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Council minutes
Sept. 1, 1959, ~t p• m.
Minutes of the regular meeting of the Town Council of the
Town of Pulaski, held on the 1st day of September., 1959, at Lt p. m.
in the municipal building.
There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding.
Councilmen: W. F. White, W. A. Larson, Glen K. Aust,
J. R. Martin, J. W. Nash, F. L. Carrico,
W. S. Cummings, T. J. McCarthy
Also present: Town Manager: T. B. Noland
Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton
Visitors: Bill Akers, reporter for Southwest Times
Rev. Albert Hale
Mayor Jackson called the meeting to order. Council paused
for a moment of silence in memory of Mrs. Lottie R. Bunion,
Treasurer, who had passed away on August 28, 1959, after which
CIXTNCIL PAUSED the invocation was given by the Rev. Albert Hale, pastor of
IN MEMORY OF MRS?
BUNION, TREA5. WHO the Memorial Baptist Church.
DIED AUG. 28,1959;
RESOLUTION On motion of J. R. Martin, seconded by Glen K. Aust, and
ADOPTED
carried unanimously, the following resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, Mrs. Lottie R. Bunion departed this life on
August 28, 1959; and,
WHEREAS, Mrs. Bunion had served the Town for 26 years,
as Clerk for 13 years and then as Treasurer for 12 years,
during which time she enjoyed the esteem of the public as
well as the love and trust of her fellow employes and the
Council; and,
WHEREAS, by the death of Mrs. Bunion this community
has lost a truly devoted public servant,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the members of the
Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, acting also for
her fellow employes, do hereby record this deep sense of person-
al loss in the untimely death of Mrs. Bunion;
That this Council convey to her husband and members of
her family our deepest sympathy in their bereavement;
That a copy of this resolution be spread on the minutes
of the Council, a copy be sent the family and one forwarded
to the Southwest Times for publication.
Un motion of F. L. Carrico, seconded by J. R. Martin, and
carried unanimously, the matter of a town slogan was tabled.
The Town Manager reported that whereas $35,000.00 had been
anticipated in the current budget as the town's portion of State
STATE ABC PROFITS ABC profits, the sum of $39,838.18 had actually been received
EXCEED SUM ANTICI- and that coincidently the excess amount is sufficient to meet
PATED IN BUDGET;
EXCESS TO BE USED the cost of the proposed drainage improvement at the intersection
TU CORRECT STORM
FLOOD SIT. WASH. of South Washington Avenue and Commerce Street. On motion of
AND COMMERCE
$Lt,800. appropriat- W. F. White, seconded by W. A. Larson, and on the following
ed.
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recorded vote:
W. F. White - aye J. W. Nash - aye
W. A. Larson -aye F. L. Carrico - aye
Glen K. Aust -aye W. S. Cummings- aye
J. R. Martin -aye T. J. McCarthy- aye
The Town Manager was auth orized to carry out the plan for correct-
ing the drainage. situation at the intersection of South Washington
Avenue and Commerce Street, and that the $11,800.00 excess proceeds
from State ABC funds be appropriated to cover the cost of same.
Town Manager Noland reported that Phillips and Jordan,
CLEARING OPERATIONS
AT RAINES DAM Clearing Contractors, for the Raines Dam impoundment area, had
COMPLETED
completed their operations on August 28th, 1959.
