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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-01-56~~ ti ` ~~~'~ }; , Council Minutes Pulaski, Va., May 1, 1956 The minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Tawas Council o. the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, held on the 1st day of May, 1956, at ~ p.m. in the municipal offices. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: I. R. Carper, C. T. Broolanan, 0. 0. Crowell, M. E. Lester, J. R. Martin, W. A. Larson, W. F. White Absent: Councilman W. M. Farmer Also present: Town Manager: Julian F. Hirst • Clerk: Audrey E. Kingrea Visitors: Billy B. Flint and Eve1,Sm S. Ha11 of the Southwest Tibhles. The meeting was opened with a prayer by Billy B. Flint. The minutes of the Council meeting of April 17, 1956 were read a~lcl approved. The Town Manager made a brief report on a meeting of some members of the Town Planning Commission with the County Planning Commission. He sta~tted the County Commission wanted the opportunity of meeting with the Boa~icl of Supervisors again. It was the sense of Council that they be alloyed to meet with the Board of Supervisors on one more occasion before asl~ing the Circuit Court to pass on the Subdivision Control Ordnance. The Mayor appointed Councilmen C. T. Brookman and W. A. Larson, together with theTown-i~ianager and himself, as an Industrial Developmlant Committee, with Mr. Brookman serving as Chairman. The Mayor,, as Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee, invited alb. members of Council to attend luncheon with that committee the second! Thursday of each month at noon. The Mayor reported that he, Mr. Brookman, Chairman of the Airport Committee, and the Town Manager had recently attended a meeting in Radford in regard to airport facilities. On motion of W. A. Larson, seconded by I. R. Carper, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the new municipal building be insured at a face value of $35,000.00. ~~ ~~~ Council Minutes Cont•d Pulaski, Va. , lay 1, 1956 On motion of W. A. Larson, seo~nded by 0. 0. Crowell, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that Section 20-43 of the Town Code entitled "Connection generally; connection fees", Paragraph A be amended to read as follows: "(a) For connection of a private sewer line to the public sewer line or lateral therefrom payment shall be made by the property owner to the Sown treasurer, in advance, of the sum of fifty dollars for each ~. minimum size, six-inch connection, to be located within the corporate limits, and the sum of one hundred dollars for each minimum size six- inch connection to be located outside of the corporate limits. For payment o of such fee, the Town will construct and lay a six-inch lateral from the trunk line to the property line, sub3ect to paragraph (b) of this section, or will locate for the property owner the terminus of an existing lateral to the respective property." On motion of W. A. Larson, seconded by W. F. White, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Town Manager is authorized to enter into an agreement with Mr. Harry E. Aust for the construction by the Town. of approximately 543 feet of eight-inch sewer line in Prospect Heights on the condition that r1r. Aust will construct approximately 375 feet at his own expense in the area which he is developing and with the further condition that'the financing of the line to be constructed by the Town will be in accordance with the Town's policy for the extension of sewer lines within the Town's corporate limits. The Town Manager advised Council that building permit application had been received from Coleman Furniture Company for the construction of a plant addition ad3acent to Third Street. He stated further that Coleman Furniture Company would at a later date request permission to encroach upon the sidewalk right of way on North Madison Avenue.. A petition from residents on theSouth side of Town was received and read, wherein request was made for the opening of Sixth Street, Southwest, between Washington Avenue and Jefferson Avenue. On motion of I. R. Carper, seconded by M.E. Lester, it was unanimously Council Minutes Cont*d Pulaski, Va., May 1, 19,56 ,~ ;i RESOLVED that the matter be turned over to the Street Committee for inspection and reco:ruaendation at the next meeting of Council. The Council was advised by the Tawn Manager that investigation VALLEY VIEW was underway of the explosion-and fire in the Valley View Apartments APARTMEIvTT on April 27. He stated that conferences had been arranged with reprl~ EXPIASION ' AND FIRE sentatives of the State Fire Marshall•s Office and that a report would INVESTIGATIOPI be submitted to Council as soon as investigation could be completed...; Council was further advised that as Building Inspector theTown Manag~ir had issued orders requiring the vacation of the apartment building a the Northwest corner ofFirst and Valley Streets, S.W. and correctionwto the dangerous wall conditions. He further reported that a general survey had been made of buildings in the Valley and Cormnerce Street area to determine any damage resulting from the Valley View Apartment explosion. ;{ On motion of I. R. Carper, seconded by W. A. Larson, it was unanimously RE50LVED, that Section 20-3? of the Town Code entitled "Where ''' AMENDMENT TO sewer connection required.*• shall be amended to read as follows: TOtro'N CODE RE: SEWER ••Every person owning a building and lot in the town in which CONNECTIONS building people live or congregate and which lot abuts or adjoins a ;. strut or alley along which is an available and usable public sewer "' shall make a sewer connection to his building and it shall be unlawf. for said person to permit a privy or outside toilet to exist or to b9t constructed on such lot or lots." The Council was advised that the Town Attorney has directed ~! ' AIRPORT x Margaret Strauss to prepare a deed conveying the airport property i to the Town. The meeting adjourned at b:05 p.m. Approved: Mayor Attest: l /. C. Clerk J' `I