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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-26-56~~~~ Council Minutes Pulaski, Va., March 2 6, 1956 The minutes of a special meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, held on Monday evening,March 26, 1956, at 6:15 p.m. at Maple Shade Inn Hotel; said meeting having been called in accordance with action of the Council in regular meeting on March 20, 1956, for the purpose of considering annexation °and~such other matters as should be proper7,~/brought before the meeting. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: C. T. $roolw-an, 0. 0. Crowell, I. R. Carper, M. E. Lester, 'W. A. Larson, J. R. Martin, W. F. White. Absent: Councilmen: W. M. Farmer (absent due to illness) Also present: Town Manager: Julian F. Hirst Clerk: Audrey E. Kingrea Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore 1 Visitors: Howard C. Jackson Phillip M. Sadler The meeting was opened with a prayer by Mr. Philip M. Sadler. Mayor J ckson read a telegram he received on March 2b, 1956 _~., _€- _ from Mr. Herman B. Sarno, President, Macgill Village Corporation endorsing annexation of their properties. The Council discussed at length the area contiguous to the in corporate limits as had been reported upon~the annexation reports submitted to the Town by Mr. E. H. Ruehl, R. Stuart Royer & Associates of Richmond, Virginia, under dates of April 1, 1952 and February, 1956. The proposed sewerage improvement bond issue with possible inclusion of a water improvement issue was discussed with respect to their relationship to an annexation program. The Town Manager made a presentation of the Ruehl report statistics relative to the financing of capital improvements and operating expenses and revenue as would be anticipated in annexation and this information was discussed in detail by the Counc:11. On motion of W. F. White, seconded by I. R. Carper, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Town consider for annexation the area Southeast of that as proposed in the Ruehl report which area would include V.I.C. & C. property, the Town's sewerage treatment plant site and additional roadway of Route 99• ~~ ~~~ Council Minutes Cont•d Pulaski, Va., March 26,.1956 On motion of J. R. Martin, seconded by I. R. Carper, with the 'Bnanimous recorded vote of the members present as follows: J. R. Martin - aye M. E. Lester - aye W. A. Larson - aye I. R. Carper - aye W. F. White - aye C. T. Brookman - aye 0. 0. Crowell - aye BE IT RESOLVID, that the Town Manager and Town Attorney are hereby instructed to take such steps as necessary to prepare a • petition and file a suit with the Circuit Court of Pulaski County asking that territories outlined tentatively on a map on file in the Town Managers office be annexed to the corporate limits of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia. BE IT~FURTHER RESOLVED, that the boundary herein petitioned for annexation shall be generally as follows and shall be subject 'to metes and bounds description of a final survey: commencing at a point at the intersection of the present corporate line and Randolph Avenue or Robinson Tract Road, the proposed new boundary shall extend in a straight line approximately North '7~ deg. 0 min. East across Old Alum Spring Road snd New Alum Spring Road to the Southwest corner of the intersection of the property on which the residence of W. B. Wyatt is situated, with State Route 647; thence proceeding with the North and East right of way line of State Route 64'j to its intersection with the North right of way line of U. S. Route 11; thence crossing U. S. Route 11 to its South right of way line; thence proceeding Northeastward approxi- mately 400 feet along the East right of way line of U. S. Route 11 to an existing fence line; thence following the existing fence line in a generally Southeast direction to the intersection of said fence line with the North right of way of Peppers Ferry Road; thence Southward approximately 400 feet along the North right of way of Peppers FerryRoad to a point; thence crossing Peppers Ferry Road and extending in a straight line along the Northeast property line t of the Sutherland Woods area and the English Forest area to the South right of way line of Newbern Road; thence with existing property lines along a straight line in a Southeastwardly direction to the East right of way line of the Norfolk & Western Railway Company's ~~~ ~~~~ Council^Minutes Cont'd Pulaski, Va., March 26, 1956 trackage to Radford; thence Southwestwardly to the Noi-theast corner of a 2.0 acre tract of land owned by the Town of Pulaski and situated, adjoining and on the North side of Dora Highway; thence continuing Southwardly in the same direction across Route 99 (Dora highway) to a"paint approximately 50 feet South of the South line of Dora Highway; thence turning and continuing in a generally Westwardly direction to the point of nearest intersection with the existing corporation line of the Town in the Cool Springs Area, this latter line being a straight line as near as possible approaching not nearer than 100 feet-to the southernmost points of the winding of Dora Highway. AND BE IT FURTHER~tESOLVID, that it is the inten- tion of theTown Council that the annexation of areas included within the above referred to boundaries shall be achieved to be effective January 1, 1957. ,. ~~.-;~ It was reported that thenembers of the Volunteer Fire Department - - were interested in renewing the program of financing their volunteer organization through business and industrial contributions from the community. On motion of W. A. Larson, seconded by W. F. White, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Town Council does endorse the Volunteer Fire Department undertaking a publicity program of renewing the program of financing the volunteer organization. Chairman Carper called a meeting of the Fire Committee at 4 p.m. April 2, 1956, to meet with members of~the volunteer organization to discuss the details of publicizing and organizing this program. Ap oved Mayor _~.,,,, . _~_,... Attest: -, ..~. ~ ~ ~ nom- - Clerk (Continuation of above minutes) The Mayor and Town Manager were authorized to make such nego- tia~tions as they deemed advisable in the interest of cutting merchantable timber from the Town's boundary in the Raines Hollow area. The meeting ad~ottrned at 10:00 p.m.