The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-17
Council Votes To Keep Town Vchicular
Tax: Gives House For Fire Training
Figure $40 Town
Tags VIII Bring
$1,000 Revenue

The Farmville town council voted
not TO give UP its town automobile
| tag requirement in spite Of an invi-
tation ID do 80 by the Prince Ed
ward County beard Of Supervisors.
The board Of supervisors. search
! ing for additional revenue. wanted
/ to levy tax on vehicles. and the
4 supervisors cannot levy the tax I'M
! less the toWn reAnqushcs its right
To thc automobile tax
7 The council changed the town
automobile tax from So to $40 be-
i ginning January /, 1889 This adj
ditional revenue was figured IN the
/ record $500 02l municipal budget
adopted IN july
+ During the fiscal year ended juno
80. 1858 the town Vchicular tag re-
I ouircment brought in 81 .937 l5 With
the tax increased to $40 for auto
mobiles and Sl0-sl5-S20 for trucks
I the estimated venue viii be
STA 900
4 Relying on Revenue
\ The additional revenue will allow
the town to drop IFS tangible per
sonal property tax, which is very
I difficult to administer. Almost all
A persons associated with the tax pic
tlWe, agree that the personal prop
erty tax Is very lnequitable- and
impossible TO administer
/ For legal reasons the personal
property tax cannot be stopped until
January /, 1860
The request for a change in the
Hours Of opening Of the ABC store IN
F'armvllle was denied by the Viz
GINA ABC Board. The council noted
the denial without comment.
South Bridge Street
Town Manager. r l. Quisen-
berry, told the council that sewer
costs to serve the needs Of pc
tstioners Ga South Bridge Street
would run approximately $500. In
Keeping with the policy Of the town.
the cost Of the sewer line would
have to be shared oh d $3.50 basis.
With the property owners and town
sharing equally IN the cost
Qmsenberry estimated that $40
feet Of sewer line would be needed,
with four man holes. The new line
would serve citizens south of Church
Street on Bridge Street. Members
of tho water and sewer committee
arc In the process Of contracting IN
terested citizens
To Burn House
The council authorized the town
manager to turn over an old house
Nh the airport property to the Farm
Willie Fire Department for training
N purposes. Fine Chief P f. Gay said
the building would be used to train
the local unit in the use of fog, gas
masks. crash entering and general
training purposes. He said it would
probably be put to use some time
next month.
A request was received from cltl-
zenS on Race Street Extended for
hard surfaeing. This request was re-
ferred to the street committee. The
Street was Widened and base rocked
last year according to the town
manager
The council authorized the pur-
chase of 80 street name signs. The
program of getting new signs. up
was started last year with 50 signs,
and the council intends to keep add
ing to the sign needs on gradual
basis until new black-on-white signs
are on every street corner.
Quisenberry reported that Leg
gets Department Store was low
bidder on winter uniforms for the
town police force
NJ The purchase Of concrete saw
was approved by the council. pro
vided favorable terms could be ar
ranged. Quisenberry pointed out
that the only concrete saw in the
area was owned by Southslde Elec-
trio Supply Company, and Mr.
Glenn is planning to sell it. There
fore. Qmsenberry recommended
that the town purchase one.
Quisenberry also told the mem
bers of the council that he hoped
to have Madison Street back in use
BIZ the first Of November. After that
will come some Improvements to
South Main. and the Madison Street
cut through from Venable to South
Main However, Qulsenberry said
those jobs would have to wait until
the present work on Madison Street
Is completed and the street opened
up to traffic He said it was es-
pecially announcement during the
rush hour with parents leaving or
picking up children at the elemen-
tary school
County Farm Bureau
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