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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-03-56~~ Council Minutes Pulaski, Va., January 3, 1856 The minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, held on the 3rd day of January, 1956, at 4 p.m., in the municipal offices. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding, Councilmen: I. R. Carper, C. T. Brookman, 0. 0. Crowell, M. E. Lester, J. R. Martin, W. F. White, W. M. Farmer and W. A. Larson Also present : ToTSTr? Manager : Julian F. Hirst Clerk: Audrey E. Kingrea Town Attorney: Garnett S. P~ioore Visitors: Rev. George Ogilvie Kenneth Williams Philip M. Sadler C. P. Bailey The meeting was opened with a prayer by the Rev. George Ogilvie, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. The minutes of the regular monthly meeting of December 6, 1Q55, the special meeting of December 15, and the semi- monthly meeting of December 20, 1955, were read and approved. Kenneth Williams, a resident of Bowling Court, appeared before Council and asked. that the block in which he resided be chan~edon the zoning map from Commercial to residential. AIr. Williams was assured that his request would receive consideration. The Town Mara¢er reported that the revised Subdivision Ordinance was served on the members of the Board of Supervisors on December 2°, 1955. The Council was advised of the appointment by Circuit Court order dated December 31, 1955, of the Planning Commission as the official Zoning Commission of the Town. The Town Manager reported that the Zoning Commission had met earlier ire the afternoon and had adopted formally a zoning map for the Town, being the same map as presented at the last meeting of Council. This map was discussed T - { ~~~~~ Council Minutes Cont'd Pulaski, Va., January 3, 1956 briefly by Messrs. Sadler and Bailey. The Council furth~~ was advised that the Zoning Commission. had reviewed ant interim zoning ordinance which had been prepared for the~~ consideration and. that the Zoning Commission found its provisions to be in accordance with the anticipated requ~~e- ments of a formal zoning ordinance. The Council reviewed and d_is~zssed the proposed. interior, zoning ordinance with the Town Attorney. On motion of W. A. Larson, seconded by M. E. Leste#' and with the following recorded vote J. R. Martin - aye M. E. Lester - aye W. r1. Farmer - abstains I. R. Carper - aye W. A. Larson - aye C.T.Brookman - aye orl. F. White - aye O.O.Crowell - aye it was unanimously RESOLVr~, that the zoning map as proposed and pre- sented by the Planning Commission be accepted as the official zoning map of the Town of Puladki ttTith the understandingthat the Maple Shade Inn block be redesignated as residential with the exce remises whereon is located the b~~ tion of those ple p . ; p Shade Inn and the Whiting Oil Company which two lots ale to remain commercial. AND BE IT FURTIiER RESOLVED, that the following Interim Zoning Ordinance is hereby adopted. ~'. k AN ORD I~`TAPTCE R ~GULAT ING THE USE OF LAP'DS IN THE T0~~~1r? OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA, SETTING ASIDE CERTAIN AREAS FOR BUSITTESS, IT?DL?STRY AI'L` 'tiESIDEr?TIAL, PEI'~ING THE ADOPTIOPT OF A COl~TPREHErTSIVE ZONI~?G ORDITTAPTCE ~'OR ~,~Ip~ TOti1T`T, Ar'D PRESCRIBING PE?`TALT IES FOR VIOLAT IOr?S HEREOF. T~IHEREAS, it is the desire and purpose of the Council of the Town. of Pulaski, Virginia, to regulate the location"af trade and. ir_dustry within the Tot,rr. and to set aside certain areas thereof for the location of residence homes; to lilt~it the height and bulk of buildings erected therein; to pretent the over-crowding of l~.nc~. and avoid. the undue congestionof population ~.rd public highways; to protect and stabilize property values, and in general to promote the public health, prosperity, safety, and welfare by the adoption of an ordinance dividing the area of the Town into districts and prescri~ling suitable, appropriate and reasonable restrictions for th4 use of property in said districts as may be necessary fob the fulfillment of the purposes of this ordinance; and, WHEREAS, the Council did authorize and establish a~: Planning Commission for the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, ~ February 20, 1951, and said Town chid, by further action ~ December 20, 195, request the Circuit Court of Pulaski ` ~~-~~ Council Minutes Conttd Pulaski, Va., January 3, 1956 County, Virginia, to appoint the said Planning Commission as the Zoning Commission for the Town. of Pulaski, Virginia, pursuant to the Acts of the CTeneral Assembly of Virginia in such case made and