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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1955_09_15SPEC • 239 • IN WITNESS-WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, this of September, 1 55. corder (Seal) ' Upon motion of Thelma J. Smoot seconded by C. R. Lytle and unanimously carried the following resolution was adopted: -' BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia, that the next regular scheduled meeting be held on the 3rd Monday night, September 19, rather than the 2nd Monday night, September 12, so as to permit any Town Official or Councilman to attend the Convention of the League of Virginia Municipaletics Meeting. There being no further business and upon motion duly made seconded and carried Council adjourned: erste..c..2/1/dast, hthil C / Mayor Recorder - CORRECTION: ' Insert after paragraph 9, page 237: ' Upon motion of Regihald K. Gheen, seconded by C. R. Lytle and unani- mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that Howard W. Vesey be and he is hereby appointed and elected to the office of Town Attorney for the twO-year beginningerm September 1, 1955, at a salary '' of $100.00 per year. • - SPECIAL MEETING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1955. At a- special meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, held in the Council Chamber on September 15, 1955, at 4:30 o' clock, P. M. , pursuant to call of the Mayor, there were present E. B. White, Mayor, George J. Durfey, Howard B. Gill, Reginald K. Gheen, C. R. Hollandsworth and Thelma Smoot, Councilmen. Due to the absence of the Recorder, and upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, George J. Durfey was eleted to serve as Record- er Pro-tem for the said meeting. • Upon motion of C. R. Hollandsworth, seconded by Howard B. Gill, and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted : BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in i • Virginia, that Perrow and Brockenbrough, be, and they are hereby authorized to advise Alexander and Company that their bid of $9,385.68 . for the construction of the sewer line east of the Corporate limits . i along Route No. 7, and thence down Parker Road to the disposal plant of the Town, is accepted, and also, that their bid of $1,579.85 for the construction of the sewer line from the property of the Chesa- peake and Potomac Telephone Company across Route No. 7, and thence east to the property line of John Allen Johnston, is also accepted, with the understanding that the contract for refilling the excava- tion in the driveways of. Leonard W. Parker and Tri-County Electric Co-operative will not cost more than Three Hundred Fifteen Dollars (315.00) , and will be let to another contractor if the same can be ' obtained, in which event the the Town Attorney, be, and he is here- . by authorized and directed to prepare the contract papers with Alex- ander and Company and all necessary lease. agreements with all pro- perty owners affected and to conclude the preparation of all papers incident to the escrow agreements for the deposit of funds contri- buted by property owners under the resolution of the Council for 240 the Town of Leesburg on April 25, 1955. t/ Upon motion of Thelma J. Smoot, seconded by Howard B. Gill, and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that theTown of Leesburg, in Virginia, enter into a contract and deed of exchange with Loudoun Properties , Inc. wherein Loudoun Properties , Inc. deeds over to the Town of Lees- burg, in Virginia, all necessary right-of-ways to the extension of Parker Road, and' the property necessary for the expansion of the facilities of the sanitary disposal plant of the Town and the property necessary for a street running along the north- side of the sanitary disposal plant , and that the Town deed over to Lou- doun Properties , Inc. , a triangular portion of land constituting the northeast corner of said disposal plant, all as shown on the plat and survey of Perrow and Brockenbrough, dated` September 8, 1955, which said plat and survey shall' be incorporated in and made a part of said deed of exchange:- AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Attorney, be, . and he is hereby authorized and directed to prepare all papers / necessary to effectuate said transfer, and that upon the pre- paration of same the Mayor and the Recorder, be, and they are .' hereby authorized and directed to execute said deed of exchange • for and in behalf- of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia. Upon motion of Howard B. Gill , seconded by George J. Dur- fey, and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted : BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of .Leesburg, in Virginia, that the Town Attorney, be, and he is hereby author- ized and directed to prepare all necessary easements and license indentures which shall be necessary in, order to enablethe Town of Leesburg, ,:in Virginia, to construct, maintain and operate a sani- tary sewer line running from the Corporate -limits of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, eastwardly -along Route No. 7 to parker Road and thence down Parks' Road to the sanitary disposal plant of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, and such easement or license as may be necessary togrant tothe Town• of Leesburg,, in Virginia, the right to maintain a street or