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~06 NOVEMBER 26, 1963 TUESDAY City Manager Hirst reported that, through the excellent cooperation of the Adjutant-General of the Virginia National Guard, appropriate revisions to the plans for the new National Guard Armory have been made which would increase the total cost of the project by $23,010.00, of which the City's additional share would be $5,750.00. In acceptance of City Manager Hirst's recommendation and report, Council unanimously appropriated the sum of $5,750.00 (to finance the City's additional cost) from the General Fund Emergency Account. Mr. J. Robert Walker, former Mayor and Councilman, appeared before Council and described his need of old brick to complete a project at his residence at 501 Mulberry Road, stating that the only brick he could locate as matching those already used are in the brick sidewalk along the east side of Broad Street from the E. P. Waller property to Brown Street. Inasmuch as eventually the City will replace this brick sidewalk with the concrete type recently constructed northward from the Waller property, Mr. Walker offered to expedite this replacement by replacing with concrete a portion of the brick sidewalk from which he might reclaim the old brick, without cost to the City, should the City give to him the brick he will need for personal use. This, by unanimous action, Council agreed to do in acceptance of Mr. Walker's offer. Upon petition of the American Furniture Company, Council authorized the petitioner to construct an overhead passage-way over Aaron Street between its PlanlNo. 2 and its new addition under construction, in accordance with plans presented by the petitioner. Upon motion, Council unanimously concurred in the following tentative Welfare Department I?[;'J..l-':i~', financial needs for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1965, and June 30, 1966, subject to final action by Council on City budgets to be