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Home My Public Portal About1958_06_23SPEC 1 7 the purpose of determining the status of the contract between Mr . Tarrant and the Town of Leesburg. UPon motion of Mrs. Mitchell , seconded by Mr . Gill , it was: RESOLVED, That the Auditor-Treasurer for the Town of Leesburg , in Virginia , is hereby appointed as Building Inspector for the Town of Leesburg; and , BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That Sybil W. Wanner be reappointed as Zoning Administrator for the Town of Leesburg and also appointed as Executive Secretary to the Council and Mayor thereof , both offices to run for a term ending August 31 , 1959, at a salary of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) per month. The Auditor-Treasurer stated that fifteen building permits had been issued so far this year at a total of $310,000. 00. V 1 00 There beim no further business to come before the meeting , `% the meeting upon motion duly made and seconded adjourned . ..ter a 0-1 RI ecorder .�� 9r. or SPECIAL MEETING, June 23 , 1958 7 At a special meeting of the Council of the Town of Leesburg , II in Virginia , held in Council Chambers at 7 : 30 P . M. on June 23 , 1958 , there were present : George J. Durfey , Mayor; Elinor M. Cunningham, Recorder ; Howard B. Gill , Reed Johnson , Oden Semones and J. Austin Wright , Councilmen . The Mayor called the meeting to order and stated that the purpose of this meeting was to consider a budget for the Town of Leesburg for the year July 1 , 1958 to June 30, 1959. Upon^motion of Mr . Gill , seconded by Mr . Wright , the following resolution was unanimously carried : WHEREAS , the following proposed budget was presented to Council on May 20, 1958 and the same was published in a newspaper published in the Town of Leesburg , and every citizen was given • an opportunity to express his views regarding this budget at a special meeting of the Council of the Town of Leesburg on June 23 , 1958 , and no objections were made thereto by any citizen of • the Town of Leesburg; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg , in Virginia , that the proposed budget be and the same is hereby adopted as follows: STATEMENT SHOWING ACTUAL RECEIPTS & DISBURSEMENTS JULY 1 , 1956 - JUNE 30, 1957 AND ESTIMATED RECEIPTS & DISBURSEMENTS JULY 1 , 1957-June 30, 1958 & July 1 , 1958-June 30, 1959 RECEIPTS: REVENUE REVENUE REVENUE Attual Estimated Estimated LOCAL TAXES: 1957 1958 1959 General Property Taxes 19,856.72 21 ,000. 00 36 ,000. 00 Bank Stock Tax 10, 169.90 10,556.79 12 ,000.00 LICENSES 8 PERMITS: 176 Business & Professional Licenses 8 ,880. 94 9,700. 00 11t00.00 Motor Vehicle Registration None 4 ,700 .00 . 5,000.00 FINES & FORFEITURES: Mayors Court 1 ,879. 00 1 ,800. 00 2.200.00 REVENUE FROM USE & MJ'NEY & PROPERTY: IIRents 287.81 NONE NONE Rental of Equipment 48 .00 NONE " NONE Parking Meters 8 ,038 . 00 8 ,900.00 8 ,600.00 REVENUE FROM OTHER AGENCIES: r '. C . . r-- A.B.C. r.._A.B.C. Profits 5,022. 35 5,296.50 6 ,000. 00 Rolling Stock Tax 11 .83 11 . 36 NONE CHARGES FOR CURRENT SERVICES: Plat Fees 123.00 550. 00 1 ,200 .00 : ' Water Service 31 ,655. 16 30,000.00 34 ,000.00 Water Connection Charges 950. 74 1 ,072. 00 2 ,200. 00 ." ' Sewer Charges 62.00 630.00 2,200. 00 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES: 353. 91 1 ,657.61 NONE Sale of Land NONE 3 ,553. 62 NONE - - _ _ _ /ja,e00. 0O TOTAL REVENUE 87 ,328 .36 99 ,427 .88 119 ,4-00.00 Unappropriated Surplus 2 ,725. 31 7 , 100. 00 90,053.67 121 ,5oo.o1' DISBURSEMENTS: ADMINISTRATION: COLLECTION OF TAXES & OTHER RECEIPTS: Office of Town Treasurer 6 ,966.89 7 ,705.98 7 ,500. 00 PROTECTION OF, PERSONS & PROPERTY: Policing and Investigating 11 ,363. 01 14,775. 17 15,000. 00 Confinement and Care of Prisoners 262. 05 775. 