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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1960_07_11 • 344. • REGULAR MEETING , JULY 11, 1960 A regular meeting of the Council- of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, was held July 11, 1960 at 8:00 P. M. Mayor George J. Babson called the meeting to order at 8:11 P. M. There were present, C, Maloy Fishback, Emerson H. James, George E. Isaacs, Hunter -M. Leach, John W. Pumphrey and Austin J. Wright, Councilmen.. ' The minutes of the meeting of June 11, 1960 were approved , as read. • The Auditor-Treasurer presented his quarterly report and the bills for the month of June. Upon motion of Mr. Isaacs, seconded by Mr. Leach, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, • in Virginia , that the Auditor-Treasurer be, and he is hereby . authorized and directed to have a copy of the said quarterly report' published in a newspaper in said Town, and also to post a copy in front of the Court House in said Town. Upon motion of Mr. Wright , seconded by Mr. Fishback, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLND, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that the Auditor-Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized to pay the following bills : Virginia Electric & Power Co. $ 536. 44 C. & P. Telephone Co. of Va. 129.00 Hankey' s Radio Service 8. 00 IIPeoples National Bankg 10.00 Duncan Parking Meter 38.67 J: F. Peebles &- Son- 4. 98 • Loudoun Times Publishing Co. 20.00 Stationery & Office Equipment Co. 138.20 Loudoun Typewriter Repair 3.50 Leesburg Hardware 15.63 Newton & Kaufman -- 11 .50 Hollis Leith Tire Co. , Inc . 105.60 J. T. Hirst cc Co. , Inc . 4.56 41 B. T. Crump Co. , Inc. 111.93 Geo. W. Titus, Treas . , Loudoun County 293.77 Western Pennsylvania Chemical Co.T. 22 .50 M & G Motors 12. 80 Mitchell' s 6.98 Crider & Shockey, Inc. 79.48 Southern States Leesburg Cooperative -- - 17.50 L. S. Hutchison Service Station 5.25 • The H. B. Davis Co. 23.25 Whitmore & Arnold - • . 4.OID Va. Association of Chiefs of Police 5.10 Kenneth E. Henry Company 26.40 Estes Express Lines 3.00 Penitentiary Industrial Department 26.00 J. S. Whitmore 1.8u Raymond R.Rodrick 167 .02 , Gallant, Incorporated - 19.14 Commonwealth of Va. (Dept . Purchase & Supply- 3.00 Moore , Clemens &• Co. - 12 .50 Shenandoah Guns 16. 90 Alban Tractor Co.., Inc. 28.47 • 3-45• • Charlie Tait $ 99 .00 Bell & Gossett Company 72.66 Dr. Allan M. McKelvie 200 .00 R. R. Sharpless Company 13.20 Wilbur C. Hall, Attorney 30.00 • First & Merchants National Bank of Richmond 27.89 Bishop ' s Service Station 52.00 Geo. J. Babson, Jr. 235.00 Village "66" Service 8.90 Herman Costello, Issuing Justice 206.00 Armfield, Harrison & Thomas 10.00 George M. Martin 4. 00 • * 671.52 Upon motion of Mr. Fishback, seconded by Mr. James , the following resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, • in Virginia, that the Auditor-Treasurer be , and he is here- by authorized and directed to pay to the Duncan Eatk ing r Meter Company the sum of Feur Hundred Sixty Seven Dollars d - and Ninety Six Cents ($$467.96) , the same being the balance ..: due on the parking meters purchased by the Town. Upon motion of Mr. James, seconded by Mr. Wright , the following resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council for the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that the following license fees assessed against Simmons Grocery be and the same are written off of the books • of the Town by the Auditor-Treasurer: Beer License $25.00 Tobacco License 5.00; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Merchant Retail and Soft Drink Vending Machine Licenses be adjusted as of a later date. Upon motion of Mr . Fishback, seconded by Mr. James, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council for the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that George J. Babson, Mayor, be and he is here - by authorized to execute the Offer and Acceptance of Federal Grant for Sewage Treatment Works Under Section 33 U. S. C. 46& et seq. , Part B-Supplemental Project Information Project No. WPC-VA-74 and make the required certification required • therein. Upon motion of Mr. James, seconded by Mr. Wright , the following resolution died on the floor with a vote of 2 for and 4 against: BE IT RESOLVED, that the present Town Police car owned and operated by the Town of Leesburg be retained, and that an adequately equipped radio be installed in same , this being in lieu of entering into a lease agreement for the rental of a car from Nachman Ford, Middleburg, Virginia , for the use of the Town of Leesburg. Upon motion of •Mr. Pumphrey, seconded by Mr. Fisnback , the following resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, defer the matter of_ r.enting a car for the use of the Town Police until further action can be taken. Mr. Isaacs moved that the Mayor be requested to submit a definitive contract with respect to the Town Police Car, 346 • for the inspection and recommendations of the Council, This motion was later withdrawn. Upon motion of Mr. Pumphrey, seconded by Mr. James , the following resolution was unalimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council for the Town of Lees- burg, in Virginia, that Gene A, Keyes be hired