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7 TUESDAY SEP'IEMBER 8, 1959 City Manager Hirst informed Council that his study and report on the City's electric utili ty are nearing completion and will be presented to Council within the next few days . Ci ty Manager Hirst then presented a proposed financing schedule for sewerage system improvements as contemplated under "Plan D" previously presented to Council. City ManagE~r Hirst, next, informed Council that the State Department of Highways has temporarily deferred the proposed reconstruction of Routes 57 and 58, between Booker Road and Chatham Road, pending receipt of Federal funds past due. Upon recommendation of the Manager, how.ever, Council authorized the completing of right- of-way appraisals for the project, indicating to the Department of Highways that the City will finance the cost of such appraisals with the understanding that the City will be reimbursed when the project is undertaken. Council, also, approved a cross-section plan presented by the City Manager wherein no parking will be allowed on the reconstructed street or highway and a sixteen-foot median strip will be provided instead of the usual four-foot street. Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council amended Sections 16-43 and 16-45 of the City Code by the following ordinances which were declared in force immediately: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 16-43 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MARTHBVILlE, VIRGINIA, 1956, AND AS AKENDED, BY ADDING THE FOLLOVIING AS PARAGF.A?H THREE OF SAID SEC TION BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, that Section 16-43 of the Code of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, 1956, and as amended, be and is hereby amended to include and provide that: The City Manager may, at his discretion, issue an applicant for a driver's certificate a temporary driver's certificate. The temporary certificate shaD. be effective for a maximum of only ten consecutive days and will be