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Home My WebLink About11-08-46~~~ l Council Minutes Pulaski, Va., November 8, 1 946 The Council of the Town of Pulaski,Virginia met in regular session in the Council Chamber of the Municipal build at 7;30 P. M., November 8, 1 946. PRESL~NT There were present: Mayor A.T. Eskridge, presiding; Lottie R. Runion, clerk; A.W.Gatewood, director of public ~ and Councilmen; T. F.Wirt, Howard R~. Imboden, W. F. White, C. V. Jackson, F. A. Seagle, I. R.Carper, W. D.Aust and G. C. Hall. Absent; None. MINUTES The minutes of the regular meeting held on October were read and approved. rks, s 'Fhe regular bills and payrolls for the month of Oc ber I3ILL5 & PAYROLLS were read,~approved~-and ordered paid. Said bills are given t the conclusion of these minutes. POLICE The police report for the month of October was REP OR T submitted and read. BUILDING On motion dtrl~ made, seconded and unanimously pass d, PERMITS the following building permits coming within the requirement of the ordinance were granted - subject, to,governmental app~v To Gary Laughon for two-story cinder block, front brick cove e business and apartment building on the south side of Second Street N. E. (138 E. Mainz between Madison Ave. and Peak Creek, to cost X15,000.00; F. A. Jackson for one-story fram dwelling on the south side of Newbern Road at 4th St. N. E. to cost X4,500.00; William Reed (colored) for one-story rind r al; d block dwelling on the east silo of Magazine St., to cost ~3,~00.00; Thomas E. Reed (colored) for two-story cinder block dwelling on east side of Magazine street to cost X6,500.00; J. E. Dalton for one-story frame smoke house in r ear of residence on east sid of ShortSt., N. E. between Craig and Locust streets, to cost of one room X30.00; ~~'~~®r S. Cox for addition~to frame dwelling on nor side of 2nd street, N. E. to cost :250.00. APPLICATION In the matter of application of C. F. Farmer for one- C.F. FARMER story frame dwelling covered with asbestos siding on east si e of Walnut Avenue, N. E. between 3rd and 4th streets, N. E., ~o cost X4,000.00, on motion of T. F. Wirt, duly seconded and unanimously ~~ Council Minutes contd. Pulaski,Va., November 8, 1 946 passed, this permit was granted, provided that a satisfactory drainage condition be worked out on a 50-50 basis with the director of public works before brsfe~-e starting construction. THOS.F.GIBBS On motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, POLICE PATROLMAN the Council authorized the e~aloyment of Thos. F.Gibbs: as patrolman on the police force as of November ~', 11946, succeeding Ralph C. Linkous resigned. Salary was fixed at X150.00 per month. MOSS C. On motion duly made, seconded and unamimo#~~y passed, HELTON POLICE the Council authorized the employment of Mose C. Helton to ?? SDI O E]ffGINEER maintain the new police radio station, his salary fixed at X15.00 per month. REQUEST On motion of W.F.White, seconded by I. R. Carper and CITY OF RADFORD unanimously passed, the request of the City of Radford,Virginia, RADIO to aperatd their proposed radio system on frequency of 39,500 kc, the same frequency on which the town of Pulaski-s system is operated, was referred to the ~olice committee for investigation • and power to act. This matter wars- d`alled to the a ttention of the Council by L. S. Boothe, chief of police. RFC~t7EST The director of public works brought before the J S HERRON T(` TAP ON Council the request of J. S. Herron for permission to connect with t V6`ARDEN SPRING town's power line to Warden Spring auxiliary water supply, and POWER LINE on motion duly made, seconded