Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-03
REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL
Official Proceedings of Council or
lst Inst.
Regular meeting Mayor and City
Council Of Amerlcus, June 1st. Pres
emit, Mayor Hawkins presiding, Alder
men Pinkston, Poole, Bolton, Borum
and Childers. Absent, Alderman
Sherlock.
Minutes of last regular meeting were
read and confirmed
Street committee reported that they
recommend all sidewalks in bushes S
portion of city be paved with stone T
frst-class cement or tiling, and report
received and adopted.
On motion, the matter Of increasing
the tax returns referred back to COM
mittee, with Mayor added. to report at
next meeting.
Application of T. j. Baisden for ex-
tension of water pipe, referred to Wa
ter committee.
Ordinance committee req uested to
draft an ordinance as to riding bicycles
on sidewalks
On motion, that part of minutes of
May 18th as to allowing vlcioua or bull
doge, when muzzled, to run on the
streets, repealed.
Fire committee recommended that
6remen be allowed the usual ten days
leave of absence. On motion, matter
left to committee.
The same members of the board of
health, with the chairman, reelected.
Following ordinance as to annual re-
ports was read first time
An Ordinsnance to Establish July 1st
as the End of the Fiscal Year for the
City of Americue, and to Make Said
Date the Time for the Making of the
Annual Reports of the Clerk and
Treasurer and all Other Departments
of Said City of Americus, and for
Other Purposes.
Sec. J.. Be it enacted and ordained
by the Mayor and City Council of AN er-
icus, and it is hereby enacted and or
dalned by authority of the same, that,
commencing with July LIST, 1905, the
fiscal year of the City of Americus shall
end with the first day of July of each
year thereafter.
Sec. IL. That the annual reports Of
the Clerk and Treasurer of the City of
AmSE59us shall be made to the Mayor
and pity Council of Americus on the
first day of July of each year, and shall
show all receipts from every source re-
celved by him, including receipts of the
ad valorem taxes for bond, school and
CITY purposes proper, licenses and spe-
cial taxes, fines and all other revenue
from whatsoever source received and
the the amount of each, and all dis
bursements for each department and
for all other purposes, made by him
from the first day of July of the pre-
eeding year until the 30th of June
OF each year: Provided, however,
that the report for the year 1905 shall
only show receipts and disbursements
made since December Goth. 1904, the
date of the annual report of the Clerk
and Treasurer for the year 1904.
Sec. III. Be it further enacted and
ordained by the authority aforesaid,
-Gud6 VIC auuu al E0pOEtS VI aiL OtuoE US-
partments, heretofore made on or about
the Goth day of December of each year,
shall be made to the Mayor and City
Council of AmerIcus on said first day of
July of each year, showing the cost of
operation and maintenance of each de-
partment aud the revenue: Provided,
however, that the report for 1905 sha
only show receipts and disbursements
since the Goth day of December, 1904,
aforesaid.
Sec. ". Be it further enacted aud
ordained by the authority aforesaid,
that all ordinances and parts of oYdi.
nances in conflict with this ordinance
be and the same are hereby repealed.
Cemetery reports read and accepted.
Sundry petitions to keep hogs rea1
and on motion referred to sanitary in
spector. ALI approved bills on motion
ordered paid
It. N. HAWKES., G. & T.