZED ATTY.
TU SETTLE AT pitch pine; 3,280' of Virginia pine; 9,200' Red Oak; 6,80' of
X20.00 ACRE
White Oak; 20,l~80' of miscellaneous species, this being a total
of approximately 52,6Lt0 board feet, all species included. Also,
there appeared to be approximately 161 cords of pulp wood.
Mr. Moore stated that on the basis of the amount of timber
on the tract which is evidenced by the timber cruise, very
likely the $799.00 which had been offered by the Town is too.
low a figure. After a review of possible legal costs which
would be incident to the condemnation proceedings yet to be
'' carried out, the Town Attorney asked Council if it would set
a maximum per acre figure which he could use in attempting to
settle this matter:; at any point in the proceedings prior to
hearing the evidence in the actual condemnation case. At this
point Mr. Moore explained that the Court had appointed commiss-
ioners, that the commissioners would meet at 9 a. m. on the day
of the meeting and that during the morning of that day would
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view the tract and that immediately after that review the
Court proceedings up to this point had provided that immediately
after the view by the commissioners the Town could proceed
with clearing that portion of the Raines land in question which
will be covered by water in the full impoundment.
On motion of W. F. White, seconded by W. A. Larson, and on
the following recorded vote:
W. F. White - aye W. S. Cummings -aye
W. A. Larson - aye John ~. Nash - absent
Glen K. Aust -aye J. R. Martin - absent
F. L. Carrico - aye T. J. McCarthy -absent
it was
RESOLVED, that the Town Attorney and Town Manager be, and
they hereby are, authorized to expend the sum not to exceed
$20.00 per acre in their attempts to secure title to the
approximately 80 acres of Raines land at any point in the
proceedings deemed by the Town Attorney to be expedient;
or if a lump sum figure is involved not to exceed $1,998.50.
The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p. m.
Approved:
ayor
Attest:
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