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164 I.UESDAY JULY 9. 1963 Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council approved--for execution by Mayor Wilson on behalf of the City--two agreements with the Norfolk & Western Railway Company, providing for the crossing of N&W right-of-way by sewer lines in two separate locations. In response to an inquiry from local tobacco warehousemen, Council agreed to extend courtesy parking privileges to tobacco farmers through the 1963 tobacco marketing season, in the manner as heretofore granted. By letter dated July 9, 1963, accompanied by maps, the American Furniture Company, Inc., (through its Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. J. F. Hankins), requested the rezoning of its property located south of Aaron Street and east of Broad Street from its present "A-2 Residential" and "B-1 Business" to "B-2 Industrial". Council referred this petition to the Planning Commission for its consideration and recommendation. City Manager Hirst, in connection J.,J:i.th an appraisal of the City's growth in recent years, presented to Council a summary of the number of utility customers at the present time, compared with the number some two years ago, concluding that the rate of growth has been approximately four per cent (4%) per year during each of the last two years. In referring to a recent conference between the Council and representatives of the Martinsville-Henry County Christian Civic League, Council agreed to offer to meet with these representatives on any mutually-satisfactory date in the very near future to continue the discussion of problems of mutual concern. Council was adjourned. w. ~.~~Cl;;'k-;'f Council . ".,~ --"_"""~"--~.'"'.~_,_.."~"_,,,,_.,"~,..,..,.._.,, ._,..,.w'""".._~_"._';.""<<."."~_,,-,...,,_,~.____,,__.....~_.~