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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL, AUGUST 25, 1965.
A regular meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held in the Council
Chambers, Leesburg, Virginia on August 25, 1965, the meeting being called to
order at 7:30 P.M. by the Mayor and a prayer by Councilman Pumphrey. Those
present were Councilmen C. A. English Cole, C. Grey Dodd, C. Maloy Fishback,
Maurice R. Lowenbach, Jr and John W. Pumphrey ; also Town Manager James W. Rit-
ter, Jr. and Town Attorney George M. Martin. Absent from the meeting was Council-
man Robert A. Orr.
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The Minutes of the meeting of August 11, 1965 were approved with general
consent.
Town Manager Ritter reported that he had written to several Banks with re-
gard
to the interest rate on the borrowing of $475 ,000.00 on either a 6-month
or a 12-month basis. He reported the following banks would be willing to lend
this money on the following percentage bases :
Wachovia Bank - Winston-Salem, INC. - 3% or 6 mos. ; 3A% for 12 mos.
Central National - Richmond, Va. - 2.75% for 6 mos. ; 2.95% for 12 mos.
State Planters - Richmond, Va. - 2.78% for 6 mos. ; 3% for 12 mos.
Loudoun National Bank - Leesburg - 234% on either basis.
Riggs National - Washington, D. C. - 2.6% on either basis.
After discussion, upon motion of Councilman Fishback, seconded by Councilman Dodd,
the following resolution was unanimously adopted by roll call vote :
WHEREAS, the Council has adopted a resolution entitled "Resolution
authorizing the issuance of $475,000 Public Improvement Bonds of the
Town of Leesburg" authorizing the issuance of $475,000 Public Improve-
ment Bonds of the Town of Leesburg, and the Council desires to borrow
money in anticipation of the issuance of said bonds; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg as follows:
(1) The Town of Leesburg shall borrow, pursuant to the Public Finance
Act of 1958 of Virginia, the sum of $475,000 in anticipation of the is-
suance of $475,000 Public Improvement Bonds authorized by a resolution
entitled "Resolution authorizing the issuance of $475,000 Public Im-
provement Bonds of the Town of Leesburg" adopted by the Council on Aug-
ust 4, 1965, to finance the purpose specified in such resolution. In
order to borrow said sum the Town of Leesburg shall issue its negoti-
able notes of the principal amount of $475,000 dated September 13, 1965
and payable September 13, 1966 and bearing interest at the rate of
2.6% per annum, payable at maturity.
(2) Said notes shall be issued in such form and in such denominations
as may be determined by the Mayor and Clerk of the Town who are hereby
authorized and directed to cause said notes to be prepared and to exe-
cute said notes.
(3) Said notes, when they have been duly prepared and executed, shall
be delivered to the Riggs National Bank of Washington, D. C. , which
has agreed to purchase said notes for the price of par and accrued in-
terest , upon payment to the Town Treasurer of the purchase price to be
paid for said notes.
Mayor Rollins asked that a resolution be prepared for next meeting authorizing
the borrowing of this money.
Mr. Ritter explained to Council that there is a lack of valves on the water
mains in the downtown section of Leesburg, which is a very dangerous situation,
stating that there are 58 fire hydrants in the Town which have no valves. If
one of these hydrants was broken for any reason, in order to repair or replace
it, the entire Town would have their water supply cut off. He had gotten prices
sometime ago on installing inserting valves, this operation costing around
$35,000.00 and it could be done over a period of years. The machinery to do this
job costs around $8,000.00, thereby making the cost of installing these valves
very expensive. There are two ways by which this situation can be corrected,
one is to install an ordinary gate valve , which would cut the whole Town off ,
or by installing the inserting valves, which can be done without cutting the
water off. This problem has come up just within the last week, where it is
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necessary to cut the water off on Loudoun Street in order to lower the water
lines .for the storm drainage work. The Manager reported that he had been try-
ing to locate a 4-inch inserting valve in order to do this work without cutting
• the whole Town off , but he cannot find one in this section of the country and
the manufacturer says it would take a month to get one. The contractor cannot
be held up on this storm drainage work because of this situation, therefore, the
water will be cut off and the gate valve installed. It is planned to have every-
thing ready one morning and to cut the water off about 9 A.M. , have a fire truck
stand by to pump the water out of the ditch and it is hoped that this job can be
done in about an hour. This will cost the Town only the price of the 4-inch
-gate valve, which we already have and which cost is about $40.00. The contractor
has to lower the water line , regardless of how it is done. Mr. Ritter said that
he felt this should be explained to Council so that they would realize the danger-
ous situation that exists in not having these cut-off valves on the water mains.
