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14 TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28, 1967 ,- Council acknowledged with appreciation--and authorized the acceptance of the offer of Lanier Farm, Inc., by its letter dated February 10, 1967, to donate right-of-way (from its property holdings) along Brookdale Road and Spruce Street, indicative of its interest in the plan developed by Public Works Director George W. Brown for improvements to these streets. Meanwhile, Council authorized Mr. Brown to develop some basis for an approach to the Henry County Board of Supervisors and the State Highway Department, in the mutual interests of all parties concerned, by which those sections of Spruce Street Extended (Old Danville Road) outside the City's Corporate Limits might be included in the overall project. ,- Council ordered filed--for its future consideration--a petition from property owners along Peters Street, requesting the construction of curb-and-gutter (on a shared-cost basis) between Fayette Street and Church Street. City Manager Noland presented a summary of the distribution of the State sales tax and the receipt of the City's lllocal option" sales tax, for the four months ended December 31, 1966. ,,"'...-... Council acknowledged with appreciation the 1966 Annual Report of the Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department and, also, commended the group for its excellent services and valuable contribution, in the form of fire prevention and protection, to the citizens of Martinsville. In connection with the petition filed January 10, 1967, by Sale Knitting Company, Inc., requesting the vacating, closing, and abandoning of Rives Street, and in acceptance of the report of a duly-constituted Board of Viewers, Council adopted the following ordinance directing the vacating, closing, and discontinuance of said Rives Street: