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Home My Public Portal About1955_12_12 14 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 authorize¢ for payment to Dalton Taylor the sum of $87. 50 . for expenses while serving as an• in- spector on the route 7 sewer line extension. . There being no further business, and upon motion duly made seconded and carried Council adjourned.94‘ • Recorder. C{� Mayot ' REGULAR December, 12, 1955 At a regular meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia, Monday December, 12, 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. Hollandsworth , C. R. Lytle, and Thelma J. Smoot Councilmen. • The minutes of the regular meeting of November, 14th and the special meeting of November 26th; and 28th ; were read and u'Don. motion of C. R. Lytle, seconded by George J. Durfey and unaminously carried were approved as read. The Auditor-Treasurer read his monthly report for the mon- . th of November, 1955, and presented his current bills and up- on motion of Howard B. Gill, seconded by C. R. Hollandsworth, and unaminously 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 with the exception of Hayes Seay, Mattern, & Mattern and the said bill be in the amount $ 587. 34. General Fund: Virginia Electric & Power Co ; $ 284. 45 C. & P. Telphone Co • l 11.96 Hankey ' s Sales & Service / 10.00 - . .Loudoun-Times Mirror . 9.80 J. S. Whitmore . . . . . . . . . . . 2.98 Leesburg Service Station 12. 20 ' T. J. Hatcher 21. 40 . Whitmore & Arnold 20.06 - . Leesburg Hardware 46. 58 Walter A. Herndon 10. 70 - W. W. Middleton 35. 15 - L. S. Hutvhinson Esso Station. . . . . . 9. 50 - Moore, Clemens & Company 115. 56 - DiamondAAlkkli Company 17.63 ' Raymond R. .Rodrick 130. 77 Badger Meter Box Company, _Inc. . . . . . 160. 24 ' The Ford Meter Box Company 93. 82 G. & G. Company Inc .20..00 ' • J. T. Hirst & Co ; Inc ' 132.8 i$1, l4k5.55 Water & Sewer 'Construction Fund : Robert K. Wilson $ 75.00 Howard W. Vesey - . . . . 16. 50 w 91. 50' Route #7 & Parker Road Sanitary Sewer .Fund : •Howard W. Vesey $ 31.45 ' Perrow & Brockenbrough 1, 373.021 $$ 1,404. 47) • u' 0 • Mr. Gill told Council that he and Mr. Lytle had inspected the work that had been done by ?lessers A. N. and Al Phillips on the route 7 sewer project, and . that although they .did not feel . that the work was completely satisfactory nothing further could be done until the fill had time to settle more, and reccommended that part payment be made for this work, and upon motion of Howard B. Gill, seconded by CR. Lytle, and unaminously carried the follow- ing 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 authoriz- ed and directed to pay A. N. & A. L. Phillips the sum of 3 300.00 as a part payment of their bill. Drs. W. P. Frazier and Oscar Hunter appeared before Council in intrest of the Loudoun County Hospital. Both Doctors requested Council to consider the hospital every way possible in locating the new water tank. They told Council that they felt sure that the hosptial would have to - be enlarged in- the very near future, and if the water tank was not' located with this matter in mind it prevent such expansion. Council asured' the doctors that it would do every thing possible to help the- hospital in any way that it could. CV M Upon motion of Reginald K. Gheeh; ' seconded by George J. Durfey and unaminously carried th e- follewinW resolution was adopted : 4 4:t BE IT RESOLVED: by the - Council- of- the Town of Leesburg in rs Virginia, that the Town agreee' to hay- electric bill in connect- ion with the Christmas Street" Lihte" and' Christmas 'Tree Lights, and that the Mayor ie authoried' to - sign' the application in be- half of the town. • Upon motion of C: R. Lytle seconded - by Thelma J. Smoot, and unaminously carried the following' resolution was adopted : BE IT RESOLVED, " by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia, . that the police men be given a day off per week wad 111 that Officer Barton be permitted to work the extra time and be paid for -same, and that this day off per week shall begin on December 16, 1955. Upon motion of C. R. Lytle, seconded by Thelma J. Smoot, and carried by a vote of 5 to 0 Gill not voting 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 author- ized and directed to pay each member of the Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company the sum of 3 20.00 as a Christmas gift for 1955. Upon motion of George J. Durfey, seconded by Howard B. Gill and unaminously 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 author- ized' and directed to charge off as of December 5, the balance of 1955 taxes due in the amount of 3 4. 