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Regular February 14, 1949
At a regular meeting of the Mayor and Town Council of the Town
of Leesburg, in Virginia , held in the Council Chamber on Monday,
February 14, 1949 at 7: 30 o' clock P .M. there were present : Maurice R.
Lowenbach, Jr. Mayor, ueorge E. ward, necorder, C .W.Fiske, E.H.James,
James L.Mclntosh, Joseph L. Oliver and Thelma J . Smoot , Councilmen.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and upon motion of
C .W.Fiske , seconded by E.H.James and unanimousoy carried they were
approved as read.
The Auditor-Treasurer read his monthly report for the month
of January, 1949 and presented the current bills and. upon motion of
J.L.Mclntosh, seconded by J.L.Oliver and unanimously carried the fol-
lowing 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 $ 3.36
Ueneral Pumping - - - _ 27.58
Harrison Pumping - 8.35
Disposal Plant - .36
Street Lighting 152.63
Whiteway Lighting - - 0.40
$222.6 ST
• E. M. Phillips - 41.60
Armfield, ."Harrison & Thomas - 60.28
Charles R. Hawes - 1.50
J.S.Whitmore, Agent - - - 15.00
• Loudoun Times-Mirror - 20.90
Va.-Carolina Chemical Corp, - 25.63
R.R.Rodrick, Distributor - 55.00
Leesburg ice & Fuel - 13.12
McDonald & Jenkins
1.05
American City Magazine 4.00
Purcell & Littlejohn - .30
Gill Bros . Hardware 2.29
J.S.Whitmore - 4.93
Mitchell' s - 3.35
Edwin E. Beaver --- 45.00
H & H Chevrolet Sales - 14.50
H & H Esso Station - -- 4.10
Newton & Kaufman - 1.00
Old Dominion Appliance Co . - 1.78
Commonwealth of Va. (Audit) 164.28
• Noyes Motor Co. __1142
$717.69
The Mayor read to Council the regular monthly report of the
Police Department as submitted by Acting Town Sergeant , F.L.Huber.
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The Mayor read to" Council a letter from the U.S.Postoffice
Department acknowledging receipt of resolution adopted by council
January 10, 1949 and stating that a survey would be made on the
• possibility of postal delivery service in Leesburg.
Councilman Fiske of the Fire Committee reported that he had
talked with the Fire 'department relative to having someone on duty
at the intersection of King and market streets when fire trucks are
passing through in case of fires. The Fire Department would have some-
one on duty at the corner of Loudoun and King streets and the Town
would assume respmnsibility at King & Market streets .
° e. On motion of C .W.Fiske, seconded by E.H.James and unanimously
.i;+y:.= carried, the Auditor-Treasurer was authorized and directed to have
' two (2) temporary "No Parking" signs placed on East market street
in front of•the VEPCO building and the driveway to the Postoffice.
vn motion of C .W.Fiske, seconded by Thelma J . Smoot 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
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instructed and directed to have the roof of. the reservoir at the Town
Pumping Station repaired, and/or replaced at the earliest conveniences.
A committee from the American region, with ueorge Hammerly and
E.B .White as spokemen and a committee fron the Boy Scouts appeared be-
council arra asked that council grant them free use of the 'town Hall
Auditorium as a meeting place for the American Legion and Boy Scouts ;
the Legion agreeing t'o clean up and paint the room, provdAng the Town
would repair the roof and ceiling. After much discussion, the matter
was referred to the BuildingLCBttittee,tand :r.eport at the next meeting
of council.
There being no further business, on motion duly made, seconded
and carried, council adjourned.
Approved: Recorder
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Mayr.
Regular . March 14, 1949
At a regular meeting of the Mayor and Town Council of the Town
of Leesburg, in Virginia, held in the Council Chamber on Monday, March
14, 1949. at 7: 30 o'clock P.M. there were present: Maurice R. Lowenbach,
Jr. Mayor, C .W.Fiske, E.H.James, J.L.Mclntosb , J.L.Oliver, Francis L.
Patton and Thelma J. Smoot, Councilmen.
In the absense of Recorder "eorge F. Ward, councilman J .L.Mclntosh
was elected to serve as Recorder rro-tem. .
The minutes of the last meeting were read and upon motion duly
made, seconded and unanimously carried, they were approved as read.
On motion of C .w.Fiske, seconded by J .L.Oliver and voted favor-
ably upon by Councilman Fiske , Oliver and Patton; opposed by Coun-
cilman James, McIntosh and Smoot; Mayor Lowenbach acting as tie-
breaker,. voted for the following resolution which was adopted:
BE. IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in
Virginia., that Parking Meters be placed in the four business blocks
of the Town, between Loudoun and Cornwall Streets on King Street
and betwwen Church and Wirt Streets, on Market Street, for a trial
period of six months from installation.
On motion of Mrs . Thelma Smoot, seconded by C .:i.Fi ske and
unanimously carried it was ordered that the shrubbery to be planted
in the beds of the Municipal rarking Lot be purchased from Mr,
ur.egg at. Hill Top wardens, Purcellville, Va .
On motion of Francis L. Patton, seconded by Lirs . Thelma J.
Smoot and uanimously carried, a vote of thanks was extended to the
Leesburg Darden Club for their assistance in planning the planting
the beds at the Municipal Parking Lot .
The Auditor-Treasurer read his monthly report for the month of
February, 1949, and presented the current bills and upon motion of
C .W.Fiske, seconded by E.H.James and unanimously carried, the fol-
lowing 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 pay the following bills:
Virginia Electric & rower Co.
• Mayor' s Office & Fire House $ 2.84
General Pumping - 22.94
Harrison Pumping - - - - - - 7.77
Street Lighting - 152.63
White way Lighting 31.60
• Christmas Lights 6 .30
• Disposal Plant 1. 10 •
$225.36 ST •