Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-10
BUSINESS TRANSACTED
BY MAYOR and COUNCIL
At Regular Meeting Held on
Monday Night

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ICouncil, May Sth, 1911. Present Mayor
Mathis, presiding; Aldermen Allen
White, Bolton, Council and Brown
absent, Alderman Riley.
Minutes last regular meeting reac
and on motion confirmed.
Ordinance allowing hogs to be KEPT
within city limits on twenty-acre lots
read secQnd time and on motion put on
it's passage. Motion to adopt the or
dinance as read lost.
Ordinance committee submitted fol-
lowing ordinance on uncollected taxes
On motion rules suspended and ordi-
nance as read adopted:
can ordinance to Amend Section Il
of the Code of Ordinances of The
City of Americas.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and City Council of Americas,
and it is hereby ordained by the au-
thority of the same, that the last par
agraph of Section II of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Americas be
and the same is hereby amended by
adding after the word prescribed at
the end of said section, the following:
1t shall also be the duty of the FL
nance committee on or about April 1,
of each year to thoroughly examine
the Tax Digest and Tax Executions
that have not been paid, with a view
of ascertaining the solvency of said
executions and the amount of said I'M
collected taxes, and to submit in writ
ing a report showing the result of
said examination and inquiry, together
with such recommendations to the
Mayor and City Council as to the dis
position of such as may be insolvent
as said committee may deem advisable
That after the making of said report
as herein provided, unless spe-
cific action is taken by the Mayor and
City Council of Americas as to said
insolvent executions of taxes it shall
be the duty of the said Finance COM
mittee to charge off said insolvent tax
executions on what is known as an
Insolvent Tax Docket which shall be
kept by the Clerk and Treasurer Of
+Io H;+,y of
Section 2 That all ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict here
with be and the same are hereby re-
pealed' :"
Cemetery committee reported grad
ing at cemetery finished and recon-
mended all lots 2Ox25 be sold at $50
On motion report adopted
On motion city marshal to make q
complete canvas of city and make a
list of unreturned property; also a
complete list of names of parties sub
ject to street tax.
On motion north side of Jefferson
street from Lee to Winn street to be
curbed and paved.
Petitions for building permits from
following parties read and on motion
each referred to Fire committee.
J. L. Bradley, r. K. Webb, J. c.
Dixon, Wesley Whitehead.
Cemetery reports read and on mo-
ton ordered filed.
Petition of R. S. Broadhurst asking
Mayor and City Council to condemn
certain property belonging to Mrs
Mary A Blalock and others for the
! purpose of opening or extending Schell
street read, and on motion referred
to Street committee.
On motion chief of fire department
granted leave of absence of expenses
paid to attend the annual meeting OF
the Georgia State Firemen's Associa-
ton.
On motion price of lot owned by
city and situated on south side of
Church street fixed at $45000.
Price of lot on north side of same
street fixed at $4,000.
On motion matter of buying type
writer referred to Finance committee
On motion Water and Sewerage com
mittee authorized to Install dynamo al
pumping station and install necessary
wires, etc, for lighting pumping sta
ton and city buildings.
All approved bills read and on mo-
ton ordered paid.
Mayor pro tenn in chair
Appeal case Earl Outright taken up
Mr.. Harper, his attorney asked a con.
tinuance until next meeting, account
of not having had time to prepare
case. Mayor pro TEN. announced cast
would be continued till next meeting
On motion Council adjourned
T. N. HAWKES.,
Clerk and Treasurer.