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3t TUESDAY APRIL 26. 1955 The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, was held in the Council Chamber, City Hall, on Tuesday, April 26, 1955, at 7:30 P.M., all members being present, as follows: Mayor and Council- man R. S. Hodnett; and Councilmen C. P. Craig, B. H. Hill, W. T. Tumer, and J. R. Walker. -- Hinutes of the regular Council meeting held April 12, 1955 were approved as read . An item on the agenda concerning proposed improvements to the Cit;y" s airport landing strip was continued at the request of Attorney R. R. Young, Jr., counsel for a group of interested citizens. ~.:~ ~~ 'i In response to a sidewalk petition filed with Council during its meeting of April 12, 1955, by the Clearview Elementary School PTA, Council accepted City Manager Mathewson's recommendations thereon, as follows (in sUllllllaI"Y), noting that Mr. J. A. Richardson will donate necessary ten feet of right-of- way along his property fronting on Barrow's Mill Road: - (a) (b) (c) (d) that the Clearview PTA bear the cost of necessary grading along Barrow's Mill Road; that the Clearview PI'A bear the cost of relocating steps and a portion of Mr. J. A. Richardson's wall along Barrow's Mill Road; that the City construct the sidewalk along Barrow's Mill Road to Clearview School access road; and that the City construct entire access road sidewall: on a fifty-fifty basis with the Clearview PTA. ,-.. City 14anager Mathewson notified Council that the position of Real Estate Agent authorized by Council on April 12, 1955 has been filled with the appointment of Mr. Brooks R. Leavitt.