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Minutes of the Regular. Meeting_of. the Leesburg T'own.. Council,
October. 9, 1961
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Mayor Frank.Raflo. called _the Leesburg Town Council_Meeting.. to .order at
7:30 P.M. in the Council. Chambers,,. Leesburg,..V7irginia,. . Councilmen, present
were Stanley. F. Caulkins., George_ P, Hammerly, Hunter.M. .Leach, Maurice
R. Lowenbach. and.John. W. Pumphrey_. Absent. from.the..meeting..was Council-
man George. J... Babson.
The minutes of the previous_ meeting were readand approved .wi.th.th'e
following correction:. .(1). subsitute the. word_ "use" in_ lieu..of_.zoning
in the 13th paragraph..of. page 15.
The Mayor's report. was .given.
The Town_Manager gave his report.. .: Included__ in_.this. were .facts . concer-
ning John Spiller' s request that. the .Town purchase..a. four inch sewer
line which he had installed ..by the English Cons.truction. Company. at
his own. expense.; Mrs... Edna James' s..r.equest. that _the..Town. accept the
road serving. her apartment_house into. the. Town..Road. System.. . Mr.. L. S.
Hutchison'.s request. that. the Town .extend_water and sewer. on Church
. Street extended. to serve the north .portion. of..a tract. of. land„owned by •
Mr. Hutchison and. the fact. that..the._painting_ of. _the_ town. office_.and
water tank is proceeding on _schedule.
Petitioners appearing before the Council_were _Mr.._C. .C. Saffer and. Mr.
Paul Leach.
Mr. Saffer requested that the Town construct w .sidewalk. .on the south
side of West Loudoun Street from..existing_sid.ewalk .to .Ayr Street., thence
South to Ayr Street to the. Town .Branch. Mr. Saffer_was informed. that
this request would be put high..on_ the priority. list .at. such. time as this
expenditure was .possible. for the. Town.
Mr. Leach appeared requesting_that. the_Town. take .an ad in . the Loudoun
Times Mirror Historical. Edition. at_ a cost of..$175.00... This. request
was. rejected . on. the. grounds that _the. .Town. canno_t__participate in .such
undertakings for a profit making. organization.
Upon Motion of Councilman .Lowenbach;. .seconded . by Councilman_Pumphrey
and there being no objection. to a_ roll_ call..vote. the following.. resol-
ution was unaminously carried.
"WHEREAS,. the Town of .Leesburg,_ in_Virginia, .requested the Michie.City
Publications Company to present...to . said..Town .an_agreement..setting forth
the services . said. Company would perform.. in_ preparing. a_New Charter and
a New Code of Ordinances for the Town, . and
WHEREAS, Michie City Publications.Company. has .presented to. the .Town of
Leesburg an agreement, covering in detail these services, .and .the
cost thereof,
NOW BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council, for .the Town of Leesburg., in Virginia
the agreement dated. October. 9,. 1961 by and. .between. Michie City Public •
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ations Company and the Town. of Leesburg _be,. and the. same hereby .is ,
ordered to be executed as of this date.
The report from the. Airport Committee. on_ the. meetings..with. members of .
the FAA and ,lirway Engineering Corpor.ation .of.. Washington DC _was pre-
. sented by. Councilman Hammer.ly.
Upon motion . of Councilman. Hammerly;. seconded .by. Councilman. Caulkins. and
there. being no. objection to a_.roll_ call. vote the following resolution
was unaminously adopted.
WHEREAS, the Airport. Committee of the Town. of Leesburg. has. been duly
constituted , and
WHEREAS, this Committee finds itself unable _to proceed without. establishing
the possibility of Federal Aid. being made.-.available for the present
Leesburg Airport and. without further.._engineering efforts,
THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED , that the Town_.of Leesburg..appropriate an
. amount not to. exceed $500.00 from the unappropriated. Surplus,;Fund to
the General Fund for securing such services from a reputable engineering
nroani ,ati0n.
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The Mayor appointed Councilman_P_umphr.ey_as. an _additional. member
of the Pend ing._Litigation..Committee.
Upon Motion . of Councilman_Lowenbach;.. seconded. .by._Councilman_Pumphrey the
following resolution. was. unaminously__adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council._for_. the Town__of_Leesburg, in Virginia,_ that
II--1 the Auditor-Tr_easur.er, be, and _he_hereby_.is.,...authorized.. to..•pay. the. six
,.,- officials_ and .councilmen_.attending._the_Annual__Convention_of the, Virginia!
}_ Municipal. League_.on September_21+.,..25, and .26, ,1961. a .sum .up:. to $50.00
each; 50% to be paid .from. the unappropriated balance. in. the Utility Fund
and. 70$ from. the unappropriated.,balance_.in..the_.General Fund.
A Report from_the. Human_Relations_ Committee__was_.given..,by .Councilman
Pumphrey. The committee .had. .been..requested_ .by_ Fr.ed_Campbell and
Louis Bryant to arrange a. meeting of_ all_business _men .in...Leesbur.g
. for_ a discussion_on..their...problems.
Upon Motion of Councilman_Lowenbach;_.seconded..by.. Councilman..Caulkins
and there being no, objection__to..a. roll..call._vote..the .following was
unaminously approved.
00 The Human_Relations_Committee, will_co.op.eiate_with_the. request. of
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Louis Bryant and Fred..Campb.ell...to_ arrange._a_mee.ting:with_the ..business
men of_.Leesburg. •>
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There being.no. further._.business _to_..come_before _the Council .at_ this
time and upon motion. of Councilman_.Lowenbach;. .seconded by. Councilman
Pumphrey the. meeting adSourned_.at._9:55. P..M.
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