provided; and, WHEREAS, by odder of said. Court of December 31, 1855, the said Planning Commission was designated as Zoning Commission for the Town of Pulaski, Virginia; and, Tf1HEREAS, the said Planning Commission has, since its inception, studied the land area of the said Town, made sur-: vet's and. maps thereof, and given much consideration to a comprehensive zoning plan and has had certain preliminary zoning maps prepared; and, ?,~1HEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, did. in a special meeting on the 3rd day of January, 195h, consider the contents of the draft of a proposed Interim Zoning Ordinance and find it in basic agreement with the ideas and plans which they have under consideration for inclusion in a final zoning ordinance which it is their intention to propose for adoption bZT the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, and representatives of said Commission have so advised the Council this date.of that fact; NOW, TF?EREFO?~E, BE IT ORDAII~?ED AS FOLLOWS: SECTIOT? ~ - General Regulations. (a) No Lot, building, or structure shall hereafter be used, and no building or structure, or part thereof, shall be constructed, erected, raised, reconstructed, extended, enlarged or altered except in conformity with the regula- tions prescribed by this ordinance. (b) That no permit for any construction shall be issued by the Council of the Town of Pulaski, or by its Building Inspector at its direction, without the applica- tion for such building permit being, first referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission for consideration and recommendation to the Council; (c) No existing building within the Town not now lawfully used. for ~n~austry or business purposes shall be altered, re-modeled, or converted for industry or busir..ess purposes without a permit from the Council of the Town of Pulaski., and no such permit shall be issued without the application for same being referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission for consideration and recommendation to the Council. (d) Nothing in this ordinance shall prevent the strengthening or restoration to a safe or lawful condition of any part of any building or structure declared unsafe or unlawful by the Building Inspector, the chief of the fire d.epartmert, or other duly authorized town official. (e) The occupancy of a building or premises by a watchman or caretaker for sleeping quarters shall not constitute residential occupancy ~,Jithin the meaning of this ordinance. (f) No temporary buildings or structures used or intended to be used as a place of public assembly, such as tents, stands, platforms and booths shall be erected or occupied in any residence or business district; and no temporary building or structure shall be erected or remain in any type district for a period exceeding 60 days. This is not intended to prohibit the erection of temporary tents, stands, pllatforms and booths ir_ public streets or on public property when such structures are authorized by the Town, nor the erection and use of temporary buildings by contractors at the site of constructie~n work. y~ I~.I~1.liY Council Minutes Cont'd Pulaski, Va., January 3, 1956 SECTIOP? II - Classification of Districts. For the purpose of this ordinance the Town o,f Pulaski is hereby divided into three classes of districts as follows: (1) Residence district, (2) Business district, (3) Industrial district. SECTIOP? III - Boundaries of Districts; Zoning Maps; Determination of questions as to Boundaries. The boundaries of each of the districts provided for by Section I above are hereby established as shown on the map entitled "Zoning Map o.f Pulaski, Virginia", dated January 3, 1956, signed by the Mayor and. Clerk of the Council, ~~~hich said map is hereby d~- clared to be a part of this ordinance. These district boundary lines are intended to follow street or lot lines as they existed or. the date of said map. In the case a district boundary line is not clearly referenced or there is a doubt in a particular instance as to tirhat line is determining, the question of such d.etermir~ation shall be adjudicated by the Town Council. The said map and all notations, references any designations shown thereon shal7~~~ re as much a part of this ordinance as if the sane were alb fully described herein. SECTIOAT IV - Definitions. For the purpose of this or~?inance certain. terms and words are herein defined as follows: Words used in the present tense may include the future; the singular number include the plural, and plural the sir..gular; the word "structure" includes the word "bu~.lk~ing". Terms not