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There being no further business, on motion duly made, seconded and
carried, Council adjourned.
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Mayor Recorder
At a Special Meeting of the Maydr and Council of the Town of Leesburg, in
Virginia, held in the Council Chamber on Thursday; September 17, 1953 at 1:30 •
o'clock P. M., there were present: William Vr. Nickels, Mayor; Frank Raflo,
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Reginald K. Gheen, Howard B. Gill, Emerson H. James and Maurice R. Lowenbach,
Jr. , Councilmen.
In the absence of the Recorder, Frank Raflo was elected to serve as
Recorder Pro-tem. - - , ' '
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The Mayor explained that the meeting was called to discuss the John E.
Caviness condemnation proceedings of his property at the Southern end of the, `i
town limits on King Street", with Mr. T. W. Ross, Associate Right of Way
Engineer of the Virginia Department of Highways. .
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Upon motion of Emerson H. James, seconded by Maurice R. Lowenbach, Jr. ,_ j
and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, Mr. John E. Caviness has agreed to accept $15C0.00 for a right-
` of-way through his property at !/R South' King Street as set forth in the •
Virginia State Highway Map and ,
WHEREAS, the Virginia State Highway Department has agreed to pay Mr.
Caviness the sum of $1200.00 as their part of the $1500.00, ,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in •
Virginia, that the Auditor-Treasurer be and he is-hereby authorized, instruct- ' :
ed and directed to pay' to Mr.' John E; Caviness the difference 4f $30D.00
and the Town further agrees to' move the shubbery in Mr. Caviness' yard and
a ect a suitable fence between his property and the street.
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Regular September 21, 1953. .
At a regular meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Leesburg in - •
Virginia, held in the Council Chamber on"Monday September 21, 1953at 7:30 o'
clock P. M., there *ere present William W. Nickels, Mayor, Horace M. Hallett,
Recorder, Reginal K. Gheen, Howard B. Gill, Emmerson H. .Janes, Maurice R. Low-
enbach, Jr; Frank Raflo, and Morton Riddle 3rd; Councilmen.
The minutes of the previous regular and two special meetings were read and i
upon. motion ,of Emmerson H. James, seconded by Reginald;K.YGheen;-and unaminous-
ly carried were approved as read. .
The Auditor-Treasurer read his monthly statement for the month of August
1953, and presented the current bills, and upon motion 'of Howard B.' Gill, second-
ed by Maurice R. Lowenbach, Jr; and unanimously carried the following resolut-
inn was adopted: 111.
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia, that
th e-Auditor-Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized and directed to pay the
following bills: -
Virginia Llectric & Power Co $ 265,05
L. S. Hutchinson Esso Station 12.75
J. Austin Wright • . ". . . . .. 10.00 .
Robert F. Forbes 11i7.60
Leesburg Hardware -- 7.83 .
Bishop's Service Station . . .. . . . . 10.80
McDonald & Jenkins _ 24.84 c
Newton& Kaufman . . . . • . . 11.95
Colonial Motor Sales, Inc. • .. . . . 18.85
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Claude Honicon . 48.00
J. S. Wnitmore 10.90
S. Reed Galleher,Tres; Loudoun Co1.55
League of Virginia Municipalities 75:W- - .
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C. B. Dolge. Co; . 51:.70 •
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Westinghouse Electric Supply Co; . . 12.17
Arlington Stone Co 9.00
Raymond R. Rodrick • 98.46
Miller Meters Inc; 16.69 '
Old Dominion Appliance Co; 2 50
Virginia Carolina Chemical Corp; . . . 15.38
J. T. Hirst & Co; Inc; 253.93
IArmfield Harrison 4 Thomas { 22.34
N� tS1,130.29
, The Police Committe stated that their report as requested by the Council
K... .. . _ wasbyet ready to be given, but would be submitted to the Council in the next
t - - few days.
Upon motion of Manrice R. Lawenbach, Jr; seconded by Reginald K. Gheen
and,r4naminously carried the following resolution'ras adopted: .
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• BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia that
the Building Committe be and they are hereby authorized and requested to invest-
igate the needs as to the repairs or replacements of the heating plant at the
sewage plant, and to have such repairs or installitation made they deem neces
ary• .
Upon motion of Maurice R. Lowenbach, Jr; seconded by Frank Raflo, and
unaminously carried the following resolution was adopted;
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia that
the resolution authorizing the Auabor-Treasurer to have the roof on the Town
Hall repaired by Edwin E. Bevers, found on page 88 of the Town Minute Book, s
be, and it is hereby refotAlpe /
Upon motion of frank Rano, seconded by Maurice R. Lowenbach, Jr; and
unaminously carried the following resolution was adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED, by the §puncil of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia, that
the Auditor-Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized and directed to pay ht-.J.
