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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1964_11_09 39 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL, NOVEMBER 9, 1964. A regular meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held in the Council Chambers, Leesburg, Virginia on November 9, 1964. The meeting was called to order by the Mayor , with the Mayor leading the group in prayer. Those present were Councilmen 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 Fishback. Town Manager Ritter explained several items on the Agenda. Councilman Cole stated that he had a request from a resident of the Sycolin Road area requesting that something be done to have Mr. Arthur Harding clean'. up the junk pile in his yard. Councilman Cole corrected the minutes of the meeting of October 26 on Page 2, Paragraph 3 , next to last sentence in said paragraph to read : "Mr. Cole said that in all the testimony given he had not heard anyone say it would not have to be resurfaced in 20 years. " With this correction, the minutes of the meetings of October 26, 1964 and October 29, 1964 were approved with general consent. Mayor Rollins read a "Thank You" note from Councilman Fishback for the flowers thent him by the Council members and the Town Attorney during his recent stay in the hospital. 00 Attorney Donald W. Devine presented to Council a lease from South Central CD 110Attorney to lease a small portion of the new Airport. After a great deal of discussion regarding this matter, the Mayor ordered that this matter be brought before Council again at their next meeting on November 23rd and instructed Mr. U Devine to present more information regarding the activities and nature of this organization. Mayor Rollins stated that he would like to see the lease with Chantilly Aviation for the new Airport culminated just as soon as possible. Upon motion of Councilman Orr , seconded by •Councilman Pumphrey, the follow- ing resolution was adopted, with Councilman Cole abstaining, the money to be ap- propriated out of the Utility Fund : 111 BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that the low bid of Maryland Excavators, Inc . in the amount of $5,250.00 for construction of the Sycolin Road Sewer be awarded. This bid being the lowest of four bids received and is in accordance with the adver- tisement for bids dated Oct. 19, 1964. Town Manager Ritter explained that Tri-County Refuse Service Company has requested that changes be made in trash pick-up on Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, trash to be picked up in the business area on Wed. evening before Thanksgiving Day, and in the residential district, trash to be picked up on Saturday following Christmas Day. It was the general consensus of opinion that these changes would be approved, providing proper advertisement is given to all citizens affected by these changes. _ Upon motion of Councilman Orr , seconded by Councilman Dodd, the following resolution was placed on the floor for discussion: BE IT RESOLVED by the Council for the Town of Leesburg, that when- ever an owner proposes to dedicate or convey an area for street pur- poses not subject to the Subdivision Ordinance, the Council may re- quire, before accepting such dedication, that said street' be con- structed in accordance with Town and State Standards and Specifica- tions, and that the said dedicator shall furnish a Performance Bond with surety approved by the Council to insure the installation and construction of said street , in accordance with said Standards. After explanation by Planning Director Robert C. Forbes, and after a great deal of discussion, Mayor Rollins moved that this resolution be tabled. This motion was seconded by Councilman Cole and was unanimously carried, thus tabling the above resolution. Upon motion of Councilman Cole, seconded by Councilman Lowenbach, Council voted unanimously to make the following appropriation : Walter Phillips for Survey and Plat of Right-of-Way on Old Waterford Road $217.00 40 MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 9, 1964 MEETING. Upon motion of Councilman Cole, seconded by Councilman Lowenbach, the fol- lowing appropriation was unanimously made : Stanton, Minter & Bruner for Airport Audit $100.00 Upon motion of Councilman Pumphirey, seconded by Councilman Orr, the fol- lowing appropriation was unanimously made : Downtown Lighting Fund, toward the expense of construct- ing the proper weatherhead, weatherproof convenience outlet and 6 foot of conduit on steel poles in the down- town section, to be used for Christmas lighting $100.00 Upon motion of Councilman Cole , seconded by Councilman Orr , the follow- ing appropriation was unanimously made : Va. Department of Highways, for legal work involved in change-over of maintenance agreement on Catoctin - W. & 0. D. Grade Crossing, from Town of Leesburg, to