Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-11
AGAIN ON TABLET
THE BLUE LAW BILL,
Council Declines a Petition
Filed,
MUCH BUSINESS IS CONSIDERED
At Meeting on Thursday Night eth
Inst Official Proceedings of Meet
ing = City Assessors for Current
Year are Elected.

Regular meeting Mayor and City
Council Aug. 9th. Present, M ayor
Hawkins presiding, Aldermen Bolton,
Poole, Sherlock, Pinkston and Borum.
Absent, Alderman Childers. Minutes
lastregular meeting read and confirmed
On motion, petition of sundry citi.
zens as to closing business houses on
the Sabbath taken from the table.
After hearing remarks of Mr. FIetch-
er Griffin, the petition, or motion, was
tabled.
Alderman Bolton stated he would In
troduce the following ordinance by re-
quest, and wanted it understood that
introducing it he did not commit him
self as favoring it:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and City
Council of Americas, and it is hereby
ordained by authority of the same, that
an ordinance heretofore passed, TO wit,
on the Gath day of August, 1905, emit
tied an ordinance to prohibIr establish
ing, maintaining and operating livery
stablee, feed stables and other Ike
business within prescribed distance
from residence and church property,
without the consent of the sdj4cent
property owners and for other purposes,
be and the same is hereby repealed.
On motion, ordinance was by unaui
nous consent put upon its passage.
After hearing argument of Mr.. j. E
Sheppard in favor of, and Rev. J, L.
Twin opposed TO the passage of the or
dInancP, and petitions of members of
the Presbyterian church and mem bers
of First Church of Christ, Scientist,
asking Council not to grant the petit
ton, by unanimous vote the ordinance
as read was lost,
Fire committee then reported ad-
versely on the original petition to
erect the livery stable on jackson ST.,
and report received and adopted.
Tue matter of condition Of awning
in front of George DIVERS place of
BUSINESS referred to Street commit 90
with power to act.
Alderman Childers was excused from
further attendance on meeting
Street and Ordinance committee re-
ported that they recommend an ordi-
nance be passed defining the thick oese
and kind of material to be used in the
manufacture of tllipg for sidewalk,
and report adopted.
Street committee reported it had con.
tracted with Mr.. Newberry to build
the bridge over Muckalee creek for
$500, Mr. Newberry to furnish all labor,
the work to be done under supervision
of the City Engineer. o. mo ion
action of committee ratified.
Petition of Lee Allen an hers "a
to paving sidewalks south side of La
mar street real and referred to s reef
committee.
Council took up the matter Of ap.
pointing board of assessors fr he
year 1906 and proceeded to ballot for
three assessors, resulting in the ap-
poIntment of Arthur Rylander. G. G.
Haw kins and r. L Maynard
The condition of awning in front of
Tnrpin's stables referre d to Street com.
mittee.
Matter Ct granting holiday to
engineers at pumping station and
Dave Speer referred to Water com.
mitee with authority to- act.
Street &C mmittee was authorized tc
buy level rod for engineering depart
ment.
The matter of employing a sanitary
and waterworks inspector referred tc
Water and Sewerage committee with
authority TO act. Matter of putting
in manhole on Hampton street referred
to Water and Sewerage committee with
authority to act,
On motion matter OF sanitary sewer
on Barlow and Hill streets referred tc
Water ard Sewerage committee. CUES
ton of purchase new hose referred tc
Fire committee. Cemetery reports
read and ordered filed
Following ordinances by Alderman
Borum introduced and read.
Be it ordained by the Mayor ani
City Council of Americue, and it il
hereby ordained by authority of the
same, that it shall be unlawful for any
one to run an automobile or other sim
liar vehicle at the rate of speed of over
ten (1O) miles per hour within the city
limits If Americus.
Any person violating any of the pro
visions of the above ST ction shall, OIL