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WHEREAS, the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, is owner of a certain tract
' or parcel of land containing about four and one-half acres and being the same
land acquired from Harry I. Tiffany, and:
WHEREAS, the said land has been sub-divided by said Town and a plat of
such sub-division has been approved by the Planning Commission of said Town
and duly recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court for Loudoun
County, Virginia, in Plat Book , at Page , on the day of
, 1957, and; '
WHEREAS, the Loudoun County Hospital, Incorporated, has offered .to pur-
chase Lot #1 of the aforesaid sub-division, containing 31.448 square feet at
a price of $3,553.62, and;
WHEREAS, said lot is not needed for Town purposes;
NOWq BE IT ORDAINED, that the Mayor of the Town of Leesburg, in Vir-
ginia, is hereby directed and authorized to execute .and deliver to the
Loudoun County Hospital, Incorporated, a deed, with covenant of general
warranty, conveying Lot #1 of the said sub-division of the Town of Leesburg,
upon receipt of payment of $3,553.62 and that R. K. Oheen, who is hereby
designated Acting Recorder for this purpose, is hereby directed and .
authorized to affix and attest the seal of said Town to the said deed.
• Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned.
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Recorder Pro 'Tem
SPECIAL MEETING, September 3, 1957 • •
At a special meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Town of
Leesburg, in Virginia, held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday ,
September 3, 1957, at 10:00 A. M. , there were present: • George. J.
Durfey, Mayor; Elinor M. Cunningham, Recorder; Howard B. Gill, Reed
Johnson, Mrs . Mae Bass Mitchell and J. Austin Wright, Councilmen.
The Mayor advised that the following people had been sworn in
' as of this day : Howard B. Gill, C. R. Hollandsworth, Heed Johnsen,
Mae Bass Mitchell, Oden Semones and. J. Austin. Wright., Councilmen , . •
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and Elinor M. Cunningham , Recorder.
The Mayor further advised that this meeting was an emergency
meeting and that the first regular meeting of the Hewlyflelec.ted__'
' Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia , would be held
September 9, 1957.
The Mayor , addressing his question to HoWard W. Vesey,, Esquire,
Town Attorney, asked if there were any remarks 'he would like to make . ,
at this time and Mr . Vesey' s reply was that he had none at that time .
The Mayor stated the next order of business would':be the con-
sideration of certain resolutions pertinent €0 the organizational
set up of the Town.
Upon motion of Howard B. Gill,, seconded by Mrs. Mae Bass Mitchell,
the following resolution was unanimously adopted:
BE 'IT';RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Vir-
• ginia, that George E. Ward be ani he is hereby elected and appointed
to the office of Auditor-Treasurer for apperial of two years begin-
, ,ning September 1, 1957 and ending August 31', 1959 at an anual salary
• of Four Thousand Dollars : (.54,000.00) payable monthly.
Upon motion made .by Howard B.• Gill and seconded by, Mrs. .Map Bass
Mitchell, the following resolution was unanimously adopted:
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BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in ,Vir-
ginia, that Raymond L. Hough be and he is hereby elected and appointed
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Superintendent of Water Works for a period of two years beginning,,
September 1, 1957 and ending August 31, 1959 at an annual salary
of Thirty Nine Hundred Dollars (13900.00) payable monthly.
Upon motion made by Howard B. Gill and seconded by Mrs. Mae
Bass Mitchell the following resolution was unanimously adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, .S.n7Vir-
ginia, that Howard W. Vesey, Esquire, be and he is hereby elected
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to the office of Town Attorney for a period of two years beginning
September 1, 1957 and ending August 31, 1959, at an annual salary
of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) payable semi-monthly in advance .
