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36 TUESDAY SEPl'EMBER 23, 1952 Resuming its regular order of business, there being no other visitors to be heard, Council heard a report from City Manager Mathewson concerning the proposed enlargement of the Maple street Electric Sub-station in which it was brought out mat irmnediate steps should be taken to enlarge this Sub-station because of the over-load now being placed on said station. City Manager Mathewson informed Council that the necessary expenditures for this project would amount to $17,000.00 of whic h $9,477.00 worth of equipme nt could be acquired from the Appalachian Electric Power Company on a "rental-purchasell basis, that is, on a rental basis of 1% per an~ which rental would be applied towards the purchase price should the City decide to acquire the equipment out- riht. Council, thereupon, authorized City Manager Mathe"wson to execute a contract with the Appalachian Company on such Ilrental-purchasell basis. In connection with a petition from Mr. R. D. Edwards that lots 35, 37, and 39 on the Dye Plant Road be re-zoned from 1113-1 Businessll to f1A-2 Residentialll, which petition was referred to the Planning Commission by Coun::il on August 12, 1952, the Planning COITL"'llission reported that it reconnnended that the petition be granted; whereupon, Council called for a Pub1ic Hearing on this proposed re-zoning to be held at the next regular Council meeting October 14, 1952. The f ollowil1t'3 amendment to the City I s Building Code ("Building Code, Martinsville, 195111) was unanimously adopted with an emergency provision attached: BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assemble d this twenty-thir d day of September, 1952, that Section 2604 (2604.1 - Sections Omitted) of the Building Code of the City of Martinsvi1le, adopted FebrUc'lrY 13, 1951 and entitled IIBuilding Code, Martinsville, 1951", be amended to read as follows: SECTION 2604 - OMISSIONS 2604.1 - Sections Omitted