herein defined shall be construed as may be defied in the Building Code of the Town of Pulasl~i. (1) "Accessory building" : A subordinate building o3 the same lot with a main. building, whose use is incidental'to that of the main building. (2) "Building": Any structure for the support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or property of ~.ny kind. (3) "Building, temporaries": Any structure which is intended to be used or occupied for only a limited time or which is not permanently supported by a foundation. `~ (~') "Dwelling": Any building or portion thereof whch is designed or used exclusively for residential purposes. (5) "Dwelling, single family": A bu~.lding designed: for or occupied exclusively by one family. (6) "Dwelling, two family": A building designed for or occupied by two families. (7) "Dwelling, multiple": A building, or portion thl~re- of, designed for and occupied by more than two families, at~l all living units of which are to be maintained under singly ownershi or management. (8~ "Family": One person. or any number of persons :' living together as a sinffle housekeeping unit whether related to each other legally or not; and shall be deemed to incline servants. (9) "Structure": An edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined. together in some definite manner. ~~ SECTIOT? V - Use regulations of residence district. `vdithin a residence district as indicated on the zoning mape r_c lot, building or structure shall be used and no buildi g or structure shall be erected which is intended or designe to be used, in whole or in part, for any industrial, manu- facturing, trade or commercial purposes or for any other than the following specified purposes: (a) sir_~gle family dwel~;ings; (b) two family dwelling (c) multiple family dwellings; (d) accessory uses and structures customarily incident to' private residential uses as private garages, servant's qua+ters, a poultry house, and private fuel storage buildings. `~~~~~ Council Minutes Cont~d Pulaski, Va., January 3, 1956 Section VI - Business district - use regulations. ~~Jithin any business district as indicated on the zoning map, no lot, building or structure shall be used and no building shall be erected. which is intended or designed to be used in whole or in part for any industrial or manufacturing purpose or for any other than the following specified purposes; (a) bakeries and confectionaries whose products are sold at retail and only on the premises; (b) banks; (c) barber- shops and beauty parlors; (d) filling stations or automobile service stations; (e) greenhouses and. nurseries; (f) dry cleaning anc~ laundry ~~lants; (g) restaurants; (h) retail stores; (i) places of amusement and assembly; (j) any retail or wholesale business or service not specifically restricted. or prohibited; (k) signs applicable to goods sold and. services ren~ered on the premises upon which signs are displayed; (1) funeral homes and undertaking establish- ments; (m) printing plants and newspaper offices; (n) tourist courts and. tourist camps. SECTION VII - Industrial district - use regulations. In any industrial district as indi ~.ted on the zoning map there shall be no restrictions as to use except no lot, bl.l;lding or structure shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected which is intended or designed to be used in whole or in part for any use which is in conflict Urith any ordinance of the Town of Pulaski now existing or hereafter enacted, nor for any use or purpose which as determined by the Town Council will create or is likely to create conditions of smoke, fumes, noise, odors or dust detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare of the community. SECTIOr? VII - Non-conforming uses. Any use or structure existing at the time of the enactment or subsequent amend- ment of this ordinance but not in conformity with its pro- visions, may be continued with t1~ following limitations. Any use or building which does not conform to this ordinance may not be: (a) changed to another non-conforming use; (b) re-established after discontinuance for twelve months; (c) extended, except in conformity to this ordinance; or (d) rebuilt after damage exceeding two-thirds of its fair sale value immediately prior to damage. SECTION IX - _Application of ordinance to bull permits were issued prior to effective date o and/or amendments. Nothing herein contained shall require any change in the plans, construction, size or designate use of any building, structure or part thereof for which a build- ing permit was granted by the inspector prior to the effective date of this