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to permit temporary use of the Route 7 - Parker Road sewer
line.
There was a general discussion of parking and the metering of
the municipal parking lots. Councilmen Gheen read a statement urg-
ing Council to consider the employment of a surveyor to make a plat
of the properties in the block bounded by -Loudoun, Wirt, Market, and
• King Streets. He also urged Council to consider the removing of park
ing on one side of King from Loudoun to Corwall and to establish one
way traffic on Loudoun Street east and Market v.est.
Mayor White asked Councilmen Gill , and. Durfey to contact Mrs.
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Lambert and see if Council could acquire the strip of land behind
the Theater to connect the towns two parking lots.
Mayor White advised Council of the Court action in settling
price of the Tiffany land at $ 18, 500.00, and Upon motion of C. R.
Lytle, seconded by Howard B. Gill and unaminously carried the follow
ing resolution was adopted :
WHEREAS, The Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, on the 10 day of November 1955,
filed its petition in the Circuit Court for Loudoun County, asking for the
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appointment of commissioners and the determination of what would be a just
OT compensation for the lands of Harry I. Tiffany for the purpose of locating
C^. • thereon a water reservoir in order to provide an adequate supply of water for the
Q Town of Leesburg; and,
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° `/ . WHEREAS, on December 15, 1955, said Commissioners determined the fair
market value of said property to be Eighteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
($18,500.00); and,
WHEREAS, the Council, upon consideration of the report of said
Commissioners, is of the opinion that the Town should take title to said
property;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg,
in Virginia, that the Town Attorney be and he is hereby instructed to prepare •
such orders as may be necessary to acquire the property of Harry I. Tiffany, and
the Mayor and the Auditor-Treasurer be and they are hereby authorized and
directed to execute the check or voucher of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia .
in the amount of Eighteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($18,500.00) and pay
same to the Clerk of. the Circuit Court for Loudoun County, Virginia.
There being no further business and upon motion duly made seconded
and carried Council adjourned. ,
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Attest: �aGG
Recorder •
SPECIAL JANUARY 4, 1956
At a Special Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Leesburg
in Virginia, held in the Council Chamber Wednesday January !i, 1956 at 2:45 P. M., .
there were present E. B. White, Mayor, Horace M. Hallett, Recorder, Geo. J.
Durfey, C. R. Hollandsworth, C. R. Lytle, and Thelma J. Smoot Councilmen:
', Mayor White told Council that-he had been informed that Pittsburgh
Des Moines Steel Company whom the Tpwn had awarded the contract for the
Construction of the Town's proposes water tank, had since formed a cooperation
and are now known as The Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Company, a Corperation.
Mr. Perrow told Council that The Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Company,a Corporation,
had been properly bonded in the state of Virginia and upon motion of C. R. Lytle,
, seconded by C. R. Hollandsworth and unaminously carried Council authorized Mayor
i White to sign any and all papers with The Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Company,a
' • Corporation,necessary for the fulfillment of the contract for the construction
of the water tank.
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Mayor White said he had again received a request from The Loudoun County
Hospital Board requesting the relocation of the Town water tank so that it would
be further from the hospital, and upon motion of C. R. Lytle seconded by C. R.
Hollandsworth and unaminously carried Council agreeded to reject the request
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of The Loudoun County Hospital Board to relocate the water tank. This
discission was reached after Mr. Perrow stated that he felt it unwise to re-
locate the water tank as it would not only be costly but would also reduce
the water pressure somewhat.
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 item #3 in the contract with Donald H. Selvage which was c4ncelled in
a letter dated November 30, 1955, be and it is hereby reinstated.
There being no further business and upon motion duly made seconded
and carried Council- �/
adjourned.D , 1 Mayor Recorder
REGULAR JANUARY 10, 1956
At a regular meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Town of
Leesburg , in Virginia, held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday ,
January 10, 1956, at 7 :30 P.M. , there were present : E. B. White , •
Mayor ; Horace M. Hallett , Recorder; George J . Durfey, Howard B.
Gill , C. R. Hollandworth , C. R. Lytle and Thelma J . Smoot , Council-
men.
The minutes of the regular meeting of December 12 , 1955 and
special meetings of December 20, 1955 and January 4 , 1956, were
held and upon motion of George J . Durfey, seconded by C. R.
Hollandsworth , and unanimously carried , were approved as read .
The Auditor-Treasurer read his monthly statement for the
month of December , 1955, and his quarterly report for the months
of October , November and December , 1955, and his annual report
for the period ending December 31 , 1955.
Upon motion of Howard B. Gill , seconded by C. R. Lytle , and
unanimously carried , the following resolution was adopted :
WHEREAS , the Auditor-Treasurer has presented to
the Council of the Town of Leesburg , in Virginia , a
quarterly report and an annual report on all receipts
and an analysis of all disbursements for the months
of October, November and December , 1955, and for the
year ending December , 31 , 1955;
Maw, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of
the Town of Leesburg , in Virginia, that the said quart-
erly and annual report be and it is hereby accepted by
the said Council ;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , by the Council of the Town
' of Leesburg , in Virginia, that the Auditor-Treasurer
be and he is hereby authorized and directed to have a
' copy of the said quarterly report published in a news-
paper published in the said Town, and also to post a
copy of said report in front of the 'Court House in •said
Town.
The Auditor-Treasurer presented his current bills , and upon
motion of Thelma J . Smoot , seconded by C. R. Hollandsworth , 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 authorized and directed to pay
the following bills :
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