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172 TUESDAY OCTOBER 11, 1977 The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor William D. Hobson presiding, was held Tuesday, October 11, 1977, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 7:30 P.M., all members being present, viz., William D. Hobson, Mayor; William C. Cole, Jr., Vice Mayor; Barry A. Greene; L. D. Oakes; and Francis T. West. Following the invocation, Council postponed to its next regular meeting the reading of minutes of Cbuncil's meetings held September 27, 1977 and September 28, 1977 and, also, extended a warm welcome to Boy Scout Troop No. 326 visiting from Broad Street Christian Church. Upon motion, duly seconded, and unanimously carried, Council adopted an ordinance-- as placed on first reading September 27, 1977 and as made a part of the minutes of Council's September 27th meeting--effecting a "C-l" zoning of Lanier Farm's property (not already so zoned) along the south side of Spruce Street and east side of Parkview Avenue as well as specifying certain stipulations made a part of the ordinance and constituting an amendment to the City's Zoning Map. Mr. Ibn Abdul Rahman Farrakhan, Emam of Masjid Muhammad of Al-Islam, 1011 West Fayette Street, Martinsville, presented to Council a letter dated October 3, 1977, supplementing his presentation before Council on September 27th, in which he proposed that the City (1) establish an after-dark curfew, (2) more strictly enforce the Dangerous Drug Control Act, and (3) restrict the consumption of alcoholic beverages to private properties, all in the interest of making Martinsville a better and safer place in which to live, meanwhile offering the assistance and cooperation of his group or congregation toward this goal and, also, expressing a desire for direction and guidance from local law enforcement officers. After some discussion as to the