Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-10
MEETING is A LONG
AND A BUSY ONE.
Council Had a Very Lengthy
Session.
LIGHT MATTER is A PROBLEM.
Committee is Authorized to Ascertain
Cost of Building PIant-No Action
on City Printing Other Matters of
Importance Are Up.

The meeting of the city council last
night, the second of the new year, was
lengthy and important one and various
matters of interest and Importance
are discussed at length, Mayor
Hawkins presided and every member
was in his seat when the meeting was
convened.
The matter of salaries of employees
was first discussed.
The council agreed to increase the
salary of City Engineer J. B. Ansley
from 5000 to 81, 900, but that of Marshal
Feagin, Fire Chief Macarthur and
Clerk MeGarrah will remain as first
fixed.
A motion relative to the publication
of reports Of the city clerk prevailed.
The amount of cash on hand for
schools was reported as 81, 100.
Action upon the city printing was de-
ferred until the next meeting. Upon
motion Of Alderman J. B, Hudson the
Finance committee was instructed to
secure sealed bids for the city printing,
which will be submitted to council at
next meeting, when final action will
BE- taken
This action relieves the Finance
committee of responsibility, as the en-
tire matter now comes before council.
The committee on buildings and
lights reported it's enabilry to make
satisfactory contract with the company
here for lights for the current year, the
price bein much higher than that
paid last year.
At this juncture resolution was in
troduced to the effect that the commit
tee on buildings and lights ascertain
the cost Of erecting an electric light
plant in connection with the city's
pumping station, to be owned and
operated by the city The resolution
was adopted by the council.
More ol1eemen were asked for by
the police commission.
Judge r. = Maynard, as chairman
of committee from the commission,
asked for at least one additional police
man, that the city might be properly
protectea while ore officer met the
dozen trains nov arriving here daily.
The matter was referred to the fire
and police committee.
Jesse Mack, though his attorneys,
appraised council Of the fact that he
had, quite recently, fallen into hole
out on Lee street, made by employees
of the Bell Telephone Company in
placing poles. sustaining injuries whicn
be Thoughts it would require about
$4,000 cold cash to alleyiate.
The street Committee was instructed
to investigate the cause of the accident
and the extent of the injury sustained
by Jesse Mack, as alleged.
Then there came discussion of the
police commission matter
Mayor Hawkins stated that he de
sired light upon this vexed question,
particularly as the newly elected COM
mission, under revised charter amend
ment, desired to organize, and had re-
quested him, as ex-offic,o member of
the new board, TO Assem- BILE with them.
The bill which passed the legislature
creating the new board of commission
ers, was read TO council.
A very lengthy discussion ensued, it
being The conoensus of opinion that til Q
question of jurisdiction as between the
pr 9seut commission and the new one
could best be determined by the courts,
both of them claiming authority, and
therefore the point could not be settled
| by council.
The proposition, therefore, to fill
vacancy existing upon the new police
board was not considered, council
deeming that it had no authority.