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January 5, 1960, ~t p. , .
IL~inutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski
Town Council held on the 5th day of Jar_aary, 1966, at 1t p. m.,
in the Municipal office,
There were present: Ma;;ror C. V. Jackson, presiding.
Councilmen: ti's. F. U?bite, ,~. A. Larson, Jno. LJ.
Nash, U7. ~. Cummings, F. L. Carrico,
Glen K. Aust, T. J. McCarthy
Absent: J. R. T~"artin
Also present: Town Mar:ager: T. B, A~oland
Clerk: Glad~rs R. Dalton
Towr_ Attorney: Garnett S. Moore
Visitors: Bill Akers, reporter for the Southwest TimHs
Dr. J. L. Chitwood and Kenneth t°'illiams,
representing the ''ula:ski Hospital, Inc.
The invocation was given. by Councilman Aust.
Piinutes of the regular meetir_g of December l5,
1959, were approved.
T~?ayor Jackson remarked that, during the new
year many of the projects now being undertaken by the Town would
be completed and he thanked the members of Council for their .fine
spirit shown during the past year.
Town Manager Noland reviewed the request of
Pulaski Hospital, Incorporated, that thta town sell them a 50 ft.
front lot fronting on 10th Street. He presented copies of a
PULASF~I HOSP. ir1ITH~ap of the area in question on which was proposed the opening, of
DRE1s~ REQ. TO PURCHASE
5Q FT. LOT OA lOTHMaury Street between Longview Court and 10th Street. Dr. Chitwood
ST. PRO~rIDIDiG tf,AURY ST.
BET. LOTIGVT>.~•~ CT. stated that if this street could be opened that the Hospital would
& 10TFi BT OFEAJED
withdraw their request for purchasing of the lot inasmuch as this
would salve their parking situation whic:~h was their sole reason
for wanting the lot on 10th Street. After a discussion of this
matter, on motion of ~d. F. U'hite, seconded by Glen K. Aust, and
carried unanimously, it was
RESOLVED that Maury Street between Longview
Court and .10th Street, crest, be opened; that the work involved in
il:~^~URY ST. BST.
LONGV~E[~T CT. & the opening of this street be done gradually by the town forces and
T'~:T~1TH ST. Z'0 BE
OPEIv~D not be considered a special project.
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Council mins. contd.
Jan. 5, 1960, ~. p. m.
Mayor Jackson stated that Mr. Norman K. Coker
had stated he would be glad to serve on the new Recreation Commission
and on motion of T. J. McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Larson,
NTORr~,AP1 CGKER TO
SERVE AS 7TH I~T~IBE~nd carried unanimously, it was
TO P1~~rJ RFC. CONTM.
AND TER.niS OF OFFICE RESOL`IFD, that Norman K. Coker be, and he hereby
SET ~vdITH LOTS DRAWN
is, appointed as the seventh member of the New Recreation Commission.
Lots were drawn to determine the terms of the various members,
the result of this drawing was as follows:
1 Year Term: Ned Bane and J. B. Brillheart, Jr.
2 Year Term: Mrs. Alton I. Crowell and Glen K. Aust
3 Year Term: Conway Smith, J. Pn. Shepherd & Norman K. Coker
At the end or the terms as stipulated, reappointments or
the appointment of replacements will be for terms of three
(3) years.
Tom Attorney Moore advised that as a result
of the condemnation proceedings in the Circuit Court for lands
TOWN ATTY. NOTIFIED located behind the town's Filter Plant, the following awards had
COUNCIL OF AT~,rARDS
GRAPITED BY CIR. COURT been made by the Court:
TO PROPERTY OWNERS
FOR THEIR LAND BACK OF John Smith, awarded :;200.00 for land, with no damages
FILTER PLANT-APP ROVED Ray Wirt and wife, awarded $].00.00 for land and X75.00 for damages
BY COUPICIL F. J. Lugar, awarded X75.00 for .land and X100.00 for damages
Mrs. Ethel Cole, awarded $150.00 for land and X200.00 for damages
Making a total of `~900.G0 for land, plus the damages
After a discussion of same, Councilman Larson,
made the motion that the awards as outlined above be accepted,
and that the Town Manager be, and he hereby is, aurhotized to
pay to the property owners the sums as designated by the Court,
plus the cost of court proceedings, from the Water Fund, appro-
priated to cover same. This motion was seconded by t^d. S.
Cummings, and carried on the f ollowing recorded vote:
W.F. White - aye F. L. Carrico - aye
W. A. Larson - aye Glen K. Aust - aye
Jno. it+. Aiash - aye T. J. McCarthy -aye
?r~. S. Cummings- aye J. R. Martin - absent
Mayor Jackson. stated that Federal Aviation Authority
representatives would make an official inspection of New River
FAA RE'PRESEN'TATIVE Valley Airport on January 12th for the purpose of checking
TO INSPECT WORK AT
NSW RIVER VALLEY progress to date and also to inform the Airport Commission on
AIRPORT 1~12~60
remaining procedures necessary to the completion of the facility
Gates locked & keys
given to 8 political
subdivisions
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Council rains. contd. Jan. 5, 1960, h p.m. `;
in the spring. It was furthe-r exF~lained that vehicular entrance
at the field had been closed and that each of the political
subdivisions had been furnisried with a key tc the lock.
