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22 TUESDAY AUGUST 26, 1952 hearing on September 23, 1952. The Council, upon recommendation of City Manager Mathewson, and upon motion (duly seconded and unanimously cal~ried), went on r ecor d as endorsing said proposal. Council next received a report from the Sanitation Officer of the Hel1l'Y County-Martinsville Joint Health Unit in which was noted the marw improvements in local sanitary conditions effected by said Officer durirg recent weeks. Through City ManaGer Mat1l.ewson, Council then received a report which revealed that in one recent resurfacing project (Old Dauville Road) completed by City forces the cost per ton has been considerable less than is estimated it would have been had the Ci~y let such work out to contract. In a final action, COllilCil took note of the fact that the meeting covered herein by these minutes completed t.1J.e term of office of Councilman R. S. Brown, Jr., and not only extended its best wishes to Mr. Brown but also expt'essed its deep regret that Mr. Brown's term has ended. Furiliernore, Council expt'essed its sincere appreciation to Councilman 3rown for the ::mny valuable services rendered by him as Councilman, and, too, went on record as adopting the following resolution in his honor: vVHEREAS, the term of office as Councilman of the City of Martinsville, held by Councilman Rives S. Bro~~, Jr., officially ends on August 31, 1952; and WHEREAS, Councilman Brown, having been duly elected to and havirg served for two successive two-year terms beginning September 1, 1948; and W}IEREAS, in the diSCharging of his duties as CounCilman, and in being the very capable busiressman that he is, Councilman Brown has not only ,,-,. --""'-'--....._,-.-......~"-,._.._.,--~._._-~,.,.,.