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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL, JULY 13, 1964.
A regular meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held in the Council
Chambers, Leesburg, Virginia on July 13, 1964. The meeting was called to order
by the Mayor , with Councilman Lowenbach leading the group in prayer. Those
present were Councilmen C. A. English Cole , C. Grey Dodd, C. Maloy Fishback,
Maurice R. Lowenbach, Jr. , Robert A. Orr and John W. Pumphrey. Also present
were Town Manager James W. Ritter , Jr. and Town Attorney George M. Martin.
The minutes of the regular meeting of June 22, 1964 were unanimously ap-
t proved by Council. The minutes of the special meeting of June 29, 1964 were
• corrected in the 2nd paragraph from the bottom to read as follows: •Councilman
Cole moved that this resolution include the following: that the Highway Depart-
ment be requested to hold a public hearing as affects the southwest quadrant.
This motion was seconded by Councilman Fishback and Council unanimously recom-
mended that the Highway Department be requested to hold a rehearing on .the
southwest quadrant of the By-Pass in the resolution to be sent to the Highway
Department. This then making the last paragraph of the resolution read as fol-
lows:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council for the Town of Lees-
burg, in Virginia, that the Highway Commission, in the interest of
health, safety and welfare and in accordance with the desires of the
• people of Leesburg, be requested to reverse its original decision
and construct the southwest segment of the Leesburg By-Pass along
Line "B" and "D", entering existing Route 7 near what is known as
Clark's Gap, Virginia; and that the Highway Commission be requested
to hold a rehearing on the southwest quadrant of the By-Pass.
Upon motion of Councilman Cole , seconded by Councilman Lowenbach, Council
was asked to petition the Highway Department for a rehearing on the southwest
quadrant of the By-Pass inasmuch as conditions have changed entirely from the
time they had the last hearing. This motion was defeated by a vote of 4 to 3,
those voting against said motion being Councilmen Dodd, Fishback and Orr and
Mayor Rollins.
Councilman Orr asked the Times-Mirror representative present at •this' meet-
ing to request the people in the Town to please use water-tight cans for their
garbage.
Mr. Lawrence Muse, acting as spokesman for a group of residents living
in the North Street - Harrison Street area, appeared before Council , relating
the water problems experienced by several residents of the area during a heavy
rainstorm the night before when sewer water backed up into the basements of
homes and the business of Muse and Reed, and requesting that some action be
taken by Council to alleviate this situation. Town Manager Ritter explained
that he had visited these homes during the day, that this was a situation where
we had 3 or 4 inches of rain in 2 or 3 hours, more rain than we have had for a
long, long time. He explained that this is a back-up situation from the main
line and that, in a lot of cases, he found, upon visiting these homes, that • _
there is a gravity flow from the floor of the basement to the main line of the
sewer, which forces the water into these basements. He suggested that a check
valve should eliminate this situation, with a sump pump, which will lift this
water up 4 or 5 feet. The proposed storm drain in this area will probably help
this situation to a small degree, but it will not cure it. He stated that
the Town forces had checked this line more than any other in Town and had found
it open last week and again this morning.
Councilman Lowenbach suggested that this be referred to the Utility Com-
mittee and that proper investigations be made and that the Council do anything
they can to save these people harmless. He suggested that the infiltration
should be wiped out first. Mr. Ritter explained that the Town is very much
concerned about this situation from the sewer plant standpoint.
Mayor Rollins read to Council a letter which he sent to the Highway Com-
missioner with regard to the southwest quadrant of the By-Pass, and stated
that he had received a letter from the Highway Commission, in which he said .that
he was waiting on the action of the Board of Supervisors before they would hold
another public hearing on this matter.
• Mr. Jack Williams, of Johnson and Williams, addressed the Council with
regard to the progress being made on the Sanitary Sewage Facilities authorized
by Council at its meeting of June 29th. He reported that almost all of the
field work had been completed in connection with the Dry Mill 'Trunk Sewer. •
Plans and correspondence in- connection-with -the acquisition of the land for
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the holding pond have been prepared. He and his men spent today at the sewage
treatment plant. He recommended that the Town put in de-watering equipment at
the present plant, which would, in effect, accelerate the drying of the sludge
and which would, in turn, give more capacity to the sludge digester facilities, and
which equipment could be moved down to the new plant later on. Estimated cost
of this equipment , including installation, would be around $35,000.00.
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Councilman Cole inquired as to whether permission had been secured for Mr. ,
Williams and his men to go upon the properties in connection with this project.
Mr. Ritter replied that this permission had not been secured. Upon motion of
Councilman Cole, seconded by Councilman Fishback, Council voted unanimously
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to instruct the Town Manager to secure the permission in writing from all of.
the owners of the property on which Mr. Williams and his men will operate.
Mayor Rollins asked Mr. Williams if we might set November 7th as a target
date for the referendum on this work, to which Mr. Williams replied that he
thought that was a little early, but he would set that target date. Mayor
Rollins also asked that the Town Manager secure a definite price wanted for
the land of Mrs. Harper and Mrs. Kincaid.
