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TUESDAY OCTOBER 9. 1956 The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, ~ith Mayor F. V. Woodson presiding, ~as held in the Council Chamber, City Hall, on Tuesday, October 9, 1956, at 7:30 P.M., all members being present, viz., Mayor and Councilman F. V. Woodson; Vice-Mayor and Councilman John W. Shultz; and Councilman B. H. Hill, E. E. Stone, and J. R. Walker. After the invocation, Council approved as read the minutes of its regular meeting held September 25, 1956. As indicated during its September 25th meeting, Council again considered the request of local movie exhibitors that the City abolish its amusement admission tax ordinance, effective immediately. After some discussion, I~-'" .@~ ~~E' Ii Council denied said request (Messrs. Woodson, Hill, and Walker voting in the affirmative on the motion that no action be taken to abolish the tax pending consideration during the preparation of the 1957-58 budget and/or consideration and action on the Tax Study Advisory Group's report; Councilmen Shultz and Stone voting in the negative on the motion). After receiving a report from City Manager Hirst on the question and/or legality of taxing distributors of trading or premium stamps and/or merchants handling same, Council "tabled tt this matter indefinitely. Mrs. H. I. Tuggle, 316 Brown Street, appeared before Council and requested that the City install at its expense a check valve on the se~erage lateral serving the Tuggle residence in an effort to avoid a repetition of an incident of October 4th. Council referred Mrs. Tuggle to City Manager Hirst. While no official action in connection therewith is required of Council,