The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-10
Co-Ahead Given To Accept Bids
On Construction OF New Armorv
Terms Ok'd Here
Cost To Be About
Sll2,5OO, AC SAYS

Bids on construction Of an ar
mory at Farmvile viii be called
for BY Adjutant General S Gard
ner Waller under an authorize
ton granted Friday by Governor
Stanley.
The announcement made from
Richmond climaXcs ncgotiauonS
which have been underway for
several months between repre-
sentativeS OF the Adiutant Cen
erals Office and the Farmv.llc
Town Council
The Richmond announcement
states that threc-fourthS of the
expected SIPS cost viii be paid
from Federal funds. and the bal
ance paid in part by the Com
monwealth and part by the Town
Of Farmville Ii
Terms Drawn Up
A resolution. adopted by the
Town Council at it's last meeting
and detailing the towns obliga-
tons in connection with the con-
struction and maintenance. clear
ed away remaining obstacles to.
the project Terms of the agree
ments as contained in the rcSolu-
ton, are
Conveyance to the Common
wealth Of a fve-acrc site. known
as Lot No Of the Old Barber
Estate, on Longwood avenue near
the water storage tank payment
not TO exceed $4,000 to the Com
monwealth Of Virginia Depart
ment Of Military Affairs, towards
construction costs,
The town also agreed to assume
cost Of repairs. maintenance and
operation landscaping and car
ryine water electricity telephone
and sewers to within FIVE feet of
/ the armory
To improge Roads
Also. the town Will clear and
grade the site md construct a
road to the Arn{Dry from either
Lonewood avenu9or Catlin street.
ara within FIVE fears of compile
ton Of the armorN to build neces-
sary access roads and parking
area
Within five additional years. The
Council agreed ~ complete clear
inc OF the entir9 five acre site to
provide drill field and to i'm
prove LonPwood avenue and Cat
lin street In tho armory area
BY terms Of the resolution, thc
town Will proyid, toward the ocst
Of construction n additional sum
not to exceed $1,000 provided such
sum or part. thereof remains
from sale Of tho present Armory
on Main street. and also remains
after the work Of construction
sewer and water lines grading,
road building ard the other re-
quirementS
The town manager viii provide
residential inspt ction Of the ar
mory property. also. and the pro-
pcrty viii be inslrcd by the town.
4 These terms. IN the resolution,
were unanimously approved by
/ Councilmen attending who were
j b. Wall. T w Bloomfield J II
Forbes. S. c. Newman, f. NJ
Whitlock and NJ r. Large
Council directed the town at
torney to draw np a deed to Long
wood avenue property and TO for
ward it to the Adiutant General
Of Virginia The deed becomes eff
fective when construction starts.
Farmville. where Company G.
1l6th Infantry 29th Division. IS
located has been high on state
priority lists for armory CON
struction for a number of years
Facilities in the present Main
street armory are inadequate for
the 65-man nnit presently en-
listed. This is particularly true Of
training conditions.
The new annory here will be
among a dozen or more going up
throughout virginia under spe-
cial appropriation made by the
last General Assembly Bids on
buildings at Staunton. Radford
and South Norfolw Will be called
at the same time as Farmyille
Others have already gone UP at
Hopewell, Franklin and several
other Virginia communities.
The Federal government this
year provided a special appropri-
alton and offered to share costs
to the extent of three -fourths,
That offer. not made previously.
speeded up action all down the