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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1955_08_30SPEC 233 • SPECIAL AUGUST 30, 1955. At a special meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Town of • Leesburg in Virginia, held in the Council Chamber on Tuesday Aug- ust 30, 1955, at 12 o 'clock noon there were present Emerson H. James Mayor, Reginald K. Gheen, Howard B. Gill, George J. Durfe , Frank Raflo, and Morton Riddle, lll, Councilmen. • Due to the -absence of the Recorder and upon motion duly made sec- onded and carried Reginald K. Gheen was elected to serve as Record- er Pro-tem. Mayor James stated that the meeting had been called pursuant to a published notice regarding the sale of the General Obligation wat- er and sewer bonds. The Recorder of the said Town react the following proposed ordinance, and after the Council had considered said Ordinance, on motion of Frank Raflo, • seconded by Howard B. Gill, and carried by the following recorded vote: ' • FOR Emerson H. James, Mayor George J. Durfey Reginald K. Gheen • Howard B: Gill Morton Riddle III • Frank Raflo • • • AGAINST ' NONE a quorum of the Council being present and voting for the passage of said ordinance. An ordinance accepting bid for $$160,000.00 General Obligation Water and Sewer Revenue ' Bonds; designating method of delivery of • bonds and coupons; collection of the pro- ceeds of sale thereof; and providing for ' deposit of funds derived from sale of bonds. . WHEREAS, pursuant to and in conformity with ordinances heretofore passed by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, including an order passed June 20, 1955, providing for the advertisement of sale of bonds and the time for opening the bids made for the purchase thereof; and, 0 WHEREAS, said sale of bonds was advertised in THE BLUE RIDGE HERALD, Purcellville, Virginia, a newspaper published and having general circulation in Leesburg and in Loudoun County, Virginia, and in THE BOND BUYER, 67 Pearl Street, New York City, New York,• said advertisement reciting that bids would be received at a meeting to be held in the Council Chambers at Leesburg, Virginia, at 8 o'clock P.M. (EST) on July,'1955, when said bids would be opened by the Town Council; and, • WHEREAS, the following bids were submitted and considered: NAME AND ADDRESS AMOUNT INTEREST RATE r . W. Craigie & Co. 160,240.00 2.70 Baker-Watts & Ca. 160,208.00 - _'3.00 Scott-Horner & Mason 160,800.00 3.20 Strader-Taylor & Co. 160,019.00 3.00 J. C. Wheat & Co. 160,025.00 2.90 R. H. Brooke & Co. 161,554.30 2.90 -Anderson & Strudwick 160,162.50 2.80 234' WHEREAS, the said Council deems it most advisable to accept the bid of F. W. CRAIGIE & CO., that being the most advantageous bid received for said One Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000.00) General Obligation Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds of said Town, and which said bid is in the amount of One Hundred Sixty Thousand Two Hundred Forty Dollars ($160,240.00), with an interest rate of 2.70 Per Cent; and, WHEREAS, the said Council desires to reject and not to accept the following bids: - NAME AND ADDRESS AMOUNT INTEREST RATE 11/. 4 Baker-Watts & Co. 160,208.00 3.00 Scott, Horner & Mason 160,800.00 3.20 Strader-Taylor & Co. 160,019.00 3.00 J. C. Wheat & Co. 160,025.00 2.90 R. H. Brooke & Co. 161,554.30 2.90 Anderson & Strudwick 160,162.50 2.80 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, Virginia, as follows: • (1) That the bid of F. W. Craigie & Co., Richmond, Virginia, for said One Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000.00) General Obligation Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds Which bid is in th& amount of One Hundred Sixty Thousand Two Hundred Forty ($160,240.00) with an interest rate of 2.70 Per Centum, be and the same hereby is accepted and approved, and the Treasurer of the said Town hereby is authorized, instructed and directed to depostit the check of Thirty Two Hundred Dollars ($3200.00), which was enclosed with said bid, to the credit of the said Town in a special account entitled "Town of Leesburg, Leesburg, Virginia, General Obligation Water.and Sewer Revenue Bond Account," said deposit to be . made in The Loudoun National Bank, Leesburg, Virginia. (2) That the following bids be and the same are hereby rejected and not accepted: , NAME AND ADDRESS AMOUNT _- INTEREST RATE Baker-Watts & Co. 160,208.00 3.00 • Scott-Horner & Mason 160,800.00 3.20 Strader-Taylor & Co.