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L TUESDAY JULY 10, 1956 .',...--.... The regul;,r semi-monthly meetinG of the Council of the City of Martinsville, VirGinia, with Mayor lL S. Hodnett presiding, was held in ihe Council Chamber, City Hall, on Tuesday, July 10, 1956, at 7:3oP.r,1., all members being present, as follows: 1.iayor and CO'mcilman R. S. Hodnett; Vice-Mayor and Councilman C. P. Craig; and Councilmen B. H. Hill, W. T. Turner, and J. R. ':falker. .~..-.-. After the invocation by City Manager Hirst, Council approved as read the minutes of its nEeting heM June 26, 1956. Before beginning its regular order of business Council recognized the presence of tile Martinsville High School Goverrurent Class and its instructor, NIl'S. '~"~ ,,~~ Ii Emily Jo Norton, and also the presence of other visitors amoelg whom was a delegation from Second street. This delegation, with Joseph H. Pritchett as spokesman, pointed out that a curb on automobile speeding on th is street is urgently needed and that, while present Police Department personnel have alvrays been most cooperative in answerin[': speed complaint calls to that area, the residents of the area feel that the presence of at least two Negro policemen tllere would be the best deterrent not only to speeding but also to other violations of the law. The group also suggested that nSTopn signs be placed on "B" Street at its entrance to Second Street. Council suggested that citizens confer \~i. th City Manager Hirst in efforts to work out a solution to the problems. Upon recommendation of City Attorney Store, Council instructed its Clerk to request the City Circuit Court Clerk to mark llvacatedn and rlabandonedrl on his