Va. De- partment of Highways $ 99.00 Upon motion of Councilman Pumphrey, seconded by Councilman Lowenbach, the following resolution was placed on the floor for discussion: BE IT RESOLVED .by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that Performance Bond #N434392 of Frank Schaefer on Section 5, Pros- pect Hills , be released. Letter has been received from State High- way Department stating that "no discrepancies were found which would disqualify these streets for acceptance by the Virginia De- partment of Highways. " Mr. Pumphrey moved to amend this resolution to read that this bond be released '.'upon acceptance by the State Highway Department of these streets for mainte- nance. " This amendment to the resolution was seconded by Councilman Lowenbach and Council voted unanimously for this amendment. A vote was then taken on the entire resolution, as amended, and-unanimously carried, thus making the resolution read as follows: ' BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that Performance Bond #N43k392 of Frank Schaefer on Section 5, Pros- pect Hills, be released upon acceptance by the State Highway De- partment of these streets for maintenance. Letter has been re- ceived from State Highway Department stating that "no discrepan- cies were found which would disqualify these streets for accep- tance by the Virginia Department of Highways." Mayor Rollins asked Attorney George Martin to investigate the records on Potter 's Field at his earliest possible convenience in order that this property might possibly be sold at a later date. The matter of installing a meter to measure water at the National' Children's Rehabilitation Center was disucssed by Council. Mr. Ritter told Council that the contractor had finished donnecting the last building to the sanitary sewer line today and that it is now up to the Center to install the 2-inch meter to measure this water. A general discussion took place at this time with regard to the sewer line on the east end of Town along Route 7 known as the "Parker Sewer Line. " Council discussed the matter of constructing or repairing the street which runs in front of Leesburg Grain and Feed Company. Attorney George Martin said he believed a survey would be needed to determine who owns what part of this land. Upon motion of Councilman Cole , seconded by Councilman Dodd, Council voted unanimously to have Mr. Ritter secure estimates on what an actual physi- cal survey would cost to determine the property lines in this area and to tie this survey into the existing right-Of-way of Loudoun Street, South Street and Buick Street. Upon motion of Councilman Lowenbach, seconded by Councilman Dodd, Council voted unanimously to enter into the following letter of agreement with VEPCO: 4.1- MINUTES O^ NOVEMBER 9, 1964 MEETING. Virginia Electric and Power Company Box 590 Leesburg, Virginia Gentlemen : Application has been made to you by the Council of this' Town for the privilege of attaching to a number of your poles along King and Market Streets, certain wires and other fixtures necessary. to provide decorative lighting for the Christmas holiday period. In consideration for your agreement to permit said attachments, the Town of Leesburg hereby assumes all responsibility for such instal- lation and agrees to save Virginia Electric and Power Company harmless from any loss, cost , injury or damage to persons or property resulting out of or arising from the installation, operation, use, non-use or re- moval of such installations. The Town of Leesburg further. agrees to assume responsibility for the payment to you for all electric energy used through said installations, with the understanding that billing will be made under the existing municipal contract between said Town and Virginia Electric 00 and Power Company. to This guarantee was authorized by the Council of the Town of Leesburg at a meeting held on the 9th day of November, 1964, at which meeting a majority of the members of said council voted in favor of the resolution authorizing and directing the execution of this guarantee. Very truly yours, TOWN OF LEESBURG By /s/ J. W. Ritter ' (SEAL) Town Manager Attest : /s/ Dorothy B. Rosen Clerk Councilman Cole remarked that he understood Attorney Penn was appearing before the Equalization Board of the County requesting a reduction in taxes . for the property owned by the Fort Evans Gardens Apartments. Attorney George Martin stated that he also understood that there was another prop- erty within the corporate limits being considered for this purpose. It was suggested that Mr. Ritter be instructed to write to the Equalization Board to determine if any changes in assessments have been made on real • estate in the corporate limits. Upon motion of Councilman Cole, seconded by Councilman Dodd , the meeting was adjourned at 9:55 P.M. . 411110 4411. Mayor / Clerk of to Council