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REGULAR MEETING, October 14, 1957
At a regular meeting of the Council of the Town of Leesburg,
in Virginia, held in the Council Chambers on October 14, 1957 at
7:30 P. M. , there were present : George J. Durfey, Mayor; Elinor .
M. Cunningham, Recorder; Howard B. Gill, C. R. Hollandsworth; Reed
Johnson; Mae Bass Mitchell ; Oden Semones and J. Austin Wright , being
all of the councilmen. •
The minutes of the regular meeting of the Council of the Town I of Leesburg held on September 9, 1957 and the special meeting held
on October 2, 1957, were read, and upon motion of Mae Bass Mitchell ,
seconded by Howard B. Gill, and unanimously carried, were approved
as read.
ti The Auditor-Treasurer presented the financial statement for the
ro a 0 .,.1 month of September, the general fund, the special sewer department fund
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� ,0, ^.04 and the statement for the quarter ending Septemoer 30, 1957, and
lil .a m the current bills .
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,-I ;; C Upon motion of Howard B. Gill, seconded by Oden Semones, the follow=
( C f n ing_ resolution was unanimously carried:
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0 °' C p Bs IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburgiln'Virginia,
al 0 ,0 0 that the Auditor-Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized anedirected
• .`c pia o pay the following bills :
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S. 0+> Virginia Electric & Power Co. $ 376.60'
+ N m s v o C. & P. Telephone Co. of Virginia 43.59c
0 a o ta 0 Hankey' s Radio Service - 8.00 • •
4,:) 0 o C 0 Loudoun Times-Mirror 21 . 15- .
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Z o +) .C .ri +3 Newton & Kaufman 2.75' ".
•+) c o v a . Leesburg Hardware 1.69'
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o W ° Hutchison Esso Stations 5.71' I
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9ra •riC Southern States Leesburg Cooperative 9.15 '
0 a o t A z J. T. Hatcher 3. 78'
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J:0+3 E P .c o.n Leesburg Service Station '24.35'
:1 . Fi0 •CO5�. � Mitchell ' s 5.90 - •
ann ncg p , 0 c°. a J. S. Whitmore 4 .59 •
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8w 4) .c z°. °o Grover H, Downs • 103.75
0Xvp S ° Miller Meters, Inc. 17. 98 ' ..
r-+ 0 .1 J. T. Hirst 1.k Company, Inc . ' 1.49 ' .
nt ea X o Cil 0 Commonwealth of Virginia 297.78 "
a o P p o a Raymond R. Rodrick 62.98 •
0 0 0 o Arlington Stone Company 47.70•
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01 .4.1 o .a .a League of Virginia Municipalities 75.00
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Crl '0 Rockwell Manufacturing Company 163.20'
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r-+ c. o +) Upon motion of Mae Bass Mitchell, seconded by J. Austin Wright,
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. and unanimously carried,- the bill of Loudoun Properties,Inc. for the
w w ro cost of the oversize pipe in Virginia Village Subdivision was tabled o Warren `,
until the approval of Mr. Waen C . Perrow, Town Engineer.
l Upon motion of C. R. Hollandsworth, Seconded by Mae Bass Mit,chell,'
and unanimously carried, it was:
RESOLVED, That the delegation composed of interested citizens
of the Town of Leesburg, with Mrs . E. L. Rust as spokesman, with ••
respect to the Trash and Garbage Ordinance, be heard. •
Thereupon Mrs. Rust read a petition signed by one hundred three
individuals, which petition was as fthllows :
We , the undersigned residents and property owners in the Town of -
L e b r hereby• reouest the Mayor and Town Council to rescind their
rec_nt actions in changing the method of collecting trash and garbage
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and go back to. the former method of collecting same in the Town of
Leesburg.
A lengthy discussion then followed with respect to the method •
of removing trash and garbage, in which Howard B. Gill, a member of
the Sanitation Committee , tried to inform the petitioners of the
true meaning of the Ordinance .
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After the discussion heretofore referred to, Eugene Barber then
presented a similar problem of removing garbage at the colored elem-
entary school.
Thereupon, Emmett Jackson, acting spokesman for the Provident
Baptist Church, stated that the Town, in putting up the sidewalk at
the aforesaid church on West Loudoun Street had left from twelve to
seventeen 'and one-helf inches of earth and that when it rains or
when ice falls this would result in a hazard to the said church.
%N The Mayor thereupon referred this matter to the Street Committee
consisting of Mr. Hollandsworth and Mr. Wright.
