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4 ' 1WHEREAS , Stilson H. Hall , Town Attorney , has this day
reported to the Council in writing that Payne Diggs has
refused to -sign an agreement granting the Town an easement
over his lot on the south side of Market Street between Liberty
. and Ayer Streets for less than eighty dollars ($80.00) ; and
WHEREAS , the Council is of the opinion that the price
asked by the said Payne Diggs is in excess of the damage same
IIwould be to the property of the said Payne Diggs;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,. bythe Council of the
Town of Leesburg , in Virginia , that the said Stilson H. Hall ,
. Town Attorney , be and he is hereby -authorized , instructed and
• directed to submit to the said Payne Diggs a written offer of
• $30.00 for an easement of the right and permission for the
• Town of Leesburg to construct , maintain and repair a sewer
line across the lot of the said Payne Diggs , south of Market
Street to a lot owned by Edds between Liberty and Ayer Streets
in the'Tow0 of Leesburg , Virginia , and report to the Mayor
and Members of the Council of the said Town byrTwelve
O ' Clock Noon ( 12 :OON) , Saturday , January 28 , 1939 , whether
said offer has been accepted or rejected.
On motion of Councilman Turley , seconded by Councilman
Flippo and unanimously carried . the following Resolution was adopted ;
WHFR-EAS , the Town of Leesburg , in Virginia , has recently
acquired a right of way for a road from a point in the Town
South of the Washington & Old Dominion Railway- to a point in
-a field owned by J. E. Caviness , et als ; and ,
WHEREAS , it will be necessary for the Town to construct
a gate for the purpose of ingress and egress to and from the
1 disposal plant which is to be constructed in said foeld on
land belonging to the said Caviness.
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED , by the Council of the Town
of Leesburg , in Virginia , that Roscoe B. Rhoads , Auditor-Treasurer
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be and he is hereby authorized to purchase a gate and other
necessary materials and have said gate installed at the
entrance to the said Caviness land.
There being no further business , on motion duly made ,
seconded and carried , the Council adjourned. ./
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FEBRUARY 4 , 1939 SPECIAL •
At a special meeting of the Mayor and Town Council of the
Town of Leesburg , in Virginia held in the Council Chamber on Saturday
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. February 4 , 1939 at 2 :30 P. M. there were present ; Lucas D. Phillips ,
I:44yor ; Louis T . Titus , Recorder ; and Roy M. Flippo , John T. Hourihane ,
L. C. Rollins , J . D. Taylor and J. H.' Turley , Councilmen.
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The Mayor stated that the purpose of the meeting was to
receive a report'of the Town Attorney in regard to an easement
through the property of Matthew E. Ball on the East side of South King
Street.
The report was read and stated that. the Town Attorney had
not been able to secure an easement from Mr. M. E. Ball for the purpose
of constructing a sewer line through the property of the said M.E.Ball .
On motion of Councilman Hourihane , seconded by Councilman,
Flippo and unanimously carried the following Resolution was adopted ;
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BE IT RESOLVED , by the Council of the Town of Leesburg ,
in Virginia that the Auditof-Treasurer be and he is hereby
authorized , \instructed and directed to pay the following bills ;
: Virginia Public Service Company
(Mayor' s Office & Fire House ) $ " 9.98
( General Pumping} 150.67
(Harrison Pumping) 1'7.6q
( Whiteway Lighting) 89 .50
( Street Lighting) 118 .36
W. S. Darley &FCo. 14.62
Total $0647 .
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On motion of Councilman Hourihane , seconded by, Councilman
Turley and unanimously .carried , the following Resolution was adopted ; -
WHEREAS, by a Resolution adopted by the Council of the
Town of Leesburg , in Virginia , on the 29th day of November
1938 , Stilson H. Hall , Town Attorne;' , was authorized and directed
to communicate with the owners of the real. estate through
which sewer lines ' will have' to be constructed '0f 'the present
sewer project is completed according to the plans and
specifications ; and ,
WHEREAS, the said Stilson H. Hall has this day reported
to the Council in writing that he has communicated with
Matthew E.- Ball , the owner of a lot or parcel of land over
and through which the town proposes to construct and maintain
a sewerage pipe line , and that the said Matthew E. Ball has
neither agreed' for said sewerage line to be constructed through
his said land nor fixed a price he will accept for an easement
to construct and matantain said sewerage line through his said
land: -
NOW, THEREFORE , IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the
Town of Leesburg , in virginia , that Stilson H. Hall , Town
Attorney , be and he is hereby authorized , instructed amd
directed to submit to the said Matthew E. Ball 'an offer of
$20.00 for an easement or the right and permission for the
Town of Leesburg to construct , maintain and repair a sewer
line across the lot owned by the said Matthew E. Ball from
the east side of King Street in an easterly direction to the
• edge of a tract or parcel of land owned by John T. Crimes.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the said Council of the Town
of Leesburg , that the said 'offer shall contain a stipulation
requiring the town of Leesburg to pay the owner of said'
property reasonable damages for- any injury the town may do
to said property while inspecting , maintaining or repairing
same after completion of the installation of the sewer
project.
