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Town of Leesburg, Virginia,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg,
in Virginia, that George E. Ward, Auditor-Treasurer, be and he is
hereby authorized and directed to a draft-on said Town for 02,000.
00, payable to the order of Stilson H. Hall, Attorney, for distri-
bution among the sellers, as a part of the purchase price, and del-
iver the same to Stilson H. Hall, Attorney, to be held in escrow
until the general warranty deed to said property is executed and
delivered to the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia,
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in
Virginia, that •the •sum of 015,000.00 be borrowed with the Town
Hall Building property as security ; that William W. Nickels, as
' Mayor, be and he hereby authorized and directed to excute and de-
liver in -theTown' s -name and in its behalf a note or series of notes
in the aggregate -amount of 015,000.00, under seal with intrest
not in excess of 5% per annum, and a deed of trust convey&ng the
Town Hall Building -property securing said loan to a Trustee, or
Trustees; of theLoanor' s •choosing ; that Horace M. Hallett, Record- •
er, be and he is hereby authorized and directed to attest and a-
ffix the -seal of -the Town of Leesburg, In Virginia, to said in-
truments ; that -the -balance of 010,500.00 due on the purchase of
the Diggs property be disposed of in the same manner as set forth
in the immediately -foregoing resolution; and that the balance re-
maining on hand be deposited with the general funds of the Town.
Upon motion -of Maurice R. Lowenbach Jr; seconded by Morton
Riddle, and unaminously carried the following resolution was ad-
opted :
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in
Virg Ulla, th at -the Auditor-Treasurer be and he is hereby author-
ized apd .di rted to -pay -to each member of the Leesburg Fire Comp-
anyt t'be sum od'ff 020.00. • -
Upon motion -of Maurice R. Lowenbach Jr; seconded by Emmer-
son H. James, and carried by a vote of 5 to 0 Gill not voting,
' 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 author-
ized and 'directed to write -off any town taxes /against the proper-
ty of the Leesburg Fire Company.
Upon motion -of Frank Raflo, seconded by Emmerson H. James,
and unaminously carried the following resolution was adopted :
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in
Virginia, that the Auditor-Treasurer be andhe is hereby authoriz-
ed -and directed to have a curb and gutter constructed in front
of the Payne property on the east side of King Street.
Mr. Riddle gave a report on the possibilites of selling the
Town Hall property.
Mayor Nickeld stated that the Police Committee and the Pol-
ice Department would try and meetin the very near future and make
necessary recomendation to the Council regarding the changing of
certain traffic ordinances now on the Town Ordinance Book.
There being no further business, and upon motion duly made
' second > and carried Council adjourned.
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Mayor. Recorder.
REGULAR DECEMBER, 14, 1953.
At a regular meetin-of the Mayor and Council of the Town of
Leesburg, in Virginia, held in the Council Chamber, Monday Decem-
ber, 14, 1953, at 7 :30 o' clock P. M. , there were present William
W. Nickels, Mayor, Horace M. Hallett, Recorder, Reginal K. Gheen,
_ Howard B. Gill, Emmerson H. James, Maurice R. Lowenbach, Jr; Frank
Raflo, and Morton Riddle 3rd ; Councilmen.
T The minutes of the previous meeting were read and upon motion
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of Morton Riddle 3rd ; seconded by Reginal K. Gheen, and unam-
inously carried were approved as read.
The Auditor-Treasurer read his .monthly report -for the month
of November, 1953, and presented his current bills, and upon.
- motion of Maurice R. Lowenbach Jr; seconded by Morton Riddle 3rd ;
and unaminously 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 author-
ized and directed to pay the f61a*wing bills :
Virginia Electric & Power Co . B 280. 942
. C. & P.. Telphone Co ; - 4.25 L
L. S. Huthcinson Esso Stations 11.68 1
Crider & Shockley 523.80'
Mitchells 1.90
Dudley Company 114. 31 '
Leesburg Hardware 5. 55
.Colonial Motor Sales, Inc ; 63.03 ..
T. J. Hatcher 348.99 -
W. W. Middleton 44. 38 -
Winchester Electric ,Service Inc ; 19.60 . ,
McDonald & Jenkins 3.70 .
Bishop' s Service Station 11.05
Richard U. Good 30.00
Southern States, Leesburg Corperative . . . 72.00
Claude Honicon 204:00 -
R. L. Hough 20.00 -
Raymond R. Rodrick 125.45
Paxson & Hawthorne 31. 50
D. A. Stine . . . . . 55. 00 - -!
Moore, Clemens & Company . 135.56 --
J. T. Hirst & Company Inc ; 26. 15 -
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6. 15 -The Blue Ridge Herald . . . . . . 7.15 '
Virginia-Carolinia Chemical Corp. 15.38• '
Roger F. Powell •
5.00 '
Victor N. Jackson 8.u0 "
a. Livingston & Son 40.401. .
