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Council Minutes ~ Pulasl~i, Virginia, January 6,4'.1948
The Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia met~'in
regular monthly session in the Council Chamber of the Munic~iipal
Building at 7:30 P. M., January S, 1948.
PRESENT There were present: F. A. Seagle, Acting Mayor;;
Verna L. Dalton, Clerk; A. ti1(. Gatewood, Director of Publid~
Works; L. S. Boothe, Chief of Policd; Mrs. Lottie R. Runiort'i,
Treasurer; Roby K. Sutherland, Attorney, and Councilmen: ~. F.
Wirt, C. V. Jackson, Hoy~ard R. Imboden, I. R. Carper, W. D.~ Aust,
G. C. Hall and W. F. White. Absent: Mayor A. T. Eskridge.f
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MINUTES The minutes of the regular semi-monthly meeting Y#~ld
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P. 1212 on December 16, 1947 were read and approved subject to the„~
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following correction to the minutes p. 1212 - the correctio~h
changing the street name from Watson to Peirce Avenue - "Orf
motion of T. F. Wirt, duly seconded and unanimously passed, the
reco~nendation of the Light Committee to install lights at ~as-
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APP.CERT.
PTJB. CO11.
-Wm.Marvin
Wolfe
BILLS &
PAYROLLS
GEORGE
EIDSON COM.
Ref. to
St. Com.
kerville and Fifth Streets and corner of Peirce Avenue and ~'iffii
Street was approved".
An application for certificate of public convenielhce
and necessity was granted to William Marvin Wolfe T/A Royts;Cabs
for two additional vehicles on motion of T. F. Wirt, duly sconde~
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and unanimously passed.
On motion of Howard R. Imboden, duly seconded ands
unanimously passed, the Council authorized the payment of t~.e
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regular bills and payrolls for the month of December, 1947.x` Saidr
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bills are given at the conclusion of these minutes.
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On motion of I. R. Carper, seconded by Howard R. mbo-
den and unanimously passed, the complaint of George Eidson,?who
appeared before the Council, regarding the bad street condition
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in front of the Eidson Cafe was referred to the Street Comm~ttee
with power to act.
BLAIR RE. Mr. Douglas T. Blair requested the Council to seta
LOVING FLD.
Airport date for the Airport Committee to meet trrith him in regard t
Com. meet. maintenance of Loving Field by the Town as first brought before
tYie Council on April 22, 1947. The Committee agreed to mee'
with Mr. Blair on Friday, January 9, at 3:30 P. M. ~~
R.R.ELKINS On motion of T. F. Wirt, seconded by I. R. Carper and
APP.POLICE
PATROLMAN unanimously passed, Ralph Rudolph Elkins, as requested by t e
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Council Minutes Contd. Pulaski, Va., January 6, 1948
Chief of Police, was named to fill the vacancy created by
the resignation of Thomas F. Gibbs, patrolman - salary
to be fixed at 80.00 per month, the above named being
employed under the program of job training for veterans.
DIt`~. PUBLIC The Director of Public Works reported to the
b'UKS. REPORTS
Council as follows:
-Shufflebarger agrees 1 - R. M. Shufflebarger agreed to accepting
the Town-s proposition tQ purchase the
small strip of land located on his proper-
ty on South Washington Avenue with provis-
ion that the Town move the hedge concerned,
build a retaining wall to support his yard,
build the sidewalk and remit him fifty
dollars in cash for the land.
-Bill Hall request 2 - Mr. Bill Hall of Lake Street requested that
parking on Lake Street between First and
Second Streets be restricted to one side of
the street only, preferably the East side
due. to the number of houses, etc.
-Parking on Lake Street On motion of H. R. Imboden, seconded
pro. on one side (west) by W. F. White and unanimously passed, Council
authorized that pa rking on Lake Street
between First and Second Streets be restricted
to the East side of the street.
-Stop sign Crest Line Dr.3 - The stop sign authorized to be placed on
Crest Line-Drive at South Washington Avenue
had bean erected.
-Alley Block 32 complete d4 _ Concreting of the alley in Block 32 at the
rear of Harrison & Hancock Hardware Company
had been completed.
