The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-13
PROCEEDINGS Of
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Railroads Required to Put
Watchmen at Knitting
Mill Crossing.
Marietta, Ga, May 2, 1910.

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ent, Mayor Clay and full Board of
Council
Reading of minutes of previous
meeting. Read and approved.
Reports of treasurer. clerk and mar
shall Read and approved
On motion of s. c. McEachern, and
Seconded by J. N. CAN'T That all
approved accounts be passed up and
vouchers ordered issued for same
Adopted on motion of j. N. CAN'T and
seconded by ]. J. Black That the
city give T. J. Grogan, c. NJ, fifteen
days leave of absence on account of
sickness. Adopted.
On motion of C. w Carter and sec
oned by Mr.. CAN'T That the two
night policemen's salaries be raised to
$50 per month. Adopted.
On motion of J. J. Black and second
ed by j. N. CAN'T, ID. w. Blair was
nominated as member of the board
OF education, to fill the unexpired term
OF k. w Boone, deceased.
On motion by J. N. CAN'T and sec
onded by S. C. McEachern. That the
mayor be authorized to borrow from
). Z. McEachern, chairman of the
sinking fund, $15126, and from the
water board or bank, $500 Adopted.
On motion by J. ]. Black and sec
onded by S. c. McEachern. That the
city marshal be required to re-number
the stores on the north side of the
Square. Adopted.
On motion of J. N. CAN'T and sec.
onded by }. J. Black, That we ask
every manufacturing plant in the city
TO blow their whistles at 400 p. m.
on the day of May 9th, and all en-
ployes be asked to call at the court
house, in the council chamber, to have
their census taken so that no person
inside the city limits of Marietta shall
be left out. The census enumeration
will be present Adopted.
On motion of j. NJ CAN'T and sec
onded by c. w. Carter, That the w
d A, and l.. & N. Railways be required
10 put a fiagman at the knitting mill
crossing, and that the following ordi-
ance be passed Adopted.
That ordinance No. 1877 of the Citv
OF Marietta be amended as follows,
by adding at the end of Kennesaw
avenue in Section | of said ordinance:
and Knitting Mill crossing where Rose
Lane street crosses the tracks of the
Western and Atlantic, and the Louis
vile and Nashville Railway Co"
Making said ordinance read as fol
lows
BE 1t ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the City of Marietta. That
from and after the passage of this
ordinance that it shall be the duty of
the railroad companies using the rail
road tracks across Powder Spring
Street, Whitlock Avenue, Polk Street
and Kennesaw Avenue, and the Knit.
ting Mill crossing, where Rose Lane
street crosses the tracks of the West
ern q Atlantic and the Louisville &
Nashville Railway Companies, in the
City of Marietta, Ga, to place a flag
man at each of said crossings from
1900 o'clock a. III. to 100 o'clock d
m, whose duty it shall be to protect
the lives of persons passing along the
streets at the points mentioned.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty OF
the fiagman stationed at said crossings
to flag each passing train as it ap
proaches the same and it shall be his
further duty to prevent any person OF
thing from crossing said tracks at said
points within the near approach of a
train to the same, and it shall be his
duty to do all acts necessary fol-
the protection of the lives of persons
or things passing along the streets
and avenues at the points mentioned
and said f1agman shall be clothed with
all the powers of the city marshal fol
the purpose of arresting any and all
persons violating any of the provisions
or this ordinance; and it shall be his
power and duty to arrest all persons
endeavoring to rush ahead of passing
trains in a disorderly manner and tc
prefer charges against such persons
who upon conviction shall be fined as
provided in this ordinance.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be unlawful for
any railroad company, or any engineer
or other persons in charge of an en-
CINE or locomotive, with or without
cars attached, to run over either OF
said streets or avenues, at the points
mentioned, after the passage of this
ordinance, until a Waterman is sta
toned and kept as provided in this
ordinance at each OF said points sta
toned on said streets and avenues.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to pass or attempt to pass
between the flagman and the engine OF
cars, that are proceeding over any OF
the crossings on said streets or ave
nues at the points mentioned, or tC
attempt to pass over either of said
streets or crossings at said points
when warned by the Waterman sta
toned there not to do so.
Sec. 5. Amy corporation or person
violating any section of this ordinance
shall be fined, not exceeding one
hundred dollars ($100) or sentenced
to work on the public streets or con
fined in the calaboose of said city for
not more than fifty (50) days
On motion, Council, adjourned subject
TO the cal of the Mayor
CIV. J. BLACK. Clerk"
TREASURER,S REp0pT