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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-07-62~3~J Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held on the 7th day of August, 1962, at I~:00 P. M., in the Municipal Office. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: U1. S. Cummings, Eugene L. Pluckols, Claude B. '; Gallimore, F. L. Carrico, Glen K. Aust, John W. Nash Absent: Billy B. Flint and T. J. McCarthy Also present: Town Manager: T. B. Noland Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Alan Groseclose for Garnett S~Moore Town Treasurer: J. L. Patterson Visitors: Ronnie Patterson, reporter for Southwest Times Mrs. J. F. Spencer and Miss Elizabeth Bonham, Air Pollution Mrs. Mona Leftwich The invocation was given by 41an Groseclose. Minutes of the regular meeting of July 17th and special meeting on July 2l~th, were approved. Mrs. Spencer advised Council that the open burnings, a constant smoldering fire at. Pulaski Furniture Company and the burning at the end of each day at Coleman Furniture Corporation, with "ex- plosions", had become worse in the last few weeks. Town Manager Noland stated that a conf erence was being held at VPI that week at AIR POLLUTION which an effort would be made to try to arrive at some colution for disposing of wet bark from Veneer Plants which is the cause of the smoldering fires at Pulaski Furniture, all other debris from that plant being hauled to the landfill or burned in their furnace. Miss Bonham complained of the loud whistles, and stated she felt it is unnecessary for these whistles to blow at such great length. These complaints were discussed fully, but there appeared to be no quick solution of same. Mrs. Mona Leftwich asked Council for an investigation of the disappearance of along unused sewer line across land known as "Steel Plant Bottom" and allegedly belong~_ng to her. Mrs. Leftwich ;,qRS . ;~:TO',IA LEF'h:~IIC?' also requested Council to c1_ose Prospect Avenue, a short street off CnwPL~:I`~?S OF LOST SE'-,IER LINT Va7_ley Road. No action was taken by Council. Town Manager Noland read a letter from Mr. J. C. Crumbley,Jr., R.r~~. 0:~ J. C, in which letter Mr. Crum bley stated he had recently purchased a residence CfiUT~',B1 ~Y TO COT?NL'CT TO from Miss Mary Hall on Pleasant Hill Drive, said property being just- TC1~~TN Z~~rATER TO ??E INUF:3T7GATED BY ?^?ATF ~ COMMITTED' ~~~~~ August 7 1962 1~ P. M. Council mins. contd. €' > > outside the corporate limits, but borders on the town limits. Mr. Crumbley further stated he understood the Town would soon extend a water line to Pleasant Hi11 Drive and he asked Council for per- mission to obtain water service from this line. The reouest was discussed by Council and Councilman Carrico moved that the matter, together with similar situations which might exist, be referred to the Water Committee for an investigation and report to Council. This motion was seconded b,y Councilman Gallimore, and carried unanimously. Town Treasurer J. L. Patterson presented the following report of delinquent taxes: TCFi,1N TREASURER'S 1961 Levy $11x5,908.07 REPORT Or DEIIN~UFPIT 5% Penalty X805.33 included TAXES SUMMARY DELTAX LIST Personal Property whi'~e •$3,108.92 plus 5~ pen. $155.45 = $3,?64.46 Colored ~.~7~~.48 " " 23.72 = 498.20 Real Estate r~i'ie X1,863.36 plus 5% pen. ~ 93.17 = $1,956.53 Colored 407.68 20.38 = !,28.06 ~", ~ ~ 11~ ~~,3~1 i .