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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL, APRIL 8, 1963.
A regular meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held in the Council
Chambers, Leesburg, Virginia, on April 8, 1963. Mayor Frank Raflo called the
meeting to order at 7:30 P.M.
Councilmen present were : Stanley F. Caulkins, George P. Hammerly, Hunter
M. Leach and John W. Pumphrey. In the absence of the Recorder, James W. Ritter
was appointed Recorder Pro-Tem.
The minutes of the meeting held on March 25, 1963 were approved as
read, with the general consent of the Council.
In his report to the Council , the Mayor stated that he would appoint
a member from the. Council to work with a member of the Planning Commission
and' a member of the Zoning ".ppeal Board in order to have better liaison be-
tween the three bodies.
The Mayor read a letter from Commissioner Harris of the State Highway
Department with reference to the proposed By-Pass, and also pointed out to
the Council that the Planning Commission, at their previous meeting, had of- •
ficially adopted Plan "A" of the proposed By-Pass.
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• A letter from Mr. Hogan of the W. & 0. D. was read by the Mayor, point-
ing out that the County had restricted industrial zoning along the Railroad,
which would hamper future development of the Railroad.
The Mayor stated that he was going to appoint four downtown businessmen '�
to investigate the feeling of the local business people with reference to free N
limited parking on the Town parking lot. This committee of four would be in-
structed to discuss this problem with the local merchants and to come up with
a definite recommendation to Council' as to free limited parking on the parking
lot.
The Manager reported to Council that the local colored American Legion
wanted permission to block' off Royal Street between King and Church Streets
for the purpose of holding their annual carnival on Monday, April 15th. The
street would be closed off between the hours of 3:00 P.M. and 10:00 P.M. Upon
discussion of the Council , this was approved.
• Mr. Pumphrey reported on the right-of-way needed from the Dyer property
and stated that the Town will probably hear something from the Highway De-
partment in about ten days on this project.
Mr. Lloyd Darr, representing the Isaac Walton League, was present and
he asked Council 's permission to erect two (2) Isaac Walton League signs.
One would be across from Phillip's Motel on Route 15 and one in front of
Casey's Diner on Route 7. On motion, duly seconded , Mr. Darr was given per-
mission to erect these two signs.
The Council was advised of the action that the Planning Commission had
taken in regard to adopting Plan "A" of the proposed Leesburg By-Pass. After
discussion, on motion duly seconded , the Council went on record as also adopt-
ing Plan "A" of the By-Pass, and which would be part of the Master Plan of
the Town.
On motion of Mr. Leach, seconded by Mr. Hammerly, the following resolu-
tionwas unanimously adopted: _
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BE IT RESOLVED, That Mr. Wendell Kline be,. and he is hereby desig- 111nated Appraiser for the Gibson Heights property for the Town of
Leesburg to meet with the Appraiser of the Loudoun County Hospital,
Incorporated, these two appraisers to select a third for the purpose
of appraising the market value of the Gibson Heights property lo •
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cated adjacent to the Loudoun County Hospital , Incorporated.
On motion of Mr. Hammerly, seconded by Mr. Caulkins, and with a 4 to 1
vote, the following amendment was made to the above resolution, with Council-
man Pumphrey voting against it :
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"The conveyance of said land to the Loudoun County Hospital , In-
corporated shall include therein a provision legally binding pro-
viding the Town of Leesburg with the pre-emptive right to repur-
chase any portion of the land conveyed should the Loudoun County
Hospital , Incorporated, decide to sell the same, for the same
terms and conditions and for the same price per square foot as,
received by the Town, and the reservation of necessary easements
for access and utility lines over, across and 'under said land by
the Town of Leesburg. !" .
On motion of Mr. Hammerly , seconded by. Mr. Caulkins, the following resolu-
tion was unanimously adopted :
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council for the Town of Leesburg that the
following licenses on business and occupations will be'-levied• as
a tax for_ the fiscal year 1963-1964, commencing July 1, 1963 and
ending June 30, 1964, and adopt an ordinance relative thereto for
.the purpose of implementing the same, and herewith schedules a
public hearing with respect thereto, to be held on the 6th day
of May, 1963 at 7:30 P.M. in the Town Office Building, at which
00 time the citizens of the Town of Leesburg will be given an oppor-
Ct tunity to appear before , and be heard by, the Council on the sub-
ject of the imposition of said levies as follows: See License
C4.7, Tax Schedule attached. The proposed 'ordinance and definitions
CC can be inspected at the Office of the Town Manager.
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On motion of Mr. Pumphrey, seconded by Mr. Hammerly, the following resolu-
tion was unanimously adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council for the Town of Leesburg in Vir-
ginia that permission be granted to the Leesburg Lions Club to
erect four (4) roadside signs, to be located on Route 7, two to
be located on Route 15, and all signs to be at or near the cor-
porate limits. -The roadside signs would be built in accordance
with attached drawing and permit to erect would be granted upon
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the following conditions :
A. Necessary permits secured from the State Highway De-
partment ;
B. Construction, erection and maintenance of signs would
not be responsibility of the Town Government.
C. Location of signs would be subject to approval of the
Town Manager.
On motion of Mr . Caulkins, seconded by Mr . Pumphrey, the following resolu-
tion was adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council for the Town of Leesburg in Vir-
ginia that authority is hereby granted to the Town Manager to
negotiate with Sydnor Pump and Well Company of Richmond, Vir-
ginia for furnishing and installing necessary well facilities,
including pump and all mechanical equipment , for the Paxton Well,
it being understood that the purpose of the negotiation with
Sydnor Pump and Well is for the purpose of saving time in con-
struction and is in the best interest of the citizens of Lees-
burg._
On motion of Mr. Leach, seconded by Mr. Hammerly, the following resolu-
tion was adopted:
111BE IT RESOLVED that plans and specifications prepared by Johnson
and Williams for the Paxton;.well house dated March , 1963 be ap-
proved for construction. : These plans are titled "Water System
Improvements, Paxton Well land Pump House" and "Water System Ex-
tension, Sheets 1 tó 7". It;,!is further resolved that the Town
Manager is authorized to advertise for bids for construction of
the pump house and laying'• of, water line from the well to the
existing water line.
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/ An Amendment was added to the above as follows:
"That this action be subject to the condition that the use of
I cinder block with brick facing be investigated in lieu of solid
brick wall , and this matter discussed with Johnson and Williams
and, if this change is acceptable to the engineers, that it be
incorporated in the building plans. "
Upon motion duly seconded , there being no further business to come be-
fore the session of the Leesburg Town Council, the meeting was adjourned *
with general consent at 9:10 P.M. • i
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