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REGULAR February, 13, 1957
At a regular meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Town
of Leesburg, in Virginia, held in the Council Chamber on Wednesday
February, 13, 1957, at 7 :30o ' clock P. M; there were present E. B.
White, Mayor, Horace M. Hallett, Recorder, George J. Durfey, Reg-
inald K. Gheen, Howard B. Gill, C. R. Hollandsworth, and Dr. James
T. -Jackson, Councilmen.
The minutes of the last regular meeting were read, and upon
motion of Howard B. Gill , seconded by George J. Durfey, and unam-
inously carried were approved as read. •
The Auditor-Treasurer presented his monthly report for the
month of Janurary 1957 and presented his current bills, and upon
motion of C. R. Hollandsworth, seconded by Reginald K. . Gheen and
unaminously carried the following resolution was adopted :
3E IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in
Vitinia, that the Auditor-Treasurer be and he is hereby authoriz-
ed and directed to navy the following bill :
Virginia Electric & Powere• Co • $ 301. 68
C & P Telohone Company 36.80/
Hankey' s Radio Service 8.00 '
Pifer Stationery and Office Supply . . 3. 25 '
Community Oil Company 144. 17 '
Loudoun-Times Mirror 54.40 '
Newton & Kaufman 1. 25 '
• L. S. Hutchinson Esso Stations . 7.69
Southern States, Leesburg Cooperative. 14. 80 '
Leesburg Hardware 8.01 '
Whitmore & Arnold 56.93'
• S. Reed Galliher, Tres ; Loudoun County 74.09 '
Raymond R. Rodrick 260.81'
Old Dominion Appliance Co ; Inc ; 2.77
Neptune Meter Company 12. 19' I/: 'F Badger Meter Mfg ; Company 115. 20 '
Mueller Comapny . 48. 24'
. S. Livingston & Son Inc ; 14. 95'
Diamond Alkali Company . . . 25. 13'
• Warren C. Perrow 95.00'
Commonwealth of Va ; Div ; of Pur; & Printing . 38
Marken & Beilfeld, Inc 142. 70
The Seagrave Corporation • 164. 90
Leesburg Service Station 23: 56'
Bodmer' s Pharmacy 3.00 '
T. J. Hatcher 18.651
J. S. Whitmore 1.05'
$1,639. 60 '
Council discussed at some length the matter of an ordinance
regarding the storage and handling of_ trash and garbage, and CouR-
cil requested The Trash and Garbage Committee to present to Cour:-
at their next meeting an ordinance covering this problem for their
consideration.
Upon motion of Reginald K. Gheen, seconded by George J. Durfey
and unaminously carried, Council -authorized the Auditor-Treasurer
to pay Jessie Randooh at the same rate as set forth in his last years
contract, until a suitable contract had been signed by Jessie Ran-
dolph and the Town of Leesburg for the collection of Trash and gar-
bage for this year.
Councilman Gheen called to the attention of Council the need
of street repair for many of the streets in the town, also he felt
that there was a real need for a traffic light at the intersection
of King and Loudoun Streets. Council requested the Street Committee
to contact the Highway Deoattment and see what could be done regard-
ing this matter, of erecting a traffic light.
• Uvcn?motion of Reginald K. Gheen seconded by C. R. Hollands-
worth and unaminously carried the following resolution was adopted ;
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3E IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in
Virginia that the Mayor be and he is hereby authorized and request-
i
ed to reply to the request of the Loudoun County Hospital Inc ;
concerting the purchase of a portion of Tiffinay Tract of land
and advise the Hospital, that the Town will sell to the Hospital
lot # 1 . of Perrow Plat= dated 11/30/ 56, less a 10foot strip on
the south• side of said lot # 1, and the cost for the said land
will be at the actual prorate cost of said land to the Town of
Leesburg. •
Mr. George Ward of the Town of Leesburg Planning Commission
reported to the Council certain recommendations regarding Loudoun
County' s .proposed Sub-Division Ordinance, and after full considera-
tion, upon motion duly made by Reginald K. Gheen and seconded by
C. R. Hollandsworth , the following resolution was !_unanimously
adopted :
RESOLVED, That the Chairman of the Town Plan-
ning Commission be and he is hereby authorized to
advise the County Planning Commission that in its
consideration of the proposed Subdivision Ordinance
• ` ' of Loudoun County , Virginia , it is the recommendation
• t.hof the Town Planning Commission. that Section 2-16 be
C4 amended by inserting the word "two" in lieu of the
01 word "three" in the first clause of said sentence;
secondly, that before the words "chief engineering
Q officer" in Section 5-1 . 1 there be inserted the
sr words "Town Planning Commission and/or" ; and third ,
that at the end of the first sentence of Section
• 8-1 . 1 the period be changed to a comma and the
following words added "and two ( 2) copies thereof
delivered to the Town Planning Commission."
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Chairman
of -the Town Planning Commission be and he is here-
by requested to suggest to the County Planning Com-
mi-ssion that it give consideration to the amend-
ments heretofore submitted by Howard W. Vesey ,
Esquire , which said amendments have been referred
to but not given formal consideration by thecCouncil .
There being no further business , and upon motion duly made ,
seconded and carried , Council adjourned .
Recorder
bli jah H. White , Mayor