and unanimously pa~se~, the same was referred to the light committee for investigation and report. SIDEWALK JEF, AVE,N. Howard R. Irnboden brought before the Council gain, the request of three property owners, namely W.VI-allner, R. J. ~1Vaugh and T.C. yainter, for a sidewalk on the west side of Jefferson Ave., in front of their properties between 5th and 6th streets, N.W., stating that they were unable to get an additional property owner in the block, Mrs. Constance Meredith, to share the cost. On motion duly made,seconded and unanimously passed, the matter was referred to the town attorney for investigation and report. 20~ Increase FEE VA.L~;AGUE On recommendation of the Mayor, and on motion of MUN?CIPALITIES Howard R. Imboden, seconded by G. C. Hall and unanimously passed, ~~ ~.- Council Minutes contd. Pulaski,Va., November 8, 1 946 the Council authorized an increase of 20~ in the townts League of Virginia Municipalities membership fee, increasing',,,. y, the fee from X349.00 annually to X418.80, effective Februar 1, 1947. ~ WATER On motion of Howard R. Imboden, seconded by C. V. FUNDS Jackson §qnd unanimously passed, the matter of investing the ~ ~ water funds was referred to the finance and water committess~ with power to act, and a meeting of these committees with ~' the Mayor and Town Attorney, was fiAed at 7;00 P. M. on j November 11, 1946. On motion of F.A. Seagle, seconded by G.C. Hall and JAS.P. MILLER AUDIT MRS.E.T. PRATT fl ~~'~ LJ unanimously passed, the Council approved the bill of James P Miller, CPA, of November 4th, amounting to'700.00 for s ervi es in examining and auditing the town books f'or the year ended Augus t 31, 1 946. On motion of T.F.Wirt, duly seconded and unanimousl passed the Council approved a bill of Mrs. E.T. Pratt of November 4, covering erroneous assessment of taxes for the gars 1944 and 1945, amounting to X19.20 for the two years. On r ecommendatj.on of the director of public works, and on motion of T. F. Wirt, seconded by W. D.Aust and unani ous passed, the Council authorized the purchase of Lot Number 5, in Section 401, as shown on the martin Land I,.„provement Comp nY map (but Lot Number 8 in section 151, as shown on the offici l map of the town of Pulaski, Virginia, as prepared by G. H. Derrick in 1908) from Dors ey S helor for the sum of Two Hundre~ 0200.00) Dollars- this lot being~losely contiguous to Calf~e Field and valuable to be used for parking or other purposes as deemed feasible by the Town. The following reports were submitted by the direct of public works; ly Council Minutes conttd. Pulaski, Va., November 8, 1946 SEWER 1. That the sewer line. on Floyd Avenue, south of LINES 5tri St. S. E. and a short section on 6th St. off of Floyd Ave. to serve six houses, had been installed. GRADING & 2. That Floyd Ave. between 4th and 5th streets had WIDENING been graded, and Floyd Avenue between 5th and the Lee Highway STREETS had been widened. That 5th street between Madison Ave. and F],oyd Ave. had been graded and Stuart Ave. from a north-south Alley to Elm Street had been widened, and Elm Street between Stuart Ave. and Jackson Ave. had been widened. That 4th street between Graham and Baskerville streets had been graded, and that Draper Ave. between 4th and 5th streets had been widened. W.K.JOHNSON 3. That the driveway for Vi(. K. Johnson ~formerlly DRIVEWAY the Guy Hall property) had been completed in conformity with the agreement with Guy Hall in 1935, when South Washington Ave. was widened. DRAIN PIPE 4. .That a d rain pipe had been installed on 4th 4th St.S.E. street, S.E. to provide a driveway entrance to the rear of one of the houses built by J. S. Herron. LIGHTS 5. That lights an d f acilities for broadcasting BBOADCASTING had been installed in the broadcasting Boothe on top of the BOOTHE stand at Calfee Park. PARKING 6. That the shipment of parking meters had arrived METERS and would be installed in the near future. 