on an annual basis of Three Thousand One Hundred and Twenty Dollars (:43, 120.00) , said salary to be retrocactive to July 1, 1960 ; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Four Hundred Twenty Dollars • ($420.00) be allocated from the General Fund; Part I, Sub • - heading Streets, Sidewalks and Sanitation-Personal Services , • making the total Fifteen Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty Five Dollars ($15, 735.00) .. • Upon motion of Mr .Fishback, seconded by Mr. Pumphrey , and carried by a vote of five to one, the following resolution was adopted: BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council for the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia , that the Mayor be and he is hereby authorized to negotiate for the lot and well owned by Lucas D. Phillips and William W. Nickels for the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dol- lars ($15,000,00) by the Town of Leesburg, subject to the following conditions : (1) Depth and installation of the casing ; location and purity of the water meats State specifications on water supplies for municipalities; (2) Analysis of water is of sufficient softness to be pumped into the Town water supply without further treatment; ( 3) The supply and gallons per minute coincide with the statements of the owners ; (4) Method of payment be agreed upon at the completion - •of the tests ; (5) Such easements over their other land as are re - - quired, to be determined at a later date; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor be authorized to contact the Health authorities and other departments necessary to complete said tests . Upon motion of Mr . Fishback, seconded by Mr. Pumphrey , the following amendment was added to the foregoing resolution: AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that if and when a contract is entered into by the Town of Leesburg for the purchase of the Phillips-Nickels well, .that there be included in said contract an additional condition that there will be no other • well drilled on the C1c property. Upon motion of Mr . Wright , seconded by Mr . James , the following resolution was unanimously adopted : 347 BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council for the Town of Lees- burg, in Virginia, that in the event that any Town employee uses his personal vehicle in the performance of the duties of his office ,asuch_employee' shall be paid at the rate of Seven Cents (70) per mile, after due proof submitted to the Auditor-Treasurer of the Townoof Leesburg that said mileage was duly used in the discharge of the business' of:tthe Toi'vn:s . ' Upon motion of Mr. Isaacs, seconded by Mr . Pumphrey, ' and carried by a vote of four to two, the following reso- lution was adopted : • BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council for the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that the Town rent a car from Nachman Ford, Middleburg, Virginia, for the price of One Hundred Seventeen Dollars and Fifty Cents ($117 .50) per month, in accordance with a letter from Mr . Nachman dated June 16, 1960, said vehicle to be used as a Town Police car ; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor is hereby autho- r rized and directed to enter into a contract between Nachman Ford and the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia', for the rental d of said vehicle . Q Upon motion of Mr . Pu e l,gggii0Pligermr . James , and unanimously adopted, A• e " d Iti W layor REGULAR MEETING, JULY 25, 1960 II A regular meeting of the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, was held July 25, 1960. George J. Babson, Mayor, called the meeting to order at 8:55 P. M. There . were present C. Maloy Fishback, George E. Isaacs, Emerson H. James, Hunter M. Leach, John W. Pumphrey and Austin J. Wright. In the absence of the Recorder the Mayor appointed Austin J. Wright as Recorder pro-tem. • The minutes of the July 11 meeting were approved as read, . with. the following corrections; namely, in the Gene Keyes resolution, delete the words "be allocated from the General Fund" and change to read: • BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Four Hundred Twenty Dollars . ($420.00) be "appropriated from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund and allocated to" Part I, Subheading Streets, etc. ; delete the name "Clarke" from the Phillips- Nichols well resolution; and delete the words "due proof sub- mitted" from the resolution on Town employees using their own vehicle and substitute the words "submission of a trip-ticket . " Upon motion of Mr. Fishback, seconded by Mr. Wright, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, Leonard W. Parker has violated the provisions of the Trailer Ordinance adopted by the Town of Leesburg on July 1, 1959, by failing to furnish a plot plan; by failing to erect permanent markers at each lot, and by failing to obtain a license for each trailer lot used or intended to be used, and by failing to obtain a license for the fiscal year 1961 ; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council for the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that any prior approval of the trailer camp granted the said Leonard W. Parker, be, and the same is hereby revoked and rescinded; and,