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Home My Public Portal About1946_02_11 398 Union Metal Mfg. Co. $ 34.56 J.T.Hirst & Co. Inc . 9.00 • L. C. Carr Estate • C. W. Fiske of the Light Committee reported that the Committee had had installed four temporary lights in the twon. parking lot and one light over the Town Office door. On motion of Joseph L. Oliver, seconded by C.W.Fiske and-unani- mously carried the following Ordinance was passed: �BE IT ORDAINED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Vir- ginia, that the ordinances relating to traffic regulations passed on the 22nd day of November, 1937, recorded• in the Current Record Book, beginning- at page -99,, be and the same are hereby repealed- and rescinded. . • On motion of Joseph L. Oliver; seconded by C.W.Fiske and unaai- . mously carried, an ordinance'was passed regarding•the regulating of traffic -and parking. A copy of this ordinance may"betfound in the current ordinance book. • The Mayor reported members of the 'sown Zoning Commission. had been duly sworn in and the Commissionmorganized. -On motion of J.H.Turley, seconded by C.W.Fiske and unanimously carried a vote of thanks was extended the C & P Telephone Co. of Virginia' for supplying the Zoning Commission 10 maps of the -town. On motion of C.W.Fiske, seconded by Thelma J. Smoot and unani- mously carried the Auditor-Treasurer was ordered to have published in both newspapers of the town a copy of the Parking Ordinance passed this date. Town Sergeant Roger F. Powell requested permission froth the- Council to file in the name of the Town of Leesburg, through'the Virginia Association of Police Chiefs for a gas mask, gas. grenade*, shot gun and machine gun'. ' • A letter from Alexander V. Rogovenke of Denver, Colorado was ` read to the Council explaining a painting of General George C. ' Marshall forwarded to Mayor. E.N.Bradfield. Mayor Bradfield then ex- hibited the painting to Council: No action was taken. - ' There being no further business, on motion duly made, seconded - and unanimously carried, the Counciadjourned. Mayor Recorder • /Regular February 11, 1946 • At a regular meeting of the - Magr and Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, held in the Council Chamber on Mon- day, k'ebruary. 11, 1946 at 7E30 o 'clock P.M. , Caere were present: E.N.Bradfield, Mayor, Ueorge E. Ward, Recorder, C.W.Fiske, James L. McIntosh) Joseph L. Oliver, Thelma J. Smoot and J.H.Turley Councilmen. The minutes of the last meeting were read and upon motion of C.W.Fiske, seconded by Joseph L. Olive_r, and unanimously carried, they were appi•oved as read. • • A• delegation of members from Loudoun Post 1177, Veterans of Foreign wars, headed by Rev. C.W.Caulkins and Commander James diZereg appeared. before Council and asked that they be permitted to hold a carnival in the town without the payment of the regular tax fee.oOn motion of C.W.Fiske, seconded by James L. McIntosh and unanimously carried the following resolution adopted: BE IT RESOLVED, by the, Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Vir- ginia, that the veterans of Foreign Wars, Post No. 1177, be and they are hereby granted permission to exhibit a carnival within the corp, orate limits for a period of 12 days, April 29 to May 11, 1946 without being.required to pay the..license tax imposed by the• Tax C C1 3y .) Ordinance of the Town. . Benjamin Bridggs of the Loudoun- County- Board of Supervisors, appeared before Council and asked if the Town of Leesburg would pay half of the cost of $635.00, to electrify the Town Cloek in the County Court House building. No action was taken for want of more information as to whether the works installed would be new or •old ones now in use. Mr. James B. Anderson, Secretary of the Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company was present and recognized and presented to the Council the names of the newly elected officers and members of the Company for the year 1946. The Auditor-Treasurer read his monthly statement for the month of oanuary, 1946 and presented the current bills and upon motion of J. H. Turley, seconded by Joseph L. Oliver and unanimously carried, -the following resolution was adopted: • BE.IT`RESOLVED:;,.,by-ahe; Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia that the Auditor-Treasurer be, and he is hereby authorized and,directedttoapayutheofoilowingebills: . Va: Electric & Power Co . Mayor's Office & Fire House $ 2.44 General Pumping 44.66 Harrison Pumping - 2.68 -Disposal Plant - 1.00 . White Way Lighting - 28.60 Street Lighting _1512.32_ 235,70 ST - J.S.Whitaore, Agt. - 15.00 • Gill Bros. hardware • . 