The said Stilson H. Hall is hereby instructed and requested
to report back to the Council of the said town in regard to
any peport or communication received by him from the
aforesaid offer , on Monday , February 6 , 1939 , at twelve
O ' clock noon, at which time there will be a special meeting
of the Council to receive the said report. 11Upon motion of Councilman Hourihhne , seconded- bi Councilman
' Taylor and unanimously carried , the following Resolution was adopted ;
WHEREAS , as a result of the construction of a sewerage
project in the Town of Leesburg , it became neceggary for the
said Town to acquire. _easements through and over certain
properties within the Town; and •
WHEREAS, it became necessary to compensate Earl Thomas
by paying him $50.00 for loss of use of a garden lot by
virtue of acquiring permission to construct a roadway over
• the land owned by the Washington & Old Dominion Railway to
the disposal plant to be erected in connection with the said
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sewerage system; and
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WHEREAS , W. C. Saffer , the Washington Coca-Cola Bottling
Works ; Inc. , Silas D.- Phillips , and Flora M. Edds have each
agreed to accept $5.00 for an easement to construct and
maintain said .pipe lines in connection with said sewerage
• system through their respective properties ; and .
WHEREAS ; Richard Harris and Annie Harris , his sister , have
agreed for the Town to construct a sewerage line over and
through a lot or parcel of land owned jointly by them for the
sum of 35.00.
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• NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the
Town of Leesburg , in Virginia , . that Roscoe B. Rhoads , Auditor-
Treasurer , be and he is hereby authorized , instructed and
• • directed to draw checks on the "Construction Fund" in the
Peoples National Bank of Leesburg , Leesburg , Virginia, payable
as follows :
W. C. Saffer $ 5.00
Washington Coca-Cola
• Bottling Works , Inc. - - 5.00
Silas D. Phillips 5.00
Flora M. Edds 5.00
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Harris
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Harris _ 5 .00
• Earl Thomas 5.00
• BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the said Council of the Town
of Leesburg , in Virginia , that Louis T. Titus , Recorder be
and he is. hereby authorized , instructed and directed to
present the Peoples National Bank- of Leesburg , Leesburg.,
Virginia , a certified copy• of this Resolution.
Upon motion of Councilman Flippo , seconded by Councilman
Turley and unanimously carried the following Resolution was. adopted :
WHEREAS , there have been presented to the Council this
day agreements between the Town of Leesburg , in Virginia ,
W. C. Saffer , Washington Coca-Cola Bottling Works , Inc. , S. D.
Phillips , Flora M. Edds , Richard Harris And Annie Harris , and
John E. Caviness etbals. , whereby the Town of Leesburg has
acquired easements over the properties of the said parties as
mentioned. and described in the said agreements , and a deed
from said John E. Caviness and others conveying a certain
parcel of land to said town on which to construct a disposal
. ' plant ; and
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WHEREAS , it is deemed advisable to have said agreements
' and deed recorded : .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT. RESOLVED , by the Council of the
• Town of Leesburg , in Virginia , that Roscoe B. Rhoads , Auditor-
Treasurer , be and he is hereby authorized , instructed and directed
to have said agreements and deed recorded in the Clerk ' s
Office of Loudoun County, Virginia , and tc draw a check
against the "Construction Fund" in the Peoples National Bank
' of Leesburg , Leesburg, Virginia , for the purpose of paying the
costs of recording said agreements , deed and such plats that
are necessary to have recorded in connection with the said
sewerage system.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of
Leesburg , in Virginia , that .Louis T . Titus , Recorder , be and
. he is hereby authorized , instructed and directed to present to
the Peoples National Bank of Leebburg , Leesburg , Virginia', a
certified copy of this Resolution.
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There being no further business , on motion duly made ,
. seconded and carried , the Council adjourned . ryry
APPROVED: £.4. J.� :,
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