Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-11-17
WORK OF SOLONS IS
TOLD AT LENGTH,
Proceedings of Meeting on
Nov 14th.
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or Business Before Council

Irregular meeting Mayor and City
Council, Nov. 18th. Present, Mayor Haw-
kinss presiding, Aldermen Pinkston,
Bolton, Borum, ChfIders Poole. and
sherlock. Alderman Bolton gave no.
| tice of motion to reconsider portion of
minutes relative to curbing and paving
Prince street, Minutes last regular
meeting read and confirmed, with the
exception of curbing and paving Prince
street.
On motion rules suspended. Mr.. E.
A. Nesbit read petition of D. w, Whit
field, asking prorate on general store Ii
cense for balance of year. On motion,
petition declined.
Mr.. S. A. Pruitt presented petition
signed by sundry citizens asking coun-
ell to donate 5000 to fund for securing
district college for Third district at
Americas,
Alderman Childers made the follow
ing motion: \ II move the mayor and
ity council of Americas make sub
S .ription of SIS, OOO.to the state agricul-
tural college of the Third congressional
d strict if located at Americas, Ga. :"
Motion adopted.
Petition of Emma Dixonasking coun-
ell to rescind action in revoking lunch
license readiand declined.
Minutes last meeting were reconsid-
cred as to curbing and paving Prince
street and on motion Prince street is to
be paved and graded from Church to
Forsyth street.
On motion, insurance now carried on
city property to remain, and policies
in Southern Mutual renewed. Fire
committee recommended Perry &
Brown be allowed to erect storage room,
side sand roof to be of metal, report
adopted.
Finance committee reported they
had employed Mr.. J. B. Hudson at a
fee of 5000, to represent the City until
final termination of the awning cases,
and recommend that he be allowed to
draw $75 of this amount. Action of
committee was ratified.
Public Building committee submitted
estimate for painting and oYerhauIing
City Hall and recommended work be
done. Matter was laid on table.
Matter of stone step at T. NJ.
Furlow's referred to Street committee
with TOuvor +o oo+
Following ordinance was introduced
and read first time.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of Americas, and it is
hereby ordained by authority of the
same, that License Ordinances for the
raising of revenues for the City ex-
penses for the year 1906 shall be amend
ed in Division ''P," Section Is in re-
ference to peddlers, by striking out all
ofthe part thereof reading as follows,
"a Provided, that should a license be
wanted for less term than a year, the
applicant shall pay the sum of $15 per
week." so that license for peddIers
shall read" ''Peddlers engaged in
selling Any kind of merchandise, shall
pay per year 5000.
, License ordinances amended so as to
read Millinery goods in connection
with other business So"
Street committee authorized to have
sidewalk in front of City property on
Lee street paved with brick. Street
committee authorized to paint City
bridges. On motion, next regular
meet to be held Wednesday Nov. 28th,
on account of regular meeting falling
on thanksgiving day.
All approved bills read and, on mo-
ton, ordered paid.
T, n. HAWKES., c, & Il,