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Home My WebLink About06-05-56~~ r~r" ~~~~ COUNCIL MINUTES Pi3LASKI, VA., ~ p.m., JUNE 5, 1954 The minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Town Council REGULAR MEETING of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, held on the ,5th day of June, 1956, at ~+ p.m., in the municipal offices. There were present: PRESENT Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding Councilmen: 0. 0. Crowell, C. T. Brookman, I. R. Carper, W. M. Farmer, J. R. Martin, W. F.'f~hite, W. A. Larson Absent: Councilman M. E. Lester Also present: Town Manager: J. F. Hirst To~,m Clerk: Audrey E. Kingrea Director of Public Works: H. C. Jackson Visitors: Mr. Frank J. Critzer Mr. Bil],y B. Flint ar~d Miss Eve1,~m S. Ha1:1, of the Southwest Times The meeting was opened with a prayer by Billy B."Flint. The minutes of the regular monthly meeting of May 1,x,1956 and the special meeting of May 21, 1956 were read and approved. A letter from Wilson C. Outten, Secretary, YMCA, requesting REQUEST OF the Town to provide water for the Monticello Club swimming pool YMCA FOR TvJATER FOR free of charge during the 1956 season was read. MONTICELIA , CLUB POOL On motion of W. A. Larson, seconded by W. M. Farmer, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the request of the YMCA~for water withouh charge at the Monticello Club pool during the 1956 season, be granted. Mr. Frank J. Critzer, Superintendent of Pulaski County School REQUEST OF SCHOOL BOARD Board appeared before Council with a request for the construction of FOR SIDEWALK, CURB & GUTTER a sidewalk, curb and gutter on the South side of 12th Street between ON 12th ST. .AND PICO DRIVE Pr ospect Avenue and the corporate limits. He advised Council that Mr. Foy Aust who owned the right of way would 'pay one half the cost of construction. Mr. Cicitizer further recommended that thf~ Town participate in the construction of curb and gutter in front of Pico Terrace High School. Mayor Jackson advised Mr. Critizer that both items were on the agenda and would be discussed by the Council later in the meeting and he would be advised of their action. Aftef~ the departure of P4r.C~'i.tzer there was considerable ~. TO discussion by the Council of both projects. On motion of I. R. STREET COMMITTEE Carper, seconded by W. M. Farmer,' both items were referred to the Street Committee for inspection and recommendation. - {~ j.~ COUNCIL MINUTES CONT•D PULASKI, VA., JUNE 5, 1956 1 The Town Manager brought to the attention of Council a letters ' t LETTER FROM is from the League of Virginia Municipalities recommending the `' I,F,A T?TE PT'COM- '~T:t'DING GALLING advisability of calling a special session of the General Assemb],p ~~ OF cir F ^?AL ' SESSIC*? concerning the public school situation in Virginia. On motion of „~,~,,1, r,,-w~,, ,;Ct,OCIC W. A. Larson, seconded by W. M. Farmer, it was unanimously, RESOI,UED, that no action be talon bu'~ tha* the letter, for the, record, should be acknoialedged. Councilman W. A. Larson, Chairman of the Street Committee, advised Coun~^il that it was the recommendation of his committee that OP^"~'I!~'^ OF STXTt' ~""^FF"', the request ~'or the opening of Sixth Street, S.'w'. between Washingtb9~ .