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276 TUESDAY MAY 28, 1974 The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor Francis T. West presiding, was held Tuesday, May 28, 1974, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 7:30 P. M., all members being present, viz., Francis T. West, Mayor; Harry L. Boaz, Vice Mayor; W. Donald Hartford; William D. Hobson; and Morton W. Lester. After the invocation, Council approved--as recorded--the minutes of its regular meeting held May 14, 1974. Before beginning its regular order of business, Council received from Mayor West certain comments concerning a disturbance at the Dairy Queen, on North Memorial Boulevard, on Monday evening, May 27, 1974, and the subsequent gathering of persons at both the Police Department Headquarters and Memorial Hospital. Mayor West solicited the assistance of parents and citizens in order to help avoid any repetition of any such occurrence and, also, informed the citizenry that the City government in the future will take such steps as may be necessary to prevent crowds from gathering where there may be potentially a riotous situation. Pursuant to duly-advertised public notice, Council conducted with the Planning Commission a joint public hearing on an application filed by the Martinsville Volunteer Fire Company for a special-use permit to allow conduct by this organization of its 1974 Firemen's Bazaar at a site ("Liberty Heights") off Liberty Street. There being no objections registered by anyone to this proposal, and in acceptance of the Planning Commissions's recommendations thereon, Council unanimously granted such permit for such purpose for the years 1974 through 1978, subject to review each year by Council prior to the conduct of each annual bazaar and, also, subject to the level of self-discipline and operation maintained in the past.