The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-13
Outside Water
Rates To Stay The
Same Council Says
Town Eligible
For S19,569 In
Lagoon Funds

The Farmville Town Council at
its regular December meeting,
Tuesday night. denied request
Of some 5000 petitioners TO have
the out-of town water and sew
erage rates reduced to the same
level as that levied on in-toWn
users. The recommendation Of
the water and sewerage commit
tee was to continue the out-of-
town rate according to the present
schedule which is about so per
cent higher than the in-town rate.
The council requested the town
manager to conduct survey on
Putney street from South Main
Street TO South Virginia street to
establish street lines and grade
lines. The purpose of this, accord
ing TO E. l.. Quinsenberry, town
manager. is to study the POSSIBLE
ity Of making improvements to
that section Of Putney Street
The council was notified that
the town has been declared eligi-
bic for a maximum ALLEGATION Of
Sl9,569 from the federal grant in
aid TO provide portion of the
cost Of constructing sewage la
COON.
Lagoon Fund
The various information has
been forwarded to Wiley and Will
son Engineering firm which is
consultant engineer on the pro-
lect Maximum ALLEGATION possible
would have been 80 per cent OF the
S'l5 900 projected cost OF lagoon
Tho ALLEGATION announced is APP
proNlmately 50 per cent Of the
maximum figure allowed.
A request from w. G. Bruce to
extend an alley off Serpell Street
was denied. The council based its
decision on two main points. II il
would be only 10 foot dead-end
alley and q no water on sewage
facilities are available there.
Council said it would reconsider
the request if the two objections
were overcome at some time in the
future.
Flight c. 262l Air Reserve CEN
ter was authorized to use the
Farmville Memorial Armofy on
Monday evenings. Flight Com
mander M Y, Digger, said there
would be no conflict with high
school basketball games scheduled
IN the Annoy on Monday nights,
AS his unit would use a side room
only.
Express Route
The council acknowledged re-
eeipt from the State Corporation
Commission Of an application
from the Norfolk and Western
Railway Express Company for a
certificate Of public convenience
and necessity as a restricted COM
mon carrier for handling property
by motor vehicle from Roanoke to
Petersburg. passing through Farm
vile The council voiced no OBJ
lection to the application.
w. G. Newman Company was
granted permission to extend a
railroad siding track across an UNI
opened portion Of Garden Street
lying north OF the main rail line
The track will be on property
owned By the railroad and w G.
Newman Company except where
IL crosses the proposed Garden
Street line.
The town manager was author
lied TO take bids on new one
and-a -halfton dump truck for
use By the street department and
miscellaneous town use The truck
Will replace a like truck now being
used. that IS about ten years old.
The town manager was also au-
thoflzed to buy 'portarator"
which Is an auxiliary AC genera
ter unit that can be run from a
truck or automobile. 1t will be
used only in an emergency at
night for lighting and to supply
current 10 power equipment used
bN tae pubic works department.