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3~ TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10. 1968 Upon being informed by City Manager Noland (as per memorandum dated September 5, 1968) that, coupled with the closing of East Martinsville Elementary School and Albert Harris High School and with the opening of the new Martinsville Senior High School on Northside Drive, City Transit Company is unable--with its present transportation equipment leased from the City--to meet the increased demand from school students for bus service; and, further, it is not deemed advisable to attempt to operate present or additional busses for student transportation under the State Department of Education. City Manager Noland, further, informed Council that two 54-passenger busses--which will meet the requirements of the State Department of Education in the event State assistance funds might become of importance--are immediately available; whereupon, after discussing this matter with School Superintendent John Richmond and with Mr. John Holmes, of the City Transit Company, with Mr. Holmes expressing preference for the 54-passenger busses as opposed to other busses of larger capacity and with both Mr. Richmond and Mr. Holmes indicating that for the current year--but with no commitment as to needs and demands beyond the current year--the adding of two 54-passenger busses should enable City Transit Company to meet bus service demands, Council authorized the immediate purchase of two 54-passenger busses, for use by City Transit Company under its lease agreement with the City, cost of which to be financed from the surplus carried over at June 30th resulting from the sale of property on Ellsworth Street to Piedmont Consumer Corporation. As a result of the forthcoming conflict in meeting date between Council's September 24th scheduled meeting and the annual meeting of the Virginia Municipal League in Roanoke, Virginia, on September 22nd-23rd-24th, Council rescheduled its next meeting (from September 24th) to Thursday, September 26th, at 7:30 P.M.