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Home My Public Portal About1956_11_14SPEC 67 . and directed to nay to Raymond L. Hough 020.00, Roland Keyes 010.00, Edwin Arnett 010.00, and Robert Gant 010.00 as a token of appreciation for the outstanding job they performed in work- ing at the sewage plant. • Upon motion of Reginald ' K. 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 fromh NorthSKingtStreet to Wirt Street, and that parking be permitted on both sides of this block. • C1/41 The Street Committe was requested to investigate the poss- M abilities of widing West Cornwall Street from Wirt to Liberty et Street. et �-+ There being no further business and upon motion duly made seconded and carried Council adjourned. (57 41/3- 44-t* . „7/-acc-1 791 .2 z' ir- 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 68 onthenorth edge of Virginia Route 7 opposite the fence line bet- ween the Jackson and Stalling properties , thence on or near the common *property line of the Stalling, Johnston and Riley properties to the east and the Jackson and the Leeland Heights Subdivision to the west N 5° 45 ' 14" E 1600 .14 feet to (D) a point, thence leaving Leeland Heights Subdivision and crossing through the Riley property as follows; N 61° 27 ' 22" E 789 .80 feet to (E) a point thence run- ning approximately 355 feet north of Virginia Route 701 to Virginia Route 698 and thence into the land of Davis N .77° 25 ' 00" E 1936 . 72 feet to (F) a point on Davis ' property approximately 305 feet east of Virginia Route 698, thence generally parallel to Virginia Route 698, through Davis and into the Conrad property S 18° 04 ' 05" E 782 .40 feet to (G) a point, thence still through the Conrad property S 67° 03 ' 55" E 2924 .39 feet to (H) a point on the west side of U. S . Route 15, thence crossing U. S. Route, and through the property of 'Whitmore and the Paxton Estate S 82° 07 ' 14" E 2570 .92 feet to (1) a point in a fence line between the Paxton Estate and Whitmore, thence on or near said property line S 1° 48 ' 59" 590 .88 feet to (J) a point corner to Paxton Estate and Whitmore and in the line of Wildman, thence continuing on or near the property line of Whitmore to the north and Wildman and Trundle to the south S 89° 38 ' 21" E 2649 . 27 feet to (K) a point in the fence line between Whitmore and Trundle, thence crossing through the Trundle property S 6° 44' 05" E 1768 . 27 feet to (L) a point approximately 315 feet north of Virginia Route 773, thence . still through the Trundle property, generally parallel to Virginia .Route 773 N 88° 04 ' 19" E 788 .80 feet to (M) a point, thence through the property of Trundle to Virginia Route 773 and contin- uing on or near the west property line of Dorney S 5° 50 ' 05" E 1102 .02 feet to (N) a point, thence again on or near the west propety line of Dorney to Virginia Route 773 and into the land of Clemens S 13° 04 ' 20" E 1230 .00 feet to (0) a point, thence crossing the lands of Clemens, Virginia Route 7 , and thenc- . . Saunders S 25° 02 ' 04" W. 4035 . 52 feet to (P) a point on the northeast side of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad, thence crossing the said railroad and the Pilot Investment Corporation, Boyce, the Pilot Investment Corporation, Fawley, Virginia Route 643 and then following on or near the property line between - Stowers to the south and Loudoun Properties Incorporated, Catoc- tin Trading Corporation, and the Isaak Walton League to the north; crossing Virginia Route 621 and through the Consolidated Farms Incorporated property, U. S. Route 15 and into Chambers ' property N 81° 53 ' 30" W 8970 . 60 feet to (Q) a point, thence through Cham- bers ' property N 36° 06' 25" E 677 .05 feet to (R) a point in the fence line between Valley View Estates and Chambers ' property, the said point (R) being approximately 392 feet west of U. S . Route 15 in an extension of line R-A, thence on or near the property line between Chambers and Valley View Estates N 73° 08 ' 57" W 2655 .43 feet to (A) the point of beginning:,. The above survey including the present corporation, contains 2272 .1633 acres . The present corporation contains 302 .256 acres, leaving 1969 .9073 acres to be added in the proposed corporation extension." 2 . That the necessity for and the expediency of annexing the proposed territory is to give better health, police and fire pro- tection in that territory than the County in which it is located is enabled with the means at its commanj%to afford to such commun- ity,. the lack of such protection being to endanger the safety of ' life, health and property, not only in the territory sought to be annexed, but also within tie Corporate Limits of the Town of Lees- burg . • 69 . 3. That the territory proposed to be annexed is a reason- ably compact and continuous body of land, adjacent to the Town of Leesburg, and will be needed by the said Town of Leesburg in the reasonably near future for its orderly and systematic develop- ment and growth. • . 4. That the religious , commercial, civic, cultural and social interests of the inhabitants of the area proposed to be annexed are identical with the inhabitants of the present Town, . and -the said inhabitants are largely dependent upon the Town of Leesburg to furnish the facilities necessary to the enjoyment of these interests. 5. That a large portion of the territory above described, and which it is desired to annex, is laid out into building lots - for residential purposes and has numerous residential buildings built thereon, and its development is dueto the ever-growth of ' the Town. In much of said territory the houses are compactly built, presenting the appearance of a .town. Loudoun County is not prepared .to deal with such conditions and populations, and C4 they should be maintained, managed and controlled by the Town of Leesburg of which for most purposes they are an integral part. Q 6. The terms and conditions upon which it desires to C make the proposed annexation, and the provisions planned for the future improvement of the annexed territory are as follows : (a) That the Town of Leesburg will immediately, upon .the. annexation .being consummated, provide police and fire pro- tection, garbage and trash -collection and removal within the annexed 'area.' - ' (b) That as promptly as it may be done, adequate sewerage and water supply systems will be installed in the annexed area. ( c) That all territory within the annexed area which is zoned either "Highway Commercial" or "Village Commercial" shall be rezoned "Business." (d) That all territories within the annexed area which are zoned in any manner other than- "Highway Commercial" and "Village Commercial" shall be rezoned Residential One." (7) The annexed map indicates generally subdivisions, business areas , farm areas , vacantareas and other information deemed relevant. . (8) That the Town Attorney be and he is hereby instructed to institute and prosecute , with as little delay as possible, the necessary legal proceedings , in order to annex to the Town of Lees- . burg by proper order, decree or judgment ; the territory herein- before accurately described upon the terms and -conditions herein- . before set forth. - ✓ . This Ordinance shall be in force from its passage. Mayor White read a letter from Mr. 0. L. Emerick, Division Superintendent, Loudoun County Schools , in which he requested per- mission to connect the sewer line from the proposed Douglas Ele- • mentary School to the Town of Leesburg sewerage .system. Council requested Mayor White to write Me. Emerick and inform him that it would be necessary that he submit plans and specifications for this proposed installation so that .it might be submitted to the Town' s Engineer for hie consideration and approval before per- mission could be granted by the Town of Leesburg. There being no further business , upon motion duly made, -- seconded and carried; Council adjourned. ir Ir f ✓' Mayor Recorder Pro-tem