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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL, OCTOBER 12 , 1964.
A regular meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held in the Council
Chambers, Leesburg, Virginia on October 12, 1964. The meeting was called to
order by the Mayor , with the Mayor leading the group in prayer. Those present
were Councilman C. A. English Cole, C. Grey Dodd, Maurice R. Lowenbach, Jr. ,
Robert A. Orr and John W. Pumphrey; also Town Manager James W. Ritter, Jr. and
Town Attorney George M. Martin. Absent from the meeting was Councilman C. Maloy
Fishback.
The minutes of the regular meeting of September 28, 1964 were approved with
general consent.
Councilman Cole asked Town Manager Ritter if there had been any more work
done on locating the sewer line on S. King Street, to which Mr. Ritter replied
that this is a matter which brings about many problems, such as traffic , and
the fact that it is time-consuming. He explained that the ditch must be dug and
closed up the same day in order to keep traffic moving.
Mayor Rollins asked that all members of Council remain at the close of the
• meeting in order to discuss several matters in executive session.
Upon motion of Councilman Orr , seconded by Councilman Dodd , the following
Gp resolution was unanimously adopted :
O BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that the
following appropriations be made :
(a) Johnson & Williams
For work on Harper & Kincaid Tracts $749.50
(b) Muse & Reed
Chairs for Town Hall 846.00 •
Upon motion of Councilman Orr,• seconded by Councilman Pumphrey, the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously adopted :
BE. IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that the
Leesburg Planning Commission be authorized to hire and pay for steno-
graphic assistance at Planning Commission meetings at the rate of
$10.00 per month.
Upon motion of Councilman Pumphrey, seconded by Councilman Dodd, the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously adopted :
BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that the
Town Manager be authorized to ask for bids on the construction of a
Sanitary Sewer to serve houses on Sycolin Road.
Upon motion of Councilman Cole , seconded by Councilman Pumphrey, the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously adopted :
BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board be requested to permit the sale of
alcoholic beverages until 12 o 'clock midnight within the corporate
limits of the Town and, further, that a copy of this resolution be
. mailed to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board at Richmond.
Upon motion of Councilman Pumphrey, seconded by Councilman Dodd, the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously adopted :
BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that
should it be necessary to acquire additional right-of-way in the
construction of the proposed Rt. 15 widening between North Street
and Union Street in accordance with plans prepared by Walter Phil-
lips, the Town of Leesburg will acquire such right-of-way at no
cost to the State of Virginia. )
Upon motion of Councilman Cole , seconded by Councilman Orr , the follow-
ing resolution was defeated by a roll call vote of 4 to 2, those voting against
this resolution being Councilmen Dodd, Lowenbach, Pumphrey and Mayor Rollins:
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that the
invoice in the amount of $25.00 from the Credit Bureau on report on
Chantilly Aviation and U. S. Aviation be referred to the Airport Com-
mission for payment.
Upon motion of Mayor Rollins, seconded by Councilman Pumphrey, Council
voted that this $25.00 be paid out of the General Fund.
Upon motion of Councilman Cole, seconded by Councilman Lowenbach-, the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously adopted :
BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that Per-
formance Bond #1182652 of Tri-County Asphalt Co. for work on Lee and
Davis Ave. be released, these streets having been accepted by the
State Highway Department.
Upon motion of Councilman Pumphrey , seconded by Councilman Cole, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted :
BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that
Performance Bond #N434392 of Frank Schaefer on Section 5, Prospect
Hills, be released upon receipt of letter from State Highway Depart-
ment that all physical requirements have been met.
Upon motion of Mayor Rollins, seconded by Councilman Cole, Council voted
unanimously to reconsider the above resolution having to do with the Performance
Bond on Lee and Davis Ave. Upon motion of Mayor Rollins, seconded by Councilman
Dodd, this resolution was defeated.
Upon motion of Mayor Rollins, seconded by Councilman Dodd, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that the
firm of Tri-County Asphalt Co. , Inc. be awarded a contract for the
building of First Street and Wirt Street in the Waverly Heights Sub-
division in accordance with their low bid of $8,885.00, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the work is to be. done in accordance
with the specifications outlined in the Town Manager 's letter of Oc-
tober 2, 1964.
Councilman Cole asked Mr. Perry Winston, who was present at this meeting,
to go over the audit of the Leesburg Airport Commission With Council. Mr. Win-
ston stated that there was really nothing to explain, that the audit shows the
books of the Commission to be in good order. Mr. Cole said that the Town has
been obligated for 139,000.00, for which the Airport Commission has no money to
pay. He further said that if the Federal Government refuses to pay the amount
owed by it to the Commission that there will be more for the Town to pay. Mayor
Rollins ordered Commission Member Lowenbach to take this matter to the Commis-
sion and bring back a report to Council.
Mayor Rollins informed Council that the matter of leasing the Airport will
be taken up at the next meeting on October 26th and asked Commission Member
Lowenbach to inform the Commission that the lease should be finalized by this time.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:30 P.M.
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