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312 TUESDAY MAY J3, 1958 applied to archi tecta am engineers. A similar inquiry was relayed to Council fran Mr. C. E. Terry, operator of a nursery-florist business. Council continued the license tax stuqy to its mxt regular IMeti~. Council took no action on the proposed ordinaa::e providing for revisions in the Pluni::>ing Code other than, after hearing objections from Mr. Victor Lester to the proposed revisions, placing the ordinance on third reading. By a recorded and unanimous vote, Coumil adopted 1:he following resolution guaranteeing funds required of the City for the widening of Memorial Boulevard between Bridge street and Fayette Street: WHEREAS, certain emergency funds have been made available by the Federal Bureau of Public Roads on a matching fund basis, 16 2/3% City, 16 2/3% State, and 66 2/3% Federal, for highway construction in cities, and; WHEREAS, the City of Martinsville can qualify for these funds only on a section of Project 1844-06-07 because of the time limit placed on the use of these funds and; WHEREAS, this project is a necessary one for the City and a material savings to the City can be effected by participating in such project; NO\II[, THEREFCRE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martirnville' in meeting assembled this 13th day of May, 1958, that the City of Martinsville partici'pate with the VirgL nia Department of Highw~ on a matching fund basis of 16 2/3% cost to the City, 16 2/3% cost to the State and 66 2/3% cost to the Federal Bureau of Public Roads, in the widening or Memorial Boulevard to a four-lane divided Distribution Road, between its intersection with Bridge Street and its intersection with Fayette Street, upon the condition that this construction can be undertaken and completed within the tim3 limits as set forth by the Federal Bureau of Public Roads for the use of its money on the matching fund basis as herein above stated. Also, by a recorded and unanimous vote, Council order the transfer of $5,000.00 appropriation from the General Fund's Subdivision DeveloIJllent account to the Water Fund's Primary Routes account to supplement available funds for the construction of water and sewer lines on Memorial Boulevard ootween Bridge and Fayette Streets.