The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-09
SESSION OF TOWN SOLONS
HE MUNICIPAL LAWMAKERS
HAD A NUMBER OF MAT.
TIERS BEFORE THEM

Many matters engaged the alton
ton of the city council at the regu-
lar monthly meeting of that body.
the new charter question came IN
for discussion. There were some who
wanted to finally dispose of the mat
ter so far as the council was con-
cerned' somebody suggested that it
De postponed indefinitely, and anoth-
.er wanted the council to meet again
on wednesday night after the mass
meetlng next Monday night. No ac-
ZION OF any kind was taken.
alderman Deubler, the chairman
OF the street committee, reported that
ne had bought cart and scrape at
cost of $383.S0, and to be maid for
next fall. He asked further time in
"hlcn 10 report on the purchase of
a rock crusher.
}. W. Glass appeared before the
council and asked that the bowling
alley ordinance be amended SO as
to allow persons fifteen years of age
ana over to play, and that the hour of
closing be changed from II to 10
O'Clock. An amendment to the ordi-
nance providing that no one under
sixteen years of age shall be per-
m1tted to play, and fixing the hour
for closing at $50 o'clock at night.
was offered, but as it did not receive
a sufficient number of votes to pass
1T as an emergency ordinance it went
over until the next regular meeting
OF the council. Messrs. Glass and
Sears, the recent purchasers, were
given permission to operate the bow
ling alley under the license that was
issued to the former proprietors.
Mrs. S. Jones and Messrs. J. w.
Roberts and VIM. Kaigler complained
to the council of noise at the bow
ling alley, and asked that this place
of amusement be required to close
at an earlier hour No action was
taken, the council thinking that the
pending amendment to the ordinance
would remove the cause for COM
plant
Mr.. j. A. Horsley having declined
to accept the place on the board of
city tax assessors to which he was
recently reelected Mr.. w. H. Davis
was elected to the vacancy. The
clerk of the council was instructed
to mail postal cards to the tax pay
ers of the city notifying them that
the assessors will meet on next Mon
day. the 18th inst.
City Attorney Gurr reported that
the damage suit of Mrs. White
against the mayor and council had
been compromised by the city agree
ing to pay her $3.50 and one half of
the court costs. A warrant for this
amount was ordered drawn on the
city treasury in favor of Mrs. White
You must get in your monthly
bills against the city five days be-
fore the first Tuesday of each month
hereafter, or they will not be passed
upon and paid until a month later.
A resolution was adopted to this eff
feet.
The Dawson Telephone Co. filed
an acceptance of the franchise that
was granted it by the council in
October, 1908. 1t was read and re-
turned to the company for the prop
er signatures.
The question of whether the SUI
perintendent of the water and light
plant should repair leaks in the main
or employ plumber to do the work
was left to the discretion of the
chairman of the water and light COM
mittee. Bills for work of this kind
by plumbers caused the matter to
come up for action by the council.
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