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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF -LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL, OCTOBER 13, 1965.
A regular meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held in the Council
Chambers, Leesburg, Virginia on October 13, 1965, the meeting being called to
order by the Mayor and Councilman Pumphrey leading the group in prayer. Those
present were Councilmen C. A. English Cole , C. Maloy Fishback, Maurice R. Lowen-
bach, Jr. , Walter F. Murray, Robert A. Orr and John W. Pumphrey; also Town Mana-
ger James W. Ritter , Jr. and Town Attorney George M. Martin.
The minutes of the meeting of September 22, 1965 and the special meeting
of October 2, 1965 were approved with general consent.
The scheduled Public Hearing on the 5900,000 Bond Referendum was held at
this -time, with Mayor Rollins explaining to those interested persons in at-
tendance that this bond-issue will be voted on by the citizens and qualified
voters of the Town -on November 2, and that this is authorization only for the
Town to sell bonds up to $900,000 for the expansion of sewage treatment facili-
ties in the municipality. Mayor Rollins gave a brief background on the reason
for this bond issue, stating that he believed the citizens of the Town realized
that the sewage treatment facilities must be increased, and that the Council has
attempted to accomplish this, first, by expanding the facilities, and, second, by
getting the plant out of the corporate limits eventually, this to be undertaken
in two stages. The first stage of this program will be -undertaken with the sale
of this $900,000 in bonds, -the workto be performed including-the purchase of
land about two miles east of Leesburg on the Kincaid property, on which will be
built a holding pond, a requirement by the Virginia State Water Control Board
and the Virginia Health Department; to build an interceptor line from the present
plant down to this holding pond; to build the Dry Mill Interceptor Sewer; and to
make improvements to the present plant. There will be a second stage in the fu-
ture , which will mean either building a new plant on the Kincaid property or con-
necting with the Potomac Interceptor Sewer.
Mr. Frank Raflo addressed the gathering, remarking first that he had. observed,
through a very quick survey of the Town audit, that the Utility Fund shows a re-
markable increase from June 30, 1962 to June 30, 1965 , revenue from service grow-
ing from $52,000 to $92,000, an increase of roughly 80 per cent, while operating
costs have increased only from $35,000 to $37,000, an increase of only 3 per cent.
Mr. Raflo asked questions of the group, first being how many homes are on the
present facilitiy, to which Mr. Ritter replied that there are around 1100 con-
nections serving approximately 4,000 people. His next question was "How many
people will it serve after spending this money? Mr. Jack Williams, the Town 's
consulting engineer on this project , answered this question by stating that the
first phase of this program is somewhat hybrid; that some components will serve
the ultimate population and others will serve the immediate requirements. He
stated that the repairs to the existing plant will enable that plant to operate
at a more efficient pace and will probably be able to serve 1.,000 to 2,000 more
people. The holding pond will be built for 6,000 people. The interceptor sewers
will be built for the ultimate population projected for the watershed to the year
2,000. Mr. Raflo asked how much of this facility being built will be permanent
money-wise. Mr. Williams replied that the repairs amount to an estimated 369,000;
the Dry Mill Interceptor, which will be built to serve the ultimate population,
is estimated to cost $163,000; the Tuscarora Interceptor, which will be designed
and built for the ultimate development, will be roughly $500,000. He said that
the money spent on the components of the sewer plant which will be : temporary
would be roughly $69,000, which is only a small part of the total. Mr. Raflo 's
next question was "What is the anticipated interest rate on $900,000 and what is
the annual plan for repayment?" Councilman Cole answered this question, saying
that it is very difficult to tell what an interest rate is going to be several
months hence. He would say roughtly, at the most, 3) %, payable over a 20-year
period in equal installments, beginning in 1967. Mr. Raflo asked if any projec-
tion has been made as to what effect this will have on the Town 's water and sewer
rates. Mr. Cole replied that he would guess it would come close to doubling the
rates. Mr. Raflo asked if this plan has the full approval of the Water Cohtrol
Board, etc? The answer was "Yes. " He then asked if there were any other plans
if this referendum is turned down and the reply was "No."
