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4 TUESDAY ~C]1, }-3" 1962 The regular semi-monthly meetirg of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor J. Frank Wilson presiding, was held in the Council Chamber, City Hall, Tuesday, March 13, 1962, at 7:15 P.M., all members being present, viz., Mayor and Councilman J. Frank Wilson; Vice-Mayor and Councilman Fred T. Renick; am Councilmen Thomas J. Burch, E. E. Stone, and Harry L. Boaz. /"....- After the irwocation, Council approved as read the ninutes of its regular meeting held February 27, 1962. In giving further consideration to the petition submitted at Council's February 27th meetirg by Attorney Charles L. McCormick, III, requesting the vacating of unopened Azalea Street, Council named as a Board of Viewers-to proceed under Section 15-766 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, and as amended, Messrs. I. M. Groves, Sr., J. E. Zentrreyer, and Whitney Shumate. City Manager Hirst infornBd Council that because of inclement weather the originally-scheduled visit of Ma,jor General Paul M. Booth, Adjutant General of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to view local sites for the proposed location of a new National Guard Armory, has been postponed to March 28th. .......- City Mana.ger Hirst also informed Council that the City has received an offer of ~P1.h4,600.00 Federal Aid towards a phase of the City's sewerage system improvements progr8m and, also, documents--if executed--indicating acceptance of this award as well as compliance with certain provisions required by various governmental agencies. Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council authorized the execution, by the City, of the acceptance document, sub,ject to the approval thereof by the Cit,y Attorney.