~5~ 1961 Taxes Personal Property and Real Estate White & Colored, including 5~ penalty Uncollected as of June 30, 1962 ------------------ $6,147.16 1961 - 96,3 percent collected On motion duly made by Councilman Carrico, and seconded by Councilman Rust, the following resolutions were made and adopted: BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Treasurer's report for delinouent taxes for the year 1961, as certified to the Council, be accepted; that the Treasurer be credited with the amount shown to be delinouent and that said list of delinouent real estate tax be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Virginia, to be recorded and indexed by him; that a list containing all unpaid real estate taxes as of June 30, 1962, be published in a local newspaper on August 15, 0962; that a list n Fy ~_ I Council rains, contd. August 7, 1962, 1~ P. M. of unpaid personal property and head taxes and any and all other ' taxes be prepared; that such lists be Ho sted at the courthouse and other public places, all said p roceedi ng s to be in accordance with the provi sions of the Code of Virginia, 1950 Edition, T itle 58, Chapter 20, A rticle 7, and Chapter 2.1, Article 7 and any ot her applicable amendments to the said Code. BE IT FURTHER ORDERED that the Town Treas urer shall con- inue his efforts to toll ect all above me ntioned unp aid taxes. The Treasurer submitted a list of imprope r and erroneous asses sments for approval of Council, as follows: TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA (1961) TAXES (T°~11tP, ) CREDITS FOR ERRONEOUS ASSESSMENTS DUCPLICATION NON-RESI N CE ETC. D1o. Name: Penalty Personal Road Hd. Mchry,~ Realty ~ Adams; Ueorge -"`T~ `~~SZ~Sf - , ~~~ _ 35 Albert, Alfred D. .27 1:.32 1.00 - - 1~8 Aldred, Frank A. .05 - 1.00 - - 63 A lley, Harry E. Sr .70 12.96 1.00 - - 8!i Anderson, Everett D. .67 12.18 1.00 - - 101 Armbrister, Lt. Carl .32 6.10 - - - 172 A~.zst, Harry E. & Charles .32 - - - 6.10 253 Blackburn, W. A. .16 3.20 - - - 3It7 Brown, Daniel R. .35 6.OR 1.00 - - 366 Bunn, George S. Jr. .80 16.00 - - - 368 Bunts, Elsie R. Est. of Susie .31~ 6.88 - 561 Childress, Howard W. .43 7.68 1.00 - - 881 Davidson, Sidney.Ray .16 3.20 - - - 1091 Edwards, Ernest J. .13 1.60 1.00 - - 1101, Ellis, Sidney T. .35 6.08 1.00 - - 1321 Larking, C1_arence .17 2.10 1.00 - - 13L6 Gibbs, F. A. .05 - - - .96 1598 Hawley, Rodney C. .2l 3.20 1.00 - - 1622 Hickaan, David J. .57 10.10 1.00 - - 1911 Jennings, Carl N. .01t ..80 - - - 1912 Jennings, J. L. .05 - 1.00 - 9- 1915 Jerdone, Lillie E. .C`7 1.1al~ - - 1930 Johnston, Arnold W. .1~2 7.36 1.00 - - 1936 Johnston, Trinkle P! .05 - 1.00 - ~ - 191~1 Jonas, Robert W. .09 .80 1.00 - - 1983 Jackson, Fred A. .18 - - - 3.68 2057 Kimbrough, Urilliam H. .31 5.2.8 1.00 - - 2236 Lindsey, Henry C. .1~.1~ 8.80 - - - 2380 Manuel, Eula C. .31 6.21, - - ?.1;.51 Mills, G. L. Estate .27 5.11! - - 8 2533 Myers, Lillis (Mrs) .08 1.60 - - - 287L, Powers, James Edward .39 6.$8 1.00 - j - ~~588 Council Mins. contd. August 7, 1962 CREDITS FOR ERRONFOUD ASSESSMENTS, DUPLICATIONS, NON-RESIDENCE, FTC. P1o. Name Penalty Personal Road Hd. Machy. Realty ~8L~ Rice; Tohn H. Jr. ~ ~ -1'~` - - 3158 Rorrer, James .31 5.12 1.00 - - 3189 Rupe, Hencel .17 2.10 1.00 - - 3296 S & D Sandwich Co. .16 3.20 - - - 3335 Scott, Edward .51 9.12 1.00 - - 3377 Shipwash, Annie .22 1.32 - - - 3~21 Slaughter, Douglas T..29 1x.80 1.00 - - 31~99 Smith, Robert L. .23 3.5?_ 1.00 - - 31~68 Smith, Thomas M. .29 1.80 1.00 - - 31t75 Smithers, Hoyt D. .39 6.88 1.00 - - 3790 Thomas, James E. .05 3800 Thompson, James L. .LG3 1x061 Weddle, Lonnie J. .1~3 1~081i Whitaker, Frances W. .011 1 . (. - _1.00 - - 7.68 1.00 - - 7.52 l.oo - - 80 - - - 2'~0 .T8 ~ ~- -TI'~1, TOWN OF PUI.4SKI, VI RGINIA 1961 TAXES (Colored) CREDITS FOR ERRONEOUS ASSESSMENTS, DUPLICATIONS, NON-RESIDENCE, FTC. No. Name Penalty Personal Road Head Machy. Realty ~ Couser;'~''ranklin J. -T~" -`~ -`1':~'-` - - 1~t~71 Harman, Mary B . .12 - - - 2.110 ~~l, 89 Harman, George F . .06 - - - 1.28 Z~552 Martin, James R. .18 - - - 3.68 1.1627 Richards, Watson .30 1x.96 1.00 - - 1~61~0 Redd, Herbert F . . 38 - - - 7.68 1.;655 Slaughter, Douglas .31~ - - - 6.7?