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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-16-57pvr ~ Council Minutes Pulaski, Va. April 16, 1957, ~ P•m• Minutes of the regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, held +~n the 16th day of April, 1957, at 4 p. m. in the municipal office. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: A. E. Lemons, J. R. Martin, W. H. Wysor, F. L. Carrico, I. R. Carper, W. S. Cummings. Absent: W. F. White and W. A. Larson. Also Present: Town Manager: T. B. Noland gating Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Engineer: R. Lloyd Mathews Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Visitors: Bill Flint, Reporter and Dan Rooker of the Southwest Times Qn motion of W. H. Wysor, seconded by W. S. Cummings, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that Gladys R. Dalton act as Clerk in the absence of Audrey Eidson, Clerk. The minutes of regular meetings of March 19th and April 2nd were approved. Council discussed at length the matter of zoning of Bowling Court, and J. R. Martin made the motion that Council rescind their previous action on the zoning of Bowling Court, taken March 19, 1957, which motion was seconded by I. R. Carper, and carried by the following recorded vote: A. E. Lemons - no F. L. Carrico - no J. R. Martin - aye W. S. Cummings - aye W. H. Wysor - aye I. R. Carper - aye Further discussion followed, and J. R. Martin made the motion that the two lots on the north, described below by metes and bounds, be zoned business and the remaining portion be left as pre~tiously designat= ed, residential, which motion was seconded by I. R. Carper, with the follow- ing recorded vote: A. E. Lemons - no F. L. Carrico - no J. R. Martin - aye W. S. Cummings - no W. H. Wysor - aye I. R. Carper - aye The tie vote was broken by Mayor C. V. Jackson voting in favor of the motion. ~~~ tir:~ ~, Council Minutes contd. Pulaski, Virginia, Apr. 16, 1957, 4 p. m. ~~ ,~ ~, Herein follows a metes and bounds description of the Bowli Court zones as designated above: V PARCEL N0. i Description of residential zone in Bowling Court Block 1 Beginning at the northeasterly intersection of First Street, south, and Jefferson Ave. at the southwester],y corner of the Pentecostal Holiness Church Lot; thence northward along said Avenue the width of said Church Lot; thence eastward 93.7 ft.; thence northward 40.0 ft.; thence eastward,~~' on a line parallel with the north line of First Street, and 100 ft. north-~'; ward therefrom, to a point in the west line of theBocock Lot; thence north' ward on a line parallel with the Bowling Courtl6 ft. Right-of-way, and 100 p! ft. westward therefrom 159 ft. to a point at the southwest corner of the ~! former George Bunn Lot; thence with the south line of the same to the center of Bowling Court 16 ft. Right-pf way; thence with the same, north ~` ward to the projected south line of the former A. C. Sumner Lot; thence ~! with said line eastward to the southeast corner of said Lot; thence with the east line of said Lot, northward to the southwest corner of the Whiting Oil Co. Lot; thence with the south line of same, eastward to the ~;, west line of Washington Ave.,; thence with the same, southward to the ~; most northerly corner of the W. D. Macgill, Jr. Service Station Lot; ~~' thence along the north side of the branch running through said Block, as n located southwestward to a point in the pro3ected east line of said 16 ft. Right-of-way, near the north line of First Street; thence southward to the north line of First Street; thence westward to the Beginning. ¢' PARCEL N0. 2 Description of business zone in Bawling Court Block ~~ i A~~~~ 1 The business zone will include all property in the Block bounded on the north by Commerce Street; on the west by Jefferson Avenue; on the sou by First Street; and on the east by Washington Avenue; i~th~the e~eception of the residential zone described above. On motion of A. E. Lemons, seconded by F. L. Carrico, it was unanimously RESOLVED! that Council delay adoption of the Zoning Ordira until all members were present. A. E. Lemons reported on recommendations of the Committee appointed to view the parking situation existing on Prospect Avenue at 10 Street in front of W. F. Thomas• property, and on motion of I. R. Carper, seconded by F. L. Carrico, it was unanimously RESOLVED that one standard curb cut for driveway to his • 1 property be allowed W. F. Thomas, at his expense, on whichever side of his lot he might designate where it would not necessitate the cutting of any tree, or the changing of any utilities. unanimously On motion of J. R. Martin, seconded by I. R. Carper, it RESOLVED that the Town agrees to appropriate the sum of $240.00 in the upcoming budget with the understanding that this would be s~~ Council Minutes contd. Pulaski, Va. Apr. 16, 1957, ~ p. m. the Townes one-fourth