1 9d~ourn- There being no further business, the Council ment adjourned at 9;15 o'clock P. M. Approve d y or Attest; C~er~of Counci ~~ i~ Council A4inutes contd. Pulaski, Va., November 8, 1 Administration Department A. T. Eskridge, Mayor - - - - - - --- - - - ~ 175.00 or,Treasurer - - - - - - - - - B. C. Tayl -- 236.25 _ Lottie R. Runion, Clerk - - - - - - - - - -- 35.00 Lottie R. Runion, Office Asst. - - - - - -- 165.00 A.W.Gatewood,Director of Public Yorks - - - 333.33 Roby R. Sutherland,Attorney - - - - - - - - 25.00 Maggie Poindexter, Janitress- - - - - - --- 13.00 Walter Cockerham,Fireman - - - - - - - - -- 8.50 T.F.1(~.rt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.00 C . V . Jacl~s on - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.00 Howard R. Imboden - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.00 611. F. White - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 5.00 F. A.Seagle - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- 5.00 I. R.Carper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.00 W. D. Aust - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.00 G . C . Hal l - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.00 Pulaski County Free Library - - - - - - - - 2,000.00 Pulaski County Community Chest & USO - - -- 1,000.00 E. P.Whitman, Postmaster - - - - - - - - -- 150.00 Appalachian Electric Power Co. - - - - - -- 19.64 The C. & P.Telephone Co. - - - - - - - - -- 3.87 B. D.Smith & Bros. - - - - - - - - - - - --- 10.05 J. N.Bosang, Clerk - - - - - - - - - - - -- 4.75 Harrison-Hancock Hardware Co., Inc. - -. - - .70 Street Department Trinkle & Dobyns - - - - - - - - - - - - - 231.00 Whiting Oil Co. - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 95.00 Gulf Oil Corp. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 97.85 The Atlantic Refining Co.- - - - - - - - - 85.00 Standard Oil Co. of N. J. - - - - - - - -- 95.57 Standard Oil Co. of N. J. - - - - - - - -- 6.45 Highway Machinery & Supply Co. - - - - - - 64.47 Ditto- ----- - ---- ----- --- .65 R~.dford Limestone Co., Inc. - - - - - - -- 54.76 Ray C. Simpson - - - - - - - - - - - - --- 51.3.6 Pulaski LumberCo., Inc. - - - - - - - - -- 4.65 Auto Spring & Bearing Co., Inc. - - - - -- 15.30 Automotive Supply Co. - - - - - - - - - -- 4.62 Marshall Welding & Supply Co. - - - - -- - 9.00 J. R.Ferlcines - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 2.50 Landis Auto Parts Co. - - - - - - - - - -- 15.63- Wysor Motor Corp. - - - - - - - - - - - -- 1.00 B. D.Smith & Bros. - - - - - - - - - - --- .70 Appalachian Electric Power Co.- - - - - -- 1.00 Oakwood Cemetery Garnett Mered~ - - - - - - - - - - - --~ 80.00 Department Li~ht ~ Appalachian E eI ctric Power Co. - - - - - ~ 543.35 Health Department Virginia State Department o ealth - -- ~ 421.00 Sewer Department Trinkle & Dobyns - - - - - - - - - - - r- ~ 108.50 Sam J.Brown - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.00 Virginia Block Co. - - - - - - - - - --- 56.00 Harrison-Hancock HardwareCo., Inc. ,~~y. i; ~; i. ~~~~ Council Minutes contfd. Pulaski, Va., November 8, 1946 Police Department L . S . Boothe, Chi of - - - - - - - - - - - ~ 210.00 Earl Bouldin, Lieut. - - - - - - - - - -- 185.00 Bruce Helton, Sergeant - - - - - - - - -- 169.00 F. M. Ryan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 160.00 I. H. Sands - - - - - - - - - - - --- 160.00 C. G. Blankenship - - - - - - - - - - - - 160.00 Buford Thompson - - - - - - - - - - - - - 160.00 Chas. E. Comer - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 160.00 Elizabeth H. Gaves - - - - - - - - - - - - 115.00 S. H.Raines _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 150.00 J. Henry Hall _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 150.00 Ralph C. Linkous - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _.. 