' E. Cavinees the sum of $100.00 as a settlement in full for the removal-, and
replacment of the fences at his property.
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Upon motion of Morton Riddle 3rd; seconded by Reginald K, Gheen and un •
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aminously carried the following resolution was adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia, that
B. Powell Harrison, C. R. Hollandworth, Roy Flippo, John W. Clemens and George
• E. Ward, be and they are hereby appointed members of Leesburg Planing Commiss-
ion. 0�
Howard B. Gill, and Reginald K. Gheen, stated that having been electeco .
the Town Council&ould submit their regignation as members of The Board of Eon-
ing Appeals.
Upon motion of Frank Raflo, seconded Morton Riddle 3rd; and unaminously
carried the following ordinance was adopted:
BE IT ORDAINED; by the Council of the Council of the Town of Leesburg
s. in Virginia, that the Auditor-Treasurer be and he is hereby appointed as a
member of each of the said committees of the Torn Hndncil and that the said
Oh committees shall 'elect the bhairmen of their committee.
1 Upon motion of Frank Raflo, seconded by Reginald K. Gheen, and carried by
a5vote'of14=to 1_ .taflo; Uheeh;LLowenbach';.,and: James for, Gill Against, Riddle
not voting.
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 employ a
contractor to grade and rock Buick Street from South Street to Live Stock TMar-
• ket, and that the said work shall not exceed the sum of $1,000.00,
-s_r.-•'----," -BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
that the said work on Buick Strreet shall conform with the plans of those drawen
by barren C. Farrow. -
Upon motion of Maurice R. Lowenbach, Jr; seconded by Howard B. Gill, and
carried by a vote of 5 to 1, Lowenbach, Gill, Gheen, Raflo, and James for, Riddle
against, the following resolution was adopted: .
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B E I T R E S O L V E D , " b y t h e C o u n c i l o f . t h e " T o w n o f L e e s b u r g i n V i r g i n i a ,
t h a t a l l s i d e w a l k , - c u r b , a n d . g u t t e r w o r k . p r e v i o u s l y a u t h o r i z e d b e s t o p u n t i l
t h e s a i d w o r k i s i n s t a l l e d a c c o r d i n g t o t h e p l a n o f t h o s e s e t f o r t h b y W a r r e n
C . F a r r o w , b u t t h a t t h i s r e s o l u t i o n s h a l l n o t a p p l y t o a n y o f t h e s a i d w o r k
n o w u n d e r w a y . . . . -
U p o n m o t i n o f H o w r d B . G i l l , s e c o n d e d . b y M o r t o n R i d d l e 3 r d ; , a n d u n -
a m i n o u s l y c a r r i e d t h e . f o l l o w i n g . r e s o l u t i o n w a s a d o p t e d : -
, , , 4 , T _ R F S 0 ; I V I D , . b y t h e C o u n c i l ' o f t h e T o w n o f L e e s b u r g i n V i r g h i a , t h a t
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t h e p u m p i n g s t a t i o n . . . .
U p o n m o t i o n o f F r n a k R a f l o , s e c o n d e d b y M a u r i c e R . L o w e n b a c h , J r ; a n d
y u n a m i n o u s l y c a r r i e d a u t h o n i ��i n g t h e T o w n : t o e n t e r i h t o . a n a g r e e m e n t w i t h h e i r s I I I L -
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THIS AGREEMENT made this`24th_day Of September, 1953.. betwee -
Marguerite Diggs Sheooard, Divorced;
Nelson:Garner Diggs: by 1
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Marguerite ,DiggsSheppard, hi s,ettorney intact,,_and Margaret,N._
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Diggs,. his rife, Robbie B Taylor_and William M.-,Taylor:,; her,, ;d \+.
husband; Lucille E. Roberts and Andrew KRoberts. her husband;
Jackson L. Davis and Alicia G. Davis,. his "wife;:.and Edi:th1Greene.
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and Greene. her . husbarM,, by Marguerite Diggs Sheppard)t;
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their attorney in fact, parties of the first part, land _the Town.
of Leesburg in Virginia, a municipal, ,corporation,, parity of, the. 1
second part -r2., c.c.,: k.• T- ✓ `
WITNESSETH: That the parties of the .�first part in, con— P _,
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sideration the sum of Five �Do� lars to .them in hand,paid, ''' :, YYY
the party of the- second part, the receipt of which_ is hereby -
acknowledged at and beforethesealing and delivery of this
Writing, as well as in consideration of the covenants and agree— L
ments herein contained, do herebyogive and`grant"to the;s-aid”' ;
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e• party -of the second part, the exclusive right.or_option to purchase , i
at any time within three months from the date hereof. all that I
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! certain 1ot or parcel of -land with improvements` thereon<and rights 7
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and appurtenances thereunto -belonging, situate-'on the-Noith side
of Loudoun Street ;in -the Town o;_Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virgini.