At this point the Council heard from Mr. H. E. Loeffler with
`t respect to the plague of stray dogs running on Cornwall Street.
Howard B. Gill recommended that a delegation of interested people
go before the Board of Supervisors and take op this question.
Roger F. Powell, Sheriff of Loudoun County, and T. A. Daniel,
Game Warden for Loudoun County, also spoke on the subject of stray
dogs . Sheriff Powell asserted that his department would like to
assist the Town in any way possible .to do what they could in this
respect .
The Mayor then directed the Auditor-Treasurer to check into the
' matter to determine Whether or not there was an ordinance concerning
dogs that was inforceable in incorporated towns . He further stated
that he thought it advisable that a committee go before the Board of
Supervisors of Loudoun County to see what could be done with respect
to these stray dogs.
"Mr: Hallett was then heard on behalf of the Leesburg Presbyterian
Church with respect to the Town eliminating parking on the North ,side
of West Market Street from 9:00 until 1:00 each Sunday. Mr. Hallett
stated that if the Town granted this request the church would be very
glad to pay for any signs purchased and erected by the Town.
Upon motion of C. R. Hollandsworth, seconded by J. Austin Wright,
C. R. Hollandsworth, Mae Bass Mitchell, J. Austin Wright and Mayor
Durfey voting for, and Howard B. Gill, Reed Johnson and Oden Semones
voting against, the following resolution was adopted: •
RESOLVED, That the department store owned and operated by Myers d
and White at the corner of King and Loudoun Streets, adjacent to the
• present Town Fire House, be given a thirty foot parking space on East
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Loudoun Street.
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The following resolution presented by C, R. Hollandsworth, died
on the floor:
RESOLVED, That the American Red Cross be given a parking space
for their Red Cross station wagon.
Mae Bass Mitchell, of the Building Committee, reported on the
insurance bill of Garrett Insurance Company on the FireeHouse, which
bill had previously ueen tabled for further investigation, as to the
value of said building and the rate of the premium. It was decided
to have the said Fire House appraised by three contractors: one to
. be chosen by Mr. Myers : one to he- chosen by the Town Council : and
the third to be chosen by the other two chosen contractors,
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Mr. Hollandsworth then brought up the matter of moving back
the parking twenty five feet from each corner on the corners of
King and Royal Streets so as : to avoid accidents.
It this point the Town Attorney presented the matter of Town
Policeman' Samuel H. Barton' s case . He stated that in his opinion
he considered it advisable for the Town of Leesburg to immediately
investigate the matter of insurance for the protection of the Town' s
officers.
Upon motion of Oden K. Semones, seconded by Reed Johnson, and
unanimously carried, it was :
RESOLVED, That the Town of Leesburg immediately contact an in-
surance company for the purpose of looking further into the matter
of insurance to cover the officers of the Town of Leesburg.
Thereupon Mayor Durfey asked the Police Committee to investigate
this matter and report back to the Council .
Upon motion of C. R. Hollandsworth , seconded by Mae Bass Mitchell ,
Howard W. Gill , C. R. Hollandsworth . Mae Bass Mitchell and J . Austin '
Wright voting For and Reed Johnson and Oden Semones voting Against .
the following resolution was adopted :
RESOLVED, That the Auditor-Treasurer beianddhe is hereby authorized
and directed on behalf of the Town of Leesburg , in Virginia, Ao pay
to Carleton Penn,. Il , Esquire , attorney for John T. Fletcher , the sum
of Four Hundred Seventy Three Dollars and Seventy Six Cents ($473.76)
to cover the hospital and doctor bills of the said John T. Fletcher .
growing out of an alleged ingury in the course of his arrest for
violation of a Town Ordinance .
Upon motion of C. R. Hollandsworth , seconded by Howard B. Gill ,
and- unanimously carried , it was : E_
RESOLVED, That the bill of Loudoun properties , Incorporated . at
the rate of Three Dollars and Ninety Five Cents ($3 .95( per foot for
the };eight inch water line to be installed under the Washington and •
Old Dominion Railroad , in accordance with the agreement heretofore
entered into between the Town of Leesburg and Loudoun Properties .
Incorporated , be paid .
The Town Attorney then presented the problem of extending :,the
water and sewer lines out Ayr Street extended past the Loudoun County
High School to the abutting property owners .
There being no further'-:business to come before the meeting , upon
motion duly made and seconded the meeting adjourned .
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