Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-04
But City Council Will Ex-
tend Time Six Months
on $4,000 Cash
Forfeit.

After laying on the table a commu-
nication from the Board of Trade adj
opted "Wednesday night in regard to
the Dodson contract, the City Council
last night adopted resolution de-
claring the contract to be forfeited on
account of failure of Mr. Dodson to
comply with his part of the contract.
However, it was also provided in
the resolution that the time wouid-be
extended, if the City Attorney said it
might be legally done, on condition
that Mr.. Dodson deposit within thir-
ty days a certified check for $4,000
that he would begin the work within
the next thirty days and complete the
whole contract within six months.
When the Board of Trade letter was
read by Clerk Hawkes., embodying the
resolution of the Board of Trade ask
ing that the City Council require that
the DOdson contract be provided
with a time limit and that a suitable
bond be provided, Alderman Childers
moved to lay on the table. A motion
in lieu was ruled out of order, and
there being no discussion, the vote
was taken, resulting as follows: Ayes.
Aldermen Eldridge, Childers, Poole;
nays, Aldermen Allen Roberts and
Furlow Mayor Hawkins voted aye,
and the communication was tabled
Mr.. Aliens Resolution.
At this stage of the proceedings
Alderman Allen introduced the follow
ing resolutions:
Whereas, the contract between w
A. Dodson, party of the first part
and the Mayor and City Council (rep-
resenting the City of Americus)' par
ties Of the second part, was duly ad-
vertised and voted upon by the citi-
zens of Americus on March 20, 1907
and was duly authorized at said cleo
ton, and
Whereas, said contract plainly
stated that work was to be begun on
the electric light and power plant on
or before April 6, 1907, and work on
the street railway was to have begun
nine months thereafter and the whole
was to have been completed on or be-
fore the 9Th day of July, 1908, and
Whereas none of these conditions
have been complied with, and
Whereas, the said contract has ex-
pired and has ceased to exist since the
9Th day of July, 1908, therefore be it
Resolved that said contract of the
said W. A. Dodson is forfeited, and
the Mayor and City Council hereby
declare the same to be forfeited
BE it further resolved, that the
Mayor and City Council extend the
time of this contract for the said w.
A. Dodson (provided in the judgment
of the City Attorney they have the
right to do sO), upon the following
conditions:
THAT the said w A Dodson, begin
active work on the power plant and
the street Railway within 30 days
from this date, and the whole of this
contract to be completed within six
months from this date, and that the
said w. A. Dodson deposit with the
Mayor and City Council, within 10
GdyO, a CGIIluC CIIGCh EOI pO,UUU.
with an agreement attached stat
ing that said check is to be forfeited
to said Mayor and City Council in case
of his failure to carry out any part, or
all of his contract within time stated
BE it further resolved, that should
the said w. A Dodson decline to ac-
cept the extension of time under these
terms that the city attorney be in
structed to proceed to collect any
damages that may be due to city by
said w. A. Dodsons bondsmen, under
the original contract which is now
forfeited"
The resolution was supported by
Alderman Allen in an earnest speech,
in which he\urged that some action
be taken. Alderman Poole suggested
that Mr.. Dodson be given 80 days to
give the certified check, and this am
endment was accepted by Mr.. Allen.
Alderman Eldridge thought the
contract was very advantageous one
for the city. Mayor Hawkins did not
think that the City Council could leg
islate in the matter.
On a vote, the resolution was sup
ported by Alderman Allen, Poole, Fur
low and Rodgers, and opposed by
Childers and Eldridge The
resolution was declared carried