ordinance and the construction of which from said plans is commenced. not later than 60 days following said effective date. SECTIOT? X - Interpretation, purpose a.nd conflict. In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this ordinance shall be held to be the minimum requirements adopted for the promotion, health, safety, morals or the general welfare of the community. It is not intended by this ordinance to repeal, abrogat annul or in any ~~ray to impair or interfere with any other existing provision of law or ordinance, or any rules, regu- lations, or permits adopted or issued or which shall be adopted or issued, pursuant to law regulating the use or construction of building or premises; provided, however, that where this ordinance imposes a greater restriction upon the use of buildings than are imposed or required by such existing provisions of law or ordinance or by such rules, regulations or permits the provisions of this ordinance shall control. ~ ~?,T [z k+.~~~\ ~ Council Minutes Cont~d pulaski, Va., January 3, 1956 SECTIOT`T XI - Administratio r.. (a) This ordinance shall be enforced by the Town Manager and/or the Building Inspector, who shall in no ca3e grant any permit for the construction, alteration or use any building or use of any lot, unti_1 and after the procedures as set forth in Section I hereof shall have been completed and fulfilled. (b) It is the intention of this ordinance that all- questions arising in connection with enforcement of the ordinance shall be presented first to the Building Inspector of the Town. SECTIORT XII - Penalties. Any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction be fined not less tT~ian Ten Dollars (?510.00), nor more than One Hundred Dollars 0100.00) for each offense. Each day such violation con- times shall constitute a separate offense. SECTIOPT XIII - Effective date. This interim ordina~ice shall take effect and be in force immediately after its adoption., the public welfare demanding it and an emergency existing. ~, The Town Manager presented a revision of the proposdid metes and bounds description of the corporate limits of tTe Town with particular reference being made to the description of the boundary at the North Corporate Limits on U. S. Rou e 11. ' t Upon motion. of ~J. A. Larson, seconded by J. R. Mar , ~; ~. and by the following recorded vote, J. R. Martin - aye I. R. Carper - aye l.r. Tf. Farmer - aye T~. E. Lester - aye <~1. A. Larson - aye C.T.Brookman - aye 1~•J. F. '~Thite - aye O.O.Crowell - aye it was unanimously resolved that, TIHEREAS, the Towr. of Pulaski, Virginia, through a d~~ly appointed Charter Committee, did study several chart9~r proposals for amendments to the Charter of the Town of '~ulas'~i , Virginia, and, ;ru~EAS, upon. recor^mendatior: of the Charter Study Commission, the said Town did, in regular session, on the 6th day of September, 1955, adopt an ordinance setting ou13 a proposed. change in the form of Town Charter pertaining to the election of councilmen and authorizing the Town, through its proper officials, to petition the Circuit Cou~"~t of Pulaski, County, Virginia, to call a referendum for the purpose set out in said ordin_arce; and, ?~IKEREAS by proper procedure, a petition was filed ~t~d said Court did order an election, which election was held !on the 22nd day of r?ovember, 195, pursuant to order entered in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Virginia, on the $th day of October, 1955, in the matter of "Proposed Change i~ the Form of Government of the Toti~rn of Pulaski, Virginia"; Viand, 1~~IF~EREAS, upon the holding of said election, the aua~~.fied. voters of the Town. of Pulaski, Virginia, did cast r0~- vot~its for said proposed change, o.nd 315 votes against said changje, ti~~ ~() Council Minutes Cont~d pulaski~ Va., January 3, 1956 the affirmative being in the majority and the Council did declare the proposal carried; ands ;~1HEREAS~ The Town of Pulaski Virginias by its Council deems it wise and proper to re-describe certain. portions of the boundary lime in order to set out a clear description of the existing lire; ands ?1HEREAS~ the Town deems it necessary to amend Section ~~ Subsection 27~ dealing with Motor Vehicles; NOW, THERLFOR~, BE IT ORDAINED that: Section 3 - Town Boundaries; Section 5, Subsection 27 - Motor Vehicles; Section 8 (1) - Cour~cilmen~ Subsection - Election; ar~d Section 19, Subsection 1 (a) - Town Manager be amended as follows: SECTIOP' 3. Town Boundaries. The corporate limits of the Town of Pulaski Virginia until altered as provided by laws shall embrace the territory Urithin the following