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2~ TUESDAY JANUARY 28, 1964 Martinsville, Virginia, State Account, by John W. Bouldin, Jr., Treasurer, and, It is, further, ordered that The First National Bank of Martinsville and Henry County, Martinsville, Virginia, pay and charge said account with the aforesaid outstanding check bearing the signature of William R. Shumate, Treasurer, and none other when presented for payment that had been issued and not paid by said bank prior to January 12, 1964. Council, further, directed that the contractural arrangement formerly between the _. Council and Mr. Shumate, for the collection of utility accounts, be continued and in force with the incoming Treasurer in accordance with the current budgeted appropriation. By memorandum from City Manager Hirst, Council was apprised of details of a proposal for acquiring right-of-way for the widening and extending of Lester Street northward, authorizing and directing City Attorney Cubine and City Manager Hirst te> proceed with the preparation of documents by which the right-of-way can be acquired, in accordance with the City Managerts proposal, which follows: Lester Street and Church Street northward to the C. & N.W. railroad presently 40 feet in width. It would be proposed to acquire 20 feet additional right-of- way on the east side. The right~of-way from Church Street to Mineral Street has been offered by Mr. Rives S. Brown, Jr. on behalf of the several interests that are involved, himself, Brown, Inc., and the Estate of Mr. Rives S. Brown, Sr. This would widen Lester to 60 feet. The distances involved are 192 feet from Church to Main; 294 feet from Main to Green and approximately 125 feet from Green to Mineral. This would leave a distance between Mineral and the railroad of approximately 55 feet which would have to be negotiated later with G. N. DeShazo. The acquisition and the proposed price would include the demolition or removal of a house in the block between Green and Mineral which would be within the proposed right-of-way and the removal of a portion of the bay of the service station between Church and Main Streets. ,- The second portion of the acquisition w uld be for a right-of-way 60 feet in width from the C. & N.W. railway northward, generally, to the property line between that of the Brown interests and Lester Lumber Company, An extension on beyond this property line has involved verbal discussions that have been underway for sometime with Lester Lwnber Company as to a roadway that would connect from Liberty Street to Northside Drive with an extension to go in the direction of Lester Street. The offer made for the right-of-way is a total amount of $37,500. This is considered to be well below the taxable value of the property. " _._'.".,._---_._~,,-".,-- .... _.~----_._-"