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Home My Public Portal About1947_05_12 ✓ _ 42.7 May 12, 1947 negular . .. At a regular meeting of the Mayor and Town council of the Tin of Leesburg, in Virginia , held in the Council Chamber on Mon- day, may 12, 1947 at 8:00 o' clock P.M. , there were present: E.N. Bradfield, mayor, veorge E. Ward, Recorder, C . W. Fiske, Jas . L. Mc- Intosh, J. L. Oliver , L. C . Rollins, Thelma J. Smoot and J. H. Turley, i:ouncilmen . The minutes of April 14, April 28 and May 5, 1947 were read and upon motion of Thelma J. Smoot, seconded by C . W. Fiske and unanimously carried they were approved as read. IIThe Auditor-Treasurer read his monthly statement for the month of .April, 1947 and presented the current bills, and upon motion of C .W.Fiske, seconded by J•.L.Oliver and unanimously carried the followm • ing: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' pay the following bills : Va. Electric & Power Co. Mayor' s Office & Fire House _ $ 3.90 General Pumping 45.28 Harrison Pumping - 2.46 Street Lighting 156 .75 white way Lighting - 20.40 Disposal Plant - - - .68 $229.47 J.S.Whitmore - 3.47 Claude M. Payne - 1.75 Leesburg Service Station .70 Long' s Garage 7.00 Southern States, Leesburg Service - - - 2.10 C . E. eNewton 2.00 County of Loudoun 19.55 J. T. Hirst , & Co. Inc . 2.64 The Blue Ridge Herald 7.00 Arlington Stone Co. 50.95 The Loudoun News - 27.00 The Penitentiary Industrial Dept. - - - 218.81 H & H Chebrolet. Sales 34.65 H & H' Esso Station - 1.95 • The Neptune Meter Co. 80.23 Mueller Co. _ T4531'156 On motion of Jas. L. McIntosh, seconded by J. L. Oliver and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: • WHEREAS} the following proposed budget was presented to the Council on the 14th day of April, 1947 and the same was published in a newspaper published in the Town of Leesburg, and a Special Meeting of the Council was held on the 28th day of April; 1947, and no, objection was made thereto by any citizen of the Town; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that the following budget be and the same is hereby approved and adopted: (OVER) 428 STATEMENT SHOWING ACTUAL RECEIPTS & DISBURSEMENTS January 1, 1946---December 31, ,1946 and ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS July 1, 1947 --- June 30, 1948 • RECEIPTS TORN GENERAL FUND: 1946 1947-1948 Taxes • $ 9823.27 $10000 .00 II Water Rents - =.114068.77 14000.00 Licenses 4528.20 4500:00 Fines & Costs 2954.00 2500.00 National Bank Stock Tax 5161.35 5100.00 A.B.C. Profits 5699.40 5000.00 Refunds & Rebates 141.19 ' 100.00 -Motor Vehicle Rolling Stock Tax - - 1.65 --- Rents 915.00 900.00 Out-of-Town Fires 420.00' --- Scrap Paper 139192 50.00 Hospital Sewer Service - 15.00 15.00 Miscellaneous - ____22s12 .00 $43896.85 42200.00 • • DISBURSEMENTS TOWN- GENERAL FUND: Administration $ 1501.42 $ 1725.00 . Office of the Town Treasurer - - - 2964.40 3125.00 Policing & Investigating 4981.89 5800.00 Confinement & Care of Prisoners 332.78 500.00 I Fire Prevention & Extinction - - - 1069.69 1025.00 Sewerage & Treatment Plant - - - - 956.09 1075.00 Water Department-Power - 717.70 750.00 Water Department-Maintenance - - - 2599.34 2775.00 Garbage & Trash Removal - - - - -- 2283.29 2325.00 Street Maintenance 5586.90 5775.00 Street Lighting - 2313.66 2475.00 Education-Schools - - - 1720.45 1700.00 . Buildings & Grounds - 1068.35 1125.00 Sewer Bonds Retired - 3000.00 3000.00 Sewer Bond Coupons 1005.00 950.00 Capital Outlay __11261aa 8075.00 $56063.49 $42200.00 • D. M. McDonald, chief of the Leesburg Fire Company, ap- • peared before Council and asked the use of the Town Parking Lot for h the Fireman' s Carnival, to be held June 28 through July 5, 1947. Un motion of L.C.Rollins, seconded by C .W.Fiske and unanimously . carried, the request was granted. ' Mr. James di Zerega, local manager of the Virginia Electric & Power Company presented to the Council a Supplemental Agreement for the purchase of street and highway lighting service, , traffic lighting service and miscellaneous light and