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34 TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 1952 The regUlar semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the Cityof Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor R. S. Hodnett pt'esiding, was held in the Council Chamber, City Hall, on Tuesday, September 23, 1952, at 7:30 o'clock P. M., all members, as follows, being present: :Mayor and Councilman R. S. Hodnett and Councilmen C. P. Craig, D. H. Goode, W. T. Turner, and J. R. Walker. :Minutes of the regular Council meeting held September 9, 1952, upon being read, were approved. Noting the presence of visitors, Council deferred its regular order of business to recognize and mar such visitors. Council first recognized the presence of Miss Mary Margaret Purcell and her student government class of Martinsville High School who were visiting the Council meeting to observe the pt'ocedure followed by Council in conduc ting its meeting. Council mext recognized Superintendent of Schools M. L. Carper who appeared on behalf of the Martinsville City School Board and who presented to the "Council an application to the State Board of Education for State School Construction Funds in the arrlount of $70,000.00 to help finance the co!~truction of the Joseph Martin Elementary School addition and, also, an application to the State Board of Education's Literary Fund in the amount of $70,000.00 to help finance the construction of a North Martinsville Elementary School. Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, a recorded vote being taken, Council approved both applications in the forms of the following resolutions: WHEHEAS, the School Board for the city of Martinsville, on the 23rd day of September, 1952~ presented to this Council an application addressed to the State Board of Education of Virginia for the pur.pose of securing State School Construction Funds in the amount of $70,000.00 for the new school building (or for adding to or improving the present school building) at ~artinsville, Virginia.