Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-08-01
REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL
Business Disposed of at Monday Night
Session.
Change Of Notice.

Council Chamber-regul meeting,
July Both, 1900. Present Mayor Hixon,
presiding; Aldermen, Oliver, Watts,
Sherlock. Bolton, Query and Mitchell
Minutes of last meeting read and
confirmed.
Chairman Mitchell reported grading
of east Forsyth street, as petitioned by
county, was out of city, report receiv-
ed and committee instructed to notify
parties.
/ Ordinance committee was granted
further time on removing of screens
from store doors.
Finance committee stated that bond
could be secured for engineers at
pumping station, and recommended
they be required to give bond and
upon motion, matter was referred back
to committee with authority to act
Also reported favorablV on bill of j.
r. Hudson, which was ordered paid
Water committee granted further
time on boiler investigation.
Alderman Watts offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted.
Whereas, it is fact that many of
our citizens owning property within
| the city limits of Amerious have failed
to make returns for the present year to
clerk and treasurer for taxation, there
| by eubieeting their returns as default-
| ers to be double taxed, therefore be it
Resolved, by Mayor and city coun
| oil, and it is hereby resolved by au-
| thority of the same, that the time for
making of tax returns for this year be
extended for thirty days to close Au
gust 31st, 1900, and that the clerk and
treasurer be instructed to give public
notice for thirty days, by publishing
these resolutions in daily papers of
city the closing time for tax returns,
and all parties holding property within
the city failing or refusing to make
their returns within the prescribed
time shall be deemed defaulters and
doubled taxed, as the law directs in
section 400 of the City Charter.
Alderman Oliver then offered the fol-
loving ordinance which was adopted,
rules suspended and ordinance read
and passed by section, then adopted as
whole:
Be it ordained by the mayor and city
council of Americus, and it is hereby
ordained by authority of the same.
Section l. That on and after the
adoption of this ordinance, it shall be
unlawful for any citizen, male or fe-
male, to enter the grounds owned by
the city of Americus, and known as the
pumping station of the Americus water
works after the hours of o'clock p. M
and not before the hour of $50 a. m.
Section 2. Be it further ordained by
authority aforesaid, that this shall not
apply to any official of the city of
Americus whose duty may call him at
any time to the pumping station be-
tween the hours mentioned in Section
1st of this ordinance
Section 3. Be it further ordained by
the authority aforesaid, that any per-
son, where any emergency requires
their presence at pumping station
between the hours mentioned in Sec
ton 1st of this ordinance, before enter
ing said premises shall first obtain
permission from the superintendent of
waterworks, city marshal, chief of po
lice or chief engineer of pumping sta
ton, and any person violating this or
dinance and upon trial and conviction
in the mayors court, shall be fined as
prescribed in Section 10 of the city
charter.
Section 4. All ordinances and parts
of ordinances in conflict with this be
and the same are hereby repealed.
Robt Raiford was elected night en-.
gineer at pumping station for balance
of year 1900.
Upon motion, petition of Geo. Wood,
as day fireman at pumping station,
taken up Aid. Oliver moved, second
ed by Aid Mitchell, to discharge from
city's service. Division being called
for, vote stood as follows: Yeas,
Oliver, Mitchell, Watts and Sherlock.
Nays, Query and Bolton. Motion de-
clared adopted.
Mr.. Goolsby appeared before council
and asked that ditch leading from
Jackson street to Forrest street, be- |
tween Messrs. Boone and Jones prop
erty be severed. Upon motion, matter
was referred to street committee.
Appeal case of Geo. Wood came up
for trial and after hearing the evidence
Aid. Query moved, seconded by Aid.
Bolton, to find the defendant not
guilty. Motion lost. Aid. Oliver
moved, seconded by Aid. Mitchell, to
find defendant guilty and discharge |
from custody, Motion adopted.
Following bills ordered paid: Water
works pay roll s95; waterworks $1.6O;
A. F. d. $81. so; waterworks 1926;
waterworks pay roll $21.9 5; DR.. B. B.
Hudson S16,58; DR.. B. B. Hudson
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