Mr. Hawpe Adams asked if any tax increase was anticipated. Mayor Rollins
replied that this will not be hooked onto the tax rate, but will be paid back by
water and sewer revenues.
Mr. Douglas Pratt asked many questions, with most of them being answered by
Mr. Jack Williams. They are as follows :
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Q. On holding ponds, are they intended to receive treated effluent?
A. Yes.
Q. Phase 1 does not include any treatment plant?
A. No.
Q. Would repairs preclude future bypassing of raw sewage into these hold-
ing ponds? -
A. No, it still could be done. The holding pond is a requirement under an
agreement reached between the Water Control Board and the State Department of
Health in Maryland and all sewage plants between the Monocacy River and Little
Falls have to have this treatment.
. Q. Holding ponds are intended to receive treated sewage?
A. In the event something was wrong at the plant or exceeded the capacity
of the plant, that amount would be bypassed through the holding pond.
DID Q. What would cause it to exceed the capacity of the plant?
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o A. Any unusually hard rainfall could cause this. The sewer system is 35
years old and in some instances more. Eventually, over a long-range program,
O the sewer system will have to be repaired and replaced. .
Q. Has the Loudoun County Sanitation Authority been consulted technically
.or otherwise as to the current proposal or long-range proposal as an advisory
. or informative matter?
A. We have been in touch with them on numerous occasions. They have re-
ceived copies of all reports prepared by our firm. I have consulted with their
Director on at least ,three different occasions.
Q. Have they replied to your reports?
A. Yes, as to whether they would be in a position to share the cost of
some of these facilities that would ultimately .serve part of the County. They
said they are not in position to participate in this program at this time.
.Representatives were at the hearing .at the Water Control Board.
Q. Was this hearing advertised for public hearing in the newspaper?
Mayor Rollins: Yes.
Q. Has there been any explanation published in the Loudoun Times-Mirror
or other media in the County explaining what is being proposed as to what these
monies will be used for, how it is to be repaid, etc?
Mayor Rollins: I have made no statement and plan none.
Mr. Pratt : I would suggest that this be done to inform the taxpayers what
will be done with their money. .
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Mr. Raflo then again asked questions of Mr. Williams, as follows:
Q. The population of Leesburg has grown from 2870 to under 5,000. At the
present rate of growth, at what point will we have to have another bond issue
and how large?
A. We would anticipate, depending on what stress the Federal Government puts
on pollution control, probably Leesburg .will be eligible for substantial financial
assistance. _ I would guess that probably within the next 5 years, Leesburg will
again be faced with expanding its sewage facilities. ,At that time, the present
plant will probably have been expanded, etc. to its practicable limit. It will
have to consider more sophisticated systems to dispose of its sewage, either a
new plant on the Kincaid property, or if the Loudoun County. Sanitation Authority
is at that time in a position to assist the Town, there may be a joint project,
whereby we could go to the Potomac Interceptor. Five years from now, the Town
and the Sanitation Authority may be in a better position to undertake such a
joint project.
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Q. Then the present plan is the best for the Town?
A. I think this is as far as the Town can go at this point. I -think this
plan does go in the direction of future expansion. Our report three years ago
said that if the program went in one stage, it would be more practical to build
its own sewage treatment plant, but this is too much for the Town to take on.
