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.68 T~DAY JUI;Y 23. 196~ Although essentially in agreement with City Manager Hirst's recommendation that a right-of'-way fund be established for use in acquiring right-of-~ for street projects as show on the City's Thoroughfare Plan, Council deferred action towards est_blishing such a fund pending further consideration of a definite plan to be su1::mitted by City Manager Hirst. In aclmovledging a request from the Virginia Mmicipal League f'or Council's ideas and opinions with regard to the developing of a legislative program that might be proposed by the league to the 1964 General Assembly, Council referred the request to Councilman Thomas J. Burch, a member: of the Legislative Committee of' the League, and to City Manager Hirst. In response to a notice from the Higluay Safety Committee of the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council of' a public hearing to be conducted by the Committee in Roanoke on July 29, 1963, Council indicated that several of' the City's law enforcement officers should attend the hearing. Upon motion, Council unanimously accepted deeds from Messrs. C. C. Donavant and R. A. Henderson, Jr., conveying certain right-of-way in connection with the current Chatham Road widening proj ect (from (Mens Road to the east corporate limits on Route 57) and, also, Council directed that letters expressing Council's appreciation be written to Messrs. Donavant and Henderson f'or their donation of the right-of-way. Through City Manager Hirst, Council received a letter from Mr. Robert E. Eschmann, of Corn Tassel Trail, expressing Mr. Eschmann's appreciation of' the courtesy extended him by the 1963 Board of' E:}ualization during his appearance before the Board. r-., .c: \ ,=2 J. '-, r () Council was adjourned. 8' ri- '<." ~,--..;;s '(3" g,eorge w. Brown, Acting Clerk of' Council