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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1954_03_08 109 . Capital Outlay--Sewer System - 4 346.09 Capital Outlay--Motor Vehicles 691.66 • - Capital Outlay--Office Furniture - 69.24 $3,415.84 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Auditor-Treasurer be and he is hereby • authorized and directed to make the necessary record change on the books of the Town Accounts to carry out the instructions of this resolution. There being no further business upon motion duly made; seconded and carried, Count' adjourned. ,.../Veaszete-c-17,/,/bleds, Mayor Recorder • • REGULAR MARCH 8, 1954 Atva regplar meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, held in the Council Chamber on Monday, March 8, 1954 at 7:30 o'clock P. M., there were present: William W. Nickels, Mayor, Horace M. Hallett, Recorder, Reginald K. Gheen, Howard B. Gill, Emerson H. James, Frank Raflo and Morton Riddle, III, Councilmen. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and upon motion of Morton Riddle, .III, seconded by Emerson H. James and unanimously carried, were approved • as read. The,Auditor-Treasurer read his monthly report for. the month of February, 1954, and presented his current bills and upon motion of Emerson H. James, seconded by Morton Riddle, III 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 authorized and directed to pay the following bills: • • Virginia Electric & Power Co. 4 258.86 Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. of Va.- - - - 1.30 L. S. Hutchison Esso Stations - 2.75 • Radio Communications Company, Inc. 25.00 The Brock Chevrolet, Inc. - 25.00 Creel Brothers, Inc. 59.04 J. S. Whitmore .75 S. Livingston & Son , - 33.90 Moore-Earhart Compares - 29.38 Leesburg Hardware- - - 2.25 Mitchell's 1.50 The American Magazine - 4.00 Armfield, Harrison & Thomas - 55.39 Loudoun Times..Mirror 8.45 Neptune Meter Company - 139.20 T. J. Hatcher - - 12.50 McDonald & Jenkins 3.43 W. W. Middleton - 61.64 • J: T. Hirst & Company, Inc. - 31.98 Arlington Stone Company _ - 10.13 J. V. Apperson 2.50 Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corporation 16.50 Raymond R. Rodrick 125.44 ' • Shaffer Equipment & Supply Company 100.40 Koontz Equipment Corporation 1 106.07 41,117.36 On motion of Reginald K. Gheen, seconded by Emerson H. James and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: WHEREAS, Beans & Thompson have requested the Council of this Town to rezone their property, a tract of land containing 18.26 acres, more or less, situated, lying and being on the East side of South Street, being the same land conveyed to E. H. Beans and Henry M. Thompson by S. D. Phillips and wife, by 110 deed dated May 18, 1946, recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court • of Loudoun County, Virginia, in Deed Book 12 F's, at page 455, by including in "Residential District #2"and removing from "Residential District. #1"; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the laws of the State of Virginia, it is provided that the Council is authorized to submit proposals, amendments or supplements to any zoning regulations to the Board of Zoning Appeals for its report and recommendations after public hearing in relation thereto in the manner and method provided by law; and WHEREAS, the Council believes that the requested change and amendment should be submitted to the Board of Zoning Appeals for its reports and - recommendation. • NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of , Leesburg, in Virginia: (1) That the Council hereby refers to the Board of Zoning Appeals for its report and recommendation, the said request of Beans & Thompson to change the present designation of their property from that of "Residential District #1 " to that of RResidential District #2", after a public hearing in • relation thereto to be held by the Board of Zoning Appeals in pursuance of law. • (2) That the Recorder of this Town shall forthwith deliver a certified copy of this ordinance to the Board of Zoning Appeals. • . Mr. Frank Caldwell of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company • of Virginia, appeared before Council and requested permission- to install a Public Telep4one Booth on the Town Parking Lot. This matter was referred: to the Street Cpmmittee. Mayor Nickels reported to Council that Mr. Lucas Phillips- had in- formdd him that the Governor had signed the bill regarding the Town of• Leesburg appointing two Justices of the Peace, and upon motion of Frank Raflo, seconded by Reginald K. Gheen and carried by a vote of 4 to 0, Raflo, Gheen, James. and Riddle, for, Gill not voting, the following resolution was adopted: • BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in:Virginia, / that Howard B. Gill be and he is hereby appointed as a Justice of 'the Peace for the Town of Leesburg, beginning on the 8th day of March, 1954 and that his term of office as said Justice of the Peace shall expire on the-31st day of August, 1955. ✓ Upon motion of Reginald-K. Gheen, seconded by Frank Raflo 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 authorized and directed to accept bid.