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Mr. Paul E. Bengtson, Assistant Director Engineer of the Loudoun County
Sanitation Authority, stated that the Authority certainly is not in a position
to get in and help at this time, that he believed they were more concerned with
Phase 2 of the program. I Mr. Carleton Penn, representing Loudoun Properties, the owners of over
100 acres that is zoned for Town houses, and which community has some 40 or 50
homeowners, and also representing Brandon, stated he would like to express their
opinion on this situation. He stated that it was not a direction from the Water
Control Board that this expansion program be undertaken, but an ultimatum. He
said that Brandon alone plans to build 150 homes a year and that he believed the
people of the Town know what other growth is going on in the Town; that Walter
Phillips ' subdivision lots are sold; and that Frank Myers has sale for a lot
more of his. He said that Leesburg is in for enormous growth and that we cannot
stifle the Town. Also, there is another side to this, the present sewer plant
smells, the people who live in the area can tell you how it smells when the hu-
midity is bad and the -air is heavy. He said he believed Mrs. Niman, -a resident of
Brandon, wrote a letter to Beltsville with regard to flies coming up out of the
kitchen drain. Mr. Ritter said that this is known as the psychoda fly and that
it does breed around plants such as the sewer plant and that there are a lot of
them out there. Mr. Penn said that he believed the report from the Public Health
Department pointed out that these flies sometimes carry intestinal diseases.
Mr. Ritter agreed that this was true of the report from the Health Department.
Mayor Rollins thanked Mr. Penn for the support of the Bond Issue and stated
that he hoped the Town and the people realize these are reasons why we are tak-
ing this initial step to get -the plant out of Leesburg, to put it where it should
be in the future. He also said that he did not mean to cut Mr. Pratt short with
his statement as to the fact that he planned to make no statement. He said
that he believed the press had given ample coverage of this situation for the
past several months as to what the Council has been considering and as to what
this money will be spent for. Also, the radio has given it ample coverage. He
said that he knew the Times-Mirror had had several long articles concerning this.
This is the purpose of a public meeting. He said that he disagreed with Mr. Cole,
that he did not anticipate any change in the water and sewer rates, certainly not
until 1967, and he could almost assure the Town of this. After that -time, it .
will depend on how fast the Town grows. If we grow fast, the economy will be pro-
ducing more and there will be more revenues. He did not see any change in the
water rate before 1967.
Mr. Cole said that he assumed the question in regard to the rates meant when
we started paying off the bond issue. He said the projection of growth is about
10 per cent per year and has been for the last 3 or 4 years.
Mr. Dewey Hill of the Dry Mill Subdivision asked if there was any sewer line
proposed for the subdivision in which he lives within this bond issue. The reply
was that there is not. Councilman Fishback said he would like to see the whole
Town have sewage facilities, but at present there is no money available for this.
He said that if the Mary Ann -Farms Subdivision was developed, the line would be
closer and that there would be no way to serve the Dry Mill Subdivision with
sewer unless it went through Mary Ann Farms or a pumping station was -installed.
Councilman Lowenbach stated that there had been proposals presented to Committee,
and perhaps to the Council , of the development of sewer line through Mary Ann
Farms, which would come up and develop John Allen Johnston 's and Si Phillips'
property and Frank Myers' property. This has every possibility in the future
but it is not in the immediate plan. Councilman Fishback said he believd they
would have -sewer before too many years. Mayor Rollins said it would cost be-
tween $50,000 and $80,000 to get sewer out there.
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Mr. Hunter Leach asked the following question of Mr. Williams: What would
it cost to condition the sewer in the Town of Leesburg tonight to be acceptable
to the Potomac Interceptor ,standards? Mr. Williams answered by saying that their
standards are pretty rigid and that he would have no idea of such cost. It would
require rehabilitating the whole system and he did not believe anybody could make
that estimate. •
Thus the Public Hearing ended at approximately 8:45 P.M.
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Mr; Pratt asked what the current status is on the Town Dump. He was told
that a motion to move it to Watson was made at last Council session, but that
motion was tabled and will be acted on tonight.
Town Manager Ritter gave his report, •stating that, in regard to one-way
streets, he had written to Mr. Bozel asking several questions .and that perhaps
Council would not like to act on this tonight, but wait for Mr. Bozel 's answer.
He said he thought it important that we know the answers to the various ques-
tions asked Mr. .Bozel before any action is taken on the one-way street matter.
Also, he called attention to a letter from Stone and Webster asking for permis-
sion to park a trailer at the Texaco Station on W. Loudoun Street for approxi-
mately six months and said that the Town Code prohibited the parking of trailers,
except in a trailer court.