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Councilman Cole asked the Town Attorney if he had heard anything in regard
to the contract with the Dunns on the purchase of their property. Mr. Martin
reported that he had not and that he did not think the Town could act in any
way until it is determined what the Dunns have in mind.
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Councilman Fishback reported to Council •the incident of Big Springs backing
010 up into the spring used by the Corley School during the heavy storm last week,
L7 thereby polluting the water supply at the school. He reported that this was due
0 to a weir which had been placed in the spring to conduct tests on the part of the
Town. As soon as Mrs. Porter found out who had placed it there, she called Mr.
O Ritter and he had the weir removed immediately. Mr. Ritter explained that it
U was put in after Johnson and Williams applied for the permit and that it is nec-
essary to leave it in over a period of time in order to get consistent readings
at both high and low flow. He said that it would be put back in for short
periods of time to make readings after arrangements have been made with Mrs. Por-
ter for this to be done. Mr. Fishback said that he felt that the Town should
take proper precautions to keep from damaging other people 's rights.
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Councilman Pumphrey asked that a small piece of sidewalk be repaired on the
north side of Wirt Street and that the weeds on the south side of Cornwall Street -
be cut down. Councilman Cole asked that the hole on Route 7 across from the
Loudoun Bank Branch be filled in.
•Mayor Rollins stated that he would like Council to take action on the Air-
port Commission members at the next meeting, the terms of George Hammerly and
Stanley Caulkins expiring. Also, he asked that Councilmen Fishback and Pumphrey
and new Councilman Walter F. Murray meet him at -the Clerk's Office on September
1st at 11 :00 A.M. to be sworn in. Mayor Rollins expressed his appreciation. to
Councilman Dodd for his service on the Council to the Town over the past two
years and commended him for the steadfast way in which he has performed his
_.. duties. He also expressed his pleasure to Mr. Walter F. Murray, who was present
at this meeting, that he had been chosen to fill Mr. Dodd 's shoes. Mr. Dodd was
then presented a pipe by Mr. Cole as a token of esteem by the Council members.
Upon motion of Councilman Cole, seconded by Councilman Fishback, Council
voted unanimously that the matter of the purchase of a tape recorder be referred
back to the Finance Committee. . -
The matter of the 55.00 Registration fee charged for solicitors in the Town
was discussed and it was the -consensus of the Council that this Ordinance be re-
tained as a part of the Town Code and enforced.
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Upon motion of Councilman Pumphrey, seconded by Councilman Cole, the follow-,
ing resolution was unanimously adopted :
BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that the
following suggestions be carried out in regard to Potter 's Field,
which are the same suggestions shown as adopted by the Town Council
at its meeting on September 18, 1961 :
(a) That a suitable plat of the property be prepared , that the en-
croachments, if any, be defined ; and that appropriate action be taken
either to recover the areas encroached upon or to secure just compen-
sation therefor;
(b) That the area then remaining be probed to determine if it be
adequate and suitable for continued use as a cemetery;
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(c) That in the event that it is determined that the existing Pot-
ter 's Field is not fit for further use, a new cemetery be opened,
possibly on the Town 's property at Watson, and that the problem of
mass re-burial then be fully explored;
(d) That any consideration of the sale of the present cemetery be
postponed until the .above determination shall have been made; and
(e) That the Town immediately assume the full responsiblities of
ownership by instructing the work force to carry on the proper main-
tenance of the property until some permanent solution has been reached.
