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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1964_07_13 10 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 r _ 11' MINUTES OF JULY 13, 1964 MEETING. 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. 1 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 I 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. lIJ O Upon motion of Councilman Cole, seconded by Councilman Orr, the following = resolution was unanimously adopted : 0 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. 12: 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. /get' / Mayor .de“-.-1---17, ALi Clerk othe Council 1 r . 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 ill