Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-10
MUCH WAS DONE IN
THE LINE OF WORK
At Session of City Couacil
June 9Th.
PROCEEDINGS OF THAT MEETING
a Considerable Amount of Routine
Business-Colored Masons Make
Request-Fiscai Year for the City
Begins July list.

Regular meeting Mayor and City
Council of Americus, June Sth. Pres
emit, Mayor Hawkins presiding, Alder
men Pinkstop, Poole, Bolton, Borum
Childers and Sherlock. Minutes of
last regular meeting read and con-
firmed
On motion, rules suspended for pur-
purpose of hearing from w. r. Allen.
Mayor Protein Bolton was called to the
chair.
After hearing from Mr.. Allen, coun-
Gil decided that they could not prorate
license as requested by him.
Ordinance committee reported that
on account of the lateness of the hour
it was impracticable to do anything as
to tax returns.
Water committee recommended pat
ting in water pipe on Davenport street,
as per request of T. J. Bsisden,
The matter of grading and curbing
sidewalk on east side of Windsor street
referred to Street committee with pow.
er to act.
Matter of repairs to wooden supports
in water tower referred to Water COM
mittee with power to act. On motion,
the street hands allowed S. per week
pay, after this week, until further
notice.
Petition of trustees of colored ma
sonic home read aud referred to Water
and Light committees.
Ordinance to establish July 1st as
the end of the fiscal year for the city of
Americus, and to make said date the
time for the making of the annual re-
ports of the City Clerk and Treasurer
and all other departments of said city
of Americus, and for other purposes,
read second time.
On motion, ordinance first adopted
by sections, and. on motios, adopted
as a whole,
Following ordinance as to riding BIZ
cyles on sidewalks read first time:
To Amend Ordinance, Section 1853, Pro-
hiblting the Riding of Bicycle. We.
Iocipede, Motor-Car or Pushing q
Wheelbarrow on the Sidewalks in
the City of Americus.
Section l. Be it enacted and ordained
by the Mayor aud City Council ofAmer
icus, and it is hereby enacted by the
authority of the same, that after June
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person to ride bicycle, velocipede,
motor-car or push wheelbarrow upon
any sidewalk in the city of Americus
Sec 3 Any person violating any OF
the provisions of preceding section
shall, on conviction in the Mayors
court, be punished as prescribed in
Section 10 of the charter of the city of
Americas
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted and or
dained by the authority aforesaid, that
all the ordinances and parts OF ordi-
nances in conflict with this ordinance
be and same are hereby repealed.
Report of Board of Health read and
recon mendation as to appointing q per-
manent inspection officer. tabled.
Petition of G. A. Fricker, asking
council to refund the amount paid for a
dog badge, read and on motion declined.
Petition of F. B. Arthur to change
transfer license TO hack license and
pay him the differenc read and destined
Petition of Camp Sumter, y. @. ".
as to lot in Oakgrove Cemetery read
and on motion referred to Cemetery
committee.
On motion, it is the sense OF the
council that they will open Dudley
street if manufacturing plant as pro-
posed is located.
ALI approved bills read and on mo-
ton ordered paid.
II. N. HAWKES., G. & T.