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1~ TUESDAY ~BRUARY 23, 1960 ~-".-.. Sellers Street--in accordance with Section 15-766.1 of the Code of Virginia-between West Church Street am Memorial Boulevard, near Fayette Street, and providing for easements and rights-of-way and for construction of and/or relocating of water and sewer mains. Attorney Warren Shaw represented Ramsey-Baldwin Corporation, petitioners. ,- Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council approved for Mayor Shultz' signature and execution on behalf of the City an electric power contract with the Appalachian Power Company, subject to clarification of listing of industrial customers to be continued as Appalachian's customers within the corporate limits and subject to inclusion of provision relating to relocating of Appalachian's facilities on City right-of-way if necessitated by construction or reconstruction of City facilities. This contract and agreemnt will run for ten years, with automatic two-year extensions unless otherwise notified in accordance with provisions of the contract, and will replace the present- power contract operating under extension of the contract expired December 31, 1958. -- Council continued for further consideration the City School Board's request for approval of their application for a loan of some $77,000.00 (presented to Council February 9, 1960) from the Literary Fund of Virginia, Council inviting School Board representatives to appear before Council at its next regular meeting to discuss the application. Upon being advised that property owners on Second Street have obtained participation funds for the construction of curb-and-gutter on said street only upon the comition that the Roy C. Stone property (Virginia-Carolina Freight Lires) be treated as a corner lot and, as such, would require 35~ per lineal foot participation by the owner of said property instead of the usual 85~, Council agreed to make an exception