Councilman Fishback inquired if any progress has been made on getting esti-
mates to put- the-Phillips-Nickels Well into operation. Mr. Ritter said that
Sydnor Pump and Well Company were supposed to be here within a week. Also, Mr.
Fishback wanted to know approximately how long it would be before Loudoun Street
is open to traffic. Mr. Ritter said it would probably be the first -part of next
week.
Councilman Cole asked if the water conditions at the A & P lot had been
LC] checked. Mr. Ritter said that they were checked during a heavy rain last week,
O but that they could tell nothing about it; that all the water , plus the sewage,
is covered and could not be seen. They did time it to see how often the pump
came .on and how long it ran, but they could not tell how much was infiltration
and how much was sewage. He said they would have to open up the sump to de-
termine this, and this could only be done with the permission of the owners.
Councilman Fishback remarked that there is a spring at Newton's house just above
. this which probably also flows into this pipe.
Councilman Pumphrey asked who determined the size of the storm drainage
pipe being put in from M & G Motors down. Mr. Ritter said that he did and that
he believed the pipe to •be adequate, that it is much larger than the one that
had been there.
Mr. Walter Bratkiw, representing Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation,
asked Council for approval to park a trailer on the Texaco Station lot for ap-
proximately six months. He stated that it would be used strictly as an office
and that no washroom facilities would be hooked up, that they have numerous crews
working from there and employees park their cars there. They are building a
transmission line for VEPCO. Councilman Fishback said he believed there should
be some place in our Ordinance to allow this type of thing, that no big job
could be run without some office space of some sort. Mayor Rollins referred
this matter to the Laws and Administration Committee and stated that Council
would act on this request at the next session.
Mr. James Kinne of the Blue Ridge Aircraft Corporation presented the lease
to Council for consideration on the tract of land at the Airport which this cor-
poration wishes to lease. Mayor Rollins referred this to the Airport Commission
and -to the Town Attorney for approval, asking them to bring back a recommendation
at - the next session of Council. Councilman Cole asked that a statement of fi-
nancial responsibility also be presented to Council by this organization.
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Mr. B. Powell Harrison 's request for an agreement between the Town and the
Loudoun Country Day School to extend the water line was discussed at this time.
Councilman Fishback explained that the Utility Committee had discussed this mat-
ter and he explained to Council exactly what the School would like to do in re-
gard to extending this line. The School would agree to ruh 150' ofthis line,
provided ' the Town would run the other 100' to the corporate limit; then the
School will put in the 13/2" meter and run the line the other 750' at their ex-
pense and they will maintain this part of it. The line within the corporate
limit would be 6-inch line and would be dedicated to the Town. At such time as
the farm would be sold or the land developed, the agreement would become null
and void and the land would be subject to the Subdivision Ordinance. Mr. Harri-
son explained that the spring they were using at the School went dry two years
ago and that they dug a well, and this has now gone dry, so water is needed very
badly. Councilman Lowenbach said he did not see in the agreement any dedication
of the line back to the Town, nor any clarification that there would be no other
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building hooked onto this line without approval of the Town. Councilman Lowen-
• bach moved that the Agreement be accepted with the stipulation that the two
items above will be incorporated in the Agreement, but he later withdrew his
motion. Upon motion of Councilman Cole , seconded by Councilman Murray, Council
.voted unanimously to :authorize Mr. •Harrison to proceed with drawing plans and
securing bids, subject to the final approval of the contract.
Upon motion of Councilman Murray, seconded by Councilman Fishback, Council
voted by roll call vote of 6 to 1 , Councilman Lowenbach voting against, that the
following motion tabled at last meeting be brought back on ,the floor for final
disposition:
That we move the Town Landfill to Town-owned property located at Watson
and that the necessary arrangements be made to use this facility forth-
with, and that the Town Manager be authorized to secure bids for the pur-
chase of a low-boy and that an additional man be hired, if needed, to
maintain the sanitary landfill at Watson.