35sagainst the Grimes property purchased by' the Town of Leesburg; Virginia. A Mr. Curry of the Koontz Equipment Company appeared be- fore Council and discussed with Council the matter of meters for the Town' s parking lot. ' It was called to the' attention of the Council that the Community Oil Companywanted to construct an over head stor age tank. Since Council was not sure if this was in violation of an ordinance, Council requested that the matter be refered • to the Town' s Attorney. Council requested Mr. Gheen to look into the matter of insurance in that area in the event such construction did take place. Upon motion of George J. Durfey seconded by Howard B. Gill and unaminously carried the following resolution was adopted : BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia that effective Janurary - 1, 1956 that the feej__or sM td7_2_=---, ing and connecting a * inch water meter be 3 75.00°a�i3- tflt Targ- er meters on a cost-plus basis, and that a fee of ?$ 50.00 be • made for any sewer connection, effective the same date. • 1s Upon motion of Reginald K. Gheen seconded by George J. Durfey, and unaminously carried the following resolution was adopted : WHEREAS, the Auditor*Treasurer of the Town of Leesburg, ' in Virginia is charged with on his records and earring on his accounts as deliquent taxes the sum of $ 1,764. 48 being levies uncollected for the years 1926 through 1945 inclusive, and therefore, BEEITARSOIIVED;,aby theiCouncil of the Town of Leesburg in • Virginia, that tax levies, deliquent and uncollected for the years and in the amounts set forth below be charged off of the records of the Auditor-Treasurer. 1926 ' $ 11. 35 / 1927 18. 27 1928 18.49 " 1929 32.02 - 1930 28. 30 1931 56. 34 - 1932 69. 67 • 1933 90.05 - ' 1934 127.06 - 1935 105.79 1936 • 160.71 - 1937 160. 57 - 1938 98.79 - 1939 145. 43 - ' 1940 119. 14 - 1941 120. 53 ' 1942 95. 37 1943 86.08 1944 125;28 ' • 1945 149. 24 ' . $1764. 48 Mr. Gheen, offered a motion to employ Robert K. Wilson to survey the block area of Loudoun, King, Wirt, and Market so that a walk could be constructed from the parking lots and that he felt that it would offer greater parking area. This motion did not receive4 a second. Upon motion duly made seconded and carried Council adjourn- cLi .01 Mayor. Recorder. • SPECIAL December, 23 , 1955. 6 At a special metting of the Mayor and Councilof the Town of Leesburg in Virginia, held in the Council Chamber on Tuesday Dec- ember 20, 1955, at 7 :30o ' clock P. M; there were present E. 3. White Mayor, George J. Durfey, Reginald ` . Gheen, Howard 8. Gill, C. R. Hollandsworth; C. R. Lytle, and Thelma J. Smoot, Councilmen. Due to the absense of the Recorder and upom motion duly made seconded and carried, Reginald K. Gheen was elected to serve as Re- ' corder pro-tem. Mayor White read letters from Dr. James T. Jackson, and Jack E. Caviness both owners of land adjacent to the Tiffany tract, in which they opposed the structure of undiresable structures on the Tiffany land. Mayor White explained to Council the present arrangement with reference to the Town Justices of the Peace, and stated that it would be necessary to secure another Justice of the Peace to assilst - Mr. Gill. _ Mayor White advised the Council that he erpected the Plann- - - ihg Commission to have a report ready to submit to Council at it' s next meeting on traffic and parking. Upon motion of George 1 . Durfey, seconded by Thelma J. Smoot and unaminously carried Council authorized the construction of a wooden cover and installiation of a sump pump and necessary pipe