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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1965_08_25 a 0* • 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. • 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 13 .1 MINUTES OF AUGUST 25, 1965 MEETING. • 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. • 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. • 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. • 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. • 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; 1.32 MINUTES OF AUGUST 25, 1965 MEETING. (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. • 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. : 13.3' MINUTES OF -AUGUST 25, 1965 MEETING. 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: liJ 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 • a