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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1958_04_11SPEC 184- WHEREAS, said public hearing was held at the time and place advertised and members of the public appeared; THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council for the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that Section IV-A of the Subdivision Ordinance be amended by addingsafsubsection "c" to read as follows: • "The provisions of this Section shall be complied with by all subdividers, except that variations from these requirements may be allowed by the Town Council, where it is deemed necessary or desirable because of extreme hardship resulting from the strict application of the requirements of this Section or the impossibility of conforming to the provisions thereof, and the allowance of same will notviolate any provisions .of the Virginia Land Subdivision Act, as amended, or the provisiong of this Ordinance . Upon. motion of Mr . Wright , seconded by Mrs . Mitchell and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted and • copies of same ordered sent to all the proper officials in- volved: BE IT RESOLVED, That the Town .of Leesburg, in Virginia, deems it essential to the economic well-being of the Town and the surrounding area, as well as to the County as a whole , and further deems it essential to the safety of its citizens travel- ing over the public highways and for the adequate safety of motorists traveling through the Town of Leesburg and of its citizens; that an access highway be built from the Northern entrance of the Chantilly Airport to Leesburg, in order to relieve the already over congested, inadequate and dangerous Virginia State Route 7. There being no further business to come before the meeting the meeting upon motion duly made and seconded, adjourned. lV VIM `•- Y ' .I. I.' ,.� Recorder /mss 160411Lo ;Orr REGULAR MEETING, August 11, 1958 At a regular /netting of the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, held August 11, 1958, at 7 : 30 P. M. in Council chambers, there were present : George. J'. Diirfey; .Mayor_;'1_ElirioroMr.Cunnirigha1 , Recordez';-Howdnd1B. Gill, C. H. Hollandsworth, Reed Johnson, Mae Bass Mitchell and J. Austin Wright. , Councilmen. . The minutes of the regular meeting held July 14, 1958 were read and upon motion of Mrs . Mitchell, seconded by Mr. Johnson, and unanimously carried, were approved as read. The minutes of the special meeting held July 16, 1958 were IIread and upon motion of Mrs . Mitchell, seconded by Mr . Johnson, and unanimously carried, were approved as read. The minutes of the special meeting held August 4, 1958 were read and upon motion of Mr. Gill, seconded by Mrs. Mitchell and unanimously carried, were approved as read. 185 The Treasurer then presented his financial statement for the month of July and the special sewer debt fund statement. Upon motion of Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Gill and unanimously carried, it was : RESOLVED, That the Auditor-Treasurer be and he is hereby autho- rieed and directed to pay the following bills : Virginia Electric & Power Co. 383.28 C. & P. Telephone Company 66 .36 Hankey ' s Radio service 8.00 Leesburg Service Station 37.90 J. S. Whitmore - 3.08 Plaster' s Clothing Store 17. 90 • L. S. Hutchison Esso Stations . 2. 40 Leesburg Hardware - - 17.86 T. J. Hatcher 52.35 Loudoun Times Publishing Co. 89 .85 Newton & Kaufman 20 .50 M McDonald & Jenkins 60.35 rt Garrett Insurance Agency 31<7,.. 65 'et 0. B. Knight 25.00 Baltimore Office Supply Co. 15 .21 Com. of Va. Div. Plan. & Economic Development 160.65 • - J. T. Hirst & Co. , Inc . 69.67 Robert K. Wilson -- 681. 10 Kenneth E. Henry & Co. --- 10.75 C. A. Stallings 15.00 Diamong Alkali Company 26.25 The Ford Meter Box Company, Inca --- 66..44 Old Dominion Appliance Co . 57.40 League of Virginia Municipalities 75.00 Raymond R. Hodrick, Distributor 171.36 S. Reed Galleher, Treasurer, County of Loudoun46. 93 Perry Engineering Company, Inc. (for asphalt) 168. 