Koontz Equipment Corporation 20.15 -'
Old Dominion Appliance Co ; 5.84
Line material Company 62.00
Frank Marr 47:00
Motorola Communications & Electronics Inc ; . 491.00 -'
Leesburg Service Station 178.242
_Robert L. tiucy 4.001
..rider & Schockle p,, ub.A,�.a.-/ \ 238.73
b. S. Post Office rya -erfli
5. 50
:3, 263.43
Mr. Hartman of the Gulf Oil Company appeared before Con-
cil and discussed the matter of purchasing the Town Hall Build-
ing, for the purpose of erecting a service station. Council took
no action regarding this matter. !
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Mr. Castleman, requested Council to investiagate the sew-
- er on West Cornwall Street to see if they could find the cause
for the backing of sewage into the basements of homes on that
street, Mr. Castleman also stated that his mother had paid a fee
for connecting to the Town Sewage System with the understanding
that all or a part of this fee would be refunded as others connect-
ed to the system. Mayor Nickels requested the Auditor-Treasurer
to have Mr. Hough check. the sewer on West Cornwall Street .
Members of the Planning Commission presented an anexation
report .to Council, and discussed this report at some ,lenght. A
. copy of the said report is on file in- the AudtiorrTreasurért
office.
Upon motion of Frank Raflo , seconded by Morton Riddle 3rd;
and carried by a vote of 5 to 1 Gheen, James, Riddle, Raflo, and
• Lowenbach, for Gill against the following resolution was adopted :
BE IT RESOLVED; by the Council o'f the Town of Leesburg, in
Virginia, that the report of the Planning Commission, dated Dec-
ember 10, 1953, and in recommendations. for areas to be annesed
to the present Town limits', ' togeather with a rough discription
' of the proposed boundries,• be and the same is• hereby. accepted
and approved ; a copy of said report is attached hereto, and fur-
that Stilson H. Hall, Attorney for the Town; •be' and' he is here-
by authorized and directed to draft such resolution as may be
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necessary for the annexation of the territory shown in said re-
port.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that William W. Nickels, Mayor, be
and he is hereby authorized and directed to secure the services
of a certified surveyor to make a survey, draft the necessary
plat or _plats and furnish metes and boundsand size of area which
the Town propose to annex.
Mayor Nickels appointed Frank Raflo, Maurice R. Lowenbach
Jr; and Howard b. Gill, as a committee to work on the annexation.
Upon motion of Frank Raflo, seconded by Morton Riddle 3rd ;
and unaminously 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 author-
ized and directed to have two parking meters removed from the
north side of Market Street in front of the Harrison property
and that this area be made a NO PARKIng L.0hi.
Upon motion of Morton Riddle 3rd; seconded by Maurice R.
Lowenbach Jr; and carried by a vote of 4 to 2 Riddle, Lowebach,
James and Raflo for Gheen and Gill against, the following resol-
ution was adopted :
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of `Leesburg, in
Virginia that the Auditor-Treasurer be and he is hereby authoriz-
ed and directed to have published in both of the newspapers in
the county an ad for bids to remove the trash and garbage from
4 .� the Town, and the said bidders shall state in their bids the type
equipment that will be used for the said work, the number of times
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they propose to remove the trash and garbage each week, that will
despose of all trash and garbage in the Town' s land fill, and
the Town of Leesburg agrees •depose of any trash and garbage sn-
its land fill, collected out side of the Town of Leesburg at a
rate of $ 8.00 per hour for the use of the bull dozer. The Town
of Leesburg has the right to reject any and all bids. The said
bids shall be sealed and in the office of the Auditor- reasurer
not later than Janurary 11th ; 1954. `
Mayor Nickels gave a report on work that had been done by
the Police Committee.
Upon motion of Reginal K. Gheen, seconded by Emmerson H.
James and unaminously carried the following ordinance was adopt-
ea :
BE IT ORDAINED; by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in
Virginia that the owner or custodian of any fowl shall keep the
same on his or her premises. The violation of this ordinance shall
be punishable by a fine of not less than $1.00 nor more than $50.00
and each violation of the previsions of this ordinance shall con-
situte and distinct offense.
Upon motion of Reginal K. Gheen, 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 Honorable Lucas D. Phillips be, and he is here-
by requested and directed to present a bill for enactment into
- law, at the next session of the General Assembly of Virginia, to
amend the charter of this Towb for the purpose of giving the Town
Council , in its discretion, power and authority to appoint not
more than- two justices of the peace for said Town, the law to be
come effective immediately, and the first appointment or appobft
ments to expire August 31, 1955, and there after the terms of off-
ice expiring simultaneously with the terms of office of the council
exercising the power of appointment, the lawnprdvidifg the qual-
itication of 'office, of the justice of the Peace, including the
requirements that they be residents of said Town and also provid-
ing for removal- of said justice of the peace.
There being no further business upon motion duly made sec-
onded and carried Council adjourned.
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