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~6 TUESn\Y APRIL 11, 1953 The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor R. S. Hodnett presiding, was held in the Council Chamber, City Hall, on Tuesday, April V+, 1953, at 7:30 P.M., the following members being present: Mayor and Councilman R. S. Hodnett, and Councilmen C. P. Craig, W. T. Turner, and J. R. Walker. Councilman D. H. Goode was absent. Minutes of the regular Council meeting held March 24, 1953, upon being read, were approved. No action was taken by Council on the proposed Fire Code, as presented to Council March 10, 1953, other than to continue same for further study. Upon being informed by letter from City Attorney Stone that the Hooker Furniture Compan,y has instituted action in the City Circuit Court against the City of Martinsville in which said Hooker Furniture Company is claiming that the City of Martinsville erred in the last general assessment of taxable property when, by re-appraising and re-assessing the Company's real estate, it changed the valuation of said real estate from that placed on said property at the time it was annexed by the City from the County, upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council authorized and requested City Attorney Stone to defend and represent the City in said court action. Council also requested and authorized City Attorney Stone to defend and represent the City in another local Circuit Court action brought by several local service station operators wherein said service station operators seek to gain permission to exclude federal excise taxes (not directly paid by such operators to the Federal Government) on gasoline purchased and re-sold from gross receipts which the operators must report for local license taxation.