_ 1. '-'~ x:00 '-Z -'Lr:'f6 StJHtMARY WHITE Items $260.52 Penalty @5~ 13.03 = $273.55 COLORED: 7 Items $ 31.28 Penalty Q5~ 1.56 = 32.8E ~9~80 1T~ 0 ~. Total i~proper 1961 taxes----------------X306.39 On motion duly made by Councilman Nuckols, and seconded by Councilman Gallimore, the following resolution was adopted: BE IT RESOLVED that the Treasurer's list of erroneous assessments for taxes for the year 1961 be submitted to the 1 i 1 Commissioner of Reve rnze for further verification; that upon veri- fication by the Commissioner of Revenue for ?ulaski County, Virginia, 4 f J Council mins. contd. Aug. 7, 1962, ~ P. M. i that the said taxes are erroneous. The Town Treasurer is hereby ordered to correct tax tickets accordingly and he is hereby relieved! from the duty and responsibility of toll ecting same. DELIN~UEr1T TAXES FOR 1960 The Town Treasurer submitted a revised list of delinquent taxes for the year 1960, showing remaining unpaid as of June 30, 196CZ. 1.960 Levy ~ 137,828.32 5% Penalty $802.13 incl. SUMMARY DELINQUENT TAX LIST 1960 Total uncoil ected 1960 Personal Property (?^~hite & Colored) as of June 30, 1962 --------------------------------$ 2,75~t.63 Total uncollected 1960 Real Estate Taxes (White & Colored) As of June 30, 1962 ------------------------------- X1,1?8.19 ~._$~.8.~. F~_ COMPARISON UNCOLLECTED 1960 TAXES June 30, 1960 June 30, X1961 Personal Property (White :: Colored -~3',9~.~3" ~ ,7_ ."~"-' 2,230.91 1,128.1;'9 ~ ,1 .~ . ~i $~~'.~i2 1960 - 97.2% collected On motion duly made by Councilman Carrico, and seconded by Councilman Aust, the following resolution was adopted: BE IT RESOLVED that the certified list of the Town Treasurer for the year 1960 showing remaini~ delinquent taXP.S be accepted, and it is ordered that the revised list of real estate be transmitted to the clerk of the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Virginia, to be filed;! and the Treasurer is further directed to continue to coil ect the unpaid taxes shown on said list. The Town Treasurer submitted a revised list of ~elinouent taxes flor the year 1959 showing remaining unpaid as of June 30, 1962: DFLIN~?UF.NT TABS FOR 1959 1959 Levy $135,975.35 5`~ penalty $816.16 Incl. SUMMARY ` DELINQUENT TAX LIST 1959 Total uncollected 1959 Per. Property (~r~ite & Col) As of June 30, 1962 ---------- --------------------------$ 2,530.81 Total uncollected 1959 Real Est. (T.~~ite & Col. ) as of June 30, 1962 ------------------------------------- 847.68 ~~, 7 . ,9 '`-°~"O Council mins. contd. Aug. 7, 1962 COMPARISON UNCOLLECTED 1959 TAXES une , June 0,_ 9 0 June 30, 1961 Personal property White & Colored 11,010.72 3,0115.53 2,530.1 Real Estate White & Colored 2,130.62 1,173.32 81,?.6~ T;1Tif .~T ~7~]-~i".8~3 ~~ 1959 Taxes - 97.7 On motion duly made by Councilman Gallimore, and seconded by Councilman C~zmmings, the following resolution was adopted: BE IT RESOLVED that the certified list of the Town Treasurer for the year 1959, showing, remaining delinquent taxes be accepted, and it is ordered that the revised list of real estate be transmitted to the Clerk of the CS.rcuit Court of Pulaski County, Virginia, to be filed; and the Treasurer is further directed to continue to co7_lect the unpaid taxes shown on said list. As a result of the establishment of the Johnston Trailer Court, Town Manager Noland asked Council for a revision of Section 19.6 of the Town Code which has to do with water and sewer connections for Trailer Camps, stating that to carry out the present Code requirement would work a hardship on the developer and the town in seeing that each trailer had a separate connection for water ?STATER & SFT~r7ER and sewer, it being his feeling .that a trailer court should be SrT IJT' FOR TRAII~R COIJRTS TO BF; handled somewhat in the same manner as an apartment house unit. STUDIED RY ~nTATER COMMITTEE & The matter was discussed and on motion of Councilman Aust, seconded RH1'ORT