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TUESDAY APRIL Jd:~, 1959 - The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor John VI. Shultz presiding, was held in the Coum il Chamber, City Hall, Tuesday, April 17, 1959, beginning at 7 :30 P.M. The following members were present: Mayor and Councilman John W. Shultz; Vice-Mayor and Coumilman E. E. stone; and Councilmen Thomas J. Burch and Clarence C. Donavant. The other member, Councilman Rives S. Brown, Jr., was absent because of illness in his ,;-- family. In considering the C ity1s business and professional license tax structure, Councn granted the request of lNestfall Theaters for permission (of theaters in Martimville) to pay their local business license taxes on a quarterly basis, beginning May 1, 1959. Council also amended its business and professional license tax ordinance, effective May 1, 1959, to reclassify laundries and dry cleaners as llbusiness servicell occupations. Council received through City Manager Hirst a schedule of license tax rates imposed by other Virginia cities on manufacturing operations during the past several years. Council took no action on the matter of destroying large trees which interfere or could interfere with City utility lines. This matter was carried forward. After reviewing a sunnnary of bids received April 10, 1959 for purchase of the City's "Poorhouse Farm" and nSmith Lake" properties, Council termed them not acceptable and rejected all such bids. In connection with a similar resolution recently adopted by the Stafford County Board of Supervisors, Council adopted the following resolution indicating its concern with the possibility of State highway funds being insufficient for the ". ^~,.,--_._,--"'.......