1.75 Nielsen Company 1.35 J.S.Whitmore - 4.47 Long' s Garage 3.60 Leesburg Service Station* - 8.18 Claude M. Payne 3.20 • H & H Esso Station - .50 ill H & H Chevrolet Sales .90 Firestone Home & Auto Supplies - - - 1.68 • Loudoun Times-Mirror - 8.00 Loudoun News - 33.50 • Young & Seldon Co. - .71 Arlington Stone Co. 27.31 Otie Hagins Drake 26.64 W.S.Darley & Co. - 3.23 • T.J.Hatcher - 2.88 McDonald & Jenkins - 114.30 I. Noland Co. Inc. - 1.77 0. C. Wipper -. 76.15 • , Leesburg Lime & Fuel Co. - 40.84 General Electric - 30.87 1 • Loudoun Times-Mirror 4.80 $647.33 On motion of C. W. Fiske, seconded by Thelma J. Smoot and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Vir- ginia, that the State Highway Department be requested to surface the • streets of the Town of Leesburg, and that the said Town of Leesburg hereby guarantees full reimbursement for all costs pertaining to said surfacing work, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said surfacing work be done by the State Highway Department during the summer season of 1946, at the convenience of the said Department. On motion of Joseph L. Oliver, seconded by C.W.Fiske and unani- mously carried the following resolution was adopted: BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg,• in Vir- ginia, that the Auditor-Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized and directed to erect a concrete block curbing for approximately 300 feet on North Wirt, street. . . he Mayor appointed Mrs. Th TThelma J. Smoot and C. W. Fiske as a committee to work with the Auditor-Treasurer in making a survey of the ' 400. town in reference to sidewalks and where necessary. On motion. of C.W.Fiske, seconded by James L. McIntosh and unanimously carried, the Auditor-Treasurer was directed to secure prices on Street Markers for the town. On motion of Joseph L. Oliver, seconded by C.W.Fiske and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: WHEREAS, there is no bridge or ferry across the Potomac - River between Point of Rocks, Maryland, and the Chain Bridge located • a. short-distance above Washington, D.C . ; and WHEREAS, the distance by highway on either side of the Potomac River between Point of Rocks, Maryland , and Chain Bridge is approximately forty miles; and • WHEREAS, the river constitutes 'an econimic barrier and a con- tinuous obstacle to trade and commerce between the said states; and business and social intercourse between the people living on either side of said river with the people on the opposite sides of said river are reduced to a minimum as a result of there not being a bridgeacross said river between said points; and the progress of the communities on both sides of said river between said points is retarded because the community and. business activities oneither side are practically shut off from the community and business activities on the other side; and WHEREAS, if a brideg were constructed across said river at White's Ferry- or in the vicinity thereof the distance between Leesburg, Virginia, and Baltimore, Maryland, would be shortened approximately twenty miles by highway, and the distance between-Leesburg and various other points in Maryland would be reduced and the same would encourage and facilitate more trqde and commerce between the people of Virginaa and the people of Maryland and also induce more social intercourse be- tween the people of the two states; and WHERE• AS, the cost of doing business under existing conditions would be reduced and substantially to the people- of both states and it is apparent that the volume of business between the two states would be increased;. and WHERE• AS, it is apparent that the economic benefits which would result to the. two states from the construction of said brideg would far outweigh the costs of constructing the bridge and the said states, there- fore, cannot afford to permit such an obstruction to progress to con- ; tinue by failing to construct same; _ • NOW,.• THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that the Highway Commissions of the States of Virginia and Maryland, be and they are hereby urged to take immediate steps to construct a bridge across the Potomac River. at, White ' s Ferry or in the vicinity thereof as may be determined to be most feasible; and that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Chairman of said Highway Commissions.• • A proposal from the Old Dominion Appliance Company for renting the Town Hall auditorium was presented to the Council and after some consideration the proposal was turned over to the Building Committee for further study and report back to the Council. • • There being no further business, op motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Council adjourned. Approved: corder I Ma 'Regular March 11, 1946 • At a regular meeting of the Mayor and Torn Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, held in the Council Chamber on Monday, March 11, 1946 at 7:30 o'clock P.M. , there were present: E. N. Bradfield, Mayor, George E. Ward, Recorder, C . W. Fiske, James- L. McIntosh, Joseph