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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1955_10_06SPEC 243 - 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. • Upon motion of Reginald R. 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. e-ei,..L4 ,g, 4.6vf_ ,. de,„...... ..,..,/," 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 6th, 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. ill' 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 : • 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 Philadel-phia,-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 I 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. - . 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 anddiscussed-with the Council the said bids. Noactionwas taken regarding--the- bids. - 244 • There being no further business , upon motion duly made, se- conded and carried, Council adjourned. J � //'/ � 'f G 1 Mayor 4)1L4- Recordersr' m 7 . . K REGULAR, OCTOBER 10, 1955 i At a regular meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Leesburg., in Virginia, held in the .Council Chamber, Monday, _ • October 10, 1955, at .7 :30. o' clock, P. M. there were present E. ' B. White, Mayor, Horace M. Hallett, Recorder, George J. Durfey, Reginald K. Gheen, Howard B. Gill, C. R. Lytle, C. R. Hollands- worth and Thelma J. Smoot, @ Councilmen.gtSeptember15th,• n(� the regular of eSeptemiberm l9tn .were reaadem ana pmotion of George J. Durfey, seconded by C. R. Lytle and unanimously carried, were approved as read. The Auditor-Treasurer presented his monthly report for the month of September, 1955, and the quarterly report for the months of July, August, and September, 1955, and upon motion of C. R. Lytle; seconded by George J. Durfey , and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted; BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that the said quarterly report of the Auditor-Treasurer for the. months of July, August, and September, 1955, be, and . they are hereby. accepted. and approved. . BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Auditor-Treasurer, be, and he is pde�9? haaNthorized. and directed to have published in a news- I paper/in n i wn of Leesburg once, and to post a copy of said quaterly report in front of the Court Hone of the Town of Lees- burg, in Virginia.. . The Auditor-Treasurer presented the current bills, and upon motion of Thelma J. Smoot, seconded by Reginald K. Gheen, 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- orized and directed to pay the following bills : . Virginia Electric & Power Company :. . Street Lighting . $ 178.00 ; White Way Lighting 19.80 - PowerrPumn House 39.75- • Power New Well • 17.85 ' Power-Harrison Spring 12.00' . Sireen, M. 0. , Fire House 2.30 - C. & P. Telephone Company of Virginia . 4.30 Loudoun Times-Mirror 10.70 • - Garrett Insurance Agency 69.38 ' • Burroughs Corporation • 6.36 -- . Frances M. Carnes 4.50 " . T. J. Hatcher 5.55 ' L. S. Hutchison Esso Stations 1.80' Creel Brothers , Inc. 21.14 " Leesburg Hardware . 1.80 League of Virginia Municipalitie . 75.00 ' Diamond Alkali Company 34. 13 Old Dominion Appliance Company, Inc. • 22.80 ' . Caldwell-Sites Company 19.20' J. T. Hirst & Company, Inc. _ 10.24' Department- of Highways (Commonwealth of Virginia) 70.90 ' Wallace & Tiernan 46.51' Hays Mfg. Company 24.81' Noland Company , Inc. 3.50' Raymond R. Rodrick 55.55% . Leesburg Service Station 2.10) . Howard W. Vesey (Town Attorney) 56.45 - Total regular bills $ 816.42