public right-of-way. across the right- of-way of the Washington and-Old Dominion Railroad, and to cons- truct and maintain beneath the surface in the right-of-way of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad, a sanitary sewer and water line,• and upon the preparation of all said leases', licenses and " easements , the Mayor and Recorder, be, and they. are hereby author- . ` ized and directed to execute said agreement for. and in• behalf of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia. Upon motion of C. R. Hollandsworth, seconded by Howard B. Gill , and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adooted : BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of theTown of Leesburg, in • Virginia, that the Consulting Engineers of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, Messrs. Perrow and Brockenbrough, be, and they are hereby authorized and directed to Prepare the papers necessary for the issuance of a -callfor bids for the construction of a water reservoir and improvemets to the water distribution system of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by them under date of September 8, 1955, the same being specification No. 54-22, the same to be constructed in accordance with the plat designated "Expansion of Water and Sewerage Facilities in the Town of Leesburg, Virginia, " prepared by Messrs. Perrow and Brockenbrough under date of September 8, _ 1955 , and in said call to provide that all bids shall be filed on or before 1.:00 P. M. , October 6 , 1955. AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all bids when filed _ shall- be presented to Mr. Warren Perrow of the firm of Perrow _ and Brockenbrough, Richmond, Virginia, Consulting Engineers , for the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, and that the said Warren Perrow, be, and he is directed forthwith to tabulate said bids _ and at the earliest practicable moment report to this Council his findings as to the lowest and best bid. • • 241 ,Upon motion of C. R. Hollandsworth, seconded by Howard B. Gill, and carried by a vote of four (4) to nothing, Durfey, Gill, Hol- landsworth and Smoot, for, Gheen not voting, the following resol- ution was adopted : . BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that the Mayor, be, and he is hereby authorized and di- rected to obtain at the earliest possible time an anraisal of the Tiffany Tract on the west side of Waterford Road, from a compe- tent and qualified appraiser, in order that the Council of the ' Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, may be advised as to the value of said property, both in whole and in part, for use for the cons- truction of a water reservoir for the Town of Leesburg, in Vir- ginia. • AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that it is the sense of this Council that the aforesaid tract of Harry I. Tiffany is the most practicable, feasible and desirable tract for the location of said water reservoir and the location• of said water reservoir • thereon will best promote and enhance the public interest of the citizens of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia. Upon motion duly made, seconded- and carried , Council ad- journed. r /I / • Mayor - _ Recorder �'r em • • REGULAR MEETING, 'SEFTEMBER 19, 1955. At a regular meeting -of -the Mayor and Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Vi inia; held -in the Council Chamber, Monday, September 19, 1955,-at-7 :30 o'clock, .P. M. , there were present E. B. White, Mayor; Horaoe M. Hallett, Recorder, George J. Durfey, Reginald •K. Gheeri[ Howard B. Gill, C. R Hollandsworth, C. R. Lytle and Thelma -J: -Smoot. - • The minutes—of -the special meetings of August, and •the regular meeting of August were read, and upon motion of George J. Durfey, seconded by —C:—R.- Lytle, and unanimously carried were approved as read. -- -. - • Mr. Durfey-made a report to the Council regarding the acceptance of thersealer-line in Woodberry Subdivision. Mr. Dur- fey stated that there-Were two iteme that needed to be -corrected, and that both had-been-647.16d to -the attention of the owners of Woodberry Subdivision, and to the Contractor, but as of this date . he was not sure that they had been -Completed, nor had the keys to:the_pumping statiori-been-turned over to the Town of Leesburg. Mr. Durfey-also' reported that there were certain deficien- cies in the road,--curb and gutter -construction in Monroe Manor, and upon motion of George J. Durfey, seconded by C. R. Hollands- worth, and unanimously-carried, -the following resolution was adopted : • ____ - -" __ . BE- • IT RESOLVED; by -the -Council-of-the Town -of Leesburg, S in Virginia, that-the Monroe Manor -Corporation be advised of the deficiencies that were called to the attention of the Council by Mr. Durfey in the road, curb and gutter construction, and that theybe requested to correct these deficiencies at once. Upon motion of Reginald K. Gheen, and seconded by George J. Durfey, and unanimously carried, the folloang resolution was adopted : BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia,, that Raymond L. Houghs salary be increased from $3,000.00 to $3,300.00 per annum, effective September 1, 1955. AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the salary of Glendon Weatherholtz be increased from $2,700.00 to $2,800.00 Fs•• annum, effective September 1, 1955. 1 - •