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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1963_02_10 260; MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL, FEBRUARY 10, 1964. A regular meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held in the Council Chambers, Leesburg, Virginia, on February 10, 1964. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Rollins and Councilman Lowenbach opened the meeting with a prayer. Councilmen present were : C. Grey Dodd, C. Maloy Fishback, Maurice R. Lowenbach, Jr. , Robert A. Orr and John W. Pumphrey. Absent from the meeting was Councilman C. A. English Cole. Also present were Town Manager James W. Ritter, Jr. and Town Attorney George M. Martin.. The minutes of the regular meeting of January 27, 1964 and the Public Hearing of January 30, 1964 were unanimously approved by Council. Chairman of the Airport Commission, George P. Hammerly; gave a report on progress of the new Airport. He stated that the Commission had made an offer to Mr. Frank E. Saunders for an air space easement over his land adjacent to the airport site. Mr. Saunders refused this offer and condemnation proceedings were instituted. Mr. Saunders then made an offer of $12,000 for this air space easement, or $11,000 for the approximately 22 acres involved and, with the ac- quiescence of the Mayor, the Airport Commission accepted Mr. Saunders ' offer of $11,000 for this land and a deposit of $500.00 was tendered. Upon motion of Councilman Lowenbach , seconded'by Councilman Orr, Council unanimously voted that the action taken by the Airport Commission in the acqui- sition ofthis land be approved. Mr. Hammerly also showed to the Council plans for three buildings to be • built' upon the Airport site. • Upon motion of Councilman Orr, seconded by Councilman Fishback, the fol- lowing resolution was unanimously adopted : BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that an amount of $2,800.00 be appropriated and the Town Treasurer di- rected to issue a check in this amount, made payable to Charles T. Brosius, Trustee, as full reimbursement for the installation of ap- proximately 1180 feet of water line and one fire hydrant, in ac- cordance -with resolution adopted by the Town Council on June 12, 1961. Upon motion of Councilman Pumphr.ey,. seconded by Councilman Orr, the fol- lowing resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that any contract involving the Town of Leesburg, such contract shall be submitted to the Town Attorney for his review and legal opinion prior to presentation of the contract to the Town Council. Upon presentation to the Town Council , the Town Attorney shall explain the contents of the contract to the Council and at the same time give his legal opinion on the same. All contracts shall be re- viewed and initialed by the Town Attorney and signed by the Town Manager and the Mayor, upon approval of the Town Council. Upon motion of Councilman Pumphrey, seconded by Councilman .Orr, the fol- lowing resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that the Highway Department be requested to make a traffic study of the intersections shown below: King Street and North Street Market Street and Liberty Street Loudoun Street and Ayr Street ' WHEREAS, the Town Council feels that these three intersections are dangerous because of limited sight distance, and it being necessary that school buses use these three intersections going to and from the Leesburg Elementary School at the corner of North and Wirt Streets, and that some corrective measure be taken to warn approaching traffic of the dangerous intersections. x_61 . Minutes of February 10, 1964 Meeting. • • AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Highway Department- advise ' the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg the results of the traf- fic study, together with their recommendations as to what correc- tive measures should be taken. Upon motion of Councilman Pumphrey, seconded by Councilman Orr, the follow- ing Ordinance was placed on the floor for discussion: BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that Sec. 12-12 of the Leesburg Town Code be ,-amended, to read as fol- lows: Sec. 12-12. Duty of property -owners as to cutting grass, weeds, etc. , on vacant property. The owners of vacant property in the municipality shall cut the grass, weeds and other foreign growth on such property or any part thereof at such time or times as the Town Manager shall prescribe; or may, whenever the Manager deems it necessary, after reasonable notice, have such grass, weeds or other foreign growth cut by Town employees, or by an agent that the Town Manager so designates; in which event, the cost and expenses thereof shall OD be chargeable to and paid by the owner of such property and may Cn be collected by the municipality as taxes and levies are collected. CC Sec. 12-12.1. Penalties. CC If any such occupant or owner shall fail to cause such grass, weeds or other foreign growth to be cut and removed from the premises within the time specified within the notice, he shall , upon conviction, be fined not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more , than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each offense or not more than thirty (30) days in jail , or both. Each day such violation continues after due notification shall constitute a separate offense. After discussion of this- Ordinance, it was unanimously defeated. Upon motion of Councilman Fishback, seconded by Councilman Dodd, the following resolution was unanimously adopted : BE IT RESOLVED by the- Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that a sum of $3,670.00 be appropriated for the purchase of a 1964 model, F600 Ford 8 cylinder flat bed dump truck with twin arm hoists, in accordance with bid of Leesburg Motors, • Inc. of January 27, 1964, and based on the Town of Leesburg specifications dated January 21, 1964, attached thereto. Upon motibn' of Councilman Pumphrey, seconded by Councilman Lowenbach, the following action taken by Council at its meeting on January 27, 1964 was unani- mously repealed : "Upon motion of Councilman Fishback, seconded by Councilman Cole, the following resolution was adopted by a vote of 4 for and 3 against, Councilmen Dodd, Lowenbach and Pumphrey being against the resolution: BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that the Town retain another set of engineers to prepare a report on Sewage Disposal Facilities for the Town of Leesburg. After a great deal of discussion on this question, Councilman Fishback moved, seconded by Councilman Orr, that the firm of Hayes, Seay, Mattern and Mattern be employed to make a study of the Sewage Disposal Facilities for the Town. This motion • was carried .by a vote of 5 for and 2 against, those against being Councilmen Lowenbach and Pumphrey. " C (lCg Minutes of February 10, 1964 Meeting. . The Council then adopted the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED, that the present contract with Johnson and Williams Engineering Firm be rescinded and a new contract suitable to both the Town and Johnson and Williams be negotiated. Mayor Rollins asked the Town Manager to contact Mr. Williams of the firm of Johnson and Williams with regard to meeting with the Public Works and Utility Committee on Thursday night , February 13, 1964. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned with general con- sent at 9:20 P.M. I Mayor /,) I- , 43 . ALI Clerk of he Council • • • I • • • I