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_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 awaisal of the
Tiffany Tract on the west side of Waterford Road, from a compe-
1 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.
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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. /
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Mayor ` Recorder Pr, em
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REGULAR MEETING, "SEFTEMBER 19, 1955.
At a regular -meeting Of the Mayor and Council of the Town
of Leesburg, in Vlginia; held -in the Council Chamber, Monday,
September 19, 1955,- 1-7 :30 "o' clock, -P. M. , there were present
E. B. White, Mayor;-Horaoe M. Hallett, Recorder, George J. Durfey,
Reginald X. Gheeri,- Hbward B. Gill, C. R. Hollandsworth, C. R.
Lytle and Thelma -J: -Smoot: - --
The minute-ET-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. Duffel-made a report to the Council regarding the
acceptance of the-seiner line in Woodberry Subdivision. Mr. Dur-
fey stated that there-were tiro -items that- needed to be -corrected,
and that both had""been -oaIled - to -the attention of the owners of
Woodberry Subdivision, and to the Contractor, but as of this date
he was not sure tfiat they had been-completed, nor bad the keys
to:the-pumping station--bet—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 6f George -J.• Durfey, seconded by C. R. Hollands-
worth, and unanimously-carried, -the following resolution was
adopted: - --- - - - - -
•. iBE- IT RESOLVED;- by -the -Council of-tine Town -of Leesburg,
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
they. be requested to correct these deficiencies at once.
Upon motion of Reginald _K. Gheen, and seconded by George
_ J. Durfey, and unanimously carried, the folloding resolution was
adopted :
BE IT . RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in
Virginia,, that Raymond L. Hough' s 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 ice' annum,
effective September 1, 1955.
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A. letter from the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
was read in which they made certain proposalt,regarding the install-
ins of telephone call. boxes to be installed/strategic points in the
Town. The Mayor requested that the Police Committee investigate the
need for these telephone call boxes , and report back to the Council
at they' next meeting
Mayor White gave a brief report on the League of Virginia Muni-
cipalities meeting held at Old Point.
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Mayor White read a letter from Mr. Leonard W. Parker in
which he requested certain information as to what the Town' s
plans were for further annexation. The Council advised Mr. Park-
er that they were considering the matter of annexation and hop-
ed to be able to give an answer in the very near future.
The Auditor-Treasurer presented his report for the month
of August, 1955, and *the current bills , and upon motion of George
J. Durfey, 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 Auditor-Treasurer, be, and he is hereby auth-
orzied and directed to pay the following bills :
Virginia Electric & Power Company
Street Lighting $ 178.00/
White Way Lighting - • 20.00
Power-Pump House 56.45
Power-New Well 27.85
Disposal Plant .70
Sireen, Mayor' s Office , Fire House 1.90'
C. & P. Telephone Co. of Va. 1.90 '
Armfield, Harrison & Thomas 17.90'
Leesburg Service Station 19.50V
Mitchell's 3.05'
Frances M. Carnes 15.00?
Loudoun Times-Mirror19.70'
• Richard U. Goode 40.00'
T. J. Hatcher • 1.93 '
L. 3. Hutchison Esso Stations 39.50 '
Leesburg Hardware 2.15'
M & G, Motors. " 15.00-
J. T. Hirst & Company, Inc. 3.80
Newton & Kaufman 1.00'
Pifer Stationery & Office Supply 37.50" •
The Brock Chevrolet, Inc. 8.30'
J. S. 'Whitmore- 3.60 '
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The Blue Ridge Herald 91.55 '
Arlington Stone Company 12.22 '
Raymond R.Rodrick 65.17'
Badger Meter Mfg. Co. 152.80 "
Marken & Bielfeld 104.10'
• _ Commonwealth of Va. (D. of P. and P. ) 4.00 '
Diamond Alkali Company 33.00
• The Ford Meter Box Company, Inc. 66.04 '
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The Garlock Packing Company . 8.03 ' •
The Hughes Chemical Co. , Inc. 34.25Y
Cooper-Trent of Virginia, Inc. 38.59Y
Raymond L. Hough •
15.00
' Marken & Bielfeld 98.00'
$ 1,237.48 Reg. Bills
Robert K. Wilson $ 50.00-Bills
The Bond Buyer 163.80"Special
The Blue Ridge Herald 52.80- Account
$ 26640
Total Bills $ 1,504.08
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-- Emmett Jackson appeared before Council and requested that
steps be taken to construct a side walk at the east end of the
Town to connect with the side walk that had been constructed by
the Virginia State Highway Department leading to Douglas High
School. He called to the attention of the Council the matter
of safety that was involved in which children had to walk out
in Route No, 7 in passing the area where there was no side walk.
This matter was referred to the street committee for their in-
vestigation.
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Upon motion of Reginald K. Gheen, seconded by Howard B.
Gill, and unanimously carried, Council approved the following
salaries : George E. Ward, Auditor-Treasurer, $4,000.00 per year;
Officers Athey, Barton, and. Turner, $2,700.00 each per year.
- There being no further. business., upon motion duly made, .
seconded, and carried, Council adjourned. .
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Mayor . Recorder .
SPECIAL, OCTOBER 6 , 1955
At a special meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Town
of Leesburg, in Virginia, held in the Council Chamber, October
61h, 1955, at 1 :30 o' clock, P. M. , pursuant to a call of the Mayor
regarding the opening of the bids for the erection of the water
- and sewer system, there were present E. B. White, Mayor, George
J. Durfey, Reginald K. Gheen, Howard B. Gill, C. R. Lytle, C. R.
Hollandsworth, Thelma J. Smoot, Councilmen.
Due to the absence of the Recorder, George J. Durfey was
elected to serve as Recorder. Pro-tem for the said meeting.
The following bids were opened and presented to the Mayor
. and Council :
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• Hammond Iron Works .
Warren, Pa. Water Tank $ 60,850.00 220 Cal. days
Subsidiary Companies of
Bethlehem Steel Corp.
Bethlehem, Pa. . Water Tank $ 75,400.00 185 Cal. days
Richmond Engineering Co.
Richmond;-Va Water Tank $ 58,574.00 270 Cal. days
Chicago Bridge & Iron- Co - -Water Tank $ 57,740.00 245 Cal. days
Philadelphia1--Pa. . - -- -- --- - -
Pittsburgh-Demoines Steel Co. -Water Tank $. 54,800.00 300 Cal. days
Pittsburgh; Pa.
• R, . B. Ritchie -- .
Richmond;-Va-. Water & Sewerage $105,000.00 360 Cal. days
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English Construction Co. Water & Sewerage $104,700,00. 250 Cal. days
Altavista, Va.•
Blackwell Egineering Co. Water & Sewerage $137,085.00 270 Cal. days
Warrenton,--Va. .
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Donald- H;-Salvage - . .
Ameherst.,_Va.. - . Water & Sewerage $102,500.00 270 Cal. days
Mr._Warren C. Perrow, of the engineering firm of Perrow and
Brockenbr.ough.,_was .present and. discussed_ with the Council the said
bids. No action was -taken regarding. the bids.