boundary, to-wit: BEGII'TT'ING at the east end of the fifth bridge on the r?orfolk a.nd Z~Jestern Railroad ~ west of the former Bertha Zinc works, and running thence due north one-fourth of a mile (1320 feet) to a concrete mar~rer; thence due east 698.3 feet to a concrete marker in a line of the former Bertha Mir..eral Company land; thence north 41 degrees 23 minutes East 2868.67 feet to a concrete marker on the north bank of Tract Fork of Peak Cree; thence with the north ban1L of said creeks n?orth 77 degrees 31 mi.n.utes East 354.80 feet; North 66 degrees ~+-2 minutes East 589.35 feet to a point at the center of the south side of the abutment of the former narrow gauge rail- road bridge; thence continuing with the north bank of said creeks ATorth 8g degrees 50 minutes East 75.88 feet; North 70 degrees 51 minutes East 18.60 feet; South 89 degrees 25 minutes East ~3.'~5 feet to a concrete marker at the mouth of a branch; thence up said branch North 31 degrees 25 minutes East 85.00 feet; PTorth 14 degrees 53 minutes West 137.60 feet; I~TOrth 14 degrees 58 minutes East 231.20 feet; l~TOrth 35 degrees 31 minutes East 194.20 feet; 1~'orth 9 degrees 53 minutes East 175.30 feet; ATO~'th 54 degrees 42 minutes East 48.20 feet; North 20 degrees 31 minutes East 151.80 feet; hTorth 8 degrees 10 minutes G1est 172.A6 feet; North 20 degrees 48 minutes West 292.82 feet; T?orth ~~3 degrees 56 minutes East 285.29 feet to the center line of a road and a small concrete culvert over a branch; ther_ce North 13 degrees 22 minutes West 482.14 feet to a concrete markers at a f ence corner; thence t~rith a property lines rTorth 4 degrees 08 minutes t~lest 1980.20 feet to a set stone in the south line of a colored cemetery; thence with said line North ~88 degrees 35 minutes West 320.90 feet to a concrete marker on the east side of Thaxton Road; thence with the east side of said road, R?orth 28 degrees 43 minutes east 445.30 feet to a set stone at the northwest corner of said cemetery; said stone being in the northerly boundary lire of the lands formerly owned by Pulaski Land & Improve- ment Company; thence tiaith said line to its intersection with Robinson Tract Road; thence in a straight line to the north- west corner of Oak~srood Cemetery; thence along the northern and eastern boundaries of said cemetery to the southeast corner of the same; thence along the southern boundary of said cemetery to Jefferson Avenue; thence along Jefferson Avenue to its intersection with Brook Avenue; thence down Brook Avenue to Monroe Avenue rear the former resider_ce of J. C. Wysor; thence along Monroe Avenue to a point at the inter- section of the East line of Monroe Avenue with the North right-of-SSray of Fifth Street, TTortheast ~ which point is also I~~;~~, Council Minutes Conttd Pulaski, Va., January 3, 1956E the intersection of the East line of Monroe Avenue with the l~?orth edge of the existing sidewalk on Fifth Street, NortY~- east; thence eastward, northeastward and northward with tYi~ outer edge or right-of-way line of said sidewalk as exist on the north and crest side of Fifth Street (Lee Highway) ~a a point at the intersection of the north edge of said sidg~- walk or right-of-way line t~rith the line between the Prope~'ty of 0. H. Meredith and the property of Paul H. `Jade and G. $. Laz~rson; thence across Lee Highway north 82 degrees 34 min~'tes East, ~-rith a projection of said Meredith, Wade, and Lawson property line to the nearest point on the line of the land formerly belonging to the Pulaski Iron Company; thence in an easterly course with the northern boundary of the said foiner lard of the Pulaski Iron Company to where the same touched the r_orthwest corner of the land belonging to, or which formerly belonged. to the Lake Spring Land and Improvement` Company; thence along the south side of the Pepper's Fern Road to a stone marker at the northwest corner of the former Macgill land (now Macgill Village); thence with the lines of s~ic~ Macgill land South 62 degrees 16 minutes East 686 felt to a point; thence South 73 degrees 21 minutes East 215 f~Fet to a point; thence South 70 degrees 47 minutes East 292.4 feet to a concrete marker in the north line of Newbern Rad• ~' thence crossing said roads and rurr_ing with the south link; o another road South 70 degrees 47 minutes East 298.3 feet Rio a concrete marker on the south side of said road; thence le ing e es said. road. with old line of said Macgill land, South 2 deg 00 minutes West 1783.33 feet to a concrete marker corner ~!f General Chemical Company land; thence with the lines of skid land north 72 degrees 26 minutes ~~Jest 