~v~. rTRTIEr~. f; :~~nue and Jefferson Aven5.ae he den:~,ed due to the coGt of such a i~roject. On motion of ~ti'. ;~". Farmer, seconded by ?r1. F. White, it was unanimously RFSOLVID, that the recommendati on of the Street Committee wi tai regard to the opening of Sixth Street, S.T~a., b' approved. On motion of W. ~":. Faianer, seconded by C. T„ Brootcman, 9.t was `?ALE 0~' I.~."?D ~znanimously TO P?'I,ASRT ~'CSt'ITAL R.ESCLVFD, that the ratter ~~f +..he purchase by Pulaski fiosp ital~ CCNTIT~TJED - Inc., of Town property be cont.inuPd on the agenda inasmuch as nothing more has been heard from the hospital. Cn motion duly made by ?~~. A. Larson, seconded by T. R. Carper it was unanimously ITTSL~I,A TICrv 0~' FIRT 'riG~1SE RESOLVED that :"2!~G.00 he i.ne~~ad~d in the 1956-5? }3udget for coF , insulation o° the fire house rooms', ar,~~ that wor'K en same should bed commenced as early as practical. It was the unanim~s,.i5 decifiion of the Council to hold special r'1DGFT '+"EFTI~Tt`Y budget meeting on Friday, June 8, 195b, at u p.m. in the Directors Room of the rulaski tdat.ional Bank. On motion of wT. F. ~dhi_te, seconded by I. R. Carper, it was ^^n *~ ^~rrm :znanimously CF I~~1'OR AS ' I+~'"'~'t= ^'OG,Ir~ RESOLVED, that Mayor C. V. Jackson be appointed to act as Town Manager until such time as a new manager is appointed by the Counc~l. E The Town Tlanager brought to the attention of the Council the ' ILLNESS CF - fact that Officer Leo LTmberger had bean absent. from duty due to OFFI~FR 'Th`FER^ER z llness 6~ days s nce January 1, 190, and had been advised by hiss;physician that he would have t.o be of f lentil July 1 ~ 195t. ~~~() Council Minutes Cont'd Fule.ski, Va., June 5, 1956 On motion of ?~d. F. ?white, seconded by ?v`. .A. Larson, it was unanimously RESOI:VED, that Officer Umberger is to continue to receive his regular salary until July 1, 1956, at which time the matter will again be reviewed by Council. Council was advised by the Town N:anager that John Leonard Hodge ~'FRTIFICATFc C;T' i'TTRj,TC C CL~IEI~TTFr1CF, ATJD ^TEG?~',SSTTY had requested that hi.s Certificate of Public Convenience and Ne~^essity be cancelled, and that Elbert E. T~inzer who `was next in line to receive a certificate had aatvi.sed the Town P"onager that he did ':not intend to put another taxicab on, therefore the next certificat~_~ had been granted to ?~Tilliam Peyto~l Turner second in line for a certificate. It was the recommen~-Tation of the To-;~n I~:anager that these changes be approved. On motion of I. R. Carper, seconded by ?d. ~'~. Fartiner, it wa. unanimously RF'SCL~TFD, that the ta.xi~ab changes as recommended by the T~~wn VIRGINIA TRAVEL COTTNCiL Manager be approved. The Town Tanager presented a request to the Council from 'the Virginia Travel Council for membership by the Town of Pulaski in the Council on tie basis of $50.00 per year. On motion of ?~'. F. Tidhite, seconded by v°. M. Farmer, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that`;~he request of the Virginia Travel Council :`.'or membership b~T the Town be tabled. In a letter tc the Toc~m ravager ^Ts. E. H. Rue'nl recommended that 'F',I~iPLO~" ~"~;r1T CF ~'T~!'xIrT~'FR .' OF. la r1T~'EXA - TIOT~' ?