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Town Manager Ritter was authorized to have a plat made of this property.
Upon motion of Councilman Fishback, seconded by Councilman Dodd, the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, Sadie A. Saffer, Katherine N. Costello and Fred A. Brock,
Judges, and Jo Anne Bodmer , Registrar, of the Town of Leesburg elec-
tion held on June 8, 1965 have certified that George J. Babson re-
ceived 58 votes for Mayor, Henry Crabites received 1 vote for Mayor,
Frank Raflo received 6 votes for Mayor and Kenneth B. Rollins re-
ceived 354 votes for Mayor ; Melcinia H. Burbank received 97 votes
for Councilman, Albert Dent received 116 votes for Councilman, C.
Maloy Fishback received 279 votes for Councilman, Walter F. Murray
received 333 votes .for Councilman, Currell S. Tiffany received 144
votes for Councilman and George Isaacs received 1 vote for Council-
man;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the. Town of Lees-
c burg, that Kenneth B. Rollins having received the highest number of
votes for the Office of Mayor, he is hereby declared duly elected
for a 2-year term, beginning September 1 , 1965 and ending August 31 ,
1967.
BE IT. FURTHER RESOLVED, that the following persons having received
the highest number of votes for the Office of Councilmen, they are
hereby elected for a 4-year term, beginning September 1; 1965 and
ending August 31., 1969: John W. Pumpdrey, Walter F. Murray and C.
Maloy Fishback.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be sent to
the successful candidates by the Clerk.
Upoh motion of Councilman Lowenbach, seconded by Councilman Pumphrey, the
following resolution was placed on the floor : .
BE IT RESOLVED by - the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that the
• following be appropriated:
$100.00 - payment to Wendell Kline for fee simple appraisal and
airspace easement appraisal.
100.00 - payment to John William Clemens for fee simple appraisal
and airspace easement appraisal.
3.20 - Bill of Knight & McIntosh for prints.
Mayor Rollins moved to amend this resolution to read that this money would be
paid out of the Airport funds. This motion was seconded by Councilman Fishback
and unanimously carried. The motion, as amended, was then passed by a roll 111call vote of 5 to 1 , Mayor Rollins casting the dissenting vote.
Upon motion of Councilman Dodd, seconded by Councilman Cole, the following
resolution was presented:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that a
standard be adopted of 36 ' between curbs where there is a 50' right-
of-way in subdivision; in accordance with State Highway Department
regulations.
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Councilman Fishback offered the following substitute motion, which motion was
seconded by Councilman Lowenbach:
That the Construction Standards, as prepared by the Town Manager for •
the Town of Leesburg, be adopted as a whole.
After a great deal of discussion on this matter, Councilman Fishback withdrew
his substitute motion and the original motion was adopted by a roll call vote
of 5 to 1, with Councilman Pumphrey casting the dissenting vote.
Upon motion of Councilman Dodd, seconded by Councilman Fishback, the follow-
ing resolution was unanimously adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that a
standard be adopted for the type and thickness of base material, and
type of surfacing placed on streets in new subdivisions as follows:
6" Crushed Aggregate Base, Type I, Grading B or C .
.150 lbs. per sq. yd. Type I-3 Bituminous Concrete Surface
Upon motion of Councilman Fishback, seconded by Councilman Lowenbach, the
following resolution was unanimously adopted:
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that the
0.."+ request of Morell Realty & Construction Co. for rezoning of a tract
C.) of land along Fort Evans Road from R-2 to R-3 be referred to the Plan-
O ning Commission for their recommendation.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned with general consent
at 9:15 P.A.
Mayor 1
Clerk of the Council •
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