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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1956_06_12SPEC A 5 The Police Committee reported that the Town Police Car was in need of a great deal of .repair, and the the said Police Car should be completely overhauled , or that a new motor be installed, and upon -motion of C. R. Hollandsworth, seconded by George J. Durfey, and carried by a vote of four to nothing, Hollandsworth, Durfey, .Gheen and Lytle for, Gill 'not voting, and Mrs . Smoot not present for this resolution, the following resolution was adopted : BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council -of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that Mr. Howard B. Gill , be, and he is hereby .authorized anddirected to have the Town !s Police Car overhaul al and such other work done to the said car that he deems necessary, and that all repairs to be made on the said Police Car in the future be made by Mr. Howard -B.' Gill. There being no further business , upon motion duly made, seconded and carried , Council adjourned. C4 Mayor Recorder c/ SPECIAL,MEETING, ' JUNE 12, 1956 At a Special Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Leesburg, held in the Council Chamber on Tuesday, June 12, 1956 , at . 7 :30 o' clock P. M. , there were present E. B. White, Mayor, George J. Durfey, Reginald K. Gheen, Howard B. Gill, C. R. Hollandsworth and C. R. Lytle, Councilmen. Due to the absence of' the Recorder, and upon motion duly made, seconded. and carried, Reginald K. Sheen was elected to serve as Recorder Pro-tem. . Upon motion of C. R. Hollandsworth, seconded by C. R. Lytle, and carried by a vote of four to nothing, Hollancbworth, Lytle, Gheen and Durfey' for, Gill not voting, the following resolution was adopted. • BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of, Leesburg, in Vir- ginia, that the resolution adopted on the 11th day of June, 1956, authorizing. Mr. Howard B. Gill to have certain repair work done to the Town Police Car' and providing that he make all future repairs on said car, be, and it is hereby rescinded. • Upon motion of Reginald K. Gheen, seconded by George J. Durfey and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted : WHEREAS, it is the desire of the. Council of the Town of Lees- burg, in Virginia, to carry out at the earliest possible date the recommendation of the Planning Commission as prosposed for the' development of the parking area West of King Street and East of Wirt Street, between Loudoun and Market Streets ; and, WHEREAS , negotiations' have been undertaken to obtain the nec- • essary property from the present owners to carry out said develop- ment ; and, • WHEREAS , said property owners have not as of this date agreed upon;.a sales price or terms 'and conditions under which they would rentior sell said property to the Town. of Leesburg, in Virginia; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that it is the sense of the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that unless the ,obtaining of said property can be negotiated and proposed contracts • submittedfor the approval of the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, on or before June 26 , 1956 , that the Town- Council, at a Specail Meeting to be held on June 26 , 1956 , have as its. first order of business the consideration of the advisability of institut- -- ing condemnation proceedings for the acquisition of said property. Council heard Mr. Julian Tarrant, Town Planning Consultant, ex- plain the Planning Commission' s recommendations for annexation and major thoroughfare plans. Maps and exhibits were presented and ' questions asked by the Mayor and Council. 4 6 \\ • • Upon motion of Howard B. Gill, . 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 Vir- ginia, . that .Mr. Julian Tarrant, Town Planning Commission Consultant and the Town Planning Commission are hereby requested to prepare a plan for one-way traffic ? on Market Street; Loudoun Street, Church Street and Wirt Street, and submit the said plan to Council for con.- sideration on-sideration at its meeting on June 26th. Upon motion of Reginald K. Gheen; seconded by George J. Durfey,. IIand unanimously carried the following resolution was adopted : BE IT RESOLVED , by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Vir- ginia, that the Council wishes to thank Mr. Tarrant and the Town-. Planning Commission for the splendid metier in which they have pre- sented details and information on the proposal for annexation and major thoroughfare plans. . There being no further business , upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, Council adjourned. / ,� /ren/ GLV\ / ✓ WV4-- / Ir e N21# Mayor Recorder Pro-tem SPECIAL MEETING, JUNE. 26 , 1956. At a Special Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, held- in the Council Chamber on Tuesday, June 26 , 1956 , at. 8 :00 o' clock P. M. , there were present, E. B. White, Mayor , Horace M. Hallett , Recorder, George J. Durfey,- Reginald K. Gheen, Howard B. Gill and C. R. Hollandsworth, Councilmen. . Mayor White stated that he had received a letter of resignation • from Mrs. Thelma J. Smoot as a member of the Town Council giving her reason for resigning that she was planning to move from the - Town of- Leesburg, Mr. Frank Caldwell of the Town Planning Commission, submitted to Council a report regarding one-way street plan and stated that he felt that this was the best plan that the' Commission could offer at this time. Many citizens and officials were questioned and ex- pressed. their views and opinions regarding this matter. No action was taken on this plan. - Upon motion of Reginald K. Gheen, seconded by C. R. Hollandsworth, and unanimously carried, Council requested that the Planning Commiss- ion' s report be received on one-way streets for it' s consideration, and that the Town Council express their sincere thanks to the Town Planning Commission for this report. The report is on. file in the Town Office: Council discussed with Mr. Caldwell and citizens of the Town, the matter of annexation. Council agreed to take this ma.tter' up at its next regular meeting. Council took up the matter of major thoroughfare, and upon motion of Reginald K. Gheen, seconded by George J. . Durfey, and unanimously carried, this matter was tabled for further consid- eration. • Upon motion of Reginald K. Gheen, seconded by George J. Durfey, and carried by a vote of two to one, Gheen and Durfey for, Gill st- against, Hollandsworth not- voting, the following resolution was adopted. • BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Vir- ginia, that the request of Messrs . Johnson and Rogers to connect -- their restaurant located on Route #7 to the. temporary water line laid by Leonard W. Parker_ on Parker Road ( being the same line which is servicing the C. & P. Telephone Garage•) be approved, and BE IT • RESOLVED, that the Auditor-Treasurer is hereby authorized and di- rected to install the necessary water meter, upon receipt of the