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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1958_01_23SPEC i38 • SPECIAL MEETING, January 23, 1958 • _ At a special meeting of the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, held in the Council Chambers on January 23, 1958, at 7:30 P. M. , there were present : George J. Durfey, Mayor ; Howard B. Gill ; C. R. Hollandsworth; Reed Johnson; Mae Bass Mitchell ; Oden Semones and J. Austin Wright)aw� _U;40) 11, 1k ,,4amiPG,,,, The Mayor stated that the purpose of this special meeting was to hear the interested citizens who wanted to voice their , views as to the advisability of the recommendation of the Virginia Department of Highways made on December 21, 1958, that Route No. 7 from the intersection of Loudoun and Market Streets b n the West, to the intersection of Market and Loudoun Streets on the East, be made a one-way street going East on Loudoun Street, and a one-way street West on Market Stredt ; and that if the Town of Lee sburg would make Route No. 7 a one-way Street, the Virginia Department of Highways would immediately give consideration to the allocation of such funds as may be necessary for curb and gutter for a thirty (30) foot curb to curb width on Route No . 7, and that the Town would be eligible for said allocation, and that sidewalks would 'ce constructed on one or both sides •if the Town of Lee sburg provided • a sufficient right-of-way for same, and in the installation of said sidewalks the Town of Leesburg would pay for one-half the • cost thereof . • The Town Attorney explained to the meeting the different aspects of the above referred to proposal . Her advised that the Resident Engineer of the Department of Highways was present and would answer questions from the floor . After a lengthy discus ion bringing out both the pros and cons of the above referred to re- . commendation, the Mayor presented two petitions of residents of the Town of Leesburg, expressing their disapproval of the proposal plan to make Loudoun and Market Streets one-way streets. Upon motion of Mrs . Mitchell, seconded by Mr . Gill, and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED, That the resolution concerning the proposal to make Market and Loudoun Streets one-way be read and acted on at this meeting. . The Town Attorney read the above referred to r,Asolution, and upon motion of Mr. Hollandsworth, seconded by Mr . Gill, Gill , Mitchell, Hollandsworth and Mayor Durfey voting for, and Johnson, Semones and Wright voting against, the following resolution was adopted: L • (This resolution is identical to that appearing, starting on Page 133 and ending on Page 135 in this Minute Book) . There being no further business to come before the meeting, . the meeting upon motion duly made and seconded, adjourned.,, • • . i • k • - Recorde A� a' or J I •