53 Link Belt Company 11 .61 ' Virginia Trap Rock, Inc. 19.86 George M. Martin (Town Attorney) 186.50 Perry Engineering Co. , Inc. ( contract) 766 .22 Total $3,650.96 Bills PAID since last meeting: • Robert K. Wilson (on account ) $ 300 .00 Crider & Shockley, Inc. ( to get disct . ) 337.50 Perry Engineering (Contract-School) 6,269.52 Total x$`6,907.02 Mr: Wright, a member of the Street Committee then reported that it was the desire of Mr. Steve Savapoulos to have forty feet of sidewalk constructed on SouthcStreet :inof ront of his property. This matter was referred to the Street Committee for further consideration. Mr. Gill, _a member of the Sanitation Committee , reported that he had had discussions with Mr . John W. Clemens with respect to a site for a dump for the Town of Leesburg. He further stated that his report would be continued until a later date . • Upon motion of Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Wright and unanimously carried, it was: WHEREAS, an amendment to the Subdivision Ordinance was adopted by the Council for the Town of Leesburg on the 4th of August, 1958, pursuant to Public Notice ; and, 18'6 WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors for Loudoun County . was not duly notified of the intention to adopt said amend- ment prior to the adopts thereof: and, WHEREAS, the adoption of said amendment is null and void; and, • WHEREAS, notice in writing of the proposed adoption was given to the Board of Supervisors this 11th day of • August, 1958; BE IT THER-EFOR' ORDAINED by the Council for the Town of Leesburg that the amendment to the Subdivision Ordinance . adopted as aforesaid on August 4, 1958, be and the same is hereby adopted as if written out herein in full and shall be effective from this date . . Mr. -W. B. Ridgeway was then heard with respect to the rezoning -of the Grimes property. It was decided that the Council should have more time to consider Mr. .Ridgeway ' s proposal . • • Upon motion of Mr. Wright, seconded by Mr. Johnson, _ the following resolution was defeated by a vote of three to two, Gill, Hollandsworth, Mitchell voting against and Wright and Johnson voting for: • • BE IT RESOLVED, that the application of Mr. .Robert G. Steadman for a variance from Section IV-AIII and IV of the Subdivision Ordinance for the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, be and the same hereby is granted in regard to sidewalks, curbs and gutters . • Mr. H. I . Tiffany then appeared before Council with respect to an easement across his property East of Leesburg on Route #7 and 'stated that he was willing to give the said easement to the Town. • The Town Attorney then read a letter from Mr. Wallenstein, counsel for the League of Virginia Municipalities, with respect to the Recorder acting in the absence of the Mayor. Upon motion of Mr. Gill, seconded by i'Ir. Johnson, and_ unanimously carried, it was • RESOLVED, by the Cpancil of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that the ordinance appointing Howard B. Gill as • Mayor pro tem be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows: That the Mayor pro tem, Howard B. Gill, shall act only in the absence of both the Mayor and the Recorder . • • Upon motion of Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Gill, and unanimously carried, it was : RESOLVED, That in the event Jesse Randolph indicates an intention to execute the trash and garbage collection contract which has been furnished his attorney, that the Mayor and the Recorder be and they are hereby instructed and directed to execute the said contract . Upon motion of Mr. Gill, seconded by Mr . Hollandsworth , and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: • WHEREAS, the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, has had conducted ' a traffic and engineering investigation of the speed limits which should be adopted on certain streets within the - annexed. area; and, 187 • • WHEREAS, the Town of Leesburg has caused signs or markers to be placed indicating the speed limits on Routes 7, 15, 699, 1004/and 773; THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council for theTown of • Leesburg, that any person who shall drive any motor vehicle at a speed in excess of the said posted speed limits on said streets upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars, ndr more than one hundred dollars, or II by imprisonment in jail for not less than one, nor more than . ten days, or both such fine and imprisonment; and, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the Council for the Town of Leesburg, as follows : • • PENALTY FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED: If any person shall drive any motor behicle upon any street _or highway