N^RTHSIDE RESIDENTS Councilman Imboden brought to the attention of
WATER COPJI.
the Council complaints of certain Norths~de residents rela-
tive to the use of hard limestone water for their section of
the Town while other sections of the Town were being served
with soft water - it being their opinion that this was not
fair and further, they refused to pay the increase in water
rates while this situation continued. After considerable
discussion no action was taken by the Council.
CHARTER The Council studed and discussed the proposed new
STUDY
town charter at some length.
ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the Council
adjourned at 10:12 otclock, P. M.
Approved:
(Actin Ma or
Attest: ~ Mayor
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Clerk of Council
(conttd.)
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Council Minutes Contrd. Pulaski, Va., Januaryt6, 1948
Administration Department
A. T. Eskridge, Mayor- - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 175.00
Lottie R. Runion, Treasurer- - - - - _ _ _ _ 236.25
Verna L. Dalton, Clerk & Office Assrt. - - - 150.00
A. W. Gatewood, Director of Public Works - - 333.33
Roby K. Sutherl and, Attorney - - - - - _ _ _ 25.00
Maggie Poindexter, Janitress - - - - _ _ _ _ 13.00
Walter Cockerham, Fireman- - - _ - _ _ _ _ _ 8.50
T. F. Wirt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.00
C. V. Jackson_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5.00
H. R. Imboden- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.00
W. F. White- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.00
F. A. Seagle _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5.00
I. R. Carpe r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.00
W. D. Aust - - - ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5.00
G. C. Hall _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5.00
Lacy Waddell _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15.60
E. P. Whitman, Postmaster- - - - - - - - - _ 1.00
League of Virginia Municipalities- - - - - - 63.00
C. K. King - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 73.12
S. F. Surratt_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12.50
B. D. Smith & Bros., Printers- - - - - _ _ _ 34.45
Pulaski Printing Company - - - - - - - _ _ - 40.00
Young Typewriter Company - - - - - - - _ _ - 4.58 '
Harrison ~ Hancock Hardware Company- - - - - 6.24
J. J. V"dilkerson- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3,75
The Bear Super Market- - - - - - - - - - - - .43
Acme Typewriter Company- - - - - _ - _ _ _ .. 1.50
National Fire Protection Association - - - - 2.00
Superintendent of Documents- - - - - - - - - .75
Appalachian Electric Power Company - - - - - 30.80
C. ~c P. Telephone Company- - - - - - - _ _ 40.95
1, 111.75
Street D,e~artment
The Atlantic Refining Company- - - - - - - ~-~ 106.00
n n rr n _ _ ,. _ _ _ _ .. 106.00
C~.ilf Oil Corporation - - - - - - - - - - - - 152.05
Whiting Oil Company- - - - - - - - - - - - - 111.50
n n n
- - - - - - - - - - - - 6.75
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rr n » - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.75 `,
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Highway Machinery & Supply Company, Inc. - - 83.69
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Auto Spring & Bearing Company(Nov.)- - - -
- 164.70 i
Tidewater Sup~ly Company - - - - - - - - - - 58.80
rr r rr - - - - - - - - - - 19.00
Bushong Motor Corporation- - - - - - - - - - 64.16
Pulaski Lumber Company - - - - - - - - - - - 36.93
Automotive Supply Comp an y- - - - - - - - -~ - 29.34
Landis Auto Parts Company- - - - - - - - - - 9.89
Huff Coal Company- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.94
Harrison & Hancock Hardware Company- - - - - 5.58
Frost Service Station- - - - - - - - - - - - .65 ~'
Pulaski Motor Company- - - - - - - - - - - .. .57
Harris b4otor Company - - - - - - - - - - - - .18
S. F. Surratt- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.50 ~+
Express- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .98
rr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .88
Rutherford Freight Lines - - - - - - - - - - 3.57
Appalachian Electric Power Company - - - - - .1.00
97 ;~~.41
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Street Improvements
Radford Limestone Com~any, Inc.- - - - - -
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202.69
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190.08
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Virginia Oak Flooring Company- - - - - - - - 842.77 ~j
Freight- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 162.30 1 -
(Contrd.)