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The Mayor announced the appointment' of the following committees :
FINANCE - Mitchell, Johnson
WATER-LIGHTS - Hollandsworth, Semones
STREETS=SIDEWALKS - Hollandsworth, Wright
SEWER-SANITATION - Gill, Johnson
V BUILDINGS-GROUNDS - Mitchell, Wright -
C; POLICE-FIRE- Gill, Semones
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r The Mayor stated that Howard B. Gill had been sworn in as Issuing
'Q Officer for the Town of Leesburg. He further advised that James Racey
.-+ was heretofore appointed as an issuing Officer for the - County and that •
probably Mr. Racey could act both for the Town and the County, but that
at a later: date the matter of a second Issuing Officer for the Town of
Leesburg would be taken into consideration.
The next resolution to be considered was that concerning the re-
appointment of the Police Officers :
by Howard B. Gill, by Mae Bass Mitchell .
Upon motion duly mad2X seconded_/and unanimously carried the follow-
ing resolution was unanimously adopted:
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BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Vir-
ginia, that Ronald L. Athey, C. R. Turner and Samuel H. Barton be and
they 'are hereby appointed as Police Officers for the Town of Leesburg,
in Virginia, for a two year period beginning September 1, 1957 and end-
ing August 31, 1959 at an annual salary of Twenty Seven Hundred Dollars
($2700.00) payable semi-monthly.
In further discussion it was brought out that Samuel H. Barton,
• one of the present Police Officers, receives Three Hundred Thirty Seven
Dollars and Fifty Cents ($337.50) per month due to the fact that Mr.
Barton takes the place of a Police OfficeAon the extra shift:: After
some further discussion it was decided that the Police Committee should
consult with and report to the Council their findings as respects the
present police set up .
by Howard B. Gill, by Mae Bass Mitchell ,
Upon motion duly mad2j seconded/and unanimously carried, the
following resolution was adopted:
I, the undersigned hereby certify to The Peoples National Bank
bf Leesburg, Leesburg, Virginia and The Loudoun National Bank of
Leesburg, Leesburg, Virginia, that I am Recorder of The Town of Lees-
burg, in Virginia, a municipal corporation chartered by the Act of
the General Assembly of Virginia; that the following is true copy
of resolutions duly adopted by the Council of said Town at a meeting
duly held on the 3rd day of September, 1957, at which a quorum was
• present, and that such resolutions have not been rescinded or modified.
BE I'T RESOLVED, that The Peoples National Bank of Leesburg, Leesburg,
• - Virginia and The Loudoun National Bank of Leesburg, Leesburg, Virginia,
and each of said banks, are hereby designated as a depository of this
Town and that checking accounts be maintained in the name "Town of Lees-
burg, Virginia, " with said banks, and that payments from said accounts
shall require the signature of the Treasurer and the Mayor of this Town,
on behalf of this Town, `and in its name .
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Treasurer and the Mayor of
this Town are hereby authorized on behalf of this Town, and in its
name , to sign checks,drafts, bills of exchange, acceptances, or
other orders for the payment of money from said accounts .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Treasurer of this Town is
hereby authorized on behalf of this Town, and in its name, to en-
dorse checks , bills, certificates of deposit, or other instruments
owned or held by this Town,for deposit in said accounts, :or for
collection by said banks ; to waive demand, protest and notice of
protest, or dishonor of any check, bill., draft, or other instrument
made, drawn, or endorsed by this Town, such endorsement to be made
by the Treasurer of this Town, or by rubber stamp endorsement con-
taining the name of this Town without signature, or by the endorse-
ment of any person by such writing as to designate that the instrument
is intended to be credited to said accounts of this Town.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That The Peoples National Bank of Lees-
burg, Leesburg, Virginia, and The Loudoun National Bank of Leesburg,
Leesburg, Virginia, be and each of them hereby are authorized to •
honor, receive, certify, or pay all instruments signed in accordance
with these resolutions even though drawn or endorsed to the order of
any officer signing the same or tendered for cashing, or in payment •
of the individual obligation of any such officer , or for deposit to
his personal account, and said banks shall not be required, or be
under any obligation to inquire as to the circumatances of the issuance,
or use of any instrument signed in accordance with 'these resolutions,
or the application and disposition of such instrument, or the proceeds
thereof.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that The Peoples National Bank of Leesburg,
Leesburg, Virginia, and The Loudoun National Bank of Leesburg, Leesburg,
Virginia, be and each of them hereby are relieved and discharged from
any and all liability by reason of their payment of checks, drafts,
notes , bills of exchange, acceptances, or other orders that have here-
tofore been charged against the accounts of this Town with said '
banks.regardless of the signatures thereto, and the manner in which
such signatures were made, and said banks are further relieved and
discharged of any and all liability by reason of . their acceptances
of checks, bills, certificates of deposit, bills of exchange or other
instruments that have heretofore been deposited to the accounts of this
Town with said banks regardless of the endorsement thereon and the
manner in which such endorsements were made .
