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3: TUESDAY MAY 13 J 1958 Subject to City Attor:my Stone's apJroval, Council approved far City Manager Hirst's signature a contract between Lanier Farm, Inc., and the City pertaining to the develop- ment of Root Trail, a street between Cherokee Trail and Corn Tassel Trail. The matter of "Southwestern Virglnia Gas Comp:l.ny Franchise" was continued for further study, pending presentation of data developed by consultants for the City in 1951 and other data which can be developed. City Manager Hirst brief]s- reviewed a stuqy report dated November, 1951, as prepared by Wiley & Wilson, Consulting Engineers, on the City's water distribution system, with the request that Council consider this report at its next regular meeting. m'ii 1;i~. I~& By letter dated May 13, 1958, the Martinsville-Henry County Airport Developnent Corp- oration (Mr. Robert M. Wright, President), requested that the City forego the annual remal charged the corporation on ci ty-owned property used by the airport group as an airport. Coumil referred this request to a committee composed of CounciJmen Stone and Donavant and City Manager Hirst, as appointed by Mayor Shultz. The Citizens Parking Committee (Mr. !eon Globman, Chairlnan) by letter recommended the installa tion by the City of a total of twenty-five two-hour parking meters on the west sides of portions of Broad and Ellsworth Streets. City Malager Hirst indicated that these recoIIlIII:!Ddations would be included in a forthcoming special report concerning on- street and off-street parking development. A petition subnitted by Messrs. J. W. Townes and H. Grady Moore, requesting the rezoning of sane 2.34 acres of land located in the Chatham Heights area from "B-1 Business" to "A-l Residential", was referred to the Planning Commission for consideration and recomnendation.