430.0 feet to a conct~rete marker; thence South 12 degrees 27 minutes West 712.3 fee~'to a concrete marker in the center line of Third Street, N.E~+• ~ 8 thence t~rith said center line of Third Street, N.E. , R?orth ~' degrees 00 minutes Ititest 804.7 feet to a concrete marker a~ the intersection with the center line of Union Avenue extended;; thence southt~:ra.rd with the same, South 2 degrees 00 minute West 516.27 feet to a point near the General Chemical plait; thence South 71 degrees 30 minutes East 691.6 feet to a concrete marker in the old line of Lake Spring Land and Improvement Company; thence with said line South 12 degre~is 27 minutes West 268.94 feet to a concrete marker in the sb+uth right-of-way line of the Norfolk and Western Railway; thence ~~rith said line l~Torth 88 degrees 00 minutes West 1324.3 fet to a concrete marker, opposite the west end of the bridge over Peak Creek (which railway bridge is known as the Pie~'ce bridge); thence South 30 degrees 03 minutes East 732.6 felt to a concrete marker at the southwest intersection of Maple Avenue and Birch Street; thence south along the west side of Birch Street to the north side of Jackson Avenue; thence last along the north side of Jackson Avenue to the east line of the land of the Lake Spring Land. and Improvement Company; the~tce along the east line of said Lake Spring Land and Improvem~int Company to the southeast turner of the lands of said Lake`: Spring Land anal. Improvement Company; thence around the so~ith and ~•restern boundary of the Lake Spring Land and Improvement Company to the land of the Martin. Land a.nd. Improvement Copany; thence along the south boundary of the same to the southw st corner of the same; thence due West K141 feet to a point ue south from the point of beginning, and thence due north 2-9.7 feet to the place of BEGIrfiTING. MOTOR VEHICLES SECTION 5. (27) To realuire every owner, whether i~ be a person, firms or corporation, or ev^ry resident, of the Town who shall own, or have in his custody, or under his control, a vehicle of any kind which shall be operated on~the streets, alleys, or public ways of the Town, or every pef~so n, firms or corporation not a resident of the Toti~rn who shall, haoitually k"ep or garage a vehicle in the Town of Pulaski, ar_r? every person, firm, or corporation not a resident of #~he 6 ,~'" ; "- ~.+~: ~~+ Council Minutes Cont-d Pulaski, Va., January 3, 1956 Town who shall operate on the streets, alleys or public ways of the Town a vehicle of any kind for the purpose of pick-up or delivery in furtherance of or in connection with the conduct of a business located s~rithin the Towr, to annually register such motor vehicles, on a date to be designated by the Council, ~~_nd to obtair_ a license to operate the same by making application to such as may be designated by the Council of said. Town to issue said license, and to require the said owner, resident, or custodian to pay an annual license fee therefor to be fixed by the Council, and to prohibit the use of streets, alleys or public ways of the Town tirithout such. license. No such license ~ all be required of a non-resident of the Town who shall use a vehicle exclusively for his own personal transportation to and from his place of employment ~,~.Tithin the 'own. And further to provide a license plate as evidence of the registration of said motor vehicle and pay- ment of the license fee, and to require that said license plate be attached to and prominently displayed upon the motor vehicle so licensed. C OU 1~?C II~I~iEAT SECTION 8. (1) Election. Councilmen shall be elected for the first time under the provisions of this Charter on the second Tuesday in June, 1956, and on the second Tuesday in June every two (2) years thereafter, as herein provided. At the first el~Ction to be held un~er this Charter on the second Tuesday in June, 1956, there shall be eight(8) councilmen elected at large frorl the Town of Pulaski; four (~+) councilmen thereof to be elected for a term of four (~-+-) years and four (~-) councilmen to be elected for a term of two (2) years, with the determination of which of the councilmen shall serve four (~) years and which of the councilmen shall serve tT~ro (2) years to be made at the Council's organizatioral meeting held in September after the said election. At the organizational meeting in September, 1956, eight (8) slips of paper shall be placed in a container. On four (~-'-) of said slips there shall be written "Two years", and on four (~-+) slips there shall be written "Four years". Each councilman elected at the first election after the effective date of this