• BE' IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Recorder of this Town shall
certify to said banks the names of the presently duly elected and
qualified Mayor and Treasurer of this Town and shall from time to
time hereafter as changes, in the personnel of said officers are
made immediately certify such changes to the banks and the balks
shall be fully protected in relying on such certifications of. the
Recorder and shall be indemnified and saved harmless from any claim' ,
demands , expenses, loss or damages resulting from, or growing out
of, honoring the signature of any officer so certified, or refusing
to honor any signature which may be replaced through changes made by
such certification.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That all resolutions heretofore adopted
for the designation of said banks as a depository, or authorizing
the signing of instruments for the withdrawal of money from the ac-
counts of this Town in said banks and for the endorsement of .instru-
ments
for deposit to the accounts of this Town in said bmks e and
the same are hereby revoked and rescinded.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the foregoing resolutions shall
remain in full force and effect until written notice of their amend-
ment or rescission shall have been received and acknowledged by said
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banks, and that receipt of such notice shall not affect any action
taken by the depository banks prior thereto.
BE IT FURTHEd RESOLVED, that the Recorder of this Town be , and
he is hereby authorized and directed to certify to The Peoples Nati-
onal Bank of- Leesburg, Leesburg, Virginia and The Loudoun National
Bank of Leesburg, Leesburg, Virginia, the foregoing resolutions,
and that the provisions thereof are in confirmity with the Charter
and By-Laws of this Town, and the laws of the State of Virginia.
I, the -undersigned further certify that there is no provision
in the Charter or By-Laws of said Town or in the laws of Virginia
governing municipal' corporations limiting the power of the council
to pass the foregoing resolutions and that the same are in con-
formity with the provisions of said Charter and By-Laws arra the
laws of the State of Virginia.
I further certify that the following are the nanes and official
signatures of the present Mayor and Treasurer of this Town:
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NAME OFFICIAL SI(34ATURE •
Mayor : George J. Durfey .'Ca1/
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Treasurer: George E. Ward
IN WITNESS"WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of . the 'Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, this 3rd day of
September, 1957.
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' The Mayor then stated that at the present time there were three
members on the Town Planning Commission; namely, Frark B. Caldwell,
C. R. Hollandsworth and George E. Ward and that there should be
other members on this Commission so as to have a more balanced com-
mission and take part of the burden off of the present members.
by Howard B. Gill, by Mae Bess Mitchell ,
Upon motion duly made, seconde /and unanimously carried, the
following resolution was adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in
• Virginia, that Frank B. Caldwell, C . R. Hollandsworth, George E.
Ward, Paul. Snyder and Frank Raflo be and they are hereby appointed
as members- of the Planning Commission for the Town of Leesburg, in
Virginia, for a four year period beginning September 1, 1957.
Howard W. Vesey, Esquire, then stated with respect to the sale
of Lot No, 1 to the Loudoun County Hospital, Incorporated, that all
negotiations had been completed and that there would be forthcoming
on Monday night a resolution authorizing the newly elected officers
to execute a deed for the transfer of the before mentioned lot.
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Howard W. Vesey, Esquire, then advised that the next hearing
with respect to the annexation proceedings instituted by the Town
• of Leesburg would be October 18, 1957, at which time he expected
the Judge of the Circuit Court for Loudoun County to enter a final
order in this case .
Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried the
meeting adjourned.
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