The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-14
Disposal Plant
Site Purchased
Here For $1,000
Sewer Charge
Changes Approved
BY Town Council

y q y q 5 e q FafflB3}IE municipal
AeNage disposal plant have Deen
concluded NItH the purchase Of
laud FOR 81 900 at The former town
dump at the north end d Bridge
street
The purchase has been made
and deed transferring owner
f.D from ) II Young and & W.
Bailey To The municipality mas
been recorded. town counciimen
we're Informed during the January
aesa!on Tuesday night Authority
for the transaction had fHeu
granted Dy the whole BODY
earlier
The plant Is proposed IN con
atIuction b. about 10 years at an
estimated cost Of g235 900 Be
taeen noW and time ioI tine starr
of the plant the municipal
sewerage system win BIZ improved
aId expanded under an annual
system 81 capital outlass Of
$50 600 financed through tne ~
Gently imposed sewer tax
sewer Rate Change
Council also increased monthly
sever charges for property own
efs outside Of the town limits who
liaye sever connections but n0
water These were increased TO
bring such charges IN line with
the neg tax imposed on FannviIle
residents
As approved effective January
tho new charge 8'"; resident
ial properties. $3.50 monthly
restaurants W per monte
motela st75 per sleeping unit
per month. and service stations
where there is no wash rack
draining INTO the sewer system
IS % per month
Councilmen were informed that
tao population census commits
sionets are nov working in the
recently annexed area making
population count and gathering
eiatla' la5 Oh municipal services IN
the area
Remuneration for the commits
sioners Raymond Ransom and
Mrs Thomas l.. Snyder. was set att
500 for the two Their work Is
expected to be completed IN about
one week
To Buy Cars
Council authorized the town
manager to invite bids on two new
automobiles. for use OF municipal
departments. one tor the town
manager. the other for the Police
Department The managers old
car Will be made available to the
Police for their second Of two
cars The old police car viii be
traded ID the transaction for tAle
Two new cars
Purchase Of Il cab Tor the town
street sweeper IN ac u ne was
authorized at a cost OF $3.50 The
cab viii be mounted on the pre-
sent open sweeper and win af
ford protection TO the driver IN
Indictment weather
II a study OF insurance con-
tracts The council reached de
cislou 10 cover ali town vehicles
with Ileet collision insurance The
matter. Of the placement Of con-
tracts generally was referred for
additional study and recon-
nendatlon to the Finance com
mlttce
Bids Rejected
Bids ON garbage disposal
truck called for at the councils
last session we're rejected The
manager and the council com
mittee were directed 20 make adj
ditional studies Of other types Of
load packers used IN the collection
oI garbage
j @ Hart Prince Edward
county sanitatlan met with the
council and suggested passage Of
a new milk ordinance, which has
been approved by the Health De-
partnlent The Hart request was
placed la The hands Of the Ordi-
nance committee for study and
communications
A resolution vas drawn up and
approved notifying the State
Highway Department OF the an
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