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<br />3{ <br /> <br />TUE.2ldAl <br /> <br />ATJGU::::T 22. 1961 <br /> <br />The regu.lar Gend-monthly meeting 0: the Counc:LJ of the City of l,Ia1'tin::;ville, <br /> <br />Virginia, 1.dth Hayor J. Frank 'Ililson presiding, '\.la~) held in the Council Chamber, <br /> <br />Cit~. P..all, :;"uesday, Aufust 2;~, 1961, at 7:15 P.L, and '.-lith all memberc orescnt, <br /> <br />viz., Hayor and CouncLbnan J. Fr2.nk Hil:::;on; Vlce-Eayor and Councilme.n Fred T. <br /> <br />[\en:l.ck; C01:incilman Thomas, J. B1Jrctl; COlll1cJlmclll E. .E. Stono; and COl:11c_~lraan <br /> <br />lIarry L. Boa z. <br /> <br />After the invocation, Council arm1'oved as~ 1'r.)3.'] the minutes 0: :its 1'eguJar meeting <br /> <br />held August 8, 1961, and of its special meetinr held AUGUst 15, 1961. <br /> <br />HerJresentatives of }1cCabe Hemorial Bar,tiGt Church, supported by expressions from <br /> <br />the Kcarfott Eemorial Eaptist Church a.ncl Jchovafl's Vlitnec;E;8s, ar'realed to Council <br /> <br />for exemption from the CLty's utLlity La.:: impoE;od on these churc!lCs and all churches <br /> <br />in the City of Hlrtirlsvi],le as usors of City utility services, claiming exenption <br /> <br /> <br />under theoro'1i3ion8 of the Constitution of Virp;inia. It 'Jas poj.Cl~ed out b:;r Council, <br /> <br />h01.J8~JC;r, af'l~er rece~ vinp" Cit:r kt torne;; Cubine' s opinion and after reviewing former <br /> <br />C:;.ty .!'lttorney Taylor 'e opin_~on rendered in 1958, and after m:Dro:';:,ing its understandi.ng <br /> <br /> <br />of, and s;)'m~J::..thy \.Jith, the pos~ tion rr:alntaLnec1 ~)y the pet.Ltioners, that under the <br /> <br /> <br />statutes churches are not exerr:pt from this charge; then, UT10n motion, Council denied <br /> <br />the Getition. <br /> <br />In acknowledging tho retirt~!i:ent on Augud 9, 1961 of Harry Napier, emplo~red in the <br /> <br />Refuse Dividon a::" the l"ublic ~.Jorks Depc.rtmont s1.nce July 7, 1934, Council eXDrr:sscd <br /> <br />its appreciation of this emplo:reo' s lon(t and i'ai.tmu..1 service as a C:~ty employee. <br /> <br />Call1',cil COY:ljl1ended Lho PoLice De~)~rtment, the Traffic Dopartr::ent, and a.11 personno1 <br /> <br />cont.ributing, for their interest and efforts on beha1 f of Dedestrian safety activities, <br /> <br />for which the Americar; Automobile k,;:.'.ociation 3,'.J,'J.I'ded the City of Hartinsvi'le 3, snecial <br />