power service from the . Virginia Electric & Power Company, a copy of which said agreement is attached to and made a part of these minutes, The Mayor. then stated that the proposed agreement for the purchase of electric service was, in his opinion very advantageous to the Town. Thereupon a general discussion: ensued, and upon motion of Thelma J. Smoot, seconded• by C.W.Fiske and unanimously carried, it(was �1 &Resolved, that the proposed 2gre °nGj/eOtlhe y-�i8hs / 'of street and highway lighting service, traffic lighting service, and miscellaneous light and paver service from the Virginia Electric & Power Company by the Town of Leesburg, Virginia, be and it is hereby approved. • &Resolved Further, that the Mayor of the Taen of Leesburg • • , be and he is hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver the said a eement/on behalf of the Town, and the Recorder of the (o r supffilemental agreement) , 429 said Town be and he is hereby authorized and directed to affix the seal of the Town to the said agreement,jand attest the same" . (or supplemental agreement) , On motion of Thelma J. Smoot, seconded by J. L. Oliver, and voted upon: Aye, Smoot, Oliver, McIntosh, Fiske; Nay: Turley; Not Voting, Rollins2 an Ordinance regulating Zoning in the 'Town of Leesburg was passed. (A copy of this Ordinance may be found on page 59 in the current Ordinance book) An invitation was extended to the Mayor 'and Council by the Leesburg Garden Club to visit -the homes in Leesburg on Saturday, May 17, 1947. -- - ' un motion of .Jas. L. McIntosh, seconded by- C .W.Fiske and unanimously carried, the Mayor was authorized and directed to ap- point a Committte of- two to investigate the matter of a new truck for the Town, with power to purchase if necessary. The Mayor ap- pointed .Jas. L. McIntosh and C .W.Fiske as the Committee. The Town Hall Building Committee through the Mayor re- ported that a representative from the National RecreatiOnEl As- sociation of New York, N.Y. had been in Leesburg and had gone over the matter of converting the Town Hall into a Community Center. Upon motion of ThelmR J . Smoot, seconded by Jas. L. Mc- . intosh and unanimously carried the mayor was authorized, instruct- ed and directed to appoint a five-man board of citizens of the Town, to be known as a Board of Recreation. Upon the secdnd_reading of the Telephone Franchise:Ordi- , . nance now under consideration, discrepancies were found to exist • with the one now in force, and upon motion of C .W.Fiske, s econded by Jas. L. McIntosh and unanimously carried, the Town Attorney was instructed to render an apion on same. An application from Lr. H C,, ittlect2h,a_to conneft his residence adjoining the Corporatc$imiflrreferred to the Sewer Committee for consideration and reccomendation. Letters of resignation from Roger F. Powell, Town Serg- eant and S. C. Bell, Night watcman, effective June 1, 1947, were read to Council. No action taken. There being no further business, on motion duly made, seconded and carried, the Council adjourned. Approved: Recorder �� • 1une9, 1947 Regular At a regular meeting of the Mayor and town Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, held in the Council Chamber on Monday , June 9, 1947 at 8:00 o'clock P.M. , there were present: E.N.Bradfield, Mayor , George E. Wand, Recorder, C .W.Fiske, J.L. Mclnrosh, J.L.Oliver, L.C.Rollins and Thelma J. Smoot, Councilmen. The minutes of the last meetings were read and upon motion • of C.W.Fiske, seconded by J.L.Oliver and unanimously carried, they were approved as read. The Auditor-Treasurer read his monthly statement for t he month of May, 1947 and presented the current bills, and upon motion of C .W.Fiske, seconded by J.L.Mclntosh- aid unanimously carried, the following resolution.was adopted: • BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia , that the Auditor-Treasurer be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to paythe following bills: Va. Electric & Power Co . • Mayor' s Office & Fire House $ 2.32 General Pumping - 48.98 Harrison Pumping - 2.10 .