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9 TUESDAY JUNE 9, 1970 WHEREAS, under date of April 24, 1970, a duly-constituted Board of Viewers reported that, in its opinion, no inconvenience would result to anyone by the discontinuance and abandonment of said portion of said street; and WHEREAS, under date of June 9, 1970, a duly-advertised public hearing was conducted jointly by the Martinsville Planning Commission and the Council of the City of Martinsville to ascertain the views of any interested citizens, at which public hearing no person registered any objection to the proposed closing of said portion of said street; and - WHEREAS, at the conclusion of said public hearing the Martinsville Planning Commission recommended that petitioner1s request be granted upon the condition that the City retain fifteen feet along the middle line of said portion of said street for utility and other anticipated usage; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled this ninth day of June, 1970, that it doth hereby order the vacating and abandoning of said portion of said street subject to retention by the City of fifteen feet along the middle line of said street portion for utility usage and/or other anticipated usage; and BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that a copy of this ordinance be forthwith filed with the Clerk of the Corporation Court of the City of Martinsville, V irginia, as authorization for said Clerk to mark his records according hereto. In connection with the recommended up-dating and re-publishing of the City's Business License Tax Ordinance, City Attomey Cubine reported on several aspects involved for Council's consideration, viz., (1) transfer of license ",- enforcement duties to the Commissioner of the Revenue; (2) changing the license tax year from May 1st to January 1st; and (3) providing for the pro-rating of license taxes or rebating of same, where businesses licensed on gross receipts terminate business operations. Council continued the latter two items for further consideration, pending recommended revisions to be presented in writing and, upon motion, directed the transfer of license ..- enforcement duties as hereinabove stated.