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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1968_07_24 1226 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL, JULY 24, 1968. A regular meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held in the Council Chambers , 12 W. Loudoun Street , Leesburg , Virginia on July 24, 1968 at 7: 30 P.M. The meeting was called to order by the Mayor , with Councilman Pumphrey offering the prayer . Those present were : Mayor Kenneth B. Rollins , Councilmen C. Maloy Fishback, Gi Dewey Hill , Frede- rick R . Howard , Walter F. Murray , Robert A . Orr and John W. Pumphrey ; also Town Attorney George M. Martin and Town Manager James W. Ritter , Jr . Mr. Ritter acted as Clerk Pro-Tem in the absence of Mrs. Dorothy B. Rosen. The minutes of the regular meeting of July 10, 1968 were approved as written . Town Manager James W. Ritter reported the following : The 8-inch water line along Rt . 7 to serve the new Sewage Treatment Plant is about 89% complete . About 1 ,800 feet of the 6-inch water line along the Access Road is complete . The contractor is now ready to con- struct the Access Road . Surveyors are now laying out structures prepa- ratory to excavation . VEPCO has completed overhead power lines into the plant site .. or On the Tuscarora Creek Interceptor , the contract/now has completed approximately 700 feet of 36-inch and 33-inch concrete pipe . Manholes No. 1 , 2 and 3 are approximately 80% complete . The contractor has had considerable difficulty with his blasting sub-contractor . We are now completing the 36-inch line across the small creek and poured our first 30-foot concrete encasement today. There is 172 feet of 36-inch pipe and we •should make the tie-in to Manhole No . 2 by this evening . There has been no work as yet on the Town Branch Interceptor . This contract should get started next week. The street resurfacing program began on Monday of this week. Two streets in Prospect Hills have received plant mix , in addition to a por- tion of the Ayrlee Subdivision , Union Street and a section of North Street . Plant mix began today on Rt . 7 at the intersection of Loudoun Street on the west end . Mr . Ritter asked that Item 5 be struck from the Agenda inasmuch as Mr . Crickenberger is not ready to present the Performance Bond . On the Addition to the Agenda , the item of the 10-foot easement requested by the C & P Telephone Company at the Airport , it was explained that this matter was discussed briefly with the Airport Committee at its prior meeting, pointing out that it hadibeen necessary to receive ap- proval from the three aircraft companies who have leases at the Airport before proceeding further . He informed Council that he had received a letter today addressed to the Council from Mrs . Leon Harper , Jr . on Washington Street complain- ing of a drainage problem. This matter will be referred to the Street Committee at its meeting next Monday. Mr . Howard asked the Manager if any effort was being made to cut the weeds and overhanging brush on Edwards Ferry Road between Washington Street and the By-Pass . Mr . Ritter reported that work was started on this sometime ago but had to be suspended for more urgent projects , however , this will be resumed in the near future . Mayor Rollins reported on complaints he had received from Don Fisher and Thomas Spates on Edwards Ferry Road about birds nesting in trees in the rear of their property. After some discussion , it was decided that permission should be granted to these people to shoot the birds . The Mayor read a letter from Mrs . Donald O. Niman , asking that consideration be given to the utilization of a vacant lot on West Market Street as a park. This lot is described as being the lot in front of the Loudoun Memorial Hospital . The Council took the position that a study would be made of this matter and asked that Mrs . Niman be thanked for her interest in this matter . 227' MINUTES OF JULY 24, 1968 MEETING. . On motion of Councilman Orr , seconded by Councilman Pumphrey , the '- following resolution was adopted , with Councilman Fishback voting NO: BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg , that the following appropriation be made : $3 ,000 .00 - For the restoration of the Log Cabin to a Silver- smith Shop and other improvements . General-Fund- Capital Outlay. 111 During discussion of the above question , Mr . Fishback took the position that it was not up to the taxpayers to donate $3 ,000 inasmuch as the Town had already donated the two buildings . Councilman Murray said that he feels that taxpayers will benefit because of improvements to the prop- erty , and Councilman Pumphrey felt that this donation would aid in res- toration of the old property and would in some measure help the business establishments . In her statement to the Council , Mrs . Carr said that everyone should be encouraged to restore and preserve the old property in Town as this would bring more money to the Town and would help the general economy. She stated that the two buildings would be connected Cq by a passageway and that she would like to use some of the old brick Cy that has been picked up from the sidewalks in the Town . She said that C12 a drinking fountain would be installed between the buildings and public U' rest rooms installed in the area . U On motion of Councilman Orr , seconded by Councilman Howard , the fol- lowing resolution was unanimously adopted : BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg , that the following appropriation be made : $4 ,686 .67 - William B. Dew, Architect . For design of new Town Office Building. On motion of Councilman Murray , seconded by Councilman Orr , the fol- lowing resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg , that the $170,000 .00 that will become due on July 30 be re- invested in Treasury Bills or Certificates of Deposit for a period of 5 months . Councilman Hill stated that he felt that all three banks should be con- tacted on the above investment and that the best possible price should be utilized . On motion of Councilman Pumphrey, seconded by Councilman Howard , the following resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg , that $13 ,664.25 be appropriated to pay Limbach Co. for Estimate No . 1 on Sewer Project S-II . Councilman Fishback asked that Item 4 on the Agenda be deferred until the next meeting , it being agreeable to all present . On the matter of a 10-foot easement requested by C & P Telephone Company on Airport property , this was referred back to Committee for a recommendation . On motion of Councilman Fishback, seconded by Councilman Murray , the following resolution was unanimously adopted , after the addition of the words "and acceptable" following the word "valid" in the fourth line from the bottom of the resolution : BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg this 24th day of July , 1968 , that the Town having , by Ordinance regularly adopted on 10 July 1968 , vacated a 40 foot drainage easement on Lot 27A of Section I , Virginia Village , in the Town of Leesburg , Virginia , and it being appropriate to accept the dedication of a 228 • MINUTES OF JULY 24 , 1968 MEETING. . drainage easement in substitution therefor , that the Town ac- cept the dedication of the re-located 40 foot storm sewer and storm drainage easement as shown on plat of DeLashmutt Associ- ates , CLS , dated April 1968 , copy of which is attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof , and the appropriate officials of the Town of Leesburg , Virginia , are hereby author- ized and empowered , when presented with a valid and acceptable Deed of Dedication covering said easement , duly executed by the landowners , to execute such instrument on behalf of the Town , accepting the same , and to affix the Town ' s seal thereto. At this time , Mr . Dew was recognized and a question and answer period was entered into concerning plans and specifications for the new Town Office Building. On motion of Councilman Orr , seconded by Councilman Fishback, and unanimously passed , Mr . Dew was authorized to ask for, bids on the new building. Mayor Rollins appointed Councilman Fishback and. Manager Ritter as a committee to investigate space required for a temporary Town Office Build- ing. There being no further business , the meeting adjourned at 9: 15 P.M. Mayor Cl k 6f—the Coun i i Pro-Tem 1 • • i