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124 TUESDAY FEBRUARY 9. 1960 The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, 1.rith Mayor John W. Shultz presiding, was held in the Council Chamber, City Hall, Tuesday, February 9, 1960, at 6:30 P.M., all members being present with the ~{ception of Councilman Clarence C. Donavant, viz., Mayor and Councilman John W. Shultz; Vice-Mayor and Councilman E. E. Stone; and Councilmen Thomas J. Burch and J. Frank Wilson. After the invocation, Council approved as read the minutes of its regular meeting held January 26, 1960. Pursuant to duly-advertised public notice, Council conducted a public hearing on the proposal that all that property and area annexed to the City as of January 1, 1960 be zoned and classified for zoning purposes as "A-1 Residential". There being no objections registered by anyone, Council adopted the following ordinance effecting said zoning and, thereqy, amending the City's Zoning Code and Zoning 1~: BE IT ORDAINED, by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled this ninth day of February, 1960, that the City's Zoning Code and Zoning Map be and is hereby amended to classify as "A-1 Residential", for zoning purposes, all that property annexed to the City of Martinsville by Court Order made effective J anuar:v 1, 1960. An emergency existing, this ordinance shall be in force from date of passage. Mrs. J. P. (Elizabeth) Dempsey appeared before Council and reviewed developments concerning the change in elevation of an alleyway off Minor Street which Mrs. Dempsey claimed has adversely affected her use of the alleyway. Council asked that City Attorney T~vlor advise Council as to its responsibility, if any, in this matter. Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council placed on first reading the following proposed ordinance which would amend Section 2-4 of Chapter 2, J