while his license is suspended or while forbidden to N drive or operate a motor Vehicle in the Town of Leesburg, he :• shall be punished by imprisonment in jail for a period not less CC • than two days , nor more than six months, or by a fine of not etless than five dollars nor more than twenty five dollars, or et both such fine and imprisonment . SPEED LIMITS--GENERALLY: 0 Except as provided for in Section 46.1--180 of the Code of Virginia, the State traffic laws regulating the speed of motor vehicles shall be applicable upon all streets and high- • ways in the Town except as provided for otherwise under the section referred to above and any person who shall drive a motor vehicle in excess of said speed limits shall upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars ' nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail for not less than one , nor more than ten days, or both such fine and imprisonment; and, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That a motor vehicle is defined as every vehicle which• is self-propelled or designed for self- propulsion;• and, BE IT FURTHER. ORDAINED, That the Reckless Driving Ordinance on Page 14 of the Ordinance Book be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows, by adding after, "misdemeanor, " J'a.nd 'upon conviction thereof, shall be punished -- by a fine of not less than five dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail for not less than five days or more than six months, or both such fine and imprisonment." This Ordinance shallffective as of date of adoption. It was generally agreed that the Town of Leesburg should work with the County of Loudoun in the matter of a Building Code . • The Mayor referred to the Planning Commission a letter from Mr . Carleton Penn and Mr . Lucas D. Phillips . The Mayor advised that the Town of Leesburg had received letters from Hon. Barry F. Byrd and Judge Smith with. respect to the resolution heretofore adopted by the Town regarding the access road to the Chantilly Airport. • The Mayor also reported that the Perry Engineering Company felt that the work to be done on the tater and se::er. lines to the new Douglass Elementary School would be completed in ample time for the opening of school . • Upon motion of Mr. Gill, seconded by Mr. Hollandsworth; and unanimously carried, it was: . 88 RESOLVED, That Max Dwyer, one of the Town Policemen be given a vacation this year . Upon motion of Mr. Gill, seconded by Mr. Johnson and unanimously carried, it was : RESOLVED, That Section VIII of the Trash and Garbage Ordinance be stricken from said ordinance . • The Town Attorney stated that in a discussion with Mr. , Vesey, former Town Attorney, Mr. Vesey advised that he would not compromise the suit of M. & G. Motors against the Town of Leesburg. Upon motion of Mr. Gill, seconded by Mrs. Mitchell, and unanimously carried, it was : RESOLVED, That the Town employ an extra stenographer at a reasonable salary, which stenographer would not be permanent but would help with the typing of certain codes . Thenerubeing folfurtherabdsinessdtd come before the meet- ing, the meeting upon motion duly made and seconded, adjourned . .• ajtkaji N-1 Lick . ecorder I / ��i • i���j� • • or • REGULAR MEETING, SEPTEMBER 8 , 1958 At a regular meeting of the Council of the Town of Lees- burg , in Virginia , held September 8 , 1958 at 7:45 P . M. in Council chambers , 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 the councilmen. The minutes of the regular meeting held August 11 , 1958 were read and upon motion of Mr . Gill , seconded by Mr. Johnson, were approved as read . The Treasurer then presented his financia.l report and special. sewer debt fund for the month of August . Upon motion of Mrs . Mitchell , seconded by Mr. Wright , and unanimously carried , it was : RESOLVED, That the Auditor-Treasurer for the Town of Leesburg , in Virginia , be and he is hereby directed to• pay the following bills: Virginia Electric & Power Co. S 4111 . 01 C. & P. Telephone Co . 83. 10 Hankey' s Radio Service 8 .00 J . F. Peebles & Son 30. 10 Mitchell ' s 4.20 Leesburg Hardware 68 .40 Leesburg Service Station 2. 50 Western Auto Associate Store 4.88 J. S. Whitmore 6.88 Newton & Kaufman 39.30 Southern States Leesburg Cooperative 12.60 L. S. Hutchison Esso Stations i .25 • J . T. Hatcher 97. 65' J . T. Hirst & Co . , Inc . 74.28 Robert K. Wilson 125.00