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~2()() TUESDAY FEBRUARY 27. 1968 this project, there being some inclination to finance it through budgetary appropriations. Councilman Stone offered a motion, as amended, seconded by Councilman Hartford, that the ordinance be rescinded. Councilman West offered a substitute motion, seconded by Councilman Boaz, that Council rescind the ordinance but commit itself to appropriating not less than $1,800.00 (the estimated annual "yieldll from the civil action assessment) in the City's forthcoming 1968-69 budget toward financing the cost of establishing the law library. After some discussion, both motions were defeated three-to-two, the substitute motion vote being: Councilmen West and Boaz, affirmative; Councilmen Stone, Hartford, and Renick, negative; and the original motion vote being: Councilmen Stone and Hartford, affirmative; and Councilmen West, Boaz, and Renick, negative. In connection with a recent verbal request from the Frith Family Trust for City water service to a proposed industrial building to be constructed by the Frith Family Trust adjacent to the City's Industrial Park, Council voted unanimously in favor of furnishing such service, subject to compliance with the City's policy and regulations governing the furnishing of such service outside the City's corporate limits, as outlined by Public Works Director George W. Brown. City Manager Noland, referring to his report recorded in Council's minutes dated October 10, 1967, cited the urgent need for development of a permanent plan whereby the City and/or the County of Henry might assume the responsibility of supplying water service to areas in the County, particularly in and around the Industrial Park area. Mr. Stafford G. Whittle, III, appeared before Council and requested the rezoning, from llR-611 to IIC_Y', of property located at the N/W corner of the Starling Street-Spring Street intersection, this request being the same as