The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-02-07
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Marshal's Report.


| have made Is cases during January.
8 were fined $50 so, | cost only, 3
bound over to the Superior Court, and
5 discharged. paid in cash 500. rs,
and in work $7.75. | have also col
lected on fl fas of 1900 $l2396. / hold
city treasurer's receipt for $2275 on
fines, and $l23.96 on fl fas of 1900
w. NJ Hawkins, Marshal.
Sections eport.-Interment resi-
dents-whites, colored, 4. Non-resi-
dents-colored, 8.
S. M Bruce, Sexton.
On motion of Alderman Dobbs, coun-
ell resolved to request The Waterworks
90. to put pressure guage in the coun-
ell room, and to put the drinking
fountains around the park in good or
der, and the clerk was instructed to so
notify them
The following two ordinances by Al
derman Blair. were unanimously adopt
ed:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the city of Marietta, that
from and after the passage of this or
dinance. the yearly license for distrib-
uting circulars, samples, or pamphlets !:
lacking cards or signs posting or dis
tributiug bills, shall be 5000 a year,
payable in advance, and no license to
be issued for less than one year This
ordinance shall not apply to home
merchants bona fide advertising their
own merchandise 10y any of these meth
DDS.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the city of Marietta. that
from and after the passage of this or
dinance, the Mayor and-Council of said
city, either in person, by committee, or
other presentation, shall have the
right to inspect and examine all houses
and other structures in said city sup
posed to be unsafe or dangerous, and
when in their opinion any such build
ing or structure is unsafe or dangerous,
they may condemn it as unsafe and di-
rect that it shall be repaired or taken
down, as the eXigencies of the case
may demand If the owner is a resi-
dent of the city, they shall cause notice
of their action to be given to him if he
resides outof the city, the notice can
be given to his agent, if known; if not,
no snotice shall be necessary. Should
the owner of such property fail to COM
ply with such order within the time
stated. which shall not be less than five
nor more than Is days, then said Mayor
and Council shall proceed to have their
order executed and such repairs made
or building removed at the owners ex-
pense, and the Mayor shall cause Fl ia
to issue against such property for
the expense of same, to be issued and
enforced as tax fl fas are issued and en-
forced
The following report and recommen-
dation was received, read and adopted
Marietta, Ga, Feb 4th, 1901. Mayor
and Council of the City of Marietta
Your committee on lights begs leave to
submit the following report. For the
past two months we have been nego-
tiating with the proprietors of the cleo
trio light plant, relative to new con-
tract for the city, the old contract hav.
ing expired. The owners of the plant
have agreed to accept five year con-
tract for lighting the city embracing the
following: They will furnish 35l@ arc
lights Of 1200'candle power at IS go per
month each / serial arc lamp of 50
candle power, per month, $500; l in
candescent SO candle power, 800 in
candesccnt 16 candle power, each, 81 90
payable monthly, The company obi