share in the cost of a traffic survey to be made during the summer months by the Highway Department, in accordance with a proposal made by the Department in a letter dated March 20, 1957. In the matter of the June 1, 1957 maturity of the $100,000. Street Improvement Bonds which were sold in 1927, and inasmuch as the Sinking Fund established for the retirment of these bonds, has sufficient funds fot their retirment, it was moved by W. H. Wysor, seconded by W. ;~. Cummings, and unanimously carried, that the Treasurer and Town Manager be, and they hereby are authorized,~o sign checks sufficient to meet the bond obligations as they are presented. With further reference to the $100,000. Street Improvement Bonds, the Town Manager reported that the Sinking Fund owns $14,000. in Series G Government Bonds which will not mature until June 1, 1958, and $7,500. in the same type of bonds which will not mature until October, 1959, it was suggested by the Manager that Council authorize the necessary bookkeeping entries which would provide for purchase, by the Water Fund, of these bonds with total maturity value of $21,500. from the Sinking Fund; therefore On motion of W. H. Wysor, seconded by J. R. Martin, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that Council authorize the Water Fund to purchase the $21,500. in Government Bonds which are owned by the Sinking Fund, in the manner as was set forth above. The Nfanager made reference to the fact that in his opinion the size of the General Fund and Water Fund checking account could possibly be reduced by short term investment of some of these funds~in U. S. Treasury bills or notes. Also,.it was pointed out that as a result of the water and sewer rate increases additional funds would be taken in in the near future, which funds will be set aside for capital improvements, and that these additional funds should be placed in some type of short term investments. Council authorised the Manager to arrange a meeting between the Financial Committee of Council, the Town Treasurer, the heads of the two local Banks and himself to study the possibility and desirability of short term investments with the understanding that after the committee meets, a report will be made to Council. 1 I 1 r~, ~ ~. ~ ~~~~~ Council Minutes contd. Pulaski, Va. Apr. 16,'1957, 4 ~.m. ~. There was a preliminary discussion. of the preparation of ~, the budget for the next fiscal year, and Council agreed generallly to thee' Managers suggestion that Council consider the salary and wage structure to be authorized in the next budget, at the nest meeting of Council, in, ', an attempt to conserve the time ofCouncil and the Town office and to u, spread the time which Council must necessarily devote to the study of the new budget. There was a general discussion of the overall condition o.~'~ Calfee Park. The Town Manager stated there was approximately $1100. remaining in the current budget for all phases of the Parg maintenance and operation during the remainder of this fiscal year. It was generally". agreed that that sum would be insufficient for proper maintenance of the Park and it was pointed out that the current budget anticipated $500. in 4 revenue for the use of Calfee Park while the actual sum collected todate =; ~!. was more than $1300. Whereupon, on motion of I. R. Carper, seconded by a W. S. Cummings, the sum of $800. was appropriated from the General Fund as a supplement to the existing appropriation for the Calfee Park fund, with the following recorded vote: ~I A. E. Lemons - aye F. L. Carrico - aye ~~: J. R. Martin - aye W. S. Cummings - aye W. A. Wysor - aye i. R. Carper - aye ~G After a discussion of the favorable comments by the public on the Townes recent efforts to beautify the Mountain Park and increase its utility, on motion of A. E. Lemons, seconded by I. R. Carper, it was RESOLVED that $125.00 be appropriated to the Park in Playground Fund for the construction of a third picnic table in the Mountain Park., on the recorded vote as follows: A. E. Lemons - aye F. L. Carrico -aye J. R. Martin - aye W. S. Cummings - aye W. A. Wysor - aye I. R. Carper - aye Mayor C. V. Jackson gave a report on the progress of the New River Valley Airport to the effect that a survey party was already at work on property and photographic surveys and that the project was going along with dispatch. The Town attorney reported that the Annexation matter was `~ awaiting the arrival of the map which would be used in the publication k~ ti~~~ Council Minutes Contd. Pulaski, Va. April 16, 1957, 4 p. m. and the notice explaining there had been difficulty in obtaining a legible map sufficiently small to publish in the newspaper, and that upon receipt of this map from the engravers he would be ready to begin the actual annexation court procedure. The meeting ad3ourned at 5:45 p. m. Approved: ~ ~,~ Mayor Attest: f-~C ~~ Act ng Clerk 1 1