- 160,019.00 3.00 J. C. Wheat & Co. 160,025.00 2.90 R. H. Brooke & Co; 161,554.30 2.90 Anderson & Strudwick 160,162.50 2.80 (3) That Horace M. Hattett, Recorder of the said Town, be and he hereby is authorized, instructed, directed and requested to return immediately the checks • of the foregoing, whose bids were rejected and not accepted. (4) That after said bonds shall have been printed and properly executed, and -•� when the payment of the balance due of the said issue of One Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000.00) General Obligation Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds shall have been made to the said Town, George E. Ward, Auditor-Treasurer of the said Town be and he hereby is authorized, empowered, instructed and directed. to deliver said bonds and coupons to F. Q. Craigie & Co., of Richmond, Virginia, the purchaser thereof, or::in the event said purchaser desires to make settlement in its home city, then the said George E. Ward, Auditor-Treasurer, shall deliver said signed bonds and coupons to The Loudoun National Bank, Leesburg, Virginia, and request said bank to draft on the said purchaser in the sum of One Hundred Fifty Seven Thousand and Forty Dollars 0$157,040.00), with interest on One Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000.00)' at Two and 70100 Per Centum (2.70), from October 1, 1955, and to forward said bonds and coupons with draft for collection to a bank or trust company designated by the purchaser of said' bonds, for delivery on payment of the balance due on the purchase price, as provided by said draft. Recorder pro tem Mayor I, REGINALD K. GHEEN, Recorder pro tem of the Town of Leesburg, Leesburg, Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing is an exact copy of an • Ordinance passed by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, Leesburg, Virginia, at its meeting held in Council Chambers on the 30th day of August, 1955. Recorder, Pro tem 235 Upon motion of Morton Riddle,III, seconded by George J. Durfey and . unanimously carred the following resolution was adopted: WHEREAS, the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, a municipal corporation chartered by the Acts of Assembly of 1936, pursuant to Section 3, subsection - (t) of the charter of said Town, and the general law of this State, on the 6th day of October, 1941, 1946, duly passed an ordinance creating and • establishing the Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company, and authorizing the Company to pass by-laws, rules and regulations, not in conflict with the laws of this • State and the ordinances of the Town, for the purpose of carrying the Company's objects into effect; and, • IWHEREAS, the Council of the said Town, on or about the 1st day of June, 1953, gave its consent to the Leesburg Volunteer Firu Company to lay a water pipe line from a point on Ayr Street (Dry Mill Road) and extending in and along Ayr Street to a point on the Southern side of Loudoun Street, thence in and along the Southern side of Loudoun Street in an easterly direction to a point just west of what is known as the "Mitchell" property; and, WHEREAS, the aforesaid action of the Town was not recorded, said water pipe line has been laid, and, it is believed that the action taken by the Council on or about the 1st day of June, 1953, relating to the laying of the said water line should be ratified, approved and confirmed, and recorded in the minute books of said Town; and, • WHEREAS, the Circuit Court for Loudoun County, on the 15th day of June, 1954, in the chancery cause of Matthew Pulliam, et al, Trustees for the Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company, Leesburg, Virginia, v. G. Shirley.Myers, et al, Docket No. 1381, granted to the said G. Shirley Myers "the perpetual right to maintain and repair the water line established by the Leesburg Volunteer fire Department" along the South side of Loudoun Street; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: -. (1) That the action of the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, in giving its consent to the Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company to lay a water line along Loudoun and Ayr Streets as hereinabove set out, and as set out 111 .in the decree of the court -in the chancery cause of Matthew Pulliam, et al V. G. Shirley.Myers, et al, Chancery No. 1381, be and the same is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed, (2) That the said G. Shirley.Myers and Alma S. Myers, his wife, their heirs and assigns forever, are hereby granted an easement and the perpetual right to maintain and repair the said water line located about 110 feet South of Loudoun Street and extending in and along Ayr Street to a point on the Southern side of Loudoun Street; thence in and along the Southern side of Loudoun Street in an Easterly direction to a point just