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<br />358 <br /> <br />TUESDAY <br /> <br />AUGUSJ~8~ 1961 <br /> <br />The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, <br /> <br />Virginia, with Mayor J. Frank 'Nilson presiding, "vvas held in the Council Chamber, <br /> <br />City Hall, Tuesday, August 8, 1961, at 7:15 P.M., and wi~~ all members present, <br /> <br />viz.: Mayor and Council.man <J. Frank Wilson; Vice-Mayor and Councilman l<red T. <br /> <br />Reni~k; Councilman Thomas J. Burch; Councilman E. E. stone; and Councilman Harry <br /> <br />1. Doaz. <br /> <br />A ftt'r' the invocation, Council approved as read the minutes of its regular meetirgs <br /> <br />held .July 11, 1961, and July 25, 1961. <br /> <br />:Tn contInuing its consideration of Dr. Bate C. Toms' petition requesting the <br /> <br />rezoning of the "Starling Thomas" property on Starling A venue--on which petition <br /> <br />Co.,mGil conducted a public hearing at its regular meetirg held July 25, 1961-- <br /> <br />C o.mc:i 1 heard from the following perso rs : <br /> <br />1. Dr. Bate C. Toms, Jr., in support of his petition, descri.bing proposed <br /> <br />plans for construction of a medical office buDding and its rolation <br /> <br />to the operation of Mart:insvil1e General Hospital; <br /> <br />0::. Mr. Frank Gravely, as an interested citizen ann not as a relative of <br /> <br />the owners of the pI' ope rt{y in question, who voiced his support of the <br /> <br />petition; <br /> <br />3. Attorney VT. R. Broaddus, III, representing the Board of Trustees of <br /> <br />Ua:~tLnsvil1e General Hospital in opposition to the Detition; <br /> <br />h. Me~3srs. J. C. Hooker, Sr., R. M. S5.mmons, Sr., ann J. D. Bassett, Jr., <br /> <br />of the Board of Trustees of Uartinsville General Hospital, along with <br /> <br />other Trustees present, citing the needs of the hosnital for fut.ure <br /> <br />expan.sion and in opposition to the proposed rezoning which would permit <br /> <br />de\relopment of the property exnected to be required by the hospital l' or <br /> <br />expansion; and <br />