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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1948_11_08 467 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Recorder of the Town of Lees- • burg, in Virginia, is directed to send a suitable copy of this reso- lution to the members of Mr. Titus ' family and a copy be spread upon the,minutes of the Council and that a copy be published in the local newspapers." Leesburg Town Council. On motion of E. H. James, seconded by Thelma J. Smoot and unanimously carried, the following Ordinance was enacted: BE IT ORDAINED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that Francis L. Patton be, .and he is hereby appointed a member of Town Council for the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, to fill the unexpired term of the late Louis T. Titus. Recorder umorge E. Ward, presented to Council a detailed re- port of the Oleen annual convention of the League of Virginia Munici- palities held at 0ld Point Comfort, Va . on September 19, 20, 21, 1948 which mayor Lowenbach, Auditor-Treasurer Rhoads, Councilwoman Smoot and necorder ward attended as delegates from the Tavn of Leesburg. • There being no further business , on motion duly made, seconded • and carried, the Council adjourned. Recorder. • Approved: Mayor. • Regular November 8, 1948 • At a regular meeting of the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, held in the Council Chamber on Monday, Nov- ember 8, 1948 at 7:30 o' clock P.M. there were present: Maurice R. Low • - _ enbach, Jr. , ueorge E. ward, necorder, C .W.Fiske, E.H.James, J.L.Mc- Intosh, J .L.Oliver, Francis L. Patton and Thelma J. Smoot, Councilmen. The minutes of the last meeting were read and upon motion of . C.W.Fiske, seconded by J.L.Mclntosh and unanimously carried, they were approved- as read. The Auditor-Treasurer read his monthly report for the month of October, 1948, and presented the current bills and upon motion of E.H. James, 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 Vir- ginia , that the Auditor-Treasurer be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to pay the following bills : Virginia Electric & Power Co . mayor ' s Office & Fire House $ 2.08 General Pumping 38.40 Harrison Pumping - 8. 11 Street Lighting 158.13 Vlhiteway Lighting 24.60 Disposal Plant . 34 $231.66 ST C & P Telephone Co . - .45 warren C . Perrow - 600.00 The Loudoun News - - - - - - 1.50 The Loudoun News - - 24.40 Earl L. Poston - .55 Mitchell' s - 4.80 J.S.Vlhitmore - 6.45 Gill Bros. hardware 2 .05 • Noyes Motor Co . - --- .75 Southern States Leesburg Service - - - - -- .85 H & H Esso Station - 3 .20 468. Armfield, Harrison & Thomas -$214..86 Loudoun Times-Mirror - 9.00 Hall & Hall - - - - 37.50 Remington Rand Co. 1.50 League of Va. Municipalities 75.00 Leesburg ice & Fuel Co . - 22.66 Raymond R. Rodrick, Distributor - - - -- 68.27 S . Livingston & Son - 3.15 Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. - - - - 30.50 T.J.Hatchef - 4.10 Va.-Carolina Chemical Corp. -- 13.88 Lloyd Slack -- - - -- - 10.75 Old Dominion Appliance Co. 6.28 J.T.Hirst & Co . Inc . - - - - 52.60 The H.B.Davis Co. _ _ _ __ 33.36 Neptune Meter Co. - 80. 0 40. 7 • The Mayor read to Council a letter from Mrs. Margaret F. Titu , thanking the council for the resolutions of `respect to her late husband councilman Louis T. Titus, adopted by Council at their meet- ing on October 11,- 1948, a copy of which was sent to her, and also published in the local newspapers during the week of October 11, 1948. The Mayor read to Council the regular monthly report of the Police Department as submitted by Acting Town Sergeant, F.L.Huber . The Mayor read to Council a- letter from Lor. Warren C . Perrow, Consulting Engineer, advising him of the completion of plans and his report for the proper grade levels , sidewalk, turn and gutter. On motion of Francis L. Patton, seconded by Thelma J. Smoot and unani- mously carried, Council directed that a Special meeting be called for Monday, November 15, 1948 at 7:30 o' clock P.M. atw which time Mr. Perrow would be present to make his report and discuss the plans with Council. At the same time the matter of laying a concrete sidewalk from the Town Parking Lot to the corner of Loudoun and Eirt Streets would be discussed and acted upon at this Special meeting. =A letter of thanks to Ivr. William J. Cox for his interest and work in overseeing the work of resurfacing the Town Parking Lot was ordered written. On motion of C.W.Fiske, seconded by E.H.James, and carried by a 5 to 0 vote, Mrs. Smoot not voting, the following resolution was adopted: BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that the salary of Roscoe B. Rhoads,, Auditor-Treasurer • bg increased from $2800 .00 to $3000.00 per year and that the sal- ary of Raymond L. Hough, Superintendent of the water and Sewer Departments, be increased from $2100.00 to $2200.00 per year, ef- fective as of November 1, 1948. On motion of Francis L. Patton, seconded by C .W.Fiske and unanimously carried, the following re'solution was adopted: BE IT RESOLVED, by the Cpuncil of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that the Mayor write letters to those persons whom the the Sewer Committee have checked and found to be not connected with the sewer--giving those persons 30 days to contact their local plumber and 90 days thereafter to make the connections to the town sewer. 'there being no further business, on motion duly made, , seconded and carried, the Council adjourned. 0' n Approved: Recorder. . aati � 71 Pit or.