150.00 L. R. Summers, Sheriff - - - - - - - - -- 144.50 The C . & P , Telephone Co . - - - - - - - - 25.00 The C. & P. Telephone Co. - - - - - - --- 14.77 Hatcher, Askew & Co. - - - - - - - - - - 608.45 Ditto - - - - - - - _ - _ - _ 52.50 Stanford 8c Inge, Inc. - - - - - - - - - - 93.00 Young Typewriter Co. - - - - - _ _ _ _ -- X6.8 Harrison-Hancock Hardware Co., Inc, - - - 3.99 B. D.Smith & Bros . - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ g.20 Pulaski Motor Co., Inc. - - - - - - - - =- 6.58 Seagle Bros. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 1.20 Chas. H.Woodwarc~lectric Co. - - - - - -- 1.42 Automotive Supply Co. - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ __ .32 Number One Store - - - - - - - - - - -- 1.25 Express - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 80 tr ~., ...L~. Fi retSep ar tment A. H. Wygal,Chief - - - - - - - - - - --~ 125.00 D. G. Ray,Asst. & Mechanic - - - - _ - --- 200.00 Hatcher, Askew & Co. - - - - - - - - - --- 141.00 Body Guard Mfg. Co. - - - - - - - - - ---- 120.00 Southern Oxygen Co, - - - - - - - - - ---- 55.90 Whiting Oil Co. - - - - - - - - _ _ _-_- 2.69 Automotive Supply Co. - - - - - - - - ---- 5.94 Auto~- Spring & Bearing Co. - - - - - - --- 41.14 Standard Oil Co. of N. J. - - - - - - ---- 34.02 Landis Auto Parts Co. - - - - - - - - ---- 7.50 Harrison-Hancock Hardware Co., Inc. - - -- 2.80 J. J. Wilkerson - - - - - - - - - - - ---- 1.35 Pulaski Hardware Co., Inc. - - - - - - --- .59 Express-- ------ -- --- --- --- 2.94 Express- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- 60 Express--------- -- --- ---- .60 Appalachian Electric Power Co.- - - - ---- 7.36 The C. & P. Telephone Co. - - - - - - - -- ~7g Parks Pulaski Lumber Co., Inc. - - - - - - - --~ 125.62' Southern States Pulaski Service, Inc. --- 5.74 A. W.Gatewood - - - - - - - - - - - - --- 1.20 Jackson Hardware Co. - - - - - - - - --_- 1.60 r ~~ Old Power House Buildin Appalachian ec r c ower Co. - - - - -~ .64 _ ~4 `__ ~~ Council Minutes conttd. Pulaski,Va., November 8, 1946 Repairs to Hogan Dam Trinkle & Dobyns - - - - - - - - - - - - -~ 2,900.7 Ralph E. Mills Co. - - - - - - - - - - - - 4,200.00 American Coal Co. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30.00 Pulaski Lumber Co., Inc. - - - - - - - --- 720.00 Pulaski Lumber Co., Inc. - - - - - - - - - 720.00 Pulaski LumberCo., Inc . - - - - - - - - - - 57.60 ~ Virginia Block Co. - - - - - - - - - - --- 394.20 ~ Laughon Lumber Co. - - - - - - - - - - --- 576.00 Harrison-Hancock HardwareCo., Inc. - - - - 8.20 Jackson Hardware Co. - - - - - - - - - --- 9.30 Western Auto Associate Store - - - - - - - 2.92 Pulaski Motor Co., Inc. - - - - - - - - -- .15 ~ w~~. Water Department 1 H. C. Jackson}, Supt. - - - - - - - - - -- ~ 235.00 j F.B.White, Caretaker - - - - - - - - - -- 57.75 1 Appalachian Electric Power Co.- - - - --- 91.54 { Appalachian Electric Power Co.