Councilman Cole asked the Town Attorney if there was any -time limit on the Town
operating a landfill at Watson, to which Mr. Martin replied that the Court de-
cree did not mention any specific time limit. Mr. Ritter reported on his dis-
cussions with Jesse Randolph as to what agreement might be reached with him on
this matter, and reported to Council that he had a letter from -Jesse Randolph,
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stating that he would receive and dispose of refuse from the 'ToWn, including
the residences, contractors and business establishments therein, that is hauled
to his dump at Watson on the basis of three (3) days per week (Tuesday, Thurs-
day and Saturday) between the hours of 6 :00 A.M. and 6 :00 P.M. at a price of
$200.00 per month from the Town. Mr. Ritter said he thought this a good propo-
sition and explained that the only other cost to the Town would be the cost of
the trucks traveling this distance (17 miles round trip) three times a week,
which would cost approximately $265.00 a year. It would deprive us of one
man 's time on another project for approximately one hour per trip.
Mayor Rollins read to Council a letter from Mr. and Mrs. William S. Alberts,
property owners next to the Hammerly land under consideration for a landfill in
Town, said letter requesting that Council strongly consider moving the land-
fill out of Town. A vote was then taken on the motion on the floor -and it
was unanimously defeated.
After a great deal of discussion by all members of Council on this question,
Councilman Murray moved that the present landfill located on South Catoctin
Circle, •which is now full to its capacity, be closed, and that other suitable
arrangements be made to take care of refuse which- would normally be disposed
of in a landfill, and that these arrangements be completed at the earliest practi-
cable date. This motion was seconded by Councilman Cole, but the motion was
withdrawn by both the maker and Mr. Cole. Councilman Cole then moved that the
present landfill be closed and moved to Jesse Randolph 's landfill which he oper-
ates for Loudoun County, and Mr. Randolph 's contract for said use of his land-
fill be accepted in the amount of $2,400.00 per year. This motion was seconded
by Councilman Murray and- passed by a roll call vote of 6 to 1 , Councilman Lowen-
bach voting against- the- motion.
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• Councilman Fishback moved that the question of one-way streets be tabled
until information is received by the Town Manager from the State Highway Depart-
ment. He later withdrew this motion. There followed a great amount of discus-
• sion on the pros and cons of one-way streets. Upon motion of Councilman Murray,
seconded by Councilman Orr, the following resolution was unanimously adopted by
roll call vote:
BE IT RESOLViD by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that a
study be made by the Virginia Highway Department to convert Market
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Street to -one-way traffic• westbbund and to convert Loudoun Street
to one-way traffic eastbound.
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ing resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of 4 to 3 after discussion, those
voting against this' motion being Councilmen Fishback, Lowenbach and Pumphrey :
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that the
• C .& P Telephone Company be requested to include addresses of subscribers
in the next issue of the Telephone Directory.
Upon motion of Councilman Fishback, seconded by Councilman Orr, the follow-
ing-Ordinance was adopted by a roll call vote of 6 for and 1 abstention, that
being Councilman Cole :
BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that Sec.
19-6 Connection Fees - Generally of the Town Code adopted October
1963 be amended to read :
Connection fees will be charged at two hundred dollars for sanitary
sewer and two hundred dollars for water when the standard three-
fourths inch water meter and connection is provided; except as pro-
vided in Sections 19-7 and 19-8.
Upon motion of Councilman Lowenbach, seconded by Councilman Murray, the fol-
lowing Ordinance was adopted by a roll call vote of 6 for and 1 abstention, that
being Councilman Cole:
Op BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that Sec.
11' 19-7 Subdivisions -and Apartment Sites--Water Connections-'of the Town
O Code adopted October 28, 1963, and amended July 27, 1964, be further
amended to read :
U A water connection fee of one hundred dollars is hereby set for each
connection in subdivisions and apartment sites in which all water
mains, corporation cocks'and laterals have been installed at the
subdivider 's expense.
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Upon motion of Councilman Orr, seconded by Councilman Fishback, the follow-
ing Ordinance was adopted by a roll call vote of 6 for and 1 abstention, that
being Councilman Cole :
BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that Sec.