On motion of J. R. Martin, seconded by Glen K. Aust, and
carried unanimously the following resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, in the operation
of the Filtration Plant as a part of the water system of the ',
Town of Pulaski, Virginia, must from time to time flush certain
portions of said Filter Plant, and by reason of this, has a
considerable amount of waste water which must be disposed of,
and said Town has for a number of years emptied this in a
natural drainage ditch west of said Filtration Plant, which
ditch is on lands of the Town of Pulaski, lands of Ethel D. ''
Cole, Frank J. Lugar, Ray C. Wirt, and John H. Smith; and,
WHEREAS, the aforesaid property owners have complained
about the Town's use of said natural drainage ditch and have
demanded that the Town either cease its operation of emptying
RESOLUTION RE: waste water in said drainage ditch, or purchase said land from
CONDEMNATION OF the property owners; and,
PROPERTIES FOR
SECURING LAND BACK WHEREAS, bona fide efforts to acquire said land from
OF FILTER PLANT the aforesaid property owners have been ineffectual because of
the inability to agree upon a price therefor, the offers to
property owners made by said Town having been rejected; and,
WHEREAS, the said Town deems it necessary in order to
continue its operation of the Filtration Plant as a part of the
water system of the Town of Pulaski, to empty the waste water
as it is presently doing; and,
WHEREAS, there are no other available means of disposing
thereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town
of Pulaski, meeting in regular session on the 1st day of
September, 1959; that: j
(1) The Town, in consideration of the premises, does
hereby declare that the property of the aforesaid owners, more
particularly hereinafter described, is necessary in the
operation of its Filter Plant, and does direct the attorney
for said Town to proceed immediately to file the necessary
condemnation proceedings under the right of eminent domain
granted to the said Town under the Constitution of Virginia,
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the general statutes of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and
the Charter of the Town of Pulasl-.i., Virginia, and to do any
and all other things that are necessary to secure title to that
certain land of the respective property owners, as follows:
1. From Ethel D. Cole:
BEGINNING at the northeast corner of land of
Hattie Saunders Finn, in a line of land of the
Town of Pulaski Filter Plant Lot, said corner
being located southeast of a spring; thence with
a line of said Finn land
S 83 deg. 00' W 82.0 feet to the, southeast
corner of land owned by Frank J. Lugar; thence
with a line of the same
N Lt deg. 30' W 35.03 feet to a point; thence
a new line through land of Ethel D. Cole; said
line running parallel with a perpendicular
distance of approximately 35 feet northward from
the north line of said Hattie Saunders Finn land,
N 83 deg. 00' E 82.0 feet to a point in a
line of said Filter plant lot; thence with the
same,
S !~ deg. 30' E 35.03 feet to the beginning
and containing 2,870 square feet and being
approximately a 35 foot wide strip carved from
the south end of the Ethel D. Cole lot.
2. From Frank J. Lugar
BEIGINNING at a point in the north line ofland
of Hattie Saunders Finn, said point being the
southwest corner of a parcel owned by Ethel D.
Cole; thence with said Finn line,
S 83 deg. 00' W X1.0 feet to the southeast
corner of land owned by Ray C. Wirt; thence
with a line of the same
N ~ deg. 56' W 35.02 feet to a point; thence
a new line through land of Frank J. Lugar, said
line running parallel with, and a perpendicular
distance of approximately 35 feet northward from
said Hattie Saunders Finn line,
N 83 deg. 00' E 111.25 feet to ~ point in the
line of the Cole property; thence with a line of
the same
S ~.t deg. 30' E 35.03 feet to the beginning
and containing 1,t~39 square feet and being
approximately a 35 foot wide strip carved from
the south end of the Frank J. Lugar lot.
3. From Ray C. Wirt:
BEGINNING at a point in the north line of land
of Hattie Saunders Finn, said point being the
southwest corner of a parcel owned by Frank J.
Lugar; thence with said Finn line,
S 83 deg. 00' W 55.0 feet to the southeast
corner of a parcel owned by John Smith; thence
with a line of the same,
N ~ deg. 56' W 35.02 feet to a point; thence
with a new line through land of Ray C. Wirt, said
line running parallel with and a perpendicular
distance of approximately 35 feet northward from
said Finn line,
N 83 deg. 00' E 55.0 feet to a point in the
line of the Lugar property; thence with a line
of the same,
S ~. deg. 56' W 35.02 feet to the beginning,
and containing 1,925 square feet and being
approximately a 35 foot wide strip carved from
the south end of the Ray C. Wirt lot.
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BEGINNING at a point in the north line of land
of Hattie Saunders Finn, said point being the
southwest corner of a parcel owned by Ra.y C. Wirt;
thence with said Finn line,
S'$3 deg. 00' W 1l~7.0 feet to a point on the
west side of a branch; thence
N 20 deg. !~8' W 36.04 feet to a point; thence
a new line through land of John Smith, said line
running parallel with, and a perpendicular distance
of approximately 35.0 feet northward from said
Finn line,
N 83 deg. 00' E 156.9 feet to a point in the line
of Wirt property; thence with a line of the same
S !~ deg. 56' E 35.02 feet to the beginning,
and containing 5,320 square feet, and being
approximately a 35 foot wide strip carved from
the south end of John Smith land;
And being a strip of land approximately 35 feet, more or less,
running from the present Town property through the property of
John H. Smith,'the north boundary .line of said strip being
feet and the southern boundary line feet, all of whicTng
declared necessary for the aforesaid use.
And the Mayor of said Town, and other officials, are
hereby specifically directed to execute any and all necessary
pleadings, to certify this resolution as a part of the action of
the Council, and to do any and all other things necessary to secure
an easement for the purpose of construction, maintenance and upkeep
of a sewer line and channel change.
The meeting adjourned at 5: 10 p. m.
Approved:
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