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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, Rollins1 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 Darden 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 Recreation__. 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 Thelma J . Smoot, seconded by Jas. L. Mc-
. intosh and unanimously carried the mayor was authrrized, instruct-
ed and directed to appoint a five-mah board tit 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, seconded
by Jas. L. McIntosh and unanimously carried, the Town Attorney
was instructed to render an apion on same.
An application from Lr. H C.ittlejo to connedt his
residence adjoining the Corporate imitT cera referred to the
Sewer Committee for consideration and reccomendation.
II . 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
. "(/I1. ti�� cel
Mayr
auneL/9, 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 the
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 Tonin of Leesburg,
in Virginia , 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 $ 2.32
General Pumping - 48.98
Harrison Pumping - 2.10 .
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430 • Street Lighting -$156.75
Whiteway Lighting 18.00
Disposal Plant - .24
$228.39 ST
The Neilsen Co. - 4.80
Gill Bros . hardware 1.94
Long' s Garage 6.57
Earl L. Poston - 15.28
Claude M. Payne 1.50
Lor}doun Times-Mirror - - - - - 14.70
The Blue Rideg herald .90
J.T.Hirst & Co . Inc . - 1.60
Arlington Stone co. 125.37
T.J.Hatcher - - 208.75
T.J.Hatcher 2.40
Ford meter Box Co. - 33.95
O.C.Wipper - 114.65
Wallace & Tiernan Co. Inc . - - -- 7.60,
McDonald & Jenkins - - - - - - -- 3.15
Leesbtsg Lime & Fuel Co. - - - -- 51.74
C.E.Newton - 1.00
H&H Chevrolet Sales 2.65
H&H EssoEStation - .7• 5
Department of Highways 136. 388
Lucas D. Phillips - - - 25.00
$990.12
On motion of C .W.Fiske, seconded by J.L.Oliver, and unani-
mously carried, the C & P Telephone Franchise Ordinance, passed on
April 14, 1947, was rescinded.
On motion of1aThelma J. Smoot, seconded by J. L. Oliver,
and unanimously carried, the following Ordinance was adopted:
N ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO •
ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, TO USE THE STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
OF THE TOWN OF LEESBURG, VIRGINIA, FOR ITS POLFS, WIRES, CONDUITS,
CABLES AND FIXTURES.
BE IT ORDAI_NED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, Lou-
doun County, Virginia, that , its successors
and assigns, for a period of thirty (30) years be and is hereby auth-
orized and empowered to construct, •maintain and operate its pots, poles,
conduits, manholes, ducts, cables, wires and all other necessary over-
. head and underground apparatus on, over, along, in, under and through
the streets, alleys, highways and other public places withinn the limits
of the Town of Leesburg, in the county of Loudoun, and the state of
Virginia; and to use the property of other companies and permit other
companies to use its property Upon such arrangements as the two cam-
panies may agree; PROVIDED:
SECTION 1. That all poles erected by said Company shall
be neat and symmetrical, and shall be so located as in no way to in-
terfere with the safety and convenience of persons traveling on or
• over the said streets, alleys, highways, and other places ; and in the
installation and maintenance of its underground system, said Company
shall not open or encunber more of any street, alley, . highway, or
other public place than will be necessary to enable it to perform the
work with proper economy and efficiency. •
SECTION 2. That the erection of poles and construction
of conduits, under the provisions of this ordinance, shall be subject
to the supervision of the Chairman of the Street Committee or some
other representative appointed by said council, and said Company shall
replace and properly relay any sidewalk or street pavement which may
have been misplaced or damaged by it in the construction and mainten-
ance of its system.
SECTION 3. That on one (1) crossarm of the poles erected
or in one (1) duct of the conduits constructed,' un_der the provisions
of this ordinance, shall be reserved, free of charge, for the purpose
of acrrying wires of any fire alarm or police telegraph system owned
and maintained by said Town, provided the said wires are placed and
maintained in such a manner as may be prescribed by the said Company,
. and in no case used to carry electric light or high-tension currents.
SECTION 4. That the said Company shall maintain its
lines in good and safe order and condition; and shall at all times
fully indemnify., protect and save harmless the said Town from and
against all claims arising from the erection, construction or negli-
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gent maintenance of its said lines. .
SECTION 5. That nothing in this ordinance shall be con-
strued to grant unto the said Company any exclusive right or to pre-
vent a grant of similar privileges to other companies.
SECTION 6. That no...poles or overhead wires or construct4- .
ion shall be allowed along King street extending from Loudoun Street
to Cornwall Street and along Market Street extending from the Pres-
byterian Church to Church Street, except as now located, and that -
said Company shall at all times be subject to the Town Ordinances
now in existence, or which may be. hereafter passed relative to the
use of streets by telephone companies.
1 SECTION 7. This ordiance shall be in force from its passage.
Teste: . F• Q,Jo.
