Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-05
REGULAR MEETING;
COUNCIL MONDAY.
Official Proceedings of That Body
Reported.
MANY RESOLUTION INTRODUCED.
Council Has Quite a Spirited Session
Considerable Business of Routine
Nature Was Disposed of Monday
Evening.

Mayor and City Council MondSy night
March 3rd 1902. Present, Mayor j. B.
fielder presiding, Aldermen Sherlock
Fort, Glover, J. r. Hudson, Bolton
and j. b. Hudson.
Minutes of the regular meeting Feb.
gath. and call meeting Feb. eth. 1909
were read.
Alderman J. b. Hudson gave notice
that he would move to reconsider that
part of the minutes of the regular
meeting of Feb. gath. referring to
resolution adopted by council relative
to injunction in Police Commission
case.
Alderman Fort asked that the word
'favorably" be substituted for the
word adversely" in his report on
Americus Construction Co.'S bill, which
was done,
Alderman j. B, Hudson moved to
reconsider resolution relative to in
junction IN Police Commission case.
Yeas, j. B. Hudson, Bolton and Glov-
err. Nays, Fort, Sherlock, j. r. Hud
son and Fielder. Motion lost.
Minutes of the regular and call
meetings were then confirmed.
Alderman J. B. Hudson moved to
take from the table for purpose OF TAX
ing action on same ordinance making
Chief of Police Ex-officio Marshal.
The chair ruled the ordinance out of
order. Alderman j. B. Hudson ap.
pealed from the ruling. Yeas, Fort,
Sherlock, j. r. Hudson and Fielder.
Nays, j. b, Hudson, Bolton and Glov-
err. The appeal was not sustained.
Chairman Light committee was
granted further time on lights,
Chairman Street committee was
granted further time on Church street
grading.
Water and Sewerage lcommittee was
granted further time to audit the books
of j. B. AnsIey, supt. water works.
Communication of M. S. Harper,
sec. and treas. Americus Oil Mill was
read and referred to Water and Sewer
age committee with the city engineer
added.
Petition of W. w. Wheeler and J. "a.
Albritton was read and tabled. Yeas,
Fort, Sherlock, J. r. Hudson and
Fielder. Nays, j. B. Hudson, Bolton
and Glover.
Alderman J. B. Hudson offered ordi-
nance requesting the Board of Police
Commissioners to appoint chief po-
lice, lieutenant police and three police
men. The chair ruled the ordinance
out of order. Alderman J. B. Hudson
appealed from the ruling. The chair
withdrew his ruling and the ordinance
went over for second reading.
Alderman J. b, Hudson offered or.
dinance fixing the salaries of police,
which was read and went over for Sec
ond reading.
Alderman J. B. Hudson offered for
adoption resolution relative to money
paid out by clerk and treasurer; which
was lost. Yeas, J. B, Hudson, Bolton,
and Glover. Nays, Fort, Sherlock, j.
r. Hudson and Fielder.
Alderman J. B Hudson offered for
adoption resolution relative to the
bond issues of the City and the pay
ment of same. Alderman Fort moved
to lay same on table which was carried.
Yeas, Fort, Sherlock, ), r. Hudson
and Fielder. Nays, j. B. Hudson, Boil
ton and Glover.
Alderman j. B. Hudson offered for
adoption resolution relative to Board
of Education and the funds provided
by council for the support of same.
Resolution was not adopted. Yeas, J.
B. Hudson, Bolton and Glover. Nays,
Fort, Sherlock. j. r. Hudson and Eel
der.
Alderman Fort moved to elect city
assessors for the year 1902. The names
of J. G. Roney, Fl. E. Allen and j. Il.
Stallings were proposed and elected as
city assessors for the year 1909,
Mr.. w. D. Haynes came before coun-
oil and addressed that body in behalf
of his bill for arbitration services. No
action was taken.
Petition of Mrs. Brown was referred
to Water and Sewerage committee with
authority to act. Bill of DR.. b. Il.
Hudson was referred to Finance com.
mlttee. Election of members of Board
of Education was deferred until next
meeting,
Bill for premium on bonds of 5. B,
Ansley and w. Fl. Feagin was read.
Alderman j. B. Hudson moved to lay
same on table, which was carried. ALI
other bills properly approved were
then read and ordered paid.
III, @. MITCHELL, O. & II.