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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-17-593~.~~ Council Minutes November 17, 1959, ~t p. m. Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council held on the 17th day of November, 1959, at !t p. m. in the Municipal office. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: W. A. Larson, J. R. Martin, W. S. Cummings, W. F. White, T. J. McCarthy, F. L. Carrico, Glen K. Aust Absent: John W. Nash Also present: Town Manager: T. B. Noland Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Town Treasurer: J. L. Patterson Visitors: Bill Akers, reporter for Southwest Times Rev. Curtis L. Wagner Granville Bageant The meeting was called to order by Mayor Jackson, and the invocation was given by the Rev. Curtis L. Wagner, pastor of the First Methodist Church. Minutes of the regular meeting of November !~, 1959, were approved. Mayor Jackson welcomed the new Town Treasurer, Mr. J. L. Patterson, who had begun his duties on November 16, 1959. Mr. Bageant, representing the Pulaski County Horseman's Association, stated it was the desire of their organization to bring to Pulaski County a good horse show annually, either in May or June, and would show two nights in succession if Council PULASKI CO. HORSE- MAN"S ASSOC. REQ, would permit the Association to use Calfee Park for their show. TO USE CALFEE PARK FOR ANNUAL HORSE ~He stated the ring would be placed on the field near the north SHOW GRANTED entrance wi~ich would not interfere with the space for baseball, and that the association would repair all damages done by the horses and re-seed any turf which might be damaged, and that temporary stalls would be provided by the association. This request was discussed fully by the Council and on motion of W. F. White, seconded by Glen K. Aust, and carried on the unanimous vote of those present, it was (] 1 ~~~ ~~ Council rains. contd. Nov. 17, 1959, !~ p. m. RESOLVED, that the Pulaski County Horseman's Associa- tion be permitted to use the northern end of Calfee Park for their - annual Horse Show, with contractural and other arrangments to be determined later. On motion made by T. J. McCarthy, seconded by W. A. Larson, and carried on the unanimous vote of those present, the following ordinance was adopted: AN ORDINANCE TO VACATE THAT CERTAIN TWO AND ONE-HALF BY EIGHTY FOOT STRIP OF LAND LYING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TENTH STREET, ADJACENT TO AND NEAR THE BACK PORTION OF PULASKI HOSPITAL, INCORPORATID, PROPERTY, AND TO PROVIDE FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS WHEREAS, Pulaski Hospital, Incorporated, appeared by petition on the 9th day of September, 1959, before the Council ADOPTION OF of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, after posting due notice of the ORDINANCE TO filing of said petition as required by law in at least there VACATE STRIP OF (3) places in said Town, on the 9th day of September, 1959, that LAND S0. SIDE being the first day of the September Term of Court, said petition TENTH STREET requesting that the Town vacate a small strip of property approx- NEAR FULASKI imatedly two and one-half (22) feet wide and fifty-three (53) HOSPITAL- EXCHANGEfeet long, along the southern portion of Teneth Street, North, IN PROPERTY adjacent to the property of your petitioner, which strip of land is needed by Petitioner in providing proper curb, steps, walks, etc., for an addition to the Hospital facilities; and, WHEREAS, upon the filing of said petition, the Council did appoint E. 0. King, Jr., Robert W. Stevens and W. Marvin Board, viewers, as is required under Title 15-766 of the Code of Virginia; and, WHEREAS, subsequent thereto, all of the land proprietors who would be affected by said vacation of the strip of land along the street proposed to be altered, were notified of the filing of the petition and of a public hearing thereon to be held at 11:00 o'clock P. M., in the Town Office at Pulaski, Virginia, on the 6th day of October, 1959, said notice being delivered to the proprietors and by publication in the Southwest Times, a local newspaper; and, WHEREAS, on the 6th day of October, 1959, said public hearing was held pursuant to notice, and there appearing to be no persons opposed to the said vacating of that portion of Tenth Street as set out in said petition, and upon the filing of the viewers' report, a copy thereof being attached hereto and made a part hereof, which report indicated, however, that the strip of land was approximately eighty (80) feet in length instead of fifty-three (53) feet as had heretofore been indicated, that the mistake in the number of feet was of no particular importance in view of the fact that the