Recorder Adopted June 9, 1947. •
Approved June 9, 1947
Mayor
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LEESBURG, LOU-
DOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA, that the annexed ordinance, entitled "AN ORD-
INANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO, , ITS SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS, TO USE THE STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF THE TOWN
OF LEESBURG, VIRGINIA, FOR ITS POLES , WIRES, CONDUITS, CABLES AND
- FIXTURES," be advertised once a week for four successive weeks in the
Loudoun Times-Mirror, a newspaper published in the Town of Leesburg,
Virginia, and having a general circulation ifi the Town of Leesburg;
and that. said advertisement shall invite bids for the franchise pro-
posed to be granted in said Ordinance, which bids are to be in writing
and delivered to the presiding officer of the Town in open session, to
be held in the Council Chamber in Leesburg, on the 14th day of July,
IMI 1947, at 8:00 o' clock, P.M. , the right being reserved to reject any
and all bids.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the invitation for bids to
be published with said Ordinance shall be as follows:
The Town of Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, hereby in-
vites bids for the franchise proposed to be granted in the following
Ordinance, duly passed by the Council and approved by the Mayor on
the 9th day of June, 1947, which bids are to be in writing and de-
livered to the presiding officer of the Council of said Town in open
session, to be held in the Council Chamber in said Town on the 14th
day of July, 1947, at 8:00 o' clock, P.M. , the right being reserved to
reject any and all bids .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the successful bidder shall
pay the cost Of advertising the franchise.
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Adopted June 9, 1947
Approved June 9, 1947
Teste:
:11-)-4 . g. t elacie Mayor
Redorder
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On.motion of J.L.Mclntosh, 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
Virginia, that the State Auditing Department be, and it is hereby re-
quested to audit the records of the Auditor-Treasurer of the Town c6n-
cerr_ing._the Town' s finances for one year, from July 1, 1946 through
June 30, 1947, and that the said Town will pay the Commonwealth of Vir-
ginia for caking said audit; and ueorge E. Ward, Recorder, is autho-
rized and requested to execute a certified copy of this Resolution to
be mailed to .the Auditing Department of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
On recommendation of the Light Committee, the Auditor-
Treasurer was authorized and directed to have lights installed in
the ''sown Garage near the Pumping Station and also a street light on
sot h King Street, near tile Laundry. • .
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On motion of C .W.Fiske, se'onded by Thelma J. Smoot, and
unanimously carried, the following Ordinance was adopted:
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Council of the Town of Leesnurg,
in Virginia, that hoscoe B. Rhoads be, and he is hereby appointed
Building Inspector for the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia as pre-
scribed by the Zoning urdiance. •
On motion of Thelma J. Smoot, seconded by J.L.Mclntosh and
unanimously.carried, the hecorder was directed to write a letter
• of thanks to the Leesburg Garden Club for their invitation to Coun-
cil to visit the homes of Leesburg on May 17, 1947 withttickets
of admission thereto.
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There being no further business, on motion duly made,
seconded and unanimously carried, the Council a=djourned.
Recorder
Regular July 14, 1947'
At a regular meeting of the Mayor and Town Council- of
the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, held in the Council- Chamber on
Monday, :July 14, 1947 at 8:00 o'clock P.M. , there were present: . EJ
N. Bradfield, Mayor, George E. ward, hecorder, C.W.Fiske, J.L. Mc-
.ntosh, J.L.Oliver, L.C.Rollins and Thelma J. Smoot, Councilmen.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and upon
motion J.L.Oliver, seconded by Thelma J. Smoot. and unanimously ,
carried, they were approved as read.
The Auditor-Treasurer. read his monthly report for the
month of June, 1947, his Quarterly report for the quarter ending
dune 30, 1947 and his Annual statement for the fiscal year ending .
—June 30, 1947 and upon motion of C.W.Fiske, seconded by J.L.Oliver
and unanimously carried the following resolution was adopted: : •
- WHEREAS, the auditor-Treasurer has this day presented
to the Council of the 'Twin of Leesburg, in Virginia, a quarterly
statement of all receipts and analysis of all disbursements for
the months of April, May and. °une , 1947;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by thenCouncil of the
Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that the said quarterly report of
the Auditor-Treasurer be and it is hereby approved and accepted
by said Council;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Council that the Auditor-
Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to have a
copy of the said quarterly report published once in a newspaper,
published in said town and also post a copy of said report in front
of the Court House in the said town.
The Auditor-Treasurer presented the current bills and
upon motion of J.L.Oliver: seconded by C.W.Fiske and 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, autho-
-- rized and directed to pay the following bills:
•
• Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Mayor' s Office & Fire house $n 2.58_ •
General Pumping - 52.46 .
Harrison Pumping 6.74
Street Lighting - 156.75
White way Lighting 21.00
Disposal Plant 2
$2y9'.85 ST
Noyes Motor Co. 1047.74
Va.-Carolina Chemical Corp. - - 13.00