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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1937_12_13 1o1- December 13 , 1937 At a regular meeting of the Mayor and town Council of the town of Leesburg , in Virginia ,held in the Council Chamber on Monday December 13 , 1937 , at 7 :30 F. M. there were present ; Lucas D. Phillips , Mayor ; Louis T . Titus , Recorder , and Roy M. Flippo , John 'T. Hourihane , Lawrence S. Hutchison, L. C Rolltns , J . D. Taylor and Joseph H. Turley , Councilmen. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. On motion of Councilman Hutchison seconded by Councilman Flippo and unanimously carried , the following Ordinance was adopted ; (56)-- BE IT ORDAINED, by the council of the town of Leesburg , in Virginia ; that the Town Sergeant and other police officers of the town of Leesburg be and they are hereby authorized and directed to issue summons for violation of any provision of the traffic and parking Ordinances heretofore passed or which may hereafter be passed by the council requiring the person ' summoned to appear before the mayor and answer for his offense. A committee of the vestry of the St. James Episcopal Church composed of Mr. H. E. Cole , Mr. T. M. Fendall and Mr . H . H. Trundle, appeared before the council in the interest of selling their interest in the Fadley lot ; on West Loudoun Street , to the . town for -$1200.00; for a parking lot. . Mr. Cecil Connor appeared , representing the Fadley estate ; and stated that they would sell their interest in said lot for a like sum or they might sell for the sum of $1 ,000.00 subject to the approval of the heirs of Mr. H. J . Fadley. There was some discussion of the matter of purchasing said lot for a parking lot for the town but no further action was taken. . The-Auditor-Treasurer read his monthly report for the month of November. • It was moved by Councilman Hourihane , seconded by Councilman Hutchisonand unanimously -carried that the following Ordinance be • adopted ; • WHEREAS, the Auditor-Treasurer reports that there is now the sum of $1 ,479 .44 in the Treasury of the Town set aside in the Sinking Fund ; and WHEREAS , there are fourteen outstanding water bonds for *One Thousand Dollars each as evidence of the Town ' s present indebtedness for the building of its present water system : • Now, therefore , BE IT ORDAINED , by the Council of the Town -of Leesburg , in Virginia , that the Auditor-Treasurer be and he •is hereby authorized , instructed and directed to Day-off and retire One of the aforesaid bonds for One Thousand Dollaats •( $1.000.00) and also pay the accrued interest on said bond up to the date it is paid off and discharged. II the Auditor-Treasurer read his quarterly statement for the quarter ending November 30, 1937 . On motion of Councilman iiourtane , seconded by Councilman •Flipoo and unanimously carried , the following Resolution was passed ; WHEREAS, the Auditor-Treasurer has this day presented to the Council of the Town of Leesburg , in Virginia , a quarterly statement of all receipts and an analysis of all disbursements for the months of September , October , and November , 1937 : 102. • • Now, therefore ,BE IT RESOLVED; by the Council of the Town of Leesburg , in Virginia , that the said quarterly report of the Auditor-Treasurer , be and the same is hereby unanimously accepted and approved by the said council. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , by the said coutcil that. the Auditor-Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized and directed . to have a copy of the said quarterly report published once in The Loudoun Times-Mirror , a newspaper published in said town and also post a copy of the said quarterly statement in front of the courthouse in the said town. The Auditor-Treasurer made a report to the, Council on the cost of a curb and gutter on West North Street. It was moved by Councilman Hutchison , seconded by Counculman Flippo and unanimously carried , that the matter of a curb and gutter on West North Street be laid on the table. On motion of Councilman Hourihane , seconded by Councilman Hutchison and unanimously carried , the following Resolution was • passed ; • BE IT RESOLVED, by the council of the town of Leesburg ; • in Virginia , that the Auditor-Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized , instructed and directed to have the roof of the town water tank repaired. The Auditor-Treasurer was instructed to investigate the matter of having the water line from the spring of Mrs . H. T . Harrison to the Harrison reservoir. 1j ( It was moved by Councilman Turley , seconded by Council- man Hourihane , and unanimously carried that the following Ordinance be adopted : BE IT ORDAINED, by the council of the town of Leesburg ; in Virginia , that, the Auditor-Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized , instructed and directed to pay the following bills; Virginia Public Service Company $ :` ( General Pumping) 151 .61 ( Street Lighting) - 118.36 ( White Way Lighting) 89 . 50 (Mayor ' s Office and Fire House ) - - - 13.68 (Harrison Pumping ) 3.24 I.I. D. Bell 6 .00 C. A. Stallings 10; 50 E. L. Poston 12 ;80 Leesburg Auto Company 1.00 Frye Motor Company 2 .07 Neptune Meter Company - 5.92 Leesburg Grain &Feed Company 16.80 Loudoun News . 14,40 Loudoun Times-Mirror 9 .00 H. F. Newton - - - 4.65 Leesburg Lime & Fuel Corporation 51.14 J. T . Hirst - 18 .41 Jos . B. King 4. 50 E. S. Adrain ( Sheriff) 190100 Total - - - 723. 