(Warden Spg) 616.55 The C. & P.Telephone Co. - - - - - - ---- 13.86 C . R+ ding - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 60.12 R. D. Wood Co. - - - - - - - - - - - - --- 26.50 i Ly3zchburg Foundry C o . - - - - - - - - - -- 45.19 City Supplies Co. - - - - - - - - - - - -- 220.28 ~ Strother Drug Co. - - - - - - - - - - - - 85.00 ~ Neptune Meter Co. - - - - - - - - - - - -- .51.92 Ditto - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 44.96 Glauber Brass Mfg. Co.- - - - - - - - --- 65's"79 The Mathieson Alkali Works, Inc. - - - --- 15.23 Wallace & Tiernan Co. - - - - - - - - - -- 62.85 Harrison - Hardware Co., Inc. --- 40.86 Marshall Welding & Sup~y Co. - - - - - - - 14.68 A.W.Gatewood - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- 4.53 P. H. McGauhey - - - - - - - - - - - ---- 4.50 Landis Auto Parts Co. - - - - - - - - - -- 1.57 Pulaski Motor C o . , Inc. - - - - - - - - - .90 Southwest Publishing Co. - - - - - - - --- 1.80 Pulaski Lumber Co. - - - - = - - - - - - - 3.08 B . D . Smith & Bros . - - - - - - - - - - -- . 45 Phipps & Bird, Inc. - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.50 I Pulaski Hardware Co., Inc. - - - - - - - -- .52' Automotive Supply Co. - - - - - - - - - - - .95 Martin's Pharmacy - - - - - - - - - - - -- 3.60 Pulaski Farm Bureau Cooperative, Inc. - 1.20 ~ E. P. Whitman, Poastmaster- - - - - - ---- 5.00 Posey Wright - - - - - - - - - -- - - - -- 2. 53 M. A . Jennings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.53 Freight - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - 3.48 Freight - - - - - - - - - - -~ - - - - - -- .89 Express- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- 13.06 ~ 1,8 0.17 Interest on t'Yater Bonds; 381 - Interest coupons ~ X5.00 each ~ Water Works Bonds, dated 4/1/46 1,905.00 50 - Ditto C~ X5.00 each - - - --- 250.00 77 - Interest coupons C X30.00 each Water Works Bond, dated 4/1/4.6--- ~ 310.00 4~ 4 5.00 6.2~i5.17 Council Minutes cont ~d. Pulaski, Va., November 8, 1 946 Pa~rrolls Water Department Labor payroll s week ending Oct. 11 - - - ~ 565.65 » rt rr rr Oct . 18 - - - 795.05 n n n r' Oct. 25 - - - 622.20 n rr -- rr Nov. 1 - - - 556.60 " n " " Not= . 8 - - - 246.60 786. 0 Street Department Labor payroll week ending Oct. 11 - - - 523.40 -r n ++ " Oct . 18 - - - 426.15 rr n rr rr Oct. 25 - - - 465.8 " " " " Nov. 1 - - - 351.65 " r' " " Nov. 8 - - - 339.25 Health Department Labor payroll week ending Oct. 11 - - n rr n -~ Oct. 18 - - rr rr rr r' Oct . 25 - - rr rr n n 1 - Nov. - n rr rr n Nov . 8 - - 05.85 - 185.25 - 169.00 - 188.50 - 162.50 - 172.25 7. Sewer De artment Labor payroll wee ending ~I~fiov. 8 - - - - 273.50 73~~ Pomice De artment Labor payroll wee e n ing Pdov. 1 - - -- 20.00 20.00 FireDe~ artment Payroll for month ending 0et. 31, 1946 for responding to alarms - - - - - - - - - - 63.00 Payroll for month ending Oct. 31,1946 for attendance at meetings, drills and schools - - - - - -"- - - - - - - - - - 33.00 ' RECAPITULATION Administration DepartY~:en -~ - Street Dep artment- - - - - - Oakwood Cemetery - - - - - - Light Department - - - - - - Health Department - - - - - - Sewer Department - - - - - - Police Department - - - - - - Fire Department - - - - - - - Parks - - - - - - - - - - - - Old Power House Bld. - - - - Repairs to Hogan Dam - - - - Water Department - - - - - - - Payrolls: W t D t t - - - -~ 4,220.09 - - -- 846.51 - - -- 80.00 - ---- 543.35 - - --- 421.00 - - -- 376.74 - - - - 2,918.80 - - ---- 750.18 - - - -- 134.16 - - --- .64 - - --- 9 619.09 • - - - -_ 6~ 2 65.17 '6,,I'7~.'P~' - a er epar men - - - - - - - - - Street Department - - - - - Health Department - - - - Sewer Department- - - - - Police Department- - - - - - - - 2, 786.10 - --- 2,105.85 - - - - - -- 877.50 - - - - - - - 273.50 - - - - - -- 20 00 FireDepartment - - - - - - - - - - - --- 96.00 6,158.95 32,334.68