Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-05
ACTION OF COUNCIL IN
MEETING ON SEPT. 3
Official Proceedings of the
Meeting.

Regular meeting Mayor and City
Council Sept 3rd, 1908. Present May
or Hawkins presiding, Aldermen AL
len, Childers, Furlow, Rodgers, Poole
and Eldridge Minutes last regular
meeting read and on motion CON
firmed.
Motion to take the Dodson contract
from the table lost.
Street committee reported favorably
on claim of w. C. Carter for $50 and
report adopted and claim ordered
paid.
On motion street committee auth
orized to bury a car storm sewer pipe
and a car brick
Street committee recommended
putting in cross walks on south side
Lamar, street across Prince street,
and on south side of Church street
across Forest street On motion rec
ommendation approved and adopted
Matter OF cross walk between Jackson
street and Cotton avenue referred to
street committee.
Street committee recommended that
lumber at ]. w. Shiver's be inspected
and paid for On motion report
adopted.
Water and sewerage committee was
authorized to buy car sewer pipe.
Resolution of Board of Health ask
ing that public schools be not opened
until Oct. 1st read and on motion re-
ferred to Board of Education.
On motion Sanitary inspector con-
tinued for the balance of September
at $50 per month On motion Clerk
cast ballot for J. P. West as inspec-
tor.
Claim of J. w. Redding, account of
mule, referred to street committee
Communication and resolution of
Board of Trade read and on motion
laid on table
Following resolution read and on
motion adopted as read:/
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 adj
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
C4o TO l,p ~
the electric light and power plant on
or before April g. 1907, and work or
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 sol, 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 thirty
days, a certified check for $4,000
@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
1amages that may be due to city by
said w. A. Dodson's bondsmen, under
the original contract which is now
forfeited"
An ordinance regulating the price
Of gas for lighting and manufacturing
purposes read first time.
On motion City agreed to pay for
feed for horse of City Engineer
Cemetery reports read and Ron mo-
ton ordered filed All approved bills
read and ordered paid.
T. N. HAWKES., Clerk & Tr