58 On motion of Councilman Turley , seconded by Councilman Hutchison , and unanimously carried , the following Resolution was passed ; 1.03 WHEREAS , on the 29th. day of November , 1937 , E. Marshall Rust , a resident of the town of Leesburg, Virginia , gave the said town two maps thereof; one of which is a copy of a map made in 1759 and the other was made as of November 20 ; 1937 : Now, therefore , BE IT UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED, by the Council of the town of Leesburg , in Virginia , that the said maps which were presented to the said town on the 29th. day of November ; 1937 , by E. Marshall. Rust be and they are hereby accepted by the Town of Leesburg , Virginia . BE IT FURTHER UNANIMOUSLY iiESLOYE.D, by the Mayor and Council of the said town that they XXX hereby express their thanks aid the Town' s appreciation to E. Marshall Rust for his generosity , benevolence and interest in the Town of Leesburg as manifested by his aforesaid gift. BE IT FU?THEE RESOLVED, that the Recorder be and he is hereby instructed to mail a copy of this Resolution to E. Marshall Rust , Leesburg, Virginia . A representative of the Seagrave Corporation appeared before the council stating that the Vumper purchased by the town had been delivered and had been tested by the Leesburg Fire Company and The Southeastern Underwriters Association; Upon motion of Councilman Hutchison , seconded by Council - manTurley , and unanimously .carried , the following Ordinance was adopted ; BE IT ORDAINED , b, the Council of the town of Leesburg , 1.0 Virginia, that the Auditor-Treasurer be and he is hereby ' authorized and directed to purchase five hundred ( 500) feet of Eureka , Monitor Multiple Woven , fire hose at $1.10 per foot , provided the seller will deliver same in Leesburg. It was moved by Councilman Hutchison , seconded by Council- man Hourihane , and unanimously carried , that the following Ordinance be adopted; (31) • BE IT ORDAINED , by the council of the town of Leesburg , in Virginia , that, if any person carry about his person hid from common observation , any pistol ; dirk, bowie-knife , razor , slingshot , metal knucks or any weapon of like kind , he shall upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than tkenty dollars , nor more than one hundred dollars and ; in the discretion of the mayor of court trying the case , may , in addition thereto , be committed to jail for not more than six months , and such pistol , dirk, bowie-knife , razor , slingshot , metal knucks ; or any other weapon of—like kind , shall , by order of the Mayor or court trying the case be forfeited to the town of Leesburg and may be seized by an officer as forfeited , and such as may be needed for police officers and conservators of the peace - shall be devoted to that purpose , and the remainder shall be destroyed by the officer having them in charge ; but this Ordinance shall not apply to any police officer , town or city sergeant , constable , sheriff , deputy sheriff , conservator of the peace, or to carriers of the United States Mail in rural districts , or collecting officer while in the discharge of his official duty , or to any person permitted to carry concealed weapons by the circuit court of Loudoun County , Virginia . It':was moved by Councilman Turley , seconded by Councilman Hourihane and unanimously carried that the followiNg; R sdlutlrrnllt p.$;9a.eds;i ; •• 1.04' • BE IT RESOLVED , by the council of the town of Leesburg , in Virginia , that the New Seagrave pumper No. 1 , Model -10 , which was recently delivered to the said town, be and the same Fs hereby accepted , subject to acceptance of same by the Leesburg Fire Company and subject also to receipt of a written approval of said pumper , of the •underwriters test. • • BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the said council , that the Auditor-Treasurer be and heris hereby authorized and directed to pay the Seagrave Bompany the sum of $3 ,250.00 in full pay- ment ' of the town' s part of the purchase of the aforesaid pump- er , within thirty days from the date the said pumper is accepted by the Leesburg Fire Company , provided said Fire Company pays the balance of the said purchase price within said period of thirty days from its acceptance of said pumper. There being no further business , on motion , the Council adjourned . n OR RECORDER December 27 , 1937 • • At a regular meeting of the Mayor •and Town Council of the Town of Leesburg , In Virginia ; held in the Council Chamber on Monday , December 27 , 1937 , at 7 :30 P. M. there were present ; Lucas D. Phillips , 'Mayor; Louis T. Titus , Recorder , and Roy 'M. Flippo , L. S. .Hutchison , L. C. Rollins , J. D. Taylor and Joseph E. 'Turley, Councilmen. • The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The EEcorder read the report of the Southeastern Under- writers Association , Dated December 17 , 1937 of the Leesburg Pumper number 1 recently purchased by the town of Leesburg. It was moved by Councilman Turley , seconded -by Councilman Hutchison , and unanimously carried that -the following Resolution be passed ; • • WHEREAS , B. Powell Harrison , Jr. , has this day presented to the coufficil •of the town of Leesburg , in Virginia ; a thorough analysis of the insurance carried by the said town on the property belonging to the town and recommendations and suggest- ions for changes in policies to save money for the town and give it better protection : now, THEREFORE SE IT UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED , by the council of the town of Leesburg , in Virginia , that the analysis of B. Powell Harrison Jr. , on insurance on the town ' s property , together with recommendations and suggestions , be -and the same IIis hereby accepted and filed with the records of -the town. BE IT FURTHERUNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED by the said council and Mayor of the said town that we hereby express our thanks and appreciation to Mr. Harrison for his interest and work in preparing and submitting the said report to the town of Leesburg. Mr. Wesley Dodd appeared before the council and explained that he had been asked to examine the torn'; water tank and estimate the cost of any needed repairs to the roof. He 'also suggested that the town employ a qualified inspector and have the tank thoroughly inspected .