00 800. 00 Fire Control , Prevention & Extinction3 .320. 76 3,298 . 74 2,500. 00 CONSERVATION OF HEALTH: Maintenance-Operation Sewer System 2 ,574.56 3 .092.66 3,000. 00 PUBLIC WORKS: Water Department • Maintenance-Operation Water System 4,340.29 4 ,201 . 17 5,000.00 PROMOTION OF CLEANLINESS: Refuse Disposal 8 .437. 14 12 ,294. 90 13,000.0 11 BUILDINGS & GROUNDS: Maintenance-Opeaation Bldgs.&Grounds 261 .83 440.00 1 ,000.00 HIGHWAYS: Street Inspection Repairs & Main- 6,770. 12 8 ,773.83 15,000.00 tenance _ Street Lighting 2 ,789.97 3 ,631 .62 4,000. 00 177 • EDUCATION: SCHOOLS Payment to County for Schools 3 ,389.96 3 ,518 .93 3 ,650. 00 MISCELLANEOUS: Employer' s F. I .C.A. Contributions 595.80 836. 79 750. 00 Total Operating Expenses 55,676.60 77,901 .63 84,7- c oo, o CAPITAL OUTLAYS: . Administration 5,236.09 NONE NONE COLLECTION OF TAXES & OTHER RECEIPTS: 304 . 11 NONE NONE CONSERVATION OF HEALTH: : ] Sewer Line Extension 4,416.56 1 ,821 .81 6,000.00 M Q PUBLIC WORKS-WATER DEPARTMENT: Water Line Extension 9, 105.01 5,780.72 . 9,500. 00 BUILDINGS & GROUNDS: Land " 4 ,000.00 NONE NONE HIGHWAYS: Streets , Sidewalks , Curbs & Gutters 4 ,366. 79 7,000.00 12,000.00 Parking Meters 1 ,536. 01 2 ,500.00 2 ,500.00 Total Capital Outlays 28,964.57 17 . 102.53_ 30,000. 00 DEBT SERVICE: ` N-C 14,. y, ya�•6_ 7. 88 Redemption of Debt 5,000. 00 5,000. 00 5,000.00" Interest on Bonds 412.50 337.50 300. 00 Total Debt Service 5,412.50 5,337.50 5,300. 00 GRAND TOTAL 90,057.b1 ., 1.21 ,500.00 Unappropriated Surplus "+23. 72' 99,427. WATER & SEWER BOND DEBT FUND: Service Charges 12 ,498.43 12 ,500.00 14 ,000. 00 Balance at beginning of year . 6 ,681 .73 10,914. 16 1 #,851 . 16 19, 180. 16 24,414. 16 28,851 . 16 Retirement of Bonds & Interest 8 ,266.00 . 8 ,563. 00 8 , 104.00 BALANCE 10,914. 16 l ,851 . 10:: 20,747. 16* *Reserved for retirement of revenue bonds and interest . BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the tax rate on Personal property and - real estate be set at Eighty Five Cents ($0.85) per one hundred dollar valuation and that the tax rate on National Bank Stock Tax be set at Eighty Cents ($0.80) per one hundred dollar valuation. • The Mayor announced that the .next order of business was the matter of the proposed license tax changes. Mrs . Geneva Phillips , operator of the Phillips Motel . and Mr. Frank Patton, President of Loudoun Distributing Company, each 1 • presented their individual problems with respect -to the license taxes. 178 Upon motion of Mr. Johnson , seconded by Mr . Gill , the following resolution was carried by a vote of three to one : WHEREAS notice of a public hearing was published in the LOUDOUN TIMES MIRROR on the 22nd day of May , 1958 , relative to the imposition of new licenses and an increase in former licenses, and in which said public notice the purpose of the increase was stated ; and , WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on June 23 , 1958 at 7 :30 P. M. EST in the Council Chambers of the Town Council at the Town Office Building , at which time residents of the . • Town of Leesburg appeared before the Council relative to said licenses and the increases therein; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg , in Virginia , that the following paragraphs of the Tax and License Ordinance.,for the Town of Leesburg , in Virginia , beginning on Page 2I. of the current Ordinance Book be and the same are hereby annulled and rescinded to read as follows : ATTORNEY AT LAW. On every Attorney-at-law the sum of $25. 00; less than 5 years practice .$15. 00. BARBER: On every person , firm, association or corporation doing business as a barber the sum of $10. 00 for the first chair and $2. 00 for each. additional chair operated . BEAUTY AND HAIR DRESSING PARLOW. On every person , firm, association or corporation operating a beauty and/or hair dressing. parlow the sum of $20. 