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BG TUESDAY FEBRUARY 11.1969 Pursuant to Council's request of January 28, 1969, Mr. Irving R. McGhee, Traffic & Planning Engineer, presented cost-and-statistical data (supplemented by traffic-flow maps) pertaining to traffic-control equipment at the inter- section of Mulberry Road-Spruce street-Jefferson Circle and at the intersection of Spruce Street-Parkview Avenue, installation of which was recommended on January 28th by the Honorable M. H. MacBryde, Jr., Judge of Martinsville Municipal Court. Essentially, Mr. McGhee's findings indicated that--according to standards--conditions at these intersections do not warrant the installation of such equipment. Meanwhile, Mr. McGhee informed Council that no reply has been received to his inquiry of the C&NW Railway Company as to whether the railway company will permit the erection of a stop-sign on its right-of-way at the intersection of Ford and Depot Streets. Council continued this matter for study. City Manager Noland and Welfare Superintendent Odell Gray presented a progress report on the "Food stamp" program, participation in which by the City was recently authorized for a "trial period". In response to Council's December 31st (1968) request that the Planning Commission consider the question as to whether the City should dispose of the "old Central Grammar Schoolll property on Cleveland Avenue, a conditional purchase offer for which had been filed by Mr. T. J. Childress, Jr., President . of Childress-West, Inc., the Commission filed the following report thereon: The Martinsville City Planning Commission gave final consideration to the possible sale of the old Central Grammar School property lying on the east side of Cleveland Avenue at its February 4th meeting. This matter was referred to them by Council. At the Commission's request there were representatives present from the City School Board, American Furniture Company and Pannill Knitting Company.