19-8 Subdivisions and Apartment Sites--Sewer Connections of the Town
Code adopted October 28, 1963, and amended July 27, 1964, be further
amended to read : _
A sewer connection fee of one hundred dollars is hereby set for each
connection in subdivisions and apartment sites in which all sewer
trunk connections and laterals have been installed at the subdivider 's
expense.
Upon motion of the Mayor , seconded by Councilman Lowenbach, the following
Ordinance was unanimously adopted by roll call vote :
BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that
Sec. 15-42 Profane Cursing or Swearing; Drunkenness of the Town Code
adopted October 28, 1963, be amended to read:
If any person, within the municipality, arrived at the age of dis-
cretion, shall profanely curse or swear or get or be drunk in pub-
lic , he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon convic-
tion thereof, shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more
than one hundred dollars.
If any person shall be convicted for being drunk in public three
times within one year in the municipality, in violation of either
a state statute, county or municipal ordinance, upon the third or
subsequent conviction for such offense within the period of one
year, such person may be punished by imprisonment in jail for not more
than six months or by' a fine of not more than one hundred dollars,
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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Upon motion of Councilman Fishback, seconded by Councilman Murray, the fol-
lowing Ordinance was unanimously adopted by roll call vote:
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BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that
Sec. 15-31 of the Town Code adopted October 28, 1963, be amended
to read :
Sec. 15-31. Sound trucks, loudspeakers, amplifiers, etc.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to use
upon the public streets of the Town of Leesburg, any loudspeaker,
amplifier or other noise making device unless a permit is obtained
from the Town Manager.
Upon motion of Councilman Lowenbach, seconded by Councilman Murray, the
following Ordinance was unanimously adopted :
BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that
Sec. 15-32 of the Town .Code permitting itinerant advertising by
the use of loudspeakers be deleted from the Town Code.
Upon motion of Councilman Fishback, 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
following appropriations be made from the Public Improvement Fund :
(a) $15,000.00 - to Walter L. Phillips far Engineering Services
on Storm Sewer Projects.
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(b) 36,826.23 - to Perry Engineering Co. for work performed on
Storm Drain Project No. 1.
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(c) 15,259.50 - to Tri-County Asphalt Co. for work performed on
Storm Drain Project No. 2.
(d) 235.00 - to Reed, Hoyt, Washburn & McCarthy for profes-
sional services in the matter of issuance of a
5475,000 Bond Anticipation Note.
Upon motion of Mayor Rollins, duly seconded, Council voted unanimously
that the following Resolution be signed by the Town Manager, Treasurer aid c
Clerk of the Council :
RESOLUTIONS OF THE TOWN OF LEESBURG, IN VIRGINIA,
DESIGNATING DEPOSITORY FOR MAINTAINING ACCOUNT IN THE NAME
"TOWN OF LEESBURG, VIRGINIA, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT".
I, the undersigned, hereby certify to The Peoples National Bank of Lees-
burg, Leesburg, Virginia, that I am Clerk of the Council of the Town of
Leesburg, in Virginia, a municipal corporation chartered by an Act of
the General Assembly of Virginia; that the following is a true copy of
resolutions duly adopted in accordance with law by the Council of said
Town at a meeting held in Council chambers on the 13th day of' October,
1965, and that such resolutions have not been rescinded or amended.