~TCRK the Town employ an engineer to make all necessary ;r~lats and sur~Tey work in connection with the preparation of annexation proceedin;;s. It was the sense of Council that the Town Manager be directed ±« contact any available persons for engineering work and report back tp rOUncll.. On motion of ?v. F. ?h~hite, seconder] by 'sT. A. harson, it was .J. P. MILLER TC AtTDIT 1955-5~ AcrOUraTs unanimously RE.SOLUFD, that the Town employ .J. P. rii.ller, ^ertified Public Accountant, to audit accounts of Toar1 for 1955-5 fiscal year and t.o work with the Treasurer i.n closing of the books for ti:e year, at~d that this audit. constitute the audit which is n~~cassary due to change in personnel in the ToL•~rz manager'.- position. Council Minutes•s Cont'c? Pulaski, ~Ta., JUrie 5, 1956 The Town Z"7anager advised Council that on Jung 1, 195b, 2.1rs. T'r'-S • I7."~. 'D. r~. Painter had a tree cut in front of her house which was not r Tptmrr C" -~ _i. j. .. m""'T' r"' authorized b~~ .,ouncil. r~Tr? cam - ~T^~, P ~{ I ^W ~ J ..~ ~, E a, On motion of 'hr. F. T•J;~; te, seror~.=~?d b~T T. T3. Car~.,er, it was l~nan imou sl„v RTSOLVFD, that Mrs. D. '.~'. Pa.i.nter be advised b;,~ letter that she tti~i.ll not be allowed to cut the other tree as ;previously author'ized' T.,~, ,rnxncil. Cn motie>n of T. R. Caxper, seccf?;~:3ed by J. R. ~':artir_, and wi th . the fo'1l_owing- llnanimo..as record?d •TOte, J. R. "!actin - a~%t T. r. Ca:r>er -aye i.*. r'". r c''. r!rlppj~ -. ~~TP `~ ~ rt'~ '',roo'iSm.7n •- 2;}TP, . T ~ TT Tr /}~ /~Tt ~ ,. H ~' ~ Y ~ T~ t,11. r! • l.ar.a off! - ,%~ff? ~• ~. ,r'1^,~J>,.J~'~ ~ - ayP, rCt~ "'.;','''`~iT!;? F 'vv'hAte - eye '+ . • nr mT,.rr•r,~*~ ., ~'~" T~,n=~ T.nT T n*' FT i"' RFSCLV!?.D, that the sum of X3,500.00 be appropriated frori. the Eq~_lpment. and Stores Fund fc,r th~n cutti.l,g an,-i removal of lu~r.?~el~' from mines FTollo~.a. Cn motic,n of T. R. Carper, seconded by Tti'. r . 'nlhite, it wa,s ulanimo~.is? y ' -~ArTm~Pzr ^FSOLVr'n, ±}l~:,t '-.}z~ <'. T . S` o•v'~s prep pr±;~r I~Itr+-h-sg11 bJT ±he T n *~m rT1.1, v h ~. i '"rry~,an cn Dora ??ig~:wa;;r be used. at t.ha: ~i? le f Jd° _;ani±^.r;;T 'and r:~ll Tt. laa.^ t?~.c :tec~.s;nn ~~f ^cur.r;_l lba± fTart?1pr study of fluorida.~~.on T ~./1t1llTTA mT~AT t tt tt 7 rye continj.;t=_ll ~n the budget. meet 4i:g an June ". The matt~°r rf parking; ire slleyr hey-„reen ,Tx°.n anu Third Struts r~ w rij'Tern ~-w. .•.~~,_~; _, ~ ~ • rr p ~ d- ~ a- ,.e.,ide ~~.artin-_eamer ?=ardware w2.s disc,;.s.ed a~. so:~:e ~eno~.h. Tt wa. .TT~,T ~,._ ,_ r„~,T,T°T'"Tfi' t.hP sen.,e ^f Colanr~ 1 ±.ti,at racking iri the alle~• be prohix~~. t.ed exceX ~2 i for ~.ct~xs.1 ~c~r~,-?ir~~g nr unlp2dir:g. !'ouririlni2rt Farr7Na• rej;orte~? .tt-:~:~:, in t.wo irl:,t=rrt°'?~: nn ~'«~+. Mair n7lmmr,r,.; r~. A ~ Street gl.xtt,e rli~tiQ~? excess rr~~s`er ,?i-rec±?~• nr, the s;. _.e~c~.rry'k cau:z a ~~~ ~- ~ ~ J >1 . mGSt Unj31Pa Sc r;t Sl tilat7.Orl fcr ;erg Gn ~ uS7_n t.i1c slcielaalk :luri ng a ra.u.r,. ~rp1.~ "'otti~r ?~anr~ger aclvispc? i~`r. F2.rmer rye would. ?.ook into the si+.uation. ADJOT7R"•~T~:F'I~',T Thee mPe±.ir=~- adjovrr.~d at b:0 ~,,.,r~. ~pprcved: ~~~ / / A',~~,rjy~ ~,,,. "~_ ~' _~; . . ,~ {