After hearing a report from the Town Manager
that the contractor expects to complete the new armory in April
and t'rat the Adjutant General wishes that the new armory be
dedicated as soon after completion as possible, it was tentatively
T~~F.Y 14Th
D~;SIGTd~~T~:D AS decided to plan the dedication. ceremony for Saturday, T~:ay lt~th, acid
DATF~ FUR
D~~DiCATIOTv that Governor Almond would be invited tc make the dedicatory
CERET~iO?;:IBS FOR
NE~`r; ART''ORY address. Other specific plans would be made after consultation
with the Adjutant General.
There was presented an agreement between the Town
of 1'ulask~. and the Appalachian 1=;lectric Power Company authorizing
the Power Company to remove their tok7ers next to their substation
APPROVAL OF r'STIniAT~'
','IT? hEPCc. for on East Main Street and make the neces:~ary changes as a result of
RF,~-SOVAL OF TO'iv~'RS
.COCA-the up coming relocation of Route 99, and on motion of Councilman
TIOiti OF RT. 99
Aust, seconded by Councilman McCarthy, it was
RESGLVED, that the Power Company, after receiving
authorization from the Town, will with due diligence and dispatch
relocate and adjust its facilities in ~:ccordance with the said
Estimate, said Estimate being identified as Estimate 13-25,
Project iv?o. 0099-12~-070.
Councilman Nasl^. asked that the reouest of his company
the Virginia Block Company, that the tovm sell them a portion of
RE,~. OTC V.~. ~3LOCIi
TO P JiZCHAST r'ORTIOPI the East Second Street Athletic yield so the company could move
0'~~ EAST S~~"CCiP;~D ST.
ATHLETIC FI.~I,D its operation and make way for the Peak Creek Channel change,
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be tabled. He stated that it was at his request that the matter
was placed on the agenda, and he now mc:ved that his request be
tabled, which motion was seconded by ~°3. F. tiJhite, and carried
unanimously.
Or_ moti ar. of F. L. Ca~•rico, seconded by J. ?rl. Nash,
and carried unanimously it was
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Council rains. contd.
Jan. 5, 1960, !~ p. m.
RESOLVED, that the ~f.'ater and Sewer Committee
make a study to determine policy as to whether the town will
COI~~~~ITTM; TO I;A'rIE permit those with private water supplies to connect to nee?
STUDY TO DETrRP~NE
POLICY FOR PiRSONS sewer lines now being installed.
HAVING PRIVATE TriATER
SUPPLIES ToTJ,m I!anager Noland retorted that the T,"a:cGi11
Village sewage pumy:,ing station was abandoned December l~, 195,
T~~ACGILL VILLAGE S;;w'ERand thereby became a gravity system as a reult of construction
f PUMP STATIOPI ABA~IDOl`IED
12~1f~~59-GRAVITY of the sewer outfall .lines, eliminating operational costs of
SYSTEP"
about $50.00 per month.
The Town Manager explained the status of the second
U. S. PUBLIC SER`
TO PARTICIPATE
IN TRUivI~ LIP~n'
AND::1600 FT. OId
AL`JP~` SPRING RD.
SI:'?,,'FR LII~1r COST
application, for a U. S. Public Health Service grant for construction.
of sewerage facilities. It had been learned that only two of the
lines remaining to be built are eligible for federal. participa-
tion, one being the trunk .line changes necessary as a result of
the proposed channel change in Peak Creek, work which has al-
'.ready been approve, and aline approximately 1600
along Alum Spring Road from its intersection. with
intersection of A1urn Spring Road and Snider Lane.
Hea.ith Service would :participate to the extent of.
feet in length
Route 11 to the
U. ". ?ublic
approximately
one-trird of the costs of these two project extensions. After
a full discussion of this and related se~rerage improvement
matters, motion was made, seccnded and csrried unanimously that
the Alum Spring line above referrF>d to be included in tree work. to
be done by contract wit'n the understanding that U. S. Public I?eal.th
Service will participate in its cast.
Town A^anager Noland advised that i~;r. Edwin I.
Opp el, Research Director of Fantus Area Research Corporation of
FATJTUS AREA
R~:SEARCH CORP. TO Ivew Ycrk would present their survey report on Saturday, January
i'R~'SENT STUDS OF
I'T~,`rd RIVER VALLEY .16, 1960 at 9:30 a. m, at the Governor Tyler Hotel, in Radford,
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FOR INDUSTRIAL for those who wished to come and hear the report.
DEVELOPP•~T?T
There being no further business, the meeting
adjourned at 5:30 p. .~.
Appr ved:
ATTEST:
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