BE IT RESOLVED, that The Peoples National Bank of Leesburg, Leesburg,
Virginia, is hereby designated as a depository of the Town of Leesburg,
in Virginia, and that a checking account be maintained in said Bank in
the name "Town of Leesburg, Virginia, Public Improvement Account", and
that the Treasurer and either the Town Manager or the Clerk of the Coun-
cil are hereby authorized to sign on behalf of this Town and in its name,
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checks, drafts and other instruments for the payment of money from the ac-
count "Town of Leesburg', Virginia, Public Improvement Account"; that the
Treasurer is hereby authorized to endorse checks, bills of exchange,
drafts, money orders and other instruments for deposit in said check-
ing account, or for collection by said Bank, however, the endorsement v"
` of such instruments may be made by rubber stamp endorsement containing
the name "Town of Leesburg,' Virginia, Public Improvement Account", with-
out signature, or by the endorsement of any person by such writing as
to designate that the instrument is intended to be credited to said check-
ing account ; to accept drafts, acceptances and other instruments payable
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at said Bank; to waive demand, protest, and notice of protest, or dis
honor of any check, • bill of exchange , or other instrument made, drawn
or endorsed on -behalf- of this Town. However, strict compliance as to
the words "Treasurer", "Town Manager" or "Clerk of the Council" appear-
ing after the names of said officers on any of said instruments for the
payment of money from said checking account shall not be required.
' BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that The Peoples National Bank of Leesburg, Lees-
burg, Virginia, is hereby authorized to honor , receive, certify or pay
all instruments signed in accordance with these resolutions, even though
drawn or endorsed to the order o£' any person authorized to sign the same,
or tendered..for cashing, or in payment of the individual obligation of
any such person, or for deposit to his personal account, and said Bank
shall not be required, or be under any obligation to inquire as to the
circumstances of the issuance; or use of any instrument signed in ac-
cordance with these resolutions, or the application, or disposition of
such instrument, or the proceeds thereof.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that The Peoples National Bank of Leesburg, Lees-
burg, Virginia, is hereby relieved of, and discharged from, any and all
liability by reason of the payment of checks, drafts or other instruments
0 that have heretofore been charged against the account of "Town of Lees-
burg, Virginia, Public Improvement Account", with said Bank, regardless
0 of the signatures thereto, and the manner in which such signatures were
made, and said Bank is further relieved of, and discharged from, any and -
U all liability by reason or -the acceptance of any checks, bills or ex-
change, drafts, or other instruments that have heretofore been deposited
to said checking account with said Bank, regardless of the endorsement
thereon and the manner in which such endorsements were made.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Council of this Town shall
certify to said Bank the names and signatures of the- presently appointed
and duly qualified Treasurer , Town Manager and Clerk of the Council of
this Town, and the Clerk of the Council shall , from time to time hereafter
as changes in the personnel of said officers are made, immediately certify
such changes to the Bank, and the Bank shall be fully- protected in relying
upon such certifications of the Clerk of the Council and shall be indemni-
fied and saved harmless from any claims, demands, expenses, loss, or damage
resulting from, or growing out of , honoring the signature of any officer so
certified, or in refusing to honor any signature not so certified, or in re-
fusing to honor any signature which may be replaced through changes made
by any such certification.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the foregoing resolutions shall in no manner
affect or invalidate the resolutions adopted by the Council of this Town
on September 8, 1965, designating The Peoples National Bank of Leesburg,
Leesburg, Virginia, as depository for the checking account maintained in
said Bank in the name "Town' of Leesburg, Virginia", and resolutions adopted
September 8, 1965, designating The Peoples National Bank of Leesburg, Lees-
burg, Virginia; as depository for the checking account maintained in the
said Bank in the name of "Town of Leesburg, Virginia, Police Court", and
authorizing the signing of instruments for the withdrawal of money from
said accounts and the endorsement of instruments for deposit to said ac-
counts. -
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the foregoing resolutions shall remain in full
force and effect until -written notice of their amendment or rescission
shall have been received and acknowledged by said Bank, and that receipt of
any such notice shall not affect any action taken by said Bank prior thereto.
BE IT ALSO RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Council is hereby authorized and
directed tb certify to The Peoples National Bank of Leesburg, Leesburg, Vir-
ginia, the foregoing resolutions; that the provisions thereof are in con-
formity with the Charter and Ordinances of this Town, and the laws of the
State of Virginia.
I, the undersigned, further certify that the Council of the Town of
Leesburg, in Virginia, is authorized and empowered to adopt the foregoing
resolutions by virtue of its Charter and Ordinances, and pursuant to the
laws of the State of Virginia.