by Councilman Gallimore, and carried unanimously, was referred to the dater Committee for investigation and report to Council at its next meeting, . A License-Permit Agreement between Meredith & Tate, Distributors of Gulf Oils, and the Town of Pulaski, to lease certain lands at Franklin Ave rnze and Route 99, was presented to PRIVILEGES IN Council by Alan Groseclose, and after a discussion of same it LICENSE PTRMIT TO GfJ'LF OIL CO. was the o~iinion of Council that this License-Permit should ~?OT TRP.NSFERABi~r contain an ama.ndement to the effect that`. the privileges granted to s~..d Meredith R:. Tate were intended to extend only to the Licensee and such sub-tenants of Lessee as may op Pxate a service center on the premises, and should not be extended to any other persons, firms, or corporation, by sale, assignment or any other means, without obtaining the prior written Council minsc. contd. Aug. 7, 1962 permission of the Town. Councilman Gal_limore moved that the following resolution be adopted, and that said License-Permit Agreement contain the stipulation as set forth above. This t motion was seconded by Councilman Aust, and carried on the '' following vote: ~a. S. Cummings - aye Claude B. Gallimore - aye Glen K.. Aust - aye John ?nl. Nash - absent F. L. C rrico - aye Billy B. Flint - absent Eugene ~. Nuckols - T. J. McCarthy - absent abstaining 'viHFREAS~ after due and full consideration of a request by Meredith and Tate, Tncorpora.ted, for a license-permit to use certain public property formerly e part of the street system of the Town of nulaski, Virginia, in connection with a proposed service center just east of Franklin Avenue in said Town of Pulaski; and ti:rHERFAS, the Council of the mown of Pulaski is of the opinion that th.e establishment of the service center would economically benefit the said Town f~;nd its people, and that the use requested by Meredith and T te, Incorporated, is lawful and proper, a.nd will not exclude use bar the public; and, LI CFr1Si? --,~'RMIT ti~IEREAS, a license-permit agreement has been prepared GUh]+ OT? ^^. setting out the term of 'the said license-Hermit and the condi- tions upon which it i.s granted. NOW, THEREFORE, BF IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, meeting in regular session on this 7th day of August, 1962, that: (1) The license-permit as reauested by P~?eredith and Tate, Incorporated, be granted for the term and upon the conditions set out and contained in the license-permit agreement presented to and bFfore Council on this date. (2) The said license-permit: agreement has heretofore been properly executed by Meredith and Tate, Incorporated.. (3) That the Mayor of the s.~i.d Town, by these presents be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to execute the said license-permit agreement on the part of the Town and that the Clerk shall attest setae. (1.~) That a copy of the said license-permit agreement be made a part of this resolution, incorporated therein and recorded in the Minute Book of the said Town. Mayor Jackson presented a deed from the New Jersey Zinc Company tc the Town of Pulaski conveying to the Town, as a gift, that, certain tract or Parcel of land locally known as "Shale Hill" ?`~''rl JrR'',t~.y and also "Bi.nkhorst Tract", lying on Peak Creek in the Town of 7.I'~?U YRr'SrA?T TCJWN UIF`.I' OF' Pulaski, and containing approximately 7_1/I~ acres. Councilman 7-1./1~ acres ~~592 Council mins. contd. Aug. 7, 1962 Cummings moved that the town accent this gift of land and directed that a letter be written to the New Jersey Zinc Company expressing the appreciation of the town for such a generous gift. This motion was seconded by Councilman Gallimore, a.nd carried unanimousl_.r. There being no further business, the meeting adjourn- ed at 5:55 P. M. Approved: - ayor - _____ Attest: C1 erk 1 1