strip was properly outlined in red on the map attached to petition and that the exact strip had been shown and indicated on the site to the members of Council, the viewers and others who inquired; that in view of this no one has been misled; ~ that in the opinion of the viewers "no inconven- ience would result from vacating or discontinuing the 22 x 80 foot strip which the Hospital requests to be used in its present construction program"; and, ~~ ( ~ Council rains. contd. Nov. 17, 1959, 1t p. m. WHEREAS the said Council of the Town of Pulaski is of the opinion that no one was misled by correction in feet of the length of said strip since all were aware of the distance revealed on the map and on the site; and that further, the vacating of this strip of land and the acquiring of an additional strip from the Hospital would be for the benefit of said Town, would tend to straighten the southern boundary line of Tenth Street, and would help to provide more adequate facilities for traffic on this Street, and that no inconvenience would result. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA, AS follows: That certain portion or strip of land approximately two and one-half (22) feet wide and eighty (80) feet long, lying on the South side of Tenth Street ad3acent to and near the back portion of the property of Pulaski Hospital, Incorporated, the same being hereinafter more fully described and referred to on that certain map prepared.by Wells and Meagher, Architects, Roanoke, Virginia, designated "Comm. No. 318, 27 April 1959", and incorporated herein and filed as a part of this ordinance, be, and the same is hereby, vacated as a part of Tenth Street, in the Town of Pulaski, and that a perpetual easement be, and it is hereby, granted unto the Pulaski Hospital, Incorporated, for the aforesaid strip of land for the use of the Hospital in and about the facilities of the said Hospital, the strip of land being more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point at the Northwest corner of the present Hospital property in the common boundary line with Town property; thence North !t deg. 30' West 22 feet more or less to a point; thence a new line which shall constitute the southern boundary of Tenth Street, South 88 deg. East approximately 80 feet; thence South !~ deg. 30' East 22 feet to the western boundary line of Pulaski Hospital property; thence with said line North 88 deg. West to the point of Beginning. This ordinance granting the aforesaid easement is conditioned upon the said Pulaski Hospital, Incorporated, weeding unto the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, a perpetual easement in that certain strip of land approximately seven and one-half (7z) feet in width and sixty (60) feet in length lying on the southern portion of Tenth Street and east of the aforesaid strip of land. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED THAT the Town Manager of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, cause to be recorded in the Deed Books of the County of Pulaski, Virginia, located in the Clerk's Office of the said County, a copy of this ordinance, and to take any and all other steps necessary to properly place upon record the said ordinance, together with the map hereto attached. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that E. 0. Being, Jr., W. Markin Board, and Robert W. Stevens, said viewers, be paid the sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00) each, and that the other costs in- volved in the said vacating of the Street be paid, and that the said Pulaski Hospital, Incorporated, be rendered a bill for the total sum expended. WHEREUPON, this ordinance is hereby adopted by the recorded vote of the members of said Council, as follows: W. F. White - aye Fred Carrico - aye W.A. Larson - aye John: Nash - absent Ralph Martin - aye Glen Aust - aye Woodson Cummings- aye T. J. McCarthy- aye ~~~~~ Council rains. contd. November 17, 1959, ~ p. m. Mayor Jackson stated that the New River Valley Airport Commission had been advised by the State Corporation Commission that the sum of $25,000.00, representing matching federal funds, would '' be available to the Commission as follows: One-half, or $12,500.00 during the present fiscal year, and the remaining half in the next REPORT ON LARVA fiscal year. He further stated that about one-half of the back BY MAYOR JACKSON top on the I~200 ft. runway section was completed, but that if continuous bad weather set in, work on same would probably have to be postponed until spring. On motion of W. A. Larson, seconded by W. F. White, an d on the following recorded vote, it was W. F. White - aye John W. Nash - absent W. A. Larson -aye F. L. Carrico - aye Glen K. Aust -aye W. S. Cummings -aye J. R. Martin -aye T. J. McCarthy -aye RESOLVED, that the new water impoundment in the Raines IMPOt~NDMENT AT RAINES HOLLOW Hollow area be named and hereafter known as the GATEWOOD RESERVOIR, AREA TO BE KNOjn1N AS GATr;W00D in memory of the late ~ Mr. Andrew W. Gatewood, former Director of RESERVOIR IN MEMORY OF Public Works and Planning Commission member for the Town of LAT~~ A.1,J. GATEWOOD Pulaski, Virginia. Town Manager Noland brought up the matter of the recent application for additional U. S. Public Health Service Grant-in-aid for additional funds for use in Sewerage System Improvements. The opinion of the Public Health Service people at this time indicates that the Town will not be eligible for TRUNK LINE AND ALUM SPRING RD. any more than a maximum of $250,000.00 in sewerage works funds. EXTENSION OF SEWER QUALIFY Since the Health Service had already approved a grant totalling FOR U. S. PUBLIC HEALTH AID _ $236,175.00, the additional amount for which the Town will be TENTATIVE RILING TO BE VERIFIED eligible is therefore small by comparison. However, the Health Service people point out that this is of small consequence since only the contemplated trunk line changes which are necessary as a result of the up coming Route 99-Channel Change Project, which changes will probably approximate $30,000.00 in cash and a possible trunk line extension along Alum Spring Road, are the only two lines which qualify for assistance under federal regulations. Therefore, it was agreed that there seems to be little else to do except to 3~.~? Council rains. contd. Nov. 17, 1959, ~ p. m. verify the tentative ruling of the Health Service and if the ruling is verified to proceed with the amendment of the town's application which would make possible a postponement of the decision as to whether to construct the Alum Spring Road extension under federal assistance. Councilman Ralph Martin, Chairman of the Recreation Commi:~tee from the Town Council, and composed of Councilmen Aust, Cummings, Carrico and Martin, advised that his Committee would like to submit the names of the following persons for appointment to the new Recreation Commission as provided for in the Town Code, RECREATION COMMI- with authority to use the money provided for in the town's budget TTEE SUBMITED SEVEN NAMES FOR MEMBERS for recreation purposes: OF NEW RECREATION COMMISSION & APPROVED Mrs. Alton I. Crowell Alternates: Norman K. Coker BY COUNCIL Conway Smith Roscoe Cox Jim Shepherd Mrs. Ethel Cutlip Glen K. Aust Ned Bane J. B. Brillheart, Jr. Bruce Lemons On motion of Councilman Martin, seconded by W. F. White, and carried on the unanimous vote of those present, the recommenda- tion of the Recreation Committee was adopted, with the understanding that Mayor Jackson would make a written request to each that he serve. On motion of J. R. Martin, seconded by W. S. Cummings, and carried on the unanimous vote of those present, it was resolved to place the matter of vand~.lism in First Street Park on the agenda APPROPRIATION for discussion at this time. Town Manager Noland reported that over TO TAKE CARE OF "REWARD" FOR the weekend vandals had pushed over and heavily damaged the large VANDALISM IN FI RST ST. PARK ornamental iron fountain which had been a center of attraction at the south end of First Street Park for a number of years. It was suggested that possibly a reward would assist in a quick solution in this act of vandalism. Oti motion of J. R. Martin, seconded by W. S. Cummings, and on the following recorded vote: W. F. White - aye John W. Nash - absent W. A. Larson -aye F. L. Carrico -aye Glen K. Aust -aye W. S. Cummings - ays J. R. Martin -aye T. J. McCarthy - aye ~~~~ 1 Council rains. contd. Nov. 17, 1959, ~ p. m. RESOLVED, that the Town offer a $25.00 reward to the person giving information to the Town Police which would result in the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the vandalism in First Street Park, and that the sum of the reward be appropriated from the General Fund. On the motion of W. F. White, seconded by J. R. Martin, and carried on the unanimous vote of those present, it was Resolved that Council go into executive session for a complete legal report by Town Attorney Moore. In the executive session Mr. Moore gave TOWN ATTY. REPORTS ON TRIAL OF CLYDE a complete report on the civil case the trial of which was STOOTS VS. OFFICER UMBERGER completed on November 13, in which one Clyde Stoo~ts had sued Officer Umberger for $25,000.00 damages for an alleged unlawful shooting of Stoots. The jury had found for the officer, with no award being made. No Council action was taken. The meeting adjourned at 5:55 p. m. Approved: 1 ~r , ~~ ~ yor ~" ATTEST: /~ er 1