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adjoining Grimes on the-
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r' conveyed to J.. N 'Lscn- Digs by Catherine Garner by deed' dated , - _-
August 10, 1886 , recorded in the Clerk 's Office *of th"e Circuit
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'' Court of Loudoun County, Virginia:_-in-Deed-Book 6 Y-'s; -at"2age .
258. to which deed reference is made for further particularitys3.-, ,. ,,
The consideration for the purch'a_se`of' the''her` einbefore
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described property shall be $12,500-.00,; _to-be.payabie in—cash-61r'
r the date of the delivery of a general. warrantyf_deed conveying fee
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simple title thereto clear andl-free of all. liens and encumbrances.. -H
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This exclusive. option shall- be exercised bythe party :of the
second part, provided. it shall within+sevent} !five days from the
date hereof notify in writing. the -said Marguerite- Diggs Sheppard.
, - - Virginia , that it will take, acre t 'ind purchase said
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Leesburg, -
property -at the price and upon the terms aforesaid. I
Thep rti"es of• the first Dart shall pay the cost_'of drafting
the deed and furnish Revenue staMpsfor Said deed,-:_ .
k - In the event the party of the second part shall not notify
the said Marguerite Dicgs Sheppard, Leesburg, Virginia, within
_ that it elects to take.
seventy '_fi"ve -days'from :the date hereof,- �,
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accept and purchase aidsproperty ;at thea rice and upon terms )
t :aforesaid, then this agreement shall forthwith become 'null and . �;
void_,,and of nb_ force and effect. 7t;; ;:
t WITNESS the following, signatures and seals.
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Marguerite Diggs Sheppard - , .
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rig Robbie B Taylor j
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Jackson- L. Davis
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OUNTY OF LOUDOUN, to-wit;
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r .unty of Loudoun., in the State of. Virginia., do certify that
[t Aarguerite Diggs Sheppard; Nelson Garner Diggs and Edith Greene
kand Greene, her husband., by Marguerite Diggs
14, Sheppars., their Attorney in Fact, whose nanesrare signed to the , a
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.e ro eaoing wr ting bearing,date on the 24th day of September, 1953, i
1 tiv k t.,.' s -..� ..-.a.-[.-.%,JG' have each this day acknowledged the same. before,�etAC my County.-
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STATE OF VIRGINIA,
Coti-NTV -OE LOVDOON-, to-wit
a....Notary:fPbblic of and for the,
County: ofleudOuni, in: the 5tattof, VirginiadO:Tc-ertilythatYi.
Pletgaret lat _Diggs/whose. name . is.,_signed tx6Ahe fotegoing: writing
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bearing date On- the :24th da{of. Septembet.1-19534:ihasthy.--; .-
aCknowledged- the' Same b-efdre:me in my Coun'ty' and-Statet.aferesilth-i-•
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Giv'en'''Under Wand this' i:---- dayzof ,.... .-_-,_-- -... -;-L-r—:; 1953.
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STATE OF VIRGINIA. •
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i.the County of Loudoun. in the State of Virginia: do certify that
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4 Robbie B. Taylor, whose name is signed to the foregoing writing
i .bearing date,on the 24th day of September, 1953., has this day
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acknowledged the same before me in my County and- State aforesaid.
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the o` , in the -State- of j".assachusett:
do certify that William A. Taylor, whose name is signed to. the
foregoing erriting -bearing' date on the 24th- day' of September, 1953;
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has this day acknowledged the same- before me in my County and t
State aforesaid-.
Given under my hand the Notarial Seal this day of
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. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,- to-wit:
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District of Columbia, do certify that Lucille E: Roberts and -
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i Andrew K. Roberts, her husband, whose names are signed to the' . '
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`oregoina writing bearing date or: the 24th da- o,: ,
1953, have each this day acknowledged the-_sane before me in goy
the District of Columbia• aforesaid,
Given under my hand and Notarial Seal.ths day of
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Notary Public
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My Commission expires:
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DISTRICT OF COLUHIA, to tits'
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District of _Columbia, do certify that Jackson 'L. Davis and
Alicia G. Davis, herhusband, whose namesare signed to the
foregoing writing bearing date on-_the_ 24th day,of September, 1953
:hayoao1, t ��A ti '.,.lV=:�..w-l.cclncd_t hn—c=mc__h Pf�Ze�.me In my the
_nc --,, iotLo{Columbia aforesaid. .1
Given under thy hand and Notarial Seal this' -day CT
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