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L38 TUESDAY APRIL 23, 1957 The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Vice-Mayor John Vf. Shultz presiding in the absence of Mayor F. V. Woodson, was held in the Council Chamber, City Hall, on Tuesday, April 23, 1957, at 7:30 P.M., with the following roombers present: Vice-Mayor and Councilman John W. Shultz; and Council- men B. H. Hill, E. E. Stone, and J. R. Walker. After the invocation, Council approved as read the minutes of its regular meeting held April 9, 1957. By letter dated April 15, 1957 1IT. C. T. Williams, Jr., President of Southwestern Virginia Gas Company, declined Council's April 9th conditional invitation to appear before Council during the meeting covered by these minutes, in connection with the gas compaqy1s request for extension of their franchise. In a discussion which followed, relating to the operation of gas utility systems, Vice-Mayor Shultz and City Manager Hirst reported on their recent visit to the City of Danville which operates its municipally-owned gas system along with it,s electric and water utility systems, stating that the City of Danville realizes a very nice profit from the operation of its gas system. Further relating to this subject, Council authorized the employing of a consultant to conduct a survey of the exi.sting gas system in Martinsville and to report tr.creon in order that the Council might have facts and infol~ation before it to use as a basis for formulating future plans with respect to the operation and maintaining of a gas utility system in Martinsville. Upon motion by Councilman Hill, seconded by Councilman Stone, and by a recorded vote, Council unanimously adopted the school bond ordinance, as placed on first reading March 18, 1957, as follows, and also instructed City Attorney Stone to