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16 TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14, 1978 Council ordered filed, for its forthcoming 1978 annual review of requests for curb-and-gutter-and/or-sidewa1k construction, a petition signed by some thirteen property owners requesting the construction of curb-and-gutter along Bethel Lane, from Commonwealth Boulevard to Williams Street. Council placed on first reading an ordinance providing for the "....Levy and Collection of a License Tax from Owners of Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Semi- Trailers Operated in the City of Martinsville, Virginia, and Providing Punish- ment for the Violation Thereof" for the license tax year beginning March 1, 1978, paralleling a like ordinance which became effective March 1, 1977. Council acknowledged receipt of the Martinsvi11e Volunteer Fire ilimpany's Annual Report, being for the calendar year 1977; and, in so doing, commended the members of this organization for their outstanding service to the City and its citizens over the years through their fire prevention and fire fighting activities, with Council noting that some members of this organization have as much as twenty- eight years of service. Meanwhile, Fire Chief John Lloyd Gregory reported that, as a result of a recent Fire Rating Bureau survey of the City's fire equipment and water service facilities, an improved rating has been awarded the City, the effect of which should be in reduced fire insurance premiums for City property owners. City Manager Noland reported on several proposed legislative bills before the Virginia General Assembly, on which bills he and Vice-Mayor Cole had appeared in Richmond before legislative committees and/or subcommittees several times recently, particularly on behalf of the proposed "Electric Authorities" bill. In addition, City Manager Noland pointed out the fact that Councilman Greene has worked diligently