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Council Minutes Contd. Pulaski, Va., January 6, 1948
Police Department
L. S. Boothe, Chief- - -~- - - - - - - - - - -210.00
Earl S. Bouldin, Lt. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 185.00
Bruce Helton, Sgt. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 169.00
Fred 1~4. Ryan- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -160.00
S. H. Sands- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 160.00
C. G. Blankenship- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 160.00
Charles E. Comer, Jr.- - - - - - - - - - - - - 160.00
Elizabeth H. Caves - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 135.00
Thomas F. Gibbs- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 160.00
Arthur R. Pickerel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 160.00
James A. Jones - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 160.00
I. D. Long- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 160.00
Griff Bishop - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 80.00
Mose C. Helton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15.00
L. R. Summers, Sheriff - - - - - - - - - - - - 92.00
C. & P. Telephone Company- - - - - - - - - -- 25.00
Communications Equipment Company - - - - - - - 21.25
Young Typewriter Company - - - - - - - - - - - 8.74
Landis Auto Parts Company- - - - - - - - - - - 6.32
Pulaski Motor Company- - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.18
Bushong A~otor Corporation- - - - - - - - - - - 2,'75
Automotive Supply Company- - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3,12
Harrison & Hancock Hardware Company- - - - - - 2.50
Auto Spring ~ Bearing Company (Dec.) - - - - - 1.66
Charles H. Woodward Electric Company - - - - - 2.91
Huff Service Station- - - - - - - - -- - - - - I.00
X2,246.43
Fire Department
A. H. Wygal, Chief- - - - - - - - - - - - - -125.00
D. G. Ray, Ass t t. Chief Pc Mechanic- - - - - - 200.00
Virginia Realty & Insurance Agency- - _ _ - - 21.0.00
Virginia Mutual Insurance Agency- - - - - - .. 4.00
Baker Equipment Engineering Company - - - - - 75.39
Fry-Fyter Sales g~ Service Company - - - - - - 75.60
Landis Auto Parts Company - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ 83.84
Auto Spring & Bearing Company(Nov.) - - - - - 71.49
ft t~ n n n (DeC. ) - - - - - 15.44
Huff Coal Company _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12.25
Pulaski Hardware Company- - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ - 1.54
Bushong lt~otor Corporation - - - - - - - _ _ _ X79
Express- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .98
Appalachian Electric Power Company- - - - - - 5.80
C. & P. Telephone Company - - - - - _ _ _ _ - 1.65
883.77
Sewer Department
Pulaski Lumber Company- - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~ 2g,17
- - - - - - - - - - - - 20.52
48.69
Oakwood Cemetery
Garnett Meredith, Caretaker - - - _ _ _ _ _ _~ 80.00
80.00
Health Department
Landis Auto Parts Company - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _~ 1.52
rr ~f it ~ - - - - - - - - - .18
1.70
Old Power I-louse Building
Appalachian Electric Power Co.- - - _ _~_ _ _~ 4.56
4.56
(Contid.)
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Council 142inutes Conti d,
Pulask i, Va., January ~, 1948
Li~;ht Department
Appalachian Electric Power Company- - - - -563.96
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563,
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Interest
63 Interest Coupons C~ X25.00 each
Street Improvement Bond Dated June 1,1927 -1,575,00 •
23 Interest Coupons ~ 25.00 each
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Sanitary Sewer
xtension Bond Dated
June 1, 1927_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 575.00
15 Interest Coupons @ X25.00 each
Street Improvements Bond Dated June 1,1927 375.00
• 4 Interest Coupons C X25.00 each Sanitary
Sewer Extension Bond Dated June 1, 1927- - 100.00
5 Interest Coupons @ 25.00 each Street
Improvements Bond Dated June 1, 1927 - - - 125.00
7 Interest Coupons C 25.00 each Street '
Improvements Bond Dated June 1, 1927 - - 175.00
2,925;,0
Parking Meter Department
The Kar~ark Corporation- - - - .. - - _ _ _1,069.80
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1,154
Water Department
• H. C. Jackson, Superintendent- - - - - - -~ 235.00
Frank B. White, Caretaker- - - - - - - - - 57.75
Appalachian Electric Pourer Company - - - -
n n •553,78
rr n _ _ _ - 49.30
Lynchburg Foundry Company- - - - - - - - - 3 321.36
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- - - - - - - - - 132.34
n n n - - - - - - - - - 25.92
rr rr rr - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - 36.62
R. D, Wood Company- - - - - -- - - - - - - 462.53
rr rr rr rr _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 50.17
Superior Sterling Company - - - - -- - - - 398.78
n rr rr - - - - - - - -- 25.71 ,
rr n n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -- 1.84
n n n - - - - - - - -- 22.77 ~.
