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38 TUESDAY MARCH 23. 1965 City Manager Hirst also informed Council that the effective date of an agreement between the City of Martinsville and the Commonwealth of Virginia's Department of Military Affairs (Adjutant General's Office), relating to the new National Guard Armory, has been determined as being January 14, 1965, and said agreement is for a period of twenty-five years from said date. ..,~ City Manager Hirst next reported that a conference was held March 22, 1965, between the National Guard Armory Advisory Committee and persons representing four local civic organizations--the only persow to appear although all interested citizens were invited--to discuss the rules and regulations proposed by the Committee for the usage of the new National Guard. As a result, it was indicated that some revision of the usage (or rental) charge schedule might be recommended with the hope that Council might informally act on same--with later ratification-- to permit processing of the many applications already received for use of the Armory building. ~- In acknowledging receipt from the City's Police Department of its annual stastical report for the calendar year 1964, Council commended Police Chief Bolejack and his department for the competency and efficiency of this department's service to the citizens. ,- Council acknowledged receipt of a petition requesting the construction by the City (on a shared-cost basis) of curb-and-gutter for a portion of Valley View Road and Lanier Road and, also, receipt of a renewal of a petition from residents of Burgess Street for curb-and-gutter along this street. City Manager Hirst reported that his office has on file a quantity of informative material on a number of Federal Government programs, such as the recently-enacted "anti-poverty" program, and that a comprehensive analysis of these programs would not be practicable unless and until Council wishes to consider anyone or more