Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-14
MEETING is ALONG
AND A BUSY ONE,
Regular Session of Cornell
On 18th.
FEW MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE
Commanded Attention of The Wis
Men-Auto Ordinance is Presen-
ted-Matters of Routine Nature
Considered.

Regular meeting Mayor and City
Council July 18th. Present, Mayor
Hawkins presiding, Aldermen Bolton,
Poole, Childers, Sherlock and Borum.
Minutes last regular meeting and adj
journed meetings June 80 and July
8 b read and confirmed.
Mr. J. E. Sheppard appeared before
Oour Gil presenting petition of sundry
ciUz9ns asking to extend the system of
Sc Eers or to put in a new system of
sewers so as to drain all the following
streets.
South end of Lee street, Bell street,
Jackson avenue, Harold avenue,
and Forest street. On motion petition
referred to Water and Sewerage Com
mittee to investigate and report.
Alderman Borum introduced the
following ordinance which was read.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of Americus and it is
hereby ordained by authority of the
same, that 1t shall be unlawful for any
one using or running an automobile at
the rate of speed of over six miles per
hour, within the city limits of Ameri-
Gus.
Any person violating any of the pro-
visions of the above section shall on
conviction before the Mayors court,
be punished as prescribed in section
nineteen (19) of the charter.
Be it further ordained that all ordi-
nances in conflict with this are hereby
repealed.
Fire Committee reported adversely
on petition of Americus Sheet Iron
Works to erect awning in front of
Matt Hart's place of business on Cot
ton avenue and report adoped,
Street Committee reported sheds in
front of following property to be in bad
condition and not Fafe, and recon-
mended that they be removed.
W. E, Mitchell's property on corner
Lamar street and Forest street. W. b.
@, Dudley 4 property Cotton avenue,
Property of Perry 4 Brown and E @.
Speer on Cotton avenue.
City Marshal was instructed to notify
parties owning this property to remove
sheds and on their failure to do so
oily to proceed to remove them at ex-
pense OF property owners.
Committee submitted answer to Ger
tiorari of Clifton Smith and report
adopted.
Ga motion, matter of encroachment
on E sst Farlow and Harris streets re.
ferred to Street committee.
Claim of'Miss AIine ohnson for per-
sonal injuries read and referred to
Street committee.
Matter of open excavation onPfince
street referred to Water and Sewerage
committee.
Petition of B, w. Rouse for transfer
of license read and declined.
City Engineer and Superintendent
Water Works was instructed to pro.
coed to collect past due water rents as
per list furnished, and all unpaid curb
ing bills. On failure of parties to pay,
Superintendent to turn over all unpaid
bills to Clerk and Treasurer to issue
executions.
Cemetery reports read and on mo-
ton ordered filed.
All approved bills read and on mo-
ton ordered paid.
On motion, appeal case of Henry
Barnes taken up. Mayor Protein Boil.
ton took the chair. After hearing the
evidence and argument of attorney
representing the defendant, Council
on motion went into executive session.
After the executive session Mayor
Protein Bolton stated to clerk that the
defendant, Henry Barnes, was SEN
fenced to work on the streets twenty
days or to pay fine of $40,
II. n. HAWKES.. g. & T.