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<br />ifilllJESDAY <br /> <br />lvjJlli9IL28, 1956 <br /> <br />Pursuant to Section 5 (a) of Chapter 2 of the Charter of the CLty of Hartinsville, <br /> <br />Virg:Lnia, a special meeting of the C01mcil of said City, Hith J.layor R. S. Hodnett <br /> <br />prosidi..YlG, was hold :in the Council Chamber, City Hall, on ~\1:1rch 28, 1956 at <br /> <br />11:30 A.H., "lith all members being present as follows: Hayor ['.nel Councibnan <br /> <br />R. S. Hodnett; Vice-Hayor and Councilman C. P. Craig; end COlmcilmen B. H. Hill, <br /> <br />H. T. Turner, and J. R. ~1alker. <br /> <br />Ci ty h'mO-ger NG thel:lson presented to the Council the followinr: letter of resignation: <br /> <br />It is "lith sincere regret that I asJ( you to accept my res~.gnation as C'.ty <br />1,i2Lager of }lartinsville. 0:11y after most earnest o.1":.d preyeri'lll considero.tion <br />l:IO,ve I decided to accept the City Hanagership of Salen, Oregon. I ,'lould <br />like to be relieved of my duties around the first of J'lIYlO of' this yoar. <br /> <br />It has been seventeen years since I entered the ci t3T nlo.nager profession as <br />as assistant to the City Hanager of San Diego, Californie. I em se:c'ving <br />my eighth year as m:::lager of this City. If I am to go for"mrd in my <br />c:10sen Hark I must at some appropriate tine move to s. }.orger cOrIllmi ty. <br /> <br />Salem is the Capitol of Oregon, a ooalJtifl.l1 city of apI)roXLmately 50,000 <br />population. It is a university t01m, a cultural center, e;nand:.ng '\lith <br />a Honderful school system. Last but by no meEms le::1.st, the h1mting, fishing <br />and sIding are unsurpassed. <br /> <br />I did not seek the posi tj_on--this city, as have severa1 others in the past <br />tvlo or three years, approached me Hi th the inauiry as to '.-Thether I Hould <br />be interested in their opening. Their present manager has reached mandatory <br />retirement age. I have been considering their sitlcation sjnce the first <br />05.' tno Y02.r. I have come to the conclusion that this oportuni ty holds so <br />mUC:l for me as a manager 81Id for my family that I must !),ccopt. <br /> <br />:iere in l>lartinsville, developments in the formative stage lee.a DO to <br />'JoJ.ieve that public sentiment is crystallizing more fOTcefully "ooh:',-,'1d <br />progressive local governIllent th8..'l. ever beforo. Th~s moveJT'ont is most <br />er:co1.:'raginr; and I therefore regret extrcI:!oly that r HilJ. not be hO:'8 to <br />continue my interest in the steady progress of our City. It affords me <br />considerable satisfaction, however, to knOH that prLlCipals or good <br />goverQment will be even more vigorously purmled. <br /> <br />If I am to make a move in the future there are personal considerati:.m <br />1Ji th respect to making a move nm-T--such things as start:L'l.C:; my oldest <br />son in high school at the beginning of his freshman yenT. Ny fc.mily <br />'Ul.el I have made many very fine friends here. It is needless to S:'-:',,7 trlat <br />they will be missed. This entire COJ:1Cl'l1ni ty has been ver,/ fsood to us. <br />In 0. sense \-Te vill not be leaving something behind, but taking \dt~l l~S <br />those good and lasting things that have been given to us here. ITor I,rill <br />H8 be strangers to the pacific northHest. Hav:Lng li ved;;here bef'are, <br />Jil;Y "rife 2nd I have very fond memories of the area. Ny oldest boy vliJ.l <br />