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TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1988 <br /> <br />A regular sFmi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, <br />Virginia, with Mayor L. D. Oakes presiding, was held Tuesday, January 26, 1988, <br />in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 6:45 P.M. All members of the <br />Council were present, viz., L. D. Oakes, Mayor; Clyde L. Williams, Vice-Mayor; <br />William C. Cole, Jr.; Alfred T. Groden; and Allan McClain. <br /> <br />Preceding the invocation, a moment of silence was observed for silent prayers in <br />memory of The Honorable W. C. ("Dan") Daniel, who died unexpectedly on Saturday, <br />January 23, 1988, and whose funeral on Tuesday, January 26, 1988, several <br />members of Council and other officials from the City attended in Danville, <br />Virginia. Mr. Daniel represented Martinsville and the Fifth Congressional <br />District in the United States Congress (House of Representatives) for almost <br />twenty years and was held in great esteem not only by his constituency but also <br />by his fellow-Congressmen and by all who know him. <br /> <br />Council unanimously approved--as recorded--the minutes of its regular meeting <br />held January 12, 1988. <br /> <br />A citizen's inquiry, as towhen a sidewalk might be constructed along the <br />"Koehler Hill" road (being an extension of West Fayette Street), was referred to <br />City Manager Brown for a response. <br /> <br />City Manager Brown introduced Mrs. George D. Pollard, of the General Joseph <br />Martin Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution ("DAR"), Mrs. Elmer <br />S. Tudor, of the Patrick Henry Chapter of the DAR, and Mr. Brown's wife, Mrs. <br /> <br /> <br />