#2 of W. R. Altizer, which reads as follows: "Same as item #1 above with surface placed of RC 2 T asphalt, oil treatment, •surface consisting of prime course 4/10 gal; RC2T and 30 lbs. #9 crushed'stone per sq. yard, prime course 6/10 gal. RC28 and 20 lbs. V #11 crushed stone per sq. yard. - $2,513.44. And that-W. R. Altizer agrees to pay to the Town of Leesburg the sum of $100.00 for the,.old buildings and will clear the land for the new parking lot, on the property formerly known as the "Diggs Property", on W. Loudoun Street. w . Upon motion of Reginald K. Gheen, seconded by Frank Raflo and unani- mously 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 authorized and directed to purchase a'Revolver for Officer Venable,'and the said Revolver shall be as- signed to Officer Venable. • Upon Motion of Reginald K. thein, seconded by Morton Riddle, III, and unanimously carried the following resolution wad adopted: BE IT 'RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that the State Auditing Department be and it is hereby requested to audit %- the records of the Auditor-Treasurer of the Town of Leesburg, concerning the • Town's finances, for one year, from July 1, 1953; through June 30, 1954, and the said town will pay the Commonwealth of Virginia for aming said audit, and Horace M. Hallett, Recorder, is authorized and requested to execute a certified copy of this resolution to be mailed to the Auditing Department of the Commonwealth .of Virginia. i • There being no further business, upon motion duly made, seconded and 111 carried, Council adjourned. C4. . _Jai or Recor.er SPECIAL MARCH, 29, 1954. At special meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Lees- burg, in Virginia, held in the Cotncil iVhaeiberToxnlMofidTaygsMaa�ch 29, - 1954, at 7:30 o' clock P. M. , there were present Horace M. Hallett Recorder, Reginald K. Gheen, Howard B. ' Gill, Emmerson H. James, Maurice R. Lowenbach Jr; Frank Raflo, and Morton Riddle 111, Councilmen. In absence of the Mayor the Recorderpresided at the meet- ing. • upon motion of Morton Riddle 111, seconded by Emmerson H. James, and unaminogsly carried, Frank Raflo was elected to serve as Recorder Pro-tem for the said meeting. Horace M. Hallett, read a request from the six members of the Town Council requesting the calling of the said special Meet- ing. • Mr. Gheen presented each member of the Council a copy of . the proposed budget that would be presented to the Council at their regular meeting in April, and asked that they study it carefully and report any changes that they thought should be made. Upon motion of Morton Riddle 111, seconded by Frank Raflo and unaminously carried the following resolution was adopted: II BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia that, WHERAS, the Town Council of Leesburg at its meeting on April 4, 1952, obligated itself to extend a newer line to the Town Limits to join with the sewer line laid by the Loudoun County School Board from the New High School, and WHEREAS, the Loudoun County School Board is now considering the laying of said sewer line to the limits of the Town, and WHEREAS, it seems desireable and necessary for the said Town Council to work with the' School' Board to obtain mutual agreement on matters arising in the completion of the project, THERORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Sanitation Committee of said Town be and it is hereby authorized and directed to work with the School Board for the purpose of fulfilling in the most economical and efficient manner the decesion of said Coundl to make sewer fac- ilities available to the School Board and the said Sanitatton Comm- - itte is instructed to-make recommendations to the said Council for the deliberation and action by the said Council. Upon motion of Morton Riddle 111, seconded by Frank Raflo, and unaminously carried the following resolution was adopted : * WHEREAS, Gene Newkirk, owner of the Loudouh Laundry and Dry Cleaners, located on the West side of the Town property, known as the Diggs property, has offered to deed to the Town of Leesburg a ` : certain parcel of land to be used as a parking area, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Lees- burg, in Virginia, that the said property be and it is hereby accept- ed by theTown of Leesburg, provided that a satisfactory agreement can be made, wherby Mr. Newkirk and the Town of Leesburg be mutally satisfied with the rights of the said agreement. Upon motion of Maurice R. Lowenbach Jr; seconded by Frank Raflo, and unaminously carried Council adjoured to an executive session.