Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-30
LITTLE IS DONE IN
The LINE OF WORK
At Meeting of The Council
Recently.
FEW MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE
Commanded the Attention of the So
ions and Session Was Not a Leng-
thy One-Resolution is Read Look
Ing to Light and Water Here.

Regular meeting Mayor and City
Council of AmerIcus, Nov. 25th. Pres
ent, Mayor Hawkins presiding, Alder
men Pinkston, Bolton Borum and
Poole,
Minutes last regular meeting read
and confirmed.
On motion, matter of renting Sections
house at Oakgrove Cemetery referred
to Cemetery committee.
Matter of requiring fish dealers to
have their places connected with sani-
itary sewerage referred to Ordinance
committee.
Oglethorpe and Savings Go. relieved
from double tax for the year 1904, mas
much as they thought their taxes had
been returned.
Petition of residents of College street
asking council to grade and curb Col
lege street, read and on motion referred
to Street committee.
On motion, Street committee author
lied to pave sidewalk acquired from
Mr.. D. F. Davenport; also to report on
advisabiIity of paving other side of
park and the crossing.
Chief Macarthur reported receipt of
s40O, balance for sale of engine Sumter
Following resolution, introduced by
Mayor Hawkins, read and carried over
until next meeting:
Be it resolved, by the Mayor and
City Council of Americus, and it is
hereby resolved by the authority of the
same
I. That Aldermen J. s. Bolton, G..
j. Sherlock and j. A. Pinkston be and
they are hereby appointed a special
committee to recommend plan for the
more economically pumping the city g
water and furnishing electric street
lights, and report to the Mayor and
City Council as soon as practicable, as
follows:
l. The cost of installing and putting
in operation an electric plant of snffi ci-
emit power to operate a duplicate cleo
trical pumping outfit, sufficient in Ca
pacity and power to pump from the
present city reservoirs and ertesian
wells, and other artesian wells if neces-
sary, into the mains and stand pipe Of
the city, all water necessary for public
and private use, to the capacity of L.
100000 gallons per day, and to furnish
$50 two thousand candle power arc
street lights
2. The cost of operating and NAM
tanning said plant per annum,
g. The cost of installing and putting
IN operation said pumping ou4fit alone,
not IN connection with said lighting
outfit.
4. The cost of operating and main
tanning said pumping outfit alone, per
aDnum.
g. The cost of installing and putting
in operation an eIectrict light outfit
alone. without said pumping outfit.
g. The cost of operating and main
tanning said lighting plant per AMMAN
Z. The cost per light of furnishing
said arc lights separately and also IN
connection with the pumping outfit
g. The cost per 1000 gallons of pump
ing said wafer from any point in c)r-
nectIon with said light plant and siepg-
rately from it,
III. Be it further resolved, by the au-
thorIty aforesaid, that said committee
be and they are hereby empowered and
authorized to employ and contract with
some competent electrical engineer of
known ability and experience in the in
stallation and operation of like plants
for municipal purposes, to advise the
most economical and practical manner
of pumping said water and recommend
plan for doing SO; and if he should
recommend electrical power, then have
him furnish the city with detailed
plans and specifications of the cost of
installing, operating and maintaining
said public utilities.
Be it further resolved, that said COM
mittee be requested to employ said en-
gineer and secure said information, and
report to this council as early as prac.
ticabie.
III. Be it further, resolved by the
authority aforesaid, that all ordinan cef
and parts of ordinances in conflict with
the above be and the same are hereby
repealed.
On motion, rules suspended for pur-
pose of taking up weekly pay rolls. On
motion, Clerk and Treasurer author
lied to pay weekly gay rolls on ap-
prevail of chairman of Finance commit
tee and the Mayor.
Mr.. W. A. Dodson appeared before
council and read contract of company
as to lighting city and motion made tc
refer the contract to a committee con
sisting of Aldermen Bolton, SherlocH
and PInkston.
Alderman Borum offered an amer d
ment to take up contract for final &C
tiou; amendment lost. Original motion
carried and contact referred to com
mittee.
All approved bills read and on mo-
ton ordered paid.
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