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18 TUESDA Y JULY 26. 1960 The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor John W. Shultz presiding, was held in the Council Chamber, City Hall, Tuesday, July 26, 1960, at 7:15 P.M., tne following members being present: Ma.yor and Councilman John W. Shultz; Vice-Mayor and Councilman E. E. Stone; Councilman Clarence C. Donavant; and Councilman J. Frank Wilson--the other member, Councilman Thomas J. Burch, being absent. ,,- After the invocation, Council approved as read the minutes of its regular meeting held July 14, 1960. After considering the recent petition filed by Fuller Tire Company through its counsel, Attorney Harrison Joyce, which petition reqllested the reclassifying for business license tax purposes the petitioner's tire recapping business to that of "processors ", Council OJ ntinued the request for further study. In response to an inquiry from City Manager Hirst, Council directed that an agreement be prepared for its consideration, which agreement would be between the City of Martinsville and the Martinsville-Henry County Airport Development Corporation and would, in addition to the standard conditions, incorporate terms tentatively indicated by Council to the airport group pertaining to the contemplated sale of the airport property and, further, would replace the present contract between the two parties. Mr. R. P. Gravely, Jr., a representative of the airport group, informed Council that on the basis of Council's verbal assurance of a new five-year lease agreement, federal and state funds have been promised for the cost of purchasing and installing lighting equipment for the tract now leased the airport group. Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council approved for City Manager Hirst's signature an agreement (or lease) between the City and the M9.rtinsville