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Home My WebLink About06-29-59~L) ((~ Council Minutes June 29, 1959 ~ p. m. Minutes of a special meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, and Public Hearing on the proposed Budget for 1959-60 of the Town of Pulaski, was held in the Pulaski County Circuit Courtroom on the 29th of June, 1959, at ~ p. m. There were present: P~ayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: F. L. Carrico, W. S. Cummings, W. F. White, T. J. 2~TcCarthy, W. A. Larson, J. R. Martin, Glen K. Aust, John W. Nash Also present: Town Manager: T. B. Proland Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton To,an Attorney: G. S. Moore Visitors: Approximately one hundred citizens of tYie Town of Pulaski. Mayor Jackson called the meeting to order and the invocation was given by the Rev. Albert S. Fia1e, pastor of the Memorial Baptist Church of Pulaski, Mayor Jackson welcomed the visitors and asked if there were any resolutions to be heard. The following were presented and filed with the Clerk of the Council: Claremont PTA, presented by Bill Flint PETITIOPdS Pulaski Junior Chamber of Commerce, presented by PRESENTED E. Ray Lemon, President Citizens and qualified voters of the Town of Pulaski, some 100 or 115 signers, was presented by Aulden Lemons Pulaski Junior Woman's Club, presented by P~iary Ann Stafford, President The content of tYie above resolutions was that the Town Council not curtail the year-round recreational program to a summer- time program only, but that the 1.959-60 budget carry the appropriation for a full time recreational program. Mayor Jackson declared the meeting to be open for a full dis= DISCUSSION OF cussion of any phase of the budget and called on those interested to PROPOSED 1959-60 BUDGET TKITH FURTHER please express themselves. There followed a two hour discussion DISCUSSION OP? RECREATION DEPT. between citizens present and the T~iayor, Town Manager, Town Attorney and members of Council, mainly with regards to the continuation of a full time recreational program by the town. At the conclusion of this discussion, Councilman F. L. Carrico moved that the full time recreational program be reinstated, which motion was seconded by Glen K. Aust. This motion brought a substitute motion from ~3~y 1 Council mins. contd. June 29, 1959, ~ P. m. Councilman Larson, to the effect that Council go in executive session on the morning of June 30th for tl'ie purpose of discussing the matter further. The substitute motion having priority, the following vote was recorded on the substitute motion: 1,d. F. UThite - aye W. S. Cummings -aye W. A. Larson -aye T. J. I~TcCarthy -aye John ~'. Nash -aye J. R. ?=~artin - aye F. L. Carrico - no Glen K. Aust - no i~iayor Jackson. declared the motion to have carried and that Council would meet in executive session on June 30th for a further discussion. The Town T•lanager presented to Council contract bids for the BIDS OPd GRI~DIP`G OF ARP'IORY SITE OPENED & LOW BID OF WHIT~APJ GETS A?nTARD 1 grading of the Armory site, as follows: Name: Alternate ;'1 Alternate #2 ( tt x ~ Box culvert) 5~" Pipe Robert Whitman ~ 8,179.00 $ 6,969.30 Pulaski, Virgini a Adams Construction Co. 9,307.00 7,837.76 Radford, Va. Albert Brothers. .10,080.00 - 9,750.00 Salem, Va. Pioneer Constr. Co. Inc. no bid 10,500.00 Roanoke, Va. J. I~i. Turner Company 13,200.00 13,100.00 Roanoke, Va. It appeared that Robert Z^~hitman of Pulaski was low bidder. Wh~re- upon, it was resolved that the contract for the grading of the Armory!, site be awarded to Robert Whitman. The meeting was adjourned at 6:15 p. m. Approved: Attest: . er .