. » rr rr - - - - - . - - -- 13.40 r
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n n rr - - - - - - - -- 2.38 '
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Martin-Beamer Hardware Company- - - - - -- 163.95
Pulaski Lumber Company- - - - - - - - - -_ 84.83
Hobert N. Grubb- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 53.55
Wallace ~; Tiernan Company, Inc.- - - - - - 49.91
Strother-Drug Company- - - - - - - - - - - 43.00
Tidewater Supply Comp
any, Inc. - - - - - - 18.52 `'
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- - - - - - 6.32
The Mattheison Alkali Wor?~s, Inc.- - - - - 19.43
Ellis & Ford Manufacturing Company - - - - 17.72
Harrison & Hancock Hardware Company- - _ _ 10.00
Pulaski Printing Company- - - - - - - - -- 10.?0
Gulf Oil Corporation- - - - - - - - - - -- 6.75
B. D. Smith & Brothers,Printers- - - - - - G.50
Landis Auto Parts Company- - - - - - - - - 1.26
Wysor Electric Appliance Company - - - - - .84
C. p:~ P. Telephone Company- - - - - - - _ _ 13,35
Pulaski Mirror Company- - - - - - - - - -~ 4.50
Express- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.18
Freight- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 136.05
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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26.11
rr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17.09
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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1.10
" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.10
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1.10
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Rutherford Freight Lines, Inc. - - - - - - 1.15
Fred Smythers- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.54
Pulaski National Bank Bond Interest- - - - 100.00
n n rr rr rr _ _ _ _ 300.00
' 6, 90. 0
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Council Minutes Contd. Pulaski, Va. January 6, 1948
PAYROLLS
Street De p artment
Labor Payroll Week Ending December 5,
n „ n n n 12,
rr n „ n rr 12 ~
n n n '~ " 19,
n n rt n n 2g~
+f n n " January 2,
n n n n ++ g
1947-460.50
n _ 220.50
n - 75.50
" - 238.00
" - 572.00
1948- 483.50
" - 53.00
2,103.00
Street Improvements
Labor Payroll Week Ending December 12, 1947401.20
n n n +i rf lg ~ " -405.40
806. 0
Health Department
Labor Payroll Week Ending December 5, 1947-241.00
n n rf n tr 12 ~ n -248.00
n n n " " 19, " - 255.00
n rr n n n 26, n- 248.00
n " " " January 2, 1948- 244.50
_ 1,2 6.50
Sewer Department
Labor Payroll Week Ending January 2, 1948 -103.00 _
10 .00
Fire Department
Payroll fvr Month Ending December 31. 1947
for responding to fires and a7~ms- - - - - -~P 89.00
Payroll for Month Ending December 31. 1947
for attendance at meetings andc~ill~s- - - 21.50
110.50
Labor Payroll Week Ending December 5,
n n „ r, n 12,
n n n rr " 19,
rr n tr +f " 2 6 ,
n rr " January 2,
RECONCII;IATION
Administration Department- - - - - -
Street Department- - - - - - - - - -
Street Improvement- - - - - - - - -
Police Department- - - - - - - - -
Fire Department - - - - - - - - - -
Sewer Department- - - - - - - - - -
Oakwood Cemetery- - - - - - - - - -
Health Department- - - - - - - - - -
Old Power House Building - - - - - -
Li{;ht Department - - - - - - - - - -
Interest- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Parking Meter Department- - - - - -
Water Department- - - - - - - - - -
Payrolls:
Street Department- -
Street Improverlents-
Health Department- -
Sewer Department - -
Fire Department - - -
Water Department - -
TOTAL
Water Department
1947-567.50
n -486.20
n - 527.50
n - 491.50
1948- 377.50
X2,450.20
- - -1,311.75
- - - 977.41
- - - 1,397.84
- -- 2,246.43
- -- 883.77
- -- 48.69
- -- 80.00
- - - 1.70
- - - 4.56
- - - 563.96
- - - 2,925.00
- -- 1,154.86
- -- 6 490.20
18,086.17
- - - - - - - - - - -X2,103.00
- - - - - - - - - - - 806.60
- - - - - - - - - - - 1, 236.50
- - - - - - - - - - - 103.00
- - - - - - - - - -- 110.50
- - - - - - - - - - 2,450.20 6,809.80
X24,895.97