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I further certify that the names and official signatures of the
presently duly qualified and acting Treasurer, Town Manager and Clerk
of the Council of said Town are as follows:
OFFICE NAME OFFICIAL SIGNATURE
Treasurer George E. Ward
Town Manager James. W. Ritter, Jr.
Clerk of the Council Dorothy B. Rosen
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, by direction of the Coun-
cil, this 13th day of October, 1965.
Clerk of the Council of The
Town of Leesburg, in Virginia
( (SEAL))
There being no objection to considering the following matter tonight, upon
motion of Mayor Rollins, seconded by Councilman Orr, Council voted 6 to 1,
Councilman Cole voting against , that a $200.00 appropriation, be made to Mr. Mar-
tin to .satisfy his bill for the work that he has done on the bond issue.
Upon motion of Mayor Rollins, seconded by Councilman Pumphrey, the follow-
ing resolution was unanimously adopted :
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council for the Town of Leesburg, Virginia, that
the Town Manager be and he is hereby authorized and directed to have
the following advertisement inserted in the Loudoun Times-Mirror for
publication on October 21 , 1965 and October 28, 1965 :
PUBLIC NOTICE
OF PROPOSED REZONING
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the
Council for the Town of Leesburg, Virginia on the 10th day of No-
vember, 1965 at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Town of
Leesburg, located at 12 West Loudoun Street, Leesburg, Virginia,
to consider a request by Frank Morell and Gasper F. Morell of 6148
Rose Hill Drive, Alexandria, Virginia, that the Leesburg Zoning Ordi-
nance be amended by amending the land use as designated on the Lees-
burg Zoning Map, of the area hereinafter described, from R-2 General
Residence to R-3 Town House Residence, as follows:
That certain .tract orparcel of land containing 11.3496 acres owned
by Frank Morell and Gasper F. Morell and located on the north side
of Fort Evans Road, bounded by the properties of John A. Wallace et
al on the North, Loretta Hough on the East, Fort Evans Road on the
South, and J. I. Humphrey et al on the West.
This proposed change in the Zoning Map may be viewed in the Planning
and Zoning Office, 12 West Loudoun Street, Leesburg, Virginia.
At the Public Hearing all interested persons will be heard as to their
views pertinent to said proposed amendment.
By: Kenneth B. Rollins, Mayor
Town of Leesburg, Virginia
y.Upon motion of Mayor Rollins, seconded by Councilman Murray, the following
`t-t.esolution was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, application was made by General Charles F. Colson to the Lees-
burg Planning Commission for approval of a division of his land in ac-
cordance• with the provisions of Section 5, paragraph 2 of the Leesburg
Subdivision Ordinance; and
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WHEREAS, the said Leesburg Planning Commission did, at a regular meet-
ing held on October 7, 1965, consider the application and recommend
its approval to the Council for the Town of Leesburg, Virginia;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council for the Town of Lees-
. burg, Virginia, that the division of land as shown on a boundary sur-
vey plat of part of the property of Charles F. Colson, prepared by
DeLashmutt Associates, Certified Surveyors, dated August 1965, be
and the same is hereby approved. .
Mayor Rollins read a letter from Col. Grenata with regard to a right-of-way
IIIneeded on Long Lane Road leading to the Airport, whereby Col. Grenata requested
that the Town pay him $600.00 for this right-of-way, along with other items
which he requested be done in connection with this right-of-way. Mayor Rollins
explained that the Highway Department would take care of all other items except
for the payment of the $600.00 for this right-of-way. After discussion, there
being no objection to considering this matter tonight, upon motion of Councilman
Lowenbach, seconded by Councilman Pumphrey, Council voted by a 6 to 1 roll call
vote, Councilman Cole voting against , that the Council appropriate the $600.00
necessary to settle with Col. Grenata and that the monies do come from the Air-
port Account.
JO There being no further business, upon motion of Councilman Lowenbach, sec-
lit onded by Councilman Orr, the meeting was adjourned at 10:35 P.M.
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