Councilman Orr asked that Mr. Denlinger be requested to pick up trash of
Mrs. Dulin at 124 W. Market Street, to be picked up at the same time they pick-
30 up trash of Mr. Noyes at 120 W. Market Street.
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O Upon motion of Councilman Cole, seconded by Councilman Orr, the following
= resolution was unanimously adopted :
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C) BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Manager employ sufficient help to
check the sewer line running from Edwards Ferry Road north and
ending at the north end of North King Street immediately and all
other lines in the Town of Leesburg, one by one, for infiltration
from downspouts and sump pumps with a dSre of all surface drainage
infiltration and any sewers connected to the storm sewer.
Mayor Rollins asked Mr. Forbes to be sure that Mr. Phillips makes provision
for storm drains on the left side of the road in Exeter Subdivision.
Mayor Rollins requested that East Royal Street be patched, and especially at
the sixth house on the right hand side , which is in deplorable condition.
Mayor Rollins also asked that the storm drain easements for the Woodberry
Road storm drainage project be secured as quickly as possible , suggesting that
those people not yet signing be given a deadline.
Upon motion of Councilman Fishback, seconded by Councilman Dodd, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of 6 to 1, Councilman Pumphrey
voting against this resolution. Mayor Rollins instructed Mr. Ritter to be sure
this money comes out of the Utility Fund.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that
Sydnor Pump & Well Company be authorized to make a Photographic
Survey of the Phillips-Nickels Well to determine the condition
of the shaft , and that a sum of $350.00 be appropriated for this
work.
Upon motion of Councilman Fishback, seconded by Councilman Pumphrey, the
following resolution was unanimously adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that
the Town Manager be authorized to install necessary culverts across
ti West South Street (between King St. & Wirt St. ) , and that a sum of
x $550.00 be appropriated for materials.
The Performance Bond of Mr. Frank Myers for Section 3, Dry Mill Subdivision,
was discussed. Mr. Forbes explained that this bond does not meet the requirements
of the Subdivision Ordinance at this time due to the fact that the forms to be t
used in connection with the new Subdivision Ordinance requirements have not yet
been approved by Council. This matter was referred to the Laws and Administra-
- tion Committee for study and recommendation.
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Mr. Forbes reported that he had investigated the tract of land set aside
for recreational purposes in the Prospect Hills Subdivision and was informed
by Mr. Schaefer that he did not own it , but that Mr. Ridgely White owned it.
Mr. Schaefer said that he would talk to Mr. White about this matter and have
him write a letter to Council , stipulating his demands.
Mr. _Ritter reported that Mr. Schaefer is willing to build the sidewalk on
theThzest side' of Belmont ' Drive which has been omitted, and that he (Schaefer.)
would instruct Perry Engineering Company to go ahead with construction.
Upon motion of Councilman Orr , seconded by Councilman Pumphrey, the follow-
ing resolution was unanimously adopted :
BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that
the Highway Department be requested to take into the Secondary
System the following streets :
Exeter Subdivision
(a) Woodberry Road, from end of present maintenance to 320
feet north,
(b) North Street , from end of present maintenance to 1140
feet east ,
(c) Wildman Street , from North Street extended, 100 feet
north.
Ayrlee Subdivision
(a) Ayrlee Avenue , from end of present maintenance
to 540 feet west.
(b) Ayr Street, from Old Waterford Road, Route 698,
to 830 feet south,
(c) Daniels Street from Ayr Street 450 feet west.
Mayor Rollins announced that he had received a request from the Senior
Warden of St. James Episcopal Church, along with a resolution, which the
Mayor requested be incorporated in these minutes.
Upon motion of Councilman Lowenbach, seconded by Councilman Orr, Council
voted 5 to 2 to appropriate the sum of 1$35.00 for membership of the Board of
Architectural Review in The National Trust for Historic Preservation. Council-
men Dodd and Fishback voted against this motion.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned with general consent
at 10:05 P.M.
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Clerk othe Council
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RESOLUTION
1. Whereas, The Leesburg Planning Commission has proposed to rezone
certain parts of Cornwall Street in Leesburg from Residential to
Business; and
2. Whereas, St. James Episcopal Church is vitally interested
since it owns both its Church and Rectory on Cornwall Street,
both of which the Church feels will be adversely affected by the
proposed change in zoning ;
3. Whereas, The Church further feels that the Planning Commission
has a moral obligation to maintain the zoning commitments which
have been repeatedly made to the residents of the area; and
4. Whereas, as a Christian congregation, the Church has a strong
desire to see moral principles and, commitments sustained in Lees-
burg ; and
5. Whereas, since needless rezoning of the kind proposed would
jeopardize the security of any residential area of the town as
well as the confidence of its inhabitants;
Therefore, Be It Resolved, That St. James Episcopal Church go on
record in opp&sition to the proposed zoning change on Cornwall
Street.
Leesburg, Virginia
July 8, 1964
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