00. CLEANING CLOTHES . On every person, firm, association or corporation engaged in Cleaning , pressing or deying clothes or garments for compensation. On every person, firm, associa- tion or corporation soliciting business for non-resident cleaners or pressers the sum of $50.001 Resident cleaners or pressers. employing one or more $20.00. DENTIST: On every dentist the sum of $25.00; less than 5 years practice $15. 00. ELECTRICIAN: On every electric or radio repairing service , other than merchants , the sum of $10.00. LAUNDRY: On every person, firm, association or corporation operating a hand or steam laundry the sum of $20. 00; and on every agent soliciting or collecting business for a hand or steam laundry operated out of said town the sum of $50. 00. OCCULIST: On every occulist , optician , chiropractor , osteopath the sum of $25.00; less than 5 years practice $15.00. • PHOTOGRAPHER: • On every person , firm, association or cor- poration engaging in the business of photographer or acting as a photographer ' s agent or canvasser the sum of $10. 00. PRINTING BUSINESS . On every person , firm, association or corporation engaged in the printing business the sum of , $10. 00 . REAL ESTATE BROKER. On every person, firm, association or corporation engaged in the business of a real estate broker the sum of $25. 00. 17.9. MEDICAL DOCTORS: On every medical doctor engaged in the profession of practicing medicine , the sum of $25.00 ; less than 5 years practice $15.00 . VETERINARIAN: On every veterinarian engaged in the prof- ession of Veterinarian Surgery , the sum of $25.00; less than 5 years practice $15.00. PISTOL DEALER: On every person, firm or association or corporation engaged in the business of selling pistols at re- tail , the sum of $5.00. ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS: On every person, firm or association or corporation engaged in the business of Architecture , professional engineering and land surveyjng , the sum of $25. 00; less than 5 years practice $15.00. Cl BONDSMEN: Every person, firm or corporation , who shall for compensation enter into any bond or bonds for others , whether as a principal or surety shall obtain a license the amount of Q a which shall be $25. 00. MOTEL : On every person , firm or association or corporation, maintaining and operating a motel the sum of $5. 00 per unit . LODGING HOUSES: On every person,firm, or association or corporation maintaining and operating a lodging house the sum of $5.00. FLORIST: Every person , firm, association or corporation or anent , conducting a business of selling flowers , the sum of $10.00. II • AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINDED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg , in Virginia , that the amendments to the aforesaid Tax and License Ordinance for the Town of Leesburg shall be effective on July 1 , 1958 and for each year thereafter; and , BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED BY THE Council of the Town of Leesburg that the new licenses adopted shall be numbered by the Auditor- '' Treasurer to agree with the numbering of the Tax and License Ordinances for the Town of Leesburg which appear on Page 2L. of the current Ordinance, Book. Upon motion of Mr . Semones , seconded by Mr. Wright and unaminously carried , it was: RESOLVED. That the Paragraph of the License Ordinance with respect to the Tax on motels be amended to read as follows : MOTEL: On every person , firm,association or corporation maintaining and operating a motel the sum of $35. 00, plus $2. 00 for each room. There being no further business to come before the meeting . the meeting upon motion duly made and seconded , adjourned .J AtA-n (An Al- ecor er ayor