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:92 TUESDAY APRIL 27, 1965 an advance planning loan the School Board is seeking from the Federal Government for school facilities: WHEREAS, the Housing and Home Finance Agency of the United States Government has directed execution by the City of Martinsville, Virginia, of the Assurance of Compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as condition of the said Housing and Home Finance Agency of approval of a planning load to the City of Martinsville for school facilities; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled this 27th day of April, 1965, that its City Manager, J. F. Hirst, be and is hereby suthorized to execute on behalf of the City of Martinsville an Assurance of Compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and, further, is hereby directed to forward to said Housing and Home Finance Agency certified copies of this resolution. Upon written petition from Henry County Sheriff C. P. Witt, on behalf of the Henry County Junior Deputy Sheriffs' League, and pursuant to Council's assurance relating thereto recorded in its meeting of April 13, 1965, the Council directed a refund of the license tax of $150.00 paid by the League in connection with its sponsorship on April 17th of a circus. Following this action, members of Council commented on the types of entertainment generally offered by such presentations, particularly by carnivals; further, Council inquired as to regulations, i.e., safety and health, governing the conduct of carnivals within the City. City Manager Hirst presented the following summary of bids received by the City on April 22nd for the construction of a new central fire station at the corner of Moss and Church Streets, with Council accepting the lowest bid, viz., that of $144,600.00 submitted by Stanley Clark, Contractor, and with Council indicating that the project should be proceeded with as soon as possible: Stanley Clark . . . L. R. Cox . . . . . . Frith Construction J. V. Richardson . . . . Stanley Bowles $144,600.00 174,140.00 161,600.00 1 55 , 830 .00 157,500.00 Council's acceptance of the Clark bid was supported in writing by the architectural firm of J. Coates Carter.