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96 TUESDAY AUGU'ST 11. 1964 Account towards the City's share of acquiring additional land and towards meeting certain engineering fees. Council continued for study a proposal, submitted by City Manager Hirst, as an outline for the adoption by Council of a policy ordinance governing the extension of sewer lines within the City. Meanwhile, Council unanimously directed that the City construct a sewer line connecting a line on Corn Tassel Trail with a line along the south side of Lake Lanier to serve properties owned by Mr. William C. Beeler, located along the west side of Root Trail between Corn Tassel Trail and Lake Lanier. Members of the Board of Directors of the local Retail Merchants Association appeared before Council and, by letter, lIendorsed the action of the Martinsville City Council in calling for a voter referendum to finance construction of municipal facilities and to launch the city-wide thorough- fare programll. In addition, the Directors urged Council to establish an advisory committee to assist in publicizing all facts pertinent to the bond referendum. Council, then, upon recommendation of City Manager Hirst, revised the bond referendum ordinance--as placed on first reading July 28, 1964--to elaborate upon the purposes therein, viz., liTo finance the cost to build and construct new municipal building or buildings, furnish and equip such buildings, and grade and improve the lands incidental thereto; to build and construct a new fire station or stations, furnish and equip such station, and grade and improve the lands incidental thereto; to build and construct a jail or prisoner detention facilities, and furnish and equip such jailor facilities, or to build and construct, jointly with one or more other governmental units, prisoner detention facilities and furnish and equip such facilities; to plan, construct, reconstruct, widen, extend and relocate certain streets and