West of the Mitchell property and then along the Eastern edge of the Leesburg Volunteer Fire Department property in a Southerly direction for a.distance of _872 feet to a tee, said water pipe line extending for a distance of approximately 9254 feet, exclusive of the distance across Ayr Street to the Harrison property; and that in the event said pipe line shall for any reason be removed, disturbed or its location interfered with, or covered by sidewalks or streets, so as to inhibit or preclude the repair and maintenance of said water pipe by the said G. Shirley Myers,'his heirs and assigns forever, then and in that event, the repair and maintenance of said line shall be the responsibility of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, and in the event that it becomes necessary at any time to excavate for the repair and maintenance of said line, the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, reserves the right to do and make anyyand all necessary repairs. Passed this 30th day of August, 1955. . Attest: • Mayor Recorder . . Upon motion of Howard H. Gill, seconded by George J. Durfey, and unanimously' ' carried the following resolution was adopted: .; WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the Town of Leesburg, at a duly called special meeting, have this day accepted the bid of F. W.• CRAIGIE AND COMPANY for the sale of certain general obligation water and sewer bonds for the 236 / improvement, among other things, of the water sup y and distribution system of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia; and, WHEREAS, under an ordinance duly passed on June 20, 1955, the Mayor and Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, determined to establish water and sewer rates which would assure the payment of the interest and principal on the bonds to be issued in payment for the construction and installation of said water and sewer lines; and, WHEREAS, upon investigation and report by the Sewer Committee of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, after consultation with Messrs. Perrow and Brockenbrough, Consulting Engineers for the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, have determined that in order to meet payments of interest and principal on said bonds, it is necessary and advisable that a sewer service charge be established in the amount of one-half of the water fee changed all users thereof; . . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, in a duly called special meeting of said Council held in Council Chambers on the 30th day of August, 1955, at which all members of the Council and Mayor were present, as follows: . (1) That beginning with the quarter ending November 20, 1955, there be assessed and charged to all persons within or without the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, using the sewer facilities of said Townlor •rho have'available for use said sewer facilities, a •charge of one-half of the amount of their said. water bill for said guar er, and that said charge shall continue for each ' and every quarter until further order of the Council. (2) That the Auditor-Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized and directed to notify all users of the establishment of said sewer charge. (3) That the Auditor-Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized and . "directed to notify all users whether within or without the Corporate limits, of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, of the establishment of the assessment of said charge, and that said charge as hereinabove provided for, shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of the passage of this . ordinance, both with respect to users within and without the Corporate limits of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia. • a Passed this 30th day of August, 1955. . Attest: Mayor Recorder There being no further business, upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, Council adjourned. IJJ. Mayor 'ecorder . SPECIAL SEPTEMBER 1, 1955 , At a special meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, held in the Council Chambers on Thursday September 1, 1955, at 10 o'clock A.M. There were present: E. B. 1Thite, Mayor, George J._Durfey, Reginald K. Gheen, Howard B. Gill, C. R. Hollandsworth, C. R. Lytle and Thelma J. Smoot, Councilmen. • The Mayor and all members of the Council with the exception of the Recorder were duly sworn in. Due to the absence of the Recorder and upon motion duly made seconded and carreid Reginald K. Gheen was elected to serve as Recorder Pro-tem. Upon motion of George J. Durfey seconded by Howard B. Gill, and unanimously carried the following resolution was adopted: •