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Home My Public Portal About1956_11_12 65 ' • know if the Council would-consider -the settling of a parcel of land near the hospital. The Council.agreed ,that it would be glad to assist the hospital regarding this matter, and that it felt it would sebl the land at the cost to the Town. Upon motion of George J. Durfey, seconded by Reginald K. Gheen, and un- aminously carried the following resolution was adopted: BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council 6f the Town of Leesburg in Virginia, that $2330.72 of the General Funds of the Town of Leesburg be transfered to the Sew- er and Water Construction Fund Account, and , Be It Further Resolved, that the disbursement of this amount for obligations incurred in the Sewer and Water Con- struction Project is hereby authorized and approved. Upon motion of George J. Durfey, seconded by Howard B. Gill, and un- - 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 ishereby authorized and directed to pay Dal- ton Taylor one week pay in leiu of vacation and that the disbursement be made from the Town of Leesburg General Fund. N Mayor White read a letter from the Leesburg Presbyterian Church, in which 0' they requested that parking be permitted on the Norhh side of Market Street Sundays from 9 A. M. to 1 P. Mb nd that signs be erected to the same effect, and that the signs be paid for the said church. George J. Durfey made a motion that this request be granted, but said motion failed to receive a second. g• - . Mayor. Recorder. . REGULAR November 12, 1956 At a regular meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia, held 'in the Council Chamber Monday, Nov- ember, 12, 1956 "at 7 :30 o' clock P. M; there were present E. 3. White, Mayor, Horace M. Hallett, Recorder, George J. Durfey, Reg- inald K. Gheen, Howard B. Gill, and C. R. Hollandsworth Council- men. The minutes of the regular meeting for the month of October 1956 were read, and upon motion of Reginald K. Gheen, seconded by C. R. Hollandsworth and unaminously carried were approved as read. The Auditor-Treasurer presented his monthly statement for the month of October 1956, and his current bills, and upon motion of Reginald K. Gheen, seconded by George J. Durfey, 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 authoriz- ed and directed to pay the following bills : Virginia Electric & Dower Co * # 267. 10/ C. P. Telnhone Company . . . .' 58. 51✓Hankey' s Radio Service 8.00 Loudoun-Times Mirror 59. 30 Southern States, Leesburg Cooperative 9. 60.i J. S. Whitmore . 3.79✓ W. W. Middleton 26.4'4 Newton & Kaufman 7 .46 L. S. Hutchinson, Esso Stations . . . 4. 60 '' The Brock Chevrolet, Inc 43.00 ' r Leesburg Hardware 19. 66 • - Armfield, Harrison, and Thomas 334. 42 J. T. Hirst, & Co ; Inc • 2.40 V C. Maloy Fishback. . . . 50.84v Wilson Typewriter 20.00 Raymond K. Rodrick. . . . 111.80 ./ Wallace & Tiernan, Inc 9.59 ` Diamond Alkali Comapny • 17. 63✓ 66. • Lyle Signs, Inc ; 39.97 . Sydnor Pump and Well Co ; . Inc ; . 1780.00. $2874. 31 ✓ WATER & SEWER CONSTRUCTION FUND: Donald H. Selvage $14, 303. 23 ✓ Pittsburgh Des-Moines Steel Co. 7, 946.00 % 22, 249.23 ✓ Councilman Gheen reported to Council that he had contacted the owners of the property of Ritchie, Dunn, and Dayiaand that each had agreed to transfer or lease the necessary/Io the Town of Leesburg for the purpose of constructing a walk way from the Town' s Parking Lot to South King Street. Unon motion of C. R. Hollandsworth seconded by Howard B. Gill, and unaminously carried the following resolutionwas ad- opted : BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia, that the Mayor be and he is hereby authorized and re- quested to have the necessary agreements drawn up and executed for the leasing or obtaing the necessary land for the construct- ion of a walk way from the town' s parking lot to South Ding St. Upon motion of Reginald K. Gheen, seconded by Howard B. Gill, and unaminously carried the following resolution was adopt- ed : BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia, that the Mayor be and he is hereby authorized to have the necessay clans drawn for the laying of a storm sewer in the proposed walk way from the tow$ts narking lot to South King St; and to obtain bids for the construction of the said storm sewer. At 8 P. M. Mayor White informed Council that the notice published called for the hearing of Mr. Frank G. Epps request fora "Non-Conforming Permit" . Mr. Epps was present and after a short discussion, and upon motion of Reginald K. Gheen, second- ed by Howard B. Gill, and unaminously carried the following res- olution was adopted : BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg • in Virginia , that the Non-Conforming Permit be issued to Mr. Frank G. Epps. Mayor White informed the Council that the request of the Esso Standard Oil Company for a Non-Conforming Permit had been with drawn. Mrs. Nellie Allensworth appeared before Council •and request- • ed that side walk on the east end of town be extended to connect with the side walk now constructed out side the town limits. This . matter was refered to the Street Committee with the request that this work be' done as soon as possible, and on motion of Reginald K. Gheen, seconded by George J. Durfey, 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 requested to advertise for bidsfor the construction of the side walk from the east. end • of the_ town limits to connect with the side walk now constructed. Mr. Bartinestine presented to Council the maps and plans for the area to be annexed. Council' requested Mr. 1)artinestine t6 complete the necessay papers so that Council 'may have them in hand, • so as to act upon them at a special meeting Wednesday Nov- ember 14th. Upon motion of• George J. Durfey, seconded by C. R. Hollands- wotth, and unaminouely carried' the' following resolution was adopt- ed : • BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in .N Virginia, that the Auditor-Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized 67 - and directed to payto Raymond L. Hough t$20.00, Roland Keyes . $10.00, Edwin Arnett 10.00, and Robert Gant $10.00 as a token of appreciation for the outstanding job they performed in work- ing at the sewage plant. Upon motion of ReginaldK. Gheen, seconded by C. R. Hollands- worth, and unaminously carried the following resolution was adopt- ed : BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia that the Auditor-Treasurer be and he ishereby author- ized and directed to provide a parking space in the town' s park- ing lot for Dr. Joseph M. Rogers. Upon motion of Reginald K. Gheen, seconded by C. R. •Hollands- worth, and unaminously carried the following resolution was ad- opted: BE IT RESOLVED, .by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia, that West Cornwall Street be made one way West froth North3KtngtStreet to Wirt Street, and that parking be permitted on both sides of this block. • • Ot The Street Committe was requested to investigate the poss- ibilities of widing West Cornwall Street from Wirt to Liberty Q Street. ct �-+ There being no further business and upon motion duly made seconded and carried Council adjourned. L� /C�-` /tel �j`� /��' � /// • ..4r" Mayor. Recorder. SPECIAL - NOVEMBER 14, 1956 At a special meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday, November 14, 1956, at five o 'clock P. M. , there were present E. B . White, Mayor, Reginald K. Gheen, George J. Durfey, Howard B . Gill and C. R. Hollandsworth, Councilmen. Due to the absence of the Recorder, and upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, Reginald K. Gheen was elected to serve as Recorder Pro-Tem. Upon motion of Reginald K. Gheen, seconded by C. R. Hollands- wath, and unanimously carried, the following ordinance was adopted: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LEESBURG: • 1 . That the Town of Leesburg hereby declares that it desires to annex, in pursuance of an Act of the General Assembly of Vir- ginia, approved March 29, 1952, and known as Article One; Chapter 8, Title 15, of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, certain territory lying in the County of Loudoun, adjacent to the present Corporate Limits of the Town of Leesburg, and to that end it doth hereby accurately describe the metes and bounds of such territory as follows : "Beginning at (A) a point on a set stone, corner to Valley View Estates and Myers ' and Chambers ' properties, thence leaving Valley View- Estates and with the property line common to Myers and Chambers N- 73° 16 ' 42" W 1960 .80 feet to (B) a point on a large set stone, corner to Myers , Chambers and Sydnor properties , thence through Myers' property crossing a creek, Virginia Route 699,, the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad, Hibbs, ••Virginia .Route 801 and Virginia Route 7 N 25° 22 ' 54" E 5518 .59 feet to (C) •a point