Charter shall draw one slip from sa~.d container, and each councilman shall be declared elected for the term of years designated on the slip of paper which he draws. After the first election held in June, 1g56, there shall be an election held on the second Tuesday in June every two (2) years thereafter, at which time four (~-) councilmen shall be elected at large from the Town of Pulaski for a term of four (1+) years. Of the eight (8) councilmen to be elected in the Town of Pulaski after the effective date of this Charter, all thereof shall be elected at large from said Town, that is to say, there shall be no designation or no reference to the election of any councilmen by wards. (2) Qualifications and Electors Any person. elected to or seeking the office of council- man shall be a freeholder and a resident ~rrithin and of the Town of Pulaski, and shall be a qualified voter in the Town election in ~~rhich he or she offers, and any such person shall be eligible for the office of councilman. All qualified voters who are residents of the Town shall be entitled to vote for the person seeking election as councilman without respect to any ward in ~rhich either the councilman resides or the voter resides, and he or she shall be entitled to vote for all coundilmen see?~ing office in that election. ~~~'~p~ I r~.rJ;,I~ Council Minutes Cont~d Pulaski, Va., January 3, 1Q56 (3) Term of Office. 1 The eight (8) councilmen elected as herein provided shall enter upon the discharge of their duties of off ice mn the first day of September next succeeding their election a_nd four (~~-) of said councilmen shall continue in office fir a term of two (2) years and four (~+) of the councilmen shall continue in office for a term of four (~-+) years; the desi ~ia- tion of which councilmen shall serve for two (2) years an~ which councilmen shall serve for four (~-) years shall be determined as hereinabove provided, and. shall continue in office until their successors are qualified-. The terms o office for all councilmen elected after the first election held hereunder shall be four (~-) years, or until their successors are qualified. SECTION? 19. (1) (a) The To~,~1n shall be governed by a council composed of a mayor elected at large, and eight; councilmen elected. for the term and. in the manner hereinb~ore prescribed. The mayor and. the councilmen respectively an the council as a collective body, consist~.ng of the mayor anc~ councilmen, shall have and exercise all the powers, functions and duties conferred. upon them respectively by this charter or by general law, except such as they may from time to time delegate to the town mar_ager, and the ;. delegation of any such powers may at any time be revoked ~~ the council. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: (1) That the To~.•m of Pulaski does hereby formally 1 request the General Assembly of the State of Virginia to amend and re-enact the said Charter as proposed. (2) That the To~•m of Pulas'Ti, Virginia, request thy' member of the General Assembly from Pulaski County to present, for re-enactment, the said Charter, as hereinabove amended and re-ordained, to the General Assembly of the State of Virginia which convenes in regular session on January 11, 156. (3) That the members of the said Council did record' their vote as hereinbefore stated. The Town. Manager presented a proposal yahereby the Federal Government would. advance the engineering expenses ~'or engineering studies on several long range projects, such a the East Main Street bridge, Third Street and parking lot over Peak Creek. Council discussed the matter at some length with particular emphasis being given to the East Main Strut bridge; however, no action was taken. Upon motion of W. F. White, seconded by I. R. Carper it was unanimously RESCLVED, that the Mayor and Town Manager investigate the possibility of the Town obtaining from the estate of M~!. ~~~~~~ Council Minutes Cont~d Pulaski, Va., January 3, 1956 Frank Wysor such interest as the late Mr. Wysor might have had in Peak Creeks should the Creek Channel be determined as privately owned. Councilman C. T. Brookman asked that Council be given time ~.t the next meeting to discuss the future plans and progress -if Pulaski. Ma~ror Jac?son advised Council he had no report to make on the Bungs property. Upon motion of W. M. Farmers seconded by I. R. Carper it was unanimously RESOLVID~ that the Town assume its pro rata share of taxes on the tar.'r site property recently purchased on Bertha Street. On motion of W. N". Farmers the meeting adjourned at 6 :05 p.m. Attest: ~/~ Approved: ~~~ ayo r r 1 1 1 -,